Yep, I'm back already. I couldn't help myself; I wanted to get this one out like NOW. I will admit, this is probably going to be one of my shortest chapters, but I am looking forward to seeing how you all react to this one. I'm throwing in a few new things this time around, so I guess we'll have to see how it goes.
Yosh, just me this time, but I can say that I don't own anything but my OC's and Kingston as she and I are the same. If I did own Kyuuranger, we would've had at least one more girl if not more on the cast. Seriously? Only two girls the ENTIRE SEASON? Bad Toei!
Uchuu Sentai Kyuuranger
Amagawa Prism
On the bridge of Orion-Gou, the crew of the ship, save for a bare few of them, had gathered around the center, as the newest addition, Sakuma Kotaro, was sitting alongside Hammy while Shou was holding a briefing about a specific crewmember.
"Now then, I know we're not all here, but now is still as good a time as any to discuss this," Shou began as his gaze fell on everyone in the room. "Now, while I'm not entirely sure what is the cause behind this, but it seems as if almost all of you are in on some secret. I like to think of myself as a benevolent man. So, I am willing to let the matter slide. That is if any of you in on this is willing to come clean and tell the truth."
Glances were passed all around, though none of them spoke a word at first. Kotaro and Lucky were a bit confused, however, as neither of them knew what Shou was referring.
"Shirei, if we do have a secret between us that you want to know, do you promise not to get mad at anyone?" Hammy cautioned.
"Why? Are you all planning to overthrow me as commander?! I knew it! I won't go down that easily-!"
"Whoa whoa whoa whoa, sagepyo Shirei," Balance interrupted. "We're not trying to dethrone you."
"Oh. Ahem, well, of course, I trust you all well enough," Shou corrected, causing a few of the crew to face fault. "Then what is it that you are referring to?"
"*Sigh*, guys, it was gonna come out eventually, we might as well talk," Champ relented.
"Shirei, it um, it's about Kingston," Spada began.
"I take full responsibility," Naaga interjected from his post, his tone slightly angry on accident. "I was the one who offered, so I am the one who began the promise. It is my fault, Shirei, do not punish Kingston."
"Hey hey, easy Naaga. I'm not going to punish you or anyone else. Now, what do you mean by a promise?"
"Kingston has another ability that lets her copy the powers of every kyuutama she uses at will, including all of the change kyuutamas. So we were all helping her get a handle on controlling them, and Kingston didn't want you finding out because she wanted to prove that she could handle it and that she wasn't a little girl who had to be taken care of all the time," Raptor blurted out. "And that last part was her words, not mine."
It took a few minutes for everyone to recover from the android's outburst, Lucky gaping in surprise while Shou took the time to process the information.
"Jeez, could you have said it any faster," Balance remarked under his breath, Spada shooting the golden thief a reprimanding glance as Lucky came back to reality.
"So, wait, she had powers we didn't even know she had?! Cool!" Lucky grinned, the girls sighing in exasperation.
"And she wanted to prove herself?" Kotaro voiced. "She seemed to do pretty well when I fought with her."
"Indeed," Shou interjected. "It seems our shooting star has a few more layers to her then we realize. But the question is, what to do next."
"Shirei, please, we never meant any harm," Hammy began. "If you just try to see this from her perspective, then-"
"No no, I don't mean to speak in that sense, Hammy. What I mean to say is, what to do about fitting my lessons in with her regimen on top of my schedule."
Almost everyone perked up at his words before Lucky and Kotaro lit up in excitement.
"Shirei, don't forget about me! I can teach her my sword style too!"
"I want training too! Don't count me out yet!" Kotaro added.
"Haha, of course, I don't see how that's an issue. After all, if Kingston was working with this many of you already, then surely she won't mind the rest of us rolling around to join as well, am I right?"
Those who could express facial emotions lit up in joy, even Naaga cracking a smile, while those that couldn't either relax with relief or danced with pleasure (Balance).
"Ahh, also, there was one other thing about Kingston I wished to discuss, and this also involves all of you," the dragon continued, pulling the attention back on him, all of them staring in curiosity as to what else he could be hinting.
