Song of Drive

by Hanta Saka

The Global Freeze... an event that horrified millions. Not only did the Noise kill thousands, but another race of creatures came and brought destruction wherever they went. A warrior fought them during this time, but his tale was lost to myth. A year later, the warrior comes back, now with allies armed with the power of Relics. His name is Kamen Rider... Drive.

6. Chapter 6

Again, half expected his revival in Ex-Aid. I'm saying this now... I'm expecting Genm to become Cronus. That, or he kills Cronus.

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Pimsan: Thank you. As I said before, the only hint about who Will falls in love with is one of the Season 1 girls. I won't say who, since that would be spoilers.

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Onto the chapter.

Chapter 6: A Wild Delivery of Destruction

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April was watching the TV with little interest, turning her attention back to the book she had in her hand. She found the book oddly entertaining as it was about a girl who was engaged the king of race of vampire-like monsters while she was actually in love with the illegitimate, half-breed child of the previous queen that was also the half-brother to the king. The story proved to even make her emotional at times as she nearly had tears in her eyes.

"Are you sure you'll be alright? Do you want me to get you something to eat?"

"Miku, I said I'll be fine." Hibiki responded to her best friend as she laid in the bed. "The doctors are really nice and the food is pretty good. Nowhere near as good as the Flower's food, but it tastes really good."

"Do you want me to get you something from the Flower then?" Miku asked, trying to help her friend who had recently recovered from her surgery.

"No, I just ate. I won't be hungry again for a bit, so don't worry."

"Really?"

"Yes, really."

"Miku… you don't have to worry about her so much." April bookmarked her page, turning to look at the two young girls. "She's doing fine. You're a sweet girl with how much you care about your friend, but with you visiting so often, eventually you might push yourself too hard and become sick."

Miku replied by lowering her gaze down to her lap, her hands resting on her lap. She looked up for a second as she looked at the (now former) officer. "You said Will would come, didn't you? Is he coming?"

"Did he plan on visiting?" Hibiki asked, turning toward April.

"No, William got called into a case."

"He got called in for a case? Doesn't he know how dangerous it is to work for the police?"

"He knows of the dangers, but he fights because he's a bit more special than the other officers…" She said with a hint of vagueness behind her words. The girls blinked as neither understood what she mean't by that.

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A truck driver was doing his job, consisting of driving… a truck that was carrying food. As he drove, a sudden wave from a Density Shift hit him before disappearing. He turned a corner and hit the brakes, coming to a stop as he got out of his truck.

"Was that just a Density Shift?" He asked, looking around him in fear of some sort of attack. He only saw the buildings around him, no signs of anyone else. "Maybe it was just my imagination…"

As if the world decided to say no to this man, a Density Shift wave passed right by him and his truck, immediately affecting him. He stumbled slightly, getting his balance as soon as he could as he also looked towards the direction where the shift came from.

Coming towards he and his truck were three men, one the large man that was previously with Heart and Brain, as all of them weren't affected by the Density Shift. As they got closer to the truck, the large man stopped as he seemingly sniffed the air.

"I can smell it… we found the good stuff, boys!" He shouted as he laughed, the two men beside him joining in laughter.

"Hey, bro! You've gotta show us that evolved form of yours again!"

"Well, if you ask so nicely…" He put down his large jar of treats before letting out a small battle cry, his body engulfed in purple energy before revealing his true form as the Crush Roidmude again. Once transformed, he began laughing again as he slammed his knuckles together, along with the hammers on his arms.

"Alright, bro!"

"That's awesome!"

Both men began laughing again before they were both covered in yellow and blue energy, transforming into a Spider Roidmude with the number 060 and a Cobra Roidmude with the number 074. They jumped in joy again, slapping their hands together. "Alright, beta style!"

The driver looked in horror at the sight of what were to him mechanical monsters.

Crush walked over to the back of the truck, using the hammer on his arm to punch the back doors, causing one to fall off before he tore off the other.

"Honey, I'm home!" The two regular Roidmudes both jumped up and into the back of the truck as Crush went around and to the driver.

"Guess what I'm gonna give ya!"

"P-Please! Spare me!" The man pleaded as Crush only laughed in amusement.

"Nope! You better try again!" He pulled his arm back as he was about to punch the driver, but was stopped when he heard the sound of a car horn. The horn was followed by the sound of a car speeding, something that confused him since everything but Roidmudes shouldn't be able to move that fast during a Density Shift.

His answer to this came right towards him, actually hitting and knocking him away from the driver. The Tridoron came to a stop behind the truck, the driver's door opening as a red boot stepped out.

The two Roidmudes threw boxes out of the truck as they jumped out.

"Who the heck are you?!" 074 asked as he threw another box onto the ground. Drive only turned around and closed the door behind him, pointing at himself.

"Me? I'm wearing a bodysuit under red armor, so of course… I'm the child of Ironman and Catwoman."

Crush pushed himself up and turned to look at the person who knocked him over, seeing the red armored figure as he knew who he was. "It's the Kamen Rider! Get him!" He commanded the other two as they complied.

060 ran towards Drive as 074 was right behind him. 060 got to Drive first, swinging his fist towards Drive as he calmly leaned a little too far to his side and onto the side of the Tridoron, pushing himself back up to grab 074 by the arm, turn around, and actually throw the Roidmude onto his friend.

'The… Kamen Rider?' The driver looked at Drive, remembering the rumors that have been spreading around lately.

074 got off 060 as Drive picked him up by the collar, lifting him up before punching him in the head and causing him to stumble backwards, tripping on 060's body before falling onto his back.

060 held onto his side as 074's foot hitting it hurt him slightly. In fact… both Roidmudes were actually rolling on the ground, groaning in pain.

"That hurt…"

Drive looked down at them as he sighed.

"Wow… I didn't think the guys that didn't evolve were this weak."

"Don't worry about them, then! How about you face me!" Crush stepped forward as Drive popped his shoulders.

Crush got to Drive as he swung his arm, planning on using the hammer on his arm to hit Drive as he intercepted it with a kick… only to pull his leg back and hold it, jumping on his other foot.

Crush scoffed at him just from seeing the one hit, causing Drive to look up at him as he dropped his foot and punched him in the face…

Only to pull his hand back and shake, feeling as though he was trying to punch stainless steel. Crush swung his arm upwards, the hammer hitting Drive in the chest and sending him backwards with the amount of strength that was behind the attack.

Drive grit his teeth under his helmet as the feeling of pain in his foot and hand at the moment, turning to look at Crush.

