Searching For My Way | Uchu Sentai Kyuranger x (Nonbinary) OC

Chapter 3: You Can Only Save Some

Onyx sighed as their ship landed in the port. They had been sent to the Kajiki system to check on things. Apparently there was some troublemaker group causing issues. Why they needed Onyx to deal with it was beyond them.

They exited the ship and made their way into the town. There were a few people here and there. Not too many were out. Then again it was an odd time of day. They were probably doing better things than wandering about outside. Onyx wished they could be doing better things than this. How were they going to find these troublemakers anyway?

"Get back here, you brat!"

Maybe it was going to be easier than they had thought? Onyx followed the yelling to find out what was going on. They came into the situation a bit too much. Someone ran into them. Onyx was able to remain standing and grabbed the person to keep them from tumbling backwards.

The person stared at them with wide eyes. "I'm so sorry."

Onyx scoffed at the apology. "I feel you have more important things to worry about than apologizing right now."

The person gulped and turned around. Onyx recognized the others surrounding them as workers of Jark Matter. Perhaps this was on of the troublemakers that had been reported?

"Akuma." One of them addressed Onyx.

"What's the issue here?" Onyx questioned. They placed a hand on the target to make sure they didn't try to flee.

"Helped steal things from the governor's storage."

Onyx looked over this thief. They looked quite rough to be honest. Not in the best shape. They probably had a good reason for trying to steal supplies like that.

"Leave them with me. I'll handle the rest." Onyx stated.

The guards nodded and left. Onyx studied the thief more. They seemed uncertain of what to think of this.

"What's your name?" Onyx questioned.

"Spada..."

"What exactly were you stealing?" Onyx asked next.

"Food."

"Why? Do you not have enough?"

Spada nodded. "The governor is very strict on food and... never leaves enough for us."

Onyx sighed. They'd have to have a word with that governor later. Starving people was not okay. They'd never approve of this. People were useless to them if they were too weak to do anything. And the less cared for they were the more likely they were to rebel.

"Come with me. I promise you aren't about to get arrested." Onyx said.

Spada hesitated, before he nodded. Onyx led him through the town. They hadn't wanted to come here in the first place and now they had accidentally gotten involved in things they should not have again. Why did this keep happening? And why had they even opted to protect Spada in the first place?

They stopped just outside the town. No one would hopefully be able to eavesdrop on them here. There were some things that Onyx wanted to ask.

"Must be sick of Jark Matter, huh?"

Spada eyed them warily. Fair enough. Bad-mouthing Jark Matter around them didn't seem like a wise idea. Onyx couldn't blame him for not wanting to respond to that. It could definitely feel like a trap.

"I do swear some of these governors go on too much of a power trip." Onyx said.

"What are you trying to do?" Spada questioned warily.

"Just trying to talk to you. No ulterior motive. I just wanna have a conversation. See if it really was worth my while to spare your ass." Onyx replied.