Kindness | Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger x Nonbinary OC

Chapter 6: Hesitation (episode 19)

Now that everyone had determined that Juniper was probably not an enemy, things were going a bit smoother for them. There was still a little bit of wariness from everyone besides Towa. Juniper understood it, but they really wished that for once they could be fully trusted by everyone. Maybe after a few more battles with some minosaurs they could earn the complete trust of the group?

Speaking of battles, Towa had taken to continuing to help Juniper train. Juniper was still struggling to stop doing things the wrong way. They had practiced with their sword the wrong way for so long that it was a hard habit to break. At least Towa wasn't frustrated about how slow their improvement was.

Bamba was by far still the wariest of the group about Juniper. But, with the fact that Towa liked them so much, Bamba had no choice but to end up around them. He had gotten a bit friendlier with them and had even joined in one training session to give some pointers. Juniper was happy that they were making progress with building better relationships with everyone, even if it was a slow thing to do.

It was another day. Juniper and Towa had gone off into the town together to wander around. Towa was showing Juniper around still. There were quite a lot of places they had yet to see in this town. They wanted to have a better grasp on the layout in case they ever got separated from everyone again. They needed to know how to find their way back.

Melto had managed to craft a device similar to the changers they all had so that at least Juniper had a way to communicate with everyone. It was nice to be included like this. Juniper had never had friends before, after all. They were desperate to keep these growing friendships alive.

"Look! Dogs!" Towa exclaimed excitedly.

"Dogs?" Juniper replied.

"Yeah. Come on, let's see if their owner will let us pet them." Towa grabbed Juniper by their wrist and tugged them over.

There were two tiny dogs on a leash. Juniper stared at them. They hadn't ever interacted with animals before. They knew of some animals, but the tribe never had any that they got to be around.

Towa asked if they could pet the dogs. The owner said yes. She was smiling at the two young boys.

Towa crouched down and was happy to pet the dogs. Juniper hesitated for a moment, but copied Towa. They were cautious as they let the two dogs sniff their hand. The dogs were at least quite friendly.

"Good boys." Towa cooed at the dogs. "So cute."

"Thank you." The owner responded.

"What are their names?" Towa asked.

"The black one is Bee and the brown one is Pell."

Towa picked up the brown on a little and got close to its face. "So your name is Pell."

The moment was interrupted by a scream of distress. Juniper and Towa both looked toward the direction of the noise. Was there a new minosaur? Was it just a Druidon? What was going on?

The two kids rushed off after the noise. They had to go see what was happening. Towa was leading the way for them.

There was a very weird looking minosaur terrorizing people. Towa and Juniper skidded to a halt as it finally came into view. It seemed the noise of their footsteps caught the minosaur's attention as it turned to look at them.

Towa pulled out his ryusoul and began to transform. "Ryusoul Change!"

Juniper yelped in surprise at Towa rushed past them and into the fight. He had not hesitated at all to jump in while they definitely had. Then again, Towa had a lot more experience doing this than they did.