"Darn… it's like punching steel right now. The guy is hard as heck, and I'm kind of thinking my fists aren't going to solve this problem."

"Don't worry. I've called for some help, so see what you can do with his assistance."

A Shift Car was driving on his own road, driving itself as he hit both regular Roidmudes on the sides of the head before jumping from his road and into Drive's hand, revealing it to be a yellow dump truck.

"Alright… let's see what he can do." Drive flipped the back of the Shift Car and replaced Shift Speed, turning the ignition before flipping the lever.

"Tire Koukan!" The Tridoron's left wheel generated the new tire, this one armed with a weapon. The tire flew to Drive, but the weapon was actually a drill that dug through the ground before jumping into his hand, the yellow tire it belonged to latching onto Drive's torso "Rumble Dump!" Krim's symbol changed to the back of a dump truck that was releasing a large pile of dirt.

However, before Drive could even say a word for a joke he had come up with, the drill spun to life, actually dragging him forward slightly. He dug his heels into the ground to try and resist the drill from dragging him further, grabbing his upper arm to try and pull back.

Despite his efforts, the drill overpowered him quickly, soon pulling him off his feet before causing Drive to actually fly through the air uncontrollably.

He began shouting for it to slow down, but it would not listen. Instead, the drill brought him to Crush, just barely missing him as he was brought to the ground to drill through the dirt.

"Stop! Slowdown! Stop doing… this!" He was trying to get the drill to stop, but it was pointless. He was lunged forward, drill ahead of him as the drill hit crush in the chest. Upon contact, Crush fell backward from the amount of power behind the drill, but Drive also flew backwards as the drill and tire flew away from him before Shift Speed's tire came back.

"What the heck… that thing was wild…"

"Wild… yes, that would work." Krim murmured to himself before speaking out loud. "It seems Rumble Dump's power is too strong for Type Speed to handle."

"Yeah… clearly."

Crush got back to his feet as smoke was coming off his chest. "Come on boys, we gotta bail!" He grabbed the other two Roidmudes by the collar and picked them up before turning around and fleeing. 060 and 074 saw him running as they turned to look at Drive for a second as they too began to flee the scene.

Drive's hand moved forward for a second towards their direction before falling down to his side. "I guess… they got away." He got back up as he held onto the arm the drill as on, rubbing it slightly to try and soothe any pain it left behind.

Off to the side, a person had been watching the entire event through a pair of purple binoculars, pulling them down from her eyes to reveal Rinna. She watched as Drive walked away before she did the same, leaving the area.

The driver of the truck was sitting beside the door, finding it hard to believe what all just happened. As he did this, he heard footsteps coming towards him, jumping in fear of it being one of the Roidmudes as he instead saw a low of red and back.

"Hey, are you alright?" Drive walked up to him as he helped the man back up to his feet.

"You… you're the Kamen Rider… aren't you?"

Drive looked down at himself as he coughed, his hand finding its way to the back of his helmet. "Yeah. That's me." He answered as the sound of police sirens came to both their ears. "Huh… well, drive safe. I'll see you later." He gave a quick wave to the driver before turning around and running to the Tridoron, driving away to avoid the police seeing him.

"T-Thank you!"

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"This was the seventh attack on a transport truck. However, we were also able to somehow scare off the monster that's been attacking them." A man with black hair and a pair of glasses over his eyes said. He was Kirihara Eiji, an officer in the Public Safety Division. "I suppose the Special Crimes Unit is to thank for that. Thank you." He bowed towards the members of the unit in thanks.

"Oh my gosh! Everyone! Did you hear that?!" Jun shot up out of his seat, a look of joy on his face as well as pride behind his eyes. "This warm, fuzzy feeling… is this what it's liked to be appreciated?"

'One, you're overreacting. Two… that's kind of sad.'

"When we asked this employee what happened, he also said the Kamen Rider saved him. Does anyone have any information regarding him?"

Everyone in the unit gave each other glances, but Will and Hisui gave the other a more awkward glance as he reached for his scarf and pulled it up to cover his lower face.

"That's not really in our area of expertise…"

"Kamen Rider…" Gen said as he scoffed. "The guy is nothing but a fraud."

"What are you talking about?!" Kyo asked in shock, standing up to face Gen. "The internet is calling the Kamen Rider a hero!"

"Really? Do you have any proof?" He asked, causing Kyo to look down slightly.

"Well… no. We're still working on getting a picture because all security footage around the areas the Kamen Rider has been seen are all… missing for some reason."

Will raised his eyebrow when he heard that. All of the security footage of him as Drive is missing? How did that happen?

He turned to Hisui, seeing her turn towards him as she too looked confused at what they heard. She shrugged her shoulders as she moved her lips, but no sound came out. He knew what she was doing as he deciphered what she said.

"Maybe… it… was… Krim…"

'Possibly. If he wants to keep Drive hidden, it could've been Krim.'

"Now, now, Lieutenant Otta." Kirihara stepped behind Gen, placing his hand on his shoulder. "I wish believe the Kamen Rider is on the side of justice, too."

"Um… Superintendent." Hisui got up from her chair, holding the papers of the recent truck attacks. "I've been wondering how you knew that it would be this truck that would be attacked. All the other cases look to be at random, so how did you figure out it would be this one?"

"You see, Miss Haruna, it's because we have a team of skilled investigators working on the case as we speak. Not only that, but we also have someone who is familiar with these attacks." Kirihara informed as the door to the office opened.

"Superintendent Kirihara, I'm ready for your briefing on the Density Shift effect." Rinna stepped into the office, walking towards Kirihara.

"Oh, Rinna." Jun said, looking at their personal scientist. "I had no clue you knew the Superintendent."

"Kinda~!" She responded with a playful tone.

"Now, if you'll excuse me…" Kirihara stepped out of the office, Rinna right behind him.

"Bye bye!" She waved to everyone before closing the door.

"What the heck?" Gen asked, looking towards the door with slight confusion. "So the Doc is answering to Public Safety now?"

"Eh? Does this mean we're losing Rinna?" Jun asked, worry behind his voice. He flipped open his phone and looked down at it. "Maybe if I can find some fortunes."

Will didn't say anything as he leaned into his chair…

Only to shoot up when an alarm activated, resounding through the office.

"Ah! We're under attack!" Kyo grabbed his doll and knelt downwards, getting under his desk as if to hide.

"We're not under attack! It's just another Noise alarm going off…" Gen said as he went to the window, peeking through the blinds. Outside, he saw the clear parking lot, but far across it he could see the forms of glowing monsters.

They were close.

