Rift 1: A New World
Regular text: Connected
Talking: "Connected"
Thoughts: Connected
Rift Closer and Narration: Connected
Finishers: "Connected"
Disclaimer: I do not own the Super Sentai series. This is simply a fun little story I wanted to post because I had an idea I really liked and wanted to write out.
The water crashed against the rocks, spraying the young woman who was staring out at the sea.
The young woman was of a tan complexion with light blue hair. However, her skin appeared to have a slight scaled appearance. She wore a skin tight sleeveless dark blue crop top that ended just above her belly and skin tight navy shorts ending just above her knees. She had on a pair of what appeared to be blue sandals. Her hands had on a pair of light green gloves. Over her shirt was a white vest with a blue symbol in the shape of a blue wave over where her heart would be.
She reached into the pocket of her vest and pulled out a small gold circle-shaped device with three white lines running over the top and a single black line dividing the circles. On the back of the circle, there was the same wave symbol that was on her vest.
She turned around and started walking away from the area, the wind blowing her hair out of the way to reveal what appeared to be a set of gills on her neck.
A rather bulky young man walked through the desert. He had shaggy black hair and was rather tanned with his clothing consisting of yellow pants, a beige tank top, yellow shoes, and a white jacket with a yellow rock shaped symbol in the same area as the young woman.
He said something in a foreign language as he kept walking.
A slightly pale slender young man walked through a forest. He wore a pair of black shorts and a black shirt under a white trench coat with a black circle shape over his heart. He had a pair of black boots on his feet. He looked sort of a like a wolf in some ways, with his skin appearing to be covered in what looked like fur on parts of his body. He had long black hair that covered the side of his face and a pair of what appeared to be wolf ears on his head. His hands looked slightly clawed.
He scowled as he continued to walk.
A slightly pale young girl looked around in amazement as she walked through a city. Her hair was a dark brown color with white streaks going through it. She wore a pair of baggy pants and a baggy shirt under a white sweater that had two slits along the back and a gray vortex above her heart. She was barefoot. She giggled as she looked around the city.
Lastly, an Asian young man walked down the sidewalk. He had brown hair and brown eyes and was wearing a red sweatshirt over a white shirt and green pants. He had on a pair of black and blue sneakers.
Yawning, he stretched his arms over his head. "Good. I've settled in. Now hopefully I can move on."
He continued to walk, passing by the girl with white streaks in her hair. She noticed him, but kept walking as if he wasn't there.
Narration: The Universe is an infinitely large space. So much that multiple forces have formed to keep the balance of the Universe safe. And now, four officers of one of those forces will join together with one human to save the Universe from a new threat!
Insert Theme: BRAVING! By KANAN
(Chikazuite te o nobashite) The RiftRangers traveled through a Rift.
(Ashita e to tsuzuku hikari) Each of them are shown one by one, but particular notice is taken with PegasusRanger's wings, MinotaurRanger's horns, WerewolfRanger's wolf ears, fur, and fangs, KrakenRanger's gills and suction cups, and GarudaRanger's helmet.
(Ashimoto ni hirogaru kono sekai no yume o mita) The screen zooms back out to show all five as they jump out of the Rift and into a new world.
(Music) The title is shown. A male voice can be heard shouting: "Sekai Sentai!" before all five shout: "RiftRanger!"
(Yume to kibou wa doko ni aru nante shiranai yo) The young man in red walked down the middle of the street as lightning struck behind him in the distance. Next, the young woman in blue was seen walking on water as a whirlpool formed near her.
(Hashiri mawatte sagashitemo mistukaranai) The pale young man in black grasped a coin in his hand tightly. Then, the girl in white was seen on top of a skyscraper while stretching her arms outwards, her wings stretching out as well.
(Shinjitsu to uso no hazama ni ochita iru no ka na) The bulky young man in yellow was seen climbing a cliff at a fast rate. Lastly, an older woman was seen doing paperwork while looking rather frustrated. A younger man walked up to her while placing a cup of something on the table.
(Bokura no monogatari narahajimattemo inai) The three Rift Rulers along with their helpers were seen inside of their base. The four got into different positions as lines began to fill the screen.
