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Chapter 2: Not so Kamen

Tsukasa Kadoya floated around in the Mana Sphere while Gwen and Grandpa Max looked to him with concern. Recently, Maxwell Tennyson had just returned from escorting Vilgax and Psyphon to the Null Void. Ben looked to his grandfather and sighed anxiously. "Is Tsukasa going to live? Will he be alright?" he asked. Max mumbled something to himself before he turned to his grandson. "I honestly don't know, Ben. Tsukasa seems to have taken a lot of wounds during his time. For all I know, Tsukasa may be on the verge of death, or even worse." He stated. Ben grunted and walked over to his grandfather with the Decadriver and the Ride Booker still in his hands. "Tsukasa saved my life! The least thing we can do for him is treat him to his wounds. Call in Azmuth, just call in anyone! Tsukasa can't die!" he yelled. Gwen gasped and pulled back her cousin. "Ben, how about we see how to work Tsukasa's equipment?" she suggested. Kevin and Julie looked to her confusingly as Kevin raised an eyebrow. "Seriously, Gwen, can't we be a bit more forceful about this?" he asked skeptically. As Julie closed the door to the garage, Gwen elbowed him in the stomach, causing her boyfriend to groan in pain. "What was that for?!" he asked. "You needed to be quiet." Gwen snippily replied.

Ben Tennyson stood in an open alley of Bellwood while the rest of his friends watched over him. "Ben, what are we even doing here?" Gwen asked. Ben looked up as he tried to figure out how to work the Decadriver and Ride Booker. "Tsukasa gave me a burden of taking up his role as a Kamen Rider. In order to know what he's up against, I need to know how to work his stuff." Ben explained. Kevin scoffed and walked over to Ben. "What do you intend to do if you can't defend yourself from another mysterious monster like that fuchsia defeated earlier?" Kevin questioned. Ben looked to him with a glare as he tried to place the Decadriver on his right wrist. "I'll try to work that out." He dully stated.

Meanwhile, Yusuke and Natsumi started to look for their friend anywhere they could think of. While Natsumi borrowed Tsukasa's bike to search for her friend, Kivaala flew off so that she could help cover more ground. After a while, the three regrouped. "I haven't found Tsukasa anywhere. I'm sorry, Natsumi." Yusuke somberly stated. Natsumi looked up and sighed. "Maybe Kaito will have some better luck in finding him." She replied. Kivaala flew over and chuckled. "The sooner we find Tsukasa, the sooner Dai-Shocker can be stopped." She reminded them. Both Yusuke and Natsumi looked to the little bat and nodded as they continued to search.

Back in the alley, Ben's friends continued to watch as he struggled to work the Decadriver. As Kevin tried to keep himself from laughing, Julie got up. She smiled as she walked over and held the Decadriver in her hands to show it to her boyfriend. "Try to remember how he used this, and then do it on your own." She instructed. Ben smiled and nodded as Julie threw the Decadriver back to him. Ben took a deep breath and remembered back to when the Kamen Rider appeared to them in the first place. He then placed the Decadriver onto his waist and opened up the Ride Booker. Gwen, Kevin and Julie all watched as Ben took out a card and looked to it.

From a distance away, General Shadow watched over him. "So, this boy is Decade now." He said to himself. He chuckled as Ben attempted to slot the card into the Decadriver. "Let me show this child just what he's up against." Shadow remarked. At that moment, he clicked his fingers and the Paradoxa Undead appeared. General Shadow looked to him and nodded. "Go get him." He ordered. The Undead nodded and with that, he charged down to the new Rider.

Kevin couldn't help but laugh as Ben continually attempted to work the Decadriver. "I knew I should've brought a camera." He joked. Both Gwen and Julie looked to him again as they both elbowed him in the chest. "Again, why is it always me?!" he lampshaded. Before Ben could reply back, the Paradoxa Undead jumped down and thrust his blades against each other. Ben gasped and soon ran back as the monster started to near him dangerously. Ben opened up the Decadriver and placed the card out in front of him. He looked to the monster with a serious grin on his face. "You'd better remember this." He quipped. He then turned the card around and smirked. "It's hero time!" he yelled. At that moment, he slotted the card into the belt and looked down to see if he was doing everything correctly. KAMENRIDE: DECADE! The Decadriver spoke as Ben closed the device. As the Paradoxa charged in to attack, ten red cards started to hit him before a grey suit of armor was placed onto Ben. The red cards then threw themselves onto Ben's head, causing his armor to turn magenta and his eyes to glow green. Gwen and Kevin both gasped as Julie nearly clapped with joy. "Okay, man, you'd better watch out!" Ben exclaimed. The Paradoxa Undead just unsheathed a blade as Ben landed a punch. The Undead just ran forward and then slashed at Ben's abdomen. Gwen and the rest of the gang watched with suspense as Ben fell back.

