Currently, Casey, Paul B, and Jason were in Jason's car driving to where Axis and Kizu were located. Casey and Paul B finished explaining what had previously happened to Jason when Jason said,"Wow, all that's happened to you guys and it's not even three o'clock. That's wicked cool."
"I know right and we're on our way to getting a full team.",Paul B said from the backseat with an enthusiastic smile.
"Even better!",Jason said with a smile.
Casey looked at both men then she asked,"How are you two so enthusiastic about any of this?!"
"Well it's not everyday you get to become a superhero.",Jason answered, keeping his eyes on the road.
"Plus we're making new friends, which is always good.",Paul B said. Casey thought about the two answers she received then said,"Okay while those are both decent reasons; I just don't think you guys are realizing how crazy this all is. Like, spirits becoming corrupted then changing people into monsters and us having spirits that give us suits and weapons isn't normal."
"Eh, I've never really been normal so I don't mind a little more weirdness.",Jason admitted whole heartedly.
"I always knew that there were things about our world that we couldn't really see. So me becoming a Phantomranger is just the next step in my own journey.''Paul B said with a confident smile. Casey nodded then she looked out the window while muttering,"How did I get these two as teammates? They're both treating this like it's nothing while I'm close to freaking out."
Meanwhile at a popcorn factory, Axis and Kizu were sweeping up some popcorn that had fallen from one of the machines. The two did their jobs until the foreman walked up to them and said,"Hey guys, take out the trash before it overflows again okay."
"Sure boss.",Axis said while pouring out his dustpan full of popcorn into a trashcan. Kizu nodded, then he did the same as Axis and emptied his dustpan into a trashcan.
Minutes later, Axis and Kizu were carrying some trash bags to a dumpster near the loading bay. Axis easily picked up bags two at a time and threw them into the dumpster. He then looked at Kizu to see him struggling to even carry one bag and dragging it across the floor. Axis picked up the bag for Kizu then said in a caring tone,"Let me take care of the heavy lifting. You just push the cans back in place."
Kizu nodded hesitantly then apologetically said,"Gomenei Axey-chan."
Axis threw a bag of trash into the dumpster then turned to Kizu,"Why are you apologizing?"
"Because you always have to lift stuff for me and I'm too weak to help you out.",Kizu explained in a saddened tone while looking down and twiddling his fingers. Kizu's head was then moved up so he and Axis' gazes met and Axis said,"Don't be sorry about that, I don't mind helping you and you're not weak. You may not have as much muscle as I do but you're not weak. Especially since you're the one who keeps me out of trouble."
Axis then went back to doing his job while Kizu stared at him, blushing and touching his chin. Kizu then shook his head before smiling and pushing a trash can over to Axis, who thanked him. The two then looked up as they heard someone tell them to go to the front desk. Axis and Kizu stopped what they were doing and made their way to the front desk to see Jason, Casey and Paul B standing there.
"Jason, why are you at our job?",Axis asked with a raised eyebrow.
"And who are these people with you?",Kizu asked, staying behind Axis as he looked at Paul B and Casey. Jason walked up to Axis and Kizu saying,"Hey guys, I got great news; I finally know why these devices appeared on our wrists."
Jason then motioned to Paul B and Casey,"Also the guy in the red is Paul B while the girl is Casey Daniels. They're our new teammates."
"Teammates?",Axis questioned.
"Yep, since you guys have Spirit Changers like the three of us; it means you're destined to fight Specters with us.",Paul B said with confidence while stepping up to be beside Jason. He then realized how tall Axis was and he said,"Whoa, you're really tall. I have to look up at you and I'm six feet even." with a friendly smile. Paul B then noticed Axis' mask,"What's with the mask by the way?"
"It hides my face.",Axis said plainly.
"I know that, but why are you wearing it?",Paul B asked with genuine curiosity.
"Because I don't like people seeing my face.",Axis responded. Paul B nodded then said,"I don't get it but everyone has their things and I don't judge."
Axis looked at Jason,"Explain."
