I've left this for almost a year, but I'm going to try and finish it before 2018 ends, as I don't really want to leave this unfinished. Hopefully, I will complete this, but who the hell knows.

Chapter Ten

Nothing Remains

Goumin swarmed the street. Buildings poured smoke into the air as hot flames engulfed the building. Citizens rushed out into the streets, desperate to get to safety. Goumin ruthlessly mowed down the civilians, spreading the panic to nearby streets and getting the police involved. They rushed to the relentless murderers and fired their guns. Useless was an understatement. The goumin didn't even feel the bullets strike them. Their clubs rested in their hands, waiting for a new victim to wipe off the face of the Earth. But no longer. The clubs struck the skulls of the officers, cracking them like eggs against a bowl. They hit the floor with a loud thud. Nothing could stop them. Nobody could stop them. Nobody except-

"Captain Marvelous!"

The black-haired pirate held his pistol, pointing it at the goumin, ready to blow them away at any moment.

"Well, you see, without a general, your just useless," He said, before firing bullets at the goumin, striking many and ending their lives.

The goumin soon realized this flaw. With no commander, they were just soldiers with no orders. Sheep blindly led to their deaths. Marvelous sliced them down with no mercy, wasting no time on their demise. It was easy. Too easy. But this was about to change. The ground cracked as a general landed on the concrete floor. A golden, armor wearing monster who destroyed anything in his path. Negalia.

"Well, well, well. It's been almost a year since we last saw each other," He said, holding a sword in his hand. "Now, today you die. Painfully and far from your friends,".

"I couldn't finish you by that portal, but now I will!" Marvelous shouted, clashing swords with Negalia multiple times, being as aggressive as possible, without putting himself at risk.

It was a stalemate at first. Negalia tried to finish him, but Marvelous blocked strikes with his gun when necessary. Negalia eventually got the upper hand and struck Marvelous with his sword in the chest, knocking him over and slashing him in the chest.

"Weak. Pity you have to die so easily. Would've been fun to have an interesting battle. Toodles!".

As Negalia swung his sword down, he felt white-hot bursts of energy hit him in the chest, causing him to stumble backward slightly.

"Long time no see,".

"Yup, it's been a while, but time to end this,".

"You guys. All three. I'm ready.".

The sun shined brightly on two teenagers in the distance. Times had changed since they last met in May. It was January. They had aged a lot more, and their wisdom had increased in their travels. Their skills had also increased. But not their mercy. That was gone. They chose not to charge. Their old ways had gone. It was too risky. Especially with an opponent this powerful. They waited. Stationary. Not moving. Defensive.

"It seems you've learned," Negalia said, running at them with immense speed. He swung his sword at them, but they dodged.

"It seems you've improved," Negalia said, striking again, but missing every one.

He swung one more, but his hand was caught before he hit them.

"Well, it seems you've got weaker,"

They kicked him in the chest sending him flying back.

The two teens stood there, not moving an inch. They were ready to end this. They could finally destroy Negalia, after months of searching. These teens were not ordinary teens. They were above the rest. They were Luke and Harv.

"Prepare to die!" Negalia yelled holding his sword in a defensive position.

The buckle on Harv's chest was eager to move. Its wish was granted. In a sound of metal whooshing through the air and a flash of green flames. Harv was no longer Harv. He was Dragonranger. His Zyusoken left its holster and was positioned it an offensive position. They charged at each other and clashed their swords at incredible speeds, and they looked like a green and gold blur. Sparks and explosions erupted around them as Luke, now Kingranger fought sugomin. Harv found an opening. He went to exploit it but was met with an explosive slash at his chest, causing him to fly back into a wall.

"Weakness still exists within you, boy," Negalia sneered, swinging his sword down, but was met with Marvelous' blade blocking it. He pushed hard, sending Negalia back a few feet.

"Ready," He said, pulling up Harv.

He handed Harv the golden Mobilate and a dragon-ranger key.

"The buckle is obsolete now, use that," He said, and pulled out a Gokaiger key.

"DRAGONRANGER!".

"GOKAIGER!".

Dragonrangers bright green suit changed to a dark green and the yellow shield changed to a shiny orange. Power flowed through him. His buckle was not a ranger key holder. His mobilate was bucked to his belt at the side. He was ready. Marvelous' and Harv's blows were met with iron block and counters, and it seemed like a stalemate. Negalia slashed at them both, sending them back into a bench.

