[Kiryu]

Access 03: Transform! ModAlpha Arrives

A week has passed since the last attack without another incident. Civilians quickly return to normal routines and rumors of the ModRangers continue to spread like wildfire. At the CPU HQ, Reggie continues to train diligently with the rest of the ModRangers, CPU remains on high alert, ready to act at the first sign of Viral threat. After a hard day of training, Reggie and Nathan hit the showers, Nathan steps out first to dry himself off. “You’re getting better Reg. I know Kickback is kind of a hard ass, but he keeps saying you show a lot of potential for this gig.” he says. Reggie shuts off his shower with a sigh and also steps out, covered in a towel. “He still thinks I’m a Poozer though.” He says. Nathan laughs. “Kickback thinks everyone’s a Poozer, especially me. Don’t take it personally. Kickback takes his role as drill instructor a little too seriously, but he’s a big softie once you get to know him.”

Now fully dressed, the two make their way down the hallway and towards the Command Center while making smalltalk. “DaiRider’s room is freaking creepy. I’ve never seen so many different versions of a character gathered in one place” Reggie says shuttering. Nathan laughs, “Trust me dude you haven’t seen anything yet”. Reggie stops, stunned. “You mean there is MORE!?”, he exclaims. “Oh yeah. Didn’t you see the door covered in posters? There’s a small shrine inside with a framed poster signed by her voice actress, a cosplay outfit on display, and a couple of candles. Dude treats it like a religion” Nathan says. The two of them enter the command center and Reggie shudders once again, “That guy has issues...”

Suddenly, Kyle appears behind them with a Luka plush in hand. “Hey guys, what are you talking about?” he asks with a smile on his face. Reggie jumps, “Shit man! How long were you standing there?”, he exclaims. “The Princess and I just got here at the same time you did..what’s up?” He asks. “Uh...n-...nothing pal, we were talking about some other Luka obsessed freak...right Sentai?” Reggie stammers. “You’re on your own pal.” Nathan says with a smile, then quickly takes his seat at the round table in the center of the room. “Luka obsessed freak am I?” Kyle yells, putting Reggie in a choke hold.

Inside the meeting room, Jordan and Tony reviewing the footage from a few days ago. On another screen, is Kiryu’s blog with a write up on the ModRangers and photos from the battle. “They don’t look like reporters Tony”, Jordan says. “What should we do? The last thing we need is publicity of any kind.” He continues. Tony nods in acknowledgement, “Agreed, but I doubt we can just scare them off. For now we’ll ignore them and let them do as they please but I’ll keep my eye on them and shut them down personally if things get out of hand.” Jordan nods and turns to Kyle and Reggie “Hey will you two quit goofing off?’, he cries. Kyle quickly releases his hold on Reggie, and they quickly join the rest of the team at the table. “Team, I located the last member of our group. Jordan and Nathan head out and bring him to our fold. Reggie, continue your training in the simulation room. Kyle, you’re on standby.” The group salutes, and all respond “Roger!”

---

Deep within cyberspace, Hax isolates herself in the virus’ dark lab, the only light coming from the monitors scattered about the room. Her mind flashes back to a week ago when, following Agro Leet’s 2nd failure, VI1Z’s anger reached new heights. “URRRRAGH!” He screams, backhanding Hax across her face and throwing Agro to the ground. “FALIURES....WEAAAAklings....BOTH OF YOOUUUUUUUU!” He bellows. As Agro and Hax struggle to get up, VI1Z points his weapon towards the two of them. “B-Boss! Boss! Wait please boss! If I’m not around...the special project I’m working on won’t flourish! Please, please give us another chance! Please!”, Hax cries. The two generals, on their knees, grovel at VI1Z’s cyber feet. ‘Dem rangers aren’t invincible boss! we just need to find out wat makes dem tick!” Agro pleads. VI1Z calms down “...FIIINE...DO NOT FAIL ME AGAIIIIIN!”

