This is set post-Gokaiger Episode 24. Basically, Insarn has her sights set on Kyosuke Jinnai again and now the Gokaigers have to protect him from her while also trying to reunite him with his one true love, Queen Vanity Mirror Fanbelt AKA the Beauty Zonnette. Also, there might be something sparking between Luka and Ahim...
On a side note, I'm rewatching old Go-Onger episodes and I might potentially write a Fast & Furious-style story arc which actually puts Laila front and center, along with Machalcon. I already have a Kegalesia and Hant chapter in mind, set post-Gokaiger VS Gaban.
Hearing from Nobuyuki himself that the man's mother and Jealousto had fallen head-over-heels and heels-over-head for each other and gotten married, the Gokaigers felt happy for the former Zangyack soldier now that he finally found new love after having his chances with Insarn ruined. Insarn, on the other hand...after learning of everything, she apparently decided to once again pursue the one she initially loved.
And now Marvelous knew why Kyosuke Jinnai showed up at the Gokaigers' front door looking like he just had several Gormin hot on his tail for the last few hours. "She really is one crazy bitch..." said Kyosuke.
"Come in." the Shezaran smiled.
LATER...
When Gai asked what was going on, Doc told him exactly what happened the day before Basco's arrival on Earth—Insarn falling for Kyosuke, Jealousto getting jealous, Insarn falling for Jealousto, Jealousto getting his butt kicked by GokaiOh and subsequently getting dumped by Insarn—everything. The human burst out laughing upon hearing it all. Meanwhile, Kyosuke was talking to Marvelous. "So, I was thinking...maybe you fellas could keep me safe until the delegation from Planet Fanbelt arrives?"
"Oh, I know about Planet Fanbelt!" said Ahim as she cut in. "That planet's part of the Anti-Zangyack Resistance! I heard its Queen, Vanity Mirror Fanbelt, is still unmarried..."
That made Kyosuke perk up. "That's why she's sending a delegation! It's to officially propose to me! Before returning to Fanbelt, she promised me that she'll send the planet's grandest delegation to ask me for my hand in marriage once she takes the throne!"
"If that is so, then we must help him!" Gai declared.
"As the 35th line of Super Sentai Warriors, we should help those in need!" Ahim joined in.
"Count me in." Luka smirked.
"Count me in too!" Navi cried.
"May I ask, what happened between you and the Fanbelt Queen?" asked Doc.
"Well, before she became queen, she used to be part of the evil organization we battled, the Bowzock Gang. During that time, she went by the name Zonnette and she fell in love with my Red Racer persona and I loved her back. After learning that I had a "monkey face" under the mask, she was a bit let down but soon, she realized that looks don't make the person and began to love me as Kyosuke Jinnai, not my glamorous alter ego. That, along with her love for her home planet of Fanbelt, was what pulled her out of the gang." Kyosuke explained.
"Then we sure as hell gonna protect you from that crazy Kartan bitch until the delegation from Fanbelt arrives!" said Marvelous. "Let's make it showy, right? Right?! C'mon, Joe, say something!"
The Lwian stayed silent, being the taciturn person he was.
"Joe-san, you clearly don't understand the importance of this! We get to help out a Super Sentai Warrior!" Gai said, being the fanboy he was.
Joe snorted. "That's what you think, I don't care."
"But it's about love!" Gai argued. "Tell me, Joe-san, who have you ever loved?"
Laila jumped to the front of his mind. Even though he resented her for keeping on appearing in front of him and claiming that she wasn't stalking him, her unrelenting determination and cocky attitude somehow captivated him, and ever since the underwear incident, he had developed some fondness for her. He quickly shoved any thoughts of her into the back of his mind, swallowed the lump in his throat, and replied with a deeply flushed face, "I...I never thought about that."
"Alright, then, it's decided!" said Navi. "Joe's in!"
"Hey! Who said I'm in?" Joe yelled.
Marvelous smirked. "Captain's orders." he said, grinning.
"Say, Marvelous-kun..." said Kyosuke. "Have you ever been in love?"
"Um, no?" said the red captain. He didn't want to talk about Basco right now.
"Liar, liar, pants on fire!" Navi taunted.
"You shut up, bird!" Marvelous growled.
