18x10 - Forest for the Trees

[bunniefuu]

Male narrator:
centuries ago in japan,

Nighlok monsters
invaded our world,

But samurai warriors
defeated them with power symbols

Passed down
from parent to child.

Today the evil nighlok
have risen once again

And plan to flood the earth.

Luckily, a new generation
of heroes stand in their way.

They are
the power rangers samurai.

- Now that we've recovered
three of the lost disks,

We have a new power
at our disposal.

- Beetle.

Swordfish.

Tiger.

Together, these three disks

Allow us to form
the samurai battle wing.

- Wow, that looks like
one powerful bird.

- Yes, thanks to these disks.

So each one has to go
to the person

We believe is truly ready
to help pilot the battle wing.

- I'll keep the tigerzord.

- The swordfish...

Goes to kevin,
who caught it

And therefore has
a connection with it.

We've decided that the beetle...

- Should go to mia.

- Me?

- We trust your control
and your symbol power the most,

And we know you'll do
the difficult work

That's needed
to master this disk.

[Cracking]

- We're counting on you.

- Thank you.

I won't let you down.

[Lively rock music]

♪ ♪

All: samurai forever!

- Jayden.

- Mia.

- Mike.

- Kevin.

- Emily.

- ♪ Go, go, power rangers ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Go, go, power rangers ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Rangers together ♪

♪ Samurai forever ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Go, go, power rangers ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Go, go, power rangers ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Rangers together ♪

♪ Samurai forever ♪

♪ ♪

- Ha!

Huh! Ha!

- Wow, what's come over mike?

I'm not used to seeing him train
so hard.

- He's actually been working
really hard

On his symbol power lately.

I think
he wanted that disk bad.

- I know.

I felt kind of bad taking it
instead of him.

- Don't feel bad.

Your hard work is one of
the reasons we've chosen you.

I told mike he needs to work
just as hard.

- But he's been trying.

- Yes, and I believe
he has it in him.

But until he learns to listen,
he isn't ready.

- [Yelling]

- Fire smasher.

Cannon blast mode.

- I can't believe
they didn't pick me.

Well, I'll just have to train
harder.

- [Laughs]

[Alarm beeping]

Ah, such a nice day.

So let's change that.

[Alarm blaring]

- No, tell him we need
the contracts today, no later.

I mean it, sam.

If he can't do it,

I'll come by and make sure
it gets done myself.

Where did this rain come from?

Oh, what does it matter anyway?

- [Woman wailing]

- Great, the one day I don't
bring an umbrella, it rains.

I'm dumb, dumb, dumb!

- My hair.

My day is ruined!

- Oh, why me?

- Hey, what is all this?

- Everyone's so glum.

It's like they've all
become kevin.

- What?
- Look!

- Isn't it wonderful?

Such delicious depths of despair
from my rain.

They're so lucky.

They get to experience

The purest, the cruelest,
the loveliest misery of all:

The loss of hope.

- That's horrible.

- Yes, isn't it?

- We got to get rid
of this guy fast.

- Oh, we will.

- Ew, what an ugly little
sunny outlook you have,

Especially when the forecast
calls for rain--

My rain of pain.

- Not going to happen, nighlok.

Let's go.

- Enough talking
about the weather.

Instead of rain,

I'll just cut
straight to the pain.

[All yelling]

So did that feel
so delightfully bad?

- Mia, we have to use
the new disks.

- Right.

- No!
Wrong as rain.

- Oh!

- Wow, good catch.

- I know I can do this.

- What are you doing?

- Mike, stop!
You're not ready.

- This is no fun.

I'll come back to fight

When you're not fighting
yourselves.

- Guys, stop it.
Get him now.

- Mike, come on!

- Why isn't it working?

- It must make you sad
to be so lame.

- [Groans]

Mike, what were you thinking?

- I just wanted to--

To help.

- Mike, I am so disappointed.

Putting yourself
before the needs of the team

Places all of you
in serious danger.

Here I thought you were finally
listening to me

And training hard
to strengthen the team.

I can't believe
it's come to this,

But you've become a risk
to the others.

I'll have to ask you
to turn over your samuraizer.

- What?
You're benching me?

