{The Great Divide by Breaking Benjamin}
(Music plays) Parker, Kayla, Aria, Brandon, and April stand in front of Skotadi, Roxanne, Kaijinred, Kaijinblue, and Kaijinyellow.
(Carry me all through the night. I am the last light fading) Parker and Aria walked together through the night then looked behind them to see Kaijinred and Kaijinyellow begin to disappear.
(Leave all the lost souls behind. Show me the silence breaking) Kayla leaned against the railing on a bridge looking at a framed picture of her and Cory. She then saw the glass crack and inevitably shatter
(And when you're lost and out of time) Brandon sat by himself in the park with his eyes bloodshot from from him possibly crying.
(I will be right here waiting) Brandon then looked to his side to see April sitting next to him.
(And when your dreams return to life) Skotadi stood by himself with Thanatos standing over him.
(I'll be forever fading) Thanatos then faded away and Skotadi looked up as Roxanne came by his side.
(And we'll fall behind) Skotadi and Roxanne smirked evilly then looked at the Zokugers as the five transformed.
(So I'll wait for you, as I keep your faith alive) Zokured and Zokuyellow fought many wisps then they narrowly dodged attacks from Kaijinred and Kaijinyellow.
(And I'll pray for you, as we cross the great divide) Zokublue and Kaijinblue fought each other intensely. They then stopped when Kaijinblue flew forward suddenly
(And I'll break for you) Zokugreen slashed a few wisps then he looked at Zokudrift as she mowed down several wisps
(As I open up the sky) Zokudrift and Zokugreen then looked forward to see Skotadi and Roxanne staring at them.
(And I'll stay for you) Skotadi smirked then he covered his hands in shadows and Roxanne covered her hands in black and green energy. The Zokugers readied their weapons.
(As we cross the great divide) The Zokugers charged at Skotadi and Roxanne, who charged at the Zokugers. Once they were close enough, the two groups attacked one another, causing a blinding light to be shown.
(Music plays) The light dies down and reveals in stylized lettering that was colored red, blue, yellow, green, and magenta Renegade Sentai Zokuger.
In a hospital, Roxanne slowly began awakening and she looked around the room, seeing a nurse checking an IV unit. She then looked to where the IV was connected to and saw an unconscious Skotadi laying in the bed next to her with an oxygen mask over his face, bandages wrapped around his abdomen, right arm, and his forehead and a heart monitor hooked up to him. Roxanne reached out to Skotadi and weakly said,"Skotadi." before she noticed that she had bandages wrapped around her forearm and she felt some around her left thigh and right lower leg.
Aria entered the room, saw Roxanne, then said,"You're awake." with relief as she walked over to her. Roxanne looked at Aria and said,"Aria? Why are you here?"
"I'm here because we're the ones who brought you and Skotadi to the hospital. Me and the others that is.",Aria said while helping Roxanne sit up. Roxanne looked at Aria with both apprehension and concern before she asked,"Why would you do that?"
"Well Skotadi has information about his sister that we can't get from anywhere else, while I wanted to save you because you're my friend and I couldn't leave you at that mall with all that glass in you.",Aria said in a caring tone. Roxanne's eyes widened then she looked down and said in a more reserved tone,"Thanks."
"Don't mention it.",Aria said with a caring smile. Parker entered the room and walked over to Aria and Roxanne while saying,"Hey, how are you doing Roxanne?"
"I'm doing okay. Just woke up so there's that.",Roxanne said before turning her gaze to Skotadi. Parker and Aria looked at the unconscious man as well with Parker saying,"Doctor's said that he has several broken ribs, a pierced lung, plus a concussion that actually has his skull cracked. They're surprised he even made it to the hospital alive."
"Of course he made it here. He's amazing like that.",Roxanne said, never taking her eyes off of Skotadi. "Skotadi will heal."
Parker and Aria stayed silent for a few moments then Roxanne said,"So, where are the other Zokugers?"
"They left a while ago. Brandon went to go work on something while April went to calm Kayla down.",Parker said while rubbing his chest. Roxanne scoffed then said,"Not surprised, I expected the Blue one to hate me."
"Well, hopefully it's not that way for long. I mean, we're all gonna need to work together to take on Skotadi's sister.",Parker said while crossing his arms. Aria nodded in agreement while Roxanne continued to stare at Skotadi with concern.
Days later
Roxanne sat in the hospital at Skotadi's bedside, waiting for him to wake up. She now had her hair tied as twin French braid style and she wore a grey zip up sweatshirt over a white tank top, black shorts, and black boots. Roxanne held Skotadi's hand and she watched him intently with a saddened expression on her face. Aria walked into the room then said,"Hey Roxanne, you ready to go?"
