Power Rider: Wizard

Episode 1: The Ringed Magician

DISCLAIMER: the terms Power Rider, Masked Rider, and Power Rangers are all the property of Saban Entertainment. Kamen Rider and Kamen Rider Wizard, and all characters, places, actions, etc. are property of Toei and Bandai of Japan.

Setting: A town called Steelburgh, PA, a small town with a lake and a port, and an outdoor doughnut stand

Narrator: Once, magic was studied as science. But as civilisations advanced, magic was forgotten. Time passed until we reached the modern day. There is one man who will use magic to clear away a terror that science cannot solve. People call that magician 'Wizard'

Cut to a shot of a man eating a sugar doughnut. He has sugar on his lips from the doughnut. It is revealed that he is sitting on top of a street lamp overlooking a road on a bridge, with a walking path next to it. He is wearing a leather jacket and a white shirt. A small figurine flies to him.

WILLIAM: [to the figurine] You found it, Bird? [putting his doughnut back in the bag] Oh, well. I guess that these will have to wait.

William has a yellow ring on his right hand. He swipes it across his belt, which has a buckle shaped like a hand

WILLIAM: SUMMON, please!

A red magic circle appears and a motorcycle flies to the ground, and William jumps after it.

WILLIAM: [to Bird] Show me the way, please.

He takes off. CUT TO: another part of town, a police vehicle is approaching a building with its siren on. A woman steps out of the vehicle, along with a man. The man is wearing a white shirt and slacks, and the woman is wearing a grey suit. They walk over to one of the police in front of the building

Amino: What's the situation, Lieutenant?

LT: There are still workers inside the building, sir.

Amino turns to the woman, who is checking her gun.

Amino: You think you can handle this, Detective Lily?

LILY: I'll be fine. Protecting the people is a cop's duty

LT: OK, we're going in!

25 police with guns drawn enter the building, followed by Lily Paulson, a Rookie detective. They all point their guns at a monster inside the building, who is fighting the remaining workers.

LILY: What are those? [in a scared voice, as the camera pans to show even more hideous creatures attacking the workers]

The police open fire on the monsters, but is has no effect. The monsters start to surge forward and fight the police.

LILY: I don't believe it!

Lily keeps firing at the main monster, after she'd been knocked down by one of the goons. It walks to her and grabs the wrist of the hand with the gun

MONSTER: Anything that you try is useless!

The monster picks her up by the throat, and she loses her gun. The side of the building breaks open, and a motorcycle comes flying through. The driver uses the bike to knock down many of the goons. It is revealed to be William, who touches his ring to his belt

WILLIAM: Summon, please! [He reaches through a magic circle and pulls a large gun, and starts firing laser blasts at the monsters, who look shocked. Some of the blasts just barely miss some of the police being held by the monsters.]

MONSTER: Silver Bullets? You must be a Magician!

LILY: A magician?

The monster hurls a fireball at William. A magic circle is seen as the flames die down, and out emerges Power Rider Wizard.

MONSTER: Who are you?

WILLIAM: I am...Power Rider Wizard.

[The opening credits roll. The opening theme plays over clips of Rider Wizard fighting enemies]

WILLIAM: It's Show-time!

Power Rider Wizard starts to fight off the various monsters. He eventually gathers a large group of the goons in a circle around him, and touches his ring to his gun

WILLIAM: Summon Power! Flame Shooting Strike!

Fire emerges from the shooting end of the gun, and Wizard fires at the goons.

Cut to Lily walking down an outside corridor. She sees Wizard dialling an iPhone.

WILLIAM: Yo, Sarah? I took care of the Ghouls, but the Phantom got away. [he looks up at Bird] Do you know where he went?

Cut to an antique shop. A girl is on the phone, responding to William

SARAH: You need to summon more familiars, Will. Bird can't do this alone.

The camera pans to show an image of Wizard in a crystal ball.

WILLIAM: (in crystal ball) Hey, using magic is tiring!

SARAH: I know that, but I don't think that we have any other options.

The camera pans to another part of the shop, where a slightly older man is working with a gem, chuckling as he listens in on the conversation]

William turns off the call.

WILLIAM: That's easy for her to say. 'I don't think we have any other options' and 'Bird can't do this alone!' [He touches a ring to his belt] Summon, familiar, Unicorn!

A blue magic circle appears and transforms into a square, from which emerges a figure of a unicorn, similar to the figurine of Bird. The figurine is hovering over the square platform. He touches a ring to his belt again

WILLIAM: SUMMON, Familiar, Kraken!

