(A/N:) Hey everyone welcome back to another chapter of Kamen Rider Den-O: Remnants of Time. I hope you like the last chapter. If you're all wondering when we will the story get into the RWBY canon. The story will be in canon in the next chapter. As always leave your reviews on how I did and I hope you all enjoy.
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"Normal Speech"
'Thoughts/Inner communication between OC and imagin'
"Third Person"
"Imagin speech"
It was a normal day on the Den-Liner and Naomi was serving Momotaros and Mai coffee. Naomi covered Momotaros' coffee with red whip cream. She places the cup of coffee down as she said, "Here it is! The Momotaros style coffee!"
Momotaros looks at the coffee before he said, "Wow it looks great!" He sniffed it a bit before he drank the coffee, leaving a whip cream mustache on his face. "Mmm..Delicious." Mai was sitting calmly as she looked outside the window. Momotaros stops as he sniffed around for something. He then asked to everyone, "Hey guys. Do you smell something?"
Naomi replied gleefully, "You must have smelled my special ingredient in the coffee! It is-" She was quickly interrupted by Momotaros. He sniffed arounds some more and stood up. He looks around and said, "I smell an imagin?"
"Idiot, the only imagin here is you." Mai retorted.
Momotaros said as he sat back down, "Eh, I guess you're right. I just noticed where's Kurokuu? I haven't sensed him for a while."
Mai quickly replied, "Well Kurokuu told me he was going to a blacksmith shop to get himself a new weapon since he can't use the Den-O belt in front of the students at Beacon."
"Well he could've asked me to borrow my weapon."
"Wait you have a weapon?" Mai asked in skepticism.
"Yeah, I keep my weapon hidden within my aura. I can summon it anytime I need to." Momotaros said. He raised his hands as red aura took form of a sword. It had a red hilt with a black flame design covering it. The sword has one large blade with the same black and red design like the hilt. He held it over his shoulder as he said, "Yep and this is my Momotarosword! You know I could let Kurokuu use it. Nah, his problem not mine." Momotaros said before he took another sip of his coffee. But strange, he still feels another imagin presence nearby yet he can't see it. 'Where is that imagin's scent coming from?'
I walked out of the shop, upset about the prices of those weapons. 'Why can't I ever get good things for a cheap price?' I thought to myself. Vale was once again quite peaceful today, even with the thousands of imagins hiding somewhere. I crossed the street and checked the time on my scroll. It was currently 1:32 in the afternoon, I guess I should go back to the Milk Dipper since I don't have enough liens for a new weapon. I turned off my scroll and continued walking until I heard a car honk. I turned to the source of the sound to see a black limo with the SDC logo on the side. The limo was about to hit a faunus child who was reckless crossing the street to get his ball.
My eyes widened as I dashed towards the boy and shouted, "Kid, watch out!" I pushed the kid out of the road as the limo ran straight into me. My body hit the ground hard as I laid there in pain. The limo door open to reveal two people coming out. One is has a slight tan complexion and is slightly overweight. He has brown balding hair, brown eyes, and a brown bushy mustache. He is wearing a butler suit with a blue tie and a small pocket watch coming out of his pockets.
The other person was a girl with a extremely pale complexion with blue eyes, white tied up hair on the right, and a scar on her left eye. She is wearing a thigh-length strapless dress with faint color gradation from white to pale blue at the hem. A small piece of black lace sits in the front of her neckline and the hem of the dress is scalloped and stitched to resemble snowflakes, with layers of white tulle under the skirt. Over this she wears a bell sleeved bolero with the same color gradation as her dress from shoulder to wrist, lined in red and with a ruffled collar. On the back of the bolero is the Schnee Crest. She also wears a small apple pendant in a silver chain and thin, rectangular silver earrings. Her boots are white, wedged heeled and higher at the back than the front. They have a small silver decoration across the top of the foot and are lined in red. A thin white sash is tied around her waist with a pouch attached to the back. I recognize her, Weiss Schnee of the Schnee Dust Company.
The man in the butler suit asked concerningly, "Young man are you alright?" His voice slowly fades out as my vision started to become blurry. 'Damn, is my luck this bad?' I thought to myself. 'Well, it looks like the fish caught the bait. Sleep tight.' Wait, who was that. I felt another presence enter me. It felt completely different than Momotaros. I wasn't able to stay conscious anymore as I slowly succumbed to the darkness.
"Klein, what's his condition?" Weiss asked.
The butler, now named Klein, said, "He seems to have blacked out Ms. Schnee. What would you like me to do with him?"
She analyzed the scene in front of her. 'People would hate me and the company more if I just left him here to die' she thought to herself before looking at the guy. She could sense a strong blue aura surrounding him as his aura actively try to heal him. Is he a huntsman as well? She also notices sand coming off his body. 'Strange, well I can't let the company looking bad.' Weiss though as she looks to Klein and said, "Bring him to Vale Mercy Hospital. We can't let him die."
Klein's eyes changed from brown to red as he said in a different voice, "Yeah, yeah I got it. This idiot almost got himself killed to save someone. I don't know if he's either brave or stupid."
"I don't know Klein. I don't know."
Kamen Rider Den-O: Remnants of Time
Chapter 3: Mind If I Reel You In?
"Another imagin! He just possessed Kurokuu!" Momotaros announced.
"Wait what! Another imagin entered Kurokuu? Where is he now?" Mai asked urgently.
