I do not own Super Sentai, but I do own Kodenrangers. So IKUZE!
Uncle
Twelve years ago, a family was taking a night drive from vacation back to home. The family consisted of four people, a mom, dad, son, and daughter. The son was the elder child. The father was driving and the mother turned to the back to see her sleeping children. They looked so cute, sleeping on each other's heads. All of a sudden, the car jerked to a stop. The mother turned to see the road and the children woke up. Outside on the road was a teenage boy wearing a dark battle robe. The family could not see this boy's face. However, they could see his insane smile. The boy held out an opened fist, and the rest was history.
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Rai, Kodengreen of the Kodenrangers, woke up in his bed. He covered his eyes. "That dream again." He whispered. Tears were in his eyes. "Mom, Dad." Tears dripped from under his hand.
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Rai wore a green shirt and white pants. He also wore black armbands around his wrists. "Good morning." He said as he walked out.
"Good morning Onii-chan." His sister, Reika, greeted him.
"Good morning." Rai's grandfather greeted Rai. This grandfather was from Rai's mother's side.
"I'm done!" Reika squealed. She served Rai eggs and yakitori.
"It's a little early for Yakitori isn't it?" Rai asked Reika.
"Mou, you don't like it." Reika asked.
"I do." Rai said. "I mean your chicken yakitori is really good." Then Reika kissed her brother's cheek.
"Thanks for the compliment." Reika served the senior some celery, carrots, bok choy.
"Man, what I would give to be young again." The old man said staring at what Rai was eating.
"You know your cholesterol level is high." Reika said to her grandfather.
"Yo, Reika." Rai said.
"Hm?" Reika turned to her brother.
"Do you want to visit mom and dad later this day?"
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Rai had to do an errand for his sister a few moments later. Reika wanted to prepare something extraordinary for her brother and grandfather. Rai ran to the grocery store. "This is the place." Rai said. He was about to walk in, but then he bumped into a forty-two-year-old man wearing a black and red jacket. "Gomen."
"Rai?" The forty-two-year-old asked.
"Yeah?" Rai looked up. "Wait, you're . . ."
Rai and the newcomer stared at each other. "COME OVER HERE LITTLE GUY!" The forty-two-year-old shouted and then Rai and he embraced.
"UNCLE KAKERU!" Rai squealed. The two jumped in joy. "It's so nice to see you!"
"You too!" Kakeru shouted. Kakeru is a veterinarian. He is the younger brother of Rai's father. Kakeru also has a secret that not even Rai knows about. "Man, you've grown from the last time I saw you."
"And you still look the same as before." Rai complimented his uncle.
"I do don't I." Kakeru teased with a smile. "So what are you up to?"
"Just buying food for tonight." Rai answered. "Reika says she got this new recipe for something. She's keeping it a surprise."
"Hey, I was heading for your place later, mind if I join?" Kakeru asked.
"Not at all."
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After the two finished grocery shopping, Rai and Kakeru rushed to the current Shishi household, well, Rai Shishi's household. Rai found out that his grandfather was taking a nap and didn't know where Reika was. Rai and Kakeru sat down.
"So how's business in the Sakura Animal Hospital?" Rai asked Kakeru.
"It's going good." Kakeru replied. "By the way, Choco is still doing good."
"EH!?" Rai stood up in surprised. "Choco is still alive!?" Kakeru nodded. "HOW!?"
Then Kakeru snickered. "Actually, I was talking about Choco's offspring, who also shares the same name."
"That's mean uncle." Rai said.
Kakeru then sighed. "Actually, I miss Choco a lot. The old dog was great. Too bad his time came."
"Yeah, I liked him too." Rai said.
Then Reika came in cuddling a gold colored Kitty in her arms. She noticed Kakeru. "Oh, it's Uncle Kakeru!" She shouted in joy after seeing Kakeru.
"REIKA!" Kakeru shouted in joy. "You've grown as well. Man, I feel old."
"Don't worry, you're still good looking as ever." Reika complimented Kakeru. "Oh, and can you check Shi-kun? He hasn't been eating recently."
"Here, let me see. I'm a veterinarian." Reika handed Kakeru the kitty, who is named Shi-kun. Kakeru did a quick check up on Shi-kun. "What have you been feeding him?"
