Chapter 50: Ki power


Inside the Gorma palace, General Guzma was kneeling in his chamber with a small pyre in front of him. A teapot was steaming in front of him as a he poured two cups, handing one to another Gorma in front of him.

"Drink this Sergeant Herbo, it will calm your nerves."

The Gorma shook nervously as he sipped the tea.

"You received your assignment from Gorma XIV?"

He nervously nodded.

"And?"

"She , she tasked me with finding the Byakkoshinken."

"Really, that's quite an important task."

Herbo nodded.

"I tracked it to Blush mountain….But, before I left, her royal advisor….He, he told me."

"Told you what?"

"He told me to come back with the Byakkoshinken, or don't come back at all…"

Guzma put his hand on the sergeant's shoulder.

"Sergeant, Gorma XIV has chosen you for this task because she has faith in you. Because she knows you can handle it above anyone else in the Gorma tribe."

"Really?"

"Sergeant, you're a good soldier. Many younger Gorma soldiers look up to you."

The sergeant took a deep breath.

"Yes sir."

The two got up and Guzma handed Herbo two bone like blades and a dart.

"A poisoned dart?"

"In case you run intro trouble with Zyurangers, their connection to their guardian beasts keep them immune to a lot of poison , but even so it will weaken one of them."

"Thank you sir, I won't fail the Gorma tribe." He brought his arm up to his chest before leaving.


Elsewhere the Zyurangers were doing an intense training session, Hau, Gary, and Moon all trying to spar with Ash only for him to knock each of them around easily.

"Grauuu!" Ash roared as he overpowered each of them and knocked them back.

"Uhh why do we have to spar with Ash!?" Moon asked rubbing her behind.

"Because it's your turn." Red said.

"Plus he's not going to hurt his beloved wife." Serena said as Ash came over and gave her a kiss.

"Not to mention you two probably get physical enough every ni." Gary started before Moon smacked his head.

"Totally worth it." Gary said.

Each of their new pokemon, with the exception of Beldum, were with their older pokemon but were all on the ground gasping for air. None of them training like this before.

Hau petted Passimian.

"You holding up?"

Passimian slowly nodded.

A few minutes later they noticed Lillie coming back with her hair messy and her running attire dirty.

She had a very exhausted look on her face and Vulpix in her arms.

"Lillie, honey what happened?" Red asked.

She took a deep breath.

"Vulpix here took me on the run of my life, bad Vulpix." She said as Vulpix kept smiling.

"Red, can we start training him as soon as your done?"

"Yes, we're almost done."

Hau, Gary, and Moon nervously got up and faced Ash again.

Ash giving an almost evil smile as he got into a fighting stance.

"We can do this, it will not be chapter ten all over again." Gary said before they began sparring.

A few minutes later they were on the ground in front of Ash again.

"It was chapter ten all over again." Moon said.

After training, Moon was in her tent sitting in front of of a screen with Dr. Amari in front of her and Beldum in her arms.

"Good, now finish the bandage."

Moon did as he said and showed Beldum to Dr. Amari.

"Very good Moon, if you keep this up Beldum should be back to full health in no time."

Beldum and Moon both looked very happy hearing this.

"You know Moon, you have a real knack for this, I'm surprised you didn't pass your practitioner test. You seem more competent than many nurses I know."

"Thank you Dr. Amari."

"That's enough for today Moon, in the mean time why don't you practice making that medicine."

"Yes , Dr. Amari."

The call ended as Moon laid Beldum down.

She went over the list of ingredients to the medicine.

"Hold on, I'm missing an ingredient." Moon said looking through her bag.

"Hold on Beldum." Moon said as she got up.

Moon went towards Serena's tent where Serena and Lillie were sitting together both brushing their Vulpixs' fur. Lillie's Vulpix trying to get free of her arms.

"Hold still! You're going to look neat." Lillie said.

"So how did training go?" Serena asked.

"Vulpix enjoyed it well enough, but I'm still getting use to training pokemon. Red's really helping me with it though. You know one of these days you and Ash should have an actual wedding, with all of us there."

"Yeah our wedding wasn't exactly how I imagined it." Serena said sweat dropping.

"Serena , who would you pick as your maid of honor, me or Moon?" Lillie asked.

"Well I." She started before Moon opened the tent.

"Moon." Serena said.

"You'd pick her?" Lillie said.

"No I." Serena said sweat dropping.

