A/N: Hey guys, I reposted the story, and please, R&R!
Chapter 1
Prologue:
Negishi had nowhere to run. He was surrounded by ZECTroopers and the Masked Riders Kabuto and Gatack. Negishi felt betrayed, he had admired Kabuto and Gatack had promised to help with their plan. Negishi started beating up the ZECTroopers and soon turned into his native form, attempting to attack the dazed riders, who had just defeated the Gryllus Worm.
"KABUTO!" Negishi yelled. Just then, Dark Kabuto ran out of nowhere, destroying the worm with a rider kick. The riders had won the war against the worms.
The riders slowly took off their respective Zecters, and releasing them. They fell to the ground, exhausted from the battle.
Kagami, still wounded from his first bout with Gryllus Worm said "We did it."
"Yeah," Kusakabe said, weakened from his massive energy drain.
I'll only tell you this once, walking the same path…is merely a test of perseverance. But reaching paths together is…"
Tendou was cut off by Kagami. "…friend, are those words from your grandmother?"
"No," Tendou said, "they're my own words."
"Good choice of words," Kusakabe said.
"What are you going to now Kusakabe?" Kagami asked.
"I don't know…" the native said.
"I suggest a new identity, there can't be two Tendou Soujis," Tendou said, half- jokingly.
"You're right," Kusakabe said, "See you around."
"Wait, where are you going? Kagami asked. Kusakabe turned around as he stood up.
"Exploring, I want to see more of the world, see what I missed all this time I was locked up," he said.
"Good choice…I guess. Good luck, friend," Tendou said. Kusakabe nodded, and Kagami and Tendou watched him go…
"It's over, it's finally over," Kagami said. Tendou nodded.
"Kagami!" "Shishou!" Misaki and Renge called as Tadakoro followed them. They soon began their reunion.
Months later…
Tendou is in Paris, months later. A chubby man, a famous scientist named Oswald Boker, asked, "Are you the famous Tendou Souji?"
Tendou replied, by saying "Walking the path of Heaven, the man who will rule everything." After they both walk away, Boker says to himself, "He's one of them."
About 3 months after the events of the series…
"The world has been in much tragedy. The alien worm species have existed on our world, for a very long time. It is thanks to the technology of the Zecters, that we were able to finally destroy every last one of them. There are many of our soldiers that have been lost, killed, and defeated in the long war, but we will all remember the dead. There are also the masked riders, who have valiantly devoted their lives into exterminating the worm, but some deserve honorable mention. We congratulate ZECT second-in-command, Arata Kagami, Masked Rider Gatack, my son, for his valiant efforts in defeating the worm," Riku Kagami, now the commander of ZECT again announces. Kagami quit his recent job as a policeman, and was now devoted to making the world at peace. Over the years, much had to be done. Many ZECT facilities have been closed and demolished, but many other Zecters were created. Many riders were soon created, with ZECT having a Masked Rider army.
"I would also like to congratulate Tsurugi Kamishiro, CEO of Discabil Corp., also known as Masked Rider Sasword, for his valiant efforts in battling the worm and also helping fund for many of our projects." Tsurugi was killed by a powerful worm, but was revived through one of ZECT's early prototype projects, when the Sasword Zecter had Tsurugi's DNA. He was the only subject to be revived, as the machine broke down from a severe power overload. He was reunited with Misaki and they have been engaged a year before.
"I shall congratulate Daisuke Kazama, make-up artist, also Masked Rider Drake, for his efforts in fighting the worm, even facing a situation where a worm had mimicked him, where he valiantly stood up for himself against the other riders. He took excellent care of Yuriko Takiyama, a former amnesiac, where I think extra applause should be fine." Kazama retained his job, but barely touched the Drake Grip. He often visited 'Gon' but was very busy after the Gryllus Worm incident.
"One person we should really be thanking…is Tendou Souji, Masked Rider Kabuto, the first one. He has seen things we haven't, and was a huge help in defeating the worm. What I describe of him cannot be put in words, nor is he here today. But ZECT still thanks him, he has endured through many hardships and distrust from ZECT but is now a valuable ally." Riku had finished his speech soon enough and stepped down from the podium. The audience soon broke away and went their separate ways.
"I heard Tendou was in Paris on some cooking trip," Misaki said to Tsurugi.
"He's been there for a long time now, and I sure he's still there. Let's just hope he isn't that arrogant towards other cooks," Tsurugi replied.
Kagami came over and laughed. "Tendou hasn't changed a bit, but I heard he was in Montreal then Sydney, now I don't know where."
"Traveling I see, he always wanted to see more. After all, he's the one that walks the path of heaven," Daisuke Kazama jokingly said. All of them chuckled.
"The good thing is that now there are more riders, the workers at Area Z have been busier than ever. There seemed to be a rider of every kind of animal!" Kagami exclaimed.
"And I thought it was only just insects too," Daisuke said. Just then, Kagami got a phone call.
"Hello there? Oh, I'll be there right away," Kagami said. For the first time in months, he seemed shocked.
"What is it?" Tsurugi asked.
"A space rock just hit outside New Dock City, scientists think it's a worm," Kagami said.
"Was the rock a big one?" Misaki asked.
"No, it's pretty small, they said, but it's still dangerous. I'll catch with you all later," Kagami said, then ran off into his motorcycle.
Kagami soon landed at Dock Airport, where he was driven to a secret laboratory. A Masked Rider soon approached him.
