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Epic 15: A Privateer Appears

“What will we do? What will we do? If it were you what would you do?” Navi panicked as he flew around, the crew (and a few guests, one being Jasmine) having retreated to the Galleon.

“Shut up bird!” Marvelous growled as he tun ran subconsciously over the AkaRed key in his inner coat pocket his gaze training to Doc as he tried to collect his thoughts.

“Tell is again what happened Doc.”

Doc gave a large sigh as he slumped into the couch, “We had just been granted the Flashman Great Power when Nicole-san had a sudden vision of Insarn attacking one of her own Action Commanders, the weapon she foresaw as we ran to intercept she said would, once perfected, be used against us, our plan was to tackle Insarn and her target because the Action Commander was one of the few good ones we would meet and we needed to get the weapon to reverse engineer it. We arrived just as Insarn fired and...” Doc's voice wavered as recent events played back in his mind “Nicole-san took Jealoushitto place, before I could do anything else Insarn retreated with Sugormin-Nicole-san along with the former Red Car Ranger.” defeat in his voice he slumped lowered until Jealoushitto stepped in and pulled him up to a proper posture.

“You saved my life from that treacherous Insarn,” his eyes aglow with fire, “I can not thank you enough for that. And I will do everything in my power to save your friends...and burn Insarn with the fury of my Jealousy Power!”

“But Nicole-taichi is on The Gigante Horse,” Joe mused, “How are we going to rescue them?”

Ahim's voice is full of sadness, her voice low, “W-we can't...they are gone for good, but Nicole-San and Kyosuke-sama are lost to us.”

A dark pal fall over the group as the all bow their heads in regret, except for Luka who leaps up onto the table next to the couch, arm trust upward with a closed fist, “It is far from over, we still have those Gormin suits Nicole saved, we can sneak on, rescue Nicole-san and Kyosuke-sama and sneak out.” Her gaze turning to Jealoushitto, “You can make us seem legitimate, by leading us back.”

Jealoushitto motioned to himself in confusion, “Me?”

“You want to get back at Insarn don't you?” Jasmine adds.

He nods enthusiastically.

“Hey bird can you give us any insight on things.” Marvelous says glancing to Navi.

“Don't call me bird!” He protested as he flew up and about before slamming his head into the ceiling, the third visitor moving quickly to catch him, “A enemy in red will be the key to salvation.” before passing out.

“What the heck does that mean?” Joe protests.

Marvelous remains silent, deep in thought.

“A-All of you might be a bit suspicious even as a Gormin guard,” Jealoushitto muses.

“I've seen enough,” the man who caught Navi comments, “Your hearts are full of Justice. I know it will help you in the end.” he says walking over to Marvelous before handing over the red Maskman key, witch glows a moment, “You may have this back, with the full blessing of the Light Sentai Maskman.”

Marvelous nods, “Thank you Takeru-san.”

“But there is another problem you are all over looking,” Takeru inserts, “This Basco fellow you sought me out to counter is still on his way, and you still need to locate the other Greater Powers, I can help you with that, I know a few of the past Sentai Warriors but you can't all go storming the Gigante Horse.”

Marvelous continues his deep thought, then looks to Luka and Don, “You two go with Jealoushitto and rescue Nicole-San and Kyosuke-san.” the rest of us will look for the other Super Sentai members.”

Together everyone nods.

Meanwhile aboard the Gigante Horse Insarn, cheeks a flush leads Kyosuke around the compound while a group of Gormin and Nicormin flank them, “Be mine and this can all be yours, what has earth given you, it's practically forgotten the old Sentai, all they care about is those pirates. But if your join with us you could have anything you could ever want, Zangyack controls most of the universe after all...and you would have me.”

Kyosuke crosses his arms unimpressed, “And join with a band with toys with a man's heart to catch another and enslaves those who disagree with them by turning them into machines, never.”

Insarn slumps forward a dark pal falling over her, “Rejected.”

But she rebounds quickly, a spike of venom in her voice as she snaps her fingers, “Gormin, Nicormin, lock this man up I'll figure out what to do with him later.”

