Date: January 6th, 2014
Place: Hawaii - Pearl Harbour
After the teleporter had deposited them in the middle of the Naval Base, and after Kakeru had convinced the Imperial Marines that Eric was a friend and could be trusted, he had been let go and was now with Kakeru, driving in a humvee to see the commander of Pearl Harbour. This was Eric's first time in Pearl harbour and as they drove across the base, he could not help but be impressed by the size and scope of the Japanese naval base. It was so large and impressive, it easily put the US Naval Base in San Diego to shame.
Place: Pearl Harbour – Admiral Ikari's Office
Admiral Ikari looked at the hard-drives, green transformation device and the Dragon Coin that were laid out on his desk. "And these hard-drives contain everything we asked for?" he asked. Eric nodded and replied "They just turned thek over to Kakeru for the information he had on the Dragon Warriors" he then added "Though I would not be to hasty in trusting BioLabs secuirity precautions". Admiral Ikari was in agreement, aftyer the sabotaged tech incidents with China, he wanted to be sure that the hard-drives were not also sabotaged. "I'll have them tested on an isolated system" he told Eric, then he turned to Kakeru and asked "How far along are the Americans?". Kakeru replied with "They have the DinoZords up and running, but have yet to find the pilots for them". Eric then interrupted and said "They already have selected the five people for Project Ranger, they just have not initiated it yet". Admiral Ikari was not pleased. If the Americans got Project Ranger going before the Empire of Japan got their own Ranger team going, then the US would be ahead in the new arms race, and that could not be allowed to happen. "Admiral sir, I need to get back to Tokyo, we need the Green transformation device and the Dragon Coin if we are to stay one step ahead of the dammed yanks" he looked at Eric and said "No offence" to which Eric replied "None taken".
"I'll have a plane ready and waiting for you" Admiral Ikari told Kakeru, he then turned to Eric and said "You are our guest Mr Meyers, you helped Kakeru escape from Zordnia Island and have proven your loyalty". Eric bowed slightly and replied "Thank-you Admiral Ikari, I hope that I can further serve the Empire and the Emperor in anyway that I can". Admiral Ikari studied Eric for a few moments. Sitting before him was the former commander of the Silver Guardians, the man who had helped Kakeru in his mission and someone who had betrayed the Americans in order to help Japan. Given the right training and reorientation, he could prove useful. "Well Mr Meyers, given your desire to serve the Empire and the Emperor, I have decided to put you in training" Admiral Ikari says "You will join our newest recruits, who are undergoing special training for possible selection for a top secret project". Eric nods and replies "I look forward to serving the Empire in any way that I can". Admiral Ikari looks to Kakeru and says "Will you take Mr Meyers to the Sentai Training Facility please?". Kakeru and Eric rise from their seats and Kakeru says "I will make sure he gets settled in personally". They both bow then leave the room.
Date: January 7th, 2014
Place: White House – Washington DC
President Manahan was not a happy man. He had just been informed about the explosion and subsequent fire on Zordnia Island. He had also learned that Edward Collins had not intended to let Kakeru go as he had been told to, so part of him thought that this was all Collins' fault. He looked at the report on the explosion and while he was pleased that Collins' had survived, the work on Zordnia islands would be delayed while the computer system was repaired. He put the report down and looked at the 5 folders in front of him. He picked up the phone and said "Inform General McKnight, initiate Project Ranger". He put the phone down, there was no turning back now.
Date: January 7th, 2014
Place: LightSpeed Aquabase - Captain's Office
Captain William Mitchell looked at the files on the desk before him. These were the five people that had been selected for Project Ranger. Carter Grayson, Adam Park, William Cranston, Trini Kwan, and Rose Ortiz were to be the first people to use what BioLabs had found on Zordnia Island; so long as Japan did not get its own program up and running before they had the chance. He looked over the technical report on the DinoZords and their combined form called MegaZord. He knew that they had to get the group together and begin their training. he did not know how far along the Japanese program was but he knew he would feel slightly better if they could get Project Ranger up and running as soon as possible.