(Ashita e tsuzuku kuzureochi sou na machi mo) The five RiftRangers pulled out their transformation devices and got them ready. They performed their Henshin pose.
(Yowaki naru mae ni tobadashite ikou) In unison they threw their arms into the air with lines opening above their head. Their suits formed and they got into their respective poses.
(Chikazuite too no ite iku) The red RiftRanger swung his lance around to strike at the Peasants around him, lightning surging from the weapon.
(Shinjitsu o tsukamu tame ni) The blue RiftRanger blasted at a Peasant with her large gun then blasted at three more.
(Mienai mirai kara kibou o sagashidasu) The black RiftRanger struck at multiple Peasants with two katanas.
(Dare yori mo katai kokoro) The white RiftRanger ducked back from a slash then fired an energy arrow from her bow into the head of a Peasant.
(Mi ni tsukete kakeagaru yo) The yellow RiftRanger slammed his fist into the chest of a Peasant to knock it over then slashed at another one with his drill.
(Yowasa to tatakatte kachiagaru tsuyosa o) Five giant robots were seen before the next shot was a larger robot that looked to be their combined form.
(Mitsukeru tame ni) The five RiftRangers were shown together with a close up shown of them one after the other.
(Kakagae no nai nakama to) The five giant robots flew away from a line in the air then combined into their giant robot form once again. The RiftRangers jumped out of their mecha.
(Ashimoto ni hirogaru kono sekai no asu o mita) They landed on the ground then performed their signature group pose as the song ended.
The young woman with light blue hair walked down the sidewalk, the circle-shaped device perched in her right hand. A holographic screen was over the device as a blue light shone from it.
She looked down at the device and bit her lip in concentration. She said something to herself as the screen showed a red arrow pointing forward.
In the distance, the young man in red exited a building with his hands in his pockets. He looked up at the sky. "Looks like a storms brewing. Better be careful."
He then looked both ways but crossed the street.
The woman looked up as the arrow of her device followed the young man.
She said something aloud then ran to the young man. She ran in the middle of the road but halted her progress as a car screeched to a stop while honking at her. She held out her hands in apology and gained the attention of the young man. Though he simply glanced at her but moved on.
The woman turned back to the person she was following and ran to him. She called out.
The young man turned back to her as she ran up to him.
"Oh. Uh, can I help you?" the young man asked.
The woman said something in a foreign language.
"…I'm sorry?"
The woman repeated what he said.
"…I'm honestly sorry but I don't know what you're saying and I doubt I could be of much help."
Groaning, the woman held up the device and pressed down on a button. A light shone from the device onto the young man, scanning him up and down. When it died down another holographic screen formed, this one showing something written in a foreign language.
"What was that?"
The young woman didn't answer, instead nodding and holding the device up to his face. She pressed the button again. This time, it flashed in his face.
"AGH! What was that for?"
"I'm sorry, but I figured that using the translator function of the Rift Closer was the best way to have us communicate." A relatively deep female voice spoke up.
The young man blinked as his eyes readjusted. He looked at the young woman in front of him.
The young woman lowered her arm. "My name is Rina, I'm here to recruit you to be a Rift Guardian."
"Rift…Guardian?"
"Yes…oh, right. I forgot that this planet is one of the ones that are out of date when it comes to universal information. Well I'd be happy to explain what this responsibility is but the choice is completely up to you."
"…you sound crazy but given your magic translator…thing-y…I'll follow along for now."
A figure sat in a throne on a raised up platform. Underneath the platform, two other figures could be seen sitting in seats of their own. Another figure was seen walking up to them whilst holding a platter with two wine glasses.
The figure on the right was a buff male who had a regal appearance, his skin being a violet color with a coat that had a line from his right shoulder to the left side of his waist. The area above the line was a dark blue while the other side was a dark red. A lone cloth hung from his right arm while his left arm had no sleeve. Below his waist he had on trousers that were dark red on the left while dark blue on the right along with shoes that were the same color as the respective side they were on. His face was alien, having golden eyes and smooth violet skin but no mouth. A small crown rested on his head of short magenta hair.
