Ep. 2: McKeyla's First Day

(Note: Because of this episode, McKeyla now attends Amanogawa High School. This is also the episode where she discovers the existence of Kamen Riders. She also meets up with the Kamen Rider Club in this episode. A.D.I.S.N. is featured in this episode as well.)

McAlister Residence, 6:45 AM

As McKeyla prepares for her first day, Maddie, who was standing by the door, said goodbye to her. "Good luck on your first day, McKeyla!" Maddie told her. Waving goodbye to her sister, she left the house so that she could walk with the twins to school. She immediately ran towards the twins in order to do so. "Hey, guys! I'll be walking with you today since it's my first day in your school." McKeyla told the twins.

"Wait, really? You're the new student in our school? That's great." Emily told McKeyla. "Welcome to Amanogawa High School." Since the school building was near both of their houses, they could get to school on time. However, the door to Class 4-C was still locked, as Sir David has not yet arrived. "So, until Sir David arrives, we can't go inside?" McKeyla asked, and James said yes. A few minutes later, Sir David arrived and got the keys from his pocket. "Good morning, students." Sir David greeted his students, but then turns to McKeyla. "Excuse me, but aren't you McKeyla McAlister?" The former asked the latter. McKeyla said yes.

The rest of the Kamen Rider Club arrived soon after, with Athena and Erica being early as usual. John Royce was ready to prepare for the upcoming football game this week, and so was excused to see the coach. Athena recognized her as their new neighbour, but never knew who she was. Erica, on the other hand, wondered who the new girl was. "Hello, new girl. Who are you?" Erica asked. "I'm McKeyla McAlister. It's nice to meet you, new friend." McKeyla introduced herself. "Well, I'm Athena Jane Monterose, and this is Erica Brooke Lane." Athena responded. Both Athena and Erica were delighted to meet McKeyla for the first time…

A few hours later…

AGHS Canteen, 12:05 PM

After the first few sessions in the morning, McKeyla finally had her first lunch with the Kamen Rider Club. Erica, wanting to know more about McKeyla, decided to ask her a few questions. "So, McKeyla, where was your previous residence?" Erica hit her with the first question. "It's Maywood Glen, and I attended Maywood Glen Academy." McKeyla replied. "Do you have any friends before you came here?" Erica asked the second question. "Well, yes. They're Adrienne Attoms, Camryn Coyle, Bryden Bandweth, Ember Evergreen and Devon D'Marco." McKeyla replied again, knowing that Erica won't stop asking questions about her. "Erica, I have a question." The former told Erica. "Do you know about this mysterious being with bug-like eyes, silver armor, and pincer horns?" Erica was speechless, as while she had an idea of what McKeyla was talking about, she couldn't describe who it was.

But before McKeyla's question can be answered, however, their lunch was interrupted by a loud noise outside, as they saw three students get killed by one of the rioters. It's unknown whether or not if they're the same rioters who destroyed NOV8 HQ, but they seem to be shouting the name Harold Saxon. McKeyla became haunted by the voices of the rioters, as they were the ones that not only destroyed NOV8 HQ, but also the death of her friends, and so she decided to run away from her trauma. Emily, wondering what was going on with McKeyla, decided to go after her, while the rest confront the rioters.

Meanwhile, James and the rest of the Club went outside of the school to confront the rioters, with Erica wanting to know what's going on. "May I want to know what's going on here?" Erica asked the rioters, but they all angrily glare at her. "We are here to glorify Harold Saxon, and you will not stand in our way!" One of the rioters called out. They were so furious that their façade was broken, and they happened to be Worms, the alien race who created the Zecters. As Athena had figured out, these Worms were working for the Master, the Doctor's nemesis, as the name 'Harold Saxon' is one of his aliases.

"So these guys work for the Master, huh?" John asked, now perplexed as to why the Master couldn't have just attacked the students himself. As they all prepare to transform, Erica decided to check up on both Emily and McKeyla, so she left the others, while James was beaten to the ground by the Cassis Worm as he materialized the Alter Ring, and rendered it dormant until the former can get back up to his feet.

Back in the school building, McKeyla was inside the library, reading a bunch of books as she waits for the danger to pass. She may be cool and calm, but because of both the destruction of NOV8 HQ and the death of her friends, she began trembling in fear once she heard the voices of those rioters. Not even the comfort of both her sister and A.D.I.S.N. could help her in this kind of situation. Emily finally managed to find her, and wanted to know why she ran off like that. "McKeyla, are you there? I want to talk to you." Emily called McKeyla out. "McKeyla, I know you're falling into the depth of despair, because I've been like this too. I constantly worry about James, and that's simply because we were close since birth. Even in a situation like this, I can't turn my back on him, because even if James is my twin brother, he's my best friend. I don't know, I'm not perfect; even I wasn't prepared for something like this. So please, McKeyla, come out of your shell, and face your fears…"

McKeyla heard what Emily said and decided to reach out to her, but that's when Erica arrived. "Guys, we need help. Those rioters turned out to be Worms!" Erica told both Emily and McKeyla, who all proceed to run outside. As they finally reached to the battlefield, however, James had yet to transform, and John and Phillip are having trouble fending off the rest of the Worms. "James, we need your help right now." Phillip called out to his best friend. "We can't hold these Worms off any longer." Just then, remembering Emily's words, McKeyla decided to help the others by fighting the Worms head-on.

