Act 47: Behind the mask
Battobass was in his chamber looking at the part of his face plate that had been broken off by Alex and groaned in anger.
"Shinken Gold!" He smashed a table apart with his bare hand.
"Chief, still letting out some rage I see."
Battobass turned and saw Floki.
"Floki, what do you want?"
"Chief, I was thinking maybe you're obsessing over Shinken Gold too much."
"What did you just say!?" Battobass said grabbing Floki's throat.
"I only meant to say, our focus should be on defeating all of the Shinkengers, not getting side tracked on one."
"He killed Ragnar! I'll never forgive him! Ragnar was my mentor and guardian! A creatine like yourself wouldn't understand." Battobass let Floki go.
"Perhaps if we formulated an effective plan to."
"Bah, you think because you're Gedored, that makes you our leader. Don't forget Floki, I'm your chief. Besides all those big plans never go anywhere, we're vikings. We have power, might over mind you fool." Battobass said before leaving.
Floki looked at his chief as he left.
"If we are to win, we must , evolve."
Alex got up and stretched as he got out of his futon in the infirmary.
His injuries from his last fight had healed and he went to join the others.
"Look who's up and going again." Emily said as Alex sat beside the others.
"So , I miss anything while I was recovering?"
Arkanes's expression changed.
"Nope, nothing." He said.
"Are we still heading for Blackthorn city?"
"Yes, we should be there in a day or two, we're heading over the ice path." Takeru said.
"That explains why it's colder in here."
"Guys, what are we going to do about the Gedoshu now that they have ranger armor?" Quinn asked.
"Well, we just wait until they try that Gedoshuoh , we stick together, and use Shinken-Kami." Jack said.
"That sounds practical." Takeru said.
"Perhaps there is another alternative." Hikoma said as he came out holding a box.
Takeru recognized the box.
"Hikoma , you can't be serious." Takeru said.
"Why , what's in there?" Emily asked.
Hikoma opened the box and revealed five disks with characters written on them and a large hole in the center.
They were each the color of the main five shinkengers.
"These are special disks that have been passed down by generations of shinkengers since Retsudo. They collect your mojikara and store them inside, their main purpose is to take your mojikara and use it to more directly enhance your abilities and power. I've connected them to your painting sheets every time you practiced mojikara. They have hundreds of years worth of mojikara stored in them."
"Nobody's gotten those to work no matter how much mojikara they put in them. There's clearly something we're not doing right with them." Takeru said.
"Well Onii-chan, considering what's happening, now may be the perfect time to try them again." Kaoru said.
"I agree." Arkanes said.
"'Sigh' I suppose it's worth a try." Takeru said getting up.
After some breakfast, Alex went to his room to get some more rest.
He laid down with Glaedr curled up around him.
He looked at his computer with Jasmine on the other side.
"You're going to Blackthorn city too?" Alex said.
Jasmine nodded.
"The dragon festival is this week and I'm one of the performers."
"We'll have to come and see, I wish you'd have told me , you could have come with us."
"I didn't know you were heading there now. I wish I could be with you too, I'm stuck on a cablecar going over the ice path. It's moving so slow and it's so cold in here."
"Well that sucks, but before you know it, you'll be out of the cold."
"I freaking hope, I hate having to put on two winter jackets at a ti-" Alex heard a crashing sound before losing the video.
"Jasmine!"
Alex rushed to the main deck with Glaedr before they looked over the side and saw a cable car below them fall off the snapped line.
"Jasmine!"
Jack and Emily also saw this.
"Oh shit!" Emily shouted.
"Hey , get us down there!" Jack shouted to the kuroko at the helm.
The Leviathan came down and landed near the fallen car before the Shinkengers and kuroko rushed out to help the people.
The car was crashed into the snow with parts of it on fire.
Trunks rushed to the door and smashed it open before Jack , Arkanes, and a few kuroko rushed in helping the injured people and pokemon out of the car.
The others helped the people who had either crawled or fallen out of the car.
"Jasmine! Jasmine!" Alex shouted as he desperately tried to find her while Glaedr flew overhead.
After Takeru got another person into the Leviathan, he realized Alex was now out of sight.
"Alex?"
A series of bursts hit the snow around them, the group taking cover before they saw none other than the Gedorangers.
"Gedoshu!"
"He he he, Shinkengers, you will not survive this time." Battobass said.
"Like hell we won't." Takeru said as several kuroko rushed behind them with the shiba banners.
The five fortified before drawing their katanas.
"Samurai Sentai, Shinkengers!"
"Gedoshu Sentai, Geodoranger-. Wait! Where's Shinken Gold!?" Battobass shouted.
"Hey where is Alex?" Jack asked.
"GHrraaaah! Shinken Gold will not escape my fury!" Battobass said as he ran off in his golden ranger armor.
"Chief wait! Damn him!" Floki shouted.