"Well, it seems apparent that there is a special connection we've all shared with our meteor ranger in question. And it seems clear that Kingston feels the same way about all of us. So, and please keep in mind that I am not forcing you to agree with me, but I believe that after everything she does for us, Kingston is a part of this crazy family of ours. So, why not-"
But before the commander could continue, a wave of white energy passed through the room, and through all of them. The surge also made almost everyone feel like the air in their lungs flew out of them all at once, as everyone but Lucky, Kotaro, and Champ dropped to their knees, all out of breath and in shock. Karone and Alice writhed on the floor, almost as if they flung from their kyuutamas.
"Minna!" Lucky exclaimed, the three rangers still standing scrambling around the room, frantically trying to find the problem.
"Uh guys," Champ voiced, catching the humanoids' attention. "Are you seeing this?"
The bull robot was holding up Hammy and Naaga's wrists, and the boys quickly saw what Champ was referring to as each of their bracelets was glowing their respective colors, the silver charms glinting from the light. Looking around, they saw that this was the case all around, each bracelet that Kingston had gifted each ranger was flashing a faint glow, and each Kyuuranger wearing one was affected.
"Oi, Minna! Get your tails in gear!" Garu yelled as he bolted through the auto door, gripping the railing in worry. "Lucky! Kotaro! Champ! She needs help, now!"
"Garu, slow down, what happened?" Lucky started, trying to coax an answer out of him.
The panting wolfman merely pointed to the auto door sliding open again.
Now revealing that Stinger was rushing in, worry and urgency raw on his features; As he carried a limp young outsider bridal style in his arms.
Time To Make Your Fate!
Slowly but surely, her senses were starting to kick in, as she groaned and pushed herself to stand. There was nothing but a white expanse all around her.
"Ooook then," Kingston drawled as she looked all around her, but seeing nothing but white from all sides. "What happened?"
"I just summoned you to a safer place."
"Ok, a new voice," she jumped, spinning in place to find the source. "And what would this safer place be? Am I-...a-am I dead?"
"It's alright. You haven't died yet. This place is called a Soulscape."
"Soulscape? Why would- wait. You're the voice from earlier, correct?"
"Yes, that was me."
"Then, would you mind if I could at least look you in the eye?"
"Hmm. Very well."
A bright flash of gold appeared, the girl shielding her eyes from the glare as a figure materialized. It was a male in form, and humanoid, but other than his bright green eyes, Kingston couldn't make out any significant details.
"Alright, that's a little better, thanks. And also, um, I don't entirely know what was going on earlier with me, but uhh, I guess bringing me into this, uh, Soulscape you called it?" she asked, the figure nodding in acknowledgment. "Ok, Soulscape, I guess it fixed whatever that was. Do you have any idea what was wrong though?"
"You were becoming overwhelmed from your abilities. Being here will allow your body to adjust naturally without any side effects. But you will also need to hone your skills further."
"So, basically, this is like one massive training arena outside of space? Is that it?"
"I suppose if it's easier to understand that way, then yes."
Kingston sighed, running a hand through her hair. "Alright. Well as long as it helps I guess."
"You must be aware, however, that there is another ability you will need to learn over time, one that even you are unaware of possessing. This place will help you learn how to wield the ability, and once you return to your real self, they should begin to surface, but the Soulscape will only pacify you for so long. When the time comes, you must find a way to control your powers before they overwhelm you."
"Ok ok, fair enough. But please, tell me I won't be here long. I don't want my friends worrying over me, not with everything else that's going on."
"Ahh, the ones who harness the kyuutama's powers. Don't worry; you won't be away from them for long."
"Oh thank goodness," Kingston smiled, before straightening to face the figure with a wary glance and a breath to calm her heart.
"So, where do we start?"
Lucky sulked through the auto door; his kyuutama gripped in his fist as he walked into Kingston's room for, probably the dozenth time.
After she had collapsed into a coma, everyone was in a panic, trying to figure out what was ailing the strange Earthling. Kingston was still alive, pulse and everything, and there wasn't any poisons or ailments the medical equipment could track. But she was completely unresponsive, and none of the other Kyuurangers could figure out a solution.