"That's not good… the Noise are kinda close. We better get to the shelter." He turned around to face everyone, but he then realized there were two less people in the room. "Hey, where are the kids?"

"Huh? Where id Hisui and Will run off to? Did they run to the shelter?"

"Look, it doesn't matter so long as they made it to the shelter. We'll find them there. If not, the station is a good place to hide since the Noise probably won't see either of them. So long as they don't go outside, those two will be alright." He stepped away from the window as he opened the door, keeping it open. "Now come on! If they are at the shelter, we gotta go join them!"

As they did this, Will and Hisui were actually not at the Shelter. Instead, they had run to the Drive Pit.

Once they were inside, Hisui went to the computer. She quickly tapped into the outside cameras at the station, finding where the Noise were.

"There's not that many, but enough to be worried about. Maybe 50 or 60."

"Really? That's not much considering recent attacks." Will responded as he grabbed Krim.

"I heard the alarm. So you wish to fight the Noise instead of running to safety?"

"Of course. It's better if I beat them quickly before they can find someone."

"In that case, I wish to show you something. Hisui, if you would." She nodded at what he said as she pulled open another screen on the computer, pressing a key as a screen appeared in the middle of the Drive Pit, showing off what looked like Drive, only his armor was different as there was a Shift Tire on his right shoulder, not his torso. "That is the body for Drive's next body, one you will be able to use already compared to Type Formula. Its name is Type Wild, as where Type Speed excels in speed and agility, Type Wild excels at strength and power."

"Really? So can I use this new form to fight the Noise and Roidmudes when it's done?"

"Of course. The Shift Car is already completed. Here it comes now." After his sentence, a Shift Car drove forward and jumped into Will's hand, opening it to reveal a Shift Car that looked very similar to Shift Speed, only it was black instead of red. "This is Shift Wild. With this, you will be able to access Drive's new form."

"Alright… I guess this means we can take it out for a test ride, right?"

"Correct!"

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"Sir, we've got a Noise alarm!"

"Put it up on screen." Genjuro said as the screen changed to a map of the city, a red blip in one area as it zoomed in to reveal multiple red dots, each one signifying Noise. "They're near a police station? Odd… hopefully, they won't be able to find anyone inside considering the size."

"Do you want me to take care of them, Commander?" A voice he hadn't heard in a long time asked him, turning around to see his niece behind him.

"Tsubasa… I see you've finally come back. How are you feeling?"

"Fine. Where are the Noise?"

"They're in the southern area of the city, near a police station. Their numbers aren't that high, but don't let your guard down."

"Right." She turned around and left the room, heading towards the Noise to fight.

"Um, sir… shouldn't you have told her about the Kamen Rider?" One of the people working on the screens asked, looking up at Genjuro.

"I'll have time later. Right now, the Noise are more important than telling her about him."

"By the way, sir… isn't that police station the one the Kamen Rider- I mean Quinn is working at?"

"You're right… This just means we might be seeing the Kamen Rider again."

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A few minutes before the alarm turned on, Crush and his two 'lackies,' all of which in their human disguises, were all relaxing in what may have been a rundown bar.

"Not enough…" Crush said as he was eating from his jar of sweets. "I need… more!"

"Then let's go get some more, bro!" 074 suggested as he got off from the couch he had taken over.

"Yeah! Let's get out there and find some grub!" 060 also suggested, standing up from his stool.

"Yeah… hell yeah!" Crush agreed to what they were saying, grabbing a handful from his jar and stuffing it into his mouth.

""Yeah!"" 074 and 060 both celebrated as they brought their hands together for a quick high five.

"Enough is enough." The familiar voice of a certain Grim Reaper spoke out, Chase stepping out from behind a corner with the Break Gunner aimed at them already.

"The Grim Reaper… does this mean you're here to kill me?!" Crush asked, hiding behind his sweets.

Chase raised the Break Gunner slightly higher, aiming at his head. "You've grown too reckless. You will be starting over."

"Hell no! I'm not full yet!" He grabbed some of the sweets from his jar and threw them at Chase, causing him to turn and use his arm to make sure none would get in his eye. He looked back at Crush as he actually looked… very slightly annoyed, hardly any emotion on his face as usual while he aimed his weapon at Crush's head again. His finger squeezed the trigger, pulling it back as he was about to fire, but a hand with a brain styled ring got in the way.

"Chase, you no longer need to execute him." Brain said as he stepped in between, looking over his shoulder towards Crush and the other two. "You may leave now."

"Yeah! Let's roll!" Crush grabbed his sweets as the other two screamed in excitement, the trio leaving as Chase lowered his weapon.

"Brain… Why did you stop me? He was not one you would turn a blind eye towards."

"Well, it's because he's our friend… is what I would say if I was Heart." He joked as he smiled for a second. Behind them, laughter could be heard. They both turned around, seeing the familiar red coat that belonged to one they knew so well.

"To think Brain would make a joke… I had never thought such a day would come." Heart smiled as he looked over his shoulder and towards Chase. "Chase… I would like you to protect Crush from the Kamen Rider."

"What?" He asked as he raised the Break Gunner again, this time shooting a cup of juice behind him out of anger.

Almost as though responding with the glass shattering, the sound of vibration caught their ears. Brain reached into his jacket and pulled out his tablet, pulling it open to the screen of his Noise detector.

"Hmph… so the mindless beasts have appeared again. Surely this time they'll manage to kill some humans."

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Will walked up to behind one of the cars, getting down and low behind it to hide. Once he was sure he was hidden from any sight from the other side, he lowered himself further to look under the car and towards the other side, seeing the Noise on the other side of the area.

He reached down to his Shift Car Holder as his hand landed on Shift Wild, his hand grabbing it, but not pulling it out.

'No… not yet. It's better to use something I know I'm good with in this situation.' He released Shift Wild and grabbed Shift Speed, flipping its back and putting it into the Shift Brace.

"You're not going with the new form?"

"It'll be faster if I use Speed."

"Hm… very well."

Meanwhile, Tsubasa arrived to the scene. She looked at the Noise from a different location that was also out of his sight, her eyes narrowing towards them. There definitely weren't as many as last time, but that doesn't mean she didn't have to go easy.

Will reached down towards Krim as he turned the ignition, grabbing Shift Speed and flipping it.

"Henshin!"

"Drive: Type Speed!" Upbeat jazz music played once more as the tire flew around the corner and onto his torso, his transformation completed.

Drive stood up and walked around the car, turning towards the Noise. He took a deep breath, preparing himself for the fight as he ran forward.

Tsubasa looked at the Noise as she saw the running form of red, her eyes narrowing when she saw HIM.