Looking at the events playing out in front of her, Ahim blushed. In fact, she, too, had been in love for quite some time. Her first crush was Marvelous, but not only was she too shy to tell him, she was let down when she realized the captain only had Basco Ta Jolokia in his heart. Thankfully, the pink ex-princess was able to recover quickly. She loved Luka now, but was still too shy to tell the Novian how she felt. However, Ahim couldn't stop thinking about how it would feel like to date Luka Millfy. They'd get into bed together, undress, then Luka would press open-mouthed kisses into Ahim's soft skin, bite and nip and lick and suck at her exposed breasts, then lower that hot mouth down to the honeyed center of her body to lap at the sacred place of pleasure—
She was snapped out of her fantasy by everyone's eyes on her. That was when she noticed that she had turned bright red and began sweating profusely.
Later, Ahim was out on the streets, walking next to a river. At a glance, everyone sitting across it were couples. I wonder there's some sort of rule they must be equidistant... she thought, all the while still feeling left out. Then she noticed a bar at a close distance, then entered it to drink the loneliness away.
What she didn't anticipate was meeting someone familiar—a woman in black armor. "Laila-san! What a coincidence!" Ahim said, surprised.
Laila smiled. "I don't believe in coincidences. Here, come sit." She then asked "What's eating you?" as Ahim sat on the vacant spot next to her.
"I...I have this crush on Luka-san but I don't know how to tell her." said Ahim, face flushed.
"Well, there's gotta be a way." said Laila. "Maybe you could serenade her?"
"That sounds nice, but a bit...corny." said the Famillian.
"Or, mayhaps...if you want to win her heart, then maybe you could do something BIG! If you manage to work things out for her, then she'll be so wowed by your accomplishments, she'll be eager to date you!" the half-Engine exclaimed, then began singing.
LAILA:
So many years, you faced the world alone,
Frightened that life might pass you by.
Then she appears, someone who smiles at you,
This is no time to question why.
Love can find you when you least expect.
Funny how two lives connect.
That's how it starts,
Two unsuspecting hearts.
Let yourself go, give someone half a chance,
Maybe she's waiting just for you.
You never know, this could be paradise,
Maybe your dreams just might come true.
And you'll never know how things might go,
Once you've shared that first "hello".
That's how it starts,
Two unsuspecting hearts.
"Oh, I don't know, Laila-san—" Ahim started feeling unsure.
"And you never will if you don't give it a chance! Now listen to me:you are a beautiful young woman." Laila replied.
"Me?!" Ahim asked, surprised.
"Yes, you, silly, you! Look at those eyes! And those lips, just the right shade of lipstick!" Laila said. "And with the perfect timing, Ahim, it could be wonderful!" she encouraged.
LAILA:
In a world where nothing's sure,
And nothing's ever guaranteed,
You should trust the way you feel,
That's the only thing that's real.
It's like magic how your spirit soars,
Once you feel her hand in yours.
That's how it starts,
Two unsuspecting hearts.
AHIM:
In a world where nothing's sure,
And nothing's ever guaranteed,
I should trust the way I feel,
'Cause that's the only, only thing that's real.
It's like magic how my spirit soars,
Once I feel her hand in mine.
LAILA:
That's how it starts,
AHIM:
That's how it starts,
LAILA:
Two unsuspecting hearts.
AHIM:
It's like magic how my spirit soars,
LAILA:
Once you feel her hand in yours.
AHIM:
That's how it starts,
LAILA:
That's how it starts,
BOTH:
Two unsuspecting hearts!
Ahim wasn't the only one dreaming of love out there. Insarn was in her quarters aboard the Gigant Horse, pleasuring herself with one of her personal servants, imagining it was not some lowly servant but the former Red Racer sprawled underneath her, face contorted in pleasure. She slammed her hips down harder, faster, as she felt her orgasm building up then she climaxed with a shrill cry.
Just then, someone knocked on her door. "Insarn-dono?" said the voice.
"Oh, come in!" said Insarn, waving off the spent servant and putting on her mauve silk robe.
"Someone wishes to see you." said Action Commander Kitaoji, a female alien with boyish features who sometimes would dress up as a boy for her own amusement, as she entered. "Gynamo, that's what I believe he called himself." With that, he led Insarn into the conference room where Warz Gill and the others were arguing with a funky-looking male alien.
"Insarn-sama!" said the funky alien, who apparently was Gynamo, perked up at the sight of Insarn. "Finally, I've met you!"
"So you must be Gynamo..." said the Kartan.
"Yes, ma'am!" said Gynamo. "Former president of the Bowzock Gang, at your service!"
Insarn did a quick spin, throwing off her robe and changing into her normal green-and-black suit, then addressed Gynamo. "So, what brought you here?"
"I saw the Gormin you sent to capture Red Racer. That must have something to do with getting rid of him, right?" he asked.
"Yes. And no. I desire him, and I shall make him mine no matter what!" declared the engineer. "By the way, I heard Queen Vanity Mirror Fanbelt is sending a delegation today to retrieve him...I must have him before it arrives!"
