A/N: New chapter time. I sound like a stupid broken record. I might as well ask questions in this section because their isn't really things I can say. I don't know. So, for now, I'll just leave this here and start the new chapter. I also wanted to say that more and more ideas keep coming to me but I need to finish this first. See, I sound stupid. Anyways, let's begin.
(Disclaimer: I do not own Super Sentai, it is owned by Toei. I only take ownership for my own characters and ideas.)
Chapter 19: Family Strength
Sosuke walked to the base, not in the mood to talk to anyone. He grabbed his arm as he felt the pain of hitting a wall. He was recently beat up by his ex-friends and they made sure not to miss a punch. He did have a bruise on his face but as for the rest of his body, he was fine. He was half dragging himself as he thought about his mother.
He would always arrive home with bruises he would get from rival gangs. His mother would always heal him and then make him something good to eat. She would never question his actions unless it was something serious. She still worried about him and would always ask around the neighborhood to see if anyone has ever seen what Sosuke does.
The only problem that Sosuke has to face was the fact that his mother was a beautiful model. There would always be men who would come around his home leaving flowers and chocolates and a bunch of other stuff. He would always throw them away and made sure that no one would get close to his mom even going as far as to use some scary methods.
This time however, his mother was no longer in Japan. He had no one to go to when he needed healing. He had decided to just go to the base. He thought that if he wanted to be anywhere, it would have to be anywhere other than with his brother at home. He knew that his brother was at home and not in the base due to the fact that their father had put Tsubasa in charge of.
He entered the base and caught view of various people. Satrou was working on his computer, Natsuki was already at the base, writing in her journal, Hiroto was in his usual spot but looked to be working on some sort of business. Miu and Maya were busy talking to Madoka while Kyoya was playing a dumb game with Kenta to prove he's the best at everything.
Sosuke sighed in relief as he was right about his brother. He walked over to one of the tables and took out a book. He opened it and started putting sticky notes inside of it. He closed the book quickly as Natsuki came to sit with him.
"How are you doing? I noticed you have bruises on your face." Natsuki pulled out the first aid kit and began dabbing some medicine on his bruise.
"Nothing ever escapes your sight." Sosuke laughed.
"Did they beat you up again?" Natsuki asked, a frown coming across her face.
"Yea, but i got in some good punches. It's all good." Sosuke smiled but Natsuki kept her frown.
Over with Madoka, she flipped through the pages of a magazine as she looked for a dress. She had another date with another boy and Miu was helping her. On the other hand, Maya was trying her best to convince the young girl that she should tell her brother about the date. Madoka seemed annoyed at that but it didn't bother her too much.
"Madoka-Chan, you should really talk to him." Maya spoke to the girl.
"Why should I tell him. I'm old enough to make my own decisions." Madoka said loudly.
"Really? I thought that you still listened to your brother like a good little sister." Kenta said as he moved a card on the table where he was with Kyoya.
"She's right. She's old enough to make her own decisions." Kyoya said as he moved a card. He lifted the cards up and revealed that he had won the game that Kenta had just come up with. Kenta was left dumbfounded.
"Thank you, Kyoya-San." Madoka thanked the older boy who lifted up two fingers to push it aside.
"Maya does have a point however. Your brother already loses his mind with all the red rangers in his head. You are his number one concern." Miu said as she pushed a lock of hair out of her face.
"My Ani doesn't know what it's like to love someone so much that your heart might explode." Madoka held her hands together as she spun around in her seat.
"I don't think you know that feeling either considering you fall in love with someone different every week." Hiroto chimed in.
"Whatever. Just don't tell him that I'm going on a date, please. He'll eat me alive if he ever found out." Madoka was now begging the girls and the guys to not tell.
"I won't tell if you promise to help me with an experiment." Satrou turned his attention to them.
"Satrou! Please." Madoka seemed irritated with the boys comment.
"Fine." Satrou said before returning to work.
"Fine what?" Kite entered the room, returning from the testing area.
"Nothing! It's nothing." Madoka stood up immediately and held the magazine behind her back.
"Oh, ok. Madoka, I actually wanted to tale you out to dinner tonight. It's been a while since we've gone out on a sibling night. Is that alright?" Kite asked.
"Tonight?" Madoka looked at the others who all seemed to ignore the conversation or turn around.
"Yea. I think I've heard great things about Touma's cooking and I wanted to go with you and see what you think since you like food so much." Kite smiled.
"Um... sure. I'd love that." Madoka smiled nervously.
"Great. I look forward to it." Kite went over to where Hiroto was.
"What about your date?" Miu asked quietly.
"I'll figure something out." Madoka said as she sat down.
"I have arrived. I'm sorry for being late." Tsubasa walked in quickly and wasn't straight for his computer.
"I'm out of here." Sosuke got up and picked up his bag.
"You are still a little bruised up." Natsuki got up and tried to stop him but he continued anyways.
"Sosuke? Did you get beat up." Tsubasa walked up to his brother. Just as he was going to touch the bruise on Sosuke's cheek, his hand was slapped away.
"I'm leaving." Sosuke said. Natsuki sighed and picked up her own bag.
"Sosuke! We are having dinner tonight with Miku. I need to talk to both of you." Tsubasa said. Sosuke tolled his eyes as he left.
"You know he hates you." Kyoya sat back and said. He was slapped by Maya. Kite took notice but looked the other way.
