A/N: Sooo...months later here's another chapter. Yeah, I've been busy. I'll try to keep more consistent with chapters but can't make a firm promise. Hopefully someone is still reading; so here it is Chapter 3, enjoy!
As fate would have it, the Lupins found themselves serving their newly emerged rivals. Nervously, Umika carried a tray of waters to the five straight laced officers.
"H..here's some water to start with, would anyone like anything else to drink?" Umika asked nervously.
"Can I see your drink menu?" Keita asked, now glued face down on the table.
"No Keita. You can't have a drink while we're on duty." Tsukasa scolded.
"You know my aim gets better when I'm tipsy." Keita protested as he raised his head slightly.
"I'll take a cup of coffee, no sugar." Keiichiro said keeping his stoic disposition.
"I'd like a diet coke." Sakuya said with a bright smile.
"Not enough eggs in the coin purse, so no drink for me." Satsuki responded as she searched through an odd poorly stitched pouch she dug out from her pocket.
"R..right. I'll be back with your drinks and to take your order also!" Umika half shouted as she dashed back to the kitchen.
"Touma! What do we do?" she asked fearfully as she flailed her arms about.
"Calm down." Touma responded groughly as he continued chopping vegetables.
"B..but, what if they're onto us?"
"They're not smart enough to figure us out."
"So we just act like things are ok?"
"That's what Kane said to do, he usually knows right."
Meanwhile at the table of the Pats, Kane slithers over to the officers carrying a tray of shot glasses.
"Forgive me for approaching so suddenly officers, was just wondering if anyone of you would like to try a sample of our newest shipment." Kane said softly.
"Hell yeah." Keita happily replied.
"What I just say." Tsukasa scolded once more. "Thank you, but no. We're still on the clock."
"Aw, surly just a single shot would be no harm." Kane prodded further.
"As she said, thanks but no." Keiichiro added.
"I'm..too young anyways." Sakuya broke in.
"Oh!" Kairi shouted from the back of the room. "How old are ya officer if you don't mind me asking. Just a bit worried that the Global Police might be recruiting child soldiers." Kairi sneered as he approached the table.
"Not that young, I'm nineteen." Sakuya answered.
"Only nineteen? Does that make Umika some kind of cradle robber?" Kairi snarked.
"Wha?" Sakuya exclaimed confusedly.
"Sakuya, is that Umika girl serving us your girlfriend or something?" Keita asked now smiling cattily.
"Do you like her because her head is so round?" Satsuki interrupted.
"Wha?" Kane muttered at Satsuki comment.
"No...I don't even really know her. Only talked to her once before today." Sakuya answered, blushing profusely.
"Keita, don't tease him." Tsukasa remarked.
"Oi, Tsukasa why you always bringing me down." Keita complained as he rolled his head face down against the table.
"I wouldn't have to scold you like a child if you didn't act like one." Tsukasa continued.
"Sure you wouldn't like that drink now Miss Sangou?" Kane snickered.
"Miss Sangou?" Keiichiro questioned. "Oh right, our Patranger identities." he thought back.
"Yes yes, don't think we aren't aware of who you all are. Our cities defenders deserve only the best treatment." Kane announced.
"Yeah, you all really took care of that fountain in the park." Kairi snarked.
"Right...my apologies kid. We were getting a bit out of hand on our first mission with our new equipment." Keiichiro responded solemnly.
"Kid?" Kairi growled.
"Right, right. We're in your way now, Umika should have taken your orders by now so, Kairi let's go back and check what's up with her." Kane said all of sudden as grabbed Kairi's sleeve and pulled him to the back.
"Stop trying to piss them off." Kane scolded.
"But it's fun." Kairi remarked with the tip of his tongue sticking out.
"Kairi, may I remind that our identities are secret. The more you poke at the Patrangers with the same attitude you use as Lupin Red, the more likely they're going to notice." Kane continued.
"Damn you Kairi! Did you reveal us?" Umika panicked.
"Both of you calm down, of course I'm not gonna let them know who we are. I was just having a little fun is all." Kairi justified.
"Well stop having fun, and behave for once." Touma added.
"You all are just putting impossible demands on me right now." Kairi sneered.
"Kairi, please this is serious." Umika continued. "We can't risk playing around too much."
"Alright alright, jeez." Kairi said as he rolled his eyes. "Hm that's odd, there's one less nagging voice going at me then usual. Where's Itoumi?"
"She walked out to the back." Touma answered.
"Interesting; Kane, Touma, Umika, keep working. I'll go check on little green." Kairi said as he followed her path to the back.
"You heard him, Umika go check on them." Kane repeated.
Back with the Pats, the officers were trying to pass time waiting for their waitress's return.
"Why would they tempt me with this water glass if I can't afford a drink." Satsuki muttered sadly as she gazed at the water in front of her.
"Satsuki, it's ok. The water is free." Tsukasa softly said to her.
"Is that true Tsu-Tsu? Is anything in this world truly free?" she asked with a shine of hesitant amazement in her eyes.
"Well if anything is free, it would surely be tap water so drink up." Tsukasa responded with an amused smile.
With confirmation that she would not be charged, Satsuki lifted up the glass and began pouring water into her mouth,
"Oh, not so fast Satsuki." Sakuya said with concern.
"Trust in her ability Sakuya." Keita added.
"Tsukasa, how do you get to her like that?" Keiichiro asked with genuine bewilderment in his expression.
"I'm telling you Keiichiro, talking to Satsuki is all about understanding her and her needs. You need to start figuring how to do that out yourself." Tsukasa replied with a proud expression.
"Don't worry Sir, you'll figure her out." Sakuya encouraged.
"Thanks Hikawa." Keiichiro dully replied as he returned to his stoic expression.
"Aa...Sir...why do you only call Tsukasa by her first name?" Sakuya questioned.
"It's cause they've known each other for so long." Keita answered instead.
"How long." Sakuya further questioned.
"Um, well since we were kids really. My grandfather and Keiichiro's dad were pretty close. We just ended up around each other a lot because of that." Tsukasa detailed.
"Yeah, and now poor, poor Tsukasa is stuck with him." Keita snarked.
"Stuck?" Keiichiro parroted annoyedly.
Before Keita could respond with either further mockery or sluggish dismissal, Umika finally returned. Still visibly shakey, she shined a big smile and signaled with her notepad and pen.
"Umika are you ok?" Sakuya asked concerningly.
"Fine! So fine!" she belted crudely. "Now what can I get you all to eat?"
"How's the rum baba?" Keita asked, face once more planted against the table top.
"You really want cake for your entree?" Umika asked, still slightly nervous.
