Chapter 1: And So, It Continues
A woman is sitting in front of Ms. Knickerbockers' office, with the principal herself at the desk, looking through some files.
"You are... Sharyn Cathode, correct?" Asked the principal of the Sheffield Institute.
"Yes, I am." Replied Sharyn enthusiastically.
"Hmm..." Knickerbockers shifted her eyes from the papers of the Sharyn. "This says that you are 22 years old, and you just got fresh out of college, and major in; Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering, all at once in fact. How did you manage to get degrees in all of that?"
"I work hard. That's all." Winked Sharyn. "I'm the most intelligent one at my university."
"I see... I guess that partially explains your hair is whiter than mine." Joked the principal. "And here you want to apply to be a teacher? You would be wasting your talents here. You could apply to be, well, a rocket scientist or something!"
"Yes," Smiled Sharyn. "Because I feel more comfortable in a school environment."
"Well, from your resume," Answered Knickerbockers, "You seem to qualify to be a new science teacher." She shakes hands with the young woman. "Congratulations. I hope you enjoy working with us."
"I will." Sharyn grinned.
…
The class was waiting for the new science teacher to enter the room, although some are killing time by tossing around wads of paper. This goes on until a woman opened the door and went into the room. She is a somewhat tall, young woman. Her hair is white and in a short ponytail, on her face, she has facial markings that curved out of her eyes and down her cheeks. And her... attire is too causal for some, her wears a grey sweater with an olive-green jacket over it, a dark blue shawl with red splotch patterns around her neck, and tan cargo pants.
"Hello class." Said the woman. "I am Ms. Cathode. So, as you already know, I am your new science teacher." Sharyn started to writing on the chalkboard. "Now, let me give you what lessons I have for you for the whole year and-" A student smirked and tosses at Sharyn while her back was turned and then she catches it in her hand and looks at the student. "And give you a good reason to behave in this class. What is your name young man?"
"Uriah." He scoffed.
"Well, Uriah." Replied Sharyn, "You have a lot of nerve throwing things at the new teacher. Especially she is just started right after college."
"Just starting?" He raised an eyebrow. "So, that means that you aren't an old hag?" His friends chuckled at that.
"Oh, right, it's my white hair, isn't it." Said Sharyn. "Anyway, don't try anything rash this year by disrespecting others, you hear?"
"Or else what?" Uriah sneered as Sharyn grins as she slips a piece of paper on his desk.
"Or else I'll give you this." Smiled Sharyn. "It's an assignment to anyone who causes trouble in my class. A series of equations you must solve."
Uriah looks at it in shock. "Wha- I don't know ANY of this! How do you expect me to do all this? I don't have to do it, do I?"
"You DO." Sharyn gave a sly grin. "And it will be considered a grade in my class. Oh, and don't have anyone else do this assignment for you. Or else you'll get a zero. And this will apply even outside my classroom."
"You- you can't do that!" He starts sweating.
"I can and I will if I catch word of your... incidents." Replied Sharyn. "And this goes for all of you. If you don't want to do this, you have to abide to my rules. Got it?"
The class nods.
"Good. Glad be on the same page." Said Sharyn cheerfully. "Now, let's get started for new year, ok?"
…
Somewhere, two young men were chased by an army of monsters, "This is bad, Caleb." Said one. "There's probably no way we can escape this, especially after Phobos' new beasts."
"I know, Aldarn!" Replied Caleb. "But we have to get back to the base quickly or else those creatures will catch up with us!" They kept on running until they saw a large hedgehog-like creature. "Oh, come on!"
The hedgehog monster shoots its quills at them, as they leapt behind nearby rocks for cover. "Damn it, damn it, damn it!" Caleb puts his back against the rock as quills kept on firing at them. "Sorry, everyone. Looks like I won't make out of this alive..." As he said that, the creature loomed over him with a blade on its arm was about to strike him as someone punched it in the face, pushing it back.
