It was another day onboard the Gokai Galleon. Doc had gathered everyone together to show them something. He started showing them videos taken by the earthlings media of a giant robot that seemed to be made of a transparent membrane fighting various large monsters that were not enlarged Zangyack action commanders.
"What does this have to do with us, Doc?" Joe asked.
"Nothing really," Doc answered. "I just thought it was interesting that we're not the only people with a mecha here who aren't from this planet."
"How can you be sure that's not from this planet?" Captain Marvelous asked. "For all we know, another super sentai has formed and that's their mecha." This caused a fit of uproarious laughter from the crew's latest addition. "What's so funny, Gai?"
"A few things," Gai answered. "One, this Titan has primarily been seen in the United States while all the super sentai for the past thirty-six years have been from Japan. In fact, I think the idea of a super sentai in the United States to be ridiculous. Also, in that time there has never been two super sentai active simultaneously. So I doubt it's sentai related."
"Let me get this straight," Luka said. "For the past thirty-six years, all the super sentai have formed on this one island nation in a steady 'new team a year' pattern?"
"Goranger operated for two years, but that's right," gai said.
"And such a steady pattern for so long doesn't strike you as odd?"
"No. Why should it?"
"I think we're getting off topic," Doc said. "I know Titan isn't from Earth because I've looked closely at the technology it's made of. Titan is Galalunan in origin."
"That's from Galaluna?" Ahim asked in shock.
"Yes," Doc asked.
"I don't know about the mecha," Luka began, "but I do why people from Galaluna would come her. After the recent coup on that planet, they came her as political refugees. This planet is pretty ideal for that: the natives are humans, the civilization is post-industrial so that guarantees a level of comfort, and Earth's pretty far out of a lot people's way this far out in the space boonies."
"I would like to go find the people involved with this Titan," Ahim said.
"Why?" Marvelous asked.
"My kingdom had diplomatic relations with Galaluna," Ahim said. "In the spirit of those former relations, I think I should see these refugees."
Luka let out an indignant 'pft'. "If these relations were so important, then why didn't they come to your kingdom's aid when you were attacked by Zangyack?" Luka asked.
"They would have," Ahim said. "But Zangyack launched an attack against Galaluna at the same time to prevent them from doing so. The Galalunans bested the Zangyack force but by that time, my kingdom had fallen and I'd made my escape."
"And you couldn't go to Galaluna for political asylum," Joe began, "because they had signed a treaty of non-aggression with Zangyack and helping you would have violated it."
Joe remembered from his time as a Zangyack officer when the decision had been made to offer Galaluna the non-aggression treaty. Zangyack would have won in a war of attrition, but not without suffering significant losses. The plan was to leave Galaluna alone for a couple years and attack again when the empire had expanded to the point that the losses would less significant.
"I can't let you take a day off, Ahim," Marvelous said. "We still have our own Zangyack problem to deal with. And Bosco's still out there looking to beat us to the greater super sentai powers."
"Please Marvelous," Ahim said as she brought her hands together and bowed. "It's just one day."
"We'll still be able to form and operate Gokaioh without her," Doc said, "if that's what you're worried about."
Captain Marvelous considered this for a moment. His biggest issue with Ahim taking a personal day would be that it would incapacitate Gokaioh, but if that wasn't a problem then he saw no reason to deny Ahim's request. There would still be five Gokaigers to deal with any trouble from Zangyack or Bosco.
"Very well Ahim," Marvelous said. "We'll drop you off near the source of this Galalunan technology."
"Thank you Captain," Ahim said with a big smile.
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The Gokai Galleon flew to a residential neighborhood near the city of Sherman, Illoins. The Galleon hovered over the street and lowered a rope with Ahim on the end. Ahim got off the rope and it retracted. Ahim waved goodbye to the ship as it took off.
She walked up to the house where Doc's scans indicated where the Galalunans were. It's very impressive that Doc was able to find them so accurately, Ahim thought. She came to the door and pressed the doorbell. The door opened and Ahim saw someone she thought she'd never see again.
"Illana," Ahim said in shock as she saw the blond princess: she'd recognize that pointed back hairstyle anywhere.
"Ahim," Illana said in recognition. The two former princesses stood in silence for a few seconds and then hugged each other.
They used to spend a lot of time together during diplomatic meetings between their two kingdoms. They were very good friends but drifted apart when they got older and had to deal with royal responsibilities.
This was a very emotional reunion for the two of them. Ahim never thought she'd see Illana again after becoming a fugitive from Zangyack. As for Illana, she thought that even if Ahim had survived the destruction of the Famille kingdom, there's no way she'd ever run into her while living in self imposed exile on Earth.
The two broke off their hug. "Come in, come in," Illana said. Both girls were looking forward to catching up.