Hax has spent the past week obsessively reviewing the ModRanger battle footage. Sifting through the data was proving difficult enough but something else was preventing Hax from analyzing the suits directly and it was slowing her progress. The doors to her lab suddenly blow open and Agro Leet walks in. “Yo dawg! Boss man wants to know wat ur progress is!” Agro says. Hax turns around irritated she says “The doors open automatically y’know! This is why I can’t have nice things!!!” Agro Leet laughs “u mad, girlie? a/w wut up?” He asks. Hax lets out a deep sigh. “I’ve been trying to analyze the DorkRanger’s gear but we don’t have enough data to go on yet!! They’re too heavily encrypted even for primitive Earthling tech. We need to gather more information!”

Turning her attention back towards the monitor, she reaches over for her wrist device and plugsit into the computer. Pulling up a trash bin file, Hax fiddles with her wrist mounted computer before a new monster appears. “That’s why I have to go out there myself with Erasiroid here.” She says. The Erasiroid resembles a giant trashcan with legs. At the end of one arm is a giant eraser. He slams both arms together and says “EXTERMINATE!” “whoa...fo realz?!” Agro says.

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Matt ZeoRangerV is a college student from Atlanta that came to California for his studies and is currently staying with his Aunt and Uncle. “Matt! There’s someone at the door for you!”, he heard his Aunt cry out. “Okay!” Matt shouts back. He runs downstairs to see Nathan and Jordan at the door. “Yo!” Nathan says. Matt nods in response “Jordan, I was just about to head to your store. I heard what happened and thought I could lend a hand with the cleanup.” He says. Jordan rubs the back of his neck “Yeah about that...mind if we come in?” He asks “Sure come in, come in” Matt replies.


The trio head upstairs to Matt’s room. Nathan’s jaw hangs when he sees dozens of shelves crammed full of toys. “Dude! You’re a college student…How can you afford all this?” He asks in awe. “Most of this I brought from home with me, now what’s this about?”, he questions. “Matt, I knows this is hard to believe but...” Jordan takes out his ModPass and ModBelt and explains to Matt the situation and everything that happened up until now.

Matt quizaclly examines the ModPass but begins to laugh. Matt’s laughter reaches hysterical levels as Jordan and Nathan awkwardly await a real respons. After a few minutes Matt calms down, wiping tears away from his eyes “Real life...super Sentai...” He holds back another laugh but manages to calm down. “Kyle put you up to this, didn’t he? This is another one of his lame attempts at a real life roleplay gathering, isn’t it?”, Matt accuses. Jordan sighs. “No man! This is all real..haven’t you seen the news? Or read Kiryu’s Blog?” He asks. “You mean that fight footage Kiryu faked? You guys are crazy! Look, I appreciate you stopping by but I want no part in this insanity!” Matt says. Jordan lets out another deep sigh, nods, and follows Matt downstairs. “Matt, look. I know what I’m saying sounds nuts but we can really use your help! If you change your mind...give me a call and I can prove that we aren’t crazy...” Jordan says. Matt lets out a sigh “I’ll think about it...I’ll stop by the store tomorrow after school to help okay?” Matt asks and shuts the door behind him. “What now?” Nathan asks “We keep looking...lets get back to base” Jordan says

Leaning against the door as they left Matt closes his eyes. “What if they aren’t crazy...?” He thinks to himself. His thoughts are interrupted by his Aunt calling him. “Matt! I’ve invited the neighbors for dinner, if you aren’t doing anything can you do some grocery shopping for me?” “Sure thing, Aunt Sophie!” Matt calls back and then heads downstairs.

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Will was understandably furious with James for what happened during the last monster attack. He was giving James the cold shoulder, and James decided it was best to keep his distance and allow Will to cool off. A few days ago, Will suddenly banned James’ account on the forums attached to his blog. James realized that his actions have jeopardized their friendship and rushes to Will’s apartment to apologize.

Arriving at Will’s apartment, James frantically bangs on the door. Will opens the door and, seeing James, his mood instantly turns sour. He’s about to slam the door shut when James stops him. “Awe c’mon Will don’t be like that!” James pleads. “We need to talk. I realize what I did was wrong and I came here to make amends! Look, I brought an Oreo cheesecake, your favoritte!” James says, revealing the cake box hidden behind his back. Will lets out an exasperated sigh. Shutting the door, he unfastens the lock and steps aside, gesturing James in. “You’ve got thirty seconds to explain yourself, otherwise I’ll throw this wonderful, delicious cake right back in your face.” Will says as he begrudgingly sits the cake down on a counter.


