Nozomu, Datas, and Professor Shuchiro were outside. The rain cleared up. Joyfully, they discovered that Nozomu's apple seeds became saplings.
"This is very good!" Datas smiled, "when these saplings mature, they'll produce beautiful blossoms..."
"In addition to that," Shuchiro replied, "these trees will also produce edible fruit. In various ways, we can enjoy eating apples."
Nozomu suddenly thought of apple tarts. "Apple tarts are delicious. Especially with cinnamon, sugar, and lemon juice. While Mons Drake attempted to destroy Earth, I planted these seeds."
"No need to water anything," Datas said, "it just rained. Soon, I'll be upgraded to be waterproof, so I can swim without my machinery shutting down."
"That sounds good, Datas!" Nozomu smiled.
"I'm badly chubby," Professor Shuchiro blushed, looking at his own belly in shame. "If Datas could swim, I should also swim. I need to burn off this body fat."
"Maybe," Nozomu smiled, tapping his chin with his index finger (due to a really good thought), "we can make Datas some special goggles. To go swimming, I need my goggles and earplugs. So why not him?"
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Alata and his friends were at the park, playing dodgeball. "Good job!" Alata shouted, after Hyde caught the ball. "Catch!" Hyde shouted, throwing the ball at Moune. "Eri, catch!" she shouted, throwing the ball at Eri.
"Agri, catch the ball!" Eri shouted, throwing the ball at Agri - but he missed it.
"Whoops!" Agri shouted, "I missed the ball! I'll retrieve it!" He saw the ball roll, into the woods, so he rushed to catch it. But before retrieving the ball, he saw a strange phone. The other Goseigers followed, in curiosity. At first, they kept it on the ground. It could be dangerous.
"What is this strange object?" Agri said, pointing at it. "It has a gold moth on it, but no company name."
"Maybe it's an illegal bootleg phone," Eri replied, "but many licensed phones have plain logos - without company name on the case. However, I don't recognize this brand."
"The UAAW is not defunct, the first HQ disbanded," Hyde said, "but there's the possibility they founded a new smartphone company."
"Why would they establish a smartphone company?" Alata asked, feeling a bit afraid. "What is their motive? Their purpose?"
"Whatever their goal is," Moune replied, "it cannot be good. They might've gathered surviving UAAW biowarfare information. They could use that information to create even deadlier demon
beasts, devices, and attacks."
"Just because we defeated those previous bad guys," Agri added, "it doesn't mean the UAAW is defunct yet."
"Hmm..." Alata scratched his chin, thinking for a moment. "If we leave this device behind, someone might get hurt... or killed."
"Let me open it, brother," Agri said.
"Um... okay," Alata replied, shivering in fear. "Finders keepers." All the Goseigers hearts raced, unsure what the device would do.
"AHH!!!" Agri screamed, right after unfolding the phone. A bright, white light flashed in his face, with a loud, screeching noise - on the highest volume. Agri dropped the phone, and the Goseigers also screamed, and they backed off a bit.
"Everyone, why are you scared?" an unknown figure on the phone asked. "We are nicknamed the Moth Squad, our actual name is a secret. Remember how Magis died?"
"Um... yes," Hyde answered, with light tears from his eyes. "Will he come back?"
"Of course!" the unknown figure said. Only the figure's shadow was visible - his body was offscreen. "In fact, if you'd hand us your personal information, we'll give you back Magis."
"Our personal information?" Moune said, shivering in fear. "NO!"
"Why do you want to know our residence?" Alata asked. "That's confidential. Not providing it to a malicious figure like you."
"Aw man," the unknown figure facepalmed, "well, okay. How about this? Go to the hardware store, and buy us some-"
Agri grabbed the phone, angrily slamming it on the ground. "UGH!" he shouted, angry as an ox. "I don't trust this man, he doesn't even look fully human." He also stomped on the phone, until it broke.
"Agri, you broke the phone," Hyde said. "We should be more careful." Agri apologized, feeling a bit sad.
"We could still visit the hardware store," Eri said, "if a demon beast attacks that store, we can fight against the assailant."
Agri took some deep breaths, calming himself down. "Okay... we should immediately go there. Datas is at the Amachi's residence... where should we go first?"