Karone and Alice were among the ones who took it the hardest, almost never leaving their kyuutamas resting on her desk, hoping and praying for any change. However, now it was just Lucky and Kingston, as the two customs had, reluctantly, gone to join the rest of the team in battle.
"Hey, Kingston" Lucky whispered, sitting on the bed where her prone form rested peacefully. "Sorry I haven't visited as much lately. But I've been in a bit of a rut. The others have all gone ahead to fight Ikaagen. Oh right, um, its been a few days, I should probably start from the beginning.
'I um, I lost my luck. I know I know, it sounds silly, but I was just in a rut. And Ikaagen, well, he was all too happy to take advantage of that. We were on Earth looking for the Tomo Kyuutama, that's one of the kyuutamas we need for summoning the Argo Ship Shirei was telling us about, and we found a giant Death Worm that had swallowed it. Oh, and a Death Worm is this worm monster that tunnels underground and can destroy whole cities by itself.
'Anyway, I was pretty banged up, still am really, and Kotaro and Stinger fell into this sinkhole the Death Worm made. Don't worry though, the others reached them in time, but I had run off to fight Ikaagen again. I know, I was reckless, and I can only imagine you'd be upset with me if you were there," Lucky chuckled, though of course, there was no reaction from the sleeping girl.
"But um, Ikaagen managed to steal the Tomo Kyuutama from us after they defeated the Death Worm. Oh, that's right, Shirei can combine with the Voyagers too. Kotaro summoned his Kuma Voyager for the first time, and he did a great job from what I hear; I know you'd be proud of him. But Shirei called the new combo Ryutei-Oh, and its super powerful, it only needs two other Voyagers for the arms.
'Ikaagen told me I was the unluckiest man in the galaxy, and I guess I just took it to heart. But I always thought that I was alive because of my luck. Garu wasn't happy with me though, socked me clean across the face, just like I did to him. The others all left a little while ago; they went to fight Ikaagen to take back the Tomo Kyuutama. We managed to figure out that he doesn't see the future as you do; he has ten different eyes that let him see all of our attacks. I thought the others would be ok since there are twelve of them already, but I realize now, I can't just leave them without doing something."
Sill no response from the outsider, but as Lucky sighed and finished his tangent, he happened to notice her journal sitting upside down, already open on a previous entry. None of the others had touched it since Kingston had fallen into a coma, so it must have been an entry she had written beforehand. Curious, Lucky picked up the leather notebook and turned it right side up, reading the scrawl of Kingston's handwriting.
Just got back from another session with Stinger. He says that I might be able to start sparring soon and that my technique is improving too. Nice to know I'm making some progress at least. The others have been a little occupied with Kotaro, which is understandable; don't want him getting into trouble after all. Besides, I don't mind all that much; it's nice to have another kid on board to relate.
I've been thinking about telling Lucky about all this; after all, almost everyone is in on this whole thing, doesn't make much sense to keep him in the dark anymore. But on the other hand, his focus episodes are coming up, so maybe I ought to wait until he gets his drive back.
I know he thinks that a lot of his success is because of his luck, including becoming a Kyuuranger, but I never saw it that way. I will admit, Lucky gets a lot of hate from the Toku community early on, but I never felt that. I never saw him as reliant on his luck; instead, I saw just the opposite. I like to think of him as our lucky clover, not because he is good luck, but because of how he generates good luck just by being himself. Sure that may seem a bit cheesy or clichè, but that's what I believe.
I hope he realizes the same without me screwing something up along the way.
Lucky looked up in shock, staring at the prone girl in a new light.
"You knew," he realized before he remembered who he was talking about and laughed to himself. "What am I saying, it's you; of course you did."
He kneeled back over Kingston, taking her limp hand in his. "You are somethin else, Kingston. Thanks. And I hope that I can be a lucky clover for you too, whatever that is," Lucky chuckled. "Alright, well, I have to head out, the others are gonna need all the help they can get. I'll see you soon."
And with that, the red lion began his trek to the surface.
However, he was unaware of the ship's lights starting to flicker, as well as a slight twitch of a smile quirking on the girl's lips.
"Didn't I tell you all? Your defeat was inevitable. Failure is your fate!"
