Hey folks! I know that you're all looking forward to the new Tsukune Farron chapter in Tsukune Farron, but I took the time to make this Kamen Rider/Legend of Korra crossover fanfic instead! (Yes I like watching Kamen Rider and Legend of Korra) The plot focuses on the Kamen Rider Gaim universe. And have you all seen the last Kamen Rider Gaim episode? It's almost over! I'm gonna cry! :'( (Not really, it was fun while it lasted) Anyway, enjoy!
Disclaimers: I don't own Kamen Rider Gaim or Legend of Korra
Obtaining Heaven.
We take the scene to a wide and vast green forest growing colorful and oddly-shaped fruits, and they appear to be quickly growing higher. In the center there's a 50 floor white building in the shape of a tree, and it looks worn down and abandoned.
Next we go to a battlefield, where a blue-suited samurai warrior with some golden linings on his arms and legs, riding a horse. He had an orange themed armor on his helmet, shoulder pads, a plate chest, a silver mouth piece, a sliced orange shaped visor, and a golden crescent shaped headdress on his forehead with a diamond through it which looks like a crescent katana. He wore a belt buckle with a knife-like lever to the right, and there's an orange fruit-like lock in the center which appeared to be sliced open. He holds two weapons, a katana/gun weapon hybrid to the left side of his waist, and an orange sliced katana in his right hand. He is Kamen Rider Gaim, the orange armored warrior.
Next to him is a female red body-suited Starfruit themed Chinese warrior who too, is riding on a horse. She wore a black sleeveless kimono with red linings on her arms and legs, and a starfruit themed yellow plating armor on her arms, chest and helmet with two visors for eyes, and a silver mouthpiece. She also wields a belt buckle similar to Gaim, only it has a sliced starfruit lock in it. She wields a yellow Jian, a Chinese double-edged sword with a sliced starfruit for a hilt, and a yellow-green handle. She is Kamen Rider Mulan (1).
Behind the two is an entire legion of bulky gray and blue insect-like monsters. They almost resemble ticks, and some of them have wings to fly. And by the looks of things, they were ready for war.
Painting the world in your colors.
Is that the glory you seek?
Across them is another armored warrior, riding on a rose themed motorcycle. He resembles a European knight with a red and white bodysuit, and the fruit motif is banana. He had a banana-like lock in his belt, a yellow visor, with banana-like horns on his helmet, and with his chest armor. In his hand he carries a banana-like spear, resembling as a jouster. He is Kamen Rider Baron.
Behind him to the left is another armored warrior, who resembles a viking with an acorn motif, along with an acorn-themed hammer. He is Kamen Rider Gridon.
Like with Gaim and Mulan, they have a legion of gray insect-like creatures, only difference is that their secondary color is red instead. And there seemed to be armored watermelon troopers flying in the sky. Can you bear that heavy responsibility?
We take the scene to the sky where Kamen Rider Gaim's army in a formation of an orange and Baron's army are in the shape of a banana. And there's a third army formation, resembling a green melon.
In the third army consisted of the same insect-like creatures, whose color are green, and behind them are large armored samurai-like mechas with a watermelon motif to each, in which case, they are the mecha forms of the watermelon troopers. And in front of them was a white body-suited armored samurai warrior with green and golden melon armor on his chest, shoulders, and helmet along with a green visor, and a golden stag headdress on his head. Sitting down with both hands, he holds the same gun/sword hybrid gun as Gaim and it's dug in the ground. And on his left arm, he holds a green melon themed shield that resembles his head. His name is Kamen Rider Zangetsu.
Next to him is another Chinese armored warrior with a green bodysuit, purple grapes for armor, and a purple visor. And he carries a Chinese gun with a grape motif. He is Kamen Rider Ryugen.
Back to the part of the forest, there laid a strawberry blonde haired girl in white clothing, sleeping on the ground with the same strange plants and fruits growing around her. She woke up to reveal a red eye in her right. She is the Priestess of Fate.
People can't even control their own lives...
Kamen Rider Gaim looked to his left to see the girl on a cliff with a red flower in her hair. She also held one of the strange fruit in her left hand. Watching the battle before her.
So no one can run from, nor defy the raging waves called fate, sweeping them away.
Suddenly, the wind blew the red flower out of her hair, and she gasped in surprised, and the flower hit the ground.
With that, Gaim gave a battle cry as he, Mulan, and their army charged forward to battle.
However, if fate ordered you to change the world to shape the future with your own hands.
Baron and Gridon did the same along with their troops, with the red rider in the lead of course. And Zangetsu and Ryugen stood up, ready to join the fight as well.
You wouldn't be able to resist it.
Gaim and Baron's army began to fight as their soldiers began to open fire on each other, killing one another, all in the name of war.
Beyond them on a cliff, stood three more armored warriors. One in the middle, is an Eskimo themed warrior and female. She had a light blue bodysuit with white linings, a sky blue kimono-like tunic armor, along with a sapphire wolf like helmet with a ponytail, a white visor for eyes, and metal plated shoulder armor with her matching left gauntlet. And on her gauntlet is a porthole for locks like Gaim's gun/sword hybrid weapon. Like the other riders, she has a watermelon motif to her armor with a sliced watermelon lock in her belt, and strangely the color of the skin was blue (14) on the outside and white (15) on the inside. (A/N: It's a white wonder watermelon, look it up) And unlike the other riders, her belt's color has blue and white markings, and she holds an Inuit spear with a sliced white watermelon as a spearhead wrapped around in bandages at the bottom. Her name is Kamen Rider Avatar (2), and she appears to be ready to join the battle as she held a lock with the image of a lychee (16) fruit with 'LS-AIR' (11) on it as an imprint.
Next to her right is another samurai-like warrior, whose motif is chili pepper, his suit color is dark red and gray linings, samurai armor plating's color is red with green appendages on his shoulders, a black visor, and his samurai helmet has a sun headdress with two chili peppers on each side as horns. To further his resemblance to his fruit motif, he wields two red katanas with green hilts and stems at the bottom. And the color of his belt buckle is red and dark red. His name is Kamen Rider Masamune. (3)
And to her left is another Chinese themed soldier with a green coconut motif, his bodysuit looks like a long-sleeve tunic and its color is gray with light green linings. He has emerald green coconut chest and shoulder armor with a Chinese Summer hat on his head, and has a gray visor. And like the two, his belt's color is green and yellow, and he wields two Chui (17) hammer weapons with green coconuts as the hammer parts of course. He is Kamen Rider Nuktuk (4). (A/N: If anyone has a better name for him, please PM me.)
And behind her is a large female Great Pyrenees-like creature with the body of a bear, whose fur color is white as a polar bear. She is wearing matching armor on her back, hind legs, shoulders, and a saddle like a horse. And like with Gaim's and Avatar's weapon, she has a lock porthole on the back of her armor. Her name is Naga, and she is Kamen Rider Avatar's loyal friend and steed.
But, the world would be put into your care.
Zangetsu and Ryugen stood there watching the fight as Gaim and Baron's army are about to clash, and the Priestess of Fate watched with worry and sorrow. Avatar's visor was glowing bright as she unlocked her fruit lock with light shining out of it.
(The scene now zipped to reveal the opening)
(Insert OP: Just Live More by Gaim no Kaze)
(The opening begins with Kamen Rider Gaim, Baron, Ryugen, and Zangetsu in their battle stance with a fence behind their backs with locks. They were then switched by Gaim with Avatar, Baron with Mulan, Ryugen with Nuktuk, and Zangetsu with Masamune. And the camera now focusing on Avatar switching to Gaim who readied his sword.)
Got it, Move...Wow,
(Helheim's vines diminished as they reveal the four elements, earth, fire, air, and water. They were cut down by slashes until the title of the series reveals itself.)
Kamen Rider Gaim/Avatar
Don't Say No, JUST LIVE MORE!
Don't Say No, JUST LIVE MORE!
(We cut to the eight riders in a room full of samurai armor as they took their pose. The scene shifted to Gaim in an empty world while he held out his Musou Saber with Kouta's reflection under him, holding his sword of course.)
Sabaibaru! You got move. Gendai wa sanagara Sengoku
Survival! You got move. The present day is just like the Sengoku period.
(Kouta ran towards the screen, but stopped when a fence with locks blocked his path. He then sees his double in front of him, holding a Lockseed, and he calls out to him. But he and the fence immediately turned into stone, then to dust and blown away by the wind as the other Kouta simply walked away.)
Dare ga kachinukeru? Kagi wa hirake rarete shimatta!
Who will win? The lock has been opened!
(We take the next scene to Team Baron, with Kaito leading in front of Zack, and Peco, who are dancing in front of a building. We shift to Kouta and Kaito, who looked at each other with Lockseeds in their hands. Kouta holding his Orange Lockseed and Kaito holding his Banana Lockseed. Below them is their reflection in their rider forms, Kamen rider Gaim and Kamen Rider Baron, who darted towards each other to fight. We shift to Korra, Asami, Mako, and Bolin who had their backs turned to each other and took their battle stance, and their reflections replaced by their rider counterparts Avatar, Mulan, Masamune, and Nuktuk did the same, only with their weapons in their hands.)
Don't Say No, JUST LIVE MORE!
Doko ni aru?
Where is it?
Don't Say No, JUST LIVE MORE!
(We shift back to Gaim and Baron's fight, and in their reflection Kouta and Kaito were in some kind of hand-wrestle with their lockseeds in their hands. We go to Micchy, who picked up his Budou Lockseed and saw his older brother, Takatora, holding his Melon Lockseed. And their Rider counterparts are in their reflections. He ran towards him, but like with Kouta, a fence with locks blocked his path before Takatora looked behind to see his younger brother and Zangetsu held his Musou Saber near Ryugen's neck.)
Do tsukau, kindan no kajitsu?!
How shall it be used, that forbidden fruit?!
(Back in the room where the riders posed, one by one appeared from Gaim to Avatar. We go to Gaim in Suika Arms only to go gyro mode, and Baron, drove right past him on Rose Attacker. And the next scene shows the characters Henshin with their Sengoku Drivers in order, from Zangetsu to Masamune, Ryugen, Nuktuk, Baron, Mulan, Avatar, and Gaim.)
