Hey guys. Before I say anything else, I would like to pay my respects to the shooting in Florida. My prayers and support go out to the families suffering, and I wish them all a time of peace and recovery from this event.

Spada: To all those who survived and all who suffered a heartache of any kind to this event, our thoughts and hearts go out to you, and we all hope only the best for you.

Thanks, Spada. But who knows, maybe this is what's needed to change things for the better finally. And maybe anyone who reads this will feel a little hope at least. As someone who knows and has both felt and witnessed the pain of loss, I hope that I can make someone happy with my stories. If I can accomplish that here, then I do it gladly and in any way, I possibly can in life.

Alright, now then, shoutout to hcharper131 and GamerShoutmon for the favorites, thanks so much for taking the time to read this and I hope you all enjoy what's to come. Speaking of, what's say we get this show on the road? Big guy, if you wouldn't mind.

Champ: Sure thing kid. King owns nothing but her OCs. We hope you enjoy. Moo!

Uchuu Sentai Kyuuranger

Amagawa Prism

"Frustration. Uh, let's see. Put simply, its what's felt at the inability to change or achieve something. People usually show some anger, even exhaustion in some cases depending on the source."

"And is that what you are feeling now, Kingston?"

"Heh, Naaga, that might be a bit of an understatement, grr."

Kingston couldn't agree with the wolfman more in this case she groaned and flopped onto her bed. At the time, she, Naaga and Garu having a little chat in her room about what had happened since the BN Thieves joined the team seemed like a good idea, especially after her little... 'mishaps' started occurring.

When she and Naaga had first found out that her powers would begin appearing in her civilian form a little over a week ago, she honestly didn't have a clue what to expect.

While she was the one to design the kyuutama and give the globe its powers in the first place, Kingston learned a fundamental lesson in respect of understanding. It was something that she thought also applied to her current 'universe' situation, helped by the reality that was pain from her injuries.

The lesson: Watching and living are two very different experiences. And sometimes, no amount of future knowledge beats the real deal.

Kingston learned this the hard way when her abilities started kickstarting without her consent.

It was small at first, finding herself running slightly faster then she was anticipating during a workout session and not being able to keep up with herself for a few seconds. She merely resolved to keep in mind her newfound speed and find workarounds to keep better up.

But they quickly started escalating.

A few more significant incidents, in particular, came to mind, such as where she almost froze Naaga with his paralysis ability for more than a minute from merely blinking.

Another was where her entire right arm turned invisible for an hour, something that was a little tricky to hide seeing as she had started helping Spada cook dinner to pull her weight.

The final straw was when she made some toast in the morning and, thanks to Balance's ability to control technology, the machine nearly combusted from her touch, and she had decided enough was enough.

Naaga, true to his word, helped Kingston almost immediately after their dual promise, helping her better control, at the very least, the 'Paralyze Eyes,' as she had dubbed them. He was also able to explain, at least a little, how Balance's ability worked due to their history, so she was able to avoid destroying any more kitchen supplies and could keep working with Spada on meals.

Kingston had also wanted help with her combat skills since she was, in general, a novice at best, so Naaga taught her how to fight with a sickle as well.

In return, Kingston was acting as an 'emotion dictionary,' helping Naaga understand certain emotions when he noticed them in others or, if he was lucky, himself.

But Naaga, as helpful as he was, could only help so much, as he didn't have much experience with other weapons and many of her other powers were foreign to Naaga's understanding. So, while she had managed to control Naaga's and Balance's abilities somewhat, she still had a long way to go.

And while she, thankfully, hadn't done anything deadly, it was getting harder and harder to keep her inability of control under wraps.

As such, Garu was brought in on the secret when he had come to visit her when one of her 'mishaps' was occurring.

This time, it was her flight abilities, something native, at the moment, to her and her alone. She would catch herself floating maybe an inch or two off the ground from time to time before letting herself drop, but nothing major.

This time, however, Kingston was finishing the designs for her latest custom kyuutama when she noticed that she was floating a foot above her bed, and she had no idea how to let herself back down from this height. She was starting to panic just as Garu walked through the door.

And after picking himself up off the rug from laughing at the sight, he just climbed onto her bed before pulling her back down to the floor. He had asked her what was going on and, realizing she couldn't hide it from him, Kingston spilled the beans, explaining her refraction ability along with its strengths and weaknesses.

She begged him not to tell the others, wanting to prove herself to be more than a little girl, no matter how close to the truth it was.

However, Garu was more than happy to oblige, on one condition: he joined in on training her. After asking why he merely replied while chuckling, "I told you already. Anybody who reminds me of my little sister is fine by me. And anyway, considering who I'm talking to, you're gonna need all the help you can get, grr."

Remarks aside, and after letting Naaga know Garu was in on the deal, the wolfman became a significant helper in Kingston's training. While he wasn't able to help with many of her special attacks, Garu was able to help train her in agility and close combat with his wolf techniques, as well as teaching her with the Kyu Claw.

So while her abilities still needed some improvement, her fighting skills were, at least somewhat, more developed and Kingston felt much more confident for the next battles to come.

But that didn't change the fact that she was still struggling. She would sometimes catch herself turning invisible for a second, or using more strength for menial tasks than she intended, and Kingston was ultimately fed up with walking on eggshells, which now led to the current 'debriefing' held in her room over their next move in her training.

"C'mon, Kingston, it can't be as bad as you think-"

"Alpha. I am currently sporting three bruises on the back of my head from floating into the ceiling unintentionally. I'd say its pretty bad at this point."

Garu couldn't help but laugh at the thought while the young girl glared at him.

Naaga, however, had his attention turned to Kingston's work desk, covered in different painting and design tools. But what caught the silver Kyuuranger's eye was an almost finished kyuutama, colored crimson next to a paintbrush dipped in a lighter shade.

"Kingston, what kyuutama is that?" he asked.

"Hmm? Ohhh, yes. This is my latest and greatest in my custom creations," replied Kingston as she stood up and sauntered over to the desk, holding up the Kyuutama and flourishing it towards the two. "Gentlemen, may I introduce, the Kitsune Kyuutama. In its, almost finished glory, at least."

At this, Garu seemed thoughtful for a minute before saying, "Hey, I've got an idea. How 'bout we take a breather, hang out with the others for awhile, and you can finish the umm... Uh, what'd you say it was again, grr?"

Kingston chuckled while replying, "Kitsune. Its alright if you don't know, they're popular folklore from my planet. The kitsune is known as a foxlike spirit with different abilities, like shapeshifting, some elemental abilities, and a few others depending on the stories. Kitsunes are also known for having more than one tail depending on things like their age, wisdom, things of that sort. They're one of my favorite mythical creatures, and I'm planning on giving it fire capabilities. Never know when it might come in handy."

"Interesting. And have you ever seen a kitsune before?" asked Naaga.

"Unfortunately, not in real life. Although, some stories say that they're capable of taking human form, hence the shapeshifting thing. Apparently, the only way you can tell when they're in human form is that they can't hide their ears or their tails. But while I've never met one, folktales say kitsunes are mischevious tricksters, but also can be considered kind and passionate. Anyway, I guess a break couldn't hurt, and I have been dying to finish this thing. Alright, then, you boys wanna head to the bridge?"

Now, after a short walk, the trio had joined the others to relax, with Kingston off to the side to finish the Kitsune's paint job. Everyone but Champ hung out at the pool table, with Champ taking a nap nearby, although he didn't seem to be dreaming pleasantly, grumbling and mumbling in his sleep.

The young outsider knew all too well what his dreams were: the death of his creator and father figure, Dr. Anton. As well as his supposed killer.

Lucky, on the other hand, tried to wake Champ out of concern, not understanding the bull robot's tendencies when dreaming. Looking up, Kingston saw said Kyuuranger was shaking Champ and, thinking quickly, tried to warn him. "Wait, Lucky, that might not be such a good idea. If you try to wake him now, he could-"

But before she could finish, Champ's eyes started glowing, and he immediately started and threw himself towards Lucky in defense, pinning his arm behind his back and against the railing, yelling, "Justice will be victorious!"

Lucky had to call uncle before Champ finally let go, spinning and thrusting a fist in the air while yelling, "I am a champion!"

