The Search for Jackpot Striker, part 1

On February 2019, many months ago, Umika Hayami, who had been together with Kuroninja since January, joined the other Lupinrangers to fight against Zamigo inside the safe of the Gangler crime boss, Dogranio Yabun. She hadn't returned since, and this was worrying Kuroninja.

Kuroninja had been busy working on something to try and rescue Umika, but he had no luck. That was when he noticed something. Two Ganglers were attempting to fight off the police. One of them was shooting beams of light from his hands, and the other was reflecting the light into the policemen, destroying their artillery.

At the scene of the battle, the GSPO had sent the Patorangers to stop the Ganglers. Keiichiro, Sakuya, Tsukasa, and Noel arrived on the scene. All of them except Noel transformed into Patorangers, but Noel transformed into Lupin X. He then ran towards the Ganglers and opened their safes, revealing the Prism Dial Fighter and the Flash Trigger Machine. Noel then left the scene as the Patorangers finished off the Ganglers.

After the fight, Kuroninja decided to see Tsukasa.
"Hey, Tsukasa!" Kuroninja said. "Long time no see."
"Kuroninja?" Tsukasa said, surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"I was just passing by," Kuroninja said. "We haven't really done anything together, so...let's hang out somewhere."
"Sorry," Tsukasa said, "but I can't. I've got all this police work to do, and we still don't know who sent these guys."
"Then maybe I can help you and the others with your police work!" Kuroninja suggested.
"Look, I know it's been months since our last date," Tsukasa said, "but this is police business."
"I've got this," Kuroninja said, holding the navy blue gear-shaped Profiler Shuriken. "One of my friends gave this to me." Kuroninja then used the Profiler Shuriken on one of the destroyed safes.

"The Ganglers are dead," Kuroninja said, "but they were just a diversion to get the police's attention. There was a third Gangler...but he got away."
"Are you sure about that?" Tsukasa asked.
Suddenly, the roof of a nearby building exploded, and what appeared to be a Gangler with scorpion-like features jumped out of the building.
"Yes," Kuroninja said.

Meanwhile, on a mountain in Sapporo, there was a large palace with silver metallic walls and emerald green lights. It was the fortress of Anti-Kuroninja, who had added emerald green accents to his colourless armour and called himself the Emerald Tensai. Surrounding him were customized versions of the Cyberninja: the Tencyberninjas. Anti-Kuroninja was looking for something.

Mark Scorpio then appeared in Anti-Kuroninja's palace.
"Mark Scorpio," Anti-Kuroninja said, "you're finally here."
"What do you need me for, Anti-Kuroninja?" Mark Scorpio asked.
"There is something I need from you," Anti-Kuroninja said. "It contains the map to a powerful artifact that I want."
"Ok, and what is it you want me to get?" Mark Scorpio asked Anti-Kuroninja.
"Get me the Okazaki Strawberry," Anti-Kuroninja said.
"The Okazaki Strawberry?" Mark Scorpio asked.
"Yes, the Okazaki Strawberry," Anti-Kuroninja confirmed.
Mark Scorpio left to find the Okazaki Strawberry.

When investigating the crime scene, Kuroninja found something. It was some graffiti of Patoren1 , painted on the wall. There was also a map of Japan with an "X" marking a certain city.
"Wait a minute..." Kuroninja said, looking at the painting. "Did the Gangler do this?"
Kuroninja was confused, until he saw the map.
"Wait a minute!" Kuroninja said. "That X is where the city of Okazaki is...and there's a drawing of Patoren1...wait...Patoren Ichigo...Ichigo...Okazaki Ichigo...OF COURSE! The Ganglers are trying to steal the Okazaki Strawberry, but why would they leave behind a hint?"

Kuroninja walked outside, where Tsukasa was waiting.
"So have you found out what they're planning?" Tsukasa asked.
"Yes," Kuroninja said. "We've got to go to Okazaki to stop the Ganglers before they steal the Okazaki Strawberry."

