Before we begin, here's my thoughts about Zi-O. Sure, it's paying homage to previous Riders and having its own plot, but it feels like it's missing something. So, to truly honor the past Riders, here's what I came up with. Or rather, a preview of what I have in mind.

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BOOM!

A figure running away from a building was holding a briefcase. He yelled as he pressed the communicator in his ear, "Any time now, Woz!" "Forgive me, My Lord, but I'm a bit held up at the moment! I'm still trying to find the book!" The figure cursed as he ducked into a trench, hiding just in time from a search light.

The young adult, who was wearing a black and white uniform resembling that of a guard's, quickly opened the briefcase to reveal a weird belt that also had a weird watch with an actual picture of a head on it. The image resembled a clock, with the visor being pink characters.

Quickly putting on the belt and grabbing the watch, he closed the case before throwing it in one direction and heading in the opposite one.

Just as he made it to the clearing and rendezvous point, numerous flood lights shined, flooding the area and exposing him. He turned to see a male with black hair and brown eyes, in a uniform that was red and black.

The one in red and black announced, "Prisoner 15-13-1-26-9-15, you are to be neutralized and contained. Failure to comply will result in brute force being used to subdue you. Currently, you are under arrest for stealing the second experimental ZikuDriver and Ridewatch, along with escaping from GEIZ authorities." The prisoner slowly looked at the Ridewatch he stole, openly stating, "Honoring the past this way is also a crime. OOO would try to help and see both sides, and Wizard would give hope to those in despair. ExAid would try to save as many lives as possible, and even Ghost will try to give others a different outlook in life. But all of this is wrong. That's why..." He turned the edge so the 'face' is complete, before pressing the button.

ZI-O!

The prisoner finished, "I'm going to be the true successor to all previous Kamen Riders! Now just a successor, but the one to set everything right! I'll even become a demonic king, so I could protect and honor history!" He slid the Ridewatch into the right-hand slot before tilting the main component of the driver, the ticking of gears being heard as a giant holographic gear clock appeared behind him.

With a yell, he grinned, "HENSHIN!"

He transformed into a Kamen Rider resembling a watch.

RIDER TIME! KAMEN RIDER! ZI-O!

The prisoner rushed forward the moment the helmet was on, catching the officer off-guard as numerous others surrounded the prisoner.

They all aimed their blasters at him before firing, with him dodging and weaving as he began to slowly lose ground.

But after a few moments...!

TIME MAZINE!

The prisoner looked up to see a giant flying vehicle, before jumping up high and into the cockpit, seeing his ally Woz with a special book, a bunch of blank devices resembling watches, briefcases, and two dufflebags filled with spare clothes.

Woz quickly gave the prisoner the controls before asking, curiously, "When are we heading, My Lord?"

The prisoner, still in his Kamen Rider form, managed to push forward while answering, "Somewhere that isn't in the year 2068 or beyond! To be more exact, fifty years back!"

The giant machine the two were in quickly flew off and into a portal, the authorities cursing as one pulled out a phone and called their top officer.

Ring-Ring! Ring-Ring!

"Sir, they escaped. We received reports that all other Time Mazines are destroyed, and we're requesting that you chase after him."

"Got it. I'll take him down, and take him in."

One of the other authorities pulled up the profile of the recently escaped prisoner.


Prisoner 15-13-1-26-9-15

Arrested For: Illegal practices done by previous heroic main Riders, fighting GEIZ authorities, numerous Time Mazine thief.

Currently Charged For: Robbery of Research from GEIZ R&D Department, destroying AnotherRider data, unwarranted Time Travel.

Wanted: Dead or Alive


Meanwhile...

As the prisoner piloted the machine, he asked, the transformation finally being undone, "So, Woz, what did you manage to grab, aside from that book?" Woz brought out a modified-syringe, "On the safe side, I managed to get your restoration powers back." He smiled and nodded, "That'll come in handy. Anything else?" Woz rummaged through the bags, listing, "Spare prison clothes of your size, a bunch of blank Ridewatches, a tablet to make money for rent and food, and a basic repair kit." The prisoner hummed and began to plan, "Best to start with getting clothes from a thrift shop and-"

CRASH!

The machine shook as the two noticed a red and yellow version of the machine crashing into their machine. The prisoner cursed and asked as he went out of the time tunnel and into a random year, "How did he find us?! Check our bags while I try to lose him!" Woz managed to check through their bags as the prisoner flew, and shouted, "There's nothing!" "Then how did he-?!" The prisoner froze, before quickly abandoning the controls, Woz scrambling to take over as the prisoner grabbed a screwdriver and pried open the ZikuDriver he stole.

He saw a tracking chip installed into it.

He cursed and shouted over the noise, "Are my hacks still in effect?" Woz nodded before the prisoner suddenly threw the stolen Driver into the next clash between machines, and destroyed the driver along with the chip.

He managed to grab the pieces and put them into a bag before taking control, "To 2018!"

The machine was obscured in a sand storm before vanishing. The red machine slowly lingered around, before heading back to 2068, the pursuer cursing his luck.

Unknown to both groups, one of the blank Ridewatches was on the ground in the area.

A white hand picked it up, before being grabbed by a red hand.

The horn of a train was heard.


So, 'Zi-O's' Ziku Driver is destroyed, the current 'Zi-O' is an escaped prisoner, and GEIZ are a group of authorities that are hunting said prisoner down.

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