"Queen Vanity Mirror Fanbelt? You mean my Zonnette?" said Gynamo. "I won't lose her to Red Racer again! Insarn-sama, please, let me help." he pleaded.
"Well, then." Insarn said. "Warz Gill-sama, will you give me the permission to instate Gynamo as Action Commander?"
The Crown Prince of the Zangyack Empire looked fed up. "Suit yourself." he groaned.
"Alright, then, Action Commander Gynamo, here's your order. Get down there and capture Red Racer. Alive." said Insarn menacingly.
"Thank you, Insarn-sama, I promise I won't fail you!" said Gynamo, then hurriedly left the conference room, smiling all the way. He'd deliver Red Racer to Insarn, go to Fanbelt in his place then finally marry Zonnette and become King.
As he came down to Earth with a battalion of Gormin in tow, he noticed Red Racer building a pop-up tower with the six Gokaigers, for a guerrilla theater. It was to teach kids traffic safety, no doubt. He brought out his whip and struck it down.
"What the—?!" cried Kyosuke, noticing the familiar face leading the Gormin. "Gynamo?! I thought you turned good..."
"I did turn good, but all that's history!" Gynamo declared. "For love, I am willing to do anything. And right now, I'm here to get you for Insarn-sama!"
~cue Kaizokuki Wo Agero~
Before Kyosuke could speak, Marvelous stepped in. "Oh, hell no." he said. "Not on my watch!"
"And mine!" said Gai.
"And mine!" said Ahim.
"And mine!" said Doc.
"And mine!" said Luka.
"And mine." Joe finally said.
The six pirates all pulled out their Mobirates and Ranger Keys, then said out loud:"Gokai Change!"
"Go~kaiger!"
"GokaiRed!"
"GokaiBlue!"
"GokaiYellow!"
"GokaiGreen!"
"GokaiPink!"
"Go~kaiSilver!"
"Kaizoku Sentai! Gokaiger!" they said.
"Jinnai-san only loves Queen Vanity Mirror!" declared Ahim. "For failing to acknowledge that, you are a fool!"
"Let's make it showy!" Marvelous said, then tried to lead the team into combat but then Ahim stopped him. "What the hell?" he asked.
"Marvelous-san, let me handle this." said the Famillian before rushing into the charging squad of Gormin. She had to do something BIG, and earn Luka's affection. And what else could be bigger than de-feeting a Zangyack Action Commander all by herself?
And, true to her word, she quite managed to hold her own against all those Gormin, since as the saying goes, people always did crazy things when they were in love. "Wowzers, Ahim, you seem...different today." said Luka.
"Thanks!" said Ahim, all the while internally screaming in glee. Time to wrap this up! she thought, then pulled out the Ranger Key of ShinkenRed. "Gokai Change!"
"Shin~kenger!"
"Rekka Daizantou! Fall-In-Love Many Fires Profusion!"
Seeing all the Gormin he brought get defeated, Gynamo was a bit taken aback but soon put himself back together and declared "Well played, princess, but you're not the only one blinded by love here!". Then he unleashed deadly pink lasers laced with love-hearts from his shoulders, knocking poor Ahim out cold!
"Oh, no!" cried Doc.
"Now I've got you, Red Racer!" said Gynamo, then snapped his fingers to call upon a gigantic truck parked nearby, weaponized it, and used it to take down the other Gokaigers before disappearing with Kyosuke.
LATER...
The five Gokaigers never left Ahim's bedside, since she was badly injured from her showdown with Gynamo. Even Matsuri Tatsumi, the former GoPink, stopped by to take care of her!
"Matsuri-san, you didn't have to..." Ahim said weakly.
"But you and Luka-chan saved me from that Basco guy back then! I had to return the favor." Matsuri countered.
I wanted to do something BIG, but only ended up injuring myself...what will Luka-san think of me now? Ahim thought as she was being tended to. She could faintly hear G3 Princess's ballads over the radio as she fell asleep.
When she woke up the next morning, she found Luka asleep right next to her, her head on the bed. "Luka-san?!" she cried, surprised.
"You slept for a long time..." said the Novian, rubbing her eyes.
"Luka-san...why?" Ahim asked.
"I...I was worried. You're like a sister to me." replied the yellow pirate. "Why did you have to run head-on into danger? Why?!" she cried.
Ahim was left speechless for a moment. A myriad of thoughts crossed her head. Then she took a deep breath, and began singing.
I'll swim and sail on savage seas...
With ne'er a fear of drowning,
And gladly ride the waves of life,
If you would be my girl.