"Hey guys, I'm low on herbs, I was going to make a trip to Blush mountain. Gary , Hau, Ash, and Red are busy training their new pokemon, do either of you want to come?"

"I'm sorry, I have to work on my next contest routine." Serena said.

"Well Red did say I should keep giving Vulpix some exercise. He could use another walk. Ok." Lillie said.


Elsewhere, Gladion kept moving through the rainforest, stopping by a vine as he took a knife out and cut it open , drinking some of the water that came out.

He shook his head and kept walking forward before he saw Blush Mountain before him.

"Alright I'm here."

"The path to your new power is ahead. Find the entrance." The first voice said.

Gladion began looking around the mountainside but found nothing that could help him.

He took a deep breath before he noticed a section of the side looked a little too perfectly made, almost as if it weren't natural.

Gladion stepped closer and saw it was an optical illusion, Gladion able to walk through and finding an entrance that lead into the mountain and up a set of stairs.

Gladion began slowly walking up the stairs. The minutes began to pass , feeling like he was walking forever.

"How long is this dam staircase?" Gladion asked before he noticed a broken rock on the side and realized he had seen this same broken rock four times.

"Wait a minute? What's going on?" Gladion asked.

"Gladion, you did not simply think we'd just give your the power once you arrived."

"I thought you chose me!?"

"We did, but you must prove to us that you have the devotion, strength, and courage to hold this power. This is but one of several trials you must overcome."

"The first, is the trial of patience. Simply walking up the staircase will not lead you out."

Gladion tried running up the stairs , but kept ending up in the same place.

He stopped to catch his breath.

"Gauuuuh!" He screamed holding his head.

He looked back and pondered leaving.

Gladion tightened his fist,

"No, I won't give up. I will have my power, I will have my revenge."

He looked around the cave slowly and thoroughly.

Gladion looked back at the broken rock again and noticed something he hadn't noticed before.

When he put the rocks together, he was able to see the rock layer he was walking on was not stable. That it could be shifted with weight. He realized it was another optical illusion, as he went up he hadn't realize that it shifted the rock stairs back down.

Gladion carefully moved up holding onto the side before he reached the top of the stairs.

Gladion saw a tunnel lit up by glowing rocks.

He carefully followed the tunnel before he heard a sound, a very familiar sound.

Gladion's eyes widened as he recognized it as a piano.

Gladion walked further in until he saw a white piano with a little blonde boy playing it.

Gladion slowly came closer as he saw the little boy continue playing.

"What, what is this?"

"We're showing you who you truly are Gladion."

"Did you ever wonder where it came from , your love of classical music. There was someone else, someone you loved dearly."

Gladion then saw someone else, a little girl with blonde hair and green eyes, she approached the piano. She seemed unhappy until she heard the piano.

"Who, who is she?"

"She was someone very special to you Gladion. Someone you loved more than anyone else."

Gladion kept looking closer until the two looked frightened.

"She's coming." The little boy said as he got off the piano and took the little girls hand running off with her.

"No, wait come back!" Gladion shouted as he chased after them.

Gladion lost sight of the two, coming back to the piano which was now empty.

"Where did she go!?"

Neither of the voices responded.

Gladion looked around and saw he was in pitch darkness, only the piano being visible.

He tried to walk elsewhere, but every time he did he just kept coming back to the piano.

"What does this mean? Hey what is the purpose of this!? Hey!" There was still no response.

Gladion turned to see the little girl in front of him.

"You didn't protect me from her."

Gladion nearly jumped backwards , the little girl vanishing as he looked around trying to find her.

Gladion held onto his head, slowly turning to the piano.

He sat down on it and did the only thing he could think of, he started playing.

"Why did you leave me?" He heard the little girl say, but kept playing.

"Why did you abandon me?"

"Why didn't you stop her from hurting me?

"Didn't you love me?"

Even though his eyes were closed Gladion saw the girl now as an adult.

"Do you still love me?"

Gladion's eyes opened.

After doing so, Gladion saw a path light up and saw himself standing.

He nervously continued.


Meanwhile, Lillie and Moon were hiking towards Blush mountain.

"So what herb are you looking for?"

"Thilon"

"Ahh you're trying to make energy powder."

Moon nodded.

"So how's raising another pokemon that isn't Nebby going?"

"Vulpix is a pistol, I can hardly keep up with him." Lillie said as Moon and Lillie saw Vulpix running around as fast as he could.

