trans_9 | Meeting those who are like you [Closed]

Ryuunosuke slowly made his way toward where Hydroponics was. With Takeru at his side, they would meet this person who was like them and maybe find out a little more with what they had to deal with. He was excited and nervous at the same time. After all, when you meet someone of another team, it's always interesting. This is why he knew he had to keep a cool look as long as he could.

As he looked at the navigation application on the omnicomm, he found that they were going the right way. He felt really embarrassed having made a couple wrong turns a little ways back, but now that things were fixed they were on the right track. All they had to do now was make a couple more turns and they would be at the meeting place.

"Almost there," he spoke as they made the first turn. And he didn't lie; it really did only take them a few more minutes before they were at the location. They stood there at the door, the kabuki actor looking around to try and find who they were waiting for. Luckily they had grabbed their shodophones and origamis before they left the original meeting area of all the newly depodded people.

Now all they had to do was wait.

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Takeru followed closely by Ryuunosuke. He wasn't sure exactly where they were going so he was careful not to let Ryuunosuke out of his sight.

As they arrived, his hand went straight into his pocket, ready to pull out his shodophone at a moment's notice.

Billy was last to arrive, a towel thrown over his shoulder as it always seemed to be lately. All that training to keep in fighting shape was rather exhausting.

At last, he found two young men in Hydroponics. The atmosphere here seemed to be quiet enough for a talk, even with the fauna roaming around.

"Are you Ryuunosuke and Takeru?"

Ryuunosuke straightened as he heard the voice. He looked over and saw the dirty blonde walking toward them. Upon hearing the question he seemed to relax a little.

"Hai. I'm Ryuunosuke. This is Takeru," he said, indicating which was which, "Are you Billy-san?"

Takeru looked over at the approaching young man, he gave a slight nod towards,

"Hello."

"Affirmative. I'm Billy, engineer and Blue Ranger. Well...one of them, anyway."

He nodded to them before looking around, seemingly searching for any signs of danger. When he was sure that it appeared to be safe, he gestured for them to sit on a comfortable grassy patch.

"We came to explain our stories and discuss the similarities, right? So do you want to start, or should I?"

Ryuunosuke sat down on the grass as indicated. He looked to Takeru before looking back to Billy.

"I... am not sure," he answered. He looked to Takeru, "Tono, what do you think?"

Takeru sat down next to Ryuunosuke, befor looking at the dirty blonde.

"Why don't we get to know you first, Billy-san."

"Fair enough," Billy nodded, pushing the hair back behind his ear. "I was an ordinary American high school student for the first fifteen years of my life. I developed an interest in the sciences fairly early, thus I've always been considered a 'nerd'. I had a few friends and dreams of academia, but not a higher purpose---until Earth was invaded."

He paused, recalling the familiar details. "A wizard called Zordon called my friends and I forward to fight off the invasion as Power Rangers. He distributed our morphers, advised us to handle the power responsibly, and guided us from that point forward," he explained, holding out the morpher when it was mentioned.

"We fight using martial arts, small arms, and large mecha called Zords when the invading monsters are enlarged by magic. I can show you those things if you want to see them later. So...is that similar to your Shinkengers?"

Ryuunosuke bit his lip a little. "Sort of. You see, as I explained the Shinkenger line goes back 18 generations, 19 in the case of Tono - he'll explain that. As a retainer, I was raised from a young age in the ways of the samurai - court etiquette, fighting, some martial arts, calligraphy and being able to manage our mojikara - the energy we use to change and fight."

He took a breath, trying to focus his thoughts before continuing. "We were called upon when the lowest of the Gedoushu - the Nanashi - became too numerous and the first Ayakashi in a generation showed itself. The master of the Ayakashi and Nanashi was the Gedoushu known as Chimasuri Doukoku. He had two who worked closely with him as well as two others who assisted him to a degree while attempting to achieve their own goals."

He looked to Takeru. Neither of them liked some of the parts of the story, but they had to be told. It was to get their story right so that Billy would know.

Takeru nodded to Ryuunosuke, it was his turn to explain his part. He took a deep breath and slowly released it.

"I am the 19th head of the Shiba clan, making me the lord and leader of the shinkengers. As the lord I'm trained in court etiquette, dueling, fighting, martial arts, calligraphy, and Of course mastery of mojikara."

He reached into his pocket and pulled out his shishi origami that was still folded up into it's pentagon shape. He lightly tapped it as it unfolded into its lion form.

"This is the shishi origami, each shinkenger has their own origami that is passed down from parent to child. Shishi is always held by Shinkenred, the lord of the shiba clan."

The lion slowly walked over to Billy looking up at him. Takeru hadn't mentioned everything, but there were somethings he felt didn't need to be said.

Billy couldn't say he understood all the nuances of their clan. It would take a while to reach that depth of understanding, but he could see a trace of similarity there. Almost like a family.

"So...you've been protectors for generations?" He smiled lightly at the origami lion, giving it a nod. "I think I'm starting to understand. The origami can grow, right?"

Ryuunosuke took out his own hexagon shape, tapping it lightly which caused it to unfold into a dragon shape. He watched it as it floated around Billy, as if inspecting the young man.

"Our families have been protectors, yes," he answered, "They've protected the world from the Gedoushu." Watching as his origami came back to him, he allowed it to fold back up into his hand. "The origami are able to grow."

Takeru watched shishi origami as the little lion jumped up on Billy's leg, softly roaring at him.

"Shishi wants you to pet him,"

Takeru looked to Ryuunosuke and then back to Billy,

"Is there anything else you want to know?"

Billy was definitely amused by the sight. He smiled down at Shishi, softly patting its back. "Hey," he whispered to the lion.

To the other warriors, he added: "I'd introduce you to my Zord, but ours don't come in compact sizes. Our team has seven right now, and they're all waiting together in the hangar. There are two of us that were warriors like you on our world: myself and a ninja from ten years in my world's future. The other five Rangers you'll meet were chosen when I was sure that my teammates weren't going to awaken. My Rangers worked best as a team, particularly with our combining Zords, so I recruited some of our fellow crew members to form a new team. So far, we've done well."

Billy paused, looking down at his morpher with a wondering expression. "So...Takeru, Ryuunosuke, you're welcome to train with us if you want to. With Lord Zedd hunting Rangers down, however, it might not be the wisest choice. What I want to know, then, is if you'd like our assistance at all."

Ryuunosuke was surprised at the question brought to them. He hadn't been prepared to answer that question and he had been sent reeling a little. He looked to his lord. How do they answer that? He hadn't really thought much into it.

He thought for a moment. Perhaps a side team of sorts? Perhaps an auxiliary team? He felt as though later more would come from their own world. He wasn't sure what would happen, but maybe... He wondered what Takeru would think if he suggested it.

Takeru thought for a moment, being able to call upon other might be nice.

"If we ever need assistance we'll be sure to let you know."

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