"I don't know why he hates our father so much but I will find out more, if he comes to dinner tonight." Tsubasa rushed over to the computer and began working.
"Where are you having dinner?" Kite asked.
"The place where Umika-San and Touma-San work at. It looks like a good place." Tsubasa said.
"Guess we'll be seeing you there. Me and Madoka are also going to have a family dinner." Kite announced.
"Nice." Tsubasa commented.
"I want to eat now." Kenta said as he stomach grumbled. Everyone turned to look at him and he turned away.
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Jiku sat silently. He knew that all he would be doing is repeating the same stuff over and over again so he decided to just stay silent and let the minions chat amongst themselves.
"I say we use a defensive monster." Kasuto voiced his opinion.
"It's not a bad idea." Baishisu stroked his chin.
"Of course it isn't. I came up with it." Kasuto sounded proud of himself.
"It's a terrible idea. A defensive monster can not do anything destructive that can leave people feeling horrified." Zaku stated.
"It's two against one, we win." Kasuto said as he snapped. The doors opened and a monster came walking.
A big, bulky monster walked in. It was gray in color and had red eyes with a jagged mouth design. It had what looked to be shields on its arms and shoulders. It also seemed to be heavily armored.
"Yo, I am here!" The monster announced.
"Yoseika, welcome. You know your job already, correct." Kasuto turned to the monster.
"Of course. Destroy the Kemonorangers and help Jiku get more darkness to control." The monster, Yoseika, said.
"More darkness?" Jiku looked up.
"Of course. The sadness of humans will create despair and create darkness that will belong to you. Dooms Night needs all the darkness we can gather in order to plunge the world into darkness." Kasuto explained you Jiku who seemed a little scared. Kasuto took note in the posture change of Jiku.
"You are correct Kasuto. Do what you can. I will leave it to you." Jiku got up and left once again like he always did.
"You know something don't you?" Zaku asked the wolf monster.
"I have no clue as to what you are talking about." Kasuto said as he began walking away with the monster.
"That guy." Zaku growled before leaving through the other way.
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"Sosuke! Sosuke! Wait up!" Natsuki yelled after the boy who walked fast.
"What is it?" Sosuke asked the girl as he stopped suddenly.
"Why are you so mad?" Natsuki asked.
"Does it really matter." Sosuke stuffed his hands into his pockets as he began walking again.
"Sosuke! You can talk to me." Natsuki jumped in front of Sosuke and held her arms out so that he couldn't go around her.
"Move!" Sosuke pushed her aside. Natsuki pouted with a look of fury. She ran up to him and grabbed his hand. She dragged him behind her as she ran.
They ran almost a mile until they arrived at the entrance of an amusement park. After buying two tickets, Natsuki continued dragging Sosuke.
"Where are you taking me?" Sosuke almost yelled as he tried to fight back against the girls grip.
Natsuki didn't answer and they arrived at the Ferris Wheel that lay in the middle of the park. They entered a cart alone and once they began moving, Natsuki Ellet go of the boy.
"Why did you bring me here?!" Sosuke said angrily.
"We are in an enclosed space. I want to hear what you have to say." Natsuki simply said to him. Sosuke sighed as he rolled his eyes.
"Fine, I'll tell you everything in detail. I already told Madoka and the others." Sosuke finally gave in.
"Finally." Natsuki whispered as she smiled.
"It all started when I was eight. My mom took me with her to her fashion company's building. Apparently, she had gotten a huge deal with an American fashion company and it was going to be her big break. I should mention now that my mother and father were deeply in love. When my mom told my dad the news, he was excited. He decided that he would move the whole family to America. I wasn't on board with the idea like my siblings were. I voiced my opinion during a family dinner once but my father completely ignored the fact that I was even there. I'm sure he did it on purpose but Tsubasa and Miku never believed me." Sosuke shifted as he felt the wheel stop.
"After that dinner, my mother asked me about my opinion. The thing is, I always felt closer to my mom. She loved me no matter what I did. She was always there for me. When I explained it all to her, she asked me what I wanted. I told her that I wanted to stay in Japan with all my school friends. The next day, news of my moms deal got out. You see, my mom is known as one of the most beautiful models in the country. My father is on of the richest men in the country. He wanted to expand his name to the rest of the world. After a few days, my mother made a deal. She would stay in Japan and run the company from home. My father fought my mother about this, saying that I shouldn't be the reason that she is held back. She disagreed with him and said she would stay in Japan as long as I wanted to be. My father eventually started finding new ways of expanding his business but," Sosuke stopped and gulped a little as he felt a little emotional.
"Sosuke." Natsuki held the boys hand with both of hers. He looked at her as her eyes looked watery.
"It got to a point where my father couldn't do it from home. We began having family vacations almost every month. We would go to different countries. My father said that it was only vacation. That was only half true. He used this opportunity to make deals. There cake a time where my father made a deal with a man in England. He decided that the family would be moving to England. My mother told him that it wasn't a great idea. My father spoke to her gently until I became the topic. He raised his voice at her and claimed that I shouldn't have to be the reason that the family can't move. He eventually took Tsubasa and Miku to England. My mother was never saddened by it however. She would have calls with them all the time. It was around the time that my siblings were getting big. Tsubasa became a total genius and was accepted into some big college in England. My sister had finally rose to fame and gotten her first big Hollywood film. I in the other hand, remained a normal schoolboy. A delinquent at that." Sosuke closed his eyes.