They have light greyish armor with a sided star in the middle of the chest area that is covered in wires and pipes over a black body suit. Their strange helmet is also light grey that is covered in wires and pipes as a white glass visor over their right bug eye. In which they are emerald green. And they have strange device on their belt that is a black box that looks like a radio.
"You still alive?" The mysterious person looked at Caleb and Aldarn as they nodded. "Good. Now go. I'll handle this."
They get up as Aldarn said. "I don't know who you are, but thank you."
"No problem." Replied the armored person as they ran off, leaving the person and the monster behind. "So it's you and me." It charged forth as the armored warrior kicked at it and as it tried to attack them it kept being knocked back by the mysterious person's punches.
They brought out a weapon that appears to be a baton and gave the hedgehog creature a few hit before they slide in an object that looks like a battery into the bottom of it.
-Neutral!-
They turn the knob on the baton's side.
-OverCharge! Neutral Finishing Strike!-
The baton gave off white-colored electricity and then the mysterious person charges at the monster to bash it to its stomach the makes the creature fall back and exploded. As the dust clears, a man was lying on the ground, and with a battery lying next to him.
The armored person picked up and crushed it in their hand. They looked at the unconscious man, and sighs. "And here comes the hard part." They carry him over their shoulder and walked towards the distance.
…
A few months later, it was science fair at Sheffield. Sharyn walked around the gymnasium where the science fair is taking place, looking at the projects her students made.
'Ah...' She groaned mentally. 'It's like these kids aren't even trying. I can do all this stuff when I was 5 years old.' She sighed. "At least that Taranee girl is actually trying. Let's see how she's holding up."
As she walked towards Taranee's science project, she saw another one of her students Cornelia, pounding a plant as Taranee and another named Irma, covering the scene from Ms. Knickerbockers and the judge. And what is surprising for the young teacher is that the plant instantly grows back after taking such damage.
"Hello there." Greeted Sharyn.
"Oh! Ms. Cathode!" Exclaimed Irma as she quickly gets in front of her. "How are you doing?"
"Slightly disappointed." Sharyn replied, looking around. "I thought that everyone will put in their best effort here. I thought wrong."
"I know to you it's a bit underwhelming..." Said Taranee. "But at least give everyone a chance here. After all, your lessons regarding lab activities are kinda... too high leveled."
"Really?" Sharyn raised an eyebrow. "Is making jet fuel out of waste fluids is too high leveled? I even did them outside." She looked over to see the project. "So, is your project about making fast regenerating plants? Interesting."
"Um..." Taranee tried to think of something. "Yes, my project is about how plants recover from damage. So I used a formula to help it recover faster."
"Is that so?" Sharyn looked at the plant and broke off on its branches.
"H-hey!" Exclaimed Cornelia as she grabs hold of the plant, which regrew its lost branch.
"Hmm..." Sharyn rubbed her chin as eyed it. "I say that is breath of fresh air for me." She smiled. "Good job, you three." Taranee, Irma, and Cornelia sighed with relief.
"But may I ask of you..." Sharyn presses on. "What formula did you use for the plant? I would be very eager to see it. I've never seen this before!"
"Oh, well, umm..." Taranee looks around to evade the question.
"Good morning, Ms. Cathode." Said another girl named Hay Lin.
"Oh, likewise, Hay Lin." Sharyn looked back at her. "So, what's your project for the fair?"
"Well, my project is about-" Replied Hay Lin before there was a she was interrupted.
"Hey look, it's the new girl."
Sharyn looked over to see a red-haired girl that is being picked on by Uriah and his buddies.
"Hey, Wilma." He smirked at the girl.
"I prefer to go by Will." Replied the girl, annoyed.
"Sure, whatever. Will-ma." Mocked Uriah as his friends laughed.
Sharyn clears her throat. "Uriah, what did I say about disrespecting others? Apologize. Now."
Uriah jumped at that. "Wait, how is that disrespecting?"