James remains silent for several seconds before finally speaking. “I uh...I...I panicked! I thought I was pulling you to safety but..but...my hand slipped and” Will interjects, “Do you honestly think I’m an idiot? I was there! You threw me to the wolves... although they were more like monsters in this case…but for what?! A stupid photo? Does my life really mean that little to you?” Will demands . “I uh..no! No you’re wrong! If you’d just let me explain...”, James stammers. Will points to the door and shouts “Get out of my apartment you god damned COWARD! Don’t you DARE show your face around here again!!!!”

Defeated, James lets out a hefty sigh. “Will, you’re angry. I get that. You know I value you as a friend... I know I have a weird way of showing it but Will, please, you know I’d never put you in danger unless I knew you could get out of it! And you did! The Rangers saved you, and you’re still in one piece. What I did was wrong. I get that and for what it’s worth I’m sorry... Look Will, we started this site together and it’s only right if both of us sees it through to the end... I’ll never do something that pig headed again, you have my word... Hell, next time I’ll let you throw me to the wolves, or monsters, or whatever! ...What do you say pal?” He asks extending his hand with an apologetic face.

Will lets out a deep sigh and breaks the heavy silence, “Fine... You’re forgiven... But I’m watching you”. Will walks over to his computer and in a few clicks unbans James’ account and reinstates his moderator privileges. “Yes!” James exclaims and takes Will’s hand into his and shakes it. “Thank you Will! Thank you so, so much!” James continues. Will lets out another sigh. “Yeah yeah....so what now...?”, he asks. “Now we hit the town, c’mon! My gut tells me we’ll find something big today!” James says. The pair grab their gear and head out the door.

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Back at Base, Reggie continues his training. “Alright Poozer, it’s time you learned how to create Data Constructs and properly shape your suit, concentration is key. Think hard and think carefully... Once your suit registers a construct that’s it... There’s no changing it, so choose wisely.” Max says. Reggie nods and closes his eyes, he grips his Blank Blade and Blank Blaster in hand. “Okay...think cool....think cool....think....oh that’s pretty cool!” In his mind, images from Gokaiger and Kamen Rider OOO appear. He lets out a groan as he grips his weapons.

“Data Construct recognized. Downloading...” A weapon that resembles the Gokai Sabre begins to materialize over the Blank Blade. Alarms suddenly sound, breaking Reggie’s concentration “Arrrgh! I almost had it!” Reggie cries as the blade returns to normal. “Worry about that later. For now, duty calls... You’re doing great Poozer.” Max says. Reggie smiles, nods, and rushes out of the room.


Reggie and Kyle run into the command center. “I’m detecting a Viral energy signature coming from downtown!” Ryan shouts. Tony presses a button on the communications panel and speaks into the microphone. “Jordan! Nathan! We got a situation here! What’s your ETA?” He urgently asks. “Stuck in traffic Tony, the police closed off the freeway!” Jordan says. He honks the horn and shouts “C’mon, move it! Sorry, but don’t expect us any time soon...” Tony lets out a sigh as more honking can be heard over the comlink. “Kyle, Reggie you two are up! Do whatever it takes to stop them!” Tony commands. Reggie and Kyle salute “Roger!” and the two dash out of the room.

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Matt fears for his life when his Aunt cooks dinner. He loves her dearly but he’ll be the first to admit that Sophie isn’t the best chef in the world. Her current grocery list sent Matt to China town, the only place he knew to pick up weird, disgusting looking food items that look more like creatures from a sci-fi movie. He hears screams and turns to see the Spammerbots terrorizing the town. A crowd of people push past him, knocking the bag of groceries out of his arms. Matt watches in shock and scrambles to get to a safe distance. “H-H...Holy crap... Jordan was telling the truth!”, he mutters to himself. Matt sees ModBlue and ModViolet sprint past him. Perched on the roof of a building, Hax watches Errasiroid terrorize the populace in delight. She has her visor on, watching the battle from afar. Hax notices ModBlack and ModViolet rushing into battle. “Bout time!” Hax says, giggling as she pushes a set of buttons on her visor. A red light emits from her visor that begins to record the battle and analyze the ModRanger suits.

