❮At Card Capital❯

Mayumi is sitting while Ken is battling in Cardfight.

Ken: Attack the Vanguard!

Boy: [grunt] No guard.

While they were battling, Mayumi sat at the table.

Mayumi: [sigh] Another day, another day of watching my brother play cardfight.

Suddenly, Mayumi's phone began to vibrate, indicating that it had a new message.

Mayumi: Oh, it's a message from Aila.

Ken: Yes, I won.

After the battle, he went to his sister.

Ken: Hey sis, what's up?

Mayumi: There's a message from Aila.

Ken: Really, what's she texting?

Mayumi: She said, "You need to come to the CF Foundation. I have problems."

Ken: The CF Foundation? Why, does she have a problem? She was supposed to meet up with her brother.

Mayumi: Well, we should probably go check on her.

Ken: Right.

❮At CF Foundation❯

The siblings made it and went to the meeting room where they saw the employees gathered in a circle.

Aila: Guys, you made it!

Mayumi: What's going on?

Aila: I don't know, but he's gonna announce.

Taro is going to say something.

Taro: Thank you for coming. The only reason I gathered all of you here today is because since our first president passed away, the business has been struggling and the Vanguard population has been decreasing. We don're not sure what else to do.

Everyone gasped.

Guy: I didn't know he had a granddaughter.

Aila: Um, well... (Why am I here?).

Taro: Fortunately, he left a letter for her to give to her brother "Shiyura Izumi," but she mistakenly gave it to her sister instead. This is for you.

Aila: Wait, this is for me?

When Aila opened the letter and read it, she discovered something surprising.

Aila: Wait what? It can't be!

Taro: What's wrong?

Aila was nervous, so she gave the letter to Taro and read it aloud.

"The Letter"

Dear the people of CF Foundation,

Not too far into the future, Vanguard faces serious trouble. People all around the world are afraid that they will lose it and stop creating and making cards. But there's a way. Build a new era, just for the new generation of the Izumi family and our CV SUL. For the future of Vanguard, I appoint my eldest granddaughter "Aila Izumi." That is all.

Aila: Me?

Everyone: Ehhhhh!

Ken: Wait, wait, wait, let me get this straight; you're saying that letter means Aila will be the new president of the CF Foundation?

Taro: Yeah!

Everyone started shouting, and they became confused about the situation.

Woman: This is an outrage.

Man: Why her?

Man 2: Keep the family business.

Everyone continued arguing.

Aila: Everyone stop!

She silenced everyone in the room.

Aila: I can't be president because...well, my grandfather runs this company and I don't think it would be fair for me to take his place. Plus, I just want to help everyone by making them smile. I'm sorry.

Aila leaves.

Ken: Wait, Aila!

Mayumi: Sorry about this [bowed].

The elevator went down; she felt like she remembered what had happened, even though she'd never been interested in Vanguard.

Aila: (Why did he choose me? How did this happen?)

"Flashbacks Started"

Aila POV.

When I was young, my parents were amazing scientists who were interested in units and helped my grandfather, who owned a building.

They were amazed by the world. While I watched them work, my mom was an amazing artist, sketching new ideas just like her mother. My dad, on the other hand, was incredibly talented at customizing cards and playing against opponents.

I was also playing Vanguard in the game. It made everyone happy, especially me.

But everything had changed...

There was an emergency at the lab, and I saw a terrified fire spreading everywhere.

Losing them wasn't just painful; it shattered my entire future.

I was too young back then; I never defended myself. So my uncle from New York took me in, along with my siblings. I moved away from this town and left everything behind. This way, I wouldn't be connected to Vanguard ever again. It was a fresh start in New York.

I am always doing nothing in school, but someone says something.

Student 1: Hey did you guys hear about the new booster pack?

Student 1: Yeah I'm heading to the shop.

Student 3: Of course.

I heard from some students about this new pack called Vanguard. It sounds amazing, but I have never touched it. So, I decided to not think about that game and just keep my grades as low as possible. I started getting better grades and learning more hobbies and joining clubs. But it is all worth it.

Almost...

Aila: Miyaji Academy in Japan.

Aila's Uncle: Yes, I want you back in Japan to start a new life.

A few months later, I returned to Japan and began a new life there.

Ken: Aila!

Mayumi: It really is you!

Aila: [shocked] Oh my gosh Mayumi, Ken.

Mayumi: There it is.