`Ima' to iu kaze wa nani o tsutaeru tame? [Omae no moto ni fuku? Tsuyoku Tsuyoku! Blowin' up!]
What is the wind of the moment trying to say? [Is it blowing to you? Get stronger, much stronger! Blowin' up!]
(Gaim drew his Musou Saber to battle, and he slashed an inves with his hybrid weapon across the stomach. Next we go to Team Gaim dancing in front of their headquarters, then we go to Team Fire Ferrets headquarters with the team doing their dance, and the same goes to Mulan. The cameras then shifts focus on Kouta, Mai, Micchy, Korra, Mako, Bolin, and Asami dancing. And we go to Kouta greeting Mai and their reflections show Kaito with the Priestess of Fate, who looks like Mai.)
(We go to Zangetsu who aims his Musou Saber at the screen with an army of pinecone samurai themed riders behind him holding spears. Next we have Kamen Rider Gaim with Avatar slashing down the pinecone themed riders while Baron and Mulan did the same in Gaim and Avatar's reflection.)
Ashita ga yume ga mada mienakute mo [Soko genkai? Seiippai ikite iru to ierunara?]
Even if you can't dream of the future [Is that your limit? Can you say you're living without your might?]
(In a forest, Kamen Rider Ryugen shoots down a fence blocking his path and ran forward and we go back to Team Gaim/Fire Ferrets/Mulan in a three way split screen who finished their dance, disappeared. And we focus on Gaim's outside headquarters to be replaced by the Priestess of Fate, who points towards the screen.)
(Next we focus on Gaim's arms, Lockseed, and Daidaimaru to the floor, and we focus back to Gaim slicing down to the screen with the pinecone riders standing behind him.)
Utsumuku na yo... [Kao agero!] Doko madede mo... [Mageru koto naku!]
Don't look down... [Lift up your face!] No matter where you are... [Don't become twisted!]
(We shift to Banana arms with the Banana Lockseed and Banaspear, then to Team Baron finishing their dance, and we go to Kamen Rider Baron slashing down inves in the mysterious forest with his banaspear and finished with a pose. Next we shift to Starfruit Arms with the Starfruit Lockseed and Starfruit Saber, Budou Arms with the Grape Lockseed and Budou Ryuhou, Melon Arms with the Melon Lockseed and the Melon Defender, Fire Arms with the Fire Chili Pepper Lockseed and Togarashimaru, Earth Arms with the Earth Coconut Lockseed and Cocochui, and Water Arms with the Water Watermelon Lockseed and Suikaspear.)
Shinjita michi o yuke, JUST LIVE MORE!
Follow the path you believe in, Just Live More!
(All eight riders are back to back with each other, swinging and aiming their weapons towards the screen. We next go to Kouta who ran towards the fence of locks, screaming until the premature Lockseed fruits and plants grew around him.)
Don't Say No, JUST LIVE MORE!
(Finally, we see Kamen Rider Gaim riding on his horse to battle along with Avatar riding on Naga by his side.)
Chapter 1: Henshin! An Orange from the Sky?!
Zawame City, shopping district
In an afternoon, we first take the scene at a shopping district in a city where lots of people are walking by, going through their daily lives. Among them is a young man talking to a crying young boy.
"I see, so you got separated from your mama huh?" the young man asked the crying child and got a nod in response.
He has short black hair, tanned skin, dark brown eyes, donning a light yellow jacket with a logo on his back saying 'Indian Restaurant Panjubi,' a yellow shirt, dark blue jeans, and white sneakers. His name is Kouta Kazuraba, former member of a dance group called Team Gaim and is now working at his part-time jobs. He quit the team to start working part-time, so that he could learn what it means to be an adult.
"Everyone wants to cry sometimes." Kouta continued before he knelt down to the boy's level and placed a hand on his shoulder in comfort, "But you shouldn't give into those moments. Just treat that conflict like a game." this cheered up the boy a bit.
"If you cry, then you lose the game." he placed his other hand on the boy's shoulder, and the boy stopped crying, "And if you find a way not to cry, then you win. Anyone can fight when you need to. So, what can you do right now?"
"Find Mama." the little boy said with a little determination.
"Good!" the Kouta said happily and the two began their 'game.'
"Hey Mom!" Kouta shouted as the two were walking across the district.
"Mama!" the little boy joined in.
"Hey Mom, your son's looking for you!"
"Kenichi!" a woman's shouted from behind, Kouta and the boy called Kenichi turned around. The boy ran to hug her, and the two were happily reunited.
"Way to go! You've won!" Kouta exclaimed happily as he walked over to the two and knelt to the boy's level again.
"Oniichan, thank you!" Kenichi thanked him happily.
"Don't worry about it!" Kouta said as he ruffled his hair a bit and took his leave, he walked over to a moped with an iron box in the back with the same logo on his jacket and put on his helmet.
"Ummm..." Kenichi's mother said, getting his attention, "Were you in a middle of a delivery?"
"Yeah, but don't worry, the curry's still warm." Kouta said with a smile before he got into his moped and drove off to make his delivery.
Another shopping district
We go to another shopping district in Zawame City, and this time there are more pedestrians and shoppers walking by. And there appears to be some stopping by to see a girl around 18 with tanned skin, carrying a bag.
"Naga! Naga, where are you girl?! Naga?!" the tanned girl shouted throughout a crowd people. Everyone around her was looking at her in stunning silence and amazement, she was a foreigner shouting in the middle of a crowd while speaking Japanese so fluently.
She had aqua blue eyes, long dark brown hair tied in three ponytail styles, two down on her shoulders and one tied behind her head. She wore a white cap, with matching sneakers and a jumpsuit, a towel around her neck, and she had a logo on her back saying "Future Industries," assuming that's the name of the company she's working in. Her name is Korra Nozomi (5), she is ¼ Japanese and ¾ Inuit, born from Canada. After she graduated high school, she decided to study/work abroad in Japan with a work permit and a student visa. And judging by the sweat stains on her shirt she had just finished working for the day.
"Where is she?" Korra asked herself, "She can't be that hard to find." and she ran forward hoping to find her friend faster.
Town Square
Next we go to one of the city's town squares to find a big, white, furry creature drinking out of a fountain like a dog, and like with Korra, bystanders are looking at the creature in stunning silence with how beautiful the creature is and disgust that she's drinking water out of the fountain as if she's drinking out of a toilet.
The creature is a big female dog, big as a polar bear and her species is a Great Pyrenees, and she has a saddle on her back. She had large upper arms and paws and slender hind feet, her fur was thick and white as snow, a long tail, an elongated snout with a black nose, and large bear-like teeth in her mouth. Her face is framed by two floppy ears and black eyes, and she has a saddle on her back. Her name is Naga, Korra's best friend and a tracker, she is a polar bear dog, a cross between a dog and a polar bear.
And long ago, there lived hybrid animals that lived in this city before it was built. (13)
Naga stopped drinking for a moment to hear a vehicle approaching, and she jerked her head out to see Kouta on his moped making another delivery.
"Yosha! Time for another delivery!" Kouta said with enthusiasm, he took off his helmet, parked his vehicle in front of a lamp shop, and took out a bag from the food carrier with curry on rice in it. From that moment, Naga took a whiff at the smell coming from the bag Kouta's holding, and to the food carrier. And boy did it smell good.
A minute later
Kouta came out with a satisfied smile, "Goal! Another satisfied customer!" he exclaimed before he saw something before his eyes, "Huh?" he asked in confusion and gave a blank stare. It took a moment to realize as his eyes widen in shock, to see a polar bear dog sniffing and slightly scratching the food carrier!
In panic, Kouta ran to the big creature to stop it from eating his delivery orders, "Ah! No! No! No! Bad dog! That's not for you!" he exclaimed as he grabbed her by the neck to pull her away from it, "Stop it! They're for the customers only!" he gritted his teeth pulled with all of his might, but she wouldn't budge.
"Naga, sit!" a female voice ordered and the dog obeyed as she sat down and Kouta fell on his back, "There you are! I've been looking all over for you." he got up and turned to see Korra running towards him and the polar bear dog called Naga.
Korra bowed her head to him, "I'm so sorry." she apologized before turning to Naga with a stern look, "You are so not getting a treat when we get home young lady." the tanned girl scolded making the dog lower her head and whine in shame.
Seeing her apologize and scolding her dog, Kouta waved his hand in a dismissive way, "Ah, don't worry about it, it's not your fault nor hers, and besides..." he walked back to his food carrier and patted it, "It's still in one piece." he walked back to her and held out his hand, "Kazuraba Kouta."
Korra took the friendly gesture and shook it, "Nozomi Korra. It's nice to meet you Kouta."
"Likewise." Kouta said before he turned to the big dog, "So, Naga's your name, huh?"
WOOF! Naga barked once, and Kouta took it as a yes.
Kouta smiled and patted the dog's head, "Nice to meet you Naga. Hey, you're hungry right?"
WOOF! The polar bear dog barked once more and Kouta opened the seat of his motorcycle to pull out a large rice ball wrapped in plastic.
"Well, I ate one. And I was going to save this one for later, but here." Kouta said as he offered one half to Naga and she sniffed it, "Neechan's a great cook and made this. Although, I'm not sure if it will suit your taste buds-"
CHOMP! Without warning, the polar bear dog snatched it in one bite.
Kouta and Korra blinked in surprise by her scarfing down the rice ball so suddenly as she chewed her food and swallowed gleefully. She panted happily and licked Kouta's cheek gratefully.
The two chuckled at the polar bear dog's affection, happy for her liking the young man sister's cooking, "Well, at least you've got good taste." he said happily as he patted her head.
Korra chuckled in good nature, "Yeah, she does." she said before she looked at his face and her eyes widen in recognition, "Hey, I remember you. You're that delivery boy from Punjabi."
Kouta looked at her in confusion before his eyes too widen in recognition, "And you're that foreign girl who works at the Future Industries factory." he said as he pointed at her, and they both remembered their first meeting.
