Digimon have gone wild in Oblivia along with Pokemon not native to the land. Our split up heroes were attacked by such wild creatures but were saved in the nick of time by two masked Digimon Tamers calling themselves X and Zero. Keisuke, Yu, Ryuji and Chitose learned how to use determination to make Digimon Digivolve. After the unknown Tamers disappeared, the two groups make their way to Rand's house to learn more about the situation at hand.
As soon as they exited the forest, Ben and his half of the team entered Cocona Village. "Man, it's been too long since I was last here." Ben grinned.
Ralph and his friends were playing in the village when he spotted them. "Hey, look! Is that Ben?!" They hurried over to them. "Ben!"
Ben grinned and kneeled down. "Hey, Ralph, long time no see!"
"Pichu!" Ben's partner perked.
"Hi Pichu!" Ralph petted the Pokemon.
"Wow! Ben Natsuya, one of the Cyber Rangers is back in Oblivia!" one of the kids said.
"Cyber Rangers?" Ben raised an eyebrow.
"Don't you know?" Ralph asked. "You, Summer, Takumi, Ami, Nokia, Arata, Yuuko, Yuugo, and Fei! Ever since the you took down the Pinchers and stopped the Societea, you've become famous to the people as the new Heroes of Oblivia!"
Ben started to get flustered. "Huh?!"
Keith laughed and slapped Ben's back as soon as he stood up. "Sounds like ya got a rep to live up to mr. hero!"
"Hey, I didn't do that much!"
"I beg to differ!" A new voice said. It was Booker who approached. Nick was close by.
"Booker! Nick!"
"Pichu!" Ukulele Pichu ran up to them and ran around the ship builder in circles.
"Nice to see ya too, Pichu!" Booker laughed. "And Ben! Yer lookin' mighty fine as always!"
"Good to see you again!" Nick said. "And good timing! With all the Pokemon and Digimon attacking, we need all of the New Heroes together again! Is Summer here too?"
"Yeah. We're meeting up at Rand's place."
"That's good. Could you imagine what would happen if you never showed up? What if the shady people that were spotted on the island harness the power of the Digimon and Pokemon into a super laser? What if they blow up all the islands and build new ones on top of it and disguised themselves as villagers and nobody ever finds out?"
"Nick, enough!" Booker yelled.
"And people think I have a weird imagination…" Yu muttered.
Booker then looked at the rest of the group. "Oh, and who would they be?"
"These are Keith and Keylln." Ben said. "My fellow Rangers. And this is Keisuke and Yu. They're on a different job."
"Ah, yes I heard of Kellyn and Keith."
Kellyn was surprised. "You have?"
"Yes, you two took part of saving Almia."
"Well, my sister helped. So did many others."
"Wow. You Rangers are all like heroes." Yu said.
Keisuke smiled. "Yeah."
Matayoshi waited inside Rands house with Nema, Fei and Date, along with Calumon, Tokomon, Lopmon, FanBeemon and a pink bird Digimon. "We gave it the best name ever!" Nema sang.
"Ho boy." Fei groaned.
"Don't worry, this time the name is short and sweet!" Tokomon said.
"What is it?" the bird Digimon next to Matayoshi asked.
"It's called…The UFO clone!" Nema, Calumon and Tokomon replied in unison.
"Huh. That's not too bad actually." Date said.
"Not that great either…" FanBeemon muttered.
"Well, more importantly, I approve of the idea of using a Z.Z. Flyer for peaceful purposes." Matayoshi said. "You really are something else Nema."
"On that I agree." Fei smirked. "Makin' a parabolic antenna for the Wireless Tower outta all that Z.Z. Flyer wreckage was brilliant too. Just in time so we could call the Ranger Union fer' backup."
"Oh stop it, you two. You're making me blush." Nema muttered.
Date looked at her Digivice. "Ugh, they're late! I know this Ranger Union is in another region but come on!"
