(All questions will go to the "Hidden Secrets")

(Curse warning)

Yellow sighed as she sidestepped another attack from Green as the Earth Queen tried to hit Cedar. He was levitating, so his dodge was a hell of a lot better. That sadly meant anyone behind him was a target. Yellow didn't have a problem with that. She was charging up and praying she did it right. She couldn't kill Green with what she was about to do, but she could do the right damage to get her off of Cedar. She danced out of the way of another attack before pulling her second knife out of its sheath. She saw X panic instantly as she raced forward. Cedar dodged another attack before Yellow casted.

"KINGDOM CUTTER! SINS OF FEAR!"

Water raced around the blade as she leaped above Green and sent the attack down. The water shimmered before seven streams raced down at the Earth Queen before ripping the field apart. Cedar could only land and stare with the others. Yellow instantly sheathed the small blade before landing on her feet in front of the others. She took a deep breath before turning her heel and smiling the others.

"There! Better!"

X let out a noise before ducking behind Emerald, who had an equal level of fear across his face. Yellow paused as Emerald started backing the duo up in a subconscious manner. And there wasn't even any more noises that escaped them. A groan escaped from Green as she slowly got to her feet from where she had dropped. Blue ran over to her side as Cedar sighed.

"Senior-"

She was gone before he could finish. He blinked as Blue helped Green over. Of course, she instantly jumped on him about that.

"Did you send that?" Cedar went to counter when the two fearing Blades spoke.

"No... Green... That was Yellow... she sent that Kingdom Cutter spell..." They looked over to see they had moved to duck behind Ruby, who had confusion written across his face. "We saw the knife on her... all Kingdom Cutters have to have one in order to even cast." Green trembled before she spoke.

"And... where is she?" Red huffed.

"Gone. She vanished before any of us could tell her that wasn't ok." Green gulped as she leaned against Blue.

~

Yellow groaned as she slumped down on her couch. Well shit. She just fucked that up. She could feel the pain circle in her chest as she attempted to tap back into her Hell Magic. It wasn't so simple. She winced before shutting down her whole signal and sighed with relief. Much better. She let that sit while she pondered her options. Her dad had yet to discover a safe way to not get that affect and she had no other allies in the Kingdom Cutters. She took in steady breaths as she thought about it before a knock hit the door. Then she took a deep breath, or rather the best she could get.

"SHYLY DID IT! GO TO THE HOSPITAL AT THREE!"

That didn't gain much of a reaction, so she sighed and went to the door. She opened the door before she sighed at the arrival.

"What?" Onyx gulped as he spoke in a soft voice.

"May I come in?" She blinked before widening the door. He entered as she silently closed the door.

"What's up?"

"Other than I would like to know what's up with the missing aura?" She was 100% certain he didn't talk this much. Wispa, who rested in a bag on his back, shared a confused look with her as he continued. "I saw that on the field."

"I wasn't really trying to hide it."

"I also know what you are. You're not just a Kingdom Cutter... but also a Kingdom Ruler, right?" She trembled as she spoke.

"How'd you know?" He was quiet for a moment before he spoke. She noted that he hadn't faced her since he entered.

"You're the ruler of Hell. You make that very clear on a regular basis." She mentally cursed herself as she sat down. "My question is are they the same Kingdom?"

"Yes..." She muttered with a little suspicious tone. She wanted to know where this was going. "Why are you asking?" He finally turned to her, his eyes flashing a particular red. She knew his normal eye color, so this caught her off guard. She paused before she reacted. "Wait..."

"Ultra Kingdom, right?" She nodded as her own red eyes flashed on. It hurt since her aura slightly flickered on, but oh well.

"What's your Kingdom?"

"I'm the Joint Kingdom, Life and Grace." She hummed as she slowly stood up and went over to him.

"So that's what you came here for..." He nodded as he spoke again.

"I know where the last Ultra Kingdom is. Cessil, from zxItal, holds the Hero Kingdom." She hummed as their red eyes met. "I also came in concern. Are you ok? Just from your aura on the field, you seemed wounded." She huffed as she sat down in a nearby seat.

