Episode 2
"There's No 'I' In Team"
February the Fifteenth, Two-Thousand and Three
Teleplay (Written) by Ann Austen
Directed by Koichi Sakamoto

We view Lothor's spaceship in space, and Kapri's voice can be heard asking Marah what does she think she's doing. Marah says, "Just need to do this." Marah punches some buttons in on a little device. Kapri takes back the device and tells Marah that she just erased half of what was in the device. Marah nerviously says that she knew that, and she meant to do it. She snatches the device back from Kapri. There's a mirror on this device, and she uses it to look at her face. She asks herself, "Oh my gosh, is that a zit?" Kapri takes the device back and tells Marah her whole head is a zit. Marah complains and says she was looking at that. Kapri tells Marah that the device is a Personal Alien Manager. It's for calling aliens from their Uncle Lothor's army, not for looking at Marah's hideous reflections. Marah gives a dirty look. Kapri pushes two buttons and an alien zaps in. The alien has a magnet-shaped head and tells the ladies, "At your service." Kapri closes the device and says that is an alien. Marah adds in, "From the planet stupid, who called you a lady?" (it's between planet Neptune and Uranus). Kapri blows her cool and throws her arms in the air. She says, "That is it!" Marah asks if she wants a piece of her. Kapri says, "Sure." Marah says to bring it on. Kapri says "ok". Marah tells her to go right ahead. Kapri says ok once more. The two then grab each other (the timekeeper rings the bell to start the match). Lothor's voice can be heard growling and he yells "Stop" (decision: no contest, although Kapri probably would have won). Lothor tells himself, "And they wonder why I have acid reflux." The two girls separate (sure was a slobberknocker). Lothor tells the alien to show the girls what he does. The alien says, "At your service master." He rubs his hands together and green electric is created. He fires it at Kapri and Marah. Their two backs get "glued" together. Lothor walks up to them and tells them until they can learn to work together, they will be forced to work together (doesn't make a lotta sense). The two exchange unsure looks.

We see the lush forest, then Cam typing on a keyboard. The keyboard has the Wind Ninja Academy's logo on it. He pushes a button, then stretches his neck (maybe he has been playing computer games too long). He says he can't get one piece to fit (what game could he be talking about?). We see on the screen, an outline for a megazord and three zords that rotate around. He says if he could just harness more power from the hydrolic systems. Sensei walks on the floor and says that some power cannot be found in a computer. Cam asks, "What other kind is there?" Cam sees someone coming in and shuts down the screen. It's Dustin and Tori. Cam asks where Shane is. Dustin says, "I dunno, single-handlely saving the world." (well, that just makes him and Tori look that much worse). Tori guesses that it must be nice being a one-man army. Both get on their knees to sit on the short table. Sensei is on the table, and is looking right at Tori's face. Sensei says, "Each piece has it's place. Shane must learn, but you must help him." Dustin covers his face with his hands (he still must be tired, he said it himself that he needs sleep or that he'll have a repeat of yesterday). Tori says that's the problem that Shane won't let them help. Sensei says Shane will and to give him time (but will they have time?). Tori doesn't look so sure.

We're at the skate park and Shane just grinded a rail with his skateboard (I thought he was going to single handingly complete the simulation?). Shane thinks to himself as he pushes himself forward on the skateboard. Kapri and Marah zap in, still glued back to back. Kapri complains that Marah is hurting her. The two then notice something and scurry along. They hide behind a big rock structure as Shane skates by, still thinking about earlier. Marah asks if that's a Power Ranger. Kapri holds her arms out and says, "You think?" Marah gets on a knee and opens the Personal Alien Manager. She gets a lock on Shane and presses a button. It beeps and it shows him as the Red Wind Ranger (I thought that only works with aliens, is Shane an alien?). Marah says she was right it's definitely a Ranger. Kapri asks what do they do when they see a Ranger. She nudges Marah to "come on!" Marah tells Kapri not to rush her. Marah says, "Command", then pushes a button. She presses another, then send. She points the Personal Alien Manager up in the air and sends a few zaps into the sky. The head of the alien from earlier appears on the ground, and then gradually builds itself to its normal size. The alien laughs, then walks. The sound when it walks makes it look like 30000 pounds. The alien tells itself, "It's time to make some connections." Below him are some ordinary citizens. The alien puts his hands together and then throws them out, and his head has a little blaster that fires something out. It reaches some citizens in a stairway, and what happened to Kapri and Marah happen to four people. They then fly in the air and they go to a pile where more back to back people are "floating". The alien "always says" that all citizens are trash. The alien sends off red rings from his body to the pile of people. The red rings causes the pile of people to turn into stone.