"This." Reika showed a can of cat food to Kakeru.
"No wonder, this brand isn't good. Shi-kun will easily hate this." Kakeru reached into his jacket, and took out a bag of a brand of cat food that Rai and Reika never heard of. Kakeru took out a plate, placed the plate on the floor and set Shi-kun next to the plate. Kakeru tore the bag opened, then poured the food for Shi-kun. Shi-kun quickly ate the food.
"Wah, so cool Uncle Kakeru." Reika squealed.
"And this brand isn't that expensive either." Kakeru remarked with a smile.
"That's good to know." Rai said, chuckling. His uncle was the best. Moments later, the door of the Shishi household was knocked on. "I'll get it." Rai walked over to the door. Rai opened the door. "Who is it?" Then Rai stared straight into the eyes of a ponytail wearing girl. This girl had a pink ribbon to hold her hair up. She wore a pink dress that had a frilly skirt. She had a gold bracelet on. Rai blushed. "Ryn, what are you doing here?"
Ryn is Kodenpink of the Kodenrangers and Rai's teammate. "Hey Rai, the rest of us are going to the park today, do you want to come?" Ryn asked.
"Oh, I, uh . . ." Rai stammered.
Kakeru noticed his stammering nephew. Kakeru ran over. "Of course he'll come!" Kakeru exclaimed.
"NANI!?" Rai shouted.
"That's great Rai." Ryn said with a smile. "See you later." She ran off.
Kakeru smiled. "You know, she's pretty cute. She your girlfriend?" Kakeru asked his red nephew.
"UNCLE KAKERU!" Rai yelled loudly.
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Rai, Kakeru, and Reika went to the park. "You made it!" Ryn exclaimed and ran over to Rai. She held Rai's hands and Rai blushed.
"That's so cool!" A girl wearing a yellow top and white mini skirt said. She wore her hair in pigtails and she used yellow ribbons to tie them up. "Kaicho rarely comes with us." She ran over to Rai. This girl is named Karen, Kodenyellow of the Kodenrangers.
"Dang, you know how to get around." Kakeru remarked.
"Who's this?" Ryn and Karen asked. Ryn released Rai's hand.
"Well." Then Rai cleared his throat. "Ryn, Karen, this is my uncle, Kakeru Shishi."
"How do you do?" Kakeru bowed.
"Uncle?" Ryn and Karen asked. "He looks like your older brother."
"Oh stop it, you're flattering me." Kakeru chuckled and rubbed the back of his head.
"Hey, Shishi." Another voice called out. This girl had long hair with a silver hairpin. She wore a white top with blue collar and a black mini skirt. She wore black boots. Her top had a pink ribbon on the chest, which was quite large actually for a sixteen year old. "Where's Ryu?" This girl is named Miku and she is Kodensilver of the Kodenrangers.
"I don't know." Rai shrugged.
"DANG!" Kakeru said. "Man, you really, really, know how to get around."
"UNCLE KAKERU!" Reika scolded her uncle.
"KAICHO!" A seventeen-year-old boy with spiky hair and wearing a blue vest with blue jeans along with a white t-shirt ran over. "You made it finally!" The boy is named Lee, Kodenblue of the Kodenrangers. He is Rai's best friend.
"Well, you know how I do." Rai said. "And Lee, you remember my uncle Kakeru."
"Oh yeah, it's nice to see you again Kakeru-san." Lee said.
"And you've grown taller." Kakeru said. "Now I really feel old."
"You know where Ryu is?" Rai asked, and Miku wanted to hear the answer.
"Over there." Lee pointed behind him to a boy wearing a red t-shirt, white shorts, black flip flops, and black wristbands. The boy was trying to comfort a crying little girl. Actually, this boy was so pretty, he looked a lot like a girl. This girly looking boy is Kodenred of the Kodenrangers.
"Are you hurt?" Ryu asked the little girl.
"My teddy bear lost its arm!" The little girl wailed.