"Yeah... My dad tried his hardest, but I have no experience with it..." She sighed as she leaned back. Onyx pressed the back of his hand against her forehead before he hummed.

"I think I can find a solution for you." She blinked as he moved back. "All Kingdom Cutters must search for their style. And depending on their Targeted Kingdom's level and skills also depends on their requirements. I'd say for yours, since yours has a transformation, that might help." She hummed as she glanced at him.

"You sure?"

"Yeah." He paused. "What level's your dad's?"

"Not sure. He has the Melody Kingdom." Onyx purred at that.

"Then he's got an Soft rank Kingdom. Those are not only difficult to find, but stay close to Ultra Kingdoms. His solution may be harder to find assuming he hasn't encountered his Kingdom Ruler." She scoffed.

"Soft? Then no way. How many Soft are there?"

"Not many. The last Kingdom count listed four; Harmony, Honor and two other. I've come face-to-face with the known two." Yellow hummed as a thought filled her head.

"What about you? Do you have a Kingdom Form? I'm asking because Ultra Kingdom's use ours more than others." He paused before taking a shallow gulp.

"Sorta... I just don't activate it because the Grace side of my kingdom has more enemies than allies." He leaned against the counter and sighed. "I don't need to ask you about yours because you show yours a lot." She hummed.

"What about Cessil?"

"Haven't talked to him." He then paused before speaking again. "How'd you get your first form? I'm trying to figure out a way to get you your Kingdom Cutter form to help you out." She hummed at the thought.

"It was a combination of my grandfather and twin helping me with it..." She paused. "I could ask my older sister and dad... that might work. Who knows..." She sighed before she got up. "We should go visit Cessil. Y'know, let him know we're the same level as him." Onyx hummed softly as he reached back to pet Wispa.

"Will you be ok to fly?"

"I can't fly as a Kingdom Ruler. I can use Kitty and still be safe." She grasped the Bug type's pokeball. "Now let's go."

~

Upon landing in the mountains of the sacred region, Yellow flinched. While her aura was turned off to let her heal, her Viridian senses alerted her of the rather annoying allied auras. She then groaned.

"Damn it... Green's in the area... or... at least a Wave is." She sighed as she looked around. "Thankfully, finding Cessil won't be hard. It'll be easy since we're both Triad Wars. Let's go." Onyx nodded as they raced off.

~

They found the Wave signal before they found Cessil. And Cessil followed right after. The Wave signal was actually a group looking for either Cessil or a teammate for Green after Yellow's lovely damage. Yellow pulled herself and Onyx out of sight of the Waves as she hissed.

"I should've known... now what?" He frowned. "His aura is in the area."

"I would say have one of us look around... but that's what he would do..."

Something tapped their shoulders, gaining their attentions. They turned to see Cessil with a finger at his mouth, hushing them without a sound. He then leaned closer and whispered into their ears.

"Do you two know why they're here? They've made such a party of noises that Remedy told me to deal with them... but because they're allies I can't..." Yellow gulped.

"If I'm right from what I know... they're helping Green find either you or an ally to get healed from my attack." Cessil frowned before sighing.

"I told Lilac to do something else to get my attention... Remedy won't let me heal her right now..." He then pulled out something from his pocket and vanished. That's when they heard another conversation roar to life. "LILAC!"

"?!" The duo peered around the tree they were hiding behind to see Cessil fuming while Lilac shrank against a tree, fear coating his face. Yellow had to admit, this was her first seeing Cessil's rage.

"WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU ABOUT GAINING MY AID!? NOT TO COME STAMPEDING UP HERE! IF YOU WANT A HEAL, YOU CAN GO WAIT FOR ME TO GET BACK TO THE BASE! NOW OUT!"

Cessil didn't even wait for a reply as he reappeared near the duo and Lilac groaned.

"I told you people..." Very slowly, the small Wave stood up and got Green to her feet. "Come on guys... it's not worth it... we now have to let him and the whole mountains calm down now..." Cessil hummed as they disappeared.

"So it wasn't his idea... I'll have to apologize after this..." He then smiled at the duo. "Now then... what did you two need?" Yellow smiled as her and Onyx got up from their kneeling position.

