Author Note: Hey, thanks for all who have reviewed, but don't just give me credit. The areas written in Prim's point of view were written by Innocent Primrose Everdeen. (That was probably a little obvious, but oh, well.) Please remember that this wasn't just me who wrote this.

Enjoy!

Prim was morphed into Gokai Gold, but who she was fighting confused me.

My older sister figure was fighting a second Gokaiger. Gokai Red, to be exact.

I was partly in shock. Since when were there other Gokaigers? I'd always thought Prim and I were the only ones.

Not anymore, apparently.

Gokai Red and Prim were in a heated battle, which had probably been what set off the alarm. There was no clear winner at the moment, but I knew from previous experience that everything could change in an instant.

It did. Prim, who'd been held back from fighting to her full potential because of her gun, managed to knock her opponent's sword out of reach and snatch it up. After putting the gun back in its holder, she kicked him in the stomach and put the tip of her sword to his throat.

My only thought was, Please don't bring it any closer. I really don't need to see that.

Instead of slitting his throat, she said, "Give up?"

I learned then that he was no quitter. His punch sent her stumbling backward but not enough to knock her down.

I'm not exactly sure what made me do it, but I morphed as quickly as I could and ran in to break up the fight. I didn't want two members of the same team killing each other even if they didn't know each other. This brought confidence that I normally couldn't muster.

"Break it up, guys!" I commanded.

Prim pushes me out of the way a little. "This isn't your fault. Nice confidence, by the way."

I wasn't backing away so readily this time. "Fighting isn't going to get you anywhere. It may work against the Zangyack but not against each other."

They were silent for one second, then two. I was starting to wonder if I'd said something wrong until Prim spoke up.

"Well, we ARE both Gokaigers," she finally said. All three of us demorph, and I recognize Gokai Red. He was the person we'd literally ran into earlier that day.

Neither of them took their eyes off each other, expressions still stone cold. Deciding to let them deal with it amongst themselves, I walked back to Hakase.

Oh, great. Now I've spilled my secret to two people I didn't even know that well. This was not good...at all.

"Sorry about that," I said apologetically. I really didn't mean for that to happen. Hakase didn't look too weirded out, though.

He shrugged. "It's OK. I'm used to it."

That was one thing I was going to ask him about later. Any other person that I knew wouldn't be so calm about this.

"So...you're a Gokaiger?" he asked.

I knew trying to hide it was no use, so I nodded, saying, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier. I haven't told anyone other than my best friend, Prim, before." I paused for a second or two. "She's a Gokaiger, too. She's Gokai Gold."

"It's alright," he assured me. "I'm a Gokaiger as well." Hakase took out a Ranger Key from his pocket.

I understood then why Hakase was so used to these kinds of things. He was Gokai Green.

I slowly took out my Key, almost identical to his. The only difference was the color since mine was orange. "How'd you get yours?"

"I was forced," he admitted, "you know...to join. What about you?"

I started to have a flashback as I told Hakase my story. "Prim and I knew a man called AkaRed on Earth. He helped us fight protected us during the Legendary War. He went out into the universe shortly after to find the Ranger Keys and gave us ours before he left. I think that he wanted Earth to have protection even after the Super Sentai lost their powers. In return, we swore to protect Earth. He never came back."

Hakase looked pretty impressed. He also had an expression that said that he knew what happened but didn't want to upset me. "Um...he..."

I braced myself for the answer that I knew would come. "I've suspected that he's dead for a while. If he is, you can tell me."

He nodded silently. I wasn't too surprised since he'd been away for almost a year now, but it still hurt. I'd been very close to AkaRed when I was in my early teens. I looked at my beat-up tennis shoes as if they were suddenly very interesting, trying to hide the tears coming.

Hakase did what I least expected from a person who I'd only known for about half an hour. He gave me an understanding hug, letting me cry. It was like he knew what it was like to lose someone who he was close to.

I knew what it was like from previous experience. This was nothing compared to...

I diverted my thoughts from that night. I couldn't afford to make the pain worse.

We stood there like that for a while. It seemed as if I lost sense of time just being in Hakase's arms.

Was I really falling for him? Part of me wanted to confess my feelings, but the other half of me was scared to death that he wouldn't feel the same way about me. Telling Hakase about my crush on him now would be rather awkward, wouldn't it?

After maybe five or ten minutes, I calmed down and started to relax. Hakase let me go, seeming to sense that I'd recovered enough to feel comfortable talking. "Feel better?" he asked. I nodded, putting it out of my mind. I would allow myself to dwell on it later when I was supposed to be asleep.

"That's good." He and I watched the sun set. Beautiful sunset, I thought to myself. Why can't my life be like that?

Sunset. "You need to be home by sunset. It's dangerous at night. You should know that."

I checked the time to make sure it wasn't just a trick my mind was playing on me. It was about 8:00. Damn, where'd the time gone?

"I need to get home. My parents might be worried," I said quickly. I didn't want to leave so suddenly, but I would be in trouble with my mom if I didn't. Big trouble. I was already pondering whether to use my usual excuse of "We lost track of the time" or not.

