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Chapter 2

Disclaimer: I don't own Kamen Rider! It belong to Toei! I just own the plot of this story as well as the OCs!

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"A few month ago, a friend of mine named Jack Harrison came for a visit," Mr. Nambiar explained. "He was archaeologist who stumbled on the gem. However, as he studied it, Jack realized the gem wasn't just a gem... it was alive."

"Alive?" I repeated in shock.

Lina's dad nodded. "The gem is a crystalline life form. It communicated with him telepathically and Jack learned of its powers. He gave it to me because he felt that someone would be after it."

"Where is he now?"

Mr. Nambiar hung his head in shame. "Dead." I was taken aback by this. "It seems that he was murdered by some people."

"Was it this same people that came to me?"

He raised his head to look at me. "Most likely. I'm assuming that they're after the powers of Crystal."

As Mr. Nambiar spoke. I became a little suspicious. He seemed to be too nice to me. Part of me logically thought that he was affected by the death of his friend. However, something told me something wasn't right. I ignored my thoughts as he looked at me. "So, any questions?" he asked.

"Well, how do you get this armor off?" I asked.

"Just removed the gem from the belt," Mr. Nambiar replied.

I did as he instructed, by grabbing the gem and removing it. In a bright flash of light, I found I no longer wore the armor. I looked at my body to see I was covered in my clothes. I sighed with relief. For a second I thought that I had to wear the armor for my entire life.

My relief was dispersed as Mr. Nambiar stood up. "There's someone I want you to meet."

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I walked through the halls of the base once again. "What is this place?" I asked Mr. Nambiar as I followed him.

"This is headquarters of the Anti Bane Unit or A.B.U.," he replied.

"A.B.U.?" I asked.

I noticed Mr. Nambiar smiled. "It's a secret organization meant to hunt down the Bane."

I was going to ask him what the Bane were until we reached a door that said 'MR. CARL RHODES, HEAD OF THE A.B.U.' Mr. Nambiar knocked on the door and someone from inside said, "Come in!"

Mr. Nambiar opened the door and showed me in. The office seemed like any other to me. Same desk, same phone, same drawers, you get the picture. Anyway, there was a man in a seat that was turned away from me and towards what seemed to be a window which revealed more of the base. Mr. Nambiar entered as well and stood next to the desk as the man in the chair rolled around to face me. "Adam, this is my boss, Mr. Rhodes," Mr. Nambiar introduced.

Rhodes was a Caucasian man in his fifties with brown hair and green eyes. He wore a business suit over his entire body, all buttoned up to make him look more professional. "Hello," he greeted.

"Hello," I greeted back.

He motioned his hand for me to take a seat. I noticed that there was a chair placed on my side, so I took that seat and sat down. "So, how are you?" Rhodes asked me.

"Fine," I replied before looking at Mr. Nambiar. "Excuse me, what is this about?"

"What this is about is that I'm trying to make you a deal," Rhodes answered.

I stared at Rhodes. "What kind of a deal?"

He smiled. "You see, we've been trying to take care of the Bane ever since they show up. However, we haven't had that much success, so I'm asking you to work for us."

My right eyebrow quirked. "Work for you?"

"Yes, you can take care of the Bane and you can be payed extremely well," Rhodes nodded.

I considered the offer. It seemed tempting, but I didn't know that much about this organization. Still, the only way for me to find out is work for them. "How much?" I asked. Hey if I was going to work for them, I should know how much I'm going to be paid.

"About 60,000 a year", he answered.

"That's more than what a bio major can get out of college!" my eyes widen. But I became suspicious. "Is it only just me or do all of your employees get paid the same amount."

"All of them Adam," Mr. Nambiar stepped in.

"Well with that settled," Rhodes stood up and held out his hand, "do we have a deal?"

I looked at Rhodes hand for a second before grasping it. "Yes we do."

We both let go and Rhodes smiled. "Good! We have a free complex in building. Mr. Nambiar told me that he, Lina and you can stay there."

"How much does it cost?" I asked.

"It's free for the first year," Rhodes replied.

Okay this guy was being too generous! Something was definitely up! Instead of making a big deal out of it, I decided to go with it for now. "Alright, when do I start?"

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"So what did you think of Mr. Rhodes?" Mr, Nambiar asked me.

We both now were outside of Mr. Rhodes's office and walking down the halls, again. "Alright," I answered. "How did you get into this organization?"

"Well," he began, "I was attacked by a Bane at least a month ago. Fortunately, I was saved by these people and I decided to join them."

More questions came into my head. Especially, this one. I waited until we were in a less crowded spot. "Um, Mr. Nambiar," I said, "how long have the Bane been around?"

Mr. Nambiar pondered a bit, trying to remember. "About six months ago. We know that the Bane are monsters that are also after Crystal as well. They've been trying to attack people, trying to draw out the one who posses the gem."

"Why are they after it?" I asked him. "Are they like those people who came to me?"

Mr. Nambiar nodded. "Possibly. We don't really know."

Suddenly, my eyes widen. "Where's Lina!" I said to him. "Is she alright?"

Mr. Nambiar laughed. "She's alright, Adam. In fact she's in her room, right now. Let me show you."

He led me to a nearby elevator. He pressed the button and the elevator opened. I noticed Mr. Nambiar pressed the button and the elevator brought us down to the lower levels of the complex.

When we arrived at the level, we went through a couple of halls which eventually led us to a door. After unlocking it, he opened the door. Mr. Nambiar allowed me to enter first. The complex seemed to be more of a condo with it's living room, kitchen, single bathroom and bedroom. I entered the living to see a TV and across it was Lina sitting on the brown four-cushioned couch. "Lina?" I said.

Lina looked at me in shock and stood up. "Adam!" she cried out as she ran and hugged me.

I was taken aback by this as I could feel my face blushing. I didn't mind it at first, but I soon felt her arms crushing my body a little. "Um... Lina," I said. "You're crushing me."

Anyway, Lina released me and stepped back. Her face was blushing because of her rash actions. "Sorry."

"It's alright," I assured her.

I turned around to see that Mr. Nambiar wasn't in the condo. Either he was waiting outside or he left for a job. I turned back to Lina looking at me. "Adam, what's going?" she asked. "What was that monster?"

"Hold on," I halted her from asking anyone questions.

I sighed as I explained the entire situation to her. We both were going to live under the same roof, so she had every right to know. However, I noticed being with her sort of made my heart beat a little faster. I decided to ignore it as I continued to explain to Lina about everything. Boy, I got the feeling that this was going to be a long stay.

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AN: Well, well, well! Our hero get to have a job with a secret organization, he also get his own place to live in! Not only that, some bad guys are after his powers! Who are they though?

Now, like I said in the last chapter, this story may not appeal to your tastes. However, the only way I can know if I'm messing up is if I get reviews. Still, if I do or don't, I hope you enjoyed that chapter! If you want to leave any constructive criticism, or leave any comment, please review.

Raika out!

PS: If anyone read Kamen Rider Cobra, then those who did should have noticed that KR Cobra was supposed to be an improved version of KR Crystal, but since I discontinued KR Cobra, I thought I should show you KR Crystal to show you why I wrote KR Cobra instead. Just thought you should know.

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