The figure on the left was a slender female with an hourglass figure and her skin being a pale blue. She wore a dress that had two parallel lines running down the center. The right and left sides of her dress were navy blue while center of her dress was white. She wore a pair of heels with the insides being white and the outsides being navy blue. Her face was more human-like but still alien, with glowing sky blue eyes and a tiny bump of a noise but only a line with small bumps as her lips to indicate her mouth. A tiara was perched on the cyan hair on her head.
The figure with the platter was female with a petite figure and her skin being a light brown. She wore a maid's outfit, with the skirt being black with white on the front and sides and the torso being primarily white with black lines over it. Her arms were covered in black sleeves that extended to her elbows. The rest of her arms from her elbows to her fingers were covered in white gloves. She wore black leggings under the skirt and a pair of black and white heels. She looked to be the most human of the group, with the only alien qualities about her being her curly red hair with yellow highlights, her black lips, and her bright orange eyes.
The two on the throne took the wine glasses off the platter. "Thank you, Maid." The female figure on the lift spoke. After she took a sip of the drink, her lips moved slightly as she spoke again. "Hand."
A single line was drawn in the air, violet energy pouring from it as a figure jumped out.
"Yes, my Princess?" he bowed to the female on the left.
Hand was a figure with black skin. His outfit resembled that of a butler, with dark gray pants and a dark gray coat above a white top. His face looked similar to that of Princess but with smaller lips, a larger nose, and white eyes. His dark gray hair was hidden under a black top hat. In his right hand was a plain black staff with a white disc on the top.
"How goes the mission of Master?" Princess asked before sipping from her glass.
"It is going well. His forces have recently tracked down a small group of Rift Guardians on a planet they've recently declared under their protection. Due to their small size, it should be quite simple to accomplish what he wishes."
"Hmph. If it were that simple, he should be done already." The male spoke up for the first time, his tone filled with boredom.
"My Prince, you misunderstand. Rift Guardians are not to be taken lightly. We must be vigilant and be careful while planning if we are to take them out." Hand pointed out.
"That's stupid. Order Master to take them out already or he'll hear from me." Prince ordered.
"Prince, that's not a wise decision." Princess warned.
"But then what's the point if he won't get rid of them immediately?"
"Prince." The figure on the throne above the three spoke up, her voice filling the room.
"Y-yes Mother?" Prince said.
"Do not underestimate Master's abilities like you have before. I picked him for a reason and I believe that he will not fail, as regrettable as his plan may be."
"My Queen?" Hand said.
"It pains me to have to kill to get our message across but if we must do it, then we must do it. Tell Master to advance with his plans at a normal pace." Queen spoke up from her position.
"I understand, my Queen." Hand bowed before another line formed behind him and took him away.
Prince downed the rest of his drink and then practically slammed it back on the platter.
"Alright, so you both wanted water, correct?" the waitress asked.
"Yes, thank you" the young man in red looked to the waitress as she set the waters down on the table next to them then walked off.
Rina looked down at the glass in front of her in confusion. After a moments pause, she pulled out her device and held it to the water while pressing the button down again.
It scanned the water before showing a holographic screen and the foreign language again.
"So if that thing is supposed to enable us to communicate, how come I can't read what that says?" the young man asked.
"Probably a glitch. I'll fix it later." Rina said while picking up the glass. "So what is this? My Rift Closer says it's healthy but I'm not sure."
"Rift Closer? That's what that thing's called?"
"Yes, the Rift Closer is designed to open safe Rifts between worlds and close those that can cause serious damage. It also has a multitude of other functions, like translations, scanning, searching, and so on."
"Oh. Anyway that liquid is called water." The young man picked up his glass. Rina mimicked his motions.
As the young man sipped from the cup, Rina however began sipping but transitioned into drinking the entire thing in one go.
The young man stared. "Thirsty?"
"It's water, it just looks slightly different than it is on my world. Also tastes a bit different. You act like you've never seen a Seaian drink water."
"…what's a Sea…Sea-i-an?"
"Right, forgot about the "New to this" thing. Well, I'm an alien, simply put."
The young man blinked at her. "I'm just going to leave, if that's okay."
