The Phantomrangers were now in Ben's kitchen while Daggon sat next to Kou, holding her hand as she slept. Axis glanced at Kou then he looked at the others and said,"So this chick isn't a Daemon anymore?"

"That's what Ben says.",Casey sighed.

"Demo, supekutā wa ningen ni modorenai to omotta?",Kizu asked. (Translation: But, I thought Specters couldn't be changed back into humans?)

"From what I know they can't, but that seems to be the case for this woman.",Ben said. All five of the Phantomrangers gained thoughtful looks as Ben said,"Whoever did this, had to be exceptionally powerful."

"Like another Daemon?",Jason commented.

"Why would a Daemon do this to one of their own though?",Casey asked while scratching her head.

"That's what you all need to find out.",Ben said. The Phantomrangers nodded then they all went to the backyard to begin training.

Meanwhile, Daggon held Kou's hand and looked at her with caring eyes. Kou began to wake up and Daggon smiled happily. Kou looked around and whispered,"Where are we?"

"We are at the elders cave.",Daggon said, retaining his smile.

Kou nodded then she weakly sat up, needing Daggon's help, before saying,"How did we get here?"

"I brought you here, when me and Brave Sun found you.",Daggon explained.

"Found me?",Kou questioned, slowly beginning to remember what happened to her. "Xiya, did Xiya follow us?"

"Huh, who's that?",Daggon asked.

"She's one of the Daemons. She, Corvus and Ginza… they…",Kou said, looking at her hands. She then had a tear come down her face as she said,"They took my powers."

Daggon became angered then he said,"I'll kill them. I'll kill them for making you sad!"

Daggon went to stand but Kou grabbed his hand then said,"No, don't go looking for them."

Daggon grumbled, then he sat back down and said,"Only because you said that."

Kou gained a small smile then she tried to stand but Daggon immediately stood up and picked Kou up bridal style. She looked him in the eyes and said,"I can walk Daggon-san."

"No, I will help you and get you back to your cave.",Daggon said, leaving no room for interpretation. Kou blushed but nodded then she put her arms around Daggon's neck as he began walking to the door. Ben walked up to the two then said,"I can drive you to where you need to go, if you'd like me to."

Kou nodded, then she said,"Arigato."

Ben nodded then he got his car keys and Daggon's mask, leading Daggon and Kou to his garage.


At the cocktail lounge, Corvus turned to Xiya and said with surprise,"She was picked up by two Phantomrangers?"

"Yep, I know one of them was the newest one but the other one is unknown to me.",Xiya said, taking a swig of whiskey.

Corvus let out a huff,"This is rather surprising. To think that Kou would be associated with the Phantomrangers is quite the revelation. Especially given how antisocial she seemed to be."

"I know right. But, this gives me more reason to take her out.",Xiya said evilly.

Corvus raised an eyebrow at Xiya then said,"You can be very vindictive and malicious, you know."

"I know and I thank you for the compliment.",Xiya said, smiling proudly.


In the city, The Phantomrangers were looking around for whoever hurt Kou. Axis sighed then asked,"Anyone else kinda weary about this whole situation?"

"I am, but Daggon's never showed that much care for anyone,"Jason said.

"I get that but, this chick is or was a Daemon. For all we know this could be a part of some plan to get close to us before picking us off one by one.",Axis said.

"Axey-chan does have a point. How do we know that this woman isn't playing Daggon and us?",Kizu said.

"We don't know, but we're not just going to leave her high and dry just because we're all hesitant to trust her. Plus, Daggon cares about her and he's our comrade and friend. We owe it to him to at least look into this.",Paul B said with conviction. Axis and Kizu nodded, continuing to follow Paul B, Casey and Jason.

Ginza watched the Phantomrangers from a rooftop and he held a kitchen knife in his hand. He transferred some blue aura into the knife before tossing it behind him, causing the knife to change into a knife Specter.

"Fight the Phantomrangers.",Ginza commanded. The Knife Specter bowed then jumped off the building.


Back with Daggon, Ben had driven Daggon and Kou to Kou's apartment complex then left once the two were out of his car. Daggon climbed the stairs to Kou's apartment then he put her on her feet but kept his hands on her waist as she got out her keys.

Kou opened the door and went into her apartment while Daggon stayed outside. He turned to leave but Kou said,"No, please stay."

Daggon turned back to Kou and entered her apartment. The two took off their footwear then Daggon helped Kou to her couch and sat next to her. Kou sighed then she said,"Thank you, Daggon-san."

