A Solar Eclipse
Attack of the Past, trouble in the present, the future unclear.
By – Flameshield
Disclaimer – I do not wish to own anything anyone else thinks of, it's because of them that I make this stories that swirl until I can get them down.
However…
Sunt, Kris, Rufus, Rose, and Tank of Planet Anubis are mine
Dekaranger Dekapurple specialist Yasu is mine
And anyone who wishes to use them please ask for permission
With that said in done, I hope this story turns out well.
Prologue: Trouble at Home
Planet Anubis… Home planet of Doggie Kruger…
A Black dog is walking through the halls of Dekabase to the exit. The cool winter has settled across the land and everyone wore a heavier jacket outside. Stepping outside, the black dog looks about. He was suppose to be on patrol with his teammate and girlfriend, but she had fallen to a cold and didn't want to risk having him get it.
Walking down the road, he couldn't help but think of one friend he hasn't seen in many years. In fact, no one has seen in except maybe his Chief, but he doesn't say anything. When he had last saw him, he wore a gold badge and had a sweet looking sword. He stayed for maybe a year before Head Chief called him back and Planet Anubis never heard or saw him again.
The black dog had faith though. In his spiritual visits to the gates of afterlife he never saw the Guard Dog of Hell with the Griffin Guard of Hell. Ever since that one case three years into his friend's career, the sprit within his friend revealed himself to everyone.
Coming back to the present, the black dog looks around his normal patrol route. The sun was just starting to peak over the horizon as he reached the point where he turns around and heads back to the Dekabase. The white grass swayed gently with a breeze as he heads back to base, still on the look out for trouble. Being a Dekaranger had its ups and downs, but he didn't mind it at all, in fact Planet Anubis was one of the few planets that does not want the Dekasuits for the Dekarangers.
Two hours have past since he left the base to go on patrol when he returned. Hanging up his coat he continues on to the Dekaroom to report. Once inside he spots his comrades lounging around, unsure of what to do with themselves.
"I just got back from patrol, nothing to report." The black dog said, sitting next to the white dog.
"Good to hear." An elderly dog said, wearing a uniform to show his Chief status, "Cause a case popped up half an hour ago down in the west district."
"West District? By that Curry shop?" the purple dog asked.
"Correct, Rose." Their Chief said, "In fact, that Curry shop has been robbed repeatedly for a couple of days, the owner says some shifty character has been the cause. That is the case that came in."
"So all we have to do is find the culprit and arrest him." The dark blue dog asks
The chief nods.
"Well then, lets get started." The purple dog says, getting up, "The sooner we get this done, the sooner we can all just hang out."
"Right on Rose, let's go team." The dark blue dog says, and then the team heads out. The other three followed closely. They all got into a jeep and headed to west district curry shop.
"Any of you missing Doggie as much as I am?" the black dog ask during the ride.
"Yeah," the dark blue dog said, "haven't heard from him in forever."
"He's who made our team, right Rufus?" Rose asked, "at least, functional."
"Doggie made us who we are today." The white dog said, her voice just as sad, also holding signs of her having a cold, "I wonder if Head Chief could locate him."
"We shouldn't bother him unless something happened that Doggie needs to know about." Rufus said, "you said it yourself Kris, Gold Badge means more work and less time to hang out."
"Oh yeah." Kris said sheepishly as Rufus pulled the jeep to a stop outside the curry shop.
"Ruf, isn't this were we met Doggie?" the black dog asks.
"Come to think of it, it is." Rufus said, "Holding back a murderer until we could get to the scene."
"Quit hanging out in the past and let's get this mission started." Kris called, but the two didn't seem to hear her. "Rufus, Sunt, let's go!"
Both turned their head to her, both muttering a sheepish apology, and quickly followed the girls into the curry shop. Aromas filled the shop as they walked over to the counter to chat with the owner.
"Hi, welcome to Tracer's Curry shop, how can I help you?" the man asked.
