When you think of Lantia, just think of Yoshiwara but in space, and with both male and female prostitutes.
He had long since forgotten his real name.
His family was poor, so his parents sold him to Lantia, a famous red-light district when he was still a young boy. There, he quickly rose in popularity, both men and women taking pleasure from his body, but he did make good money, all of which went to his poor family. Soon, he became the most popular oiran at Lantia at the tender age of sixteen but along with that, he couldn't remember his real name, the one his parents gave him. But he did remember something.
Marvelous.
That was what he was called by all the people who had a taste of him, and that was what he went around introducing himself as when he finally escaped and became a pirate. Jumping from ship to ship, almost every crew he was part of had treated him less like a sentient being with basic rights and more like a sex toy to be used—that was, until he met AkaRed. The red warrior had gladly taken him in, and waiting for them aboard AkaRed's ship, the Gokai Galleon, was a robotic bird named Navi and a strikingly beautiful man with a lean build, chocolate-brown curls, orange-tinged dark eyes and plump green-tinted lips.
No, not a man. A naiad.
Basco Ta Jolokia was what AkaRed called him, the ship's cook. A beautiful name for a beautiful person. Marvelous was starstruck, among all the people he'd met, Basco was the most beautiful—certainly leagues above the ugly old men that were his primary visitors back in Lantia and the brutes aboard the pirate ships he'd been on. Once again, he was grateful to AkaRed, for introducing him to such a gorgeous nakama. Head-over-heels and heels-over-head for Basco, the young Shezaran didn't even mind the cutesy nickname given to him by said brunette! And as time went by, the "naiad" began to notice Marvelous as well, and the two began spending more and more time around each other, which gradually made AkaRed feel usurped but otherwise happy for the two.
One day, the two were taking a shower together. Naked, Basco looked even more like an ethereal, mythical being. Marvelous turned a bright red, unable to contain his feelings. "What's wrong, Marvey-chan?" asked Basco.
"I...It's nothing." Marvelous gulped, still blushing hard.
"Awwwww, must ye always be this cute?" Basco said as he pinched his friend's cheek, then leaned in closer before whispering "Do ye lust after me, Marvey-chan?"
"I do." said the boy, feeling a hard, stiff pain in-between his legs.
"Then let me take care of ya." the other pirate said as he turned his companion over.
In no time at all, Marvelous found himself leaning forward, his palms pressed against the wall, slim fingers teasing his opening. But for the Shezaran's young blood, foreplay wasn't enough. He wanted to cut out the middleman and get it done Right. Now.
"Now," he hissed, "Want you now. Don't hold back...please."
"Aye." said his naiad, that beautiful voice driving him crazy, and soon, Marvelous could feel something larger taking the fingers' place, swelling from the base once it was fully inside him.
The following moments were a blur. Basco was never gentle, but Marvelous didn't care, he'd been in worse situations during his time at Lantia and aboard all those other ships. All the boy knew was that his naiad had knotted him, and it was so satisfying.
It was when they were done and out of the shower, all warm and dry, when the young Shezaran knew that his sweetheart was an Acheronian Kaijin, one of the strongest and fiercest warrior species in the whole entire universe. Their mating rituals involved dominative and combative attitudes and rituals, and it wasn't that much different when it came to sex. However, for some STRANGE reason, Basco did NOT want to show Marvelous his true face, saying that "no, mate, ye'll be terrified".
"I don't care. No matter how hideous your true form may be, you'll always be my naiad." Marvelous said.
"Alright, then, I'll eventually show ya, but not as we speak, OK?" Basco said, then added "Hey, Marvey-chan, I need ya to make a promise. Now that there I've made ya completely mine, me bitch, swear that ye'll never give yerself over to anyone else. Us Acheronian Kaijins mate fer life, and I want ya to be me life mate, stay true to me as long as ya live, just like I'll stay true to ya all me life."
"Yes, that I'll swear." Marvelous promised. They shared a spicy hot kiss, then went to bed, snuggling close to each other.
It was a few weeks later that they had sex again, some time after Marvelous had his wrist injured during into a skirmish with the Zangyack over some Ranger Keys. Basco had personally tended to said injured wrist and somehow managed to seduce him again while doing that.