"Okay so, you guys know how we all had those weird auras come off of us then these devices and our coins appeared right?"Jason began explaining. Axis and Kizu nodded in response then Jason continued,"Well apparently, that meant that we were meant to fight monsters called Specters along with Paul and Casey as the Spirit Sentai Phantomranger. Also we're the only ones who can see Specters before they completely take over someone."
Casey facepalmed then groaned,"That's probably one of the worst explanations I've ever heard."
"Okay, sounds reasonable.",Axis said nonchalantly, agreeing. Casey's jaw dropped then she walked up to the duo, pushing Paul B down in the process, saying,"You both are just accepting what he said like that?!"
"Jeison-san wa taitei sō iu koto o setsumei shite ite, narete imasu.",Kizu said while shrugging hesitantly.
"What did you just say?"Casey asked while looking at Jason. Jason shrugged, then he and Casey looked at Paul B as he said,"Hontōni? Sore wa watashi ga yoi rīdā ni naru tame ni nareru hitsuyō ga aru monodesu."
Casey and the others gave Paul B surprised looks while Jason said,"You speak Japanese?!"
Paul B nodded,"Yup, my family is originally from Japan but we moved here when I was about six."
Kizu smiled with excitement then he said,"Sugei."
"Huh, would've never guessed that about you Paul.",Jason said.
"I am a man of many surprises.",Paul B said with a confident smile. He then fist bumped Jason before shaking Axis and Kizu's hands. Casey just blinked several times then she put her fingers to her temple while saying,"Okay, I'm dead. I have died and I am dead. It's the only explanation for how weird this day has been."
"She seems a bit high strung.",Axis commented while looking at Casey. Kizu hit Axis in the stomach, not phasing the masked man, and said,"Axey-chan, don't say things like that."
"What? I'm just calling it how I see it.",Axis said while looking at Kizu. He then had something pop back into his memory and he looked at Paul B,"Hey, Paul was it; how would you know if someone is about to become a Specter or whatever you call it?"
"Oh that's easy. You'd see a gray aura coming off of them before it takes form and turns their skin to stone. Why do you ask?",Paul B said.
It was then that the quintet heard screaming coming from the back of the factory. They ran towards the screaming and stopped when they saw a Specter that was made out of wood and metal while having a hammerhead as its left hand and four blue eyes on its head which was the head of a sledgehammer. The Hammer Specter was attacking several employees then it smashed a conveyor belt and roared.
Axis and Kizu gained surprised expressions, Kizu gasping while Axis just had his eye widened.
"Welp, that's our cue,"Jason said as he, Paul B, and Casey took out their Phantom medals. They all readied their medals, with Paul B flipping his into the air while Jason threw his hand into the air, then they said,"Phantomise." while putting their medals into their Spirit Changers.
"AGNI, ELIZI, NJORD PHANTOMISE!"
RedPhantom, BluePhantom, and GreenPhantom readied themselves to fight, then GreenPhantom looked at Kizu when the pink haired man said,"Jason-san shrunk!"
"Yeah, I'm still getting used to this but don't worry I am still the same old Jason."
The three Phantomrangers ran in to fight the hammer specter when suddenly a platoon of husks appeared around it then charged at them. RedPhantom kicked a Husks in the chest then he summoned his bowblade and used it to cut down two Husks. BluePhantom jumped over a crate then she shot several Husks in the chest before she dodged a punch from one and kneed it in the stomach. GreenPhantom rode on his hoverboard, using it to hit a few Husks in the head before he jumped off it, punched a Husks in the chest, then landed on the board once more.
Axis and Kizu watched the Phantomrangers battle the Husks then Axis saw the hammer specter going towards his boss and a few of the employees. He gained a determined look then he said,"Kizu, let's get going."
"Eh?",Kizu asked while looking at Axis.
"We need to save our coworkers and if these things on our wrist help us to do that then we should do it.",Axis said with determination. Kizu looked at Axis then he nodded and moved to stand next to him. The two revealed their Phantom medals with Axis' having a yellow edge and a yellow lightning bolt in the center of it and Kizu's having a pink edge and a pink heart in the center of it.
"Phantomise.",Axis and Kizu said while putting their medals into their Spirit Changers.
"SHANGO, CIRCE! PHANTOMISE!"