As he got up, Rina pulled her hair back, showing off a set of gills on her neck and her slightly scaled skin. The young man was taken by surprise.
"Wow, good makeup job, that's really cool."
"Look, just hear me out. I know I haven't been good at explaining all of this so far but give me another chance and I'll explain it more."
The young man sighed but sat back down.
"Okay. Basically, in the universe, there are three main organizations that protect it from threats that are unable to be handled by other heroic teams or regular people. The organization I am a part of is called the Rift Guardians. We protect the universe using the power of Rifts, which are gaps in time and space. Our main goal is to take care of the Rifts in the universe that endanger lives though we do also take care of evil groups."
"…so to take care of the Rifts, you make more of them? That doesn't make sense."
Rina shrugged. "Well to be technical, the Rift Guardian technology can open Rifts, but the way it's designed the Rifts are safe, non-lethal, and don't endanger anyone's life. And the Rifts are only open for the tenth of a second before they are forced shut to prevent anymore damage to time and space."
"…still seems pretty fishy to me" the young man crossed his arms. "And it still seems a bit too hard to believe, despite the evidence."
"Would you like me to transform to show you evidence?" Rina tilted her head.
"Transform? Let me guess, you have a true form and you're just disguised as a human?"
"Oh, no. This is my actual form, but my Rift Closer allows me to change into a special form unique to the elite Rift Guardian squads. It allows me to transform into a RiftRanger."
"…okay now you're just pushing it with the names. But I'll ask, why did you pick me?"
"Well, that's fairly simple really-" Rina started. She stopped when her Rift Closer let out a series of beeps. She picked it up and looked over it as a screen formed.
"Ah, there's an open Rift nearby. Looks like you're getting to see what a Rift Guardian does firsthand." Rina stood up and left.
The young man got up to leave but took out his wallet and left a few dollar bills on the table before following her.
Elsewhere, multiple figures were seen jumping out of a line in the sky. Almost all of them looked relatively the same, having dark green skin under yellow armor. Their armor didn't look very useful. Their movements were rather robotic
One figure in particular looked different than the others, with the figure having bronze skin with golden armor covering him. His armor was much bulkier than everyone else's.
"Now. Where to start? Come, Peasants, let's get us a Rift Guardian!" the one figure shouted.
Rina and her companion walked up to the area, Rina pulling out her Rift Closer.
"Let's get this over with, it looks like it's about to rain." The young man said.
"First off, we need to locate the Rift" Rina held out the device and held down the button before pivoting in place to cover every area.
Soon enough, a black line formed in midair.
The young man's eyes widened in surprise.
"That's a Rift. It looks to be complete so I'll need to close it off at the other side first before closing off this side." Rina started typing on a holographic screen on her Rift Closer. "It doesn't appear to have been opened for too long so it should be relatively simple to close it."
Within a minute, the Rift turned bright white before it faded away.
"And, that's it. Rift closed." Rina grinned before turning to her companion.
"Holy crap." The young man said. "That was cool."
"And that's just part of what a Rift Guardian does. So, how about it? Will you be a Rift Guardian?"
"Probably." The young man replied. "But shouldn't there be more of an interview?"
"Yeah, but right now all I need is verbal confirmation showing your interest. The interview and paperwork can be done later."
"Good to know…wait, paperwork?"
Rina didn't get to answer when there was a loud explosion in the distance followed by screams.
The two ran towards the source without hesitation. When they reached it, they found the figures in yellow armor along with their leader.
The group attacked civilians with swords and guns, knocking to the ground while either severely injuring them or killing them.
"What are these things?" the young man said aloud.
Rina grit her teeth then walked forward. "I order you to stop!"
The leader stopped his attack on one civilian then turned to Rina. "Oh? The prey ordering around the predator?" he noticed her vest. "So you're a Rift Guardian, are you?"
"I'm placing all of you under arrest! Please put down your weapons and come peacefully." Rina ordered.
"Just you against all of us? My name is Gold Knight. Peasants, kill her." Gold Knight ordered.
The "Peasants" got ready and charged Rina. The young woman ducked back from an attack and simply began dodging all of the attacks that came her way while drawing her Rift Closer.