"Bear with him, he has the diet of a nine year old." Keiichiro said with an eye roll. "I'll get my order out of the way. I would like the onion soup, the flamiche, the oysters, the cassoulet, the smoked salmon, and the boeuf bourguignon."
"Is that really all for you?" the nervous waitress once more questioned, clearly shook from the less than tactful behavior of the Tactical Unit.
"I'm on a strict diet right now, if I'm gonna up my weight gain then I need to up my calorie intake." Keiichiro explained.
"I'll just keep enjoying the free water." Satsuki added as she pressed her lips at the rim of her glass.
Itoumi was slouching in the back alley behind Jurer with her face burrowed into her phone. Slowly but loudly Kairi stomped over toward until she finally gave in and looked up at his approach. Now satisfied after snatching her attention, Kairi quickly dashed forward and took a seat by her side.
"You're break isn't for another two hours, what are we paying you for?" he teased.
"Piss off." she bluntly demanded.
"Don't be so cruel to me Itoumi. Don't you get how sensitive I am?" Kairi said melodramatically as he theatrically waved his arms and slouched back.
"Ass." Itoumi muttered as she returned back to the bright screen of her phone.
Kairi looked over at his grumpy comrade as he continued to lay beside her on the street. Uncomfortable with the prolonged silence, Kairi shot himself back up.
"Do the cops really make you that upset?" Kairi asked, now in a far more reserved tone but still with his signature feline like smile.
"It's not just them, all cops piss me off. You know that. So you sure as hell won't be catching me filling their glasses and cleaning after their mess." she calmly explained, never letting her gaze leave her phone.
"Oh that's right." he said with slight snicker. "Still, leaving poor Umika in there alone to deal with them is pretty rough."
"You could go back."
"Yeah, or I could just sit back here and hide with you." he said as returned back to laying, "Truth is, I don't like them much either. I think we're all in the same boat there. But you know what would suck? Letting them have such mental dominance over who we are that their mere presence forces us out. Giving them the mere inclination that we in anyway fear them." he continued as he smiled at her. "Now that would suck."
Annoyed, Itoumi looked once more at the smiling rogue. She was greatly upset by the mere existence of the Patrangers, but Kairi's suggestion that they had any authority over the way she acts or the things she did drove her livid.
"Fine, I'll go back in." she said as she stood up and stuffed her phone back into her pocket.
"If that's what you want." Kairi teased.
"Touma! Are the oysters done?" Umika asked still panicking.
"Almost, calm done." Touma responded in a dead tone. "They got a lot, we only have one cook, it's all gonna take some time."
"You can't rush his gemius Umika." Kane added.
"Why are you both back here? Someone needs to be outside in case any other customers come in." Touma scolded.
"Don't think many will be out and about today. Seems like a lot of people are keeping inside because of our giant battle yesterday. I mean, you would think society would be used to giant monster battles but I guess the fear never really goes away from those sorts of things," Kane responded.
"I'm still taken aback by the whole thing. Not just LupinKaiser, that Gangler was seriously creepy." Umika added as she recalled the animalistic and seemingly mindless toad they had just encountered. "It's safe was white...like his."
A sudden long bang echoed in the kitchen as Touma slammed a dirty pan into the sink.
"Yes. I noticed that too." Touma grumbled angrily.
"Hmm." Kane sounded as he thought to himself. "If he is here, then he's far braver than any other creature on this planet. Chin up my allies, when we see him again we're gonna tear him to pieces." Kane proudly proclaimed
"Right, right, right." Umika repeated to herself until she could feel the discomfort finally exist her mind.
"See, right Touma?" Kane asked as he smiled at Touma, whom was just about done with the Patranger's order.
"Right," he muttered quietly as he nodded. "Umika, we'll help you take this out to them." he added as he grabbed a tray of plates.
In agreement, Kane nodded back and ground a tray himself.
"Thanks a lot guys." Umika smiled, as she followed suit.
The trio went out to the dining room with the dozen dishes, only to see the officers standing up and exiting the building.
"Leaving now?" Kane asked softly.
"Sorry about this, we have to head back to the station right away." Tsukasa answered with a bow. "We promise to stop by again soon." as she, Keita, and Satsuki rushed out the restaurant.
"Ye..yeah, forgive me Umika." Sakuya said with embarrassment as he followed suit.
"Please keep the change." Keiichiro said softly as he placed a rather large stack of yen on their table, gave a quick bow, and then ran out behind his team.
Umika placed the plates she was carrying on a nearby table and examined the stack left by the red officer.
"He left a lot extra." Umika said as she shook her head and counted the loot. "We'll have to give it back whenever they come in again."
"Did you guys really scare them off without me?" Kairi sneered as he and Itoumi finally returned inside.
"They had to get back to work right away apparently." Kane respond. "Which more than likely means another Gangler."
"Precisely, Lupin Pink." Kogure broke in as he stepped out from the corner of the restaurant.
"Kogure, I assume you're already a step head of them too, right?" Kane continued.
"Of course." the old man answered gently as he took a seat and grabbed the cake Keita had ordered. He reached for a fork by the side of the table and took a small but eerily precise bite. "This is wonderful by the way Lupin Blue, your culinary talents are truly something to behold.
"Kogure, with all due respect I don't wish to speak about food right now." Touma said anxiously.
"Where are going to find this Gangler?" Itoumi said, trying to quickly move straight to the point of the steward's sudden arrival.
"Of course, of course my phantoms." Kogure said calmly as he rhythmically pulled a piece of paper from his pocket, "It appears there's a blackmarket sale tonight, look at what's on display."
The paper was a series of instructions guiding a buyer somewhere to purchase a Collection piece.
"We've made a deal with some street thugs, they think they're getting paid. Your job is to go to the location and take it from them."
"Just humans?" Kairi asked coyly as he jumped toward the old man. "Easy peasy, where does the Gangler come in?'
"The workers of House Lupin whom set up this meeting have been ''compromised ``. I doubt it was a human beings doing. Therefore, we can infer a Gangler is trying to interfere in this transaction."
"Alright; so we go to the hoodrats domain, snatch the treasure, and hold off whatever Gangler shows up. Still easy peasy." Kairi snarked as he lightly stuck his tongue out.
"Nope, Ganglers problem. It's those damn cops you're worried about, right?" Itoumi broke in as she stepped forward.
"Precisely Lupin Green. Those...Patrangers, they're going to provide a rather prominent distraction if they aren't dealt with soon. If they arrive, I need you to take their Collection pieces."
The five phantoms looked at one another blankly. It was already an understanding between the team that the Pats would have to be dealt with sooner or later. However, a matter of understanding of what needed to be done wasn't the same as being able to accomplish the task.