We're at Storm Chargers now. Kelly is behind the counter with the skateboards. Shane sits there on a table with a skateboard that has it's wheels facing up. Kelly enters some numbers into the register and asks Shane if he wants to talk about anything. He's silent for awhile, his only action turning the wheel on the skateboard with his fingers. He gets off the table and picks up his skateboard. He sets it down and approaches Kelly behind the counter. Shane asks if Kelly's a good boss. Kelly says that no one has ever quit on her. Shane asks how does she do it and what's the trick. Kelly says there's no trick you just work with them, give them a chance, they're more like teammates. Shane asks how can she be sure things will be done right if she doesn't do them herself. Kelly says she trusts the people around her, especially her friends (she trusts Dustin? Even worse, she would give a consideration to a total stranger?). Shane stares straight at something, then looks down. A voice outside yells, "Put me down!" Kelly asks, "What's that?" Shane turns around, and people float on by. Shane realizes its trouble. Shane tells Kelly to stay there. Shane says he'll check. Shane runs out of Storm Chargers and out to an area where another pile of people are being gathered (maybe they're going for the Guiness record of the "human tower"). Shane looks like he's out of breath as he watches the pile get larger and larger. The red rings approach the pile and the pile becomes petrified. Shane then says, "Huh?" as the alien walks from behind a rock. The alien and Shane square off. Shane asks, "So what's up with this?" The alien says he thinks he's lost and asks Shane where might he find the Power Rangers. Kapri and Marah, the stucky girls, approach Shane from his back. Shane turns around. Kapri reveals to the alien that he's a Power Ranger and to get him. The alien claims he thought he looked familiar. The alien positions his arms forward (like a mummy) and green lightning and debris fly at Shane. Shane dodges the green lightning bolts. Shane gets up and tornado kicks a water pail but catches a trash can lid in his gut. The monster asks Shane if his friends have the "metal" to join him. Shane, still crouched over, says he can take him (Tin Grin) himself. Shane throws the lid back like a frisbee which is easily blocked by Tin Grin's hand. Tin Grin summons another burst of wind with metal trash containers flying at Shane. Shane does a pretty nice flip to get away from the blast, but he ends up flipping backwards off of a bridge down below. The fall isn't too far from the bridge, as Shane lands with two feet, crouched over. Tin Grin decides to fire two more trash can lids which send Shane flying up and back to the ground.

[commercial break]

Cam's hands are typing on the keyboard with no markings on them (how can he know which buttons to push?). Tori asks, "What's up Cam?" Cam points out on the screen that it's Shane and some weird magnet head. Shane on the screen attempts a kick which is blocked. Shane then crouches back to the floor, where Tin Grin goes and grabs him. Cam says he tapped into the police surveilence system when he noticed the power readings were off the chart. Tori says they better help him. Tori and Dustin look at each other and nodd. Cam turns his neck to see the two run back. Sensei standing on the table tells them to wait. Sensei tells the two he will let them know when it is the time (must be another simulation?). Tori and Dustin look at each other, but just stand there (looks like they don't care for their friend).

