I looked at myself in the mirror. The recreated armour of Rescue Force's R1 was spot on, no exposed lining, no exposed wires, and the gloss finish I put onto the suit shined perfectly. I was ready for the convention.
I grabbed my DX Rescue Commander and clipped it to my waist. I also grabbed my Rescue Breaker and Rescue Crusher and clipped them onto my back. I grabbed all the cards I collected up till that point and holstered them. Finally, I grabbed my helmet and held it under my arm as I saluted in the mirror.
I said goodbye to my family and got into my blue Nissan 350z, painted like Core Striker Max and set off.
I arrived at the convention hall and parked in the outside lot. Equipping my helmet, I stepped out of my car and locked the door behind me. Looking around through my helmet, I saw all different kinds of cosplays, Overwatch heroes, two assassins from Assassins Creed, a few Marvel Characters and even some RWBY costumes. There were others, but I didn't know who they were.
I started to walk to the main entrance and got a few nods for my costume, I even stopped to let some kids dressed like DC heroes get a picture with me, even if they didn't know what I was.
After the kids waved goodbye, I continued to the security gate. I showed my ticket to security and they gave me my convention pass. Walking into the main hall, I looked around and smiled with all the excitement as a kid in a toy store. There were loads of different cosplays and stalls selling all kinds of item as far as the eye could see. I saw Power Ranger items, Transformers, anime art, body pillows, plushies, video games and all kinds of stuff.
I walked around for a bit, taking in the view, I even bumped into two cosplayers dressed as Kamen Rider Kiva and Go-on Red. We looked at each other and we all had the same thought. I walked over to them and we all stuck our fists out into a triple fist bump. We had a laugh and talked for a bit, it was surprising seeing three of Tokusatsu's 2008 shows in one place, Kamen Rider Kiva, Engine Sentai Go-onger and Tomica Hero Rescue Force. They invited me to join them to look around, but I declined. We decided to take a picture each as a group before saying our goodbyes.
After taking our pictures, I shook their hands and we went our separate ways. I walked around for a bit more and rounded a corner, stopping in my tracks. I rushed over to a booth and my eyes widen, Tokusatsu items, hundreds of them. Meches, Rider Belts, vinyl and figma Figures. But what caught my eyes the most was a DX Rescue Striker and Commander set. My Commander was sold separately with the Chakuso card, but i didn't mind, i got the Drill Impact, Whale Impact and Mantis Impact with my Breaker and Crusher.
I picked up the box and examine it. It was in perfect condition, only thing of note was a few scuffs on the corners, but other then that, it was perfect. I looked up and nearly dropped the box from what i saw, on the shelf opposite me were all the vehicles from the show, ranging from Wave Search to Rescue Phoenix.
I looked over them all then noticed something. 'No way'. There, shaped like Rescue Force's logo, was a sale tag reading "Buy two, get the third free". I had to be dreaming, there is no way that was right. I rubbed my eyes to see if I read it wrong, nope.
As i was looking at the vehicles again, a man in his mid 40's in front of them, making my focus change. Looking at his outfit, i could tell he was dressed like Captain Ishiguro, Rescue Force's captain. He looked over my costume and nodded "Very well done on your costume, R1" he said. I smirked and saluted "Thank you, sir" i replied and he saluted back.
"Rescue Force fan, i see" he stated and i nodded. "I didn't mind Fire, but i prefer Force for their armour and gear" i explained and he nodded. "So, what do you need to stop extreme disasters?" he asked me. I pointed to the sale tag "Is that right?" and he nodded in response. "Yes it is" he said and i deep whistled "Well, I can't be R1 without my signature vehicle, so I'll start with Striker and Commander set please" i said and he nodded, pulling out a bag from under the desk and placed the box in the bag while typing on a calculator.