I never gave up on the life I wanted. For years, I couldn't forgive myself. I couldn't stop thinking about Cardfight. But now it's already happening to me.

"End Flashback"

She felt that Vanguard was ruining her life; then she saw her grandfather's picture on the wall.

Aila: I'm sorry, Grandpa.

Meanwhile, Izu was back at headquarters to bring the message device to Karizaki. He examined it carefully.

Karizaki: Wow. This device is amazing.

Sechaan: Anything?

Karizaki: I'm working on it.

Karizaki grabbed the tool and attempted to open the message device.

Karizaki: Well if I could just…

He managed to open the device. A strange light appeared like a hologram. In the hologram, there was a man wearing a red helmet with the designation number 1 on it, red clothes with a cape named Akaranger The First Super Sentai.

Sechaan: It can't be.. It's Akaranger.

Akaranger: If you're watching this, our world was almost consumed by darkness. We stopped them, and our world entered an era of peace. However, it's not over because there is a new threat to destroy other worlds. We need someone to help us.

The hologram went off.

Sechaan: Do we need some assistance?

Karizaki: I don't know. But we had to, because he said there was a new threat.

The screen started to turn on; there was an energy source.

Sechaan: What is it?

Karizaki: We have a problem here.

On the screen, he saw a huge mess from the Vanguard world that had been destroyed, and some spikes sticking out of the walls.

Izu: Oh no! It's happening again?

Sechaan: Look at all this mess they've caused.

Karizaki: Alright, we need to do something to find it before it's too late.

Sechaan Izu: Right.

❮At The Izumi House❯

Aila: I'm home!

Maidens: Welcome back, Lady Aila!

The maid was grateful to her.

Aila: Where is my brother? I need to speak to him immediately!

She shouted loudly as she searched around for Shiyura.

Shiyura: Oh no [hide in the wall]

Shiyura rushed to hide, but Aila managed to find her brother, and she found him.

Aila: There you are!! You had some explaining to do!

Aila was furious when she saw Shiyura gulping down the contents of the letter.

Shiyura: [nervous laugh] Hey Aila, umm...

Later in the living room, Shiyura explained it to Aila.

Aila: Oh, but I'm too young to own my own company.

Shiyura: Well, it wasn't my choice either; Grandfather had no other option but to leave you in charge of the business.

Aila: Why can't you run the family business? You're the oldest.

Shiyura: Yeah, it's true. But in our company, only those who have the responsibility, help others, and are creative are promoted. Because they were impressed by your talent, they figured that you would be able to run the building.

Aila: Not in Vanguard.

Yume: Well, you did too.

Yume interrupted Aila and Shiyura's conversation.

Aila: You were in on this too.

Yume: Well, yeah but…

Aila: Look, all I ever wanted was to have a happy, normal life and make everyone smile without Vanguard. But it's my life, it's...I'm just not ready.

Shiyura: Well, our grandfather agreed too.

Aila: What do you mean?

Shiyura: Ever since our parents disappeared and our grandfather died, the population has been dwindling. The Vanguard is nearly depleted.

Aila: I understand that the company is going through a difficult time.

Yume: And that's not all you haven't changed in so many years.

Aila: What does that supposed to mean?

Yume: You have a normal life which means you never do anything for fun. You keep your grades high, participate in school activities like chess club or anything. Why don't you want to be a real teenager?

Aila: Well I'm not. I will be in my second year of college by then and when it's done, I will be able to forget about that card game.

Shiyura: I understand this must all seem unfair. But you can't just run away from who you are.

Aila: I don't want my life to be like a cardfighter's.

Shiyura: But it's not our decision; it's yours.

Aila: I'll need a day or two to decide.

Shiyura: [sigh] Fine, you will make a decision after the national tournament.

Aila: Okay.

She walked silently into her room.

Shiyura: [sigh] (If only Aila was happy too, like she used to be).

❮At Aila's Bedroom❯

While she was sitting on her bed, she was thinking about running the family business.

Aila: (That's just great, now I start thinking about vanguard and then I'm gonna run the family business. It's like my head is all over the place).

She went through the window and gazed at the star.

Aila: What am I going to do? I wish I could be who I want to be.

Knock, Knock, Knock.

She heard knocking and opened the door. A maid held a box.

Maiden: Excuse me, Lady Aila. You have a package that was delivered.

Aila: I didn't receive a package.

