Smallville
Toku Trilogy
The Rider Comes to Town
Tokusatsu Factoid #1: Kamen Rider was first created by a man named Shotaro Ishinomori, who originally created it as a character called the Skull man. However, thanks to reasons unknown to those in the USA, the character was changed to a grasshopper motif, and now there are about 40 different main riders, a few more secondary riders, and different themes. The most current is the series Kamen Rider Wizard, about a young mage protecting the world from despair in the form of phantoms.
The Second Chapter is up. I hope you enjoy it. Disclaimer is still the same, I own no characters, well, maybe except the monster they are facing. In this chapter, the first confrontation leaves Oliver queen busted up and bleeding.
Chapter 2 (of 4): Queen Saved by Rider
Day 2: 12:30 PM
Daily Planet Building
The Bullpen was swamped, and that meant news was starting to be made. However, the news was that Oliver Queen was attacked in the middle of the night by muggers. However, Clark Kent knew otherwise. Oliver was attacked by an unknown assailant, leaving multiple wounds. What he didn't understand was who saved Queen's life.
Midnight: The night before….
Oliver Queen was patrolling the rooftops as his alter ego, the Green Arrow, when he heard the cry for help. As he was running to the ledge, he saw a strange sight. He saw what looked like a werewolf and a group of mimes with blades cornering a young man on his way to or from work. The werewolf was about the grab the guy, when Oliver shot an arrow at the things hand. He then flipped over the edge and proceeded to fight the "mimes" at close range. However, he soon learned he was at a disadvantage as he saw the wolf move in close and attack.
As Oliver was being kicked by the grunts, the werewolf started to speak. "Don't take it personally, but you saw me. Anyone who sees a monster of SHOCKER lives to tell about. That's just the rules. However, you can tell your parents about it in the afterlife when you…..WHAT THE…?"
All of a sudden, the assailants were set upon by a strange figure wearing what looks like body armor. The gloves and boots were silvery-white, while the body suit was black and green, with two white stripes going down the arms. He wore a red scarf and wore a helmet. The helmet looked like a grasshopper, with red eyes. His stance was legs about 3 feet apart, both arms stretched to the right side, hands flat. He wore a belt with what looked like a red center.
As Oliver looked on in a daze, the masked man trounced the assailants and sent them packing. However, before the hero could respond, the werewolf made a dash with his victim, shouting something about a rider. Then the hero disappeared and the Blur arrived and took Oliver to Metropolis General to get treated.
12:32PM
Daily Planet building
Clark took a sip of his coffee and pondered. Who was the masked man that Oliver mentioned? Was he hero or villain? And why would anyone attack and kidnap people, but also kill others just for being seen? This has to be looked into.
"For a man with many secrets, you sure do reveal more than you hide, Clark," a familiar voice said.
"Chloe," Clark exclaimed, as the blonde haired Chloe Sullivan, alias Watchtower, snuck up behind him. "It's this rider character Oliver mentioned. He seems to know more than he is showing."
"Yeah, about him, I did the research on our mysterious masked rider. Turns up he appears to have been seen all over the globe. Wherever he goes, trouble finds him. However, it's this SHOCKER group that is bothering me. I looked them up, and according to the latest conspiracy websites, it is a terrorist organization that unleashes humanoid monsters on those who oppose them. However this masked rider is usually there fighting them," Chloe told them.
Clark was getting more concerned. This Rider character either was a vigilante, or a being with powers. However, that would have to wait, as he got a strange visitor.
"The Rider is a symbol of hope against SHOCKER. You of all people should understand hope," the stranger from yesterday said. "Doesn't the blur do the same thing?"
Clark stared at the man as he asked the question, "I'm sorry, but we met before, I didn't get your name, you are?"
"My name is Takeshi Hongo, from the Daily Planet's Japan Branch. I actually came to thank you for the directions and invite you to lunch. I insist.
"Sure. Then maybe you could tell me about this Rider person", Clark commented.
-30 minutes later-
Clark and Hongo had lunch and conversed about the Rider, how he came to exist, why he fights, and who it is they fight. He then told Clark about the most likely reason that the Rider came to Metropolis was to find a supposed SHOCKER base. However, he had no idea where it was, or how many grunts and monsters were stationed there.
-12 hours later-
The Blur was on his usual roost, looking down on the streets of Metropolis. As he watched, he was talking to Watchtower, and getting an idea where the abductions take place, and the most likely place that SHOCKER would be based. Little did he know that Chloe herself was the bait to set a bigger trap.