"I had hatred grow within me. My father became the worst person on this planet. I didn't want anything to do with him after he a abandoned me and my mother. He is dead to me. I used all thag hatred to join gangs and to do things that weren't so good. The day Tsubasa returned, it was the worst day ever. My mother found her opportunity to be with my father again and it was exactly what my father wanted. He never loved me. I was just some... some accident!" Sosuke screamed.
"Don't say that!" Natsuki yelled as she stood up, causing the cart to move a little.. Sosuke looked up at her. He looked at her tears fall. Then, the explosion broke the conversation. Sosuke looked down from the side and saw a monster attacking.
"Shit!" Sosuke said as he sat Natsuki down. He did his best to open the door. When it did he pulled out his battery. He morphed into his ranger suit and grabbed Natsuki. He jumped off the cart, Natsuki holding on tightly. To Sosuke's luck, there was a big trampoline set up for some big show. He landed on it before bouncing off of it and onto the ground. He put Natsuki down.
"Sosuke." Natsuki said.
"Get to safety." Black said to her. She nodded and ran off.
"Ahh, a Kemonoranger. Just what I was looking for." The monster said as he clentched his fist.
"I don't know why you are looking for me, but just know that this ain't gonna he a good thing for you." Black said as he charged forward with his head up in front.
"I knew you'd do that." The monster said as he brought his arms together. The shield came together and Black crashed into hit. He stepped back a little as he felt pain in his head. The monster then let some sort of beam attack charge, "Take this!"
"Nani!" Black said as he looked straight at the monster before getting blasted back with a powerful blast.
"Sosuke!" The others arrived.
"Let me take care of him." White said as he ran forward.
"Don't get cocky!" Green called out as he followed.
"Sosuke, are you ok?" Blue tried helping up his brother who pushed him.
"Don't touch me!" Sosuke yelled. He pulled out his saber and ran towards the monster.
White was hit back along with Green. Black passed them as they rolled on the ground. The monster just laughed as he saw Black running towards him. He put his shield together again and shot Black once more.
"This is bad." Red ran forward and slashed the monster from the side. Yellow and Pink followed his lead and did their best to try to attack him from his sides and back.
"Stop trying those tactics. They won't work!" The monster yelled as he hit the three rangers with his arms.
"Sosuke! Stop running into things recklessly." Blue walked up to him.
"Shut up! You don't get to tell me what to do!" Black yelled as he slashed Blue from behind.
"Souske!" Red caught view of this.
"Why would you do that?" Green asked as he picked himself up.
"What's up with you?" White asked as he held his arm.
"Fighting amongst eachother. I shall leave it at this. I will get you next time." The monster said as he disappeared.
"Sosuke, what is wrong with you?" Blue was helped up by Green and Pink.
"I don't need you to be here! I never wanted to see you! All I want is to be with mom again!" Black yelled as he ran off.
"Sosuke!" Yellow called out to him but Red grabbed her arm and shook his head.
"Sosuke." Blue whispered as he continued to breathe heavily.
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Later that day, as night approached, Madoka managed to sneak out of her home and went on her date. Sosuke had not returned to either the base or his home. Kite prepared himself at his home as Tsubasa did the same in his own home. They both had important dinners with their families and the wanted to look their best.
Over at Maya's house, she put on a pink and white dress that looked to be better worn if going out to a club. It worked for dates also. She knew that Madoka would not show up to the dinner and she decided that she would go eat dinner with Kite. She was startled by a small knock on her window door that led to the backyard. She walked over to it and opened it.
"Where are you going looking so good?" She was a little surprised to see that Kyoya was at her home.
"What are you doing here?" She asked as she noticed Kyoya carrying a rose.
"I thought I would come and ask you something." Kyoya said.
"What is it?" Maya seemed a little surprised at the way Kyoya was positioned.
"Would you like to go eat dinner?" Kyoya asked. Maya opened her mouth in shock.
"Tonight?" Maya asked the boy.
"Yea. Almost everyone is having a dinner night tonight so I thought I would invite you to one?" Kyoya said.
"Kyoya... I never would have thought that you would ask me out on a date." Maya blushed a little.
"Yea, well, you've caught my eyes a few times and I thought I would try my luck." Kyoya kicked his feet around.
Maya thought a little, Kite totally leaving her mind, "I would live to." Maya smiled.
"Great. I can assume you are ready?" Kyoya raised an eyebrow.
"I'm ready when you are." Maya said.
"Great, let's go. I hear that Touma actually makes good food." Kyoya smiled, a rare moment that no one would believe unless they saw it with their own eyes.
At Bistrot Jurer, Saul sat silently in the corner as he tapped his finger against the table. He already knew that Madoka had snuck out but he already told Touma that he would be coming. He decided to invite Tsukasa out to dinner but she was busy with Sakuya and Noël as they were investigating a case. He even tried Natsuki but she had a family thing going on. Miu and Hiroto were out of town so that was another woman out of the picture and the ninjas were also out of town. He didn't even try Maya as he felt that she may have feelings for someone else. He sighed of boredom as he stared at the wall.
Tsubasa had just arrived along with Miku. He wore a nice navy colored suit with a red tie while his sister wore a nice purple dress with a fur coat over it. They sat nearest to the kitchen and nearest to the entrance. Tsubasa held the seat out for his sister and sat down himself as Umika came over to them.