The young man on the other hand did his best to avoid the Peasants around him.
Rina moved to the young man and shoved him out of the crowd.
As soon as she did, the Peasants around her began forming a ring but not attacking.
She held her Rift Closer up over her left shoulder.
"Open the Rift!" she ordered, the white lines on her Rift Closer glowing blue. She pressed the button on the side down.
Rift Opened!
Blue energy covered the Rift Closer as it split open along the black line, revealing a lighter blue on the inside that lit up.
"Connect The Worlds!" Rina threw the arm holding the Rift Closer to the right, holding it so the lighter blue line on the inside was vertical.
A Rift formed along the line of the Rift Closer. Water surged from it and circled around Rina. Black energy flowed across Rina's body from the Rift Closer and formed a skintight suit. The water around her aligned onto the suit into different patterns before solidifying as part of the suit. The water around her head formed a helmet that solidified into a light blue helmet.
Kraken! World Connected!
Rina was now covered in a primarily light blue suit that was black along her knees, elbows, wrists, ankles, stomach, and just under her waist. The light blue portions of her suit had designs over them that resembled scales on her arms and suction cups on her legs. On her chest were two large crisscrossing lines that resembled Rifts, with the one from her right shoulder to the left side of her waist being dark blue while the one from her left shoulder to the right side of her waist was white. Her gloves were black on the palms but light blue on the fingers and back of the hand. Her helmet was light blue with the front having the design of a kraken. The kraken had cyan eyes, with the tentacles extending to the sides of the head with the bottom of the body functioning as a visor.
A black belt hung from her waist, a large cavity in her belt buckle and a sheath on the left side. Her shoes were black on the bottom and sides but light blue on top. Rina plugged the Rift Closer into the cavity on her belt.
"The Water World! KrakenRanger!" the newly identified KrakenRanger cracked her knuckles.
"She transformed!" The young man pointed, his eyes widened in surprise.
KrakenRanger got into a ready stance as it started to drizzle.
Elsewhere, an older woman watched a screen, the fight between KrakenRanger and the Peasants on it. The older woman wore white robes over an orange shirt and black pants. An orange symbol was printed on the robe over where her heart would be. She had pale white skin and sky blue eyes.
Beside her, a man who looked only a bit younger than her watched with his hands clasped behind his back. He wore a white jacket that had no logo on it. Underneath the jacket was a black jumpsuit. His skin was dark blue and he had a blue left eye and a red right eye.
The older woman turned her attention to the young man in red, who was hiding. Who is that?
The Peasants aimed their guns at KrakenRanger. In response, she reached to the sheath on her belt and pulled out a gun. The gun was white with a triangle shape on either side, the triangle shape having a black outline. The trigger was painted blue and there was a slot on the gun that looked similar to the cavity on KrakenRanger's belt.
KrakenRanger jumped into the air to avoid the blasts from the Peasants. She aimed her gun at them and pulled the trigger repeatedly, blue bolts of energy firing out and striking at the Peasants. Each of the ones hit by the energy bolts fell to the ground, with the places they were hit in being exposed to reveal circuitry.
When she landed, she sprung forwards. She lashed out with a kick towards a Peasant, striking it in the chest and knocking it to the ground. Turning in place, she aimed her gun at another while pulling the trigger again.
KrakenRanger continued to spin in place while pulling the trigger of her gun as she was ducking and dodging out of the way of every shot from the Peasants.
KrakenRanger jumped at a Peasant and kicked it in the head. When she landed she spun around to kick at another. Her gun found itself pointed in the face of a Peasant with a bolt of blue energy flying out of it.
The numbers of the Peasants thinned considerably with each attack until KrakenRanger blasted the last one in the head.
After that, she turned to Gold Knight with her gun pointed at him. However, her finger wasn't resting on the trigger.
"It's over! Just come peacefully!" she called to him as the rain started to come down harder.
"Please. You honestly think just one of you can handle me?" Gold Knight taunted while drawing a sword.
There was a flash of lightning in the distance, something the young man in red caught onto.