"Kamen Rider…" She said, anger in her tone. Her hand found its way to the light purple crystal at the bottom of her necklace, her hand tightening around it.

She then opened her mouth.

Imyuteus Ame no Habakiri-

She stopped her singing when she saw something that caught her attention.

Drive stopped running as he began slowing down, soon stopping entirely as he looked towards the Noise.

The Noise… they were dying by themselves, all of them turning to carbon dust before he could get to them.

"Um… what?" Drive asked as he looked towards the particles that flew away in the wind.

"That's… certainly new." Krim commented as he observed what they could only call a strange phenomenon. "I… suppose our job is done."

"Yeah… I… guess so…" He looked around him, confused at what happened.

'Something… something's not right. Noise don't die so soon after appearing, and I haven't done anything against them yet. And the fact they didn't do anything but just stand there, not even trying to find someone… I feel like I somehow got myself involved in something big without meaning to.'

"Krim… how much do you know about the Noise?"

"Not as much as I would like. There is a lot of information I don't know regarding the Noise."

"Is this… natural among them… or…"

"Certainly no. If this was common, they would not be as such as large threat as they are already."

"Yeah…" He stood still for a few seconds as he sighed. "I guess I'll turn ba-"

Imyuteus Ame No Habakiri Tron

Drive stopped himself when he heard the sound of… singing? 'Why do I feel like I've heard that voice before?'

Drive turned around, trying to find the source of the singing. He turned around again, seeing no one. He was confused by the singing, trying to find the source as quickly as possible, but finding no a single person anywhere nearby.

'Maybe it was my imagination.' He sighed, his gaze falling to the ground as he decided it was best to ignore it. He reached for Shift Speed, grabbing it and preparing to pull it out as he was going to cancel the transformation, but he noticed that a shadow had developed under him.

He looked down at the shadow, watching as it grew larger by the second. It was then his eyes grew wide under his helmet, realizing what was happening as he grabbed Shift Speed for his escape.

"Spe-Spe-Speed!" After he flipped it thrice, his tire spun rapidly as he used his increased speed to run from where he was standing, moving almost a second too late as something large made impact with the ground, causing a shockwave that sent him forward as he stumbled slightly.

Drive turned around to see what was falling towards him, staring at a gigantic sword that really outshined Handle-Ken.

Heaven's Wrath

He swallowed a nervous gulp at the sight of the blade, looking up at it as he realized there was someone actually standing on top of it.

"That's… oh crud…"

Tsubasa looked down at him, clicking her tongue when she saw she missed him. She jumped slightly as her sword shrank down to its normal size and fell into her hand, drawing her weapon and pointing it towards Drive.

"That's-?!"

Drive stood there, this time truly confused as she was the last person he ever expected to see right now.

More importantly, what the heck did she just do?!

"K-Kazanari?!"

She didn't respond to him as she dashed forward, closing the distance between both of them quickly as she swung her sword across Drive's torso, sparks flying off his armor as she let her momentum carry her, letting her blade go around her as she cut Drive's waist this time, causing more sparks to fly off him.

He stumbled backwards, smoke pouring off his armor as he held onto the area she cut.

"What the heck?! Why are you attacking me?!"

Again, she said nothing as she got close again, this time kicking him in the stomach and causing him to fly backwards due to the force behind the kick, landing on his back. Drive groaned holding onto his stomach as her kick hit him in the bodysuit and not the armor, hitting his body underneath instead.

Tsubasa's sword suddenly grew larger, to the point it required her to wield it with two hands instead. She pulled her sword behind her before she swung, causing a large, blue wave of energy to fly forward.

Blue Flash

Drive was still on his back, making him incapable of dodging as he looked over his body just in time to see the attack coming straight to him. He panicked as he tried to get up, pushing himself up only for the attack to hit him.

He was sent flying, hitting a wall as he fell onto the ground.

"W-Will! We have to escape! I don't think she'll listen to anyone right now, and she's attacking you like she wants to kill you!"

He grunted as he pulled his hand out from under him, pushing himself up only to be forced back down on the ground as Tsubasa stomped on his back. She kept him on the ground, looking down at him with a very angry glare.

Drive couldn't move as her foot was actually on his center of gravity, keeping him down as he could only look up at her by the corner of his eye. Instead, he reached for the Shift Brace, grabbing Shift Speed as Tsubasa stomped on his arm, stopping him from performing his plan as he actually yelled in pain.

She raised her blade, aiming it for his head.

What neither knew about was a figure far off to the side and covered in shadows had raised their weapon, taking aim at Tsubasa from a very far distance. They pulled the trigger, causing a bullet to fly out from the barrel of their weapon as it flew straight into Tsubasa's hand, her armor protecting it from harm as it caused her to drop her sword, piercing the ground right next to Drive's head.

Drive took the opportunity to instead rotate his arm, causing his hand to flip Shift Speed.

"Spe-Spe-Speed!" Krim yelled out as the tire spun to life once more, the sudden movement causing Tsubasa to fall on her back due to her foot suddenly coming out from beneath her.

Drive used his sudden speed boost to get up and put distance between both of them, panting heavily already as he still held the areas she's hit him. He grunted again, turning around instead of facing her as he ran from the scene to avoid further damage.

Tsubasa watched as he ran, clicking her tongue as she failed with her plan. She looked in the direction of the area the bullet that hit her came from, seeing nothing or no one there. She picked up her sword, the blade shrinking suddenly as a hole opened in the armor on her thigh, placing her blade inside the compartment before she left.

She got to a blue and white motorcycle, her transformation being canceled as she drove away.

Meanwhile, in the shadows, a figure watched as she left. Once they were sure she was gone, they turned to face another direction as they began walking towards a motorcycle of their own which was hidden in the dark. They used it to drive away, leaving the area as the only detail of this figure that touched the light was a quick shine of red.

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Will leaned against the wall for support, saving his strength by using it to help him. He was taking many deep breathes, pain still in his body as he moved. Thankfully, the power of Drive increased his physical resistance, so it wasn't nearly as bad as it would have been had he not turned into Drive.

"Will… you should rest. You need to regain your strength before fighting again after what just happened."

"I know… but… I need to know… why did she attack me? Why did she want to kill me?"

"I wish I knew, but right now, you need to heal and rest. She really hurt you, and fighting Crush or Chaser could prove to be your demise. And you know April would kill me if that happened…"

He couldn't help but shiver at that thought. April would most likely kill Krim and the person who killed him to avenge him. She was a very good mother, but she also took her role as a mother very seriously… a little too seriously.