"Do you think something happened to them?" Nema asked. "I'm starting to get worried…"
Just then the there was a knock on the door and Summer came in. "Hello!"
Matayoshi smiled. "Well look who it is!"
After Summer, Kate came in along with Chitose, Ryuji and the accompanying Digimon and Pokemon. "Long time no see Matayoshi." Ryuji said with a carefree smile.
The elderly detective looked ready to jump out of his coat. "Ryuji?! Chitose?! Is that you?! How in the world did you end up here?!"
Summer looked at Ryuji. "You know each other?"
"Sure do." Chitose smiled. "He helps us out every now and then with our work."
"Who are these guys sir?" Date asked.
Matayoshi cleared his throat. "Ah, yes, I suppose I should do some introductions. Ryuji, Chitose, this is my co-worker, Date. You three are actually cut from the same cloth. Date these two are Ryuji and Chitose, I've known them for years."
"I've heard of these two…" Fei said surprised. "They're part of a Hacker Team called Hudie back home. What in the world are they doin' here?"
"A very good question."
"These guys came from your world?" Nema asked.
Ryuji looked at Date and Fei. "Date. Fei. Matayoshi. Satoru Kamishiro sent us here."
"The head of Kamishiro?" Date asked.
"Wait, that's Yuuko and Yuugo's dad, right?" Nema asked.
"That's right." Ryuji nodded. "We're here to bring you back to our world."
"So, they found a way to get us back, huh?" Matayoshi asked. "And they decided to drag you into this whole mess? Typical."
"Hey now, no need to be hard on them. They were desperate and Satoru asked for our help. We used the ARC System to get here and he gave me a program to send us back. Unfortunately…" Ryuji took out his Digivice and showed the counter still weeks away from hitting zero. "It'll take a while."
"Fine by me." Matayoshi said. "I'm in no hurry. If I went home before resolving this case, it'd leave a bad taste in my mouth."
"I couldn't agree more sir." Date nodded.
"Say, where's Ben?" Nema asked.
"He should be here with the others any minute now." Summer replied.
"There are others?" Calumon asked.
Another knock was heard, and Ben came in with Kyllen, Keith, Keisuke, Yu and their Pokemon/Digimon. "Sorry to keep you waiting guys."
"Hey, Ben!" Tokomon jumped for joy.
"It's been a while." Matayoshi smiled.
Monodramon took notice of the red Digimon. "Tentomon! There you are!"
"Monodramon! And Armadillomon and Patamon!"
"So, this guy is the last member of your team, huh?" Chitose asked.
"Ben, Summer, I'm glad you're both here." Matayoshi said before glancing at Kellyn, Kate and Keith. "I see you brought more Rangers this time."
Ben nodded. "This is Kellyn Hitomi, his sister Kate, and Keith Dazzle. Elite Rangers that made quite a name for themselves in Almia. Guys this is Matayoshi, Date, Fei from the other world we mentioned, Nema, Rand and Leanne's daughter and their Digimon friends, Fanbeemon, Tokomon and Calumon."
"I have some introductions I'd like to do myself." Ryuji said. "Matayoshi, this is Keisuke Amasawa and Yu Nogi."
"Ah, yes. I remember you and Chitose telling me about them. Hudie's new recruits." Matayoshi noted.
"Nice to met you." Yu said.
"Likewise."
Ben noticed the Digimon near Matayoshi. "Hmm? Who's this?"
"Oh, this one?" The detective asked. "Well, I figured I could be more help around here if I had a Digimon of my own. This one was picking a fight with some ex-Pinchers that were trying to nab a rare Pokemon while you were gone."
"Hello." The Digimon said. "My name is Biyomon. Matayoshi gave me this chance to fight alongside him and his kind."
"Nice to meet you." Ben said.
Nema then showed everyone a Z.Z. Flyer she had on the floor. "Hey, look at this! Junk from the Z.Z. Flyer will soon be reborn to protect peace and order in Oblivia! It's a new vehicle for patrolling the islands, and it's called…"
"The Nema-Flyer 1!" Lopmon interrupted.