Flashback at Future Industries Car Factory
We go to a car factory where workers wearing uniforms and hard helmets are making cars.
"Hello, delivery from Punjabi!" Kouta shouted as he walked in through the door, carrying two bags of curry.
"Oh, thank you." said a man in his fifties, he has spiky gray hair with a beard and mustache combo and he wore a suit. His name is Gommu (6), the manager of the car factory and a nice man. He paid Kouta a couple of yen bills and took the bags from him.
"Thank you very much." Kouta thanked with a bow and Gommu returned the gesture with the former walked out.
The manager walked out after Kouta left and shouted to his employees, "Hey guys! Time for a lunch break!" getting their attention, they all just dropped at what they're doing walked upstairs to take their break.
"Yosha!" one employee shouted who stopped adding car doors to the car.
"Lucky!" another shouted as he wiped the sweat off his face with a towel around his neck.
"I love Punjabi's curry!" one exclaimed with excitement before he spotted a certain tanned girl not joining them, who was placing tires on one of the cars, "Hey Korra! It's time to eat!"
"In a minute! I'm just about done here!" Korra shouted while wearing a safety helmet and putting the tire plate on the wheel, "And... perfect." she had worked at the car factory for over a year, and it was hard to work there at first, but she got the hang of it in due time.
She got up and walked to join the others, until Kouta accidentally bumped into her and she fell on her bottom.
"Oh... Excuse me!" Kouta apologized and held his hand out to help her, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to..." he paused when he looked at Korra's face.
"No, it's my fault," Korra said as she took his hand before she gazed at his eyes, "I wasn't... looking..." she paused as well while staring into his face.
They both stared at each others' faces in silent before smiles formed slowly on their faces, like there's a special connection between the two and they're happy to see each other.
The moment was ruined when Kouta's watch was beeping and he glanced at it, "Ah! I'm sorry, but I have to get going. Bye!" he ran off to head out to the door but was stopped by the girl's voice.
"Wait!" Korra shouted, stopping him in his tracks and he looked at her, "Could I at least...?" she hesitated to say anything else before...
"Hey! Aren't you done yet?!" the co-worker from before shouted with his comrades.
"Coming!" Korra shouted and turned back to Kouta, "I should get back to work."
"Yeah, me too." the young man said and the two turned away and ran off in opposite directions.
Flashback end
The two stood there awkwardly with Korra grinding her foot into the ground and Kouta rubbed the back of his neck to see that their first meeting didn't end well. And for some reason, they didn't have that same happy feeling again right now for the second time. Like the spark between the two faded, even though they never dated.
"The curry from Panjubi was delicious by the way." Korra complimented, breaking the silence.
Kouta gave a grateful smile, "Thanks." he thanked and he held out the other half of his rice ball to her, "Here."
Korra blinked as she was taken aback by the sudden generosity, "For me?" she asked as she pointed at herself.
Kouta nodded, "Yeah, like I said, Neechan's a great cook. Think of it as an apology from bumping into you from before."
Korra crossed her arms and shrugged her shoulders, "Don't worry about it, it was an accident. And besides, you look like you need it more than me."
"Actually, I was going to head over to Druper's for a break, and the owner would scold me for bringing outside food into his cafe."
"Well..." Korra said with some thought and shrugged again, "Okay, but only because you insist." she held out her hand. But before he could hand it over to her, Naga picked up the half with her mouth and scarfed it down.
Kouta and Korra stared blankly at Naga for a second before he screamed, "Aah! My rice ball!" he grabbed the dog by the face and angrily shook her head, "Spit it out! Spit it out now! I only gave you half, and this is how you repay me?! Neechan spent all morning making those!"
Korra grabbed Kouta by his back to make him let go, "Kouta, stop! She didn't mean-"
SLURP! Naga's only response was a lick to his face, with his mouth opened!
Korra and a couple of bystanders looked at Kouta in shock and disgust to see him licked by the polar bear dog. Some even took pictures with their camera phones to commemorate this moment and send it to others. He froze like a statue with a face of disgust as dog slobber was dripping out of his mouth and his hair styled into a cowlick.
"Ah~! I'm so sorry!" Korra cried out as she brought out a handkerchief from her pocket to wipe the drool off his face.
Kouta wiped the slobber off his face and hair, and he coughed and spat out some saliva to the ground, hopefully it's Naga's and not his. After a couple of seconds of coughing and spitting, he turned back to her, and allowed her to wipe it off.
Project Zawame City
"Hello~ Zawame City!" a voice boomed out in the city, which was your average city except for one giant building that resembles a tree, in which it's called Yggdrasil Corporation. And in a radio station, there was a man in his forties wearing a polka dot shirt with logos on his pants, sneakers, wristbands, and a watch. He wore a pair of yellow goggles and a red headband on his head, and headphones around his neck. He is DJ Sagara, a radio DJ who hosts a popular TV show that's also a webcast called "Beatriders Hotline" and is an employee at Yggdrasil Corporation.
"DJ Sagara here, coming to you live! Whassup!"
Back to the city, there was a stage with a dance team dancing to their routine with hip-hop music playing in the background. An audience appeared before them, cheering them on while they were dancing. They are known as the Beat Rider team; Gaim. The team consists of four girls and three guys, and their clothing is of hip hop clothing, composed in variety of colors, but mostly white and navy blue.
The team was giving their all as the crowd cheer for them.
"The Beat Riders are bringing down the house!" DJ Sagara said excitedly, "Once again, we've got blue skies and sunshine upon Yggdrasil Tower!" True to his word, the next scene shows the reputation of Yggdrasil with a business man sitting down while going through online shopping on his iPad on the website of Yggdrasil Corporation. Next we go to a clothing store where a man made his purchase with one of Yggdrasil credit cards. "First, let's fill up Zawame City with some hot beats! Get in the groove!" Sagara spoke through the speakers as a school bus with Yggdrasil's logo on it, a hospital, and a garbage truck.
Back with Gaim, their crowd was cheering loudly just when they're about to bring out the finale of their dance. But then the music stopped, and the dance team and the crowd looked confused.
"Huh? What?" a Gaim fan asked in confusion. Everyone looked to see who was over at the speakers, a group of guys wearing black and red jackets with matching uniforms. One of them held a card which seems to connect with the speakers. He's tall and has messy black hair. His name is Zack, first member to join and second-in-command of Team Baron.
"What's your problem?!" a Gaim fan asked one of the Baron members.
"Hey! What'd you do that for?!" a female Gaim member demanded angrily, annoyed that Baron had interrupted their dance show. She had long dark brown hair, a black cap with the word "GAIM" on it, a white shirt with a pink stripe across diagonally, a blue hoodie wrapped around her waist, gray and sweatpants with sakura petals in the front. Her name is Mai Takatsukasa, she is the hot-headed member of Team Gaim and one of Kouta's childhood friends.
"Those Baron jerks are back again?" a male member asked, not too happy to see them either. He had short black hair, a blue hoodie with white long sleeves and a black and white zigzag front pocket, and magenta pants. His name is Mitsuzane Kureshima, but everyone calls him "Micchy" for short.
"This is Baron's stage now." Zack said, and everyone shouted in complaints.
"Are you kidding me?!" one guy asked from the audience.
"Get off the stage!" another exclaimed.
"We want to see Gaim dance!" a girl shouted.
"Looks like the street's too small for the both of you!" DJ Sagara said through the speakers, "Don't let them get to you for over a stunt like that!"
"I'll take that, thank you!" Mai snapped as she snatched the card away from the Baron Member's hand.
With DJ Sagara
"Find a solution to solve any of your problems with these babies!" Sagara said to the mike, he grabbed two locks in his hands and showing it to the screen. One had a picture of an orange on it with the code 'LS-07' marked on it and the other had a banana with the code 'LS-08.' "Lockseeds!"
Back with Gaim and Baron
"Shall we duel?" Zack challenged tauntingly as he brought out a Lockseed with a pincone on it with the imprint 'LS-01' on it.
"Gladly, I accept!" Mai accepted as she brought out a Lockseed with a sunflower seed on it with the imprint 'LS-00.'
But Micchy thought otherwise as he placed his hand on her shoulder, "Mai-san, we should call Yuuya-san first." he advised.
Mai's response was shrugging his hand off her shoulder, "There's no time! I can handle this!"
"These babies can summon the creatures called Inves! And you can battle with style yo!" DJ Sagara explained through his announcement.
Mai and Zack opened their locks and a large yellow arena appeared before the two and above the two opponents are zippers. They both zipped down to bring out two small gray creatures in the size of dolls appeared on the arena with some color features to them. On Mai's side its color is blue of course, and Baron's is red obviously.
"The winner among winners will receive props from their battle! OK! Let's get the Beat on all you Rider! OW!"
"Battle Start!"
The fight between the two small Inves has started and the two rival teams were cheering for their own Inves to win. The two Inves pushed each other like sumos at first, but then began to punch and kick each other as the crowd join in on the cheering, excited to see who will win.
But among them behind the crowds was a Baron member with light brunette hair. His name is Peco, the third member to join the team. And he appeared to be holding something as he held up a slingshot for the second-in-command to see.
Zack, with a sly smile, still holding onto his Lockseed, gave a nod of confirmation to his teammate. And so Peco readied his weapon with a small metal disk as ammunition and aimed at Mai's hand.
"Aim for the face!" Mai commanded to her Inves, failing to notice Peco already taking his shot and hit her hand.
SMACK! "AH!" Mai yelped after she felt something swat her hand and dropped her Lockseed. She looked down to her Lockseed on the floor, "Huh? What just-?" But she looked back at the arena to see the team's Inves broke off from its battle and coming towards its former captive and broke through the barrier of the arena.
From there it grew to toddler size and started attacking everyone who was in its way, and a female member of Gaim screamed at the sight and ran away. She unintentionally kicked the Lockseed off the stage and the audience panicked.
"How stupid! You do know that you shouldn't throw away your Lockseed during a match, right?" Zack taunted, receiving a glare from the girl and she looked back to where her Lockseed has been sent flying to.