Chloe was strolling down a dark alley, not knowing the wolf was behind her. As she nearly reached the street, the wolf charged, trying to make a grab at her. However, a blur dashed past grabbing the wolf and speeding away…..
…only to stop short and start feeling weak. Clark starting to feel weak for some reason. He looked like he had just come in contact with green kryptonite. Then the Wolf looked at Clark and smirked. "Well, well, well, look what we have here. It seems you can't stand the meteor rock infused into my veins. With this you can't stop me from killing…..WHAT THE?"
All of a sudden, the Rider attacks again, just in the nick of time. How he was able to fight off a whole slew of those minions was anyone's guess, but he managed to take one out. However, the Wolf still made his escape, finally failing his mission. After the battle was over, the Rider stayed behind and looked at the Blur.
"Easy, friend, this is just the beginning. I think it's time we talked".
The Rider seemed to glow for a second and his body started to change form. He was now in his true form, Takeshi Hongo. As he walked over to Clark, he was amazed to find out the truth. "Clark? You are the Blur?"
Meanwhile: At SHOCKER Base 381…..
"ONOREEEE, RIDER!" the Great Leader yelled to his subordinates. "HE KEEPS GETTING IN OUR WAY! IF WE DON'T STOP HIM, THE RIDER WILL FIND OUR SECRET BASE HERE AND RUIN EVERYHTING! WOLF-MAN, YOU MUST FIND THIS WATCHTOWER AND ATTACK IT. THIS WILL DRAW THE RIDER OUT AND YOU CAN PROCEED TO FIGHT HIM. KILL THE RIDER! KILL THE BLUR!"
The Wolf-man grinned and said, "Yes, Great leader. I will defeat these foes and claim victory for SHOCKER."
Meanwhile….
Lois Lane was reading a few websites involving a series of terrorist attacks all over the world. The only piece of information was that a mysterious group called SHOCKER was behind it all, but it was only a few websites. However, Lois was an ace reporter, and her intuition in this case was saying there was more to this than it seemed, she dug deeper into the net, and found two websites that talked about a hero who was at the scene of a majority of attacks:
*Mysterious hero saves town from destruction by weird monsters.
*Kamen Rider: Friend or foe?
Lois pondered a few things before the phone rang. She picked it up.
"What do you know about the Rider," the voice on the other side of the line inquired. Unbeknownst to Lois, this was Zod, leader of a group of Kandorians who survived the destruction of Krypton. Former soldiers, they started following Clark and trying to adapt to their new home. However, due to a simple blood transfusion, Zod had powers similar to Clarks and was running around imitating the Blur. Now a new hero came to town, and was making Zod curious.
"More of a Japanese legend. I really don't know myself. However, he looks like he is a hero who protects others from harm at the hands of a strange group of terrorists called SHOCKER. I think they may be the ones behind the kidnappings", Lois commented.
"However, Zod didn't say anything, just hung up the phone and flew away. He was concerned that this "SHOCKER" was gonna be a bigger problem than Clark is at this point in time. However, he was just gonna wait and see what happens.
Meanwhile…..
Daily Planet Building
Tess Mercer, CEO of the Daily Planet, looked down over the city in confusion. She had just heard about the strange experiments from Oliver before he had gotten hurt. She had never authorized such experiments, and was angry that this was happening. However, there was nothing she could do about it. Instead, she walked over to her desk, and read a news article that just came out of the Bullpen.
*"Mysterious Terrorist Organization Hits Town
As the city faces a kidnapping spree, a new hero hits town to combat it. He is called Kamen Rider. However, who is he really? And just who is this SHOCKER? And how are they kidnapping people and what for?"
-TO BE CONTINUED-
Well the second chapter was action packed, but the fun is just beginning. The next chapter allows the Smallville cast to get to know the real Rider. However, SHOCKER chose a really bad time to break out the big guns as they try to take a shot at attacking the Watchtower. Secrets revealed and alliances forged as both Kryptonian and Rider join forces in the next thrilling chapter of the first chapter of the Tokusatsu trilogy.
Clark: "A lot happened in this chapter, didn't it?"
Hongo: "Yep. And it's only just getting warmed up."
Exiakaiser: "Please review. Also remember that this is my first work, so any helpful hints would help." Also, it would be helpful, if I could get an idea of which Super Sentai you all would like to see. I will be doing a poll for that after the next chapter is started and completed. Thank you for your patronage.
