Gokaiger of Zero
Here's the next chapter of this fanfic. I'd like some input from all of you readers. Should I have Louise acquire a Mobilite, and have her learn from Alex and become a Gokaiger? I already have a way to get one to her should you all vote yes, and have a few alternatives for the plan should you vote no, so don't let that influence your judgment. I want an unbiased answer.
Anyhow, let's continue the story.
Gingin ni Ikuze!
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
As she sat in her room facing her familiar, Louise couldn't help but feel a bit nervous. After seeing her familiar transform into some sort of silver warrior and beat Guiche's golems before dropping him with a single punch, she was thinking back to all the demands and insults that she threw at him and was hoping that he wouldn't give her the same treatment.
"So," said Alex, "first of all, relax. I'm not going to hurt you, kid."
"Stop calling me that!" said Louise, "I'm 16!"
"Well I'm 19," said Alex, "and you never did tell me your name, so I've been calling you kid."
"Well my name is Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière, third daughter of Duke de La Vallière and Duchess Karin Désirée."
"That's…quite the name," said Alex, "I'll just call you Louise."
Louise wanted to protest that he should show her respect and address her as Master or Mistress, but a glint of light off of his Gokai Cellular and the retort died in her throat. Deciding to be a bit more polite, she decided to ask another question that had been bothering her.
"What you said earlier," said Louise hesitantly, "during the fight with Guiche, when you turned into that Silver Warrior, what did you mean? What was that transformation? Was it magic? Are you a noble?"
"Whoa, slow down," laughed Alex, "let's answer those questions one by one. First of all, I'm not a noble, and that wasn't technically magic."
"What do you mean?" asked Louise.
"Well," said Alex, "the power I have to transform, comes from these."
Picking up the Ranger Key and Gokai Cellular he showed them to Louise, "this key holds the power of a warrior that once defended the people of my home with his comrades. With this device, I can call on that power to transform. Also, I might be able to access the powers of other legendary heroes that fought for my home too, though I'd need to test that."
"So when you said you have the power of legends," said Louise.
"I was talking of this," said Alex, "with this device, I can call on heroes of the past to lend me their powers as I fight. The form you saw was my primary one, called Gokai Silver, of the Pirate Squadron Gokaiger."
"Pirate?" asked Louise, "I thought you said they were heroes."
"Well," said Alex, "they were, but initially they came to my home as pirates seeking the Greatest Treasure in the Universe, but they got involved in a fight with an invading evil empire that the previous heroes defended my home from in a great war that went down in legends, and they ended up saving the world and defeating the empire."
"So…about the things I did and said earlier," said Louise hesitantly.
"That's kinda what I wanted to talk about," said Alex, causing Louise to flinch, "relax. I'm not going to hurt you."
"I'm really sorry," said Louise as she bowed her head in shame.
"I think I understand," said Alex, causing Louise to look up at him, "I think I understand why you continue to lash out at everyone. Fro what I've heard and seen, you face a lot of trouble in your life and people torment you because of this. In response, you lash out at the world to hide your pain."
"What do you know about that?" growled Louise.
"I know because I've been in a similar situation," said Alex, "when I was in school I was a bit of a social outcast due to things that were beyond my control. I was often mocked and teased because I was odd and didn't fit in, and I lashed out with a fiery temper because of it. This got me into a lot of trouble, but I was able to change when I found some friends that were able to stick with me and accept me for who I am."
"What does this have to do with me then?" asked Louise.
Alex smiled and extended his hand to the smaller girl, "It was my friends that got me through this, and as such, I want to be that friend to you."
"You would do that for me?" asked Louise, "After everything I said and did?"
"I told you," said Alex, "I've been in that position and I want to help you." He then smirked slightly, "After all, you did summon me here to serve you, mistress."
This effectively broke the tension between them and Louise began to laugh with Alex joining in.
"So," said Alex, "I promise to help you be the best you can be, no matter what anyone else says or thinks, but try and be a bit nicer to others."
"Deal," said Louise.
xXsceneXx
Louise awoke the next morning and found that Alex wasn't anywhere in the room. Wondering what was going on, she quickly changed into her school uniform and headed out to look for him. She soon found her familiar in the courtyard doing pushups and other various exercises.
"Ah, good morning Louise," said Alex as he saw the petite pinkette walk up as he was doing crunches.
"What are you doing?" asked Louise.
"Training," said Alex as he continued his workout, "I studied martial arts back home, and I learned to keep my body in good physical condition."
