"There it is, everyone." Drake steered the controls as everyone looked at the Zangyack Home-world. The planet was mostly barren. The north and southern poles were green. Two sections of ocean separated the poles from the mainland strips in the center. "In the center," Drake explained, " it's just a volcanic wasteland. All the Zangyack inhabitants live there. The base is protected from the volcanic surroundings."
Everyone was ready to battle, but for different reasons. Gai was ready to end the Zangyack threat once and for all, to keep his promise of being a better hero to his planet. Don and Navi wanted the ship back, their home, which was located at the main base. Joe, Ahim, and Luka wanted to avenge their fallen loved ones, Sid-sempai, Fia, and the Famille inhabitants. Marvelous wanted the second greatest treasure in the universe. But, Marvelous and Drake wanted something else. After the battle, the father-son duo had much to discuss.
The base was located in the dead center of the volcanic strip. It was 6:50AM, Zangyack planet time. The sun was about to rise on 7:00AM. The ships were leaving the planet.
The crew and the captain(s) were looking out at the fleet by hiding on the planets' moon. Navi was shivering behind Ahim, who was trying to comfort Navi. Luka and Joe simply stared with intensity at the passing fleet. Don and Gai simply gulped at the fleet ships. Marvelous and Drake, however, were fairly calm. In fact, it was pretty clear to every onboard that they were father and son. The expressions on their faces', the way they folded their arms', their hair... and it was obvious that both were thinking the same thing.
"Marvelous," said Joe. "Drake. What is our plan? Not only do we need get our stuff back, we also need to take out the Zangyack base." "And the fleet that's leaving the planet!" cried Don. "Not to mention, the second greatest treasure in the universe." reminded Luka. "Hai! So, Marvelous-san, Drake-san, as our captains, what is our showy plan, to finish off the Zangyack Space Empire?!"
"Hn", smirked the father-son duo. "Don't doubt the power of your teamwork, Me-Na" advised Drake. "It will not fail you if you believe." "Ah," confirmed Marvelous. " We are Kaizoku. When we want something, we take it by our hands!" Everyone simply smiled at Marvelous... except for Doc and Navi. "Eh?" commented Navi. Doc chimed in as well. "What does that mean?" The last of the fleet was now in the far off distance.
"HADE NI IKUZE!" exclaimed Drake. The ship went into hyper drive. All but Don, Gai, and Navi stood still. In less than thirty seconds, they were in the planet's atmosphere and had visual with the surface. Before the minute was over, they were heading straight for the Zangyack home base. Before the Zangyack soldiers could even react to the alarms, the ship had crashed in two towers, toppling them as they finally crash-landed into one the hangars.
"The Gokai Galleon!" exclaimed Navi! Everyone jumped out of the ship in a hurry. Don, Ahim, Gai, and Navi headed for the Galleon. Luka, Joe, and Marvelous landed on the debris of the fallen towers, searching for their weapons. Drake henshined, and fended of Gormin. As they were looking through the fallen towers, Luka, Joe, and Marvelous, couldn't help but stare in awe at the "GokaiCaptain" in battle. Drake grabbed a gormin's head, and then threw him into a whole column of soldiers which went back at least 50 yards. A Surgormin shot a blast, only for Drake absorb it into his blade and fire it back at a horde of soldiers twenty-fold.
"Hey!" called Joe to Marvelous. " We got our stuff!" said Luka as she tossed the Gokai Celluars back to Marvelous, Ahim, Don, and Gai. Everyone stopped. "GOKAI CHANGE!" Exclaimed the Gokaigers. Now back in full power, they went to the top off the Galleon - Drake included - and looked down at the mass Gormin army. From left to right, it was Ahim, Don, Gai, Marvelous, Drake, Joe, and Luka. The roll call began:
"...GOKAI RE-TO!" "...GOKAI BLUE!" "...GOKAI YELL-LOW!" "...GOKAI GUREEN!" "...GOKAI PINKU!" "...GOOOOOOOOKAI...SHILVA!" "...GOKAICAPTAIN!"
"Kaizoku Sentai..." "GOKAIJAA!" boosted the warriors as the hangar collapsed into a perfect circle around the ship. The gormin fleed the base to the barren wasteland, where lava shot out from the ground. They all stopped short of the base' borders. "Hade ni ikuze!" yelled Marvelous. The now seven member sentai rushed to the army, leaving no Gormin or Surgormin to tell the tale.
