Epic 19: Armors of 41 Warriors

"To everyone of this nation!" Gokai dragon Rose started up, Silver standing beside him, as skeletal sat on the couch with the girls, the rest of the crew gathered around to watch the transpiring, "Thank you for waiting."

"Hey! Doc..." Jealoushitto entered from the main door waving his unique Mobirate over head but stopped short as he watched the ritual underway and came up short, falling silent, "oh...sorry...sorry."

Silver and dragon Rose spun together shifting into pose, "Gooooooookai!" they said together.

"Dragon Rose" the pink ranger with gold and purple trim spinning around to gesture off to silver, "And..."

"Silver!"

"Okay," Navi flies up, "let's get started."

"This is so exciting," dragon rose said, "I've never actually seen it from the outside."

Silver and dragon Rose bow in respect to Navi as he flies toward the chest, "Ready."

And hovers for a moment just before it, "Lost followers, be connected!"

First he flies in pulling a string of multi colored light from the key hole to touch Silver's buckle then files back and does the same for dragon Rose the light train vanishing for Silver by the time the Rose one is drawn the glow enveloping silver for a moment. The same happens a moment later for rose as Navi transforms into his Ranger form and take a seat at the dinner table, "There. It's done!"

"Alright." Marvelous opens as he grabs a random key from the chest, "You can now take Ranger Keys from the treasure chest out of your buckle."

"Try thinking of a Ranger Key that you want to take out, Gai-san," Luka elaborates.

"Oh...Ummmm...Ummm..."dragon Rose looks thoughtful before getting focused, "Then, KibaRanger from DaiRanger!"

"Let's try something simple," silver muses, "How about GaoLion-san."

The White key in the chest flashes and vanishes along with a red one, as the two hit their buckles as the appropriate keys appear Rose taking his out with glee to hold it in both hands as he laughs happily, "Wonderful!" And then bows low, "Thank you very much!"

"But...why is it the same system AkaRed gave us and..." he pauses as he sees Jealoushitto, "Jealoushitto, where have you been!"

Silver leans against a post as he is about to toss the GaoLion warrior key to Marvelous only for dragon Rose to come over smiling, "What's that gai-san?"

Jealoushitto bows low to Doc as he presents his Mobirate to Doc, "Sorry Doc-sama. My Gokai Connector has been acting up. I can't get the phone functions to work."

"Mou," Doc sighs, inadvertently slipping to his tiger form as he takes the device and wanders off toward his lab, "I don't know the first think about this tech but I'll see what I can do Jealoushitto-san."

"We are all Fellow Super Sentai, all Gokaigers," Joe opens, "so it shouldn't be to hard for you Doc."

Skeletal stand, bowing slightly, "I was getting worried about you Jealoushitto."

Jealoushitto looks around curiously, "Pink 2, skeletal and Silver...and N-Navi what happened to you?"

Marvelous smirks, standing and patting Navi Ranger's shoulder, "It is soul-san's great gift."

"Thank you soul-san." Navi bows slightly.

"Awe," Skeletal says scratching the back of his helmet and laughing nervously, "It's no big deal. It was a one in a million chance anyway."

Silver looks around scratching his head confused, "Mou...what's going on?"

Marvelous pushes up to his feet with a smile, "Well since we have 10 member here lets do with with Deka Ranger style!"

Doc paused at the door and looked back to the group,"O-Ok!"

"One!" Marvelous opens, "Crossing space and time. Sometimes a Ranger, sometimes a Rider. Gokai Red – Captain Marvelous!"

Joe smirks but otherwise remains stoic, "Two! Gokai Blue – Joe Gibken. I was once a shark but now am not."

"Three! I search the stars for treasure! Nyow! Luka Millfy – Gokai Yellow!"

"F-Four! I'm sometimes human sometimes not ...Doc...Gokai Green."

"Five." Ahim says with a bow, "a wandering princess, Ahim de Famile, Gokai Pink."