"Just stop and-" KrakenRanger didn't finish as there was a loud rumbling noise in the distance. She looked to the source and in that second of distraction, Gold Knight rushed at her then struck her across the chest.
"Did she really just get distracted by thunder? Does she not have it where she's from?" the young man said aloud.
KrakenRanger fell back from the strike and turned back to Gold Knight only to get hit backwards again. She raised her gun up again to fire but the weapon was knocked out of her hands and onto the ground. Before she could do anything else, Gold Knight swung again. This time, however, KrakenRanger was able to duck under the attack and jab at his stomach.
It hardly affected Gold Knight, who took the attack and swung at her again. It missed but that didn't stop him from repeatedly trying again.
The young man in red watched this happen before he looked down at the gun KrakenRanger dropped. After a moment, he rushed forward and grabbed it.
"Rina! Get out of the way!" he called.
KrakenRanger turned to him and quickly complied.
Gold Knight looked only for a blue bolt of energy to hit him in the head. He stumbled backwards while clutching his head in pain. "Why you-!" he growled.
"Okay. Not my best idea." The young man gulped.
The older woman from before narrowed her eyes as she watched the scene before her. He can use a Rift Striker without being drained? Then that must mean…
"Mars" she spoke up. "Send him a Rift Closer."
"Are you sure that's a good idea, Mrs. Venus?" her associate, Mars, asked.
"Of course not, but it's the best option we've got right now" Mrs. Venus responded. She raised her thumb to her lips and bit down on the nail. I'm putting my faith in you stranger, don't let me down.
The young man fell onto his back and narrowly avoided Gold Knight's sword swing. He rolled to the right as Gold Knight stabbed downwards. The gun fell out of his hands.
This was a really bad idea! He thought.
"Hang on!" KrakenRanger shouted at him.
"Thanks for the advice!" he called back sarcastically.
KrakenRanger tackled Gold Knight away. As the young man got to his feet, he heard a faint noise as a Rift opened in the air in front of him. An object fell out of it with the young man having to catch it. The Rift sealed itself.
The object that fell into the young man's hand was a Rift Closer.
"What the-" he didn't finish his thought when KrakenRanger rolled across the ground in front of him.
"Rina!" he called before noticing Gold Knight was running at them.
Without a moment's hesitation, he jumped in front of KrakenRanger and instinctively held out the arm holding the Rift Closer. Gold Knight swung his weapon.
The young man gripped the Rift Closer tighter in his hand, his thumb accidentally pressing down on the button. The Rift Closer opened just as Gold Knight's sword was about to strike it.
Faster than anyone could see, there was a flash as a bolt of lightning struck the young man in red. KrakenRanger and Gold Knight were blown backwards as a result.
"GRAAAAAAAAAH!" the young man screamed out.
Somehow, the lightning remained in place while a bright red light shone from inside of it.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
The bulky young man pulled out a Rift Closer and stared at it as it began rapidly beeping.
"What the heck?!" he said in surprise.
The pale young girl tilted her head in confusion as the Rift Closer she had beeped rapidly.
"It's never done this before. Is it a glitch or something?"
The wolf-like young man looked down at his Rift Closer as it continued with its beeping.
"It's going haywire…what kind of Rift was just opened to cause it to respond like this?"
Mrs. Venus continued to watch the young man in red be engulfed in the lightning bolt as one loud continuous rumble filled the area.
"Mrs. Venus! The power that this is giving off is off the charts!" Mars yelled. "I think that his death caused a Rift that could endanger that entire planet!"
Slowly, the lightning bolt could be seen turning bright red, Mrs. Venus smirking as a result.
"On the contrary, I think this planet's going to be much safer as a result of this Rift."
KrakenRanger got to her feet as the lightning bolt soon turned bright red. Her Rift Closer was in her hand. "The readings that I'm getting from this…what kind of Rift is this?!" she said aloud.
Before anything else could happen, a loud voice could be heard from inside of the lightning bolt.
World Bonded! Garuda!
The lightning bolt was gone in the blink of an eye, revealing a charred ground with someone in the center of it and a large cloud of smoke surrounding them.
