„So this is the Sun..." - the boy looked at the sky while he was walking down form the spaceship.
"It's your first time on the Earth, huh?" - asked some man from security - "but you look quite human to me."
The boy just smiled a little. He knew about camouflage most aliens wear on this planet. And he also knew that security can see through it. But he really looked like a earthling. Well, his mother lived here once.
"But you should buy sunglasses. Your eyes are a bit strange. "
Ah, yes, his eyes... those where yellow, and when he was angry his pupils were more lancet. He must be more careful now.
"Okay, thank you for good advice..."
Now was the time to find some job. Maybe here is the place for him?
It's been 6 years since the battle with Abrera. Some things have changed while other have not.
Doggie was still in charge, Tetsu was still in the team. Umeko disliked when someone took bath in her bathroom, Standing upside-down still helped Sen think better, Jasmine was still an ESPer and Swan repaired the machines when needed.
But there were some news. Ban has returned. He liked to work in fire brigade but he missed his friends too much. So he was a backup now. He would join the brigade only in big emergencies. The biggest change was, however, the five years old girl who was living in the dekabase. After the battle with the bat, Swan and Doggie at last admitted their feelings for each other. And one year after the wedding, Retri was born. She looked more like a human than a alienizer. The things that made the difference were light blue hair, ears that looked exactly like those at Doggie's head and little wings which where only visible when the child wanted them to be. And there was something more.
Her IQ was high. Very high. That was quite a problem because Retri was kind of bored in kindergarten. That's why, when she promised that she would not leave the base, the girl could be there all the time. It wasn't much trouble. Well almost. Kids usualy do a lot of things they shouldn't. And sometimes they aren't even aware of it.
"You wana get a job eh? What kind of a job? And what are your references?" - asked the man.
The room, where the two met, was all dusty. You could see old furniture from many eras everywhere. This was the official job middleman office. When emigrant alienizers want to find a job they all come here.
"Hmm... I'm good at cleaning and cooking. I know the tastes of about 200 different alienizers."
"And do you have any papers to prove that?"
"Eeeer... no. My previous employers didn't give me such documents"
"That's a problem..."
"The only paper I have is this" - the boy took a card out of his pocket.
It looked a bit like an Earth drivers license.
"Wildcard! You should've told me sooner that you have it".
The man smiled slightly. Wildcards are very rare. Only few aliens could be in its posession. The card was a gateway to any kind of job and if you show it, no one would ask who you are or what you previously did. There was only a photo, name (sometimes just one without the family name) and the most important: the Final Judgment seal that prove the innocence of the card wielder. This document was forged more often than any other document. About 60 of them were fake.
"Some hot stuff I think. I don't know if you made it or stole it, but you can have any job... let me see... maybe this one?"
Boy read the papers.
"According to this I must pretend to be housekeeper and then steal an expensive vase"
"Well I would call this: take the item and bring it to another place"
"Sorry but I need some normal work right now. I had some problems last time if you know what I mean"
"Oh I see. Good here you can find a decent job. A normal boring one. Here are your reference"
"Thank you" - the boy hid the documents in the backpack.
He turned around to the exit.
"Ah wait. Your name. Kordian. It sounds like an earthling one. "
"Maybe or maybe not. Good bye!" he busted out the room.
He stopped 100 m from the office.
"What a jerk. He thought that my Wildcard was a fake. Stupid human. And he wanted me to steal some vase. I'm not a thief" - he said to himself.
O. k. he stole some food from the kitchen few times but every cook there was like that. He was so hungry that time. He shook his head. If nobody discovers what race he is, it will be perfect.
"Cleaning someone's house is so much better than the cooking in the prison of planet Naka'rk".
It was beginning of new era for him.
"Lookout Japan! Kordian will be living here from today!"
And then he went to his new work. The future was so bright.
A month later.
"It is so quiet these days. Alienizers are calm and there hasn't been any serious cases in weeks" - Umeko was bored to death.
But no one was mad at her words. Yesterday, she had a case of a lost alien cat. Well yeah he was two meters long and that was the only problem.
"Then, it's a good time to do some paperwork " - said Tetsu who just came by.
"Oi kohai you just came back from one of your tokukoyu cases so you don't know how boring it is here lately. Fire brigade is off too" - Ban was simply lying on the table.
He was suffering from the lack of action the most.
"You could practice more like Hoji, senpai"
"Or try some sleep like Sen." - said Jasmine taking her cup of tea.
"It's too monotonic. Too much practice and I'll be crazy! I'm not tired so no sleep for me. Swan-san is lucky. The machines need taking care of the entire time even if they're not in use..."
"Yaaawn...Um that's weird, but I couldn't sleep here last time. What's the difference?" - Sen just woke up.
"I think it's because one person is missing" - Jasmine just smiled slightly.