"Vulpix!"

"Nebby can be mischievous at times, but Vulpix crazier than I can handle." Lillie said sweat dropping.

"Where is Nebby anyway?"

"Red said he'd train him a little."

"Here we are." Moon said as they saw the mountain in front of them.

Unknown to them, a man wearing a guile suit with a few men wearing bandanas over their mouths peeked through the foliage.

"Blush Mountain , time to find the Byakkoshinken." Herbo said before one of the skull grunts poked his shoulder.

Herb turned to see Moon and Lillie.

"A Zyuranger! No!" He said looking at the dart.

"I need to take care of this."

Back inside the mountain, Gladion was heading down the tunnel, still not hearing the voices.

He then heard a cry of pain and recognized the voice.

He hurried down and came to a larger chamber where he saw the little girl crying in pain as an adult woman who looked like her had a wooden paddle spanking her.

"Mommy please stop!"

"When I say finish your vegetables, you finish them." She said sternly before the little boy came and pushed the woman away.

"Lillie run!"

The little girl ran as the little boy also ran, the woman chasing after them.

Gladion had a horrified look as he quickly chased after them, Gladion stopping as a large hot cloud of steam rose up over a crack in the ground.

Gladion saw the people in the mist but it was too hot to move through, especially when fire started coming up through various cracks.

Gladion saw an opening and leapt through it.

He landed and saw a pair of butlers grab the boy.

"I'll deal with you later Junior."

The boy spit on her.

"Don't call me junior." He said before the woman slapped him.

"Lillie, the longer you hide the worse it will be." The woman said as the Gladion saw the little girl hiding.

The woman saw the little girl and went after her, Gladion chasing too.

"Stop!"

More fire shot up as Gladion stopped, holding his arm up before he saw the woman reach the girl.

"No!" Gladion shouted as he leapt up and front flipped over the fire kicking the woman back.

The girl and woman vanished, Gladion looking around as he saw another path light up.

Gladion continued down it.


Elsewhere Moon and Lillie were looking at the plants growing on the side of the mountain.

"Alright I've got them." Moon said as she looked down to see Lillie looking a little dirty with Vulpix in her arms.

"Ok you need to stop or I'll start carrying you around in a bag too." Lillie said.

"Lillie we can go now if you want." Moon started before a dart hit her arm.

"What the hell?" She said , pulling it out before she started feeling woozy.

"Woah." Moon said almost falling down.

"I don't feel so good." She said before the ground burst around them.

Lillie and Moon backing up as they saw several skull grunts approaching with a man in a guile suit.

"Zyuranger you won't get in the way of my mission!"

The man said before he spun around, transforming into a Lurantis esk gorma monster.

"Gorma!" Moon shouted before she gagged and vomited.

"Ok that's not good." She said as Lillie and Vulpix looked very afraid.

"Ok we need to run." Lillie said before Moon fought off two skull grunts that ran at her.

"No , I can fight. Go dino." Moon started before she vomited again.

"OK we should run." Moon said as they tried to get away, Lillie helping Moon leave.

"After them!" Herbo shouted.

Elsewhere Gladion was inside the mountain and entered a larger chamber.

"You have done well Gladion, you have faced the demons of your past."

"But you're not done yet. We have one final trial."

Gladion saw a black sword appear in front of him as he picked it up.

His eyes widened as he saw something else approach him.

It was Prince Junior, him in his bone armor with his sword.

"I am Prince Junior, heir of the Gorma tribe."

"No, I'm Prince Junior!" The two sprinted forward and clashed swords, Gladion trying to keep up with Junior.

However, Junior kept up and knocked Gladion's sword back before kicking him onto his back.

Gladion tried to get up , but Junior unleashed a blast from his sword. Gladion trying to block it with his own, but only to be knocked back.

"Fool, I am Prince Junior."

"No! I am prince junior!" Gladion shouted , sounding more desperate.

He leapt up only to be knocked aside by Junior who backhanded him and then kicked him again.

Gladion gave a frustrated look, feeling so weak with his armor and powers gone.

He tried to strike back, but Junior caught each of his attacks before grabbing Gladion's wrists, Gladion struggling to break free. Junior tossing Gladion up before kicking him back.

"Ha ha ha, did you really think you could stand up to the real Prince Junior."

Gladion tightened the grip on his sword.