"Glad you guys stayed open for us. Thanks again." Tsubasa bowed in his seat.
"It's no problem. You guys are friends of ours now and it's no problem." Umika smiled as she waved away the thanks.
"The food smells great." Miku could already smell the food that was being prepared in the kitchen. Touma was totally focused on creating the dishes.
"Now we are just waiting on Sosuke." Tsubasa said.
"Ani? Is it true that you and Sosuke had a disagreement?" Miku asked. Umika walked away as she felt it was a more personal matter.
"Yes, but it wasn't a big deal." Tsubasa didn't even want to tell her about being slashed as he was sure she was only informed of their argument.
"Then where is he. I'm worried about my little brother." Miku looked at the empty chair where Sosuke would've been.
"He'll come." Tsubasa held his sisters hand as he gave her a warm smile. Miku smiled back. Umika then arrived with the food after she made sure they were done talking. They left a plate of food in front of the empty seat, where Sosuke was supposed to be sitting.
"I guess you are eating both meals?" Umika asked Kite as she put down two plates.
"I don't suppose you want to eat." Kite sighed.
"I guess your sister doesn't understand what family dinners are really for." Umika frowned.
"She used to." Kite said. Umika felt his sadness and walked away leaving him to it.
Tsubasa and Miku has already begun to eat and were praising Touma every chance they got. Kite still had hot food on his plate and played around with it. The door then burst open and Kenta came rushing in.
"I smell good food." Kenta said.
"Kenta! What are you doing here?" Tsubasa asked the boy.
"I heard everyone was going out eating. I started looking for something to eat and I found this place. Is that Kite? With an extra plate in front of him?" Kenta rushed over to Kite, leaving Umika and Touma a little surprised with his attitude.
"What are you doing?" Kite finally noticed Kenta as he began to dig in.
"Well you aren't eating it and I'm sure Madoka won't. I just saw her with the new guy she is dating." Kenta said as he ate.
"Dating?" Kite asked.
"Yup." Kenta continued stuffing his face.
"Damn!" Kite slammed the table. Kenta jumped up in his seat but he continued to eat.
Everything remained calm for a while longer. Kenta had begun eating the food that Kite wasn't eating but Kite didn't care. The door opened again and everyone turned their attention to the door. Kite was the one left in a little more shock than everyone else.
"Can we still eat?" Kyoya asked as he allowed Maya to walk in front of him.
"Touma, we have two more customers." Umika nodded as she guided them to the table next to Tsubasa and his sister.
"Are you two out on a date?" Tsubasa asked as the sound of the food hitting the grill filled the air.
"I guess you can say that." Maya whispered as if to keep it a secret but she blushed.
"Who would've thought those two would be going out." Kenta said as he turned around. The tabel was slammed again and Kenta felt the shock of that one. Kite was already on his feet and he walked to the door.
"Keep the change." Kite said as he dropped money near the cash register. He exited the door and closed it behind him. Tsubasa frowned not because of what had happened but because he realized that Sosuke wasn't coming.
Kite walked down the road until he felt a headache. He stumbled before falling onto the ground and losing consciousness.
~Inside Kites Mind~
"You seemed stressed." Kite woke up to see the reds standing around.
"Why do you guys care?" Kite sat up.
"We said we were here to help." Lupin Red said.
"Some help you have been. All you guys do it take over my body and do whatever you want." Kite rolled his eyes as he stood up.
"We know, which is why we wanted to actually try and help." Zyuoh Eagle said.
"How?" Kite asked.
"We know you are feeling stressed because your sister is out and about with some guy you don't know. We also know you feel anger and sadness because Maya is possibly dating Kyoya, your best friend. We want to give you some advice." Zyuoh Eagle said.
"What kind of advice?" Kite crossed his arms as he asked.
"Stop getting mad over a girl dating someone else." Lupin Red stated.
"The thief has a point but he should've said it in a better way." Patren 1gou.
"Yea. You can't let a girl get you down." Aka Ninger said.
"You need to focus on you mission first then your personal life." Red Buster said as Shinken Red nodded in agreement.
"A good red doesn't go crazy over a girl. That just makes him a pathetic person." Gokai Red told Kite.
"Well I'm sorry I'm not like you all." Kite began to tap his foot.
"Kite, we have a more important thing to talk to you about." Hurricane Red said.
"I don't want to hear it right now. I just want to go home and, I don't know, sleep. You all can think about the way you actually help me instead of telling me stupid things." Kite said and just like that he disappeared.
"I knew my king would not get over it." Gio appeared.
"How do you know that?" Go-On Red asked.
"Maya is his queen, how can he let her go. I need to do something about it. I feel like my brothers have already gotten ahead of me." Gio said as he turned away.
"Brothers?" Zyuoh Eagle questioned.
"Don't worry about that. Think of ways you can all help my king. I'll deal with the other matter." Gio said before putting on his hood and disappearing.
"That guy." Deka Red shook his head.
~Outside Kites Mind~
Kite stood up and dusted himself off. He sighed once again and continued walking home. Back at the restaurant, Kyoya and Maya were already talking about other things. Kenta was the only one thinking of what could have happened to Kite. He was also paying close attention to Kyoya and Maya. Tsubasa talked with Miku about certain movies they liked.
