"I know!" Sanbashu said, shooting down the last of the soldiers. "That can be arranged..."

No one on the deck noted a creature spying on them. The warrior was dressed in the styling of a Japanese ancient monk. He wore a basket-like helmet that covered his head and face, except for his mouth. His slender body was covered in baggy blue and white robes. He was Teksa, a monster from the army of General Budo.

Budo was sitting in a meditative posture within the ship. Teksa walked up behind his master, keeping his distance and staying off the meditation mat. Teksa told his master the plans of Sanbashu.

"So," Budo said, slowly holding his sword in front of him and pulling the samurai-type blade from its holster. "This is Sanbashu's final hope..."

Teksa nodded. "He will fail, my general."

Budo nodded. "Be there if he doesn't."

Sanbashu drove his motor bike across a hilly field of dirt and grass just outside the city. His engine roared as he lifted his gun into the air and fired round after round. A coffin was chained to the back of his bike.

"Gingaman!" he shouted, firing round after round. "Gingaman!"

The Rangers suddenly burst onto the scene and snapped into fighting stances, morphed and ready for action.

"You called?" Galaxy Yellow said.

Sanbashu screeched his bike to a halt in front of the team.

"Sanbashu," Galaxy Red called while pointing forward towards the villain. "Whatever you're up to this time...it's about to stop."

Sanbashu laughed mockingly while stepping off his bike. "Watch what you say, Gingared...you wouldn't want me to accidentally hurt my cargo..."

Sanbashu whipped open the coffin and pulled up an unconscious body. It was Hyuuga.

"Brother!" Galaxy Red shouted, as the other Rangers stood speechless.

"Yes, your dear Hyuuga," Sanbashu said.

"How..." Galaxy Red started to say, shaking his head. "How?!"

"Don't you remember?" Sanbashu said. "He fell into that crevice...we went searching and found him shortly after. He's still alive for the moment...but I plan to change that."

"No!" Galaxy Red shouted as he and the other Rangers pounced forward to attack.

Sanbashu summoned a group of Yattatoo, and the orange grunts rushed towards the Rangers and attacked, keeping them away from Sanbashu and Hyuuga.

Galaxy Red knocked a Yattatoo away and hopped forward towards a second soldier, clawing the Yattatoo across the face. He continued forward with a jump kick as the other Rangers split up to tackle their own opponents with animal-like fury.

Sanbashu dropped Hyuuga back into the coffin and slammed it shut. He turned to taunt the Rangers while climbing back onto his motorcycle. "Gingaman...I hope you took a good look at your friend. You'll never see him again."

The Balban general rode off while dragging the coffin.

"Stop!" Galaxy Red shouted while swiping a Yattatoo across the face and jump kicking the soldier away.

The Galaxy Rangers regrouped and charged forward to stop Sanbashu, but their communicators suddenly chimed. The team stopped in their tracks as they heard Moku's voice. "Rangers!" Moku called to them. "Do not follow...return to the ranch. I must speak with you."

The rangers walked towards Moku. Hikaru stormed forward, visibly upset that he was being called off from the battle with Sanbashu and the Yattatoo. "Why'd you call us off?" Hikaru practically yelled. "They have Hyuuga."

"I know," Moku said. "Sanbashu is surely trying to lure you into a trap."

Ryouma boldly stepped forward. "It doesn't matter...they have my brother. We have to get him back."

"And you will," Moku said, "but be cautious. Sanbashu and the Yattatoo are searching for something in the mountains. Something powerful."

Hayate nodded. "We'll be fine, Moku."

Tall yellow grass lined the mountains outside the city, along with several trees. Yattatoo were spread out across the area as a few of the soldiers stood guard around the base of a large hill. Hyuuga was tied to the trunk of a tree at the foot of the hill. He was still unconscious, his head slumping down low.

The rangers stayed hidden behind a mound as they watched the soldiers movements for a weak point. They saw Sanbashu walk over to Hyuuga and backfist him across the face.

"Come on," Hikaru said, nearly pouncing forward to attack.

Hayate grabbed Hikaru by the arm to keep the teen from running forward. "Stay down."

