At the cocktail lounge, Ginza and Kou appeared with Ginza tossing Kou to the ground. He looked down at Kou then crossed his arms while saying,"Why did you not engage the Phantomrangers?"
"PhantomChimera ni wa odoroitashi, tettai suru no ga ichibanda to omotta.",Kou fearfully said. (Translation: I was surprised by PhantomChimera and saw it best to retreat.)
"What about after you had summoned the Husks or I had sent in a Specter?"Ginza's eyes began glowing. Kou stayed silent, looking away from Ginza and backing away slowly. Ginza's eyes stopped glowing and he scoffed before saying,"Leave."
Kou nodded then she ran out of the cocktail lounge as fast as she could. Ginza glanced at the door then he looked towards the bar as Corvus came down and entered it. Corvus looked up at Ginza then said,"Oh, wasn't expecting you to be here. What can I do for you Ginza?"
"You're knowledgeable in many forms of spells and potions correct?",Ginza asked bluntly.
"Well, I'd like to think of myself as somewhat of a connoisseur of the mystic arts. Why do you ask?",Corvus raised an eyebrow while having red outlined black energy float off his hand. Ginza stepped closer to Corvus and began explaining to him what he needed.
Three days later at Ben's house, Paul B and Casey were talking to Ben while Jason, Kizu and Axis trained in the backyard. Ben had a thoughtful expression on his face as he said,"Daggon interacted with a Daemon and he called them pretty. I never thought I'd hear something like that."
"Eh, considering how he's a jungle man I'm surprised he hadn't said anything like that sooner.",Casey commented while shrugging, causing Paul B to look at her with confusion.
"Getting past that, from what you told me, it sounds as though the Daemon Daggon had interacted with was afraid of you all. Which is quite odd considering how powerful one Daemon can be.",Ben said while scratching his chin.
Paul B sighed then asked,"What do you think we should do?"
"I think you should try to find this Daemon and talk with them. This could be a possible opportunity to make an ally.",Ben answered. Paul B and Casey nodded as they were going out to where the others were but stopped when Ben asked them,"Oh by the way, where's Daggon?"
Paul B and Casey's expressions became embarrassed as they turned to Ben and in unison said,"We lost him."
"You lost Daggon?",Ben questioned, genuinely perplexed by what he just heard. Paul B and Casey nodded while jittering nervously.
In the city, Daggon was sleeping in a tree when he was jolted awake by an acorn falling on his chest. He sat up then looked around and scratched his chest. He stretched, then he began sniffing the air and he looked towards a nearby bench to see Kou sitting there with her head in her hands.
Kou sighed sadly then she jumped in surprise when Daggon landed on the ground beside her. Daggon moved in front of Kou then he pointed at her while saying,"It is you. From the big building brave sun took me."
Kou gasped and she was about to run but Daggon stopped her and said,"Wait, I have uh… what's that word brave sun said? Don't care, I have stuff I wanna know!"
Kou stayed silent, cautiously looking Daggon up and down. Daggon was about to speak but then he noticed something and tilted his head to the side before putting his hands on Kou's chest. Kou blushed intensely then she slapped Daggon so hard his mask came off and he spun around. He stopped spinning, being almost unphased by the slap, and said,"You're a girl."
"Of course I'm a girl, you idiot!",Kou retorted, revealing a heavy accent in her voice, before placing both of her hands over her mouth.
Daggon immediately faced Kou and said,"You can speak normally."
Kou stammered, then she sighed before saying,"Yes, I can speak English."
"Good, now I can understand what you're saying.",Daggon said while smirk. He then picked up his mask while saying,"I am Daggon."
"My name is Kou.",Kou reluctantly said.
Daggon nodded, then he said,"Why do you smell like a monster?"
"Because I'm a Daemon, haven't your comrades told you about us?",Kou asked.
"Daemon? What's that? Is it what that blue man is?",Daggon asked with excitement while moving closer to Kou. Kou backed away slightly, being shorter than Daggon with her head stopping at his chest.
"Blue man, you mean Ginza? Yes he's a Daemon too."
Daggon chuckled crazily then he said,"I want to fight him, bring him here."
Kou shook her head, a fearful look coming onto her face, then she looked down. Daggon tilted his head to the side while asking,"What's wrong with you?"