Shane and Tin Grin collide into a wooden wall and fall into a dark building. Tin Grin tries a little kick which Shane ducks under. Then, he spins around backwards to get away from an approaching Tin Grin. Shane tries a high kick which gets blocked, then Tin Grin tries a hand swing that does not reach Shane, and Shane approaches with another high right kick. Shane blocks Tin Grin's punch, then does a karate fist on Tin Grin's chest. Tin Grin is pushed back. Shane does a roundhouse which Tin Grin ducks under. Tin Grin laughs. Shane looks to get serious. The two are then in a stand still. Then, Shane calls out, "Ninja Storm, Ranger Form, Hah!" (nice to know he remembered the phrase). Shane tells Tin Grin to get ready to be recycled (do they recycle magnets?). Tin Grin asks Shane if something's the matter, that his friends are not "sticking" with him. Shane points out that he already told them, he doesn't need them (yeah, how dumb are these aliens?). Tin Grin says, "Have it your way." (must have worked on a Burger King on another planet). Shane replies with, "I always do!" (hmm, then he must always get his Whopper without mayo and lettuce then). Tin Grin fires a green laser ropes from his one eye. Shane just stands there and gets hit by the energy. Then, Shane gets pushed back by an imaginary force, as he looks to be headed getting crushed into a mini-van. He finally hits the van, with a big thud. A bike wheel sent by Tin Grin hits Shane in the chest. Then, a metal tower is placed beside the wheel. Tin Grin laughs and says, "Attractive" (how many dumb jokes have there been?).

Dustin and Tori look on with concern.

Shane says, "I can't handle this alone." as Tin Grin has his staff rested on Shane's shoulder. Shane calls out Tori's and Dustin's names as both look on the monitor. He says, "I need your help!" Tin Grin says his friends aren't coming. Tin Grin brings his staff up to hammer on Shane. Shane looks up at the blade. Dustin and Tori's mouths widen. Dustin and Tori look back, and Dustin asks, "Now?" Sensei says, "Now." Tori and Dustin then morph. A yellow and blue streak come into the building and turn into the yellow and blue Wind Rangers. They both superkick Tin Grin in the air. Tin Grin falls back onto some boxes. Tori asks Shane, "YOU OK?" The objects on Shane's chest fall off, as he relieves himself. Shane says, "Fine now." The three meet up. Shane takes his visor off. Shane tells them, "You guys came!" Tori and Dustin's visors come off as well, and Tori says, "Of course we did." Shane tells the two, "I can't believe I was such a jerk." Dustin says he totally can. Tori gives Dustin a light backhand slap on his shoulder. Dustin puts his hands up in the air and says he was just dusting with Shane, and calls him "bro." The two slap hands. Tori says, "Look, we know you're great at this stuff. Just don't forget, you're not alone." Shane says he knows and that they have no idea how glad he is because of that. Tori and Dustin smile. Tin Grin's voice sounds again with a scream. He throws a metal pillar but it ends up well short of our three heroes. The three get back to action by reactivating their visors. Tin Grin tells the Rangers, "Pardon me, but I haven't finished destroying you yet!" Shane says, "Oh yeah?" Dustin tells Tin Grin, "Think again." Tori says, "Dream on." Shane puts two fingers in the air, and puts his hands together. He calls for a new plan, "Ninja Air Assault." Shane leaps in the air and lunges while walking on the air's surface. He lands a drop kick on Tin Grin, and kicks him. He continues the assault by floating in the air and kicking Tin Grin. His last kick sends Tin Grin out of the building (actually more like a warehouse). Tin Grin lands on two feet. The three Rangers come flipping in, taking out their Ninja Swords and slashing Tin Grin, but the attacks don't phase him. He lifts up all three's arms, and sticks out his arm and turns around in a circle, hitting all three Rangers. The three fall to the ground. Shane says he's so all of the guy. Tin Grin gets out his staff and fires out wind which hits the Rangers, while telling them to just give up. Green energy gets absorbed into Tin Grin's chest. Shane points out Tin Grin's energy center. Tori says she sees it. The camera focuses on an object on Tin Grin. Dustin says to take it out. Tin Grin brings back his staff and says, "Goodbye Rangers. It's been fun." He fires another wind blast, which engulfs the Rangers, but they're able to roll out of the way. The Rangers stand up and get out their weapons. The three put their weapons together into the Storm Striker. Tori narrarates during the Storm Striker formation, "Put 'em together and what do ya get?" Dustin holds the Storm Striker with Shane and Tori behind him. Dustin tells all the kids at him, "Kids, don't try this at home!" Dustin points the blaster into the sky and a big ball of yellow energy is shot. The energy ball floats into the sky. The energy creates a big weight reading, "1001". Tin Grin acts nervous. Dustin brings the blaster down, which brings the big weight down on Tin Grin. Tin Grin is squashed and then blown up. Dustin and Tori celebrate. Shane says, "Together, like it's supposed to be."

