At a mall, The Phantomrangers were entering the mall when Daggon ran ahead of the group and shouted,"What is this place?! It's so big?!"
"It's called a mall. This place is filled with stores where people go and hang out and buy stuff among other things.",Jason explained.
"Buy? What's that? Doesn't matter,"Daggon said while shaking his head. He then looked at Jason,"C'mon Brave Sun, we need to find the strongest people in these stores and beat them to rule this place. Ha ha ha ha!"
"No, Daggon we don't do that here.",Jason said while holding Daggon in place. Axis, Kizu, Paul B, and Casey stared at Daggon and Jason with disbelief then Paul B walked over to help Jason with wrangling Daggon. Casey sighed then she looked at both Axis and Kizu staring at Daggon then she asked,"How are you two doing?"
"I want to hurt this guy, badly.",Axis said in a perturbed tone.
Casey and Kizu immediately turned to Axis with surprised gazes on their faces. Axis looked at the two then said,"Don't act surprised. He annoys me and he made Kizu get embarrassed."
"You're really protective of Kizu, aren't you?",Casey said, glancing at Kizu while doing so.
"Yeah, I'm protective of all my friends.",Axis said.
"Maybe but you seem to be really protective of Kizu specifically.",Casey pointed out. Axis' eye widened and he quickly moved to where Jason and Paul B were, immediately grabbing Daggon by the back of the neck and keeping him back. Casey raised an eyebrow then she looked at Kizu, who looked at her with an inquisitive gaze.
"You realize that you can easily get with him right? It's obvious you both want each other.",Casey said.
"Eh?! Axey-chan would never be okay with doing that.",Kizu said while pushing some of his hair behind his ear.
"Not be okay with it? Kizu, in the few weeks I've known you and Axis, I've seen time and time again that he'd be more than willing to do that.",Casey said, shaking Kizu by his shoulders slightly while exaggerating her tone. She then stopped and fixed Kizu's hair while saying,"Get what I'm saying?"
Kizu nodded then he and Casey went with their friends and moved further through the mall. Unbeknownst to the Phantomrangers, Ginza and Kou were entering the mall with Kou looking fearful as she stood next to Ginza, who was entire head and chest taller than her. The two stopped near the entrance then Ginza said,"This place will do."
Ginza turned to Kou,"You shall make a Specter and engage the Phantomrangers along with it."
"Eh?! Shikashi, watashi wa fantomurenjā to tatakau koto wa dekimasen. Kore made sentō ni sanka shita koto ga arimasen.",Kou said, her tone sounding uneasy and nervous. (Translation: Eh?! But I can't fight the Phantomrangers, I've never been in combat before.)
"Then consider this a learning experience. You're the newest Daemon and need to prove yourself worthy of the title. I shall be keeping watch from afar.",Ginza said before he disappeared from sight. Kou had a worried look on her face as she moved further into the mall.
Around forty minutes later, The Phantomrangers were in a clothes store with Casey and Jason helping Daggon with trying on clothes. Daggon looked at the shirt he was wearing then he said,"Oi, girl, why did you put this on me?"
"Because you need to wear a shirt to just about everywhere you go in the city.",Casey said, sounding almost motherly while helping Daggon out of the shirt. Daggon shook his head once out of the shirt then he said,"I don't like them."
"Doesn't matter dude, you have to wear one.",Jason said, putting a hand on Daggon's shoulder.
"I am not dude, I am Daggon!",Daggon exclaimed.
"Dude is another way of saying man or friend.",Jason explained. Daggon nodded then he began sniffing the air, walking off towards the racks of clothes. Jason and Casey let out exasperated sighs then they went over to Paul B, Kizu, and Axis so the five could converse about Daggon.
Meanwhile, Daggon moved not too far from the others until he stopped and looked around while saying,"I smell a monster. Where is it?"
It was then that someone bumped into Daggon's back and he turned around to see Kou rubbing her forehead and saying,"Itei."
"What?",Daggon questioned, raising an eyebrow.
Kou looked up at Daggon and she gasped while saying,"Phantomranger."
Daggon tilted his head to the side then he sniffed Kou, causing her to look at him with confusion and caution. Daggon circled around Kou then he stopped in front of her and said,"You smell like a monster but you're pretty." while scratching his head.
Kou began to blush at Daggon's comment then she looked down while nervously saying,"Arigato."
"What are you saying? You talk like peach hair and I don't understand him.",Daggon said while crossing his arms. He then looked up to see the Phantomrangers coming towards him and Kou. Jason saw Kou then he said with urgency,"Daggon, get away from her!"
Daggon raised an eyebrow then he looked at Kou as she ran out of the store. He continued to have his confused expression even as the other Phantomrangers chased after Kou, handing him back his mask. Daggon put his mask on and followed the Phantomrangers.
Kou ran for a while then she stopped and tried to catch her breath before she summoned a horde of husks to her side. The Phantomrangers rounded a corner, saw the husks then Paul B said,"You were right Jason."
"What was Brave Sun right about?",Daggon asked.
"We'll tell you later.",Casey said as she and the others readied their Phantom medals.
"Phantomise!",The five phantomranger said while putting their phantom medals into their Spirit Changers.
"Beastialize.",Daggon said while putting his medal into his Beast Cycler and pulling the lever.
"RED, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW, PINKPHANTOM READY!"
"{Tribal rock music} HERE HE IS! NOW IT'S TIME! FOR THE PHANTOMCHIMERA TO SHINE!"