It was then Kouta drove by and stopped to look at the panic among the audience and his former team. Mai jumped off the stage to retrieve her Lockseed, but the Inves appeared before her and was about to attack her. SMACK! But Kouta rammed into it with his bike and got off to grab the now broken Lockseed thanks to the bystanders who ran over it. Kouta unlocked the Lockseed and the zipper appeared before the Inves, and it jumped in, sending it home just as the zipper closed up. He looked down to see her broken Lockseed.
"Kouta..." Mai said, seeing her friend walking slowly towards her.
From there, Kouta smiled, "Are you okay Mai?" he asked and held out his hand. But in anger, she swatted it away, stood up, and looked away in a huff. Kouta sighed, knowing why she's acting like this.
"Kouta-san!" one of Gaim members exclaimed as he and the others ran up to him.
Kouta's mood changed to happy as he saw his old teammates,"Hey, you guys okay?"
"We're fine!" one responded and the rest followed.
"Your Inves left the battlefield." Zack pointed out in a smug tone getting their attention, "Which makes us the winners, and you're disqualified." he sent his Inves back home with the lock of his Lockseed.
"You win!"
Team Gaim had their shoulder slumped in disappointment at the loss before someone approached them.
"What is going on here?" a voice asked and the group turned to see a woman in her fifties with two policemen beside her. She had wavy gray hair stopping at the base of her neck, a pale complexion with two slash scars on the right side of her cheek and green eyes. She wore a black police uniform while the officers wore blue. Her name is Lin Takatsukasa (7), Chief of Zawame City's police force, and Mai's mother.
"Chief Takatsukasa..." Team Gaim minus Kouta and Mai muttered in fear and worry as they saw her, she was one strict police officer in the past and they fear her even more when she became Chief of Police.
"Kazuraba-kun, there had better be an explanation for this." Chief Takatsukasa said in a hard tone, making Kouta sweat nervously by her interrogation. Despite knowing and approving of him being her daughter's good friend, she sometimes interrogates him to see if he has done something wrong. And he didn't. But that doesn't mean she won't stop trying and do the same to all the Beat Rider teams out there, a bunch of adolescents messing around and not paying attention in school.
"Actually, there is Chief." Mai spoke up, getting her mother's attention. She would call her mother 'Chief,' all because she didn't want her friends to poke fun at her for being a mama's girl.
The chief of police stared at her daughter for a moment and her hard attitude disappeared like magic as her face softened with a smile, "Very well, please do explain Mai-chan." she said in a calm matter and a kind tone.
The team laughed while Kouta and Micchy tried to stop the team from teasing her, and Mai blushed in embarrassment. They half expected flowers to bloom around the woman's face whenever she dotes around her daughter.
"Mom, not in front of my friends." Mai whined. She knows that her mother means well, and is really happy to know that she's always supporting her decision to dance with her teammates. But she didn't have to embarrass her in front of them.
Kouta simply shook his head in good nature, not surprised to see the woman's mood change whenever she's around her daughter. He knows that she's very overprotective of her her and wouldn't hesitate to intimidate him or anyone who were associated with her.
Chief Takatsukasa turned to her officers, "You may leave now. I'll handle this." the two officers saluted and do what they're told, she turned to the group, "Start explaining." and the game of question and answers has begun.
A brief explanation later
"I see, well I'm glad no one was hurt. Especially you Mai-chan." she said as she patted her daughter's head, happy to see her safe. Mai was still blushing as she took her cap off to hide her face in embarrassment.
Everyone minus Kouta and Micchy were poking fun at her and two of the latter's reasoning to stop them was in vain. But the teasing stopped when the chief's face grew serious, "But the next time either you, Baron, or any other of the Beat Rider teams pull any other stunt like this and bring my daughter into it." she pulled out a pair of handcuffs, "I won't hesitate to put you behind bars. Is that understood?"
"Yes Ma'am." everyone replied quickly, including Kouta who did it out of instinct. Mai still blushed in embarrassment by her mother's protectiveness. Just go back to work already.
"Kazuraba-kun." Chief Takatsukasa said getting his attention and gave a grateful look to the young man, "Thank you for saving my daughter."
"You're welcome Chief." Kouta replied with a polite smile, happy to see the woman's mood changed and grateful for saving her daughter.
Lin then walked over to lean into his ear and whisper, "I noticed Mai has been distant from you ever since you quit the team, and I understand it. But I'm sure she'll forgive you if you talk to her." after learning about Kouta quitting the team and started working part-time jobs, her daughter would give him the cold shoulder and wouldn't talk to him. And she would be saddened to see her break off their friendship for over something like that.
She pulled her head back and looked at her watch, "Well, I better get back to the station. There's a ton of paperwork to do." Chief Takatsukasa said as she turned to Mai and gave her a soft smile, "I'll see you at home, Mai-chan."
"Just make sure you don't overwork and come home on time." Mai responded with a smile of her own.
Her mother knows that even though she can embarrass her daughter from time to time, she could tell that she meant every word she says.
As she walked away she raised an arm and waved, "Kazuraba-kun, tell your sister we should have tea again!"
"I will!" Kouta said happily as he waved at her. And as soon as she's gone, Kouta looked at Mai whose smile faded and turned into a scowl as she looked him before running off with her cap flying off of her head, "Mai wait!" he pursued chase after her and picked up her hat.
Later
A little while later, Mai and Kouta were walking on the sidewalk with the latter still pursuing her.
"Mai!" Kouta shouted as he abandoned his bike and caught up with her to hand her back her cap, "Hey! You forgot your hat!"
"Oh shut up! Just leave me alone!" Mai snapped as she took her cap back from him, "You're the one who called Beat Riders child's play!" she calmed down a bit before continuing, "You're supposed to be an adult aren't you Kouta?" her anger rose again, "Then butt out of our business! And I bet Mom told you to come talk to me, didn't she?"
Kouta was silent until he admitted, "Well, yeah." she walked off in a huff, and Kouta still went after her, "But even if she didn't, I still would have talked to you anyway!" and they both stopped to see the team leader of Gaim.
"Mai, are you okay?" he asked in concern. He had platinum blonde hair and the same jacket as his teammates. His name is Yuuya Sumii, the team leader of Gaim and a good friend of Kouta.
"I'm sorry Yuuya!" Mai apologized as she walked up to him, "You went to the trouble of getting me a Lockseed, and I blew it." she lowered her head in shame, "And Baron... took the stage."
But Yuuya didn't care about that, "Didn't I tell you to wait for me if there's trouble?"
"But you're busy too Yuuya. we can't rely on you every time when there's trouble." she protested.
Yuuya sighed, "Listen..."
"I really am sorry!" Mai apologized again with a bow and ran off.
As Yuuya saw her ran off, he turned to Kouta who gave a wave, "Yo! Long time no see." he greeted, "You saved the day didn't you, Kouta?"
Random Cafe
We go to a cafe where a couple sitting at a table was watching the Beat Riders Hotline broadcast on their laptop along with a waitress serving their coffee. And needless to say, they were excited at what they're watching.
"Oh man!" DJ Sagara exclaimed in a small screen and showing the battle clip of Gaim and Baron from earlier on the big one, "It seems that Team Gaim couldn't get a grip! Literally! Therefore they forfeit the game yo!" he finished with a cross of his hands in an X formation.
Bus stop
At a bus stop, a man was watching the broadcast had a screen pop up that says who is cooler, Team Gaim or Baron. And many people did the same throughout the city.
"Baron is just raking in the votes!" DJ Sagara said through his announcement, "And Gaim is losing by a landslide! They'd better make a great comeback, or they fall!" he finished with two thumbs down.
Team Baron's headquarters
Team Baron's headquarters is a huge room in a building with a large TV, tables with chairs, a soda machine, a refrigerator, a kitchen, and the works. The members were watching the Beat Riders Hotline on television and they were happy to see that the Beat Riders ranking list showed Team Gaim, who were in 5th place, dropped down to 9th as Baron is in 1st. And from top to bottom there are other Beat Rider teams in the ranking list, such as Team Souten, the Samurai themed Beat Rider team. Team Red Hot, the red devil team, who are solely focusing on Inves battles and less dancing. Team Raid Wild, the predatory and hostile team. Team Invitto, the intellectual and sophisticated themed dancing team, who replaced Gaim in the rankings. Team Pop Up, the high class and majestic white suited All-Girl team. Team Mulan, the second All-Girl team who were inspired by Team Pop Up, and uses acrobats and martial arts for their dance routines. Team Wolfbats (8), the underhanded team who almost made first in the rank, until they lost miserably by Baron and Mulan. And then there's Team Fire Ferrets (9), the uprising rookie team that formed last year and made the top ten in 6 months.
"Yeah, we did it!" one of Team Baron members cheered.
"Was there ever any doubt?" another member asked.
"As easy as pie." Zack said smugly as he spun his Lockseed.
"Kaito-san! We sure showed them a thing or two huh?" Peco asked as he saw his leader walking down the stairs.
"Let's not celebrate just yet." the leader called Kaito said, "The weak will get crushed, and the strong will prevail." he has brunette hair and wore the same uniform as his team. His name is Kaito Kuman, team leader of Team Baron, "That's the law of nature." he finished as he sat down in his chair.
The members just stared at Kaito before Peco broke the silence, "Exactly!" he agreed, and they all cheered once more.
Team Gaim's headquarters
Team Gaim's headquarters is a garage, but on the inside it looks like a club for the cool kids with a car, a swing, a popcorn machine, a refrigerator, etc. And the team members were moping around, still sore after their loss against Baron.
"Those Baron jerks ruined everything..." a light-browned hair teen sulked while sitting in the car. His name is Rat, the team's mood maker.
"If only Kouta-san was there..." Micchy said with a sigh.
Mai looked at him in disbelief, "Micchy, are you still going on about that?!" she scolded.
"But it was Kouta-san who saved our hides after all!" the girl called Rica argued as she stood up, and next to her is Chucky, the team's female top-level dancer.
"Man, why did he have to bail out on us when we need him?" Rat complained again and the team looked down in silence to mop again.