Meanwhile, Kaito watched everything happen from another cliff above. "Dang, Tsukasa, have you lost your touch?" he asked. The Undead continuously slashed Decade away as he tried to run away. Kaito cursed under his tongue as he unsheathed his Diendriver. "Let's call in an expert." He quipped. At that moment, he took out a card and slotted it into his gun. KAMENRIDE: OUJA! The Diendriver announced as Kaito shot it into the air. Kamen Rider Ouja, one of the dark Riders from the World of Ryuki, appeared and then jumped down to where Decade was battling the Paradoxa Undead.

As Ben attempted to get the Paradoxa Undead, Gwen and Kevin prepared to rush in to attack and help. Ben held a hand up and shook his head no. "I want to take care of this myself." He explained. At that moment, Kamen Rider Ouja jumped down and craned his neck at the Undead. "I'm vexed." He remarked. Ben stopped and sighed in relief at the sight of the new Rider. "I think he's on our side!" he yelled to the rest of the group. Gwen's eyes then glowed as she gasped soon after. "I'm not so sure, because I can't sense anyone living in that armor." She stated. Ben looked back with confusion as Ouja slotted a card. FINAL VENT! The Veno Visor announced. The Undead looked up as Ouja performed a bicycle kick onto the monster, destroying it.

Ben looked to Asakura with relief and sighed. "Thank you." He said. Ouja just turned to him and unsheathed his sword. "Impress me, Decade!" he yelled. Ben gasped as Asakura ran towards him with his weapon in hand. "Whoa, I have no weapon here!" he yelled. Ouja just ignored him and continued to attack Decade. Ben backed away and looked into the Ride Booker. "Please tell me that there's someone useful in here!" he yelled. As he searched through the cards, he came across Kamen Rider Ryuki. "This will have to do for now!" Ben yelled. He took out the card and opened up the Decadriver. KAMENRIDE: RYUKI! The Decadriver announced. Ben was soon Kamen Rider Ryuki as he looked to Ouja dangerously. A sword fell into Ben's hands as the two charged at each other. Ouja tried to strike high, but Ben knocked the blade away and slashed Ouja back. "I think you're done, Snake Boy!" he quipped, taking out a card. ATTACKRIDE: STRIKE VENT! The Decadriver announced. The Drag Claw fell into Ben's hands and he fired it at Ouja. Ouja just chuckled and took out a card from his Card Deck. ADVENT! The visor announced. The Metalgelas arrived and blocked the attack, much to everyone's surprise.

Kaito watched everything happen and clicked his tongue. "I should let the others know." He said to himself. Before he left, he watched as Decade and Ouja clashed with each other again. After watching, he left through a Dimension Wall to tell the others of the news.

Gwen looked to Ouja before turning back to Ben. "Ben, try that kick Tsukasa did earlier!" the Anodite advised. Ben looked to his cousin and pointed a finger at her while clicking his tongue. "Good thinking, Cuz!" Ben yelled. He then took out a card and slotted into the Decadriver. FINAL ATTACKRIDE: R-R-RYUKI! The Decadriver announced. Soon, the Dragreder circled around Ben as he stood in a jumping stance, ready to attack. Ouja scoffed and slotted another card into his visor. FINAL VENT! The Veno Visor announced. Ben jumped into the air and swirled while Ouja backflipped into the air. Ben yelled as he was shot down while Ouja performed his Bicycle Kick at him. Julie and the others watched with suspense as the two collided with each other.

Soon, Ben fell to the ground and reverted back to himself. He got up and watched as Ouja fell back as well. Ouja looked to Ben weakly as he started to fade away. "You're good, but you're not Decade." He remarked. Ben narrowed his eyes at the Snake King before Ouja disappeared into nothing. Ben looked down where he used to be and raised an eyebrow. "What does he mean?" Ben asked himself. Gwen, Kevin and Julie soon ran over and began to cheer him on. "I don't know who that was, I don't care, but you did awesome out there, Ben!" Kevin exclaimed. Ben nodded as he continued to think to himself. Who are all these people after Tsukasa all of a sudden? He asked himself mentally. Shaking it off, he looked to his friends and smiled. "Let's go check in on Tsukasa." He suggested. Julie nodded as she walked with Ben with her arm around his shoulder.

