These dreams…is there any reason why they come back?

I can see a man having a conflict with several other guys like him…only they were poised to kill, not to subdue. But the man succeeded…and the name the girl called him…was Decade.

But when I had a similar dream, it showed nine men going after them, and one of them had surpassed his limits. After that, he had rebelled and sealed them off…but he returned and saved everything.

It's almost like…I was drawn to them. Like my story would intertwine with his.

But…can I trust him?

(The Next Decade is the introduction to this story.)

Persona Task Force: Advent of Decade.

Chapter 1: Round Zero. These are Undead!?!

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It was the same ritual as every other day after he first arrived to work on the job. However, as the alarm was given, it was quickly shut off by an arm.

"Morning, Andrew," was the voice of the AI that greeted him.

"Morning, Mia," he said to the cat-like being. The purple cat was the avatar form of one of his AI that he collected. "If anything, I need to check my Dream Log."

"It's the same one, isn't it?"

Andrew shook his head. "If anything, he saved the world and helped out this one guy that had split him in half," he said. "I'm not sure how a guy like that could be good AND evil at the same time."

Mia did express some concern. "I'll record it in the logbook," she said. "Seems like they've been frequent ever since you got back on duty."

Andrew sighed. "I was never ON duty until sometime after that moment. Now if you'll excuse me…"

"I know, I know. I'll shut down for a bit. But you KNOW you need to tell Travis about this."

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In the break room, a look-alike that was on the computer was checking something out.

"That's odd," he muttered.

"What's odd, Wandrex?" a green-haired individual asked him, checking it out.

"Nothing. Just this photo studio that came out of nowhere and took residence."

The young man that was playing the Xbox 360 was surprised. "A photo studio?" Wandrex nodded. "Weird, because the paperwork would have gotten through already."

"Plague, we're a police force," the green-haired man said, "not a government."

"It's the closest thing to it, Tyler," Plague retorted.

Tyler sighed. "Then again, it's called Hikari Studios led by…Ejiro Hikari. Why does that name sound familiar?"

As Tyler pondered, Andrew had managed to enter the room.

"Morning, guys," he said. "What are you looking up, Wandrex?"

"Just a new building that came here overnight," he said.

That was surprising. "Overnight?" Wandrex nodded. "Travis must have given it a permit, but…overnight?"

Before anyone could answer his question, a female had entered the room. "I have no idea what you guys are babbling about," she said, "but Travis wants us in the meeting room."

Plague groaned. "There goes my session," he muttered. "Fine time for him to actually give us a mission, too."

"Not my idea, Plague. This just came in through surveillance, although why you guys are looking up a photo studio is beyond me. Tyler…"

Tyler slightly freaked. "Hey, I don't take candid photos all the time, Trisha," he said.

Andrew sighed at their antics. "Better check what the boss wants," he muttered. "I had nothing to do today…"

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In the briefing room, the man known as Travis had a troubled face. He was staring intently at the video of a random citizen being ensnared by a giant beetle mutant. To the troubled eyes of the others, they were disgusted at the act of merciless killing that was given.

"This was the third victim," Travis muttered. "Other than that, there's no connection to our usual suspects, especially since that the last bug-themed guy was imprisoned after…that time." He looked at Andrew sadly at that.

"Doesn't exactly look as mindless, Chief," Tyler replied. "You think it could be an usurper?"

Travis shook his head. "The thing had no homicidal tendency, but I fear that something had unsealed them."

That got Andrew's gears turning. 'Where have I seen that thing before?' he thought.

"Recently, there's another like it running around. A Stag Beetle." When the slide came up, said thing was paired up with the Beetle. "Both of them are considered S-Class threats considering they breached through our system."

"But the PIT's Defense Grid is considered impenetrable!!!" Trisha yelled. "How come two creatures succeed where a full-scale army failed?"

"That's where it gets confusing, Trisha. It was like they were here to begin with. However, something had awakened them, and it's your job to find out what. If you guys run into them, take them out. I don't care how."

Andrew nodded. "We're on it," he said.

Plague was surprised. Knowing his brother, he had a photographic memory for media. But…what sprung THOSE gears in his head?

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As they got out, they had to go on patrol. Much to Andrew's dismay, Trisha had gone with Tyler while Wandrex was working with the two geniuses to find a way to counter against the threat.

Then again, he was surprised that Plague was his partner.