"You are currently picking on another student because she's new here." Replied Sharyn. "Taking advantage of her vulnerability. That is considered disrespectful. Apologize or else I give ANOTHER of my assignments. Is that clear?"
Uriah can only stay silent. "O-ok." He looks at Will. "Sorry Wilm- I mean. Will."
"That's ok." Replied Will. "… I guess." She walked towards Hay Lin and Sharyn. "Umm... thanks for helping me."
"Of course." Smiled Sharyn. "You're not the only one that is new here after all."
"And it looks like Uriah is starting to improve, for once." Joked Irma. "Well, who couldn't after been given nine college level assignments."
"Wait, are they that difficult?" Asked Will shocked. "So Ms. Cathode really wasn't kidding."
"No, I'm not." Replied Sharyn with a grin.
"Anyway," Will looks at Hay Lin and took out a piece of paper. "Thank you so much for the invitation."
"Wait, she invited her?" Said Cornelia dumbfounded.
"Well, I best be leaving." Sharyn walked away as she waved. "Hope you guys do well!"
…
Somewhere at a dark castle, in the throne room where Phobos sat on his throne, with his loyal servant, Cedric, before him.
"Forgive me sire." Kneeled Cedric. "Those rebels escaped. And is probably head towards the mountains."
"So, this time they succeeded in breaking in my palace." Replied Phobos. "The guards are no use. And I can't waste more beasts if that mysterious armored individual keeps appearing out of nowhere and defeating them! If the rebellion keeps on succeeding, then the rest of the peasants start getting ideas of rising up. And we can't have that can't we?"
"No, sir." Cedric hung his head.
"Then this is something that is too important to leave to simple guards. Do as you must." Ordered Phobos.
"Yesss my liege..." Said Cedric with a hiss and his eyes turning into slits. And then he started to change into a monstrous form, with his body becomes larger and snakelike as his blonde hair turning white. He looms over Phobos with his naga-like body. "I will handle them myssself..."
"Cedric." Phobos pinched the bridge of his nose. "I know that you're a naga and all, but... is hissing as you talk in that form really necessary?"
"S-sorry, my liege." Apologized Cedric.
…
Sharyn went into her apartment and took out her phone to see an alarm.
-Beast Detected!-
"Well." Sharyn opens a drawer with a device that looks like a miniature portable radio, and takes it up. "Time to get to work."
She stepped up towards a metal box that looks like a foot locker on the ground as it unfolds itself, looking like an empty door frame. In which it created a bluish veil that is portal to somewhere. Sharyn walked in to the portal as it closes behind her as it folds itself back into its footlocker shape.
…
After another raid of the dark castle, the two rebels, Caleb and Aldarn rode their bird-like mounts to the edge of a city that is named, The Infinite City. (How imaginative.) They get off their mounts when they start to tire. "Thanks for the ride." Joked Caleb to the bird mount. "How much do I owe you?" It fell as it took a rest.
"Well, we made it out." Said Aldarn, staring at the Infinite City. "Although it is still a long walk that will last a few hours."
"Good to know." Replied Caleb. "But I'm not going."
"What? Why?" Asked Aldarn.
"My informant told me that Phobos has found the rightful heir to the throne. She is alive, Aldarn, on a planet named Earth." Said Caleb.
"I thought it was named Terra." Replied Aldarn.
"It's the same thing." Retorted Caleb. "I going to find a portal to get the heir before Phobos can. Or else the worlds will be doomed."
"I understand." Nodded Aldarn. "I'll tell our allies to stay strong. Best of luck to you."
"Thanks." Said Caleb as they ran off to their separate ways.
As Caleb went back into the mountains to find a portal to Earth, he trekked through until he meets a frog-like Beast before him. "Oh, not again." Grunted Caleb as the Frog Beast shot its tongue as he dodged to the side. Calem draws his sword to strike at it, as he lands a hit, blood spilled out of the Frog Beast's chest as it croaks in pain. Then that mysterious person came out of nowhere and entered the fight against the Beast.