"Mr. Kagami. I'm Masked Rider Legart. I'll direct you to the laboratory. Once you approach, please wear a gas mask," the masked rider said.
"Thank you, but why the gas masks?" Kagami asked.
"The scientists say the worm is different from most, you should ask them for more information," Legart said.
As Legart led Kagami into a large facility, a scientist greeted him.
"Kagami Arata, I am Oswald Boker." he said.
"Ah, aren't you that famous biologist everyone has been hearing about?" Kagami asked.
"Yes, and I ran into Tendou in Paris, you two were a dream team, ha-ha," Boker said.
"Well what's the problem with the worm?" Kagami asked.
Boker led Kagami into a room, where several scientists were examining the worm. When Kagami saw the worm, he told one of the scientists something, and then went back to Boker.
"It's already dead?" Kagami asked.
"It died via impact on the surface. As far as we concluded, it is unlike any worm ZECT has faced, it is different from the rest. It's not even a native. So far we've concluded it's a different type of worm all together. It's not like the ones you guys fought," Boker explained.
"It doesn't look like a worm much either," Legart said.
"Worms can look like anything, but they're all hideous as hell," Boker remarked.
"We need to dispose of the worm body, it could be dangerous," Kagami decided.
"Further investigation is required first, we may find something extraordinary," a scientist said. Kagami felt reluctant, but he was sent a text message.
"Please meet at the San Francisco ZECT facility as soon as possible, you have been chosen an ordered to lead ZECT's first space mission."
While Kagami headed to the SF ZECT facility, the scientists at the science laboratory started to feel weird a few hours after.
A few hours later...
"The alien worm is affecting the scientists somehow," Boker said to Legart, but Boker was soon aware that Legart was affected too. Two scientists from the ZECT facility came outside with Boker.
"What's the story?" a scientist asked.
"The alien worm's infecting the scientists inside," Boker said.
"But how?" the other scientist asked.
"I think the worm had an effect on the scientists and Masked Rider Legart from contact," Boker concluded.
"We need to dispose of the worm immediately, I'm sure nobody wants another plague going around," the first scientist said. Boker nodded. After an hour, the worm was dipped in a giant tub of lava, but it seemed that even with the worm gone, the scientists and Legart remained damaged.
Meanwhile, in the SF ZECT facility…
Kagami arrived at the facility, and he was told to go into rider form for the time being. ZECT's new space commander, Jinguji Maki, walked over to the ten riders.
"This is ZECT's very first space mission. We will explore the planet Mars, on foot, for aliens," Maki said. Some of the riders had reluctant faces.
"With all due respect sir, why are we going to Mars when the other countries have already sent out rovers and shit years ago?" a rider asked.
Maki cleared his throat, "The cameras of the rovers were not clear enough to find any species. Many of the samples the rovers had taken back had no trace of alien anything. But recently, one of our rovers, the Éclair, has after much examination, been confirmed to have found an alien artifact."
"That's where we come in," Kagami said, understanding most of the situation.
"Yes, this is why we need riders to go explore Mars for extraterrestrial life. Use force if necessary," Maki said.
"YES SIR!" shouted the riders in unison. Maki led them into a walkway to the ship Vorpal, where they all buckled up, readied the engines, checked all the weapon systems, and were soon ready to take off.
"Alpha system, checked!" a rider said.
"Beta system, checked. Ready for takeoff," another rider said.
"Alright, let's get ready to go," Kagami said, at the pilot's seat. The boosters soon fired to life, and the riders onboard prepared for a long mission.
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Blast Off! The Vorpal has taken off, I repeat, the Vorpal has taken off," Maki said. Mission Control cheered out loud.
"Alright guys, let's roll," Kagami said. Within minutes, the Vorpal escaped out of Earth's atmosphere and into the depths of space…
8 hours later…
While working on their other current experiment, the lab workers started to scream in agony and clutch their faces. One started to repeatedly hit his head on the floor. The masked rider, Legart, was not spared as well. The Centipede Zecter started to react violently, sending electrical surges to the rider.
"I'm seeing a whole bunch of shit! Ahh!" one infected scientist yelled.
Boker and three other scientists opened the door.
"What's happening?" he stammered.
"Dr. Boker! The worm must've infected them with a disease," one of the scientists said.
"My fucking god, they're going insane," another one said.
The infected workers kept screaming, but one by one, all of them stopped squirming and shaking, their skin turned into a rotten color, and they fell dead with their eyes still open. Legart also fell down.
"Get the Zecter out of his belt!" Boker ordered.
The scientists tried, but the Zecter wouldn't budge.
"It's stuck in place, Dr. Boker," the third scientist said.
"Shit!" Boker said, throwing his clipboard down onto the ground. "I want every one of them in a water tank for examination right now; we need to know what happened to them."
The scientists proceeded to follow his orders, not knowing the catastrophic events that would eventually occur…
Epilogue:
"Dr. Boker, we need you to go to ZECT main headquarters to report everything that happened," Riku Kagami said on his phone.
"I can't right now! One of your riders have died along with half my scientists, you expect me to go over there!?" Boker yelled. Riku sighed.
"These orders come from the Japanese government, I am only a messenger," he said.
"Well fuck your government, I'm busy with all this shit," Boker said.
"Dr. Boker, we need you here, now. What you have encountered may trigger a zombie apocalypse; we need you to report your findings so that everyone can perhaps prepare for something coming. This is an order, over." Riku hung up the phone right after. He sighed.
"What'll be of the world now…"