Episode 15: The Calm After The Storm

New Character:

Theodore Wilson/Best Friend: 37 Years Old | Non-Ranger | Multi-Billionaire

Summary:

Mr. Onzai and the rest teleport to the top of Toronto City Hall. He shoots a strong silver laser into the clouds above them and reveals a translucent flying saucer. The saucer beams up at Pentagon who is pretending to be dead and zooms away.

"Kepler, Ren, it's time," Mr. Onzai looks at them. The two nod, Ren climbs up Kepler's back, activates Cloud Shroud, and rockets away to the flying saucer.

"Now, what was that and what do we here?", Erik asks.

"Sign NDAs," Mr. Onzai summons a brown envelope with paperwork inside.

The two easily match the speed of the escaping saucer with Kepler's hypersonic flight. Ren observes the inside of the ship and notices their former enemies being brought back to life by an advanced revival pod.

"What do you see?", Kepler asks.

"I see Triangle, Decagon, and two others inside some kind of a machine. And also more enemies spawning from, is that an ice cube?", Ren observes.

"What else? Something valuable," Kepler asks.

"I don't see anything else," Ren says.

"Look around," Kepler commands.

"Everything is translucent, it's hard to see," Ren utters.

"Look again," Kepler orders.

"I see a… Is that the map of the world?", Ren peers his eyes at the spaceship.

"What is on the world map, anything peculiar?", Kepler asks.

"Some areas are marked!", Ren shouts.

"What areas are marked?", Kepler asks.

"Ontario, New York, United Kingdom… California, and…" Ren struggles to locate the last location.

"And?", Kepler struggles to keep up with the increasing speed of the aircraft.

"Somewhere in East Asia, but not China!", Ren panics.

"WHERE in East Asia?", Kepler asks as he gets closer to his limit.

"Oh, I got it! It's Japan," Ren cheers. The flying saucer speeds up to Kepler's limit and the two stop in the air.

"Japan? You're from East Asia and you struggled with Japan?", Kepler says while panting.

"Sorry, in my defense, I'm bad at geography," Ren defends himself.

"Alright, now that we extracted some important info from the aliens, it's time to go back," Kepler says.

"My body might be fully healed up, but I'm exhausted," Ren complains.

"I hope you boys got anything useful," Mr. Onzai casually teleports in front of them.

"You scared me!", Ren exclaims.

"We definitely got some. What happened back there, to the civilians?", Kepler asks.

"I already teleported everyone back while the both of you were away, the police officers are patrolling making sure everyone is okay. Alice and Olivia are already back in Ottawa and Erik is there signing NDAs," Mr. Onzai explains.

"Poor guy, signing NDAs on his birthday," Kepler whispers.

"Today is his birthday? Whoa, maybe he has some food, I'm hungry," Ren says.

"Now that you said it, I'm kind of hungry too," Kepler touches his stomach.

"Alright, we're going to get some food before you sign contracts as well for The Sky Rangers Project," Mr. Onzai stretches his arms.

"Oh, crap I forgot we are going to be signing those as well," Ren complains.

"And the lieutenant general is going to interview you tomorrow about everything, so let's go attend some birthday party!" Mr. Onzai cheers.

He opens a portal to the top of Toronto City Hall where Erik is busy signing papers. Mr. Onzai summons birthday hats and spawns them on each of their heads.

"Happy birthday! After you're done signing let's go to your birthday celebration hopefully we're invited," Mr. Onzai cheers.

"Sure," Erik smiles.

"Happy birthday, Mr. Erik even though I'm not familiar with who you are, are you also a CSIA agent?" Ren asks.

"I'm not, I just sensed danger earlier so I came here," Erik explains.

"This guy saved us from the ice entities earlier, he just one-shot them. He is a strong 4-Star Ranger," Kepler says.

"Whoa, more reason to thank you, Sir Erik," Kepler bows his head down in front of him.

"No need to thank me, after I'm done signing let's go to my party and have fun after this stressful night," Erik speaks.

"I hope, there's fried chicken," Kepler whispers.

December 6, 2024 | 8:00 PM | The Congressman | Toronto, Canada

After Erik finishes signing the papers, they teleport in front of a restaurant called "The Congressman".

"My best friend rented this place for today, come in," Erik says.

"Your best friend must be higher than my tax bracket to afford to rent a place like this," Mr. Onzai walks in front of them leading the way to the entrance.

"Oh, trust me he is," Erik says.

As the three walk into the restaurant, a man is in front of them trying to entertain the people.

"So, there was an attempted terrorist attack in the city but hey at least we got a free travel to Ottawa," the man laughs and the crowd follows.

"I even made some friends while we were there. I hope to see you again Bernie, Susan, Amanda, Kevin, Alberto, Sasha-" The man toasts for his friends but is interrupted by Erik.

"Best friend!", Erik taps and hugs him from behind.

"Erik!" the best friend looks behind and hugs him back.

The crowd roared and cheered at his return.

"I brought some new friends with me tonight. Everyone, meet Mr. Onzai, Kepler, and Ren from Ottawa," Erik introduces them to the crowd.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Theodore but nobody calls me that, call me Theo or Best Friend," Theo smiles.

Character Introduction: Theodore Wilson /Best Friend | 37 Years Old | Non-Ranger | Multi-Billionaire

"Theo? As in Theodore Wilson?", Mr. Onzai exclaims.

"Yup!", Theo says.

"Who is he? Is he a celebrity? Is he famous in Canada?", Ren asks many questions.

"He could be, Mr. Onzai knows him," Kepler utters.

"He is one of the wealthiest people in Canada but more importantly, he is known for his charity works and donations," Mr. Onzai explains.

"Nice to meet you!", Mr. Onzai bows at him.

"Alright, now that the birthday boy is back, it's time to party!" Theo shouts, and the crowd goes wild.

Everyone is having fun at the birthday celebration, Erik finally gets to celebrate his 35th birthday, Kepler gets his fried chicken which he eats a lot of, Ren devours the entire menu, and Mr. Onzai finally gets a break after serving other people as part of his job. The four enjoy the night like they weren't part of a secret mission that had almost gone wrong earlier.