"Well I was going to head to get some breakfast, if you want to join me," said Louise.
"It's ok," said Alex, "I need to go and wash up first anyway. I'll just see if I can get something from the kitchens again."
"All right," said Louise, "I'll see you later then."
"See you then," promised Alex with a smile as he got up.
Alex looked around and sighed, "Now where are the baths here?"
"You seem like you could use one," said a voice from behind him.
Alex spun around in surprise and saw Siesta standing there with a kind smile on her face.
"Siesta," said Alex, "you surprised me."
The maid chuckled slightly, "If you really need a bath, I can take you to the servant's washroom."
"That would be great," said Alex, "I could also use a place I could go to clean my outfit. Right now, I'm wearing my entire wardrobe."
"I could get some clothes for you and wash the ones you have now," said Siesta.
"Really?" said Alex, "That wouldn't be too much trouble?"
Siesta shook her head with a smile, "Think of it as my gratitude for defending me yesterday."
The maid then led him into the schools to a modest bath where Alex shed his sweaty workout clothes and began to wash off the dirt and grime from the last few days. While he was doing this, Siesta took his dirty clothes and retrieved for him a set of spare clothes from the laundry for him to change into. When he was done, Alex came out wearing a simple white shirt and grey pants with his Gokai Cellular and Ranger Key in his pockets.
"Thanks again for this," Alex thanked Siesta.
"It was no trouble," said Siesta before hesitating, "um, can I ask you something?"
"Sure," said Alex.
"Do you think I could become strong like you are?" asked Siesta.
Alex chuckled at that question, "Siesta, you're already strong in your own way. You do so much for the people around you and don't ask for much in return. Like I told the others earlier, you've shown me more nobility than all of the other 'nobles' that are in this school. Have faith in yourself and you can move mountains."
Siesta smiled at his response, "Thank you Alex. I'll remember that."
Siesta then left to do her duties, leaving Alex slightly confused about what exactly she meant by that question and answer.
xXsceneXx
That night, Alex headed to the kitchens to grab some dinner before chatting with Louise, and was a bit surprised at the somber attitude he found there. Wondering what was going on, he asked the head chef what had happened.
"Oh, it's Siesta," said the chef, "she's no longer working for the school."
"What happened?" asked Alex, "Was she let go? Did she do something wrong?"
"Oh no," said another chef, "a noble by the name of Mott bought her contract when he personally requested her to enter his service."
"Oh," said Alex, still a bit confused, "I'm going to miss her. She was always friendly."
The staff nodded and gave Alex a bowl of stew to eat, but for some reason, he wasn't feeling as hungry as he thought he was. After thanking the cooks for the meal, Alex headed to Louise's room to find his friend and master.
"Alex," said Louise as he walked in, "how did your day go?"
"Louise," said Alex, "what do you know of a noble by the name of Mott?"
Louise scowled at the sound of the name, causing worry to sprout in his gut, "I know that he's a disgusting excuse for a noble."
"How so?" asked Alex warily.
"From what I've heard, the Count uses his influence to get away with being corrupt and often hires girls as comfort women and discards them when they have lost his interest," spat Louise.
"What?" asked Alex in a low and dangerous voice that sent a chill down Louise's spine. She had never heard him speak like this, and it brought back memories of punishments from her mother, who was once known as Karin the Heavy Wind, the formidable captain of her majesty's Manticore Knights.
"Louise," said Alex, "you're going to tell me where to find this Count Mott."
"Wh-what's wrong?" stammered Louise in fear.
"Apparently, a friend of mine was requested by him earlier," growled Alex, "I'm going to go and get her back."
Scared by this change in demeanor, Louise quickly gave him directions and watched as he stormed out the door. Once he had left, she realized the implications of what Alex was about to do and ran out the door to find her classmate that had summoned the giant dragon as a familiar.
"TABITHA!"
xXsceneXx
As Alex arrived at the Count's manor, he raised a brow at what an extravagant house this man had. He had transformed into Gokai Silver and used the Mega Silver Gokai Change (which worked to his great relief) to fly over quickly using the Auto Slider to save time, and thus arrived right after sundown. Transforming back to his base Gokaiger mode, he drew his Gokai Spear as the Count's guards approached him with their weapons.
"Halt!" yelled a guard, "State your business!"
"I'm here to see the Count," said Alex, "stand aside and you won't be harmed."
