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Xross Red: Katharine "Kathy" Ravens.
Xross Gold: Jasiri Rebecca "JR" Watson.
Xross Blue: Victor "Vic" Everest.
Xross Green: Kairi Nakamura.
Xross Yellow: Hayden Shaw.
=XROSSFROCE=
It was now the weekend as JR woke up and sighed coming downstairs and saw that her whole family was their for once. She really loved them, but it was hard for many of them to be together.
Both of her parents had rather high paying and high up jobs with where they worked so it wasn't often she saw them at home. Her oldest brother Andrew was 24, and was by far her favorite sibling. Even though he had a job, and a wife he always made time to visit home and spend time with JR.
Andrew looked over grinning "Hey twerp what's going on?" He joked and JR smirks rolling her eyes as she came down yawning, but it quickly became a laugh.
Her oldest sister Ginger who looked like a mature version of JR had hit him on top of the head with a spatula "Andrew don't be rude. We rarely get together like this, and by all honesty you should be at your own home tending to your expecting wife." Ginger criticized as Andrew gave a sheepish smile.
Jason her second oldest brother rolled his eyes as he sat down to eat "You two seriously going at it again? Can't we have a normal family gathering without you two trying to tear the other's throat out?" He asked.
The next to wake up and come downstairs were the twins Serena and Steven which were having one of there normal sibling arguments "I'm telling you as the older twin cleaning the restroom is your responsibility." Steven said.
Serena rolled her eyes "We've been over this. I'm the older twin, and you just don't want to be late to your silly video game tournament Steven. Mom gave you the job so you need to do it." She said.
Steven huffs "And you just don't want to get your polished nails wet." He says.
"No! Unlike you I've done my chores as per requested, and I always end up doing yours because your so lazy." Serena argued black.
There was an annoyed groan as the final of the six siblings woke up and JR went to grab her breakfast "Hey what's up?" The voice of JR's least favorite sister Angelica spoke up.
JR passed her by with a bowl of cereal in hand, but failed to notice Angelica stick her foot out and she tripped falling on the ground sending cereal in every which direction as Angelica grinned "Got watch where your going Klutziri." She says and chuckles.
JR gets up gritting her teeth as Andrew glared "Angelica..." He warned sternly.
Angelica put on her fake smile "What? I didn't do anything. Jasiri simply tripped." She said.
Andrew's glare hardened and he passes by her as he helped JR up "Go get changed. I'll fix you up something." he says shooting his second youngest sister a cold look.
JR sighs and nods walking up to her room "Not even awake a half hour, and day is already ruined by Angelica. Of damn course it is." she thought muttering to herself as she headed up.
As she did though she couldn't help wondering why Angelica changed "Why? Why is she so mean and cruel now? Angelica use to be so nice and kind that Angel was her nickname." JR thought to herself and went into her room to change.
Meanwhile at the Everest household in Walkerton Vic was working on another model with a bit of frustration. It was common that on most weekends that the siblings headed home to Walkerton to spend time with family and friends from town. It was enjoyable as Vic got to spend time with his comic/manga buddies, and Victoria spent time working on her project still at their home.
"So many decals." He muttered as the doorbell rang.
It rang again and Victoria ran by him to open it, and Victoria let out a small sound of surprise "Oh good morning Kathy. I didn't know you did delivery's." Victoria said as Vic glanced up from his model and saw Kathy was there with a few boxes.
"Well a girl's got to earn her keep. I need to make money somehow so I picked up a job as a delivery girl." Kathy said.
"I see. So I'm guessing these are for my brother?" She asked.
Kathy nodded as Vic returned to working on his model "Yep. Your brother must have some money to burn with all these packages he's ordered." She says handing Victoria a clipboard to sign.
Victoria signs it, and then digs into her purse giving Kathy some money "Here. Call it compensation for all the packages you had to carry." She spoke.
"Thanks Victoria. Well I better get going. More packages to deliver before my shift ends, and I got to get it done." Kathy says and leaves as Victoria closes the door, and picks up the five or so packages taking them to the table setting them down.
Vic looked over to her "You know Kathy?" he asked.
Victoria nods "Yeah I met her yesterday, and she's a pretty cool girl. How do you know her?" Victoria asked.
