Disclaimer: this story is based on characters owned by Toei Company and DC Comics
One night in Japan, everybody was enjoying the night skies. Surely, that's nothing unusual, though this night was quite special, because that night there was a meteor shower. With this, there were shooting stars that night. If one is to make a wish every time one sees a shooting star, then one is able to make many wishes this night alone. The less optimistic people however would feel that the universe is crying over something. And if we are to believe S.P.D., those people were not to far off...
The Earth branch was requested to lower Earth's shields that night. Rather, lower them in such a way that when the meteors fall, they would be falling somewhere safe, and somewhere where the S.P.D.'s can pick them up. Why was not made clear to them. Once the operation was done, Doggy made it his priority to find out why.
"Still nothing?" Hoji asked.
"Okumura Shun, the one who us requested for this..." Doggy began, "... is busy with another case. He can't be reached for the time being."
Ban cried of anger: "So we have all those meteor rocks here, done a whole operation, and for what?!"
"Patience, Ban." Doggy tried to calm him down, "We'll just have to wait until his case is closed."
Suddenly Sen and Umeko rushed into the room. There was no telling what has happened to them, but given their state it was quite easy to guess. Sen's hair seemed to be all messed up, his vest wasn't properly buttoned, and his t-shirt was partly out of his pants. As for Umeko, not all of her hair was in her pigtail, not all of her skirt's belts have been belted, same goes for how she had buttoned her vest, and her socks seem to be put on in a hurry.
Sen was the one to apologize: "Sorry we're late! We had..."
"We were in the middle of something." Umeko tried to explain.
"That is no excuse for being late." Doggy growled.
"Boss! If we can just explain,..." Sen still tried to explain.
At that moment, four other people entered the room. Swan, Tetsu, Jasmine, and some other S.P.D. agent.
"Boss! Look at this!" Tetsu called, pointing to Jasmine, who was holding a baby in her hands, "This came down along with the meteors!"
The other three who were already in the room, put on their surprised faces as they heard the news.
Doggy still appeared in doubt: "Are you sure? That baby looks human. How can it be from anywhere else?"
"We're not sure." Swan explained, "All we know is that he was in a spaceship. It was found among the meteors!"
"Someone sends his child away! Unforgivable!" Ban shouted.
Sen tried to calm him down: "Take it easy, Ban. We don't know what happened exactly."
"He's right." Umeko agreed, "It's a little early to jump to conclusions."
Ban was a little angry with Umeko's remark: "Like you have any idea of what's early!"
"That's enough, Ban!" Doggy exclaimed.
Before anyone could say anything else, everybody heard a foreign voice talk. When Ban turned around, he saw his least favorite team member, who clearly said something to the baby: Wells. He also seemed to have surprised Jasmine at the same time.
Jasmine said something in English, to which Wells replied: "Hey hortious!"
Jasmine smiled: "That's about right."
"Who asked you to be here!?" Ban exclaimed.
Wells, using his usual cynical tone, replied: "Special Police Dekaranger, Ban!"
"And you're trying to teach him western habits?"
"Why not!" Wells replied, "He looks western to me."
"What did you say to him just now?" Jasmine was curious.
" 'Long way from Kansas, aren't you Dorothy'." Wells translated.
Umeko was surprised: "You're giving him a girl's name?"
Wells replied, after looking at her up and down: "Of course not. It was a reference to 'Wizard of Oz'. And may I ask what you've been up to lately, or..."
"That, I believe is none of your business!" Hoji interrupted.
Wells sighed: "If you're keen enough to let me finish, I'd have said 'Is it something I shouldn't know'."
The other agent who entered before Wells, who happened to be female, suddenly spoke: "Excuse me! But I think this child needs to undergo a few tests!"
Wells, obviously, did not know her: "And you are...?"
"She's Swan's assistant. She came to work here shortly after you did." Hoji answered for her, "Not so surprised you wouldn't know!"
"What does that mean?" Jasmine got angry.
"Was Wells here when she got introduced?" Hoji replied.
"If I didn't have better things to do, like arranging my visa, I would have been there!" Wells explained matter-of-factly, after which he turned back to the woman, "What's your name?"
"I'm Nanamori Shiruri." she replied.
Wells mumbled something in English as a response to the woman's name. For that, she said: "You can call me Shelly, if you like."
"Good!" Wells was relieved.
Both Hoji and Ban were about to say something else, until Jasmine started: "Hey look, Bill! I think this kid likes you!"
Both Ban and Hoji couldn't believe what they just heard Jasmine say: "Bill???"
Wells looked at the baby. It did seem to have the urge to grab hold of him. Cynically as always, he remarked: "So he does."
"Maybe you should carry him back!" Jasmine suggested.
Wells muttered as he tried to talk his way out of it, but Jasmine gave him the baby anyway: "Come on! You need to practice for the event we'll ever get any."
When Wells held the baby, he looked like he could pop any minute.
"Good! Follow me!" Shelly said, as she made to leave the room. Swan followed, and given that he had no other option, so did Wells. All three of them went straight to the laboratory.
Note: the characters "Wells" and "Shelly" are mine