He stumbled into the Drive Pit, finding the couch in the corner as he laid down on it. He removed Krim from his waist as he put him on the table beside him.

"Hey, Will. Everyone is out of the-" Hisui began as she came back into the Drive Pit, her eyes immediately falling on him as she saw his pained form, worry instantly taking its hold on her. "Will! What happened?!"

He only groaned in response, not saying anything in order to save his breath.

"When he went to fight the Noise, they had all suddenly died. After that, a girl wearing some form of armor had attacked him. What worries me is that it was also one of the girls he fought beside 5 weeks ago."

"5 weeks ago… that's the same time as the Zwei Wing incident… the one where Kanade Amou died."

"You would be correct. We were there as we saw Miss Amou pass away."

"Couldn't you have done something to save her? I mean, a lot of people in the world love her, and I'm sure her partner Tsubasa must have been heartbroken when she died."

"Yeah, she looked more pissed than depressed…" Will said as he rolled over. "She's the one who attacked me, and she really hurt me… Not even Iron or Paint managed to hurt me this much. Crush could have, but I couldn't fight him that long before he escaped."

"Wait, you mean Tsubasa attacked you?! THE Tsubasa Kazanari?!"

"Unless we know of any other blue haired popstars who recently lost their partners and are called Tsubasa Kazanari, than yes. She fought me, she hurt me, and I don't really want to fight again right now…"

"That's the thing… you and I… we… we're to go to speak with the Font-R president."

He looked over at her, holding his arm as he pulled himself up. "Alright… just… if we see Chaser, I'm going to have to run away to avoid further injury. I want to live so I can fight another day and not die trying to fight either one of them. If it's Crush, maybe Type Wild can help me. I'm sure I can handle him much more easily than Chaser."

"Okay… you don't look to be in the best condition right now anyways."

"Yeah…"

---

"Ah, I'm sorry for being late." A man in his late forties with black hair that looked as though it was already balding. "I am President Kuramochi. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Will took a seat as he kept his eyes on the President. The President looked to be a kind man, but he couldn't help but shake the feeling he was hiding something.

"Thanks to you and your friends, my truck and driver were unharmed." He took Will's hand, shaking it with gratitude. "I am grateful for your efforts."

He tried his best to ignore the pain in his arms that came from the shaking, wincing slightly. Hisui saw the pained look he tried to hide, coming up with an idea to help him. "Excuse me, but do you have any idea why anyone would attack your trucks?"

"Hm?" He released Will's hand as he sat down himself, looking at Hisui with a worried look. "No, I haven't a clue why. All we transport are health foods and various supplements. Unless the attacker is very sick and needs them to help himself, I don't know why he'd attack my trucks. Not only that, but we're a small company."

Will snickered when he came up with a joke, smiling slightly as he decided he'll say it at a later date. As he did this, Kuramochi actually grew tears in his eyes, lifting his hands to wipe them.

"Is… something wrong?" Hisui asked, somewhat concerned about Kuramochi and why he suddenly began crying.

"Oh, I'm sorry, but it's… I don't know why anyone would attack us, but I can't afford to stop making the deliveries, even though it's putting my employees in danger."

Hisui got up from her seat as she went to Kuramochi to comfort him. Will remained in his seat, watching him as he began realizing a few things that caught his interest.

Mainly… why could he not afford to stop the deliveries even though his employees are in trouble? Any sane business man would know that would be really bad for business if employee deaths were in the records, but for him to still continue the deliveries without much of a reason- or atleast one he didn't know of yet- then something must be wrong, and he must be missing something important.

---

They both came out from the Font-R building, Will trying to pop some of his joints to loosen them as well as change the pain he was feeling.

"He seemed like a really nice guy, don't you think?" Hisui said, turning towards him as she looked at his odd movements with confusion. "And what are you trying to do?"

"I'm trying to make my joints hurt by popping them, which would cause me more pain, but in lesser strength." She looked at him with a blank stare as he sighed. "I'm trying to make the weaker but multiple pains override the lesser but stronger pains." He replied as he popped his neck, soon yawning as he looked somewhat tired. "Anyways, yeah. He seemed pretty nice and all… but no one is that nice, especially to police."

"Eh? What do you mean?"

"Usually, when a person acts so nice with an officer, it's either because they know the officer as either a friend or family, or they're hiding something." He brought his hands together as he popped his knuckles. "And by the way, do you have any of the pictures of the trucks that have been attacked?"

"Uh, yeah… I have them on my phone in case we need to look over the case."

"Then can you show me the pictures and tell me what company trucks have been hit?"

"Sure." She pulled her phone out and opened a document containing pictures, handing it to him as he looked at them. "Three Font-R trucks have been attacked, two on Akatsuki Confections, one on Yotsuba Foods, and one more on Sunset Groceries. Why do you ask?"

"This." He said, turning her phone to show her a picture of the second Font-R truck attack, alongside a picture of the Akatsuki Confections truck. "You can see the difference too, right?"

She looked at the two pictures to examine them, trying to find what he was getting at. She squinted her eyes, looking closer as she began to see a difference between the two.

"The… Font-R truck is more damaged."

"Exactly." He said as he handed back her phone, grabbing his scarf and lifting it to cover his mouth again. "Crush and his lackies aren't attacking random trucks. They're looking for something… something only Font-R has in their trucks."

"…Supplements?"

"No. Something else. Something Kuramochi isn't telling us and is keeping secret from the public."

"I don't know. But, I'm going to get to the bottom of this case…" He finished as he grabbed the handle to the door of the Tridoron.

However, as he did this, a sudden wave passed by both of them, the Shift Cars activating in response to the Density Shift.

"You've gotta be kidding me…"

"Will, the source is nearby. It's most likely Crush, so we have time to find him and defeat him."

"What?! But he's injured right now!" Hisui rejected the idea of sending him to fight in his current condition. He only smirked at her as he opened the door, stepping inside as he buckled up.

"Hisui, I want to agree with you so badly right now and go home to sleep, but I think the needs of the driver that's about to be attacked is more important than myself right now."

She wanted to try and say something to rebut, but found herself coming up with nothing. Sighing in defeat, she opened the door to the Tridoron and stepped in, buckling up.

As they began driving off, Hisui's phone vibrated as she got a message. She pulled her phone out to see she got a message from Rinna, opening it to read what it said.

---

He sped down the road, Krim around his waist as Shift Speed was already in the Shift Brace. He was preparing himself to transform before getting out, his foot still on the gas.

From behind, Chaser came out from behind a building, riding his motorcycle to catch up to the Tridoron. Hisui saw the form of purple and black coming towards them, looking towards Will.

