Hey this is my first EVER fanfic, though I have had the plot in mind for some time. The first four entries might be prologue's for the three main characters of the story and how they find themselves in their predicament. I will try to make the other two characters prologues not as long as this one, but I cant guarantee anything.
Kamen Rider does not belong to me, it is a product of Toe, the Characters in this story however are all original.
Anyway I hope you Enjoy
Edit 29/01/10. Just edited a few mistakes. Next xhapter should be up tonight as well.
Prologue.
Tsukiko
It began the same way it always did when the drugs started to wear off; Tsukiko started to remember the moment she was kidnapped. She had no idea six months had passed since then.
Tsukiko had been a typical college girl in modern day Japan, eager to start living life away from her family for the first time and taking her first steps towards being an independent woman. Of course she'd cried when packing for Medical School with her mother, who would be living on her own for the first couple of months till she could visit. But when she arrived and finished unpacking that sadness had been replaced with excitement; her first lesson started tomorrow and would be the starting point in her dream of becoming a skilled doctor.
Tsukiko had decided this would be her path in life when she was 10, shortly after her father passed away in a car crash which Tsukiko and her mother had also been part of. Her mother had been pinned by the wreckage of the car but was otherwise fine, instructing Tsukiko (who only suffered a few cuts and bruises) on how to give mouth to mouth to her father who had stopped breathing. Even though the doctors later told Tsukiko there was nothing she could have done for her father; that he had been killed on impact with the other car, Tsukiko hadn't believed them and merely thought they were trying to make her feel better. She had thought that if she had merely known more about how to treat people like a doctor or paramedic would in that situation she could have saved her father.
So, after many years of hard work and good grades Tsukiko had finally got what felt like her first step towards reaching her goal, sure it would be another 10 years before she could earn the right to become a fully qualified PhD, but she would enjoy every minute of her training. At least that's what she had decided before fate intervened.
On the same day she arrived at campus Tsukiko decided to have a wander around town to get her bearings and find out where the ideal shops and markets were. However, when going under a large bridge near a quite road she noticed a large yet slim figure lying face down and sprawled on the pavement. Cautiously she approached the figure, following protocol they teach in basic first aid of checking for signs of danger or the cause for the persons collapse like electric wiring, slippery substances etc. That done Tsukiko started to call out to the person from a safe distance in case he/she were drunk or dangerous. The figure had its hood from the raincoat it was wearing obscuring its face. This instantly made Tsukiko suspicious as it had not rained all day. But the person's raincoat was so thick she couldn't tell if their back was rising and falling as it would if they were breathing. She looked around for someone to call and give her support should this person turn out to be dangerous, but as this was under a bridge with lots of cars zooming by overhead her voice would not carry very far.
Then, just as she decided that she couldn't wait any longer and started reaching out to pull back the hood, a black SUV started making its way under the bridge towards Tsukiko and the figure. Her attention diverted the hooded figure suddenly snapped its hand around Tsukiko's wrist, pulling her down to stare her in the face. Seeing it for the first time Tsukiko couldn't help but scream. It was a man, but his lower jaw was split in half between his central incisors, giving it a mandible like appearance of an insect. His eyes were completely black and bulging out of their sockets, again like an insect. His skin had a greenish tinge that Tsukiko had only ever seen in cartoons when the character was feeling sick.
She screamed, first at the creature before her and then at the people in the SUV to help her. She did not see the creature that was now rising to his feet take out a small syringe and plunge it into her neck, but she sure felt it before passing out. The last thing she saw were three men in black suits who stepped out of the SUV; one carrying a small black bag, the other one had a pair of handcuffs and the last one was opening the boot.
Tsukiko woke up to darkness. At first she thought she hadn't opened her eyes but after a second realised there was a slight weight on her face, which brought back memories of the black bag one of the SUV guys had been holding. She tried to move her arms and felt the handcuffs around her wrists which were held behind her back. Tsukiko realised she had been set up by the people in the SUV and that...thing. The creature had pretended to be hurt so Tsukiko would be drawn to help him, and then the other three would drive by in the SUV to distract Tsukiko who would be knocked unconscious by the creature. As the fear started to build up in her Tsukiko drew in a large breath to start screaming, but then felt a familiar sharp pain in her neck. She let out a small yelp and felt herself slip back off to sleep.
The next time she came too Tsukiko realised she was naked, exposed and strapped into some sort of frame that held her upright as if she were standing like a puppet. She opened her eyes and was thankful at first that the bag was gone. This changed after a good look around the large room she was being held prisoner in; it looked like a room from a hospital that children have nightmares about. There were mean looking instruments for cutting, prodding and extracting on a dining room sized table on the left of Tsukiko. Machines that looked like they belonged in a mad scientist film were scattered around and connected by a tangle of wires that led to the frame holding Tsukiko in place. The walls were adorned with so many pictures of dissected bodies and pieces of paper holding diagrams and charts piled on top of each other that Tsukiko was glad she couldn't make them out too clearly.