"Ryouma," Hikaru said, looking to his leader. "How can you just sit and watch them do this to Hyuuga?"

Ryouma shook his head. "We can't just charge in...we have to move carefully."

The rangers split up and snuck towards separate opponents, staying low and out of sight. Sanbashu was leaning against the tree in a relaxed posture, his gun held up and resting against his shoulder.

One of the nearby Yattatoo quietly yelped as its legs were knocked out from underneath and he was pulled to the ground. From behind a close dirt mound, a pair of hands aimed forward with a slingshot.

The slingshot fired and exploded around Sanbashu, sending sparks showering in every direction.

"What the?!" Sanbashu shouted while stepping forward through the explosion.

Saya, Hikaru, Gouki, and Hayate hopped forward and snapped into animal-like fighting stances as Sanbashu and the Yattatoo regrouped.

"Ha," Sanbashu said mockingly as he stepped forward. "It's about time you showed up."

The Balban general extended his firearm and triggered several shots.

The blasts exploded around the rangers as they shouted "Galaxy transform!" to transform into their armor and hop through the sparks. They stood in animal-like postures while charging forward to attack Sanbashu.

"Yattatoo!" Sanbashu shouted as he dashed forward along with the orange foot soldiers. The Rangers split up and attacked, slamming against the soldiers with a flurry of movement.

While the villains were distracted battling the four Rangers, Ryouma snuck over to where his older brother was tied to a tree. The ranger kneeled down and placed his hands on Hyuuga's shoulders, slightly shaking him.

"Brother...brother," Ryouma pleaded.

Hyuuga slowly stirred, his eyes opening as he looked up, smiling when he saw his younger brother's face. "Ryouma..." he said weakly.

"Hyuuga," Ryouma said as he leaned forward and embraced his brother. "When you fell down that crevice...I didn't think I'd ever see you again. How did you escape?"

Hyuuga shook his head. "There's no time for that now. We have to stop Sanbashu...he's after the Lights of Orion."

"Lights of Orion?" Ryouma asked.

Hyuuga nodded. "Help me up, Ryouma..."

Sanbashu turned from battling Galaxy Green and noticed Ryouma untying Hyuuga and helping the older teen to his feet. "Stay away from him!"

Galaxy Green threw himself onto the general before Sanbashu could fire at Ryouma and Hyuuga. "Ryouma! Get Hyuuga out of here!"

Ryouma nodded and draped his brother's arm over his shoulder, helping Hyuuga scurry away from the battle site. They moved through the woods as fast as they could while a group of Yattatoo stayed in pursuit. Ryouma didn't want to fight the soldiers while Hyuuga was injured. The ranger didn't want any more harm to come to his older brother.

Ryouma and Hyuuga turned towards an area thick with foliage and ducked for cover behind a bush. The two brothers sat in silence, watching as the Yattatoo passed them by.

"They're gone," Ryouma said. "For now at least..."

Hyuuga nodded, still a little winded. "Good. "Now...we have to free the Lights of Orion before Sanbashu does."

"Brother," Ryouma asked as he leaned down to Hyuuga, "what are these Lights?"

"A powerful energy source that was released on our world thousands of years ago," Hyuuga explained. "Sanbashu could use the lights to revive Daitanix...we can't let that happen."

"What do we do?" Ryouma asked.

Before Hyuuga could answer, a group of Yattatoo burst from the trees and attacked the brothers by surprise. The two teens dove for cover to avoid being sliced in half. Ryouma grabbed hold of a soldier's wrist and flipped that grunt to the ground while dropping to his back. Ryouma swung his legs while on the ground, smashing another Yattatoo away.

Hyuuga grabbed onto a soldier's shoulders and fell backward, bringing the Yattatoo down too. Hyuuga placed his foot on the soldier's chest and rolled backward, pushing off and sending the Yattatoo flying and slamming against a tree trunk.

"Ryouma," Hyuuga called to his brother, still out of breath and heavily injured. "Help me up...we have to get moving."

