(Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers, it is owned by Hasbro. I only take ownership for my own characters and ideas.)
The chiming of bells struck, announcing to the world that service would begin soon. A church stood as a place of worship. A sacred ground for those who wish to worship that higher power they believe in. It was also a place that can connect two people in holy matrimony. Which is why we are here today.
Within the walls of the church, there was a small group of people, enough to fill the first two rows of pews, however each were seated in different places. All dressed in suits and dresses, they looked up at the front of the church, watching a nervous man who faced the back of the church.
The man standing in front of the alter watched the doors in the back with sweat dripping down his forehead. He didn't know whether he was living a dream, or literally dreaming. He pinched himself a few times and began to mumble to himself. A pastor stood behind him as the familiar sound of the church organ began to play.
Everyone in the pews stood up and turned to face the back of the church as the double doors opened and revealed the stunning bride. Her veil covering her face. She held a beautiful bouquet of white roses and a pair of white transparent gloves.
The man at the front took in a sharp breath. His black tux was perfectly fit to him and was supposed to be a part of a set with the woman's wedding dress.
The woman then began to walk down the aisle. A few people shed tears as she walked past them, arriving at the alter in a minute, slowly climbing a set of stairs to the alter, coming face to face with the man who would soon be her husband.
The man took one final gulp as he moved his hands towards her veil, ready to reveal the face of his soon to be wife.
Both of them awaiting as the organ stopped playing, the man at the organ...
Neo: Hello fellow readers. I assume you already know what's in store in this chapter. But how did we get here. With me playing the church organ and those two love birds up there, preparing to get married. Well, we'll have to go back a bit. This truly is one of my favorite chapters.
The man slammed his fingers on the keys of the organ with a huge smile.
Chapter 36: Wedding Dreams
24 Hours Earlier...
The sound of a frustrated scream echoed throughout the base, making all the lazy dogs awaken from their slumber.
"It's too early!" Anthony groaned.
"Shut up!" David grabbed his pillow and covered his face.
In the main base, the girls were already huddled around a frustrated Roseanne Park. Hordes of papers were laying all around the center table, each one with seating charts, food menus, activity guides. All things that had to do with a wedding.
Who's wedding?
"Why did you do this to yourself Rosie?" Jennie asked the frustrated Aussie who wanted to just pull her hair out.
"It's not that I want to, I need to do this! Jennie, Soyeon-Unnie is one of the only choreographers who has stuck by me since our trainee days. I was a terrible dancer and because of her, I'm the performer I am today. She asked me to help plan her wedding months ago and now everything's falling apart. The film crew that was going to film the wedding called it off, there are no servers or chefs for dinner, I can't find a decent venue and the Beast City Grand Church is all booked, which is the church they wanted to use because it looks beautiful and it looks out into the ocean!" Rosé was breaking down in front of all the women, that they couldn't help but feel bad.
"Come on Rosie, it's a big city. I'm sure you can replace the entire staff easily." Lisa hugged the Aussie.
"Yea. Fighting. Unnie! I'll help you if you want me to." Saki pumped her fist up.
"Why is it so loud!" The girls all turned to see half of the guys dragging themselves into the base, dressed for the day but carrying faces of the dead.
"I'm so sorry for waking you guys!" Rosé stood up and gave a small bow.
"What are you guys... doing?" Mikey asked with a yawn in between.
"And why are you in the base?" Eduardo followed.
"It's the only place where there isn't cameras constantly recording you and the only place our staff won't be able to find to disturb us." Lisa answered honestly.
"And we're also helping Rosie plan a wedding." Jisoo added.
"A wedding! Who's!" The guys awoke at the same time with widened eyes.
"It's for Saki isn't it. Damn those Japanese arranged marriages!" Roberto cursed as he fell to his knees and planted his face into his hands.
"You do know arranged marriages aren't just Japanese right?" Yuriko glared at the Lion who shivered. Jonathan gave a light chuckle and hugged his girl.
"It's a wedding for one of our choreographers. She gets married in three days and our train has come to a halt." Jennie crossed her arms and sighed.
"Well, good luck with that. We have other things to do." Anthony announced.
"Like what?" Cynthia rolled her eyes at him. Anthony turned towards her and they both glared at each other.
"Ah! A wedding. I remember rewatching the videos of my kings various weddings. His harem certainly is huge." Neo laughed.
"I thought you said he only married these four. That's pretty small if you ask me." Juan chimed in.
"Ah, yes. That's what I told you right. Well, I couldn't quite tell you how many other women belong to my king. It'd just make you all question my king about his heart and where it lies." Neo chuckled.
"Huh?" Sebastian bumped his shoulder.
"Everyone quiet!" Alicia shushed the boys.
"We have a wedding to figure out, so please leave if you aren't going to help!" Jazmine clapped her hands.
"Fine! We don't need this! Let's go!" Anthony led the charge.
"Actually, I need to go do something real quick. And then I'll be back to help you." Cynthia grabbed her hoodie which sat on a chair and ran off.
"What's her deal?" The guys all split, some returning to the living quarters, others going to the training area and others preparing for work at the zoo above. Anthony, however, watched Cynthia before deciding to follow her.
"Ok, back to the planning." Saki clapped her hands and spun around. The remaining girls gathered around the table once again before hearing an explosion within the training room.
"What was that?" All girls were on guard as the doors to the training room slid open. Smoke quickly escaped the now open room and disappeared as a figure came walking out.
"Who is that?" Alicia whispered to the others as the figure continued to walk until it finally came into view.
"Ani?!?!" Saki exclaimed as Saul emerged, his face covered in black dust and rubble. He coughed once, smoke emitting from his mouth along with black rubble as he looked at everyone. He had a white shirt now stained black as well as regular jeans, now also stained black.
"What happened to you?" Jazmine was quick to ask as Saul wiped his eyes, clearing off some of the heavy dust.
"Saul! I'm so sorry! That was all me!" Mick came running out of the room as well, goggles on and all. His hair covered in dust as well as his jumpsuit. He wiped off the black dust that stained his goggles as he looked at everyone before pulling his goggles up to his forehead, leaving his eyes the only spot that was untouched by dust.
"What happened to you both?" Jennie asked as she looked over Saul.
"Oh nothing. Just a few tests with the Beast Batteries. Working on perfecting number 51." Mick claimed as he pulled out said battery and showed it to the girls.
"Wait, there's more Beast Batteries? Does that also mean there's more zords?" Saki looked like she would explode with happiness.
"No!" Saul shot her down.
"While there are more Beast Batteries, it doesn't necessarily mean they are linked to other zords. Similar to the Dino Charge team. They had Dino Chargers which were similar to the Beast Batteries. While they only had 10 zords linked to Dino Chargers, we have 20 Zords linked with Beast Batteries. The other batteries provide you guys with abilities, also similar to the Dino Chargers." Mick explained to the girls.
"Ah, I remember reading that in Mikey's notes." Alicia had her "aha" moment.
"Abilities, huh. Like the ability to knock people out with a horrendous oder?" Lisa glared at Saul who gulped and smiled nervously.
"Oh, you still remember that." Saul chuckled. The four K-Pop girls looked at the man who turned away, "if it helps, that thing still had a few bugs so I still smelled like skunk for the rest of the day." Saul chuckled nervously next but the girls all glared at him with fierce eyes.
"So batteries with abilities. What's this one do?" Saki ran up to Mick who showed her number 51, Octopus.
"The Octopus Beast Battery unlocks an ink mode for you rangers. It'll allow you to shoot ink at an enemy. I know, maybe not the best ability. I'm sorry for keeping this from you but we wanted to finalize the batteries for proper use. Which is why, in case you hadn't noticed, I was modifying your personal batteries as well." Mick gave Saki the battery as she studied it.
Somewhat similar to her battery, this one contained the number 51 along with the image of an octopus in the middle.
"If its supposed to shoot out ink, then why is Saul covered in all this black stuff." Jisoo leaned her face forward, looking at all the dirt on Saul's face.
"We are still tweaking a few bugs in some of the batteries. This one is not shooting anything. Instead, ink was blasted onto Saul instead of onto the virtual enemy, but the ink that it produced became ash quickly. It's quite a conundrum." Mick explained as he swiped his finger across Saul's cheek and then licked the ash off his fingers, causing Saul to wince in disgust.
"What's all this by the way." Saul said as he walked up to the table filled with tons of papers.
"Don't touch anything!" Rosé tackled Saul to the ground just as he was about to grab an invitation. They both landed on the ground.
However...
~Vision~
"Ha ha ha ha! I will rule the entire multiverse. I will be the king! None of you will get in my way!"
~Vision~
Rosé quickly pushed herself up, supporting herself on Saul's chest. Her entire torso was now covered in ash as were her cheeks. Her current thought was focused on that one single moment. That dark voice that spoke in a loud tone, speaking a proclamation.
She looked down at Saul who had a face contorted in pain. She was the reminded of what that knight said. About Saul.
"Rosie!" She snapped out of her thoughts as she turned to see Jennie trying to get her attention.
She snapped out of her trance and looked back at Saul who was already looking up at her, "You wanna get off me princess."
The Aussie quickly pushed herself off the leader who groaned as he stood up.
"Are these plans for a wedding?" Mick asked.
"Yes they are. They are Rosie's plans." Saul choked on air hard as Lisa teased her fellow member.
"I'm not getting married. Someone close to me is and I offered to plan it for them. But... everything's going badly." She pout as she sat down, looking cute with the ash that rest on her rosy cheeks and her cute little nose.
"Stop staring." Saul regained his posture as he heard the parasite of a voice within him.