The other five Gedorangers ran at their Shinkenger counterpart.
Meanwhile Alex and Glaedr were still looking for Jasmine.
"Jasmine!" Takeru saw a few Swinub, and Jynx on the path, but couldn't find Jasmine.
Glaedr roared as he flew over a hill of snow as Takeru rushed over to see Jasmine sitting at the bottom with a Delibird in front of her.
"Jasmine!" He rushed down with Glaedr as Jasmine turned.
She was covered in bruises with her winter jacket torn up.
"Alex!"
He quickly came down and hugged her.
"You're safe."
"And hurt." She said as Alex let go.
"Sorry, how did you end up over here?"
"Deli!" He heard before turning to see the Delibird.
The Delibird reached into his bag and took out an icicle.
Takeru looked down and saw a series of them in front of Jasmine.
"He uh, wanted to show me his collection." She said sweat dropping.
"…Ok."
Deli bird saw Glaedr over them and got scared, quickly grabbing his icicles before flying off.
"Alright, let's get you back to the ship." Alex said before a blast of golden energy hit the snow around the two.
Alex looked up a the top of the hill where he saw Battobass in his Geodranger armor.
"Shinken Gold! There you are! You won't escape me this time!"
"Battobass. Glaedr, help Jasmine get away."
"What? You can't fight him alo-" Glaedr flew under Jasmine and knocked her onto his back as Alex fortified.
Alex's shinken gold armor formed over him as he ran to meet Battobass.
Alex's curved blade was knocked away before Battobass grabbed him.
"My vendetta won't be satisfied just by you!"
He aimed his axe at Glaedr before unleashing a blast into his wings.
Glaedr snarled in pain before he crashed into the ground.
Alex was horrified by this and slashed at Battobass's arm, forcing him to let go before he moved under Battobass's next strike and slashed him three times before kicking him down the hill.
Alex rushed over and returned Glaedr before helping Jasmine up.
"Are you alright?"
"I could be better."
Alex pushed Jasmine back down as Battobass leapt at the two.
Alex tried to knock Battobass's axe strike away but, Battobass's new armor let him come down with more power and he knocked the curved blade down before slashing across Alex's armor.
Alex grunted in pain as the burst went across his armor.
Alex's sword was knocked away as Battobass kicked him back.
Alex formed two golden characters before unleashing a blast of golden energy at Battobass.
Battobass knocked it away with his axe before unleashing his own blast that hurled Alex back as the energy burst across his armor, Alex crying out in pain.
Jasmine saw this before she noticed his sword was near her.
Battobass held his axe up as Alex grunted in pain.
"Alex!" Jasmine shouted as she tossed him his sword.
Alex saw Battobass running at him with his axe up and remembered something from their last encounter.
Alex put mojikara around his sword before hurling it into Battobass.
The curved blade hit his left eye area again as Battobass grunted in pain.
Battobass held his eye area as he grunted.
"I can't believe I let that happen again!"
Alex saw the piece of his visor and helmet on the ground and sprinted over, using his speed to take it before Battobass could.
Battobass tried to blast Alex but he rushed over and picked up Jasmine in his arms before sprinting away with her.
"Shinken Gold!"
Alex and Jasmine got some distance from Battobass before Alex set her down.
"Are you ok, you looked like you were taking a serious beating back there.
"He is powerful, more powerful than ever, but I can hurt him." Alex said looking at the piece of armor and visor he broke off Battobass.
"Why is he so obsessed with you?"
"Remember that Gedoshu I killed when I first became Shinken-silver."
"How could I forget that day." Jasmine said blushing a little.
"Apparently he must have been closer with Battobass, now he has a serious vendetta against me that he can fulfill now that the has the ranger armor."
Alex has never thought must about the Gedoshu as more than just monsters. But the idea of them caring for each other as brethren made it feel more complicated. He could only imagine the fury he'd feel if Battobass had killed Jasmine or one of the other shinkengers.
"Wait a minute, if Battobass is here, then the others must be as well. I need to get back to them!"
"Which way did you come from?"
"This way I thi-"
Alex was hit by a blast as he and Jasmine were lifted up and hurled back.
Battobass was over them with his armor now silver.
"Shinken Gold! Stop running and face me like a man!"
Alex tightened his fist as he shifted his armor to Shinken Silver.
"Very well." Alex said as he drew his sword and shield before running at Battobass. His cape flowing in the wind as he did so.
Jasmine watched as Alex clashed with Battobass, their swords and shields smashing against each other.
Alex felt the piece of armor try to move back at Battobass, but he kept it from doing so. Each time he tried to get a pack at the armor underneath Battobass knocked him away.
Jasmine could only watch as Alex was slashed and knocked back again and again.
Finally as Alex was knocked over the piece of armor flew free and tried to go back to Battobass.