"I'm not Junior, I'm Gladion Aether!" He said getting up.

"And I will have my revenge!" He ran forward leaping up and kicking Junior's sword away before stabbing his sword through Junior's heart, the fake Junior vanishing.

Gladion was breathing deeply.

"You have done well Gladion."

"You have faced the demons of your past."

"We have judged you and find you worthy of holding our power."

Gladion saw a white light ahead of him.

He slowly followed it and found a large rock in front of him.

Over the rock were two paintings on the cave ceiling. One was of the sun, the other the moon.

Gladion saw embedded into the rock was a white saber. The saber looked similar to the weapons of the Zyurangers, far better than even his old Gorma sword. The saber had parts of it that were also gold. The guard looking almost like a dragon/bat while the end of the pommel had what looked like the head of a white lion.

Gladion felt a great power emitting from the saber, so much that he was almost afraid to touch it.

"This is the Byakkoshinken."

"Claim it, and you will have our power. "

Gladion grit his teeth as he tightened his fist.

"I must do it." Gladion grabbed the handle of the sword and screamed as he felt the power of the Byakkoshinken.

The saber slowly began to move as Gladion struggled to pull it out.

"Ghaaaaaaaah!" Gladion screamed as he finally pulled the saber out. A white light developing him.

Gladion's eyes opened again.


Elsewhere outside, Moon vomited again.

"Come on Moon they're catching up!" Lillie shouted as Moon breathed deeply.

"Can't, too sick."

The two turned and saw the Gorma monster with his Skull grunts approaching.

"End of the line Zyuranger." He said before part of the side of the mountain burst open.

This caught all of their attention, a figure slowly emerging from the hole.

All of their eyes widened as they saw a young man wearing white armor similar to that of the Zyurangers, only his was of a different style, seeming more fur like but still armor. His armor also had golden bracers around his lower legs and forearms. Around his chest was a black armored shield with golden shoulders, similar to Ash's golden armor, only this was more like a vest in design with a strange golden symbol on the center. His helmet had a black visor like the Zyurangers with a more narrow but taller grey mouth area , but no mouth shaped part on it. Around the face of the helmet was also a lion like golden design. He also had a golden belt on.

In his right hand was a strange white and gold saber.

"Who, who is that?" Lillie asked as Vulpix also looked amazed.

"I, I have no idea." Moon said with equal surprise.

Herbo tightened his fist.

"Another Zyuranger!?"

"Zyuranger." The young man said as he slowly looked down at them.

"I'm no Zyuranger. Howling New Star, KibaRanger!" He shouted holding his saber up.

"The Byakkoshinken! He's taken it!" Herbo shouted as the Kibaranger leapt down and landed in front of the girls.

He saw a few skull grunts run at him and smiled in his helmet.

"Looks like I get to test my new powers." He said as he slashed three of the skull grunts as they came at him. The Kibaranger easily kicking and knocking back arm strikes from more skull grunts as they tried to surround him.

He continued to slash them apart, impressed with his new strength and speed.

"Hmp, how about this." Herbo said as he threw two daggers into the ground. Two ninja skull warriors appeared and both hurled several shurikens at the Kibaranger.

He turned and knocked several away with his Byakkoshinken before it glowed white and he slashed forward, letting out a wave of white energy that knocked the rest away.

The two skull warriors drew their swords and ran at the Kibaranger, acrobatically leaping at him as they tried to slash at him from different directions.

Moon and Lillie kept watching in awe as they saw the Kibaranger hold back both their swords with the Byakkoshinken, blocking each strike before kicking one back and leaping over the other slashing the sword out of his hand before stabbing through the skull warrior and reverting it to a broken blade.

The other picked up his sword and let out a furry of attacked, each of which the Kibaranger blocked before catching both sword and then kicking up, knocking both swords out of his opponent's hands.

He slashed up, decapitating the skull warrior, who reverted to a broken blade.

The Kibaranger turned and saw at least eight more skull grunts running at him.

"Unleash your true power."

The Kibaranger sheathed his Byakkoshinken before holding his hands up to his head.

"Ki power!" He shouted before thrusting his hand forward and unleashing a powerful gust of white wind that hit the skull grunts before bursting around them and causing them to shatter.

"Ki power?" Moon asked.

Herbo touched the ground as several roots shot up and entangled the Kibaranger before he ran forward with his blade like arms and slashed the Kibaranger twice.