"Next?" he asked. I counted how many vehicles there were in my head to do the maths "I think I'll take Riser, Shovel, Drill, Turbo, Dozer, Crane, Wave Search, Power Search, Core Striker Max, Core Aider, Zero Fire, Saver, Diver, Core Saver, Core Striker Fire and Phoenix please" I stated my list and he placed each one in when i named them.
I didn't need Core Search or Striker Captain so I didn't ask. After placing all the vehicles i asked for in the bag, he turned back to me "I do have three more items of interest" i stated, making my eyebrow raise. Reaching under the desk, he pulled out the three items in-question out, making my eyes widen.
They were the Rescue Zamber, Max Commander and Divider set and a Core Search, but the colour was much brighter "Any R1 should have these" he stated and i nodded, but one thought was on my mind. "what's with that Core search? I've never seen it like that" I said as I pointed to the red Nissan in his hand.
"Ah, but this is no Core Search, this is a rare Core machine, this is Core Riser" he told me, pulling Rescue Riser out of the bag "It was going to be the Core vehicle of Rescue Riser, but the producers of the show decided to make it a darker colour and name it Core Search" he explained and I nodded.
"Huh, the more you know. So, how much does that all come to?" I asked and he began crunching the numbers "Well, I'll skip the boring details and say that all of it comes to nearly 400 with the price, but since your such a die-hard fan, I'll knock some off the price, hows £300 sound?" he asked.
How could i refuse? Pulling out my wallet from a special compartment on my leg, I pulled out 300 from my leg and paid for all the items. As i began to walk away, he called me out "Hey R1" I stopped to face him and he was pointing to a door to my left "There's a Tokusatsu fan meet up inside there, Kiva and Go-on red are inside" I was surprise he saw them, but I thanked him and walked inside, but as I walked inside, I felt a bang to the back of my head and I blacked out.
=Equestria, Present day.=
Applejack has just finished her delivery of apples for the day and was now heading home. She made quite a bit of money today and she was looking forward to getting home. She walked for a few minutes, admiring the beautiful sky and birds flying high. She just arrived home and was going to walk through the gate when an alarm started to go off. Turning around, she saw the fire ponies rushing passed her towards ponyville. As quick as the wind, she turned on her legs and gave chase.
When she arrived at the town, her eyes widen. A fire had broken out, trapping some earth ponies behind the flames. Applejack looked up to see Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy helping some pegasi with moving rain clouds to try and stop the spread as the fire ponies tackled the flames from the ground. AJ looked over to see Pinkie, Twilight and Rarity all fear for the towns inhabitants. She rushed over to her friends "Gals, what happened?!" she asked but but none of them knew. "We don't know, Applejack, it just broke out from no wear" twilight explained.
Suddenly, an explosion went off in front of them, making them jump. Twilight formed a barrier around them to protect them from the debris. Soon, a loud rumbling noise could be heard, causing some of the ponies who weren't dousing the flames to turn.
Coming over the hill was a massive dust cloud along with the loud rumbling "Stampede!" yelled Applejack, making the ponies even more worried. But no sooner as she said that, a noise similar to a siren could be heard coming from the cloud. Soon, a set of red lights could be seen through the cloud of dust, flashing to the sound of the siren "I-i don't thank that's a stampede, Applejack" said Twilight as everypony just stared at the cloud of dust as it drew nearer.
As the cloud got closer, it started to grow bigger as four more sets of lights started flashing. Soon, the cloud of dust disappeared as five strange looking machines roared past the ponies and towards the fire, causing gasps to escape from the ponies mouths.
The first machine was a large white box on four wheels, almost looking like a carriage but completely made of metal. It had red lining, a red diamond with the letter R in silver on its side and a red bar of light above a window, but no one looked to be controlling it.
The next was a small red excavator, but it had no one controlling it either. Next was a red box on caterpillar tracks with a giant black pipe sticking out from the front. The forth machine was much bigger then the first three, it was coloured red, white and silver, with the same silver R logo on its side, a giant blacked out window at the front, eight wheels, red and yellow lights and what seemed to be a giant silver ladder on its back, with a bucket connected to the end.