A green magic circle appears and transforms into a square, from which emerges a figure of an octopus, similar to the figurine of Bird. The figurine is hovering over the square platform. He puts his rings into the faces of the familiars

WILLIAM: It should be nearby, if you would find it, please.

William powers down

LILY: Are you really a magician?

WILLIAM: I suppose that I am.

He walks away as Lily chases him.

LILY: I'm with the Police Department. I'm Detective Lily Paulson. [she shows her badge] It sounds like you know something about these monsters.

WILLIAM: You mean the Phantoms?

LILY: 'Phantoms?'

WILLIAM: Humans with high levels of magic are known as Gates. If a Gate is killed, then a mass of magic is born.

CUT TO: Phantom walking inside a building

WILLIAM: [v.o.] That's what those Phantoms are.

PHANTOM: My Lord Phoenix! [the Phantom bows]

Another Phantom, the Lord Phoenix, jumps off a stairwell.

Phoenix: How can you fail even after using all those Ghouls, Minotaur? [Phoenix transforms into a human form]

Minotaur: A magician appeared and got in my way.

A third Phantom arrives

Phantom: You mean...Wizard?

Minotaur: Milady Medusa!

Medusa: Our jobs as Phantoms is to drive the Gates to the depths of despair, which gives birth to new Phantoms. [she turns into an attractive human female] It's all so Wiseman can once again perform The Sabot Ritual

Phoenix gives a snort.

Minotaur: I understand.

Phoenix: Then forget the magician and drive the Gate to despair already!

Minotaur: Yes, my Lord.

LILY: [v.o.] So if the Phantoms attack Gates, does that mean that there was a Gate among the workers?

Cuts back to William and Lily

WILLIAM: That's most likely correct.

LILY: [thinks a moment, runs in front of him] Wait a moment! How are you even able to use magic in the first place?

WILLIAM: I'm keeping a Phantom in my body.

He starts to walk away, when Lily grabs his hand

LILY: You're under arrest.

Cut to the Antique Shop

DOUGLAS: [old man] What's the matter, Sarah?

SARAH: Will was arrested.

Douglas spits out his tea.

DOUGLAS: What by the police?

CUT TO: police station

William is in a holding cell, while Lily is right outside of the cell.

WILLIAM: Lily, isn't suddenly detaining me a bit extreme?

LILY: You have the stench of danger around you.

WILLIAM: Really? You know, as a man, that doesn't sound too bad.

LILY: I'd like to once again ask you about the Phantoms.

WILLIAM: Hey, Lily...

LILY: Don't address me like we are friends. My name is Detective Lily Paulson. You may call me Detective Paulson

WILLIAM: It seems as though you are going to insist on dealing with the Phantoms.

LILY: Of course. Protecting people is a cop's job.

WILLIAM: But only Magicians can fight them.

LILY: [banging on the cell bars] Are you saying that I should just give up? I have to go through the despair of doing nothing while people are in danger? [William looks in shock as Lily is near tears] I envy magicians. You can do anything with your magic. I'm sure you never feel any despair.

CUT TO: A flashback of a day with a solar eclipse. People are being transformed into Phantoms. William is almost Converted when a light surrounds him and the flashback ends. The scene shifts back to the cell

WILLIAM: I don't give in to despair because of my magic.

LILY: What?

WILLIAM: It's because of the fact that I didn't give in to despair that I obtained my magic.

LILY: That doesn't make any sense. [she walks away] Never mind. I'll handle this case even without magic. I can't give into despair that easily!

William: That's good. But, if you really do give into despair, [holding out one of his rings] then I will be your Hope.

LILY: What's that supposed to mean?

Amino: [coming around a corner] Detective. A word, if you please.

LILY: [to William as she walks away] Stop saying weird stuff, and stay there!

William looks through the door to make sure that Lily is out of sight.

WILLIAM: What should I do now? [he sits down]

CUT TO: Office, labelled "Chief of Police"

LILY: [off screen, until the camera slowly pans down] What do you mean, 'We're dropping the investigation?' Are we just going to ignore the case. [Camera shows Amino standing next to her]

The camera angle changes to show the CHIEF OF POLICE standing in front of his desk. There is a flag behind him, to the left of his desk

CHIEF: That's right, Detective. This case isn't something that the police can handle.

LILY: It's true that they are monsters beyond our wildest imaginations, but...

CHIEF: Stay away from the case.

LILY: But why? Are you truly OK with letting those things do whatever they want? Isn't it our jobs as cops to protect people?

CHIEF: These orders come from a lot higher than my pay grade, Detective. Some Government Agency is shutting the investigation down. And you are very close to being out of line!