"Come on, it shouldn't be too hard." Saul said as he walked up to the papers and looked them over. "Really... not even a DJ?" Saul looked at the Aussie who groaned as she slammed her head against the table.
"It's all going wrong." She mumbled, her face still against the table.
"Well, if it helps... this was destined to fail from the start. I mean, look at these invitations, ugh." Saul chuckled before looking at everyone in the room. Mick seemed a little nervous by the aura that began to surround the room.
"Great words of encouragement leader." Jazmine crossed her arms with a resting bitch face. He then heard as Rosé began to cry which made his eyes widen. Her fellow members gave him another glare and shoved him out of the way as they went to console their sister. The others looked at Saul with a face of hatred.
"You know what... I'm gonna go make some waffles. I'll see you all later." Saul gave a quick thumbs up before backing up and turning, leaving the room as Rosé began to cry even more.
-0-0-0-0-
The sound of crunching leaves vibrated throughout the quiet forest. A black wolf walking through a compact path cut off various branches. The sound of his loud breathing scared away birds.
Upon getting to a clearing, he dropped the branches he was collecting and placed his claws on the hilt of his sword. He stayed still, listening to the wind that brushed through the leaves of the tall creatures that sat around him.
With a quick flick of the wrist, he pulled the sword out of its sheath, holding it to his left as another blade scraped his own, creating sparks and a loud sound that would make your teeth rattle.
In the matter of milliseconds, Caste returned his sword to its proper shelter, looking over his shoulder to find Zaku standing before him.
"I see Axis has sent his guard dog. What is it you want, little pup?" Caste turned to the beast who stood tall and intimidating.
"I've let you walk freely for too long now. It's time I take care of you." Zaku snarled as he brought his sword up, ready to clash.
"You pathetic excuse for a general, you don't even realize who you are working for. Haven't you ever come to question the decisions taken by your master." Caste spit out as the hound looked at him.
"Axis needs loyal soldiers. Such as myself. He has no need for stragglers like you. There's a difference between you and I Caste. I know how to follow and execute orders. All you know how to do is how to procrastinate."
"I know what you're trying to do. And I won't fall to such lengths." Caste began to walk away.
"What is your true goal. You say you will put everyone in their place but... how exactly? What gives you the right to decide who gets to be in the high class, the middle class or the low class. And why the red ranger?" Zaku asked the final question that made Caste stop. The wolf looked ahead of himself, almost as if reminiscing on past events within his life.
"What good is a man who has everything compared to a man who has nothing? Why does the man who has nothing get everything? Why does a man change the second his luck changes? Why does a man change... when they finally get everything they want?" Caste walked away, leaving behind the general. A low grumble escaped Zaku's mouth as he stared at Caste's retreating figure.
-0-0-0-0-
Drowning out the noise from the forest was the sound of an engine. Coming down an empty two lane street was Saul on his bike, having just finished training, he was on his way to the city.
Revving the bike, he felt the wind hit his body head on, causing his hoodie to drape from the sides. He had one thing on his mind.
Food.
Upon arriving at city limits, he took a look at the few smaller buildings that grew into bigger buildings the further he went in. To him, this city was always a mystery. A city with multiple ecosystems just outside its zones. Ecosystems where animals lived.
And yet, there was still a zoo.
Arriving at a stop light, Saul felt his phone begin to buzz. He tapped the side of his helmet and behind his visor, a heads-up display appeared. He looked at who was calling him and tapped the side again, expect a little higher than before, answering the phone.
"I need an A.I." he said as the call connected. "Hey."
"Can we talk?"
Saul stared at his display again, the number that appeared had now changed.
"How'd you get my-"
"Just meet me at the zoo, by the tiger exhibit." The person hung up, leaving Saul a bit dumbfounded.
"Wonder what this is about." Saul reved his bike again and drove off.
He arrived at the zoo in nearly twenty minutes arriving at the employees gate and driving his bike in. He parked next to the building where employees could take their breaks and where a secret entrance to the base was hidden.
Dismounting, he took off towards the tiger exhibit, noticing how busy the zoo was for a Friday. However, one woman stood out to him. Not in a good way however.
"Aren't tigers such amazing creatures." She spoke as Saul walked up, leaning against the railing
"They are." A simple answer.
"You don't have to be so stiff around me. We're old friends, right?" Yume revealed her face to Saul, a smile present on her face.
"It always seems like my past comes back to haunt me."
"Yet, you say you don't remember anything, right?" Yume had a grin which made Saul shake his head.
"It's like... a puzzle. I'm still trying to piece it together but I can't find the image no matter how hard I try and how many pieces I manage to pick up. Yet, there's you." Saul turned to Yume and she smiled.
"What about me?" Her lips curled in a mischievous smile as she tilted her head.
"I still don't know much about you. You're only the girl I met at the beach." Saul watched the tiger in the exhibit. The tiger walked around, looking around, finding nothing but boredom in its home.
"Such a ferocious animal. Such a shame he's kept in a cage. I think they should let it out more often, give it the chance to walk around. Don't you agree?" She turned to Saul with a smirk pulling at her lips.
"If they did that, it'd just kill everyone. It doesn't know the difference between friend or foe. It's just a killing machine. Setting him free... is like opening Pandoras Box." Saul stared aimlessly at the animal that jumped into a tree.
"Oh please. I don't think he's that strong. I'd have to see him conquer at least three countries before I can determine how strong he is. Other than that, he's just a bad guy with lust over women from his past." Yume hugged Saul's arm and lay her head upon his shoulder, the older boy shifting but not pushing her away.
"What do you want?" Saul remained still. She let out a slight giggle and looked back into the tigers habitat.
"I have my reasons." She states.
"I highly doubt you do sister." Yume jumped slightly as Neo appeared next to her. His hair now more slightly grown as it covered the left side of his face.
"Neo!" She exclaimed.
"My king, I would advise staying away from my sister. And to stay away from that other woman." Neo turned his head slightly as another woman approached and stood next to Saul.
"Yurina." Saul didn't even look as the second woman let out a slight chuckle.
"How about we grab lunch." Yume smiled as the four of them looked at the tiger who was currently being fed.
Slightly afar, Sebastian was eating some pink cotton candy, watching the four before looking down at his book.
"I went over the storm. But what else does this book warn about? That time storm seemed like the beginning of... something worse." He spoke to himself before stuffing more of the fluffy treat into his mouth, flipping through pages.
-0-0-0-0-
Wedding bells echoed throughout the vicinity as people stood outside, clapping and cheering as a newly wed couple walked out arm in arm from the parish. A happy sight to everyone around.
However...
"Ah, at their happiest. Now it's time to take that away!" Suddenly, Ravagers began to emerge from the ground. As soon as the first person in the crowd spotted it, they'd screamed causing a panic.
Jumping out from a hiding space was another type of monster. Shaped like a feline, this monstered humanoid-esque body was colored in a light orange fused with black and silver. It's body was not so much bulky and it's torso looked like the remains of a tuxedo and a dress. It had curved shoulders and a face shaped like a lions, a mane covering its head aside from two horns to stuck up above. Fur designed its thighs and its hands and feet had claws. It carried a silver staff with a broken heart standing at its top, surrounded with two other curved horns that could seemingly spin around.
This monster roared and held up its staff, its head looking toward the newly weds. The broken heart glowed a blue color, almost as if sucking as the newly weds felt a force pulling them back from running.
However, it didn't pull the couple towards the monster, instead, sucking a pink energy from their bodies that turned into a heart. The heart flew through the air before breaking into two, being sucked into the staffs head.
The couple fell and stayed down for a few moments before standing up slowly. They both looked at each other and seemed to growl in hatred as they glared at their significant other.
"Ha ha ha! That's right. Hate. Hate the love of your life and live in misery!" The monster laughed.
"What are you doing?" Raiyu appeared from behind the monster.
"Ah! Master Raiyu. I am Voidlove. A pleasure to meet you." The monster took a bow.
"Voidlove? What is it that you are doing?" The thunder beast questioned.
"Ah, well you see, I can... manipulate emotions. It's kind of my thing, to destroy couples and make them all miserable." Voidlove chuckled.
"Destroy couples, huh?" Raiyu thought back to the Navy ranger immediately.
"I see. We'll have to take a chance. I know where you can find plenty of victims. Let's go!" Raiyu snapped his fingers as he turned to walk off.
"Yes! Raiyu!" Voidlove along with the still alive Ravagers followed Raizuma towards the location.
-0-0-0-0-
"What is she doing?" Anthony whispered to himself as he followed Cynthia through downtown. A bustling city met Anthony as he passed the paths of many people on their way to work or to shop on the stores open around the block.
He noticed how Cynthia looked all around her, almost as if having a feeling she was being followed. He would have to hide whenever she looked back. This kept up until they made it to a café near the Beast City Olympic Center. Anthony ran over and walked into the cafe, hiding behind a cardboard cut out of some person holding a coffee.
He peeked over to see Cynthia walk near the back and stop at a table where a guy was sitting. The guy looked to be Anthony's age as he stood up. He saw Cynthia and smiled, making Anthony more suspicious.
The black ranger watched as the two suddenly hugged and it made him almost fall. He was shocked and surprised to see this as the pair sat down, a coffee already awaiting Cynthia.
"Who is that?" Anthony asked himself before his phone rang. He took it out and saw Sakura's caller ID appear. He looked up at Cynthia again and shook his head before turning on his heels to leave but not before crashing into someone.
He bit his lip to conceal his scream as hot coffee made contact with his body, his shirt staining as the heat radiated off him. His eyes wide, he looked down and felt the burning sensation on his torso begin to take effect.