"Six!" Said skeletal "walking both day and night the skeleton key based pirate gokai skeletal!"

"Seven!" Dragon rose bowed wide, "the dragon spirit guardian of the time stream gokai dragon rose!"

Skeletal turning his gaze toward silver, "Thanks a lot Gai!"

"No problem!" Silver flusters.

"Ah right!" Jealoushitto gets his focus, "eight! I was an Action Commander, pledging my love to Insarn until she showed her true colors. With Marvelous presumed dead and the others all captured Princess Shinken Red, WolzardFire, and Black Lion Rio appointed me the powers of the seventh Gokaiger so I could light the path out of darkness, G-Gokai spectrum!"

"Nine!" Navi pipes in just as Gai is about to speak, "I don't fight much but I am still a part of the crew. Given this form from the bottomless creativity of soul-san I am Navi but I am also a Gokaiger...Navi Ranger!"

All eyes were now on Gai who flustered, "Ummm...Ten? I risked my life to save a young girl and AbareKiller-san was impressed. Along with TimeFire-san and DragonRanger-san they made me the sixth...er...tenth...Gokaiger" He stops again and corrects himself, "Goooooooookai silver."

"Right!" Marvelous says heading over to the table, "You can finish your work on Jealoushitto's Gokai Connector later Don-san, let's eat."

Silver powers down with a smile, "It's ok! I'll cook today!"

"Thank you." Doc says vanishing into the back room.

"Hey!" Marvelous turns his attention to skeletal, "You help him soul-san, since we are all here you came make your specialty!"

Skeletal powers down, "But I can't maintain my nekoryu form for very long yet. I'll shed fur in everything!"

"I'll help," Gai says with a smile, "Just tell me what to do!"

"R-Right!" Soul bows, "Thanks Gai-san!"

"Damaras!" Warz exclaims marching into the bridge of the Gigante Horse, "I have found him! An most interesting guy!"

"An interesting guy?" Taking a moment before realization dawn, "Ah right that one!"

Warz chuckles darkly as he turns back to the door, "Come, Warrien!"

A green figure looking like a green corpse with a skeletal metal fish for an arm scuttles in, c-Insarn jumping, "Ah this one, his powers should mean we don't need to implant a bomb!"

"Nonsense!" Warz says walking over to his general, "If he is as good as he says he is sure! But we can't be too careful." His voice getting darker as he looks to Warrien, "You understand if those damn pirates do get the better of you you'll explode, it's do or die."

"Gyoooo!" the Action Commander exclaims, "I don't plan to fail! I will rip out the bones of the pirates and bring them back here for Lady Insarn to convert back to proper Zangyack forces!"

Warz Gil turns to Insarn dramatically, "Insarn! I want you to double the payload of his bomb. Osogain almost had them if not for their new members tricks. This time I want no chances!"

"Y-Yes Warz Gil-sama."

"This is unbelievable!" Luka swoons as she looks over the plates of food. "All this in a mere 30 minutes!"

"I hope it tastes good to you all." Gai smiles.

"Y-Yeah!" Doc says sitting eagerly, now back to his human form, "It doesn't matter if it's fast..." taking a spoon in his free hand as he prepares to dig in, "...if it doesn't taste good..." and then takes a bite his eyes going wide in delight and quickly looking away.

"What do you think, Don-san?"

"It's good!" Marvelous says with the same surprised expression before digging back in. "This is way to good."

"Well he did have help," soul jokes as he picks at his fish with a frown.

'T-that's right,' Doc muses as he turns back and cautious continues to eat, 'and soul-san has been with us a...' he pauses looking at soul's rather somber picking at his food. 'And Gai-san couldn't even make something he likes.' a smile spreading, "Something wrong soul-san?"

"Amazing!" Jealoushitto says eyes nearly watering in delight. "I've never had anything this good in my years as an Action Commander!"

"R-Really?!" Gai beams before making his way toward soul, his smile fading.

"Why would we lie?" Joe answers simply.