"Will they survive as a team?" Umika asked Touma.
"Every team has its ups and downs. They will get through it somehow." Touma said as he cleaned his hands.
"I hope you are right." Umika said.
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Madoka woke up more tired than usual. She stayed out late and snuck back into her home. She was successful when she confirmed her brother had been asleep in his usual place on the living room couch bed. She shuffled to the bathroom and took a warm shower. After he shower, she picked the most beautiful skirt and blouse she could find in her closet. Somehow, she felt great.
She skipped into the living room full of happiness and turned to see her brother sitting at the dining table, eating some breakfast he made. It was a plate with hotcakes and eggs but the eggs hadn't been made well and the hotcakes weren't hot at all.
"Ani, why didn't you wait for me to make breakfast?" Madoka asked as she picked around the food in the plate she assumed was hers.
She recieved no answer. Instead, she heard a knock on the door. She walked over to it and opened it to find Tsukasa and Sakuya standing along with Noël. Madoka was actually quite surprised.
"Good Morning, guys. What are you all doing here?" Madoka asked.
"We heard that Kite was really mad last night when he was eating at Bistrot Jurer. We wanted to come check up on him." Tsukasa answered.
"Bistrot Jurer? Isn't that the place where Touma and Umika work at? Why would my brother be.. there.." Madoka began to remember what she had been told yesterday.
"I heard you also forgot to show up to dinner with your brother." Noël said to the girl.
"He was serious? He actually wanted to go eat dinner with me?" Madoka turned to see her brother who got up and walked into the bathroom.
"Seems he was really angry and he stormed out of Jurer." Sakuya stated. Madoka finally let them all in as they continued their chat.
"Was he really that angry?" Madoka asked.
"Yes. Or so that's what Umika told us." Sakuya informed.
"I was so happy about going on a date that I totally forgot about dinner. I thought he was just kidding so I shrugged it off." Madoka said as she looked down at her hands.
"It's ok. You are just a teenager. It isn't your fault." Tsukasa put a hand on the girls shoulder.
"Ani." Madoka tunred her head to see her brother walk out and walk back to the dining room table. Noël and Sakuya walked over to him as Tsukasa sat next to Madoka.
"Forget that right now, your brother clearly looks like he isn't ready to talk. How was your date?" Tsukasa didn't want the girl to start feeling emotional so she decided to bring up a good thing.
"Well I went out with a boy from my school but then I met this other boy who attracted me. Like a lot. He even found a way to seduce me." Madoka whispered as she forgot about the whole Kite situation,
"Seduce! Did you do anything with him?" Tsukasa started panicking a little but did her best to keep her voice down.
"No! I'm not crazy. I just went out with him. He took me out to a lot of different places but then he brought me home. We didn't get into anything," Madoka turned towards the guys who didn't seem to care what the girls were talking about, "romantic." Madoka smiled.
"Madoka! You need to be careful. This brings up your brother again. Do you know why your brother wanted to have dinner with you?" Tsukasa asked.
"No, why?" Madoka gained a saddened expression once again.
"He talked to me about something a while back but I think it applies here. He says, he doesn't think he's ready to let go of his little sister yet. He said, he wants to spend the most time with you as possible. He knows that not bringing back your brother and sister into your family hurt you but he knows that Gingka and Sophie would grow up if they lived with their new parents." Tsukasa explained.
"New parents?" Madoka was shocked to hear this. She had never heard such a thing.
"Kite told me that he never told you. He said that Gingka and Sophie were going to be adopted by a nice wealthy family who lives in America." Tsukasa said.
"You are going to let them get adopted!" Madoka stood up enraged. Kite looked up at her and then down at Tsukasa who had a face of surprise and guilt.
"Calm down." Kite said as he stood up himself.
"No! I don't have to! Why am I hearing that Gingka and Sophie are being adopted?!" Madoka was crying, fury filling her.
"Madoka!" Kite yelled. Noël and Sakuya felt a strange presence. They threw themselves to the ground as they signaled for Tsukasa to do the same. Kite and Madoka began to glow in red and yellow lights. Their eyes glowing as energy flowed off of their bodies.
Suddenly, a yellow cheetah spirit sprung from Madoka and roared before charging at Kite. At that moment, a red tiger spirit appeared from Kite and attacked the cheetah spirit, sending it crashing into the wall. Madoka screamed as she became brighter. Kite didn't back down as the tiger spirit roared and glowed brightly. The big cats fought eachother. Both were evenly matched but Madoka couldn't hold it anymore. The tiger spirit then attacked th cheetah and sent it back into Madoka, sending the girl falling to the ground. The tiger spirit roared once more before retreating into Kite. Kite fell to floor as well but caugh himself as he remained on one knee, putting his hand up to his chest.
"Madoka-chan!" Tsukasa yelled as she went to the girl who was knocked out.
"What was that?" Sakuya asked.
"Our animal spirits. They responded to our string feelings and took over us. She used hers to attack me while I used my to defend. I didn't mean to... I didn't mean to... Madoka." Kite struggled as he finally collapsed.
"Kite!" Sakuya yelled.
"This is interesting. Hiroto would want to hear about this." Noël said.
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Sosuke lay on a park bench. He yawned as he stretched his arms, getting up from the bench. He looked around and sighed before sitting back and looking up at the sky. He looked around at all the children and he stopped turning his head as he saw a child flying a kite with his father. Sosuke shifted uncomfortably.