"You guys are weak. Prepare to be wiped off the face of the Earth," Negalia said through gritted teeth.

He fired golden beams at their chests, kicking them out of their modes and causing them to fly into the air and into a bin. As he slashed his sword and fired a ranged strike from it, they grabbed their mobilates, and as a fiery explosion erupted, a loud voice let Negalia know they were still alive.

"GO-ONGER!".

Red and gold figures shined brightly, showing their swords and preparing for battle. Negalia struck them multiple times, causing immense pain and sending sparks and electricity flying everywhere. They once again were knocked out of their powered state.

Negalia finally got what he had wished for almost a year. Death to his enemies. As he swung down for one final time, pushing all his strength into his sword, he felt a sharp pain in his arm and left side of his chest. He dropped his sword and looked over at his arm. Or what used to be an arm. A stump that used to be a left arm smoked and burned. The left part of his chest was burning heavily. It was blackened and burnt. He tumbled backward, fearing for his safety. He prepared to retreat, but he couldn't. Sparks erupted from his chest and he fell backward in extreme pain, as the heat of the sparks felt like a volcano erupting from his chest. He fell onto the floor and there was a blinding flash of gold and a sound of an explosion, and there was nothing left.

Marvelous, Harv and Luke stared into space. They had done it. He was gone. No Negalia. It was easy. Too easy. He has seemingly gotten weaker.

"We've done it," Marvelous said.

"We can end this now," Harv said, getting back up.

But they were wrong. They stared around the street, looking at the destruction around them. All was silent. But not anymore.

A man walked towards them. His blonde hair blew in the wind. His gold hoodie shined as the sunlight hit it, and his black trousers showed stood out in the bright weather.

The three teens looked at him.

"Who's that?" Marvelous said, trying to see the face.

"Wait," Luke said.

"It's..." Marvelous said.

Harv.

Harv stood in shock, staring at his doppelganger. He didn't have the face full of warmth people in Kanto and Jhoto were used to. It was robotic, merciless and had an extreme lack of emotion.

His face remained the same as he entered an offensive stance.

"Hey," Harv said to his doppelganger. "We don't have to do this,".

The other Harv said nothing and instead moved slowly towards them.

Marvelous, Harv, and Luke held their henshin devices near them, and in flashes of color, they had changed. They ran at the clone, who stood still, analyzing their moves. It was easy for him. Marvelous threw a punch at him. The other Harv blocked it with an outward extended block and punched him in the stomach, causing him to fly backward in a flash of sparks and fire. Harv launched a kick at him, but the other Harv sidestepped and kicked him in the stomach, causing him to topple over. Luke executed a spinning back kick at the other Harv, but he flipped out of the way and threw another spin, kicking Luke in the head and causing immense pain.

They continued fighting for quite a while. If the other Harv could consider it fighting. It was too easy. He blocked and struck. Kicked and countered. Dodged and elbowed. It took no effort to knock them away into a tree. Once again kicked out of their forms, they couldn't move due to the pain. The other Harv approached them, ready to end them. Harv was the only one conscious.

"Wait," Harv said, groaning in pain. "Why are you doing this?".

"I have seen the future," The other Harv said. "You are not what you think you are,".

"What do you mean?" Harv said, sitting upwards.

"You are destined to turn your ways into a nightmare," The other Harv said with an emotionless face. "I was created with a replication of your DNA to stop that,".

"Why would you-".

The other Harv kicked him in the face, sending blood everywhere.

"But I can't stop you yet,".

Two Days Later

January 25th, 2018

14 months since the arrival

Harv and Luke sat on a hospital bed, holding ice packs on their heads. They had to do this for 6 hours a day. The pain was unbearable. Ash sat on a chair in-between them, holding a cell phone in his hand.

"Serena, they're fine, just stay at home and I'll be home before school starts again," He said, before hanging up.

Harv and Luke sat up and looked at Ash.

"What happened?" Ash said, confused.

"A guy who conveniently looked like me beat us with no effort at all," Harv said, groaning in pain.

"So, where is he?" Ash asked.

"Fuck if I know, he knocked me out before he left," Harv said, getting agitated.

A doctor walked into the room and removed the ice packs from Luke and Harv's heads.

"You guys are fine now, you can leave," He said, and the two got up and left followed by Ash.