No scorching sun, no freezing cold,
Will stop me on my journey,
If you would promise me your heart,
And love for all eternity...
To love and kiss, and sweetly hold,
For the dancing and the dreaming,
Through all life's sorrows and delights,
I'll keep your laugh inside me!
I cannot bring you rings of gold,
I cannot write you poetry,
And I would keep you from all harm,
If you would stay beside me!
"Wow, I have no idea you felt that way!" Luka exclaimed.
Ahim blushed, and kept on singing.
I'll swim and sail on savage seas,
With ne'er a fear of drowning,
And gladly ride the waves of life,
If you would be my girl!
No scorching sun, no freezing cold,
Will stop me on my journey,
If you would promise me your heart,
And love for all eternity!
So promise me your heart,
And love for all eternity...
Now it was Luka's turn to blush. In all honesty, she was a bit touched that the other girl was willing to do all those things for her! "Ahim, I..."
"I wanted to do something BIG so I could impress you. But as you saw, it didn't end up working out..." said the pink ex-princess.
"Oh, Ahim, you don't need to do something BIG to impress me." said the Novian. "I like you just the way you are. I'm willing to be your girlfriend."
"Really? Oh, thank you, Luka-san!" the Famillian exclaimed, then pulled her new girlfriend in for a kiss.
Doc came in, carrying a large platter of sweet baked treats. He called out, "Ahim, good morn—Holy bagumba!"
The other three piled in. "We got together!" Ahim exclaimed as she and Luka broke apart.
"That's great!" said Marvelous, then led five other people into the room. "Anyhoo, look who we have here."
The five were none other than Naoki Domon, Minoru Uesugi, Natsumi Shinohara, Youko Yagami and Signalman—the Carrangers.
"I came from my planet to Earth as soon as possible after hearing of Kyosuke's abduction." said Signalman.
"Since we were so ignorant and refused to help him out in his guerrilla plays, it's partly our fault that Kyosuke got abducted." said Naoki. "Although Signalman's the only one out of us available to fight, we'll do our best to help."
"Do not worry!" said Navi. "I did my best to track down Kyosuke Jinnai, and look where he is now!" She then pulled up a holoscreen. All signs pointed not to the Gigant Horse, but an abandoned Shinto shrine at the outskirts of the town.
"Uh...Ahem." Warz Gill cleared his throat. "We are gathered here today because of these two characters." Though this whole wedding ordeal made his head ache, he was glad Damaras wasn't here—said minister he had left in charge at the Gigant Horse. In front of him and the blushing bride were two seated rows of "wedding guests", which were actually assorted Gormin and Sgormin, plus Gynamo, Barizorg and Basco.
Said privateer let out a yawn, waiting for everyone to hurry up and get this over with. For a brief moment, he recalled the reason why he ended up here in the first place.
~FLASHBACK~
"Go in my place to Insarn's wedding." said a tearful Damaras, holding the kaijin's hands. "I'll pay you good money when you get back—lots of money."
"Aye, old man, I'll be goin'." Basco replied, a smile forming on his face at the mention of money.
~END FLASHBACK~
A Sgormin escorted Kyosuke into the shrine's main room. The former Red Racer was decked out in a red haori over a matching undershirt, and red-and-white striped hakamas. He looked dashing, but his expression looked quite gloom.
"Oh, my darling, I'm so happy to finally marry you!" said Insarn, wearing a white shiromuku with a wataboshi over her head.
"What's it with you again?!" Kyosuke growled. "I thought you ditched me for that Jealousto fellow..."
"I ditched him. Turns out he wasn't worthy of my love." said the Kartan, then snapped her fingers. Two Sgormin in shrine maiden outfits came hurriedly, one holding a bottle of fine sake and the other holding two sprigs from a flowering evergreen tree for the marriage rites. Insarn eyed the three flat sake cups stacked on top of each other on her side of the altar, then picked up the smallest one. One of the shrine maiden Sgormin filled the cup with the sake it was carrying, and the engineer drank it in three sips. The procedure was repeated with the other two, larger sake cups.
"Oh, we're going to have so much fun together..." Insarn told Kyosuke, then motioned for Warz to continue.
"Red Racer, are you willing to go through with the marriage?" the prince asked, making a sweeping gesture in the air with his hands.
"No way hozãy!" said Kyosuke, then suddenly, all the Gormin and Sgormin present had their weapons pointed at him, and he could feel the chill of Barizorg's blade against his neck. "Well, since you put it that way, OK!" he quickly corrected himself, looked at his sake cups for a bit, then went through the same process as Insarn.