She didn't know what to do with the package, so she just handed it over without any explanation.

Aila: Thank you.

As she closed the door, she checked the package; it was the one she hadn't ordered. She had no choice but to open it.

Aila: What?

There's a deck that has never been seen before.

Aila: Huh, what's this? A deck.

She picked up the deck and read the name of the clan.

Aila: ''Super Sentai'' what's that?

Later, the card started to glow brighter. She became frightened and didn't know what was happening.

Aila: What?

She dropped the deck and the bright light began to fade.

Aila: What was that?

She checked the address in the box

Aila: Strange, the address is fine, but I didn't order this.

She had a serious headache later that night as she went to sleep and had a dream about these strange people.

𓆩Dream World Start𓆪

Some strange people are standing ready for an attack.

They started their stance and charged.

They used all their might, fought and showed courage

And finally, a huge light appeared in the sky.

And Akaranger…

Akaranger: You are in danger. There is a threat to destroy your world. Wake up.

𓆩Dream World End𓆪

She woke up and stood up quickly.

Aila: [panting] Oh, it was just a dream.

She saw the deck through the table.

Aila: Or was it just a dream?

She woke up and got dressed; then she saw the commercial on TV.

"The Commercial Started"

UltraRare: Stand up, Vanguard National.

Rekkia: The Vanguard National is about to be born soon.

Kourin: The qualifying tournaments will soon be held all across Japan.

Suiko: All over the world, everyone will be impacted by the legendary cardfights taking place globally. We will also support you too.

UltraRare: Make sure to come down to the opening ceremony later today!

"The Commercial End"

She looked at the commercial and smiled softly.

Chiyo: It looks like they're on every channel.

Aila: Good morning, Chiyo and Chiko.

Aila's twin brothers, Chiyo and Chiko, appeared.

Chiyo: Good morning, sister.

Chiko: So you're going to the Asian circuit next?

Aila: Oh yeah, because I'm going with my friends.

Chiyo: Uhh, I wish I could go there.

Chiko: Me too.

Aila: I wish I could, guys, but you have school.

Chiko: [grunt] You always go because you're a Miyaji Academy student.

Aila: Hey, I'm not the only one who went there. Mayumi and Ken were also there to witness the ceremony. And not only that, they even helped me win three tickets to the opening ceremony.

Aila regrets about the winning tickets to see the vanguard opening National .

Chiko: Just because your life is difficult doesn't mean you have a major problem.

Chiyo: Yeah!

Aila: I don't have a major problem with it.

Chiko Chiyo: Yes you do.

Aila, Chiko Chiyo began to argue.

Shiyura: [sigh] Please calm down, why do you always fight? [reading a newspaper]. Aila, you're going to be late again.

Aila: Oh, right.

Aila grabbed her stuff, but she was thinking about the deck she needed to bring along and leave the house to go to the Miyagi Academy.

Right after Aila starts running, she trips over her own feet.

She could sense it...

She put her hands down on the ground and spun around and landed perfectly, standing up perfectly. Everyone was watching her and they were amazed.

Aila: Woah! (It didn't happen before that's weird)

Then someone approached her.

Mayumi: Wow, Aila! I didn't know you could do that.

Aila: Oh, good morning, Mayumi! Good morning, Ken.

Mayumi: Good morning, Aila.

Ken: Hey, are you alright?

Aila: Yeah, I'm fine. Let's go inside; class is about to start.

Mayumi Ken: Uhh, sure.

Mayumi and Ken looked at each other in confusion regarding Aila, but decided to ignore it and follow her anyway.

Meanwhile, at the city of Zankoku, Emiko, Mazoku, and the Spike Monsters are ready for their next move.

Zankoku: [laugh] Let's get this party started!

Mazoku: Yes we will.

They had to go have their fun. Mazoku were carrying a mysterious ball and floating it around.

???: So you're finally here. Took you long enough.

That voice belonged to a girl.

Mazoku: Forgive me, we have a little more useful for our lord.

Girl: Good, don't forget what you have to do. You must conquer this planet and find the source of power.

"Clan of Shadows"

They transformed into their monstrous form.

Emiko Zankoku Mazoku: For our lord's destiny future!!

They transformed back into their human forms.

Mazoku: Today we will have destruction right here and right now! [chuckles]

They watched the Vanguard National Arena for the destruction of Vanguard World.

To be continued.