"Well... this is about the Hero Kingdom." Seeing Cessil's eyes flicker around for listeners had to have been the best thing her little junior could've done.

"W-what about it?" She let her red eyes flicker on while Onyx's joined hers. While it was natural for many Flowers to have red eyes when they are in battle, they are marked as 'flickering eyes' because Whitley, Lime, and Cedar are some of the few that didn't have red eyes. But they turned on their Kingdom eyes, so their auras gently let themselves be known. He reacted by letting his own flash awake. "Wait..."

"Kingdoms of Hell and Grace/Life. Don't be afraid to talk to us." He paused before he loosened up.

"Sorry... it's common for me to do this..." He sighed before looking around. "Shall we take this to a safer place?"

~

They rested in his place in the mountains. Yellow sat down with a huff before Cessil spoke.

"So... two things... what are your two's features? And do you guys know your Soft Rank?" Onyx paused.

"Our...?" Cessil nodded.

"The Soft Kingdoms might stay near us Ultra Kingdoms, but they bond with one each. Which is why  the Soft and Ultra has about the same number. So...?" Yellow hummed.

"Well... I think mine is Honor... not sure..." Cessil hummed.

"Well... that was an off-putting question as I don't know mine." He then paused. "What about features?" Onyx smiled.

"Joint Kingdoms." Cessil nodded as Yellow purred.

"Don't freak out... but I'm also the Cutter of my own Kingdom." Cessil actually chuckled.

"Oh, so that's why no one can beat you?" Yellow gave a half-hearted chuckled before she paused.

"What about you?" He smiled as he let his aura turn on.

"I have the support of a Mythical." They hummed before he turned his aura off. Then he paused. "I'd have to guess that you, Onyx, will have two Soft Kingdoms because you're a Joint Kingdom." Onyx hummed at that before Yellow spoke.

"What about you, Cessil? What do you know about the Soft Kingdoms?" He paused.

"I know that all four are in Aloje. The Harmony Kingdom isn't hiding all that well, the Honor Kingdom is sorta hiding, the Pokemon Kingdom has been unidentified, and the Spirit Kingdom has yet to even reveal they exist. Those are the four." Silence emerged before Onyx spoke.

"We should go looking... but it's not safe." Yellow hummed.

"After... I fix my Cutter problem, I can go look. Cessil, you know who the Harmony Kingdom is?" He nodded.

"When I say its not trying, I mean it. The name's Melody, and I'm sure Crepe knows her well." Yellow nodded.

"Then I'll go after her first. In fact, I can do that before I go to where my dad is. Onyx and Cessil, try to track down the other two. Don't worry about Spirit right now." They nodded as they went out.

~

Crepe would not leave her alone about the fact that she wanted to talk to Melody. He actually went on a q&a rant about it.

"Come on! Why can't I learn!?" She sighed as she spotted Green from the corner of her eye. Oh shit...

"I have my reasons, Crepe. Now leave it." He growled a little as his aura turned on. While she knew it was going to hurt, she let her own flicker on, easily overpowering his. He instantly shied away from the challenge before he spoke.

"Here..." She smiled at that house as a soft music gently leaked out.

"Thank you...." She then paused. "Can you deal with Green for me?" He paused before the sadness left his face and he nodded with a grin. As they split up, she gently knocked on the door. The music paused before a voice called out.

"Enter!" She went inside as a young girl adjusted her headphones. Their eyes met before Yellow smiled.

"Hello... my name's Yellow. Are you alone?" The girl nodded. "Are you Melody?"

"Yes... why?" Yellow let her Kingdom eyes flash on, letting the younger blonde see where this was going. Her own Kingdom eyes flashed on before she went over and locked the door. She then led Yellow to a further back room while grabbing her equipment. "Which one are you?"

"Hell... but I have met Hero and Life/Grace." Melody nodded before closing the door and readjusting her stuff.

"I... wasn't expecting to be talking about this."

"Neither was I. But after what I did on the field to the Earth Queen, that's where it started." Melody hummed before she paused.

"Ultra... what's your feature?" Yellow gulped.

"Don't freak out too much... but I'm also the Cutter of my Kingdom." Melody blinked before a curse slipped her lips.