2:30 pm

Kanto High School

Ash and Serena walked down the corridor, heading to the exit of the school, as classes were over. They were going to a Chinese restaurant on a date. The students exited the classrooms, chatting loudly as the teachers closed the doors and got on with their work. A long day at school was over now. As they approached the main exit and saw the dimming sky and the skyscrapers, they felt something. Something was wrong. Not right. It felt like the universe itself had changed. Ash and Serena tried to ignore it and leave, but the doors shut, seemingly of its own accord. Now everybody panicked. What was going on? They would soon find out. They all turned around and headed for another exit. As they did, the lights sparkled. Flickering sounds filled the corridor and darkness filled the room. There was no light now. The teachers tried to leave their classrooms, but their doors had been permanently locked. They stood around, silent and fearing for their lives. The lives that were about to be snuffed out like blowing out a candle. A whooshing sound filled the halls. Everybody panicked. Nobody knew was going on.

"Negalia attempted to do this,"

Everybody gasped. Fear filled the room.

"He left, and decided to show mercy.".

People screamed.

"You people cannot live. Mercy on my part will be my downfall. But I can change that.".

There was a sound of a slashing weapon. The lights flickered again. The students saw a teenager wearing a gold jacket, black trousers, and blonde hair. Ash and the others had no clue who this man was. The lights flickered again, and the man moved like a bullet, speeding towards the students. The lights flickered on and off, and the sounds of clashing swords and the screams of dying students spooked those remaining, and using their knowledge of the school, they exited the hallway. The lights stopped flickering and stayed on, and everybody sped out into the main courtyard.

"What do we do?" A student yelled.

"We're going to die!" Another screamed.

Many people yelled, thinking – no, knowing they were going to die.

"Calm down!" Ash yelled, and everybody stood there, silent and startled. "If we make too much noise, ye are definitely going to die!".

Ash continued to calm them down. They calmly walked to an exit, and another student walked in front of him.

"Almost there, we're ou-".

He stopped dead. He had a look of fear on his face, and everybody looked at him, as they saw a silver sword blade stick out of his chest, and saw crimson liquid drip onto the floor. The sword was pulled out, and the student dropped to the floor as he was kicked in the face. He was dead now. The teenager stood there, holding a shiny golden sword hilt, with patterns running across it and a keyhole in the center. A long silver blade stuck out of the end of the hilt, also with detailed patterns all over it. Blood covered the top parts, which dripped onto the grass below.

"I'm afraid I cannot allow you to leave," He said, before swinging his sword and cutting two teens in half.

The others ran at incredible speeds, trying to run away. Ash grabbed his sword, trying to force it out of his hand and save the others. The teen was too strong and kicked him away into a distant bin.

"Your pathetic attempts to stop me were pointless. You could've got away, but you had to try and save your friends. You will be disposed of," The teen said, as he thrust his sword into the stomach of Ash.

Blood poured from Ash's mouth. He thought of Serena, and her now inevitable demise, as he collapsed to the ground, and exhaled for the final time. The teen slowly approached the others and mercilessly sliced them down with ease. Nothing could stop him. As he slashed down the final student still outside, there was a blinding light, followed by a deafening sound. The school had exploded. Debris flew everywhere, and heat filled the air, as burnt the remains and smoke filled the atmosphere. It was done. Nothing could stop him. They had a chance. They had done it. In another universe. They had beat him, but now, that had been changed. The dictatorship of Harv had been almost completely erased. Only one more obstacle. Just -

Bang!

Sparks obscured his vision, and a green light blinded him as a cry of a distant animal filled his ears. As his vision returned, he saw a towering animal stand in the distance, staring at him, with a vague expression of disgust.

"It seems you want to die, then. Very well, I will grant you that wish," The teen said, holding his sword. Before he could move, he heard a loud voice say -

"GAORANGER!".

"No." The teen said as he heard the Gaoanimal call sound.

The animal was Gaodeer. This was bad. Its horns glowed pink, and dust from it filled the air, and the remains of the human scum rose up. Ash was the first to return. He ran away, but the teen ignored him. As others rose up, the teen spotted a man in a red suit holding up a short sword.

"Gaored," He thought to himself, as his sword was turned into a gun, and he fired a shot.

Electricity flew everywhere, and Gaored dropped to the floor, out of its powered form. Gaodeer stopped bringing the dead to life, and the bodies dropped to the floor. Only one had been revived. Ash. The teen approached the now powerless Gaored and turned him over. Captain Marvelous.