- It pains me to say it,

But I don't think
you're truly ready

To become a samurai.

- I'm tired of your lectures.

You don't know a thing about me.

And if I'm not ready,
then how can I do this?

- Stop this.

- Mike, stop.

- Okay, that's enough.

- None of you understand.

I'm out of here.

- Mentor, are you okay?

- I'm fine.

- I just don't get why mike
was acting so childish.

- To be honest, I think
they both kind of were.

- Mentor wasn't childish.

He's got every reason
to be frustrated.

- Okay, mike made a mistake.

But it really hurt him
to be left out.

- I realize that,

But they had to choose
the best person for the job.

- Sure, but if you ask me,

Mike has more than enough
symbol power

To handle the beetle disk.

- So why did mentor pick you
over him?

- He just made a choice.

It doesn't mean
it was the right one.

- You've been pushing mike
pretty hard lately.

- It's my responsibility

To train him
to be a worthy samurai.

- Yes, but push a door
that's meant to be pulled,

And it'll never open.

You taught me that.

- Yes.

I just wish he listened
like you.

- But that's because
he's not me.

You taught me
that everyone is different,

Just like their symbol power is.

Right now, you and mike
both want the same thing:

For him to be the best
he can be.

But you just don't agree
on the path to get him there.

- Perhaps you're right.

A strong wind can kindle a fire,
but it could also uproot a tree.

You're growing very wise,
red ranger.

- Hey, you taught me well.

- Putting yourself
before the needs of the team

Places all of you
in serious danger.

You've become a risk
to the others.

- Man, I'm so lame.

What was I thinking?

- I feel kind of silly,
uncle bulk.

- Well, don't.

Dance teaches balance, timing,
and control--

Everything you need
for the martial arts.

This game teaches teamwork;

We have to be in sync to win.

- Wait, what do I do?
What do I do?

- Just step where it tells you.
- Okay, okay.

- No, no, no,
you gotta follow the rhythm.

Yeah, that's it.
Go. Come on.

With me.
And good.

And good.
You got it.

- I got it!
I got it!

- No, no, wait a minute.
What are you doing?

- Watch this freestyle!
- No!

No, wait a minute.
What are you doing?

No!

- Whoo!

- I can't believe mentor took
my samuraizer.

- Samuraizer?

- Mentor?

- Get on.

- [Sighs]

- Look, I'm telling you
it was a samurai ranger.

- I don't see any samurai.

- There.

- Spike, stop.

- But it's a samurai ranger!

- Spike!
- What?

- I said, "stop."

[Upbeat rock music]

- I always thought you'd go
more old-school,

Like riding a horse
or something like that.

- You ever had to clean up
after a motorcycle?

- No.

- [Laughs]

- That nasty weather
sure brightened up my day.

- Ooh!
Rain, rain, go away.

You're getting my book all wet.

- Sorry, I didn't even know
you could read.

Is master xandred resting?

- Yes, he's in a bad mood.

You might say he's feeling
under the weather.

- Don't make jokes
you can't pull off.

I'll go use my rain

To create a flood
of human wretchedness.

That ought to put master xandred
on cloud nine.

- Oh, just go already.

All this water's knocking
my harmonium out of tune.

- Yes, get to work.

- Right!
Enough sh**ting the breeze.

- I have to get back
to my research.

There's so much to read
about the red ranger,

So many big words too.

And then there's deker.

Ooh, ah, ooh, it all makes me
want to tear out my tentacles.

- I'd be happy to help you
tear out a couple.

But why do you care so much
about deker?

- I think we may have overlooked
something important about him,

Something very important indeed.

[Wind whistling]

- Patience, uramasa.

At last, we have found him.

All that remains is to find
the right place and time,

And then the most epic duel
in history will be ours.

- Where are we going?

Wait, you didn't just bring me
out here to yell at me, did you?

- No, mike, I wanted
to talk to you

About your inherited
symbol power.

- Oh, yeah,
my symbol's the forest.

I get it.

- [Sighs]

You must think deeper, mike.

Your power springs
from the essence of the forest,

Its deepest meaning.

- Symbol power.

- If you understand
that meaning...

- Horse!

