Author: Deathangelgw

Disclaimer: The Troopers aren’t mine….never have been never will be.  The OC is indeed mine, but, like that matters….anyhoo….

Warnings: AU, OC, will be lots of sap, angst, dark, yaoi, het, language….eventually other stuff as I go….

Rating: from PG-13-NC-17 (am famous for those)

Pairings: eh….well….

Note: well…this is one of those rewrites of the whole thing.  I couldn’t help it.  ALSO, this is not my first time at writing the Troopers…just my first non-crossover. ^_^;;  Also, I haven’t seen the YST series in Japanese…so if the quotes or anything on that line are wrong…deal with it.

Feedback: much loved, arigato!

‘thoughts’

/telepathic speech/

Genaisa looked at the city in the distance, feeling the wind whip her long black hair as she gazed evenly at her destination.  Pushing a strand of her hair back from her face, she looked up.  ‘Soon.  Soon the world will face a danger greater than anything ever known. I just hope those Troopers got the hint to be here,’ she thought to herself as she pulled out a pale crystal orb that glowed with a golden tinge.  Looking up again, she began her walk to the city of Shinjuku, the fated Gateway for the Youjakai. 

Soon, she was in the city and began to search for the reason of the call.  As she walked among the people in the bustling city, she caught sight of a crowd.  Moving towards them, she smirked as she saw a familiar tiger as the center of the frightened bystanders’ attention. 

The white tiger that stood there before a little boy turned his head and saw a young woman watching them with an amused smirk on her face. They locked eyes and the girl heard in her head, /Genaisa….is it time?/  She smiled at the familiar tenor voice that caressed her with memories and she nodded slightly. 

The tiger turned his head back to the human boy he had been examining then looked up at the teenage boy that had a possessive hand on his flank.  Walking for a bit after Ryo reassured the boy and told him to go back to his parents; they walked deeper into the city.  The local police surrounded them, but Byakuen knew he was to stay still.

Suddenly, he felt darkness coming towards them.  He heard his name being said in worry, “Byakuen.”  Byakuen looked up with the youth and saw the dark clouds that were gathering. ‘They are here,’ he thought grimly, then looked over to where he had seen his old friend.  Seeing that she was gone, he focused back to his charge, Ryo Sanada as he tried to calm the now panicking crowds.

Genaisa had seen the youth that had been next to her old friend, Byakuen.  ‘So, that is Sanada Ryo.  Then the others must be near.’ She looked up as her thoughts were interrupted by the gathering ‘storm’ and frowned.  Then, bending her knees as she watched, she jumped up, using the buildings as springboards as she headed for the roof of the nearest building.  Once on the roof, she looked around, pushing her hair back as it blew wildly around her from the sudden wind.  Suddenly, lightening flashed, striking near her.  She crouched into a defensive posture as she watched warily around her.  She heard screams and the sound of shattered glass falling below her, but she had to quickly ignore her concern as several youja appeared before her, swinging kusari gama as they surrounded her.  Looking at her, they then attacked, slashing out with the scythe parts of their gamas.

Smirking as she ducked under the first round, she did a roundhouse kick, decapitating two of the youja, and then flipped out of the way of another attack, landing on the shoulders of a nearby soldier.  Locking her legs behind the soldier, she flipped back and slammed it to the ground, breaking it in two.  Standing up by the now smoking pile of armor, she faced the remaining soldiers with a smirk. “You bucketheads were sure foolish.  Didn’t your master ever tell you to not underestimate your opponents?” she asked snidely as she watched them. 

The soldiers laughed softly and one said, “You won’t win. And besides…who said a girl could fight?!”  She smirked at them then let her hands drop to her sides as she watched them.  Laughing evilly, they threw their chains at her, wrapping her in them. “What? Giving up so soon?” the one asked as they all tightened the chains around her.  Her smirk widened and suddenly her eyes glowed.  White pearlescent light filled her dark violet eyes as she gazed at them and a sudden wind picked up.  The soldiers pulled back slightly in sudden wariness, and then gasped in shock as the chains holding the female warrior shattered.  She chuckled softly as the pieces flew rapidly at them, destroying the remaining soldiers in seconds. 