"We'll do our best as always." Kane spoke for the group.
"I would hope so." Kogure said happily as he stood up from his seat. Following that he began walking off, preparing to do one of his signature disappearances. "Don't disappoint me, my phantoms."
"Mm." Kane lightly sounded as he nodded. Followed shortly by Umika and Touma repeating his action.
"Thank you again for the cake Lupin Blue." Kogure thanked as he disappeared once more.
"He's oddball still." Kairi said, breaking into a smirk. "How do we know for sure that he's even human." he joked.
"We best close early again today. Let's suit up for the mission." Touma said as he began walking upstairs.
"He ain't wrong, let's go." Kane said joyfully as he followed suit.
The remaining three began trailing behind, on the way up the stairs Kairi noticed Itoumi's scowl once more. Gently he tapped her shoulder.
"I said chin up already, bad energy will drag us all down during the mission." Kairi cheekily mocked. "Remember, they got nothing on us."
"Obviously." Itoumi haughtily replied as she rushed pass Kairi.
"There she goes again." Kairi said with a sigh.
"I think you cheered her up a little bit. Even if she won't admit it." Umika said with a light laugh.
"Then I did good. Geez Umika, if even I'm capable of spreading smiles and keeping team morale up, why do we keep you around." Kairi cruelty joked.
"What?" Umika shrilled annoyedly.
"You're whole things heart right? Looks like your team role is currently covered so we won't be needing you. Maybe Touma, Kane, and I should hold auditions for a new Lupin Yellow." Kairi further mocked as he dashed up the stairs.
"Damn you Kairi!" Umika yelled as she quickly chased after.
In the dead woods of the Gangler world, Destra and Zamigo were in the midst of a violent clash.
"You sickly bastard!" Destra shouted as he swung his gigantic hammer.
Despite the weapons enormous weight, Destra managed to swing it with such ease that it may as well have weighed nothing. Still, Zamigo was alarmingly quick. The first swing was dodged and broke a crater into the ground. The second, also evaded, struck down an entire tree. Zamigo quickly countered with two shots of ghastly ice bullets. In immediate reaction, Destra fired a mission from the cannon barrel side of his hammer's head turing the shots into mere steam.
"How dare you even try that on me!" Destra loudly scolded.
"Calm down Destra, I don't want to fight you." Zamigo softly said as he placed his pistols back into his holsters and raised his empty hands. "No need for this."
"Where is Mammo Io?" Destra demanded.
"You want him back? He's a loser, I thought you had no use for-"
"Bring him to me! Your ability, you're getting out of hand with it again! I give you a meter, you take a mile!"
"That's what this is about? But wasn't Gerou much more useful after everything? Isn't that what you wanted out of him?"
"Enough! Bring me Mammo Io!"
Zamigo let out an annoyed sigh. Sluggishly, he raised his arm and snaps his fingers. In a sharp flash, a frozen Mammo Io appears between the pair. Slowly, Zamigo walks up to the frozen Gangler and taps the side. Just like that, the cold shell shattered and Mammo is freed.
"Ahhh!" Mammo loudly screamed. "Where am-Zamigo!" he panicked as he jumped behind Destra. Nervously he looked down at his safe only to sigh in relief as he released his safe was still its natural silver. "I'm me hahaha." he awkwardly laughed to himself.
"Mammo Io." Destra coldly said. "These are directions to where the Lupinragers are going to retrieve a Collection piece. Take a hoard of Ponders, go to the Backdoor seven meters south from here and take it from them."
"What, you're giving me a second chance?" Mammo questioned excitedly. "Destra, how merciful of you!"
"Calm yourself, take this piece." Destra continued as he handed Mammo a shuriken like Collection piece. "You'll need one to fight the phantoms off."
"Thank you!" Mammo thanked once more as he ran off to follow the instructions given to him.
"Odd of you to just hand out your Collection pieces. Didn't you hear about the Boss' contest?" Zamigo questioned curiously.
"I have no interest in being boss. I still don't know what the Boss is thinking...but it doesn't matter right now. All that matters is we Ganglers keep gathering Collection pieces and I prevent infections like you from spreading." Destra scolded.
"So you're just gonna hang out with me?"
"I'm keeping an eye on you. I see now letting you go off on your own is too unpredictable"
"Cool, want to play a game or something." Zamigo said oddly happy, as he took a seat under a tree.
Dancing against the rhythm of the city, the five phantoms jumped across buildings until reaching the meetup position.
"Are we early?" Umika asked with a whisper.
"No, our guy is just late." Touma sighed.
The five stood on that perch looking down at the empty and dark lot. The man they were to meet was supposed to arrive in a black suit. Considering the nature of this deal, they were not expecting him to arrive alone. Still, humans would always be easily dealt with; it's what might come after that the Lupins had to prepare themselves for.
"Still no sign of anything." Itoumi muttered as she glared at the empty lot.
"Is there a chance that they suspect they're about to be jumped?" Touma asked seriously.
"Absolutely not, a couple of simple street thugs? They wouldn't act with such caution." Kairi reassured. "Let's take it easy until they get here." He continued as he took a seat on the perch floor.
"Speak of the devil." Kane broke in as he pointed downward.
Sure enough, a tall man dressed in black walked down the empty lot. Beside him, four others mostly draped in black. He gripped a dark brown suitcase and held it against his chest.
"Finally." Itoumi said with slight amusement. "Definitely just a bunch of simple street thugs." she snarked.
It was apparent that the thugs were nervous and unprepared. Their group was shaking and walking with such awkward caution that you could've mistaken them for aged humanoid animatronics.
"So, we go for it?" Kane asked with a humored smile.
"Of course!" Kairi joyfully cried as he dashed down to meet with the thugs below. "Hello gentlemen! I believe you have something for us?"
Startled, the black clad men jumped backward.
"Ye..yeah, you have the money?" the suitcase holding thug asked sheepishly.
"Actually, we're gonna have to take a rain check for that payment." Kairi snarked with a sinister smile. On cue, his four allies to descended to his side. "You understand, it's just business."
"R..right…" the suitcase holding thug nervously whimpered. "It's all business!" he suddenly shouted as he through case at the Lupins and ran back with his fellow black clads.
"Lupinrangers!" a familiar shout could be heard.
"Goddamnit." Kairi uttered with annoyance.
Sure enough, the five members of the Tactical Unit ran out from behind.
"How did you set us up?" Touma growled.
"Spread the word about a Collection piece up for sale, we figured you all or a Gangler would take the bait." Tsukasa explained. "Now stand down and raise your hands!"