Ryouma moved to his brother's side, draping Hyuuga's arm over his shoulder. The brothers started moving off to escape the next wave of incoming Yattatoo. They moved as fast as they could, but Hyuuga was having trouble keeping up because of his injuries.

"Ryouma, wait," Hyuuga said to his brother.

Ryouma stopped and lowered Hyuuga to the ground near a tree. "What is it?"

"I'm just slowing you down," Hyuuga said. "You have to go on without me. You have to get the Lights and keep them away from Sanbashu."

"No way," Ryouma said. "I will not leave you behind again."

Hyuuga reached forward and placed a hand on Ryouma's shoulder. "Ryouma...you have to do this. The cave is hidden just beyond a hill not too far from here. Follow your Aasu. It will guide you."

Yattatoo burst from the bushes and charged towards the brothers. Hyuuga summoned his inner strength and threw himself forward, grabbing onto the lead Yattatoo and holding it steady while looking back to his younger brother. "Ryouma! Go! Find the Lights!"

Ryouma shook his head. "But brother..."

Hyuuga flipped a soldier over, slamming it to the ground and smashing a punch against the fallen soldier's chest. Hyuuga looked to his brother. "Go!"

Ryouma bit back a curse and reluctantly ran, leaving his brother behind to battle the Yattatoo.

The other four Rangers fought against the Yattatoo, splitting up to take the soldiers one on one. Sanbashu set his sights on Galaxy Green and slammed an upper cut punch against the Ranger's chest. The villain followed by the slamming his weapon handle against the back of Galaxy Green's neck.

Galaxy Green stumbled backward and fell against a tree before turning and facing Sanbashu again. Explosions sparked against Galaxy Green's chest as Sanbashu opened fire.

Ryouma ran to the base of a small cliff that looked over the ocean shore. A cave entrance was beneath the cliff, sealed with an ancient metal door that bore the symbol of the Earth, surrounded by a star of light.

"This has to be it..." Ryouma said as he drew on his Aasu, igniting the fire inside his body. He extended his hand and launched a flame pulse that exploded against the door and blasted it open.

Ryouma breathed a sigh of relief and ran towards the entrance, hopping inside, and landing on the dark cavern floor below. He spotted a cage up ahead that was surrounded by a pale blue light. Ryouma ran to the cage door and found the lock.

"Seijuukin!" he shouted while unsheathing his sword and hacking the cage open.

Ryouma entered the cage and moved towards the cave's center to where a large chest sat. The chest was black and gold, surrounded by dirt and rust. He used his sword to break the chest's lock as well. Inside was a small wooden box lined with red and gold. The box contained the Lights.

Ryouma picked up the box and started moving towards the cave's exit. He didn't get far before an energy pulse slammed against his back and knocked him to the ground, scorching his flesh and damaging his body. Ryouma weakly looked back to face his attacker. He opened his eyes wide with horror when he saw Hyuuga.

"Brother...what are you?"

Hyuuga kicked Ryouma in the face and walked out of the cave with the box containing the Lights of Orion in hand.

Sanbashu grabbed Galaxy Green by the neck and slammed a knee against the Ranger's chest before backfisting him away. The Yattatoo continued to fight against the other three Galaxy Rangers, Seijuukin clashing against the soldiers' own curved blades.

"Sanbashu!" a voice shouted from above. The villain turned to see Hyuuga standing with the golden box in hand. "The Lights of Orion are ours!"

Galaxy Blue swung the end of his saber to knock the last Yattatoo away as he and the others regrouped, looking up at Hyuuga. "Hyuuga? What are you doing?"

"Where's Ryouma?" Galaxy Yellow asked.

Hyuuga laughed and jumped off the cliff, flipping downward and landing on the Rangers' level. "Ryouma is left for dead."

"No!" Galaxy Pink shouted.

Galaxy Green wrinkled his brow beneath his helmet. "You're not Hyuuga."

Hyuuga laughed. "Very observant..."

Orange energy flashed around the Hyuuga doppelganger as he transformed into his true form, a bulky lion creature with red-orange fur and powerful claws. His name was Gurinjii. The creature snarled at the Rangers, revealing a mouth full of fangs. "Humans are so gullible."