Persona Task Squad: The Heart of the Watcher. Crystal Tokyo Arc. Avatar Mech Mini-Arc.

Chapter 23, Part 1: The Search for the Avatar Mechs! Finding the Jackal, Fighting the Sphinx.

(Enter Andrew's POV)

I swear, when Gina said that she had to cross the world in order to get these things, she wasn't kidding. I swear, if they hadn't bought me shorts, I'd fry like a French Fry in a grease frier.

"Mind my asking," I asked them, "but WHY are we going into the desolate part of Egypt?"

"Because," Gina said, using my Arrowhead as a locator, "it's where they said the Anubian Cult was said to hide."

"Are you sure it wasn't just something they said to get rid of stupid tourists?" I could've sworn one of them was Arabic and had a bomb in his vest.

"The Arrowhead is said to glow when we get near it. And according to the map, we're near the location."

And we'd go a lot faster if we had some kind of steed. And I left my Duel Disk back at the hotel.

At we got to our next step, the Arrowhead's glow intensified and an intense wind blew the sand away to reveal...

"This is it," Gina said. "It's gotta be." She then handed me the arrowhead. "You're the Keymaster."

"Right," I said. I then used my Keyblade to open the tomb. "Who wants to go down the creepy tunnel first?"

No one answered, and I was the one leading. "Stay together. You know what happens when we split up in these things. And I CANNOT stress this enough: Don't touch anything. At all. I don't want your blood to be on my hands." At that, we went down there into the unknown.

"You sense that?" Terra asked me. The Pulse of Death? Yeah, that's Anubis, the God of Death. And if anything, we're going to be knee-deep in the Pyramid of Light. "You still have your deck, right?" Yeah, and this guy has the Inferno Tempest card.

"We're getting closer," I said.

"This place scares the crap out of me," Trisha said. "It's like I'm walking into the Underworld."

"You and me both," Brittany said.

"Reminds me of my time as Grave," Brianna said.

When we opened this door, we saw what looked like the interior of the Pyramid of Light only without the blue glow. I then noticed the arena. "Now I know I should've brought the Duel Disk," I said.

However, dueling would be the least of my worries, because at that point, I then felt the power of the Egyptian Reaper flood this room.

"Greetings, Watcher and intruders," we heard. "Welcome to your downfall."

That was not Anubis. "Who the hell are you?"

"Oh, am I rude? Allow me to introduce myself." She then appeared from an old-fashined Dark Portal. "I am Bastet, the Goddess of fertility, love, and cats." Oh dear God. ANOTHER catgirl.

I then got my Keyblade out. "How do I know you're not a succubus?"

"Can a succubus do this?" She then extended her hand into my body, much to their surprise, and took out Lionheart and materialized him.

"Okay," Brianna said, "I don't know what happened, and I don't care, because the guy that came out of him is a beefcake."

"Give it a rest, will you?" I asked her. Damn aphrodisiac.

"Andrew, did you summon me?" he asked me.

"No, but your patron Goddess did."

He then made eye contact with her, then said, "Oh great."

"Relax, I'm not here to hump you to the break of day. I don't even have anything to procreate with. Now, I know you're here for the Dusk Jackal, and I need you and your Watcher to swordplay for me."

This is new. "What's the catch?" I asked her. "If one of us loses, the other takes over or fades away completely?"

"Not really. It's been awhile since I've seen some action, and the Realm of the Gods is boring."

Sounds like something from Death Note. "Alright, but let's get one thing straight. The only person I dueled on a daily basis is my inner Heartless, so I'm a little rusty on Lionheart's sword style."

"That goes double for me," Lionheart said.

"I'm not forcing you two to do anything. Just spar for a bit."

She has a sadistic sense of humor. "You ready man?" I asked him.

"As always," he said, taking out Sanctuary. I got into the stance of the Black Mamba and he got into the same.

"LET'S GO!"

(Play "We Are Finally Cowboys" from the No More Heroes OST)

We then clashed blades, but I got the upper hand. At that, I struck a finishing blow on him, but didn't kill him. He then tried something he saw Henry do in the final battle.

"WIND SHOOT!" he yelled.

"TWILIGHT'S REFLECTION!" I yelled. My barrier had reflected his shots back at him.

"NEGATE!" he yelled. He then used Wind Body Flicker while I used Dark Step. The both of us clashed blows at each other, nearly shaking the whole temple.

That's when both of us decided to use it. "SHUNPO!"

"Oh dear God," Trisha said. "They're going all out."

The Diggers sisters looked at her in confusion.

"What do you mean 'all out'?" Gina asked her.

"One of the few parts of training he's been through involves speed, and that's something he did with a few friends of ours in our last world we visited. This style makes them faster than even Brittany here, no offense."

"None taken," Brittany said. "But who taught them to be that fast?"

"The dead." All three of them were shocked. "Not like that! There more like Grim Reapers in subtle human forms."

"If they're subtle," Bastet said, "I'd hate to see Anubis when he's a gentleman. If I didn't have what you had, I'd be wet just thinking about what they could do to me."

