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Power Rangers: Ninja Storm

Episode 14

Boxing Bopparoo

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Opening Credits

 

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Scene opens with two red flashes streaking onto the beach, forming into Shane and Hunter as they begin to spar. Sensei appears on a nearby rock and watches as their training gets more and more intense. They pause for a moment and Shane smirks. “You never heard of cutting your losses?”

 

Hunter barely has time to think about that before Shane is at him again, and they continue fiercely. Hunter pins Shane down and leans over him. “What losses?” he asks.

 

But Shane grabs his ankle and flips Hunter to his back, and both recover and face each other. Shane rushes at Hunter and attacks relentlessly, before Hunter finally shoves him back, grabbing his own arm painfully. “I thought we were just sparring!” he says angrily.

 

“Hey,” Shane says. “If you can’t keep up, we can get my sister out here.”

 

“You’re straight comedy, Shane,” Hunter says humorlessly.

 

They prepare to spar again but Sensei interrupts. “Enough.” He jumps up and knocks them both to the ground, setting himself on another rock and looking at them disapprovingly. “We’ve talked about the wind and thunder ninjas working together as one. What have we said?”

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Shane sighs. “Competitive spirit is healthy . . .”

 

Hunter interrupts. “As long as you don’t sacrifice honor and friendship."

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“Dude I was right in the middle of saying that!” Shane says, getting up. Hunter meets him.

 

“All right,” Sensei says. “Push-ups. Drop.”

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Shane glares daggers at Hunter, who nods at him. “Good one.” They drop and begin to push, each speeding up to beat out the other.

 

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At Storm Chargers, a banner for Total Trek is hanging as the store bustles with activity. “Looks great,” Tori remarks. “If you had surfing I’d be all over this Total Trek.”

 

Dustin finishes hanging the banner. “Oh yeah, that’d be fair, you blowing everyone out of the water?”

 

“And the problem with that is . . . ?” She smiles.

 

“Guys,” Kelly calls them over. “Check this course out.” She points to a large map. “We start at the skate park, it’s a run to the motocross track, and then an urban climb to finish. You entering, Dustin?”

 

He raises his hands quickly. “I’m never getting on a skateboard again. I’ve still got bruises from last year.”

 

Shane and Hunter enter together, and Shane speaks. “Hey, you got an entry form for my challenged friend here?”

 

“Individual?” she asks. “Or are you two entering as a team?”

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Hunter laughs a little. “Us? Together?”

 

“You got a better chance of seeing me on blade skates,” Shane says.

 

“I was just asking,” she says, as Tori and Dustin look slightly confused. She hands Hunter a form. “Well, you’re the second one to sign up, Hunter.”

 

“Who’s first?” Hunter asks her.

 

Shane brushes off his shoulder before turning to leave the store. “You’re toast, dirt boy.”

 

Dustin and Tori laugh but Hunter stops Shane. “Wait, do you hear that? It sounds like uh . . . . your hopes and dreams crashing down around you.” He brushes past Shane, who follows him out.

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Tori and Dustin watch them go. “And here we see alpha males in their natural habitat,” she says, amused. Dustin just smiles.

 

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On Lothor’s ship, he yawns from his throne, asleep or close. Marah and Kapri are decked out in boxing gear around a punching bag, while the latest monster urges them on. They are less than enthusiastic. “I am so over this . . .” Marah complains.

 

“You distract him,” Kapri says, hitting the bag effortlessly. “I’ll open the cargo door.” She stops and goes over to Marah. (Big apologies, but I have NO idea what Bopparoo is saying half the time!!!) But for some reason he showers them with a torrent of water, soaking them. “Do you have any idea how long it took me to get my hair right this morning?” Kapri exclaims.

 

“Hello!” Marah adds. “My make-up!”

 

Lothor rolls his eyes. “I’m bored. We need a plan, I’m taking suggestions.”

 

“I know!” Marah says, rushing over. “The rangers, put them in a class with Bopparoo! They’d never last an hour!” She giggles. Kapri joins her.

 

“Was that an actual idea that came from that pocket of air between your ears?” Lothor asks.

 

“Good one, Uncle,” Kapri says. Marah looks confused. “Sure . . .could work,” she says. Then she whispers to Marah, “Your roots are showing.”

 

Marah pushes her. “Well at least I can go to a salon! You’ll always be pathetic.”