"You know something, don't you?" he asked Andrew.

"Excuse me?" he replied.

"I saw the look on your face when you noticed what it looked like."

Andrew groaned. He knew Plague had a knack for reading his emotions. "All right, but if anything, I wasn't exactly sure whether or not you would be surprised to see an Undead here."

That got him to stop. "It didn't look human?"

"These aren't zombies, Plague. Those were monsters that had decided which race was superior. They're immortal, although why this place had them is something I'm trying to figure out."

Plague groaned. "It's one of those shows you watched on YouTube, isn't it?" Andrew nodded. "Great. Seems like I kind of lucked out on the partnership."

The older brother sighed. "Look, David, not everyone has to know about what I know or don't know. If anyone had known I knew about the Undead, they would pry until I either lost control or until I answer. Plus, I doubt anyone else would know about this kind of thing."

Unknown to either of them, someone who DID know had walked past them, surprised at what he heard.

'This guy knows about the Undead?' the man thought. He then realized something. 'Wait, goofy looking disposition…younger brother that's considered one of the strongest…and the marking of a swordsman. Looks like I found my successor.'

As the man was following Andrew and Plague, two beings were watching them with unique fascination.

Both the Beetle and Stag Beetle Undead nodded. They had found their targets. Now all they needed to do was to strike.

As they were walking, Andrew had noticed someone was following them.

Plague got the idea and nodded. If this guy was following him, then there has to be a motive involved.

Before they could question the man, though…the Undead almost struck…if it wasn't for the guy saving their butts.

"How the…" Andrew muttered.

"He's fast!" Plague said.

The Undead were miffed that someone had saved their butts before they could strike.

"Looks like this world is like my own," the man muttered. "Sorry for the abrupt arrival, but you guys might need some help."

"(You bastard,)" the Stag Beetle Undead said in their own tone. "(Who are you?)"

The man smirked as he pulled out a card and a rouser, much to their surprise.

"A belt?" Plague yelled.

"Not just any belt," Andrew said.

"Kenzaki Kendate," the man said to the two Beetle Undead. "Or rather…Kamen Rider Blade."

As they charged, the rouser had flipped. "TURN UP!" it yelled, causing a gold card to slam into them as it receded onto Kenzaki's form.

"(Kamen Rider? Here!?!)" was the yell they made.

The armor was a mix of blue and gold, but had red eyes. The helmet was shaped like that of a king, and imprints of other creatures like those two involved.

Andrew, watching the fight, had one thing to say…

"Awesome."

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"This is the Photo Studio?" Trisha asked Tyler, who nodded. "Doesn't exactly look strange."

"The strange thing was that it had appeared here yesterday," he retorted. "Don't tell me you haven't seen it before that day."

Trisha sighed. "It could have been a cheap renovation," she said. "I know stranger things have happened, and I doubt you or anything else can convince me otherwise."

What answered the door was an old man with flowing silver hair. "Welcome to Hikari Studio," he said, surprising them both. "I take it you're wanting photos developed?"

Trisha was brought back to normal. "You're the owner of this place?"

"Yeah, but I'm usually the old man that stays home. But enough about me. What brings you two here?"

"We're looking for leads on the attack made by two strange aliens," Tyler replied. "Also, we're wondering why you had appeared here overnight."

The old man was surprised. "What did they look like?" he asked them.

That was surprising.

"Well, one of them looked like a beetle while the other was a stag beetle," Trisha said. "You know about them?"

The old man was slightly shivering. "Come inside. We have much to discuss." Sure enough, they both had entered the area, unaware of the white bat that was watching them.

'But Narutaki's dead,' she thought. 'There's no way that he could cheat death…can he?'

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("Take It A Try" can be heard in the background…)

After much debate, Andrew and Plague had joined Blade into taking the two Undead down. Andrew had his Keyblade out while Plague got twin handguns out.

"Although it's an honor to fight alongside you, Kenzaki-san," Andrew said, "these guys had murdered innocents, so these guys are convicted criminals."

Blade nodded. "I doubt those guns would help you," he said to Plague.

"I know that NOW," he said, "but I left my bigger gun at home."

With that, the battle had began in tandem. The two Beetle Undead had decided to go after the weaker ones first, and Andrew was defending Plague from the Stag Beetle's attacks, giving the younger Spartan enough time to switch to a Plasma Gun.