"Oh umm...she knows Kairi, and I know Kairi so she introduced us to each other." Vic said rubbing his head before returning the focus to his model.
Victoria raised an eyebrow "Since when were you friends with Kairi Nakamura?" She then asked.
Vic winced and glanced up "That's not really any of your concern sis. I'm allowed to have secrets aren't I?" He asked as Victoria sighed.
"I'm just concerned. That's all Vic." She replied.
Vic huffed "Yeah well you can take your concern and find someone else who needs it. I'm fine sis." He said as Victoria sighed again.
"You say that, but I find that hard to believe." She says arms crossed as Vic shoots her a glare.
"How about you go work on that project of yours Victoria? Let me do my thing, and you do yours. Leave me be." He snapped and Victoria just shoots him a glare before walking outside and slamming the door behind her.
Vic winced and shook his head "I shouldn't have said that." He muttered before continuing on with his model.
As Kathy returned to Aibo city on her bright red dirt bike she heard the sound of police sirens, and she had to stop as someone jumped the fence crossing in front of her. It was Hayden, and from the looks of it he had been up to his usual tricks of street art, and had gotten caught.
"Oh hey Kathy. Mind if I catch a ride?" He asked, and before she could reply he pushed her back and got on the dirt bike taking off with her on it.
"Hey!" Kathy shouts annoyed as the further they went the more they deviated from her route.
After a half hour, and crossing over half of Aibo city they finally eluded the cops to which Hayden finally stopped.
He looked back and got off letting out a sigh "Phew that was close. Thanks for the ride Kat..." He started, but was interrupted as Kathy slugged him, and he saw she looked extremely agitated.
"What the heck was that?!" She shouted at him
"Uhh...I was running from the cops." He stated as Kathy was shaking in rage.
"Oh, and you figured that using my baby was a good idea?" She said.
Hayden rolled his eyes "Oh come on. They're not going to know it's you." He said, and almost instantly he was slapped hard by Kathy.
Kathy rubbed her head eyes closed "Your an idiot. I use my baby here for my delivery job, and one of the many places I've delivered to was the ACPD which happens more often than you think." She said, and Hayden shrugs.
"So. It's not that big of a deal." he said and Kathy grit her teeth.
"Not that big...are you blind?! They know my bike, and as I put up little resistance because of my surprise they'll think I'm an accomplice to your actions!" she shouts throwing her hands up in the air in annoyance.
"They can and will call my job, and my boss will have my head not to mention my job!" She continued.
Hayden rubs his head "Oops?" He states.
"Oops? Oops! That's all you can..." She started before her phone rang and she looks at the number and groans picking it up.
"Hey boss..." She muttered, and Hayden took this opportunity to escape while he could.
Across town leaving the school was Kairi who had woken up earlier, and had found Kathy's note telling her about her job. Kairi had a bunch of books in her arms that she had finished reading some time back, and today there was a book drive going on.
As she was leaving someone shouted her name, and she turned seeing Neil running up to her "Oh good morning Neil-san." Kairi spoke.
"Morning Kairi. Umm...do you mind if I join you?" He asked and Kairi nods as they both walk out.
"So why did you want to come with me?" Kairi asked.
"Well...I know I should be helping Van, but I just wanted some time. Miss Judith is helping Van out with some projects." He said.
"Involving the Drives right?" Kairi asked and he nods.
"Yep. Besides the Xross Burner we're making more gear powered by drives." He said and Kairi nods.
"What about the Emblem that was suppose to be in the park?" She asked and Neil rubbed his head before glancing around.
"I know Van told me not to say anything yet, but apparently the signal was and wasn't coming from the park. It was coming from the sewer tunnels running beneath Aibo City." He said as Kairi looked at him in surprise.
"Why did he ask you not to tell us?" She asked concerned.
Neil rubbed his head "Well umm...because he wanted Kathy to gain a chance to adjust to the team, and he discovered it's not just an Emblem under there." He said as Kairi's eyes widen.
"What else is under there?" She asked.
"He thinks there's a Xross Flag hidden with the Emblem, but he's not sure which one." He said as Kairi was surprised to hear this.
"There's more Xross Flags? Why is this the first I'm hearing about it?" She asked.