 

“You wanna piece of me?” Kapri asks. “You wanna piece of this???” They start to box pathetically, while Bopparoo cheers them on.

 

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At the moto track, Dustin is talking to Shane as he prepares his bike. “So, you gotta balance yourself on the bike, okay? Not too far forwards, not too far back.” He taps Shane’s head. “Yo, Shane.” He looks up. “Have you heard anything I’ve said?”

 

“Look,” Shane says easily. “All I need to know is how to beat Hunter.”

 

“Dude, have you seen him ride?!” Dustin asks. “He’s like, one step below Factory pro.”

 

“Yeah, yeah,” he says, putting on his helmet and starting up the bike. “Here goes.” Dustin just laughs, then Shane takes off, heading straight into some bales of hay.

 

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Hunter straps on a helmet and stands atop a skating ramp, heading down. He doesn’t get far before falling to the concrete. Blake winces as he watches him, then goes over and helps him up. “So, what do you call that?”

 

“I’m just getting loose,” Hunter says, rubbing his back.

 

“Yeah?” he asks. “So is your board, bro.”

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“I gotta beat this guy,” Hunter says. “I don’t care what I have to do.”

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“My advice to you,” Blake says. “Get a stunt double.” Hunter ignores him, skating off and falling once again.

 

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Shane runs through the city in the middle of the day, meeting up with Hunter doing the same. “Thought I smelled something,” he remarks.

 

“It’s called defeat,” Hunter says. “And by the way, since this thing is open to the public, no ninja tricks.”

 

Shane laughs slightly and is about to reply when they hear maniacal laughter from ahead and turn to see Bopparoo. “I’m the Boxing Bopparoo!” he exclaims as they prepare to fight.

 

He says something else, then fires a blast of energy at the two, and they fall to the pavement. He boasts some more as they stand, and Shane turns to Hunter, trying to repeat what he said.

 

“Forget it,” Hunter says. “It’s time to morph. Thunder Storm!”

 

Shane stops him, grabbing his wrist. “I say when it’s time to morph.”

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“What?” Hunter asks.

 

“Just follow along and stay out of the way,” he says. Bopparoo fires at them again and they leap out of the way. “Now it’s time to morph,” he tells Hunter. They morph together and call their weapons, facing Bopparoo. “Hey,” Shane says. “Didn’t you see the signs? The zoo’s that way!”

 

“I’m flabbergasted!” Bopparoo says.

 

“I’ll get him!” Hunter says.

 

“I will!” Shane argues. They both leap at Bopparoo and he falls under their attack, but recovers and shoots at them again, sending them flying back in a blast.

 

Bopparoo exclaims something again and Hunter stands slowly. “I’m getting tired of trying to understand this guy,” he says.

 

“I’m just plain tired,” Shane quips. “Bye bye Bopparoo.” He fires at him. It has little effect and Bopparoo prepares his own attack.

 

Shane raises his weapon again but Hunter stops him. “Hey, you already tried that.”

 

“What are you doing?” Shane asks angrily. “I said I’ll handle it!”

 

“Bickering boys,” Bopparoo says. “Ready to get blasted?”

 

He fires a blast of electricity at them and Hunter jumps ahead with his staff, blocking the force of it. “Let me handle this, Thunder Style.” He heads forward and calls his staff to full power and attacks Bopparoo, who falls.

 

Shane joins him and watches as Bopparoo stands. “He who brawls and runs away—lives to brawl another day!” he says, running off.

 

“Hey!” Shane calls after him.

 

“What?” Hunter asks.

 

“Power down,” he says. They both demorph. “Hey, you let him bail!” Shane exclaims. “I would’ve pounded that pouch potato!”

 

“You?” Hunter asks. “All you did was get in my way!”

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“This is so lame,” Shane says, shaking his head. “I’m going for a run.” He leaves, and Hunter looks after him.

 

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Back at Lothor’s ship, Bopparoo is jumping around cheering himself, while the other three watch. “Can someone get him to stop bouncing?” Lothor asks. “He’s making me carsick.”

 

“Gladly, sir,” Zurgane says. He puts his swords together and shoots a blast at Bopparoo. Bopparoo turns quickly and starts running his mouth again.

 

“Isn’t it just like you two to send a mumbling-mouth marsupial to battle the defenders of the galaxy,” Lothor remarks to his nieces.