12 rangers of all colors crumpled on the earth beneath them, all of them heavily injured and hanging on to consciousness by a thread. Ikaagen stood in front of them all, cocky for his supposed victory and proud of his achievement.
"You did well to notice my little secret," the squid commented as his gun rested on his shoulder. "However, like all your attempts of success, it proved futile. You see, I have much more than ten eyes!"
In a flash of blue light, the light blue crystals decorating his armor began to glow, what the heroes had suspected were what Ikaagen used as his eyes, but they also revealed a terrifying sight. Ikaagen didn't have ten eyes; Ikaagen had hundreds of eyes. Every sucker on his many tentacles and every crystal covering his body was an eye, all seeing and all knowing, to the Kyuurangers disgust and horror.
"Now, I can't say its been fun, but I believe its time we finish this, Kyuurangers!" the squid announced, his gun cocked at the ready and the barrel aiming down his sights.
"Matte!"
Ikaagen stopped just short of pulling the trigger, looking past his prey. All of the other Kyuurangers turned as well and caught a flash of red in the silhouette approaching.
Lucky had finally arrived. And it was time to settle the score.
"One person arriving now means nothing," Ikaagen drawled as he brushed off the lucky red.
"I won't know until I try," Lucky argued, pulling out an aqua kyuutama with a picture of two twin humanoids. "Its time I test the luck that everyone believes in!"
Futago Kyuutama! SAY! THE ATTACK!
A blast from the trigger, and another Lucky split " from the first, the Futago Kyuutama still in place.
"Now there are two Futago Kyuutamas," the two Luckys echoed before clicking the kyuutama in attack mode again, while Shou and the others were beginning to realize his game plan.
SAY! THE ATTACK! SAY! THE ATTACK! SAY! THE ATTACK! SAY! THE ATTACK!
All of the Kyuurangers watched in shock, Ikaagen nearly floored at the audacity as Lucky multiplied himself again and again, from four to eight to sixteen and so on; over and over, until the squid assassin found himself surrounded by the red Kyuuranger before they all shouted one phrase to the heavens.
"YOSHA LUCKY~! ! !"
This one cry vibrated throughout the atmosphere. Garu watched in tears, remarking that this was the man who helped the wolf become who he was today.
The dozens of Luckys all joined together, their blasters charging a single blast right for the center and letting it fly. Ikaagen, for all his prancing and boasting of his abilities, was unable to avoid this many attacks at once, only managing to reflect the first few shots before taking the full brunt of the damage, crumpling to his knees and recoiling in pain as every one of his crystals were shattered, the one making up his face cracked and scarred.
"As long as your empire's in control, there is no one lucky in this galaxy! That's why I will keep saying it. Yosha Lucky! I will keep saying it to change it! I, no, we will save the galaxy!"
The others began to stumble to a formation, Garu grinning his fangs toward Lucky. Ikaagen straightened as well, though he was far more furious.
"Grr, I hate that I have to do this, but, men! Kill these insolent mongrels!"
Almost instantly, dozens of Indavers and Tsuyoindaver crawled out of the woodwork of the warehouse complex, aiming their sights and not giving the Kyuurangers a chance to recover.
But as they all began to bum rush the group of heroes, something flew directly into their warpath, sending the first few troops flying into the ones behind them and landing protectively in front of the Kyuurangers.
When the smoke cleared, the offending objects turned out to be two swords, denting the earth in an X formation. To the shock of the Kyuurangers, two very familiar swords;
Swords shaped like keys named Star Seeker and Ultimate Savior.
"HEEYY YOUU GUUYYSS! !"
Suddenly, the soldiers found themselves dropping one after another, some by themselves, others in groups, as an unseen entity teleported all over the battlefield, until in almost no time, Ikaagen was the only man left standing, all of his backup troops destroyed as he felt a sock to his already cracked face, flying back.
The entity then returned to the two swords in the earth, pulling them out and resting them across her shoulders as she grinned a cocky smirk, the thirteen rangers watching her sea blue eyes turn to face them with pure glee.
"So, what did I miss?"
"Kingston!" the Kyuurangers exclaimed, all of them running up to greet her, those that came first tackling her in a hug, which she happily accepted.