Unfortunately, the guards didn't take this well and charged forward, before getting taken out of the fight with strong blows from Alex's Gokai Spear, leaving the door of the manor unguarded. Trying to open the mighty doors, Alex found them locked tight, but that didn't bother him. Switching his spear to gun mode, he fired several shots at the large wooden door, reducing it to splinters and leaving the entryway clear.
When Alex walked across the threshold, he saw the finely dressed man standing at the top of a staircase holding a clearly reluctant Siesta. This scene filled Alex with rage and he switched his spear back to trident mode.
"SIESTA!"
"Alex?" said Siesta in surprise, "What are you doing here?"
"What a shining knight always does," said Alex as he smirked behind his helmet, "rescuing the damsel in distress."
"Impudent fool!" growled Mott as he pushed Siesta to the ground and drew his wand, "Attacking my home? I will make you regret your arrogance and teach you some respect! I am a servant of the crown! GUARDS!"
A wave of armed soldiers poured into the room and pointed their spears and swords at the teen from another world. Alex wasn't phased though, and simply hefted his spear, feeling the lightness that filled his body whenever he used this weapon and charged at the soldiers. Swinging his spear in fluid movements, Alex cut through the ranks of the soldiers, their steel armor proving no match for the Gokai Spear's power, and soon they all were on the ground moaning in pain. Alex was about to turn and face Siesta, but was blasted to the ground by a powerful blast of water. Looking up, he saw the Count looking at him with a smug look as he pointed his wand at him.
"Fool," said Mott, "it seems you can't hope to match the power of a Noble. I am a Triangle Class mage, Mott the Wave. You cannot hope to match me, silver warrior."
"So," said Alex as he struggled to his feet, "I won't be able to fight without magic? Then I should get some."
Pressing the belt buckle on his uniform, Alex caused a panel to flip around to reveal a new ranger key featuring a gold clad knight. Taking the key in his hand he placed in into his Gokai Cellular.
"Gokai Change!" yelled Alex as he pressed the MagiShine button, and for kicks he added, "Goolu Golu Goludiiro!"
[MagiRanger!]
Alex was shrouded in a golden light that formed into shining armor that covered his body with a cape flowing behind him. Striking a pose, Alex began to speak."
"The Shining Solar Element!" declared Alex, "Heavenly Hero: MagiShine!"
"MagiShine?" said Mott in surprise, "You're a Noble?"
Alex smirked behind his helmet and waved his finger, "A mage, yes, but I'm not Nobility, though I'm far more noble than you I'd imagine."
"Impudent fool!" yelled Mott as he sent a wave of water at Alex.
Alex thrust his hand forward, "Gonga Gou Lujuna!"
A shining barrier appeared and blocked the wave of water from striking the golden knight, causing the Count's eyes to widen.
"W-wandless casting?"
"And now," said Alex, "Lujuna Gonga Goludo!"
Light orbs flew from Alex's gauntleted hand and smashed into Mott, sending him flying back into a wall and sending his wand flying out of his hand. Drawing his Magitopian Sword, Alex sliced the magical foci into two even pieces with a quick slash.
Just then, the sound of flapping wings could be heard and a large dragon landed outside with three girls hopping off and running through the broken doors.
"Alex," said Louise as she ran up, "is that you?"
Transforming back to his civilian guise, Alex tousled the hair of his petite master, "The one and only."
"What were you thinking?" yelled Louise, "Do you know the political ramifications for what you've just done? Attacking a servant of the crown in his own home could get you arrested!"
"I don't care," said Alex, "one of my friends was in trouble and needed help. I'll face gods and demons alike if it means I can help. If it were you, I'd have done the same thing."
This caused a light pink tinge to appear on Louise's cheeks as she looked away to hide it. One of the other girls, a busty redhead, walked up to Alex and hugged his arm.
"Would you do the same for me?" she asked seductively.
"Miss," said Alex, "I barely know you. And could you let go?"
The girl pouted, "You like Zero here and not me?"
"Louise," said Alex as he stressed her name, "is my friend. And I kinda don't like when a girl is that forward right off the bat."
Turning away from the gaping redhead, he faced a bluenette that was actually shorter and more petite than Louise, "And you are?"
"…Tabitha," was her response.
"Were you the one who brought them here?" he asked.
"…yes."
"Then thank you for the help," said Alex, "could you give me and Siesta a ride back with you?"
The girl just nodded and the group headed to the large dragon, leaving the unconscious count in the ruins of his mansion as they flew off.