Kuroninja and Tsukasa went to Okazaki, ready to find the scorpion Gangler before he could steal the Okazaki Strawberry. However, Kuroninja felt like this was a trap, since the hints were there. Anyway, the Okazaki Strawberry was in a museum, on display for everyone to see, including Kuroninja. Kuroninja and Tsukasa were undercover as a couple, even though they already were a couple (which made the cover even more convincing). Kuroninja went to take a closer look, but then, he noticed some moving shadows above, from a hole in the ceiling. Kuroninja then left to take a closer look.
"Hey!" Tsukasa said. "Where are you going?"
"I saw something on the roof!" Kuroninja said. "I think you should here in case the Gangler goes on the ground."
"Ok," Tsukasa said.

Kuroninja climbed up to the roof of the museum, where he thought that he saw the Lupinrangers. However, they looked different. For example, Lupin Blue was a woman instead of a man for some reason. Kuroninja was a little curious, so he decided to follow them.

Kuroninja then saw "Lupin Yellow" turning off the power, while "Lupin Red" stole the Okazaki Strawberry. The lights went back on, and the Okazaki Strawberry was gone. Suddenly, Lupin Red turned around and saw Kuroninja. The Lupinrangers then tried to escape, but Kuroninja went after them. All 4 of them then got caught in a net.
"So it was a trap after all..." Kuroninja said.
"Wait a minute...Kuroninja, what are you doing here?" "Lupin Yellow" asked.
"You know him?" "Lupin Red" asked "Lupin Yellow."
"Yes," she responded, "we've known each other since February." She then took off her mask and revealed herself as Shiho Ichinose, who Kuroninja met on Valentine's Day.
"Wait a minute..." Kuroninja said. "So that means you must be..."
"The name's Shori Yano," "Lupin Red" said. "I'm Kairi's older brother."
"And my name's Aya," "Lupin Blue" said. "I'm Tooma's fiance."
"Ok," Kuroninja said, "I think it's best if you don't look at me."

The scorpion Gangler then appeared.
"Hey, wait a minute!" he said. "This trap was supposed to be for the Patorangers, what are you doing here?"
"Do you think that the Patorangers would think of stealing the strawberry?" Kuroninja asked.
"Ok, maybe not all of them," the scorpion Gangler said, "but I know that Noel would! I've been trying to capture him so I can unite the other Ganglers, and I was supposed to lure him here...but now you ruined my trap!"
"Yeah," Kuroninja said, "and next time, you should try something better than a fishing net." He then got out his sword and sliced the next open. The Lupinrangers then transformed into their ranger forms. Kuroninja and Shiho Ichinose fought alongside each other, against the scorpion Gangler. Shori then opened the safe of the scorpion Gangler.

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The safe opened, and Shori got the Paint Dial Fighter out. Kuroninja then finished off the scorpion Gangler.
"Wait a minute," Kuroninja said. "What do you need the Okazaki Strawberry for?"
"Inside is a map to help us find the Jackpot Striker," Aya said.
"Ok," Kuroninja said, "but I can't let you steal the-"
"Are you sure, Kuroninja?" Shiho said. "The Lupinrangers tried to complete the collection to bring us back, and now that they're trapped, we're doing the same. Think about it, Kuroninja, you also want to rescue them from that pocket dimension in the Gangler boss's safe, right?"
Kuroninja then started to think about Umika and how he and Umika had been together since January last year, and there was nothing anyone could do about it.
"Ok, fine," Kuroninja said.

Later, Kuroninja rejoined Tsukasa.
"So, did you find the Gangler?" Tsukasa asked.
"Yes," Kuroninja said, "but someone else stole the Okazaki Strawberry."
"Who?" Tsukasa asked Kuroninja.
"I...I forgot," Kuroninja said, "but we'll find them next time. As for us..."
"Ok," Tsukasa said.
Kuroninja and Patoren3 then went on a date together, in the city of Okazaki. They also tried out a strawberry parfait. Little did they know that Mark Scorpio was watching everything.

"So...did you find it?" Anti-Kuroninja asked Mark Scorpio.
"I did," Scorpio said, "but someone else stole it."
"Well, "we've got to get it," Anti-Kuroninja said. "I'm going out there."
Anti-Kuroninja then left the fortress, with Mark Scorpio following him.

Continued in Part 2...

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