Chapter 3

A Seed Takes Root! Part 1

"Reflections and Revelations!"

Several days passed from when Hermione first met the odd pirate, Harry Marvelous. Just thinking about the boy made her feel dangerously conflicted. On the one hand, she was enormously curious. According to Ptera, there was a lot she could not remember, including the end of the Saga of the thirty fifth Sentai, the Gokaigers. In addition, though this might be related, she also could not remember how she went from being on Dino Earth to her egg state, which Hermione found next to her Abare Yellow key. With this in mind, Hermione, after practicing with her new key and Mobirates, did as the strange boy indicated. It took three rings, but Hermione soon got her wish. "Yo Hoo! Hermione-chan! How are you?"(1) Recognizing the voice, she answered politely, "Quite well, thank you. We, that is, myself and Ptera, have decided to meet with you after all. Would you mind meeting us?" Promptly, Harry said, "I'll do you one better! There is a park near your house, you know the one. My crew will park the Galleon near the center of the trees. Once you get there, we'll de-cloak long enough for you to board and hold our discussion there. I assure you, you may remained transformed the whole time and I swear not to touch either weapon or Ranger Key."

Hermione looked to Ptera, and saw her tiny Burstasaur nod. With that, Hermione answered, "Alright, though if we even think something is not right, we'll wreck the place, got it?" Harry's answering chuckle seemed just a tad nervous, "Of course, I'd expect nothing less from the new Abare Yellow, but keep in mind, as Gokai Yellow, you also have a share in the Gokai Galleon."

Harry's connection cut with that, leaving Hermione puzzled. Taking the mentioned key from her pocket, she held it up, thinking of the couple of times she used it's power. Unlike her usual transformation, this one seemed almost flat compared to the exhilarating power of the Attack Bandit Resistance suit.(2) However, that feeling was soon eclipsed when she summoned the Gokai Gun and Saber. Hermione herself seemed more at ease with the Gun so far. However, what really shocked her was when, outside of her costume, she could still call the blade or gun to her hand!? Honestly, Hermione found the thought somewhat comforting...yet at the same time, it brought about another feeling that hadn't gone away yet.

Hermione could still remember the last time she'd seen Harry. The image of him with those two slash marks across his chest. At the time, it seemed the right thing to do, one last desperate charge against someone who clearly outclassed her. She never expected to land the hit, let alone do the damage she did. Looking back on it, she intellectually knew it was a test of some kind. One that, according to Harry, she passed. The image itself would not fade though, and this made her reluctant to see him again, let alone entertain the idea of fighting. And Hermione was no fool, she knew her status as a Sentai would lead to fights eventually. She knew she had to get over this...only she couldn't go to her parents.

Hermione descended the stairs of her home, looking at different photos of herself and her parents as she went by. In each one, they were all smiling, especially the group shots. Anyone with eyes could see the little girl in the photo was very close to her parents. Despite this, Hermione couldn't share Ptera with them, hearing from her little friend of the danger most family members of Sentai wound up in regularly. A very good example came from the last Abare Red's child, Mai, daughter of Ryoga Hakua. Mai had been involved in several instances where she was in great danger due to her status as the daughter of Abare Red. The least of which were possession via a benign spirit, and getting lost only to be found and played with by the fatherly Tyranno, Burstasaur partner of Ryoga.

With this in mind, Hermione left her house, empty for the first time in a week besides herself. Her parents let her stay home after the incident, as the school itself was under investigation from the odd disturbance, and the report that several children saw an oddly dressed boy with a gun, running from him and leaving their little girl behind. Only one of them left to handle the Dental Clinic they worked at, as the other remained with her, only leaving for errands of short duration. Now that both were either in meetings with the education board, or at work, Hermione found the time to meet with her 'Fellow Pirates'.