Meanwhile, Kamen Rider Dark Decade watched over the city and scoffed. "If this is to be the vessel of Dai-Shocker, then changes have to be made." The dark Rider stated. Just then, General Shadow walked up behind him. "I have seen a new Rider in battle, Master." The card-based villain explained. Dark Decade turned around and craned his neck at him. "Who is it?" he demanded. Shadow stuttered before moving on. "Shadow's eyes have seen someone take up the mantle of Kamen Rider Decade. It seems that the Kaijin we sent has proven to be successful in killing Tsukasa Kadoya, and a boy by the name of Benjamin Kirby Tennyson is wielding the Decadriver." General Shadow reported. Immediately, Dark Decade stammered. "I want Ben Tennyson to be killed immediately." He ordered. General Shadow nodded and prepared to send another Kaijin until Dark Decade shot at his feet. "I will send Doctor G for the job." He stated. General Shadow nodded and bowed as the crab-based villain came forth. "Hunt down Ben Tennyson and bring him to me." He ordered. "I will hunt down that Kamen RIIIIIIIIIDER immediately!" Doctor G yelled as he ran off into the city. As Shadow walked off, Dark Decade looked out into the sky with a hint of nervousness. "Curse you, Ben Tennyson." He yelled softly.

Meanwhile, Natsumi and Yusuke continued to search for Tsukasa. "Where is he?" Natsumi asked herself. Yusuke thought about all the times Tsukasa was there for him as Kaito soon appeared in front of them. Both Riders screeched to a halt as Kaito showed a smile on his face mixed with a frown. "Tsukasa seems to have lost his touch." He reported to the two. Natsumi took off her helmet and raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?" she asked. Kaito sighed as he walked past them. "I found Tsukasa taking on an Undead with only punches and kicks, but he wasn't himself." Daiki said. Yusuke pondered before turning to see two cars come from beside them. "I wonder what Tsukasa would do." Yusuke thought to himself as a man in one of the cars was silent.

"I wonder what Tsukasa would do." Ben wondered to himself as they passed some bikers. Gwen, who was driving, placed a comforting hand on his shoulder and sighed. "For now, we need to check in on Tsukasa and see if he's alright." She reminded him. Ben sighed and nodded. "I guess you're right." He said.

Just then, Doctor G appeared in front of Ben's car as the two groups screeched to a halt. Natsumi, Yusuke and Kaito watched in horror as the Shocker general ripped off the door of the car. "Ben Tennyson, my master demands your head!" the monstrous man yelled. Ben and the rest of his friends got out as they looked to Doctor G. "No one's taking me anywhere." Ben quipped. Doctor G looked to Ben with an anguished face and roared. "Kamen RIIIIIIDER Decade, you're coming with me!" he yelled. Ben and the others stood back as Ben sent him a glare. "Well, monster, IIIIIIII guess that IIIIIIIII'LL have to take you down." He yelled, attempting to mimic the doctor. He then took out the Decadriver, much to Tsukasa's friends' shock. "It's hero time!" he yelled. Most of his friends looked at Ben with shock and surprise. Kevin placed a hand to his head and groaned. "Dude, sometimes it literally hurts to hear you." He drawled. Ben sighed and sent a glare at his friend. "Just stand back!" he demanded. With that, he slotted the Decade Card into the Decadriver. KAMENRIDE: DECADE! The Decadriver yelled. Ben transformed into Kamen Rider Decade and then charged at Doctor G.

The general stood ready as Ben ran into him with a football tackle. Kaito and the rest of Tsukasa's friends watched with surprise as Ben attacked the doctor. "I thought that you said you saw Tsukasa fighting!" Yusuke exclaimed. Daiki stood back and stuttered as he looked back to his friends. "I don't know how he got that belt and book, but he must have killed Tsukasa for the weapons!" Kaito exclaimed. The two male Riders were about to charge in until Natsumi stopped them. "Let's see where this plays out before we take action." She reminded them. Kaito and Yusuke nodded as they just watched Ben get slashed away by Doctor G's axe. He stood back up and took out a card. "This one looks promising." Ben stated as he looked at the card of Kamen Rider Black RX. "It's hero time!" he yelled once again. With that, he slotted the Showa Era card into his Decadriver. KAMENRIDE: BLACK RX! The Decadriver announced. With that, Ben started to glow and his armor changed from magenta to black. Doctor G shielded his eyes as he looked towards Ben. The hero looked at himself and grunted a 'yes!' of excitement. "Let's see what this one can do!" he yelled. He slotted in another card and closed the belt buckle. ATTACKRIDE: REVOLCANE! The belt announced. Ben reached into the side of his waist and pulled out a silver hilt. As it came out, a blue light started to emit from it. Ben cheered as he charged into Doctor G once again. Doctor G slashed his axe at Ben, but he was able to block the attack with the Revolcane lightsaber-like sword.

