GT: …*looks around the spooky stage while wearing a spy suit*...Why is the stage like this, you two? I go out and get my spy suit and you guys go to horror?
Z0: *rises out of the ground from behind GT* Shh…*grabs him and drags him away behind a corner* Okay, I'm gonna let you speak…but promise not to scream like a girl when I tell you…we let the Vampire dragon out in the studio…and now Dracula is running around…
SZ: *Pokes out from behind him*And he is hungry for blood..and fear…and blood
Z0: Okay, you two wait here and start the story…*puls out large pocket knife only to flip out a sliver of wood shaped like a knife* I will deal with the problem…but no peeking…*puts it in teeth and combat rolls away before the screams of monsters fill the air*
SZ:...ahem. *looks at the readers*We don't own anything aside from original content a-*a Seregios roars in my and GT's face*...you…*slowly turns head while pulling out Great Sword….with the Fated Four beginning to rise behind it*I've been waiting for this day since Stories 1 and 2…my Fated Four…*raises Great Sword*TOO ARMS!
*The Seregios squeaked as it tried to run…only to be pounced into a fight cloud by the one Hunter and Fated Four Monsties*
GT: …I, uh…*clears throat while adjusting bow tie* We own nothing in this aside from OCs and original Worlds. Start story! *pulls out gun and shoots the camera*
=LAST TIME!= Secchan declared.
"SUSH!"
Secchan flinched before looking back at the camera in the movie theater and whispered =Last time, everyone got into a game of Among Us in real life. We also have a new shy awoo and her alien pets having to work off bills for blowing up the store, tune=
"SUSH!"
=Ah mou…= Secchan adjusted his volume level and held a mic right up to his beak =She was instrumental in helping us, well in an indirect way, beating a creepy octopus called Mimic who can shapeshift into anyone almost perfectly but lacking personality traits or memory. But thankfully we are a chaotic bunch so all his plans kept failing one after another. Now he's beaten, and we have a very Shy Awoo at home who is adjusting to a new breed of friends=
"SUSH!"
=Okay, that's it! Come here, you jerk! Take this and that! And this!= the silencer could be heard screaming in pain from countless pecks to the head from a sharp metal beak.
"Ahh…" Whisper yawned a bit as she walked out of her borrowed room, her hair currently let down and her cloak draped over her shoulders. She had an…oddly nice night of sleep, mostly because she half expected something…crazy to happen. That and…she didn't have to try and search for a place for the night…and hoping Mimic wouldn't find her in her sleep, "...Coffee…" she was about to step out…before quickly grabbing her weapon just as Ayane's hand gripped it from the floor, "Let go…"
"Ah…" Ayane squeaked, slowly releasing, "Mmm…"
"On'-ch'n…" a mumble went off before Ayane picked up Haseo and put him out of her secret tunnel, showing him in a wolf-themed onesie with a teddy bear, "B'kf'st…"
"..." Whisper tilted her head as the two watched Haseo walk off to the stairs, "...What?"
"I can't refuse him the use of my tunnels to get to breakfast…t-too cute…" Ayane muttered, taking a picture.
"...Agreed," Whisper quietly admitted just as her Wisps began to wake up from some small colored hammocks.
"Now…l-" Ayane began before tensing, "...I sense shenanigans building up…"
"?" Whisper raised a brow before Ayane slipped into the floor, "...just what is this morning…?"
"Alright….Tangle," Sonic began with a yawn as he and the others were sitting at the breakfast table, "You got us together for breakfast…what is it you wanted to talk about?"
"Okay….hear me out on this," Tangle began as she held her hands up, "I know she just joined our circle of friends…well kinda, but…I have a proposition."
"And that is…?" Magine yawned before pulling the seat by her out, letting Haseo climb into it.
"Th'nk," Haseo mumbled, "It'd'k'm's…"
"So what's this thing you want to propose?" Juran groaned as he reached out for his coffee.
"We make her a Zenkaiger."
"PFFFT!" Juran did a spit take at that, ending up spraying his coffee all over Gaon.
"AH! HOT! HOT! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU!?" he shouted, rolling along the ground.
"Eh?! Whisper-san a Zenkaiger?" Roll asked, pausing in eating her strawberry-flavored rice, "Mmm…She does have potential."
"Right?!" Tangle grinned widely, "She's cool, she's really good with that weapon of hers, her Wisp buddies can give us a boost in a pinch, plus..it would fill in our last slot!"
"Last…slot?" Vroon blinked.
"...you mean Black, right?" Sonic asked, "I recall our 'tourist' friends from the other day asking who'd be Onyx, so…I kinda put two and two together there."
"Exactly," Tangle nodded, "Plus...Don't some sentai have a black-colored ranger in their team?"
"..." everyone looked at Secchan.
=Well…there are a few cases, Tune…= Secchan muttered =Gaoranger, Kakuranger, Zyuranger, Kyuranger, and Jetman being a few examples=
"So we have a final slot…and a final Geartlasher?" Kaito asked.
=Possibly, tune…it's mostly up to Ayane=
"Up to me for what…?" Ayane muttered as she walked over with Whisper, the wolf already dressed and her hair pulled into its usual ponytail.
"Tangle wants Whisper to become a Zenkaiger," Vroon explained.
"PFT!" the HedgeLynx spat her drink out…just as Gaon got back up.
"AHH! WHY~!?" Gaon screamed as he fell over once more.
"M…me..?" Whisper blinked in surprise.
"Wh-wh-wh-what?!" Ayane gawked before pushing a button and making a secret door flip open, "No, no way. Nope. Nada. Zilch. Nyet. Non. I…"
"Zenkai tackle!" Tangle shouted, tackling Ayane into the secret door and closing it behind her.
"EEK!"
"Let her try it!"
"N-No!"
"TICKLE TIME!"
"EEK! NO-NO-NO! NOT TH-KYAHAHAHAHAHAHA~!"
"Tangle…Tangle…" Kaito called out, "Ayane, I'm coming into your lab to help even though I promised not to!" he called out as he pried open the secret door, "Alright come along you two…" he sighed, walking back out with both. He walked and put them at opposite ends of the table, "I'll…uh…I'll fix the door later…" he sat down, "Okay…so let's try this again. We will let Tangle continue…" he put a hand on Ayane's shoulder, "And you will explain why you refuse once she is done."
"F-Fine…" Ayane grumbled before Roll slid a plate of pancakes with a jar of marmalade, "...Onee-chan, you tempt me so…"
"Enjoy," Roll smiled as Ayane quickly grabbed the jar and started dumping the whole thing on her pancakes, her tail wagging happily, "Now explain, Tangle-chan. Nee-chan's marmalade can only keep her silent for so long on arguing."
"You…did have more…right?" Magine asked, "Whisper is a good new friend, but we can't force her to just…become a Superhero."
"The Wisps are up for it," Tangle pointed out at the Wisps…all but Blue nodding eagerly while Blue was more focused on the offered piece of pancake with blueberry sauce from Haseo, "Haseo, why~?"
"Well I'd be more than happy." Kaito smiled, "But I notice Zenkaigers come to join of their own will." he looked to his friends, "I found it easier to wait for them to come forward and want to join then me forcing them to join. So…if it's what Whisper-san wants, then that's what matters."
"Plus don't forget, missy, it's not easy for Mobians to just pick up and join. They need to fit with the Little Genius lady's thingamajig," Juran reminded, "So even if she wanted, we'd need to confirm the thing won't zap her and give her a bad fur day like it did with Tails."
"And Miyuki-san," Roll added, "Oof…The house was chilly for a week."
"...I apologize," Whisper spoke up, earning everyone's attention, "I…I don't think I'm ready to be in a team again…"
"What? But…you're so cool and…"
"That's fine," Kaito smiled, "You're still our friend, so you can help out just because of that. But you don't need to be a Zenkaiger to be our friend."
'It's not that...it's more that I don't deserve to be one…' Whisper thought, gripping her shaking hand a bit before anyone could notice.
=Well…guess that's settled. Now finish up, tune. You have work!= Secchan informed as he flew off and came back with an apron for Whisper's size.
"...of course….work…" Whisper…well…whispered.
"Ok…finally got this thing fixed," Eggman muttered as he stepped back from the slot machine, "Ijirude, pull the lever!"
"Yosh!" Ijrude declared as he pulled it down, causing the reels to spin rapidly before they stopped on an image of a shadow figure with monstrous eyes and mouth, "...Shadowtopia?"
"Nope…apparently it's Phobiatopia," Lien-Da responded as she looked at a touchpad, "A world made up of your worst fears."
"..."
"..."
"...What now?" Lien-Da sighed.
"...ok. This has been bugging me for some time," Eggman muttered before pointing at her, "What's with the new look?"
To explain, Lien-Da's new attire which consisted of a purple crop-top jacket that had sleeves like Eggman's, the rest of her attire was an all black bodysuit with what seemed to be a belt sewn into the waist, ending in high-heeled boots that melded with the rest of her attire with purple straps along the ankles linked to gold rings. Most of her quills were now pulled back into a sort of ponytail as the single metallic one dangled beside her face, her bangs now styled and parted.
"What? It's called style. Forgive me if I made your jacket look good on someone. Purple is more regal anyway," she smiled.
"You…!" Eggman seethed before taking a deep breath, "That's fine…it's still attire for my…er…Tojitendo's Grandmasters, so I'll accept it."
"Shocker? I don't need your approval," Lien-Da retorted.
"What is even with the new fashion renaissance around here anyway?" Eggman reverted to the subject.
"They all met Stacy," Barashitara spoke, "And learned…yes…we have clothing and fashion here." he motioned to himself, "I am cast within my battle armor, so no…I'm not naked…pervert." he glanced at Eggman.
"Wh-?! I wasn't thinking that!" Eggman snapped before turning with a huff, "Hpmh! The nerve!"
"...Moving back to the original subject," Lien-Da began as she looked at the touchpad, "This could be an advantage for us…the Zenkaigers may be idiots, but like any normal person..they have their own fears, and it'll be best to attack them when their guards are down while dealing with their fears."
"Hmm…Good point," Eggman noted as Ijirude picked up the deposited Tojiru Gear.
"Think if we send the snake and the wolf, they'll be more intimidating with fears going about?" Ijirude asked.
"...I say we go for it," Eggman grinned before the two scientist looked on at a lone Kudakk.
"..." the Kudakk soon dropped its weapon as it began to run.
"Care to do the honors?" Ijirude asked.
"Oh goody! I do love the Hunt!" Eggman beamed as he pulled out a slingshot with the sling part made of red hard-light tech.
He loaded the Tojiru Gear into it, pulled back, and let go. The Tojiru Gear sailed towards the now fleeing Kudakk before the gear whacked it in the back of the head. The Kudakk collapsed as it spasmed and twitched as the Gear transformed it. The new World monster seemed to be a mix of a scarecrow and a moth with its antenna poking out of a pair of holes underneath its hood and straw hat, a permanent jack-o-lantern smile glowing from inside its hood.
"Awoo~!" the World howled, "Yaha! Phobia World is here to spook ya all, osore~!"
"Why do you already have the verbal tic?!" Eggman demanded.
"Ah…Lord Boccowaus informed all us Kudakk that we had to make one if we were ever turned into a World, osore," Phobia World explained with a bow.
"...Did he ever bring up Gege?" Ijirude asked.
"Several times, yes, osore."
"That bird is evil…" Ijirude muttered, "And not in the fun way." he cleared his throat, "Anyway…go out with Hood and Drago! Use your powers to go spread fear and panic!"
"Yosha! I shall spread the fear around for the glory of the Tojitendo, osore~!"
"Here you go…" Whisper said as she placed down a bag full of snacks on the counter.
"Uh…can you speak up?" the customer asked, "I couldn't hear you."
"It's how she speaks, sir," Clove explained as she rang him up.
"Oh she's one of those shy types huh?"
"Yes," Clove replied.
"Ahh…apologies then," the man nodded, handing her the money before picking his bag up, "You two have a good day then."
Whisper just gave a light nod in response as the customer left.