Catching everyone's attention and interrupting their pool game, the bull eventually calmed down after realizing it was just Lucky, who explained that he was just worried about him and wasn't expecting a headlock. However, Champ just brushed off the incident and blamed it on his nightmare, not wanting the others to worry.

Thankfully, Hammy pulled the attention away from Champ by laughing at his reply, "Now that's funny! A robot that can dream?" before smiling.

"Aw, C'mon, Hammy, it's not that far off from the realm of possibility," replied Kingston, returning her attention to her project.

"She's right, y'know," added Balance. " But I'm not a robot. I'm a mechanical lifeform. Check it!" But Naaga, not wanting to be left out, echoed Balance and spooked the others slightly.

While the others were distracted, Kingston called Champ over for a second before whispering, "Was it about Anton?" And while the robot couldn't emote, the tone of his voice showed his surprise.

"How in the hell do you-"

"Easy, big guy, easy. I haven't told anyone, that's not my story to say. Just know that you have my support, and I won't say a word without you knowing."

But Champ, a bit defensive from his wakeup call, kept his guard. Even after the warning of Eridrone was accurate, Champ still didn't trust the young girl entirely. There was just something about her that made his wires fizz, and while she didn't seem to have any ill intent or ulterior motives, in this universe, it never hurt to be too careful.

And for her to know about his past in such a way...

His thoughts were soon interrupted by Raptor, who walked in with a purpose and ready to make an announcement.

"Everyone, I'd like to introduce you all to someone." Kingston, of course, knowing just who was coming, smirked and mentally prepped herself for the new arrival, but not taking her eyes off her project.

As if on cue, Raptor swung her arm towards the entrance, and with a flourish of his coat, in marched the new arrival: a purple dragon with long golden horns.

With his long red velvet commander rank coat, black and gold bandanna, and purple and gold cane, the dragon spun and flourished in place before exclaiming: "Hello everybody! Thank you all for coming to see me! Yahooi!"

And while the others looked on in shock and confusion, only one thought crossed Kingston's mind:

Let the fun begin.

Episode 3: The Bull, the Scorpion, and the Kitsune!

After letting everyone calm down, the dragon introduced himself. "Mai name is Shou Ronpou."

Lucky, however, became confused by the name, with Spada adding that it sounded like soup dumplings. Kingston chuckled while replying, "Guys, its Shou Ronpou. Although I think 'Shirei' might be more appropriate for his status, yes?"

"Ahh, you must be Kingston! The young customizer of kyuutama and the Kyuuranger based off of meteors, yes?" replied Shou, much to the young girl's shock. "And while I am not normally one for formalities, Shirei will indeed suffice just fine. Yay!" Shou finished while flashing a peace sign.

And instead of addressing the other rangers' confusion of his choice of phrase, he instead kept his attention on the outsider or, more specifically, the now finished custom project she was holding. "And what kyuutama, may I ask, are you working on there?"

"Oh, this? It's the kitsune kyuutama, just now finished but ready for action."

"Ah, the kitsune. The mythical trickster fox spirit, yes? Wonderful choice, can't wait to see what you've done with it."

And after thanking him, the commander went about with the rest of his announcement, but not before Kingston shot Spada a look that said, 'Oh, this is going to be fun.'

"Anywho," Shou continued. "It is mai duty to direct you all. Please tell me you're ok with our suicide mission."

"Shirei!" both Kingston and Raptor exclaimed, with the android smacking his shoulder in admonishment for good measure. Balance then took Naaga aside and whispered that the duo should get out while they still could, with Naaga vehemently agreeing.

"Relax, Minna, just a little joke. What can I say, I'm a kidder," Shou said with a shrug. "Pweeze don't be mad."

You could almost feel everyone in the room rolling their eyes at him. It hadn't even been five minutes, and this guy was already leaving a mark.

"Alright, alright, how about this? I bought a present for you all. Ta da!" And with a dump of a small pouch pulled out of his coat, the commander dumped probably dozens of kyuutama onto the table, all with different shades of colors and depicting different constellations. Everyone looked on in shock, Lucky in particular, who immediately started picking up a handful of the globes in curiosity.

"There are various kinds of kyuutamas, you know. And while I'm afraid these particular ones might not be nearly as creative as Kingston's," Shou complimented while gesturing to the now slightly pink girl. "I'm sure these will come in handy somewhere down the road. I'll be happy to teach you all about them when the time rolls around."

Garu and Champ, however, seemed less amused with the newcomer's antics. "Geez, what a loose cannon, grr," with Champ nodding in agreement.

"Ah come on boys, don't judge a book by the cover," commented Kingston after recovering from her slight embarrassment.

"Oh, by the way, I passed Needle on my way here," continued Shou. "I'm afraid that planet is in more than a little trouble."

"How so?" asked Lucky as a hologram of the planet appeared above the table. They quickly saw the commander's reason for worry as the gauges of the planet's stability were all over the place.

"Oh boy, look at how much Planesium it has left!" Champ exclaimed while pointing at the gauges. But Lucky, as was his usual, asked in confusion what Planesium even was.

"It's the energy that maintains a planet. Think of it as the life source," explained Kingston. "Jack Matter's been sucking it dry from planets they've conquered for God knows how long. The problem is, when a planet runs out of Planesium, it explodes into stardust, damn the consequences," she finished.

Several looks reached the young girl, some in understanding, some with looks of impression, but only Naaga's and, oddly enough Shou's, noticed the hint of bitterness in her tone. Lucky's however, was filled with shock.

"To prevent that," Raptor continued. "we must either destroy or disable the Jack Matter Moraimaaz ships..." before the hologram flashed to reveal a photo of a ship almost identical to the one they had previously fought on Jigama, grinding and spinning its drill and turbines. "...which is sucking up the Planesium."

"Yosha Lucky!" came the catchphrase as a reply. And to everyone's confusion as to why, Lucky replied, "If we know that, we can stop them! Isn't that lucky?"

"Never thought I'd say it, but he has a point," added Kingston. "Intel in a fight like this can turn the tide when we might need it, and I don't think I need to say that good intel is hard enough to find itself, nevermind with our position. So, this will at least keep us from flying blind completely. As for the enemies protecting them, though... That might be a more case to case kind of scenario."

"Well, well. You two seem to have an interesting way of thinking about things," commented Shou. "Alright then. Kyuurangers, deploy!"

And with a resounding "Roger!" the eight Kyuurangers shipped out, Kingston pocketing her new kyuutama on the way out and riding with Balance this time around. But on the way down to the surface, Kingston couldn't help but think about their upcoming opponents. Or maybe just one in particular.

But she supposed that was a bridge to cross when it came. For now, she was just ready to put her new skills to the test.

She just hoped it would be enough for what was to come.

After finally landing on the deserts of Needle, the Kyuurangers had a front-row view of their target in the distance, Kingston staying to the side. "Enemy spawn in three, two..."

And on cue, the spinning drill's 'eyes' glowed and dozens of Indavers teleported to the surface from the sky. "Did I call it or what?"

"Are we sure that's such a good thing?" shot back Garu, Champ grumbling in agreement.

"We won't let you blow up this planet!" Naaga exclaimed high fiving Kingston and Balance.

"Damn right we're not. Oi, Lucky! Shall we?"

"You got it Kingston! Everyone, let's go!"

Amagawa Kyuutama! SAY! THE CHANGE!

And with a resounding 'STAR CHANGE,' the eight Kyuurangers faced their opponents.

Lucky spread his arms before giving a thumbs up; Super Star! Shishi Red!

Garu was kicking up dirt before crouching with claws poised: Beast Star! Okami Blue!

Balance crackling electricity before giving a mini-salute: Trick Star! Tenbin Gold!

Champ flashing double bull signs before thrusting a fist into the air: Ring Star! Ouishi Black!

Naaga, kneeling and staring through his helmet before gesturing across his visor as if using his paralyzing ability: Silent Star. Hebitsukai Silver!

Hammy using her invisibility while poising herself in a chamaeleon fighting pose: Shinobi Star! Chamaeleon Green!

Spada was gesturing a slicing motion before flourishing: Food Mei-Star! Kajiki Yellow!

Kingston, flourishing her cape before jumping in place and ending in a boxing pose: Shooting Star! Amagawa Prism!

"The Nine Ultimate Saviors! Uchuu Sentai..."

"Kyuuranger!"

