It Could Always Be Worse - Chou StrikerS
I've been tinkering with how to continue the storyline, and while the setup for RPM StrikerS is good, I also think I should continue it with a new name of New Strikers. Streamlining the focus to Gokaiger, RPM, StrikerS and OOO.
Gai Ikari loved Super Sentai.
Always a fan of it throughout the ages, the televised broadcasts brought a smile to his face whenever he worked hard at his martial arts, trying to learn everything that he could. Truth, justice, a fresh new face every season. And then he learned that a real Super Sentai team appeared in Angel Grove back in 1995. That alone brought him to the brink of wishing.
Day in and out he wished that he could meet them, and on one day, he traveled to Angel Grove intent on meeting them during Power Rangers Day. He briefly remembered his time trapped in that zone of Rita’s, until he like all the other citizens were released. He saw them, shook the Red Ranger’s hand.
Now years later, his love for heroes hadn’t changed as he was having drinks with the illustrious Ryan Mitchell of Lightspeed Rescue.
When he had first heard that Ryan was coming to Japan, it elicited a squeal of utter glee. Who wouldn’t want to meet him? One of the most powerful Rangers in existence who STILL had his powers coming to meet him? It was a dream come true!
“LOOK OUT!”
The scream jolted Gai out of his thoughts as he saw a little girl about to be run over. And he just reacted - plowing into her, knocking her to the side - and then getting struck by the car himself.
The next few days were spent in a hazy lucid dream, where he thought that the spirits of three Super Sentai Heroes came to him, and told him to become the best Super Sentai he could be. And when he woke from his morphine induced haze, he found Ryan Mitchell sitting there, having found him and dragged him to the hospital.
“Hey, I think this is yours,” said Ryan, holding out the GokaiCellular and four Ranger Keys.
If Gai could jump in glee, he would have. Instead he grinned and leaned back in his bed.
In the depths of space, a ship flew.
It sported tall red sails despite having no wind to flow across, and the entire ship was done in red and black. “There it is,” said the man at the helm, brushing his fingers across the computer panel. “The earth.”
“Maaa, seems like forever since we started on this journey,” said a dark haired girl in yellow. “So Marvelous, do you think we’re going to find the Greatest Treasure?”
“Who knows,” said Marvelous, the dark haired captain in the red coat leaning back in his chair as he ran a hand across the Ranger Keys that sat in the chest. “We need to get it before we run into trouble I know.”
“But we’ll settle it like pirates, won’t we?” inquired Joe, the taller man folding his arms.
“Of course. That’s what pirates do.” Said Marvelous as he stood up. “It took us ten years to arrive from M13. The least we can do is to find the power as quickly as possible and get out before the Zangayak Empire follows us here.”
“Then it is settled,” said the last member of the group, and Ahim sipped her tea. “We should make haste into orbit. Hakase, what is your projections?”
“We should land over here,” said Don “Hakase” Doigier, pointing at the western coast of America. “In this city called Reefside. That’s where a good power source is being located at.”
“Then let’s go.” Said Marvelous. “Get ready to pull into atmosphere.”
Eiji Hino was having a good day.
With the Greeed having hit a slight lull in their attacks and Medal Gathering, he was able to work one of his part time jobs without Vita hovering over his shoulder. Even though he liked her, she had a tendency to get frustrated with the things he did at times.
Anhk was somewhere around, possibly eating some ice. Rein had gotten him addicted to it and the disembodied hand was often seen munching away at it, absorbing it into the palm.
Still it hadn’t been all fun and games, not with two out of the four Greeed destroyed recently in a big battle that required the aid of their new ally, Kamen Rider Birth. Otherwise known as Date Akira. While Date wasn’t adverse to helping once in a while, the fights with the Greeed were getting progressively harder.
“Sorry I’m late!” exclaimed Eiji, bustling into the curry store and grabbing a apron.
“You’re just in time,” said the owner, a nice man who was taking orders from a curious group of youths who looked Japanese, but there was something different about them. “Five orders of curry for the kids here, Eiji.”
Eiji nodded and went to the back. As he brought it out, he nodded at Marvelous who nodded back. “Enjoy your meal,” he said.
Marvelous smiled as he picked up his fork and went to take a bite - seconds before the entire shop front exploded inwards. Eiji instinctively went to protect him but there was no need as the flying debris had missed most of them completely.
In the shocked silence, Luka exclaimed, “AH! My money!”
“Trouble again,” groaned the shopkeeper. “Who is it now?”
Eiji went to the ruined opening and looked into the sky. “Shopkeep, it’s someone new. I don’t recognize the ships.”
“We do,” said Joe, looking into the air. “It’s Zangayak.”
“Eh? Zangayak?” inquired Eiji. “Who are they?”