"Well least it went better than last time," Cassia noted from nearby.
"...don't remind me," Whisper muttered as she blushed a bit.
"Ah mou…we're already out of flour? Roll, go to the store and get more!" Yatsude called, "Hurry before we're out of the baked goods!"
"Hai~!" Roll saluted as she ran out… "EEK!" …before everyone was bowled over as a yellow blur shot through the store and into the kitchen.
"AH! WHO SHOWED HER A WOODEN PUPPET?!" Yatsude snapped.
"What the huh?" Cassia tilted her head.
"Roll has a weirdly specific phobia born of a traumatic childhood experience." Yatsude sighed, "One of her dumb Aunts and a horrible story…also a movie with some imagery thats probably more scary then it should be for a childrens movie."
"?" Whisper rose a brow at that."
"It's a long story but just know…Puppets illicit the greatest sense of fear in that girl." Yatsude sighed, "She's likely to be shivering in the pantry with a carton of strawberries."
"But…why's she freaking out? Nobody said anything about…" Cassia began as she stepped out…before running in screaming, "AHH NO~!"
"Cassia?" Clove blinekd as her sister ran over.
"They…they…." Cassia began..before looking up with teary optics, "They're cancelling every video game ever~!"
"Okay now that's somewhat less spooky…but still odd." Yatsude sighed, "Okay no one go outside, and call Skye to check on things."
"Already doing so," Clove sighed as she had her phone out and dialed in his number.
=Hello?=
"Mr. Sakurai…we may have a situation…"
=Already? But…it wasn't that long ago that…ah…oh fine…= he groaned, =What happened?=
"Well Roll walked out…and panicked about Puppets…then Cassia went out and claimed every video game ever is being canceled…" Clove listed, "So…something about fears?"
=Hmm….Phobiatopia= Skye replied =...this will be a tricky one if it targets your greatest fear=
"Given how…debilitating Roll's is…we're down one member as it is…" she muttered.
"Roll get out of there! You are a big girl, not a child anymore! Don't think I won't use the broom on you!"
"No! I Know those evil wooden demons are out there!"
"Onee-chan…" Haseo's voice groaned.
"...inform the others," Whisper said as she took off her apron, sliding her mask on as she grabbed her weapon and rushed out.
"That's it using the broom!" Yatsude shouted.
"KYA!"
"REEHAHAHAHAH!" Phobia World laughed as various people were runnign around, screaming out in pure terror as they were strewn about the area, "That's right…time to literally face your worst fears, osore~!"
"Hmph…fools," Hood scoffed, sitting in a throne being held by a few Kudakks as Drago stood nearby, "They are where they deserve to be…cowering like the rats they are."
"So long as those jumpsuit twerps show up," Drago snorted.
"Given how gunho they are…surely they will, my fellow Grandmaster," Hood assured, "Afterall..only fools will rush into danger without a proper plan."
"Don't worry. My reach has surely spread far enough to impact the Zenkaigers by now! They will be too afraid to even reach us, osore!" Phobia World laughed.
"Ok…but counterpoint…" Cobalt's voice began before Phobia World was suddenly hit in the butt by a blue blur, "We got helmets to block your little fear gas or whatever ya use."
"What timing…" Drago muttered, he and Hood looking up the see the blue Zenkaiger resting on top of a lightpost, "Hedgehog…"
"Hello hissy and the mutt," Cobalt grinned as he jumped down, "So the big wigs decided to go with you two huh? Wow…talk about bottom of the barrel."
"...you think we're scared?" Drago grinned, "You and your friends will be cowering before us in no time at all…"
"Question…do you ever listen to yourself talk?" Cobalt asked before another shot nearly hit him, "Because it just screams 'Hey, I'm a giant buttmonkey. Come hit me as I have a lot of karma built up.'"
"Gh?!" Hood tensed as he sat up, "Z-zenkaiser's already here?!"
"Not yet, but…" Cobalt began before a laser shot hit one of the Kudakk's, causing it tand the others to stumble in holding Hood's throne up, "Got a really good sniper until they arrive."
"Gh?! You heathen!" Hood snapped, "Phobia World, put this fool in his place!"
"Yes Sir!" Phobia World saluted as he rushed at Cobalt and swung, only to miss each time, "Kono!" he grunted, missing a wide swing only for Cobalt to slap him across the face, "GAH! Did you slap me?!"
"What…no I didn't," Cobalt argued.
"You did! You just did!" he shouted only to get slapped again, "You did it again, osore!"
"Dude, I have no idea what you're talking about." Cobalt shrugged.
"Slap me one more time and you won't like what I do, osore …"
"...kay."
"...Truly?"
"Eh heh heh…" Cobalt chuckled...before zipping behind him and kicked him in the butt.
"OW! I WARNED YOU!"
"You said nothing about kicking you…" Cobalt pointed out..
"...You asked for this, osore~" Phobia World whispered, a calm yet eerie tone in their voice as their eyes and mouth began to glow menacingly as an eerie deep green fog began to bellow out of their 'cloak'.
"Uh hello? Helmet…won't be affe-why did it get dark all of a sudden?" Cobalt blinked behind his mask, the area surrounding him suddenly dark with bits of the fog seeping the area, "...heh. Big whoop. I just need t-" he began as he took a step, only for a small splash to catch his attention…making him slowly look down as water began to rise from the stone floor, "...Oh no…not this….not…" he began to panic as the area brightened up as to him…he was in an underground ancient labyrinth…completely submerged in water, "NOT LABYRINTH ZONE!"
However what everyone else saw was ZenkaiCobalt running around and taking random turns before flopping around in a panic on the ground.
"...was not…expecting that from the hedgehog," Hood blinked.
"I don't know whether to laugh..or pity him," Drago muttered, "Honestly I was expecting his worst fear being losing all his friends to Eggman."
"Zenyroku drop kick!"
"Wh-?" Drago began as he turned, only to be drop kicked by Zenkaiser in the snout as he was srnt flying, "Gah! Why is it always my snout?!"
"Cause it's your face…and you hit people in the face…" Zenkaiser pointed out, "Have you never been in a fight before?"
"RAGH!" Drago roared as he slashed at him, only for Zenkaiser to dodge as the wolf ended up slashing one of the Kudakks, "DAMN IT!"
"Kaito! Kaito, is that you buddy?!" Cobalt exclaimed in his panicked state, "How are you talking and breathing underwater?!"
"What the what…?" Zenkaiser blinked, raising his arm to block Drago's swing before looping his arm around under his and pulling it into an arm bar, "What's he talking about water? It's a pretty sunny day." he spun Drago around before tossing him into the Kudakk's, "Something's fishy here…and it's not Inu-kun's breath…"
"OI!"
"That would be me, osore~!" Phobia World laughed, "I made him experience his worst fear!"
"You fiend! You dropped him into the pool!?" Zenkaiser gasped.
"Seriously that's his fear!?" Drago shouted, getting up only for Zenkaiser to aim without turning to face and shoot him, "Gah!" he shouted as he was blasted back.
"And now your worst fear shall be made real, Zenkaiser!" Phobia World taunted before he was punched in the face, "Gah…" he groaned.
"So…if we beat you before you use your power…you're kinda weak right?" Zenkaiser asked.
"He figured that out, osore…." he groaned, collapsing back onto the ground as a bit of oil leaked from his face.
"You idiot! Get up!" Hood snapped before Zenkaiser turned towards him, "...NOT THE FACE!"
"..." Zenkaiser picked up a rock, before throwing it at Hood with enough force it seemed to burst into flames and hit him, sending him skidding along the ground for a good while till he hit a street-light post, "Well that was easy."
"Blearg…"
"Surprise, osore!" Phobia World spoke, blasting Zenkaiser with the green smoke.
Zenkaiser tilted his head.
"And now you shall fall to your greatest fear!" Phobia World declared, "Witness it becoming true around you!"
Zenkaiser looked down at himself and made an action as if checking his attire, "What the…is…nothing changed." he spoke making Phobia World gawk and fall over.
"N-Nothing changed!?" he shouted.
"Not that I can feel…" Zenkaiser replied before looking around before gasping and falling to his knees, "No…it can't be!"
"AH! It's just a delayed reaction…it must be hyper specific!" Phobia World sighed.
"Sugar Free…You monsters! How could you!" Zenkaiser shouted.
"...THAT'S IT, OSORE!?" Phobia World snapped.
"That's wh-" Drago began, grunting as he fixed his nose, "That's what he's afraid of?!"
"I thought it would be more serious!" the two snapped.
"Yatchan wh…AH! Sugar free diet now!?"
"He's an idiot!" the Tojitendo forces all shouted.
"Don't worry buddy! We…!" Topaz began as she and the others ran in…and saw what was happening to Cobalt and Zenkaiser, "...what the…?"
"No! Can't find any air bubbles!" Cobalt panicked as he scattered along the ground, "NO! DARN YOU ROBUTTNIK! DARN YOU!"
"What cruel fate that befall Goshiki Kaito…the world knew him well…" Zenkaiser stood up as he saluted to the sky, "So long, my trusted friend…Sugar…"
"Huh…Sounds like they're experiencing something scary…and something ridiculous," Juran sighed.
"Oh, they're experiencing their worst nightmares, osore!"
"Idiot!" Both Grandmasters-Hood now sporting a black eye- snapped, dope slapping the World.
"Huh…I always thought Kaito's was marriage," Topaz noted.
"I guess that means…one day he's cool with it…" ZenkaiJuran muttered, "Meaning more than that…he fears the world going sugar free…yeah, that somehow sounds normal for him still…"
"Know what sounds cool to me?" the two tensed as Phobia World was standing before them, the green smoke hitting them, "THIS!"
"Ack! You…!" Zenkai Juran began before tensing, "...oh no…not the cane! No! Jiji no!"
"Uh…th-this isn't funny!" Topaz freaked, hitting nothing as it looked like she was leading against something, "Jewel! Rolly! Anyone?! Let me out of here! It's dark, small and…is it getting hard to breath?!"
"What the…?!" Zenkai Vroon gawked.
"Oh and here's some fore you too!" Phobia World laughed as he sprayed him next.
"...NO! Not…OVERDUE BOOKS!"
"...these fears are just stu-" Phobia World began before he was suddenly shot, "GAH!"
=Don't get distracted= Whisper's voice came form Gaon and MAgine's helmets, making them look up to see her hiding out on a nearby rooftop.
"His power seems to be really strong." Magine muttered.
"Then we'll just stop him fast!" ZenkaiGaon spoke as he brought his weapon out.
"Try it fools!" Hood argued, "Phobia World, Kudakks!"
"You think we haven't heard that before! You guys recycle the same lines each time!" ZenkaiGaon growled slashing down several with his claws, "Bring it on!" he roared charging in.
"Hai, Osore!" Phobia world blasted him with smoke, "Now fall to your fear…gah!" he cried as he was scratched.
"Hahaha! Fool! I live my worst fear every day…the fear of adorable little critters…fearing me!" ZenkaiGaon declared.
"What?!" Drago snapped, "But…that's stupid!" he growled as he lunged at him.
"Nobody asked you!" ZenkaiGaon snapped as he and Drago clashed claws.
"Gh…!"
"Alright then I'll get the other one!" Phobia World shouted as he turned to Magine.
"Nu Nu Nu Super Fan!" ZenkaiMagine tapped her Magine Stick to the ground as a giant industrial fan formed in front of her and turned on just as Phobia World launched his smoke sending it back into his and Hood's face..
"OH! Good idea!" ZenkaiGaon cheered as he dragged Drago into the smoke with him, "Suffer evil doggo!"
"No wait! You can't turn that back on us! This isn't how this works, Oseru!" Phobia World panicked as he pushed Hood in front of him just as the smoke enveloped them, "I WAS SO WRONG, OSERU!"
"Gaon Tategami Ranbu!" ZenkaiGaon shouted as he dashed past all the Kudakk's slashing them with a barrage of claw slashes. He skid to a stop before jumping and swinging his arm forward as he began spinning like a drill and tore his way through them again before skidding to a stop next to Magine, "Maybe if we beat the World we can free everyone from the fear!" he held up his Geartlinger.