"Damn..." Yellow paused.

"I also know your Cutter." Melody's eyes widened. "I wouldn't be too afraid, though. Two battles, one with the Ruler before you and another with a nuthead, put him into a critical state." Melody hummed.

"Well... I'm not surprised. My father died in that battle. I guess the battle was far too great for either side..." She side before she hummed. "You looking for the other Soft Kingdoms?"

"Onyx, Ruler of Life/Grace, and Cessil, Ruler of Hero, are looking for Pokemon and Honor." Melody hummed again.

"Well, they have a good bet to find the Honor before Pokemon. Honor is in Kithicor and Porcelain actually knows her well." Yellow smiled as she pulled out her phone.

"In Kithicor and Porcelain knows her? That's a rather short list because Porcelain only knows one Kithicor female that's still in Kithicor." She quickly called Onyx, who picked up rather quickly. "Hey, Onyx. I just met the Harmony Ruler. She told me that Porcelain knows the Honor Ruler. Yeah... No she told me Pokemon will be harder, so go for Honor. Alright, bye." She then smiled at Melody. "Thanks for the help and talk. I have to head north for something, so I hope we can talk more." Melody nodded.

"I'll head for the Honor Ruler so I can meet the other two. Thank you for meeting with me and hope we can talk later."

~

Onyx smiled as Porcelain led them to where Mauve was. Melody was with her as the two girls talked. They met up as Mauve smiled at the wild ranger.

"Thank you Porcelain. Can you go meet up with Banana and do some hunting?" Porcelain nodded before racing off. Mauve smiled before turning to the two boys. "So... I'm told Life/Grace and Hero Kingdoms?" Onyx nodded as Cessil spoke to keep himself from fading.

"Yes. I'm Hero and Onyx's Life/Grace." Mauve hummed as she turned to Onyx.

"You would be able to bond with us two with your joint status. As for you, Cessil, you'll need to track down the Pokemon Kingdom Ruler." Melody frowned.

"My brother... Isaac... knows who it is... but he's stayed hidden. We haven't been in contact since he was in Ranger School with my brother. Then he fell off the grid. I'll keep looking for him, but it might take a while." Cessil nodded before he paused.

"What about the Spirit Kingdom?" Mauve growled a little.

"I know they're in Aloje. They've been moving around. In fact, I also know they're a Dexter because I felt the aura in a meeting! I'm sure the Ruler knows me, because the aura has been appearing more." Onyx gulped as she sighed. "Yellow is supposed to bond with them, but we might get that bond before Cessil can bond with his." Cessil gulped before a thought hit him.

"Real quick... I'll have to do it at least three more times, but here." He held his hands out and let a glow coax the air. Silence followed before it faded and he smiled. "There. That should help." Mauve raised an eyebrow as he explained. "I have an aura that makes me seem invisible to most people and I get forgotten. I didn't want that to happen with this group, so I made an immunity aura that'll be with you guys." Onyx smiled a little before patting his back.

"That's smart." He then sighed. "Well... we should split up until we can meet with Yellow and hopefully the other two."

~

Yellow had to admit, she never thought the Spirit Kingdom Ruler would be so close to her.

She had been training Fire magic with Star Ruby, Crepe and Cedar when the two boys were pulled away by something near the water. The two girls not only steered clear of the water, but uncovered the fact of their Kingdom Bond. Yellow was answering her sister while Star was doing something, in which caught her eye.

"Wait... three? How do you lose three souls?" She paused as her sister said something, mostly a counter that they probably were small and must've been with some with tickets. "So you're saying I have to find them?" Again, another reply, mostly pointing at the fact that she was tightening the gates and had to now thoroughly check leaving souls. "Alright..." Her eyes caught onto what Star was doing, making her end the call. "I'll go look... you hold the line. Bye."

She hung up and turned as Star let a wisp dance in her hand. She had no reaction to Yellow ending her call, so the older girl grabbed her shoulder. Her eyes flashed as the wisp vanished and she whipped around. Then she sighed.

"Senior Yellow... don't scare me like that..." Yellow gulped slightly. She knew what she saw. She then spoke in a quiet voice.

