I don't own Power Rangers or Future Card Buddyfight as they are the property of Toei and Bushiroad respectively. The OC's belong to LovingGinger30, ThePurpleArcher24, Stormasius, RedRanger2.3, Mike singh, and me. New chapter initalizing...and it's set! Let's Make It Showy!
Xross Red: Katharine "Kathy" Ravens.
Xross Gold: Jasiri Rebecca "JR" Watson.
Xross Blue: Victor "Vic" Everest.
Xross Green: Kairi Nakamura.
Xross Yellow: Hayden Shaw.
=XROSSFORCE=
At a certain unknown location the five generals were gathered together to discuss there current situation "As it stands right now our enemies have gathered two of the twenty-one Emblems, and they have another Flag fighting under their banner." Gratos said, and the others were silent.
One of the figures hummed "Gratos if I may I might have a solution to this problem. Years ago the Rouge Cache was lost." They spoke, and all twitched each angered at that lost.
The Rouge Cache was meant to be there ultimate weapon to use against the worlds. They had gathered and drained the power of many powerful groups, and even contributed their power to create special weapons. They intended to use those weapons alongside what tech they had gathered from the worlds to create warriors to serve under their control.
This plan never came to fruition though as the Cache was lost prior to the final battle the survivors had with Yamigedo. At the time the five generals had also left shifting form, and replaced five powerful creatures belong to the alien Link Joker Armada taking on their powers.
"We know just how powerful rangers can be. Some more than others right Gratos?" One states and Gratos huffed as he wouldn't forget his time as Oksizz anytime soon, but he also felt a problem yet shook his head casting it aside.
"I may have had trouble, but I see the idea. We must reclaim the Rouge Cache, but what leads you to believe it is hidden here on this planet?" Gratos asked the figure.
"It's quite simple really. The Xross Flags are here, the Emblems are here, and the source of whatever created the Emblems came from here. Our Rouge Cache must be here." The figure stated, and the others agreed.
There was a female laugh "My my aren't we quite the cliche?" A seductive female voice spoke, and a figure came jumping down from the ceiling.
When the figure came into the light it was revealed that the figure was a ranger of some kind, and was distinctly female. She appeared to be rather small being only around 5'2" with feminine figure that is still developing despite the mature age she likely was, and while she seemed petite she gave off a dangerous aura.
She wore a full black bodysuit like the rest of the rangers. Adorning her chest and backside was armor designed to look like a tan dragon skull the horns being a silver sticking out from the sides curling upwards, and has green jewels for eyes on the skull. On her shoulders was think skull like guards, and she wore deep red gloves with braces that look like they were designed from bone, and deep red and black high heeled boots with bone like guards on the front of it. Her helmet was pitch black with a crimson diamond shaped visor and horns that curled out. She also had a bone like skirt around her waist.
"A ranger!" Gratos and the figures exclaimed ready to fight, but the female held up her hand.
"I come in peace you fools. Then again peace is a relative term as I do know some of you recall me." She spoke, and looked to Gratos.
"It's been a long time Gratos. Last I recall we clashed, and I had injured you before Gargantua Dragon saved you during the Lost War." She spoke, and Gratos froze as memories struck him.
The Lost War was a long time before he had betrayed his homeworld joining the Hundred Demons Army. He had fought valiantly, but was injured after a battle with...
"Vanity. It has been...some time." Gratos spoke as the rest of the general's hid there own shock/surprise that this ranger was in fact Vanity's reincarnation.
"I'm glad you remember, but more so surprised to have learned you decided to aide Yamigedo." Vanity spoke her voice even yet have a hint of playfulness to it.
"I don't need to explain myself to you Vanity. Now what is it that your doing here?!" He demanded the other generals remaining silent.
Vanity laughed "Oh come now Gratos I heard what you were discussing. I believe I could be of some aid to your cause." She spoke and chuckles.
"Because I know the precise area your precious Rouge Cache is." Vanity added on.
Gratos just looked at her unsure "What is in it for you Vanity? You wouldn't help us for free." Gratos spoke.
Vanity stepped forward her movements soft, but still a sense of danger to it "That is true Gratos I don't do things without payment. I am a deity, and I only ask this..." She started as her hands curled into fists.
"Where is he Gratos? Where is the reincarnation of Gargantua Dragon?" Vanity asked her tone filled with hate for her mortal enemy.
=XROSSFORCE=
The rangers were at Hangar 3 along with Neil, Judith, and Van having gathered them together to check on the rangers. Van wanted to check and see if any of them had yet to regain any important memories from their previous life.