"I can't summon Ginza, he's much more powerful than me and he scares me.",Kou said, clutching her arms. Daggon noticed that Kou was trembling and he raised an eyebrow. He then put his mask on his head before taking Kou by her hand and saying,"Come."
"Eh?",Kou questioned, while looking up at Daggon. She then almost stumbled as Daggon began walking, keeping a tight grip on her hand. Kou tried to pry Daggon off of her hand even saying,"Let me go."
"No.",Daggon blurted out, glancing back at Kou briefly. Kou stopped trying to pry off Daggon's hand and she followed him, being somewhat calm around the masked man.
Back with the Phantomrangers, The five were now in the city looking for Daggon. Jason looked around then yelled Daggon's name getting no response while Kizu and Axis looked in an alley way. Casey and Paul B looked around then Casey said,"How is he so good at not being found?"
"He did grow up in a jungle. He probably got very good at hiding to stay safe.",Paul B said while putting his hands in his pockets.
"You're still talking about the guy who shouts to the top of his lungs every five minutes, right?",Axis commented, which earned him a slap to his arm from Kizu.
"C'mon guys, Daggon isn't that bad. Okay, he isn't as bad as you're making him out to be.",Jason said, starting to walk further down the street. Paul B and the others followed Jason, not knowing that Xiya was following them.
Back with Daggon, he and Kou were now walking through a forest with his grip on Kou's hand not loosening up. Kou looked around then asked,"Why are we in a forest?"
"I am helping.",Daggon bluntly said.
"Helping?",Kou questioned, just as she and Daggon stopped at a small clearing. Daggon let go of Kou and said,"Stay." before he went towards a tree and effortlessly scaled it. He then jumped down from the tree, holding an apple and he handed it to Kou while saying,"Here."
Kou took the apple hesitantly then said,"Thank you, why are you giving me this apple?"
"Because it is food and food helps when I am sad. So does fighting, but you are too pretty to fight.",Daggon said confidently.
Kou blushed then she looked down while saying,"Thank you."
Daggon lifted Kou's head then he said,"No looking down. You speak while looking at me."
Kou chuckled then said,"You have that mask on so I can't really do that."
Daggon took off his mask and smiled confidently. This caused Kou to giggle before she asked,"Why are you being so nice to me?"
Daggon thought about it then he said,"Because, you are sad and need to be happy."
"But I'm still a Daemon and you're a Phantomranger.",Kou said.
"Don't care, you are very pretty and need to be happy. Plus you're a monster but you are not like the other monsters. You are… what's that word that Brave Sun told me?"
"Different?"
"Yeah, different. You are different and I am different too, so we are friends.",Daggon explained before cackling crazily. Kou giggled from this, then she hesitated before saying,"Daggon-san, can I take you somewhere? Not today, because I have to get back to the other Daemons but maybe tomorrow?"
Daggon nodded with a smile then he put his mask on and said,"I will like that. You can take me to a new place and I can conquer it. Ha ha ha ha!"
Kou giggled at Daggon's outburst then she said with a smile,"Then I will see you tomorrow."
Daggon nodded before his Beast Cycler went off with Jason's voice saying,"Daggon, where are you?"
"Brave Sun? Why are you in my Beast Cycler?",Daggon questioned.
"I'm not in your Beast Cycler, I'm talking to you through it. Get to the city because a Specter has appeared.",Jason said with urgency.
"A monster?! Ha ha ha ha! I will come and kill it!",Daggon excitedly said. He looked at Kou and he waved her goodbye before running at top speed out of the forest. Kou retained a small smile then she looked at the apple Daggon gave her and she giggled.
In the city, The Phantomrangers were fighting a Specter that was a muscular humanoid goat along with some Husks. RedPhantom and YellowPhantom cut down several Husks while GreenPhantom and PinkPhantom helped BluePhantom with the goat specter. GreenPhantom dodged a punch from the Specter then he narrowly jumped over a punch while screaming. PinkPhantom hit the Specter with his Circestaff before he blocked a kick that sent him back a few feet. BluePhantom shot the Specter three times then she ran over to PinkPhantom and helped him up.