"Yeah!" Luka chimes in, "It's got more of a punch then Doc's!" playfully punching his stomach as Doc looks away.

"Punch?!" Gai playfully punches back.

"A punch it is!" Marvelous joins the fun laughing.

"Something wrong soul-san?" Ahim finally speaks up.

"N-No, not really," he says somberly, "It's great...I'm just wondering what's happened in my true universe if pyron has taken over I need to take the throne soon in order to mount a rescue of my folks."

"But your from the future right," Doc asks.

"Right!" Gai adds, "and because your still somewhat injured I made sure that your meal had some herbs to speed up the process I didn't want to deviate to far from the notes in Don-san's book."

"Don-san's book?" Marvelous ask curiously.

Don flusters, "D-Did I leave that out last night?"

Gai nods his smile turning to a frown, "I-I'm sorry, was it a secret?"

"What kind of things are you writing about us Doc," Marvelous says with a tone somewhere between anger and joviality.

"It's nothing to get wound up about Marvelous-san..." soul starts only for Luka to butt in.

"Says the master of secrets, little bro" her voice joking.

"So what's in this book Don-san!" Marvelous presses.

"It's amazing, what foods you like, heath tips, how you like your food prepared and presented!" Gai beam.

"Doc-san would notice those sorts of things." Ahim complements.

"I just did want comes naturally to me," Doc blushes.

"That's what makes Doc, Doc," Ahim muses, "He does some wonderful things and is so humble about it."

Trying to get the subject off him he returns his attention to soul, "I-I could try some other meats if you like, next time. I just tried to stick with stuff that is normal for a lion/dragon to eat."

"I know Doc," soul sighs as he starts to eat slowly, "And I do appreciate it, it does make me feel full and full of energy. I just miss variety, I miss my parents...I'm just so tired of being worried about what might have happened in all these years.'"

"Ummm," Doc flusters, "Well I have been working on something that might help with that."

"Oh!?" Soul says curiously.

"To be honest," his gaze turning to Gai, "I got the idea when I saw the 3 of you transform, even though you only had the one body between you at the time and I got to thinking. 'Could a Ranger Suit have something inside it that would allow one to view another world like when we had Luna half transform to allow her to have somewhat a human form back than"

"Thank you for that Doc!" Luka inserts.

"Your welcome Luka-san," Doc flusters, then regains his composure "So I got thinking could I put something under the suit." and pushes himself up vanishing into the back rooms a moment before returning with what looked like a small ear set with a screen on it. "Here using the scanners on your skullbirate and ranger keys I was able to locate some residual dimensional energy from the subspace to create the dimension viewer combined with the visor of your suit you can briefly see another world just have Ryuen help you find that dimension"

"D-Doc," soul's eyes watering, "y-you have no idea what this means for me. T-this is why I love you like a uncle Doc! Your just so full of talent!"

"U-uncle?" Doc flusters as he rolls off the body suit.

"S-Sorry, soul-san does see us as surrogate family remember luka is more of a sister to him while ahim and marvolus seem to take on the role of soul's parents with Joe being yet another uncle and recently gai took on the role of brother" said Ryuen with a nervous smile.

"Ah right wait soul see's marvelous as a farther with ahim as the mother?" Asked luka before she started to tease the now shocked red and pink pirates.

"Soul we have known that you have some odd quirks but that took the cake" said Joe with a hidden smirk.

"Sorry but the way the two act around each other kinda reminded my of the way my folks act from the show they are part of"said soul with a smile.

Doc clears his throat as he sits back down, "A-anyway...now that you cheered up be careful this is slightly more advanced than you think"

"Advanced?" Soul says confused as he slides the Gokai Touch across the table to Don, "ryuen's from 2-3 years from the future, five at the absolute most!"

"That's a lifetime in technology terms!" Doc protests.

