Chapter 25 Arrests

The others were too groggy to talk during breakfast, and as soon as we finished eating, they went to sleep. Joe nodded his head outside and I nodded, knowing that now was the time to start training.

"They really took a toll with the battle they had last night," I commented as we walked to the middle of the deck, the others going to their rooms to get some rest.

"I know," Joe said. "Don told me this morning when he saw this collar." He handed me two GokaiSabers. "Let's see what you are at right now. I don't expect a lot, but maybe you'll surprise me."

I took the GokaiSabers in my hands. "Don't you think this would be a good time to use the simulation, to see how I am in a real life situation that's under pressure?" I asked.

Joe thought for a moment. "Yea, but I don't want to wake the others up," he said.

"They went to their rooms," I said.

"They did?" Joe said.

I nodded.

"Then I think we should," Joe said. "And we can have Don help us out."

We went back inside, where Don and Gai were working on a new project.

"What's up?" Don asked.

"Can you start up the simulation?" Joe said. "We've got to do some training."

"Are you sure you shouldn't rest up first?" Gai said, getting to his feet. "It would be best."

"Not now," I said. "We've got to focus on this."

"If you say so," Don said hesitantly. Still, he got to his feet and gave us the sunglasses and started up the simulation. "Which place?"

"Any," Joe said.

"Joe now would be a good time for me to see how you do with the GokaiGun," I said. From where it was on the table, I gave Joe two GokaiGuns.

"Alright," Joe said.

"Starting up in five, four, three, two, one," Don said as we put on the sunglasses.

We were transported to the city and saw nothing.

"No morphing," Joe told me as we made a circle to check our area.

"Alright," I said.

Suddenly, Gormin ran out to us and surrounded us.

"Remember, you need to get in close," Joe said.

"And you need to keep your distance," I added.

We nodded and went into action.

As the Gormin came closer, it was my job to cut them down, but the ones that still had some distance to them were Joe's to take.

We continued that pattern until we noticed something: the Gormin had to end. When one dropped, three more popped up.

"How do we fight like this?" I said.

Before Joe could answer, we were suddenly struck by a bomb and sent flying.

As we hit the ground, the Gormin took a chance to take us down.

Right before they finished us off, the whole place froze and we were taken back to the Galleon.

"Are you guys ok?" Don asked, helping Joe up while Gai got me to my feet.

"I'm fine," I said.

Joe nodded.

"It was only that bomb that set us off guard," I said. "Without that, we would've done better."

"Now that you know your level, maybe you should go in alone to fight and have the other one watch to give pointers," Don said.

"That's a good idea," Joe said. "Let's start."

"I'll fight first," I said.

"If you say so," Don said. "Same situation or different?"

I looked at Joe for the answer.

"Same," Joe said.

"Ok, I'm restarting it," Don said.

Joe stepped away from me, leaving the guns on the table, and we were in the city again.

Putting the idea of Joe watching out of my mind, I looked at a group of Gormin that were coming at me. "Ok, now's the time to go," I whispered, switching my grip on the sabers to one that was more capable for fighting. I charged at the Gormin and starting slashing them.

The Gormin started falling, and I was glad that there weren't multiple replacements.

I continued to fight, making sure that the Gormin wouldn't try to get me from behind.

Even though it was different using sabers instead of guns, I was quick to adapt, and finally, all the Gormin were gone.

Instead of the Galleon appearing around us, Joe walked to me and gave me a simple nod. "Well done," he said. "Just a few things that I saw and you should be good to go." He gave me a few corrections and then a second gave of Gormin came when he stepped away.

Thinking about the tips Joe told me, I used those and finished the Gormin off quicker than before.

Joe corrected my posture and then a final wave of Gormin came at me.

Using the new stuff I got, the Gormin were finished off even faster than before.

Then the Galleon appeared around us and Joe nodded again. "Good job," he said.

"Now, it's your turn," I said as I put down the sabers and handed Joe the GokaiGuns. "What is your accuracy like? What did you get before?"

"I only got three," Joe said. "Three out of ten."

"Time has passed, so let's see how you've improved," I said.

"Do you want the same thing?" Don said.

"Yes," I replied.

Once again, the city was around us and this time, I was the one stepping back while Joe went on his task of shooting down the Gormin.

I took note of Joe's stance: the posture of a swordsman wasn't good for a gunman. Also, his aim was off. Nearly half of his shots were misses.