“A ruthless empire from the M13 Galaxy, like we are,” said Don. “They must have followed us here.”
“Naw, more than likely they’re looking to expand and just HAD to attack here,” chuckled the old proprietor. “Eiji, go on.”
“Right.” Producing medals, he held up the OOO Driver and strapped it on, much to the curiosity of the group.
Slotting in the coins, he twisted it to the side and held up the O-Scanner. Swiping it, he proclaimed, “HENSHIN!” And held it up to his chest.
“TAKA! TORA! BATTA! TA-TO-BA! TATOBA TATOBA!”
In a spinning flurry of coins, Kamen Rider OOO stood there, and went over to find a vending machine, much to the surprise of the others.
“EEEH? He just transformed!” exclaimed Don. “Who is he?”
“One of our protectors,” said the shopkeep. “Kamen Rider OOO.”
“This is Hino Eiji, requesting backup!” exclaimed OOO as he slammed into a Gormin, kicking out and knocking it into several others. Summoning Medaljalbur, he began cutting his way through the press of goons. “Am I getting through? Hello?”
“We hear you Eiji. The alien fleet has launched several attacks on multiple parts of the globe. All available Rangers and Mages have been dispatched throughout the area. However, Birth is headed your way.” Replied Shari on her end.
“Ah, thank you then!” exclaimed Eiji, surprised that Date would be coming for a fight.
Across the way, the newcomers watched him fight. “He’s not bad, in a rough unpolished way,” said Joe.
“Are we okay with letting the Zangayak attack this place?” inquired Ahim. “To do so might end up in the same way our own worlds did.”
“It can’t be helped,” said Don. “We’re five people against an entire army.”
“Still, they might find the treasure before we do,” pointed out Luka.
Marvelous was silent for a moment before a pair of motorcycles raced across their field of vision, and a pair of men got off it. “Let’s see what the Earth has to offer first,” said Marvelous, folding his arms.
“Oi, oi, no Yummy in sight. Aw well, brotou-chan, c’mon lets get in there.”
Flipping his coin, Date caught it. “Henshin.”
Contained in a sphere of energy, Date transformed into Birth as Gotou lifted the spare gun as the pair charged in.
“Date-san!” exclaimed Eiji, punching a Gormin in the face. “I have to ask, why are you here? There’s no medals to be found on these things!”
“Ah that might be correct,” Date smashed another in the head and grabbed it in a headlock. “But for every alien invasion I help repel - I get a bonus.”
Hearing this, Luka snickered. “A man after my own heart.”
Gai Ikari loved Super Sentai.
Always a fan of it throughout the ages, the televised broadcasts brought a smile to his face whenever he worked hard at his martial arts, trying to learn everything that he could. Truth, justice, a fresh new face every season. And then he learned that a real Super Sentai team appeared in Angel Grove back in 1995. That alone brought him to the brink of wishing.
Day in and out he wished that he could meet them, and on one day, he traveled to Angel Grove intent on meeting them during Power Rangers Day. He briefly remembered his time trapped in that zone of Rita’s, until he like all the other citizens were released. He saw them, shook the Red Ranger’s hand.
Now years later, his love for heroes hadn’t changed as he was having drinks with the illustrious Ryan Mitchell of Lightspeed Rescue.
When he had first heard that Ryan was coming to Japan, it elicited a squeal of utter glee. Who wouldn’t want to meet him? One of the most powerful Rangers in existence who STILL had his powers coming to meet him? It was a dream come true!
“LOOK OUT!”
The scream jolted Gai out of his thoughts as he saw a little girl about to be run over. And he just reacted - plowing into her, knocking her to the side - and then getting struck by the car himself.
The next few days were spent in a hazy lucid dream, where he thought that the spirits of three Super Sentai Heroes came to him, and told him to become the best Super Sentai he could be. And when he woke from his morphine induced haze, he found Ryan Mitchell sitting there, having found him and dragged him to the hospital.
“Hey, I think this is yours,” said Ryan, holding out the GokaiCellular and four Ranger Keys.
If Gai could jump in glee, he would have. Instead he grinned and leaned back in his bed.
In the depths of space, a ship flew.
It sported tall red sails despite having no wind to flow across, and the entire ship was done in red and black. “There it is,” said the man at the helm, brushing his fingers across the computer panel. “The earth.”
“Maaa, seems like forever since we started on this journey,” said a dark haired girl in yellow. “So Marvelous, do you think we’re going to find the Greatest Treasure?”
“Who knows,” said Marvelous, the dark haired captain in the red coat leaning back in his chair as he ran a hand across the Ranger Keys that sat in the chest. “We need to get it before we run into trouble I know.”
“But we’ll settle it like pirates, won’t we?” inquired Joe, the taller man folding his arms.