"What... the... fuck!" Escaped his lips in a whisper as he looked up to see the face of a shocked girl.
"Ah! I'm sorry! Oh no! Um... oh no!" She seemed to panic. She had a mask on but even with it, Anthony could tell she was just as shocked as him. The one thing he managed to pick up from her was the fact she began speaking in Chinese. He didn't know why but with the translator, he easily understood the language.
"Ningning!" He heard a few other voices call as three other girls along with what looked like a manager and two guards followed.
"Oh! Did you spill your coffee on him?" One of the other girls asked the one named Ningning who only nodded while looking down.
Anthony kept stomping his foot so that the pain wouldn't get to him, turning slightly to see if Cynthia found him out but to his surprise, the pair were in a conversation that seemingly required their full attention.
The ranger turned back towards the girls who helped Ningning calm down before one of the girls stepped over to Anthony. Despite his pain, he couldn't help but notice her bust, however that didn't compare to the fury in her eyes.
"Yah! Be careful with where you're walking!" This shocked the ranger who showed it with even wider eyes.
"What! She crashed into me." Anthony said as he was given napkins by another girl.
"Uh huh? I get it. You know who we are." This older girl seemed to be really angry, her arms crossed and her eyebrows furrowed. Anthony couldn't understand why she was mad at him and was about to speak his mind until...
"Oh! Anthony! There you are!" Saki entered the shop and slapped the boys head, making him yelp. "Ah! I'm sorry about his attitude. What did he do?"
"He crashed into my friend here!" The girl spoke. Saki showed a face of surprise, almost as if she knew who this was, but kept calm.
"She ran into–" another slap to the head met Anthony as he tried to protest.
"Ah, I'm sorry about my cousin. He's an idiot. Please forgive him!"
"No! I ran into him! Ningning came out and said it, surprising the leader.
"Ning, are you serious?" The leader asked and the younger girl nodded.
"Ning? Ah! It is you!" Saki began to fangirl before another person stepped into the fray.
"Are you done, we've got places to go." Luis and Marco entered with unhappy looks.
"Ah, that's right. We need to find party favors. I'm sorry again for my cousins idiocy!" Saki grabbed Anthony from his nape and pushed him down to bow. "We'll be on our way now!" Saki dragged Anthony out of the café and threw him at Luis who almost fell due to the push.
"Yah! What the hell did you do that for! That girl ran into me! Look at my shirt!" Anthony complained but a shirt was thrown in his face.
"You owe me seven bucks. Let's go. I told Rosé we'd look for a venue and some party decorations. Come on boys!" Saki clapped happily and began to walk ahead.
"Why didn't we just drive." Marco complained.
"Let's just get it over with. It's not that big." Luis said as the two began to walk.
"Of course it's a big deal." The two began to bicker as Anthony stayed behind. He looked back at the café, thinking of Cynthia but finding that Ningning girl looking out at him as the utters disputed with someone who seemed to be the café manager.
The girl shyly waved at him and gave a small bow of apology. Anthony shook his head, gave her an ok sign and followed his friends.
"Who is Cynthia seeing?" Was the last thing he thought.
-0-0-0-0-
~2 Years Ago~
Jennie's solo debut was successful however, a recent fan event for the girls really took a sour turn. Jennie had received so much hate not only for being, "lazy" but for being the first to solo debut when most thought Lisa and Jisoo should've debuted first.
Although Jennie hid the fact that she was being hurt from it, the girls could easily tell it was affecting her after having read some of the comments themselves.
As for Saul... he felt anger and hatred towards such a toxic community that he didn't allow the girls to do any fan service after schedules.
Since then, the pinks moved back into a dorm with Saul taking the spare room while Saki, Yuki and Sakura took a dorm a floor down from them.
Since the move, the girls have been a little on edge, most importantly Jennie who has been going through a rough patch. Sometimes, Saul could hear her cry while laying in his bed at night. It agitated him to think that so many people could hate on one person.
So, even though it wasn't like him, he tried his best to cheer her and the others up. Such is the case today. It was the first day of December however the group was currently on their way to the MMA, Melon Music Awards. Saul was wearing a Santa hat paired with ridiculous glasses that made the girls laugh.
"Why are you wearing that ridiculous get up?" Teddy asked Saul, having volunteered to drive them. Something that was rare to the girls. Saul strapped on a Santa beard and looked over at Teddy.
"What's the matter Ted? Not festive?" Saul asked.
"Don't call me Ted." Teddy warned.
"Whatever... Ted." Saul snickered as did the rest of the car.
"I can't believe I get to go to the MMA's!" Saki cheered from the way back.
"I didn't know they had Mixed Martial Arts over here." Yuki commented but only received a loud smack from Saki, making his head throb in pain.
"Will we arrive on time?" Sakura asked, also from the back, having to sit between the children that began to bicker.
"Soon. We're on our way to the Gocheok Sky Dome. Just a few more minutes then we arrive. And I hope you don't plan on entering like that." Teddy glanced at Saul who simply looked back at him with a shrug and looked back.
The others laughed as this is the first time seeing him in the full beard get-up.
"Ho Ho! What's the fuss about again?" Saul asked.
"It's the Melon Music Awards, Oppa." Jennie mentioned.
"Not an Oppa." Saul turned back to face the road.
"It's a pretty big award show here in Korea. We're nominated of course for being such a big girl group. I'm sure we'll win some awards. But BTS-sunbaenims are for sure gonna get at least nine or ten awards." Lisa voiced, while Saki squealed.
"We'll see about that." Saul slid down in his seat, looking out at the city.
"Do you have no faith in us, Saul." Jisoo spoke up from her seat.
"Oh I have faith. I just don't think anyone can beat those Bangtan boys. Damn them." Saul shook his fist around playfully.
Meanwhile, Saki and Yuki were having a conversation with their hands until Sakura stopped them both.
"So, you guys have noticed how he changed since coming back from London, right?"
"Could it be his alternate personality?" Sakura questioned.
"Alternate personality?" Yuki questioned.
"There's always been something weird about him. Ever since we had se–" Sakura stopped herself and blushed red.
"Wait... YOUVE HAD SEX WITH SAUL!" Yuki yelled, scaring Teddy as he slid off the road to the side, managing to turn the wheel in time and hit the brakes before hitting anything. Everyone in the car had their eyes widened, except for one.
With a glance back, Teddy and the girl group stared down Yuki before looking over at Sakura.
"I–It's not what it sounds like. I-I don't even know how it happened, it just did!" Sakura defended herself.
Nothing could describe the feeling the girl group was having at the moment. Everyone then glanced at Saul.
"Ani?" Saki called. Teddy then turned and his face went into shock again.
"*Zzzzz*" the loud snore caught everyone off guard as Saul mumbled in his sleep, twisting and turning to find a better position.
"Is he sleeping?" Rosé asked as Teddy confirmed with a nod.
"There's a lot of secrets about that dude, I swear." Yuki shook his head, ignoring how the rollercoaster of this man's history went off the rails.
Teddy began to drive again and the entire car was silent save for the small snores of Saul, breaking in and out lightly in his sleep.
However, he was not having a peaceful sleep. The boy was dreaming, but it was more of a nightmare.
Instead, he was currently standing in the middle of a burning circle with the realm of his dream. He didn't seemed fazed by it, instead it seemed as if he were reliving a vague memory. He had only been in Mexico for a week and his first experience in a soccer game was unreal, but what had awaited him after the game is what sticks to his head.
The soccer fan from rival Club America had approached him but something about the fan wasn't right. There was a dark force within the man and Saul could only assume who it was. But none of his assumptions would be correct.
"Thinking too hard, aren't we?" The crooked smile of his mirrored image came into his view. Fists in a ball, the smug look of his clone was enough to anger him.
"You know, I've always wondered who you really were?" Escaped the main hosts mouth as the doppelgänger whistled looking around at the flames, watching as they only grew stronger.
"Some call me a saint, well, called me a saint. Others called me the devils spawn. Which do you think is better suited." Raul was his name but could it actually be. It was actually quite amusing, the clone having a name strikingly similar to the hosts' name. It would make people laugh that the evil version of Saul was ironically named Raul.
"Why Raul?"
"Because it's not as dumb as Saul. Is that with or without the accent?" Raul chuckled.
"There's supposed to be an acc–"
"Blah blah blah, I don't care. Raul is just a burner name kid. A stupid name at that."
"Then who the hell are you?"
"Why the sudden interest. You haven't cared since the day I fucked that bitch Sakura. How could you not tell that bitch was acting the part of a bitchy police officer trying to take Saki into custody. You're real fucking dense, you know that." The flame grew brighter.
"You shut your goddamn mouth. You raped her!"
"It's not rape if I have consent." Raul smirked victoriously.
"Doesn't change the fact you've been taking over every now and then."
"Sorry, but I needed a body. Especially after having that huge fight with my brother... and those wretched Morphin Masters." Raul sighed and rolled his eyes as he spun on his heels.
"Who are you!" Saul had seemingly had it as a sword made of flames appeared in his hand.
Raul, holding up his hands, smiled, "Woah, woah, easy there tiger. I'll tell you who I am. The names Xeno and I'm your devil."
Saul growled as the flame sword grew brighter.
"Good god, you are no fun buzzkill. As I said, my name is Xeno, a being from within the Morphing Grid." He smiled before being morphed into a monster of some kind.
He had rugged armor colored in a purple and blue color. A yellow star shape sat on his chest. His helmet looked like that of the superhero Ant-Man, with sharp eyes glowing an orange yellow color. Saul could almost compare him to Iron Man or even Ultraman.