Date: January 7th, 2014
Place: Diet Building, Tokyo
Prime Minister Shintaro Ishihara looked at the plasma-screen monitor, which at the moment displayed the territory that made up the Empire of Japan, which consisted of the four Northern Territories, Sakhalin Island, Korea, Formosa, Hainan, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Hawaii. Though the Empire of Japan was strong, he hated to admit that militarily the US was stronger; but this was going to change. The Empire had been engaged in a technological arms race with the United States, which is what caused the North Island crisis. Though while he was thankful the Americans did not and had not figured out that the North Island Crisis was a smokescreen to get information from Zordnia Island, he wished that things with Terra Venture had not gone as well as they had. The Empire of Japan had been taking part in the Terra Venture space station for some time, and while they had gained a working knowledge of it, they had yet to have the resources to build their own space station, though they did have plans for one. He knew that the Americans had their own team selected but had not yet brought them in; which is why he had authorised Team Sentai to begin selection as soon as they possibly could. He had red a report on how Eric Meyers, the former leader of the Silver Guardians, had switched sides and was now working for the Empire of Japan. He read the report that Eric was now in training for Team Sentai. If all went well, he would be able to stage a public relations coup by having an American on Team Sentai.
The knock at his office door shook him from his thoughts. "Come in" he said. The door to his office swung open and Admiral Makoto Nagano, head of the Imperial Navy entered the office. He bowed then took a seat opposite Ishihara. "Sir, we have a problem" Nagano said "Intelligence reports indicate that the Americans have sent out agents to bring in those chosen for Project Ranger". Ishihara knew that this could mean that the Americans would be ahead of them in the new technological race. "What about Team Sentai?" Ishihara asked "How close are we?". Nagano answered with "The candidates have been narrowed down to the top 5, if you include Eric Meyers, we have six candidates...". Ishihara nodded and said "Inform Admiral Ikari to have the 6 top candidates begin the next phase of training. And inform him that the big apple is to have a bite taken out of it..".
Date: January 8th, 2014
Place: LightSpeed Aquabase – Captain Mitchell's Office
Captain Mitchell looked at the folders once more, then at the metal case on his desk. Inside were the five transformation devices, which the people on Zordnia Island had dubbed "Morphers". These devices would allow the five chosen people to transform into a unique fighting force unlike any other on the planet. This new fighting force would be used to counter the growing threat from Japan as well as put America back in the lead of the technological arm race. He looked at his office safe, knowing what was inside and knowing that it could not be used due to it being over-powered. "Captain Mitchell, the Recovery Team reports that target designate pink is not at the location" came the female voice over the intercom "They have located her 110 miles north east of her reported location". Mitchell reached forward and thumbed the intercom button. "Understood" he said "report back when they have her and the others". Though this was a minor inconvenience, Captain Mitchell suddenly felt that this unexpected delay was an ominous portent of things to come. He would not know just how right he was until it was to late.
Date: January 8th, 2014
Place: Pearl Harbour – Admiral Ikari's Office
Admiral Ikari looked at the folders on his desk, the six folders were the personnel files of the top six candidates for Team Sentai. He opened the thinnest folder of the six, which was all about Team Sentai's newest member, Eric Meyers. Though he had not been with them three days yet, he had already proved his loyalty to the Empire, which was backed up by intelligence reports from Imperial Intelligence in Tokyo. Eric Meyers, though growing up in California, had always displayed a Pro-Japanese attitude and despite pressure and derision from classmates, he had studied the Japanese language and history at school and college. When he had joined the Silver Guardians, that was when Kakeru Shishi had sounded him out on his views about Japan and the US, he had reported back that Eric had a strong dislike of America due to a terrible incident from Eric's childhood and that he was not only willing to pass information to him, he was willing to betray his country and help the Empire of Japan. Admiral Ikari knew that Eric would serve the Empire loyally, which is why he had partnered him with his son, Gai. Eric's cool demeanour and savage brutality would be tempered by Gai's good nature and eternal optimism.