The unusual wind died and she straightened, her eyes closed as she smiled.  Shaking her head to get her hair under control, she opened her eyes and murmured softly as she walked past the smoking piles of metal, “Told ya.”  She walked over to the edge of the building and looked down to see the now subarmored Ryo facing against one of the soldiers.  She put her foot onto the edge and leaned her arm onto it as she silently watched the two combatants.  Then, she looked up as she felt 'them’ near by.

Orange….Kongo.

Green….Korin.

Blue….Suiko.

Indigo….Tenku.

‘All are here,’ she thought to herself in satisfaction, then turned in time to see Rekka getting thrown down into the pavement.  She frowned in consternation. ‘These guys are the Samurai Troopers? Aw man…now we’re in trouble,’ she thought to herself in exasperation.  She watched as he got up and her friend, Byakuen, stepped in front of him protectively.  Eyes narrowing in interest, she remembered what her mentor had said.

/They will need your guidance.  Show them not who you are until the time is right and help them, but let them learn as well.  This will help them grow stronger as a team./

/But Kaos….what is my part in it when they learn to use Kikoutei?  Why am I needed?/

/You will guide them in the use of its power.  And you are love and holder of soul.  You are the binding key./

Genaisa sighed softly as she watched a young woman and a young boy go flying from the shockwaves of the youja’s gama.  ‘Stay hidden, huh?  And who are those two?  They’re going to be trouble, that’s for sure,’ she thought to herself in concern as they got up and continued to watch the battle. 

Ryo panted softly. ‘These guys are tougher than they look.  This isn’t going to be easy,’ he thought to himself as the soldier gloated.  Suddenly, he flung the scythe at Ryo and Ryo brought his arms up protectively across his face, expecting a blow.  But a few seconds passed and then a loud crack sounded.  Blinking slightly in surprise, he looked up to find an armored arm in front of his face, looking just like his own, only dark blue in color. 

“You were going to introduce us to your friend, I hope?” a teasing voice floated to his ears and he looked up to see a grinning young man with blue hair protecting him.  The youth turned his head slightly, a grin clear on his face as he commented cockily, “Touma no Tenku.  And this is my friend….Heads up!”

Another youth in orange subarmor crashed down near Touma, his smoky black locks curling around the orange headband that adorned his chiseled forehead. “Hey buddy! Having all the fun without us?  Call me Shu no Kongo. Heads up!” Shu’s cheerful and confident voice stated as he smirked at the youja.

The youja and Ryo looked slightly in shock at the two new faces, and then were drawn up by a light voice. “Up here buckethead!”  They all looked up at a nearby building and saw a light blue subarmored youth standing at the top, his auburn hair rustling in the wind as he smirked down at them. “Shin no Suiko.  Heads up!” he called, and then jumped from the edge.

As they watched him come down, they saw another youth, his wild blond hair flowing around his head as he fell headfirst. “Whoa…check out ugly,” he commented as he crossed his arms. “I’m Seiji no Korin.  Heads up!” he added in a soft voice as he and Shin landed on their feet.  They straightened and stared cockily at the soldier who stood between the five of them. 

‘So….they really are here,’ Genaisa thought as she gazed from the shadows at the scene below her.

“So, all five Samurai Troopers are here. Well…that makes it easier for me,” the soldier said cockily as he swung his kusari-gama over his head and gazed at the assembled warriors.

“Big talk coming from a tin can.  Let’s see ya back it up!” Seiji’s voice called out as he jumped and attacked. 

“Eat concrete!” Shu shouted swiftly as he followed Seiji in.  The soldier laughed mockingly as he avoided their attacks and swiftly followed with a couple of his own. Shu crashed to the ground and Seiji landed near where the Kongo wearer was laying.

