Side Story: Rakugaki Sentai Tagrangers (Six Cans of Trouble Pt 2)

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Being a mentor has it's benefits sometimes. On the bright side, I have the opportunity to witness my pupils put their training to good use against a group of thugs with knives. On the down side....

[Makoto] "Read it and weep, bitches~!" (She said, throwing a handful of paint bombs at the men on the ground.)

....they still have their habits.

They were separated from the start after the kids rode circles around them with their skateboards. They tried to slash and stab them with their knives, but they were too fast for them and dodged every attempt they made. There were fifteen of them running around while the shorter guy just watched from in front of the black cars.

[Makoto] "C'mon, guys! Three a piece and we save the leader for last!"

[Kenta] "Sounds like a plan!"

[Amari] "I'm down with that!"

[Francisco] "I'm picking up any change that drops!"

Michi was doing a handstand on the skateboard.

Just like they planned, the men divided themselves in groups and went after each of them in different spots around the parking lot. The first one to land a blow was Amari, sending one of the men to the ground with a right hook to the face. She's always been aggressive when it comes to hand to hand training & she knows how to put it to good use. The way she aims for their legs with the paint to shake em up and dodging their attacks with amazing footwork is outstanding.

[Amari] "Is that all you got? Y'all wouldn't last a minute on the streets with those sorry ass moves. Step up your game!" (She said, tripping the last one standing with her leg.)

Checking out the other side of the parking lot, Francisco had his hands full with a few more heads than the others. He was moving around on foot too, but he was hardly throwing any punches or kicks. He likes to stay on the defensive side, but he's actually quite clever when the situation calls for it.

[Francisco] "¿No están cansados? You're not gonna be able to touch me with those." (He said, shoving one of the guys while avoiding a knife.)

[Thug 5] "What makes you think we can't? Huh?"

The man noticed that his arm was stuck to another guy's. Then that guy noticed his leg was stuck to someone else's leg. Without even noticing it, all of the guys in suits around Francisco had yellow streaks of paint on their clothes and couldn't separate themselves from one another. They fell for his trap, hook, line and seeker.

[Francisco] "Te lo dije ~"

I counted five men stuck in the yellow paint and looked over to Michi who was only being confronted by one larger fellow. Maybe they underestimated Michi because of the height difference, but that's the last thing you wanna do when Michi gets drawing.

[Thug 9] "I'm done playing games here, kid! Stop running around and I promise I won't mess you up too badly!"

Michi stopped spraying the orange paint and got off the skateboard.

[Thug 9] "Good! Now you're all mine! Say your prayers!"

Michi waved at something standing behind the man. Before he hand time to turn around, the man was lifted high into the air by a large orange bird. It looked more like a doodle, but nonetheless it had him by the beak and took off. Hopefully it won't carry him too high up and just drop him somewhere soft and non-life threatening. That just left Kenta and Makoto.

[Kenta] "You guys should really be careful with those things! I know guns and lethal weapons are off the table, but that's no excuse to waste good kitchen utensils." (He said, grabbing two men by the arm, causing them to drop their knives.)

The third guy tried charging at him with a knife and Kenta rolled his board toward him with his foot. He fell to the ground after tripping over it and the other two dropped down on their knees after Kenta released his grip.

[Thug 11 & 12] "You son of a....!"

Several blue paint bombs flew towards the three men and exploded on impact. Under the blue smoke, all three of them were unable to pick themselves up due to the extra weight they had suddenly put on.

[Kenta] "I'd recommend doing some cardio. It'll help take off some of the weight and it's good for your heart."

That son of mine. Giving health advice to guys that were trying to attack him with knives. Makoto made short work of her attackers, so the only person left to worry about was the guy in the purple suit. Judging by the look on his face, he was not too happy.

[???] "What.....What the hell?! How did this happen?! Nobody said anything about superheroes!"

[Makoto] "What's wrong? Did you think these guys and their fancy suits were gonna give us a hard time? Shouldn't have hired a bunch of losers."

[Amari] "It's up to you how this is gonna go down. You can get your ass on the floor and give up or we can stomp you out too!"

[Mr.Tsuyo] "That's enough you two. You've seen what these five are capable of and none of your men are able to pose a threat to them. There's no use in fighting at this point."

[???] "How would you know?! How could any of you know what it's like to be in my shoes? I take my first step towards my goals and you're telling me to give up?! Don't screw with me! I'm a 'Barano' dammit!!" I'm....!"

Makoto tossed a single red paint bomb at the guy and he was suddenly paralyzed. The sunglasses were blown off his face and his body was surrounded by glowing red energy. She rolled over to him on her skateboard.

[Makoto] "This guy was seriously annoying. I don't care who you are or what you wanted to do here. You decided to pick a fight with us and we kicked your ass. If you don't mind, I'll just take that money you owe...."

As she reached out her arm, a glowing red hand suddenly reached out and grabbed her by the wrist.

[Makoto] "What?!"