“Gormin, Sugo!” the troops announce as they drag Kyosuke off.

Turning the hall, though her heart sunken in her chest Insarn enters the Command Chamber just as the Prince is in an uproar, “What is that ship headed toward Earth? Is it reinforcements from Father?”

Insarn picks up her pace as she gets to one of the monitors to check out the strange red ship, “No. That's a privateer's ship.”

“A privateer's ship?”

“Yes, Boss.” Barizorg opens, “They're special pirates whose activities are recognized by Zangyack.”

“Pirates?!” Warz gasps as he looks quickly to Insarn, “Are they the enemy?”

“They only attack those whom Zangyack marks as enemies.” Barizorg explains.

“Oh!”

“That's true, but...” Insarn inserts, “...there are also those whose secrets activities are unknown to us.”

“Humm?” Warz says looking to Insarn, “Humm?” then Barizorg, ““Humm?!” then to the main monitor.  Frustrated he throws up his hands, “Eh? I don't understand who this guy is supposed to be at all!” Stomping his foot on the ground before turning back toward the door, “Forget it, just leave him alone then!”

“Sugo! Blow that ship out of space as soon as it's within range.”

Only for him to bump into Nicormin on his way out, “What?” He gasps looking from Nicormin back to Insarn, “Who is this Action...wait...” he pauses taking a long look at Nicormin, “Nicole-chan?”

She nods, “Sugo!”

He looks back confused to Insarn, “This is your work?”

Insarn nods.

Gears turn in Warz head as he he looks back and forth between the two, then smiles wide, “Nicole-SAN, please, tell me, why.”

“Sugo!” She nods and pulls her fist across her chest in salute,  “That is the Free Joker, ship of Basco ta Jolokia and Sally. While Basco does prove quite the thorn in the side of the Gokaiger it is only to further his goals of acquiring the Greatest Treasure in The Universe and at a crucial moment he will turn around and stab Damaras in the back, killing him.”

Damaras flinches at the revelation and move over to Nicormin, “Impossible.”

Warz nods, “Damaras is the Strongest Man in the Universe, no one can beat him!”

“Sugo! A knife in the back from a trusted ally can slip past even the best defenses, especially after the Gokaigers have unleashed massive fire power, twice, to your front side weakening you, if only a little.”

Damaras looks thoughtful, then finally speaks changing the subject, “What is this Greatest Treasure in the Universe.”

Warz waves his hand dismissively, “We are Zangyack, what do we care of some paltry treasure, we already own the universe.”

“Sugo!” Nicormin starts, “Even if that treasure is a wish of unlimited power?”

Now Warz pauses, “What? A wish?”

Nicormin nods, “Once all the Grand Powers of the Super Sentai are collected there is a doorway they open where their power is sacrificed to grant one ultimate wish. Basco seeks that power, the Gokaiger seek to keep it from him.”

Warz grin grows wider as he looks to some Gormin, “Get our new general a chair.”

“Gormin” One says before making a quick exit.

Then Warz turns back to Nicole, “Now Nicole-san, tell me everything you know about those pirates.”

“Sugo,” she says with a nod.

The five Gokaigers were making good pace though the city, Marvelous in the lead paused to look back to Doc, “Doc, are we getting close to where Mr. Hoshikawa lives?”

Doc looked around as they entered a series of residential towers and nodded.

“Look!” Ahim exclaimed as all their eyes turned skyward, there was explosions and lights in the sky above, and a fight clearly in progress in near space.

Near Earth the Free Joker, a red Zangyack ship was under the full fury of the Zangyack fleet, dodging may of the attack but it was still taking it's toll, aboard the command ship it's Captain was a young man in red and a silver armored monkey, the Captain's hands digging into his chair as they spiraled toward earth as their left engine went out.

“Sally what's going on! Doesn't that brat know we're on his side?”

“Uchi!” The monkey protested as she tried to keep the ship level, the Zangyack Logo coming up on the main display before dissolving into the Command of the Gigante Horse.

