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

Chapter 15: Fateful Encounter (episode of stinger - flashback)

Onyx knew it was going to be bad, but they didn't think it would be this bad. Somehow the two idiots had completely gone the wrong way and now Onyx didn't even know where they were. They had gone through town after town, Stinger and Champ searching for clues about Scorpio while Onyx stayed back. They ended up having to find a jacket and hide their identity with its hood. If anyone recognized them with the kyurangers it was game over for sure.

They also hadn't expected to basically be on babysitter duty either. Champ and Stinger were not getting on very well. Stinger was very cold and refused most of Champ's help or advice. Champ didn't take it very well. Onyx had to mediate more times than they could count at this point.

"Look. There's a town."

"Hmm... shall we go see what's up?"

"Might as well while we're here."

Onyx pulled up their hood again and off they went. It was a strange town. Felt far too empty as they entered.

"I hear commotion over there. Follow me." Onyx's ears picked up the sound of a lot of people.

"I don't hear anything." Champ replied.

Onyx whacked him. "I have better hearing than most. Kinda my system's thing, you know?"

"Oh. Where is the noise then?"

Onyx led them to a building. They entered in time to see a girl holding... an arm... out, poised to strike a man. Onyx could see the hesitation in her body. Did she not have the guts to end his life?

"What's wrong?" Stinger asked. He didn't seem to have noticed the girl yet.

"Save us! A monster is attacking us!" A woman grabbed him and pleaded, pointing to the girl.

The girl stood up and faced them.

"You mean her?" Stinger asked.

The girl lifted her arm across her body and glared at them. She seemed ready to attack.

"Let's go, partner." Champ said.

Champ and Stinger rushed to fight. Onyx watched. They didn't know if they should be fighting right now. That girl... didn't seem evil. There was a different kind of aura around her. There was more to this than her just trying to kill these people for fun.

Onyx had tried to stay out of the battle, but the girl turned on them as well. They dodged her fist and kicked her. She managed to avoid the blow and slammed her entire body into Onyx's chest.

They were thrown back and tumbled across the ground. The girl started to approach, intent to continue the fight. As Onyx pushed themself up, their hood fell down. The girl paused, her eyes traveling over their ears.

"She's not human."

"From that arm, she's from the Monoceros system."

Onyx glanced at Champ and Stinger. Was now really the time to be having that discussion of all things?

Onyx stood up. "What are you trying to do, kid? Why are you attacking everyone here?"

The girl regarded the question warily. "Don't get in my way."

"If you don't explain, I will keep getting in your way." Onyx took a step forward. "Why are you attacking these people?"

The girl went silent for a while and then finally replied, "I seek power. That is all."

Onyx scoffed at the answer. Before they could say more, the girl took off running. Great. There goes getting the actual answer.

Onyx pulled their hood back up and returned to stand by Stinger and Champ. Stinger seemed a bit out of it. Onyx placed a hand on his shoulder. That brought him back to present a bit more than he had been.