"Sosuke?" The boy turned to see Miku, in workout clothes, walking towards him. He rolled his eyes as he turned away.
"What do you want?" Sosuke asked.
"I wanted to see you." Miku sat next to him.
"Why?" Sosuke asked.
"Tsubasa told me everything. Do you really hate father?" Miku asked.
"What if I do? Why do you care?" Sosuke said as he got up.
"Tell me everything. I want to know it all from you. You are my little brother. You deserve to express your emotions, especially to your older sister." Miku said to him.
"That's not what father thought. All he thought was that I should be quiet and sit down like a little servant boy and do as he is told. That's all I am to him. Nothing but a damn servant." Sosuke said.
"Sosuke." Miku called out for the boy who began to leave.
"What?" Sosuke turned to her.
"You are my little brother. My family. I care for you. Tell me everything." Miku said.
Sosuke looked at her before turning and leaving. Miku pouted before getting up and beginning to walk in the opposite direction. At that moment, a monster began attacking as Ryaku monsters followed. Miku was surprised as she stepped back. Sosuke turned to see what was happening. He stood in place as he saw the monster from before.
"Here I go! What's the key to a good offense. A good defense!" The monster laughed as it attacked humans. Sosuke turned his head and, to his shock he saw the child, that was playing with his father, standing by himself near a fence, crying.
Miku was the child and ran towards him. She jumped through the monsters attacking, kicked some of them and punching others. She was now with the child but when she turned around, the Ryaku were all walking towards her.
"Look what we have here." The monster said.
"Miku." Sosuke said in a low voice.
"Stay away from the child." Miku told the monster.
"I'll just take both of you." The monster said.
"No!" Sosuke jumped forward and hit the monster from behind.
"Who are you?" The monster asked.
"Kemono Striker! Spirit Unleashed!" Sosuke yelled as he pulled out his battery and put it into his Morpher. He launched his spirit which attacked the monster before retreating back and forming Black's suit. Black jumped forward and landed in front of Miku and the child.
"Sosuke!" Miku backed up a little as Black almsot hit her.
"Gomen. Let's get out of here." Black said as he picked up Miku and held her on his shoulder. Miku felt uncomfortable immediately and began hitting Black's back. Black then picked up the child from his shirt and he jumped into the air.
He landed farther from the monsters and put down Miku. Miku adjusted her hair as Black lifted the child up so that he could hold him tightly. The Ryaku then attacked and Black started fighting with one hand while Miku stood behind him. Black then caught view of the child's father who was looking all around for his child. Black quickly ran to the father and handed over the child.
"Take care of him. He needs his father to be in his life. A strong role model to follow." Black stated.
"Arigatou-gozaimas! Arigaotu!" The man said as he grabbed his child and ran.
"Sosuke." Miku whispered. Black looked down at the ground as he thought about the bond between a father and his son. He clentched his fist before turning around and charging forward.
"Don't you learn." The monster out his arms together and Black came crashing into it before falling back.
"Sosuke!" Miku ran over to him.
"Miku... run!" Black pushed her off as he stood up.
"Sosuke! Why-" Miku was stopped suddenly when Black grabbed her arms.
"You are my big sister. I need you alive. I need you to be there for me. I love you Miku and I can't let you get hurt. You and mom are the only people who, I feel, care about me. I need you to be there for me when I finish this. Now go!" Sosuke admitted. Miku looked at him, a single tear escaping her eye. She finally nodded and ran off. Black turned towards the monster.
"So touching. Too bad you won't make it out of this alive." The monster laughed.
"Yes he will!" Red jumped forward as he blasted the monster back. He landed as Green and White arrived at his side. Pink and Yellow ran up to Black along with Blue.
"Let's go!" Green yelled as the three in front started attacking.
"Sosuke, are you ok?" Blue asked.
"Yea." Black said as he got up but he didn't face Blue.
"You can't defeat me!" The monster said as he blasted he three rangers he fought back.
"His shield is too strong." Red said.
"Let me break it." Black said as he summoned his axe. He walked forward as the Pink and Yellow defeated Ryaku.
"Come on and try!" The monster said.
Black stopped in place and looked forward. He closed his eyes. He began to kick the ground behind him as dust began to leave the ground. He finally opened his eyes and let himself go as he dashed forward. The monster out up his shield.
"Bull Destruction!" Black yelled as his axe glowed black and he swung it forward before hitting the monster. The axe cracked the shield and let the monster stumble back. Black then brought his axe up before jumping over a few steps and slashing the monster down the middle.
"I guess I was one of the easy ones. My defense sucked!" The monster yelled as he fell backwards and exploded.
"Sosuke." Tsubasa said the name of his brother.
"Shall we?" Black said to Red. Red nodded. The rangers all called for their zords.
The monster grew to giant size and began terrorizing the city. The robo animals began to combine already. The giant robot now towered over the city.
"Let's try these two." Red pulled out two batteries. He activated them and then began a new transformation sequence.
The giant robot combined with the Elephant Zord along with its additional parts. The Rhino Zord then disassembled and the rhino head attacked itself to the giant robots left arm. It had the appearance of a shield. The rest of its body added armor to the giant robot.
"Sutoraiku Gattai Max KemonoOh!" The Rangers all yelled as the giant Megazord posed in front of the Kemonoranger logo.
