EPISODE 67: DESTINED TO FIND OUT

ABOUT: Balthazar is now eighteen goes through a personal journey as a class assignment in the Shuudan Headquarters recruitment facility.

Eighteen-year-old Balthazar tossing a football with Coribun. "I don't need a dad. I got you guys," Balthazar said. Coribun asked, "Yeah. What happened to your old dad?" "Oh. I killed him," Balthazar said. Coribun gulped.

Balthazar in a classroom with Isis. "Class, you're next assignment is a sort of a rite of passage. I had to go through it. It's to go by yourself in a certain location we will give you and kill an offender," Isis said. Balthazar asked, "Kill?" Balthazar thought, "I know my mom said I killed people before and I don't think I will able kill someone. It's not in me."

Balthazar being prepped by Paige, Devon and Coribun. Paige asked, "Are you ready, son?" "As much as I'll ever be," Balthazar said. "You'll do great," Coribun said. "I know you'll make us proud," Devon said. "You BETTER give him a good grade," Paige said. "Bite me, hija," Isis said.

Balthazar walking through the forest. A helicopter dropped him off and it's in the background in the sky. "Here I go," he said. Balthazar finds a long twisty pointy stick in the forest. "This may come in handy," he said. The trees rustle and Balthazar knows he hears a sound. "I thought I heard something," Balthazar said.

Isis and Mary in the combat room. Isis is resting after practicing with Coribun. Mary asked, "Is it all right to ask how you are doing?" Isis asked, "What is the point?" Mary asked, "The point of what?" "I don't know," Isis said. Mary leaves Isis. "What is the point of going on, living, discovering I created all existence and I am not as omnipotent as I thought the creator would be. This whole experience has shattered my thoughts of a God and what I am meant to be. I can't even be with the one who I love," Isis thought.

Nikolud looking sad sitting down on a dark green hill at the night sky of the Yóri Mo Takái's dark region of the universe. "Isis is the strength of my entire being. When she is near me, I feel complete. The heart is so pure and full of life when I think of her. Breathing the same air as her is my gratification, the embodiment of spiritual ecstasy," he thought.

Balthazar picking some fruit from a tree and a shadow behind him. Balthazar turns. "Come out from the bushes!," he said. A watery beast roars as he jumps out at Balthazar. Balthazar rolls over on the floor and makes a stance as the creature landed. "What do you call yourself?" "Gulkeic," the beast said. Gulkeic fighting with Balthazar rolling on the ground. Mud slinging. Gulkeic has Balthazar in a wrestling hold and chokes with his stick. "Now I got you," Gulkeic said. Balthazar kicks the stick out of Gulkeic's hands and it pokes him in the eye. Balthazar puts the stick at Gulkeic's throat, still on the ground. "Do I have to kill him? I cannot do so. I can't. Not even if he is a criminal. He is a living being," Balthazar thought. Balthazar remembering what the Sovereign [Sovereign first appeared in Keikenranger Episode 26] said when Balthazar became a knight of Hadaquin in his previous life. Balthazar remembers when he became a knight in his previous life… "Knights of Hadaquin must remember the honor. Never kill another, not even if it is a criminal," Sovereign said. Balthazar gets up with Gulkeic and puts the stick down. Gulkeic sighs. "I cannot kill you. I am a knight," he said. He left Gulkeic. Balthazar walked off without turning around to see Gulkeic standing there and flickering. Gulkeic happens to be a hologram. He fades out.

Paige, Mary, Kiro and Coribun come out from where Gulkeic disappeared, all excited. Paige comes in front. "He passed!," Paige said. Mary asked, "Hey, where is Balthazar?" "Good question…," Kiro said. Concerned silent Paige sad as she realizes he left. Paige walking in the headquarters. Isis and Devon go up to her. "Paige, Balthazar resigned from my class and the Shuudan," Isis said. "Are you okay? You look pale, Paige," Devon said. Balthazar with luggage backpack strapped on him goes up to Paige. "Mom, I'm not a ranger. I'm a knight," Balthazar said. Paige asked, "Guys, can you leave us to talk in private?" "Sure," Isis and Devon said.

Paige and Balthazar sit in the lobby couch. "So you're leaving…," Paige said. "Yes I am," Balthazar said. "I knew this would come. I just didn't want to accept it," Paige said. "Mom, destiny or not I want to do it," Balthazar said. Paige asked, "You want to be a knight?" "I'm not a ranger," Balthazar said. "I just want you here with me," Paige said. "I will always will. Even if you're technically not my real mom, you are to me," Balthazar said. "You mean that?", Paige said with tears in her eyes. Paige and Balthazar hug. "Yes mom," Balthazar said. Balthazar leaves, Devon, Isis, Coribun, and Mary waves goodbye. Kiro asks something to Paige. Kiro asked, "Are you all right?" "Yeah. I am," Paige said.

Later that night…
Devon asked Coribun, "How did Paige take it?" "Look for yourself," Coribun said. Paige drinking liquor in the bottle in her room alone.

-END OF THE SIXTY-SEVENTH EPISODE-

ON THE NEXT KEIKENRANGERS...
Paige's anger about loosing Balthazar is put toward Isis and she feels discouraged about the team's efforts to help her.