Soul smiles, "You're right of course. You just make it sound like the two of us were from Time Ranger..." he pauses looking over to Gai, "Oh I finally remember how your Greater Powers work," he slapped his forehead, "I was totally over thinking it. You just need to have their Sempais' keys to summon your Gokai Vehicle, there ISN'T some secret middle step." His gaze falling to the hybrid key in his hands, "Though it's Gokai Silver's Vehicle so I'm hoping it won't matter what color your wearing."

"It shouldn't," Doc muses, "Gokai Changing never stops Marvelous from summoning the Galleon."

Soul looks up to the ceiling in muse, "Though I wonder what I'll do while you are working on ryuen's Gokai Touch."

Gai bows low, "ryuen-san should take a break from fighting in his condition but I'd be more then happy to give you a helping hand soul-san, if you wanted to fight!"

"Thank you Gai-sama," ryuen says as he places a hand on his head still getting used to his new body.

"Besides..." soul adds, "How exactly are we going to use our mental connection?"

Gai slaps his hands on soul's Shoulders energetically, "I'm sure we'll figure something out!" just before a white flash fills his vision.

"Huh? Why am I siting there?"

"Gai-san?" Marvelous says curiously as 'soul' tilt's his head up to look into soul's face.

"Soul" the body says, "Why am I staring at my own body?"

"Gai-san?" Soul stammers and he steps back and pats down his...no wait...gai's body. Ryuen what happened?!"

"It's a apparent that due to the way we split we can sometimes switch bodies soul-san!" Ryuen suddenly says, jumping up and down before quickly regaining his composure, "We are in effect have a deep brotherly bond like that!"

"Oh boy," soul sighs running a hand through his hair, "This is gonna take some getting used to."

Gai taking a seat at the table to start eating, "Look at it this way soul-san. At least now you'll get a chance to try out my powers when we get there!"

His gaze drifting back quickly to Don, "I hope you upgrade my Gokai Touch soon...no offense Gai but this just feels...weird. My center of gravity is off, my clothes itch, and I just feel...out of place in your body I mean I'm only seventeen so to be suddenly older like this is kinda scary"

Gai smiles, "I guess our bond is more then one of convenience soul-sama. But I'm glad your getting a little more freedom now." he smiles warmly, "Ryuen be sure to help us figure out how to switch back."

Ryuen pumped his fist dramatically in the air, "You can count on it gai-san!"

The park, 'soul' spars with Joe as the others watch. Joe stepping in with his sword as Gai catches it in the prongs of his Gokai Trident, spinning around and disarming him as he spins back around.

"Nice going soul-san!" Don cheers.

Joe smirks, "Impressive."

Soul chuckles, "I told you I was well practiced in using a staff. It's not that different to my gokai scythe" he leans back popping his back. "Certainly is nice to be back to a more human form." he cracks his neck a moment, "even if it does feel out of sorts."

"Maybe it would help if we got a little exercise, help you settle in." Gai suggests.

Soul tilts his head and ponders this for a moment, "Sounds like a plan..." As they start to jog off he stops short, "Oh...we just beat Osagain right...unless the timeline is REALLY messed up the next guy's a doosy. He can pull out your bones making you drop like a fish and just not /care/ about anything, so keep your guard up and don't let him get a string line to you if he shows up while we're off."

Marvelous, Joe, Luka, Don, and Ahim with Ryuen nod as soul and Gai jog off.

'I think you enjoy being older soul-san,' Gai muses.

'Don't be ridiculous!'

'Then why are you so uncomfortable in my body?'

'The real question is why am I so comfortable in my real body as a darkstalker...and I've thought about it a lot, and why my body does feel hat way.'

'Do you have an explanation soul-san?'

'I have a theory.'

'Oh?'

'My body was never really human as I didn't have the soul of a human. The fact that your human means that the reason I'm uncomfortable in this body is that my soul of the dark is trying to fix the situation on that front my soul is trying to alter the body into that of a darkstalker'

"Gyo!" Gai stops short as they nearly bowl over the Action Commander, "Watch where...your the new pirate!"