Aria now wore her hair down, revealing that it was now at a length just above her stomach, and the blue dye was now faded and looked gray/pale blue. She wore a crimson sweater over a light grey t shirt, dark blue sweatpants, and black running shoes.
Roxanne shook her head then said,"No, I'll stay here today. You can go if you need to Ari."
Aria sighed then she went over to Roxanne and put her hand on the young woman's shoulder before saying in a caring voice,"He'll wake up soon Roxanne but you need to rest."
"I'll rest when Skotadi is awake.",Roxanne said, never taking her eyes off of Skotadi. Aria nodded then left the room, leaving Roxanne and Skotadi alone.
Outside the hospital, Parker stood near the entrance as Aria came out and walked over to her boyfriend. Parker had cut his hair so that now it was spiked at the top and still had a bang over the left side of his face but the sides and back of his hair was cut down. He wore a black t shirt that had a white graphic on it, black jeans, and black sneakers that had white soles.
"No budging Roxanne?",Parker asked.
"Yeah. She's sticking by Skotadi's side.",Aria said. Parker nodded then he said,"Well we can't force her away from him."
"I know, it's just that I want her to be alright too. I mean I know she was our enemy for a long time but ever since I was in her head, I've seen that she's not as evil as she wants us to believe.",Aria said with sincerity and care. Parker smiled warmly then said,"Have I told you that it's honestly adorable how much you care for Roxanne. It's like you're her mom."
"Hey, I'm not her mom. I'm her friend and I care.",Aria said with a smile.
"Eh, you still act like a mom to her.",Parker said with a sly smirk. Aria playfully jabbed Parker in the arm while saying,"Shut up dork."
"Hey, I'm your dork.",Parker said before kissing Aria lovingly. She returned the kiss in full while also putting her hands on Parker's chest. The two pulled away from one another then Aria said,"So, how have the others been?"
"April and Brandon are doing fine. Well as fine as they can considering Brandon has been trying to make both their upgraded forms stronger and has had to be pried from his white board twice.",Parker said. Aria face palmed then said,"That's your best friend."
"I know, I know.",Parker said while shaking his head.
"Well, what about Kayla?",Aria asked. Parker rubbed the back of his neck while hesitantly saying,"Kayla's been… decent."
Flashback to two days ago
April and Parker were in Kayla's backyard watching as she set up cans. Kayla then walked back over to them and said,"I hate that we're just gonna act like both Roxanne and Skotadi have done absolutely nothing wrong."
"We're not acting like that Kayla. We're just letting them both recover so we can get info on Skotadi's sister.",April said trying to calm Kayla down.
"Still hate it.",Kayla said while revealing her Mamaxe gun. Parker gulped then said,"Kay, I know that out of all of us, you have the most right to hate both of them. But for right now could you please not do anything to either them."
"Oh I won't. Only because I realize how important that info is to our mission. After that, I'm gonna kill both those assholes myself.",Kayla said before she pulled the trigger of her Mamaxe gun, causing the cans in front of her and the table they were on to explode. Parker and April gained fearfully surprised gazes and looked at one another before slowly backing away from Kayla. They then ran into the house and shut the door.
Present day
"How is it that Kayla can manage to be so sweet yet so terrifying at the same time.",Aria said with a fearful expression at the thought of Kayla being furious.
"I don't know and I don't want to find out.",Parker replied. Aria and Parker then walked away from the hospital.
At Brandon's storage unit, April was sitting on Nos as Brandon was explaining something to her. April now had her hair dyed purple and wore a pink tank top, black jogging pants, and pink running shoes. Brandon wore a light blue button up, black jeans that had green streak on them, and black sneakers.
"So that's basically what I want to do in terms of making a new mech for the team but I don't have anyway of doing it. Any questions?",Brandon said as he turned to April. April had a completely dumbfounded expression on her face then she said,"I got nothing of what you said, save for new mech."
Brandon sighed then asked,"Did you get what I said Nos?"
Nos revved then April looked at the motorcycle before saying,"Only reason you understand is because he made you."
Nos revved twice then April said,"Eh, point taken."
Brandon nodded then he began writing once more then he said,"You think we'll be able to beat Skotadi's sister?"
"Yeah, I mean we beat some pretty bad guys before.",April said with some hesitation.
"Even though that's true, this Erimosi even scares Skotadi and he's kicked our asses several times over with ease.",Brandon pointed out. April nodded then she said,"Even still, we have new stuff to fight her with so we can fight back. Besides at least she doesn't send giant monsters at us like Skotadi did that one time."