"(How is it that you used the King Form to change!?!)" the Beetle Undead yelled.

"Just a little trick I've learned during my travels," Blade replied, parrying his attack.

Andrew was groaning under the Stag Beetle's assault. He needed to protect his younger brother from this guy, but the odd part involved actually trying to hit this guy.

"THUNDER!" was what he yelled, getting the Stag Beetle.

It had growled and went straight after the Keybearer while Plague charged the Plasma Gun and fired at the being, who had groaned under the blast.

Both Brothers made a good team as they did a Limit Break on the Undead.

"PLAGUE!" Andrew yelled.

"SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!" he yelled.

Both the Keyblade and the Plasma Gun were firing at the Stag Beetle Undead, who was losing health. Considering that he was only used to fighting Riders, he didn't expect two humans to actually fight back.

As their limit was up, the Stag Beetle Undead was down, but not out.

Blade, however, had managed to push the Beetle Undead towards the burnt one as Andrew and Plague rejoined him.

"BLADE!!!" Andrew yelled.

"LET'S DO THIS!!!" Blade replied as they crossed swords.

They attacked both Undead with force while keeping them down. However, Blade did something that was unexpected, but what the Keybearer wanted to witness…and was joining in with.

"SPADE TEN! JACK! QUEEN! KING! ACE!" was what the rouser had said, much to Andrew's confusion. "ROYAL STRAIGHT FLUSH!"

Both Keybearer and Kamen Rider had managed to slash the two Undead as they were down.

Blade, however, took two blank cards out…and sealed them both before de-henshining back into Kenzaki.

(End battle tune.)

Andrew sighed. "That was a close one," he muttered. "Thanks, Kenzaki-san."

"Actually, I came here to ask something," Kenzaki replied, much to Andrew's confusion. "How is it that you know about the Undead?"

He REALLY hated re-telling this story. "Well, have you ever heard of the legend of the one world that created all worlds?"

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In a dark area, a humanoid panther was pissed. He lost his powers because the kid wanted him to live, and for that, he was out for blood.

HIS blood.

"Krystal can wait," he said. "First, I have to get rid of the Keybearer…"

"Looks like you and I have a similar objective," a man said, waiting at the door. He looked Chinese, but could speak perfect English. "Don't bother asking for the Hag's help. She ran off as soon as Damien ran out."

The panther growled. "I knew I was late for the party," he said, "but…I don't remember seeing YOU at the auditions. Who the heck are you?"

The man chuckled as he brought out a cell phone that had a Greek Emblem on it. "Name's Leo, or if you prefer…Psyga. And you must be Panther Caroso."

"And if I am?" Panther asked him.

"If anything, I happen to be in the midst of recruiting survivors. You just happened to be late for the party. And for that…welcome to the ranks of Night Shocker."

Panther had heard of Shocker. But still…he could tell this kid wasn't human. "I've never seen a being like you before," he said. "But if anything…this might be interesting."

Looks like revenge is in sight as a deadly alliance was made between a powerless DemiGod and a Kamen Rider, and together…they form the duo known as the Dark Cats of Night Shocker.

Question is…who ELSE is in there?

To be continued…

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Character Biography:

Name: Kenzaki Kendate (Kamen Rider Blade, 2004)

Bio: A young man who had lost everything in an attack made by the Eagle Undead, Kenzaki took the role of Blade in order to save humanity from the threat of the Undead. Although a bit goofy and considered a nice guy, it's said that he can jump into King Form just by using the card. However, it's unknown if he's part Joker or not after the battle with Joker.

Despite wandering around, he had an ulterior motive in his appearance. He was to find someone who would take on the role of Blade...and he would disappear back to his own dimension. He also mentioned a man named Tsukasa Kadoya...but what was he talking about?

Name: Leo (Kamen Rider Faiz: Paradise Lost, 2003)

Bio: A skilled hacker and a Kamen Rider as well, Leo is a representative of Smart Brain's Extermination Squad to get rid of any traitorous Orphnochs and other threats to the Orphnoch King. His Rider Form, Psyga, is a threat in itself because he uses a Perfect Rider System, as it's called.

He is also one of the few members of Night Shocker, which is a recruitment center that deals with ex-Dark Alliance members AND Evil Riders. His current recruitment involves Panther who, ironically, is not tech-savvy. At all. Kind of evens out.