“I always thought…the bigger they are, the harder they fall,” Seiji muttered softly as they eyed the soldier warily.

“Ya gotta know how to hit them. Like this!” Shin stated as he jumped in, hitting the soldier successfully in the face several times with hard punches.  Touma flew in, spinning and hitting the soldier squarely in the face with his knees.  Touma and Shin pulled back, looking smug as they gazed at the slightly disoriented soldier.

“Had enough, ugly?” Touma asked cockily as the soldier brought his weapon back up.

“Hehe, I’ve only just begun,” the soldier mocked, then swung his scythe out, striking the four Troopers swiftly.  The Troopers pulled back, rubbing where they had gotten hit in discomfort.  Genaisa frowned in worry as she watched them, and then was halted in her thoughts as Rekka stepped forward.

“Let me handle this,” Ryo stated quietly and the others looked at him in a mixture of disbelief, wonder, and worry.

“Yea what do you have in mind, Ryo?” Touma asked as he took in Ryo’s panting form.

“You can’t do it. You’re beat,” Seiji added snidely as he tossed his hair.

“Oh like you could take him?” Shin asked Seiji just as snidely and Shu turned to the redhead with a snort.

“Are you reality impaired or what, man?” Shu asked as he gestured to Ryo.

Suddenly, a soft woman’s voice floated out from the alley. “Listen to me!  The Youjakai is not something that you can defeat if you do not stand together and work as a team.” A young red-haired woman stood in the alley behind them with a young boy, watching them. 

Genaisa watched them in curiosity. ‘Perhaps they will indeed serve a purpose,’ she thought to herself.  As she turned back to watch the young men whom she was to guide, she saw with some amusement the confusion and thoughtfulness on their faces.  ‘Yes…a purpose indeed,’ she thought as she then stepped back.  She had a feeling she knew what was going to happen and she may have to make an appearance sooner than expected. “Busou….Reikon!” she called and transformed into her yoroi. She stepped up again and watched silently as the soldier turned to the two newcomers.

“This was a private party…. But since you expressed an interest, join us!” he snarled and swung his chain out, wrapping it around the two and swiftly pulling them so they were in front of him, hanging in the chain. 

The Troopers gasped in shock and watched in horror as the two were captured and squeezed by the surrounding chain.  The soldier laughed evilly as he tightened the chains and the two gasped and moaned in pain, struggling to get free.  Shu growled and charged towards the soldier, intending to free them, but froze as the soldier turned to him and placed his two captives between him and the attacking Shu.  Shu got his arms up in front of his face in time to take a blow that sent him flying into a fence and the soldier laughed derisively.  “What? Do you think I’m going to damage my little trophies?” the soldier commented evilly, his amusement gaining as he squeezed the two even more.

Gasping in pain and crying out, the two struggled harder in the grip. “I’m choking!” the little boy cried out and the Troopers set their jaws in anger.

“Yamette!”  Ryo snarled softly, and then straightened. “Alright. If it’s a fight that you want, then we will fight you.  And you can bet that we will defeat you,” Ryo declared as he gazed at the mocking soldier in anger.  The other Troopers nodded firmly and transformed before the watching captives and captor.

“Busou….Rekka!”

“Korin!”

“Tenku!”

“Suiko!”

“Kongo!”

The five young men became enmeshed in mystical yoroi, sakura floating around them as they faced the soldier…their enemy.

Genaisa smirked at the scene as she thought, ‘Now…we shall see what they got.’  The soldier chuckled deeply as he watched the five, and the two captured ones watched as well in shock.

“Whoa….what’s going on?” the young boy asked as he saw the new armor.

“That is mystical yoroi,” the young woman stated matter-of-factly.