"Gai move!" Soul shouts and they roll just barely missing the snare line, as they get back to their feet and Gai readies a hybrid Silver key they get a look around at the street, numerous people are laying on the ground, a few randomly quipping 'Funya.'

"Gyo! You won't get any back up this time pink Pirate, I already removed the bones of your friends!"

"How the heck did we miss Navi telling us that!" Soul says as they dodge, bringing up the Gokai Cellular and skullbirate "Gokai Change!"

"We were probably to distracted with our conversation."

"Just great!" Soul sighs.

"Gooooooooooooooooooookaiger!"

The under-suit formed as normal but as the additional layers form they spun on one side was Silver on the other was purple, but as the visor formed they split down the center creating twin male Rangers.

"Gooooookai!" they started together as they got into pose.

"Silver!" Soul announced.

"And!" they said together.

"Skeletal!"

"Watch out!" Silver said quickly tackling skeletal to avoid another line attack, "Gai, I'll keep him busy you need to power up!"

"P-Power up?"

Soul growled charging forward as he Gokai Changed into the titanium Ranger and keeping the Action Commander off his guard with ranged attacks, "Combine the 15 6th ranger keys!"

"C-Combine them? But how?"

"You combined 3 of them already," Silver said flipping off a wall to backflip kick Warrien "It's no different."

Gai nodded, "I'll try." tapping his buckle as he summoned out on the twenty-six Ranger Key that represented the power at the core of the skeletal Ranger, then cursed as he remembered soul told him to use the 6th Ranger Keys and summoned them out next, and then Gai's mind went elsewhere.

Once more in the white void Gai stared at the 6th rangers, but turning around was a separate gathering, all the skeletal Rangers, "Sorry soul-san," he said to himself as both sets of rangers looked at him, his cheeks flushing, "Ummm...soul-san and I could really use your help...but...ummm...how is this going to work?"

DragonRanger was the first to move, walking past Gai and meeting with shinken spector Ranger, the very first skeletal custom Ranger, the Two Rangers sharing a nod before spector moved to the other side.

Gai bowed in respect to both, "Thank you spector-san, DragonRanger-san."

KibaRanger moved next meeting and exchanging places with gaosoul.

"Thank you," Gai said as each passed him, as the skeletal rangers started moving, some in groups of two, to exchange places with a Ranger on the other side, or as a 6th Ranger moved to take the place of a skeletal. Gai thanking each one in turn until they had all switched places. Gai laughed nervously, "What now?"

All 41 warriors looked up, and Gai joined them as the world faded to white.

"Any time now Gai!" Silver said rolling out of the way of Warrien's blast.

Skeletal looked down to see a golden key in his hands, a quick inspection of it showed the 15 6th Rangers on one side and the 26 skeletal Rangers on the other side, "I did it soul-san!"

As Warrien sent him flying to land at Gai's feet, he offered a hand to help Silver up and then rotated his arms around as he set the key into his Gokai Cellular's base, "Gokai Change!"

"Gokai skeletal reaper mode! Gokai silver gold mode!"

The key was massive, splitting in half and hovering over the both of them as it slid down to envelop each of them, the armor of 15 warriors pushing Silver's visor down to cover the gold visor and skeletal became reaper mode as a portion folded off to make leg armor and transforming their weapons as well.

"Reaper? Gold? Silver?" Warrien protested, "Make up your mind!"

"Wow!" Silver said looking over his armor, "I was not expecting that Gai!"

Gai turned their attention back to the fight at hand, "Let's go!"

"R-Right!"

Silver and skeletal strode together, Warrien charged, each of them flanking a side and they slashed fast and hard and came up behind him, skeletal deflected Warrien's staff as Silver struck him deep and spun around for a heel kick. Skeletal followed up with a scythe slash, before they both became a tornado and struck with a spinning slash, Silver overhead and skeletal low. Silver setting his Ranger Key as he prepared to end it.

"Final Wave!"