"Special Police, we're here to chat with the owner about a incident." Rufus said, taking his leadership role he always had.
"He's out back, been waiting for you guys for a hour now."
"Alright, thanks." Rufus said, then lead the team to the back.
When they got into the back, the owner quickly motioned them over to his side. Silently they went over and looked over his shoulder to see video footage, clearly of when the curry shop was being robbed. After watching it, Rose looks thoughtful.
"Looks like someone we caught and has recently been released." She says softly.
"Well, we could always stay overnight and catch him red handed." Kris said.
"No, because he is probably a regular and now that he knows we are on the case he won't come." Sunt said, "You said in the report he was a shady character, do you recognize the person?"
"Yes, corner table by the door, he's there now if you hurry." The owner said, "I only know it's him because he always snatched money from my vault before you caught him last time with a lad's help."
"I thought I recognized the culprit from somewhere." Rufus said, then hurried back into the dinner. The team quickly follows. They soon find the suspect and surround him.
"Oh, just you guys." He said, looking at them, "You guys don't change much, do you?"
"We have you on account for robbing this place." Rufus says.
"Prove it."
Kris took out her license, "I'm glad we accept these little devices, their really something." She says, then holds it at him, "Accusation for robbing the curry shop, Judgement." In a few seconds it convicted him guilty.
"Alright, alright, fine." He said, "I've got to survive out there too, that's why I did it."
"Back to the cell for you pal, you do the crime you pay the time." Rufus says, pulling out some cuffs, "Let's go."
The dog obeyed willingly, not wanting to get in trouble with them again like he did last time many years ago when a mere street rat stopped him until they could get to him.
Later inside the Dekaroom, the team gathered around talking about the older days. Sunt's topic of Doggie stirred many memories. Everyone wondered how he was and what he was up to. The day was also growing late as the sun slowly starts to set. By this time, their Chief, Tank, had retired to his room.
"How you feeling Kris?" Sunt asks, looking at the white dog.
"Better, but I still have a bad cough." She replies. Her voice somewhat sore.
"So we should be able to do morning patrol together soon?"
"Probably tomorrow." She replies, then snuggles into his grasp
Rufus and Rose only smiled at the sight. As the last ray of the sun vanishes from the window, the Dekarangers retired themselves to bed for a warm night sleep.
When the aroused with the sun, the base was in chaos. Sunt looks around, and then stopped one of the workers.
"What the hell is going on?" he asks.
"It's the Chief, medics are trying to save him… he entered a stroke maybe an hour ago."
The rest of the team froze. It wasn't a freeze in shock, they knew Tank was at risk, it was a freeze in fear. If Tank died, then they had no way of telling Kruger.
Planet Earth… Where Doggie Kruger is stationed…
It was a familiar sight to him. It was just like the night he revealed that he could transform into Dekamaster, except instead of Ban, Tetsu now stood in front of him, ready to fight with his Justice fist style. To his left once again stood both Hoji and Sen, he wondered if they worked on their weaknesses. To his right were Jasmine and Umeko, he wondered if they fixed their fighting style and increased their attack.
Tetsu suddenly grabbed his brace throttle, ready to attack. He watched him, knowing full well that he will call out his attack. Dekamaster watched the specialist carefully.
"Super Lightning Fist!" Tetsu called.
Dekamaster watched with an eagle's eye. The other Dekarangers couldn't tell if Tetsu had hit or missed, though missing would be very unlikely. After a minute, Tetsu grabs his arm and holds back his pained surprise.
"Isn't that punch suppose to reach the speed of light?" Dekamaster ask, looked at Dekabreak.
"Yes." He replied.
"You fell just short."
Everyone else gasped; they couldn't believe their ears. They knew that Dekamaster was good, but this was beyond expectations.
"I'd better tighten up again then." Tetsu said. Dekamaster nodded, and then turned to Hoji and Sen while drawing his sword.