It was not long afterwords that the young girl found herself at the assigned meeting place. Looking around, she didn't notice anything out of place. All she really saw was an odd vendor, selling what looked like...sushi? Hermione looked at the cart, which had big block letters declaring: Golden Sushi: Best Fresh Sushi outside Japan! 3 Gold Star Rating by the Michelin Guide!(3) The same seemed to be said in Japanese Kanji on the stall, but then, she didn't know how to read that...yet. Walking up to it, the young girl asks, "Excuse me sir, but have you seen a young boy, about my height, with messy black hair and glasses around?" The man, Japanese from his appearance, looked up in surprise from his sushi making, before spotting her. He smiled, and replied in an accented English, "Sorry, no. I've been busy preparing for the noon rush, so I haven't really been looking around much unless it's a customer...not that the rush is all that great yet. I've only just gotten here a little over two weeks ago." Setting down the sushi, the man sighed, sitting down on a stool, poking at the odd looking lobster and squid in the water tank on his cart. Both looked rather like toys, and a stray wind seemed to rock a blue and red paper lantern with Kanji on it.

Looking at the man's downtrodden expression, Hermione decided she'd be waiting here anyway. She found another stool across from the man and sat down, clearing her throat. Startling the man, Hermione primly stated, "I'd like to try your lunch special sir. I'm certain my meeting can wait for me to have lunch." The happiness she saw in the man's face surprised her, as he eagerly set out his menu, again in both English and Kanji. He then went on to say, "As the first customer of the day, all items are half off, and further, samples of all sauces are available to try." Startled by the selection, as well as the discount on already rather good prices, Hermione set her sights on something she'd always wanted to try, "One Nigirizushi Set please, with soy sauce and ginger sauce on the side please." His face eager, the chief began assembling the platter, one of virtually everything, including some Hermione could not identify. Sure there was the obvious shrimp, tuna, sweet egg, and crab. But also, she saw a few that looked odd, one in particular that looked like crushed corn?

The chief smiled, putting the dishes of sauce on the side saying, "Please tell me what you think. I must confess I'm a bit out of practice." Hermione began with the stuff she was familiar with, finding her food to be of exceptional quality, if a bit bland. Moving on to the others, her pallet was given an increasingly impressive display. By the time her final piece of Sushi was consumed, the young girl was munching with a contented look on her face, eyes closed savoring the experience no local attempts or supermarkets could reproduce. Washing down her last mouthful with some tea, Hermione said with conviction, "That was some of the best sushi I've ever had! Once word get's out, you'll have more business than you can handle sir!" The look on the sushi-chef's face was ecstatic! "Thank you! Thank you soooo much! You've no idea how glad I am that you enjoyed that. As a token of appreciation, please take an order with you, free of charge." The young chef was a blur, putting together each piece with the same motions, only at a much faster pace. Hermione was too in awe to even protest. Before she knew it, she had several containers of sushi, each marked for what they contained, all in one large shopping bag. The sushi seller pointed behind the young woman saying, "Is that the person you were looking for? Black hair and glasses kid, right?"

Still holding the large bag, Hermione looked behind her to find that was indeed Harry. He was still in the same outfit, albeit with an undamaged shirt. He was waving lazily, back against a nearby tree. Looking back to the seller, Hermione quickly put down a full 40 pounds on the counter saying, "Keep the change sir. I'll be back again soon if I can!" The man watched her run off, a smile on his lips as he saw the two youngsters meet under the tree. Speaking as if to someone nearby, he said, "Well Take-chan, looks like the future is in good hands, wouldn't you say? I guess I'd better get moving." The man closed a few panels, before taking the handles on the side of his cart, pulling it along down the path. His voice carrying as he sang, "Chan-Chan-Bara Chanbara! Chan-Bara-Bara Chanbara! Hmm Hmm Hmmm Hmmm Hmmm Hmmm-Hmmm Hmmm-mmm Hmmmm! Appare!" (4)

Meanwhile, Hermione approached Harry at a trot, before stopping and motioning behind Harry. Tilting his head back slightly, the boy saw the tiny Bakaryu partner of the young girl fly onto her shoulder. Looking at him she said, "Well, here I am. You said we could talk, so where is this leader of yours?" Harry shook his head, pointing behind her. Looking back, Hermione saw nothing, though noting the Sushi-chef's cart was gone. Looking back she jumped seeing the red clad figure behind Harry, arms crossed as though he'd been waiting! Hermione had a hand on her Dino Brace quickly, though she held off asking, "How did you do that?" The red figure replied, "A couple Sentai teams were ninja, and given my abilities stem from all past Sentai teams, it's only natural I have similar talents at my disposal. That said, you're the new Abare Yellow then, Hermione Granger?" The girl could only nod. Looking at her, his helmet betraying nothing of his thoughts, the red man was still as a statue. After a few minutes though, and no word Hermione began to sweat. It wasn't until a small noise seemed to come from the man that she began to wonder.

