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

Chapter 23: Troubled Emotions (episode 26)

Another day, another fight. They were currently dealing with three enlarged enemies. Onyx had finally decided to take their voyager for a spin while the rest worked with KyutamaJin. Their voyager was a brown fox.

Onyx watched as the Kyurangers seemed to be struggling. As if someone wasn't doing what they needed to do. The movements were frantic.

A call came through to them from Tsurugi. "Onyx, can you switch places with Naga?"

"O-Okay." Onyx was concerned, but agreed.

"Naga, you're benched."

Onyx would have to ask later about what had happened. For now, they combined in the place where Naga had been on the leg.

"Let's go!"

They worked together and brought down the three enemies before long. It was a very strange feeling for Onyx. They had never done something like this before. Working as a group in this way was very strange, but it was fun. But the concern over what had happened with Naga made this feel off.

...

Everyone gathered back at the ship once the enemies were taken care of. Tsurugi began to set up a plot for when they traveled into the past. Balance was working on building a machine that would make it possible to do so with the kyutama.

"Let's go over the operation to travel into the past." Tsurugi called everyone's attention to him.

However, when everyone gathered around the table, one person didn't. Naga. He remained seated on the steps.

"What were you doing, Naga? Get your act together!" Garu walked over to him and started scolding him for earlier.

Onyx sighed and stepped in between them. "Hey, back off. Give him space."

"I'm sorry." Naga said.

"It's okay. Everyone has their off days." Onyx replied, "Do you want to talk about what's on your mind?"

Naga stood up and looked around the room. "I have been here for quite some time. But... I haven't obtained any emotions!"

"Irritation because of your problems." The commander commented, "That's an emotion too."

"Yeah." Balance chimed in. "Just learn about emotions at your own pace. You'll be fine. Let's take our time~"

"Balance..." Naga said quietly.

"So, what's our current status?" Tsurugi directed the conversation back to business.

Onyx ignored what they were discussion and focused on Naga. They placed a hand on his shoulder.

"It must be frustrating to not be able to gain emotions as fast as you had hoped. But, I'm sure we can find a way to speed up the process. Even if it's just us two that work on it, we can do it together." Onyx said to him.

"How can you help me?"

"I'm not sure." Onyx replied. "But, I can brainstorm some ideas if you give me a bit. I'm sure we can find some ways to do this faster. Though... I'm not the best person for the job honestly... I don't really understand emotions either even if I can feel them all."

Naga nodded. He was agreeing to their help. Onyx had no idea if they could do much, but by god they were going to try.

They tuned back in to the other conversation. Somehow they had ended up discussing having a barbecue? Well, a break would be nice before the chaos they were going to end up in.

...

Onyx wasn't too social. Even if they had befriended all the Kyurangers by now, they weren't the best with social events like this. It was easier to talk to them when it had to do with business than just casual things. Onyx was mostly keeping to themself as the gathering went on. They sat under a tree, closed their eyes, and enjoyed the sounds of nature around them.