"Let's see if you took my advice or not." He said, then they charged at him.
Dekamaster was more interested in seeing if Hoji gave himself some defense, so he attacked him first. Hoji was able to block and dodge the attacks, but Kruger knew he could do better. When Hoji let Sen jump off of his linked hands, he came flying down at Kruger, who once again caught the attack, then dodged Hoji while pinning him again with his sword against Hoji's neck.
"Better, but plenty of room for improvement." He said.
"Right." They said, then he let him go. Walking over to the girls, he cocks his head.
"We've been working real hard." Umeko says.
"We'll show you how much." Jasmine comments, before both charged forward.
Batting away their D-Sticks and backing up, Kruger noted that they were indeed much stronger. Flaws were still evident, such as Jasmine's angle of attack and Umeko's jitteriness interfering with her attacks. After a minute, he has both on the ground and tells them his sightings. After telling them, they all gathered together and looked at Kruger.
"This time when you attack as a team, I want you at your best." Kruger said, "Right now you want to catch me for interrogation."
"Roger." They said, then charged forward, only to stop when the simulation shut down.
"Swan? What's going on?" Kruger asks, a dog replacing Dekamaster.
"You have an important message from Numa O, he says it cannot wait." She replies.
Sighing, Kruger exited the simulation room, followed by everyone else. Once inside the Dekaroom, the monitor came to life. Doggie took in the fact that Numa looked sad.
"What's wrong Chief?" he asks calmly.
"I recently got a message from Planet Anubis," the avian said, the dog perked right up. "Apparently, Tank has passed away today, a stroke taking his life."
Doggie's knees collapse right from underneath him, causing him to fall to his knees. When he became a chief, Doggie would always look back on how Tank guided the team and fitted it into his practice, Tank was a role model he would never forget. The news, though, was still enough to weaken him like it did. Not very often did he let his emotions get the better of him.
"Your comrades wanted you to come to the funeral, but they don't know you're a chief." Numa continued. "If you go as is, they will think of you as the new chief."
"I… I still have my other uniform." Doggie muttered. Swan placed a hand on his shoulder, knowing how hard it was to hear what he did.
"Pack your chief uniform as well, Kruger, for the funeral." Numa said, "Meanwhile, I want you to get to know them again and see if you can decide who would make a fine chief out of their group."
"I'll be going too." Swan said, "I talked with Tank before, so I wouldn't be an exact stranger."
"Very well." Numa said, then cut the transmission.
Doggie manages to get back on his feet and walk out of the dekaroom. Entering his room, he puts a simple bag on his bed and put his uniform in it. He then walks over to his closet and pulls out some armor and a white jacket with the star colored in black. He then places six black straps around his silver pants, as well as a belt with a gun hostler on it, as well as a place to put his license. Walking over to his desk, he pulls out a case and opens it, revealing a gold badge much like Tetsu's. Putting it on the jacket, he picks up the bag and steps out and heads for the hanger. He was to leave as soon as he could.
Everyone was waiting by the ship as he entered the hanger. Swan stood just inside the ship's door as he stopped in front of the team.
"I expect this place to still be standing when I return, try not to bang up the dekamachines too much if you have to use them." He said, looking at them all, "Keep in mind that Dekabase Robot is still under repair, so don't let the base come under attack."
"Any idea how long you'll be gone?" Sen asks
"No." Doggie said, walking to the ship, "Any mishaps are to be reported to Chief Numa while I'm gone."
"But won't Chief Numa be going to the funeral as well?" Jasmine asked.
"Yes, but we don't know when the funeral will be." Doggie said, "he'd show up on that day, since HQ is close to Planet Anubis."
"Understood, leave everything to us." Hoji said.
Doggie nodded, then entered the ship with Swan. Both sat down for the long trip to Anubis.
I've been thinking about this one for a while, and i'm working on it slowly, but i decided to post it up to see what people think about it. Thanks for reading.