"Why are we doing this again? I mean if we recalled something then wouldn't we have told you?" Hayden told him as Van, and Judith were setting up a strange TV looking machine hooked up to a helmet.
"Yes you would have, but if these memories are coming back through you subconscious then you may not recall them. That's why we're using this machine." He explained.
Judith sighed as she was unsure how it worked "That's it. Time to bring in some expert help." Judith muttered bringing out her phone muttering to herself the whole time.
The group looked at one another, and Kathy sighed "Van I get what it is your wanting to do, but umm...maybe testing this gear without getting the okay is a bad idea? Let's wait on whoever Judith is calling then once they adjust it we try it." She suggested.
Judith got off the phone a smile on her face "She'll be here in less than a minute. Just have to grab her tools." Judith said confusing most, but Kathy caught on and couldn't help herself and smiled widely.
The rest noticed this as JR raised an eyebrow "Someone you know leader?" She asked a sarcastic tone to her voice as thier was a flash of purple light, and Judith sighed.
"Actually I'd say we know each other really well." A female voice sounding a bit like Judith says, and the group turns Kathy running forward hugging the young woman.
The young woman was 19 and bore an extremely similar resemblance to Judith yet she was incredibly beautiful having a defined semi athletic feminine figure to her. Her reddish brown hair went to the middle of her back and blue green eyes. She wore a purple shirt with black, green, and yellow lines running down and across it, black pants with purple lines running down the sides, and similar sneakers. In her hair she wore a small red spherical hair clip.
The rest stared seeing Kathy hugging someone as the purple clad young woman laughs a bit patting the girls back "Hey it's good to see you Kathy." She says and Judith comes over joining in on the hug.
"Glad you could make it sis. We'd probably be in a real pickle if you couldn't." Judith says as the two break the hug.
"Uhh..okay who is she?" Vic asked voicing everyone's question as to Hayden something about her was familiar yet he couldn't recall it just yet.
The two turn "Everyone this is Francesca Donaldson. My twin sister." Judith says with a grin.
She rolled her eyes "Just call me Frankie though. Francesca is to much of a mouthful for most everyone." Frankie told them as Hayden's eyes widen a memory flashed to him, but in it he saw a red Universe ranger.
Kathy smirked "She's also the Purple Universe Ranger so she's a fellow teammate of mine." Kathy told them as the group nod in understanding as Judith pulled her over to Van's contraption.
Frankie looked it over and blinked "Wow. Looks like something out of a Disney movie." She says looking it over with a critical eye.
Van whistles as Frankie looked at him "...Watching that particular one inspired you didn't it?" Frankie asked and he rubbed his head.
"...Maybe." Was all he replied as Frankie grabbed her tools starting to get to work on it with Kathy, Judith, and Neil's aid on it they soon modified the whole thing.
The main console with the TV was much more sleek instead of block like and the wires were all inside of it. The helmet was now instead a headset with a green visor on it as well as had everything installed to scan for the subconscious memories.
"There we go. Should be able to handle the job much better than your old design." Frankie tells Van.
"Thanks. So umm...I take it your going to hang around?" He asked and Frankie nods.
"Need to make sure this works without any kind of issues. Don't need it microwaving anyone's brains like yours would have." She says, and Kathy smirked rolling her eyes.
"Of course you'd say that." Kathy says nudging Frankie, and it was then that JR recalled the delivery from a while back.
JR took the message out of her pocket and read it over again "Sorry for the inconvenience about having these brought to you. Hopefully these will be able to help you as well as the rest of your 'special team'. Hope to meet you all some time along with seeing one of your mentors again.
Sincerly, F.D."
"F.D...F.D.!" She states and looks to Frankie and Frankie smirked and chuckles.
"Yep. The one that sent you the drives was me." Frankie admitted.
"How did you get a hold of the drives in the first place? Cray Corp isn't exactly handing stuff out like candy, and they've yet to actually release anything outside of a few small gadgets." Vic asked her as Kathy resisted the urge to laugh.
"Let's just say she has some connections, and leave it at that." Kathy told them.
Frankie ruffled the red clad teen's head and steps forward "Okay who's first?" She asked them, and shrugging Hayden went first.
He put on the headset visor combo as seconds later he felt his head buzzing then it stopped. Nothing showed up on screen and Van sighed signaling it was okay to take it off.