Indavers abound loading and aiming their weapons, ready for a fight. But their shared wariness was not unnoticed.

"Alright, then. It's time to test your luck!"

No one wasted any time, each Kyuuranger smacking down any opponent daring enough to come close. Close combat was easy enough, the Indavers swinging clumsily without their weapons to back them up.

Raptor chimed in for a second, warning the team of their three-hour time limit before Needle's Planesium was sucked dry and the planet imploded, with Shou voicing his shock in the background.

Everyone switched to weapons at the warning, the BN thieves sweeping through a decent amount on their own. The same could've been said for the rest of the originals, dealing damage to a fair chunk of the troops.

Prism, however, was holding her own reasonably decently, able to swing her double swords as Naaga did his sickle, and she felt confident enough to use her finisher. So, after inserting her kyuutama into her Ultimate Savior key, the GALAXY! The announcement was ringing out, Prism aiming for maybe ten Indavers dead center between her and Lucky.

"Haley's Impact!" she yelled as she swung her keys next to her sides before double slashing in an X, annihilating the group and taking out all of her's as well as Lucky's opponents.

"Whoa! Nice fighting, Kingston! You're doing a lot better!" Lucky called back. But before Prism could react to the call, her worries finally came to pass. As such, a newcomer came into view in the distance, as if carried in by the sandstorms.

The figure seemed to be a male, covered almost entirely in his faded white cloak and black combat boots. All that was left uncovered were his eyes, dark brown and icy, looking at the heroes with indifference, but still showing disdain towards them.

"What the heck?" Lucky questioned. "Guys, be careful! Kingston, do you know who he is?"

But the white Kyuuranger had no reply, as she merely watched in shock as the young man approached. She had thought about this desert dweller ever since she had first arrived in this world, but staring at him now, knowing not only his purposes but his upcoming actions, drove Prism's mind into overdrive.

But her thoughts quickly ground to a halt in fear as the man finally stopped... Before his orange scorpion tail, with black markings covering the tip, extended, piercing Balance and forcing him to demorph, the mechanical lifeform squirming and writhing in pain.

Naaga immediately went to help his partner, seemingly paralyzed by the sting and moaning in pain. The assailant finally spoke a warning, "Beware my poison," before pulling down his hood and revealing a mess of copper hair.

Lucky, furious at anyone who harmed his friends, demanded to know who the hell the stranger was as he pulled down his cover and revealed the rest of his face, gaining no answer in response.

Champ, however, had a pretty good idea who he was facing. After all, how do you forget the man who killed your creator?

And after realizing this fact, the bull started seeing red.

"You bastard," growled Champ, gaining the others attention, the newcomer included. But while her team watched Champ's new behavior with confusion, Prism knew only one word to describe it.

Rage.

As if a response, the scorpion man revealed something out of his pocket: an orange kyuutama, depicting an image of, what else, a scorpion. And to further add to the shock factor, he then rolled up his sleeve to reveal a Seiza Blaser, identical to theirs sans Prism.

The blaster, calling out, 'Sasori Kyuutama! SAY! THE CHANGE!' sounded almost mocking in a way as the man spoke, "Star Change," and shot the transforming star towards them as if to attack. And when the glow of the transformation faded, what stood in the man's place spread terror through all but one who witnessed him.

This assailant was the second of the Kyuurangers, Sasori Orange.

Lucky tried Spada's way of thinking, for once, and tried reasoning with the new Kyuuranger. "Hang on a second! There has to be some misunderstanding. We're not your enemies!"

"This isn't a mistake. I am your enemy!"

The black Kyuuranger finally spoke, growling, "Its high time I avenge the doc." Once again, all but Prism looked at the robot in confusion.

But that quickly turned into shock as Champ roared a war cry and, living up to his bull nature, charged straight for Sasori Orange, barreling through Lucky along the way. Shishi Red quickly tried holding him back and begged him to stop, as the bull was wildly swinging his ax, and his opponent showed no effort dodging. But in his rage, Champ once again knocked Lucky to the ground, also beating the air out of him.

What was undeniable about Oushi Black was his strength, but that also came with heavy durability. The others learned this the hard way as they finally snapped out of their shock and, seeing Champ be wailed on, rushed to help him, leaving Balance for the time being.

Prism tried to focus on keeping their so-called 'enemy' distracted while the others went to restrain and calm their wild teammate, to little success despite outnumbering him four to one.

Prism wasn't faring much better, as while the techniques she had learned from Garu and Naaga helped her somewhat, her novice skill was not unnoticed by her opponent. He managed to lock her in a block before finally speaking.

"Facing me alone? I don't know whether you're brave, or suicidal," he hissed with venom in his tone.

Prism didn't answer as she tried hard to stay quiet and not let him have a leg to stand on. But Sasori, taking her silence as weakness and an opening, made his move in the form of her friends.

In seconds, his tail flew through the air, managing to sting everyone holding back Champ and demorph them, leaving only the robot left, struggling to stand.

"NO!" she screamed before breaking free of the lock and trying to slash her opponent back. But Sasori was leagues above her in combat and managed to block every move she made with the same amount of effort as he had given to Champ. And with a spiral kick, Prism was knocked back and demorphed from exhaustion, collapsing to the sand.

"I think its time you learned a lesson about choosing your battles," he hissed before raising his tail. Kingston felt fear take over as she scrambled back, hyperventilating, the stinger rising with every second.

But what no one seemed to notice was there was a reaction to Sasori's deeds, in the form of the Kitsune Kyuutama glowing. And just as the tail flew towards her chest, the kyuutama in her pocket flashed a crimson light.

"Stay BACK!" she screamed as her hands flew forward in defense. But what no one expected was what came out of them. As if by magic, a torrent of flames flew from her palms, heading straight for Sasori, who managed to retract his tail in time and roll out of the way of the fire's path. When the danger stopped, so too did the flames, retreating into her hands as the kyuutama stopped glowing and Kingston looked at her hands in shock, not having a clue what just happened.

Sasori merely scoffed. "Alright then, if you won't work, let's try him." And with that, his tail aimed for Champ as his new target. Seeing this, Kingston scrambled toward the bull, still in his rage and standing up, only for Lucky to find his second wind and whack the tail away, pushing Champ back from harm and begging him to stop. Just when Kingston reached them and Raptor contacted them did the tide turn.

"Life signs for the five of them have suddenly dropped!" exclaimed Raptor from their blasters. "You must retreat!"

"Oh, I can't stand the tension! Hurry, hurry!" shouted Shou as Lucky activated his Voyager while still holding Champ back, Kingston racing towards Naaga and Hammy to support them. Sasori tried to land one more swing, but it thankfully came too late as just when his tail swung towards them, the Shishi Voyager swooped in and scooped them all up. Lucky materialized into his cockpit while the others landed in the cargo bay.

Finally feeling safe, Kingston let her comrades down gently to the floor, all the while eyeing Champ warily.

The bull seemed to have stopped seeing red, but he didn't seem any less frustrated, only now he had a different outlet for his anger. And when Kingston began to look him over, he retaliated.

"Big guy, you alright? Any injuries?"

"Why did you go after him?"

Kingston, still panting, replied, "Champ, I didn't want him to hurt you, distracting him was our best bet."

"Well, a lot of good that did us, that is if you don't qualify to poison as 'hurting us.'"

"You honestly think I wanted that to happen?"

"Well maybe if you hadn't hesitated, he wouldn't have had the chance!"

"Oh, first you're yelling at me for fighting, and now you're saying I wasn't doing it right? Make up your mind!"

"I wouldn't have to yell at you if I knew whose side you're on!"

"Excuse me? Who warned you when Jack Matter ambushed us on Jugjug? Who warned you about Eridrone on Jigama, and don't you dare blame me for losing the fight, I told you guys beforehand he was stronger than us-"

"And yet, when we're about to face the man who murdered my creator, which you somehow know about despite me never telling anyone, you suddenly keep quiet and let us pay the price!"

"Why do you think I went after him? I thought if I distracted him long enough, he wouldn't have had the chance to sting them."

"And that's another thing. What the hell was that fire trick you pulled?"

"I- *sigh* I don't know. It all just happened so fast and I-"

"MOOO! How many other tricks do we not know about, huh? How many secrets are you going to keep from us? How much will be enough until we're all DEAD?!"