"Even though you're a Goddess," Trisha said, "I still don't like anyone getting funny ideas about my boyfriend."

"Why did I let you be with him in the first place? This guy is as interesting as Ranma Saotome, pity that he fell into the Neko-Ken..."

Then, Lionheart and I were tired out. "Truce?" I asked him.

"Truce," he replied.

Bastet clapped. "Looks like I could release the Dusk Jackal after all. But first..." she then reached within her chest, and gave us a pyramid necklace. "This works like the Eagle's Arrowhead, only this is the Jackal's Pyramid. And trust me, two locators are better than one."

With that, Lionheart returned within me, and both the Pyramid and the Jackal turned into an equip card and the Avatar Mech card along with another.

Card Data:

Avatar Artifact-Jackal's Pyramid.
Type: Equip Magic Card.
Effect: This card can only be equipped to "Avatar Hero-Larson the Fullmetal Glacier" in order to summon "Avatar Mech-Jackal of the Dusk." This card, when treated like a trap, can also be treated as "Pyramid of Light" in order to summon "Andro Sphinx" and "Sphinx Teleia." If this card is destroyed, all monsters tied to this are destroyed.

Avatar Mech-Jackal of the Dusk.
Element: Dark.
Level: 6.
Type: Machine/Synchro/Effect.
Effect: This card can only be summoned if "Avatar Artifact-Jackal's Pyramid" uses its special effect. This card does not need Polymerization in order to fuse into one of three combinations: "Avatar Mech-Eagle of the Mountains," "Avatar Mech-Lion of the Flame," "Avatar Mech-Shark of the Depths," and "Avatar Mech-Falcon of the Wind" to make "Avatar Mech-Dark Element Mech"; "Avatar Mech-Tiger of the Light" to make "Avatar Mech-Twilight Hybrid Mech"; or all five to make "Avatar Mech-Chaotic Divinity Mech." This card can be sacrificed to make "Avatar Mech-Dusk Jackal Warrior Mode"
Atk: 2550 Def: 2500

Avatar Mech-Dusk Jackal Warrior Mode.
Element: Dark.
Level: 6.

Type: Machine/Synchro/Effect.
Effect: This card can only be summoned if you sacrifice "Avatar Mech-Jackal of the Dusk" on the field. When successfully done, this card is to be treated as the sacrificed monster in a matter of fusion. When summoned, summon "Avatar Mech-Dragon of the Twilight" in order to fuse into "Avatar Mech-Twilight Jackal-Dragon Mech." This card is treated as a Warrior type monster in terms of equipment.
Atk: 2550 Def: 2500

Wait a second. Dragon of the Twilight? It doesn't mean...the old Dragonzord, right? If so, we may have to make a visit to a certain Power Ranger veteran.

"Good luck on your quest, young watcher," Bastet said. Unfortunately, she, Trisha, and I felt something wrong.

"WHO DARES INTRUDE ON MY GROUNDS!!!" we heard.

"Oh no," I said. "Anubis is here."

"The bastard's been using the Jackal Mech as an avatar for his idol," Bastet said. "I think it's time for us to get out."

"Good idea," Gina said. Soon, all of us went out, but I noticed Bastet stayed behind.

"Bastet, what are you doing?" I asked her.

"Saving my people," she said.

"By sacrificing yourself to Anubis? That's foolhearted!"

"Just go before you get sucked into the Pyramid of Light!"

"Not gonna happen." At that, an ancient Duel Disk came out of my arm. "I summon Avatar Hero-Larson the Fullmetal Glacier!"

At that, Larson came out of the disk, looking surprised. "Dare I ask what's going on here?"

"I'll need to make the preparations, Larson. Then you can ask later." He nodded. "I equip the Jackal's Pyramid on him in order to summon Avatar Mech-Jackal of the Dusk!"

At that, the Jackal came out of the sand facing two giant sphinxes.

"Looks like you proved the incentive boy," Anubis said. "Because of your Pyramid, I'm able to summon Andro Sphinx and Sphinx Teleia from my essence."

"How about I nullify that by destroying my own Pyramid card?" I said from within the cockpit. Reminds me of the old Dinozords. "With that, I sacrific my Jackal of the Dusk in order for it to turn into Warrior Mode."

With that, the Jackal turned into what looked like a Lucario only black.

"Then I use their fallen bodies to turn them into Thenian the Great Sphinx!" Sure enough, their essence turned into one ugly Sphinxtaur. "And I'll use half my life points to boost their power."

Atk: 35000 Def: 30000

Holy shit, dude. I really wish I had the Dragonzord with me. Wait a minute...what's a deck slot doing in this thing? I put my deck in it, only to find that it's supercharging itself and making a duel table. I guess it works as a podium AND a mech.

"So, what are you going to do about this situation?" Anubis asked me.

"I'll let you attack first."

"If that's the case, then Attack him, Thenian!" At his charge, his Sphinxtaur attacked, only to hit multiple fuzzbals. "What?"

"I just discarded Kuriboh from my hand. Because of that, my life points are safe. However, I don't think that your Thenian is supercharged for this turn."