Daggon nodded, then he put his arm around Kou and she put her head on Daggon's chest. Daggon looked at Kou then asked,"Why can't I go hurt those monsters that hurt you?"

"Because, I don't want you getting hurt.",Kou said, hugging Daggon from the side.

Daggon's eyes widened then he said,"Why?"

"Because I care about you.",Kou said before leaning up and kissing Daggon's cheek. Daggon looked at Kou then he leaned in and kissed her softly, with Kou returning it. The two pulled away from one another then Daggon said,"What was that?"

"That was a kiss, you do it with the person you care about a lot or like a lot.",Kou said, a smile growing on her face. Daggon nodded, then he kissed Kou again and the two briefly made out. They then pulled away from each other and smiled.

Suddenly, Daggon's hand began radiating orange, navy blue, and cyan aura from his hand and he looked down to see a phantom medal appear in it, this one having a kanji in the middle of it that was colored orange, navy blue, and cyan.

"Another circle thingy?",Daggon said while raising an eyebrow while examining the medal.

Kou took the medal, having an intrigued look on her face then she said,"This has the kanji for Chimera on it."

"That's what that symbol is?",Daggon asked, to which Kou nodded in response. She then looked at Daggon and said,"I can teach you to read if want."

Daggon thought about it and hesitantly nodded. Kou smiled then she and Daggon cuddled while sitting in a comfortable silence.


In the city, The Phantomrangers were fighting the Knife Specter while also helping civilians out a boutique. GreenPhantom and BluePhantom attacked the Specter while YellowPhantom and PinkPhantom escorted people outside. RedPhantom helped a manager to get outside then he shot a few energy arrows at the Knife Specter's chest, causing it to stumble back.

RedPhantom charged at the Specter and slashed it twice before he dropped to the ground, allowing GreenPhantom and YellowPhantom to punch it in the chest. BluePhantom and PinkPhantom then shot the Specter five times each making it go sailing backwards into a register.

The Phantomrangers regrouped with GreenPhantom saying,"Woo! The teamwork is on point today!" excitedly.

"Dude, when have you, me and Kizu not been on point with teamwork.",YellowPhantom joked before he and GreenPhantom fist bumped.

"You guys can joke later, deal with the monster now.",BluePhantom commanded, causing YellowPhantom and GreenPhantom to jump slightly.

It was then that Ginza sped into the boutique, hitting all of the Phantomrangers rapidly and causing them to revert to their civilian forms. All of the Phantomrangers fell to the ground with Kizu saying,"Nani datte?" (Translation: What was that?)

Ginza stepped in view and he looked down at the Phantomrangers before walking over to the knife Specter and making it change into a ball of blue energy. He picked up the blue ball then glanced back at the Phantomrangers before opening a portal and stepping through it.

Paul B quickly got up and ran at Ginza but once he was close, Ginza had already entered the portal and it disappeared. Paul B stumbled forward then he stomped his foot in frustration before saying,"Crap, he got away."

"Yeah, but have any of us ever seen him before?",Axis asked, helping Casey, Jason, and Kizu to stand up.

"I think we'd remember seeing a shirtless blue guy that one shot us, Axis.",Casey remarked while holding her shoulder. Paul B raked his hand through his hair then he thought about the other day and asked,"Didn't Daggon say something about seeing a blue guy at the mall?"

Jason thought about it then said,"Yeah he did… and he is currently with a former Daemon that may actually know who that is."

Casey smiled,"That's right, we can ask that girl who the blue guy is and maybe get some more info on the Daemons from her."

"Demo, should we really be asking her anything? She looked pretty weak last we saw her and we don't know if we can trust her.",Kizu said with some fear.

"That's a good point.",Jason said while pointing to Kizu.

"It is, but we need to know more about the Daemon especially since it seems like the Specters are getting stronger while we're just mulling about.",Paul B said while crossing his arms. "If that woman has info on them, we need to know it."

The Phantomrangers all nodded, then Kizu said,"Can we at least wait before we do so? She was so weak and she probably isn't going to be able to do much for a while."

Paul B sighed then he nodded while he and the others left the boutique.


At the cocktail lounge, Ginza stepped out of a portal then said,"Xiya, hand me the Specter you made."

Xiya raised an eyebrow while giving Ginza a magenta colored energy ball. Ginza took the energy ball then he went over to a table and put both his and Xiya's on it. He then began chanting in an unknown language while having his hands over both energy balls.

Xiya walked over to Ginza and asked,"What are you doing?"

"Experimenting.",Ginza bluntly said, not paying too much attention to Xiya. Xiya continued to have a confused look but then she saw the energy balls combining and she stepped back with a cautious look on her face.