Finally, Kingston had had enough. "You want to know my secrets, Champ? Fine! I create custom kyuutamas so I can be a better help to you guys since my fighting skills are shit at best! I know about everything you and everyone on this crew have been through and what's going to happen before it happens, but I can't say all of it or I might make everything worse off then if I'd never shown up! I have to juggle every one of your abilities all at once thanks to my kyuutama, and I can barely handle keeping them under control on a daily basis. And every day I have been here, I am terrified! I'm scared that my powers will hurt someone, or worse. Scared of discovering new skills at all, scared that I'll never be able to live up to any of your expectations. And most of all, I'm scared that no matter what I do and what I know about what's going to happen, it won't be enough! That it won't ever be enough! I'm terrified that everything I've done, everything I do, won't be enough to make a difference! Now you know all my secrets, you happy now?!"

Champ reeled back in shock, staring at the girl. Although, now that he had a good look at her, he noticed that she didn't seem as angry as he had expected. In fact, she seemed tired, although that could've just been from the fight, mixed with frustration and relief.

But what Champ was surprised to see in her the most was, of all things, understanding. It was as if she knew why he was acting so harshly and accepted why. Or maybe it was directed more towards Champ himself as if understanding why he was the way he was and willing to endure it.

Champ also thought he could say that she seemed less defensive towards him at that moment as if their outbursts had been a relief for the girl, like letting out a held in breath.

No matter what the case was, Champ knew he was looking at Kingston with a new light.

Still, he wasn't calm yet, as the man he had been targeting for who knows how long was finally in his reach. No heart to heart shouting match was going to change that, especially after what he had done to the others.

Speaking of which, Kingston seemed to have turned her attention back towards their teammates, walking over towards Spada and Balance and propping them comfortably against the cold steel walls before repeating the action with Naaga and Hammy. It almost seemed as if practiced, meditative, even, for the white Kyuuranger.

But Champ could worry about that later. For now, he merely let out a frustrated sigh before helping the girl prop Garu against the wall. When she shot him a confused look, the bull robot only huffed and grumbled, "What? I don't care if you have my strength or not, you can't lift all of them yourself, and Lucky can only carry so much."

As much as she wanted to argue, he had a point. So she continued prepping their sick friends as best as she could in silence before Champ spoke up.

"Look, cards on the table. If you know what happened with that bastard and the doc, you know why I want to go after him. But I need to know now." So she turned to address him, gesturing for him to continue.

"Will they be alright?"

But before she could answer, they both felt the Voyager dock into the bay and heard the hiss of the cargo bay doors opening to the remainder of the crew.

"Let's go find out."

After managing to half carry their teammates into the bridge, none of them seemed to show any improvement. All of them were barely conscious and unable to keep themselves upright, Garu wrapped in a blanket to keep from shivering, all of them quietly moaning and sweating, hooked up to some equipment Raptor pulled from the med bay.

Lucky, Kingston and Champ waited anxiously for Raptor and Shou to give a verdict, Kingston fidgeting with the Kitsune kyuutama. Unfortunately, the results weren't what they were hoping.

"It seems to be some kind of nerve toxin," Raptor explained. "It might be difficult to treat with the equipment we have currently."

"Oh, sweet criminently," groaned Kingston while Lucky watched the others in disbelief. Was there really no way for them to help at all?

"That bastard," Champ growled, literally fuming as steam blew from his nostrils. He finally slammed his hands on the table and ran out the door. Lucky tried calling after him, but Raptor wasn't brought up to speed yet. "Hold on a second, what's wrong?"

"Well, put simply, the big guy's been acting a bit on the agitated side ever since Mr. Scorpion showed up," Kingston replied. Lucky, in turn, went to check on him, but the outsider, not wanting to agitate the bull further, stayed behind.

Raptor then started asking Shou for advice on their next move since the time limit for Needle blowing up was coming up short, but Shou just started a gag of annoying the android by trying to figure out what their acknowledgment phrase should be. As you would expect, the outsider had already tuned out the conversation.

When Shou recovered from Raptor's swing, he turned his attention towards the young girl. "Ah yes, Ms. Kingston. If I may ask, what was that fire attack you used in that battle?"

Sighing, Kingston replied, "Shirei, to be perfectly honest, I have no clue. All I know is I was about to be attacked; I started panicking, my hands shot out and-whoosh! Flame city."

"Hmmm, I see, I see. Well, my memory is a tad fuzzy, so you'll have to remind me. Is one of the alleged powers of the kitsune the ability to wield fire by any chance?"

"Mou, Shirei! What does that have to do with-"

"Oh my god. Shirei, that was the main power I gave to the kyuutama. But, how did it transfer over to me if I hadn't used it?"

"Ara ara, maybe that little kyuutama has more power rolling around in there than even you know, my dear."

Kingston stared at the crimson kyuutama, catching its ever so soft glow in her palm. But her eye then caught Garu, still moaning and slumped over, before seeing Naaga writhing from another surge of pain.

"In any case, whatever happened with the kitsune will have to wait. For now, I don't care how difficult it may be; we have to treat the others somehow. Raptor, as much as I worry how Spada will react, I need you to go to the kitchen and find his medical herbs. They should be in the third cabinet, the second drawer. Find anything that's good against poisons, toxins, things of that sort. Take your datapad and run some searches if you're stuck. Shirei and I will prep them as best we can. Got it?"

And after Raptor recovered from her flustering nature, she saluted and scurried off to the kitchen. Shou then fired off another question. "Well well, you indeed don't cease to amaze me, young lady. How are you so knowledgeable about this sort of thing?

"Spada showed me how to use different healing herbs for medical solutions, not to mention I've been cooking with him for days now, I had to pick up something. Plus, it helps that my mother is a nurse at my town's hospital. Certainly comes in handy with a roughhousing kid like me. She taught me all I know about stuff like this," she finished proudly.

They then quickly turned their attention to their work, checking the sick's temperatures and prepping them to receive the medicine better.

And while neither of them addressed the lingering feeling of this attempt being unsuccessful and the consequences of such, they couldn't ignore it.

She prayed for success all the same.

Lucky was running through the corridors, frantically searching for Champ before finally catching him in his room, the robot's back facing him. "Why do I have to be so damn stubborn?"

Lucky, confused, asked, "What do you mean?"

"I mean, I blamed Kingston for this happening, but it's my fault that everyone..." he trailed off, not only frustrated he couldn't win the fight but also upset he had taken his anger out on the others, Kingston especially. Now everyone was paying the price.

"You mentioned avenging someone. Do you know that scorpion man?"

Champ sighed before confessing his story. "Yeah. I have been searching for him for a long time. For he is the person who murdered the man who created me, Doctor Anton.'

'The Doctor decided to fight Jack Matter, so he taught a robot like me to have a human heart. 'Don't ever lose your heart in battle,' he would say. 'If you lost the desire to save others, you would become a mere machine.' More than anyone else, the Doctor wanted to save the universe from Jack Matter. "

"He sounds like an amazing person."

"He was a creator, a mentor and a father rolled into one. He was all I had. But on the day I protected my title as champion of the Robo Race for the ninth time, I came home to the worst sight of my life. Doctor Anton collapsed on the ground and a man with a scorpion tail standing over him in a cloak. I went into a rage. Screw the belt, screw the title, screw everything. He was my enemy, and that was that. But the bastard stung me and ran. As I crawled over to the doc, he breathed his final words to me: The galaxy is in your hands.'

'My kyuutama cries out to me. 'Avenge the doctor. Allow him to rest in peace! Take down that man!' I can't just ignore it!"

"Champ, please, calm down. Are you sure that was him?"

"I've been after him for who knows how many years, Lucky! How could I possibly forget?! I'm sorry, but I can't let this stand, no matter what! I must avenge the doctor!" And with that, Champ stormed out. But he left before he could hear Lucky's response.

"But he's also a Kyuuranger!"

After he had tried to talk to Champ, Lucky eventually decided to leave the bull alone and head back to help with the others as best he could.

What he wasn't expecting to find was a sight nothing short of a mini-hospital of sorts. Raptor, having returned from her search, came bearing a dozen different herbs from Spada's stash, all dumped and sorted on a small end table. Said android, along with Shou, were propping the others upright as much as they could manage. Kingston, on the other hand, was grinding some of the herbs into medicine while pouring one of the finished concoctions into a cap to make it easier to drink.