Cut to: Sarah walking around the town holding Unicorn. Camera pans to show her in front of the police department. Lily comes storming out, right past Sarah. She turns around

SARAH: She's the one that arrested William.

Amino is chasing after Lily

Amino: Wait, Lily!

A blur is seen by Sarah as Amino walks by

Cut to: Inside of the jail cell

William: That's right...I was in the middle of eating. [He changes the ring on his right hand] Rider Summon, Please!

A magic circle appears in the cell, and simultaneously at the light pole William had been sitting on earlier. He reaches through the circle to retrieve his bag of doughnuts. He smiles as he pulls the bag, opens it, and pulls out a doughnut.

William: [right as he's about to take a bite] Unicorn! Good timing. Do you want one?

CUT TO: Outside, in a park area. There is a fountain in front of the camera, and beyond the fountain is Lily and Amino

Amino: I know how you feel. But you know that we can't do anything about these monsters. [pause] Give up.

Lily: You're saying that too? [she looks at Amino with a look of disgust] I joined the police force because I wanted to protect people. "To Serve and Protect," they said. If I can't do that job, how am I a cop?

Amino: Why are you so interested in being a detective?

Lily pulls a pendant from her chest.

Lily: I became a detective because of my father. My father was a cop in one of the small towns outside the city.

FLASHBACKS of Lily's father as a policeman

Lily: [narrating] My father did everything he could to protect our town. Everyone's lives were touched by him.

Young Lily in flashback: Daddy!

Lily's father: Lily! [Lily in the flashback, around three years old, runs to her dad and hugs him]

Lily: [narrating] I want to be like my father. I want to protect people.

CUT TO: Park, Lily opens the pendant. Inside is a picture of her father

LILY: That is why I became a detective.

Amino: I see. [He starts to grin evilly] So that's what's supporting your heart?

Amino reaches over and pulls the pendant from Lily's neck.

LILY: What are you doing?

Lily tries to get her pendant back, but is backhanded by Amino. She falls to the ground. Amino grins evilly, and a shadow of the monster flashes across his face.

CUT TO: Inside of Jail cell. William is reading a note given to him by Unicorn.

William: [reading note] "The detective with the wounded head is the Phantom." So that means that Lily is the Gate? [he puts down his bag of doughnuts.] Looks like these'll have to wait a few minutes. [He puts a ring on and touches it to his belt.] Ring Power, Please!

Belt: Ring Power: Small!

A circle appears over William and transforms him into a miniaturised version of himself. He gets on Unicorn, and they go through the food slot of the cell. They run out of the police station.

CUT TO: Park. Amino is transforming into Minotaur.

LILY: Amino is a Phantom? But why?

MINOTAUR: Amino gave into despair and died, which gave birth to me, a Phantom.

Lily: I cannot believe it!

MINOTAUR: You have no power against the Phantoms. [He drops the locket and stomps on it, destroying it]

LILY: Ah! [she flashes back to the earlier memory. A purple web appears between her and her father. She falls to the ground, clutching at her chest]

MINOTAUR: Give in to your despair, and let a new Phantom be born! You are powerless before us!

A red bullet hits the monster, and the camera pans around to see Sarah and William.

WILLIAM: [holding his Gun] She may be powerless, but I'm not.

MINOTAUR: The magician with the rings!

WILLIAM: You really are after Lily, the Detective, then? [to Sarah] Take care of her.

Sarah runs to Lily

MINOTAUR: I don't have time to deal with you.

WILLIAM: I'd agree. [He puts a ring on his belt] Belt, activate, please. [He pulls on another ring] That's why I'm going to finish you quickly. [He swipes the ring across the hand on his belt] Change Form, Please!

BELT: Flame, Please! [A red magic circle with fire on the edges engulfs William, changing him into POWER RIDER WIZARD: Flame Style] Power Rider, engaged!

WILLIAM: I'm Power Rider: Wizard, and...It's show-time!

The monster and Wizard run at each other. Minotaur readies his axe, and Wizard kicks him in the stomach area.

WILLIAM: Rider Summon, Please! [A magic circle appears, and Wizard retrieves another gun]

Wizard blasts at the monster, causing sparks to fly. He converts the gun to a sword, and runs at Minotaur again. They exchange blows, axe to sword. Eventually, Wizard is able to summon enough power to run the axe through with his sword. Minotaur falls back 10 metres. Minotaur gets back up and charges at Wizard, who uses his sword to hold off Minotaur. Wizard takes another ring from his pocket.

WILLIAM: You are a very troublesome rampager. [He puts the ring to his belt] Belt, activate please. Change Form, please!