"I'm so sorry I'm late. My alarm didn't go off, and I missed my ride; I ran all the way here!" she laughed, some of the others joining in her merriment.
"But, I don't understand, I thought-" Lucky started.
"I know, I've got a lot of explaining to do this time, and I promise when this is over, I will tell you everything I can. But for now, I can't even begin to say how glad I am to see all of you," she smiled as she side hugged Kotaro and Naaga.
"You bastards!" Ikaagen roared as he stumbled to his feet, rage emanating from him as the Kyuurangers faced him with determination.
"Oh right, him," Kingston spoke sarcastically, brow raised in amusement. "Well, good thing I came when I did. Ain't no way I'm missing out on a full team battle. Oi, Lucky, what's say we show this Inkling reject what we've got?"
The lucky lion nodded, his features determined as everyone lined up, side by side and ready for battle.
"Let's go!"
SAY! THE CHANGE! "Star Change!" "Ryou Tensei!"
Lucky, spreading his arms and flashing a thumbs up: "Super Star! Shishi Red!"
Stinger, flexing his tail with an armed outstretched before adjusting his blaster: "Poison Star! Sasori Orange!"
Garu, kicking up dirt and posing before crouching with his claws poised: "Beast Star! Okami Blue!"
Balance crackling electricity from his hands and giving a mini-salute: "Trick Star! Tenbin Gold!"
Champ, flashing double bull signs and thrusting a fist in the air: "Ring Star! Ouishi Black!"
Naaga, kneeling down before straightening and swiping a hand over his visor: "Silent Star. Hebitsukai Silver!"
Hammy crouching down and flexing in a chamaeleon battle pose: "Shinobi Star! Chamaeleon Green!"
Raptor fluttering her wings, spinning around and posing: "Speed Star! Washi Pink!"
Spada mimicking a cutting motion and flourishing his hands: "Food Mei-Star! Kajiki Yellow!"
Kingston, flourishing her cape and jumping in place, ending in a boxing pose: "Shooting Star! Amagawa Prism!"
Karone, erupting flames from her palms and crossing her tails, folding her arms: "Blazing Star! Kitsune Crimson!"
Alice curtseying and raising a hand as if to show off her gloves: "Magic Star! Alicorn Amethyst!"
Shou spinning his cane and thrusting it forward: "Dragon Ma-Star! Ryuu Commander!"
Kotaro jumping in place with his hands on his hips before slashing his claws: "Big Star! Koguma SkyBlue!"
"The ultimate saviors! Uchuu Sentai!"
"KYUURANGER!"
Ikaagen was furious, his sword trembling in his fists as the fourteen rangers pulled out their weapons, Prism swinging her keys in anticipation.
"Omae no uun, tameshite aruze!"
The battle erupted into organized chaos, the Kyuurangers scattering as the long range heroes in the back aimed their sights, as Raptor, Balance, and Shou shot with everything they had, alongside Naaga's energy attack from his sickle and Alice's lightning attack from her staff.
Ikaagen took the full brunt of the damage, only to be met by Hammy and Garu slashing at him from both sides, followed by Champ, Spada, and Karone. Hammy and Spada took the front to keep him occupied, but the squid was overwhelmed by their precision and felt a stab to his chest as he fumbled back. Only to be met by Champ's ax stabbing him in the gut, reeling forward and allowing Garu to side flip over his back, boxing him in. And right when the squid swung his sword, Karone fired a blast of flames from her palms, burning him and obscuring his vision even further.
Ikaagen attempted to defend himself, only to find his sword arm restrained by Kotaro's scarf, along with being immobilized by Stinger's tail latched around his waist. Both boys didn't hesitate for a second, yanking him back and Stinger slashing with his spear as Ikaagen smacked into a metal pillar, collapsing to the dirt.
"Boo," Prism teased as she popped into his line of vision, not giving an inch to the assassin as she mercilessly executed a barrage of sword slashes, all without so much as breaking a sweat. She also exhibited some impressive footwork, managing to bob and weave every counter Ikaagen threw before spiraling him back against the rail, stumbling to his knees.