"Please. Miss, you already know how this is going to go." Kairi replied as he gave a sinister smile and raised his V Changer. "Looks like we have a chance to take their Collection pieces after all."
"You'll have to tear from our corpses!" Keiichiro threatened as he raised his S Changer. "Kaito Change!" the five thieves shouted in unison.
Red! 0 - 1 - 0
Blue! 2 - 6 -0
Yellow! 1 - 1 - 6
Pink! 8 - 1 - 9
Green! 5 - 0 - 2
Masquerise!
"Keisatsu Change!" the five officers shouted in unison.
Ichigou
Nigou
Sangou
Yongou
Gogou
Patrise!
Once again, the two ranger teams found themselves rushing at one another. In the mass pile; shots were fired in all directions visibly tearing concrete and brick from the lot. Eventually, the teams broke into fights with each other's respective color counterparts.
"Come at me officer! I'm waiting!" Kairi sneered as he flipped and kicked Keiichiro, being sure to make use of the significant speed difference between their abilities. Keeping up a good pace, the red thief consistently landed strikes on the seasoned officer all the while remaining unscaved.
"Damn you phantom thief!" Keiichiro ragefully shouted as he continually fired his S Changer.
"Keiichiro!" Tsukasa shouted from behind as she narrowly escaped the swing of Kane's claw blade.
"Pay attention officer. One wrong move and I'll take more than that blaster of yours." he teased as he swung once more.
Swiftly, Tsukasa rolled under the swing to the ground and swept at his legs bringing him down to the ground.
"Oof!" Kane groaned.
"Pay attention yourself." she threatened as she stomped down on his body. Before her foot could make an impact, he raised his right arm and caught her heel. Using his full force, he pushed the pink officer back away from his grounded figure.
"As you were officer." Kane lightly said as he brought himself back to his feet. "I won't be taken out so simply."
In the back, the pair of greens were in the midst of an energetic shoot out. Sakuya was a noticeably more accurate shot than Itoumi, yet the assistance of her bulletproof cape prevented any serious damage from being inflicted upon her.
"Isn't this set up kind of low for the officers of the law!" Itoumi angrily sneered.
"It..it's whatever it takes! You Lupinrangers are dangerous!" Sakuya shouted in return.
"Did you not see us save the city the other day? Idiot!" she shrieked back as she dashed from her shooting range and kicked him to the ground. "You're the ones who wrecked public property." she sternly retorted as she placed her V Changer against the face of his visor.
From her blindspot, a charged yellow shot zoomed in and knocked her against the wall from her exposed side.
"Sakuya! Got your back man!" Keita yelled from the side.
"Than..thank you Keita!" Sakuya eagerly replied.
"Green!" Umika worriedly screamed as she tossed a trio of bladed cards at Keita's feet, spooking him to step back.
"Son of a-" Itoumi groaned as she repeated herself. "I'm alright Yellow."
"Good." Umika happily sighed.
"Oi! Almost chopped off my toes!" as he swung his Pat MegaBo at her head. Immediately his strike attempt was blocked by the swing of her Lupin Blade.
"You shot my teammate!" she scolded.
"It's a fight! We're supposed to shoot each other!" he argued as the duo repeated clashed back and forth with their respective melee weapons.
"Then I have the right to go for your toes!" she argued back!
"Alrighty! But I'm still mad about it!" he complained loudly.
All the while, the blues were in the midst of their own encounter. Touma jumped around Satsuki, repeated shooting at her feet and whipping her body.
"This bl...blue bun..bunny is very...wild." Satsuki meekly mutered.
"What are you talking about?" Touma coldy replied as he repeated his assault. "Aren't you going to hit me back? Or is this everything you have?"
"Wh..when in doubt." she replied just as she shouted into her MegaBo. As before, the scream created a powerful blast of sound that tour through whatever was in front of her. Aware of this ability, Touma wrapped himself in his cape to shield from severe damage.
"Is that your best?" he boldly proclaimed as he unwrapped himself.
"O..oh no…plan B…" she ominously announced as she began charging her S Changer. Following that she fired to the ground creating a crater. Then she repeated that action at Touma's feet. And again at the spot he landed. As before, Touma danced about to evaded her attacks only to slip up and slow more and more as he released the ground was no longer a smooth transferable plain.
"Smarter than you look." Touma uttered as he continually struggled to dash about.
"Lupinrangers! Patrangers!" a familiar voice screamed from behind a wall. "I'm back! Where's my treasure!" it boasted. Following his words, a pair of spinning boulders broke through the back wall and struck both Touma and Satsuki.
The shattered wall revealed the mammoth Gangler, Mammo Io, whom had disappeared the day before along with a hoard of Pondermen.
"Blue!" Umika nervously screamed as she and the other Lupins ran to his side.
"Satsuki!" Keita worriedly yelled at the same moment as he and his team did the same for their blue.
"Are you ok? Can you stand?" Umika examined.
"I'm fine." Touma said as Kairi and Kane helped him up.
"Take it easy, you just got bashed by a big rock after all." Kane softly said as he patted the Touma's back.
"What are you doing back here! Didn't we take your treasure last time?" Itoumi interrogated.
"I've got some new equipment! And I'm going to take another piece from you all!" Mammo arrogantly threatened.
"Oh, you heard the word on the street?" Kairi happily said, as he prepared to crush the Gangler's hopes. "Hate to break it to you, but it was a set up from them." Kairi explained as he whimsically pointed his hand toward the Pats supported Satsuki back to the ground.
"Satsuki. You sure you're good?" Tsukasa calmly asked.
"All go..good. Tha..that elephant is...diff...difficult." Satsuki near whispered.
"A set up?" Mammo angrily questioned.
"Yep, and unlucky for you…" Kairi answered sinisterly as he and the other Lupins raised their V Changers. "You just brought us another chance to profeit."
"Whatever! I'll just take all your treasures!" Mammo ragefully announced. "Ponders! Take them down!" he commanded, followed by him and his hoard rushing at the five phantoms.
"Come and try!" Kairi proclaimed in and almost humored tone, as he and the other Lupins dashed into the Ponder swarm.
"Damn it!" Keiichiro annoyedly screamed.
"Keiichiro! Remember what the commander said, the Gangler's will always be our priority over the phantoms." Tsukasa scolded.
"Gah,,,right. Tsukasa and I will handle the main Gangler, Haruko and Youta fend off the Ponders, Hikawa stay back provide support."
"Yes sir!" Sakuya exclaimed as he awkwardly and swiftly cocked his gun.
Within the Ponder crowd, the individual Lupins maneuvered elegantly around avoiding every shot and swing as they positioned themselves closer and closer to Mammo.