The young man was replaced by a figure in a primarily red suit that was black along his knees, elbows, wrists, ankles, stomach, and just under his waist. The red portions of his suit had designs over them that resembled feathers on his arms and legs. A pair of red wings hung from his back. On his chest were two large crisscrossing lines that resembled Rifts, with the one from his right shoulder to the left side of his waist being dark red while the one from his left shoulder to the right side of his waist was white. A black belt hung from his waist, a large cavity in the belt buckle and a sheath on the side. His shoes were black on the bottom and sides but red on top and they slightly resembled talons. His gloves were black on the palms but red on the fingers and back of the hand. His helmet was red with the front having the design of a humanoid figure with wings. The figure had gold eyes, with the wings extending to the sides of the head with the chest functioning as the visor and the bottom of the body extending to the chin of the helmet.
His right hand was outstretched still, the Rift Closer still opened, but now with a red center.
"…huh?" the figure realized he wasn't being shocked to death and looked around, confused. He took quick notice of his suit.
"W-wait a minute! When did I change?" he said.
"You…" KrakenRanger said aloud. "Bonded with the lightning of your planet…to become a RiftRanger?"
"I became a RiftRanger?" the figure said before nodding and placing the Rift Closer in his belt. "Given what this just said…I guess that makes me GarudaRanger, right?" GarudaRanger crossed his arms.
Gold Knight looked between the red and blue RiftRangers in shock. "Two of you?!"
"That's right." GarudaRanger cracked his neck. "And that just means you're going down quicker." He turned to KrakenRanger and walked over to her. He extended his hand out to her.
She grabbed his hand and picked herself up. "It can't be helped. We'll have to finish this guy off."
"Don't have to tell me twice." GarudaRanger ran at Gold Knight.
"H-hey!" KrakenRanger called after him.
GarudaRanger punched at Gold Knight. The attack made contact with his chest and sent him back. The next attack was a kick to the gut.
KrakenRanger picked up her gun from the ground and ran in to help her new ally. Jumping up, she fired at Gold Knight multiple times. Most of the attacks hit him with GarudaRanger jumping back. As soon as KrakenRanger landed, GarudaRanger lashed out with a punch.
"Can I borrow that for a moment?" he asked KrakenRanger.
"Huh? Oh, sure." The blue RiftRanger passed him the gun.
GarudaRanger looked over the gun. "Is there anything else I can do besides shoot? Wait, stupid question. It's a gun."
"It's also a knife."
"Wait what?"
KrakenRanger reached over and pressed a button down then folded the barrel up. The triangles on the sides folded over to cover the muzzle and reveal that underneath the triangles were multiple parallel lines colored red, blue, black, white, and yellow. The triangles combined together to form a small blade with a black edge.
GarudaRanger looked at either side of the knife in his hands. "Well I guess that does somehow make logical sense.
Switching the knife to a reverse grip, GarudaRanger ran to Gold Knight. He cut at his opponent multiple times then stabbed him. His wings flapped and allowed him to fly back with his hand still gripped tight on the knife.
"These things work?" GarudaRanger looked at the wings in surprise. While he was distracted, KrakenRanger took the knife back. She pulled the Rift Closer from her belt and plugged it into the slot on the knife then turned it 90 degrees to the left.
Connection Established! Charging!
A tiny rift opened above the Rift Closer with black and blue energy channeling itself into the blade. Water swirled around her feet. GarudaRanger stumbled back.
"Hit the button on your Rift Closer again for a finisher. Then rotate it 90 degrees to the right." KrakenRanger informed him, to which he did as she asked.
Connection Established! Charging!
Nearby, a streetlamp sparked, followed by more streetlamps sparking nearby as well. Electricity began to travel from the streetlamp and into GarudaRanger.
"I don't really get it, but let's get this guy!"
KrakenRanger darted forward.
Kraken Splash! Stun!
Blue energy surged out of the knife to create a larger blade. She used that blade to strike at Gold Knight.
Garuda Zap! Drive!
GarudaRanger's wings flapped, allowing him to fly into the air. The red RiftRanger began to spin in midair as electricity surged over him. The drill flew around in the air before flying through Gold Knight. Due to the villain being wet, he was electrified as he fell to the ground.