Harry heard the same sound and slapped his head. Turning he shook the man saying, "Wake up! Now is not the time to sleep!" The figure seemed startled and Hermione's jaw dropped. This supposed hero fell asleep...standing up...while interviewing a new member? Her doubts about these two seemed to grow worse. Shaking himself a bit, the figure assumed a more relaxed, and sheepish, posture even rubbing the back of his helmet. He said, "Sorry, been a rough couple of nights, been working on getting a few old friends on their feet and have wound up pulling all nighters. Harry here can tell you I can sleep about anywhere when tired enough." Harry shook his head saying, "Pop, Datas and Navi would be fine for another couple days. Navi's only problem was a lack of flight mode and Datas was only getting his non-giant mecha upgrades from you! None of that was necessary just yet." The man looked at Harry, tilting his head giving the impression of an incredulous look. The man countered with, "Oh, so we get one new member, and we're suddenly that much better off? Navi is immobile, so she can't pilot the Galleon in a pinch. Further, Datas is overkill or helpless in a fight with the ones holding other Sentai keys and you know my Tensou Jutsu are still hit or miss. So getting Datas Hyper is still a bit out of the question. Oh yeah, we are in great shape Harry." The last bit dripped with sarcasm, with Harry shaking his head with a groan. Hermione just seemed lost, 'seeing the two,' she thought, 'you'd think they were related.' Hermione then paused saying, "Did you just call him pop? As in father?" The two looked at her, then each other, then back at her as they both nodded. The elder male said, "Yes he did. I adopted Harry two years ago, he's been my son every since. He's also taken the mantle of my old crew mate, Captain Marvelous, not to mention his last name. Better that then Red, anyway, given that's my last name."

Harry answered the question before it could be asked. "My dad's name IS AkaRed, and technically, it's the only name he's had for some time. So really, Harry Red was kinda too goofy for words. Since I didn't know my real last name, it was a good compromise." Hermione still looked at the two like they'd just said the grass was blue and the sky was made of Swiss cheese. Sighing, the two men shared a look before Harry said, "Maybe we should continue this on the Galleon." The red warrior nodded, flipping out a mobirate of his own. This one, however, was silver where Hermione and Harry's were gold. Punching the numbers 5-5-0-1, he said, "Let's go, Gokai Galleon!" Not a moment later, a strange horn-like sound came from overhead, showing a red ship materialize above them. Hermione, recognizing it for what it was, remained startled until three ropes descended to them.

As Harry and AkaRed took their ropes, the young girl clutched hers to her chest asking, "Are we supposed to climb theeeeessssseee!?" Her last word was drawn out as the ropes retracted quickly, all three of them soon inside a gritty loading area. Releasing their ropes, the males looked to the now wind-swept Hermione, who was still clutching hers. Tilting his head, the older of the two motioned for Harry to get her. Shaking his head slightly, the boy walked up to her, prying her hands from the rope gently and guided her via a hand on her shoulder. Ptera shook her head, flying beside them saying, "It doesn't help that she has a fear of heights, Pura." Harry could only nod as he lead the girl up the stairs, rounding several corners until the layout began to look more like a wood-style boat than a high-tech space-ship. Finally, he lead her into the Galleon's main living room, AkaRed standing by the dining room table. Pulling open a seat, he motioned for their guest to sit.