"I was surprised to, but apparently their are more." Neil told her as they got to the bookstore that was holding the book donation.
She walked in and dropped them off, but didn't leave before picking up a new book for herself Neil beside her silent the whole time. Both of them were thinking the same thing as they left, and started heading towards the direction of the park.
"Do you...think we could find it?" She asked, and Neil bit his lip nervous.
"Yes, but I don't think it's a good idea to look for it on your own." Neil told her as they found a manhole, and Kairi lifts the cover.
"Really. It's not a good idea." he says to her.
"I...I'm just going on ahead. Can you please get the others?" She asked before going into the sewer tunnels.
Neil sighs, and teleports himself to H3.
=XROSSFORCE=
Neil arrived at H3, and he saw that the mentors, JR, and Vic were standing in place as a ticked off looking Kathy was shouting at a nervous looking Hayden.
"And I had to beg, beg for them to not fire me! Now I'm doing community service, and since packages were damaged it's coming out of my pay Hayden!" She finished shouting as she was now huffing.
Neil walked over and leaned towards Vic "What happened?" He asked.
"Hayden ran from the police, hopped a ride on Kathy's dirt bike which was recognized, and nearly lost her job because of him." Vic whispered.
"Oh..." Neil replied before walking towards Van.
This snapped him out of his stupor as Neil taps his shoulder "Umm...we may have a problem Mr. Mikado sir." He said.
Van looks to him, and he sighs "Please tell me you didn't do what I think you did." he states as Neil sighed.
"I'm sorry. I didn't think she'd go after them." Neil apologized.
This snapped the rest out of their stupor as they looked over "Who went after what?" JR asked arms crossed.
Van sat down "Well as you know the park has been attacked multiple times now because the Hundred Demons believe an Emblem is there. Turns out I was both right and wrong." He said as he brought up his scan of the park.
"One of the many sewer tunnels that run in the city are beneath the park, so I believe we've been looking in the wrong place. Not only that though, but I also found this." He says, and tapping a few buttons a powerful gray signal and a symbol on the screen.
"A Xross Flag?" Judith asked, and Van nods.
"It belongs to the Ancient World." He told them all then points to their morphers.
"You see me and Judith considered that their may be more than the Xross Flags you have out their. Especially with our past lives. So your morphers were made to handle them." Neil added on.
Hayden rasied an eyebrow "Let me guess there's a but?" He asked.
"Yeah. You see because of how quick the Hundred Demons surfaced we weren't able to fully integrate the use of all possible flags into the morphers." Neil told them.
JR glanced to her disguised morpher "So these are pretty much prototypes?" she asked.
"Yes, and it will be a little bit before the real Xross Morphers are finalized." Neil told them as each understood this.
Kathy glanced around and finally noticed who was missing "Kairi isn't here." She said as she glanced towards Neil who nods.
"She went after the Emblem, and the Xross Flag. I told her she shouldn't go alone, but she said she was going on ahead. Asked me to get you all." Neil said as Kathy groaned.
It was then the alarm went off, and displayed that their was a monster in the sewers "Oh that is bad timing." Hayden says as Kathy switched her morpher to standby mode.
"Kairi! Kairi can you hear me?" She called out, but all she got was static, and she glanced to Van and Judith.
"The signal must be getting scrambled from the tunnels." Judith says as Van mentally adds that to his checklist of things to make sure the finalized morphers can handle. Last thing they needed was a repeat of this scenario.
Kathy grit her teeth "Come on everyone. We're heading into the sewers." She said.
JR steps up "Hold it! Don't you think we should figure out where the monster is first? The Emblem and Flag are pretty important." She said.
Kathy looked to her "Shouldn't we find Kairi first though? We'll be stronger if we got the full team." Kathy said to her.
"Kairi can take care of herself. If they get the Emblem, and the Xross Flag who knows what they can do with them." JR states as Kathy glares.
"Sure that's true, but what if the monster finds Kairi first? She'll be at a huge disadvantage without us." Kathy argued.
Hayden rolled his eyes "Kairi is much stronger than she looks, and it's as JR said she can take care of herself." Hayden said.
"I hate to say it, but their both right. We need to find those first before the demons do." Vic said to her as Kathy's hands were clenched into fists.