"Good call." ZenkaiMagine nodded as she did the same.
The two then began raining gunfire on Phobia World making sparks fly. It struggled to withstand the blasts as he was eventually knocked over as the bullets began pelting Drago and Hood, making them yelp in pain along with their hallucinations.
"...oh ho ho osore…" Phobia World chuckled, an eerie calm in his voice as he began to stand up, "You shouldn't have done that…"
"Wh-" Magine began before the World's wings opened up, a pair of 'eyes' on them as they began glowing, "?!"
"Osososore…fall into dreams…and experience nightmares eternal~" Phobia World whispered, his face glowing as the area began to swirl for both Magine and and Gaon.
"Ahh…what g…a….achoo!" Gaon sneezed before tensing, "...no..I…" he began as to him, he noticed…he was surrounded by Mobians and animals..and they were making him sneeze, "...I'm allergic to the precious animals?!"
"S-?!" Drago began as he got up before blinking, "...that's actually a reasonable fear…"
"Indeed," Hood admitted as Gaon began to run around in a panic, "What better fear to an animal lover..than being allergic to them,"
"AHH!" Magine freaked as she fell to her knees, "M-my crystal ball broke…and there's no more! Nu nu no~!"
"Gyahahahaha!" Phobia World laughed, "You realize it now, osore?! The more people I make panic, the stronger I become once I unfold my wings!"
"My Crystal ball…" Magine spoke before her neck twitched.
"What's huh?" Phobia World blinked as a dark aura began forming around her, "Na-na-nani!? Oh…oh no! Her worst fear is also tied to her anger…"
"Omae…" Magine looked up as her eyes began glowing.
"What did you do!?" Drago asked.
"Well see sometimes a person's worst fear can click and end up reacting with ANGER!" Phobia World chuckled, "Hahaha…it's typically those people who cause incredible harm to people and are banned from scare houses…" the entire time he ranted no one noticed MAgine flipping her Change Gear.
"..."
"...you complete utter fool," Hood facepalmed.
"Kikai Henkei…" the trio turned around as a large stomp made them turn to see Magine Dragon glaring down at them.
"...AH~!" Hood screamed as he and Phobia World began to run.
"YOu c-"! Drago began before he got stomped on, "...ow….my snout…"
"...excessive," Whisper blinked behind her helmet.
"I'm going to devour your souls and burn them in flames…and sleep to your screams each and every night…" Magine Dragon growled.
"Mistakes were made! Mistakes were made! We done goofed!" Phobia World shouted carrying Hood in his arms. The two screamed as pink flames almost struck them.
"..need to get the others to a safe place," Whisper quietly said, her Green Wisp going into her weapon as she jumped off, flating down on the 'umbrella' as she quickly landed.
"Sugar free…how vile…" Zenkaiser muttered as he and the others were in a fetal position.
"So…much…water…" Cobalt whispered.
"Seriously..is it dark in here?!" Cobalt freaked.
"No jiji! Not the cane again!" Juran panicked.
"Achoo! No! I Achoo! Don't wanna be allergic to-achoo! The fuzzies!" Gaon sneezed.
"So many….library books…so many late fees…" Vroon shivered.
"#!4!Dadd…" Cyan muttered as he and Blue noticed their conditions.
"I know…need to get them to a safe spot," Whisper stated as she picked up Zenkaiser the best she could.
"DO SOMETHING~!" A burnt up Hood screamed as he and a burnt up Phobia World continued to run.
"DIE!"
"I DON'T WANNA!" Hood and Phobia world sobbed.
"RAAAGH!" Magine Dragon roared as she began to inhale…only to blink as she suddenly stopped, "...what just happened?"
"Ah! My own fear negated my ability!?" Phobia World gawked.
"What's huh…?" Zenkaiser blinked.
"AIR!" Zenkai Cobalt gasped, "Oh sweet air, sweet solid ground…oh baby I love you…" he began tapping his helmet to the ground while making kissing noises, "Never leave me again my sweet~"
"FREEDOM!" Topaz shouted as she ran about, "NO MORE CLOSED DARKNESS!"
"Thank god I'm not allergic to animals!" Gaon exclaimed.
"Oh thank god…he's gone," Juran whispered as he looked around.
=Oh finally! You guys can hear us again, tune?= Secchan asked.
"Ah…" Vroon cried, "It was all false…thank god!"
"Ah! Hurry up and put them back under!" Drago barked.
"Oh! Right! Here I g…" Phobia World began before Kurenai slashed him from behind, "GYAH!"
"You made me see evil evil puppets…" Kurenai growled, "UNFORGIVABLE!"
"Wait…we had this…no wait!"
"Zenryoku Zenkai!" Zenkaiser cheered, "Sugar exists! I shall fight!" he rushed forward while shooting.
"What happened…I blacked out for a bit…why am I big? What happened, nu-nu!?" Magine Dragon panicked.
"It's no good! We are outnumbered and beaten!" Hood shouted, "RETREAT!"
=DAI~RANGER!=
"Watcha!" Zenkaiser swung a staff around as he smacked Drago before using it to hit his knees, spreading his legs apart, "Ha!" he swung up filling the air with a loud cracking sound.
"AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"Kaito, why?!" Cobalt, Juran, Gaon and Vroon exclaimed.
"I don't know…it just tells me how to fight…and I fight." Zenkaiser explained.
"Still man…!" Cobalt complained.
Whisper just blinked in surprise, shocked at seeing how…diverse their teamwork is. It almost felt…familiar to her in a way, yet…not this…odd. She then tensed as she saw Phobia World beginning to stand, making her tense as it began to open its 'hood' back up.
"Look out…!"
"Wh-" Zenkaiser began as Whisper quickly moved him out of the way, the wolf ending up getting hit with the the kaijin's 'second eyes', "?!"
"...no…st...stop it…" Whisper quietly said, the wolf starting to tremble as she nearly let go of her weapon.
"Whisper?" Topaz blinked as the wolf fell to her knees.
"Stop it…please…no…not again…" Whisper panted, her mask falling off to show the fear in her opened eyes, "Stop it...please…!"
"Ah! Whisper!" Topaz gasped, running over to her, "You a-" she began as she touched her shoulder.
"?! MIMIC!" Whisper screamed as she knocked her off, prompting her to step back as she took aim, "St…stay back!"
"...PTSD…" Juran realized.
"Tangle-chan! Emergency Hug! Strong and secure!" Zenkaiser shouted.
"I got it!" Topaz saluted, zipping up to Whisper before pulling her into a hug.
"?! GH! L...Let go!" Whisper snapped, her normal quiet tone replaced with a loud one as she struggled to free herself.
"Sorry Whisp…I can't do that…!" Topaz grunted as she began to carry her off, "I'll take her to the doc! You guys focus on the bad guys!"
"Thank you Tangle! We'll let you whammy the next Monster!" Zenkaiser called out, "I'm having it…" he hefted his staff high into the air, "Up to there with you guys and this spooky gimmick! Now…I'm gonna make all of you pay like Doggo did."
"D-Drago…"
"That's what I said…Doggo…" Zenkaiser muttered.
"DRAGO!"
"Counterpoint?" ZenkaiJuran began as he, Gaon, Magine and Vroon began to open fire on the kaijin and two Grandmasters.
"Ahh!" Hood freaked as he, Phobia World and Drago tried to dodge the bullets.
"I blame you idiots!" Drago snapped at the cobra and kaijin.
"Well I didn't expect this, Osore~!" Phobia World freaked.
"Yeah well you're not gonna like what me and Kurenai are about to do to ya," Cobalt stated as he and Kurenai hefted up their swords.
"We are totally outgunned, it's probably best we beat a hasty retreat, osore!" Phobia world panicked before two blurs slashed him from multiple angles, making sparks fly, "Please!"
"Starline, get us out of here!" Hood shouted into a communicator on his armor's wrist.
=...very well= Starline muttered as a portal appeared.
"You punks...haven't seen the last of us!" Drago shouted as they began to run into the portal.
"Till next time, osore!" Phobia World shouted just as the portal closed.
"That…was the worst fight…ever…" ZenkaiJuran spoke up.
"That was horrible!" Zenkai Cobalt shouted, "The worst thing to ever happen…"
"I never knew I could fear so much…" ZenkaiGaon muttered.
"While weak…that is a particularly dangerous World," Vroon muttered.
"How do we stop such a power…all of us were affected when he used a stronger version." ZenkaiMagine muttered, "I don't even remember what happened…things went black…then red…and then I was big…"
=You probably have a 'Fight' instinct when afraid= Skye guessed =So for now…You are the ace in the hole for this World=
"Nu-nu-nu?" Magine tilted her head.
"Doc!" Tangle shouted as she rushed into Skye's shop, holding a still shaking and fidgeting Whisper as she tried to free herself, "We got a-Gh! Situation!"
"..." Skye looked them over, "...Ayane, you have a patient!"
"...Ay-Ay?" Tangle asked.
"I'm a roboticist and inventor. Ay-Ay's the one who has the PhD in psychology," Skye replied.
"...Seriously…Ay-Ay?"
"It's either her or Amy," Skye deadpanned.
"Where's Amy?"
"Last I saw? Passed out after running into a wall," Skye replied, "Something about spiders crawling all over her…or was that Cloclo and Amy was the one who jumped out a window screaming about wedding dresses and comparing oranges to watermelons…"
"...O…kay…." Tangle muttered before grunting when Whisper's weapon hit her, "...Where is Ayane…?"
Skye walked over to a table with an intercom and pushed the button, "Dr. Sakurai, you have a patient. Dr. Sakurai, you have a patient."
=Please send them to my office, father= Ayane replied, making Tangle blink a few times.
"You're good," Skye gave a thumbs up, "Down the hallway to the right."
"This family gets both more awesome and weirder as the days go by…" Tangle muttered, "And I love it! It's not a complaint, but you guys are pulling weird skills out your butts!"
"Weird skills? I thought I-oh wait. You weren't here when we explained about the degrees…" Skye muttered as Tangle carried off Whisper down the hall and to the right, entering a psychiatrist's office where Ayane was at a desk in an aquamarine business suit.
"What seems to be the problem?" Ayane asked, not a stutter in her tone.
"...Uh…" Tangle began.
"Mental trigger for her when she wears a suit!" Skye called.
"Please close the door," Ayane instructed.
"Okay~" Tangle said slowly as she complied, 'Well this is gonna be one of those days…should have brought the typical sad story package just in case…'
"Now then…" Ayane cleared her throat, adjusting her glasses as she looked at the still cautious Whisper, "Please explain what's wrong."
"..."
"...I can assure you I'm not that octopus who attacked us the other day," Ayane assured, seeing Whisper looking at her with her mask on.
"It's all good Whisper…we're back at home base, the monsters got scared and ran off. You're good; you can rest here." Tangle offered her support in her typical levels of energy.
"Please…lie down on the couch," Ayane gestured to a nearby couch before pointing at Tangle as she started to move to it, "Not you."
"Sorry…just trying to be supportive as best I can…"
"..." Whisper said nothing before her Wisps came flying out of her cloak, a concerned look on their faces, "...very well…"
"Good," Ayane nodded as Whisper walked over and sat down, "Now then…Why were you brought here? Given the bruising on Tangle, you seemed to be quite…unsettled."
"..."
"...It's okay, Whisper…you can say something," Tangle assured.
"...Mimic…his words from our last encounter…" Whisper explained after a moment, "All I saw…was my former team…saying those words…that it was my fault…"
"But was it really?" Ayane asked.
"No...it was Mimic…it was thanks to him that…" Whisper paused, gripping her weapon tightly for a moment, "...we used to be in a team…the Diamond Cutters…" she whispered as she reached into her cloak cautiously, pulling out a photo of her and her former team…only she had her eyes open and a bright smile on her face, "Slinger our Marksman, Clair Voyance our Psy-Op, Smithy our Crafter and Leader, Mimic the Infiltrator…and myself, the Scout."