"What you doing here?" Asked the armored person. "I thought you would get yourself out of trouble. Get out of here."
"I can't." Replied Caleb as dodges the Frog Beast's tongue. "I have to find the portal to Earth!" He continues as he strafes around the monster. "I need to find the missing heir to the throne before Phobos can. Or else it will be too late!"
"The heir? So she's alive." Said the armored person. "Ok. I will help you. Besides, you don't need to find a portal to get to Earth."
"Really, how?" Caleb looks at them with shock.
The mysterious person flipped the toggle switch on the left side of her device on their waist to middle position. "I'll tell you after we beat this creature." They turned the knob on the device.
-OverCharge!-
They flipped the switch back down.
-Neutral Charged Finish!-
They jumped up the air with their right foot becomes covered in white electricity as they drop kicked at the Frog Beast as it exploded. As the dust cleared, Caleb can't believe his eyes, for which he sees a fellow rebel lying on the ground unconscious.
"He- how?" He said confused. "He's been missing for months! Why is he here?"
"Do you really want to know what happened to your captured comrades?" Asked the mysterious person as he shakes his head in horror. "Then pick him up, and let me do my thing. We'll get to Earth in no time."
"Don't be so sure..." Said Cedric as his large body loomed over them. "How can even someone so small can be so troublesome? Especially YOU. White warrior. Just who are you to defy my lord?"
"I am Kamen Rider... Charge." Replied Charge.
"A what?" Caleb responded in confusion.
"No matter who or what you are..." Said Cedric. "You are an insect, much like that boy over here."
"Even insects kill much larger creatures such as you." Replied Charge. "Want to have a go?"
"Not this time." Cedric breathed out a dark cloud that covered the area, blinding Charge and Caleb. As Cedric grips Caleb in his tail as slithers off. "My lord wants me to teach this rebel a lesson in disobedience. But we will engage in combat the next time we meet... so long... Kamen Rider..."
"H-hey! Let me go!" Caleb stuggles.
Charge pulls out a pistol and fires at Cedric through the dark clouds. But as it clears, he and Caleb were gone. "Damn it." They sulked as they looked at the unconscious rebel. "Looks like I have to take him back to the city and head to Earth."
…
Back at the dark castle, Caleb was tied to a stone table with restraints. "Wha- What are you going to do to me?"
Cedric in his human form walked around the rebel. "You have committed several crimes towards out one true king, Phobos, and for that. You will be punished."
"If you're going to torture me, I will not sell out my comrades!" Yelled Caleb as he tried to break out of the binds.
Cedric chuckled. "Oh, no. I don't plan to do that." He takes out two objects in each of his hands. In one hand, a strange looking armlet, and in the other, a battery-like object. "I am giving you a chance to redeem yourself for our lord. To become one of his loyal servants..."
"I'd rather die than work under that monster." Growled Caleb.
"But you don't have a choice." Cedrick grinned. "Do you?" He attaches the armlet onto Caleb's arm and puts the battery in it.
-LEO-
Caleb felt his heart beat loudly, as his very inside are getting messed up. He screamed in pain as his body start to change. Fur grew out of his skin, his hands and feet transform into claws, his teeth turned into fang, and his eyes became feline like. In his binds, Caleb was no more, in his place, a lion-like monster roared as it broke out of its restraints.
Cedric laughs. "Perfect... Just look at the rebels' faces when their precious leader has become a mindless Beast, serving our true lord." He looked at the Lion Beast. "Now... head to Terra. And find the missing heir, and retrieve her."
The Lion Beast roars to the sky.
…
Will, Irma, Tananee, Cornelia, and Hay Lin stood under a highway, with Will looking at the crystal amulet after testing out its capabilities. "This is all too new to me. About this planet called Meridian, about this Phobos guy is planning to take over all of the worlds, about us being Guardians, and our new powers. I never thought that we'll get know anything like this."