"Hey, Quinn… I think your friend is back."

He looked at the rear view mirror to confirm what she said, looking at the Roidmude executioner right behind them before he sped up, passing the Tridoron before parking in front of them.

Will sighed as he looked at Chaser. "And again…" He let out a deep breath before his head fell onto the wheel, honking the horn as Chaser didn't flinch. "Alright, you know what? Fine. Time to add on to the list of stupid things I've done…"

"What are you-"

"Henshin…" He said this time, actually sounding somewhat devoid of his will to fight because of Chaser's appearance.

"Drive: Type Speed!" The red armor latched onto his body as he opened the door, stepping out just in time for the tire to fly onto his torso, Drive standing out of the Tridoron.

"Look… you want to kill me, Roidmudes want to kill me, and someone else wants to kill me… apparently a lot of people want to kill me. So, I want to ask… can we just talk about this for like… five minutes before we start fighting? I mean, come on! This is already getting redundant!"

"Gun!" Chaser had slammed down on the barrel of his weapon, pulling the trigger as bullet flew out of the barrel and towards Drive, who raised his arms to protect himself. His arms dropped to his sides as he closed the Tridoron door, stepping forward.

"Alright, I get it. You still want to kill me. Fine." He raised his arms again, entering a combat stance. "But you have to work for my death…"

Drive ran towards Chaser, getting close as quickly as possible as he sent his fist flying towards Chaser's chest. Chaser intercepted with his arm, redirecting Drive's attack before retaliating with his own by swinging the Break Gunner. Drive dodged by leaning backward, coming back up as he tried to punch Chaser's head this time.

Chaser defended himself by blocking the attack, forcing Drive backwards by shoving him away.

Max Flare drove out from behind the Tridoron, deciding to enter the fight and support Drive. The Shift Car was enveloped in flames as it drove by Chaser, causing a small amount of sparks to come off his body as he began driving around him, scraping him with every opportunity he could find.

Chaser grew annoyed by the Shift Car, using the Break Gunner to then slam down on Max Flare and knock him down to the ground. Instead of doing what Drive was anticipating- which included either shooting Max Flare or stomping on him- Chaser instead picked up the small Shift Car and put it in the top of the Break Gunner.

"Tune: Max Flare!"

"Wait, he can do that?"

Hisui turned around in her seat, watching the fight from within the safety of the Tridoron. "Did he just take Max Flare?"

"Gun!" Chaser pulled the trigger as his bullets were now engulfed in fire, flying from the barrel and towards Drive as he rolled to dodge, the fire actually causing small explosions when they made impact with the area.

"He can do that?!" Drive exclaimed as he knew a bit more about the power of his enemy.

He can take his Shift Cars and use their power against him. That's actually really good to know.

"So I was right… he is using Protodrive's system."

"Meaning?"

"He can use the Shift Cars like you."

"Great… well, if he can use my power, let's just show him our new power!" He reached for the Shift Car Holder as he grabbed Shift Wild, flipping its back as he replaced Shift Speed with it. "It's time to get wild!" He turned the ignition key on Krim, causing the familiar techno music to play again as he grabbed Shift Wild, trying to lift it as he couldn't.

He turned his gaze from Chaser down to the Shift Brace on his arm, trying again to flip Type Wild as it wouldn't move. He tried again, this time adding more strength into the action to force it as it still didn't move.

"Um… Krim. Please tell me the Shift Brace isn't jammed or something."

"It's not… to turn into Type Wild, you must have the will to fight and be motivated. You… currently do not seem to be motivated to fight Chaser."

"… That would have been nice to know before."

"Apologies."

"Alright! Change of plans!" He took Shift Wild out and put Shift Speed back in, flipping it thrice.

"Spe-Spe-Speed!" His tire began spinning rapidly again as he could feel the increased speed running through his body. Using his faster speed, he ran towards Chaser, the Roidmude Executioner raising the Break Gunner again as he fired his burning bullets again, Drive sliding underneath the attacks as he let his tire bring him closer to Chaser, shooting up by kicking him before bringing his fist onto Chaser's chest.

Chaser stumbled backward slightly before growling. He swung at Drive with his weapon, missing by an inch as Drive grabbed his arm by restricting it, taking Max Flare out of the Break Gunner.

"I'll be taking my friend back." He said as he flipped Max Flare's back, inserting it into the Shift Brace and flipping.

"Tire Koukan!" The tire for Max Flare flew out towards him, replacing Shift Speed's as he kicked his former tire towards Chaser, the Reaper grabbing it as he would not fall for the same trick twice, then taking the tire and slamming it into the ground to prevent it from moving again. "Max Flare!"

Drive sent his fist flying forward again, Chaser intercepting it with his own fist. Chaser then sent his other fist forward, Drive intercepting it with his before both of them then grabbed the other's hands, turning it into a test of strength to see who was stronger.

"Off to save the humans again?" Chaser asked as he maintained his posture, no signs of flinching.

"What?"

"They are not worth the effort." He pulled his hands back after releasing Drive, the Break Gunner back in his hand. Drive began walking slowly as Chaser did the same, both keeping their eyes on the opponent. "Since man first woke up to knowledge, evil also awoke in their hearts."

"Well… that's true. But, it's for that reason we also have the people willing to stop the evil ones."

"I see… and are you one of these 'people' who stop the evil?"

"… Yes. It's my job, and my duty to protect the people. Not only as a Kamen Rider… but as an officer."

"Very well then." Chaser jumped over Drive, shooting him in the back once before landing next to his bike. Drive turned around and groaned, his back hurting again. "Despite my wish to kill you here, I cannot do so. However, they should be done by now."

"Done by… oh crud…" Drive said, realizing what Chaser mean't. Chaser got on his bike, riding away and leaving Drive.

---

They arrived to the scene, seeing the truck was already destroyed and the driver was (thankfully) alive but injured. Hisui got out of the Tridoron to go help the driver, but Will remained inside. He saw the purple at the edge of his vision, up on the bridge.

And to prove his sight was correct, Chase was on the bridge, watching as Hisui helped the man.

"Kamen Rider…" Chase began, lifting his hand up as he looked at it. "Just the sight of you aggravates me… but what is your purpose? Why do you fight?"

Chase looked down as he knew Drive was in the Tridoron, purposely staying inside to prevent him from seeing his real identity. He lowered his hand as he began to walk away, a hand holding a small box in front of him stopping him.

"I hope this cheers you up, Chase." Heart said as he handed the box to Chase. "Think of it as a present from Brain and I."