Looking at the frame that held her in place she saw that the straps were made of plastic whilst the polished metal frame itself seemed so surreal with all its buttons and wires hanging out that it seemed to be something out of a Sci-Fi film. Starting to feel the cold and with the appearance of her surroundings Tsukiko couldn't help but shiver.
The large double doors at the far end of the room suddenly burst open to roughly twenty individuals all dressed in lab coats. All but the man at the front of the group were frantically relaying information to each other about blood tests, reflex's and many things Tsukiko couldn't make out over the chatter. The man at the front of the group never took his eyes off of Tsukiko, looking her straight in the eye with a cold emotionless expression. He was Caucasian and looked allot younger than the other people surrounding him, perhaps in his late twenties or early thirties. He was tall with a full head of light brown hair and piercing sky blue eyes behind a pair of Armani wire rim glasses. If this were a different situation Tsukiko would have thought the man was rather handsome. Instead she found herself terrified of this man amongst a group of strangers who had kidnapped her, stripped her naked and now seemed to be examining her.
The young man raised his hand as a sign for the others to stop talking, all of whom immediately stopped their conversations midsentence and turned to look at Tsukiko. She knew there were far more important things going on but Tsukiko couldn't help feeling humiliated being naked in front of all these strangers who were all staring at her so eerily. She let a small tear run down her cheek but refused to make any noise. The blond man lowered his hand and said in English to someone over his shoulder "How long?" a small Japanese woman came forward and whispered something into his ear.
Turning to Tsukiko he then started to speak in fluent Japanese "I am Professor Einstimmig. Can you understand me Hikari-San?" He waited for Tsukiko to reply, but she was too busy fighting back another tear threatening to roll down her face. In the end he decided not to wait, completely oblivious to her emotional state, and carried on speaking. "You're no doubt wondering what you are doing here and what our intentions are, correct?"
Tsukiko couldn't help it anymore and let a few tears fall down her cheeks. She tried to respond verbally but only a few small sobs escaped her lips. She pulled herself together and nodded her head to answer the so called "Professors" question.
Satisfied with her response Prof. Einstimmig turned to his team and gave them a nod, sending them running to the various machines scattered around the room. Once they were all in place the lead professor turned to address Tsukiko again.
"We are part of an Organization set on breaking the boundaries of science, creating miraculous discoveries that will benefit mankind and help it to reach its next stage in evolution." It sounded like he was saying a company logo that had been drilled into his head through constant rehearsal. After finishing this sentence Einstimmig and his colleagues faces all cracked into a wicked smile that only fuelled Tsukiko's fear that these people were crazy.
Einstimmig regained his emotionless expression and continued. "Our research for the last decade has involved crossing the DNA of humans with various animals to see what kind of benefits mankind would get with the durability of an insect or the grace of a tiger etc. I'm sure you realise this process is highly illegal." That creepy smile spread across his face again. "But then I'm sure you also know from experience that we have had much success in our research regardless of ethics. You've met Hopper after all; perhaps you would like to see him again? Someone bring Hopper in, quickly!"
Two of the scientists left the room for a minute and came back with the green man who had tricked Tsukiko and got her into this mess. The only difference was this time he had nothing covering his torso, leaving his mutated form exposed for all to see. His head was bald and seemed to bulge slightly more round the back. His skin was green on every visible part of his body with rough patches on his elbows, wrists and chest. His forearms had a row of small spikes running from his elbow to his wrist. However more than anything else it was Hoppers mouth that kept drawing Tsukiko's attention. Every time he opened it the jaw would split, causing his shrunken tongue to flop down and almost touch his exposed chest. Tsukiko hadn't realised she'd been screaming till the creature had covered its ears to block out the noise. The Professor and his group of scientists however seemed completely unfazed by Tsukiko's scream.
"Yes, yes, he's quite the charmer isn't he? Someone take him away before she starts vomiting, I don't want time wasted on sterilizing the room." yelled Professor Einstimmig. Tsukiko turned her head as one of the scientists started to escort hopper from the room, unable to bear looking at him anymore for fear of seeing him open his mouth again. Einstimmig waited for Tsukiko to calm down again, for some reason determined that she would hear what he had to say, though she had an idea of what they wanted with her after seeing hopper. They wanted to make her into something like him; part human, part something else.
Well thats the end of my first post, hopefully get the second part to this character prologue up soon and then onto some more action packed scenes. Please review and tell me if your interested so far, and where you think this character story is going. I hope you enjoyed :)