"I saw that, Star." She let her Kingdom eyes flash on, letting her know what she meant. Star's flashed on almost right afterwards. "A Soft Kingdom... Spirit, right?" Star paused before a soft voice escaped her.

"I... didn't think anyone was looking..." Yellow trembled as she let her ears stay alert for the boys.

"Star... you know I'm the Ruler of Hell. Why didn't you say anything?" Star was quiet before it hit Yellow. "You didn't want the others to know..." Star simply nodded as Cedar's voice gently skimmed the air. Yellow put together a plan right on the spot. "After we're done, we're talking." Star gave no response as the boys rejoined them.

~

After the senior waved the boys goodbye, she turned to the Flame as she dazed out, eyeing the wisp from before. Yellow finally solved the wisp before she went over and knelt down to have it at eye level.

"Star Ruby..." The wisp purred before gently vanishing, letting Star return to reality.

"Hm?" Yellow smiled as she sat down beside the Flame.

"Ready now?" Star stayed quiet, probably due to how sensitive the topic is. "Star... what's the problem...?" Star, being the Spirit Queen she was meant to be, took her chances and faded out of view. Yellow giggled a little as before she tried again. "Are you scared?" Star finally spoke, allowing herself to fade back into view.

"Yes..." She went back to her original spot before she shrank down. "I've been so terrified to show the Spirit Kingdom's true form that I just..." She trembled before sighing. "I've been too tense about the whole thing... like... what happens if people find out? What if my friends find out? What if the Kingdom Cutter for my Kingdom learns about it? What if Lapis-" Yellow stopped her before she could continue. She fell silent before Yellow spoke.

"Star... there's nothing to be afraid of. First of all, because I'm here. And I will keep you safe." Star fell silent at that before Yellow continued. "Second of all, there are plenty of allies here in Aloje that are also Soft Kingdoms. They know what to do and will help you."

"But..." Star paused. "What about the others? If they knew what I really can do, they might push me away. And Lapis-"

"First of all, they won't push you away. Have they done that with Midnight?" Star shook her head. "Then you're safe. They might tease you about it, but you are a very amazing person. No one can replace you. Second of all..." Yellow smirked before leaning closer. "Are you really that worried about Lapis doing something?" Star's face warmed as she looked away.

"W-w-well... Lapis always comments that he'd... rip anyone that associate with my Kingdom apart. He never directly says it to me or has any idea how directed it really is, but I'm scared that if I reveal myself to him..." Yellow paused.

"You just don't want him to think less of you."

"Yes..." Star whined in defeat. "Not only that, but if I show my true form... not my Kingdom form, but my true personality... he might bully me..."

"He won't do that. I will make sure of that." Star made no remarks as Yellow made the Flame face her. "Star Ruby, you shouldn't have to hide behind a fake face. Let the real you shine and show them that the Spirit Kingdom is way better than that!" Star gave a weak nod before Yellow got up and danced in front. "Ok! Now that that's out of the way... how about I show you a nifty little trick?" Star paused as Yellow pulled out her Hell Blade and let it out to full length.

"Trick?" She caught the little excitement flash in the younger girl's eyes.

"Yep. I wanted to teach it to you because it'll help your Kingdom." It wasn't hard for her to gather three spirits while training, so she needed to do this anyways. "It is called Hell Control Gate." Star was on her feet at that.

"Isn't that the spell to get into Hell?" Yellow smiled.

"Almost. It's the spell to get into the control room of Hell." Star gave a hum before Yellow twirled her knife. "Simple. You just need fire, a blade is optional, but it help's be more direct, and a chant." Star nodded as Yellow hummed. "I'm also doing this so you can meet my twin, who works down there a lot more than I do. So the chant is Levra ma Kiga Helava. Got that?" Star nodded again as Yellow smiled. "The whole set of action goes like this..." She backed up before casting, giving Star the noting that she would meet her down there. She then raised her knife up before stabbing it into the ground.

"Levra ma Kiga Helava!"

The flames raced into the air before racing around her and pulling her through a quick portal. She smiled before Star Ruby joined her.

"See? Nothing to worry about." Star went to protest that she was worried about other things when she saw the mischievous smile on the Senior's face. "Come on. Let's go track down my twin."

