Deku was in a big pinch. Having been in the middle of a rescue op, encounters a masked man, whose quirk was...he couldn't tell what it was!
"Come on, is this the best you got? Aren't you heroes supposed to be strong?" The man says, toying with him.
"Gh..." He seemed to only care about Deku, having let the kid he was saving run off somewhere. He only hoped Uravity or Froppy manage to pick her up. "Not done yet!" He rushes in at 5%, aiming his kicks and the occasional punch.
"Haha! Not too bad! You've got some footwork on you!" The man dodges and blocks his attacks, jumping away and fiddling at some sort of screen.
"Like I'm gonna let you...!" Deku tries to attack him, hoping he could disrupt whatever was about to happen. Speed up! Stretch! As he was about to land his attack however, the man's body became a blur. "Huh? Gah!" He looks behind him, seeing the man a hundred meters away from him. "How did you...?" He was definitely hit by something, but what?
The man shows him soon enough. "Here you go!" Faster than Deku could blink, the man stretches his arms, landing a number of blows on him in an instant! "Oi, oi...is that all? Haven't even warmed up yet!"
"Getting...the others here...is bad...!" Deku gets up, grunting from the pain as the elongated punches hit his chest and face. "I don't want to do this...but I'll have to go 100%...!" He clenches his fist, and readies his legs. If he lives though this stunt, he's gonna be in a world of pain.
The man looks at him, seemingly with interest as power flares up and makes his arms and legs shine bright. "Oh? That's a neat move you got there. Let's see how it fares..."
He was baiting him, but that was fine, if he can surprise him long enough to shake the ground in the sound of a 100% smash, other veteran heroes can help him out once they catch wind of it. "Here goes...!" Taking a deep breath, he jumps in the air, turning his body for a somersault kick. Taking a leaf from a video he once saw of Emu-sensei, he braces himself. This will either break his striking leg, or land a decent blow. "CRITICAL SMASH!" It lands, and a great explosion is heard all over the combat area.
"Wow! That was an awesome move!"
"Wow! That was an awesome move!"
Deku opens his eyes, looking at where his kick had landed. The man was still standing, although looking a bit different. What was once a mostly blue color scheme was now a flaming red, with a literal flamehead mask, and a pair of sinister looking steel gloves.
"Whew, haven't used this in a while, if I hadn't switched to this, not even hardening myself would work." MUSCLE UP! IRON BODY! He looks down, noticing something Deku did not. "Hmm...managed to damage me a decent bit too, color me surprised." Rather than be angry, he seemed to have more fun in this. "Anyways, you managed to actually excite my heart, let me give you something special." He takes an item off his belt, something Deku realized was very familiar.
"A...a...Gashat?!" He was the same as Emu-sensei. A Kamen rider.
"Hmm? You know this? Must have been a ride player before...ah well, here's my parting gift." He turns the knob of his gashat and reattaches it on his belt. KNOCKOUT! DUAL- GASHAT! KIMEWAZA! Flaming energy surges in the now identified Kamen rider. "You did pretty good! Let me pay you back two-fold in respect." KNOCKOUT CRITICAL SMASH!
Deku braces himself, knowing he won't be able to dodge with his busted arms and legs due to his recent 100% strike. Looks like this was the end. 'Damn it...At least the kid is safe...sorry guys, not gonna make it...' I'll be hero! I'll be strong! 'Sorry Emu-sensei...looks like I won't be finishing Mighty action X in a no-continue run...' A flash of light, and then a great giant fell down from the sky, blocking the blow.
"What? You're...!"
Deku opens his eyes, seeing a mech in front of him.
"Hey, Izuku-kun. You ok?" Clad in his signature rider suit, one of the few heroes that fought and saved the world from the Bugster virus in plain sight and essentially one of the very first Superheroes. Dr. Emu Hojo, AKA Kamen Rider Ex-aid Maximum gamer LVL 99 had arrived.
Deku only nods, barely conscious through the intense pain of his injuries. Ex-aid steps off his mech, facing the other rider. "Pallad, I've let you off from six years ago, but this time you're going back to the old days?"
Pallad, AKA Kamen Rider Para-DX sighs, looking at Ex-aid with some level of delight. "So you knew that guy? He was pretty good, despite not being a rider or Bugster." He was only in it for the rumored strong heroes, but now that Ex-aid entered the fray... "Been a while Emu. Let's see if your gaming skills are still worthy of being dubbed a 'Genius gamer'." Perfect Knockout! "MAX Dai-Henshin." He transforms once again, this time into his best form, Para-DX Perfect knockout gamer LVL 99. "I had a good warm-up with your friend, I hope the main match doesn't disappoint."
Emu looks at Izuku, barely conscious and heavily injured. He takes his game scope and contacts Asuna, who was in the evac tent nearby. "Asuna, get over to my position and bring some paramedics, a stretcher and have a couple of healer heroes on standby. We have a heavily injured hero-in-training. Codename is Deku. He encountered Pallad out here, and I'm about to get into combat to fend him off. Take care of Deku for me." He switches off communications and focuses on the enemy in front. "Pallad, I'll be sure to clear you this time, old game of mine."
The two riders begin their clash, all while Deku looks on, seeing the friendly doctor fight in front of him for the first time. "Sensei..."