“Of course. That’s what pirates do.” Said Marvelous as he stood up. “It took us ten years to arrive from M13. The least we can do is to find the power as quickly as possible and get out before the Zangayak Empire follows us here.”
“Then it is settled,” said the last member of the group, and Ahim sipped her tea. “We should make haste into orbit. Hakase, what is your projections?”
“We should land over here,” said Don “Hakase” Doigier, pointing at the western coast of America. “In this city called Reefside. That’s where a good power source is being located at.”
“Then let’s go.” Said Marvelous. “Get ready to pull into atmosphere.”
Eiji Hino was having a good day.
With the Greeed having hit a slight lull in their attacks and Medal Gathering, he was able to work one of his part time jobs without Vita hovering over his shoulder. Even though he liked her, she had a tendency to get frustrated with the things he did at times.
Anhk was somewhere around, possibly eating some ice. Rein had gotten him addicted to it and the disembodied hand was often seen munching away at it, absorbing it into the palm.
Still it hadn’t been all fun and games, not with two out of the four Greeed destroyed recently in a big battle that required the aid of their new ally, Kamen Rider Birth. Otherwise known as Date Akira. While Date wasn’t adverse to helping once in a while, the fights with the Greeed were getting progressively harder.
“Sorry I’m late!” exclaimed Eiji, bustling into the curry store and grabbing a apron.
“You’re just in time,” said the owner, a nice man who was taking orders from a curious group of youths who looked Japanese, but there was something different about them. “Five orders of curry for the kids here, Eiji.”
Eiji nodded and went to the back. As he brought it out, he nodded at Marvelous who nodded back. “Enjoy your meal,” he said.
Marvelous smiled as he picked up his fork and went to take a bite - seconds before the entire shop front exploded inwards. Eiji instinctively went to protect him but there was no need as the flying debris had missed most of them completely.
In the shocked silence, Luka exclaimed, “AH! My money!”
“Trouble again,” groaned the shopkeeper. “Who is it now?”
Eiji went to the ruined opening and looked into the sky. “Shopkeep, it’s someone new. I don’t recognize the ships.”
“We do,” said Joe, looking into the air. “It’s Zangayak.”
“Eh? Zangayak?” inquired Eiji. “Who are they?”
“A ruthless empire from the M13 Galaxy, like we are,” said Don. “They must have followed us here.”
“Naw, more than likely they’re looking to expand and just HAD to attack here,” chuckled the old proprietor. “Eiji, go on.”
“Right.” Producing medals, he held up the OOO Driver and strapped it on, much to the curiosity of the group.
Slotting in the coins, he twisted it to the side and held up the O-Scanner. Swiping it, he proclaimed, “HENSHIN!” And held it up to his chest.
“TAKA! TORA! BATTA! TA-TO-BA! TATOBA TATOBA!”
In a spinning flurry of coins, Kamen Rider OOO stood there, and went over to find a vending machine, much to the surprise of the others.
“EEEH? He just transformed!” exclaimed Don. “Who is he?”
“One of our protectors,” said the shopkeep. “Kamen Rider OOO.”
“This is Hino Eiji, requesting backup!” exclaimed OOO as he slammed into a Gormin, kicking out and knocking it into several others. Summoning Medaljalbur, he began cutting his way through the press of goons. “Am I getting through? Hello?”
“We hear you Eiji. The alien fleet has launched several attacks on multiple parts of the globe. All available Rangers and Mages have been dispatched throughout the area. However, Birth is headed your way.” Replied Shari on her end.
“Ah, thank you then!” exclaimed Eiji, surprised that Date would be coming for a fight.
Across the way, the newcomers watched him fight. “He’s not bad, in a rough unpolished way,” said Joe.
“Are we okay with letting the Zangayak attack this place?” inquired Ahim. “To do so might end up in the same way our own worlds did.”
“It can’t be helped,” said Don. “We’re five people against an entire army.”
“Still, they might find the treasure before we do,” pointed out Luka.
Marvelous was silent for a moment before a pair of motorcycles raced across their field of vision, and a pair of men got off it. “Let’s see what the Earth has to offer first,” said Marvelous, folding his arms.
“Oi, oi, no Yummy in sight. Aw well, brotou-chan, c’mon lets get in there.”
Flipping his coin, Date caught it. “Henshin.”
Contained in a sphere of energy, Date transformed into Birth as Gotou lifted the spare gun as the pair charged in.
“Date-san!” exclaimed Eiji, punching a Gormin in the face. “I have to ask, why are you here? There’s no medals to be found on these things!”
“Ah that might be correct,” Date smashed another in the head and grabbed it in a headlock. “But for every alien invasion I help repel - I get a bonus.”
Hearing this, Luka snickered. “A man after my own heart.”