"Just give me a moment. I'm trying to find his aura signature!" Momotaros said as he tries to focus on where Kurokuu is. Mai groans as she decided to get off the Den-Liner to find him herself. Mai opened the door out of the Sands of Time and back into the city of Vale. She was in front of Tukson's Book Trade and she starts to dash towards the Milk Dipper Cafe hoping that Kurokuu is there.
She took a deep breath as she finally made it to her destination. She slowly walked up to the door and was about to open it until Kurokuu's sister opened the door first. She looked surprised as she said, "Oh hello, I'm sorry but the Milk Dipper is closed at the moment. You could come back another time."
"Oh no, I was just wondering if Kurokuu is here?" Mai asked politely.
Kurokuu's sister looks at her as she said, "White cloak...black quiver with a clock design...Oh you must be Mai, my younger brother's trainer and friend. My name is Kasumi and right now I'm about to meet him in Vale Mercy Hospital right now. Seems like he got himself in an accident."
"Wait an accident! What happened?"
"It seems like a limo was about to hit a child until Kurokuu saved him but got hurt in the process. Would you like to come?" Mai nodded as they both walked calmly to the hospital. Mai looked at Kasumi's face. She looked so calm in a situation like this. "So how did you and Kurokuu meet?" Kasumi asked.
"Well I met him when he was attacked by a group of armed thugs. I was able to scare them off and save Kurokuu before things got worse. We met again when I was in trouble and he was able to fend off my attackers. I saw his potential and brought him to Professor Ozpin himself." Mai lied. Although some of it was true, Mai didn't want to tell Kasumi about the Den-O and imagin stuff.
"Oh I see. Sorry if he could be a handful sometimes. He has a knack for getting himself in trouble. Thank you for helping and training him." Kasumi said gratefully.
Mai nodded yes to the token of gratitude Kasumi gave. She then asked, "So Kasumi, you took care of Kurokuu for most of Kurokuu for most of your life right?"
"Yep, our grandparents took care of us for awhile until I reopened the Milk Dipper. And since then, I've been taking care of Kurokuu. Our grandparents and I did our best to take care of him. We just didn't want him to grow up with resentment and hatred because of what happened to our parents. But I'm glad to he grew up to be a good kid."
"Yeah, he's a good guy. He rarely thinks about himself and thinks more about others. That's something very admirable of him." Mai said.
Kasumi then asked, "So what about you? Do you have any family members? Mom? Dad?"
Mai's face changed as she said to Kasumi, "Frankly, I don't know. You can say something happened to them and I never saw them again." Mai remained silent until Kasumi wrapped her arms around Mai. Mai tried to resist but she stops as she embraces the hug that she received. Strange, this felt so warm and familiar to her for some reason. Kasumi let go of Mai as she said said, "I'm sorry if I dropped a load on you for no reason."
"No it's okay. I understand how you feel about not knowing where your family is. I should be apologizing for bring it up." Kasumi said.
Mai took a deep breath as she said, "No it's fine, you've actually helped me feel a lot better now. Thank you." Kasumi nods as she points up to the tall building and said, "Look we're here come on. Let's go check up on Kurokuu." They were about to enter until Mai noticed she stepped on something. She picked it up as she realized it was some sort of pendant shaped like an apple. Mai decided to keep it on her if someone was looking for it.
Mai and Kasumi made our way to the front desk and asked where Kurokuu is. She gives them the room number as they made their way to Kurokuu's room. Mai and Kasumi were in front of the door as they heard giggling on the other side. 'Giggling?' Mai thought as she opened the door revealing Kurokuu surround by nurses, but Kurokuu looked different. His hair remained relatively the same but it had a blue streak of hair hanging on the right side of his head, black rimmed glasses, and blue eyes instead of his dark brown eyes. Mai realized what is happening to him, he was being possessed. That's why Momotaros couldn't find his aura signature, because this imagin's presence is masking Kurokuu's.
She sees the nurses giggling and one of the nurses feed him. She had a spoon over his mouth and said, "Now say ahh~."
"Ahh~."
She finished feed him as one of the nurses said, "Is there anything you want? We'll give you special permission."
The imagin in Kurokuu's body said, "Want? Your love..I suppose." His voice is entirely different from Momotaros. This imagin's voice is more suave and calm, but just who is he? They all started to blush and giggle at what he said until he reached out and held one of their hands. He adjusted his glasses as he said, "Ever since what happened to my family. All I had was my sister, but she got ill one day and passed. I felt so alone for all my life, but now being with you makes me feel at ease." They all started to cry at the story he made up. He then said, "Mind if I reel you all in?"
They all started to squeal at what he said. Mai closes the door and turned to Kasumi. She looked puzzled at why Mai didn't enter. She then said to Kasumi, "Um.. Kurokuu is in critical condition at the moment so they won't let us in." Kasumi seemed to buy her story as Mai said, "Why don't you wait in the waiting room while I try to convince the doctors to let us in." Kasumi nods as she walked back to the waiting room.
Mai's faces changes from calm to anger as she opens the door. The nurses jumped as Mai said, "Alright pampering time is over. Everyone get out!" They all ran out the room in fear of what Mai was gonna do. She walked up to the possessed Kurokuu and said, "Okay who the hell are you and why are you in Kurokuu's body?!"
He adjusts his glasses again as he said, "Oh, so you know of our existence? Well I chose this contract holder for other reasons." Mai was ready to sock him until he notice him talking to himself, "Oh another one I see."
She wondered why he was talking to himself. Unless...Yes Momotaros is getting to him! She notices his blue eyes changes to blood red as Momotaros entered Kurokuu's body regaining control. Momotaros grumbled as he said, "Good riddance. Took me forever to try to knock you out of Kurokuu."