Her attention was pulled by Lucky, before sighing with relief at the extra help. "Lucky, good. Can you do me a favor and help me grind this? Spada taught me how but I need to prepare the finished meds. I can walk you through the process if you need help."

And Lucky, eager to help in any way he could, went to work, mixing and grinding the anti-toxin herbs while Kingston handled the preparation. But he still asked out of curiosity, "Wait, how do you know how these herbs work? Are they native to your system?"

"Actually, no. My people are very secluded, and to be honest, we haven't even left our planet, much less our system. As such, I've never encountered any of these herbs until I came aboard. But Spada's been teaching me a lot about where they come from, what they're good for treating, things of that sort. I made sure to pull his herbs that are best against toxins, and I remember the process he taught about safely combining them into antidotes. And while this wasn't what I had in mind for testing what he's taught me, now's as good a time as any to use it."

"Wait, when did he teach you about all this?"

"After my injury. I was bored, and Spada had time on his hands."

"But that was almost two weeks ago! How'd you still remember it?"

"Perks of a photographic memory. Always knew it would come in handy someday," she replied with a smirk.

And while that didn't entirely answer his questions, Lucky quickly realized they had more important matters at hand and continued his herbal work. The crew members went about mostly in silence before Kingston asked her lucky friend, "So, what did Champ say?"

"Champ is... he's running in circles," Lucky replied with a sigh. "He's blaming himself for this, but he's still dead set on avenging his creator- Dr. Anton, I think it was- and beating that Sasori guy."

"Oh boy..."

No one wanted to breach the topic again, so the antidote became the primary focus. However, just when Kingston had finally had all of the doses prepped, the alarms went off- for an unauthorized Voyager takeoff.

Raptor started scrambling again, relaying that Champ had taken off for the surface. "He's trying to take on the scorpion bastard by himself!" exclaimed Lucky.

"Dammit, Champ!" Kingston yelled. "Alright, Raptor, the antidotes prepped, get them to drink it slowly, so it has time to enter their systems. Balance might be a little tricky, but I trust you to figure it out. Shirei, keep them supported until they swallow all of it. Lucky, start-up Shishi Voyager. We cannot let Champ hurt himself out there."

"Alright! Let's test our luck!" And with that, the remaining Kyuurangers raced toward the Voyager docks, Raptor calling Shirei over to start the process. However, Shirei had an epiphany. Though not involving the antidote.

"I've got it! Okyu! How does that sound?"

Raptor, irritated at the commander's callousness, threw up her hands and yelled, "ITS FINE! Now hurry up and help me support them while I give them the medicine. Hayaku!"

But while the two worked, Raptor noticed in the corner of her sensor the Kitsune kyuutama glowing its now bright crimson light.

It almost resembled a blazing flame.

Champ officially hated the desert.

The grains of sand that rusted his gears, the sandstorms screwing with his optic sensors, it all just annoyed the bull to no end. But he also supposed that the residents of the deserts didn't help with that opinion.

Or rather, one resident in particular.

Said desert dweller was now staring the robot down on the planet surface, his apparently ever current scowl present on his face. Just looking at it made the irritation give way to the fury that was his long sought after revenge.

"I've come to settle things," Champ announced, brandishing his kyuutama. He was merely insulted as a fool by his opponent in return, pulling out his Sasori kyuutama.

Sasori/Ouishi Kyuutama! SAY! THE CHANGE!

And with one star aimed down and the other aimed at his enemy, two Kyuurangers stood deadlocked on the ashy sands.

Champ quickly made the first move, charging once again towards Sasori, throwing punches from his old wrestling days. Sasori, however, was quick to counter, locking the much stronger bull and using his strength against him. He was also much more agile, managing to dodge a punch straight to the ground after being tossed down.

On and on this went, neither side gaining any ground. Finally, when the two were locked in each other's blocks, Sasori finally spoke.

"Why are you after me?"

"For justice!" Champ retorted. "So that Doctor Anton can rest in peace!"

"I see... You were the one back then..."

But the conversation allowed the scorpion man to make his move, whipping his tail around Champ's neck and grabbing his stinger, before swinging his opponent around through the air. And with a sharp kick, Champ flew to the sand, still trying to reorient himself.

"I will atone for my sin," Sasori said. "But I don't have time to deal with you." As he spoke, his tail once again rose, poised to strike. "Now, sleep!"

"ENOUGH!"

But before the tail managed to sting its target, a white blur flew into their vision, kicking the stinger away. It was, of course, Kingston, with Lucky catching up and helping support Champ. Sasori huffed in irritation at the interruption.

"Are you fucking kidding me?!" she roared at the bull. "We did not jump through flaming hoops to save your sorry ass only for you to kill yourself!"

"What the hell are you two doing here? He's mine!"

"Champ please!" Lucky pleaded. "Revenge isn't the answer here."

"This is for justice! I have to end this now!"

"How is justice going on a suicide mission against someone who, for all you know, could be innocent?!" Kingston retorted.

"And what's your proof that he is?"

"He has a kyuutama! The same as you do!" Lucky yelled.

"If he were a killer, he wouldn't have been chosen by that kyuutama, and you damn well know it!" added Kingston, furious at the bull's judgment clouded by his search for vengeance.

"Huh," Sasori scoffed, gaining the two's attention. "It seems the Kyuurangers are all fools."

Kingston, on a roll with her scolding, turned her frustration on their orange opponent. "And as for you, Sasori, I don't care what you say, you still use that kyuutama the same as we do! I don't care if you're with Jack Matter or with Rebellion. The fact is, you're still a Kyuuranger! And I don't care what you say or do, because no matter what, we are not giving up on you! Got it?!"

"Damn right!" Lucky yelled while joining the young girl, starting to catch some of her habits.

Sasori only huffed again. "If you want me to join you, you'll have to beat me first. And after last time, do you honestly want to tempt fate again, little girl?"

But her response was only to pull out her white kyuutama and growl, "Gladly."

Lucky, following her actions, inserted the Shishi kyuutama into his blaster, just barely leaping out of the way of Sasori's tail striking down, with Kingston rolling to the side.

Shishi/Amagawa Kyuutama! "Star Change!"

After dodging Sasori's strike, the two tried double teaming to turn the tides better, but it at best left both sides neutral. Still, Lucky called out, "Champ! Doesn't your strength exist for saving the galaxy?!"

Prism then added an extra incentive, "Is revenge worth losing the heart Anton gave you?!"

"Don't get distracted!" Sasori hissed, knocking both of his opponents back. But their words caused the black Kyuuranger to think. Back to his time with Dr. Anton.

And the lessons he had gained in the human's care.

Meanwhile, the fight between the three Kyuurangers seemed to be even, despite Sasori tossing the two around with both of them barely managing to recover and continue the match. Seeing their disadvantage up close, Lucky and Prism switched for weapons, Prism pulling out her two keys in the process.

However, Sasori, not to be outdone, pulled out his offense, the Kyu Spear, and the clashes continued, sparks flying between the blades.

But not too soon after their weapons started clashing, the fight was quickly interrupted by an unexpected newcomer: The planet's Daikaan, who immediately demanded unearned respect while flashing his badge.

"Fine work, Stinger," the Daikaan announced. "But I, Muoresuyoindabee, will take over from here."

"Oh come on, you pompous jackass! Can't you see we're in the middle of something?!" retorted Prism, already fed up with their enemies.

"Why you insolent- Attack!" Daikaan yelled, furious at the insults as his troops charged on the two Rebellion Kyuurangers, leaving Sasori-Stinger-alone.

"I'll just crush the both of you before I blow up this planet!" gloated the Daikaan. But Stinger watched the fighting, his irritation only growing. Though not at what the Daikaan had intended as the orange Kyuuranger's spear flew towards him, narrowly missing him.

"Do not interrupt my battle," Stinger growled.

"Woah, dude," Prism commented.

Stinger paid her no heed. "This is my battlefield. No one is allowed to interfere!"

And not wasting any more time, Stinger charged straight for the Daikaan, managing to tire him out by dodging his clumsy swings while grabbing his spear. And with his natural weapon in hand, Stinger was able to dispatch blow after blow with little to no effort.