On the alien spaceship, Lothor looks on at a circular screen and we see Kapri and Marah. Lothor tells himself, "Take your nieces for the summer, they won't be any trouble they said." The spaceship flies through space.

On Earth, Kapri and Marah are still stuck back to back. Kapri says, "Get off me!" Kapri gets the Personal Alien Manager from Marah and opens it. She says, "Scroll of Empowerment, descend!" while pushing a few buttons. A yellow light is fired from the alien spaceship. It flies to the Earth at what appears to be California. A scroll pops out and Tin Grin lives once again. The scroll brings purple lightning bolts up to the sky and the scroll turns into a giant sized Tin Grin. Tin Grin says, "Bigger is better!" Dustin and Tori down below say, "No way!" Marah laughs. Tin Grin asks the Rangers, "What are ya gonna do? Pathetic Ranger Ninjas?" Shane says, "Looks like he put on a few." Dustin points out, "You might wanna think about cutting carbs." Tori tells everyone to watch out as Tin Grin's foot nearly squashes the Rangers. The three roll out of the way just in time. Shane says they're in trouble. Tori adds, "Big trouble."

[commerical break]

Tin Grin attempts to scoop up the Rangers, but all three cart-wheel back and avoid Tin Grin's hand. Cam looks at the battle from his computer and goes back to the megazord program. He says the program still isn't sequencing, and says he doesn't think they can handle it. Sensei tells Cam they're ready. Cam turns around quickly. Sensei says to send the zords. Cam says, "All right." He then cracks his knuckles and begins typing. He tells himself, just another few seconds to activate the holographic portals. Then he says, "Got it!" He brings his hand up to smack the Wind Ninja Academy logo on the center of the keyboard.