At that, he noticed that Thenian's back to its original life-point count.

"I still can finish you off for stealing my mech, boy!"

"Not while I'm standing," I said. "My move." As I drew the card, I felt demonic energy. Trisha's Nine-Tailed Fox card! Then again...I doubt that a demon can go up against the God of the Underworld. That's when I felt it summon two cards into the deck. "I play Pot of Greed in order to draw two cards!" The two cards were what I figured they were: Trisha's locket and an Avatar Mech.

Card Data:

Avatar Artifact-Kitsune's Locket Type: Equip Spell Card.
Effect: This card can only be equipped to "Avatar Hero-Tsuki the Bloody Fox" in order to summon "Avatar Mech-Kyuubi Carrier Mech" into the field. If this card is destroyed, both monsters are destroyed.

Avatar Mech-Kyuubi Carrier Mech Element: Fire.
Level: 9

Type: Machine/Synchro/Effect

Effect: This card can only be summoned by the effect if "Avatar Artifact-Kitsune's Locket" is on the field. When summoned, it is to be treated like a Union Monster to all Avatar Mech cards and adds to the attack power from the Avatar Mech attached to it. Gains unlimited power when "Avatar Mech-Chaotic Divinity Mech," "Avatar Mech-Dark Element Mech," "Avatar Mech-Twilight Hybrid Mech," and "Avatar Mech-Twilight Jackal-Dragon Mech" is attached to it.
Atk: 4500 Def: 4500

"Can your sphinx counter this? I summon Avatar Hero-Tsuki the Bloody Fox in Defense Mode!" Sure enough, the monster was summoned.

"And what can she do, other than get trampled?" Anubis asked me.

"Nothing much, just summon the instrument of your downfall." He gasped. "I equip her with Kitsune's Locket in order to summon the Kyuubi Carrier Mech!"

At that, a Nine Tailed Fox mecha came into the scene and went beside the Jackal Warrior.

I then heard a communication from inside it. "Andrew, what am I doing in this thing?"

"Long story," I said, "but I'll tell you later because I'm combining the two in order to destroy the thing."

At that, she appeared in a second seat behind me.

"I can see you're enjoying it," she said.

"How can I not?" I asked her. "It's like the very first Power Ranger series, only it looks like it can be powered by a third person."

"Probably Tyler, but how are we going to defeat this thing?"

"Easy. Since your carrier is treated like a Union Monster, it combines the attack points of my Jackal Warrior and adds it to its own."

Atk: 7050 Def: 7000

"And the Nine-Tailed Fox card you gave me provided the help."

"I'll thank her later. Right now, let's make the call."

I nodded.

"Kitsune mech," we both yelled. "DESTROY THENIAN THE GREAT SPHINX! DEMONIC AURA CHARGE!" At that, we fired at Thenian and destroyed it.

"I CAN'T BE BEATEN AGAIN!" he yelled, fading into the darkness. "NOT BY SOME KID AND HIS PET FOX!"

"If you come back," Trisha said, "you'll pay for the pet fox comment."

He then faded into the darkness.

After returning to town, we then planned our next move.

"That's weird," Gina said.

"What is, sis?" Britanny asked her.

"After gaining the Jackal's Pyramid, we thought it was supposed to guide us to another unmarked location."

"Let me see," I said. I then felt the Jackal's Pyramid's power. During Anubis's reign, the Pyramid didn't have enough power to locate the other five (She found out that the Tiger Mech had to be activated when the other Mechs are found). "Anubis did quite a number on this thing. He had abused its power in order to make himself a God."

"Then how are we supposed to find the other Mechs?" Gina asked me.

"You're asking the wrong question to the thing." I then took the Pyramid and asked it, "Where can we find a power source to help us on our quest?" At that, the Pyramid reacted and showed us an image of a city, then a house, then a high school, then five people in spandex...You have got to be kidding me.

"Aren't those the Power Rangers?" Brianna said.

"Looks like our next destination is set then," I said. "We have to get to Reefside and contact a Veteran Power Ranger in order to procceed."

"You're kidding," Trisha said.

"I wish I was."

Well, things are going to be interesting.

To be continued.

(A/n: I know. I know. You're probably thinking "Why the hell are you crossing over with THAT series?" Here's my reason: Because of the Jackal Warrior Mech and my history with watching the original series as a kid and loving it, although I used to hate the Green Ranger when I first saw him. Still, it's set in the Dino Thunder series and ties directly with the old Dragonzord.

Here's the basis of this: The Persona Task Squad is loosely based off of Kamen Rider and VR Troopers (with the multiple forms and three warriors without the flashy spandex), the Avatar Mechs are based off of Zords (obviously), and the artifiacts are like keys to unlocking them. I just added the Other Worlds thing from Kingdom Hearts and the anime chosen are based off of old favorites, so basically it's a mix of old and new fandoms rolled into this creation. My other characters' reactions are based off of those who aren't exactly geeky as I am. So if you're lost, Wikipedia may not be accurate in all things, but it's a start to find links that ARE accurate if you look in the right place.)