"This is my true form." His voice had changed into one almost robotic.
"W–What the f–fuck." Saul held up the sword.
"Oh, would you put that away." Xeno held up his hand. Suddenly, Saul felt force being placed on his hand, forcing him to release his grip on the sword. Xeno then threw his hand to the side, causing Saul to throw his flame blade away.
"Who–"
"All in due time my friend."
"We aren't friends."
"Yea yea... whatever. In the mean time, return to your fuck toys." He snapped his fingers and transformed back into Saul. With a smirk, he took three steps forward before pulling his fist back and launching it at Saul's face, making the ranger flinch.
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"Lower! L–Lower! Saul!" Osvaldo yelled out as he and Saul were currently trying to put a box into the back of a van.
"Be careful with that cake!" Jennie crossed her arms, feeling anxious as she watched the two boys try to put the box full of cake in the van.
"Stop worrying... about it princess!" Saul said as he lowered himself even more.
"Don't call me princess!" Jennie growled angrily but it didn't affect Saul in the slightest, in fact, he was feeling a much different feeling, given away by his rosy-colored cheeks.
"Dude, focus on the cake!" Osvaldo yelled as he felt his fingers slipping.
"On the count of three, we put it in. One... two... three!" Both boys shoved the box into the back of the van, letting out sighs of relief before watching the box shake.
"What'd you idiots do!" Jennie's eyes widened as she prepared for the worst possible outcome. Fortunately for them, the cake stayed in place and the box was safe, allowing the three to let out collective sighs of relief.
"You know, calling us idiots doesn't help." Saul walked up to Jennie as Osvaldo closed the door.
"Whatever." Jennie rolled her eyes as she caught herself in a staring contest with the leader. Saul simply smirked as their eyes met. They were both not willing to back down, which seemed to catch the attention of Osvaldo.
"You know, they won't keep the street closed forever. Would you two stop eye-fucking each other and get in the van." Osvaldo slapped the side of the van as he walked over to the drivers seat. Both Saul and Jennie turned to see him as he got in. Both of them laughed before glancing at each other one more time.
"So much for a lone wolf huh? Laughing so easily." Jennie laughed as she walked towards the van. Saul laughed also, albeit dryly before walking over and opening the van for Jennie. She hopped in before Saul closed the door and hopped into the passenger seat.
"Take off." Osvaldo began to drive as the group left, Jennie taking out her phone as she checked her list.
"Ok, we have the cake. Saki, Marco and Luis will get the decorations for the ballroom, Mikey and Jazmine are getting the rings, Jason and Jonathan are with Yuriko getting the catering order ready, and the others are setting up the ballroom." Jennie checked everything.
"How are the groom and bride doing. Ready for the big day?" Saul asked as he closed his eyes.
"Lisa and Jisoo are with the bride right now, making sure she's ready and ok for Friday, so it should be all right. Meanwhile Rosie is back at the base putting together some finishing touches." Jennie explained. "By the way Saul, where were you just before you met up with us?"
The car came to a stop in front of another church within the city. Osvaldo looked over as people cheered for a bride and groom who recently exited the building, cheers and confetti being thrown up in the air. He watched as the newlyweds arrived at the limo that was set to take them off and stopped.
"I was at the zoo, doing some last minute work things." Saul lied, which Jennie caught onto but she let it slide.
Osvaldo watched the newlyweds as something was zapped from them. Pink energy was taken out of them. Osvaldo looked shocked as he watched the energy travel through the air before it landed in something, concerning Osvaldo.
"Dude the lights-"
"Monster!" Osvaldo undid his seatbelt and opened the car door, running off towards the monster.
Saul and Jennie both looked over with shocked expressions. Saul hopped into the drivers seat, driving the van off the road and parking it so that it wouldn't stay stranded.
"Stay in the car, call the others." Saul exit the car and closed the door, Jennie yelling after him but failing to get him to stop.
...
"Ha ha ha! That's more happiness just for me!" Voidlove claimed as he held up his staff. The screams of escaping guests was heard as the couple was left in a zombie-like state.
"Now, where else will we find happiness. I'm sure there's more places to find it." He pondered.
"How about I show you!" Voidlove turned around only to get kicked in the face by Osvaldo.
"What the! Who the hell are you?"
"That shouldn't matter to you." Osvaldo ran in with a kick again but the monster avoided it, getting into a close combat fight with Osvaldo.
And no matter how many times he tried, his fists wouldn't land on the monster, who laughed. Voidlove eventually grew tired of the missing punches and slammed the end of his staff against Osvaldo's gut, making him tumble back.
As Osvaldo did, Saul arrived. He jumped over his teammate and kicked Voidlove back onto the ground.
"You're letting this guy beat you?" Saul helped Osvaldo up, the latter dusting himself off.
"It's not like he's a punching bag." Osvaldo sarcastically commented.
"Then make him one."
Saul dashed forward, throwing a punch at the monster who dodged the attack but met the kick from the other fighter.
The monster stumbled down only to be met with het another kick sending him tumbling onto the ground. Saul and Osvaldo, now standing together held up their fists as the monster stood up.
"No fair! Its a 2 on 1! Ravagers!" He yelled as he snapped his finger. Appearing from the ground, the zombie-like monsters appeared, groaning and growling. "Attack!"
The Ravagers let out a simultaneous battle cry and ran towards the rangers. The two looked at each other and then back at the Ravagers. Both letting out battle cries, they ran into the mob, battling the foot soldiers with spin kicks and around the world punches.
Voidlove simply laughed as he watched the two battle, both successfully managing to hold back the foot soldiers, taking one down at a time.
Jennie, worried about the cake melting in the back of the van, let out quote the groan, frustrated with the monsters timing. She rolled her eyes as she hopped out of the van.
She quickly ran around to the back of the van and opened it, checking on the cake. Perfectly fine. She let out a sight of relief and made sure the box was secured.
However, the small of cake seemed to travel through the air. Voidlove, who was cheering and laughing at the battle, caught a simple whiff of cake. And this made him...
"*sniff* *sniff sniff* What is that sweet smell?" He questioned as he looked around until he saw Jennie checking the cake once more. "C–Cake!" The monster yelled aloud as he ran over to the van. Jennie was about to close the van but turned to see the monster charging at her.
She let out a shocked scream as she back away from the van as the monster arrived. She fell on her ass as the monster ripped a side of the box off.
"Yes. Its cake! Its... *sniff sniff* chocolate with *sniff sniff* vanilla mixed into it and *sniff sniff* ice cream filling. Ugh, one of the best cakes I've smelled in years. And its all mine!"
"The cake!" Jennie yelled out. Saul managed to palm a Ravager in the face and turned to see Jennie.
"Jennie!" He let out as he kicked a Ravagers leg before elbowing him into the ground. "Ozzy!" Saul turned to Osvaldo who grabbed a Ravager's collar, spun him around and then kicked his back.
He instantly activated his morpher and pulled out his battery. Saul followed suit and they insert their batteries.
Tiger!
Tyrannosaurus!
They insert their batteries and punched in their codes.
"Animal Strike! Spirit Unleashed!" They both shot out their animal spirits which quickly attacked the Ravagers around them before coming back to them, biting down on them and morphing them into their suits.
The two immediately dashed towards the monster who was just about to lay his hands on the cake.
"That cake isn't yours!" Both rangers used their feet to jump up and land a kick on the monster. Red and Orange then rolled on the ground before coming to a stand before the monster.
"Jennie, run!" Red commanded of her.
"But the cake?" Red looked at her, feeling dumbfounded at this.
"Really. Is now the time?" He asked her and she gave him a cold stare, "Fine! Come on Ozzy. Lets get the cake out of here now."
They grabbed the box from the back of the van. And began to escape, Jennie leading them.
"No! Cake! Mine!" Voidlove roared as he got up and began running towards them.
"Oh crap. He's coming in fast!" Orange noticed him first, Red turning to see. As the monster came into close vicinity, the rangers moved to their right, allowing Red to jump and kick him without letting go of the cake, but due to the restraint if having to protect the cake, the kick was ineffective.
Voidlove laughed but this time the rangers shifted to the left, Orange kicking as well. They then spun in a circle, allowing Red to temporarily let go of the cake and perform a spinning kick on the monster. Orange used his ranger strength to hold the came as Red pulled out his blaster and shot at Voidlove, sparks flying off all around him.
Red then grabbed onto the box again and they began to move until Ravagers appeared once again in front of them. Jennie nearly fell as the Ravagers came closer.
Suddenly, her eyes gave off a goldfish glow and as she screamed, a screech type sound released and various sound waves were shot out, hitting the monsters and defeating them with ease.
"What the hell was that?" Red asked, totally shocked.
"Saul!" The leader turned as Voidlove tackled him and Orange, both flailing and rolling on the ground until they stopped bear Jennie.
The cake completely splat on the floor, the box coming apart and in a second, Voidlove was all over the cake. He began munching it down, grabbing handfuls at a time.
"No! The cake!" Jennie yelled out.
"Is now really the time for that?" Red and Orange stood up, both holding the aching parts of their bodies.
Within a minute. The cake was gone from the ground, the only spec left being on Voidlove's face, "I love cake! Cake! Cake! Cake!" He cheered as the two rangers pulled out their saber sidearms.
"How dare you ear the cake!" Orange ran in first.
"Oh, I forgot about you. Take this!" The monster grabbed his staff, which had fallen to the ground next to him, and held it up. Orange came to a skidding halt as his body contracted. Yellow energy began to ooze out of him and flew over into the staffs head.