We go to a factory with three Ninja Zords. Camron narrates, "Rangers listen closely, hidden in a sub-terrainian hangar are three powerful robotic self-veichles. Now Lothor's raised the stakes. We have no choice but to call upon them. Guys, I'm sending you some big time backup." As Camron narrates, some metal bars with wheels holding the zords pull back. Camron pushes the logo button again to activate the door opening. The wheels from earlier power the Hawk Zord, the Dolphin Zord, and the Lion Zord (how many more Lion Zords do we need?). All three are zapped into thin air. An airplane at an airpot then turns into the Hawk Zord. Camron narrates that the Zords materialize through holographic portals. Camron says he's adapted them for them to use under their own command using their inner ninja powers of air, water, and earth. A cruise ship approaching a bridge turns into the Dolphin Zord as it passes the bridge. A tall roller coaster turns into the Lion Zord. Camron says that their zords are equipped with a state of the art, weaponry that they can access by using the Power Discs in their morphers. Camron says he'll be sending them new power discs as they master each skill level. The Hawk Zord flies around. Shane celebrates that the Hawk Zord is all his. Camron tells Shane he's right. The Dolphin zord swims in the ocean. Camron tells Tori to use her power of water to command the dolphin zord. Tori tells herself that it makes sense. The lion zord crawls slowly through a city's street. Dustin points out, "That's massive dude!" The three zords then run to the destination together. The Lion Zord has a wheel on its head that rotates non-stop. The Rangers marvel at their new zords. Shane has his arms crossed and says they're flashy new rides. Tori says, "That's awesome!", then looks away. Dustin points out, "I knew he was up to something." Tori looks at Dustin and tells him, "Can we get back to work?" Shane raises his arm at an angle, and says, "Let's do it!" The Rangers leap in the air. The Rangers board their new Zords. When they get in their cockpits, the Zords' paint and body is removed to show the metalworking of the zords. Shane thinks they look pretty cool. Dustin says, "Dude, I've got seat warmers!" Tori says, "All right! Let's bring it!" Tin Grin asks if they can stop him with something made of metal. He points his face into the ground and proclaims, he's a magnet. Green energy from the Tin Grin's magnet head breaks up the ground below. Debris hits the three Zords but none are affected. Shane says, "Let's fight fire with fire!" Shane pushes a button with a Japanese word or letter on it. Shane says, "Flame attack!" We see the Hawk Zord in a runway type background, as it accelerates whlie surrounded by fire. Tin Grin looks on afraid. The Hawk Zord flies around Tin Grin, surrounding him with a large ring of fire. He says, "Ow!" Shane tells Tin Grin to check out his turbos, and says he's all fired up. Tori points a finger up and says, "Surf's up dude!" (enough with the dude). A huge wave follows the Dolphin Zord. It ends up knocking Tin Grin upwards. Then, the Dolphin Zord gets on its back end and stands up, hitting Tin Grin upward with its nose. Tori says, "And he's washed up." The Dolphin Zord does a flip and hits its backside of Tin Grin, knocking him out of the picture. Tin Grin falls to dry land. Tori says to herself, "She shoots she scores!" Shane adds, "Good for two!" The Dolphin jumps up and down, as Tori says it's a Dolphin victory dance (Can't say that for Miami Dolphin fans though). Just then, a magnet approaches the dancing Dolphin Zord. Tori says he's got her. Shane tells Tori to hold on. Another magnet lunges out at the Hawk Zord. The magnets come from Tin Grin's hand. Tin Grin says, "Pretty birdy." Tori tells Tin Grin to watch the vent. Tori calls out Dustin's name, who says, "Guess it's up to me." He says, "I'll pick, you!" (he must be saying that since all the lettering is in Japanese). The Lion's feet hit the ground, with its nails stretching out. The lion roars, and Dustin annouces the "Lion Tornado Blast". The Lion stands at a position and only moves its head, creating a big wind. Debris flies right at Tin Grin through the air and ground. Dustin says, "Now that's what I call blowing chunks!" The debris is enough to release the Hawk and Dolphin Zord. On Dustin's monitor, Tori tells Dustin that he rocks. Shane points to Dustin, "Good job dude!" Dustin raises his hand and says, "No problem. Now let's show him so real muscle." He flexes his right arm. He activates his afterburners. The Lion lunges in the air through a horizontal tornado. The impact is astounding, as the Lion's head hits dead on Tin Grin's chest. Tin Grin sparks then blows up into a million pieces. A split screen of all three Rangers' cockpits is shown, and they're all celebrating. Dustin tells Tin Grin, "Magnet dude, you're headed for the scrap pile." The three Ninja Zords meet up. But before they celebrate anymore, the debris that was falling now rises up to recreate Tin Grin. Dustin slams his control panel and asks, "OH MAN! What's with this?" Tori says, "It must be his magnetic personality." Shane says, "Great, I don't know what we're going to do now." All three look at each other and Tori says to think. Sensei comes up one of the circular monitors in the Rangers' cockpits. Sensei tells Shane he knows. Sensei tells Shane to feel what is inside him, his ninja powers will help guide him. Shane then remembers the scroll, and he says, "One has the strength of three." Dustin says that's a good idea. The three get their hands together like they were to morph, and they tell each other to get to it. The Lion's hind legs raise up to the sky through jet blasters under the Lion's front hands. Then somehow, the Lion becomes the legs and torso of this new megazord. Then, the wheel that was on the Lion's head moves to the right side of the body, and out comes a hand. The Dolphin Zord moves to the left side, making it the left arm. A hand pops out under the Dolphin's head. Shane can be seen in his cockpit heading for the megazord formation. The Hawk Zord becomes a head. Looks similar to the Pink Crane Ninja Zord from season 3, with the exception of the color and the top of the head. The new megazord that is put together gives off some steam. Shane says they did it. Tori says it's a Megazord (and I thought she didn't read comic books). Dustin hits his head and says, "Mega cool!" Tin Grin bows his head once again to launch attack. While doing that, he says, "Mega fools, try this!" The green waves lift up debris into the air. The debris hits the Megazord but the Megazord keeps walking. Lots of stuff blows up behind this new Megazord but does not affect the Megazord's movement. Tin Grin laughs. Shane rubs his hands together and yells to Cam about what to do next. Cam touches his glasses and tells them, "This is what I got, make it last!" He smashes the red button (Wind Ninja Academy button) and the program from earlier shows up. Camron's face shows up on the Rangers' viewing screens and Cam tells them to follow the cues on their prompt screen. Cam says that the disc will activate their next power level. The Hawk Zord turning around above the megazord in the program drops a disc into the megazord. Shane then tells the others, "Guys! Do what I do! Inserting power disc and sphere drive!" Shane lifts his left arm right in front of his face, and grabs the little circular logo of his element (which is the power disc I'm assuming), and he inserts it into a slot on his control panel. Shane turns a handle clockwise, which drops the power disc. The others do the same (some reason Tori holds up both arms). The Megazord is shown, as three lights move about the megazord into its center. The Rangers say together, "Power Spheres, activate Serpent Sword!" The Megazord holds its arms out as the center logo (the Wind Ninja Academy logo) opens up, revealing a red ninja ball. The ball breaks apart, revealing a scary little critter, with sharp teeth, which looks like a shark. The Dolphin arm of the megazord holds this new sword. Then, the Rangers call for the megazord to multiply. We see a cinema type screen now, of the megazord splitting into three. Tin Grin complains, "Three against one, that's not fair!" Each of the Rangers say a word each of, "Ready, aim, fire!" Each Megazord takes a different slash. The left and right take one at an angle, while the center takes a slash down the middle. The Ninja Storm opening music sounds. Tin Grin is shown getting hit by each slash. The three megazords watch Tin Grin suffer destruction. The two image Megazords shift back to the original. Tin Grin sparks and then flies back as it blows up. Camron says, "Yah!" Tori claps her hands and says they did it. Dustin says they sure did. Shane tells everyone nice teamwork. We see the Megazord as the sun sets (must have been a long battle, though it didn't seem like it).