"I see what you're trying to do little thieves, but sadly I need my space!" Mammo exclaimed as he activated his Collection piece to spin shards of rubble in all directions to repel the approaching thieves.
The shards quickly struck Umika, Kane, and Itoumi forcing them back. While due learning from his first experience Touma ducked under his coming shard and slid toward Mammo's legs. Kairi dodged his coming projectile by jumping over and landing behind the Gangler.
"Hi hi!" Kairi mocked with a childish wave as Touma slashed the monsters legs.
"Agh!" Mammo shrieked in pain as he fell backward. Quickly, Kairi chockholded the beast and pointed his V Changer at his head.
"Nice assist Blue!" Kairi happily thanked. "Now as for you, your treasure is ours."
"Absolutely not!" Mammo retorted as he once more used his piece's power forcing Kairi and Touma spinning backward. In Touma's case, his spinning against the ground tripped the coming Keiichiro and Tsukasa.
"What the?" Tsukasa murmured confusedly as she layed on the ground by the blue thief.
"Sorry officer." Touma lightly smirked as he shot back to the ground. In reflex, he draped himself in his shielded cape to negate the coming shots from Keiichiro and Tsukasa.
Back in the hoard, Keita was knocking and throwing Ponders about while Satsuki blasted various mooks with her S Changer and swat others with her MegaBo.
"You faceless never learn do ya?" Keita mocked as he chucked one over at the group of three more.
"Takei, they totally have faces." Satsuki corrected.
"Really?" Keita questioned as he dragged one closer to get a better look. "Oh, there's an eye." he noted as he chucked it over his shoulder. "You're definitely right Satsuki, there's at least an eye and an implied mouth."
After his realization, Keita was immediately struck by a swinging whip from a Lupin Blade.
"Interesting observation officer." Kane said calmly as he retracted his whip.
"Huh, next I'll get to snag a good luck at your face." Keita threatened as he clenched his fist.
"You damn cops are in our way again!" Itoumi shouted as he dashed at the two officers.
"Green, careful!" Umika warned as her and Kane tailed behind.
"Satsuki, fire!" Keita ordered as he and her raised their S Changers began firing at the trio.
"H..hang on, I got you from behind!" Sakuya reassured as he began firing from behind the thieves.
Back at Mammo and Kairi, Kairi dancing around the projectiles and continually firing at the Gangler's feet.
"Just you and I now big guy." Kairi jeered.
"What's your plan exactly here Red, you can't get anywhere near me!" Mammo proudly proclaimed.
"I'll think of something, as long as you keep missing I got plenty of time."
"Why you!"
Angrily, Mammo gathered several chunks of rubble and span it together to form a gigantic stone sphere.
"Try to evade this Red!"
"Won't have to!" Kairi countered as he wrapped the Lupin Blade whip function, forcing him to spin around. This caused the scarlet phantom to wrap around room and then immediately wrap around Mammo.
"Gotchu." Kairi said with a laugh as he pointed his finger at the hairy Gangler.
"Wha?" Mammo exclaimed as he struggled to move his arms.
"Your treasure is mine." Kairi happily sung as he placed his Red Dial Fighters the Gangler's safe.
7 - 9 - 3
"Noo!" Mammo shrieked as Kairi pulled out his Collection piece.
"Thank you muchly." Kairi mocked as he threw the piece up and down the air.
"Why you! I'll kill you!" Mammo screamed.
At that second, Touma was chucked over and landed beside Kairi.
"Blue." Kairi said with concern as he docked down beside his ally.
"I'm..having a bad day." Touma groaned.
With those words, a pair of charged shot knocked Mammo against the wall.
"Eliminate the Gangler!" Keiichiro ordered as he and Tsukasa rushed at the Gangler.
"Follow them!" Keita added as he lead Satsuki and Sakuya over to the fight.
"Easy day huh." Kairi laughed as he watched the five officer's plight against Mammo.
"I got you buddy." Kane said softly as he, Umika, and Itoumi joined by Kairi and Touma. Lightly the Kane lifted up the damaged thief to rest on his shoulder. "Guess we're good to leave the officers on clean up again."
"Their Collection pieces." Touma grunted out in pain.
"You can't even stand." Umika interrupted.
"Kogure…" Touma went on.
"And what about the old man?" Kairi firmly stated. "The Lupinrangers can't be down a man."
"Aren't you talking sweet, what's your game here?" Itoumi questioned.
"No game right now Green, just making sense." Kairi joyfully replied as he poked the front of Umika's visor.
"Why me?" Umika complained.
"All we promised is we would do our best, I think we did our best for the day." Kane calmly said.
"Not quite yet!" a familiar happy voice raised in.
"Goodie!" Umika shockily announced.
"Hey ho!" he energetically blurted out as he did several arial laps around the five phantoms before landing in Kairi's hands. "As I've said, only I can unlock a Collection pieces true potential! Wanna give me a spin Lupin Red?"
"Is that so?" Kairi mischievously questioned.
Thinking back at the events from before, the thought of the combined enigma that was Patren Ugou began racing through the thieves minds.
"Absolutely not." Itoumi sternly said as she tried to run off only to be halted by Kairi grabbing her cape.
"Come on Green, it could be fun!" Kairi justified.
"I don't want to be one with you!" Itoumi continued.
"I don't want any part of this." Touma groaned.
"Just trust me Lupins! Come on, you got me fired up so I just wanna show off!" GoodStriker went on.
"Ok ok." Kairi happily said. "Get ready guys!" he exclaimed as he placed Goodie onto his V Changer.
"Heaven have mercy." Kane said lightly.
"Oh God…" Umika lightly whispered.
GoodStriker!
Kaitou Boost!
A dark cloud of smoke engulfed the Lupinragers. The smoke began swirling around Kairi causing him to glow a bright crimson. In a sudden flash, Kairi split into five different Lupin Reds.
"Eh?" the other four thieves uttered at once.
"Very nice." the five Kairis said in unison as they examined one another.
"This worse than I expected." Itoumi snarked.
"Now what?" the Kairis asked Goodie.
"Take out that Gangler!" the Collection piece joyfully ordered.
"As you wish! Hey big guy!" the Kairi's yelled together as they pulled out their Lupin Bades.
"Five reds?" Mammo questioned.
"Move out of the way!" Keiichiro ordered his team as he saw the five blades began emitting a fiery glow.
"Get ready!" the Kairi's exclaimed as they toward the walls, forming a star around Mammo. Soon they jump from each other's places over and over slashing Mammo each time they passed him. Finally, to finish off the monster the five charged toward the center as one causing a giant inferno, followed by an explosion. From the mist of the explosion, only Kair and Mammo's broken safe remained.