"Orange!" Red ran over to him, being able to catch him before he fell to the ground.
"Ah! Happiness! A wonderful emotion." Voidlove chuckled as he grazed his staff.
"I remember you!" Voidlove jumped as Alpha Omega appeared from the sky, striking him with electricity, making him shake.
"Thats shocking!" He quipped as he stumbled back.
"Well, I guess I was wrong. I don't remember you but I remember that staff. Its called the Emotional Staff, confiscated by S.P.D. in 2045 by a group of thieves using it to kidnap women. Now I see its original holder." Sebastian held up his fists.
"My king! My queen!" Neo appeared before Saul and Jennie, bowing down to them before helping with holding Osvaldo.
"Keep them safe." Red stood up and summoned his Tiger Sword, running up and standing next to Sebastian.
"There's No way I'll let you two defeat me. I'll tale away your emotions with this." He held up the staff as the two rangers began running towards him. "He knows about my Emotional Staff. No Ike can have it! No on!" The monster thought as he grabbed the staff and slammed its end against the ground. The staff glowed a green color and shot out at the two, both managing to dodge the attack before coming into strike the monster.
"I know all this weapon's tricks!" Sebastian grabbed the staff and tried to disarm the monster who wouldn't budge.
"I don't care if you know how to fix a shuttle, I'm not giving it to you." The monster managed to kick Sebastian back, the staffs head glowing a pink color before he spun it and turned to Red. Red used his sword to try to deflect a strike but the monster managed to twist his arm and strike the leader with the end of the staff. Red stumbled back a little before being grabbed and turned to face the other three.
"Look at the girl. Yes, look at the girl. How do you feel about her?" Voidlove chuckled lowly as he whispered to Red. Red's head was shaking but his stare was stuck on Jennie. Jennie had a worried look on her face as she looked at Red.
"I–I... I..." Red paused as he looked straight at her. "I feel nothing."
"What!" Voidlove stumbled back as Red turned and brought his blade down, slashing at Voidlove who screamed as sparks flew off his entire body.
"Sorry, I've already done the whole, 'Monster power makes me a lovesick idiot' thing.'" Saul said as he pulled out his blaster and began to fire mercilessly at the monster who kept scooting back to avoid bullet after bullet.
"Y–You're crazy. I need cake!" The monster thrust his staff upwards striking Red in the shoulder before finally standing up and calling upon a cloud that took him away.
"Dammit!" Sebastian let out as his transformation disappeared.
Saul's transformation also disappeared and the two ran over to the other three.
"Jennie! Are you ok?" Saul got down on his knees and held the girl who looked up at him.
"Y–Yea, I'm fine." She responded, feeling a little flustered by how close they were.
"How's this guy?" Sebastian asked Neo who trued to wake Osvaldo up, his transformation having disappeared.
"He was hit by that stupid staff. If I remember correctly, its called the–"
"Emotional Staff, short for the Staff of the Emotional Spectrum. Its a special weapon created to suppress or intensify emotions. It's a powerful weapon, classified under Weapon Class Alpha. The power to control ones emotions is a very dangerous power." Sebastian began to speak, without actually speaking to anyone in general, "Ozzy here was hit with a yellow spectrum ray. On the emotional scale, the emotion associated with yellow is happiness. And considering he was knocked unconscious..."
Saul and Jennie glanced at each other before looking down at Osvaldo who was beginning to wake up. His eyes opened and then sight of everyone seemed to shock him.
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"I'm sorry, so what happened to my brother." David asked as some of the rangers were gathered in the command center.
"He's had his happiness stripped from him." Sebastian put simply.
"I... still don't believe you." Osvaldo said as he sniffled.
"So explain why you are crying right now exactly?" Juan asked.
"I–I just really like... this pizza." Osvaldo picked up a slice of pizza from his plate. Jungle Karma pizza was a favorite of the rangers, and it was currently what they were having for lunch.
"Why is he bawling his eyes out?" Eduardo asked.
"The staffs power has suppressed his happiness. And it seems his emotion has been jacked, now residing the the staffs head." Sebastian explained as he used the central console, typing in a few things, he made a holographic virtual staff appear over the console.
"So this staff is a weapon of mass destruction?" Anthony asked.
"Yes. It's a weapon that was used in the conquering of various planets in the future." Sebastian stated without even acknowledging the boy.
"You said he was attacking weddings?" Roberto asked as he looked at the weapon, trying to touch the hologram.
"Yes. I already said it." Osvaldo said through a shaky voice.
"But why would he attack weddings?" Alicia scratched her head. The group thought for a while until Marco stepped forward.
"Well, if this weapon can suppress and take away emotions like it did with Osvaldo, then just maybe... he's taking away emotions from newly wedded couples."
"That's right. But why could he be stealing them for?" Alicia smiled at Marco who smiled back.
"The staff can convert emotions into power. Maybe they're trying to create a weapon?" Danny asked.
"Doubt it. I don't think that's Axis' style. Maybe to cause mayhem on Earth?" Juan looked around the room.
"What could it be?"
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Similar to the rangers dilemma, the generals now bowed before Axis, who sat upon his throne, looking bored out of his mind. However, if he was going to be playing in two different games, he needed to make sure one of those games continued to be played by the rules.
"What is that idiot of a monster doing?" He growled towards his belittled minions.
"If I may, he is collecting emotional energy sir." Raiyu replied.
"And what is his plan exactly?" Axis was annoyed, given away by his tone.
"He is..." Raiyu didn't exactly know what it was, so he glanced at Byxis, the monster who had sent him after Voidlove.
"You see master, Voidlove has been on this planet a variety of times. He's been bringing me valuable emotional energy that I've been using as an alternative power source for my secret plan." Byxis announced.
"What secret plan?" Zaku turned to Byxis.
"That is none of your business dog." Byxis chuckled.
"And this energy... how useful is it?" Axis asked.
"Very useful. I've been crafting it into regular energy myself and, along with other sources of energy, I've been working on something to shake the rangers to their core." Byxis laughed.
"How can emotions be turned into energy. That sounds stupid." Lozari asked and laughed.
"It does sound very weird." Vicarus commented.
"You would think, but I've in fact learned that the emotional spectrum that resides within humans can give or take energy. Such as the feeling of falling in love. Or the feeling of losing a loved one. It's all in the humans bodies and brains. And the staff Voidlove carries can manipulate such feelings, transferring them into the head of the staff and turning it into reusable energy."
"Emotions are very powerful. We've seen the Red Ranger act upon such anger, to a point where he's even able to us the Psycho Beast Battery, a battery me and Kai wouldn't have ever thought of." Axis mumbled to himself before standing up, "Alright. Continue your hunt. And don't disappoint. I'm tired of losing." Axis snapped his fingers and disappeared into a dark cloud.
"Semilus, would you do me the honor of guarding Voidlove. I've heard of several earth wedding rituals taking place later this afternoon." Byxis walked up to the feline, grabbing her hand and kissing the back of it.
Semilus cringed in disgust before slapping the monster away.
"Go." Vicarus told the only female general.
"But we have Un–"
"Don't worry about her. Go now. Remember our promise to Axis." Vicarus glared down at Semilus. The girl felt small in his gaze. She let out a scoff and left the base.
"Zaku, I heard you had a run in with Caste. What is that vile wolf up too? We rarely see him these days?" Raiyu asked the dog who snarled at him.
"That's my business!" Zaku huffed and stomped out of the room angrily.
"That stupid wolf and his desire." Byxis grumbled before leaving as well.
"I smell investigation." Lozari chuckled.
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Saul and Jennie made their way through the base's living quarters, looking for Rosé. Mick had mentioned she disappeared somewhere in here and they were looking in every room. At moments, Saul caught himself staring at Jennie, even having to hold himself back from touching her. That monsters effects worked but Saul was working harder, suppressing the feeling he was given.
The two kept going until they got to Saul's room. Saul typed in a passcode into the lock of his room and the door slid open. The two entered and found the person they have been looking for, currently sleeping peacefully on Saul's bed.
"Ah, Rosie. Why did you come in here, it smells bad." Jennie gave a glance at Saul who rolled his eyes.
Jennie tiptoed over to her Aussie companion and found her sleeping on top of papers and notebooks. Jennie moved something's around and grabbed Rosé's opened notebook. She scanned through it, noticing tear stains on the pages.
"She's stressed to high hell." Jennie threw the notebook at Saul, the boy catching it and looking into it. She seemed to have scribbled throughout notes. The word 'cake' was scratched out. The cake was ruined and Saul remembered Anthony was sent back to base after nearly messing up the decoration hunt. No words from the other teams and Cynthia had been MIA since the day practically began.
"She's taken too much responsibility. She should focus on herself and her career instead of others." Saul mentioned as he threw the notebook onto his desk, beginning to clean the place up as Jennie grabbed one of Saul's stray blankets and placed it upon Rosie.
"It's not like we're really doing anything. After this next comeback and our anniversary, I'm pretty sure we'll go on another hiatus. But why do I feel like it'll be longer." Jennie sighed as she also decided to jump on the bed and snuggle under the blanket.
Saul looked at her, feeling a mix of attraction and annoyance, causing him to click his tongue.
His wristband began to beep and he looked down at it. He lifted his arm up and swiped his finger to the left, making his morpher appear as he seemed to answer a call.
"Yo, what's up?" He said.
"We've got a problem!" Saul shot up as did Jennie. The two looked at each other before looking at Rosé who had already shifted up as well, the signs of stress and tears present in her eyes.