Chase opened the box to reveal three silver toy cars the size of a Shift Car, each one styled after a cobra, spider, and bat… similar to those of the Roidmude bodies that have yet to evolve.

---

"The Kamen Rider did not appear when this truck was attacked. "Kirihara began as he looked over to Jun. "Since he managed to arrive at the previous attack before anyone else when Public Security had the information in advance, we are to assume he is someone we know."

Will's eyes looked to the side for a second before back to Max Flare, making sure the Shift Car didn't get corrupted or obtain some sort of virus from Chaser. Hisui looked over at him for a second before raising a book up to hide her face.

"Someone we know, huh?" Jun said, looking at everyone in the room with a pondering look. Will turned away when he looked at him, Hisui dug her nose deeper into her book, and Gen only sat there in his chair.

Kyo got up, holding his doll before grabbing its arm and making it pose.

"Henshin!" He said as he held his doll to maintain its pose.

"You can't be serious…"

"I'm just saying that it's possible."

"No, no!"

"Now then, I'll be heading back to headquarters." He turned around and made his way to the door, Rinna following behind him.

"R-Rinna? You're going with him?" Jun asked as he got up from his chair, looking at the unit's scientist with confusion.

"Sorry, but there's a lot on my plate right now." She said before she left the office.

"Great… now the Doc's acting like them…" Gen said, annoyance in his tone as he got up. "Real shame…" He sighed as he turned around, placing his hand in front of Will. "Alright, kid! It looks like we're watching the delivery trucks."

"Um… alright?"

"I'll take Font-R if you take Akatsuki Confections. These two have been hit the most."

"Sure, just, uh… two things real quick. First, I've been promoted from 'punk' to 'kid?'"

"Ah, that was me just trying to mess with your mom. If I knew she hit that hard, I would've stopped before it became habit. I've come close to calling you punk again a few times."

"Okay then. My second question is why do you sound so… annoyed and… I guess upset?"

"It's because I hate those fancy looking hot-shots!" He almost yelled as he made his way out of the room.

Kyo and Jun smiled towards each other, their eyes telling the other exactly what they were thinking. ""Predictable!"" They both said in perfect unison, not even their tones off.

---

"Will, maybe it is best for you to rest now. Fighting Chaser may have caused the pain from earlier to rise further, which is why I suggest taking your time to heal."

"Krim, I appreciate your concern, and thank you." He leaned further into the seat, closing his eyes.

Hisui watched as he tried to fall asleep, but her phone then vibrated in her pocket. She took it out, reading a message from the Public Security.

"Hey, Quinn. The Roidmudes are attacking the Font-R truck."

He opened his eyes as he groaned. "So long as it's just Crush and his lackies, I can do it."

"But Will, remember. Without the power of Type Wild, your chances of winning in a fight against Crush are not very high. Especially considering you're hurt already."

"Resting is something I really want to do right now… but the Drivers need me to help them. With Crush on the loose, I can't stop until he's down."

"Will, I know you mean good, but it will mean nothing if you are defeated."

"You see Krim… the thing is, I know I won't be defeated. Not easily atleast."

"Will, you're injured and you're not able to transform into Type Wild. Unless you have a plan of some sort, please rest. I'll be able to manage Crush with the Tridoron and Shift Cars."

"Krim… I do have a plan. Not a very good plan, but a plan nonetheless."

"Why do I feel as though I fear for your safety regarding this plan?"

---

'No way… this has got to be some kind of dream!' Gen thought to himself as he pulled the trigger to his gun, his bullet flying out slowly as Crush was walking towards him. "There's no way monsters can exist! They're fake!'

"Alright! Time to kill us some cops!" Crush said, sounding excited at what he was going to do as he slammed his gauntlets together. He raised his hand as he tapped Gen's bullet, redirecting it entirely as it began to fly back towards him.

'No… I'm going to die!' Gen began panicking inside his mind as he heard a car come skidding to a stop. The next thing he saw was a hand with a red gauntlet grab the bullet and as the hand threw it to the ground before he was pushed inside of the car.

"Sorry, but I can't let you hit the bucket!"

"The Kamen Rider?!"

'That hand… was that… the Kamen Rider?!'

Drive was able to keeping 060 and 074 at bay due to their weak bodies, but Crush was proving to be the problem.

'Alright… I just need to stall for time…' He looked around him as he saw Crush coming towards him, turning to his side to see the docks with more open space. 'Alright, let's take out the grunts first.'

Drive turned towards the docks and jumped over the fence, 060 and 074 chasing after him. With Crush left alone, he snickered as he went to the back of the truck, slamming his fist against the door and causing it to fall off the hinges. He stepped inside, throwing the boxes out of the way as he made his way to the back.

"I can smell it this time… I've finally hit the jackpot again!" He slammed his fist against the wall, causing it to break open as he reached in and pulled out a large, silver crate.

However, behind him and hidden around the corner Hisui held her phone and was recording Crush breaking the wall to reveal the crate, quickly hiding from him before he could turn around.

Drive swung Handle-Ken on 060, causing him to fall over as he kicked 074. He brought his sword down on 060, causing him to yell in pain.

Crush came out of the truck, carrying the crate in his hands as he then raised it into the air as though it was a prize. "Hey boys! Look what I found!" 060 and 074 turned to look at Crush as the turned to look at Drive, both jumping at the opportunity to run as they ran after Crush.

"That crate… why does he sound excited to find it?" Drive asked no one in particular before he pursued.

060 heard the footsteps of Drive, turning around to distract him. "You're not invited! So stay away!" He swung his arm to try and hit Drive, but he ducked under the attack while also grabbing Shift Speed from the Shift Brace and putting it into Handle-Ken.

"Hissatsu! Speed!"

"Sorry, but you're in the way!" Drive ran towards 060, the Roidmude running towards him to attack.

"Full Throttle!"

"Wait, Hissatsu?" 060 repeated Krim's words from earlier, just then realizing what they mean't. Drive swung his sword, cutting 060's body in half before it exploded. His core flew into the air before exploding, lowering the Roidmude population once more.

"Man the grunts are annoying…"

"We should chase after Crush immediately."

"Right behind you." He turned in the direction the other Roidmudes ran off, running in their direction again before he was shot in the back. Grunting, he turned around to see Chase behind him. 'Alright… that's the next part of the plan.' "You again? You're starting to get really annoying."

"Don't worry… this will be the last time." Chase brought the Break Gunner towards him before he slammed down on the barrel.

"Break Up!" Heavy metal played as the purple cylinder appeared around him, the tires slamming onto him before transforming into Mashin Chaser.