KrakenRanger walked up to her fallen enemy while pulling her Rift Closer off her knife. She held it out to Gold Knight and held the button down.
Arrest!
A ball of light flew out of the Rift Closer and hovered above Gold Knight. It stretched out into a light that connected to his wrists before shortening. The light died down to reveal that handcuffs had taken their place.
Another press of the button on the Rift Closer and Gold Knight turned into a ball of light that flew into the Rift Closer. KrakenRanger nodded and closed the Rift Closer's panels. Her suit turned back into water and black energy that moved into a Rift that opened above the closed Rift Closer.
GarudaRanger pulled the Rift Closer from his belt and closed it as well, only his suit faded away.
"Well, that was exciting." The young man in red said.
"I'll say. Still, you became a RiftRanger so quickly and easily. I'm amazed; normally it takes a lot for that to happen." Rina said.
"I did get struck by lightning"
"Okay I guess that counts for a little."
Rina's Rift Closer began ringing, causing her to look down at it. "Oh, it's Mrs. Venus. I think she wants to talk to you."
"Who?"
"She's our boss." Rina explained. "I'll tell more about you in my report. Oh! That reminds me, what's your name?"
"My name?" the young man blinked. "Just…call me…M"
"Em-oo? Your nickname is Emu?"
"What? No, M…actually, Emu sounds better, let's go with that."
Rina simply nodded. "So, let's get going, shall we?"
Insert Theme: Unbreakable Heart By Hideaki Takatori
(Ima hajimaru no sa) Emu and Rina sat underneath a tree while looking at the sunrise, the young man sitting down while Rina was on her knees.
(Zutto mune ni egaki tsudzuketeta sutori) GarudaRanger and KrakenRanger could be seen in the tree branches, GarudaRanger calmly perched on a branch while KrakenRanger seemed to be a bit too cautious.
(Kono omoi TA-GI-RE!) The two both stood up as the sun shone on them then started to take off while their RiftRanger counterparts dissolved.
(WHOA-OH! WHOA-OH! WHOA-OH-OH-OH! WHOA-OH! WHOA-OH! WHOA-OH-OH-OH!) The two ran together through the field.
(Tatakau junbi wa dekiteiru) Emu grinned as he ran through the city, the streetlights flickering as he approached and random items sparking.
(Furueru mune mimi wo sumashite) Rina ran down the beach, the water reacting and becoming restless as she moved near it.
(Zutto sono toki o matteiru) The young man with the wolf-like appearance jogged through the forest, the leaves and trees either dying or seeming to grow more as he got near.
(Makeru koto mo atta kedo) The winged young woman flew through the air with her wings, laughing as other flying creatures appeared around her.
(Sono tabi ni mata tachiagerate) The bulky young man ran through the desert at a fast pace, kicking up a dust cloud.
(Mata tsuyokunareta) It cut to a shot of all five running in a multi-split screen.
(Shinjireba ii sa) The five were shown alongside their RiftRanger forms.
(Ima made yori mo "ima" o) Emu glowed red with lightning around him.
(Genkai nantemon) Rina and the pale girl glowed pale blue and white with water and feathers around them.
(Yu ni koero) The wolf-like boy and the bulky young man glowed violet and yellow with leaves and rocks around them.
(Ima hajimaru no sa) The five RiftRangers ran through the Rift together.
(Zutto mune ni egaki tsudzuketeta sutori) In a flash, the five were replaced by Emu and Rina running down a shore together.
(Kono omoi TA-GI-RE!) They ran together with their RiftRanger forms appearing next to them.
(Kono te ni aru) They ran down the shore, a giant garuda-like machine flying above them while a giant kraken-like machine was swimming with them nearby.
(Kirifuda o tsuyoku nigirishimete) GarudaRanger flicked his wrist as KrakenRanger snapped her fingers.
(Orenai hato de yume ni mukanda!) The two continued running as the RiftRangers and giant machiens stopped behind them.
(WHOA-OH! WHOA-OH! WHOA-OH-OH!) They jumped into the air, Emu throwing his right arm into the air with Rina laughing.