"Hey! Lopmon!"
"Well…as you can see, a lot has happened in the last three months." Mataysohi said.
"So, you're the one who sent the Ranger Union that message." Kellyn said, looking at Matayoshi.
Matayoshi nodded. "Indeed. Ben. Summer. Strange things have been happening while you were gone."
"So, this "Team One World". What are they up to?" Summer asked.
"Wish we knew." Fei replied. "A couple of weeks ago they started poppin' up an' causin' trouble."
"Where is everybody else?" Ben asked. "Are the others alright?"
"Well, a couple of hours ago, Nokia, Arata, Yuuko and Yuugo went off to do their own investigations on the other islands." Date replied.
"And Takumi, Ami and Kyoko?" Summer asked.
Nema glanced at the floor. "That's the other thing…About a week ago they went off saying they were going to dig as deep as they can into the matter. Nobody's seen any of them since and we haven't been able to contact them. Some people are saying they left Oblivia."
"That doesn't sound good." Keith muttered. "Think something happened to them?"
"I'm sure Kyo-kyo knows what she's doing." Matayoshi replied. "And her pupils are still green, but they get the job done."
"You mean Kyoko Kuremi?" Ryuji asked. "What's with the nickname? You must have known her for some time."
"Her father was Matayoshi's old partner." Date said. "She's kinda like family to him."
Matayoshi nodded. "Anyway, as you can see with Rand out of the region, we're a tad short staffed to deal with this."
"What about they Royal Knights?" Ben asked.
Tentomon looked at him in surprise. "Did you just say Royal Knights?!"
"Omnimon as you could guess is with Nokia and Gallantmon got worried that Digimon might have appeared outside the region, or maybe some flying or swimming Digimon left it, so he and UlforceVeedramon are traveling this world doing a search." Calumon replied.
"Omnimon, Gallantmon and Ulforceveedramon?!" Monodramon asked. "Three Royal Knights were dragged into this world?! The situation is more dire than our client predicted indeed…"
"Hmm? Your client?" Matayoshi asked.
"Monodramon said he and his friends came to this world willingly." Ryuji said.
"Indeed." The Digimon replied. "Apologies, but we are forbidden from revealing their identity. I will say it is someone with high authority in our world. We were sent to investigate into the disappearances of Digimon. I do think I have a theory. But it is only a guess to be honest. "Team One World" was it? They might be connected."
"What makes you say that?" Keisuke asked.
"You said they appeared around a month ago, right? Well back in the Digital World, when Digimon started disappearing, it just stopped after a day or two. Then roughly a two months ago it started again. Then about a month ago it once again stopped."
"A month ago…the same time they appeared?" Fanbeemon asked.
"Could be. Detective Matayoshi, please allow my team to accompany you on your investigation. It might help us with our own."
"I wanna go too!" Otamon said. "Sounds cool!"
"We're going too." Ryuji said.
"Huh?" Keith looked at him. "Don't you have your own mission to worry about?"
"If the other missing people are already investigating this then even when we do find them, they won't just stand still for a month for the program to work. We might as well look into this."
"Sounds good to me." Chitose said. "Besides, Armadillomon and his friends need us to Digivolve, so it'll make things easier for them."
"This is a dangerous mission. We don't have time to babysit." Date said.
"Ryuji and Chitose here have guts, I'll vouch for them." Matayoshi said. "Their only flaw is that they're a couple of unrepentant hackers. Ha, ha, ha."
"…Jeez. Is it that obvious?" Ryuji chuckled.
"Well, Keisuke, and Yu sure proved they can handle their Digimon enough to help." Keith said. "If nobody else here objects, I'm cool with it."
"From my experience if a guy has a Digimon partner you know they'll help." Ben replied.