Yellow aura came out of Axis, formed into a basilisk briefly then collided with him forming a black bodysuit onto his body. Along with the body suit was a pair of yellow boots that had a silver hem that stopped just below his knees, yellow gloves which had a black stripe on the wrist and stopped just above the elbow, a silver belt around the waist that had a yellow buckle, and on his torso over his bodysuit was a yellow tabard that had pointed shoulders. On Axis's head was a yellow helmet that had a black visor in the shape of what appeared to be a rectangular block that has two lines running down it parallel to a silver mouth plate, a set of spikes which look like scales in the center of the top of the helmet and a pair of horns that were on either side of the scaled spikes.
Pink aura came out of Kizu, formed into a rabbit briefly then collided with him forming a black bodysuit on his body. Along with the body suit was a pair of pink boots that had a silver hem that stopped just below his knees, pink gloves which had a black stripe on the wrist and stopped just above the elbow, a silver belt around the waist that had a pink buckle, and on his torso over his bodysuit was a pink tabard that had pointed shoulders. On Kizu's head was a pink helmet that had a black visor in the shape of wide cutsie babydoll eyes, a silver mouth plate and a pair of bunny ears on top of the helmet.
"(Creepy techno music) YELLOWPHANTOM, PINKPHANTOM READY!"
YellowPhantom and PinkPhantom looked themselves over briefly then they charged towards the Hammer Specter. Once close, YellowPhantom ran in front of the Hammer Specter blocking its hammer from hitting his boss and coworkers. PinkPhantom ran up to his boss and coworkers and told them to run before he helped them to the nearest exit while YellowPhantom began to fight the Hammer Specter.
Once everyone was evacuated, PinkPhantom turned his attention to the Hammer Specter to see it hit YellowPhantom in the chest, causing the large man to stagger backwards. PinkPhantom charged at the Hammer Specter and jumped up to attempt to kick it in the face. The Hammer Specter blocked the kick but was sent back by it. PinkPhantom landed near YellowPhantom then said with concern,"Are you okay Axey-chan?"
"Yeah.",YellowPhantom said while standing up straight and readying himself. It was then that RedPhantom, BluePhantom, and GreenPhantom regrouped with them. RedPhantom looked at YellowPhantom and PinkPhantom then he said with excitement,"Awesome! Now we have a full team and can do a proper roll call."
"We're really gonna do that every time we fight?"BluePhantom questioned, with some annoyance.
"Of course not, only when I'm really fired up."RedPhantom replied before he turned to the Hammer Specter, which was getting to its feet.
"The fiery spirit, RedPhantom."RedPhantom said.
"The calming spirit, BluePhantom."BluePhantom said.
"The animated spirit, GreenPhantom."GreenPhantom said.
"The reserved spirit, YellowPhantom.",YellowPhantom said.
"The joyful spirit, PinkPhantom.",PinkPhantom said.
"And we're the Spirit Sentai,"RedPhantom announced while pointing at himself with his thumb.
"Phantomranger.",The Phantomrangers said in unison while each posed. RedPhantom's pose being the same as when he was first introduced. BluePhantom's pose was that of elegance and her touching her chest.
GreenPhantom's pose was the same as when he was first introduced.
YellowPhantom's pose was simple with him just crossing his arms.
PinkPhantom's pose was him making a peace sign over the left side of his visor and putting his right hand on his hip.
The Phantomrangers then readied themselves as RedPhantom said,"Now let's put this specter to rest."
The Phantomrangers charged towards the Hammer Specter and began to fight it. As they fought the Hammer Specter, the Saw Specter appeared and slashed at them. YellowPhantom dodged two slashes from the Saw Specter then he said,"Where'd this one come from?"
"Uh, we were fighting it before we drove here and it disappeared suddenly.",GreenPhantom explained while riding his board around the Saw Specter. YellowPhantom nodded then he managed to land a punch on the Saw Specter's face causing it to go back several feet and crash into a nearby forklift. RedPhantom looked at the Saw Specter then he said,"I can deal with the Saw Specter by myself, you guys handle the Hammer Specter." before he charged at the Saw Specter.