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“But, Uncle,” Kapri says. “He bodaciously boxed their butts.” Marah adds her own unintelligible description of him.

 

“That’s it,” Lothor says. “The next person who uses a made-up word, has to put a dollar in the Made-Up Word Jar.” He hands Kapri a plastic tub, then heads over to Bopparoo. “If you look on the bright side, Bopparoo did survive his first attack.”

 

“Yessiroo,” he answers.

 

“Maybe if we send him back,” Lothor continues. “But with something . . . more.”

 

“More badful boxing gloves?” Marah asks. “Or some copious Kelzacks?” Kapri opens the jug and holds it out to her. “What?” she asks. “Those are all words—look them up!”

 

“Zurgane,” Lothor says. “Oblige me!”

 

Zurgane shoots something at Bopparoo and his gloves turn to mace balls. Bopparoo says something unintelligible, and Marah and Kapri both point to the jar.

 

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Hunter and Shane are running through the forest together, jumping logs and swinging on branches, trying to beat each other out. Each takes their turn at the lead, but they stay close, through the forest, then onto the beach.

 

The others watch on Cam’s computer at Ninja Ops. “Those guys are still at it,” Dustin remarks.

 

“So, let me get this straight,” Tori says. “There’s a kickboxing robot kangaroo bouncing around Blue Bay Harbor and they’re out playing follow the leader?”

 

“Sensei, we need help here,” Dustin says. “Something, Sensei-like.”

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Sensei stands before the computer. “They must both learn that the best quality of a leader is to understand when to be a follower.”

 

Dustin pauses, then laughs a little. “Dude’s way deep, especially for a rodent.”

 

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Shane and Hunter are still running at near sunset, by the beach, when Shane turns mid-stride, his gaze following two passers-by. “Whoa!” he exclaims. “Hold up!” They both nearly collapse on a nearby bench, breathing heavily. “Good run,” Shane remarks to Hunter.

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“Wait,” Hunter says breathlessly. “Did you just give me props?”

 

“Hey, don’t get all weird on me,” Shane says. “I’m just saying . . .”

 

“That maybe Sensei has a point?” Hunter asks.

 

“The guy’s usually pretty right-on,” Shane says. “That’s why he’s the teacher.”

 

Hunter pauses for a long moment, shaking his head slightly, then looks at Shane. “Blake and I are used to being on our own,” he says. “No parents, no sensei . . . no one to answer to except for each other.”

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Shane pauses. “Hey look, you got us now . . . All of us.” Hunter watches him carefully. “We look out for each other,” he continues. “That’s the way it’s gotta be.”

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Hunter nods slowly, then smirks just a little. “I hear you.”

 

Shane slaps his leg. “Let’s go.” They run off.

 

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Cut to the two running through a warehouse yard, when the ground begins to shake. Something streaks by and Hunter looks at Shane. “Wanna take a guess?”

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“Better not take any chances,” Shane says. Hunter nods and they look around carefully, then morph together. “I like he’s over here,” Shane says as they run. He turns a corner and sees Bopparoo not far off, and Shane ducks back out of sight. “That’s him all right. He must have paid for an upgrade. Dude, we’d better call for backup this time.”

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“Right,” Hunter agrees.

 

“Cam,” Shane says into his morpher. In Ops, Cam looks up from his computer and the others pay mind. “The Kangaroo Clown’s back for round 2. We need help.”

 

Cam nods. “Right.” He swivels his chair and turns to the other three, who line up.

 

“Ready?” Dustin asks.

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“Ready,” Tori answers. They morph and appear beside Shane and Hunter at the yard. Bopparoo spouts off some crazy talk, then blasts them. They hit a wall hard and fall to the ground.

 

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Lothor and the nieces watch from their computer, completely blank at the mumbo Bopparoo. “Make a note,” Lothor says. “That’s twenty-three dollars that bonehead owes me.” He stands. “General Zurgane, go down and help finish the job.”

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“Yes sir!” he answers, heading off.

 

They gather around the computer again. “Hey Uncle,” Kapri says. “What about us? I mean, Bopparoo was our teacher. Why can’t we go too?”

 

He looks at them. “Fine, go. At least I’ll have some peace and quiet around here.”

 

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Shane is lying on the ground amid the smoke, and gets up angrily. “I’ve had enough of this!” They all combine their weapons quickly and fire, but Bopparoo deflects both blasts and shoots them back. “What happened?” Shane asks, standing.