The Kibaranger broke free of the roots and drew the Byakkoshinken catching Herbo's next strike.

He ducked under the Gorma's next strike and kicked the following one back before blocking both Herbo's blade arms with the Byakkoshinken. The two moving around each other before the Kibaranger acrobatically kicking Herbo's face, making him move back as the Kibaranger furiously slashed him three times across the chest before landing beside him.

Herbo's grunted in pain as he quickly drew an enlargement bomb.

"This isn't over!"

"Yes it is." Kibaranger said as he held his hands up.

"Ki power!" He unleashed another blast of wind that hit Herbo and burst into his chest, making him drop the enlargement bomb before the Kibaranger ran forward and slashed him another two times.

The Kibaranger then leapt up , the Byakkoshinken glowing as he slowly moved it around in a circle like pattern.

"Full moon." He said coming down and decapitating Herbo.

The Kibaranger landed and sheathed the Byakkoshinken as the two girls and Vulpix watched in awe, Herbo's body landing on the ground.

"Hmp, these powers are quite impressive." He said before noticing Moon and Lillie.

He slowly approached them, looking at Lillie for almost a minute , neither saying anything.

"No, it can't be." Kibaranger said as he turned to Moon.

"Your fight agains the Zyurangers is over. They aren't your enemy anymore."

"Let it go"

"Your right, the Zyurangers were just doing what was right by them. Gorma XIV betrayed me." Gladion said to himself.

"Zyuranger, I might see you again." He said stroking his hand across Moon's chin slowly.

He turned and leapt up onto the side of the mountain before turning to them again.

"Until next time." He said before walking off.

"Who , who was he?" Lillie asked before she noticed Moon's face was completely red.

"Moon?"


Later that night, they were explaining what happened to the others around the campfire.

"He looked just like you guys, only his armor was a bit different and white." Lillie said.

"He was, awesome." Moon said her expression looking different than Lillie's.

"That's weird, I've never heard of a Kibaranger in any of the books we have." Hau said.

"I think I read something about the Byakkoshinken, but it didn't have much information, nothing that would suggest another Zyuranger." Red said.

"He said he wasn't a Zyuranger." Lillie said.

"He was amazing."

"Moon, you sound like you 'admired' him." Serena said as Moon blushed.

"I, I, I don't know what you're talking about. I was just, in awe of his skills." She said going back to her tent while the others smiled.

She laid down and faced the ceiling of her tent, her face still red before she gave a goofy smile.

"Kibaranger." She said.


Elsewhere in the Gorma palace, a group of Gorma soldiers were kneeling around a painting of Herbo on the ground with a jar in front of it and some candlesticks.

Each of the Gorma placed a candle in the sticks before lighting them, the last being placed by General Guzma.

"Sergeant Herbo, your fight has ended. You will not be forgotten, Gorma soldier." Guzma said before he and the others bowed their heads.

Guzma got up last, staying in the chamber before he noticed Plumeria walk in.

"Guzma, I'm about to begin a hunt, care to join me?"

"No."

Plumeria looked at Guzma closer, walking in front of him.

"Guzma, you've changed. Since our war with the Zyutribe has resumed again."

"Perhaps I have."

"What's bothering you?"

Guzma looked at the ground.

"My soldiers, they're dying one after the other, we've made no real progress. It feels like they've been dying for nothing."

"Guzma you're thinking too much about this, our fight against the Zyutribe will continue. You need to get over yourself." Plumeria said before leaving.

Guzma drew his sword, he gave a serious look before slicing his right hand, blood coming out before he walked over to the jar, opening it up to reveal ash inside.

"Herbo, I swear to avenge you, and all my soldiers."


Author's note

So yeah, the Kibaranger

He won't be a member of the team just yet,

Some of you might be wondering if I'll have a Kibaranger vs Dragonranger fight...Maybe :)

Lillie isn't the only one who's interested in him either

Now I've asked people for OC's in the past, it's harder here but,

Currently I have a plan for another team of rangers, though not what you'd expect.

I am proposing a little competition,

I will allow six oc's suggested by the readers for when these rangers come into the story,

The rules are these OC's must be submitted to me via PM, if I like them I will consider them, also if I see the person who submitted them has been leaving a lot of detailed reviews, I'll probably prioritize them more than someone who hasn't.

So if you're interested feel free to send me a PM

So until next time,

Please review, comment, suggest, or ask(VIA PM)