The Phantomrangers began fighting the Husks while civilians ran away. Kou stood at the back of the crowd, moving slowly away from the fight. She stopped when a hammer Specter appeared behind her and made its way towards the Phantomrangers.
RedPhantom punched two Husks then he gasped when the Hammer Specter charged at him and hit him in the chest. He dodged several attacks from the Hammer Specter then he summoned his AgniBowblade and blocked an attack from the Specter. BluePhantom saw this and she summoned her Elizitrigun and shot the Hammer Specter three times. This caused the Specter to turn to her and swing its hammer at her. RedPhantom and BluePhantom began fighting the hammer Specter.
YellowPhantom and GreenPhantom were dealing with the Husks along with PhantomChimera and PinkPhantom. PinkPhantom hit a husks twice with his staff then he was moved out of the way as PhantomChimera punched a Husk so hard it exploded into dust. PhantomChimera then summoned his Chimeracutters and he slashed three Husks before looking at YellowPhantom and saying,"Oi, one eye, why aren't you protecting your mate?"
YellowPhantom looked at PhantomChimera while using his Shogosword to slash a husk. He then extended his sword and used it to pierce two Husks that were charging at PinkPhantom. PhantomChimera chuckled excitedly then said,"That's good, one eye! You're being a great protector to your mate!"
PhantomChimera then summoned his Chimeracutters and charged into a group of Husks. PinkPhantom hit a husk in the head then he looked at YellowPhantom, who cut down two Husks before saying,"That guy annoys me."
"Shikashi, you are protecting me.",PinkPhantom pointed out.
"Of course I am. I'd never just leave you to get hurt, even if you can take care of yourself.",YellowPhantom said in a caring tone. PinkPhantom became frazzled and enamored with his body language showing it. PhantomChimera and GreenPhantom went past the two with GreenPhantom saying,"I'm proud of you guys!"
RedPhantom and BluePhantom fought the Hammer Specter together and they were pushed back by an attack. BluePhantom readied her gun while saying,"Is it just me or is this one way stronger than the last few ones we've fought?"
"I didn't want to say anything about it but yeah.",RedPhantom said while readying his bowblade. GreenPhantom rode his Njordboard into the Hammer Specter's head then he said,"C'mon guys, let's take this thing down."
"Ha ha ha ha! I like you more and more, Brave Sun! Let's rampage!",PhantomChimera said with his crazed cackle before he and GreenPhantom charged at the Specter. GreenPhantom dodged several attacks from the Specter then he rammed his board into the Specter twice before flying away. PhantomChimera slashed the Specter twice then he wrapped the chain of his Chimeracutters around the Hammer Specter's neck and tossed it over his shoulder.
PhantomChimera then grabbed the Specter out of the air and brought it down onto his knee, causing it to roar in pain. PhantomChimera chuckled, then he kicked the Specter forward while saying,"Oi, Vault Key, finish this monster with your mate."
"We're not, oh whatever.",BluePhantom said as she and RedPhantom readied their finishers.
"AGNI, ELIZI PURGE!"
RedPhantom shot a barrage of red energy arrows at the Hammer Specter while BluePhantom shot a large blue energy blade at the Specter. Both hitting it and sending it through a fountain. RedPhantom and BluePhantom looked at the Specter while GreenPhantom, YellowPhantom, PinkPhantom and PhantomChimera regrouped with them.
"Jeez this is a tough Specter.",GreenPhantom commented.
It was then that The hammer Specter crumbled into ash, leaving behind only a hammer where it was. The Phantomrangers, save for PhantomChimera, were surprised by this with PinkPhantom saying,"It didn't explode?"
"And it was a hammer and not a person?",YellowPhantom questioned.
"That's a first, even for me.",RedPhantom said, completely stunned by what he saw. PhantomChimera tilted his head in confusion then he looked to his left to see Kou staring at the hammer, her face showing fear. He ran towards Kou and she ran away from him, until she ran into a dead-end near a fire escape. PhantomChimera ran up to Kou then said,"Oi, stop running from me and tell me your name."
Kou stayed silent, being fearfully puzzled by what PhantomChimera said. PhantomChimera walked up to Kou while saying,"Oi, tell me your name. I want to know it!"
PhantomChimera was then punched in the chest and sent backwards by Ginza. He flipped to his feet then said,"Oh, you're a strong monster. Ha ha ha ha!" with crazed excitement.
"Move along, beast.",Ginza said in a commanding tone while grabbing Kou by her arm.
"Oi, let that person go! Fight me blue man!",PhantomChimera shouted while charging at Ginza. Ginza and Kou disappeared from where they stood, causing PhantomChimera to tumble forward when he tried to hit Ginza. He got to his feet and looked around erratically before yelling angrily and punching a hole into a nearby wall.
Jason and the others ran into view and Jason said,"There you are. Daggon, why'd you go over here?"
"Brave Sun, I saw another monster. It was smelled really strong and was a blue man.",PhantomChimera said with his crazed excitement while reverting into Daggon.
"A blue man that was a Specter?",Jason questioned.
Daggon nodded,"Yeah, he took that person that ran away from me. The pretty one."
Jason's eyes widened then said,"Oh that's not good."
"Why?",Daggon asked.
"That person that ran away from you is one of the Daemons.",Paul B said, his face showing concern.
"Daemon? Bah! Don't care about that stuff, Vault key, I need to find that blue man and fight him! Ha ha ha ha!",Daggon said before running away from the Phantomrangers, cackling crazily as he did so. All of the Phantomrangers had confused and concerned expressions on their faces after hearing what Daggon said.