"This is stupid! She is our teammate, and we should be looking for her instead of debating if we should be doing so!" Kathy shouted at them and turns.
"You know what fine! Follow JR's lead. I'm looking for Kairi." She then added on and teleports out.
The rest prepared to do so, but a glance towards Van who let out a sigh stopped them. They all thought they were doing the right thing, and Kairi would agree with them...right?
=XROSSFORCE=
In the sewer tunnels of Aibo Kairi wandered as she was looking about for anything "This place is like an underground city. A stinky one." She muttered.
In the shadows Kairi was being watched by a demonic looking ninja in purple and blue armor with a shogun style helmet. He had three blades sheathed on his side as his demonic red eyes looked at the girl.
"Lady Amaterasu...to think I'd see one from my old home here." The ninja said as he followed after as he'd believe it would help him complete his own mission.
Kairi walked about exploring the tunnels as it was literally like an underground city. There was stairs going up, and bridges connecting sections. She'd even gotten to areas that were somewhat more clean, and she mentally was mapping out her way to the park underground.
"Okay. Umm...this way." She says to herself as she kept on going not knowing she was being followed.
Further back in the sewers Kathy was following a shoe trail "From the design, and lightness of the step...yep this is Kairi's." She muttered and followed after the trail in a hurry.
Though Kathy was fuming to herself "How can they possibly abandon Kairi?" She muttered to herself and stopped a moment to check the trail.
She bit her lip as she kept going "And why is it I'm the only one that seems to care? I mean the Emblem and the Flag are important, but if we lose Kairi...I-I don't think I could keep doing this. We don't sacrifice our teammates...our friends for the sake of the mission." She thought to herself.
In another part of the sewers the three were together as JR was muttering to herself before glancing to the guys "Any luck yet?" she asked.
Both shake there heads "No such things JR. It's hard to tell if there's anything." Vic said as he was growing concerned for Kairi as well more so now thinking back on Kathy's outburst.
Hayden glanced over seeing Vic's worry and sighed "Hey JR. Maybe we should split up and look for them. The more looking the better. I mean we are in the general area both are suppose to be in." Hayden suggested.
"Fine, but if you find anything shout." JR said, and they split up to begin their search for the item's and in Vic's case to try and help find Kairi.
Vic walked off, and heard the sound of footsteps as he grew nervous yet much to his surprise coming around the corner was Kathy who when saw him scowled.
"W-Wait up Kathy!" he called out and ran after her grabbing her shoulder which she brushes off and looks to him with a glare.
"What do you want? Aren't you more worried about completing the mission?" She asked him and Vic winced.
"I...I thought about your outburst back there." He started.
Kathy raised an eyebrow "And?" She asked arms crossed.
He sighed "You were right back there. Kairi is important, and I don't think she'd agree with what most of us decided. I...I just went with it because well..." He started as he rubbed his shoulder.
"Because your use to JR taking lead and giving the directions." Kathy stated and he nods.
Kathy sighed "Look I'm not JR, and while she has experience this was a bit of a lapse in judgement. I'm not doing this to go against JR's decision or to assert myself as leader. I'm simply doing this because Kairi is out there, and she needs us." Kathy told him.
"Y-Yeah, and I want to help. So please let me join you?" Vic asked, and Kathy grins slapping his back.
"Alright, but here's hoping you can keep up." She said then returns her look to the ground as she picked up her pace a little bit Vic right behind her.
Vic kept up as he glanced at the ground unsure what Kathy was looking at "Kairi's footprints. She's a really like walker, but I can make out the print of her shoe." Kathy tells him which was a bit of a surprise.
"How did you know?" He asked, and was pretty sure Kathy just rolled her eyes though couldn't tell being behind her.
"As your worried about Kairi you'd want to know how I'm tracking her. Your a pretty simple guy Vic." Kathy replied to him.
Vic went to reply when there was a loud yell that echoed through the tunnels which they all recognized "Kairi." Kathy muttered and broke into a run as did Vic as they headed for the sound of the yell.
=XROSSFORCE=
Kairi dodged the golden blade as she gripped her shoulder with one hand, and clenched in the other is the Emblem and the flag "Hand over the items Lady Amaterasu, and no more harm shall come to you." The ninja spoke.