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Blue and Gold held off the zombie like foot soldiers that attacked the reception area in the park. Both of them eyeing a box of rings that sat on the water fountain not far from them.
"Get the rings, I've got them!" Blue summoned his Shark Sabers and slashed at the Ravagers.
"Alright!" Gold activated her wings and boost herself up, flying towards the rings.
"Strike!" She turned, shocked, as Voidlove jumped and attacked her with his staff, making her fly into the fountains water.
"Gah! I'm all wet!" Gold shrieked.
"Never... say that... again!" Blue strike at the monsters before shifting his attention towards Voidlove who was jumping around giddily while holding the box of rings.
"Those aren't yours!" Blue jumped over him, yanking the box from his hand and landing in the water. He then pulled out a battery and insert it into his sabers.
Shark!
Shark Water Strike!
Blue repeated after the announcement and jumped up in the air, spinning around, the water flying up with him as they formed a mini hurricane of sorts. Multiple slash attacks hit Voidlove, all of blue energy, which sent him flying back into a bench.
"Rings secured." Blue shook the box towards Gold making her scoff.
"What's your deal with wedding receptions?" Gold asked the monster who stood up.
"That's my business. And speaking of which, on to the next one. Later losers." Voidlove disappeared into a dark cloud as he taunted them.
"That monsters weird." Gold commented.
"At least we got the rings." Blue shook the box before opening it.
To their total shock...
"What happened to the rings?!"
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"Gah!" Navy groaned as he was kicked back into a wall.
"Come on bro. Don't fall so easily!" Crimson spun his staff around and clashed with Voidlove.
"He's eating all the food!" White was thrown back into Navy who had tried to get back up.
"Why are you even here Eddie!" Navy shoved him off.
"Cause... Alicia kicked me out of the base!" White summoned his scythe and dashed forward, sprinting towards the monster before side stepping to the right and slashing him with the scythes blade.
"Argh!" The monster roared as sparks fell off him, "Let me eat!" The monster roared. The restaurant they were at already having been evacuated and the food to be used for services was already half-eaten.
"What is this guys problem?" The three rangers now stood together all three pulling out their Strike Sabers and charging towards Voidlove.
"Word is, he's been attacking other weddings in the city. From countryside weddings to big ballroom rich weddings." White explained before the three slashed at Voidlove. The monster stumbled but quickly turned around and let out an explosive burp.
The three rangers felt the force of wind pushing them back, whist a foul smell escaped the monsters mouth.
"Ah, that fucking stinks!" Crimson commented as the three were sent flying into tables.
"Hmm, guess I ate more that I thought. Ha ha!" Voidlove rubbed his stomach and jumped out of the restaurant, escaping. The other three rangers stumbled out of the broken table wreckage, each holding a body part that hurt.
Crimson lifted his arm and connected in a call with the others, "That wedding crasher just finished eating everything out of the last caterer in town who could help us."
"Return to base for now, we'll talk here." Juan's voice came through.
"I'll get Yuriko. She ran off with the customers." Navy ran out of the restaurant first.
"How about the ballroom decorations?" White asked Crimson who shrugged.
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The rangers were all gathered in the base, watching various security footage of the monster attacking weddings, caterers, party stores, destroying anything wedding related. And anything else in his way.
"This monsters name is Voidlove. He's a wanted criminal known throughout the galaxy as the Keeper of Emotions, a title he's stripped from the staff's original keeper. The staff was presumed to be alien but after further research, the staff has connections to an ancient civilization in Ventral America." Sebastian explained.
"Central America? Could it be from Beastial." David questioned
"That's right. Beastial was a kingdom in Central America. Many explorers believed it to be the mythical "El Dorado." Yet, no one ever dared to look for the kingdom, hearing tales of crews who've died by simply gaining the curiosity to do so."
"So the tale of "El Dorado" was Beastial all along?" Danny asked next.
"That's what it seemed. Beastial is a kingdom long forgotten, and that's how the king wanted it. Hidden for a thousand years, Beastial was discovered by one man." Sebastian typed on the tablet he held and the image of a man's picture in a newspaper appeared.
"Is that?" Mick took a closer look.
"Kai." Saul said monotonously.
"Kai is the only reported person to ever find the lost city of gold. Beastial never liked outsiders as many people of the city were shunned by the natives of the surrounding countries and cities. So when Kai showed up-"
"When did Kai find the city?"
"I don't know. Maybe sometime before World War II?"
"World War II. Wait, so Beastial wasn't as advanced as the entire world when Kai found it?" Roberto questioned next.
"No, it wasn't!" Everyone in the room jumped from the sudden appearance of the Tiger Master.
"You ready to tell me about your past." Saul stood up looking at Kai with a scowl.
"Back in the War, me and a partner decided that the war could be stopped before even starting. Germany was rising in power with their dictators influence that it was becoming dangerous. The Great Depression had ruined many people. We were living in hell. We were on the verge of a another war simply because the idiots who ran the country couldn't figure out how to stop it without the death of many. Casualties would fly at an all time high and they knew this... but they proceeded to enter the war.
"Countrymen prided themselves on being the best, chanting how our armies were greater than the Germans. How wrong they were. The Germans were smart. They knew exactly what to do to defeat our armies. The war went on for years. The... Axis Powers we're a threat to be reckoned with. And after Pearl Harbor... hell would he let loose.
"Me and my partner were scientists. While I preferred my studies in zoology compared to that of my partners preferences of chemistry, we were brought into the project to create... the nuclear bomb." The room remained quiet as everyone looked upon Kai. He looked distraught... in pain even. "When we learned of what the US was planning on doing to Japan... we wanted out. But it wasn't easy to get out of such a project. We'd be seen as traitors. We were defeated. We would have to be forced to watch a weapon kill thousands, no... millions.
"It was at this point that me and my partner would do anything to stop such a monstrous plan. At that point, I remembered my studies in zoology. So while preparations for the bomb was underway, we went back to my lab. In my studies I had discovered a hidden map within a jungle that would lead to a hidden city, a city with a weapon so powerful, it could possibly stop the war without the need to fight. The Infinity Star."
Saul looked at Kai before looking away, "We don't have time for a run on story. Write a memoir and maybe I'll read it. Right now, that stupid monster is out there stealing emotions for who knows what." Saul typed something into the console and the staff once again appeared but this time with the monster.
"That's a great idea. If only we knew where he was." Mikey kicked a chair.
"And if only he wasn't so annoying. How could he eat so much. All that wedding food lost." Jazmine sighed.
As the rangers began to brainstorm ideas, Rosé and Jennie entered, both looking a little more energetic than before, mostly Rosie who really needed a nap. After waking up, she cried from frustration before knocking out again.
"What's going on here?" Jennie asked.
"Trying to think of a way to find a monster." Osvaldo voiced before crying.
"Why is he crying this time?" Eduardo asked as they all looked at Osbaldo who stood above a broken can of chips.
"I dropped my chips bro!" He sniffled.
"At least he isn't angry." David sighed, however he spoke to soon.
"I hate this!" He kicked the Can and it flew through the room at roaring speed. Everyone's eyes widened as they dodged it with Rosé being the last one before the can struck Saul.
"Ow! I'm gonna kill you!" Saul was about to run until Steel came running in, causing the leader to crash into the robot, the loud sound of a body hitting metal was heard as Saul let out a silenced scream as he hopped on a foot, biting his lip to suppress the curses trying to escape his mouth.
"Guys! Guys! Have you heard?"
"Heard what you hunk of junk!" Saul let out as he groaned again.
"Weddings around the city are being cancelled one by one. We were supposed to hold a reception at the zoo but some of our other employees were talking about how the wedding was cancelled because of a monster going on a rampage across the city, destroying weddings." Steel explained.
"We weren't going to hold any receptions." Mick crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow.
"Really. But that's what-"
"Shut up!" Cynthia came from out of nowhere, crashing into the robot and falling onto the ground.
"Clean tackle!"
"What the hell was that Cynthia?" Anthony helped the girl up as Darell and Juan helped Steel.
"Nothing." She answered rather quickly, which raised suspicion from the others. "Ok ok... so, my brothers getting married soon..."
"You have a brother?" Jason asked.
"Yes. And he was supposed to get married a few months ago but work got in the way and so I've been helping him try to set it up and when Mick said we'd be working at the zoo, I thought it'd be a perfect place for a reception. I organized everything in the dark and had the other zoo employees take care of preparations. But it seems that my brothers bride to be doesn't want to get married if a monster is terrorizing weddings. I just came back from talking to them actually."
"Is that why you left the base so quickly earlier. And why you met with that dude at the coffee shop?" Anthony asked.
"Wait, that was you who caused a commotion?" Cynthia looked at Anthony who's eyes widened a bit.
"Noooo~" Anthony looked away.
With clenched teeth and a glare, "Yes, I went to see my brother this morning before we went to go meet with his bride."
"Mmm, sounds like an excuse." Neo voiced for the first time in a while.
"What would you know you stupid-"
"Whatever the case, it seems weddings are being cancelled all around the city." Saul stepped up.
"Love is the most powerful emotion. I've seen that staff do destructive things with the power of love." Sebastian stated.
"Everything's ruined." Cynthia fell onto her knees and felt the need to cry. Jazmine and Alicia quickly went to comfort her as Yuriko and Sakura ran off to get tissues.
"How about the wedding you're planning Rosé? Any cancellations?" Alicia asked.
"No... but I heard what happened to you guys. I know... we lost everything that mattered." Rosé let out a sigh. "I couldn't even book a proper flower arrangement for the wedding on time either. There's so much I forgot." She sat on a chair and felt herself her emotional as well. Jennie quickly hugged her as the other two girls returned with tissues.