"Very easy, very nice Goodie." Kairi complimented as he strut back beside his comrades.
"I told you, you'd like it! Hahah" Goodie excitedly replied.
"Red, behind!" Umika warned as she pushed Kairi out of the way of the coming Patranger shots.
"Gangler down, take them out!" Keiichiro said loudly.
"Don't you ever take a day off!" Kairi angrily shouted as he too raised his gun.
"We should just leave, now's not a good time to fight with Bl-" Umika calmly said as she put her hand on top of Kairi's Changer, yet before she could finish a familiar Backdoor emerged before them along with the same female Gangler from last time.
"You again!" Keiichiro announced as the feminine violet Gangler began walking toward the shards of Mammo. "Not this time!" Keiichiro proclaimed as he and his fellow Pats fired at her. However, every shot seemed to just barely skim her as she casually got closer to Mammo's remains.
"Are we missing?" Sakuya asked worriedly.
"Very cute coppers, but I'm not here for you." she replied with a light snicker. "Now my precious little Collection piece, make Mammo Io feel all better." she said softly as she shot a small green orb from a gun attachment on her arm at the the broken safe. As with before, the light consumed the shards of safe bringing it back together. In a flash it began to expand and out emerged a gigantic Mammo as Reruta had done before.
"Crap!" the ten rangers yelled in unison.
"Thanks Gauche! Now phantoms, officers; ready for round 2?!" Mammo sadistically questioned as he stomped at the spot of land the two teams stood at. The Lupinrangers evaded the coming flattening by using their grappling hooks to hop out of the way, while Kane still carried the limp Touma on his back. The Patrangers on the other hand, dramatically rolled out of the spot just barely dodging the malicious attack.
"Are you all ok?" Tsukasa asked her teammates.
"Tsu-tsu!" Satsuki shrieked in terror. "B..big again!" she continued as she pointed at the giant Gangler.
"Calm down Satsuki." Keita reassured while holding her flailing arms at her side.
"Y..yeah, LupinKaiser took care of it last time right?" Sakuya said nervously.
"Negative Hikawa." Keiichiro sternly replied. "We can't depend on those thieves. We made a promise to defend this city." he went on as he gripped his Trigger Machine. "So we'll handle it."
"Right." Tsukasa agreed with a slight nod. "Let's be a bit more careful this time though." she reminded, calling back to the destruction from last time.
"We..we're doing this?" Sakuya once more questioned.
"Seems so, ready Satsuki?" Keita said gripping his own Trigger Machine.
"Ah..ok…" Satsuki said as she reluctantly mimicked her allies actions.
Ichigou! Hear! The! Engine! Roar!
Nigou! They'll! Get! Their! Man!
Sangou! Wild! Attacks! Wild! Impacts!
Yongou! Stronger! Than! The! Rest!
Gogou! Ride! Fast! Ride! Free!
Their machines announced as they grew in size. Immediately, the Patrangers jumped into their individual vehicles to engage the Gangler.
"What's this? The Tactical Unit is sending their toy cars at me?" Mammo mocked. "Die!" he threatened as he began kicking at the five police vehicles.
"Be careful everyone!" Keiichiro ordered. "Hikawa, Haruko, your two Triggers have ranged attacks so stay back. Youta, fire your bikes net to hand restrain his movements. Tsukasa's TRigger has that rod, I'll it a power boost so we can knock him down."
"Alright on it!" Keita said as he began launching missiles from his truck.
"Yes sir!" Sakuya agreed as his own Trigger Machine began firing its front blaster.
"Aghh." Mammo groaned in annoyance. "That all you have?"
"Youta! Now!" Keiichiro commanded.
"Ok!" Satsuki yelled in normal confused and scared tone. The net launch upward and immediately tangled around Mammo.
"Tsukasa, by my side!" Keiichiro yelled as he activated his vehicle's power boosting function.
"Right here. Let's hope this bust his legs!" Tsukasa announced as she struck Mammo's legs with the power boosted rod of her vehicle. With that impact, Mammo was knocked down to the ground.
"Nice one!" Keita cheered.
"Is he done for?" Sakuya asked hopefully.
"Not even close!" Mammo bragged as he slowly rose from the ground. "Try again!" he angrily proclaimed as he punched at Keiichiro and Tsukasa.
"Chiroro! Tsu-tsu!" Satsuki panicked as she fired another net Mammo.
"Not this time!" Mammo smugly said as he stretched out his arm to grab the net preventing it from wrapping around him. "You're cute little plan isn't gonna work on me twice!"
"What now?" Keita asked.
"Stand your ground and keep firing! Keiichiro and I need to move out of his range, Satsuki stay back with Sakuya and Keita." Tsukasa answered.
"We'll think of a counter attack, for now our priority to keep him back from civilians, so keep on the defensive." Keiichiro added.
Back on the ground level, the Lupins were observing the Pats intense struggle with the gigantic Mammo. All the while, Umika and Kane were attending to the out of commision Touma.
"It's gonna destroy the city." Itoumi uttered quietly.
"No worries, we have the key to victory!" Kairi happily stated.
"You crazy? Touma can't pilot his Dial Fighter now, he can't even stand!" Umika reminded.
"I can do it." Touma stubbornly replied.
"Oh you can? Prove it, do like six jumping jacks for me." Kane scolded.
"Well we can't just stand here right?" Itoumi went on. "The cops are useless and if that thing totals the city then that's it for our wish. Who knows how many Collection pieces that will be destroyed in the process."
"And all the lost lives." Umika added while tapping the back of Itoumi's helmet, in a manner like a mother scolding her child. "I don't want everything to be lost either, but if we go out there and Touma can't-"
"I can do it!" Touma angrily shouted, while continually struggling to stand.
"Goodie s suppose to up the power of all Collection pieces. Maybe just the four of us can take him out?" Kane thought aloud.
"Well Goodie, do you think your power is enough for just the four of us to take out that overgrown elephant?" Kairi whimsically asked the sentient piece. Only for him and the other four Lupins to realize Goodie was no longer there.
"Goodie?" the five asked at once as they searched in all directions.
Back in Keiichiro's cockpit, he noticed a familiar white vehicle floating to the right side of his view.
"GoodStriker!" Keiichiro announced.
"GoodStrikers with you?" Tsukasa added.
"I prefer Goodie actually!" Goodie corrected.
"I gave him that name!" Satsuki boasted.
"Good job." Keita replied while giving her a few claps of his hands.
"What are you doing here?" Keiichiro asked sternly.