His eyes turned back to blue and his appearance changed. "Sorry, this body is too good to be thrown away. Just let me use it."
His eyes changes color again as Momotaros in Kurokuu's body said, "Oh hell no, I got here first, he's not your contract holder!" Kurokuu's eyes and appearance kept changing back and forth. Mai thought that this had gone for too long. She raised her fist and punched Momotaros and the imagin so hard that they both got out of the body. Kurokuu's body went back to normal as he flopped down on to the bed, still unconscious. She sighed with relief as she sat on a nearby chair. 'Oh those two are gonna have a nice long chat.' She thought to herself as she went back to the waiting room to get Kasumi.
Weiss frantically looked around the scene of the accident looking for something important to her, her pendant. 'No I can't lose this. The last thing to remember her by. I just can't lose it!' Weiss thought as she looked around through the alley way. Suddenly a yellow orb descends down and jumps inside her. Sand came out of her dress as the sand formed into a crab-like imagin. In instinct, she grabbed Myrtenaster and pointed the blade at the crab imagin and said, "What are you vile creature?!"
"Tell me your wish. I will grant that wish. But you must repay me with one thing." The crab imagin said. She lowers her guard as she thought of the proposition this imagin. 'This creature can grant me any wish I want? What if this is a trap?' Weiss pondered. But she doesn't have time for this she needs to find her pendant fast. She was about to stab the creature until she thought about the offer more. She needs her pendant back, she can't lose her last memory of her. And out of desperation, she told her wish to the imagin.
Man, why does everything feel so heavy? I opened my eyes to see that I was in the hospital bed. I looked around to see Kasumi asleep on a chair. Mai looked up and saw me awake. She said, "Kurokuu, are you okay?"
I stretched my back as I said, "I felt worse. But I think the aura is healing me quickly. Almost as if I don't feel the pain from the car."
"That's good to hear. But while you were knocked out, another imagin possessed you."
"Another one? That could explain why my body feels more heavy." I said to Mai.
Mai looks at me and said, "Will you be okay? It's just that having more than one imagin in a body could tire you quicker."
"No worries, I can handle it. Has my sister been here the entire time?" I asked Mai.
Mai sighed as she said, "Yeah I came with her when I was trying to find you. She's been watching you while you were unconscious the entire time."
I looked at Mai then back to Kasumi. I really need to stop making her worried so much. I saw the remote next to me and picked it up to turn on the tv. I said, "Let's just watch tv for a bit." Mai nods as I changed the channel.
As I changed channel after channel until I stopped immediately at the news. We both looked wide eyed as we saw the headline on screen "Monster attacks civilians in Vale." We turned off the tv as I said, "Another imagin attack?" I said before I picked myself off the bed. My body felt relatively normal.
I was about to pick up my clothes until Mai stopped me and said, "No you are not going anywhere in that condition. You need to rest."
I pushed her hand off me as I said, "No, we can't let the imagin harm any innocents. I'll be fine now let's go." I grabbed my clothes and changed in the bathroom. I grabbed the pass and bolted out of the hospital to find the imagin.
In the Den-Liner, Momotaros and the imagin stared at each other. The imagin has a turtle motif, his armor is ocean blue while his under armor was cobalt, and his eyes are bright orange. He looks at Momotaros as he said, "I know that the imagin's appearance depends on the contract holder's imagination but.." The imagin starts laughing as he continued, "You look so ridiculous, peach boy."
"Huh, funny thing coming from you, turtle boy." Momotaros spits back.
They both stared at each other again. Naomi was witnessing the entire scene play out. She looks at them both with amazement and said, "Wow. First come Momotarou. Now next should be Urashima Tarou!"
Momotaros laughed at what she said. He calmed down until he said, "Urashima Tarou. That actually sounds fitting actually. Right, Urataros?"
"Urataros?" The imagin, now dubbed Urataros, questioned.
Momotaros put his foot on the bench as he said, "Why not you and me duke it out? I actually want a good fight right now."
"Here?" Urataros asked.
"Where else can we be?" Momotaros answered.
Mai and I looked around for the imagin at the park, which was news stated that this was his last known appearance. We looked around a little more until I gave up and said, "The imagin is not here. Let's go check in a different area."
Mai nodded at my statement as we were about to walk away until we heard someone say, "A pendant. Give that to me!" We turned around to see the crab imagin slowly approaching us. He then asked again, "I'll ask again. Give that pendant to me or you will lose your life."
I looked at Mai as I noticed a pendant in her hands. I shouted to her, "Hurry! Run away with the pendant! Don't let the imagin get it!" Mai nodded as she ran away from me. I pulled out the belt around connect the belt around my waist. "Momotaros, let's go." I said before I hit the red button playing the electronic tune.
Momotaros hears the call as he knew he was gonna fight soon. He looks at Urataros before he said, "Heh, you got lucky. But don't worry I'll come back for our fight."
Momotaros became translucent red as he disappears from the Den-Liner. Urataros laughed and said, "Bye bye."
The red armor flew around me as Momotaros took over. The pieces combined and the face plate went on the tracks of my helmet. Momotaros posed as he said, "Ore Sanjou!"
As Momotaros was combining his weapon, the crab imagin said, "So the rumors are true. The Den-O is real. No matter, I'll just simply kill you and move on with my contract."