However, a blast of cold water from Jasmine's Croconaw hit Battobass in his exposed armor hole , making him try to stop the water before Alex got up and smashed his sword across Battobass's face, the armor piece flew away again as more broke off.
Alex heard Battobass pant before he finally saw what was under his gedoranger armor and the armor underneath it. Beneath Battobass's armored skin was an empty eye socket. Alex saw a metal skeleton with no organic matter around, the skull itself looked almost fake, just made of metal.
Alex's eyes widened as he saw this, finally realizing the truth.
"There is nothing underneath! That's all you are, just a set of armor!"
Battobass turned, sounding more enraged than ever.
He smashed Alex's sword and shield away before slashing him twice.
Alex backed up and did his best to avoid the slashes, now using his martial arts to try and fight Battobass off.
"This set of armor is going to put you in the ground!" Battobass shouted, sounding enraged from his injured pride.
Alex kicked Battobass's arm back before hitting him with three strikes.
Battobass was knocked back before he knocked away Alex's kick with his shield and then slashed his arms back.
Alex was blasted onto the ground by Battobass who breathed heavier.
He held his sword up.
Jasmine picked up Alex's sword and ran forward, jabbing it into Battobass's eye socket as he groaned in pain.
Battobass tried to grab her, but Alex came up and knocked his arms away before helping her jab the sword further in.
Battobass screamed as the metal skeleton began to crack while Alex put mojikara into his sword.
Back on the Daitanix, Lord Drakkon's head shot up as he felt this.
He rose to his feet and drew a character.
The character appeared on Battobass before he vanished.
Elsewhere the other Shinkengers were being beaten back by the Gedorangers before Alex rushed over to join them. As soon as he did, the same character appeared on each Gedoranger before they too vanished.
"Eh?" Emily said trying to catch her breath.
"They're gone?" Jack said looking around.
The Shinkengers slowly got up and saw Alex with Jasmine.
"So where the hell have you been?" Emily asked laying down in the snow.
"Fighting Battobass, and finding her."
"Are you guys ok?" Jasmine asked.
"Now." Arkanes said.
Elsewhere on the Daitanix, Battobass knelt before Lord Drakkon as he painted over his broken helmet.
The damage to his metal skeleton and armor was repaired.
"There, good as new."
"Thank you , Lord Drakkon."
"Lord Drakkon with all due respect, why did you call us back? We were close to destroying them." Kisria said.
"Battobass could have been killed, I couldn't risk that. Plus , Shinken gold had-"
"Perhaps if he hadn't run off like an animal and fought competently!" Floki started before Drakkon slammed the end of his sword into the ground, Floki, and Kisria were hurled onto the ground.
"Insolent fools!" He roared as the two shook in fear.
"Are you so simple minded that you have forgotten why we have evolved to the way we are! Shinken Kami! If those damn samurai regroup , they could unleash that trump card on you. Do you think Gedoshuoh can do what the Daitanix could not!?"
The two and Gregor shook.
"Did it occur to you that by attacking Shinken Gold while he was separated from the other Shinkengers, Battobass prevented Shinken-Kami from forming!"
The two were silent.
Lord Drakkon sat back down.
"Great power should not be waisted in a battle it cannot win. From this point on, you must ensure the Shinkengers can never be together to form Shinken-Kami."
"Is there no other way?" Zahab asked.
"That fool Akumaro may have allowed the Daitanix to wake up, but it did not wake up the way it was suppose to. By forcing the Daitanix awake while bits of the sealing character are still inside it, the Daitanix is not at its full strength and unable to evolve with us. It was a risk, but one I was willing to take for victory. Now it seems patience is the only course. You lot will cause more suffering, we're very close now, once you have collected enough suffering, the last remnants of the sealing character will be burned away. I will be able to leave the Daitanix, and he will evolve with us."
Back aboard the Leviathan, Alex and the others were in the planning room.
"I guess we're lucky you two injured Battobass." Quinn said.
A kuroko whispered something to Hikoma who nodded.
"Good news, those other people and pokemon from the cable car should be ok, we'll drop them off in Blackthorn city." Hikoma said.
Takeru looked at the box of disks and picked them up.
"Arkanes." He said, Arkanes turning to him.
"Let's get to work on trying to do something with these." Arkanes nodded as he followed Takeru.
Later that night, Alex and Jasmine were laying beside each other in Alex's chamber.
Feraligatr and Croconaw were laying beside them.
"Well this is just great, we'll get to Blackthorn city and I'll be covered in bruises before my performance."
"I think you look beautiful either way."
"Oh Alex." She said blushing before kissing his cheek.
Jasmine rested her head against his chest with her arms wrapped around his body.
"I think I'm just going to stay with you from now on."
"I wouldn't mind that." Alex said rubbing her back.
Author's note
So we learn the truth about Battobass and Lord Drakkon's tactics
We're getting closer to the end now
So until next time,
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