 

Hunter does the same. “Some kind of shield,” he says.

 

“I did it!” Marah squeals from behind them, standing by Zurgane and Kapri. “The shield worked, how cool am I!”

 

“How lucky are you,” Kapri amends.

 

“Great,” says Tori. “The whole family’s here.”

 

“Let’s do this!” Shane says. They all start to fight, Marah and Kapri actually fairing well against the Thunder Brothers. Cam eventually lets him know that Bopparoo can only be destroyed by deflecting his own energy back at him.

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Hunter falls back to where Shane already lies. “We need help!” he shouts.

 

“Cam,” Shane says. “What if there were a way for Hunter and I to combine our energies? Would that be enough to bounce the beam back?”

 

“We could give it a go,” Hunter says. He speaks into his morpher. “Cam, can you draw the power from me?”

 

“It’s worth a try,” Cam says. “Here goes.” He types something in the keyboard. “I’m channeling it directly into your ninja sword, Shane.” He hits the big button.

 

Hunter shoots the energy from his staff into Shane’s sword. “Got it,” Shane says. “Hope this works!” He stands and catches the energy as Bopparoo shoots at him, holding it back with difficulty. Then he calls for Thunder Power and sends it all back, blue electricity shooting through Bopparoo. He falls and they ready their combined weapons again.

 

But the others step in the way. “Not so fast,” Kapri says. “You thought her’s was good, try mine.” She holds an arm out and an energy wall appears in front of them.

 

“That looks pretty strong,” Tori says.

 

“What now?” Shane asks.

 

“What if we combine all of our weapons?” Hunter brings up.

 

“That might work!” Shane says. They combine them all into the Thunder Storm Cannon, and Marah, Kapri and Zurgane head out, leaving Bopparoo. They go to full power and fire at him, breaking the shield and hitting him full on, and he goes down in flames.

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Cam watches on the computer as they celebrate. “Yes!” he says. “I have to admit, I’m pleasantly surprised.”

 

“You underestimated the power of their leadership,” Sensei says.

 

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“Oh no!” Marah exclaims from the ship. “Our teacher’s toast.”

 

“Let’s give them more bop till they drop,” Kapri says, getting out the PAM. The Scroll of Empowerment descends and Bopparoo is revived.

Cam sends the zords and another battle ensues. They call the mini-zord and Shane and Hunter work together with it, forming a whole new megazord and defeating Bopparoo again easily.

 

“At least I won’t have to put up with that monotonous marsupial,” Lothor says in relief. “He was starting to make my skull ache. What is that horrible noise?!”

 

Marah and Kapri come dancing in, wearing pink dresses and holding hands. “It’s our new hobby!” Kapri exclaims. “Clog dancing!”

 

“It’s from Ireland!” Marah says excitedly. They continue dancing around.

 

“Why can’t you two do something quiet?” Lothor asks, standing up. “Like yoga? I’ll pay for pilates! Can you hear me? I’m not yelling just to hear myself yell, you know!” He sits back down as the Kelzacks swarm around playing music and the girls continue mindless of him. Even Zurgane joins in the fun.

 

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At Total Trek, Shane is on the skating ramp performing as well as ever, and Blake cheers from the sidelines beside Hunter. Then cut to Hunter tearing up the track as always, Dustin and Shane celebrating as he flies by. “Nice!” Dustin shouts. “Hunter’s rippin it up, man!” He and Shane clasp hands happily.

 

Shane and Hunter are side by side as they run the track, then climb the wall as Blake cheers them on again. They hit the bar at the top simultaneously, and then cut to Storm Chargers where Kelly holds the trophy, a crowd gathered. “And the winner of this year’s Total Trek, is the team of Shane and Hunter!”

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They step up, medals around their neck, as everyone cheers them. “Not bad,” Tori says, coming between them.

 

“Hey,” Shane says. “We’re trying to learnify, with great knowledgeness.”

 

“What?” she asks flatly.

 

“We’re starting to hang together better,” Hunter clarifies. They smile and he holds out a hand as Shane opens his arms. Hunter shrugs and holds out his arms as Shane offers a hand, and they both settle for a firm handclasp. Which turns into an arm-wrestling match.

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Tori looks at them. “At least it’s a start.” And as usual, Dustin just smiles, alongside Blake, everyone happy that their new team is finally forming into one.

 

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