"And these Wisps?" Ayane noted, earning a nod, "I see…"
"They worked in tandem with Smithy's invention, the Wispons," Whisper explained as she looked down at her weapon, "This…was his last invention…the Variable Wispon…" Pink looked at the weapon somberly.
"I take it that these 'Wispon' were customized for just a specific Wisp each," Ayane noted.
"...Each one was partnered with us…Pink was Smithy's," Whisper replied.
"Your friends must've took good care of them, huh?" Tangle asked.
"...yes," Whisper smiled faintly, "We often had a small celebration each time we took down one of Eggman's warehouses or factories…Mimic always seemed so distant each time…now I know why…"
"...When I was studying your mask, I noticed it has a camera," Ayane spoke, "...It was meant to review operations and how to improve yourselves, but it has a second meaning to you now."
"..." Whisper took off her mask and looked at it, "...yes…" she offered it to Tangle.
"...you….you sure?" Tangle whispered with wide eyes.
"Yes…I….trust you…to see," Whisper nodded.
"...O-Okay…" Tangle whispered as she took the mask, putting it on as a video began to play, the words 'Whisper playback' on the upper left corner..
=And taking it down will be total blackout for his forces along the coastline= Mimic, his clothes more intact and pristine and his face far less intimidating, stated in the video as the ocelot and lion he had transformed into looked down at a map =Eggman's been busy trying to repair his forces…we can't pass this up!=
=Listen…= the video shifted view to show the green monkey looking on in concern =Hang back like you always do, okay?=
=Why, Clair? Mimic says we're all needed on the ground for this one= Whisper's voice stated, her voice sounding normal and not it's usually quiet tone.
=I'm…not sure. I've just got a bad feeling about this= Clair sighed.
=...Well, you are the psychic…should we scrub the op?=
=No, Mimic's right. We can't let this opportunity pass= Clair smiled before giggling a bit =We'll just have to be extra careful, and I'll scry really hard!=
=It's way too quiet. Clair? Where's the security?= Smithy asked as the feed changed to his POV in one of Eggman's bases.
=I'm…having trouble seeing anything= she muttered, her face covered by a mask =Eggman must be projecting alpha-waves=
=Whisper, anyone inbound?= Smithy's voice asked as the feed changed back to Whisper's POV, showing that she was watching from a cliff outside the base.
=Negative, all clear out here=
=I don't like this…Eggman's ready for us this time= Slinger muttered as the feed changed back to Smithy's POV.
=After all we've done to him, you think he wouldn't adapt?= Mimic questions =Who else can take this place down? The Freedom Fighters? Pfft! They've been MIA for quite some time now…=
=You're both right…but to be safe, Mimic; scout around for an ambush. We'll push ahead= Smithy ordered as Mimic took on the appearance of an EggPawn.
=Good call. I'll yell if I find something=
=...There= Clair spoke, pointing to what looked like an Egg-shaped container with a figure inside =The alpha-waves are strongest here…whatever Eggman is hiding, it's most likely in there=
Alright…lock and load, Diamond Cutters= Smithy ordered as he hefted up what looked like a pink mini-gun =Let's cause some property damage= he walked up to one and gasped, seeing what looked like a black and red Metal Sonic within =What in the Source? I've heard of Metal Sonic, but…= he yelped as its optics opened =Whoa now!= hissing made the screen turn around to see more containers hissing and opening, revealing more of the black and red Metal Sonics =Not good!=
=Oh you gotta be kiddin' me!= Slinger exclaimed as he pulled out a pair of modified pistols that Cyan quickly jumped into.
=Clair!= Smithy called as Green went into a mantis-shaped device in the monkey's hands that she aimed at the doors and blasted at them…only for them to not even have a scratch =What the…?=
=We're sealed in!= Clair exclaimed before one of the robots tackled her =Ahh!=
=Fire at will!= Smithy roared as he began to open fire, only for the energy shots to bounce off one of the robots as it zipped up to him =?!=
=Whisper! Mimic! We need evac stat!= Slinger screamed, the robots swiftly dodging his shots.
=Mimic! Where are you?!= Clair pleaded before screaming as her free hand was squeezed as bones were heard snapping in it =KYAAA!=
=MIMIC!= Smithy's voice screamed as the screen went black…before it changed to a POV of Mimic as he looked on at Eggman, sitting on a throne with his back to Mimic with multiple screens displaying data.
=Well done, Mimic! I wasn't sure you'd deliver, but I'm delighted you did the smart thing=
=By my estimate, you'll have the planet within a month considering the core members of the Freedom Fighters are MIA...or under your control…and I prefer to be on the winning team= Mimic stated, the screen moving a bit to show a robotic squirrel/chipmunk hybrid with a blue femine build =I'm free to go, correct?=
=Yes-yes…I'll pardon you for your crimes against the Eggman Empire. Go out there and do…whatever it is you do= Eggman waved off as he turned in his chair =I still need to go over the rest of my Dark Egg Legion=
=#%! #& #T!=
=GAH!= Eggman yelped, Blue flying before him with a glare before shooting Mimic one..before he flew out into an open vent.
=Hm…guess I'll be moving on without my Wisp= Mimic noted.
=Trust me…they're more trouble than they're worth= Eggman muttered before a screen popped up on his computer, a frown soon growing on his face =My Shadow Androids report three targets down…there were five of you=
=?!= Mimic tensed before Eggman turned and suddenly picked him up =Wh-Whisper stayed outside as lookout. She's only a scout, no threat to….= he squeaked as a blue energy blade was aimed at his neck, protruding from the wrist of the chipmunk/squirrel robot.
=Finish the job…or I finish youEggman menacingly threatened.
The POV then changed back to Whisper, the sounds of her panting catching Tangle's attention the most…as if she was trying her best to stay calm and quiet.
=W-Whisper….help…= Slinger's voice caught Whisper's attention, making her look down to see him on the ground below in the tree she was hiding in, his clothes a mess and several bruises on his body =We were ambushed…I barely got out alive…hmm?= he blinked, looking around before picking up what looked like an orange rocket launcher =She abandoned us? I mean…she would've heard everything…= he muttered as he changed into Mimic =If she ran the minute things went bad, she could be a klick from here in any direction…Eggman's going to filet me alive…then again…= he grinned as the feed changed to a POV of his mask looking straight at him =I have her Wispon…and he wouldn't know my mask from hers…I can turn these in as 'proof'. That gets Eggman off my back, and there's nothing to fear from an unarmed coward…Ha! It should be criminal to be this smooth…=
With that, he walked away, whistling a jaunty tune. Orange looked at the screen, tears in his eyes, as Whisper's hand began to gently pet the Wisp. Tangle let out a gasp as she removed the mask and quickly gave it back via her tail.
"Guh…Ay-Ay…how come I don't freak out with your helmets, but I do with Whisper's mask?"
"Because the interior of my helmets for the Zenkaigers I've built are meant to trick your mental facilities via minute frequencies to believe you're not wearing one in case one was claustrophobic," Ayane replied.
"...oh phew…thank you," Tangle sighed a bit in relief at that…before looking at Whisper in concern, "Still..that was…Sweet chaos that was just…"
"I…waited until it was clear," Whisper sighed, holding the mask close to her, "I rescued the Wisps, went back to base….and took Smithy's prototype…"
"...But why would…"
"You keep it as a reminder of your goal in avenging your lost family," Ayane stated as she looked at Whisper, who nodded.
"Never forget. Never forgive."
"...So that's why you took that new Wispon and your small army of Wisps…You wanted to try and help from a distance…but also make sure you'd find Mimic," Tangle noted as she looked at Whisper.
"Yes…"
"I have a question, Whisper," Ayane noted, "What do you intend to do after you've dealt with Mimic?"
"..."
"..." Ayane sighed before removing her suit and Whisper quickly covered her eyes as Tangle gave a thumbs up, "Okay. Y-You can look…" Whisper looked to see her in her normal outfit as she held out her last Geartlasher and a Change Gear sporting an onyx spy-themed Ranger on it.
"I knew ya'd give it to her!" Tangle beamed.
"B-Before you go find that octopus…t-tell Tou-san your intention with h-him, Test Subject Black," Ayane advised.
"...I…I don't…deserve it…"
"Hah?!" Tangle gawked at that, "But…why?!"
"Because…" Whisper paused, gripping her shalig arm for a moment, "...I…I…I fear…if I get close to any of you…." she began to look down as her ears drooped, "I'll just lose you to him again…to Mimic and Eggman…"
"..." Ayane pulled out a paper fan and gave it to Whisper, who used it to dope-slap Whisper.
"?!"
"That is stupid! You're our buddy and that stupid octo and Baldy McNosehair are gonna get the beatdown because they messed with ya!" Tangle declared, "You're my friend, and friends look after each other, no matter what!"
"But…you all nearly lost to his and Tojitendo's latest creation…" Whisper pointed out.
"...Well, yeah…but…" Tangle paused as she pounded her fist into her opened palm, "It means they'll get double the payback! No wait! Uh…Ay-Ay, everyone got hit by that stupid World, so what's the number for nine times?"
"Nonuple."
"Pfft…Wh-What?"
"F-Focus, Test Subject Orange."
"Right, right," Tangle nodded as she bashed his fists together, "It means they're gonna get nonuple the payback! We'll bring down the Tojitendo, Egghead, and especially Mimic and make 'em regret every single lousy thing they've ever done!" she offered Whisper her hand, "We know how he works now. That guy ain't gonna get us by surprise next fight. And that means they don't stand a chance!"
"..." Whisper looked at Tangle for a few moments, her words going through her head as she felt…comfort from them, "...heh…you can't be discouraged, can you?"
"Try my buddy Kaito," Tangle grinned as Whisper took her hand, "We're both just balls of pure positivity…and right now my buddy needs some positive energy! Now how's about we go back and help the others deal with those Tojitendo jerks?"
"...yes," Whisper nodded as she took the offered Gear and sword and stashed them under her cloak…before hugging Tangle and Ayane, "Thank you…"
"Mmm…" Ayane whimpered, Tangle quickly using her tail to hold her hands by the wrists to keep her from ruining the moment.
"Okay…So our best plan is to let Magine get hit by the fear stuff?" Sonic asked.
=That's right= Skye nodded over his phone.
"Can we not and say we did…p-please…" Magine muttered.
=Well you're the only one that has a 'Fight' reaction while everyone else does 'Flight,' tune= Secchan pointed out.
"You're literally our ace in the hole," Juran added.
"Oh…" Magine muttered, "I don't like it…things get all dark and then red and I don't know what I did…" she shuddered.
"Can we please try something other than traumatizing Magine?" Amy frowned, hands on her hips and dripping wet.
"Is it safe to go outside?" Haseo asked.
"I ain't leaving until that World's gone," Cassia stated.
"Oh good. You have a test to take," Clove noted.
"...Blow it up please, magic dragon lady!" Cassia pleaded.
"Mmm…On the one hand, the implants…on the other, she's an adorable little pronghorn…" Gaon whispered.
"Can't we just…use a Sentai Gear that makes us immune to fear…that has to be one right?" Magine offered, "Some Sentai must have a power that is no fear…"
"Well I think that's the tagline to a comic book superhero…" Kaito muttered.
=And another kind of superhero…but closest of them is…your Sentai theme, the Magirangers, their motto is: Courage becomes Magic= Skye offered.
"Ah…R-Right…" Magine nodded before the counter rose up and Tangle and Whisper climbed out of the secret tunnel.
"See? See?! How cool are these?" Tangle asked.
"...How many times did you have to hold onto Whisper?" Roll asked.
"...Seven times," Tangle slumped, "And it was Blue. He likes hugs."
"#4q…." Blue sheepishly blushed from inside Whisper's cloak.
"A-Anyways…Good news!" Tangle beamed, "We've got all of us!"
"...Eh?!" Kaito exclaimed, looking at the two, "You mean…?"
"Yep-yep-yep!" Tangle beamed.
"Yosha! All of them are in use now!" Kaito cheered.
"I'm so excited~!" Tangle squealed, both sporting stars in their eyes, "It's gonna be wakiwaki!"