But this was the opening that Lucky made his move, landing a hit right for his chest and landing one crit after another before tossing his sword and dropkicking Ikaagen again into the clearing.
Ikaagen shoved himself back to his feet, only to find himself surrounded by the Kyuurangers on all sides.
"Don't you think it's cowardly to fight 14 to 1?!" Ikaagen shouted, throwing his sword to the ground in irritation.
"You're not just fighting 14 people!" Lucky exclaimed. "We are fighting for all those who wish for peace. Your enemy is everyone who lives in this galaxy. No...it's the galaxy itself!"
Prism fired a blast of swirling light, and suddenly, it was as if the entire galaxy was swirling around Ikaagen, as well as the Kyuurangers from all directions as they prepped the final attack.
GALAXY!
"KyuuRen All-Star Crash!"
The illusion of the galaxy collided with the fourteen blasts of energy, crashing all at once into the squid and laying him down, finally defeating him.
"Good Luck!"
"Ooh, dibs!" Prism called as she caught the silvery clear Tomo kyuutama that flew from Ikaagen, marveling at the image of the ship on the globe. "Oooh, pretty. You guys got this from the Death Worm in Ryutei-Oh, right?"
Almost everyone in the crew did a double take, Lucky especially before Kotaro pushed to the front in excitement. "Yep! And I got my Kuma Voyager too! Its got a Koguma Voyager inside that I can drive around, and-"
"Oh my god, I missed your Voyager debut?! Oh, the humanity!" Prism wept as she picked up the SkyBlue ranger in a bear hug, some of the others laughing at her antics.
However, their attention quickly turned back to Ikaagen, laughing at their supposed victory. "I cannot die here," he panted, as the badge on his belt began to glow and shatter, activating his transformation as he grew giant sized.
"Because of course," Prism sighed. Karone, mind if I ride with you?"
The kitsune happily nodded as the rest of the crew clicked their kyuutama outwards, summoning their Voyagers.
SAY! THE GO! SAY! THE DOCKING! KYUURENN-OH! RYUUTEI-OH!
Two Megazords and five mechas stood side by side, ready for battle.
"Yosha Lucky!" "Like a dragon who has gained his wings."
"Let's do this," Ikaagen mused, his gun resting on his shoulder. Suddenly, he began to glow a blue light before splotches of ink seemed to shoot from the crystal on his head, turning the sky dark as heavy rain began to fall.
"Oh no, guys come in!" Prism called over comms. "The rain clouds are acidic! He's trying to trip us up and give himself a boost! Be careful!"
The streets below gleaned from the rain, lightning crackling around them as they all took a battle stance, the single mechs staying behind the Megazords as the backup. Ikaagen seemed to be having a much easier time battling the two robots, as the rain only boosted his strength as every slash he landed sent sparks flying. And true to Prism's warning, the shower was making the damage even worse as steam began to hiss from the mechs, causing the two to back up in defense.
Karone and Alice were also starting to feel the effects, Alicorn using her Tate magic as an umbrella while Kitsune was frantically trying to shake off whatever rain landed on her.
In response, Ikaagen shot out two white tentacles, tangling them around the two mechs and pulling them together using momentum, causing them to crash into each other. Turning them into whips, Ikaagen thwipped them over and over, causing the arms of the two mechas to fly off in the carnage.
"Alright, enough is enough. We need to fix this rain, now," Prism started.
"The five of us will go," Naaga offered, Balance and Raptor happily agreeing.
As Alicorn summoned her lightning to counter the storm and draw off any stray damage, the BN Thieves activated their double mecha blast, opening a hole in the clouds and allowing Washi Voyager to use her wings and slice through Ikaagen's storm, clearing the sky and causing the rain to dissipate.
The sudden halt of Ikaagen's plan allows the Megazords to regroup, swapping their arms for the other. But to everyone's surprise, the red and purple kyuutama cockpits began to glow, as if signaling a new change.
"Wait, this is-Shirei! Let's combine!" Lucky called, Shou happily agreeing as the two activated the second mecha combining process.
Super SAY~ THE DOCKING!