GreenPhantom regrouped with the rest of the Phantomrangers as the Specter neared them along with more Husks. All of the Phantomrangers readied their weapons but then they heard excited cackling and looked up just Daggon jumped over them and drop kicked the Specter in the face, making it stumble backwards.
Daggon jumped to his feet then he began fighting Husks while still cackling crazily. He then picked up a Husk and spun it around, using it to destroy the remaining Husks. Daggon then stopped and chuckled excitedly before saying,"Ha ha ha ha, no monster can stand up to me!"
The Phantomrangers moved up to Daggon with GreenPhantom saying,"Where've you been buddy?"
"I was helping a new friend. Now let's rampage!",Daggon said while putting his medal into his Beast Cycler.
"HERE HE IS! NOW IT'S TIME! FOR THE PHANTOMCHIMERA TO SHINE!"
PhantomChimera chuckled excitedly while changing to his gorilla mode and charging at the goat Specter. GreenPhantom followed PhantomChimera along with everyone else.
The Specter threw a punch at PhantomChimera but its punch was blocked and it was punched in the abdomen. PhantomChimera punched the Specter three more times then he jumped back to avoid being hit. GreenPhantom flew around the Specter on his Njordboard, causing it to swipe its hands at him randomly. GreenPhantom did a handstand on his board while taunting the Specter then he flew away as BluePhantom and PinkPhantom shot it many times.
YellowPhantom and RedPhantom charged in and slashed the Specter three times then they kicked it in the chest causing it to stumble back then fall to one knee.
"Now we can finish this thing.",RedPhantom said.
"Oi! I kill this monster, Vault Key!",PhantomChimera yelled while pushing RedPhantom to the side.
Suddenly, the goat Specter turned into a ball of magenta colored energy and flew away from where it was. PhantomChimera saw this and he let out an angered roar before he reverted into Daggon and said,"I will not lose another kill! Oi, get back here monster!" while chasing after the energy ball.
GreenPhantom was going to chase after Daggon but YellowPhantom stopped him and said,"I think it's best if we leave Daggon to his devices for now."
"Why do you say that?",GreenPhantom asked.
"Do you want to get between him and a monster?",BluePhantom questioned rather sassily.
GreenPhantom thought about it then he shook his head. The Phantomrangers then returned to their civilian forms and left the area.
That night at an apartment complex, Kou was in her apartment reading and thinking about her day with Daggon when she heard screaming. She went outside onto her balcony and looked down at the sidewalk to see Daggon looking around and angrily shouting into the sky.
Kou gained a small smile then she called out to Daggon,"Daggon-san."
Daggon heard Kou and looked up at her and he waved. Kou smiled then she told Daggon to come over and he did so, surprising her when he jumped over her complexes fence and scaled the building to her third floor apartment. Daggon jumped onto Kou's balcony and Kou smiled while leading him inside, making him take off his sandals.
Daggon looked around Kou's apartment and he said with awe,"Is this your cave?"
"If by cave you mean my home then yes it is.",Kou said while she and Daggon sat on her couch. Daggon looked around then felt the couch and chuckled,"This is very soft."
Kou chuckled, then she asked,"Daggon-san, why did you call my apartment a cave? Haven't you been in one before?"
Daggon shook his head,"I grew up in a jungle and only came to this place… what's that word for a long time?"
"A month?",Kou added.
"Yeah, a month.",Daggon said while pointing.
Kou nodded, gaining a contemplative look,"So you've only known the Phantomrangers for a few days?"
Daggon nodded in response,"I met them when a monster had trapped me and them in it."
Kou gained an astonished look then she said,"That explains why you seem to do what you want and not listen to the red one but, how can you speak if you grew up in a jungle?"
Daggon became silent then he took off his mask and held it, his face being saddened,"A nice lady found me in the jungle when I was a boy. She taught me how to speak and made me this mask. She said she wanted me to live with her but she died and I stayed in the jungle until some men found me and forced me to come here."
Kou stared at Daggon, an image of herself holding an injured old man in her arms coming into her head, and she put a hand on his shoulder, causing him to look at her. Kou smiled warmly at Daggon then said,"I think that lady would like that you still have the mask she made you and that you're helping people."
Daggon chuckled, then he and Kou continued talking, enjoying each other's presence and even holding hands several times.