Drupers
At a fruit parlor called 'Drupers,' where it's famous for their fresh fruits and parfaits, a large centerpiece with various fruits on one table, and it's where one of the places where Beat Riders hang out and watch any news about the other Beat Rider Teams, to check out the competition. And the man running the place is named Bando Kiyojiro, the manager. He is a man in his early thirties, has messy brown hair, wears a Hawaiian shirt, and a yellow apron.
"Welcome to Drupers! Right this way please." a waitress greeted as she leads two customers to their table.
"Send your comments or videos to the Beat Riders hotline." DJ Sagara said through the television as Kouta and Yuuya were watching, "Anything! Anytime! We'll take it! If you happen to record footage of a battle in the city..." he kept going on before Yuuya spoke.
"Things have changed ever since you left the team." Yuuya said without looking at him.
"Everyone's really getting into the Inves Game nowadays." Bando said as he served two parfaits to them.
Kouta looked behind to see a private room where a man in his early thirties, who wore a black suit and a bowler hat. He is Lock Dealer Sid, but some people call him Sid for short, and he's one of the people who can hook anyone up with Lockseeds through sale.
"How about this?" Sid asked, showing a Sunflower Lockseed on his iPad to the teenager and he nodded.
"I'll take it!" the teenager replied.
Sid gave a smirk as he reached into the drawer of his suitcase to pull out a Sunflower Lockseed and gave it to his customer and got paid for it.
"Lately there are a number of Lock Dealers in the city." Yuuya said looking into Kouta's direction before turning to his parfait, "And a team's rankings might as well depend on how many Lockseeds they've stocked up." and the teenager left.
"Well I don't like it." Kouta said as he looked took a spoonful of his parfait into his mouth.
"Really?" Bando asked before looking to Sid, "Well I'm just glad that no one will get hurt if you settle things with a game instead of violence. Kinda cute if you ask me." and he went back to work.
"Well it's dangerous to me!" Kouta argued before he gave a thought, "Just what exactly are those Inves? Who's making those locks and why are they trying to sell them?"
It was then an Yggdrasil commercial played in the television and the three watched it. And as the commercial ended, a customer came in with the door chime rang.
"Kou-chan! Yuuya!" a female voice called, making Kouta groaned in embarrassment at the nickname.
Yuuya turned around with a happy look on his face to see a beautiful young girl around 18 entered. She has long wavy raven black hair, green eyes and wore a red/black jacket, dark red skirt, black leggings and boots. Her name is Asami Sato, team leader of Team Mulan, another Beat Rider group, consisted of girls who were inspired by Team Pop Up. She is also the daughter of a wealthy company, and a childhood friend of Kouta and Mai.
"Asami!" Yuuya greeted happily as he gave her a high-five and a fist-bump and gave a one armed hug with her returning the gesture, "It's so good to see you."
"Good to see you too Yuuya." Asami greeted back and broke the hug. She turned to an annoyed Kouta with a Cheshire Cat grin, "Aren't you even gonna say hello, Kou-chan?" she asked teasingly.
"Asami, just call me Kouta." Kouta chastised with a glare. He hated it when she calls him his nickname, it was fun when they were kids, until he grew up and finds it irritating. She's like an annoying little sister to him.
"Hmm~ Why?" Asami whined teasingly, "We gave each other nicknames when we were kids. And you even called me Asa-chan back then." she pouted her lips, gave him the puppy dog eyes, and even batted her eyes to try and break him.
"Exactly, we're not kids anymore." Kouta said, annoyed by her antics.
Seeing that planned failed, Asami decided to put her charms to work as she wrapped one arm around his neck and pulled him into a hug, "Come on, just call me Asa-chan, for... old... time... sakes." she said sweetly as she tapped his nose at the last part of her words.
Kouta looked at her dryly to see her trying to sweet talk him, "No." he said, clearly unphased by her charms.
Asami childishly pouted seeing that her plan failed, "Hmph, you used to be fun back then." she huffed in mock anger before she broke off the hug and turned to Bando, "Bando-san, the usual please!"
"Sure, sure." Bando replied casually as he served another customer with a peach parfait, "Six parfaits on the go."
Asami turned back to Yuuya and asked, "So how's Mai-chan doing by the way?" like with Kouta, she and Mai got along really well like sisters, and they always listen to each other's problems.
"She's doing okay, on the outside at least." Yuuya said sadly, he looked at Kouta, "She's still pretty steamed about you taking your leave." and Kouta nodded sadly.
"I saw the match between her and Zack today." Asami said as her face became bitter and slammed her fist into her palm, "I'd like to show those Baron Bastards a thing or two." but she knew that she wouldn't resort to violence at that, and Mai would be saddened and disappointed if she does.
Yuuya sighed, "If only I was there." he said with guilt.
Asami placed her hand on his shoulder in comfort, "Hey, don't look so down. What happens, happens, and you gotta move on. There will be other Inves Games, and just get there sooner next time, okay?" she then turned to Kouta, "And as for you, you leaving the team was your choice, and I understand why you did it. Mai will too, she maybe angry at you, but she would never hate you. Believe me, if I had responsibilities outside the team, then I will do whatever I can to fulfill them."
Yuuya knew that she was right, and so does Kouta. Of all the teams that Team Gaim compete against, Team Mulan was okay in their book. In fact, they got along just fine and sometimes they even dance with each other on stage.
Seeing Yuuya still down, Kouta decided to change topics, "So anyway, how's your all-girl team doing?"
Asami perked up when he mentioned that, "It's going great actually." she said with a smile before it faded into a frown, "Is what I would say, but lately Team Wolfbats have been trying to make an..." she raised up her fingers to air quote, 'Alliance' with us ever since they lost to us. Naturally we refused them at first, but they've been pretty persistent and wouldn't take 'no' for an answer. And personally, I think they're trying to hawk in on our territory." she reached into her pocket to pull out her wallet to pay Bando, which he gladly accepted and handed her a bag with a carton cup holder with parfaits in plastic cups and spoons.
Yuuya shrugged and ate a spoonful of his parfait,"Well, then I guess you'll just have to teach them the hard way again." he's not so surprised about Wolfbats or any other Beat Rider teams who are trying to aim for the top, who wouldn't? It's like some sort of battlefield and the Inves are the Beat Riders soldiers. And since Gaim is now ranked 9th in the top 10, they are most likely an open target of any other teams who haven't made the list.
"So how's your journey to adulthood have been working out with you lately?" Asami asked Kouta.
"It's going fine, I guess." Kouta replied with a smile, at least she and Yuuya are supportive of his decision, and like Asami said, Mai will understand and respect it as well.
"So, did you help another boy look for his mommy?" Asami asked with a smile, she always liked that side of Kouta. He's like an older brother to her, always kind, selfless, and helpful to people even when he's on the job.
"Yeah, I did." Kouta replied and his mood became happy, "But I also met this girl today who has a pet polar bear dog."
"Ooh, I never knew you had a thing for girls with pets." Asami said slyly with a giggle making Kouta frown at her teasing, "But please do tell us the details, Prince Charming." she was always a tease when it comes to Kouta or anyone's love life, like an annoying little sister. But sometimes there's a time when there's a limit, unless she hears the details.
Kouta rolled his eyes, "Well... It happened like this." he said, he knew that she wouldn't stop pestering him if he didn't tell her, and she can be very persistent and annoying if he doesn't. And so he started from when he delivered curry to a store up to meeting Korra and Naga, and having the latter lick his face.
"Wow, I take it back, I think you're better off with the polar bear dog instead." Asami said with a laugh, and Yuuya and Bando put their hands on their mouths to hold back their laughter at what happened.
Kouta looked annoyed at the three of them, "Gee, thanks." he said sarcastically, before he got up and walked to the door, "Well, I gotta get home."
"Aww, leaving so soon?" Asami asked in her usual teasing tone, "Are you gonna ask that lovely 'lady' out on a date, or her owner?" she referred to Naga with a giggle, and Yuuya and Bando couldn't hold it in as they both laughed hysterically making Kouta glare at them with a blush in anger and embarrassment that would put Mai's to shame, "I'm kidding, don't be so serious all the time." she gave a wave to Kouta who is still pretty ticked, "I'll see you later. Oh, and give Akira-neechan my thanks for giving me the buckwheat noodle soup recipe. It was delicious!"
Still stewing in anger, Kouta took a deep breath to calm down and replied, "I will!" and he walked out with a slam to the door.
The three laughed out loud along with the customers who overheard his story as they held their laughter from before, not wanting him to get angry at them too.
"He left without paying again, didn't he?" Asami asked with her laughter dying down along with everyone else.
"Yep." Yuuya replied as he calmed down and reached into his pocket to bring out his wallet, "This is the least I can do for him since he saved everyone." he placed a couple of yen on the table and got up, "We should let our teams hang out again sometimes."
"Sure, and we can share our stage with you, since Baron took yours." Asami said as she held out her hand to him.
Yuuya smiled and shook her hand, "It's a deal." and with that they both left the parlor with Bando telling them to come back anytime.
Neither of them notice that a pair of eyes, belonging to Sid, watching the two with interest as a sly smile formed on his face.
Kazuraba's residence
"I'm home." Kouta said as he walked in to see a woman with hazelnut hair in a ponytail, a white blouse, and a gray skirt. Her name is Akira Kazuraba, Kouta's older sister, and she's an employee at Yggdrasil corporation.
"Welcome back." she greeted while peeling carrots for dinner. She got back from grocery shopping after work with the vegetables on the counter. She then noticed something wrong with her brother as he walked and placed his arms on the table, and rested his head on them, "What's wrong? Did you made a mistake at work?"
"Hey Neechan..." Kouta groaned out as he lifted his head up, "What does it mean to be an adult?"
Akira simply smiled at the question and answered, "To take care of one's responsibilities and problems." she stopped peeling for a moment, "Right now you're paying for food and rent, Kouta. You are an adult after all."
Kouta then got up from the table to pick up vegetables that her sister bought and said,"But I'm only taking care of my own responsibilities and problems. I've got my hands full at work." he went to the refrigerator to store them and closed the door, "And I've made sacrifices that are important to me too." he then leaned on the counter, "Even so, I'm still the same person as I once was before."