"I guess.",Brandon sighed before he gained an inspired smile as well as a look of realization. Brandon then turned to April and hugged her tightly before saying,"Yes! You're a genius April!" and kissing April passionately. He then pulled away from her and went to write on his whiteboard as April said,"Thank you?"
Back at the hospital, Roxanne had fallen asleep next to Skotadi as he was still unconscious. He then suddenly awoke and gasped, causing Roxanne to awake and calm him down. Skotadi looked at Roxanne as she took off his oxygen mask then he said in an urgent tone,"Where are the Zokugers, Roxanne?"
"What?",Roxanne questioned.
"Where are the Zokugers?! I need to speak with them now!",Skotadi said while sitting up and looking Roxanne directly in her eyes. He then gritted his teeth in agony and grabbed his abdomen, which caused Roxanne to put her hand on Skotadi's then say in a soothing tone,"Skotadi calm down. I can call Aria and they'll be here as soon as they can."
"Please do so Roxanne.",Skotadi said, trying to ignore his pain. Roxanne continued to have a worried expression on her face as she pulled a smart phone and began calling Aria.
A few minutes later, the Zokugers were in Skotadi's hospital room as he finished putting on clothes, with help from Roxanne. Skotadi now wore a black v neck shirt, dark blue pants, and brown boots. Skotadi finished getting dressed then he thanked Roxanne before looking at the Zokugers and saying,"Zokugers, I am saddened to say that Brakangista was not killed by Zokured."
The Zokugers, save for Kayla, gained surprised expressions then Brandon said,"How's that possible? Parker put it through an entire building?"
"It will take more than that to kill that beast. Same goes for my sister, Erimosi.",Skotadi said.
"Speaking of her, mind explaining her whole deal to us.",April chimed in.
"Her deal as you put it is her namesake.",Skotadi said while sitting on the hospital bed, with Roxanne sitting next to him.
"Erimosi? Does that mean something?",Brandon questioned.
"In Greek it translates to desolation and it's fitting for her. All Erimosi has ever desired is destruction and chaos, so much so that she'd even cause humans to war against one another all for laughs. Not caring about the millions of innocents that were caught in the crossfire.",Skotadi explained, his voice filled with sadness and regret. Parker caught this then said,"How do we beat her?"
"That is something I do not know Zokured, however I do know it will require all of us.",Skotadi said. The Zokugers took a few moments to think on this then Kayla walked out of the room along with April, Brandon, and Aria. Parker was about to follow but as he was exiting the room, he turned to Skotadi and Roxanne then said,"A few days ago when I got the power of dragons, Ryujin told me to tell you both that you'll be visited by a shadowed past. Don't know what it means but thought I'd do as he said."
Skotadi nodded then said,"Thank you Zokured."
"My name's Parker man. Just call me that okay.",Parker said in a friendly tone before leaving the room. Roxanne grinned then she said,"Seems I'm not the only one of us to befriend a Zokuger."
Skotadi looked at Roxanne then chuckled lightly before saying,"It would appear that way my love."
Roxanne and Skotadi smiled at each other lovingly then they kissed each other passionately and intensely. They pulled away from each other after a few minutes then Skotadi said,"My love, I am truly sorry for worrying you."
"It's okay Skotadi. You're awake now and that's all I care about.",Roxanne said with sincerity. The two shared another kiss then pulled away from each other. Skotadi then looked up and gained a surprised expression before saying,"It can't be."
Roxanne gained a curious expression then she turned around and gasped at the sight of Thanatos standing in the corner of the room.
Meanwhile, Erimosi was out in a field walking to a large dirt pile. She now wore a dark blue pullover hoodie that had light pink and sky blue accents, dark blue ripped jean shorts which stopped at her knees and she was barefoot. Erimosi sighed as she stopped directly in front of the dirt pile and said,"I can't believe you've just been here since you got beaten by Zokured."
It's then revealed that Erimosi was looking at none other than Brakangista, who was laying in a crater that was directly in front of the dirt pile. Erimosi crossed her arms then said,"Although I can't say I'm surprised. Zokured did put a hurtin' on you. Ah whatever, past is the past and it's time for you to get off your ass."
Erimosi snapped her fingers and this caused Brakangista awake then jumped to its feet and walked over to her before bowing. Erimosi smirked then began petting Brakangista's head while saying,"Good Brakangista. Now come on, mommy has work to do."
Erimosi then began walking away with Brakangista following behind her.
To Be Continued...
New member to fictional cast
Brianna Hildebrand as Erimosi