Lucky and Prism seemed to have similar, well, luck, dispatching most of the troops reasonably easily. However, Jack Matter troops were like a swarm; you take out five and twenty more show up. Thankfully, reinforcements arrived, though not in the form of more fighters.

Instead, help came in the form of Raptor, who, without a Voyager to pilot, had skydived into orbit before parachuting down to the surface. "Lucky! Kingston!" Raptor called to her crew, waving.

Turning to the voice, both Kyuurangers were surprised, Lucky seeing the sight as exciting, but Prism was more worried since her landing looked like it might've been a bit of a problem on the surface. But neither had much time to react as before Raptor touched down, she called out, "Use these!" and threw down two kyuutamas, one for each of them. The android finally landed farther down the dunes as both grabbed their provisions.

They both examined their new kyuutamas; Lucky's depicting what looked like twin humans. Prism's, on the other hand, was, much to her surprise, her Kitsune kyuutama!

Suddenly, their blasters chimed and with Raptor contacting them. "Lucky, your kyuutama uses the power of Gemini. Set it into your blaster and unleash its power!"

"It creates copies of whoever you aim. Slightly annoying with the echo talk, but effective for when you need an extra hand," Prism explained. "But, Raptor, why did you bring Kitsune?"

"After the two of you left, it started glowing. You should try using it, maybe its powered up with extra Kyu energy."

"Wait, Kyu energy? What the heck's that-"

"Not exactly the time, Lucky," Prism interrupted. "Raptor, are you sure about this?"

"It's not like we have much choice right? Now hurry up and- *shrieks*."

"Raptor! Oi! Raptor!" Lucky called, receiving nothing from the android, but from Shou.

"This is unbeliva-ball! Raptor's being attacked by some of the troops on the surface!"

"What?!" Prism shrieked while blocking an Indaver's swing. "Aw, dammit, hey must've split off when they saw Raptor come in from orbit. Lucky! Use Gemini and take care of these guys! I'll go after Raptor!"

"Got it! And be careful, both of you!"

Prism only laughed before replying, "Same could be said to you! Now, let's test our luck!" before zipping off, once again becoming a raggedy white blur.

Fortunately, her training made it slightly easier to keep up and control her speed, zipping between different troops on her way to Raptor.

Unfortunately, with the keyword being slightly, she almost tripped over herself three times on the way. By the time Prism managed to find Raptor's position, the android was hiding in a small ravine from blaster shots. But she was also cornered by two Indavers, both of them swinging their guns and ready to strike.

But looking down at the now flashing kyuutama, Prism made a decision. While silently praying that she didn't burn to a crisp in the process.

"Hey! Small fry!" she yelled, catching the Indavers and Raptor's attention. "I think its time you boys learn a lesson about messing with the Kyuurangers!"

'Kitsune Kyuutama! SAY! THE ATTACK!'

"BURN, BABY!" Prism roared as, much like before, flames spewed from her palms, scattering the Indavers like ants. The ones that had managed to roll out of the way were now surrounded by the residue, while the unlucky ones were now patting down the parts of their armor that had caught fire in the blast while recovering to stand and fight back.

"Got it memorized?" Prism taunted, wasting no time taking the distraction and charging head-on, slashing down any that dared to come close with her keys while spraying flames at any that aimed for Raptor.

Said android was now watching the young girl in awe, amazed at how Prism was fighting off the Jack Matter troops despite her lack of skill, along with probably no small amount to fear to add on. So to see her fight on anyway, and succeed, only inspired the android even more.

When she had finally wiped out enough Indavers for a clear path, Prism rushed over to Raptor, helping her climb out of the ditch while asking, "Are you alright? No grazed shots, no slash injuries or anything?"

"No no, I'm fine, thank you. But anyway, I do have important news. The antidote was-"

But before she could finish, another Indaver from the second wave of troops blasted his gun towards the two, Prism quickly firing off her blaster, which now shot a fireball over an energy blast thanks to the kitsune.

"Ah mou! Don't you guys ever give it a rest?!" Prism had to have Raptor drop back down to take cover before brandishing her double keys and jumping right back into the thick of things. Thankfully, the tides seemed to be turning for the Kyuurangers as, soon after the second wave began on Prim's end, an explosion went off in the distance, indicating a victory for her teammate.

But before she could start celebrating, the communications opened up, and Shou began to speak. "Fine work, you two, but the ball's not done rolling yet. Kingston, you keep up the fight on your end for now. Lucky, I'm deploying the others, so use Kyuurenn-Oh to destroy the target all at once."

Prism almost did a split second double take before asking the question both Kyuurangers wanted to ask. "Wait, the others? But would that mean-"

"That's what I was trying to tell you!" Raptor called out from her hiding spot, Lucky also hearing it through the comms. "The antidote worked! Everyone's healed from the poison!"

"Yosha Lucky!" Lucky yelled, so loud that Prism almost swore she could hear him shout it without the comms. "You got it, Shirei! Shishi Voyager is on the way!"

"HELL YEAH, BABY!" Prism yelled while laughing with glee. It had worked! She had helped the others and made a difference! "Now I'm all fired up!"

And with a fiery passion now burning inside her, Prism pulled out the Kitsune kyuutama and inserted it into her Kyuuranger key.

'GALAXY!' Fire now burned from the teeth of the blade, ready to be released onto its enemies.

And Prism did just that, grinning from ear to ear in her helmet before shouting, "Blazing Impact!" and spinning in place, the flames decimating the ring of enemies surrounding her and taking out a good chunk of those fighting the white Kyuuranger.

The whole time Prism's fight went on, the other Kyuurangers had deployed in their Voyagers, with Balance staying behind to manage the ship. Stinger, however, had tried to interfere with Lucky, taking off in his own Sasori Voyager in pursuit.

Luckily, Champ had summoned his own Voyager to distract the scorpion man and allow Lucky to take on the now transformed Moraimaaz, along with its now giant Daikaan. Unfortunately, with a two on one disadvantage, Kyuurenn-Oh was having a tough time, and there were no other Voyagers left on hand to deploy.

Prism, seeing this from the ground, knew that she didn't have any way to assist in Megazord fights off the top of her head. But that didn't mean she didn't want to help. "Oh jeez. Ok, ok, what can I do, what can I- whoa!" she was quickly pulled from her thoughts while dodging yet another swing from a Tsuyoindaver and its club.

But unexpectedly, the kitsune once again started flashing crimson, though this time it glowed brighter than ever. "What the?" Prism questioned, unplugging the kyuutama from her weapon.

And as if a reaction to such, the kyuutama then floated out of the ranger's hand and replugged itself back into her custom blaster, before tilting itself to the left.

SAY! THE GO!

From quite literally out of nowhere, a kyuutama cockpit, materialized, though instead of forming around the Kyuuranger as the other cockpits did, it developed in front of her, bouncing a couple of shots from its strong shields. Said cockpit then shot up into the air, before a shape started glowing around it, twisting and morphing as if to fit better.

It was almost as if it was...

"Holy. Shit."

Kitsune Voyager!

To the shock of all who witnessed, even Champ and Stinger momentarily pausing their Voyager brawl, was a stunning Kitsune Voyager.

Bright crimson, it very much resembled a fox of sorts, much like Okami Voyager did with its wolf motif. However, the significant detail was the fact that the Voyager also sported nine ever-shifting tails, the cockpit inserted into the back of the mech as if the mech shaped itself around such.

After landing on the dunes, the Kitsune Voyager barked and yipped towards Kyuurenn-Oh, ready and waiting to help the heroes.

"What the hell?" questioned Stinger.

"Sugoi," Raptor awed.

"Well, I'll be damned," commented Garu.

"YOSHA LUCKY!" Lucky yelled. "This is awesome! What are we waiting for, let's go!"

Kitsune happily yipped in agreement before turning its attention to the robot that was now pointing its massive spear towards it. Kitsune merely crouched down in response before opening its 'mouth', releasing a torrent of flames that heavily damaged its metal opponent.

Kyuurenn-Oh, gaining its second wind, was also having a much easier time in the fight now that it was one on one, able to dodge and counter all of the Daikaan's attacks.

"Alright! Let's finish this!" Lucky exclaimed, Kitsune nodding in agreement. And while the others unleased the Star Break on the Daikaan, Kitsune charged up a mouthful of its flames. And with one breath, both attacks were unleashed, swirling and combining as momentum was gained, hitting both targets head-on as they were finally destroyed.