Kaito and the others watched with interest. "Let's go, Natsumi." Yusuke said as he placed his hands over his waist. Natsumi nodded as she grabbed Kivaala. Both of them extended their hands out and panted. "Henshin!" they both yelled. At that moment, Yusuke placed his hands onto the right side of his belt, transforming into Kamen Rider Kuuga, Protector of everyone's smiles. A light started to emit from Natsumi as she turned into Kamen Rider Kivaala, the female Rider. Kaito took out the Diendriver and his DiEnd card and slotted the card into his gun. KAMENRIDE! The Diendriver announced. Kaito aimed the Diendriver into the air and nodded. "Henshin!" he yelled. With that, he fired his gun and lights started to emit. DIEND! The Diendriver yelled as silhouettes formed on Kaito, transforming him into the Treasure Sniper, Kamen Rider DiEnd.

Meanwhile, Ben slashed G away and took out another card. "It's time the doctor had a taste of his own medicine!" Ben quipped as he slotted the card. FINAL ATTACKRIDE: B-B-B-BLACK RX! His belt announced. At that moment, Ben jumped into the air and slashed down at the Shocked General. He stabbed his sword into him and after a couple of minutes; Ben pulled away and turned around, slashing his sword to the side. Doctor G raised his axe into the air and then exploded into flames.

Ben turned around and panted. "Whoa, that was intense." He stated to himself. At that moment, Kuuga and Kivaala jumped down and slashed at Ben. The Wielder of the Omnitrix fell back in pain as Gwen, Julie and Kevin gasped with horror. Following the attacks was a blast from DiEnd. Ben dodged them and looked up. "More Riders, this is great! I'm Ben Tennyson, what's yours?" he asked. Kaito aimed his gun at Ben and nodded his head. "Hand over the Decadriver immediately!" he demanded. Ben stood back in a fighting position and sighed. "Well, it's nice to know that these guys can talk." He snippily remarked to himself. Kivaala and Kuuga charged at Ben as he took out another card. KAMERIDE: HIBIKI! The Decadriver announced. Ben soon turned into Kamen Rider Hibiki, the Oni of the wind. Ben looked down to what he had in his hands and groaned. "How are drumsticks supposed to help me against bad guys?!" he asked himself, swinging around the sticks. Soon, fire started to come out from them. Kuuga and Kivaala deflected them as Ben started to laugh. "Alright, now that's what I'm talking about!" he yelled. DiEnd shot at Ben again, but Gwen appeared and created a Mana shield to protect him. Kevin and Gwen ran up next to Ben as the six combatants prepared to fight.

Julie watched as the two sides charged at each other. Ben was penned up against DiEnd while Gwen was fighting Kivaala and Kevin against Kuuga. Kevin touched the ground and absorbed the cement, creating a sword on his hand soon after. Kuuga grabbed a fallen pipe and charged at Kevin. "Chou Henshin!" he exclaimed, causing the pipe to turn into a sword. The two clashed with each other wildly, none backing down. Kevin stabbed his sword at Kuuga, but he grabbed his arm and transformed it into another sword for him to use. Kevin groaned and absorbed a metal pipe to make a hammer and charged again as Gwen and Kivaala ran over. Gwen fought with her Mana Whip as Kivaala parried off every attack with her Kivaala Saber. After slashing off some of the whip, Natsumi charged at Gwen and aimed for her neck. "Hikari Secret Laughter Technique!" Natsumi exclaimed, puncturing Gwen in the neck. Gwen began to laugh uncontrollably as Kivaala took this chance to stab at her. Gwen continued to laugh as she looked up. She soon fought again, laughing this time, and the two engaged in hand-to-hand combat.