BELT: Land, please! [A yellow magic circle with rocks in a circle around Wizard appears at his feet and engulfs his body, foot to head, changing him into POWER RIDER WIZARD: Land Style] Power Rider, Engaged.

MINOTAUR: Curses! Curse you! You can change elements as well? [He charges towards Wizard]

WILLIAM: [putting another ring on, and swiping it] Defence, Please!

A brick wall appears out of nowhere a metre from where Wizard is standing. Minotaur's head comes through. Wizard kicks the wall, causing Minotaur to go flying.

WILLIAM: That's not my only trick. [He takes another ring from his pocket, and puts it to his belt] Belt, activate please. Change Form, please!

BELT: Hurricane, please! [A green magic circle with wind at the edges appears at his head and engulfs his body, head to foot, changing him into POWER RIDER WIZARD: Hurricane Style] Power Rider, Engaged.

Wizard flies up, and hits Minotaur multiple times with his sword. Minotaur falls to the ground.

WILLIAM: [He swipes the ring across the hand on his belt] Belt, activate, please. Change Form, Please!

BELT: Flame, Please! [A red magic circle with fire on the edges engulfs Wizard, changing him into POWER RIDER WIZARD: Flame Style] Power Rider, engaged!

WILLIAM: The Finale! [he swipes another ring]

BELT: Wizard Nice Kick Strike!

Wizard's boots spew fire as he does somersaults to the monster. He ascends into the air, and a magic circle appears above Minotaur. Wizard kicks through the circle, which causes explosions on Minotaur. The circle attacks Minotaur, and causes him to explode in a big ball of flame.

SARAH: William! We need your help!

CUT TO: Lily's face with the purple cracks on it. She is clearly despairing. The cracks start to appear all over her body

SARAH: If this continues, then a new Phantom will be born!

Wizard runs over to Lily.

WILLIAM: I won't let that happen again. [he kneels down, facing Lily] Lily!

LILY: [weakly] Magician? [pause, the cracks are appearing at a faster pace] It looks like it's hopeless.

WILLIAM: Don't give in to despair. Leave it to me. [He offers a ring] I will be your hope.

LILY: You're a strange one, aren't you?

WILLIAM: I promise that I'll be your Final Hope.

Lily raises her hand, and Wizard slips the ring on her finger. He touches it to his belt.

WILLIAM: Ring Power, Please!

BELT: Engage, Please!

A magic circle appears above Lily, and William jumps in. William jumps through a hyperspace tunnel with red rings and lands inside the memory of Lily and her father.

YOUNG LILY: Daddy!

WILLIAM: This is the world of her mind. The Underworld.

Just as Lily is about to hug her father, a large purple crack appears, and then a type of wormhole appears, and a winged monster flies out. It starts rampaging around, causing more cracks to appear.

CUT TO: real world

The cracks are almost covering Lily's face.

SARAH: You need to hurry up, William.

CUT TO: Underworld

WILLIAM: I made a promise. I have to do this. [He touches a ring to the belt] Summon, Dragon!

BELT: Summon Dragon, please!

A huge magic circle, and a mecha-sized dragon flies out. Wizard's dragon flies and attacks the evil dragon.

WILLIAM: Dragon, obey! [He slips on another ring and taps it] Rider Summon, please!

A magic circle appears, and out flies the Ridercycle. Wizard jumps on, and drives after Dragon. He jumps on, and they fly towards Evil Dragon, who is shooting at them with balls of purple which cause more cracks to appear in the surface of the Underworld. Wizard, and Wizard's Dragon avoid them all. Wizard's dragon sends a ball of flame, and kicks the other dragon. Wizard opens his gun, turns it into a sword, and jumps off his motorcycle. He puts his Flame Ring to the gun, which has a hand similar to the belt

WILLIAM: Ring Power, please!

GUN: Flame Slash Strike!

The blade ignites with fire, and Wizard slashes through the Evil, causing it to explode.

CUT TO: Real World, park

The Cracks disappear. A red circle appears in front of Lily, and out drives Wizard on his bike. A magic circle engulfs him from foot to head, and he transforms back into William. He dismounts the bike and walks over to Lily and Sarah.

SARAH: Is it over?

WILLIAM: Yeah. She's no longer a Gate. She won't be attacked again.

Sarah smiles. CUT TO: Lily sleeping on a park bench. She is starting to wake up, as if wondering where she is. The park is clear, but she notices that she is still wearing the Wizard Ring. She smiles.

LILY: Hope, eh?

CUT TO: Sarah and William driving down a street on a bike, looking for another Phantom to defeat

CUE: End Credits