“Basco ta Jolokia,” Damaras announced as he was flanked by 3 Sugormin Hybrids now all clad in black long coats and uniforms pattered after Warz Gil's attire. “By order of his Highness, Warz Gil, you are tried for conspiracy, your sentence has been ordered, death by firing squad.”

“Tch.” Basco sneered as the connection was cut and they breached the atmosphere, “How did he know...” his eyes growing wide as the ground speed toward them, “SALLY! BRACE FOR IMPACT!”

Earth
The Gokaigers attention was drawn to the falling object and as they arrived they saw two figures emerges from the smoke of the crashed Free Joker and as the figures came into view marvelous growled.

“Basco!”

All eye went from Marvelous to the figure and his companion and back again, Basco's clothes were a bit torn and ruffled but he smiled none the less, “Marvy-chan! It seems fate has seen fit to reunite the Red Pirates.” He glances back to the Free Joker a bit sadly, “I admit this is not the way I planed our reunion but it seems we have a common enemy in Zangyack now.” He offers his hand warmly, “Bygones?”

“I'll keelhaul you!” Marvelous was seeing red, and it wasn't Basco's jacket, enough that the other 4 had to restrain him.

“Why should we trust you?” Joe offered.

“Tch.” Basco rolled his eyes as he reached into his jacket pocket, “True, true, you must give something up to get something.” and produced five new Ranger keys: DekaBreak, Shurikenger, TimeFire, DragonRanger, and KingRanger, “Will this suffice as payment?”

Marvelous slapped Basco's hand away scattering the keys, “We don't need your keys OR your help, and your dubious favors.”

Sally quickly hopped about to collect the lost keys.

“You misunderstand Marvy-chan.” He once more looked back to the Free Joker, “I am without a ship, and wanted for conspiracy by Zangyack. Don't misunderstand offer, I will take back my keys plus yours, Navi, and the Galleon when this all over, they are mine, I payed my fare for them...”

“When you murdered AkaRed and lead Zangyack to our doorsteps!” Marvelous howled.

“Tch. Details. Details. They are still mine, I will take them back. But only after this is over. Right now we have a common enemy, Zangyack.”

Ahim leaned in getting Marvelous ear, “Maybe this is the 'enemy in red' that Navi predicted would help save Nicole-san.”

Marvelous ground his teeth as he bundled up his rage, shoving it down into the pit of his stomach, he would tolerate Basco, for now, to save Nicole-san, and forced a shit eating smile onto his face as Sally held up the keys. In one motion he snatched up up and the took a firm grip, too firm some would say, of Basco's hand and they shook. His voice dripping with sarcasm, “Welcome to the crew Gokai Traitor.”

Basco just smiled, reveling in the emotions he brought up the normally caviler Marvelous. The Reunion didn't last long before they were disrupted as a figure, battled and bruised was thrown their way.

“Jealoushitto!?” Ahim said with worry rushing over to help him to his feet.

“I-I'm sorry...” his voice warbled, “I...failed.”

“Huh?” Joe wondered confused as energy exploded around them and the three figures Basco saw on the ship from before made their appearance known with Insarn, a pair of Sugormin and a group of Gormin to back them.

“Who?”

“Sugo!” The first, one of two women stepped forward her voice altered but familiar, “By order of his Highness you're coming with us!”

“N-Nicole-san?” Marvelous voice wavered.

“Gokai Change,” The three hybrids announced as they drew out Mobirates.

“Gooooooookaiger!”

“Gokai Spoiler!”
“Gokai Green!”
“Gokai Yellow!”

Marvelous heart stopped as she saw the familiar Gokai forms, looked over to Doc and Luka, but it was obvious now that the two with him were not Doc and Luka, it was Jasmine and Takeru dressed as Luka and Doc.

“I'll be taking those back for a moment,” Basco says snatching back the five new Ranger keys and quickly inserting them into his trumpet before blowing the key glowing and vanishing as they appear and take the form of their related Rangers:  DekaBreak, Shurikenger, TimeFire, DragonRanger, and KingRanger.