When the final Gormin fell, I went to Joe. "There are a few things," I said. I pointed out my observations and told him how to improve on that.

Stepping back to my spot, a second wave of Gormin came.

Joe's posture relaxed slightly, like I told him, and before he took a shot, he took a quick moment to concentrate. Then, when he fired, he got almost all of his targets in one shot.

Once again, I took note that as the battle progressed, Joe's statue turned back to one similar to a swordsman's. That wouldn't do well in a fight.

"Joe, relax!" I called.

Joe made the quick adjustment and he finished off the Gormin. "I know," he said as I walked to him. "I let my stance return to the position of a swordsman. Anything else?"

"Other than that, I saw nothing," I said. "One more time, ok?"

"Ok," Joe said.

I returned to my position and the final wave of Gormin came.

Like before, Joe began his fire, and this time, his posture remained strong, not even beginning to hint that he wasn't a gunman.

When the Gormin were gone, the Galleon appeared around us.

"We're ready," Joe said with a nod.

"Yes, we are," I said.

"Alright, now that you two have gotten your training, I really suggest you get some rest," Don said as we set the sunglasses down.

"We will," I said.

"Gokiagers, come out with your hands up!" called a voice.

"What?" Gai said, going to a window and looking out. "It's the DekaRangers!"

"DekaRangers?" Joe said.

"Why are they trying to arrest us?" I said.

"We got all our convictions removed!" Don said.

"Hey, who's yelling?" Marvelous asked as he climbed the stairs into the room.

"DekaRangers," Joe said.

"How is that possible?" Marvelous said. "We're no longer wanted by Earth's police."

"Maybe us, but Gai, Grace, and Amanda haven't had a chance to clear their name since they joined us," Don said.

"Impossible!" Joe said.

"Since they are part of this team, anything that would go against them to begin with that has to do with piracy wouldn't exist," Marvelous said. "Unless they did something beforehand that doesn't involve piracy."

"Not me," I said as I raised my hands in the air when the others looked at me. "I've kept a clean record with the police. If they're here, it's not for me."

"Or me!" Gai said. "I've done nothing to get on their bad side!"

"They called for all of us," Joe said.

"Get the others," Marvelous said, snapping his fingers. "We're going to see what they want. Come on, Joe."

Don, Gai, and I nodded and went to wake up the others.

"Mou," was Luka's first word when I gently shook her awake. "What is it?"

"DekaRangers," I said.

"Eh?" Luka said, jumping to her feet. "What for?!"

"We don't know," I said. "Marvelous and Joe are talking to them right now."

At that, Luka was practically dragging me out of her room and into the living room, the others following us.

"Grace, have you done anything against the police?" Don asked.

"Nothing!" Grace replied. "I have always been the good girl! After all, it's what I promised Father!"

"Let us go see what this is all about," Ahim said. "I am positive this is all just a big misunderstanding."

"You are held under the conviction of treason and theft," DekaRed, Ban, said.

"Come quietly," said DekaBlue, Hoji.

"Or else we'll use force!" said DekaYellow, Jasmine.

"What is your decision?" Sen, DekaGreen, said.

"Where did you hear this from?" Marvelous said, crossing his arms and being stubborn.

"Our tipper wants to remain anonymous," Umeko said, DekaPink.

"We're not coming down without real evidence against us," Joe said, also crossing his arms.

"We have done nothing but fight Zangyack and search for treasure," Ahim said, her hands folded in front of her.

"I guess we will need to use force!" Tetsu, DekaBreak.

"Get back!" Marvelous said as they suddenly shot at us.

We fell back against the deck.

"What do we do, Marvelous?!" Luka cried.

"Do you give up, rangers?" Doggie Krugger, DekaMaster, said.

"I guess we fight," Marvelous said.

"But they will only arrest us when we are struck down!" Don said.

"Then don't get struck down," Grace said.

"But-" began Gai, I cut him off by saying, "Do you have any better ideas? Gai, it's either this or go down without a fight. I'm not sure about you, but if anything happens to me, I'd rather fight when that happens!"

"I have an idea to mess them up," Joe said, holding up the DekaBlue ranger key. "DekaRangers."

We nodded.

"There's even enough for all of us," Luka said.

"Gai, take DekaBreak," Marvelous said. "Grace, get DekaSwan. Amanda, want you to take DekaMaster. Joe has to get DekaBlue, and out of you, Gai, and Grace, you are the best with a single sword."