"Then we're a team!" Summer smiled. "Now we just need to figure out our next move…"
"We still have so many questions." Matayoshi said. "Who are Team Order? Are they making Digimon and new Pokemon appear in Oblivia? And why?"
"I wonder if X knew something." Yu said. "I wish we could have talked to him more before he disappeared."
"X?" Biyomon asked. "Who's that?"
"Some masked Digimon user who helped us out earlier." Keisuke replied.
"Masked?" Ryuji asked. "Did he wear a cloak?"
"Yeah. A blue cloak around his body. How'd you-
"We had an encounter with a masked Digimon user like that. She wore a red cloak. Called herself Zero."
"X and Zero…" Fei said folding her arms. "Can't say I've heard of either."
"Zero was not only skilled and knowledgeable with Digimon, but she's a very good hacker." Ryuji said. "She installed a Digimon Field Guide program into our Digivices and Stylers in a flash."
"X did the same to us." Kellyn said.
"Wow." Nema said. "Arata and I were only able to modify the Stylers because papa told me the code to get past the protection. To hack into them like that…That takes skill."
"They might have been with Team One World." Date said.
"But if that's the case, why did X help us and tell me and Yu how to use our Digimon?" Keisuke.
"A show of power?" Lopmon suggested.
"It's too soon to start jumping to conclusions." Matayoshi said. "We'll keep an eye out for these two, but for the time being let's focus on Team One World. We could start with the behavior of the Pokemon that appear and go berserk."
"Yeah, we got a taste of that bad behavior on our way here." Chitose cringed.
"What do you mean?" Nema asked.
"Just when we were arriving, Zapdos, Moltres and Articuno came out of nowhere and rammed Ryuji and his friends." Ben explained.
"The legendary birds?!" Matayoshi asked. "Nobody has seen them since the Sky Fortress incident!"
"So that's why you guys took so long to get here." Date said.
"Summer and I saw them fly away while leaving Oblivia after the battle." Ben said. "I thought maybe they wanted to see the world after all that time asleep. Now they suddenly return…"
"But why?" Tokomon asked.
"Hmmm…If those three are being controlled again it can't lead to anything good. Why don't we start there?" Matayoshi suggested.
"But where do we even start?" Kate asked. "They could be anywhere in the sky."
"I think I've got an idea." As soon as Fanbeemon said that all eyes were on her. "Wasn't there that girl in Aqua Resort who could summon birds?"
"Oh yeah!" Summer's eyes lite up. "The one with the Wingull hat! What was her name…Supurna!"
"It's a start." Matayoshi said. "Fei, Date and I will stay here and see what we can learn about X and Zero. Even if they are innocent, they might know something that can help. Sorry to send you kids around as soon as you get here, but can you go see this girl at Aqua Resort?"
"Sounds like a plan." Kate nodded. "Ben, Summer, lead the way."
"We'll have to fly to Sophian Island." Summer said.
"Not more flying on giant birds." Yu groaned.
Tentomon tapped Keisuke's shoulder and whispered to him. "Can you wait outside for a minute? Try not to attract any attention." Keisuke nodded and slowly walked out the door. As soon as he saw his partner leave Tentomon turned to his friends. "Monodramon, Armadillomon, Patamon, can I talk with you in private outside?"
"Hmm? Sure." Monodramon nodded. "We'll be right back."
They all left Rand's house, outside where Keisuke was waiting. "What's up?"
"I think we should tell these guys about you knowing everything." Tentomon replied.
"Huh? What are you talking about?" Patamon asked.
"Keisuke here knows everything that happened before the transformation of our worlds."
"What?! Tentomon! We were strictly told not to say anything about that to anyone!" Monodramon yelled. "It's best that they don't remember what happened!"
"Hey, I didn't tell him anything!"
"He's right." Keisuke said. "I didn't remember anything. I just never forgot."
"What?! How's that possible?!" Monodramon asked. "Wait…Could it be…We seem to be the only Digimon outside of our client and Hudiemon who remember…Is it because we were in the gateway between worlds at the time?"