Momotaros finished assembling his sword as he said, "Not unless I kill you first. IKUZE IKUZE IKUZE!" And without wasting a single second, he dashed towards the crab imagin. The crab imagin expects the attack and dodges every single strike. Momotaros kept slashing the air as he said, "Damn it hold still will you!"
The crab imagin sidestepped and kicks Momotaros. Momotaros was knocked off guard as the crab imagin took this opportunity and slashed him again and again. Momotaros fell back as he was getting more and more frustrated. The crab imagin was about to strike Momotaros from above but Momotaros blocks it with his sword. He then kicks the imagin in the stomach and slashed him in the chest. The crab imagin tried to escape until Momotaros said, "Oh no, you are not going anywhere!" He kicks a large rock into the air and the rock hits the crab directly in the stomach, knocking him to the ground. The imagin reeled in pain as Momotaros took out his pass and said, "Now for the finisher."
FULL CHARGE
"Ore no hissatsu waza, part…" Momotaros stopped as he felt pain coming from my body. He then fell to his knee and dropped his sword. The crab imagin took this chance and dove in the pond. Mai came back and witnessed the condition I was in. Momotaros said, "Kurokuu what's happening to you?"
'I can't keep my body running long enough. I feel so tired.' I said to Momotaros.
Momotaros grumbled as he disconnected the belt leaving me lying there, exhausted. I was about to hit the floor until Mai caught me and said, "Kurokuu are you alright?!"
"Just feel a little tired. I'm just gonna..." I wasn't able to finish my sentence as I fell unconscious.
Back at the Den-Liner, Momotaros returns from his battle with the imagin. He walks up to Urataros and said, "Kept you waiting didn't I? Now let's get down to business."
Urataros sighs as he places his coffee down. He looks at him and said, "My...I guess I don't need any bait to catch this idiot."
"Oh you've done it know." Momotaros said with anger.
Naomi watches as she said, "The battle of the century. Momotaros vs. Urataros. Good luck!" She hid behind the counter, not wanting to get involved in the fight.
Momotaros grabs Urataros' neck. He laughs until Urataros snapped and said, "That hurt, you-" Urataros grappled Momotaros, ready to throw him to the wall but Momotaros had more strength and threw Urataros to the bench. Momotaros charged at Urataros but he quickly kicks him back as a counter. Momotaros fell back to another chair as Urataros grabs him back the neck again ready to throw him. Momotaros and Urataros were in a locked position as Naomi cheered as they both threw each other to the counter. Momotaros did a quick hook to Urataros but he quickly blocked the attack and threw him to the wall. Urataros went in for the punch but Momotaros pushes him back and puts him against the wall. Urataros, with all his might, lifts Momotaros off the floor and onto the counter. Momotaros counters by kicking him on the side. They both grabbed each other, stuck in a locked position. Urataros breaks the locked position they were in an threw Momotaros into the wall again. Momotaros retaliates by pushing Urataros into the wall. The Den-Liner shook back and forth from the two imagins fighting each other.
They were ready to end the match before they heard someone approaching. They looked at the door as it opens to reveal Mai. Mai uses her bow, melee style, and clubs them both in the head. They both fell on the bench rubbing their head in pain. Momotaros noticed that Mai is carrying the unconscious Kurokuu. She places him down on the bench as she looked at the two imagins. She stares at them as she said, "Do you idiots even want to know what the Owner would do if he knew that you guys fought on the Den-Liner?!" She stood on the benches looking down on them. She grabs her arrows and places it on her bow. She looks sharply at them and said, "If you guys are gonna cause more trouble. I will gladly end the problem."
"Heh, stupid huntresses acting all high and mighty." Momotaros muttered. Mai heard what he said as she points the arrow them and fires. The arrow cuts through the air as it landed between Momotaros and Urataros. They both froze as the slowly looked at the air between them. He looks at Mai as he said, "Don't you think that's bad?"
I hear mumbling of people talking. I slowly open my eyes to reveal that I was in the Den-Liner. Around me was Momotaros, Mai, Naomi, and what I assume to be the imagin the possessed me. Mai noticed that I was awake and she asked, "Are you alright? Do you feel fatigue?"
"No I'm okay. What happened to the crab imagin?" I asked.
"He got away before Momotaros could finish him off. It seems like he needed this." She said as she showed me a pendant.
Wait, where have I seen that pendant before. I tried to remember until it hit me. I grabbed the pendant out of Mai's hands as I said, "This pendant, this belongs to the CEO's daughter of the Schnee Dust Company!"
Mai looked at my as she said, "You mean Weiss Schnee? How do you know?"
"She was in the limo that ran me over. She was the one who called the ambulance and paid for the medical bills. I saw the pendant around her neck before." I start to ponder why would the imagin would want the pendant for until I realized something. I turned to Mai and asked, "Do you think she's the contract holder for the crab imagin?"
Mai ponders about my question as she realized it made sense. She said, "You're right. She must have made a contract to find the pendant. We need to make sure that she doesn't get this back until you and Momotaros handle him."
I nodded to Mai before I looked at the imagin. I asked him, "So I was wondering. Why did you possess me for?"
Mai joined in as well as she questioned him, "Yeah, why did you possess him. Didn't you know that….."
"That he was a singular point? Yeah I know." The imagin said.
Mai looked shocked as she asked, "If you knew he was the singular point, why would you lose your freedom just to possess him?"
The imagin replied with, "Without limits, there are no merits."
Momotaros looked confused as he said, "The hell are you going on about Urataros?"
Mai thinks about what the imagin, now named Urataros, said. She then realizes as Mai said, "So you chose Kurokuu for his merits. That means you would be safe. But what about your objective of changing the flow of time?"