Insarn snapped her fingers again, and another shrine maiden Sgormin handed the sprigs it had to her and Kyosuke, as offerings to the gods.
During the ceremony, Warz kept sneaking glances at Barizorg. His bodyguard looked so badass, threatening the former Super Sentai Warrior like that. Now if only he could find a way to convey his feelings for the cyborg...
"Your Highness!" Insarn's shrill voice cut through the air like a dagger. "What are you doing?!"
"Oh, right! The final question!" Warz said as he snapped back into reality. "Does anyone object to this marriage?"
Before anyone could speak, a loud boom was heard.
~cue Kaizokuki Wo Agero~
"We object!" said Marvelous as he and the other five burst in, blowing the doors clean off their hinges. "Alright, let's make it showy!"
"Marvey-chan!" Basco cried as he got up in delight, but then Insarn fixed him back down with a glare.
"You dare interrupt this wedding?!" Gynamo said. "Guests—destroy them!"
Unfazed, the pirates pulled out their Magi Ranger Keys. "Gokai Change!"
"Ma~giranger!"
"Let's do this together, Luka-san!" Ahim declared.
"Alright!" Luka nodded.
They put their weapons together, and a powerful combination of lightning and wind blew the "guests" away, leaving only love-hearts in their wake.
Not wasting the opportunity, the five Carrangers rushed in and rescued their leader. "Kyosuke, are you OK?" asked Minoru.
"We're so sorry for not helping you out in your plays!" Youko added.
"It's fine." said Kyosuke. "You can help me out later."
"Gynamo, this is madness!" said Natsumi as she tried to persuade the Action Commander. "Please stop! This won't make Zonnette happy!"
"It...won't?" Gynamo said, hesitation in his voice.
"Yeah. You want her to be happy, right?" said Luka as she came to stand at Natsumi's side.
"But, but..." Gynamo muttered. "Somebody said, that the best things in life are worth fighting for."
"I thought so too." said Ahim. "But I soon learned that it isn't always the case." As she said this, she cast a glance at Marvelous. "Thankfully, I was able to find new love. If you're good enough, then you'll find it, too."
As Gynamo was left clouded with thoughts, the other Gokaigers came over. "It's time!" Doc declared.
"Alright!" said Gai.
"Let's do it." Joe added.
"Maagi Magi Go Gokai!"
Green vines shot out of nowhere, restraining every Zangyack personnel present, and seeing this, the pirates prepared their finishing attack.
"Gokai Scramble!"
The resulting burst of energy shot Gynamo far, far away, hopefully to a place where he could once again redeem himself.
"Alright, now to deal with you!" said Marvelous, turning to Basco.
"'Ey, Marvey-chan, we just went through a weddin' crasher, take it easy." said the brunette, in a flirtatious tone.
Seeing this, Kyosuke said "Oh, so you ARE a liar after all!"
"WHAT?!" cried the Shezaran.
"You said you've never been in love, yet you have your boyfriend right over there!" said the human, pointing at Basco.
"What? He's not my boyfriend." Marvelous snorted.
"Oh, come on!" said Kyosuke, then grabbed the both of them by their ears before dragging them away. "C'mon, I'll buy you some milkshakes."
"I'm glad I don't have to go through this every day." said Ahim as she leaned into Luka.
"So am I." Luka replied.
Everyone else just laughed, with Joe shaking his head.
Later on, at a wide square, everyone watched a Fanbelti ship land. The door opened, and out came Princess Radietta Fanbelt with some footmen. "Brother-in-law!" said the princess as she hugged Kyosuke.
"Radietta! It's so good to see you!" said the human as he hugged her back.
The two pulled apart, then Radietta bowed as she extended a hand to Kyosuke. "Sir Kyosuke Jinnai, by royal decree, I am here to deliver you to Planet Fanbelt. The queen is expecting you."
"Accepted, Princess Radietta." said Kyosuke as he took the hand.
"Goodbye, Kyosuke!" said Minoru.
"Don't forget to write!" Youko added.
"See ya around..." Kyosuke said.
"Now, let's get going, shall we?" asked Radietta, then touched Kyosuke's forehead lightly. With a flash of light, he was sporting a new outfit—a cross between his wedding haori, a samurai's garment, and a fancy tuxedo—all in a vibrant red.
"Alright!" said the former Red Racer as his sister-in-law-to-be led him into the extravagant ship.
The ship soon departed, and Marvelous cast a glance at Basco, who was standing at a distance away from the group. The kaijin was staring right back at him, love in his eyes.
Perhaps Kyosuke was right. The captain hadn't been able to let go even after all this time.