"Kouta!" Akira reprimanded her brother for his attitude.
"I... Want to transform!" Kouta said with determination, "I want to become stronger, to become someone who can do anything!"
Akira smiled and chuckled at his revelation, "Trying to become something beyond yourself are you?" she asked as she crossed her arms, "You sure have a naive view on reality!" she punched her brother's stomach playfully making him recoil in pain, "Just don't rush it. You'll become an adult sooner or later, if you just be patient." she handed him her unfinished carrot, "Go on, peel it." and they began peeling the rest.
Korra's apartment
Meanwhile at an apartment where Korra's living, we find our character in normal clothing and hair hung loose, lying on the couch, watching the Beat Riders hotline on her TV, and her best friend Naga was lying her back on the floor. She was pretty interested in the Beat Riders dancing, and was hooked into it after seeing Team Gaim for their dancing skills and became their fan. But became bummed out today when Baron challenged Gaim at the Inves Games and took their stage, much to her disappointment, but she still voted for Gaim nonetheless. And so the former had a bored expression on her face as she turned off her television and looked up at the ceiling.
"Oh Naga..." Korra groaned and got up to stretch her arms and legs, "I'm in a rut. I mean, I'm glad I got through high school, and got a decent job and education in Japan. But more importantly..." she smiled, I've got my freedom." she rested her arms behind her head before she fell back on the couch again and her smile faded, "But even with all that, it's still not enough. I feel like I want more, like I need a real purpose in life. And I don't want people telling me what to do in my life, you know." she turned to her polar bear dog, "Hey, we've known each other since we were little right? So what do you think I should do?"
Naga's only answer was snoring peacefully on the floor, and Korra sighed, "That's your answer for everything." she closed her eyes and whispered, "Just sleep on it." and she took a nap.
Punjabi's restaurant
The next day, we find Kouta outside of Punjabi's restaurant as he loaded his orders into the metal box, put on his helmet and drove off.
'Neechan took care of me ever since our parents past away.' Kouta's voice narrated.
Construction site
Time flew by as the scene shifts to a construction site where Kouta was working. He wore a constructor worker's uniform while carrying a metal plate, 'But I don't want to feel like a burden to her any longer. I want to be an adult as soon as possible.' he stopped to wipe the sweat off his forehead.
He went up a ladder while carrying a couple of paint cans, 'But even so...' he stopped again to wipe off the sweat again with his towel.
At a Shoe Store
Time passes by again as Kouta worked for Punjabi and walked into a shoe store to deliver curry to the manager and his employees, "Sorry for the wait! Here you go."
Yggdrasil University
Meanwhile, Korra, who was at a lecture in a university, wore a light-blue sleeveless t-shirt, blue armbands and jeans, and brown boots, taking down notes as she listened to her professor. She takes classes in mornings and work in afternoons, because it helps improve her grades.
'When I was young, I felt like I've had my whole life controlled thanks to the people who took care of me, including my parents. Like I'm some sort of pet, or a prisoner for that matter.' Korra's voice narrated.
Future Industries car factory
Korra, in her uniform, installed one of the tires onto the cars and finished with a tire plate.
'But after going through all of that, I've finally earned my freedom and started living alone, except with Naga. With no one telling me what I should or shouldn't do, I'm free to do anything on my own.'
After work
It was mid-afternoon and Korra finished working for the day.
"I'll see you guys tomorrow!" Korra waved to her co-workers and they waved back. She rode on Naga's back, who waited for her outside after her work was done and the two went head back to their apartment.
'But even so...'
Gaim's headquarters
The members of Team Gaim are practicing dancing in their garage considering their stage was taken by Baron. It was only a matter of time until they fight back to get their stage back.
Mai, on the other hand, with a bored expression, walked outside on the stairs to look up in the sky, as well as Kouta and Korra, with all of them hoping that something would happen, sooner or later.
Drupers
At the parlor, a waitress handed her notepad to Bando, "I'm taking a break."
"Again?" Bando asked skeptically as he saw her went in the back. And Yuuya and Asami walked past him to go to the private room where Sid is. They caught his attention after he drank his tea and they approached him.
"You wanted to talk to us?" Yuuya asked.
"You said you have something to show us." Asami stated.
Sid placed his tea down on the table, "I do." he replied and turned to Yuuya, "Your team is in quite a pinch." he turned to Asami, "And I hear that Team Wolfbats are eyeing your territory. Am I right?" the two leaders glanced at each other and nodded, "Then I have a couple of aces in the hole that will turn things around."
"Is it new Locks?" Yuuya asked as he and Asami sat down in front of him.
"No, just these two." Sid answered as he brought out two belt buckle devices on the table with knives on the side. They are the Sengoku Drivers.
Yuuya looked at Sid skeptically while Asami eyed the belt buckle device.
Punjabi's Restaurant
Kouta walked out of the restaurant as his shift was over before he received a text from Yuuya.
"Yuuya?" Kouta asked as he read the text, "I've got something interesting I wanted show you. Come check it out." he scrolled down to see the Sengoku Driver, "What is that?" he read the address to where he would be and to meet him at.
Abandoned warehouses
Mai walked around, apparently meeting with someone, and turned to see Kouta coming to her.
"Yo." Kouta greeted with a wave.
"Why are you here, Kouta?" Mai asked in confusion, he was the last person she would expect to see around the edge of town.
"Well, Yuuya told me to come." he answered as he walked past her and the two looked for Yuuya. They both walked until they stopped to see what's before them. A bunch of strange-colored plants on the ground and a zipper portal on one of the warehouses walls catching Kouta's attention. And what's really strange about the portal is that looked exactly like one of those portals where the Inves jumped in and out of after being summoned with Lockseeds.
"What kind of plant is this?" Mai asked as she observed one of the strange plants.
"Mai." Kouta said getting her attention and she walked to him to see the portal, "Where do you think this leads to?" he walked in to see where it goes.
"Wait!" Mai protested, but joined in with him anyway.
They've both entered a strange forest, that is filled with trees and vines, with purple fruits growing out them.
"Where do you think we are?" Mai asked him.
"I don't know." Kouta replied.
Mai then saw something with panic as she pulled Kouta with her behind a tree, "What?!" he asked.
Mai shushed him, "Shh, look." she pointed to where she's seeing. Kouta looked into her direction and couldn't believe his eyes.
With Korra and Naga
Korra, on Naga's back galloped through a forest with the former rocking back and forth on the latter's back. She always take this shortcut back home, because she hated going through the streets and the sidewalks, where a lot of people are.
"Slow down Naga! Our dinner back home isn't going anywhere!" Korra exclaimed, and as if she heard her orders, Naga stopped with a skid and the young woman fell forward. The polar bear dog sniffed at something on the ground curiously which raised Korra's curiosity.
Korra got up and was confused to wonder why her polar bear dog stopped all of a sudden, "Naga? What's wrong girl? Why'd you stop?" she asked her loyal companion before she saw the object that she was sniffing at, which confused her. It was a strange plant that Kouta and Mai saw earlier, "What is that?" she hopped off her dog's back to check it out before she saw something at the corner of her eye on a large tree and looked at it, 'And what is that?' she thought, it was another Inves portal that leads to the strange forest. So without hesitation, she took a step in and wanted to explore the forest, only to look back to see Naga sitting at the border of the portal not wanting to join her. And she ran towards her to make her join her.
"Naga, come on!" Korra exclaimed as she pulled her head in, but she wouldn't budge as she whined, groaned and skidded her feet, not wanting to go in the strange place, "Naga, this is no time to play chicken." and after a second of pulling, she decided to let go and give her a little 'encouragement,' "Fine, stand guard while I go explore this mysterious forest, alone. With youout here, and I'm in here. Alone." she egged onto her loyal companion, who just sat there before laying down and cover her eyes with her forepaws, "Hmph, some friend you've turned out to be." she turned around to walk away.
'5, 4, 3, 2, 1...' Korra thought before she felt a tackle from behind to find Naga on her back and lick her face, "Attagirl!" she laughed, knew how loyal her best friend is. And a little egging always works like a charm, like it always has.
And the two walked around to see the scenery surrounding them with the trees and vines.
"What is this place?" Korra asked Naga, and got a groan in response from Naga, who doesn't know either. They kept on walking before Korra looked to one tree that's growing strange purple fruits that are shaped like locks, and curiously, she walked to reach her hand out to pluck one out of the tree. But then, she accidentally stepped on something with her foot and removed it to see an unusual pile of dirt covering something in the shape of a small hill. So out of curiosity, she crouched down and dug up the dirt to find whatever is buried beneath it.
Back with Kouta and Mai
Kouta and Mai, behind a tree, saw a pair of human sized Inves in opposition of the miniature sized ones used in the Inves games. The blue one was observing some purple fruits while the red was eating another. The red stopped eating as it threw the fruit to the ground to see that it hasn't been eaten yet, which seems to be that it wasn't ripe yet. The blue one chowed down on one which means it was ripe.
"Aren't those... Inves?" Kouta asked quietly not wanting to get their attention.
"Yeah." Mai replied in the same tone.
"So this is where the Inves lives?" Kouta asked as he walked around and spotted one of the purple fruits growing out of a tree. The fruit stem resembled the lock arms of Lockseeds and the inner layer of it looks like lychee. And so Kouta plucked two out of the vines to observe them.
Mai looked at Kouta skeptically to see what he's going to do, and failed to notice something stalking behind her that's green and has long claws.
'You know... these look pretty tasty.' Kouta thought and looked ready to take a bite, but...
SNARL! Mai turned around and Kouta broke out of his trance to look at a fully grown Inves, but this one was completely different. It was human sized, has a resemblance of a white tiger with red eyes, green skin upper body and gray legs. It has jade shell like armor, has long sharp claws to the right hand and oriental markings on its body. This was the Byakko Inves.
The two were in great panic, "Aah!" Mai shrieked and backed away.
Kouta grabbed Mai's hand, "Mai!" he shouted and the two ran for their lives with the Byakko Inves in pursuit. They ran as fast as they can, but the beast was still behind them.