Hermione was finally coming out of her daze, accepting the chair as she began taking in her surroundings. Looking to her hosts, she saw Harry and AkaRed sit across from her, side-by-side. Shaking herself slightly, she said, "Alright, I have a few questions I need answered before anything else. First off, Ptera told me that AkaRed was an embodiment of the previous Red Warrior's spirits. That said, he had no civilian form, so how could he adopt you? I mean, dressed like that, he'd be laughed at or arrested for trying to take custody of a kid." Harry looked to his dad, looking him up and down, "You know, she has a point. How did you pull that off anyway?" AkaRed shook his head, ruffling Harry's hair saying, "What have I told you about thinking outside the box, kiddo? Seriously, just watch." Saying that, he extended his hand, saying, "Soul Korin!" His form soon changed to the same form Harry had yesterday, "Gokai Red." He then moved his hand to his belt, bringing up a green key, which he then inserted into his mobirates. "Shuuuuurrrrrrikenger!" And soon, he was green suited, a shuriken star on his helmet, and a gold shield over his chest. He said, "I am! Ninja of Ninja! The Green Light Bullet! Heavenly Ninja Shurikenger! Calling!" During this, his arms moved in a sort of introduction pose, Harry smiling at what he saw, while Hermione only grew more perplexed.

Holding his hand up, he said, "Don't blink, you might miss it." With that, he put both his arms in front of himself, hands and forearms vertically shielding his helmet. Pulling them apart slowly, Hermione was soon looking at a man, in a plain red T-shirt, with short brown hair and eyes the same color as Harry's. Smiling the man said, "Well, what do you think? I'm not as good as the original at copying people, but making my own forms work well enough, yes?" Seeing Hermione's confusion, Harry explained, "This is the power of the original Shurikenger. In addition to other powers, he was a master of disguise. Pop here can use other past Sentai powers in Gokai Red form, like Shurikenger, and from there assume a civilian identity. It isn't permanent, but it's good enough for him to have adopted me." Turning to his dad, he added, "Nice touch with the eyes. How did you explain the relation?" The older man replied, "A cousin of your mother, who was insanely wealthy but had been abroad for a few years. Then a quick bit of paper work and the rest was history."

Hermione didn't buy that for a second, but for now decided to leave it be for a more important question. "Ok, next question, and please don't do the transformations so frivolously this time." AkaRed's right eyebrow was climbing, Harry's own face nearing his hand in preparation for a face-palm. "Harry seemed surprised to see me with my Dino Brace, wondering how I could use it since I wasn't the first Abare Yellow. He then said later that people hand found other ranger keys and used them to hurt people, how? If I was rare, how are these people using them without a mobirates?" Both males looked very uncomfortable at the question. Harry looked to his father, who sighed before explaining. "Not all previous Sentai powers has such constraints as using Dino-Guts as a power source. Keep in mind, the Keys themselves have an independent source of power, allowing any user to use said powers. However, this power is realized only through the mobirates, so anyone using just a key will often need a certain type of power, or they can't use it. On the other hand, if the powers were not so dependent on a specific type of user, like say Megaranger's digital powers, then those anyone could use. Granted, not well, but the keys would react to their wishes and emotions, allowing them to transform. The danger is that they would not know what they were doing with that power, and worse, any good intentions would be twisted without the discipline usually found in Sentai candidates." AkaRed sighed, looking past Hermione, eyes unfocused as he continued his words.

"It wasn't long ago we found a few kids fighting over a Ranger Key. The one who found it had managed to unlock it's power, and saved a woman from being robbed. However, his friends wanted to try, and despite their demands, he wouldn't give it to them. It broke out into a fight, which we stumbled upon, only for the kid to transform...and then knock away his friends. In a transformed state, one's strength and speed increase a good deal, more than the kid could have realized. His friends needed to go to the hospital, though both lived and would heal. He gave us the key quite readily, saying it wasn't worth it. This is just the most innocent example, as others were much worse, and some downright evil." His eyes turned back to Hermione, her own unable to look away, feeling like she was being judged. "The Sentai powers are many and diverse. Some cannot be used by evil hands, but others can easily be miss-used by an evil or twisted heart. That is part of the reason I took in Harry here, his heart remained true despite life's hardships, and he wished to do right over helping himself. He's got a long way to go, but so far, he's the best candidate I've found to continue the Sentai legacy." Harry's expression was embarrassed, while Hermione was rather abashed, feeling like she'd just been scolded.