"Love is... not in the air." Jonathan let out sarcastically and let himself fall onto a chair.
"If only there was a way to trick that monster. Hmmm, maybe with a... I don't know." Luis began to brainstorm.
"Don't worry Rosie. We'll figure this out and plan a perfect wedding for unnie." Jennie assured her bandmate as Yuriko helped give her tissues.
Everyone sat in silence again. Rosé stared down at the ground, feeling heavy sorrow. All until a flash of inspiration hit her. She heard a faint voice as her eyes glowed a faint pink.
"I got it!" She suddenly stood up.
"That was a sudden change in attitude." Juan stated.
"I know a way to help you guys but you all have to help me in return. And I mean all." She looked at Saul specifically who had a surprised face.
"Aren't we already helping though?" Jonathan asked Jason who shrugged.
"I want Unnies wedding to be perfect. Are you in or not!" Rosé's voice was strong that it made everyone shiver.
"What's your plan?" Luis asked.
"Unnie was going to get married tomorrow but, in honesty, Lisa's been texting me telling me unnie was unsure if their wedding should be thrown tomorrow. I want her to get married as soon as possible so she can live her happily ever after. O... we'll throw a fake wedding to get Voidlove's attention." The others looked at her with surprise and shock.
"A splendid idea my queen." Neo bowed to her.
"It's a great idea but there's stuff to figure out and there's no way that we'll have time to help with the wedding. So we'll figure it out some other way." Saul stated.
"Fine, I don't care if any of you help with the wedding or not. Honestly it's probably better you don't," a sting of venom in her words was heard, "But at least try my idea just to destroy the monster and allow all the weddings to continue."
Rosé stared at Saul who looked at her. They had a small staring contest until Saul blinked, "Hah, fine. We'll do the fake wedding. We'll take the slot your unnie had taken I presume. But who will be the lab rats." Saul looked around.
"I know the perfect choices." Rosé crossed her arms with a smirk. Saul looked back at her with a curious gaze.
-0-0-0-0-
The next day, the rangers gathered at the church where Rosé's dance instructor was to be wed. The couple was informed of what would happen, with Rosé telling them the rangers were going to help them out but that they would have to leave the city for a few days.
Inside the church, a majority of the team were dressed in suits and dresses, sitting in the pews, separated throughout the church.
"Alright, all the weddings around the city have been cancelled. We should be the only one around and as long as Voidlove continues to absorb more love over other emotions than we should be fine." Mick explained to the team.
"Don't worry Saul, you'll be a great groom." Jazmine said as she finished adjusting his tie.
"I didn't agree to this. Why the fuck do I have to be the groom."
"Cuz you have a crush on-" Saul growled at them but they only laughed.
"As for our priest?" I asked.
"Oh, that'll me me. Being able to shape shift has its perks." Mick smiled before closing his eyes and changing his shape. He transformed into a the Pope, surprising the group.
"I think the Pope is a little too much." Mikey used his hand to motion to Mick.
Mick understood and transformed, becoming a completely random man dressed in a priest's clothes.
"Ok. This should be a fairly easy plan. Let's get it underway." Sebastian nodded at everyone who understood.
"Rosé's ready." Lisa announced as her, Jisoo and Jennie arrived and sat on the left side of the pews. Saul gulped nervously and felt himself begin to sweat.
Neo made his way to the church organ and took a seat in front of it, gliding his fingers over the keys. He smiled just as the bell began to strike. The sound of the bell ringing prompted the doors at the back of the church to open.
"This is happening way to fast." Saul said to himself as a figure appeared from behind the doors. Everyone had gotten up and turned around to face the back of the church. Neo commenced to play the organ. The classic wedding march ran throughout the walls of the church.
"Rosé... is the bride... huh?" Saul gulped once again as the figure from the back began to move forward. It turned out to be, in fact, Roseanne. Dressed in a beautiful wedding dress, holding a bouquet made of white roses, courtesy of Saki.
To say she was nervous was an understatement. She never imagined herself walking down the aisle for a fake wedding. She had always dreamed of her dream wedding being done in one go. She wanted that to be her first experience. Not this. But she knew this could help the rangers find and defeat Voidlove so she prepared herself mentally for this.
She faced the alter, finding Saul standing up there already, dressed in a suit fit to him. She felt her cheeks heat up a little seeing Saul actually looking handsome for once. He had actually cleaned up quite nicely and she felt something strange. She looked at everyone else who were already prepared for a fight but were also focused on her. She didn't know if she was being admired of if this was part of their plan.
As she arrived at the alter, she looked up at Saul. Saul was staring down at her. He seemed to be stuck in a trance, his eyes studying Rosé up and down. This made the Aussie girl blush even more furiously. The shape of Saul's eyes almost changing into hearts. She cleared her throat, causing Saul to snap out of his trance.
Saul took a few steps down and held out his hand, "Thanks."
"This better work." Was all Saul said, which disappointed Rosé, to her surprise.
Saul helped her up to the final step and so Mick began. Mick had taken all night to study wedding rituals and had been able to get enough down to know how to perform a traditional wedding.
"Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today to witness and celebrate the holy wedding of Roseanne Park and Saul Alvizo." Mick began. Saul and Rosé just stared into each others eyes, both nervous from what was happening.
"He's good." Eduardo whispered over to Luis.
"Yea, he took a few courses, I think, online on how to officiate a wedding. Neo helped him out."
"He what?" Sebastian said from behind them and they looked over at Neo. Neo was standing tall, witnessing the wedding. He sensed eyes on him and turned to them. He smirked and looked back at the wedding.
"He didn't." The three said simultaneously.
...
Meanwhile, outside...
"Damn. Where are all the weddings at! Love is the most powerful emotion and I can't find it anywhere!" Voidlove groaned as he wandered through a courtyard. He had heard the sound of a bell chiming and turned towards a church.
"Could there..." he quickly ran off towards the church, coming up to steps that he skipped easily by jumping up. He tip-toed over to the doors and opened one slightly.
"Let's take a peek." He chuckled as he caught view of a wedding in progress.
"Ah, it's my lucky day. But I'll wait. If I get them at peek happiness and love, then it'll be worth millions. That goblin Byxis will owe me." Voidlove kept his position.
...
"He's here." Alicia whispered over to the others. Each one of them took a glance. Then the sound is sobs was heard.
"Bro, are you ok?" David asked Osvaldo who shook his head.
The ceremony continued with everything included in a wedding, including rings and vows, all written by Jazmine and Saki.
Nearing its end, Voidlove prepared his staff as Saul and Rosé held hands.
"Do you, Saul, take Roseanne Park to be your lawfully wedded wife? Will you honor and cherish her; love, trust, and commit to her, through joy and pain, sickness and health, and whatever life may throw at you both, until death do you part?" Saul gulped again. Neo smiled a large smile.
"I... I do." Saul, having already found that Voidlove was there, wanted to finish this already.
"And do you, Roseanne, take Saul Alvizo to be your lawfully wedded husband? Will you honor and cherish him; love, trust, and commit to him, through joy and pain, sickness and health, and whatever life may throw at you both, until death do you part?" Neo's smile only grew, and the three boys from the crowd who knew didn't know whether to stop this, or let the plan continue.
Sebastian made a sign to Mick to wrap it up.
"Saul and Roseanne, having proclaimed your love and commitment to one another in the eyes of these loved ones, the eyes of God, and with the power vested in me by... a website I found online... I now pronounce you, husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride." Mick took a step back Saul and Roseanne looked at each other.
"We have to do it. He's still standing at the entrance." Saul stated.
"That should be enough." Roseanne protested although she felt like she wanted it more than Saul did.
"We need a clear shot." Saul stated. They both stared at each other. Then... they began to lean forward. Both of them with one intent. Roseanne found her hands on her shoulders, feeling her arms slowly begin to wrap around his neck. Saul had his hands placed on her hips. Roseanne's three best friends were looking with wide eyes as was everyone else, especially Neo who had on the stupidest smile.
Lips ready, the twos faces came closer... and closer... and closer...
"Perfect!" Voidlove jumped through the doors and aimed his staff only to be shot right in the chest. Sebastian ran over the pews and kicked the monster back through the doors as the staff flew up. Sebastian rolled in the ground and caught the staff.
"Let's go guys!" Everyone broke their focus from the front, save for Neo, all of them running out as Sebastian did.
...
"~smooch~"
Saul and Rosé's lips connected in a kiss, holding each other like their lives depended on it.
"IWAE!!" Neo proclaimed.
...
"Ahhhh!" Voidlove fell off the stairs and back onto the courtyard. The rangers all ran down the stairs, transforming.
"Animal Strike, Spirit Unleashed!" They yelled as they all jumped up.
"Ravagers!" The monsters appeared from the ground however the rangers were ready and began to strike at the monsters without hesitation.
"If I remember my research." Sebastian held the staff up and twisted it to his left before bringing it down on the ground three times. The head of the staff glowed before shattering, releasing loads of emotions out, all of them shooting out everywhere. A yellow beam had shot out and went straight towards Orange, making him glow.
"Oof! I feel..." Orange looked down at himself, "... great!" He punched a Ravager back into Snake's punch.
Soon, all the Ravagers fell, blowing up around a wounded Voidlove.
"Yo, we're all here. Let's destroy him as a team." Eagle observed.
"All except for Red. But who cares. Let's try it." Black said as everyone loaded their batteries into their Strike Sabers and Blasters.
Final Strike!
"Hey, didn't you hear... you have to give me some time to at least fight back!" Voidlove held out his hands and shook them.