The soldier laughed again, speaking with dripping sarcasm, “So you really hold the five Yoroi?”  He laughed again and Ryo pulled his katanas out swiftly. Ryo stumbled slightly, panting in pain as he glared at the mocking soldier. “You can’t destroy the Youjakai.  You are too weak!” he added snidely and Ryo growled as he attacked.

“Think again!” Ryo shouted as he swung his katanas, connecting with the kusari.  They exchanged blows for a minute, then the soldier laughed again as he slammed Ryo with his scythe, sending the Rekka holder crashing into the pavement.

The other Troopers pulled back, uncertainty on their faces as they tried to think on how to get the two free. The soldier mocked him, squeezing the two even more till they cried out in pain.  Shu snarled and growled out, “You cruel demon! Let them go now!”

“Cruel?  You’ve only begun to see just how cruel I can be,” the soldier replied in evil amusement.  Then, turning slightly, he threw the young boy and woman up and teleported them into a large screen.  The Troopers gasped in surprise as they saw the two appear on the screen, frightened eyes looking around for help.

Pulling an arrow out and taking aim at the soldier, Touma cried, “Well…now you know what this means.  We have to go through him to get to them!”  Letting his arrow fly, he watched as it hit the soldier square in the chestplate.  Suddenly, the girl and boy screamed in agony from the screen and the Troopers gasped in horror.

“Those two must have felt the arrow’s shockwave!” Seiji cried out as they watched the two pant for air.

The soldier laughed derisively and commented as he brought his scythe up, “You know how it is with an annoying itch?  You just have to SCRATCH it!” Taking the tip, he scratched a line down his armor.  The woman and boy screamed in pain, writhing as he did it again and again, leaving glowing marks along the armor. 

Ryo snarled softly, “Knock it off.”  Twirling his katanas, he sheathed them and stood before the soldier.  The other Troopers stared at him in shock.

“You are a fool boy!” the youja shouted as he threw his chain at Ryo, wrapping it around the passive warrior.  Swinging Ryo over his head, the youja then threw him into the pavement.  Bringing him up by the chain around Ryo’s neck, the youja laughed mockingly. “You’ll help them no matter how much you suffer!”  Ryo groaned softly, trying to think of how he could get loose, when a soft whistling noise sounded through the tense silence.  Suddenly, the chain holding Ryo shattered and Ryo crashed to the ground.  “Nani!?” The soldier looked around for the source and saw a sai sticking out of the pavement, gleaming in the pale darkness with some of the chain links around its blade.  Looking up, they all saw a golden warrior standing on a building.

“Who the hell are you?  Are you the sixth one?” the soldier asked mockingly as he glared up at the unmoving figure.

“Who the hell is that?” Shu asked as the four standing Troopers watched in wonder. 

“I don’t know.  Their armor is way different from ours,” Seiji replied softly as they looked at the distant warrior.  The golden one’s armor was actually much like theirs: the horns on the headpiece flowed back much like a gazelle, while the sais were located along the sides. 

“Well….since you seem to want in…why not join us!” the soldier cried out as he tossed his kusari at the warrior.  The warrior jumped, landing not far from them and they could see that he had his mask down, covering his face so that it was unreadable.

Glaring at the soldier, the warrior said softly, “You youja are all alike.  Destroying the innocent and torturing the ones who would fight for them.”  The soldier pulled back slightly at this, and then growled as he flung his gama at him.  The warrior brought his other sai up, letting it wrap with the chain.  Calmly, he held the chain taut, gazing at the soldier.  Softly, he spoke, “Samurai Troopers.  Listen to me.  In order for you to defeat the Youjakai you must trust yourselves, each other, and your yoroi.” 

Laughing, the soldier sneered, “They won’t learn…they are too worried about the weak!”  Suddenly, he cocked his head as an intense heat wave began to form around him. “What’s this heat?” he asked as he then turned to see a determined Ryo walking towards him.  “Is this the power of Rekka?” he asked mockingly.