Urataros chuckled as he said, "Like I care about the objective. All I care is meeting you, Mai." Mai looked away from him as he tries to flirt with Mai.
I sat back down as I realized something. I stood up again and shouted, "Crap! I left Kasumi back at the hospital! She doesn't even know I left!" I grabbed the pass and pendant as I shouted everyone, "Sorry guys, gotta go! Bye!" I bolted out of the Den-Liner and opened the door to my hospital room.
I closed the door as Kasumi looking out the window. It was currently night time and Kasumi is looking up to the stars in the sky. 'This brings back memories.' I thought to myself. I saw Kasumi shed a single teardrop and this made my heart stop. 'Wait does she remember?' I thought frantically. I calmed down and said quietly to Kasumi, "Kasumi, I'm back."
She looked at me as she said, "Oh Kurokuu there you are! Where were you?" She seemed oblivious to the teardrop stain on her face.
"I just had physical evaluation. I told them I was a huntsman in training, so they had to make sure I was okay." I lied. She nodded as she looked back at the stars. I walked slowly to her and asked, "Hey Kasumi why are you looking at the stars for?"
"I don't know. Looking at the stars gives me a comforting feeling." Kasumi replied. I sat next to Kasumi as she continued, "Don't you love the stars? How they all connect together to form big things. It makes them complete."
I look at her and asked, "Hey Kasumi, does this remind you of anything?"
"No, sadly it doesn't." She said calmly. I sighed in relief as she didn't remember yet. I can't let her go through that. Not again. Kasumi sat up as she said, "Well, since you're done with evaluation. I think we should go home." I nodded as we both made our way out of the hospital. As I walked out, I looked at Weiss' pendant. 'Why is this pendant so important to her?' I thought to myself as we walked back to the Milk Dipper.
Weiss sat quietly backstage after her performance. She locked her door not letting anyone in to disturb her. She stared at her reflection thinking about her pendant. She kept staring at the mirror until the crab imagin was behind her. He pulled out a random pendant Weiss doesn't recognize. Weiss nods her head no without looking at him. The crab imagin growled in anger as he said, "Seriously!" He grabs her jacket as he said, "What does the pendant even look like!"
Weiss answered emotionlessly, "It's pendant with silver chains. It's shaped like an apple."
The crab imagin think about what she said until her remembered something. That girl in the white hood, she has it. The imagin chuckles as he said, "Yes, the contract is almost complete."
My eyes slowly opens as the sun's rays came through my window. I slowly wake up and walked drowsily to the bathroom. I turned on the lights as I noticed kiss marks and hickeys all over my face. 'What the hell? Where did I get the hickeys from?' I thought to myself. I tried to figure out what happened until I remembered a certain imagin, Urataros. I dashed out of the bathroom and grabbed my scroll. I opened the camera app and looked through my photos. I saw Urataros in my body, hanging around and kissing girls. Oh god, this happened. I heard Kasumi calling me down for breakfast. I quickly put on a cream white sweater, jeans, black shoes, and a blue scarf to cover the hickeys. I walked downstairs as I see customers sitting quietly. I sat at the counter as Kasumi brought me my breakfast. As she sets the plate of pancakes down, she stares at my face intently as she asked, "Kurokuu, you look tired are you okay? Did you sleep well?"
I quickly replied and said, "Sorry, I just had some problem sleeping that night."
'You can't help that the girls are all over me.' Urataros said in my head.
I quickly ignored him as I said, "Don't worry sis, I'll be fine." I finished my breakfast and set it in the sink. I check the time on my scroll and said to Kasumi, "Hey I'm gonna go train with Mai! See ya!" I dashed out the door as I heard Kasumi shouting me to be careful. I pulled out my pass as I opened a random door and entered the Sand of Time. Then Den-Liner stopped so I can enter. Inside the dining car was Mai, Naomi, Momotaros, and Urataros. Mai was sharpening her arrows, Naomi was making coffee, and Momotaros and Urataros were staring angrily at each other. I walked up to Mai and asked, "Hey, did you find Weiss' location?"
"Well, she was in Vale for a performance and locals said that she was in Vale Grand Hotel." I nodded yes as Mai looked at my scarf for some reason. She then looked at my face and asked, "You seem tired are you okay?"
"Well, I didn't get much sleep until I found out the Urataros was possessing me to go out and get girls." I said as I stared straight into Urataros.
Urataros chuckled as he said, "Hey don't blame me for girls liking your looks. But you'd be hopeless if I didn't use my words to reel them in."
I had a deadpanned as I looked back at Mai and said, "Shall we go find her?" Mai nodded yes as we both hopped of the Den-Liner and exited the Sand of Time.
We both climbed out of the sewer out of all places. We looked around and realized we were behind the hotel building. As we dust ourselves off I said, "Mai, can't we have used any other door instead of the sewer manhole?"
"Hey this manhole is the closest to the hotel." Mai said.
"Let's go meet the contract holder."
We entered and asked the front desk clerks and asked for where Weiss' room is. They gave us the number and told us what floor the room was. We walked to the elevator and pressed the button to floor twenty-three. As the elevator opened, we were met with a long hallway with rooms. We walked through the empty halls as we looked for Weiss' room number. We stopped as we saw the door number on the door. I looked at Mai before I knocked on the door and said, "Um are you here? We would like to talk to you."
It was an awkward silence until the door opens to reveal Weiss slightly annoyed by our presences. She looks at me and Mai with the cold glare until she spoke, "Well if it isn't the tall, black, and shaggy. What do you want?"