"We're gonna take the universe back!"

Stinger, noticing the defeat, decided to retreat and live to fight another day, withdrawing from his mini-brawl and leaving Champ to fate. Said bull was fuming at his now fleeing opponent, but the fight had resulted with his mech half buried and immobile, unable to chase after the scorpion.

Luckily, Kitsune noticed the black bull's predicament and ran towards Champ. "Wait, hang on a second, what are you-" Champ started. But much to his surprise, the crimson kitsune had begun digging through the dunes, grabbing one of the Oushi Voyager's horns in its mouth and pulling it out from the sand.

After completing its task, Kitsune started barking happily, acting almost like an excited puppy. "Um, thanks, I guess," Champ awkwardly stated, the new Voyager looking happy to help.

Prism, on the other hand, was not nearly as successful as her comrades at the moment as, even with their base destroyed, the ground troops were relentless. Also, though she was sure this was the last wave of fighters nearby, Prism was already exhausted from the day's efforts and had fought nonstop to protect Raptor. She was able to push two enemies back for a second before kneeling for a second to catch her breath.

"Hey, guys," she panted into her blaster. "There are still troops down here if anyone's willing to-hey!" she yelled as she caught an Indaver start creeping up to the now cowering Raptor again. "Stay the hell away from her!" Prism shouted before running towards the offender, panting.

Kitsune and Champ, hearing this, turned towards the fight, both of them feeling their worry grow. "Well, you might be a bit big for this kind of fight," Champ started, addressing the strange Voyager. "But if you're willing to lend me another hand-or, paw, I guess- I'd appreciate it!"

Kitsune, as a reply of sorts, barked towards him before turning back towards the fight and yipping at Prism, as if calling her. In response, the kitsune kyuutama now started glowing again, though this glow kept flashing, similar to when Garu's kyuutama was activated.

"This again?" Prism asked tiredly, and suddenly, the kyuutama once again shined a bright light, though this time it felt as if the blaster was pulling Prism's arm towards a target.

And it pulled directly toward Kitsune Voyager.

With the blaster aimed towards the new arrival, the kyuutama then once again tilted itself.

Forward.

SAY! THE CHANGE!

And with the blaster somehow firing itself, the kickback pushing Prism back due to her shock and exhaustion, a crimson transformation star flew towards the mech, which started becoming enveloped with a crimson glow.

The glow started once again morphing and twisting its shape, while also seeming to shrink at the same time. Everyone piloting Kyuurenn-Oh watched in awe, while Champ viewed this while jumping out of his Voyager and following the crimson light, which was now floating down towards the Jack Matter offenders.

Finally, the glow started taking a solid form as, much to her surprise, the kitsune kyuutama lodged itself from Prism's blaster and flew towards the shaping light. And when it finally died down?

Facing the shock of two Kyuurangers, a Megazord, a slew of enemy troops and an android, was a new Kyuuranger.

Crimson in color, the star sphere depicting a kitsune, wearing a skirt, and a visor with a leaping kitsune, the tails jutting off from the helmet. But the most substantial detail of the newcomer was three crimson tails tipped gold coming from their back, swishing up and down.

The newcomer then began to pose very similar to that of Kamen Rider Beast while exclaiming to all:

"Blazing Star! Kitsune Crimson!"

"...Did that seriously just happen?" Prism awed, kneeling again to dodge yet another shot.

After the shock from the enemy finally died back down, Kitsune wasted no time in running straight into the fight, calling over her shoulder, "Oi! Champ! Are you coming or what?!"

Said bull brandished his ax and charged alongside her, after shaking his head of the cobwebs, wailing on the troops.

Raptor then noticed that the other Kyuurangers had jumped out of their Voyagers to join in, Hammy and Spada checking in with the Android and Prism while Garu and Lucky stood guard. A slew of questions came their way, asking if they were alright, were they hurt. But the majority asked who the hell the newcomer was, to which neither had a definite answer.

Kitsune seemed to have a much better handle with flamethrowing than Prism had, managing to wipe out most of the remaining troops almost effortlessly. And with the assist from Champ, the two were able to finally destroy the remaining forces, allowing the others some much-needed relief.

But when the fight died down, the questions came in an uproar. Champ was the one to ask first, demanding to know what they all wanted to know: "Ok, who the hell are you, what are you, and how are you even here?"

Kitsune at first looked ready to answer all of the said questions and more before her eye caught Prism in her weakened state and immediately knelt down to support her.

"Hey, Kingston, are you alright?" Kitsune asked, threading an arm around her shoulders and lifting the white Kyuuranger up.

Though slightly dazed and still in shock, she still somehow managed to reply, "Yeah, somewhat. I could do with a nap though."

"You can take one on the way back," Kitsune replied, before turning to the others. "I'm sorry for being rude, Minna, but I think she needs some much-needed rest first and foremost. I can answer all of your questions back on the ship, but for now, can someone take her in their Voyager?"

Naaga was about to volunteer when, surprisingly, Champ beat him to the punch, taking Prism and picking her up bridal style. Kitsune thanked him and suddenly glowed yet again, before the light flew back into the kyuutama and landed in Hammy's palm, much to her surprise.

"Guys," Garu started. "What the hell just happened?"

The response came from Naaga, who after walking over to Champ, replied:

"I believe we have all just witnessed a taste of Kingston's true power."

After coming back aboard the Orion-Gou, the others started to wind down from the day's excitement. Champ was brooding off to the side, Balance was convening with Raptor and the commander, and the others were all having some of Spada's cooking while Kingston was taking a nap on some of the lounge chairs, having demorphed and fallen asleep on the way back.

Now the others were discussing whatever the deal was with Stinger. The kitsune kyuutama, meanwhile, had remained inactive since the battle's end, sitting smack dab in the middle of the table, as if waiting for its creator to awaken.

"Mou! Just who is that Stinger guy?" Hammy fumed, taking a bite from her plate in her irritation.

"Si," Spada agreed. "Is he friend or Foe?"

"He's obviously a foe!" Champ exclaimed, surprising everyone with his outburst, Naaga noticing the bull's anger clear as day.

"We'll make him a comrade, someday," Lucky announced. "He is a Kyuuranger, after all."

"Jeez, Lucky, you trying to wake the dead or something?"

Everyone turned to the new voice and, much to their relief, Kingston was finally waking up, rubbing her eyes and smiling groggily.

"Kingston!" everyone exclaimed sans Champ, Hammy running over and catching the younger girl in a hug.

"Whoa! Hey Hammy, I'm glad you're alright. Its good to see you guys. How are you all feeling?"

"Much better, grr," Garu replied. "Don't know how you did it so quick, but that potion a'yours worked wonders!"

"Your medicine was fantastico, Kingston," Spada commented. "Thank you for helping all of us."

"Aww shucks," the outsider replied, blushing. "The others did most of the work. All I did was use what you taught me."

"Choi Choi Choi, don't sell yourself short Ms. Meteor!" Balance interrupted. "You really pulled us out of a pinch there!" he exclaimed, with Hammy and Naaga nodding in agreement.

"In any case," Shou replied, jumping in. "I'm glad to see you're all healthy and the day was won, at least for the most part."

Kingston sighed, already knowing about Stinger's retreat. But then her attention was pulled to another topic as she looked around the room and realized something was missing.

Or rather, someone. "Oh, right, that reminds me, what happened to Kitsune?"

Lucky was first to answer this time, relaying how the new Kyuuranger had disappeared back into her kyuutama and was now dormant. "She said she would answer our questions when we came back, but we haven't heard a word from her since."

"That's because I was waiting for her to wake up, silly!"

Everyone jumped at the unexpected voice, even Champ, as the crimson light once again flew from the kyuutama and landed, forming into Kitsune Crimson in front of the others. "I thought I could better explain myself to everyone present if you were all here."

"Hmm, seems like solid reasoning," Shou replied, rubbing his chin in thought for a moment before turning his attention to the new arrival. "Very well then, Ms. Kitsune. Would you mind explaining just what you are, exactly?"

"Certainly," she replied, bobbing her head. "As you've all probably already noticed, all of Kingston's custom kyuutama have different powers and abilities than that of the constellation kyuutama, or 'originals,' if you prefer.'