~

The duo flame users giggled as they walked towards Ringtown. After working on getting past the fake mask Star was using, Yellow was glad to know the real Star Ruby. Shy but loving with enough mischief to be a villain. They neared the town as Yellow talked about her famous sinner kills.

"My favorite was when they purposely said, 'Lust is an amateur. No one will get punished for that.'" Star was giggling as Yellow paused. "Yeah... I had to tell them that Lust is the worst of the bunch."

Star Ruby gave little leap of fun before her eyes landed on Lapis. Almost instantly she straightened up and hid behind the fake mask. Yellow gave off a hiss at that. Lapis wasn't even paying attention as he was trying not to lose to Sage about something. She grabbed Star's arm and pulled her to the side. She knew where this was going and let the demon pull her out of sight of the boys.

"I'm sorry-"

"Star Ruby." Her words stopped as the blonde sighed. "I'm not mad. But you need to stop that." Star gulped.

"Sorry... I just... me being Demisexual doesn't help..." Yellow hummed before she gently touched Star's head.

"Don't let the bad voice in your head get to you. They'll still accept you." Her eyes casted down.

"I... want to believe that... but I'm so used to it... the act... it has started to feel natural..."

She couldn't keep going as she shied away from the senior. The blonde sighed as she watched the scarlet-eyed female put the act back up and pounced on the boys, giving them a heart attack. Yellow frowned. The act was a clueless prodigy. She would fix that. But there was still one more Kingdom to find.

~

It was not hard to find the Pokemon Kingdom Ruler. Especially when they have the right allies.

"We need back up now!" Dijon's voice had come barreling through before Crepe came through, saving their eardrums from the redhead's overpowering voice.

"Crepe to Union, we need backup to the Chromo Ruins. The whole area crumbled and we need backup to get help. We also need medical supplies because Admiral's hurt and I didn't restock." Seafoam gulped before she tapped some keys.

"But... all 5 of you are down there. We don't have anyone to send-" Linda cut her off with something.

"Marcus to 11."

"11 to Marcus, copy."

"Is there a chance to can get to the Chromo Ruins for a rescue mission?"

"I'm in route to Altru to drop of a quest. I can get onto the mission as soon as I'm done."

"Good. Also, how's your medical kit?"

"Refilled before I left the base."

"Good. Because there's a wounded member down there. There are 5 rangers that got caved in and are requesting help."

"Copy that. I'm on my way now. 11 out."

"Thank you. Marcus out." He grinned as she connected to the 5. "Marcus here, the rescue team is on their way to you." Sven spoke while no doubt Dijon and Crepe were panicking in the back.

"Copy that." Seafoam growled as Marcus disconnected.

"Who the hell is 11?"

"You'll see. He's surprising not on your roster." Seafoam paused as he looked up at the screen. A signal was racing rather quickly into the ruins. "You, my dear junior operator, is about to see the true form of the this commanding station." The others gasped as she showed the full map of the ruins, revealing the mysterious signal had somehow gotten to the 5 in record speed.

~

Sven grinned as soon as the aura hit the air. He knew exactly who Marcus had sent. And the following command was perfect.

"HAMMER!"

The rubble that was blocking the entrance suddenly shattered into dust as a Bastiodon roared out. The other three were stunned while Admiral let out a weak sound and Sven let a triumph noise out. Another pokemon, with only a command to say anything, raced through and did its job well.

"MEDIC!"

A Beedrill, before leaving its blur, quickly wrapped the Sea Ranger up before three Dodrio entered and went over. Two grabbed the healthy four while the last one carefully got Admiral onto its back. Another command raced through the air while 2 of four of the awake people tried to solve what was happening.

"ESCAPE!"

A Kirlia appeared near the three pokemon before teleporting them out. Sven was able to sneak a nod to the mysterious 11 before he was gone. The moment they were outside, the Kirlia left while the Dodrio took off towards the Union.

~

"That's a three pointer."

"If you give me three points just for that, you need to drop Sven's points down by two."

Marcus was busy in an argument with "11" while the others were reporting it. Three of them were mostly dazed, so Marcus was trying to help them out.

"Just get back to the damn Union."