After a lot of time swashbuckling out in the open and even more time spent behind closed doors with only Navi to bear witness on some occasions, Marvelous soon bloomed from a teenager into a young adult, a transition Basco described as "alluring". Around that time, the now fully-formed Red Pirates finally collected every Ranger Key down to the last, and AkaRed also decided enough was enough and finally decided to promote Marvelous from cabin boy to first officer.
That was when disaster struck. Marvelous did not know until a buncha Gormin came pouring into the Galleon that Basco had betrayed them all to the Zangyack.
"It be the greatest treasure in the whole entire universe." said the kaijin-in-human-form. "Can ye blame me fer wantin' it all?"
"And you'd betray us for it?" AkaRed asked.
"Aye, mate." came the smarmy reply.
"Basco, I don't know what you're up to, but you have to think about this. You can still stop this. We can. It's not too late." Marvelous pleaded.
"It is, now." Basco said, then took out his blaster and shot him. Marvelous took the shot in the shoulder, then rolled down the stairs behind him. "Can't gain somethin' without gettin' rid o' somethin' else. So, I be gettin' rid o' ya lot," added the brunette, then disappeared into the swarm of Gormin with the chest of Ranger Keys.
But despite all that, the Shezaran never stopped loving Basco. That's why he never took another lover or even a fling, even after all this time, even after he became captain.
Acheronian Kaijins mate for life.
As he was musing over the past, a fuss was heard at the Galleon's main room, and he hurried over to see what the hell was going on. "Joe?!" he said, panicked at the sight of his first officer slung over the shoulder of Laila Ishihara.
"He looked like he needed help." said the half-Engine.
"I had no idea stalkers could be helpful!" Doc exclaimed.
"Thanks for bringing Joe-san over, I have no idea how to thank you!" Ahim said.
"I just did what I had to do, as Go-On Black Jr." Laila smiled.
LATER...
Marvelous and the crew never left Joe's bedside until he woke up. When the Lwian finally opened his eyes, he found his nakamas looking down at him. "What...what happened?" he asked.
"Laila-san brought you home. She claimed that you drank too much." Gai said.
"Oh, so that's it...?" Joe groaned. "What a letdown..."
"Hey, she might be a creep but she saved you!" Ahim yelled.
"She didn't...rape me, did she?" Joe asked.
"No, she didn't." Doc said. "She said she just brought you straight from the bar to here, claiming that it was her last conscience."
Marvelous turned away, saying "You should be glad she found you before Rihaku did."
Everyone sans Gai clamored around their captain, asking who Rihaku was. Even Joe sat up, curious.
"Rihaku, that guy, he's a crazy old man who is said to go around in a luxurious 3-story train. Gai told me the story, he also said that guy's a collector of old books, antiques, and apparently, the underwear stolen off young men." said the red captain.
"Trust me, I've been there. Thank goodness I had a spare pair of underwear with me..." said Gai.
It was three days from the incident that disaster finally struck. Joe had let his guard down due to no Zangyack activity those days, resulting in him getting his underwear stolen by the infamous Rihaku.
At that time, Laila had been dragged out by some female friends she had made in Pontocho, as it was the time for the annual drinking party in their sorority. Hell, the girls had some of their drinks laced with motor oil, knowing that the half-Engine liked it! The whole event ended up in all the girls pouring wine into one large glass for Laila, who downed it all in one single shot.
"You should challenge Rihaku to a drinking contest!" said a girl named Mai.
"I've heard that he's got a stockpile of fake denki-bran, the elusive alcohol!" said Kayako, another girl.
"Fake denki-bran?" asked Laila. "Never heard of it."
"Denki-bran was cooked up by a well-known joint in Asakusa back in the 1800s. A truly classic cocktail." Kayako began. "And although, today, you can find the drink easily in convenience stores, the recipe has been kept secret for a long time. One day, an employee at Kyoto Central Electric tried to recreate this unique recipe, and after a lot of trials and errors, he came to a roadblock but that was when he miraculously discovered fake denki-bran. The flavor and scent are completely different from denki-bran, but however, it has a truly inexplicable taste so it continues to be made in secret and brought into town as we speak."
"If so, then I accept that challenge!" Laila declared.
"Our money's on you!" said the leader, Suzue.
And so, Laila and the sorority took on to the streets, screaming "Rihaku, come out and play!"