'Anyway, thanks to the one who gave Kingston her customizing ability in this universe, some of Kingston's kyuutama have the power and potential to become Voyagers and, as I'm sure you've guessed, original Kyuurangers, much like her Amagawa kyuutama."

Raptor seemed to catch something in the explanation before interrupting with, "Wait just a second, 'the one who gave Kingston her ability'? Do you know who that would be?"

"Unfortunately, I don't. All I know is that they exist and that they were the one to pull Kingston into this universe."

"Great, someone else running around with possible extraordinary power we know next to nothing about," Champ grumbled under his breath, lifting his weights in distraction.

"So, that means that you're a human Voyager then?" Lucky asked with curiosity, tilting his head slightly.

"I suppose if that's how you want to put it, then yes," Kitsune replied, bobbing her head again in agreement.

"But then how did you make Kingston shoot fire out of her hands if she didn't use your kyuutama?" Lucky asked.

"Ah, that was a sort of transfer process. Any kyuutama that has the Voyager potential like mine is also capable of transferring its power temporarily to Kingston without the use of the blaster. It helps relieve excess power from the kyuutama while helping in certain situations, like when Stinger was about to attack. And as long as an inactive custom is in her possession, Kingston can safely charge it until it becomes active and starts flashing. Then, after she uses it in battle, the kyuutama will then be ready to enter Voyager mode, and then gain a human form afterward."

"Alright, a little long, but I think I get the gist of it. I do have one question though," Kingston said while peering through Kitsune's visor. "Do you have another form under there or are you just energy or something?"

Kitsune seemed confused for a moment before looking down and realizing that she was still in ranger form the whole time, laughed at her unawareness. "Oh, I'm sorry. Hang on a second."

And after taking a step back from the others, a quick flash of light shined from her suit, and in Kitsune's place was her human form.

What stood before the Kyuurangers was a young woman with mischevious forest green eyes and wild golden hair, with bright red streaks running throughout. She wore a red flame blouse under a crimson Rebellion jacket, a bright red bandana around her neck, a crimson bead bracelet with a kitsune charm on her right wrist, a Seiza Blaster on her left, ripped maroon jeans, and black combat boots.

But the most noticeable details were the woman's pointed fox ears, the same golden as her hair with white fur sticking out. They also noticed that, much like Stinger, she had a tail. Or rather, tails, to be more precise. Three in total, and unlike Stinger's scaly scorpion tail, her three tails were fox-like; covered in fur and, instead of crimson, they had turned golden in her human form with white tips on the end of each tail, swishing happily to match the girl's smile.

"So, what do you think?" the girl smiled while playfully pirouetting, enjoying the reactions of the crew.

"Simply stunning," Shou commented. "And seeing as how you already have the uniform, would you care to join our crew?"

"Absolutely!" the woman beamed before throwing an arm around her 'creator.' "Wherever Kingston goes, I go. I promise I don't take up too much space."

"Yosha Lucky!" Lucky proclaimed, finally gaining back his smile. "Good to have you with us, um. Uhh..."

"Lucky, what's wrong?" Spada asked.

"Hey. What's your name, anyway?"

But when the kitsune girl started to answer, she stopped. "You know, I never thought about that. I guess I don't have one."

Everyone seemed pretty surprised at this before Kingston replied, "Well, that won't be for much longer. Do you want us to help you pick a name?"

The woman beamed at this and nodded vigorously as the two sat down at the table. And while Spada left to plate the two girls their share, a sort of naming contest had started in the room as random names were being suggested to the girl.

"How does Pyrrha sound?" asked Hammy.

"Mm, it sounds nice, but a little too fancy for my tastes."

"How 'bout Blaze? Short and sweet," said Balance.

"Bit too on the nose for me."

"Would Kit suffice?" asked Shou next.

"Eh, just sounds like a shortened nickname for what I am. Thanks, but I think I'll pass."

"Ah! I got it!" Lucky exclaimed. "Yippy!"

"Lucky!" Kingston admonished. "Oy, I'm sorry about him." But the kitsune merely chuckled in response.

It was then that a lightbulb went off in the outsider's head. "Oh, hang on. I think I might know a good name."

"Really?" asked Raptor. "What is it?"

"Well, my universe has a lot of stories about heroes of all kinds. One of my favorites involved a woman who used to be villain raised by the forces of evil. But after finding her real family and traveling the universe, she was able to help the forces of good and take up the mantle of a fallen hero to fight on in her honor."

"Interesting," commented Naaga. "And what was her name?"

She turned to the kitsune at this before smiling.

"Karone."

The kitsune girl thought about the name, mulling it over while her ears twitched. "Karone. Well, it does have a nice ring to it. Yeah, I like that! Alright then, everyone, my name is Karone! Pleased to meet you!" Karone announced, smiling.

"Buono!" Spada exclaimed, coming out of the kitchen with two more plates for the girls. "Well, then Kingston, Karone. Bon appetit!" he finished while placing their meals down with a flourish. Both girls lit up at the plates, thanking Spada before diving straight in, scarfing down their shares in pure joy. The others laughed while Spada looked pleased, happy to see others enjoy his cooking.

Besides, after the kind of day they had all just went through, he thought Kingston had more than earned it.

Back in her room, Kingston was still resting while writing in her journal, Karone now sleeping in her kyuutama. So when Champ came striding in through her door, she was more than a little surprised. "Um, hey Champ," she started awkwardly, setting aside her journal and propping herself up on her bed. "Uh, did you need something?"

"Yeah, um, I did. I uh, I wanted to talk to you about something."

"Alright, well, whatever you want to say, big guy. What's it about?"

"Its... about what I said earlier."

"Oh. Um, look, I know I shouldn't have talked about Anton like that, I didn't mean to-"

"No no, it's not that. I, um... dammit, I'm not good at this. *Sigh* alright look. I wanted to apologize."

Now this, Kingston was not expecting. "Wait. What?"

"I know I've been pretty hard on you since you came, but you didn't deserve all the crap I was giving you. In this universe though, you can never be too careful with Jack Matter over your shoulder, especially with our position. But I see now your heart's in the right place," Champ finished while stomping over and ruffling her hair.

His hands felt like synthetic steel at his touch, but they still felt warm and comforting in some way.

"Plus, there was one other thing I wanted to say," he continued. "Garu and Naaga are in on your little, 'issue,' right? I've seen you three hang out in particular when you seem to be having a rough time."

She looked at him warily for a second before nodding. "Well, how 'bout I help you get that new strength of yours in control, eh?"

Kingston looked at the bull in shock. "You'd really help me?"

"Well yeah, I mean it's clearly something you need to learn to do eventually. And while Garu and Naaga are good fighters in their rights, they're certainly no wrestling champs!" he proclaimed while flexing an arm as if he was showing off his muscles, making the young girl laugh.

"Thank you. Seriously, thank you so much Champ!" Kingston said while throwing herself around the bull's waist, hugging him. And while he stiffened slightly at the gesture, he still, reluctantly, returned the hug, patting her back gently.

"Ah, don't mention it, kid. Besides, with that bastard still on the loose, we all need to be prepared," he replied before turning towards the door to leave, not catching the young girl's frown at his words.

"Alright, it's been a long day. I'll let you get some more rest. See you tomorrow, Kingston!"

And with the hiss of the auto doors closing, Kingston was once again left alone with her thoughts.

Yes, the so-called 'scorpion bastard' was still on the loose, allied with Jack Matter and an all-around threat to the Kyuurangers. At least, from their perspective.

But as someone who knew the Kyuurangers as well as she did, Kingston felt as though she was being outvoted on her belief in Stinger, despite Lucky's and her own words saying othrwise. She just had to think of a way to reslove this peacefully without making an even bigger mess of things just by being around.

Fat chance of that, she thought. Still, it was worth a shot nonetheless.

Yes, Stinger may have seemed against her team. Yes, today was not a total win.

But that didn't mean Stinger was all bad.

Right?

Thank goodness, it's finally done. Incredibly sorry for the delay, took me a week straight to finish this one. But hey, it definitely had some payoff at least. Anyway, Karone! Care to finish up, please?

Karone: Certainly. Please R&R, and thanks for your time!

See you soon everybody!

SAY! THE GO!