This gave James the chance to re-materialize the Alter Ring, allowing him to finally transform. Slamming both buttons of the Alter Ring, James transforms into Kamen Rider Agito. McKeyla couldn't believe her eyes; the mysterious figure that McKeyla had encountered is actually Kamen Rider Agito. "James, you're the mysterious figure I encountered last night?" McKeyla asked James, and he said yes. "Why did you ask?" James asked McKeyla, wondering why she was asking a question like this. "I encountered you in my dreams, James. You were talking to me." McKeyla told James.

Phillip interrupts the two by saying they need his help, to which James agrees. Summoning the Shining Calibur, the latter fought against the Cassis Worm while the former fended off against the other Worms. But it was incredibly difficult for them to beat the Cassis Worm, as he can freeze time dead-stop. Luckily, Erica found a way out of this. She did so by going to the science lab and found specialized paralysis venom that can prevent a Worm from using its abilities.

Meanwhile, back in the open, Phillip drew out the Origin Calibur and used its Fire element to burn the Worms alive, leaving them to crumble to dust. "It looks like we need to kill the Cassis Worm next." Phillip told the others, especially Erica who has the paralysis venom. As James and the Cassis Worm continue fighting, the latter began to draw straws and almost froze time dead-stop, but that's when Erica shot the venom towards said Worm, and is unable to use his powers, which gave James the chance to destroy the Cassis Worm.

Everyone stands victorious. Well, all but McKeyla, who was beginning to think about Camryn, Bryden, Ember, and Devon. James approached her and began to wonder about what's going on with her. "I think we should all talk later. We need to know about your dilemma, McKeyla, because we're your friends." James told her, assuring that everything's fine.

That afternoon…

Class 4-C, 4:55 PM

As the school day was about to end, McKeyla was about to leave the classroom, James called her attention, and told her about their promise. "Well, I guess it's worth a shot." McKeyla told everyone. And so she sat back down and everyone gathered in a circle. "Well, I know it's cheesy but we all did it." Emily remarked. And so each member of the Kamen Rider Club took turns in asking questions about McKeyla, but the one that hit McKeyla the most was James' question. "McKeyla, why are you afraid of those rioters?" James asked.

McKeyla knew it all too well, and became too hesitant to answer, but eventually gave in. "They not only destroyed NOV8 HQ, but they also killed my friends! I can't forgive them for that. I don't know who they were working for, but they kept shouting the name 'Harold Saxon'." McKeyla told the entire Kamen Rider Club. And now James was beginning to see the connections between the rioters and the Worms, and came to the conclusion that the rioters that they had encountered were in fact Worms, and they were the ones who destroyed NOV8 HQ.

"My best guess is that those rioters were in fact the Worms we encountered earlier." James told McKeyla, but he isn't sure since Worms are capable of mimicking the appearance of the humans they killed. "And the name 'Harold Saxon'? I know for sure that's the Master." McKeyla was becoming fascinated by the things that James had said. Little did she know; she had met a Kamen Rider in her dreams! "Tell me more…" She told James, but it was getting late, so everything James wanted to tell her have to wait until tomorrow.

McAlister Residence, 6:45 PM

"Maddie, are you there?" McKeyla called out her sister, who was in the kitchen cooking dinner. "M, what do you want? Don't you see I'm cooking dinner?" Maddie asked her sister, now startled by the latter. However, McKeyla was just curious with what's going on, and began to interrogate her sister with little to no success. In reality, because James told her that the rioters were actually Worms, McKeyla needed answers to the whole thing.

Once she arrived in her room, she asked A.D.I.S.N. for details on the destruction of NOV8. "No, I can't recall any data on the destruction. Is there anything else?" A.D.I.S.N. asked McKeyla, in hopes that the former could figure out what was going on with her.

"A.D.I.S.N., could you tell me who the Worms are?" McKeyla asked, but she has her doubts. But then A.D.I.S.N. found out about something. "McKeyla, it appears that the Worms are aliens who crash-landed on Earth, in Japan, around 19 years ago. They have the ability to mimic the person they have killed." A.D.I.S.N. explained to McKeyla. And now the latter has her answers regarding the Worms, but not about the Master. However, the former doesn't have any info on him, so it's all up to her now…

End of Episode 2…

And that ends McKeyla's First Day. Now, I have a few things to tell you about. First, and it's probably the most obvious, I am going to make this story's follow-up, entitled A Friendly Reunion, which is the official debut of Adrienne Attoms. Second, at this point, I don't know where to go next, as I'm torn between the Andelite-Quintesson War, the Order of Chaotix wave and the Cyberverse wave. Third, I'm also not sure if I could continue stories I left unfinished, such as Delia Gaiden. So, guys, I'll be opening a request segment for suggestions:

The Andelite-Quintesson War

The Rider War Trilogy (Enigma Rising, Beast Hunters and Ordeal of Makino)

The Ruination Saga

Enter the Cyberverse

Anyway, guys, RedPhoenix, out. –RedPhoenix2001