"But hey." Replied Irma. "Seeing is believing. But still though, you have a point." She looked at Hay Lin in a pile of boxes. "I really wonder that why now that your grandmother would reveal this to us and expect us to take it like it's nothing."
"Yeah..." Hay Lin gets up. "I wonder too."
"Uh, guys." Said Tananee as she pointed at something. "What is that?"
Cornelia replies as she looks at the direction Tananee's pointing at. "What was- wha-!?"
They see a portal before them that came out of nowhere. And out of it, the Lion Beast came through to meet the frightened girls.
"And what is THAT!?" Exclaimed Hay Lin.
"Does your grandma talk to us about something like this!?" Asked Irma.
"No!" She replied.
The Lion Beast came closer as Tananee grips Will, "Hey change us back! Fast!"
As Will was about to use the amulet, several shots were fired at the Beast. The girls turned around to see Sharyn, holding a pistol that is aimed at the monster.
"Ms. Cathode!?" Said Will surprised.
"Why are you doing here!?" Exclaimed Cornelia.
"Get out of here." Said Sharyn. "Let me handle this creature. I've dealt with its kind before. Now go!"
"Sorry Teach, but..." Replied Irma. "We can handle ourselves."
"Well." Sharyn looks at her. "So can I."
"I don't think that a gun will take out this... thing." Said Tanalee. "Just run! You don't have to take this for us!"
Sharyn sighes. "Looks like you're not leaving no matter what I tell you. I guess I have no choice but to use this." She takes out the device.
"What is that?" Hay Lin pointed at it.
"I think it's a... radio?" Said Cornelia.
Sharyn places the device on her waist as it forms a belt around it. She flips open a part of the device that has two holes in it. Sharyn takes out two white batteries and slides them in the holes.
-Neutral!/Neutral!-
She closes the box as it says:
-Full Charge!-
The Beast and the girls stared at the woman as she flips the switch on the left side of her device as to its middle position.
"Henshin." Sharyn flips the switch down.
-Max Power! Neutral!-
A white light envelops her and as it dissipates, it reveals a dark-grey rider with white armor that has wires and pipes all over it.
"Kamen Rider Charge." She posed. "I feel at 100%!" Charge ran towards the Lion Beast to strike it with her fist that pushes it back. As the beast tried to strike back, Charge leaped and flipped over it to kick it in the back. She brought out her pistol and transformed it into a what looks like a stun baton and placed a battery in it.
-Neutral!-
White electricity came off of it and give the Lion Beast a few whacks and jabbed into its solar plexus and electricity flowed through its body as it roared in pain.
As they fight, the girls stared at them.
"I can't believe it." Will said in awe. "Ms. Cathode is holding out on her own against that thing."
"Is she some sort of superhero?" Said Hay Lin stunned.
"Um, hello?" Replied Irma. "We can hold out by ourselves too, right? Do the thing Will!"
"Oh! Right." Nodded Will as she use the amulet to change the five girls into different forms, in which they looked the adult versions of themselves much to Charge's surprise.
"O-oi!" Said Charge surprised. "Are you Guardians!?"
"Wait." Responded Cornelia. "You know what we are?"
She was hit as the Lion Beast swung its fist into Charge's torso as she was flown back.
"Ms. Cathode!" Exclaimed Tananee.
"Alright, fire!" Yelled Will.
"What, me?" Tananee pointed to herself in confusion.
"Everyone!" Shouted Will as the rest of the girls pour their energy into a pinkish ball light that Will formed and fired at the Lion Beast.
"Good job, girls." Said Charge as she gets up. "Now let me have a bit of payback." She flipped the toggle switch on the left side of her device on their waist to middle position. And they turned the knob on the device.
-OverCharge!-
They flipped the switch back down.
-Neutral Charged Finish!-
Her foot becomes covered in white electricity as the Lion Beast charged at her. Charge turned her back at it and swung her leg for the back of her heel to hit the Beast in the side of its head as he was flown back to the ground and roared its last as it exploded. As the dust clears, Caleb is lying on the ground with the Beast Battery beside him.