In no shorter than five minutes, the base had been stripped of its' inhabiting soldiers. Luka and Joe sent Gokai Slashes into hordes of surprised Gormin on the east side of the base, who only had staffs to defend themselves. Don and Ahim ran into another group of armed soldiers to the west, dodging every bullet while connecting all the ones they fired. In the south, Gai was handling the Surgormin with his Trident. The quickest and most powerful, however, was at the north of the base. Drake and Marvelous were essentially ripping through the Zangyack forces with slashes and blasts. Both kick-spinned. Both used a right-hand sword and left-hand gun approach. Both had experience over technique. In short, family force overcame any Zangyack military might.
The Gokaigers had taken over the base. Although returning Zangyack ships could be seen in the sky, none could enter or attack to respond to the situation. The Gokaigers had too much information at their disposal in the base, and even though they were out-numbered, the Gokaigers could use that information to their utmost advantage. But the Super Sentai team did not know that. They were too busy paying attention to the personal battle that was about to unfold.
The sun rose on the base. Five weeks of travel did not hinder the Gokaigers' ability to conquer an enemy. They powered down, got back at the south end of the ship, and started to enter the Gokai Galleon. But before they got onboard, a dark, sinister voice called to them. "I hope another loved one won't leave you after I take down that ship, Drake Rex." While the rest the Gokaigers turned and looked, Drake simply stood still, his calm and polite demeanor replaced with a serious, desperate look.
The voice belonged to a lone Warrior. He was tall, with monstrous features even for a Zangyack. He had red eyes, a spiky body, and black and gold colorations. He was armed with a sword and a gun. "Well now," said Luka, "if we can take on you whole base, what damage could YOU possibly do?" "Hmm...excellent question. Why don't you ask Drake and Eleanor Rex?" Everyone eyes widened. They turned to look at Drake, who still did not turn.
"The Zangyack will never hesitate to finish those who defy them." Drake's growl was rumbling with menace. "Eleanor and I tried to obtain the great treasure here before Marvelous was born, but failed. They wanted to finish us off. Look in the base's computer main-frame. The inscriptions should tell you what the Zangyack are too arrogant and proud to understand."
"Nani?" asked Marvelous. The rest of the crew was just as befuddled. "The Second Greatest Treasure in the Universe is Here! Obtain it!" He turned and faced the warrior. "Vlad! We will finish this! GOKAI CHANGE!" He henshined and both dashed in the blink of an eye to the west, into the volcanic wasteland around the base. Amidst the rising lava and crumbling ground, both were armed in a battle to the death. Everyone was shocked, and gasped, as the volcanic magma, swords, and gunfire collided in a flurry of rage and power.
Marvelous ran to the edge of the base, towards the two fighters. Many emotions were crossing in him. He didn't know whether Drake had a place in his life or not. He did not know if he could trust Drake's motives for coming into his life this late. He wasn't sure about a lot of things... But he was certain of one thing: He couldn't take much more of what he was seeing.
He couldn't call the fight between Drake and "Vlad" a fight. It was carnage. After slashing swords, Vlad shot Drake in the right thigh, and as Drake collapsed, Vlad slashed wildly as Drake fell. Drake in turn slashed up to parry, and then send a gunshot to Vlad's chest. Both staggered, and then proceeded to shoot at each other. As both dropped their weapons, they charged and rammed, proceeding to twist arms, punch arms, kneeing groins, and more as they rolled on the ground, barely missing the volcanic magma firing from the ground and pouring over the landscape.
"It's hard, isn't it?" said a soft voice from behind. Marvelous turned to see Ahim. "I told the others to look at the computers for the Second Greatest Treasure in the Universe." The silence was deafening. Marvelous was sweating, not from the heat of the lava, but from the intensity of his emotions. "I don't know what to say." sighed Ahim. Her voice was his only solace amidst the sounds of Drake and Vlad's grunts, screams, and battle blasts.
"I know I won't ever understand what it means to never know your father. I may have lost my parents, and I too felt helpless when I lost them." She moved closer to her loved one. "But I will never know what it was like to lose them so young, and to carry that the rest of your life. I will never know how it felt to find a new mentor and a new brother, only for the new friend to betray your new father figure and you." They were now within six inches of each other. Ahim looked him straight in the eye. "But I do know this. You have protected the bonds of our friendship, and our love. I will always do the same."
By now, Marvelous was deaf and blind. The rest of the world was blocked out. All he saw and heard his beautiful angel, sending him a message of hope that he was always searching for. He gripped her tight with some tears down his cheeks. "Arigato." Nothing else mattered to them besides the bond they would die to protect, that they would fight to hold, and that was greater than any Sentai Grand Power.