Kairi grit her teeth in pain "N-No! You won't lay your hands on these Zeon!" She said then realized she had called the ninja by his name, and she knew it was his name.
"Ahh...Even if your new self doesn't remember your soul does." Zeon says red eyes glowing, and Kairi pocketed the items.
Zeon swung his blade at her, and she just barely manages to roll away hissing a bit in pain as she puts a hand on her shoulder again applying pressure to try and stop or slow the bleeding.
Zeon swung again, but this time it meet another blade as a morphed Kathy and Vic arrived and Kathy was using her blade to block.
"Blue get Green out of here and attend to her now!" Kathy instructed as Vic nods picking Kairi up, and getting away from the battle.
Once away Vic cancelled his morph as he set Kairi down "Hey. You alright?" Vic asked then mentally cursed himself asking that as he saw the blood.
"Z-Zeon just got the jump on me. That's all." Kairi said.
"Zeon? If that's his name how do you know it Kairi?" Vic asked.
Kairi looks down "I-I think he use to belong to Katana World. I...Amaterasu knew him." Kairi spoke as she closed her eyes still images of events seeming to come to her.
"He betrayed Katana World alongside others, and joined the Hundred Demons Army." She continued on as Vic ripped a part of his shirt and wrapped it around her shoulder tying it, and it was then that JR and Hayden caught up.
Seeing Kairi hurt actually made JR's stomach turn as Hayden knelled down and was trying to help comfort her.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have gone in alone." Kairi says as Hayden shakes his head.
"No you shouldn't have. Though we were a bit in the wrong. You just rest up here." Hayden says getting up and heads towards the sound of the battle as does JR who remains silent.
"B-But I can help still!" Kairi said trying to get up, but Vic keeps her down.
"Just rest Kairi. We got this." Vic said and took off. Kairi sighs leaning against the wall as she looked at the new flag.
"This is my fault. Yet they won't let me make it right. Hurt or not I need to help." She muttered as suddenly her Xross Morpher started beeping catching her attention as it went out of disguise form and into standby.
++SYNCHRONIZATION STANDBY!++
There was a hum and then another much calmer beep.
++SYNCHRONIZATION COMPLETE!++
++COMMENCING MORPHER UPDATE!++
Her morpher flashed blinding her momentarily, and when she recovered she saw that it hadn't changed at all. Yet she felt something was different about it.
She got up and looked at the Xross Flag she was still holding before nodding to herself "Got to give it a try." She told herself as she headed for the battle as she clicks the morpher open and sets both cards in before closing it.
++MULTI-XROSS LOCK!++
"Xross Up!" Kairi says as she was engulfed in green energy turning into her green ranger form.
At the ongoing battle the four were experiencing trouble as Zeon was overwhelming them with his three blade style, and he knocked away every shot from them.
Zeon blocked with one blade as Kathy and JR swung their weapons at him, and used his second blade to swat Hayden away while he reflected Vic's shot away with the third.
The four back off, but didn't have time to brace themselves as Zeon crossed his arms bringing the two blades level with the one which he held by the hilt in his mouth. He then swung his blades all at once sending a harsh gust of wind in all directions scattering the rangers as some hit the wall or were flung into the water.
Kathy got out of the water and with a battle cry she charged back in swinging the blade as she tried to push him back. Yet he caught her in her swinging striking Kathy twice across the chest and she stumbled back.
"How you holding up Red?" JR asked as she came in and kicked at Zeon, but the ninja jumped away.
"Trying what I can Gold." She replied cursing herself as she was acting like a rookie again. She had forgotten for a moment that she was the red, and that she was the leader so she needed to start acting like one soon.
Out of the corner of her helmet's visor she saw someone coming in, and having an idea who she cursed under her breath. Though she also saw it as an opportunity to try and get an edge on Zeon she whispered to JR what to do.
Reluctant JR nods ready as she started firing multiple blasts from her staff at Zeon who kept blocking them. Vic joined in recovering from being temporary stunned from being knocked into the wall.
It was proving no problem to Zeon, and he clicked some kind of switch on his blade which absorbed the attack and the other shots. Zeon then clicked it again, and returned all the absorbed power from the blasters right back at them in the form of a wide crimson wave of energy.