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Outside, Nozomu and Professor Shuchiro were planting ruby buckwheat, lentils, daikon radishes, and other crops.
"Pickled radishes are very healthy," Nozomu smiled, planting a row of daikon. "But, they're also yummy, crispy, and tangy."
"Sigh..." Professor Shuchiro looked at himself. "If I'd eat more radishes, my belly would have less room for oily, greasy, prepackaged snacks. Maybe I'll lose all this weight. Obesity isn't healthy at all..."
"If you try that strategy," Nozomu said, "it might actually work. Pickled radishes aren't very high in calories, but very nutritious, simple, and crunchy." They both smiled, hugging each other.
Unfortunately, Datas' alarm went berserk, and he dropped a packet of carrot seeds. His face looked very shocked and frightened. "Everyone!" he shouted, "I've detected a warstar! It's located at the hardware store, and I think the Goseigers are also located there."
"You know how to contact their Tensouders," Nozomu replied, "Send them an SOS alert."
"Okay!" Datas yelled, jittering. He immediately sent a voice message to the Goseigers.
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Having no time to lose, the Goseigers headed straight to the hardware store. "Geez," Alata mumbled, "Is Datas OK? He's taking a long time to respond!"
Suddenly, Datas' SOS alert reached them. The Goseigers were a little startled.
"Everyone! The hardware store has a warstar in it! I don't know who it is. It's a new species, so my database has no information about it. Hurry!" Before they could respond, Datas ended the SOS alert.
At first, the Goseigers stood in the hardware store's entryway, confused. "We're already here," Eri said, "so Datas should calm down a little-"
"WOO HOO!" shouted a hideous, sharp-toothed, beaver-like demon beast. "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?" This strange, English tongue twister baffled the Goseigers.
"What on Earth is he saying?" Agri asked, "How does he even say that?"
"I'm the best! Woo hoo!" the beast cheered, "it's lunchtime! Ahh-". As the beast opened his mouth, he held and tilted a box of wooden rulers into his mouth. he chewed and swallowed them, just like potato chips. "Ooh, these are delicious," he said, burping. "This brand uses pure wood. Most other rulers use metal, plastic, or other crap. These are perfect! Wee hee!" He rubbed his tummy.
"You glutton!" Moune shouted, "you devoured all the wooden rulers! Each ruler was one dollar each! If there were a hundred rulers in there, you've devoured over 100 dollars worth!"
"What's the matter?" the beast cooed. "You're not happy with me, the Woodchuck of Gluttony? or Chuck Glutton for short?"
"Of course not!" Hyde shouted, clenching his fists. "Everyone, let's Tensou!"
"Okay!" all Goseigers agreed, activating their Tensouders. "Change card, Tensou!" they shouted, and they morphed into their handsome, elegant spandex suits.
"What does spandex taste like?" Chuck asked.
"Shut up, Chuck!" Alata yelled, taking out his sword. "We won't let you eat our suits!" He slashed Chuck with the sword, but Chuck inhaled it. Thankfully, he spat it out. "Ooh! This tastes too metallic! Ew!"
"Of course! It's a diamond-edged sword, made mostly of iron!" Alata yelled, as he punched Chuck in the stomach.
"OUCH!" Chuck screamed, crying like a toddler. "Attack me all you want, and I won't eat your spandex suits after all. But the rulers are done for!"
"That's really fast," Eri said, "you've already digested the rulers? Let me have fun with you! Pink Trick!" she took out her pink phoenix shield, using a miniature version of Pink Trick on Chuck's tummy and feet.
"Ooh ho ho ho ho! That tickles!" Chuck laughed, as he had no idea what was coming next. Suddenly, when Pink Trick's beak bit his toes, he screamed, puking out lots of acidic rulers.
"BLEHHH!!!" he shouted. The Goseigers ran, yelling, keeping their distance from Chuck - and his regurgitated tools of measurement.
Hyde took a quick peek. "Chuck's not kidding," he said. "Even though he puked out the rulers, they're all dissolving in stomach acid. That's disgusting!"
"Now," Agri said, "my throat feels acidic too. My stomach hurts looking at those."
"Watch your steps, and keep our distance from that puddle!" Alata shouted. "We can't quit. If we do, he'll devour every piece of wood... maybe, he'll even swallow entire forests!"
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TBC