Charge walks towards Caleb as a portal open again as Cedric popped out and grabs Caleb along with the battery. "So this one needs more work..." Growled the naga.
Charge changes her stun baton into a pistol and fires at Cedric. "Get the man out of that monster's hand!" Shouted Charge to the girls as they nodded and fired their energy at Cedric as he screams in pain and then goes back in the portal. "No!" Yelled Charge. "… Looks like we have no choice..." She turned towards the girls. "Close the portal, now! Before he comes back!"
"How?" Hay Lin shouted back.
"Use your energy on it!" Charge continues to fire at Cedric. "Hurry!"
The girls use the last of their power to close the portal. Charge changed back into Sharyn and kicks the ground. "Damn it!"
The girls change back and walked towards their science teacher. "Umm... Miss Cathode?" Asked Irma. "What was that?"
"Yeah." Said Cornelia. "Care to explain?"
"First, let me ask you this." Replied Sharyn as she pointed at Will's amulet. "That is the Heart of Kardrakar. Why do you have it?"
"You know what this is?" Will held up the amulet. "Just who are you?"
Sharyn sighs. "I'll tell you everything. Let me start off with this, I'm not really from here. Well, not from this world that is."
"Wait..." Said Tananee. "So that means..."
"Not here." Sharyn stopped her. "We made quite a lot of noise here. So we to speak about this privately somewhere else."
"I think I know a place." Replied Hay Lin.
…
Everyone in as Hay Lin's home as they sit around the table with her grandmother, Yan Lin pouring them tea.
"Let me get this straight." Said Cornelia, trying to process what Sharyn said. "You are from the very planet Hay's grandma talked about earlier today, not only that, you came to Earth to become a teacher for cover?"
"Yes. And built this device which I call it, The Charge Driver." Replied Sharyn. "It allows me to increase my physical capabilities along with other perks with these." She held up batteries that looks like a crystal in casing in her hand. "I call them Elemental Batteries. The reason why is that I call them so is because it contains the essence of an element."
"That is strange... technology hasn't been introduced to Meridian." Said Yan Lin. "How do you have the knowledge to build it?"
"Well, I used to have a mentor that said she was an engineer or something like that." Replied Sharyn. "She took me in and gained that knowledge."
"Who was your mentor?" Asked Tananee. "Does she have a name?"
"Well..." Sharyn became silent for a moment. "I don't think it's the right time to talk about it. Maybe in the later future."
"I understand." Said Hay Lin. "But what with that lion creature that attacked us? Grandma, does anything like that exist in Meridian?"
"No." Her grandmother shook her head. "In fact, this is the first time I've heard of such a thing."
"Actually, they are developed recently." Replied Sharyn. "They are called Beasts, they are when people that had these armlets and put in batteries that are called Beast Batteries. They are similar to my Elemental Batteries, but they hold the essence of various animals, hence the fact they transform them into a monstrous version of that animal that the Beast Battery corresponds to."
"That... that's wrong!" Exclaimed Will. "Who would do such a thing!?"
"Well... Phobos. For starters." Replied Sharyn.
"You seem to know a lot about these... Beasts and all the such." Asked Irma. "You said you're originally from Meridian, right? Then how did you have this much information about this?"
Sharyn went silent again. "Well, for the creation of the Beasts... you can blame on me."
"What?" Said Will shocked.
"WHAT!?" Exclaimed Cornelia.
"It is because it was my project that Phobos himself greenlighted." Finished Sharyn. "For I used to work under him."
Everyone was in shock about what Sharyn has just said. She was the one there are the Beasts are created. The one who had used to work for Phobos. There were mixed emotions of terror, anger, and disgust for what that... hero has done.
...
Yes, I already made a twist in the first chapter. Probably sloppy as a Shayamalan Film. But I digress, I had a hard time with this for not having much memory about the show, so tell me what i should improve on.
See in the next chapter.