"You guys driving and blasting about that giant Gangler has got me all pumped up! I'm ready to give you a boost!" Goodie answered while spinning a few times in the air before landing in Keiichiro's hands.
"What? I don't understand?" Keiichiro questioned. "Aren't you with them?"
"I go to whatever makes me happy, and right now you guys are making me soooo happy!" Goodie happily answered.
"Keiichiro, now's not to time to question the demented weapon." Keita reminded.
"He helped us the ground last time, I don't think we should worry about his allegiances right now." Tsukasa added.
"Uh, I suppose you're right. Just put you on the S Changer?" Keiichiro reluctantly asked.
"Yes sir! Just like last time!" Goodie answered, now shaking with anticipation.
Keiichiro placed Goodie onto the S Changer, flipped him over and pulled his trigger.
GoodStriker! One! Shot! To! Victory!
As he did for the Lupins before, Goodie grew to size even greater than the Pat's individual Trigger Machines.
"Alright! Are you ready?! Keisatsu Combination Time!" Goodie announced.
Goodie opened up into a robotic abdomen and two hollow legs. Trigger Machine Yongou filled in the right leg while Gogou filled in the left. Trigger Machine Sangou attached the right side becoming an arm, while Niigou repeated the action the left side. Finally, Trigger Machine Ichigou attached to the chest and snapped over revealing a head. From inside, the Patrangers were seated in a v shaped formation with Keiichiro and Goodie in the back center.
"Ready!" Keiichiro shouted with a salute. "Keisatsu Robo-"
"PatKaiser!" they all proclaimed in unison.
"You like him officers?" Goodie asked, once more taking the form of an orange demonic hand puppet.
"Quiet." Keiichiro stoically ordered while bopping Goodie's head. "Engage the enemy!" he ordered.
PatKaiser slid forward toward Mammo and gave him immediate swing with it's baton.
"The feet have wheels on em!" Keita noted.
"Like heelys or roller skates." Satsuki added.
"So what, you think glueing your toy cars together is gonna make a difference!" Mammo retorted while angrily swinging at the police machine. However, PatKaiser stood firm and was seemingly unaffected by the Gangler's assault.
"Sturdy like our suits! Alright, now I got a clearer shot!" Sakuya boasted as he fired a series of round at Mammo's head and abdomen.
"Gahhh." the Gangler shrieked in pain.
"For trying to squash us, let's give him another good swing!" Tsukasa proclaimed as PatKaiser skated forward and gave Mammo a heavy strike with the baton.
"I think he's had enough, Time to finish it!" Keiichiro ordered as he and his fellow Pats raised their S Changers.
"W..wait." Mammo pleaded slightly dazed.
"PatKaiser-" Keiichiro lead.
"Bullet Strike!" the five shouted together.
With that, PatKaiser charged a gigantic shot of energy that was launched with the swing of the baton. The energy sphere clashed with Mammo's body causing him to exploud eliminating him on the spot.
"Status report-." Keiichiro calmly said while lowering his gun.
"Mission complete." the Pats declared at once.
"See officers! Wasn't that spectacular!" Goodie cheered.
"You are pretty cool Goodie." Sakuya happily complimented.
"Thank you, thank you." Goodie said while giving some implied bows with his limited motions. "Well, well, see ya all next time!" Goodie announced while forcing PatKaiser apart and flying off into the distance once more.
On the ground; the Lupins were still their observing the new mecha before them.
"Guess it makes sense." Kairi said finally breaking the silence. "Our gear is pretty similar, if we have LupinKaiser it makes total sense for them to have their own robot." Kairi went on while taking a seat on the ground.
"So what do we do?" Itoumi questioned.
"We go home, and let Blue here get some rest." Kane said while patting the top of Touma's visor. "Who cares about their robot, ours is better anyways."
"Will it be a problem later though?" Touma asked calmly.
"I doubt it..we both need Goodie for our machines. Not like we're ever gonna have to take our fights to that giant scale at least." Umika reassured.
"And we got our treasure. We'll have plenty of chances to get the cop's pieces; so for now let's just head back and take it easy." Kairi added while tossing the piece up and down in the air.
Back in the dark woods of the Gangler's dimension. Dogranio and his young wife Jootain were indulging in the finest of Earth's foods while monitoring the events that hand just unfolded.
"Oh Mammo Io, you were so close. This one's to you!" Dogranio said with a snicker as he raised a glass of wine for the fall of one of his own.
"Dodon, what do you think of these?" Jootain asked her husband while showing him a fistful of wedding bands that she had collected. "They're pretty and all, but do they go with my look?"
"Jootain baby, you make everything look good." he replied boisterously while poking at her chin.
"That's awfully sweet Dondon, but I need an honest opinion."
As if fate was answering her request, Gauche walked into the dining room at that approximate moment.
"Forgive me Boss, Mammo was but a disappointment after all." Gauche apologized with a bow.
"Gauche honey!" Jootain said as she shot up from her seat. "I need a woman's voice on this manner, what do you think of these rings and me; match or no?"
"Very much no Madam Jootain, such simple bands do you no justice. Go check with Smile Hiruu, I heard he's collected some completely mesmerizing Earth treasures." Gauche answered.
"Uh, you sure know best Gauche." Jootain happily replied while tossing the bands to the side. "I'm gonna check with Smile right now, be back in a second Dondon!" she cheerfully sang as she raced out of the hall.
"I'll have a glass ready for you when you're back my darling!" Dogranio sang back as she exited.
"Heheheh, you're new wife is something ain't she Boss?" Gauche jeered as she took a seat at the table. "A real "empty-headed beauty" type."
"Indeed, she's incredibly daft. But damn does she not look good as arm candy." Dogranio agreed as he poured his retainer a glass of wine. "Is Destra still out right now? It's been far too long since I had the chance to have a drink with him."
"He's busy watchdogging Zamigo at the moment."
"Zamigo! I knew I recognized that white safe on Ruretta from somewhere. That little guy is still up to his crazy pranks I see."
"Actually, Destra put him up to the Ruretta business."
"What, that's unexpected coming from him hahahah. Oh, it's gonna be a good year." Dogranio happily cheered as he sipped his glass. "Everyone's being so unexpected since I started this contest. Destra teaming with the outcast, the police getting powers like those phantom thieves, everyone scrambling for Collection pieces; what do you have planned to get my spot Gauche?"
"What was that Boss?"
"Just curious. Ambition is surely something you don't lack, yet all I've seen you do is use that piece of yours to turn corpses giant. I just wonder; what does my long time attendant have planned, that's all."
"I can assure you Boss, when I make my move it will surely entertain you."