"Alright," I said. "We're going to take on the same ranger, right?"

"Right," Marvelous said.

"Gokai Change!" we said, using the DekaRanger ranger keys.

"DekaRanger!" our mobirates screeched.

"They're trying to trick us!" Ban said as we jumped down in front of them.

"One!" Marvelous said. "I hate cruel wickedness!"

"That's my line!" Ban said.

"Two!" Joe said. "Give chase to mysterious cases!"

"Stupid pirates!" Hoji mumbled.

"Three!" Don said. "Investigate with futuristic science!"

"Hey!" Sen complained.

"Four!" Luka said. "Unjust evil in the universe…"

"Don't copy!" Jasmine cried.

"Five!" Ahim said. "Will be immedieately eliminated!"

"Copy!" Umeko said.

"Slash the crime wave!" I said. "DekaMaster!"

"You've got to be kidding me," Krugger muttered.

"Attacking outrageous evil, smashing the darkness of fear, Detective of the daybreak!" Gai said. "DekaBreak!"

"This is just annoying!" Tetsu said.

"The pure white healing Eloile, DekaSwan!" Grace said.

"Swan won't like this," Jasmine said.

"SPD!" Marvelous said. "DekaRed!"

"DekaBlue!" Joe said.

"DekaGreen!" Don said.

"DekaYellow!" Luka said.

"DekaPink!" Ahim said.

"DekaMaster!" I said.

"DekaBreak!" Gai said.

"DekaSwan!" Grace said.

"Tokusou Sentai, DekaRanger!" we said.

"You're going to use our powers against us?" demanded Ban.

"If it'll show you that we're innocent, then yes, we will!" Luka said.

"Let's make this showy!" Marvelous said.

We charged at the real DekaRangers and started to fight them, but they were skilled enough to be our equal.

By what Marvelous said, I had to agree with him: I was good at a sword, better than my skills with the GokaiSaber. I guessed it was because Grizza used a sword, and that was passed to my dad, who taught me some skills just for show when I was younger, which was really to help me in my karate class that I use to take, but gave up when I became a Gokiager. I assumed that I would have to give up some stuff, and that was one thing.

Krugger and I never missed a beat as we fought, and in his eyes, I could see determination to take me down, to prove that he was a better DekaRanger.

As I fought him, I was suddenly struck from behind, not from Krugger, or even from another one of the DekaRangers. Falling to a knee, Krugger took a chance to strike me, but I was still able to block it.

"Gokaigers, you will be taken in!" called a familiar voice.

The DekaRangers stopped their fights as we turned to the voice, and saw Basco.

"What are you doing here, Basco!?" Marvelous demanded, stepping away from Ban and to the privateer.

"I'm watching to see you guys taken away," Basco said. "That way, the Galleon, Navi, and the ranger keys will be mine!"

"Not gonna happen!" I said as I also stepped to him.

"Do you really think you can stop me?" Basco asked, jumping down from the tree he was in and taking an equal step to us.

Marvelous and I looked at each other and nodded. "Go!" we told the others as we got to our knees, all of us turning into pirates. We fired at him while first Joe and Luka jumped off our shoulders and tried to slash him, then Don and Ahim, and finally Grace and Gai. Then, they also got to their knees and Marvelous and I got to our feet, running and jumping off their shoulders so that we could also hit Basco.

But, none of our attacks worked, and Marvelous and I were sent falling back as he fired at us.

"Guys!" the others said we they checked on us then broke the plan we had formed while doing simulations and charged at Basco.

"This is so easy," Basco said, his eyes glowing and then gaining speed, hitting the others.

"I think this will help out," I said, holding up my veteran key.

"Go for it!" Marvelous said.

"Gokai Change!" I said.

"Gokaiger!" my mobirates said. "Veteran!"

"GokaiSpear!" I said. "I have equal power as you, Basco, when I am in this uniform! I won't let you hurt my friends anymore!" I activated my speed and charged at Basco, but somebody tripped me and I felt handcuffs being force on my wrists.

"Now, you all are arrested," Krugger said, pulling me back to my feet.

I saw the others being forced to their feet, and Basco disappeared. He was a hologram the whole time!

"You have the right to remain silent," Ban began as Marvelous tried to fight back, but it didn't work. "Anything you saw can and will be used against you…"