"There, there." Ryu hugged the little girl. "Let me take a look at the bear." The little girl handed Ryu a teddy bear. Ryu then took out some string and a needle from his pocket. Ryu sew the bear back up. "Here you go." The little girl however still sniffed and looked sad. Ryu then ran over to a nearby clown and borrowed the clown's unicycle and juggling balls. Ryu ran back to the little girl. Ryu rode on the cycle, and started juggling for the little girl to see. The little girl looked at Ryu, then she started giggling as Ryu was funny. Ryu stopped, then took a straight stick and a plate from the same clown and started balancing the plate on the stick with his nose. The girl cheered and more kids came to watch Ryu.
Kakeru looked at Ryu's direction. "You know, that girl is pretty cute, even though she's a little tomboyish." Kakeru commented about the boy Ryu.
"He's a boy." Rai said.
"YOU SERIOUS!" Kakeru shrieked.
Ryu was done entertaining the kids. He gave one bow, and gave the items back to the clown. Ryu ran over to Rai. "Shishi-san, it's nice to see you today!" Ryu said.
"Ryu-kun!" Miku leapt and hugged Ryu. "I missed you." Karen and Ryn glared at Miku, while Lee whistled.
"You know you hugged me just a few minutes back." Ryu said. Then he looked at Kakeru, and the two stared into each other's eyes. Miku had released Ryu by this time. Ryu and Kakeru shook hands.
"By the way, Ryu, this is my uncle Kakeru." Rai introduced his uncle, but Kakeru and Ryu were already shaking hands.
"It's nice to meet you, Kakeru-sempai." Ryu said.
"Likewise, Ryu-kun." Kakeru said. "You know, I feel a lot better seeing you up close."
"EH!?" Rai and Reika were surprised.
"You know each other!?" Rai asked Ryu and Kakeru. Ryu and Kakeru jumped in surprise and looked at Rai.
"Actually Ryu-kun here and I met when he was just six." Kakeru said. "He was carrying this injured puppy that I checked up on."
"I never knew your uncle was the vet Kakeru Shishi." Ryu said.
"EH! You're that Kakeru Shishi!" Ryn, Karen, and Miku yelled in surprise. Kakeru nodded. "Suge!"
"Wow, you're pretty famous." Rai commented. Then Rai noticed cart selling flowers. Rai motioned to Reika, and the two ran to the cart.
"Hm?" Kakeru wondered what his nephew and niece were doing.
Rai bought two bouquets of flowers. "Got it." Rai said.
"Those for those girls?" Kakeru had moved behind Rai a few moments back, so Rai was surprised. "I'll deliver them for you." Kakeru was about to take the flowers, but Rai jerked them away and handed them to Reika.
"No!" Rai shouted.
"Come on, don't be shy, Uncle Kakeru is here." Kakeru said.
"THOSE FLOWERS ARE FOR MOM AND DAD!" Rai screamed so everyone in the park heard him.
"Eh?" Kakeru was clueless.
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Moments later, the Shishi family had moved out of the park and walked over to a cemetery. Rai, Reika, and Kakeru knelt near two gravestones. Rai and Reika each placed a bouquet on one of the stones. Then Rai and Reika started praying and Kakeru joined in. "So, this was what you two had planned today." Kakeru said.
"We haven't visited in a while." Reika said. "So we decided to come today."
"I see." Kakeru said. "I guess it would be good for me to see nii-san at least once." The three prayed. "It was such a tragic thing. The two died in a car accident."
"That may be what they say." Rai said gravely. "But I always get the feeling that they were murdered."
"Don't say that Onii-chan." Reika scolded Rai. "You know they died in an accident. We were just lucky that day."
"It was lucky." Kakeru said. "If luck wasn't with you two that night you two wouldn't even be here today."
"Still . . . I always have that feeling." Rai said. The three were done with their prayers.
"Well, your friends may still be at the park." Kakeru said. "So let's go."
"Yeah." Rai said.
"Wait for me." Reika said running up to her brother.
Course, the three didn't expect to be attacked by a monster. "KODENGREEN!" A insect like voice cried out.
Rai heard this, then looked up. "LOOK OUT!" Rai shouted. He ran to Reika, and pushed her down. Rai shielded Reika's body while Kakeru had jumped to the other side. This monster was blue in color and he had black arm armor and leg armor. This monster had sharp claws and a giant red bug eye. On the top of the armor was his right arm was a pink laser dagger blade protruding out.