In turn each one of them including Van, Neil, and even Judith tried it on yet got nothing except a few vague memories of when Van was originally Drum. Van sighed and looked to Frankie "Are you sure this thing is working?" He asked.
Frankie raised an eyebrow "Of course it's working. I fine tuned your design, and made it much more functional." She said.
"Then how come it hasn't shown us anything?" Van asked and Frankie raised an eyebrow.
"I think that's fairly obvious. Maybe no memories of any of their past lives have come back. Not even subconsciously. Sure we saw some of yours as Drum, but nothing really important." Frankie told him.
Van sighs "I see. Well I guess I was hoping for to much." He said unintentionally making the group feel bad.
"We know that it at least works Van. No need to be so down about what happened." Judith said and he nods.
"Thanks for the help anyways Frankie." Van said to her and she shrugged.
"It's no problem. Glad I could be of some help." She spoke, and it was then that the alarm went off and the table lit.
Judith ran over to the main console, and Van along with the rangers as well Frankie went towards the table to see where the attack was happening.
"Looks like they're deep underground. Possibly back in the sewers, and heading deeper." Judith informed them.
Hayden cracked his knuckles "Well then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" He says and JR rolled her eyes.
"Calm it down Hayden. Don't need to just rush in." JR told him as they all prepared themselves.
Kairi herself just in case grabbed the Ancient World Xross Flag to bring along with her "Never know when we might need the extra firepower." She told them, and the group agreed.
"When we get underground I suggest we stick together to track them. We'll split up only if need be." Kathy suggested.
Frankie put a hand on her shoulder "Well since I'm here I guess I'll come along as well. You might need the extra set of eyes, and I got a few things that'll help." Frankie said.
Vic shrugged "I don't see why not. I mean we could use all the help that we could possibly get." He says, and they all teleport out of H3.
=XROSSFORCE=
In the sewers Vanity lead a group of Myriads and a new kind of minion. They were mechanical while being humanoid in design their bodies being primarily black and grey with streaks of red and gold. The helmets were rather sleek being primarily gold and black with small spherical indents in the helmet. The stylized 100 was on the chest in red.
"Myriads spread out and find any tunnels that go deeper. Millions search the area for anything hidden by construction." Vanity ordered, and the two sets of minions moved out given their orders.
"If this will draw out Gargantua Dragon then I have no qualms about doing this." Vanity thought.
"S-Stop it. P-Please just stop." Another female voice said in Vanity's head and she snorts.
"Oh it's you. You are weak for my reincarnation. I am simply doing what's suppose to be done. Now...stay down!" Vanity thought focusing and their was a mental scream as the other presence was pushed down deep till Vanity couldn't feel or hear her mentally.
"Much better." She muttered, and hearing someone coming Vanity hide herself in the shadows and tapped the side of her helmet making her visor go black.
The six came into view and glanced about "Well this is one of the deepest parts of the Aibo's sewers. Not to mention it stinks." Vic says as Kairi and Kathy hold their noses.
"Okay. I suggest we..." JR started before Hayden raised an eyebrow as if reminding her about something as JR grits her teeth looking to Kathy.
"I'll just wait to see what our leader suggests." She corrected herself and Kathy sighed as she was still getting use to the fact she was the leader of the team.
Thinking quick she glanced about "Well if there is anything related to the Hundred Demons we'll probably find some Myriads, a monster, both, or even something else related down here doing something." Kathy said calm rubbing her chin.
"So umm...maybe we should break into groups of two? Then start searching ourselves?" She suggested as JR raised an eyebrow.
"I thought you said we'd only do that if we have to." JR says and Kathy bit her inner lip collecting herself as it wouldn't help anyone to get annoyed with the gold clad girl.
"Well we have to in this case. We meet back up here in a half hour." Kathy told her, and the groups split as Kathy was with Frankie, Hayden and JR were a pair, leaving Kairi and Vic together as the final group as they split to check things out.
Vanity came out of her hiding place, and tapped her helmet the red visor lighting up again "So they know we're here." Vanity states and hums before getting an idea grabbing the device on her belt that let her command the minions.
"Myriads, Millions stick to the shadows and stay out of the rangers way. They'll lead us to what we're looking for." Vanity instructed before following after Kathy and Frankie.
"Looks like what they said was true. We meet once again Gargantua Dragon." She thought as she prepared herself to attack them at just the right time.
Frankie and Kathy were searching as the younger teen let out a sigh "Penny for your thoughts?" Frankie asked.
Kathy glances to her "Nah. I'm good Frankie." She says waving her off.
