YOU SAID:
Ricky needs to be with nine or else
INTO JAPANESE
リッキーは9人と一緒にいる必要がある
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Ricky needs to be with 9 people
INTO JAPANESE
リッキーは9人と一緒にいる必要があります
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Ricky needs to be with 9 people
That didn't even make that much sense in English.