=I knew you were sneaking into the base to watch the recordings of the Gekirangers!= Secchan snapped, pointing a wing at Tangle.
"What?! They were cool!" Tangle argued, "Plus I learned a bit more on the Sentai my Gear's based on, so that gives me potential ideas in fights."
=...You mostly watched for Jan, didn't you?=
"...you can't prove it…" she muttered.
=Bet you I can= Secchan argued.
"I'll work with Whisper on paying off her debt here if ya do."
=Recordings and a special feature that shows which scenes get the most replays, tune~= the bird chuckled.
"...I'll go ask Yatchan for a uniform my size…" Tangle muttered, slumping in defeat.
"You can ask after we figure out how to beat that fear jerk," Sonic spoke before giving Whisper a thumbs up, "Nice job getting one from that crazy sis of Roll's."
"...For that, no chili-dogs for the party tonight," Roll stated.
"Hah?!" Sonic gawked.
"You should have seen that coming. You did insult her sister." Tangle pointed out.
"Aw nuts…" Sonic slumped.
"Still...how can we fight something that makes us experience our greatest fears aside from putting Magine up against them?"
"...His powers vanished when he was frightened by Magine," Whisper softly noted.
"...Hey yeah…" Tangle blinked as she recalled that, "He looked pretty freaked out when Magine was chasing him in her dragon form."
"So he can give us our greatest fears…but he loses control of his powers when he freaks out," Sonic noted
"So…then all we need to do is scare him once?" Juran asked, "Well seems easy enough if Magine could pull it off."
=I'd go with Jetman again, tune. Gai is terrifying= Secchan noted.
"Ah…One issue," Skye noted, coming in from the secret tunnel, "I put that one on the DNU list until I can figure out how to deal with that issue."
"DNU?" Tangle repeated as Skye picked up Haseo.
"'Do Not Use,'" Skye replied as he walked over to the secret base's entrance and stood on it, "Heading down now. Anyone not wanting to be put under the fear again better get down here."
"But we don't even know when they'll attack!" Gaon pointed out.
"...Three…two…" Skye pointed at Secchan before the bird yelped as his optics flashed.
=Phobia World's returned, tune!=
"How did you…?" Gaon gawked, turning to see Clove and Cassia on the mat.
"Chaos Theory," Skye replied.
"Uh…How does this…?" Cassia began before the mat dropped, "WHEEE!"
"EEK!"
"...Clove-san has a cute scream when startled," Gaon noted.
"It's…honestly surprising," Vroon blinked.
"Ikuze!" Kaito cheered, "All nine of us at last! Oh, this is gonna be so awesome~!"
"I'm feel super excited!" Tangle squeed, stars in her eyes.
"LET'S GO!" both cheered, grabbing everyone and running out.
"Now then…you remember the plan, right?" Hood muttered as he and Drago glared at Phobia World.
"Make the people scared out of their minds…detain them for Robotization later, and if the Zenkaigers show up…" Phobia World began.
"You freak the rest out while Hood puts the dragon girl to sleep," Drago stated.
"Our victory is at hand," Hood chuckled, "Those fools will regret defying us!"
=You mean 'defy our empire'?= Eggman's voice audibly frowned from a nearby EggPawn.
"Um…Yes, sire," Hood assured before turning to Phobia World, "What are you waiting for?! Get to it!"
"Ah! Righty-o, osore!" Phobia World replied with a salute.
"Now we just wait. We're not letting those brats get to us this time," Drago muttered with a growl as he scanned the area, waiting for them to show up.
"Psst…what you looking for?" Sonic whispered, putting his face next to Drago's.
"For those spandex wearing freaks," Drago muttered.
"Uh huh…"
"Then while they're dealing with their worst fears, we detain them and get them roboticized."
"Neat."
"Yeah. They'll never see…it…come…" Drago trailed off as he turned his face toward the hedgehog, "..."
"Hi~"
"HEDGEHOG!" Hood screamed as Drago tried to slash at Sonic, only for the hedgehog to become a blur and dodge...which resulted in the wolf attacking Phobia World instead.
"OW! Why, osore~!?"
"Maybe because you're the bad guy?" Sonic retorted as he was already a few feet away from the trio.
"Silence!" Hood snapped.
=Acting cocky aren't we, hedgehog?= Eggman smirked =I'd be wise not to act cocky, hedgehog…given what happened last time…= the EggPawn held its hand out as SWATBots, Kudakks and EggPawns gathered around them, =We have an army to back us up..=
"Touche, EggButt McDouble-Wide…" Sonic muttered, "I am very weak to my fear of water…but if you think the army thing is a threat…have you forgotten what my friends love to do…?"
"FIRE!-!" Kaito shouted as the SWATBots, Kudakks, and EggPawns were bombarded with gunfire from above…Then actual fire which began melting them into…lawn ornaments.
"They're all here!" Drago gawked, "Hm? Who's that wolf with 'em?"
=Wolf?= Eggman repeated, his EggPawn the only one unharmed, as he turned its head to see Whisper =WHAT?! A Diamond Cutter?! How did…That blasted mimic octopus!=
"...Eggman," Whisper frowned with narrowed eyes.
=Oh what? You think by glaring at me you'll scare me? Please…Mimic wanted out, so I killed two birds with one stone…only the birds were your former teammates= Eggman stated =Your lives became forfeit the moment you started defying my empire!=
"Well, you'll have to get through us now if you want her," Roll noted, tapping the flat of her blade on her shoulder.
"Ya got that right! Prepare for the non…none…nano…" Tangle began.
"Nonuple," Whisper quietly filled for her.
"Right. Prepare to the nonuple defeat you're all gonna get!" Tangle cheered.
=Nonuple? What are you…?= Eggman began before it dawned on him =...No…=
"Oh you gotta be kidding me!" Hood gawked as Kaito held up his Geartling before the four Kikainoid pulled theirs out…as all four Mobias hefted up their Geartlashers.
"...How do I use this?" Whisper quietly asked Roll.
"Open the back, insert the gear, close it, spin the gear sticking of the top, and swing while pulling the trigger," Roll summed up.
"...Thank you…" Whisper nodded.
=...Grrr! It doesn't matter!= Eggman snapped =Even with nine of you, there's no one to stop the Tojitendo Empire! Soon the multiverse will be ours, and Mobius will be back under my complete and utter control once more!=
"No way, Egghead!" Sonic replied, "You wanna take the freedom of others? Then you've gotta deal with us nine and those who will always stand up for that freedom!"
"Minna, ikuze!" Kaito called as the Kikainoids lined up to his left and the Mobians to his right before slotting their gears into their weapons.
=Yon-Ju-Gou/Ju-Roku/Ni-Ju-Gou/Ni-Ju-Kyu/San-Ju BANG~!=
=Ju-Hachi/San-Ju-Ni/San-Ju-Ichi/San-Ju-Roku ZAN~!=
"Change Zenkai!" the nine shouted before turning the cranks/spinning the gears.
=BAN-BANG~!=
The four Kikainoids spun clockwise.
=ZAN-ZAN~!=
The Mobians spun counterclockwise.
=BAN-BANG~!=
Kaito spun before aiming ahead. The Geartlinger holders pulled their triggers as the Geatlasher holders swung their blades.
=BA-BANG! BA-BANG! BA-BANG! BABABABA-BANG~/ZA-ZAN! ZA-ZAN! ZA-ZAN! ZAZAZAZA-ZAN~! ZEN~KAISER/ZENKAI~JURAN/MAGINE/GAON/VROON/KURENAI/COBALT/TOPAZ!=
The gear fell over Whisper as the dark gray/purple tinted energy formed around her and into a black suit. Her body changed like the other Mobians as she attained a taller more human height, her body was covered in a black bodysuit with golden cuffed boots like the other Mobian Zenkaigers and Zenkaiser. A jacket formed over her torso and conformed into her suit, a skirt forming shortly after. The Jacket and Skirt where a light gray on the sides of her torso and thighs, with a wide stripe of black going down center of her torso likewise the inside of her arms were grey while the outsides were black, golden bracelets formed around her wrists as her black gloves formed over each hand. To complete her suit black armor formed along her chest and looped around under her shoulders before forming shoulder pads that pointed out. A Golden crest formed in her chest armor with the Zenkaiger symbol forming within a gray triangular node. Her helmet formed as a gray mouthplate formed with the black helmet being very streamlined with a wolf like visage, with the number 36 forming in the forehead. After a moment a pair of sunglasses formed before slamming into the helmet to form the yellow colored visor in the shape of sunglasses.
=ZENKAI ONYX!=
"Himitsu no Power! Zenkaiser!"
"Kyoryu Power! Zenkai Juran!"
"Hyakujuu Power! Zenkai Gaon~!"
"Mahou Power! Zenkai Magine!"
"Go Go Power! Zenkai Vroon!"
"Shinobi Power! Zenkai Kurenai!"
"Engine Power! Zenkai Cobalt!"
"Jyuken Power! Zenkai Topaz!"
"..."
"...psst! Wisp..that's your cue," Topaz whispered to the newest member of the group.
"?! Oh…right…" she nodded a bit before holding her sword like a rifle, "Tokumei Power…." She paused, flipping her weapon before taking a shooting stance, "Zenkai Onyx…."
"...What did she say?" Hood blinked, noting how…quiet Onyx was compared to the others.
"I guess your name is 'Whisper' for a reason~" Zenkaiser chuckled as he held his hands out so eight fingers and a thumb were held up and overlapped, "Kyu-Nin sorete! Kikai Sentai…" he jumped as he spread his arms out.
"ZENKAIGER!" they all called out together as their Team symbol formed behind them.
"Not bad…a shame that'll have to go to waste, osore!" Phobia World laughed as he opened his wings up, the mist seeping out as the 'eyes' on his wings glowed.
"Here it comes…!" Vroon exclaimed.
"Do I have to?" Magine asked.
"You're our only hope, Magi Girl!" Cobalt gave a thumbs up.
"We believe in you," Kurenai cheered, "I'll even bake your favorite goods later!"
"We'll make it up to you after, promise!" Topaz put her hands together and bowed her head.
"G-Good luck…" Onyx sheepishly muttered.
"Mou…" Magine sighed before tensing, the area beginning to spin around her as the mist began to seep the area…followed by the sound of glass breaking, "?! No…no! So many crystal balls..shattered~!"
"...oh no…" Drago and Hood began to pale, "P-Phobia World, stop!"
"...kachin…" Magine spoke as she tilted her head to the side, "You dare to insult my beloved hobby…which found me my best friends…" she raised her hand and began slowly closing it, "I will turn your spines into a coat rack for our room…I'm looking at the long slithery one…" her eyes flashed.
"Oh no…" Hood and Dragon muttered as the other Zenkaigers grunted, holding their heads, while ZenkaiMagine ran forward as she used her shoulder capes as the wings they doubled as and landed a drop kick to Phobia World.
She spun around and swung her capes as the bladed tips made Drago and Hood yelp in panic. She grunted, swinging a kick to Drago's head knocking him away before she reached a hand and grabbed Hood by the neck and began lifting him up and closer. Applying more force then one would expect of the relatively small Kikainoid.
"Ack! L…Let go…!"
"No…You will pay for mocking my hobby!"
"GYAHA~!"
"Just put her to sleep, you idiot!" Drago snapped as he shot up.
"Ahh! R-right!" Hood panicked before his frills opened up and his eyes glowed, "Sleep~" he squeaked when she grabbed his neck, forcing him to close his frills, "Regret! Regret!"
"Errors have been made, osaru~!" Phobia World yelped.
=Oh for…!= Eggman began with a groan =Starline, summon more SWATBots and Kudakks for them! Phobia World…just cancel your fear power!=
"I don't think that's the singular cause, osore!" Phobia World yelped when ZenkaiMagine…used Hood like a whip to smack him across the face multiple times.
"She's crazy!" Drago shouted only to yelp as he was slapped by Hood's tail next, before Magine swung Hood and wrapped him around Drago and flung him into Phobia World.