"This way!" Kouta exclaimed as they turned right and hid behind a tree, hoping to lose the monster.
After a moment Kouta looked out to see if its there or not, and it wasn't, "I think we lost it." he said and Mai gave a sigh in relief and took a breather.
After a quick second to rest, she noticed something on the ground with her eyes widen, "Kouta, look!" Mai pointed, and Kouta looked into her direction. It was the same device that Yuuya wanted to show Kouta and Mai, lying on the ground. The Sengoku Driver.
Kouta walked over to it to pick it up and show it to Mai, "Isn't this... what Yuuya wanted to show us?" he asked.
"Then that means Yuuya came through this forest too. Right?" Mai wondered as she glanced around.
Kouta held up the device and held it near his waist and asked, "What is this? It looks like a belt buckle, doesn't it?" he placed it on his waist, and when he did, he was surprised when a yellow belt formed around him, connecting him and the belt. Then a faceplate appeared on the blank side of it. It had an armored face with a crescent sword-like decoration on his forehead, a blue helmet, a rainbow-colored visor, and a steel mouthplate.
Kouta then looked at the fruits in his hand where they transformed into Lockseeds, an Orange Lockseed where it has the imprint 'LS-07,' and the Strawberry with the imprint 'LS-06.'
"Eeh?!" was the reaction of Kouta and Mai when they saw the transformation.
"What are these?! Lockseeds?!" Mai asked in surprise.
Kouta looked baffled before he spoke, "Then..." he looked around, "All of these are..." he kept looking before a familiar face appeared before them, the Byakko Inves.
"It found us!" Mai exclaimed as the two ran away again.
Back with Korra and Naga
Meanwhile, Korra finally dug up the dirt to find an object in a plastic bag, which peaked her curiosity.
"What is this?" Korra asked as she picked up, pulled the object out of the bag, and observed it. It was a Sengoku Driver. Although the major difference between this, Asami and Kouta's is that it looks ancient as a relic. It was made out of stone with small cracks on it, the blank side was crumbling a bit with bits missing from it, and it had some moss on the knife lever.
"I think it's a belt buckle." and curiously, the dark-skinned girl decided to put it on her waist. And like with Kouta, a yellow belt wrapped formed around her waist and it connected itself with Korra which surprised her, "Whoa, didn't see that coming." but unlike with Kouta's it didn't make a faceplate on the blank side of her belt, which apparently had a slash mark on it.
Korra then focused on the fruits as she reached for one pulled it off the vine on the tree. And to surprise her even more, it turned into a Lockseed, but it turned into the Sunflower Lockseed.
"Wait, this is one of those Lockseeds the Beat Riders used in the Inves Games." Korra stated, and she reached out for another, and it turned into another Sunflower Lockseed, "Weird."
WOOF! WOOF! Naga barked getting Korra's attention, "What is it girl?" she saw her growling at the fruits on another tree, which for some reason are glowing blue, "What the heck?" and she walked to it to pluck two off the tree, but unlike with the first two she plucked off, they didn't turn into Lockseeds.
'That's strange.' she thought as she stared at them, 'I thought they would at least...' she trailed off as she stared at the fruits, looking to be very... tasty. And without thinking, she slowly brought one near her mouth to eat it, but was interrupted when she heard growling noises. She looked to Naga who was growling at the four intruders surrounding the two, Inves!
"Uh-oh!" Korra exclaimed in panic as she dropped one of the fruits and ran to jump on Naga's back, with the latter still growling and stood her ground, not afraid to fight the Elementary Inves if she has to, "Let's head back to the portal!" and she did what she told and galloped to where they came in from. But then, one of the Inves that tried to attack her looked at the ground to find the fruit that Korra dropped earlier.
As Naga galloped with Korra on her back, the tanned girl looked around and thought, 'This must be where the Inves came from.' and she looked at the fruit in her hand, 'And these must be what they eat.' she then frowned, 'But why didn't this changed into a Lockseed?' she reached into her pocket to bring out a Sunflower Lockseed she plucked out earlier and looked to her belt.
After a minute, they finally found the portal they came in from and jumped out of the tree, and the zipper was slowly zipping up after they got out.
Korra and Naga stopped to take a breather and turned back to see the portal closing, "It's closing." the former said in disbelief before she let out a relieved sigh and got off of Naga, "That was a close one." she looked to her companion, "We probably shouldn't go back there again, it's dangerous." and she couldn't pick better words as the dog howled in agreement. They both walked and walked until they're finally out of the forest.
However, what they didn't notice was the zipper portal was about to close up before a black clawed finger poked through to stop it. It was brought down with force to open the portal again, like a cat ripping through fabric. From there, a pair of yellow shady eyes glowed along with its body all dark purple and wispy, gave a screech.
Back with Kouta and Mai
Kouta and Mai ran out through the portal where they came from, but unfortunately for them, the Byakko Inves was hot on their trail as it jumped through.
"Mai, This way!" Kouta instructed as they ran through the warehouses. They kept on running and ran through a few obstacles, but they got through until they finally found a safe spot to hide.
They both sat down to take a breather with Mai asking, "What the heck was that thing?! An Inves?!"
"I don't know..." Kouta muttered through his breaths, he looked to his Orange Lockseed before turning it at the back to see that it has an octagonal shape. He looked at his belt buckle in the middle and placed his thumb into it to see that it had an octagonal porthole that the Lockseed can fit into.
And he motioned his other thumb on his Lockseed before looking at it.
ROAR! The Byakko Inves roared as the markings on its body glowed and shot beams out of them and they attack everything in its sight. One of the beams almost got the two, but Kouta tried cover Mai from the hit, but missed. Kouta looked up to think about the situation they're in before he looked back at Mai.
"Mai, when I draw his attention, I want you to run away from here as fast as you can." Kouta instructed not wanting her to get hurt. He was friends with her since childhood and there is no way that he's going to let her get killed for both their sake. And no way in Hell was he going be killed by her mother before the Inves does.
"Wait, what are you saying Kouta?!" Mai asked in disbelief at his stupid heroic effort.
"I'll be okay! Just go find help!" Kouta reassured her, "At this rate, one of us should at least get out of here alive!" he got up and ran out of cover.
"Kouta!" Mai called out to see her reasoning with him was in vain.
Kouta ran out of the alley to get the monster's attention, "Hey, I'm right here Ugly!" he insulted before he ran away getting its attention and the Inves chased after him. Kouta used his impressive parkour skills to jump over a barrel and a couple of crates, and another big crate before he ran again. He looked back to see the Inves still in pursuit of him, crashing through the obstacles that Kouta ran over like it was nothing.
Kouta stopped to see that a fence blocked his path and looked back at the Inves and found a couple of pipes lying around. So he picked one up as the Inves finally caught up with him.
"Take this freak!" Kouta yelled as he swung it at the Inves, but it didn't even flinch by the attack. He tried again, but was swatted away by the its claw and the monster struck his face, staggering him. It kicked him in the gut making him double over before it held him up high and threw him to a fence.
Kouta groaned in pain as he rolled on the ground after landing hard, he had blood seeping out of his mouth and he struggled to get up as he saw the Byakko Inves growling and coming towards him slowly.
He touched his belt, but mainly to his faceplate before he gained an idea as he looked to his Orange Lockseed and gained a look of determination. At this rate, it's either do or die, and there's no way in hell that he's going to die right now.
Using what's left of his strength, he got up to raise his right arm up holding his Lockseed and pressed the button on the side. The lock opened and the orange glowed a bit.
"Orange!"
And a zipper portal materialized above him and opened in a circle. Instead of an Inves, a giant orange appeared, but it wasn't a normal fruit, it was an orange metal sphere with metal studs. Kouta then plugged in the Orange Lockseed into the porthole of his belt and closed the lock before it shined again.
"Lock On!"
The belt made a horn sound like they used in the Sengoku period before it mixed in with Techno Japanese music as the Byakko Inves stared at him in annoyance.
"What should I do next?" Kouta asked before he noticed at the sword-like lever, "This?" he brought it down to the lock.
"Soiya!"
It sliced the front off of the Lockseed with the slice attached to it was hanging off of it. The inside of the slice had a picture of a katana with the blade resembling an orange slice.
And the orange sphere dropped on Kouta's head and landed on his shoulders. Then energy surged out of the orange and went through Koua's body, which coated him in armor. He had a blue bodysuit with golden bracers on his arms and legs. On the left side of his belt was a katana/gun hybrid weapon with the same octagonal porthole as his belt.
"Orange Arms! Hanamichi On Stage!"
"Eh, I'm an Orange now?" Kouta asked in bafflement before his head was covered in a blue helmet with a silver mouthpiece, a dark gray visor, and a golden headdress on his forehead with a diamond through it which looks like a crescent katana. And his visor turned into orange slice when it landed on his head along with an orange helmet. The orange sphere then dropped and formed, with the sides brought down in the form of shoulder pads, the chest plate with two black lines above it from left to right, and on his back was the top of the orange that folded back. And the sword that was on his sliced Lockseed was in his right hand. Kazuraba Kouta is now Kamen Rider Gaim or Armored Rider Gaim, and he wields the Daidaimaru and the Musou Saber.
"Huh?" Gaim asked looking at the orange blade in his hand before looking down at himself in bafflement, "Eeeh?!"
The Byakko Inves didn't care as it jumped towards him, which caught him off guard, and it grabbed him by the shoulders and started smacking him with his clawed hand.
"Hey! Ow! Ow! That really hurt ya jerk!" Gaim yelled as he flipped it off his back making it land on its back. The rider looked at himself to see that he's unharmed, "Hey, that didn't hurt at all." he was then chased by the Inves into a warehouse.
"Hey hold on now!" Gaim said as he raised his Daidaimaru up to block the incoming attack before he was slammed into a wall and blocked its attack again, "S-stop it! I said knock it off!" he slashed him vertically through the chest with sparks flying out of it. And he did it again horizontally before he paused to see it still standing, "Huh? Uh-oh! Wait, wait a minute now." he backed away before being pushed into a couple of boxes and through some barrels and crates outside as he rolled over.