"Now this is cool." White now sat in the middle of the cockpit, in between Red and Green.
"It doesn't matter how many animals you use. My defense had gone up." The monster gloated as it ran forward. It was about to attack when the robot moved its left arm around and used the rhino head as a shield.
"It's like you said before. Your defense sucked. This is going to be easy." Red said as the robot pushed the monster back. It's sword then appeared and it began slashing the monster. Sparks fell all over the ground.
"Let's finish it now!" Black said as the robot kicked the monster with the Bull Zord.
"If you say so." Red pulled out a battery.
"Final Max KemonoOh Strike!" The Rangers all yelled as the robot brought its sword up. It brought down its sword quickly and sent the animal spirits towards the monsters. The tiger attacked last and did so with force. The giant robot then slashed the monster one last time before turning away. The monster fell back and blew up as the giant robot walked away.
"And... done." White dusted off his hands as he sat back in his chair.
After the Zords were sent away, the Rangers demorphed. Sosuke crossed his arms as Tsubasa came up to him. The others moved away from them but Kite and Madoka were about to have their own troubles.
"I don't want to hear it. I only care about mom and Miku. That's all." Sosuke said before walking away. Tsubasa sighed.
"Come back!" Kite called for Madoka who walked away with haste.
"Madoka." Maya said the girls name.
"I said come back!" Kite yelled.
"No! You... you..." Madoka let out her frustration with a scream before continuing on.
"Come back!" Kite yelled once more. His eyes glowed red as his tiger spirit once again escaped his body. The tiger ran and stood in front of Madoka. Madoka stepped back before turning towards her brother. Kite was breathing heavily before calming down and letting the tiger go away. Madoka then began to run away.
"Madoka!" Maya yelled after her.
"Madoka," Kite started before falling to the ground.
"Kite!" The others said as they helped him.
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"What happened exactly." Hiroto asked Noël. Kite lay on the couch in the base with a blanket over him. Tsukasa and Miu were sitting next to him. Maya also sat next to him. Madoka had managed to get away just like Sosuke.
"It's as I said on the phone. They both attacked eachother using their animal spirits." Noël explained.
"It's as I feared." Hiroto said as he tapped his finger on the desk.
"Their spirits were stronger than they should have been." Noël stated.
"Why did they summon their spirits?" Tsubasa asked.
"Their emotions of anger and sadness must have triggered their animal spirits and let them come out. Their spirits must have been stronger because they are siblings, so being near eachother allows for their spirits to get stronger." Hiroto explained.
"I don't think so. They started off at equal strength but the tiger managed to win in the end. Madoka was knocked out immediately." Noël reported.
"Interesting. You all have the ability to call on your animal spirits even when not fighting with your suits. Fascinating." Satoru said as he thought about it.
"Those two have been an interesting pair. I can see why they were chosen. Satrou!" The boy stood straight as Hiroto called for him, "Investigate the connection between Kite and the other reds along with his spirit. I want to know why his was stronger. If he summoned it in the park, and it seemed as powerful as before, I want to know why." Hirot explained.
"Will do." Satrou said.
"Everyone else, go back to doing what you do best. If anything new pops up, I'll let you know." Hiroto said as he spun in his chair.
"Since when are we agents or police." Kenta asked Kyoya who shook his head.
"Kite. What happened?" Maya asked as she looked at the boy who slept.
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"Jiku-Dana? Are you around?" Kasuto stepped into the main room. When he saw no sign of his master, he sighed of relief.
"What are you so relieved about?" Zaku appeared from behind a pillar.
"Zaku? What a surprise." Kasuto stated.
"Why is it a surprise?" Zaku asked.
"I never expected you to be out and about cutting down innocent trees." Kasuto stated.
"I have bigger things to do than knocking down trees." Zaku said as he held his swords hilt.
"What are you doing?" Kasuto asked.
"I want answers. What are you planning in secret?" Zaku pulled out his sword as he walked forward.
"I believe I don't know what you are talking about." Kasuto didn't move as he stared Zaku down.
"You lying wolf! Tell me!" Zaku brought his sword up and then down only for it to be blocked by another sword.
Zaku lookednin surprise before being hit back. Zaku caught himself before he could fall and looked at who had blocked his attack. To his surprise, it was a... ranger?
"Who the hell is he?!" Zaku stepped back a little as he viewed the ranger.
The Ranger was silver in color. He had black patterns that seemed to represent a defensive animal. His helmet looked like a Triceratops with black eyes on top, one on each side. He had two horns on each side of his helmet on top. They angled up a little, coming off the helmet. He had a smaller horn on the front of his helmet, on top in the middle, that also came off the helmet. His visor was black in color and looked like a Triceratops mouth when open. He wore silver boots with black heels. The collars of his boots were gold in color. On his sides, he had black markings that looked like horns. On his main body, he had a black motif of a Triceratops head that went throughout the whole suit. He had a Triceratops styled number 10 in the middle of the imprinted Triceratops. He had a belt that is gold in color. The belt buckle had the Kemonoranger symbol with his number 10. In his right holster he had his Raiku Blaster. In his left holster, he had his Raiku Saber. His Morpher lay in rest mode on his left wrist.
"He's not alone." Kasuto laughed as Zaku continued stepping back. He felt three other presences. He turned to face three more rangers.