The Gokai Hybrids opened fired on ours heroes but the 5 were quick to intercept and take the brunt of the attack giving Joe enough time to help Marvelous to his feet, “We need to fight.”

Marvelous felt weak, unsure, he nodded in deference to Joe.

“Gooooookaiger!”

“GokaiRed!”
“GokaiBlue!”
“GokaiPink!”
“DekaGokai!”
“Kizoku Sentai Gokaiger!”

While the last of the figure held up the Maskman key and shouted, “Henshin!” Before transforming into RedMask.

“Let's make it showy!” Blue led off as the three, joined by the five Ranger Clones attacked GokaiSpoiler, Green, and Yellow as well as the Sugormin and Gormin. But the fight was one sided, The Gokaiger held back, they did not have the heart to fight their comrades. The Hybrids on the other hand had no such weakness, and Spoiler in particular was at the top of her game, dodging the attacks of most of her enemies as if they were telegraphed in big bold letters.

Jealoushitto tried to fight, but his injuries were two great, in minutes it was over and Marvelous had to watch in horror as his comrades, himself and Basco included, were restrained by Sugormin and one by one Insarn walked down the line with her strange gun and transformed the.

First it was Ahim.

Then Joe was next to be turned.

Takaru fell next.

Then Jasmine.

And now it was his turn.

“Sally!” Basco called, and the chimp, ignored by most opened her belly summoning out a giant monster, the chaos and distraction was enough for Basco to break free and to pull Marvelous free away, but it was not fast enough to avoid Sally being turned in their place.

“Let's go Marvy-chan!”

He nodded, mutely, and he looked back, sorrow in his voice, “Thank you Sally, I swear I'll save you.” He stopped for only a moment to help Jealoushitto stand and join their escape.

“Forget Sally, her life is a small price to pay for our freedom!”

Later, on the Galleon the last remnants of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: Marvelous, Basco, and Jealoushitto treated their wounds as Jealoushitto explained what had happened on their mission.

“I did as you had asked, Lead Luka-san and Doc-san aboard disguised as Gormin, and no one was the wiser. Insarn was just ahead, I would have my vengeance and you would have Nicole-san back. That's when it all when to hell.”

“What happened?”

“Nicole-san was blocking our way, I tried to talk myself past, but she refused to budge, in fact before I could speak she and her Sugormin guards opened fire on us. Luka and Doc transformed, and fought valiantly but in the enclosed space, with reinforcements only a door away we were overwhelmed. And then Insarn arrived...” Jealoushitto paused, his voice cracking, “She turned Doc-san and Luka-san then looked at me with contempt and said.

“You're not worth the effort but you'll make a great message for those other pirates. When we toss them you're corpse right before we assimilate them into the fold they will know true despair and they will give up any notion of a final fight.”

“Despair?” Marvelous' voice was low and lost as he slumped over to the key chest and opened it rooting though the keys that Nicole had brought with her, his fingers wrapping around a particular red and black key.

A voice, low, soft, distant whispered into his head as a tear fell from his face, “I will turn your despair into hope.” Closing his eyes as he floated in a black void Marvelous dropped to his knees as cracks began to form across his body, and in his mind his dreams began to shatter.

A crew, a new family.
Justice against Zangyack.
Honoring an old man who once saved him as a child.
Honoring the memory of AkaRed.

Basco and Jealoushitto could only watch in shock and horror. As the cracks grew, Marvelous was literally tearing apart at the seams and something else, something not human, was breaking free.

“What is going on?” Basco demanded as he stepped back.

Slowly Marvelous opened his eyes as he looked down at the strange key, it was glowing. And in that moment his eyes went clear, moment before Marvelous exploded.
The Dread Privateer Basco arrives but with Nicole-calling the shots things take a definite u turn, and one by one the Gokaigers fall, even a sudden alliance with a sworn enemy does not stop the spiral of chaos and could it be true, is Marvelous Dead?
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