"Gokai Legend Dream!"

The spirits of KingRanger, DekaBreak, ShinkenGold, KibaRanger, DragonRanger, Shurikenger, AbareKiller, and TimeFire charged in with a slash as Silver charged in lash to finish the job, Warrien dropping to his knees.

"Gyo! I still win!"

Soul's voice dropping to a dread whisper, even if his ran it wouldn't be fast enough.

"Final Wave!"

Skeletal glowed as his armor's 26 warriors appeared as spirits as he charged forward, surrounding Warrien, "Gokai reaper vortex Crash!"

A skeletal energy vortex field formed with the 27 of them as its connection points to the ground trapping Warrien inside a vortex of light, he exploded, the force pounded against the barrier, and then subsided. Silver was propping himself up with his Gokai Spear but skeletal Colapsed backward and demorphed.

Gai smiled, he was unharmed, "It's over."

The battle was hard fought, but it was over, and everyone returned to normal, the pirates returning to the Galleon for a well deserved meal and a rest...however...that night...Doc twisted in turned in his sleep, moaning and grunting, eyes shut tight as he rolled back and forth a cold sweat on his brow as his voice shifted to deeper and deeper in pitch as patch of fur started to growl out and something on his chest bulged. With a start he shot up, hair cascading down his shoulders as he eyes shot open, yellow eyes. Doc threw his head back and let out a howl as the changes washed over him, the wolf, the man, leaping from the bed with fangs gleaming as he stalked silently through the Galleon. His first stop too him was to Gai's room, quietly pushing the door open as he crept inside, claws inching longer as he loomed over Gai, ready to strike, drool dripping from his fang, his voice low and dangerous, "You will make a fine addition to the pack."

'No!'

The werewolf found himself suddenly torn away from his pray into a white void, growling he turned to look around startled to find Don standing inches before him with his Gokai Gun at the ready. Before he could even react he fired sending him flying. he growled as he got back to his paws and charged. But Don cut him down with one strike of his Gokai Saber. The wolf dropped to one knee, breath heavy.

'I made a vow,' Doc opens, 'after the Sugormin incident I would never again let some outside force control me, make me turn on my comrades.'

The wolf tried to take the opening to lung, Doc counter with a boot to the face that dropped the wolf onto his back. Doc pacing over to him, 'You have two choices,' his voice low and dangerous, 'You can die here, by my hand and never see the light of day again.'

'And the other?' the wolf growled.

Doc's expression softened as he extended his hand to help the wolf to stand, 'Join with me. Help me to fight.'

The wolf turned his head and spit, 'Will you let me turn your friends?'

'No.'

The wolf growled again, 'Ok turn others, people you are not invested in.'

'No.'

'Not even Zangyack?'

'No!'

The wolf growled louder, 'Do I get to at least kill anyone?'

'NO!'

The wolf slapped away the hand, 'You are terrible at bargins.'

'This isn't a bargain, this isn't a negotiation. You invaded MY body. I have every right to destroy you on the spot.'

'You don't have that kind of power.'

Doc leveled the Gokai Gun at the wolf's head, 'Want to test that theory?'

The wolf swallowed hard and looked away, 'What then do I get out of the deal.'

'You get to live, to see the sun. I may even let you use my body, IF you can behave.'

The wolf snickered, 'Fine.' Taking the hand, 'It's a deal.'

Gai grumbled as his eyes fluttered open, his hand reaching up to wipe the drool from his forehead, "Huh?"

In the distance a wolf howled. While watching from the crow's nest was soul and Ryuen with the greater powers soul had before soul sighed.

"Well that's it we got a lycan on the team something tells me I need to let don watch the series I have on my laptop to learn about my dad" said soul.

"That might be for the best but why are you making a blank key" asked gaopride as gekiryu and magidragon looked at him.

"Besides getting los dark in the movie I plan on a certain female spirit from that ship to have a second chance the other two are idiots" said soul making sure the blank ranger key was made correctly.