Gaim got up and thrust Daidaimaru again only to be swatted away to the floor like it did with the pipe, and the Byakko Inves grabbed the Armored Rider by the throat to slash him with its clawed hand. But it failed to notice the Rider placed his right hand on the Musou Saber.
"I can use this." Gaim said before he drew it out and slashed the Inves across the stomach just when it was about to bring the final blow and sparks flew out of his stomach. And he did it again, staggering him before he grabbed Daidaimaru off the ground with his left hand.
Now with two swords, the Rider has the advantage as he swung both swords and shouted, "Bring it on!" he charged at the Inves and slashed it down three times from left to right and vertically with both blades.
Seeing the damage that the Byakko Inves was inflicted with, it decided to retreat with the Rider in pursuit.
"Get back here!" Gaim shouted as he chased after it before he saw it jump with great strength, "Whoa, he jumped!" and up to a tower with the railing of the stairs and on to another and onto the balcony. It faced the Rider again and shot its beams towards him but missed as they hit a couple of cars around him. They exploded, but the Rider was okay.
"My turn!" Gaim exclaimed as he jumped with great strength like the Inves, but he grabbed the railing instead as he hung there. And to make matters worse, the Inves ran to him and pushed him off with a punch and Gaim fell back to the ground as a gate fell on him and he kicked it off in frustration.
"Just wait right there!" he looked to see the stairs, ran to it and ran up.
"Did you miss me?" Gaim asked as he got there but got kicked in the gut and fell on the railings as the two are now dueling on equal grounds. The Byakko Inves tackled him, holding him down on the railings before Gaim looked at the yellow part of his Musou Saber that looks like a ring, "Hmm? What's this do?" he pulled it and it made beeping sounds as lighted dots appeared on the yellow part of the blade and he accidentally pulled the trigger, shooting the Inves in the stomach.
"Whoa! Didn't see that coming." Gaim said before he realized, "Wait, that's it!" he pulled it again, making the lighted dots appeared on the blade again and shot at the Inves again and again and again! CLICK! But it cocked when he ran out, "Huh?!" CLICK! CLICK! CLICK! he pulled again, but to no avail, he was out of ammo, "Oh come on! I'm out already?!" He was about to reload again, but he dodged the incoming attack from the Byakko Inves. He got into a self-defense position before he noticed a hole at the butt of his Daidaimaru's hilt. And He looked at the Musou Saber's to see that it's the right size for it.
"Hmm, I wonder." Gaim said with thought as he put the two blades together, connecting them both to form a double bladed naginata, "Whoa! They've combined!" he exclaimed as he spun it slowly.
The Inves snarled as it charged at Gaim again, and he dodged his attacks before it ran up the stairs with Gaim in pursuit, "Get back here you chicken!" he yelled as they both clashed with their blades. And before he knew it, he was thrown off the railings by the Inves and landed back on the ground below, again.
Gaim tried to get up before he felt a presence by the stairs. He looked up to see a girl in white clothing, a black belt, brown boots, a necklace, strawberry blond hair, and a red eye in her right socket. And strangely, she looked exactly like Mai, but she is known as the Priestess of Fate.
Gaim looked surprised and confused by her appearance, "Mai?" he asked skeptically, not knowing if that's her or not.
But she simply said, "Exercise caution, for you are about to make a decision that'll change your fate."
"Is that you, Mai?!" Gaim asked as he got to his knees.
She ignored his question, "If you proceed," she said as she walked down the stairs, "Then there is no point of return. Till the very end, you shall fight." she got to the bottom, "You shall dye the world in your colors." what she said to him didn't make sense, but it sounded like some sort of warning.
Gaim fully got up in his feet and responded, "Well..." he paused before he saw the Byakko Inves jumped down behind him and turned to it. And he got in front of 'Mai' in a defensive position to protect her, "If it's to protect you... Then I..."
'Mai' sighed sadly as she placed her hand on his Orange Lockseed on his belt to press the button, removing it.
"Lock Off!"
"Huh?" Gaim asked as to wonder why did she remove the Lockseed from his belt. 'Mai' simply showed it to him and placed it on his left hand. The Inves charged at them, But Gaim blocked his attack and slashed it off the building, making it crash into a bunch of boxes and barrels. And the Rider jumped off the building to land on his feet and faced 'Mai' again, who was pointing towards his Musou Saber. He looked at the Porthole for the Lockseed as he placed it in and locked it.
"Lock On!"
"Like this?" he asked her, only to see her gone and out of sight.
"1, 10, 100, 1000!"
He looked to see the Inves getting up again as it threw the barrel off its face and it looked angry. It was ready to shoot its beams again, but Gaim was ready for it.
"Here it comes." Gaim said readying himself to defend again, the Inves shot its beams, but Gaim deflected it with effort as he spun his combined weapons like a windmill. And the Inves was baffled to see that none of its attacks went through.
Gaim, with his Musou Saber glowing with energy took a stance, "Here I come!" he shouted as he slashed at the Inves with a couple of energy slices at it, trapping it inside in an energy force field that's in the shape of an orange with the green stem on top and Gaim spun his combined weapons to deliver the finishing blow.
"Orange Charge!"
Gaim gave a battle cry as he darted towards the Inves and slashed it in half along with the orange. And it exploded with a couple of orange slices flying out of it, thus defeating the monster at last.
And with that, Gaim took the Orange Lockseed of his Musou Saber and back onto his Driver where he locked it, folded it and turned back to normal with the armor disappearing. Kouta breathed out as he looked behind to see if it was real or not and looked down back at his hands as they were shaking, at what he experienced.
Mai then ran over to him to see if he's alright or not, "Kouta!"
Kouta was silence before he spoke, "Mai..." he wanted to ask if it's really her or not, "What was that just now?"
But she didn't pay attention to his question and asked her own, "Where did that monster go? Did you kill it?" she looked around with worry, afraid to see if it's still around.
Kouta, realizing that she's not the same person he saw before, looked down to his Lockseed, he unlocked it to pull it out and locked it again.
"Hey, Kouta." Mai said before she turned back to him, and he stared at his Lockseed.
"This is my..." Kouta said before a pause, "Transformation."
Mai was about to ask what he's talking about before her phone rang and she picked it up to see that it was Micchy who's calling, "Hello?" she greeted.
"Mai-san! We've got trouble!" Micchy's voice said in an anxious tone.
Hearing his tone, Mai asked, "Micchy? What's wrong?!"
"There's a purple monster on the loose! And it's attacking Town Square!"
"A monster?!" Mai asked and thought, 'Another Inves?' thinking back at the portal, they could have easily went through the portal that she and Kouta were in, and might have slipped by when they weren't looking.
Kouta looked at her with concern, "Mai, what's wrong?" seeing her frantic face wasn't a good sign.
Mai gave a nod, "Okay, call my mom for help, and we'll be right there." she ended the call and turned to Kouta to explain.
Outskirts of Town Square
After a brief explanation, Kouta and Mai were running towards the center of Town Square, and hopefully with Kouta's ability to transform they might be able to defeat it. And hopefully Chief Takatsukasa will hold off the Inves until they get there.
"I hope we're not too late." Kouta said in between breaths.
Mai thought of her mother, 'Mom, please hold on before we get there.' prayed mentally. Even though she's a tough police officer, there is no way that she could take on an Inves.
Center of Town Square
Korra, covered in bruises and a scratch on her leg with Naga by her side growling, and Chief Takatsukasa and a couple of police officers behind her lying on the ground unconscious. She held a metal bat towards a human sized lizard-type creature. It had a dark purple wisp color around its body, sharp claws, and yellow eyes. This is a Lizard Inves (10), and it's the same Inves that tear through the zipper portal on the tree from the forest.
'Okay, I know for a fact that it might have come from the strange forest. But that doesn't explain how it got through after the portal closed up.' she mentally stated, 'And what does it want?' she was so focused on the creature, that she didn't even bother to pay attention to her right pocket that was glowing blue.
The Lizard Inves gave a hiss as it opened its mouth, ready to bite its victim's head off.
Next time on Kamen Rider Gaim/Avatar:
Chapter 2: Her purpose! The Blue Watermelon Rider!
"Just what are these things?" Korra asked as she looked at her Lockseeds.
"Get away from her!" Gaim yelled as he slashed the Lizard Inves.
Korra's eyes widen to see her Sengoku Driver transformed, "This is...!"
"You don't have to fight alone anymore!" Korra yelled as she brought out her Blue Watermelon Lockseed (11), "Henshin!"
"Water Arms, the Element of Change!"
"Take this!" Avatar yelled as she dove in for the kick.
So what do you all think? I'm sorry for not focusing on Tsukune Farron for this month, but a writer's gotta start on a second story right? Anyway, please review in telling me of what you all think. And FYI: I have seen episode 1 scenes so many times, it drove me crazy! It took me weeks to make this chapter. So until then, buh-bye!
List of References:
(1) Mulan- based on the legendary figure in China, Hua Mulan.
(2) Avatar- the human embodiment of light and peace through the connection with the Avatar Spirit.
(3) Masamune- based on Japan's greatest swordsmith.
(4) Nuktuk- based on Bolin's character in his movie.
(5) Nozomi- it can mean face, attend, command, hope, beauty, sea, truth, satisfy, full, wish, and fascination.
(6) Gommu- it can mean rubber, and he's based on the hobo character who used to be a telegraph for the United Forces.
(7) Lin Takatsukasa- she is Lin Beifong, but with a different surname.
(8) Wolfbats- a Pro-bending team in Legend of Korra.
(9) Fire Ferrets- Korra's former Pro-bending team.
(10) Lizard Inves- based on the first Dark Spirit in Season 2 of Legend of Korra.
(11) Air Lockseed- to be announced.
(12) Water Lockseed- to be announced.
(13) Hybrid Animals- based on the animals on both Avatar and Korra series.
(14) Blue Watermelon- to be announced.
(15) White Watermelon- based on the White Wonder Watermelon
(16) Lychee- the sole member of the genus Litchi in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae.
(17) Chui- a Chinese melee weapon that consists of a large, solid metal sphere on the end of a medium-long handle.