"I'll go back to the Ranger Union, but I ain't going back to any damned Union." Sven lost it as Linda frowned.

"Wait.... what?"

"You heard me. Sven got the joke." Marcus groaned as he watched the signal slide right into the Union.

"I should lock the door on you."

"I can teleport-"

"Fuck-" Green almost on instinct slapped him. He winced before he looked up to see that the signal was just down the stairs. He didn't even attempt to use the Voicemail as a rather familiar voice ran through the air.

"It is... on one hand... great to be back in home territory... how's everyone?" Marcus sighed as the person went over and the younger two rangers froze.

"Ponte?!" Yellow froze at the name. Melody told her and the others that the name of the Pokemon Kingdom was Ponte. Sven regained breathing before he turned to the green haired male.

"That was uncalled for."

"Marcus started it." He then nodded to Crepe and Dijon, who looked like they had seen a ghost. "Good to see the two of you well and healthy." Sven chuckled at the lack of reactions from the younger Rangers.

"Dude, you broke them."

"Sven, I broke you on my rookie mission." Sven gave no comment as Ponte turned to the Chairperson with a smile. "Well, there's that. I also completed the few quests you sent me and did the mission down in Kithicor. Is there anything else I should be alerted of?" The Chairperson smiled while poor Crepe stared at the practical marshmallow boy.

"Other than I want you should check in on Admiral for me? That'll be all. So you can head back to Helphel and I'll make sure to reach out later." Ponte nodded before heading back down the stairs. Yellow slipped after him while Crepe finally let his thoughts out.

"I'm sorry!?"

Marcus and Sven lost it while Dijon and Seafoam tried to keep him from dropping. Yellow, on the other hand, had sorta caught up to the green haired male as he spoke to Admiral. The poor girl gave small replies as she worked to at least stay awake while the doctor worked on her. Ponte then left her to rest before falling into Yellow's trap. She grabbed his arms and twisted him around to pin him against a wall. Ponte almost instantly tried to resist before her Kingdom aura hit the air. He then stopped short and let a small voice out.

"Hell."

"Right on, Pokemon Ruler." She let him go as he whipped around.

"The frick you doing?"

"I'm talking Ruler on Ruler!" He went quiet at that. She then gulped. "Why didn't you approach any of your teammates?"

"I... I never could stay in contact with them... Mauve was helpful with me learning how to use my skills... Melody was good with further training... I slightly bonded with Star Ruby... but I could never stay in contact..." She hummed as he looked down. Then he paused. "Have you met the Hero Kingdom?" She nodded.

"His name's Cessil. He's the Triad War in zxItal. I'm sure he'll be able to meet with you in Helphel once I connect with Ice to get him to the Ranger Base." Ponte nodded at that.

"Ok... Because I need to reconnect with the group." He paused before he looked up. "Have you connected with any of the Grand or Aid Kingdoms?" Yellow lost it at his question. He paused before she recovered.

"Um... yes... sorta..." She chuckled a little before rubbing the back of her neck. "I probably pissed them off or scared them... but whatever." He winced before managing a question.

"W-w-what does that mean?!" She chuckled before she hushed his fear.

"Don't freak out too badly, but my feature is that I'm the Cutter of my own Kingdom." He was able to take a shallow breath before she continued. "And I revealed that to some Grand Kingdoms... in a not nice way."

"What the-" He bit his lip, knowing his next words weren't the greatest. He then smiled. "Thank you for reaching out, though. I best get going." She nodded.

"I'll make sure Cessil connects with you." He nodded before he walked away. She huffed at that.

~

Getting all 7 together and alone was hard, but they were able to make due. Except the fact that Green found them. Fully their fault because they had a huge signal in one spot. Moving on.

"Hey-" She stopped in her tracks when she saw Yellow. And after the last time, she really didn't want to see her pull the blade out. Wasn't any better that she pulled it out to show the group.

"No one freak out... but..." The blade came out and her form changed. Onyx's eyes lit up.

"So you found the solution." She giggled.