BluePhantom kicked the Hammer Specter in the back then narrowly dodged a swing from its hammer before jumping back to avoid being hit by the hammer. GreenPhantom rammed his board into the Hammer Specter three times then he was hit off of it and went crashing into a bag of sugar. YellowPhantom had yellow aura come out of his hand and take form before it dissipated, revealing a yellow hilted sword with a segmented silver blade. PinkPhantom had pink aura come out of his hand and take form before it dissipated, revealing a pink staff that had a light blue orb on the top of it.
"SHOGOSWORD!"
"CIRCEWAND!"
"Tsue? Mahō wa tsukaemasu ka?"PinkPhantom said while looking at the staff in his hand, it being taller than him by an inch. (Translation: A wand? Can I use magic?)
"Guess so. Wonder why this sword's blade is like this though.",YellowPhantom said while examining his sword. He then blocked an attack from the Hammer Specter and blocked several more before the Specter was shot in the side by BluePhantom. He grunted in anger then he slashed at the specter causing his sword blade to stretch into a bladed whip that hit the Hammer Specter across the chest. YellowPhantom looked at his sword as it compacted itself again then said,"I'm going to enjoy this thing."
PinkPhantom used his staff to block a punch from the Hammer Specter then he fell to the ground to avoid being hit. GreenPhantom rode his board in and was hit off it once more by the Specter. PinkPhantom held his staff out while saying,"Tomare." causing a pink light to flash on the ball of the staff. GreenPhantom stopped mid air, then looked around before he fell to the ground with a thud. He then sat up and looked at PinkPhantom before saying,"Thanks for the save, Kizu." and giving a thumbs up. PinkPhantom nodded then he went back in to help fight the Hammer Specter.
The four Phantomrangers fought the Hammer Specter then YellowPhantom accidentally put his sword hilt to his Spirit Changer causing the sword to announce,"EXORCISE, SHOGO PURGE!"
YellowPhantom looked at the blade of his sword as it was engulfed in surging yellow energy then he charged at the Hammer Specter. He slashed the Specter twice then he turned his blade into its whip form and had it wrap around the Specter's torso. He then yanked it away, cutting the Specter in two before it exploded.
BluePhantom, GreenPhantom, and PinkPhantom regrouped with YellowPhantom with GreenPhantom saying,"Nice job Axe."
"Thanks, I did it by accident but thanks."YellowPhantom said while admiring the sword in his hand. PinkPhantom looked around and then he said,"Akai otoko wa doko?"
"What?"BluePhantom questioned.
"Kizu asked where that guy in red went.",YellowPhantom said.
"Yeah, where is Paul at?",GreenPhantom asked, now sitting atop his hoverboard.
Suddenly, RedPhantom and the Saw Specter came crashing through a wall that was behind the other four Phantomrangers, startling them. RedPhantom then narrowly dodged two slashes from the Saw Specter before he put his Spirit Changer to his bowblade and put the blade to the Specter's neck.
"EXORCISE, AGNI PURGE!"
RedPhantom then decapitated the Saw Specter and it exploded while he was thrown backwards. BluePhantom caught RedPhantom and both fell to the ground. The two sat up and RedPhantom looked at BluePhantom before saying,"Sorry 'bout that."
"It's fine, not like you were trying to land on me."BluePhantom said as she and RedPhantom stood up. The Phantomrangers turned back into their civilian forms and looked at one another before Paul B said,"Well, now we're all a team."
"A team that has no idea why we're doing all this.",Casey said while crossing her arms. She and the others then heard slow applause and looked towards a loading bay door to see a Caucasian male with brown hair that he kept in an unkempt style and a scruff beard standing there. This man currently wore a black sweater over a white shirt, blue jeans and black shoes. He also had sunglasses over his eyes.
This man continued clapping then he stopped and smiled at the group before saying in an English accent,"That was an amazing sight. You all will make great Phantomrangers."
"Who are you?",Paul B asked cautiously.
"Me? Oh I'm Benjamin Crane but I go by Ben. I'm the guy who's gonna answer your questions and help you all to become the best heroes you can be."The man now known as Ben said with a smirk while walking towards the group.