He put the folder down and looked at an intelligence brief that has come in just a few minutes before. It reported that Imperial Japanese spy satellites continued to stare at the surface of the moon , this was after an earlier scan had reported an anomaly in the Sea of Tranquillity, though what that supposed anomaly was had yet to be discovered. The office door swung open and Commander Yuji Yuroshihara entered and bowed to the Admiral. "What have you got to report?" Admiral Ikari asked. "The 6 chosen members for Team Sentai are ready to be assigned their transformation devices" Yuroshihara replied "You asked to be notified when this was about to take place". Admiral Ikari nodded and rose from behind his desk "Let's go, this ceremony marks the next step in our technological cold war with the United States" He said to Yuroshihara, who escorted him out of his office.
Place: Pearl Harbour – Team Sentai training facility
The Team Sentai training facility was a large former aircraft hangar, which had been converted into a combat training facility. There were burnt out cars and scattered about the facility, which resembles a street in an average American major city, as well as laser-cannon turrets, minefields and other assorted booby-traps. At the far end was a circular platform with six slots. This is the platform they have to place their hand on when they beat the training course, which the six selected people had done, individually then as a team. The six chosen members of Team Sentai were Gai Ikari, Gunpei Ishihara, Joe Gibken, Eric Meyers, Luka Milfy and Natsuki Mamiya. They had paired off and were practising choke-holds and how to get out of them when Admiral Ikari entered the training facility with Commander Yuroshihara. When they saw him approaching, they stopped training, stood to attention and bowed. "Is your training going well?" Admiral Ikari asked. Gai nodded and replied "Yes sir, though we could do with more simulator practise". Admiral Ikari agreed with his son, he had told Prime Minister Ishihara that they needed more time in the simulators, but he had orders to bring Team Sentai online ASAP. "Under orders from the Prime Minister, Team Sentai is hereby moved from training to active status". The team were pleased, after all their hard work, they were finally going to get their powers.
"As you know, the Americans equivalent operation 'Project Ranger' is going to be online soon, we can not let them beat us" Admiral Ikari said. He turned to Commander Yuroshihara, who held up a metal case, similar to the one Captain Mitchell had in his office. Admiral Ikari opens the case, inside were five rectangular devices with red silk rope tied off aty the end with a golden orb and tapered off into tassels. The devices themselves are primarily gold, with three black stripes on; one on each side and one down the middle. There was a circular slot on the top of the device and on the bottom half of the center black stripe, there were five symbols; a red circle, white arrow, yellow triangle, blue square and black pentagon. Next to each of the rectangular devices were was a golden coin. "These are your Henshin Callers and Coins" Admiral Ikari said "You know how to activate them...". He took out a coin and Henshin caller, handing a set to Gai, Joe, Luka, Gunpei and Natsuki. He then took out a grey-coloured, semi-rectrangular device with rounded off corners and a golden coin set in the center and handed it to Eric. "Eric, your Henshin call is different" Admiral Ikari said "Since you have not been with us long, you have not had time to learn your Henshin Call" he paused then said "Eric, to Henshin, all you have to do is call out the word 'DragonZord' and you will be transformed...". Eric nodded and replied "I will not let you down Admiral. None of us will let you down".
"Joe, as the highest scoring member of Team Sentai, you have been appointed as leader of the team" Admiral Ikari informed Joe. The team all congratulated their friend and now, leader. "Admiral, if I may?" Luke asked, raising her hand. "Yes Luka?" Admiral Ikari asked. "Sir, if I may, what is our team to be called?" Luka asked "I know Team Sentai was the name to find the suitable candidates". Admiral Ikari was about to reply when an aide ran into the training facility and whispered something to Admiral Ikari, as the aide left, Admiral Ikari turned to them and said "It looks like you have your first assignment. One of our satellites has discovered something on the surface of the moon, you are being dispatched to investigate" he turned to Eric and said to him "Except for you Eric, you are going to the Big Apple". Admiral Ikari turned to Luka and said "The name of your team is Ninja Force"