"Horya!" ZenkaiMagine roared as she whipped Hood around and used him to strike all the robots as they began to come through the portal, she then paused and looked at the robot Eggman was speaking through, "Omae…" she flung Hood away into a pond as she walked over to the robot, "You're laughing at my hobby, aren't you…I'm going to nail you to a log and send it down a river into the ocean…" she picked the robot up and began slowly crushing its head.
=Summon the Kuddaiters! Summon th-!= Eggman began before the EggPawn's head was completely crushed.
"She's stuck in…a berserk…rage…" Onyx grunted, Mimic's words echoiding within her mind as she tried to stand. She then noticed Zenkaiser's gun laying on the floor...with Zenkaiser in a fetal position.
"No more…sugar…ever…"
"...one…shot," she whispered, picking up the Geartlinger before taking aim at Phobia World..only for his form to vanish as it was replaced with Mimic.
"Can you take the shot…after failing the others? By hiding like a coward?"
Onyx grunted as she tried to keep focus, his words still echoing deep within her mind…before some memories of Slinger, Clair and Smithy began to appear within…back to when things were good…before Mimic and Eggman destroyed that happiness.
"...never….again…"
"Hmm?"
"I'll never lose anyone…or fear you….ever again…!" Onyx declared, pulling the trigger as she fired a shot at Mimic, making him grunt as the area returned to normal…with Phobia World rolling around the ground as one of his wings now sported a pretty big hole where the 'eye' was.
"What…what!?" Phobia World gawked, "That…that's not fair!"
"Orya!" ZenkaiMagine shouted as she pulled on Drago's legs, making him cry in pain, she then blinked, "...hm…oh…it happened again, didn't it!?" she gasped while letting go of his legs, "Kya! Bad Doggo!" she clocked Drago upside his head with her Magine Stick.
"OW!"
"Oh thank god…the canes are gone," Juran muttered in relief once he and the others snapped out of their fear-filled funk..
"That's…amazing…" Gaon muttered.
"Oh…thanks…I couldn't hold it any longer…" Vroon sighed, "I wanted to cry in shame…"
"Ah…I held my breath out of panic…" Cobalt grunted, he then looked to see Kurenai clinging to his arm, "Uh…"
"Oops~" she giggled sheepishly.
"Good shot…Whisper…" Zenkaiser sighed as he gave her shoulder a slight pat, "You saved us…" he looked to Cobalt, "After this, I'm cashing in my paycheck for all the sugary candy I can get."
"Thanks Whisp…you're a lifesaver…" Topaz sighed happily as she stood up, "I felt like I was running out of air…"
"I'm a p-pretty good shot…" Onyx muttered.
"Guess there is irony to you having a sword instead…" Zenkaiser chuckled as he opened his buckle, "Let's try this minna!" he slotted it.
=SAN-JU-GO BANG~! GO~KAIGER!=
With that, the hologram of six Pirate themed Sentai Rangers formed before they all went into the Zenkaiger members…Minus Cobalt, Kurenai and Topaz.
"I don't know what happened, but I feel like making this over the top!" Juran cheered.
"Boku-mou!" Gaon added.
"This feels most Vroon-voon!" Vroon cheered.
"This is pirate bravery!" Magine cheered, "Minna swap!" she tossed her Magine Stick to Juran.
"Gaon!" Juran tossed his sword.
"Hai!" Gaon cheered, grabbing it before tossing his Gaon Claw to Vroon, "Here ya go!"
"Here Magine!" he held his Vroon Picker to her.
"Nu-Nu-Nu!"
"Onyx!" Zenkaiser beamed, swapping his gun for her sword, "Hade ni ikuze!"
"O-oh! Okay…" she muttered, running forward with them.
"H-Hey? What about us?!" Topaz asked.
"Not enough special weapons!" Zenkaiser shouted.
"Say what?!" Topaz and Cobalt gawked.
"...We can deal with those two," Kurenai pointed to Hood and Drago, making both freeze.
"...Okay!" both Zenkaigers beamed.
"Hah!" ZenkaiJuran shouted, striking Phobia World across the head.
"Ike!" ZenkaiGaon roared, slashing him across the chest several times before spinning around and kicking him.
"Gao-Gao!" Vroon shouted, stabbing the claws into Phobia World before lifting him up.
"Oh hey, look! I can use it in ranged mode…" Magine noted, using the Vroon Pick in its crossbow mode to shoot Phobia World off the Gaon Claw, "You should really use this mode more often…"
"I'm not much of a crack shot…" Vroon scratched his head.
"...Reinforcements," Onyx spoke, seeing another portal open up as some Kudaiters began to step out.
"We're on it!" Cobalt called as he and Topaz jumped over her and at the Kudaiters.
"Ah! Where's…" Gaon began before looking over to see Kurenai tying up Hood and Drago upside-down on a lamppost, their arms tied behind their backs and both of them sporting black eyes and a crooked snout for Drago.
"Eh. They deserved it," Topaz shrugged before kicking a Kudaiter back into a few others.
"...Noted," Onyx nodded before aiming her borrowed weapon, firing multiple shots at some incoming Kudaiters as they began to drop their weapons.
"Oso!" Phobia World cried out as Zenkaiser slashed him, using Onyx's Geartslasher to attack, "Wait, wait! Time out time out, osore!"
"Okay."
"...Really?"
"Nope," Zenkaiser said as he slashed him once more.
"Gyaha!"
"They are really good with using each others' weapons," Topaz noted, bashing a Kudaiter with her sword in Tonfa Mode.
=That's because they're using the Sentai Gear of the 35th Super Sentai, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, tune! They would often interchange their weapons with one another, developing amazing surprise styles with one time even having GokaiBlue use all five blades of the Gokaiger at once!=
Eh?! Five Sword Style?!" Topaz gawked, "...That's soooo cool!"
"H-How though?" Kurenai and Cobalt blinked in confusion.
=Two in one hand, three in the other= Skye replied.
"...Oddly, I see Shadow trying something like that," Cobalt muttered.
"Oh my…that is truly fantastic…" Kurenai mumbled, "My Aunt Mika would be interested in that style…"
"Zenkai!" Zenkaiser shouted, slashing Phobia World, "Whisp-chan…this guy made you remember some difficult things, I bet you would like some payback?" he looked to ZenkaiOnyx.
"...yes," Onyx stated, a small glint on her helmet's lenses as she turned and opened fire on Phobia World.
"Osore! Double teaming now?!" Phobia World gawked, "Not fair!"
"Neither is causing PTSD!" Zenkaiser shouted as he kicked him into a group of Kudaiters.
=Test Subject Black!= Onyx jumped and looked around =Y-Your buckle acts like Zenkaiser's=
"O-oh!" she realized as she flipped it open, "...Like Kaito…insert and…" she began spinning the Geartlinger.
=Nana Bang! Dyna~Man!=
At that, a team of five formed. They struck a pose as an explosion went off behind them spooking Phobia World who was directly behind him, the smoke sending him stumbling back. The holograms went into Zenkaiser and Zenkai Onyx.
"Yellow Bomber!" Zenkaiser shouted, holding his arms out as his muscles began growing followed by yellow mace heads forming into gauntlets around his forearms. He grunted as he swung a powerful uppercut that hit Phobia World in the chin and sent him flying high into the air.
"Cross Cutter!" ZenkaiOnyx produced twin black boomerangs with red edges. She spun around before tossing them, letting them spin around and rapidly slice Phobia World from multiple angles before they linked together into a Shuriken-like shape which slammed into Phobia World with an explosion that sent him slamming back into the ground.
=Oh~! That was the seventh Super Sentai, Kagaku Sentai Dynaman!= Secchan awed.
"Wow…talk about neat tricks," Topaz awed at the attacks they used.
=They were a very diverse and creative team, but they are most famous for their explosive power!=
"Let's go!" Zenkaiser cheered to Onyx.
"Mm!" she nodded.
The two gave one another a high-five before they jumped into the air as they began spinning, "Super Dynamite!" they shouted, turning into orbs of white and black energy before merging together into a giant fireball that shot down at Phobia World and landed with a massive explosion.
"ARA!" Phobia World shouted as he flew through the air before tumbling along the ground, "Chotto…Isn't that a little violent for Superheros?! You turned yourselves into bombs, osore!"
"Says the guy who gave the entire city panic attacks and nightmares!" Zenkaiser shouted, "How many people suffered 'cause they have really bad fears 'cause of you!? So I say this is Zenryoku Payback!"
"Another!" Onyx nodded, loading in another Gear.
=Ju-Ni BANG~! Live~Man!=
A team of three formed before going into the Zenkaiger Duo. Zenkaiser jumped into the air as he grabbed a red longsword themed after a Falcon. He swung with his decent as he slashed Phobia World down the middle making sparks fly. As PhobiaWorld looked up Onyx grabbed a Dolphin themed bow as she aimed and fired arrow after arrow into him. Each one pierced through the Tojitendo World Soldier. Just as he thought it was over Onyx aimed a lion themed blaster up to his face before pulling the trigger and sending him flying back.
Phobia World grunted, pushing himself up only to yelp when Zenkaiser jumped and kicked him across the face. As he stumbled back he was pelted by energy bullets as Onyx rushed forward. She skidded to a halt as she slammed the Geartlinger into Phobia World's chest and opened fire making sparks explode from his body as the bullets pierced his armor. He grunted only to be pistol whipped and then hit with a hook kick. Zenkaiser slammed his elbow into Phobia World's back pushing him towards Onyx as she spun around and landed a high kick to Phobia World's head, knocking him aside.
=The twelfth Super Sentai, Chouju Sentai Liveman! They're famous for being the Sentai to have mechs based on animals= Skye noted before sighing =At least that one works as it should…the Red goes into KaiKai…=
=I still don't get that. Shouldn't red go into Juran?= Cassia asked.
=I am not getting into this debate again= Skye groaned.
"I-Is Red normally the team leader?" Onyx asked Zenkaiser.
"Apparently," Zenkaiser shrugged, "But I'm not really a leader…I just stand in the middle and shout stuff." he chuckled, "We're a team…but we're a team of friends!" he gently tapped her helmet, "Now you're a part of that team, so…we're all your friends now. And we'll always be there for you."
"..." Onyx nodded.
"Osore…" Phobia World groaned as he struggled to stay up.
"Yosha! One more Gear then I bet he'll be good and ready for a finisher!" Zenkaiser beamed as he opened his belt and tossed the gear to Onyx, who put it into the Geartlinger.
=San-Ju-Roku Bang! GO~BUSTERS!=
Five transparent spy-themed Rangers appeared in either red, blue, yellow, gold, or silver. The yellow, gold, and silver jumped into Topaz, Kurenai, and Cobalt as they ran over as blue went into Zenkaiser and red glanced over his shoulder at Onyx before entering her.
"...Zenkaigers," Onyx spoke as she got into a running position, "Ready….go!" she declared as she rushed at Phobia World.
"Oh no…" Phobia World groaned before he was kicked upside the head by the female Ranger, sending him staggering back.
=Huh…That's new. Red Buster went into Onyx, tune= Secchan noted.
=Probably because she takes battles seriously like he does= Skye guessed.
"Go!" Zenkaiser roared as green data formed along his arms before he slammed his fist into the ground, causing massive tremors to shake the ground, cracks and steam hissing up from the underground as it blasted Phobia World up into the air.
=EH?! Blue Buster's power went to KAito…AH! No! That's bad! If he abuses it too much, he could overheat!=
"GO!" Topaz cheered, green data covering her legs before she jumped up high above Phobia World and slashed at him, leaving a gash along his back.
=And Yellow Buster's went into Tangle. Going to have to add to the debt she and Whisy need to pay off, Yaya. Using it too much will leave her in need of a lot of sweets=
"Eh…I'm sure sh-" Kurenai began before Cobalt suddenly jumped before her.
"Mission Start!"
"Eh?" Kurenai blinked, "Wha…What is this?"
=Eh…He got StagBuster's trait of always cutting off and standing in the path of his partner…= Secchan gawked.
"That…might get a little.."
"Ready go!" Cobalt declared as he ran ahead.