Shots are fired at the group of SpammerBots, as the Erasiroid turns to face them. “Stop right there, evil doers!” Reggie commands in an overly heroic voice, his hands on hips. “Dude, that’s lame! Even for me!” Kyle says. “Whatever! Can we just smack them now?” Reggie questions. “Lets.” kyle says with a smile “EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!” Erasiroid shouts. The Spammerbots take aim at the two ModRangers and fire. Reggie jumps in front of black and parys the laser blasts with his blade. He returns fires by inserting the Mod Pass into the blank blade. “Login accepted, charging.” Energy surrounds the blade and Reggie swings it, sending out a shockwave that decimates the first wave of attackers. A new wave of Spammerbots arrives and blocks Reggie from following Kyle as he runs ahead.

Black leaps through the smoke and fire, with Modpistol and Mod Blaster he fires at the 2nd wave of Spammerbots, John Woo style. He engages the Erasiroid in his Gunkata hand to hand style, the close combat making it difficult for Black to get a clean shot. Erasiroid keeps connecting with ModBlack, shouting “EXTERMINATE!, EXTERMINATE!” with every hit. “Hey trashcan! The Doctor called and he wants his Dalek back!” Kyle shouts. Managing to catch the monster off balance, Kyle presses both guns into the monster’s stomach and fires them simultaneously. Erasiroid is sent flying but not before his eraser arm touches Black’s weapons, making them vanish.

Black lets out a gasp and shouts “NOOOOOOO! MY PRINCEEEEEESSS!” ModBlack desperately calls for his weapons but each time the computerized voice responds “ERROR”. The Erasiroid monster knocks Black off of his feet and sends him flying. Two Spammerbots pick the ranger up and hold him in place. Kyle struggles to break free as the Erasiroid slowly walks towards him. The monster raises it’s eraser arm causing Kyle to gasp. “KYLEEEEEEE!” Reggie cries. ModViolet tries to make it to his friend but is pulled back by the Spammerbots. The drones overpower the Ranger with sheer force and Reggie collapses to the ground, unconscious.

Moments later, Reggie awakens to white emptiness. “Am I...dead?” His question echoes on as he looks at his hands in bewilderment, a mess of swirling, multi-hued particles. Looking up, Reggie gasps upon seeing Gokai Pink. Standing behind her is Kamen Rider OOO, his namesake. GokaiPink giggles as she kneels down and offers Reggie her hand. Stunned, Reggie accepts her help and stands up. OOO reaches into his belt and tosses him the red Taka medal. Reggie catches the medal in his hand and stares at it as OOO gives him a thumbs up. Gokai Pink extend her arm towards him, opening her hand to reveal her personal Ranger Key. “For me?” Reggie asks. Gokai Pink simply nods and she and OOO vanish. Medal and Ranger key begin to glow and change into Reggie’s mod pass. In front of him he sees a silhouette of his Ranger form. “All right…” Reggie says. The Mod Belt appears around his waist and Reggie inserts the Modpass. “Mod Access! Log In!!!” He shouts

*Insert internal eyecatch here*

Back in reality, Reggie finds himself caught underneath an unmovable dogpile of SpammerBots. Suddenly, a purple light surrounds Reggie and the computerized voice of the ModBelt exclaims “Data Construct Recognized...downloading....downloading...download complete!”. Grabbing his sword, Reggie screams at the top of his lungs, slashing it upwards. The burst of energy makes the mass of monsters explode, sending spammerbots in every which direction. Both Kyle and Erasiroid turn towards Reggie in shock.

Blue and Red Lasers take down two Spammerbots releasing their grip on ModBlack, Errasiroid is knocked back allowing Kyle to leap to a safe distance. “Hey! Violet! Finally properly suited up I see...looking good man!” Nathan exclaims. Reggie chuckles and looks down at his new suit. “Thanks guys”, he says. “All right team, let’s tell them who we are!” Jordan yells.

“Ore...Sanjou! Mod Red!” Jordan cries, striking Den-O’s signature pose.