I noticed there was some clumps of sand around her bedroom floor. I pretended to act oblivious as I said, "Hello , My name is Kurokuu and this is my friend, Mai. We would like to talk about some important issues."
"And what would that be?" Weiss said.
"Something involved with a crab monster." Mai said.
Weiss' eyes widened as she said, "I...don't know what you're talking about. I'm sorry but please leave."
Weiss tries to close the door on us until Mai stopped the door with her foot. Mai looks at Weiss and said, "Please this is important. If you know anything about the monster, we could stop it."
Weiss shouts loudly, "For the last time, I don't know! Just leave!"
Then I heard Urataros in my head saying, 'Hey an imagin is near. Let me take over for you.'
I repeated to what Urataros said, "Mai, Urataros senses an imagin near here. I'm gonna switch him in."
"No but wait!" Mai said before Urataros already possessed my body.
Urataros looked at Weiss and grins as he said, "Ms. Schnee, I presume you are looking for a pendant of some kind?"
Weiss' eyes widen at what Urataros said. As she said, "How do you know? Tell me where it is?!"
"Well we can talk about it over lunch?" Urataros said as he slowly reaches for Weiss' hands. He kissed her hands as Weiss blushes at what he did until Mai pulled on my scarf and slapped Urataros in the face.
"Is it really that fun to lie? Do you always lie to get what you want?" Mai said angrily.
"Look what you did Mai. You scared the fish away." Urataros said nonchalantly.
"You, all you do is lie. You are nothing but a filthy liar!"
"A single lie makes life more interesting than a thousand truths, you know."
"Running away from the truth is called lying!" Mai said to Urataros as she continues, "I absolutely hate liars. They are all nothing but a bunch of cowards." I sense some doubt from Weiss as Urataros conversation continues.
"Hey maybe it's fun being a coward."
Mai made the face of disgust as she said, "You are the worst."
Weiss started to look more and more guilty as she heard what Mai said. I heard Urataros said, "Well my job is done. She's all yours."
He jumped out of my body as I look at Weiss and said, "Please Ms. Schnee. Lives are at stake and if you know something about the monster, we can stop it."
Weiss had a face of guilt. She looks at me and said, "I think I might have something you would like to know about." Mai and I looked at her before she said, "Come inside. We'll talk privately." She opened the door fully letting us step in. The room was standard size. Complete with a king sized bed, a fancy bathroom, and a large flat screen tv. I saw a small table for us to sit in as Weiss sat on her bed.
The silence came back as we looked at each other. I broke the silence and asked, "So do you know anything about the monster?"
"Yes. You can say I made a contract with that thing." Weiss said quietly.
I then pulled the pendant out of my pocket as I asked, "Is this what you were looking for?"
"My pendant!" Weiss said as she grabbed the pendant. She looked at me with teary eyes as she asked, "Where? Where did you find it?"
"I found it in front of the hospital entrance." Mai said.
"Thank you. Thank you so much." Weiss said gratefully.
I looked at Weiss as she cherished her pendant as I asked, "If I may ask, why is that pendant so important to you?"
Weiss sighed as she said, "This pendant was a gift from my mother." Mai and I gasped at what she said. We calmed down and let her continue, "She gave this to me on my fifth birthday. My father always worked on the company while my mother stayed home and raised my brother and sister. It was a peaceful time until those monsters called The White Fang took everything from me." She said angrily. She starts to lose it as she said, "Those filthy faunus was hurting the company by stealing dust and money that we manufacture. Then they started to...execute people related to my company. They killed so many people I knew. Then my mother was publicly executed by the White Fang." She grips her fist as she said, "And ever since my mother's death, my life was empty, My sister was already in the army, my brother is always with my father. And my own father left me all alone."
She starts to cry as the teardrops fell on the pendant. I looked at her in a different light. I always thought based off of the news that she was the snotty rich girl who disregards everyone below her. But seeing her in some much pain, it reminds me of Kasumi. The pain they both went through, I can't stand looking at her like that. Out of instinct, I wrapped my arms around Weiss as she was crying. She looked shocked at the moment until she embraced it and hugged me back. We both let go so she can wipe her tears away. She looks at me and asked, "Why? Why are you helping a stranger you don't know?"
"When there's someone out there in need. I'll do what it takes to reach out to them." I said simply.
"Thank you. For helping me."
"It's no problem. That's what friends are for right?" I said to Weiss.
She looked shocked as she said stutters, "Right..friends." She smiles at the thought of finally being friends with someone for so long. Then the glass shattered as the crab imagin kicks through the window and into me. Mai pulled an arrow out of her quiver only for the imagin to slap her aside. He picked up the pendant and walked up to Weiss. Weiss tried to grab her weapon but the imagin uttered those words, "Contract complete."
He splits her open as he enters to the past through Weiss' memory. I recovered as I pulled the ticket out of my pocket and near her head. The ticket showed the picture of the crab imagin with the date that read 12/14/2008. I pulled out the pass and placed the ticket in the slot. I pulled out the belt as I told Mai, "Mai, call Professor Ozpin to come to our location. Watch Weiss for me okay?" Mai nodded as I ran out the room. I ran through the long hallway as I pressed the red button. The electronic music plays once again as I shouted, "HENSHIN!" I swiped the pass over the Den-O symbol as the belt calls out.
SWORD FORM
The armor and face plate was attached to my armor as Momotaros entered my body. Momotaros jumps out the window dramatically as he landed on another building. He stood up and posed as he said his catchphrase, "Ore Sanjou!"