"So does that mean I got the last member?" Kurenai asked, "Which is?"
=BeetBuster, a genius in robotics who has an ego to rival Sonic's, tune!=
"Hah?!" Kurenai gawked before looking at the downed Phobia World, "...Huh…He's got several weak points on his frame…and the welding where the Kikainoid meets World is atrocious! Seriously, get me whoever came up with these Worlds! I demand to file a complaint about such shoddy workmanship! Ayane, Tails, and Papa can easily do better!"
=...Guess her ego is in her family's abilities…= Cassia noted.
"Oh my h-" Phobia World began before Cobalt slashed him down, "Gah! St-" he began before Topaz did a jumping kick on his chest, making him stagger back before Zenkaiser shoulder charged into him, "Guwah!" Kurenai delivered several slashes, leaving no damage, "...Huh? Ha!" he pointed at her, "Ya missed me!" his arm fell off into several pieces, "...Can I retract my statement?"
"See? Faulty," Kurenai huffed, "Seriously, get me your maker so I can bash them upside the head for such faulty craftsmanship."
"Anyone else feel hot?" Zenkaiser asked as steam emanated off of him, "I feel hot…"
=Finish fast! Finish it fast and now! If Kaito overheads like BlueBuster…he will kick everyone's butt without care for who's behind it is!= Secchan and Skye panicked.
"Oh come on! I'd never do that, Sonic High-five!"
"Oh sure thin-OH CHAOS!" he cried as the high-five sent him flying into a few bushes, "...I'm okay!"
"Ah! Are you okay?" Gaon asked as he ran over with the others.
"Finish," Onyx ordered, tossing the Geartlinger back to Zenkaiser while taking her Geartlasher back.
"Oh boy!" Zenkaiser cheered, "A nine-member finisher!"
"Ah! Wait, wait, wait!" Phobia World yelped as they spun their gears/turned their cranks.
=HERO~!=
"ZENKAI FINISH BUSTER!" they all shouted as the four Geartlasher users swung their sword, making arcs of energy that came together to form an arrowhead, before the five beams of energy pushed it forward to form a giant version of the Zenkaiger symbol as it crashed into and pierced through Phobia World.
=SUPER ZENKAI TIME!=
"AHH!" Phobia World panicked as he collapsed and exploded.
=Why you…you…you…!= Eggman fumed, making his EggPawn stomp a foot repeatedly =KUDAITEST!= he yelped as the Kudaitest's head popped out of the ground.
"O-o-o-oyobidesuka?" it nervously asked as it looked around, "Is…Is it gone? There're no more metal-eating mice, are there? …Right? …Please?"
"I knew that guy did something to power up for the second attack!" Drago growled.
=Why are you afraid of mice?! You're several hundred times their size!= Eggman ranted.
"But they eat metal…And I am made of metal…"
"Will you just climb out already?!" Hood snapped.
"O-Okay…" the Kudaitest gulped.
"Ah…I kinda feel bad for the big guy," Juran admitted…before the Kudaitest pulled his arms out and the right hand slammed down on the Tojiru Gear, "Aaaand Giant Robot Fight time."
"Robot?" Onyx repeated.
=Flip your Gear over and use it before the Kudaitest uses Phobial World's power= Ayane advised as the Kudaitest twitched and spasmed before transforming, adopting the armor of Phobia World.
"Osore…Osore…OSORE~!" Great Phobia World bellowed, letting out pulses as the area began to be filled with statues of snakes, spiders, bats, and various frightening things, "Let the fear consume you all!"
=HURRI~CANGER! MAGI~RANGER!=
"You know what to do, Me!" Kurenai beamed at Copy Roll.
"Hai~!" Copy Roll saluted before running off around a corner… "EEK!" before barreling over the others in a yellow blur.
"...No going over there," Zenkaiser ordered Kurenai as they got back up.
"Hai…" Kurenai gulped, looking at the corner and hiding behind Cobalt.
=...I'll get Nicole on the line= Skye sighed =You just get the cameras on=
"Please thanks…" Kurenai thanked as she deployed them.
"Alright…let's do this!" Zenkaiser declared.
"Hello again," Nicole greeted, floating in the middle of Tail's hangar as she displayed screens behind her to show ZenkaiJuran, ZenkaiGaon, ZenkaiVroon, ZenkaiMagine, and Zenkai Cobalt growing into their giant forms with Zenkai Kurenai and Zenkai Topaz summoning their mechs, "For those new to Giant Robot Battles, I am Nicole and your host for today due to our normal host being…" she glanced over at Copy Roll, who was building a metal fort frantically, "...indisposed due to a very traumatizing phobia. We're in safety right now in a hangar while the cameras will get the best details. That is because of the current World, Great Phobia World, making it dangerous to be in the open at the moment less we become immobilized with our fears." she looked at the screens, "And it seems Zenkaiser is creating both ZenkaiOh, the first coming is our Adventurous Dragon King…"
=ZENKAIOH~ VROOMAGINE!=
"...following up is the King of the Hundred Dinosaurs…"
=ZENKAIOH~ JURA~GAON!=
"Along with them are KurenaiMaru, Sonic Boy, and TopazTohja," Nicole went on as she formed a fighting bell, "And begin!"
She tapped it, causing the bell to go off.
"Zenryokyu Zenkai!" Zenkaiser shouted as the robots all ran forward.
"FEAR~!" Great Phobia World shouted as a pair of moth wings popped out of his back, the 'eyes' on them glowing as it hit each of the mecha.
"?! Oh Chaos! It's worse than Labyrinth Zone!" Sonic Boy panicked as he fell back and landed on KurenaiMaru as she was in the middle of running away.
"Ah! Iie-iie-iie! Get me out of here! The puppets are bigger than KurenaiMaru!" Kurenai panicked, the giant robot comically trying to get out from under Sonic Boy.
"Oh man, oh man, oh man…It's so dark…enclosed…can't breathe. Can't breathe!" Topaz panicked as TopazTohja went into a fetal position.
"AH! NOOOOO!-!-! We're stuck together?!" Gaon freaked, his half of ZenkaiOh pulling Juran's half, "Gah! No! I can't be stuck together with a Kikainoid~!"
"You think that's bad?! Trying fearing your g-AHH! NOT THE CANE AGAIN!" Juran panicked.
"No no! I can't be late on the books! The library will charge me and ban me from coming ever again!" Vroon shouted.
"KYAAA~!" Magine screamed as she flew VrooMagine into a set of clouds, "Nononononnonon! Not that! Anything but that! Not…better fortunes than mine~!"
"Ah! No! Too high! Too high! I need to get to the library!"
"...I am so glad I'm here and not there," Nicole admitted, "Even still…Super Phobia World has all but Onyx stuck in a fear-filled frenzy due to his wings…all that leaves is for Onyx's mech to come in to assist, but….will she have one?"
"Please let it be something made of wood chippers and flames!" Copy Roll shouted from her makeshift bunker.
"...I have to destroy those wings," Onyx whispered as she opened her Geartlasher and flipped the gear over in it.
=DAI~ZAN! GO~! GO~! GO-GO-GO~!=
Onyx swung her blade out, creating the Zenkaiger emblem. Instead of going over her, it floated in the air as a loud engine roared from within. Tires squealed before a massive race car erupted from the portal, painted a rich onyx with gold and sapphire detailing. The front of it rose up and fired a smaller Zenkaiger emblem that came over Onyx, causing her to grow and transform into a robotic onyx wolf head with ruby eyes and topaz detailing. It howled before attaching to the opening in the front of the car.
"...Well, that's surprising," Nicole blinked, leaving the hangar to appear on a roof near the vehicle to look it over.
=Kita! Kita! Kita~!= Ayane cheered =ZK-09: Onyx Racer!=
=I'm guessing 'ZK' is short for 'Zenkaiger,' tune=
=Affirmative! Based off CB-01, it is a Triple-Changer! I've also integrated it with Wisp compatibility for her partners!=
"!#$%&&%!" Nicole nearly jumped as she turned, seeing Whisper's Wisps looking on in awe with a few having stars in their eyes..
"I've been linked to the Zenkaiger communications for a bit now. Apparently, you all are compatible with it," Nicole noted.
"This…may get some time to get used to…" Whisper's voice came from the wolf head, the vehicle fidgeting around a bit.
=You have three modes. This is Racer. You have two others that you can trigger= Ayane informed.
"...Understood," Whisper 'nodded, "Cyan, Orange, Blue, Green, Pink…Let's go."
The Wisp saluted as they flew out towards Onyx Racer and went straight into her, her eyes glowing as her wheels began to rev up.
"Osore! Bring as many as you have! None will escape my f-" SuperPhobia World began before Onyx Racer rammed into him at high speed, making him gag out as he staggered back, "Hey! I wasn't done talking!"
"That is quite the agile vehicle," Nicole noted as Onyx Racer zipped around, avoiding being caught in its gaze by weaving around buildings, "Hm? What is it…"
The sides of the vehicle flipped down, exposing a cobalt interior with ruby, gold, and topaz gear-themed prints. Cobalt wolf legs emerged as a plasma wolf tail came out of the back. The mech let out another howl as it began to run on all fours.
=ZK-09: Onyx Dasher!= Ayane declared.
"D'oh…you…be engulfed in your worst fear!" Super Phobia World shouted as his wings opened up.
=LASER!=
Onyx Dasher howled as she began to run faster and faster, cyan energy beginning to engulf them until they were a cyan blur that shot past Great Phobia World, making him cry out as sparks came off him.
=Most effective, I didn't think Ayane could adapt to those little guys so quickly. I can't wait to see what else she does with them, tune!= Secchan chirped.
=Ufufufufufu…Oh, I've had ideas for years= Ayane chuckled before a frying pan hitting flesh went off =OWIE~!=
=No. None of that evil laugh= Yatsude scolded =Good swing, Clove-chan=
=Thank you, Yatsude-san=
=SPIKES!=
Onyx Dasher howled as her eyes flashed pink along with her plasma tail. She spun around, looking like she was chasing it, before a barrage of pink plasma spikes shot out of her tail mid-turn and pelted Great Phobia World, piercing and tearing through his 'wings.'
"AHHH! NOOO~!" Great Phobia World screamed.
=CUBE!=
"What's huh?" Great Phobia World pondered before a hammer made of blue plasma that had been Onyx Runner's tail slammed into him, knocking him over several tall structures and landing on his head, "EYARGH!"
"Amazing! Utilizing her Wisp allies, Onyx Runner has destroyed Great Phobia World's primary source of its power distribution!" Nicole awed.
"Eh? What just happened?" Sonic Boy blinked as he sat up, "...We got hit by that stupid fear attack again, didn't we?"
"We did…" Topaz groaned as her personal mech got up.
"HE SHALL PAY!-!-!" Kurenai declared, KurenaiMaru fully standing with her tsurugi in hand and hefted over her head with fire in her optics.
"Guys…I'm stuck in VrooMagine somewhere high in the sky…" Zenkaiser muttered, "Please tell me you fixed things."
=ROCKET!=
"AHOWOWOWOWOW!" Super Phobia World cried out as he was hit by an orange energy rocket, the resulting explosion sending him flying as he crashed into the ground.
"...I think Whipser's got it handled," Topaz muttered as Onyx Dasher skid to a halt.
"Kikai Henkei…" Onyx Dasher softly howled.
With that, she shifted to Racer. The Wolf-head attachment disconnected and the vehicle flipped upwards. Feet extended from the front of the car as legs extended, splitting the front half of the vehicle from the back. The far back split down the middle, flipping down to the sides and rotating, revealing them to be shoulders with arms having hidden in them. An onyx rounded head with a silver facemask flipped up, revealing a slot in the chest that the wolf head attached to. A red-tinted pointed visor formed on the robot head's face with a gold Zenkaiger emblem attached to the top of the visor. Green data swirled before her before a bulky wolf-themed rifle/revolver/shotgun hybrid formed that the robot grabbed and pumped the action lever, making the cylinder spin around, showing each slot filled with the light of one of her Wisps.
"Kansei…KB-09: Onyx Ace," she softly spoke.