"Maybe. But Ryuji…Chitose…Yu…None of them remember anything. Like it never happened."
"I know. Hudiemon was able to create a network that temporarily linked to your world in order to gaze in it. Ryuji's parents are alive. Yu's working for Hudie. And everyone seemed to have forgotten Digimon and Eaters existed."
"I remember all of it…all of you…" Keisuke looked sadly at the ground. "And…Erika…"
Monodramon sighed. "It must have been hard for you." Keisuke didn't reply. "Thank you for staying by Ryuji's side."
"And Chitose's." Armadillomon added.
"Yeah…no problem. How's Erika doing?"
"You mean Hudiemon?" Monodramon asked. "Well…she's been leading our Hudie well. You could say she's why were called in by such an important client. Anyway, if that's all we should get back to the others."
"Oh, right." Keisuke was looking forward to finally have someone to talk to about Erika and the past, but he knew that had to wait. There were other matters at hand.
From behind a tree X watched them all go back into Rand's house. "Well, I'll be…" He pulled up a blue screen in front of him. A projection of Zero appeared. "It's me."
"Did you find out anything?" His female companion asked.
"Well, it's not really connected to our mission, but I did learn something pretty interesting."
"Oh? Do tell."
"I will. In person. Where are you now?"
"Checking out the volcano like "you-know-who" asked."
"Be right there." X hung up and walked away.
When Keisuke and the Digimon returned, everyone was still talking. "Oh, there you are." Chitose said. "Ben and Summer said they have a trick up their sleeve to get us more wings to carry us to Sophian Island."
"You're bringing quite a crowd with you." Nema said glancing at Ben and Summer. "Sometimes you should go out, just the two of you. It'll be like a date!"
"Ooooooh~!" Chitose, Kate, Yu and Calumon sang. Matayoshi, Keisuke, Date and Keith laughed.
Ben and Summer's faces burned red. "Stop being silly Nema! It's not a date. It's a real investigation!" Summer scolded.
"Okay, I'm ready if you guys are." Ryuji said.
"Hey, Keisuke, I can carry a couple of you as Kabuterimon." Tentomon said.
"Ah, before you go…" Matayoshi turned to Nema. "Nema, can you hook up Ryuji and his friends with that Browser thing?"
"Sure!" She walked over to Ryuji and his friends. "Can I see your Digivices for a minute?"
"Umm…"
"Don't worry Ryuji, Nema knows what she's doing." Matayoshi said with a warm smiled. "We'd be lost without her knowledge."
"Well, if you can vouch for her." One by one Hudie handed her their Digivces and she hurried into her lab with Calumon and Tokomon. A minute later they returned the Digivices. "So, what is this?"
"Think of it like a Field Guide for Pokemon." Fei replied. "I'll let ya scan for info an the Pokemon ya met."
"I see." Ryuji smiled at Nema. "Thanks."
Nema chirped. "No problem!"
"We'll see you guys around." Ben waved.
"Good luck." Matayoshi said. "And be carful."
Hudie and the Rangers went outside "So, first we need to get Kaubterimon out." Keisuke said putting his Digivice over his eyes. "How does this work exactly?"
"You did it before, don't you know?" Keith asked.
"According to Arata Digimon Digivolve using their partner's determination. So, start feeling determined." Ben explained.
"Easy for you to say." Keisuke sighed. "It's not like I can feel determined just from standing here…"
"Well if this doesn't work, we'll fail and have to answer to Matayoshi because you screwed up." Ryuji said.
And just like that Keisuke's visor glowed.
"That worked." Kellyn muttered.
"Sheesh! And I thought Booker was strict." Summer sighed.
DIGIVOLUTION
"Tentomon Digivolve to…Kabuterimon!"
"So, this is your Digimon's Champion form huh?" Chitose asked.