[commercial break]

The pile of people that were stone before become moving people once again as the pile flops to the ground. Camron watches on his computer screen, turns his screen around, takes off his glasses, and says, "All the people are back to normal." The three Rangers are in front of Camron. Dustin says, "We get Zords huh, how stoked am I?" Everyone shares a laugh, as Shane gives a slight backhand slap to Dustin's stomach. Sensei has to remind Dustin that the Zords are not toys. Sensei tells the Rangers that as ninjas, they should never escalate a battle. Dustin backs off and says, "that's cool." Sensei points out with his walking stick (or twig), "Now that's you've learned to work as one, the balance of power will always be at your side." Sensei moves a puzzle piece into a slot, which probably completes the puzzle. The Rangers look at the puzzle and laugh. Sensei flips off the table, as the camera shows what the puzzle looks like, the new megazord that was introduced today (what is it called?).

Lothor looks on the screen at the new megazord, and he cries out. Lothor turns off the TV with his hand. Kapri asks her uncle, "How come we're still stuck?" Choobo adds in, "Don't you mean stuck up?" The two look at Choobo like he's an idiot. Kapri tells Lothor, "Uncle, I know you're in kinda of a crappy mood right, but if you could just give us a spell or a potion." Marah butts in and says, "Or some nail polish remover." Lothor shouts out, "SILENCE! I must come to conquer up the volume on the POWER RANGERS." Blue lightning strikes in the room (must be one of those things in that Ninja Turtle/Power Rangers episode where the Astro Megazord went through a cloud and made the Turtles good again). Marah and Kapri cover their heads. So does everyone else. Two beings drop in. The room is dark, with the occasional lightning strike, which reveal two "Rangers". The logos flash on the screen. Lothor has a big smile and his teeth show (for some reason, it appears he has all his teeth). Zurgane and Choobo look shocked. Kapri and Marah look impressed. Lothor says, "And this time, no one will stop me!" In comes two Rangers, which are the Navy and Crimson Rangers. The Crimson Ranger folds his arms, as the episode ends with the Thunder Rangers on the screen and Lothor laughing.

[fade to black, end episode]

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