The Igarashis have arrived at Minakami Onsen for a weekend getaway celebrating Mama Igarashi’s discharge from the hospital. They are surprised to see the Ushijima Family is also here for a getaway trip. Papa Ushijima says it’s great to see Mama Igarashi is doing well.
The Rangers wonder why Void Knight would have taken Dr. Akana’s devices. But he won’t be able to use them anyway without the capacitor which Mama Akana took home to fix. They decide they want to lure Void Knight out into the open by using a sabotaged capacitor as bait. Ollie does not want to put his mother in danger, but the others pressure him to think about what’s at stake here. Zayto convinces Ollie to have them ask Dr. Akana if she would be willing.
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Phil informs us that during the mandatory 12-hour rest period where teams can eat, sleep and mingle with the other teams, the “controversy” over Team Guido’s behavior remains on everyone’s minds. During dinner, Joe & Bill eat separately from everyone else.
Phil adds that “the competition has gotten ugly” and by the end of this Leg, only five teams will remain.
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Aiyon is having nightmares of the Final Battle of Rafkon when their comrades and most of the planet died. He gets up for a walk and runs into Zayto who says he too has nightmares of that day. And often. Feeling some survivor’s guilt, Aiyon wonders if their teammates would still be alive if they made different choices that day. Zayto avoids the question and says they should get some sleep in order to help Dr. Akana dig up the Ranger Keys tomorrow.
Dr. Akana leads the excavation of Purple Beard’s treasure chest which will be on display at the Pine Ridge museum. The museum’s curator Ms. Cotton is on the air with J-Borg to talk about the potential for the pirate’s legendary talismans to be inside the chest.
Stacey heads into Ijirude’s lab as he works on improvements for Hakaizer. Ijirude says he has no reason to pin his entire fortune only on Stacey. If Stacey wants to outdo Barashitara, he needs to produce results.
Commander Wakabayashi and George are briefing Ikki about a Deadman aiding three thieving teens. Before they can discuss a strategy to counter the Deadman’s cheetah speed, Vice calls Ikki so he can personally greet “Kari-chan.”
Fern catches up to her girlfriend Izzy after school and offers to help her study for her electronics test. Izzy says she’s fine and thanks her for the offer with a kiss. Izzy leaves for hurdles training and the other Rangers arrive to pick Izzy up. Ollie also offers to give Izzy some tips, but she says she’ll be fine.
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The six remaining teams begin the 6th Leg of the Race by being evacuated to the nearby town of Gabes to avoid an impending sandstorm in the Sahara. The mandatory 12-hour Pit Stop was thereby extended, though teams would still depart in the order they arrived at the end of the last Leg.
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The Rangers are showing Aiyon what a day on the beach is like during Earth summer. Javi takes Aiyon to try out ice cream.