"I don't think it and Summer's Staraptor can carry all of us." Keith said. "What's this trick of yours?"
Ben looked at his Styler. "Watch and learn." Ben jumped into to air and traced a figure on the ground with his Styler. "Go, Guardian Sign! Latios, come forth!"
The figure on the ground glowed and a roar was heard. Everyone looked up to see Latios fly over to Ben. "Whoa! What was that?!" Yu asked.
Ben smiled and patted Latios' head. "Long time no see Latios."
"Guardian Sign…So this is what you the report mentioned you and Summer could do…" Kellyn noted. "To summon legendary Pokemon like that…Amazing."
Summer smiled and drew the same figure. "Go, Guardian Sign! Latias, come forth!" Latios' counterpart zoomed in and tackled Summer to the ground. The Ranger laughed as she hugged back. "Nice to see you too Latias!"
"So, we have Latios, Latias, Staraptor and Kabuterimon." Kate said.
"I'll take Staraptor with Kate." Summer said. "Chitose, Ryuji, you go on Latias. Ben, Kyllen, you take Latios. Kabuterimon, can you carry, Keisuke, Yu and Keith?"
"No problem." The Digimon replied.
"Oh, and Yu, Ryuji, Chitose, you should be able to store your Digimon in your Digivices."
"Really?" Chitose asked, taking his Digivice out. "Well, I guess if they are Digital entities…" He kneeled to Armadillomon and held his Digivice towards it. The Digimon touched it and was sucked in along with Patamon. Ryuji and Yu did the same thing for Monodramon and Otamon.
Everyone got on their assigned mounts. "Everybody ready?" Ben asked as he and Summer put their goggles on.
"As ready as we'll ever be." Keisuke replied. They then took for the skies.
Summer took lead on Staraptor with the others following behind. "I thought something was weird when we were arriving to Oblivia."
"What do you mean, Summer?" Kate asked.
"Where are all the bird Pokemon?"
"Hey, you're right." Ben said. "Normally there are more Pokemon up here."
"Well, there's Sophian Island." Summer said, pointing down to the island below. "Let's move in!" They descended to the island and landed at Aqua Resort one by one. They climbed off their mounts and looked around. "Here we are. Aqua Resort."
"What a nice place." Chitose smiled. "Sure has the resort feel to it!"
"Yeah, it's very different than three months ago." Ben said.
"How so?" Ryuji asked.
"There's no trouble, and it's very peaceful."
Summer nodded. "Last time, we'd take one step, and someone would be yelling "Raaangers!" to ask for help."
"Raaangers!"
"You mean like that?" Keith asked.
Summer sighed. "That's right. Just like that."
"Wait…" Ben looked at the source of the voice. "Isn't that…?"
"HEEEEEY!" Nokia ran up to the group waving. "Ben! Summer!"
Summer's face lite up as soon as she saw her. "Nokia!"
WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon were close behind. The energetic girl slapped a hand on Summer's shoulder. "Heya! What brings you two back to Oblivia?"
"Um, Nokia, didn't Matayoshi say he was calling Ranger Union for backup?" WarGreymon asked.
"Oh, right, right! And you brought a whole lot of it! Thanks!"
Chitose looked at her. "You're Nokia Shiramine?"
Nokia looked at him and Keisuke in surprise. But immediately tried to hide it. "Uh…yeah? Who's asking?"
"What's with that reaction?"
"Yeah, most girls find out how bad Chitose's flirting is before being repulsed." Yu joked. "Either way this makes thirteen."
"Oh, shut up Yu."
Ryuji walked over to her. "I'm Ryuji of Hudie. We've been looking for you and your friends from our world for Satoru Kamishiro."
"Huh?"
"We have a program that will send us home in about a month."
"Oh…"
"You sound disappointed." Kate said.
"I guess…I kinda got attached to this place…" Nokia replied.