The Den-Liner opens through a portal as Momotaros jumped off the building and landed inside the engine room with the Den-Bird waiting for us. Momotaros places the pass in the slot as the Den-Liner sets our destination to 12/14/2008.
December 14, 2008
Outside the Schnee Manor, riots and mayhem was upon the Schnee family as there was a stage outside. On that stage was a White Fang lieutenant with a King Taijitu mask. He had a pistol against a woman who looks like an older version of Weiss. She shook in fear as the lieutenant pulled the trigger, splattering blood and brain matter on the stage. The White Fang supporters cheered with triumph as a young Weiss watched the entire event play out as she hid in the alley way. She cried at sight of her dead mother as sand comes off of her. The sand formed into the crab imagin. Weiss screams in fear as the crab imagin started to attack the riot. All of the faunus tried to run away but some were killed before the could run. The White Fang grunts and lieutenants fired at the imagin, only for their weapons to be ineffective to him. He ran at the slashing them all in the neck in cold blood. As the bloodbath ensues, a man in a brown cloak appears as he looks at his stop watch again. He looks up to see the portal opening as the Den-Liner popped out. He again stays hidden as he finds a place to hide so the singularity point don't find him.
Momotaros uses the Den-Bird and drives towards the imagin to slash him in the chest. The crab imagin flinches as Momotaros said, "Alright you little shit! You aren't gonna get away from me this time!" The crab imagin flies off as Momotaros revved his bike to catch up with it. They finally stop at the Atlas shores as the crab imagin stops where he is. Momotaros hopped off his bike as he said while assembling his weapon, "You gonna stop running now? Good, IKUZE IKUZE IKUZE!" He dashed at the crab imagin only for him to jump in the water. Momotaros was puzzled at why he did that, but quickly shrugged it off as he said, "This freaking crab, I swear."
Momotaros walks away but the crab imagin used his ropes to pull him deep into the water. Momotaros struggles to swim upward and he was making progress until the crab imagin attacked him over and over again. The crab imagin left Momotaros to slowly drown as he said. "Crap can't...Swim...Upwards...In time... Just hang on Kuro…"
'Momotaros? Momotaros! Wake up man!' I shouted to Momotaros but he was out cold.
I noticed how screwed the situation was until I heard Urataros said, 'Kurokuu, switch me in.
'Urataros?'
'Hey I may be a liar but I don't lie about me knowing how to swim. Just press the blue button.'
I listen to what he said since he was my last hope. I used my arms and pressed the blue button. The Den-O symbol flashes blue as aquatic type music as I swiped the pass across the Den-O symbol as the belt called out.
ROD FORM
I felt Momotaros leave my body only for Urataros to enter me. The face plate disappears and the red armor rearranged itself as the outer color was now blue. The armor combines together as the blue faceplate, which is shaped like a turtle, attaches itself on my face as the piece movie around to form. Urataros jumped out of the water and punches the crab imagin in the face. The crab imagin looks surprised at the new appearance of the rod form armor. Urataros said to the crab imagin, "Mind if I reel you in?"
"You...bastard." The imagin said as he tried going to the ocean again only for Urataros to grab him in time.
Urataros pulls him back and roundhouse kick him in the face as he said, "Not this time!" He assembles his weapon as he actively kicks the crab imagin over and over to buy him sometime. He finished assembling his rod as the rod extends to a greater length. He uses the rod and knocks the imagin to the right, steering him away from the ocean. He swings his rod around as sparks came off of the crab imagin, causing him immense pain. Urataros stabs the imagins like a pitchfork and throws him aside. The crab imagin stumbles back up as Urataro pulls out the pass and said, "Now it's time for me to fillet this fish." He places the pass in front of the Den-O symbol and it called out.
FULL CHARGE
Urataros throws the pass away as blue lasers came out of the belt and into the rod. He pulls the rod back and throws it straight into the imagin. He reeled in pain as a hexagon shape appeared in front of him. Urataros runs up, jumps in the air, and divekick him in the chest causing him to explode. Urataros stood back up as he said, "Kurokuu, I guess you owe me now for saving you and stupid peach boy's life."
'Yeah I guess. Thank you.' I said gratefully.
'Oi I heard that you perverted turtle!' Momotaros shouted. Urataros laughs as he makes his way back to the Den-Liner.
I was out of the armor as I entered back into the Den-Liner. But as I approached the door I was met with The Owner's face in front of me. I picked myself back up as I said, "Oh Owner, I'm surprised to see you here. Where have you been lately?"
"I have been busy with Mr. Ozpin about a few things." The Owner said. He walks to his seat and orders his fried rice. When his food arrived, he slowly ate the rice while not toppling the flag down. As he was eating he asked, "I noticed that you have a new imagin over there."
"Yes his name is Urataros. He possessed me just for him to be safe." I said. As he was eating the car shook slightly and made the flag fall over. He placed his hands near his face as he gasped.
His face turned back to normal as he said, "I see. Mai told me that Momotaros and Urataros caused a ruckus on the Den-Liner. Personally I let them off with a warning but this is your situation."
"What do you mean by 'my situation?'"
"If you think Urataros is gonna become a bothersome, I'll give you two choices. You can either let him stay with you by granting him permission of the pass. Or you can not accept him and leave him behind in the Sands of Time."
Momotaros stood up in excitement as he said, "Yes! Less crowded people! Come on Kurokuu, kick him out!"