"Final Strike!" All the rangers yelled as they fired bullets before gripping their swords and bring them down in slashes, sending a slash attack right behind the laser bullets.
The attacks came together into one huge ball of fire and light and flew towards Voidlove, striking him immediately.
"Argh! Fuck love!" He roared before falling backwards and exploding.
"Got him." Orange made a shooting gesture with his fingers.
"All's well and done. Wait... where's Saul?" Dolphin asked as everyone began to look around.
...
Saul and Roseanne held their breath as they kissed. Roseanne's hand now lying on Saul's cheek as her thumb caressed it. Saul's hands were on the small of her back.
After minutes of what was supposed to be a simple kiss, they both finally split. A string of saliva kept their lips attached to each other before it broke.
They once again found themselves staring at each other. Their cheeks red as Saul's ranger suit.
"Uh..." they both had their mouths open. Both looking up and down from each others lips.
"Congratulations my king!" The two looked over at Neo who clapped. They then looked at the pews, finding them empty.
"Where is-" Saul was answered as the ground shook. The three of them looked at each other before running out.
"Time to show you all my love for destruction!" Voidlove roared as he was now a giant.
He began to walk towards the skyscrapers as they locked themselves down, punching and kicking, causing buildings to explode.
"Summoning Triple Strike Megazord!" The giant robot appeared and stepped onto the battlefield.
"Come at me." Voidlove said with anger. The Triple Strike summoned its sword as it charged at the monster. The monster came close only to meet the metal of sword.
"Animal Strike Megazord!" The second giant robot appeared, appearing from behind Voidlove.
"Hey, let us take care of him." Green pushed forward as the monster met sword again.
"How about we get this over with." Red said as the Megazord summoned its own sword.
"Let us handle it!" White claimed.
"Are we really fighting over this." Blue pulled up the Rhino battery.
"Hey! Where'd you get that?" White questioned. Blue insert it into the console and typed in his code.
Suddenly, the Triple Strike broke apart as the Elephant and Wolf Zords were thrown off to the side. The Rhino Zord remained broken apart and travelled over to the Animal Strike Megazord. The Phoenix Arm depart from the Megazord and the Rhino Zord attached itself while it's remaining parts attached itself onto the Megazord like armor, including the wings of the Phoenix. The Rhino head attached itself as a shield, it's horn held up as a blade.
"Animal Strike Megazord, Armored Rhino Formation." The Megazord held up the shield.
"Ha! I won't fall anymore!"
"Charge!" The rangers roared as the Megazord took a step back.
Red set a battery into the console as White finished settling into his new seat right behind everyone. The Megazord's heavy footsteps rattled the city as it charged like a rhino.
"Animal Strike Rhino Charge Strike!"
The Horn glowed a white color.
"I'm back!" Rover flew around the cockpit.
"Get over here!" White grabbed the robot, making it help as it was inserted into the console.
The entire Megazord was covered in White energy as it came closer and closer to Voidlove.
"Love! Help me!" In an instant, the Megazord charged into the monster, the horn piercing into its gut. Then, the Megazord slid away from the monster as it exploded into oblivion.
The Megazord stood tall as it finally relaxed.
"Rhino Win!" White jumped in victory.
"God, embarrassing." Red shook his head.
Back on the ground...
"He sure was useless without this thing." Osvaldo studied the staff.
"This is what made him a menace. Other than that, he's just an ugly monster." Sebastian stated.
Suddenly...
Sebastian felt force hit him from behind as he crashed into Osbaldo and eventually into Roberto. The staff was flung up into the air and came back down, being caught by none other than,
"Caste!"
"Hello rangers. It sure has been a while." The wolf chuckled.
"What are you doing here?" Jason asked.
"Don't ask the villain questions!" Red appeared from the sky with his sword up above him, bringing it down to try and strike the wolf. However, the wolf held up the staff blocking the attack. Red landed on his feet and pushed against the weapon.
"Red Ranger. How's the top treating you? Big time leader who rose from the ashes. One who has taken away what would've been one of my great accomplishments." Caste spoke.
"Huh?" Red was pushed back and eventually felt the blade of Caste's weapon strike him, making him fall.
"I have no time for quarrels. I've only come for the staff. We'll see each other soon, rangers." Caste looked over everyone, "And you will fall back to the depths of despair. Where you belong." Caste jumped up, speeding off like a ninja and disappearing.
"No! He took the staff!" Sebastian yelled.
"Fuck." Red slammed his fists against the ground.
-0-0-0-0-
Axis sat in his office, unamused.
"Boss, if I may ask... why did you move the business main headquarters out here?" A staffer said. Axis sighed as he turned to see a team of board members. He grabbed his glass of whiskey and took a sip.
"Do not question me." He said, feeling the burn of the alcohol hit his throat. "I'll be leaving this meeting early." He got up and left the room, ignoring the protests of the men and women inside.
Outside, he found Loren and Vince waiting for him.
"What do you two want?"
"Caste has taken the staff. And he left this for you." Vince lift up an envelope with a black X tainted on it. Axis cleared his throat and motioned for the men to follow as he passed them. All three disappearing around a corner.
-0-0-0-0-
"You may now kiss the bride!" Cheered erupted as a couple embraced and kissed as a married couple now. Rosé, Jennie, Lisa and Jisoo smiled brightly as they clapped from the first row pew.
The wedding was taken outside as more people congratulated the couple. Outside, their dance instructor Soyeon thanked the girls.
"Rosie... thank you for this. I can't wait for the reception." The newly weds shared a glance.
This is where Rosie felt ill-fated. She would have to break the news that she couldn't find a place to hold the reception. Also the fact that she couldn't get anything thy she had planned to work.
"Ah, about that unnie..." Rosé felt the hands of her sister on her back, "The reception is actually..."
"Ready!" The group turned to see Saki and Sakura arrive. "Ah, Miss Park. Those last minute decorations sure came in handy. The reception area is all ready."
"Hai! Just follow our car to the area please." Sakura informed.
"Can't wait!" Soyeon cheered as her and her new husband walked towards their limo.
"Saki. Why did you lie?" Lisa asked with crossed arms.
"I didn't lie. It's true. Come on!" Saki was excited as she ran off. The others followed.
...
Soon, everyone arrived at a beautiful reception area that sat atop a hill that overlooked the ocean. People were surprised by the view and the newlyweds were very much excited.
Rosé was in shock as she saw the area, not the view. A large dance floor sat in the middle of a sea of tables with white and gold coverings. Plates decorated the tables along with a vase of flowers serving as a centerpiece.
A large table for the newlyweds, bridesmaids and groomsmen had a larger bouquet made of a variety of colored flowers. Pillars held lights up that would serve a better purpose when the sun would begin to hide.
At another end of the area, sat a table with various trays full of food along with a food truck sitting right behind them. A station to take pictures at was also set up a little farther from there. A dj stage sat on the other end of the area.
And welcoming the wedding goers were... the girl's friends.
"Welcome newlyweds! And invited guests." Jonathan and Yuriko cheered aloud as the "staff" clapped.
Luis was beginning to play music as the resident dj as the majority of them worked serving food or seating the guests and getting them to sign the guest book.
"But... how?" Rosé looked at Saki and Sakura. Both girls smiled and just looked ahead.
"Girls! This is amazing. Thank you!" Soyeon squealed as she came to them from the large table.
"Babe! These flowers were sent by the Power Rangers!" Soyeon's husband claimed as he held a card.
The girls along with Soyeon rushed to see the card and found a congratulatory message, a thanks and a picture of the rangers all signed.
"Rosie... how did you pull this off?!" Soyeon squealed again.
"I have connections." The girls turned to see Saul arrive, wearing a smart black suit accompanied with a red tie.
"You got-"
"I... Let's just say the rangers owe me a few favors." Saul looked over at Rosie and winked at her.
"I didn't know he was this smooth. I thought he was just a jerk." Jazmine and Alicia arrived behind the girls.
"The entree will be served shortly." Alicia informed.
"Let's sit! Rosé!" Rosie looked at Soyeon, "Thank you." The instructor hugged the idol.
"Of course unnie... you deserve it." The instructor smiled again and went to sit with her bridesmaids.
"Well well, Mr. Jerk! How'd you pull this off?" Lisa questioned Saul.
"We... We pulled it off." Saul emphasized the rangers.
"What's your angle?" Rosé asked Saul.
"I... want a dance." Saul left them to go over to the food. Rosé was as red as a tomato and the girls began to tease her.
And so the party began. Everyone was enjoying themselves, having a good time. And by nightfall, Saul was dancing with the girls on the dance floor. A rare sight but some of the other rangers joined in.
An even rarer sight... Rosé dancing with Saul. They had fun... almost like a couple would.
"Which leads me to my question? Are you actually licensed to marry people?" Anthony asked Mick who had arrived a bit later as a guest of Saul's.
"I don't know guys. I just followed the instructions that Neo gave me." Mick shrugged his shoulders.
"Messenger!" Sebastian called out.
"Yes." Neo appeared.
"Did you get Mick a license to marry people?"
"I don't know what you're talking about?" Neo feigned ignorance as he turned away.
"Maybe this certificate can help." Mick pulled out a piece of paper and showed it to the guys.
"Eh?!?!?" The guys let out. It was indeed an official license to legally wed people. The stamp and everything made it legit, as stated by Marco.
"So does that mean... Saul and..." Jason began.
"And Rosé are officially..." Roberto continued.
"Married!" The guys yelled simultaneously.
"Rejoice everyone! Rejoice! Ha ha ha ha!"