- And you find it
within yourself too...

- Dad.

- Then you can give your symbol
even greater power

Than it already has.

- Huh!

- Look inside yourself,

And connect with what
the forest means to you.

Here.

- Seriously?

Thank you, mentor.

- It was my mistake

Not to teach you all of this
from the start.

And even though I said
you weren't listening,

I clearly wasn't listening
to your needs either,

And I'm sorry.

- No, it was my bad, dude.

I mean, I'm sorry too.

No, here, make a fist.

[Phone chirping]

- Hey.
- Mike, we need you.

- Hydro bow!

- Whoa!

Back for another dose
of delightful despair, I see.

- Well, if it isn't mr. Happy.

- Yes, and you can't even
come close to defeating me

While I'm flying.

I'll just put you out of
your marvelous misery.

- Can't...move.

[All groaning]

- Good-bye, fools.

- Think again, nighlok!
- What?

- You'll have to get past me
first.

- Mike!
- Excellent.

You'll get to feel the same
delicious defeat they did.

- Try me.
Samuraizer!

Go, go, samurai!

- Go for it, mike.

- Samurai ranger ready.

Ha!

- Look inside yourself,

And connect with what
the forest means to you.

[Echoing]
to you...to you...to you.

- The meaning of the forest.

The forest is ancient, strong,
and wild.

And at its core, it's about
growth, renewal, and freedom.

I know I can free
the full power of the forest

And me.

Huh!
Huh!

Ha!
Forest spear!

- Come get your
magnificent misery.

- My symbol power grows
as strong

As whatever I dream up,

So I better dream big.

- What?
What is he doing?

- It's time for a change
in the weather forecast.

- Hey. Ho.
Whoa!

- I predict
mostly scattered leaves

And an end to your sad showers
once and for all.

Spin sword, tree symbol strike.

- Whoa!

- Mike!
That was incredible.

- Yeah, when did you get
symbol power like that?

- I've always had it.

I just needed some help
to find it.

- Oh, no.
- Don't celebrate yet.

- This is just the calm
before the real storm.

- Lion foldingzord.

Megamode power.

Yeah!

- Dragon foldingzord.

Megamode power.

Huh!

Ha!

- Turtle foldingzord.

Megamode power.

Huh!
Huh!

- Bear foldingzord.

Megamode power.

Ha!

Yah!

- Ape foldingzord.

Megamode power.
Ha!

Yah!

All: zords combine!

Huh!

Samurai megazord,
we are united!

[Echoing]
united...united...

- I'd be impressed if that was
going to do you any good.

But even now,
you're no match for me.

[All gasp]

- No way!
Another aerial att*ck.

- Now feel the delightful
despair of defeat.

- We can't just let him
take sh*ts from above us.

It's risky, but we have to try

The samurai battle wing
combination.

- Right!
Ready!

- Here.
Take it.

- What?

- From what I've seen
of your symbol power,

You'd use it better than me.

- Mia!
- She's right.

Now, let's go.

- Thanks.
You're a true friend, mia.

I won't let you down.

Tigerzord.

- Swordfishzord!

- Beetlezord!

[Dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- Let's do this.

Zords combine.

Samurai battle wing.

All: samurai battle wing.
We are united.

- They turned into a bird?

You'd be wise to fly away,
bird brains.

You can't weather this storm.

- Go!

- Ow!
Wah!

- That's right;
a new storm's rolling in,

And it's going to blow you away.

- You fools are becoming
tiresome.

I am undefeated in the air,

And that's not going
to change today.

Oh!

- Vortex spin.

Mia, emily, now!

- Roger.
Ready, emily?

- Yeah.

[Together] girl power!

Men: strike!

- This is despair?
This isn't delightful at all.

[Together]
charging slash!

- [Yelling]

[Together]
final strike!

- Whoa.
Whoa!

- Samurai rangers,
victory is ours.

- ♪ Samurai forever ♪

♪ ♪

- What's this?

- A little something
to say thanks

And to let you know
I'll be listening.

- As will i.

Oh, dude.

[Laughter]

- Oh, and check this out.

- Mike, what are you doing?

- Not again.

- What?

Oh, no, I was doing this.

[Laughter]