"You have isolated yourself from your friends, and your feeble skills will not match mine. You will be disposed of." The teen said, as, all of a sudden, bullets flew his way, causing him to retreat. In the distance, Harv and Luke stood there, holding their guns, which smoked from their barrels.

"Well, it seems you will be the one who will be disposed of," Harv said. "Only one of us can really do this job,".

"Let's get this over with, "Luke said, pulling Marvelous back up to his feet.

"All of you. This will be easy." The other Harv said, drawing his sword hilt, now with no blade.

The three heroes pulled out their henshin devices, and got ready to change.

"GOKAI CHANGE!".

The other Harv fired his gun at the three, and a massive fireball engulfed them. As the explosion died out, three sentai members rushed out, with their weapons in hand. Harv, Luke, and Marvelous put all their might into every blow, but it was no use. The other Harv blocked, parried and countered every move, and struck them down with relative ease. Again, and again, the three persisted, but they couldn't win. The other Harv was too strong.

"GOKAI CHANGE!".

The other Harv knew to back away.

"GEKIRANGER!".

The three main Gekirangers stood before him.

"Geki Bazooka!" Harv shouted, cocking the mighty gun.

The other two stabilized the weapon, holding the barrel.

"Geki Geki Hou!" The three yelled, as a golden ball of pure power hurtled towards the other Harv.

The three heroes thought this was it. It was going to be over.

The ball struck the other Harv, and in a massive ball of flames, he disappeared from sight. Harv and Luke cheered, knowing they were safe now, and that it was over.

"It's not over," Marvelous said.

The other two looked at the fiery remains. The other Harv stood there, his golden jacket slightly charred.

"You thought that was it?" He said.

Harv charged at him will full force, and swung his sword at the other Harv. The other Harv didn't move. He didn't need to. A golden barrier protected him. Harv pushed harder, but it was no use. Before he could try anything else, he was blasted backwards. The golden hilt of the other Harv's sword open up at the bottom, revealing a slot for a ranger key. A small circular pole extended out of the top of the hilt, and the other Harv spun it around. It was now a short staff. He pulled out a golden ranger key. Marvelous had never seen it before.

"Gokai change," The other Harv said in an extremely monotone voice, and he put the ranger key in the slot, and closed the hilt.

A golden line of energy travelled around the other Harv's body, slowly covering him in the suit. The helmet had the same logo as the Gokaigers at the top of the helmet, and had a menacing visor design. The chest was armoured slightly, but had the same design as the Gokaigers, with a black under suit, the Gokaiger logo and the collar by the neck. His gauntlets and boots were a flat gold colour, with silver stripes going across it. The main suit was a shiny gold. His belt was the same as the other Gokaigers, only silver. His weapon was attached to the buckle at the side. The main golden part had a long trench coat like design which ran under the belt and went down to the floor.

The other three knew this was it for them.

"You thought that was the extent of my power?" The other Harv said. "This was why Negalia was gone. He was hiding. From this. And when I finished him, he knew it was me. I am GokaiDestroyer, the 7th member, and soon enough, the only member of them," GokaiDestroyer said.

The others held their swords, ready to attack, but knew it was hopeless.

"This will be easy," GokaiDestroyer said, as he pulled out his hilt.

A long pole came out of the end, and the hilt moved upwards. A hole opened up out of the top of the hilt, which released an anchor like a spear. A keyhole came out of the hilt. The others charged at GokaiDestroyer. He stood there, and inserted the key.

"FINAL WAVE!".

The tip glowed gold, and it fired a blast of energy, which hit them, and did nothing.

"What was that supposed to do?" Harv said. "It failed,".

"Don't you know?" GokaiDestroyer said. "This battle is over,".

Harv had spoken too soon. Him, Luke and Marvelous had sparks and electricity fly out of them, as they felt agony. It was if a volcano had erupted inside them. They dropped to the floor, now demorphed. Blood tricked down their faces and their clothes were charred and burnt. GokaiDestroyer left the scene, victorious...

That is the end of chapter ten. Many mysteries now await out heroes. Are they alive, or is this the end? Find out in chapter 11...

I want to maybe get chapters to be around 5 ,000 – 7,000 words long, but it may not happen, as it is incredibly draining and exhausting.

DragonCaesarFTW, out.

(And a Happy 2018 to all my readers out there...)