Shaking his head, AkaRed motioned for Hermione to continue. Once again collecting her thoughts, she looked to the still normal looking male and said, "Ok, that still leaves a few questions. How did the keys get scattered in the first place? Ptera had said the keys were returned to their owners when the Zangyack were defeated on Earth. So why would they be in your possession to begin with? And why would they have been scattered in my world?" If Hermione thought AkaRed's mood couldn't be more grave than before, she was wrong. The man's shoulder's slumped, and his entire demeanor seemed to darken. Harry, however, seemed to grow rather angry at this. Just as the boy was about to speak out, the legendary Sentai raised his hand, halting Harry's rant. Moving from his chair, AkaRed moved to the view-screen and console nearby, typing a few commands.

Soon the screen came alive, and the face of Captain Marvelous himself appeared, looking much older with grey well set into his black hair. Still, he carried a look of authority, and a very serious expression rarely seen on the daring Red Sentai. "Listen up, if you're seeing this, then that means my crew and I failed ta save the Earth. I don't have much time to go into details, so here goes." Hermione was only able to follow the Japanese dialogue due to subtitles appearing on the bottom of the screen, however, the man's tone of voice carried the weight of his words far better than any text ever could. "It's been almost a thousand years since my crew and I first landed on Earth, looking for the Greatest Treasure in the Universe. It took a while, but we got it, and just in time. The Zangyack were basically destroying the world, and brought an invasion force bigger than any seen for a single planet. We were near dead, and together, decided to use the Treasure. It's power would allow us to change the Universe into whatever we wanted, at the expense of the Existence and History of the Super Sentai. Naturally, this didn't sit well with us. So instead, we wished to gather all the past Rangers and restore their power to them without our Ranger Keys, and fight together one last time. Since we wanted a world with Sentai, we basically by-passed the price for the power and won the day. Or at least, that's what we thought at the time."

Looking to AkaRed, Hermione was shocked to see tears falling down his face. The man looked at the screen with a raw pain and sorrow she had never seen before. 'Didn't he say that they were cremates once?' she thought to herself. The message continued, "We didn't figure it out until later, but any attempt for a new generation of Super Sentai to come along after the Go-Busters always seemed to fail. No new Henshin devices worked, and no one understood why. It wasn't until the Timeranger's power was meant to be created we began to understand. The fact was, our wish effectively locked away any potential for the universe to naturally allow more generations to exist. The news, however, got worse. We found out that, past the point where the Timerangers sacrificed their power in the Legend War, the world ended. Not with an enemy, but by a Galactic event. In the first few cases, it was Earth's moon destroying the planet. If that was ever countered, it was the Sun blowing up. And in the one case that was diverted, a week later internal pressure in the planet went unstable and it decimated all life anyway. Each time it happened, the Timerangers sent back data and a message to try and prevent this from happening. However, it wasn't until the last time they figured out why this kept happening." At this point, Marvelous' face became drawn, racked with grief and self-recrimination. His voice continued, much more subdued and quiet.

"Gai was the one to take it the hardest. He'd been the one to openly say the Treasure was our best chance, that the previous Sentai gave their blessing. When it was finally revealed what had happened because of it, it took Luka and Ahim constantly watching him to make sure he...didn't do anything rash. Joe was about as stalwart as ever, and Hakase seemed more resigned than anything else. Ahim herself took it about as well as could be expected, which was not at all, but Luka was the strange one. She spend the rest of her life until now getting that planet for orphans, now called Gaia, up and ready to receive refugees. After that, she just started taking care of Hakase and Gai , as one has been working his butt off for one last solution, and the other barely functioning from all the guilt. As it is, we have one last idea, one last chance to make things right." It was this statement that seemed to light a fire in the man's eyes, his determination coming right through the screen, showing Hermione just what made Marvelous one of the most infamous Red Sentai in history.