The golden one stepped away from the soldier quickly as Ryo took out his katanas.  Putting the handles together, he jumped into the air, shouting, “Sou En ZAN!”  A blinding white light flared around him then went slicing down as Ryo slashed at the soldier.

Crying out in pain, the youja threw the kusari-gama into the air as he cried out, “Masho-samas…I have failed you AAAAHHH!!”  In a bright hot flash of light, he vanished. 

Ryo panted as the glare faded and they all gasped in awe as they saw the damage.  The building that had been behind the soldier was sliced and melted in half. 

“Alright! Ryo toasted him!”  Shu exclaimed ecstatically.

“Yea Ryo really wailed on that guy!” Shin agreed enthusiastically and the other two gave just as enthusiastic compliments.

Suddenly, they looked up and saw that the woman and boy were falling from their prison.  A flash of white and gold flew up and the unknown warrior and Byakuen landed gently, one each holding the two captives protectively.  They smiled and Seiji said, “At least they’re safe.”

A harsh sound of laughter echoed down around them and they looked up to see four figures standing on the lightening lit buildings around them.  “I’ve watched your battle carefully, Samurai Troopers. You barely won. You are all very weak.”  A warrior in black, tan, and yellow laughed at them again.

“And who are you?” Ryo demanded as they all looked up at the figures.

“We, small boy, are the four Mashos of Arago-sama of the Youjakai.  I am their leader Shuten, Oni Masho,” the black clad warrior replied mockingly.

“I am Anubis, Yami Masho,” the tan armored warrior added as his cape flapped around his shoulders and body.

 “I am Naaza, Doku Masho,” a green armored warrior stated menacingly as he glared down at the youth.

“I am Rajura, Gen Masho,” the purple spider warrior murmured softly, arms crossed as he glanced at the Troopers.

Suddenly, a dark presence descended from the castle that had mysteriously appeared in the city.  A deep voice echoed around them as a sinister wind blew around the watching Troopers. “And I, Samurai Troopers, am Arago-sama, ruler of the Youjakai.  I have come into this world to spread my darkness to this world.”

The young boy looked up at the woman and asked, “What’s going on?”

Hand by her heart, the young woman replied, “It has begun.  War against the Youjakai.”

“I rule this world….now and forever!”  Arago’s laughter echoed through the air, sending shivers through the warriors as they watched the Mashos become glowing balls of light and return to the floating castle.

A soft sigh answered the silence and a quiet voice stated, “And the sacrifices will be as great as the rewards.  And it will not be an easy battle.”  They watched as the unknown warrior went over to his sai and picked it up.  Sheathing it swiftly, he turned and started to walk away.

“Hey wait!  Just who are you?!  Aren’t you going to tell us?”  Shu called as they turned to him.  The warrior stopped, not moving as they watched.

‘Jeez, this guy isn’t talking.  What’s up with him?’ Ryo thought with curiosity as they waited for the warrior to answer.

In truth, Genaisa was trying her hardest not to start laughing, as she stayed faced away from them.  ‘A boy?!  They think I’m a BOY!?’ she thought in utter amusement.  ‘Oh if only they knew!  How did they screw that one up?  It’s not like I’m not OBVIOUS!’ She snorted softly, then heard a clearing throat and turned her head slightly so that they saw only her face mask. “Call me friend.  My identity will be revealed when the time is right.  See you around, Samurai Troopers,” she replied softly then walked away into the shadows of the alley.

“Well how do you like that?  Talk about secretive!”  Shu snorted softly as he crossed his arms, glaring at where the quiet soldier had vanished.

Seiji nodded and added softly, “And I don’t know if we can trust that guy.  People with secrets generally aren’t trustworthy.”  Ryo nodded in agreement then looked down at Byakuen as he growled at them softly.

Looking up at the floating castle, Ryo agreed softly, “Yea, you may be right, Seiji.  But he helped us out and we’re going to need all the help we can get.”  The others nodded as they gazed up at the castle.

TBC