"No... you found it. I followed." He rolled his eyes playfully as she deformed. "But yes. Now I'll be able to show any Cutters that we have one against them!" The others applauded her as she sheathed the blade and sat down beside Star Ruby, who was shyly keeping an eye out for enemies. "So... we all get bonding done?" Ponte nodded before Cessil spoke, letting anyone not in the group see him.

"Everyone got the enchantment?" Yellow nodded. She remembered pulling Star to get it when he messaged her about it.

"Yes. And it seems to be holding up." He smiled before Onyx frowned.

"I wonder... have you been near Opal?" Cessil shook his head. "See.. that's what I'm worried about. Can she see through it..." Yellow gulped.

"Right... because her sight is different... we'll find out later." She then glanced at Star. "Are you going to join us?"

"I'm-" She then snapped back to the meeting after realizing what she meant. The others giggled as her face warmed to the color her eyes flashed. "Heh..." Yellow smiled before she turned to the group.

"Ok. First thing's first.... all enchantments were given out?" They all nodded. "Ok... now... everyone managed to do their meetups?" They all nodded again. "Good... lastly, have we all looked over our Kingdoms for allies?" Onyx sank in his spot.

"My allies... are in different. Life allies are all Grand and Aid Kingdoms and groups outside the Ruler. Grace- I have yet to find any other than Melody." The younger Blonde hummed.

"There should be a group in hiding. I don't know who all is in it, but look out for those guys." Onyx nodded as she smiled. "Being in a musical region helps. I'm surrounded by allies. In fact, I learned that they all pray to the Harmony Kingdom before a performance. I of course send them my support." Yellow smiled.

"I have the lovely CSK on my side. And thanks to my twin, I can keep it all under control." Cessil nodded.

"Same here. Lilac, Blood and Moss might be annoying, but they support me all the way." Ponte smiled.

"It helps to be in the rangers. As a Unit, I connect with all rangers, meaning I connect with Pokemon loving people." They nodded as Mauve sighed.

"Mine is a little hard, but my Kingdom is healthy as well." Star was quiet until Yellow brought her back.

"Huh- oh- uh-" She gulped before trying again. "I don't know. Mostly because my Kingdom is tied to yours, Yellow. I don't know what support I have other than maybe Spiritweavers and Ghost experts." They hummed as Yellow jumped to her feet.

"Ok! Final thing! Who wants to show off some skills?" The others grinned while Star sank in her spot. "I'll go first!" She skipped back as her hell form turned on and her blade came out. Cessil chuckled before Onyx floated back.

"Oh no you don't. You see... we all know what you can do, Ms. mass murderer. Why don't we let a star of the show start?" Melody appeared next to him in the air while a grin.

"That would be me, darling." He winced as Star trembled. She hadn't moved as the others presented. Yellow tapped her shoulder after Ponte finished.

"Star Ruby... your turn." She almost instantly disappeared into a spirit form. Yellow groaned while the others giggled. "That... works too..."

Star took this time to gently float over to the field behind the majority of the group and letting her true form, the form that was also hiding behind the fake mask, before appearing and letting her aura flicker to life. They turned as she let a whirl of spirits race around her before they could see her. She giggled at the scream that followed before fading once more and going back to her disguise and jumping on Cessil. He jumped so bad he actually screamed. The others lost it as the whirl vanished and Cessil took steady breaths. He then finally responded.

"I know it's true... but little ghost girl!" Star giggled as she jumped around the group. Yellow smiled. She knew this wouldn't last once Star Ruby went back, but to see her true mask was perfect. Star then jumped onto Ponte with a giggle.

"So... what's next?" Yellow hummed.

"We need to make sure we stay in contact. We don't want to lose people like last time." Ponte frowned at her directed comment as she continued. "I think this spot will be perfect for all meetings. Easy to defend and we have enough room." Onyx gave a weak laugh, knowing his range. "So... we just need a way to connect." Star Ruby paused before slipping out a notebook. She scribbled something down before passing out papers. They all got the idea and numbers were passed around. Cessil smiled before patting Star's head.

"Of course you would do that." Star grinned before Yellow smiled.

"Alright! Remember to stay in contact, continue to bond with your respective bonds and don't fall!" They nodded before they split up.

Meanwhile, Green gulped at the sight.

"Oh fuck-"

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