This monster, is a bug Kagejyu. "Despair, despair, I'll create despair!" The monster dove down, ready to stab Rai.
Rai protected his sister, and Kakeru ran over to protect the two. "NO!" Kakeru shouted, but as the Kagejyu neared, the Kagejyu back handed Kakeru. Kakeru flew over and landed in some bushes.
"UNCLE!" Rai and Reika shouted. Rai held onto Reika and rolled to the other side to avoid the Kagejyu. "Reika, hide." Reika nodded then she ran and hid behind a tree, but she watched the battle. Rai then put on a mad face and a green gem flew to him. He held out his arm and a green brace was at his hand. He placed the brace on his left wrist. "RELEASE!" Rai announced. "Legend of the beast, Koden Hen . . ." But then a red figure jumped from the bushes and grabbed the Kagejyu. This red figure threw the Kagejyu to the ground, then stood in front of Rai. "What the?"
"WHO ARE YOU!?" The Kagejyu screamed pointing at the newcomer, who had a lion theme to his suit.
Then the newcomer held out and open fist revealing claws, then retracted the hand near his chest. "Blazing Lion!" Then the newcomer slapped the ground and posed. "GAORED!"
"Nani?" The Kagejyu tilted its head.
Rai stared with wide eyes. "Gao . . . red?" Rai said.
"WHO CARES!" The Kagejyu shouted, then flew at Gaored, ready to stab Gaored with the laser dagger. Gaored reacted and drew the Juuohken sidearm from the side of his belt. He slashed the Kagejyu. "AH!" Gaored unsheathed the sword. Then Gaored clawed the Kagejyu to the ground, then dragged the monster on through the dirt, throwing the Kagejyu at a tree. The Kagejyu crashed into the tree, then dropped to the ground.
The Kagejyu got up, then Gaored summoned a red claw weapon. The weapon looked like a lion's head. "Lion Fang, transform! GAO MANE BUSTER!" The claw weapon turned into a buster with a golden barrel. Gaored fired shots that pushed the bug Kagejyu away.
"AH!" The Kagejyu was blown back.
Then the Gao Mane Buster switched back to the Lion Fang. Gaored split the claw weapon into two. "BLAZING FIRE!" Gaored clawed the Kagejyu with a burning attack.
"NO!" The Kagejyu got burned. The Kagejyu then fell backwards, and exploded.
Rai kept staring at Gaored, and Gaored turned to face Rai. Then Reika screamed. "REIKA!" Rai shouted. Rai turned around, and found more bug Kagejyus. There were five. Red, yellow, black, white, and green. The green one had an arm around Reika's neck, and the green one had a large pink laser sword instead of a dagger like the blue one earlier and had the sword near Reika's neck.
"Listen carefully." The green one, who looked like the leader, said. "You will obey me if you want to see this girl alive again."
"REIKA!" Rai shouted. "What do you want!?" He glared at the Kagejyus.
"First of all, we will meet you at the valley." The green one said. "There you will come and hand over your Koden Gem. If you obey, I will give this girl back to you."
Reika struggled. "Onii-chan." Reika whimpered.
"If you don't obey, this girl will suffer and die!" The green one said. "Her despair will be so tasty." The bug Kagejyus flew off. "I'll be waiting!"
Rai fell on his knees. "Reika." Rai cried. "I can't lose you too, I just can't. Mom and dad are gone, I can't. What do I do? I can't just hand over the Koden Gem, what do I do?"
Then Kakeru was next to Rai and placed a hand on Rai's shoulder. "Rai." Kakeru said. Rai turned to see his uncle, then looked at where Gaored had stood, but Gaored was gone! Rai widened his eyes in surprise. "We'll go save your sister."
"EH!?" Rai looked at his uncle. "But what can you do?"
"I am a veterinarian, and I'm full of motivation!" Kakeru said. "We'll save your sister."
"You can't, this is beyond you!"
"Don't worry about your dear Uncle Kakeru, he'll come through." Kakeru said with a smile. "No one will hurt my niece."
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Ooh! End first chapter of Uncle! Please review!