The first Ranger was orange in color. He had black patterns that looked to represent a carnivorous animal. His helmet looked like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, T-Rex for short, with black eyes on the top of his helmet, one on each side. His visor was black in color and looked like a T-Rex's mouth when open. On his visor, he also had what looked like teeth on top and on the bottom. He wore orange boots with black heels. The collars of his boots were silver in color. He had black markings on his side that looked like huge T-Rex teeth. On his main body, he had a black motif of a T-Rex head that went throughout the suit. He had a T-Rex styled number 9 in the middle of the imprinted T-Rex. He had a belt that was silver in color. The belt buckle had the Kemonoranger symbol and his number 9. In his right holster he had his Raiku Blaster. In his left holster was his Raiku Saber. His Morpher lay in rest on his left wrist.
The second ranger was gold in color. This person was a woman. She had black patterns on her suit that seemed to represent a flying creature. Her helmet looked like a Pterodactyl with black eyes on top, one on each side. Her visor was black and looked like a Pterodactyl's mouth when open. Her helmet had a backward-pointing crest on the back, top of the helmet. She wore boots that were gold and had black heels. The collars of her boots were silver in color. She also had what seemed to be wings on her back. Markings on her side seemed to represent these wings. On her main body, there was a black Pterodactyl head motif that went throughout the whole suit. She also had a Pterodactyl-styled number 11 on her chest, in the middle of the imprinted Pterodactyl. She had a belt that was silver in color. The belt buckle had the Kemonoranger symbol and her number 11. In her right holster was her RaikuBlaster and in her left holster she had her Raiku Saber. Her Morpher lay in a rest state on her left wrist.
The third Ranger was a light green color. He had black patterns representing another carnivorous animal, a hunter. His helmet looked like a Velociraptor with black eyes on top, one on each side. His visor was black in color and was slightly smaller that the orange ranger's helmet. On the visor were what looked like teeth, on the top and on the bottom. He wore light green boots with black heels. The collars of his boots were silver in color. On his sides, he had black markings that looked like Raptor teeth. On his main body, he had a black motif of a Velociraptor head that went throughout the suit. He had a Velociraptor styled number 12 in the middle of the imprinted Velociraptor. He had a belt that is silver in color. The belt buckle had the Kemonoranger symbol and his number 12. In his right holster he had his Raiku Blaster. In his left holster he had his Raiku Saber. His Morpher lay in rest on his left wrist.
"Who are these people?!" Zaku asked as he felt surronded.
"Shall we destroy him?" Kasuto asked as he moved around the room.
"I can think of a million ways to destroy him. How about you Raptor?." Orange asked the other ranger as he held his swords hilt.
"I can think of one painful way o cut him up into a million pieces." Raptor responded.
"Boys, don't get ahead of yourselves. I shall kill him." Gold stated as she pulled out her blaster.
"Enough!" Silver said.
"You are right. We shall leave him. For now." Kasuto said.
"This is your plan. Planting ranger spies to do your dirty work." Zaku asked.
"Yes and no. You see these four will be the rangers greatest threats. That's one hand. On the other hand, I have a ranger who has already been spying on them." Zaku snapped as a ranger appeared.
This ranger was purple in color and had black patterns going throughout his suit that seemed to represent a savage night animal. His helmet looked like a wolf with black eyes on top, one on each side. He also had two wolf ears coming off the top and what could be described as fur, not actual fur, coming off the sides of his helmet. The visor had the outline of a wolfs mouth when open and it was black in color. He wore purple boots with black heels. The boots collars were gold in color. He also had what seemed to be silver ankle collars that covered most of his shin. He also wore silver gauntlet like devices on his wrists. On his chest he had a black motif of a wolfs head that went throughout the suit. He had a wolf styled number 8 in the middle of the imprinted wolf head. He had a gold belt with the Kemonoranger symbol on the buckle along with his number 8. In his right holster he had his Raiku Blaster. In his left holster he had his Raiku Saber. His Morpher lay in rest mode on his wrist.
"I have a whole ranger team." Kasuto began to laugh. The rangers all stared at Zaku. Zaku stared at Purple who seemed hesitant but remained completely calm.
"I can't believe this." Zaku growled.
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~Inside Kite's Mind~
"What happened?" Lupin Red asked as he held his helmet.
"It seems Kites animal spirit is getting stronger." Zyuoh Eagle said. The other reds agreed.
"IWAE!" All the reds turned to see Gio.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Gokai Red asked.
"IWAE! The king grows stronger. He shall be there to save us from destruction and become the ultimate ruthless king that rules over all." Gio explained.
"You never said ruthless before." Patren 1gou said.
"He shall save us from destruction and rule everything. He shall stand on top. He grows only more powerful. His sister shall help him get to the top. His sister will be the key to our salvation. May i also mention that our king will be getting five new servants to help him achieve this." Gio turned and smiled.
"What are you saying?" Hurricane Red asked.
"IWAE! IWAE!" Gio finished as he looked up to the abyss that was Kite's mind. The other reds seemed a little uncomfortable as they watched Gio rejoice.
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A/N: Done and Done! Another new chapter done. I started writing this chapter a little lost. I didn't know where I was going to go with it until it came to me. I already knew I would take this chapter and make it centered around family and Sosuke in general and BOOM! There it is. I actually liked the way it came out. I say that every chapter, XD. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed. Look forward to more.
Adieu!