Meanwhile, Ben jumped and kicked or punched at DiEnd, making it very difficult for the thief to strike at Ben. Ben kicked away Kaito and took out a card. KAMENRIDE: WIZARD! The Decadriver announced. HII, HII, HII-HII-HII! The Decadriver additionally announced as a red circle went through him. Ben then took out the WizardSwordGun and started to attack Kaito in a gunfight. DiEnd hid behind a wall as he slotted a card into his Diendriver. ATTACKRIDE: BLAST! The gun announced. At that moment, several shots were fired into the air and landed on Ben. Ben gasped and rolled aside as he slotted in another card. ATTACKRIDE: COPY PLEASE! The Decadriver announced. Ben reached into a portal and pulled out another WizardSwordGun, allowing him to fight with two guns at once. He then slotted the card again twice and two clones of him appeared beside him. Kaito turned around and opened fire, but he was no match for the three Decades. Kaito panted and took out two more cards. "Let's see how you like this!" he quipped, slotting the cards. KAMENRIDE: ZOLDA! GARREN! The Diendriver announced as Kaito shot the gun at Ben. Decade stood back as Kamen Rider Zolda from the world of Ryuki and Kamen Rider Garren from the World of Blade appeared in front of him. Ben took out another card and slotted it into his belt. KAMENRIDE: W! The Decade belt announced. Soon, Ben was Kamen Rider W, the two-in-one Kamen Rider. He then took out another card and slotted it into his belt. FORMRIDE: W – LUNATRIGGER! The Decadriver said. Soon, Ben's two green and black sides turned into yellow on the right side and blue on the left. DiEnd chuckled and slotted in another card. ATTACKRIDE: CROSSATTACK! The Diendriver announced. Ben gasped and then slotted another card. FINAL ATTACKRIDE: D-D-D-W! The Decadriver yelled out. At that moment, the Cross Attack went into affect as Zolda prepared his End of World Final Vent while Garren charged up his gun. Ben aimed his Trigger Magnum at all three Riders and they began to shoot at each other. Instantaneously, the two Riders fell back from the explosion and onto the ground.

Kaito and Ben soon got up and charged at each other head-on. Both of them grabbed each other's fists and panted heavily. "Return the Decadriver!" Kaito demanded. Ben looked to him and shook his head no. "The man who first had it gave it to me when he was dying, and since he saved my life, I have a debt to pay to him!" Ben argued. The two continued to push against each other until Kaito pushed him away and pointed his Diendriver at him. "Tsukasa owns that! You have no right to steal it, you murderer!" the gunslinger spat. Ben gasped and looked up to Kaito. "You know Tsukasa?" he asked. Kaito nodded and prepared to pull the trigger. "Tsukasa was the one who gave this to me! That means that we're on the same side!" he exclaimed. Kaito stuttered and pulled his gun, causing him to turn back to human. Ben opened up the Decadriver as Kaito helped him up. "Where is–?" he started out, but Ben turned his eyes to Gwen and Kevin still fighting Yusuke and Natsumi. Kaito nodded as the two turned to their friends. "Stop, we're on the same side!" both Ben and Daiki yelled. At that moment, the four stopped fighting and looked to their friends. Gwen and Kevin ceased their powers as Yusuke and Natsumi reverted back to human. Daiki then looked back to Ben. "Where's Tsukasa?" he asked. Ben sighed and walked to his car. "He's at my house, come on." He replied. The five looked to each other before getting on or in their vehicles and going to Ben's house.

Kaito, Natsumi and Yusuke walked into Ben's living room and saw Tsukasa in his healing trance. Ben, Gwen, Julie and Kevin followed and ran over to Tsukasa. "He was really injured, so I put him into a magical healing trance until he's fully recovered." Gwen explained. Natsumi looked to Tsukasa worryingly and looked back to Gwen. "He'll be alright, right?" she asked. Gwen placed a comforting hand on her shoulder and nodded. Yusuke and Daiki walked over to Ben and glared. "So, what did Tsukasa say before he went into this trance?" Kaito asked. Ben sighed and took out the Decadriver. "He said that he's been a Kamen Rider for a long time, and that I would take his place." Ben explained. Yusuke looked to Ben and widened his eyes. "Tsukasa can't die, Ben." He stated. Ben looked to Yusuke and nodded. "I know, and I'm hoping that he'll recover soon." Ben said. Kaito looked at Ben and sighed. "Well, since Tsukasa's in a coma, I'll do my best to help you master being a Kamen Rider." Daiki stated. Ben looked to Daiki as he did his famous finger gun technique. "Consider me your mentor." He said. Ben smiled and nodded. "I look forwards to your teachings." Ben stated.

Meanwhile, Dark Decade looked over the city and growled. "So, Ben Tennyson has become the next Decade?" he asked to someone in the shadows. The man nodded as Dark Decade chuckled. "I look forward to our reunion when the time comes, then." He remarked. The mysterious figure nodded once again as Dark Decade laughed into the night. "Soon, my vengeance will be known as the greatest threat to the Multiverse!" Dark Decade yelled.

Author's Note: Well, what do you all think of my new chapter? I can see that many people liked the start to the story, and I am grateful for that. I promise that a new chapter will be out later this week, but with Finals coming up, I'll have to be careful. Please be sure to review and rate, for I am always keen to hear from you guys. For now, this is SuperHeroTimeFan signing off. I wish everyone an excellent week and a great upcoming Memorial Day!