"Oi! …What did she say?" Great Phobia World asked, tilting his head.
"We need to build a megaphone into her helmet, ano Nee-chan is too silent…" Juran muttered as JuraGaon finally got up on his feet.
"But it's so cute! She talks so softly and you need to get close to listen to her!" Gaon spoke up as JuraGaon stood ready for action.
"She's our Shy Awoo for a reason!" Topaz laughed.
"Ah mou~! I hear something cool from up here, but I can't see it…" Zenkaiser groaned before pulling out his phone, "That's it! I'm pulling up the livestream!"
"EH?!" VrooMagine gawked in disbelief.
"Oh my…D-Does this count as overkill?" Nicole pondered.
"Ah! Oi-oi-oi! Uh…uh…Oh! Kudaitests!" Great Phobia World shouted.
"Oyobidesuka?" five Kudaitests asked as they walked out from behind buildings.
"I call dibs on the wolf 'bot! You guys get those other jerks!" Great Phobia World ordered.
"Hai~!"
"Oh! It seems we are in for a free-for-all," Nicole noted.
"Yosha~!" Copy Roll cheered, making Nicole jump and spin to see her, "Oh, this is simply glorious! Everyone has an opponent in this match!"
"I-I guess you've snapped out of it…" Nicole noted, a drop of sweat going down the back of her head.
"Hai~!" Copy Roll cheered, "Let's do this together, Nicole-chan!"
"O...Of course…"
"Free for all? In that case…" Zenkaiser began, putting his phone away as VrooMagine flew out of the clouds and towards a Kudaitest, "Divebomb Zenkai!"
"What was…" the Kudaitest began as it looked up before screaming as he was divebombed and knocked away from the others.
"Yosha!" Gaon roared as JuraGaon shield-bashed another away.
"Catch me if ya can~!" Sonic Boy taunted, spanking his rear at the other Kudaitests before running off.
"Ah! You get back here! Spank your bum at me, will ya?!" a Kudaitest snapped as he ran after Sonic Boy.
"Shall we, Topaz-chan?" Kurenai asked.
"You and me together will be an unbeatable Lady Tag-Team, Kurenai!" Topaz cheered.
"Yosha!" Kurenai beamed as their mechs high-fived before charging at the last pair of Kudaitestst.
"Oh I see great pain in our future…" One Kudaitest spoke before both were struck with lariates that knocked them over, "I hate when I'm right…"
"And here I thought numbers would help!" Great Phobia World complained before yelping as he was blasted relentlessly by Onyx-Ace.
Onyx Ace marched forward before punching Great Phobia World multiple times in the face, each one sending sparks flying. She pumped her multi-tool and the cylinder switched to Spikes. Pink plasma spikes emerged along the barrel before she swung it like a kanabo, knocking him away in a spray of sparks. Great Phobia World grunted and tried to swing back, only to be struck by the weapon again, once, then twice, and a final time right atop the head, making the ground under his feet crack and sink as Great Phobia World sank to his knees.
"Oh~ Make the world stop spinning, osore…."
Onyx Ace pumped her weapon and the cylinder changed to Hover. She aimed and shot at Great Phobia World, causing him to glow green. He yelped as he began to float up into the air.
"Ah…Ah! Oi, oi! Oioioioioi! D-Down! Put me down, dammit!" Great Phobia World snapped…before the green aura vanished and he fell back into the hole head-first, "...Shoot me again! Shoot me again, dammit!"
Onyx Ace's response was to pump her weapon, causing the cylinder to change to Rocket before she took aim, firing off another energy rocket as it slammed into Great Phobia World as he was sent flying once more.
"FUGAH!"
"Amazing…She's able to utilize each of the Wisps for different types of Ammo like with her normal weapon," Nicole noted.
"Sugoi~!" Copy Roll awed, "Quite the versatile weapon!"
"Well she already has a weapon that does all that stuff," Zenkaiser chuckled.
=Oh! Kaikai~! I finally got Magine's hissatsu all done for VrooMagine!= Skye beamed.
"Honto~!? Yosha! Magine! Zenryoku Mahou Zenkai!"
"Nununu?! I have a finisher?" Magine gasped.
"Let's do it! Hissatsu Zenkai!"
"Oh? Can it be?" Copy Roll gasped as VrooMagine hefted up their pink staff, "Yosha! It's a new Hissatsu for VrooMagine!"
"I'm quite curious what this will be," Nicole admitted.
"Nu-Nu-Nu-Magi-Magi…" Zenkaiser and Magine chanted in unison as ZenkaiOh VrooMagine flew high into the air before forming a large magical circle with the Magine Stick, "Magiro-Zenkai!" ZenkaiOh VrooMagine slammed the Magine Stick into the circle before countless circles formed around the five Kudaitest.
After a moment, multiple copies of the Magine Stick began forming out of each circle as the tops began glowing with energy. With a final push of the actual Magine Stick, all the copies began unleashing pink beams of energy that skewered the Kudaitest from multiple angles, before fire launched from the tops along the beams and slammed into them for multiple explosions.
"Ahh….I'm alone now…" Great Phobia World gulped before tensing, seeing Onyx Ace pumping her weapon again as the others began to group up, "W-wait wait! This is overkill, osore!"
"You made people experience their worst fears…you made them relieve one of the worst moments in their lives," Onyx Ace stated as the cylinder of her weapon kept changing colors.
=LASER! SPIKE! CUBE! HOVER! ROCKET!=
"You will never do that again in this world we protect," she stated as everyone moved behind her as multicolored energy shined in the barrel of her multi-weapon, the mechs putting their hands on her to reinforce her stance, "Zenryoku Pack Hunt."
=ZENKAI COLOR BLASTER!=
Onyx Ace pulled the trigger of her weapon, unleashing a large multi-colored laser shot as it shot towards Great Phobia World, who attempted to run before the laser began to engulf him, the front of the shot taking the form of multiple wolf heads moments before impact.
"Ahh…never ignore…your mental health…It's…the truly greatest fear…!" Great Phobia World groaned out as his figure began to fade within the laser, "O-so-re~!"
A massive explosion erupted as the world began returning to normal. The Tojiru Gear disintegrated and released the world within back to the Multiverse.
"Sekai Zenkai, All OK!" Zenkaiser cheered as all the Zenkaiger Mecha stood side by side and raised their arms in victory…Onyx Ace slowly joining them in this act.
"P-Phew…" Onyx Ace whispered before squeaking as TopazTohja and KurenaiMaru hugged her from the sides.
"WHOO! That was awesome!" TopazTohja cheered before Onyx Ace quickly nudged them both away from her with a blush visible on both her wolf head and robot head.
"Oh! G-Gomen nassai…got too excited," KurenaiMaru sheepishly rubbed the back of her head.
"Ah~! What a glorious end to today's battle! So many fights happening at once with two new finishers and a new mech for our team!" Copy Roll sighed in relief.
"Until next time, everyone. And please come visit Candy Cafe Colorful in the Sumida Ward for all your sweet delights," Nicole smiled.
"Good-bye/Sayonara~!" both waved before the cameras shut off and Copy Roll vanished in a puff of smoke.
"To our newest members, Whisper and the Wisps!"
"KANPAI!" many cheered, clanking their cups together in the store.
"Welcome aboard, little lady," Juran chuckled, "Leave your sanity at the front door and embrace the crazy family you've joined up with!"
"Hey, hey, hey. Don't go scaring her off now," Gaon scolded.
"Nope. That's your job," Juran deadpanned.
"Eh?!" Gaon gawked.
"...Thank you," Whisper spoke, a small smile on her face as she looked on at her drink, "I…I will try my best…to do my part."
"We know you will," Magine smiled, "Take it from me, spend enough time here and the shyness just kind of fades away."
"If it helps, use Gaon as the target of your anger if he insults something ya like," Juran joked, "Magine did and look at her now."
"Oi!"
"You're gonna do great!" Tangle beamed, hugging Whisper.
"That's right, you Zenryoku fit in with our team! Well…you're more than just a new teammate…you're our new friend!" Kaito smiled.
"It'll be great to know you, Whisper," Amy giggled, "If you ever need some good fortunes, just ask Magine and I, m'kay?"
"I swear, these little guys are so familiar…" Sonic muttered, looking at the Wisps.
"You, Rotor, and I worked together on helping them get their homeworld free from Eggman's planetary amusement park," Tails reminded.
"We did?"
"Yeah," Tails nodded, "It took Rotor and I up until they left to make a proper translator. You even promised to look out for their missing prince if he was on Mobius."
"I did?" Sonic blinked.
"Yeah. How could you…" Tails trailed off before it clicked, "...Oh right…your memories are possibly conflicting between your new ones and old ones…"
"We need to get that looked at…" Juran muttered, tapping Sonic's head, "Oi, Shonen, think you can write up some cliff notes on important adventures you had that he might not recall? It might help us if this sort of mess happens again."
"You guys have a prince?" Tangle asked, her tail swiping Whisper's mask to temporarily translate.
"Ah. We had a bad invasion from the Black Arms and the great Mother Wisp sent him away for safety," Cyan explained, swirling a shot glass of soda.
"Many of us sensed the prince's lifeforce on Mobius," Pink added.
"Um…I…I can kinda feel his energy in this world…" Blue softly noted.
"HAH?!" the others looked at Blue, who squeaked and dropped onto Haseo's head.
"Oh! Don't worry, buddies! We can help ya find him!" Tangle assured, Haseo taking Blue off his head and blushed when Nicole pet the blue Wisp.
"Any description of what this prince looks like?" Roll asked.
"A little bit bigger than a normal White Wisp with a little curl on his head," Orange described, "Likes sweet a little too much for his own good."
Roll blinked a few times, tilting her head, "Huh…That sounds like Yacker-chan."
"...eh?!" Tails gawked at that, "You know Yacker?!"
"...Oh! You were the one he kept talking excitedly about when he came home after he went missing for a week!" Roll realized, "I thought he had a sugar coma."
"Hey! Hey! Where did ya last see him?" Pink asked.
"Ano…The last time I saw Yacker-chan was just before the big light," Roll explained, tilting her head, "He was in Mei-chan's hands since she was hugging him as I was about to be given the family sword."
"...Who's Mei?" Vroon asked.
"Oh, she's my twin sister!" Roll beamed.
"Mei-Onee-chan makes the best milkshakes," Haseo noted.
"...Cue screams in three…two…" Skye counted down, sitting nearby with a happy Ayane nibbling on a muffin, before pointing at everyone.
"...YOUR WHAT?!" everyone but Yatsude, Whisper, and Kaito screamed.
"Arara…Seems we forgot something…" Yatsude muttered as Kaito nodded.
SZ: And with that, Whisper has officially joined the…the…*begins to doze off*join the…group…oh…did I get hit by a Great Baggi's sleep inducing spit?
GT: Either that or it's because it's 4AM your time when we finished this.
Z0: Yeah man it's late go to bed. Not everyone can handle the night life like me, or Batman…
GT: While I make this bed for SZ, you all enjoy the preview.
Z0: Yeah *wall bursts down as I am tackled by an angry Gore Magala* ROUND TWO HAHAHAHAHA!
Secchan: Jikai no Zenkai Speed!
Skye: What the…These readings are like our Sentai Gears?
Kaito: Eh? Rangers…here? How?
Stacy: I can already tell…you are no match for me…Zenkaiser.
Clove: Oh my…We're in trouble now.
Gear 14: The Prince of the Demon World has a short temper!
Stacy: Oi, Fox-thing…I've seen someone like you before…
GT: *tucks SZ under the covers* Well…It's finally time for his proper debut.
Z0: Indeed. And time for some shenanigans! I can promise you fans…this isn't gonna go like how you expect it to~
GT: Indeed. Lots coming this way. So until next time, please read and review! *another Gore Magala charged only to be vaporized by a red dome of energy* Hehehehe…I love Lightyear's laser shield.
Z0: *holds up egg* What about this? *Egg hatches into baby Rajang as it tackles GT*
GT: AH! AH! OH KAMI ABOVE! *runs into the camera, breaking it*