"Hakase thinks we have one shot at sparing the earth, and to do it, we are gathering all the Sentai from just after the Go-Buster's run, and bringing them to the final moments of the earth, with all their powers and Mecha ready to go. It's risky, both to the time-stream and just in general, but it's our last chance. We think if all the beings effected by the wish directly were there as it happens, the world may be saved, even if we have to die to do so, that maybe we can make one more miracle. In any case, evacuation plans are set, and all the powers of the other Sentai are set to return to the Galleon upon their deaths. This way, even if we fall, something can be left behind to protect the world." Marvelous turns his head, showing the crew lined up behind him, even the very disheveled Gai Ikari looking at the screen with the kind of grit usually seen in the most decorated of soldiers. All of them looked rather worn and aged, but no one could doubt their spirit.

Looking back to the screen, Marvelous finished, "This is it then, hopefully Navi-chan and a few other friends will remain safe on the Galleon, and they've wound up in good hands. We don't expect to make it back, but we hope that whatever happens, our world continued on and will remember us. Remember to never give up, give in, or stand aside and let evil take hold of the things precious to you. Earth was and is priceless, and is a treasure we fight even now to protect. Now it's your turn, do us proud. GokaiRed, signing off." No one spoke after the message ended, no one could really move or break the silence while trying to absorb everything they'd heard. The only one not frozen in contemplation was AkaRed, who began typing a few seconds later, calling up a few charts and some data. Even Harry, who knew the cliff-notes version, had never seen the last message of the Galleon's last owner. He was, to say the least, greatly shaken by his name-sake's message. Hermione, however began connecting a few dots with new questions just rising to the surface.

AkaRed spoke first however, knowing some of what she'd wanted to ask. "It was the Treasure, or rather, the lack of payment for using it, that brought out this end. Since they basically used it for free, the universe itself had to extract the price, which was destroying all that benefited from past Sentai. The Go-Busters were already active when the wish was made, but as compensation, no real new ones could exist. The TimeRanger's last days, in the year 3133AD, was as far as it went. The days varied of course, but no New Year was ever reached. The idea Don, or Hakase had, was that if all the beings effected by the wish tried to counter The End at once, that it might cancel out the wish, succeeding and saving the world." A few buttons tapped, and the image of a rather crushed world appeared on the screen. Hermione and Harry both gasped, seeing what could only be the worst outcome. "They didn't pull it off, data from the Galleon showed the planet totally uninhabitable, with zero survivors on what was left of the surface. Only the ones who took to the stars and got out before-hand survived, with no consequences from what I can tell. The telemetry cut off as the powers somehow caused the Galleon to move from it's home world to this one, why is far beyond even my best guess."

AkaRed turned to the kids, his face a mask of weariness, as he continued. "I don't even remember how I came back. Last I remembered was fighting the Zangyack while telling Marvelous to get away. This was before the Gokaigers officially formed, when Marvelous, myself, and out crew were gathering the ranger keys the first time. Next thing I knew, I was back on the Galleon, above a normal looking Earth all the Ranger Keys in the chest. It wasn't until I checked the logs that I found out what happened. Even now, I'm still trying to come to grips with the fact my world is gone, it's people dead or scattered in a universe I no longer can find or go to. Protecting that world, protecting the wish for peace all past Red Sentai had, that was why I existed. To find that's now impossible...it hasn't been easy." Harry moved to his father then, hugging him tightly as the older man returned the hug, taking strength from his son's support. Hermione was herself speechless, and honestly, more than a little moved by all she'd just seen and heard. 'Could I have handled it? Loosing everything: Mum, Dad, Ptera, my world? Everyone I ever knew, gone with only a world that looked so similar, yet totally different from the world I came from. How does he do it?' Hermione's thoughts ran around in circles, completely forgetting her other questions in the midst of it all.

AkaRed, however, had not forgotten. In truth, he'd never be able to forget that day, a short six months since he took Harry in. Harry himself didn't remember much of that day, but what happened would haunt the Red Warrior for the rest of his life.

Flashback:

"Harry, which powers do you want to try first?"

"Good choice, now, Gokai Change!"

"Wait! Don't use that one Harry!"