[???] "D..D..Don't....s..screw....with...me!!" (He said, struggling to move his mouth.)

[Mr.Tsuyo] "That's impossible. He's still able to move?!"

[Kenta] "Makoto!"

[Makoto] "Hey! Let go of me!" (She said, trying to pull her arm away.)

With a quick tug, he pulled Makoto closer and grabbed the red spray can out of her other hand. Makoto broke free from his grip and took a few steps back. The man was no longer surrounded by the glowing red energy and was able to move his body once more.

[???] "I'm not...giving up...just yet!"

The man's ponytail came undone and the spray can in his right hand started glowing. The color of the can changed from a bright shade of red to a dark purple. He looked down at the can....and started shaking it.

[Amari] "Hold up....is this for real?!

[Francisco] "How did he make a Graph Can?"

Michi was looking around in confusion.

[Kenta] "Guys! We've gotta move!" (He said, running towards Makoto.)

[Mr.Tsuyo] "Don't let him use that can, Makoto!"

[???] "I see it...."

With a swipe of his arm and an explosion of purple smoke, it was too late. The spray can was used and the one that stood before was an unexpected opponent. A figure in dark blue spandex with a purple hoodie, purple knee and elbow pads, white gloves, white shoes and a familiar gas mask. From the purple smoke stood another Tagranger.

[???] "This is....."

[Francisco] "He transformed!'

[Kenta] "Who is this guy?"

[???] "What did you call me?"

In a split second, he suddenly moved from in front of the cars to right in front of Kenta.

[Kenta] "Gaahhh!"

[???] "Who are you calling a guy?!" (She said, punching Kenta square in the chest.)

Kenta staggered back and she turned to Francisco. Before he could react, she jumped and delivered a left uppercut to his chin.

[Francisco] "El era una niña? Uggghhh.... " (He said, falling on his back.)

[Mr.Tsuyo] "Kenta! Francisco!"

[Amari] "You messed up now!" (She said, charging at her.)

She tried attacking her with a series of punches, but she wasn't able to land a hit. Amari went in for a kick, but then she quickly disappeared again.

[Amari] "What? Where did...?!"

[Makoto] "Heads up, Amari!"

She'd flipped into the air and brought her leg down for a falling axe kick. Kenta moved in front of Amari and blocked the attack with his arm.

[???] "Hmph!" (She said, jumping back and giving herself some distance.)

[Amari] "Damn! You alright, Kenta?"

[Kenta] "I'm fine. Just a little sore."

Michi helped Francisco back to his feet.

[Makoto] "Not bad for a wannabe criminal. You're pretty good, but let's see if you can keep with me!" (She said, riding towards her on her skateboard.)

She pulled out a handful of paint bombs and threw them towards her, but they failed to hit their target. Looking closely, she was rolling across the parking lot with small purple wheels on both her shoes. They were like a pair of roller blades. Makoto chased after her, throwing more paint bombs and none of them were able to hit her.

[Mr.Tsuyo] "She's fast. I don't think fighting her from a distance is work."

[Kenta] "Then we better take a more direct approach."

The four of them brought out their skateboards and rode off towards the enemy. Coming at her from both sides wouldn't give her any chance of escaping.

[???] "Trying to corner me this time? Fat chance!"

Everyone threw a handful of paint bombs at her one at a time. She dodged their attack and moved quickly towards them.

[???] "Let's see how you like a taste of your own medicine!" (She said, bringing out her purple spray can.)

She jumped in the air, landed between the four of them and marked them with purple streaks of paint. They looked at the paint on their bodies and in less than a minute it's power went into effect. Starting with Michi, who suddenly collapsed on the floor.

[Mr.Tsuyo] "Michi!"

[Francisco] "Oh, I'm not feeling so goo..." (He said, toppling over on his board.)

[Kenta] "Wha....What did she just do? My legs....Why do I feel so weak?" (He said, dropping down on one knee.)

[Amari] "Son of a bitch!" (She shouted, trying to throw one more punch, but misses before falling to the ground.)

[Mr.Tsuyo] "Amari! Francisco! Kenta!"

[Makoto] "Guys!!"

All four of them had fallen and only Makoto was left. I thought that girl was just a misguided youth, but she's managed to take them down with that newfound power of hers. How could she harness the power of the Spectrum? If I call the police now, who know how long it would take for them to get here. The effects of their paint won't last for long and if that happens, we'll be in serious trouble. There had to be something I could do......wait......in the van! I took my keys out and ran as fast I could. I rummaged through the trunk and pulled out a shoe box I kept in there for just the emergency.

[???] "I don't know what this power is, but it looks like you guys are screwed. After I'm done with you, I'll gladly take those cans off your hands."

[Makoto] "Not gonna happen! If anyone's going down today, it's gonna be you!"

[Mr.Tsuyo] "Hey, Makoto! Are you ready for an upgrade?"

I opened up the box and pulled out the item inside. A pink spray can.

To be continued......

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