Frankie raised an eyebrow "Really? Because seems like to me you do got something bothering you. My guess has to do with goldie." She states.
Kathy groaned "Is it really that obvious?" She asked.
"About as obvious as a blue card in a deck of red cards." Frankie replied.
Kathy picked up a stone and threw it into the water "I just...don't feel comfortable Frankie. I'm leading a team now, and I just...I don't think I'm cut out for it. I mean things were a mess when I lead after Nora became Vogue." Kathy says to her and Frankie winced as she knew what she meant.
Having two sets of memories it was often easy to find the differences to certain events. After Nora had become Vogue, and Kathy having to take charge being the second senior member of the team things had been hard for her. Kathy didn't sleep some days, and she took the rescue failing pretty hard blaming everything on herself. Frankie recalled just how much the whole team and a few others had been her rock during those hard times.
"After Nora came back Kathy started changing before our eyes. It was like that event caused some kind of awakening in her." Frankie thought as that had been one fact that hadn't changed no matter which Kathy she thought of.
Frankie gives a gentle slap to her back "Hey don't worry about it. I mean you'll figure out on your own how to be a leader." She says with a grin nudging the younger girl who returns the grin then laughs.
"Yeah I guess your right." She says and shakes her head.
"For a moment their felt like I was thirteen again with how I was talking." Kathy then added on laughing a bit at herself before taking in a breath and lets it out.
"Alright let's get back to this Frankie." She said, and Frankie ruffles her hair.
"Morgana would be so proud of how far she's come." Frankie thought.
A loud explosion sounded and shakes the underground sewer system to which the girls rushed towards were the sound came from and morphed.
In another part of the sewers was Vic and Kairi both were silent as they glanced about.
"So...see anything?" Vic asked, and Kairi shakes her head yet shivers.
Vic noticed this and raised an eyebrow "Okay while I know you don't see anything something is certainly up." Vic commented.
"I am just getting this feeling. There's something...dark here." Kairi commented as Vic raised an eyebrow wondering what she meant.
Kairi sighed "Ever since that battle against Zeon I think I've had...well to put it simple a awakening. I think I have some of the powers I possesed in my old life." She spoke and Vic hummed.
"Well I can't say that your wrong. I mean I've a lot stronger, and got a whole lot more stamina ever since our battle with Greed. I think I'm gaining some of Vantage's attributes." Vic said as he wondered what is possibly happening with the others if they've experinced an awakening.
"Though I'm worried about JR-chan. Ever since Kathy-chan has joined she's been snappy. Which I don't understand." Kairi said concerned.
Vic shrugged "Must just be a her thing. I mean Kathy seems really cool, and well you know her." He pointed out.
"Yes, but we mainly knew each other when I went to Sol Academy. Though I never got to know her that well. She was always surrounded by friends and her sister." Kairi said as Vic was surprised to hear this.
"Kathy has a sister? She's never mentioned anything about having one." Vic stated as Kairi bite her lip.
"She does. Her name is Morgana. Though as I said I'm worried that JR-chan is confused and unsure of her role on the team." Kairi commented to him.
Vic nodded in understanding as the two continued on their ways. It was then they heard a loud explosion, and the ground shakes.
"That came from..." Vic started, and both starting running as they took a turn and headed towards the sound morphing as they did so.
=XROSSFORCE=
Meanwhile in a deep tunnel Hayden and JR were battling as they had stumbled upon the Millions blasting open a tunnel that had shaken the whole underground.
Both were morphed as JR bashed her winged staff/cane over the head of a Million and Hayden bashed a few away.
"Well not everyday you see a tunnel like this hidden." Hayden says before signaling JR to duck and he punches one of the new foot soldiers.
"Or seeing a new group of minions." JR muttered as the two went back to back and the glance at one another.
"On the count of three we make a break for the tunnel. I bet their's something in their they want." Hayden suggested and JR nods.
"The rest should catch up soon." JR agreed, and both attacked creating a hole to which they rushed into the new tunnel, and ran until they were far enough away.
They turned and heard the sounds of a fight going on, and both sigh as it was pretty evident the rest of the team had caught up. Seconds later Kathy caught up to them huffing, and while it couldn't be seen JR was pretty sure that Kathy was grinning under her helmet.
"So I take it you two have met the new minions?" She asked.
"Yep. They're certainly something. So everyone else holding them off?" Hayden asked.
"Yeah, and Frankie to." Kathy said.