They each were hit except Hayden who closed in and took a chance landing a few blows before he was slashed across the helmet. Hayden stumbled back as the girls quickly caught him.
Zeon prepared to attack again as his golden blades gained a golden glow, but was stopped as he was attacked from behind by a blast knocking him down.
Zeon turned and saw that the green ranger who had her bell in blaster mode, but with a quick twirl she switched it to spear/staff form. She charged Zeon and spun the weapon hitting a sword before she jabs the blunt end forward hitting Zeon in the stomach as he got up.
"Gah! Well it seems you still have some bite Lady Amaterasu, but it won't help you." He spoke.
"It will, and I have more than just a little bite." Kairi said as she switched her weapon back to blaster mode. She had then tapped her morpher's side as it opened up, and the top lite up in a dark gray color.
"Xross Swap!" She called out before closing it.
[Morphing Sequence]
Kairi's green suit and helmet vanished leaving her in the skin tight black bodysuit though a few seconds later the symbol of Ancient World which was a bronze shield with a black dinosaur head face forward appeared on her chest. On her arms a set of gray gloves going past her wrists materialized held in place by gold x shaped rings, and gray boots with the same x shaped ring. Her helmet appeared which was a light gray, and had a large spiked horn on the forehead with a zig zagging visor going across it. Going down the arms, legs, and sides of her body was a light gray diamond pattern. In her hand appeared an elaborate red and gold short axe with a long gold chain that has a small spiked ball on the end of it.
[Morphing Sequence End]
Kairi twirled the chain till most of it was wrapped around her wrist securing her grip on the axe.
"S-She just changed." Vic said surprised as under his helmet Hayden grins.
Kairi looked to the rest then to Zeon "Let the Games Begin." Kairi said and then charged forward swinging her axe to which he blocked.
Kairi began spinning the chain off her arm and flung it and the spike ball at Zeon to which it wrapped around one of the swords. Kairi and Zeon pulled hard trying to drag the other towards them. Though in the end Kairi got the advantage and pulled the sword out of his grip.
"Yes!" Kairi muttered to herself and unfurled the whole chain swinging it right at Zeon and it wrapped around him.
"Gah!"
"Someone please finish him off!" Kairi called out as Hayden gets in position.
++FINAL PHASE!++
Hayden pulled his fist back before throwing it forward "Top Fist Punishment!" The larger energy fist made contact with Zeon, and punched right through him as he chain rattled to the ground.
"Winner: Us!" Kairi declared and then winced knowing she'd need treatment upon returning to H3.
=XROSSFORCE=
"That's two Emblems now." Van said as he put the two into some book before storing it away in the map console.
As for Kairi she was being treated in one of the other rooms while a chunk of the rest were in the command room. Though Kathy had left saying she had to do something related to her job, and none had questioned her. Especially Hayden for fear of his life, but before she left she had given Van the Legend World Emblem she had saved a while back.
"Is Kairi going to be okay?" JR asked worried.
Judith looked to her "She'll be fine, but it could have been worse." She said getting up and sighed.
"Look I know your all still getting use to Kathy, but JR you'll have to learn to step down now. You aren't in charge now. Kathy has to come into her own as a leader." She said.
JR grit her teeth "I lead just fine though! Why should I have to step down when the others are already more use to me?" She says and Judith sighed.
"The weight of being a leader is a lot tougher than you think. You've done great JR, but being the leader was never your true role." Judith told her.
JR glared "Then what is my role?" she asked.
"That's not for me to figure out JR. That's yours. You'll figure it out eventually." Judith said and left to go check on Kairi.
Her talk though made them each wonder though just what there role was to the team.
That's it for Episode 8 of this, and my longest chapter to date with this series from how it looks now. Though it was extremely enjoyable, and the count now is 2 to 0 in terms of Emblems retrieved on both sides. We also got a brand new Xross Flag as Kairi gained the usage of the Ancient World Xross Flag, and the Xross Gray ranger powers/form. We also got a peek in a number of the rangers lives, and saw more of a few's extracurricular activates or job in the case of Kathy. Well I think that's enough for now so now until the next time this has been your friendly fanfiction author decode9!