"Excellent! I need some damn beautiful entertainment for my last years as Boss after all! And besides what's more entertaining than the unexpected? Who's gonna take my place? Will the Lupinrangers get all the Collection pieces? Will those cops take them down? It's a party everyday!" he loudly proclaimed as he chugged the rest of his drink. "Damn, I swear this stuff is really wasted on those humans."
"Would you like another glass Boss?"
"Of course, of course; another night, another chance to indulge in luxury after all."
The next day; Sakuya, Keita, and Satsuki once more found themselves at Jurer for their lunch break.
"Oh, it's you all again." Umika said while holding a shaky smile. "So only you three today?"
"Y..yeah." Sakuya said nervously.
"Keiichiro and Tsukasa are busy at hq so they're skipping lunch today. I for one can not bring myself to do so." Keita answered while flopping down at a table. "I'll take a cake like last time."
"I would like another cup of water, with extra ice." Satsuki added while perching beside her lazy companion.
"You know Satsuki; if you need someone to spot you this time I can do it." Sakuya said softly while sitting beside her.
"For real Kuyaya!" Satsuki shouted while shooting from her seat.
"Y..yeah totally! I just feel bad since you didn't get anything last time we were here." Sakuya replied somewhat nervous.
"Um, none of us ate last time. Don't see you spotting me." Keita growled annoyedly.
"I mean…" Sakuya uttered quietly. He looked around the room and landed his gaze on an increasingly uncomfortable Umika. Wanting to impress her with his "generosity", he complied to Keita's order. "Su..sure, I got you man."
"Alright!" Keita cheered. "Umika, I'll take a whole cake this time."
"What?" Sakuya and Umika gasped in unison.
"I'll take what Chiroro ordered last time!" Satsuki added.
"Ehhh!" Sakuya shouted while shooting from his seat. "Satsuki w..why do you want that much food?"
"I gotta store some for winter." she replied frankly.
"O..ok." Umika uttered in shock while jotting down the duo's large order. "You Sakuya?"
"Um…" he said while checking his wallet. "I will take...just my glass of water please."
"Alright, coming up. But it may take a little while longer today, our head chef is sick." Umika said while quickly darting out from their view to the back kitchen.
"Ok Kane, get ready we get a big one." she groaned.
"Oh heaven help me." Kane complained. "How many eggs again Touma?"
"Six." the still injured Touma answered sitting in a wooden chair from the back.
"Why didn't we just close today?" Kane groaned.
"We need some money remember! Come on Kane, we're doing great." Kairi justified while juggling eggs.
""We"?" Kane snarked.
"Oh crap." Itoumi said annoyedly from the back. "Touma, I think I burned another batch of crepes."
"Itoumi! You're still leaving it on the heat too long." Touma scolded.
"Look, this isn't normally my thing!" Itoumi yelled back.
"Well, you said you don't want to be the busser forever." Umika sighed.
"I know, I know." Itoumi murmured.
"Come on Itoumi! You got this!" Kairi condescendly retorted.
"Kairi, give me the eggs." Kane commanded.
"In a second; I'm setting record." Kairi said while continually juggling.
"Kairi come on, now's not the time." Umika urged annoyedly.
"Awww, you desperate to get Niigou's food out quick?" Kairi teased.
"The hell Kairi! I told you I don't even know that guy!" Umika complained while swatting at him. In response, Kairi ceased juggling and chucked an egg at her face. "Kairi!" she gasped.
"What? I thought yellow was your color?" he further mocked.
"Damn you Kairi!" she screamed as she began chasing him into the back alley.
"Wait! I need eggs for the crepe batter!" Itoumi yelled back at their direction.
"I need eggs for this dough!" Kane followed. "Ughh...kids, everywhere around me."
"I'll go switch the sign to ''closed".'' Touma sighed as he crutched up to his feet and began slowly trotting out of the kitchen.
Back at the Tactical Unit base; Keiichiro, Tsukasa, and Jim Carter were going over all that was discovered in the past few days.
"Anything Jim?" Tsukasa asked while sipping her coffee.
"Other than Ruretta obviously, no data on any white safe Gangler's recent history." he answered worriedly. "I'll keep checking, but things aren't looking good for that search."
"Keep looking." Keiichiro broke in. "There was something odd about that thing, it lacked...an ego."
"It was cold, and dead." Tsukasa. "Like a zombie."
"Well, just keep trying to gather info. Simply searching "white safe" is leading nowhere."
"Understood." Keiichiro sighed as he brought his hands together. With concern in her eyes, Tsukasa turned toward Jim.
"Jim, can you please give us a moment?" she asked.
"What! You're kicking me out of my own office!" he whined.
"Jim!" she scolded.
"Fine...:" he groaned as he trotted out. From there, Tsukasa dragged her seat by Keiichiro.
"Alright, so what's on your mind?" she asked.
"What do you mean?" he stoically uttered.
"You're worried about the phantom thieves still?"
"I just don't like them around, Tsukasa." he sighed. "They cause a mess, they're gathering dangerous weapons, and we don't know who they are."
"Our priority is the Ganglers." she sternly replied. "We shouldn't pay much mind to them. The only time they matter is when they're in our way, right now it's a waste to devote so much energy to dreading them."
"I know, I know." he angrily groaned. "But damn't, I just can't stand the thought." he growled as he slammed his fist on the table. "What are they? What are they doing?"
"What do you think they're doing?"
"Who knows!"
"Ok...so how can we help you? All of us: me, Keita, Satsuki, and even Sakuya. What can we do for you?"
"Nothing…"
"Ok, what can I do for you?"
"Nothing…"
"...What do you think you need Keiichiro?"
"I need these answers now." he replied in a tone that was both aggressive yet closed off.
Concerned, yet annoyed Tsukasa lent out a sigh and stood back up.
"I'm kind of hungry so I'm gonna hit the vending machine. Do you want anything?"
":No, thank you."
"Alright." she said as she began walking out the room. "Keiichiro, I get you're frustrated. I can see when you're really upset. But I'm here for you; so is Keita and Satsuki and yes, even Sakuya as new as he is. If you want to open more, I'll be right there alright." she said politely as she existed the room.
Now alone, yet still frustrated; Keiichiro lent out another sigh. The only thing running through his mind; five colorful hat shape visors standing out from the night. What they stood for he didn't know. All he could trust was that he knew he couldn't bring himself to accept a world with the Lupinrangers around.
Next Time!
A Gangler is hunting down young girls!
Touma is a hard shell to crack!
Why is he so rough with his team?
The Patrangers set a trap!
Next Time: Number 4 - Summertime Blues