"Instead of talking we should get going. The quicker we find whatever is in here the quicker we can get out." JR insisted.
Kathy sighed "Cool your jets JR. Yeah let's get going, but keep your guard up." She told JR, and the three swiftly headed down the tunnels.
They eventually arrived at a large open rounded underground area. On the walls many different symbols were carved as each even spotted the different symbols belonging to the various parallel worlds. In the center was a raised stone platform with a rather small treasure chest on it.
JR saw it and started walking forward "That must be what they're after." She says.
Kathy grabbed her shoulder "Wait. I don't like this JR." She says and JR rolled her eyes under her helmet and pushed her hand off.
"Don't go overreacting. No one is coming, and nothing is obviously here." She says and proceeds to the pedastal and grabs it.
She then turns around brandishing the box like a prize "See. Everything is..." She started, and Kathy moved hearing a click and blocked a blast of sickly green energy with the punisher.
"What the!" Hayden says and looks around a female laugh is heard.
"Well well well. Brawlzeus, Gavriel, and Gargantua Dragon. Thank you for finding my prize." She says as the group looked around wondering where this voice was coming from.
Hearing the sound again Kathy moved and blocked another shot meant for JR "Who are you!" Hayden called out.
The voice huffed "Little fool. You've already seen my work a while back." She spoke.
"Seen your..." Kathy started then all three recalled the giant robot Vanity they had fought a while back.
"Vanity!" The three called out, and there was a chuckle.
"Bingo." She spoke as more beams were fired, and Kathy blocked each one.
"Now. Hand over the Rouge Cache." Vanity said her tone dripping with venom.
JR clutched it close to her "Yeah would love to, but no." She said.
"What she said. Besides their's three of us, and one of you. All we got to do is find out where your at then boom. Bye bye bad guy." Hayden said, and Vanity laughed at this.
"You think you have a choice! I am taking it either way, and I'm not afraid to go full force." Vanity shouted as all the darkness in the room seemed to converge to a single point as the pillar in the center of the room crumbled.
A large shadow rose from the ground and started to take solid form. It was a fifth-teen foot pitch black metallic dragon having features similar to Vanity's ranger form. There were two large demonic cannons on the waist of the dragon and two large metal tendrils on each side on the back of it's body.
This surprised the three and taking advantage of the shock the dragon grabbed the cannons on it's waist and directed their blasts at JR.
JR yelps as she was hit and the chest clattered to the ground.
The robot went to grab for it, but Hayden recovered and ran over sliding under it's claw as he grabbed it.
"Red!" He shouts and tosses it to which Kathy catches.
"You fools." The robot spoke in Vanity's voice making them realize this robot was likely being piloted by Vanity.
Vanity lashed out with the claws to which Kathy jumped to dodge, but was struck by one of the tendrils. Calling out to the recovering JR, Kathy tossed it to which JR barely managed to catch it.
Making a run back towards the tunnels JR failed to look behind as Vanity reached out to grab her.
Hayden and Kathy both got in the way trying to stop her "You still are trying to stop me? Fools." She muttered and the tendrils wrap around the two squeezing hard enough that Kathy dropped her weapon.
With a claw Vanity picked up the Gargantua Punisher "Ahh...My my. Your precious blade. Forged from the finest metals gathered from your travels to the various worlds. Though if I recall when we last fought the blade was much stronger." Vanity says and taking it in both claws she snapped the blade as the metal tendrils squeezed the two.
They fainted and were dropped as Vanity started to gather power from the center of the stomach.
"Checkmate Gavriel." She says.
"VANITY ZERO BLAZER." A large beam of concentrated yellow energy went down the tunnel rapidly catching up to JR, and hit her hard making the girl scream out in pain as the sheer power seemed to shoot even right through her suit.
She collapsed, and her morph cancel as she laid crumpled on the ground. Heels clicked as Vanity now in ranger form approaches and grabs the chest.
"Its been a pleasure Gavriel, but perhaps you should stop. You only seem to accel in failing." Vanity spoke, and sent out orders to the Millions and Myriads to retreat before she seemed to fade into the shadows.
That is it for Episode 10 of Xross Force! Yeah after looking through Buddyfight I wanted to give the Hundred Demons Army a weapon of their own. Thus the Rouge Cache was created, and now they have it back thanks to Vanity joining them. Speaking of which we also have the introduction of Vanity, and I must say she gave quite the first impression tied only with another. Now then next chapter we will have our fallout, and more might just happen so until the next time this has been your friendly fanfiction author decode9!