"Pu-To-Tyranosaurus!" (5)

End Flashback

AkaRed shook himself from the flashback, patting Harry's head with a small smile. He said, "Hey now, can't have this. One of the past Sentai said it best, 'Courage is what gives us our power. By facing our pain, our fear, and moving forward, our power is infinite.'" Harry laughed a bit, giving his dad a look, "Another MagiRanger saying, right dad?" The boy separated from his father, and assumed a pose, hand outstretched to the sky saying, "Our overflowing magic is the proof of Courage! Mahou Sentai! Magiranger!" Finishing the dynamic pose with the phrase, AkaRed merely clapped with a proud smile, seeing such energy and belief in those words from his son.

Hermione, however, was now thinking about the situation very carefully. At first glance, the pair seemed quite goofy, and in no way screamed 'Protectors of the World'. But then, she'd seen for herself what they've safeguarded, and seeing that glimpse into the elder Sentai's past had shown a far more mature person than she would have guessed. Looking to Ptera, who nodded her head, Hermione nodded to herself and spoke up. "I've made a decision," she said, both red warriors turning to look at her, surprised. She took out her new Mobirates, the cellphone-like device seemed a bit heavier now, and looked to them with grim determination. "I can't leave my parents, but I will help you protect my...no, our world. These powers really can be misused, and I wouldn't be able to live with myself if someone got hurt when I could stop it. Even though I can't live here, please accept me into your crew!" She bowed then, making Harry confused, but AkaRed merely nodded. His form returning to his Sentai suit, he walked up to the bowing girl, gently motioning her to rise with her shoulders.

"From this moment on," he said, his voice filled with authority, "You are now Gokai Yellow, our nakama, crew mate, ally, and teammate. We will need you a lot, and when you need us, we will be there. Together, we will fight for a better future, learning from our pasts as we do so. Welcome aboard." Harry's face seemed to light up before he dashed to Hermione, saying quickly, "Awesome! Now that you're part of the crew I can really show you around! Want to see my quarters? Or maybe the one you can have, even though you aren't living here all crew members get personal quarters. Plus, I can show you Navi-chan our navigator, as well as Datas, who helped the Goseigers from Gosei World!" Harry soon had Hermione's hand and dashed off with her, into the bowels of the ship towards the repair room, where their technological friends were waiting. Smiling slightly to himself, AkaRed shook his head, smiling at his son's enthusiasm. "Now he has a friend, we only need 4 more for a complete set," he spoke softly to himself. Looking around, he went to the console, typing in a new series of commands. Next to it, a strange pedestal rose, with a chest far different from the one with Ranger Keys atop it. Opening the rather large box, AkaRed frowned behind his helmet, seeing keys that looked very different from the normal Sentai variety. On top, however, were two keys, one figure red, the other purple. Shaking his head, he whispered, "I'm sorry, but I pray your powers are never needed here."

To be continued...

1.) Yes, Harry greeted Hermione the same way Basco used to greet Marvelous. In a way, it's a sign of friendship, but then, read into that how you will. ;)

2.) Attack Bandit Resistance suit is the proper name for the Abaranger costume, it's shortened form the Abr, or Abara-suit. Remember, Japanese based in the names there.

3.) Yes, it's the Sushi-cart you think it is. And Genta-kun is the one at the helm, and those who don't know what I mean? Trust me, look it up, the series is worth it!

4.) Yes, that's the Shinkenger theme, with obvious blank-outs. How is he there? Maybe a ghost? You'll have to wait, but trust me when I say it leads to something interesting later.

5.) Ok, those of you who don't know what this means, you could wait for me to reveal it, or look it up. It's the part that delayed me so long, but man, was it worth it! It'll lead to a great scene later, but for now, hope you got your appetite whetted.

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Next time:

Chapter 3 Part 2

Bouncing Betrayal, The Howling Earth Element!

(Author's Notes) Hope you guys liked the first half of chapter three! Yeah, I know, title doesn't makes sense yet, but this beast got so big, I had to split it into two parts! Anyway, think of it like a TV episode of the series, Part two will be very action packed! Also, bonus points who figure out all the Easter eggs I left in the chapter! I love reviews, so please treat me kindly, and I hope you don't mind I take so long...sadly, doing this solo takes a lot of time due to work and such.