Ryutei-Oh began to float into the air, its arms outstretched as the dragon mask dislodged and clicked onto Kyuurenn-Oh, acting as a new outline for Lucky's cockpit as the remainder of the purple mech locked onto the back of Kyuurenn-Oh.
Ryuutei Kyuurenn-Oh!
"So what?!" Ikaagen mocked as he attempted to fire off an energy blast, which did not affect the heroes in the slightest. Despite its blocky build, the new formation was a force to be reckoned with; its standard power output doubled as one slash from the Sasori arm was able to slice both tentacles off of Ikadisablingabling him and without any means to defend himself.
"Alright! Let's give him the finisher!"
Super GALAXY!
"All-Star Scramble Break!"
Raw energy poured from the eight mechas, finally culminating in the center of Shishi Voyager. Roaring from the dragon's mouth that caused the ground beneath them to cave in, a massive beam of energy and sending Ikaagen hurdling into a building.
As he screamed about how his fate ended, Ikaagen was finally destroyed once and for all in a burning inferno, Prism falling back into the cockpit chair as the others celebrated.
"Uchuu wa oretachi ga torimodosu!"
"Haha, damn right!"
Kingston stretched as she pulled her headphones off of her head, smiling as she watched the crew marvel at the beauty of the Tomo Kyuutama, thrilled in their progress towards summoning the Argo. The customs were resting in their kyuutamas, she and Stinger were a bit off to the side, while Lucky was listening to something on the radio through headphones of his own.
When the crew had returned to Orion-Gou, Kingston had bolted back to her room, using her super speed no less, claiming that she had an urgent task to finish. When she came back, the outsider reappeared with two bracelets made for Kotaro and Lucky, with light blue and red beads respectively, one topped with a polar bear and the other with a lion charm. Both had slipped them on almost immediately, Kotaro wrapping himself around her waist in thanks.
"Glad to see with made it this far," Champ remarked, Kingston playfully rolling her eyes. "But with justice, anything can be done! Isn't that right Lucky?!"
Lucky grinned as he stood, pulling off his headphones. "You bet. I am the luckiest man in the galaxy, after all."
Smiles of relief and content shared all around, Garu happily declaring he'll follow the Leonian anywhere.
"What are you listening to?" Hammie asked.
Pulling out the jack with a grin, Lucky thrust the radio forward as his favorite radio station began to play.
88 Constellation Fortune Telling. Number 1 today is Shishi!
"Yosha Lucky!" Lucky cheered.
And as the others began to celebrate Lucky finding his groove again, Stinger sulking off to the side as per usual, Kingston flashed her trademark grin, glad to see the antics of her team were waiting for her when she returned.
"Oh right, I can't believe I almost forgot, Kingston," Shou called, catching both her and the rest of the crew's attention. "I believe there was something you were planning to discuss with us?"
"Ohh yes. Well, I'll answer to the best of my ability. What do ya wanna know?"
"For starters, what caused the urge for your extended beauty sleep?" Balance started.
"Uhh well, honestly, your guess is as good as mine. I can say, however, that I feel ten times better. Well rested, and check this out."
With a cocky smirk, Kingston hopped into the air, levitating as she sped to and fro around the ceiling, before making the radio float into her palm and drop onto the pool table. To finish off her little demonstration, the outsider made a flame of water erupt from one palm and a ball of light from the other, before closing her fists and backflipping onto the stairs from the air with a bow.
"Ahhh, sugee," Lucky awed.
"Wait, do you feel any different, grr?" Garu asked.
"Nope. No headache, no side effects, and I feel like a billion pongi!"
Raptor and Hammy lit up in joy, even Stinger cracking a smile from his perch. "Very nice," Shou commented. "And I believe there is something you should know. The boys and I have become informed of your training. Now, I'm not saying that we're blaming you for keeping the secret, but we were wondering if we could join you as well."
"Absolutely," Kingston grinned. "The more, the merrier, I always say."
"Yosha Lucky!" Lucky cheered again as he hugged the girl in thanks as the celebration began anew.
Gazing to the palm of her hand, she then smirked as she created a small ball of light, glowing a faint gold to match the happiness of the Kyuurangers around her.
And as she watched the small celebration continue, the outsider only had one thought come to mind.
It's good to be home.
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