"I see." Ben sighed. "Well, let's not dwell on that for now. Nokia, these are our fellow Rangers, Kellyn, Kate, and Keith. And here is Keisuke, Yu, and you already met Chitose and Ryuji."
"Hi!" Nokia waved to them. "Nice to meet ya!"
"Same." Kate smiled. "Here's my partner Starly! My bro over there has his Pachirisu and Keith's got Buizel."
"Aw, how cute! My partners are WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon!"
"Are those Digimon?" Yu asked. "Hey, you have two of them just like Chitose!"
"Oh, you guys got Digimon too?"
"That's right." Keisuke pointed at his Digimon behind him with his thumb. "My partner is Kabuterimon."
"So, Nokia, how are things on Sophian Island?" Ben asked. "Any new leads on Team One World?"
Nokia shook her head. "Afraid not. Hey, have you seen Takumi, Ami or Kyoko by any chance?"
"No. We heard they disappeared." Ryuji replied.
"Jeez, those three are always doing crazy stuff and making us worry."
"What about Moltress, Articuno and Zapdos, know anything about them?" Keith asked.
"Huh? No, but what do they have to do with anything?"
"They returned and have been running wild in the sky for some reason." Ben replied. "We came to this island to look for-
"Raaangers!"
"Uh, oh. Alarm's sounding again." Kate muttered.
This time it was Supurna running to them. "Supurna!" Ben said.
"I'm touched that you remember me! One of the Cyber Rangers remembering me like that! Wow!"
"Cyber Rangers?" Summer asked.
"Didn't ya hear?" Nokia grinned. "You, me, Ben, Takumi, Ami, Arata, Yuuko, Yuugo, and Fei! We're the new Heroes of Oblivia! The Cyber Rangers! Cool name, huh?"
"What? That's…kinda embarrassing…"
"Aw! Are you feeling a little humble?" Kate teased.
"Can we get back on track here?" Ryuji asked.
"Oh, right. Sorry to be abrupt, but I have a very serious thing to ask you!" Supurna said.
"Is it about Moltress, Articuno and Zapdos?" Summer asked.
"Right. Did you notice anything when you looked up at the sky?"
"The sky?" Nokia asked. "Uh, blue skies and white clouds. What else?"
WarGreymon looked up. "Huh? Where'd all the bird Pokemon go?"
"Yeah, we noticed that on the way here." Ben said.
MetalGarurumon narrowed his vision. "Wait! I see something! Something moving fast! I think it's…Articuno!"
"Most of the bird Pokemon got afraid and hid somewhere when those three appeared." Supurna explained.
"The legendary birds." Ben said. "Actually Supurna, we came here to see if you could tell us anything, since you know a lot about bird Pokemon."
"Me? Well…" the girl thought for a moment. "It looks like they're upset about something. They're flying around like crazy. Oh. They do occasionally circle around the mountains they came from."
"Interesting." Ryuji said. "Maybe if we fly around these mountains, we can corner them."
"The bird Pokemon are terrified because of those three…I want you to calm those three down somehow so Oblivia's bird Pokemon can fly in peace."
Summer nodded. "Understood. Leave it to us! Ben! Let's capture those three and calm their rage!"
"Don't forget about us!" Kate winked.
The five Pokemon Rangers posed. "Mission on!"
Keisuke, Ryuji, Chitose and Yu looked at them awkwardly. "Uh…what was that?" Chitose asked.
"Ranger gimmick." Nokia whispered. "Kinda like a character quirk."
"For now, let's find those three flying around the sky!" Ben said.
"Okay, I'm going too!" Nokia cheered.
"Alright!" Ben grinned. "Let's do this!"
Yeah, I'm sure I can guess what those who played Guardian Signs are thinking. "Wow Hood, you upload a chapter on Father's Day and exclude Rand even though he's supposed to appear when Ben and Summer return to Oblivia?" Well, I just figured Matayoshi can handle being in charge and Rand and Leanne being gone from the region would justify Hastings sending extra Rangers.