I ignored Momotaros and looked at Urataros. He was fiddling his fingers, as he looks at me as I thought about the question. Although I might lose my sleep schedule, possibly get hickies because of him, and deal with his lying. But under all of that, he did saved Mine and Momotaros' life. I guess I owe him. I looked to The Owner and said, "I give Urataros the permission to stay on the Den-Liner." Momotaros and Urataros looked shocked at what I said.
The Owner said, "I see that this is your choice. Well the next stop is here, you should go find Mai and the crab imagin's contract holder." I nodded as I grabbed the pass and left.
As Kurokuu left, Momotaros growled in anger at the choice Kurokuu made. Urataros on the other hand felt glad as he said to himself, "Guess now we're even."
I exited the Sand of Time and it was near nightfall. I walked out the door to see the VPD outside the hotel. I ran through the security and entered the room. Mai was consulting with Professor Ozpin and Professor Goodwitch while Weiss was talking to another man I didn't recognize. He has a pale complexion with blue eyes, slicked-back white hair, and white mustache. He was wearing a white double breasted jacket and tie with a blue colored shirt and small red handkerchief in the breast pocket, white dress pants, and white dress shoes. I look at Weiss as she looked back only for the man to say, "Don't you dare look away from me! I told you to stay out of trouble and not associate yourself with these people and look what they did!"
Weiss said, "But father...They didn't hurt me. They-"
"Enough! You are coming back with me! I'm not gonna let you go to some useless Huntress and Hunter school and turn yourself into these ruffian! You will work as the Heiress to the Schnee Dust Company." Weiss' father shouted angrily.
Then I felt Momotaros enter my body without permission. My appearance changed as Momotaros took over. He walked up to Weiss' father, filled with anger. Weiss' father looks at Momotaros and said, "What do you want you ruffian?!" Momotaros didn't anything as he simply just punched him in the face. He was about to punch him again until Professor Goodwitch and Mai stopped him in time.
Momotaros struggled to escape as he shouted, "Let go of me woman! I'm gonna show this rich asshole what I can do!"
"Momotaros stop! This isn't gonna changing anything!" Mai said trying to convince Momotaros.
Momotaros simply replied, "I know but it's gonna make me feel really good!" I struggled trying to get Momotaros out. Then with all my might I pushed Momotaros out. My body returned back to normal as Mai and Professor Goodwitch let me go. I saw Weiss' father stand up and wiping the blood from his nose using his handkerchief.
He walked up to me in anger, ready to unleash hell on me until Professor Ozpin stepped in and said, "Jacques, that's quite enough. I'm sorry if my associate couldn't control himself. Why don't we talk about this in my office?" Weiss' father, now named Jacques, looked at me in anger before he calmed down, straightens his suit, and walks out the room with Professor Ozpin. I look at Mai and Professor Goodwitch, still talking, before looking at Weiss who is still shocked at what her Jacque did.
I walked up to her and said, "Are you okay? I saw what happened I didn't mean to attack your father."
"No it's okay. Thank you for helping me." I nodded yes with a smile as Weiss asked, "Was that your semblance? You're aura seems to change color and your personality changes." Weiss asked questioningly.
"Uh...Yeah sure that's my semblance." I lied.
She laughs as she said, "Then you should meet my butler, Klein. He kinda has what you have as well." She acts quiet until she then said, "I want to thank you for saving me from the monster and standing up for me. I really appreciate it."
I blushed at what she said as I replied, "Uhhhh yeah no problem. Anything for a friend."
"Well I can't stay at the hotel anymore because of what happened tonight. And there's no one here that can take me home." Weiss said with frustration about the situation she is stuck in.
"Um maybe you can come to the Milk Dipper. My sister won't mind having a guest over." I suggested to Weiss.
Weiss then said, "Yeah but Beacon Academy starts tomorrow and I don't have a ride to drop me off."
"Wait Beacon? I'm going there too! Professor Goodwitch will be picking us personally in the morning. You could come hitch a ride as well." I said to Weiss.
She sighs in relief as she said, "Perfect. I guess I could stay with you for the night."
"Actually give me a few minutes." I said to Weiss. I walked towards Mai and Professor Goodwitch. Mai walks up to me and ask, "Is the imagin dealt with?"
"Yeah Urataros handled it. He'll be staying at the Den-Liner for now on." I said to Mai.
She looked shocked as she said, "Wait why? He's just a lying coward who…"
"Saved mine and Momotaros' lives. And letting him stay is my token of gratitude." I interrupted Mai.
She looks conflicted until she said, "Fine but don't blame me if you start feeling tired."
"Alright alright, got it. By the way, Weiss is gonna go with me to Beacon so she gonna stay with me for the night. She kinda doesn't have anywhere else to go to." I said to Mai.
Mai nods as she said, "Sounds good. I'll see at Beacon. Don't think about getting any funny business with her."
I blushed at what she said and shouted, "What are you talking about!?"
"You know what I mean. See ya Kurokuu!" Mai said before Professor Goodwitch and Mai left, leaving me and Weiss alone.
I look at Weiss and said, "Well you need anything before we leave?"
"Yeah just a few things." She ran to her closet and pulled out about five suitcases. She threw me three and said, "Could you carry those while I carry these two?" I sighed and nodded yes as we walked back to the Milk Dipper in the night, under the shattered moon.
A few hours later, Roman Torchwick leads his henchmen to a show called "From Dust Till Dawn." As they entered the shop, sand came out of his clothes and formed the bat imagin. The shopkeeper gasped as Roman tapped his cigar and said, "Do you know how hard it is to find a dust shop open this late?"