Everyone else made the same face, accept Doggie.
"She is with Swan, learning how to repair DekaRobo joints." - he said quickly.
His daughter didn't cause trouble like other children. She made things that were right from a logic point of the view. But not so good form other ones.
"That's an idea Ban! Try to play with Retri. Boredom will disappear!" - Umeko had another 'great' idea.
"Boredom, yes. But..." - Tetsu was a little worried.
"I tried that. And well... She wanted to play hide and seek. I looked for her for 3 hours. When I gave up she came from nowhere and said she won" - it was a little embarrassing for Ban.
"She is just too smart for you" - for that words Umeko was chased in the base for one hour.
Doggie just shook his head. He didn't have just one daughter but also 6 other 'kids' to care of.
As for Retri – oh yes she was his pride. For now she was learning only theory about Special Police Dekaranger. All practice was left for when she will be older and her body grows up. For now she was very pleased with the things in dekabase. At first it was rather disturbing: such a young child and criminal stuff. But even with that kind of information she was still a cute and innocent girl. It was just like the data she took where stored in an independent part of the brain. Well she was a half breed maybe that was the cause?
The Anubian was shaken away from his thoughts by a voice,
"Boss! Here is the index for new workers. But too many candidates came for cleaning job. We need only one. Please sign here and I'll choose right person" - it was one of the administrator of dekabase.
Kruger wanted to sign it but…
"I think I'll do the selection"
"Sir, that kind of job... well I can do it myself..."
"Yes I know. However my nose tells me I should do it. Witch room is it then?"
Kordian was sitting in the waiting room. He worked a month at the Retarou family and they were pleased. Sadly they wanted to move away but they left him a very good references. They were so good, that he was taken as a candidate for cleaning service in the Special Police Base. It was his big chance. A stable job, with a place to stay and high payment. The only thing that left was them to choose him for this work. And that wasn't so sure.
Doggie was waiting for the last candidate. He almost chose the right one but he wanted to see all of them. Especially that the last one had only two documents. A reference paper from one family and a Wildcard. It was quite interesting. At last he came in. boss was quite surprised when he saw a young boy. His clothes were rather poor and he had a cap with 'ears'.
Weird.
"I thought that picture on the card was just old. How old ARE you" - that was the first question.
But the boy wasn't troubled with it at all.
"According to the time reference here on Earth I am about..." - he made a pause here thinking - "...twelve. More or less"
"Hm... OK I get it. You can take of the cap if you want. It must be hot for you."
"No, thank you. I feel better with this on, if you don't mind that is Sir".
That was interesting. Why didn't he want to take it off? He was cheeked by security. He didn't hide anything under the cap. Or maybe...
"If that is what you want...Tell me now why do you want this job?"
"It's quite simple. Payment is good, you can have your own room to stay and work isn't that hard"
"Is that all?"
"Yes. Did I say something wrong?"
"No its just funny. The older candidates at the first place said that it was cool to work in dekabase and see the Dekarangers. I thought someone young like you will say that especially. But what happened to your parents that you have to work alone?"
"My mother died when I was young. I don't remember her much. About my father I really don't know. I saw him only once. And I don't think he would like any family reunion." - he said that in a way that pointed out that he doesn't want to talk about it.
It was risky to give this job to that boy. However all senses were telling Boss that he was the right choice. He had a bad feeling for a few days. Something was coming. It was silence before the storm. And this boy has some good wavelength.
"I think you got this job. You can move here immediately"
"Thank you sir. I've got all my stuff at security case. It won't take long"
"Ah yes from now on you can call me Boss like everyone else in the base."
"Roger!" - The boy said and left the room.
'So his name is Kordian huh? I think I heard that somewhere. And at some point he didn't tell the entire truth. But this is not a problem. I feel some trouble is coming. That's the real case' Doggie thought as he left the room through the back door.
Kordian walked slowly through the corridor.
The Boss.
He looked just like that guy. That was the same race for sure. But the uniform was different.
"So you are the new guy here? If you have any question just tell me" - said administrator when he booked Kordian to his new room.
"Actually I have one question. Is there any person in Dekarangers that his uniform is white?"
"Yes the tokukyou."
"But I mean a uniform like the Boss has. I know some things about tokukyou... And I have in mind something different."
"Ah Yes I heard once about someone like that. I think those are called 'independent'. They can delete without judgment. But why do you want to know something like that?"
"I was just curious. I saw someone like that on one of the planets. So he was a police too"
"No, the 'independent' aren't the special police. It's a unit that doesn't take orders form headquarters."
So that guy was like that. But who cares? Now is the time for peaceful and easy work. Nothing will go wrong, right?
Kordian was thinking so deeply that he almost crashed with someone. Someone shorter than him.
"Huh and who are you?" - asked the little girl.