The final machine was the biggest of them all, it was a long red box with the R again on its front, a giant blacked out window on its front, twelve giant wheels, red and yellow flashing lights on its back and two large cylinders on its sides. "W-what are those?" asked Twilight as and everypony else just stared at the machines as they rolled to a stop beside each other.
The mini excavator and the small red box rolled forward, the excavator swinging its buckets to knock away burning debri from hitting some ponies and the red box started to shoot water from its front pipe, trying to control the flames. The white box rolled in next, shielding ponies from an explosion and a rear door opened up from its back "Get in" said a robotic voice.
The ponies looked to the box and quickly got in, the door closing and it sped away from the flames. It stopped next to Nurse Redheart "They need treatment" said the voice to her. Redheart looked confused at first but nodded to the machine as the back door opened up and she helped the ponies get out. She looked inside to see a stretcher and medical cabinets. Redheart started to go through the cabinets, collecting what ever medical gear she needed and started to treat the wounded.
Twilight marvelled at the machine, not only did it save of the towns ponies, but it was helping Nurse Redheart with instructions on how to use specialised medical equipment. Twilight walked closer to it, slightly nervous "W-what are you?" she asked.
The machine turned its front to wheels, making it look like it turned to face her "I am Core Aider, medical response unit for Rescue Force" came the reply. Twilight raised a brow "Rescue Force?" she said, dumbfounded. "Rescue Force is a rescue team that battle extreme disasters, disasters that surpass common knowledge. Risking their lives, even today to save others" Core Aider explained.
Just then, another explosion caused everypony to look up. The fire had spread faster, nearly reaching the centre of town. The two giant red machines made a sound that sounded like a lion's roar as they stopped spraying water and their lights turned bright. They turned and started to roll away quickly, going into a loop.
A voice then boomed from the biggest machine "Rescue Gattai!" The voice didn't sound like Core Aider's, it sounded more pony then machine. The two machines sped side by side, the smaller machine of the two started to split in half, as did the bigger machine. The back end of the bigger machine rolled to a stop a few steps away from Core Aider.
The bigger machines front half turned inwards between the smaller machine, rolling parallel with the two halves. The smaller machine then connected to the bigger machines front, with the ladder resting on the light bar. "Riser Striker, Gattai Kanryo!" the voice boomed again as the now named 'Riser Striker' roared again, speeding quickly back to town, skidding to a stop in front of the blaze.
The ladder on the back of the machine extended forward, the bucket on the end of the ladder folded back, as two cannons extended forward from it. The combined machine started to roar again as the same voice as Core Aider could be heard "Riser Splash!". Suddenly, two streams of water shot out of the barrels, twisting into one long stream and it shot straight towards the fire.
The stream of water then started to spread around the town, dousing any flames in its path in seconds. The ponies on the ground started to jump and cheer as the flames were extinguished, the last of which died down. The main six regrouped near each other as the excavator, small red box, and Core Aider rolled up next to the giant machine as something climbed out onto the roof.
It stood on two legs, it was wearing an orange body suit with silver and blue armour with a matching helmet, with the same red diamond on its forehead. In its 'claw' was a silver, orange and blue card, the creature lifted it up, sung its arm around and spun the card around, showing the back to be silver with have the same diamond logo "Bakuchin Kanryo!" it announced.
The creature jumped from the roof and landed on one knee. It stood up and looked over at the ponies who were in surprise and shock. Twilight cautiously walked over and looked up to the armoured figure, who towered over her "W-who are you?" she asked.
The creature grabbed it's helmet and removed it, showing its face. The creature looked to be the as the humans from Sunset Shimmer's world, but the head was slightly smaller. He had pale skin, short dark brown hair and brown eyes as he kneeled down in front of twilight, raising his hand "Rescue Force's first responder, R1. But you can call me Alex" he smiled.