"I'll go with you," he volunteered. I thought that was sweet of him and smiled, letting him take my hand. We ran as fast as we could at the edge of the woods, and I felt free. I always felt like that when I ran in the woods, like there was a wild spirit in me finally breaking loose of its bonds.

I slowed to a stop as we got closer to my house, preparing to get chewed out. I turned to Hakase, saying, "I hope we get to see each other again." I really hoped we would, but I fought down the side of me that wanted to confess.

He again held me close in a hug, and this time I returned the embrace. When we broke apart, I hurried inside and explained breathlessly, "I'm so sorry, Mom! We lost track of the time." I dashed up the stairs to my room, just managing to aviod the lecture my very overly defensive mother most likely had in store for me.

I looked out the window and watched Hakase walking away. Exhaustion finally sank in, and I collapsed on my bed. So much had happened today.

Suddenly, my mind started wandering toward my worst memory. I didn't know why it decided to go there. Maybe just an effect of what had happened.

Oh, great. I had to stop thinking about that night or I'd go insane. It nearly drove me to the breaking point once. I didn't need a repeat of that.

I knew that I needed some sleep, but my brain wouldn't shut off. First off, I was still buzzing from the feeling of having a first crush. Second, I was trying to figure out where the courage had come from when I stopped Prim and Gokai Red from killing each other. When in public, I was the quiet, play-by-the-rules girl. In battle, I was a completely different person: courageous and ready for anything.

I really needed to calm my nerves if I was going to get any sleep at all. Reaching into my pocket, I knew that just having my Ranger Key out would help me relax and eventually get to sleep.

Then I realized something was missing.

Prim's Point of View

"So, where did you get the key?" The guy's question almost surprised me, but then I remembered we were both morphed in the fight.

I'm not sure why I did it; I knew just as well as Sam did it's risky to show people that. But before I knew it, we were both in Gokaiger suits and trying to kill each other.

I'm used to fighting. I'm not used to fighting someone with THAT kind of skill.

"What's it you?" I asked easily, crossing my arms over my chest as I leaned against a tree, acting like my heart wasn't beating a little faster.

Hell, I knew I was screwed.

"Seriously." For once, he wasn't smirking, but I found a little out of place for some reason. I didn't know he had another mode from that seemingly cocky, sarcastic, brash act.

"I knew a guy named AkaRed." I struggled a little to keep the fear and emotions that come with his legacy as I talk. "He was on Earth, you know. Yeah, I mean...he saved Sam and I once, so we owed him one or two...well, at least I did. But he headed off after the Legendary War...and I guess- well, he never came back."

Much to my unamusement, my voice cracked at the end. I was close to the old dude, even though our first meeting was a little violent.

Eh, who was I kidding? It was VERY violent.

But I was still close to the guy, and I'd had a feeling something was wrong ever since he left us with the two Ranger Keys he'd been training us with. I'd seen the guy's face darken, and the full reality hit me without him saying anything.

"He's dead, isn't he?"

When the guy nodded, I couldn't help but to close my eyes and clench my fists.

I needed to punch something. I needed to scream. I needed to burst into flames and die.

Damn it, I was going to cry.

Much to my surprise, the dude who I'd assumed was my rival pulled me into his chest with one arm easily. His chest was solid, and yet somehow warm, even though it felt like a rock. Closing my eyes a little, I sighed shakily and let him hold me. We stood there for a while, two potiental mortal rivals, hugging each other. By the mistiness in his own eyes, I had a feeling he knew AkaRed somehow too.

Serious bummer.

But at least I knew he understood.

My eyelids got heavy as we stood there, oddly enough. Usually I had to sob it out before I got this exhausted, but I couldn't seem to keep my eyes open.

So, like an idiot, I fell asleep.

When I woke up, I bolted straight up, promptly falling off of something warm. Rolling back, I was about to start fighting when I realized it was the guy from earlier. He smirked lightly, taking me wrist and pulling me right back down. I then was fully aware of how hard that chest was; no wonder I thought it was a wall when I ran into it.

"Sorry..." If that wasn't as embarrassing as showing up to school in your underwear, I'm not sure what was. (Even though I've never done that, mind you.)

"It's fine. Just go back to sleep, pipsqueak." He smirked wider, and I gave his arm a playful punch.

"I'm not a pipsqueak!" I protested with a small pout, and he laughed a little.

Just as I was about to punch him again, my Mobirate buzzd. Flipping it open, I listened to Sam's somewhat frantic voice for a minute before nodding slowly.

"I'll be there in a few. We'll find it, okay?" When I hung up, I was about to run to her place before glancing back. "You going to come with me?"

"Yep." He stood up. "I guess. By the way, what's your name, pip?"

"Prim." I stuck out my tongue maturely through a smirk. "And you?"

He looked pretty darn cocky by then. "Captain Marvelous."

"Well then, Captain." I rolled my eyes, grabbing his wrist and starting to pull him off best I can (that dude must eat a lot). I smirked to myself, saying, "Let's see how fast you run."