On the way, they came across Joe. "You AGAIN?!" screamed the Lwian, trying desperately to hide his bare bottom.
"I was only passing by chance!" Laila declared. A smirk crossed her lips.
After a few more hours of wandering the streets and screaming "Rihaku, come out and play!", finally, that luxurious 3-story train appeared, lighting up the whole street brightly.
"So you are the bold girl who challenged me to a drinking contest..." boomed an old man's voice.
"Yes, I am! If I win, then you'll give back all the underwear you've stolen from those young men. As a child of a Super Sentai Warrior, I do not stand by in the presence of evil!" Laila said, her voice steady and unwavering.
"Very well." said the voice. Laila stepped into the train, followed by many spectators, including those of the sorority. She was led into the banquet hall by some men in suits, and found a little old man sitting at one of the tables.
"Are you Rihaku-san?" asked Laila, sitting down opposite to him.
The old man nodded, humming.
"I'll be serving as the judge for tonight's drinking challenge." said Kayako as she stood next to the table. "Ready, get set, go!"
Laila and Rihaku both took their first shots. "Fake denki-bran tastes empty like life..." Rihaku muttered.
"This drink warms me to my very core!" the half-Engine exclaimed. "I think it actually tastes like the robustness of life!"
More shots were taken, and Rihaku said "What do a youngster like you know about life? Life is fruitless."
"It's abundant." Laila countered. She thought about her Go-Onger family, the friends she made in America, the Power Rangers, Basco, Sally and...Joe? Why did he had to pop up? After all, he was just her target.
"It is truly fruitless." Rihaku said, then took another shot. "Life is isolation and hollowness, gone in an instant." Life is nothing but taking, he thought.
Giving, Laila thought.
Anguish, Rihaku thought back.
Joy! Laila countered.
Finally, Rihaku collapsed, unable to continue on. Kayako counted the bottles on each side and declared "Laila-chan wins!" Immediately, the men in suits went to the place where Rihaku kept his stolen underwear, intent on returning them to their rightful owners.
LATER...
"My underwear!" Joe exclaimed. "I wonder what must have begotten that crazy old man for him to have the idea to suddenly return it to me?"
"Well, he...he lost a drinking match with a woman in black armor who claimed herself to be a Super Sentai Warrior's child..."
"Laila..." Joe muttered. What the hell was she thinking? he thought.
~DREAM~
The night was tranquil. AkaRed had gladly given his crewmates the day off, and that gave Basco and Marvelous the opportunity to go out on a picnic night, with chocolate silk pie and whipped cream. When they were finished, Marvelous had cream on his upper lip and Basco licked it off after saying "So cute..." then nipped at the pink lips again.
"Hey, will you cut it out?" the Shezaran said.
"Not when yer so cute." said the kaijin-in-human-form before pouncing on Marvelous, then he began tickling him.
"Basco, please! I'm too weak to defend myself!" Marvelous laughed, wriggling happily as the tickle fight continued. Then the kaijin-in-human-form took his young lover by complete surprise by claiming his lips in a deep kiss.
"Wow. That was...unexpected." said the raven-haired Shezaran as their lips parted.
The brunette grinned. "Ya better not resist, Marvey-chan, since I plan ta eat ya up."
"Are you going to knot me?" asked the boy, giggling.
"Aye, luv, I plan to do that and more." replied the kaijin-in-human-form, slowly undressing his companion. It didn't take long for both of them to get stripped down to their birthday suits.
All through that night, Basco railed him, and who was Marvelous to deny it? "Taste me, love me, do what you will with me," the boy moaned as the moonlight cherished their naked bodies, and the sensations from both directions merged within the young Shezaran, driving him nuts.
Finally Marvelous exploded, quaking as he hit his climax. Basco followed suit soon after, firing his hot seed into the boy's pliant body.
After all is said and done, both pirates were now breathing heavily, completely exhausted. "I love you, my naiad." Marvelous whispered.
"I love ya more, my sweet pretty doll." Basco replied, holding his young lover close.
~DREAM END~
Marvelous awoke from his sleep, tears streaming down his face. Why did Lady Fate have to deal him a cruel hand once again? The red captain ached to have that one moment back, but it was gone forever. Beneath those radiant looks, all sunshine and starlight, there was a poisonous cruelty that Marvelous could not forget.
He rolled over, buried his face into his pillow, and wept.