“Spiky Courage! Shield of Tokunation! ModBlue!” Nathan yells. He starts with Gosei Red’s roll call pose before striking Gosei Yellow’s signature roll call pose.


“I am the one who will protect the Pink-haired goddess! ModBlack!” Kyle spastically cries, hugging his Luka armor and rocking his body back and forth before striking Ichigo Rider’s signature pose.

“The princess of my desires is my hope in my delusions! Newbie Mod! ModViolet!” He starts with Gokai Pink’s roll call pose before ending with Kamen Rider OOO’s signature pose.

“Banning scum and villainy off the face of the Tokunation!! Tokunation Sentai...” The four strike another pose. “MODRANGER!” A large explosion is seen behind them.

A new group of Spammerbots appear in front of the Erasiroid. “EXTERMINATE!”, the monster commands. ModViolet runs his hand from the sabers hilt to the top of the blade, shouting “Let’s make a show of it!” as the two groups charge towards each other.

ModBlue, Red, and Black engage their Spammerbots in hand to hand combat. ModRed rushes into the Spammerbots, fighting them off in sumo wrestler style, smacking his open palms into a Spammerbot. He cracks his neck by pushing his left cheek with his fist and yells “My strength will make you cry!”

ModBlue grapples with his foes, using a fighting style similar to pro wrestlers. Effortlessly picking up a Spammerbot and hoisting it about his helmeted head, ModBlue delivers a devastating suplex. He quickly rises and falls another of the creatures with a drop kick. ModBlue grabs another of the Spammerbots and leaps into the air, spinning on his descent, slamming the Spammerbot down into the ground.

Meanwhile, ModBlack is using a fighting style similar to Bruce Lee. He round house kicks a Spammerbot behind him while delivering a series of rapid punches to another, ending the assault with a another round house kick screaming “WATAAAA!”

The ModRangers round up the last remaining monsters in a nice, little group. “Let’s end this guys!” Jordan yells. The three draw their ModBlasters and insert Modpasses, the Modblaster responding with “Login accepted...charging.” The three Modrangers dramatically aim their guns towards the spammerbots. “Finish!” the three of them shout and fire, the shots coming together to form a large ball of energy. The powerful shot strikes the mass of Spammerbots, causing them to explode. The three of them lower their weapons and poses stoicly behind the explosion.


While Red,Blue, and Black dealt with the lowly foot soldiers, Violet leapt ahead of the group and is now fighting the Erasiroid. The vile monster attempts to hit ModViolet with it’s eraser arm but ModViolet skillfully parries the attack, narrowly avoiding the annihilating appendage by mere inches. On the third attack, Violet leaps into the air and comes down swinging his blade, severing the Erasiroid from his eraser.

The monster staggers backwards in agony. “You’re done!” Reggie yells as he inserts his Mod Pass into the his Gokai Saber-like weapon. The weapon comes alive with a crackling, purple energy as it responds to “Login accepted, charging....” As it charges, Reggie twirls the sword in his hand before unleashing a wave of energy from the blade shouting “Gokai Mod Slash!!!” The wave travels towards and through Errasiroid, cutting the monster two. Both halves of the Erasiroid explode with as one final cry of “”EXTERMINAte......” is yelled by the monster.

The other three Modrangers approach Reggie. “Good job man! This officially makes you one of us now!” Jordan says, offering Reggie his hand. Reggie smiles and the two do the Fourze friendship handshake.

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From high atop her perch, Hax lets out a “Tsk moouuu! I just needed a little bit more! Don’t think I’m done yet!” she says. Scanning the remains of the Erasiroid with her visor, Hax swipes a card through her wrist device exclaiming “Upgrade Program...Install!” The remains of the monster begin to glow then fuse together and enlarge into a two story tall Errasiroid. “EXTEERRREMINATE!!!!!!” Errasiroid bellows. The gargantuan monster catches the Modrangers off guard as it attempts to stomp them into the ground. The Modrangers scatter, dodging out of the way just in time. “Of course it had to grow big, I mean it’s a freakin staple in these kind of shows!” Reggie says. “Please tell me we have some kind of a giant robot....” Jordan nods. “We have some kind of a giant robot....” He says with a smirk underneath his helmet. “Come Forth! Mod Machines!” Jordan cries out.

