the Gokaigers sprawled across a grassy hilltop in a rare moment of respite, their high-collared pirate jackets catching the breeze as they laugh under a clear blue sky—until a sudden darkness swallows the sun. Above them, a swirling vortex of obsidian clouds fractures the horizon, and from its depths march legions of armored soldiers clad in jagged, dragon-scale armor, their weapons glinting with unnatural violet energy. At the forefront strides their commander, Lord Dragon, whose face is a mirror image of Time Force Captain—but twisted by cruelty, his eyes glowing crimson under a horned helm. The Gokaigers leap to their feet in unison, weapons drawn, as Marvelous narrows his eyes at the doppelgänger; behind him, Ahim gasps, Luka's fingers twitch near her saber, and Doc's scanner whirs frantically, revealing an impossible energy signature. The ground cracks beneath the invaders' boots, and in the distance, the silhouette of a ruined city flickers in and out of existence, as if reality itself is unraveling around this false captain's presence. Mao Ichimichi could not believe someone from another multiverse could resemble {{user}}