Back at base, a computerized voice responds to Jordan’s call with “Roger, transmitting now.” From a hangar located deep within Cyberspace, Mod Linear, Mod Tiger, and finally Mod Loco are transmitted through to the real world, arriving via an opened portal. Jordan, Nathan, and Kyle leap into their machines and insert their Mod Pass into a control panel, the computer responds with “Log in accepted, welcome.”

The Erasiroid seeing this says “EXTERMINATE!” A squad of large Spammerbots appear in the city landscape and they fire at the Mod Machines. Seeing the attacks coming, Jordan and Nathan pull up on their controls, causing their Mod Machines to evade the attacks. With a flick of a button, Mod Loco begins to change and Kyle shouts “Transform! Mod Epsilon!” Now in robot mode, Kyle dodges out of the way, leaps into the air and lands on Mod Tiger’s back. Nathan is caught off guard and nearly loses balance. “Hey are you crazy man?! Get off!” Nathan yells into the comlink. “C’mon, you know I’m not that mobile, let me borrow your robot kitty for a bit.” Kyle fires back. “Tch, fine! But next time, we'll see how YOU like it!” Nathan says.

The Spammerbots fire at them once more. Nathan skillfully evades the shots and Kyle returns fire. The first line of foot soldiers go down with little effort as Jordan comes around for another attack. Two cannons deploy from the roof of the Den Liner-esque train and with the push of a button, the cannons fire at the Spammerbots. With the grunts dealt with, Jordan cries out “Transform! ModAlpha!” and Mod Linear assumes it’s robot mode.

“EXTERMINATE!” The Erasiroid shouts, firing a beam from his eraser hand at mecha. Each ranger has their robo convert back to vehicle mode. evading the attack. Jordan engages the ModLiner’s thrusters, propelling it into the air as he again engages the transformation sequence. ModAlpha comes down feet first, kicking Erasiroid square in the chest. The giant monster staggers but Jordan is relentless and continues with a barrage of punches. Mod Alpha follows up with a roundhouse kick, knocking the monster down to the ground.

“Let’s finish this...Black! You’re up!” Jordan says. “Okay!” Kyle says flicking a series of buttons on his dash board. “Combine! Epsilon Cannon!” Kyle’s mech leaps into the air and transform into a giant hand gun which ModAlpha reaches out and grabs. A targeting scope flips open and violet energy begins to collect in the gun’s muzzle. “Tarted Locked on…Epsilon Cannon fire!” The two shout as a large cylinder of energy is fired from the gun, forcing ModAlpha back a little from the recoil. The Erasiroid is caught in the energy and is vaporized by the blast. “Virus Deleted!” Jordan and the other ModRangers say in unison.

With the monster now defeated, the group returns to solid ground and the ModMachines disappear back to where they came from. “That was...awesome!” Reggie cries doing Fourze’s “It’s space time” pose. “So when do I get my own Transformer, huh, huh, huh?” Reggie asks. Jordan chuckles “Patience man, you’ll get your own giant robot soon enough.” he says. “C’mon, lets head back to base.” Jordan says. They turn around to leave but are stopped by Matt, who stares at the three shocked. “Jordan...is that you?” He asks pointing to ModRed. Jordan lets out a sigh and removes his belt. “Yeah Matt, it’s me...” The suit dematerializes and Matt takes in a deep breath. “Oh my...god...you...you were telling the truth!” He says. He swallows hard. “Dude, I totally want in on this!” Matt says. Jordan smiles “Alright...let’s take you to our secret HQ then.” Matt says gently putting his hand on Matt’s shoulder.

Off in the distance, Hax removes her visor with a deep sigh. “Awe, down goes my monster...awe well...I got what I came here for...” Hax says. She begins giggling and returns to Cyberspace…




Next Time on Tokunation Sentai ModRanger!


Tony Bacala: Welcome to the Team, ZeoRangerV!
Hax: Preeeesenting: The new and improved Spammerbots!
ZeoRangerV: GIGA....DRILL....BREAAAAAKAAAAAH!

KamenRiderOOO: I’ll show this rookie who’s boss!

Access 04: ModGreen, His Drill Shall Pierce the Heavens