They ran forward, their fists meeting between them. Chaser tried to swipe at Drive, but he ducked as he tried to punch Chaser in the stomach, barely missing him as Chaser brought his hand down on Drive's arm, grabbing him and then lifting him to throw him over his shoulder.

Drive groaned in pain when he landed, feeling the pain still rising. He took a deep breath as he got back up, popping his neck as he popped his shoulders again. Drive and Chaser stared at the other again, raising their weapons before they ran forward again, Drive's foot coming up for Chaser's chest as he blocked the attack with his arms.

Drive pulled his leg away, swinging his sword as Chaser blocked the attack by hitting the blade with his weapon. They swung their fists again, intercepting the other's attack.

"Will, I don't think-"

"Don't worry, I'm sure it's working." He pushed Chaser off him, reaching down as he grabbed Midnight Shadow, replacing Shift Speed.

"Tire Koukan! Midnight Shadow!" The tire was already on his torso as he flipped Shadow.

"Shadow!" He swung Handle-Ken, causing the image of three shurikens to fly out from the blade and towards Chaser. Chaser raised the Break Gunner to block, being pushed back slightly before they broke his guard and hit him.

He stumbled backwards, regaining his balance almost immediately. Once he stood straight, he laughed darkly, pulling out a small, silver car styled after a spider.

Drive and Krim both looked at him, confused by the small car as Chaser put it into the top of the Break Gunner.

"Tune: Chaser Spider!" His eyes glew orange as purple energy began forming on his back, turning into a silver circle. The sounds of spiders either chirping or screeching came from him, large, silver bat wings lined with purple energy forming behind him as they flew over his shoulder and attached to his right arm. From his back, a silver cord formed as it flew around his back, connecting to the bat wings on his arm before solidifying into a large weapon made of silver, styled after a spider.

"Ok… I didn't account for this…" Drive felt a nervous gulp go down his throat as the sight of Chaser's new weapon. He raised Handle-Ken in preparation, knowing the fight was still far from over.

Meanwhile, Crush and 074 were not that far from the fight, both getting into the crate from the Font-R truck. Inside were tubes holding some sort of red liquid, Crush grabbing one and laughing.

"Alright!" He cheered, but then heard the sound of the fight behind them. They both peeked around the corner, spotting Chaser and Drive. "Oh man… the Reaper and the Kamen Rider are fighting…"

Behind, Hisui saw the chemicals and took a picture of them, quickly running to the crate and grabbing one before running away. "Hopefully Rinna can at least tell me what this stuff is…"

Chaser dashed forward, swiping with the Fang Spidey to hit Drive as he blocked the attack with his sword. However, what he didn't account for was Chaser's strength had been improved with the weapon, slowly pushing down on him as Handle-Ken was the only thing between he and Chaser's weapon.

Drive tried to push away Chaser's weapon, but found himself lacking the strength to do it. Chaser used his free arm to hit the side of his head, causing him to lower his sword as the Fang Spidey ran down his body, sparks flying off his armor as Chaser lifted up, striking Drive one more time as he was sent flying backwards.

Drive groaned at the pain that filled his body, regret forming inside of him for choosing to follow his plan. He pushed himself back up, coming close to falling onto his side as he was breathing heavily.

'Deal with the pain for just a little longer… I need to finish my plan.' Drive thought to himself as he fixed his posture, his free hand curling into a fist as he slammed it down on his leg.

"Will! You need to stop now! If you don't, Chaser will kill you! No one will judge you any differently if you retreat!"

"Sorry… but… it's either now or never!" He took Midnight Shadow out of the Shift Brace and put it into Handle-Ken.

"Hissatsu! Midnight Shadow!"

Chaser pulled the trigger on the Break Gunner, starting his own finisher.

"Execution!"

Purple energy began gathering around both their weapons, preparing themselves for their attacks as they released them.

"Break Spider!"

"Full Throttle!"

They both swung their weapons, causing a shuriken to fly out of Drive's sword and a spider made of purple energy to come out of Chaser's weapon, both meeting in midair and ravaging the other. They both tore into the other's attack, soon breaking and releasing their energy in the form of a shockwave.

They both stumbled backwards in response to the shockwave, but it somehow caused a reaction in Crush's chemical. His chemical was glowing bright red, shaking slightly in his hand. "Oh… oh crap."

Drive heard both of them as he turned to look, seeing the glowing red chemical in Crush's hand. "Is that a chemical?"

"B-Bro! Throw it away!" 074 told him as Crush did just that, throwing the chemical into the water as it exploded, causing water to shoot into the air before falling down on the fighters.

"Was that an explosive?!"

"I knew it… I knew he acted too friendly towards us for a reason, and now we know."

"But why would a health food company be transporting such dangerous chemicals?"

"Now you see…" Chaser was looking towards where the explosion occurred, turning his head to face Drive. "I told you before. About the evil within mankind."

"Yeah… and I was expecting it." Drive replied, lowering his arms as he seemed to even lower his guard.

"What?"

"For every good person in the world… there is always bad. Evil has been with us for centuries, but you need to remember…" Drive stopped, pointing Handle-Ken towards Chaser. "Good has always triumphed."

"Really? Then will you truly defend the evil humans after seeing how they have been smuggling explosives?"

"Of course I will. No matter how evil, how corrupt a person is… they will face justice. Now, I'd love to defeat you, but…" Drive turned around towards Crush, watching as he slammed his hands on the ground in an upset manner. "He's the reason I'm here. And I'm here to stop him."

"Damn… that's a waste." Crush sounded upset as he got back up to his feet, facing 074 as he slammed his hands on his head, shocking Drive for a second. "This was your fault, idiot!"He quickly went to the other chemicals, grabbing another and forcing the lid off. "Finally… this aroma… I can finally satisfy my hunger!"

Crush began to pour the chemical down his throat, drinking it as it also splashed around him.

"He's… drinking the explosives?"

Once finished, Crush slammed his fists together again, red energy gathering around him as steam shot out of the sides of his head. In fact… it looked as though he was going berserk.

'And checkmate…' Drive smiled under his helmet as his plan was going smoothly. There was just one last thing to do.

Crush stomped over towards Drive, but he quickly ran from Crush and towards Chaser.

"What are you-" Chaser didn't have time to question Drive as he grabbed the pipe on his collar, pulling him forward to throw into Crush. Crush saw Chaser coming towards him, raising his arms into the air as he slammed down on the Reaper, knocking him to the ground and out of the way.

Chaser pushed himself up, lifting his head to look at Drive as he hit the ground.

"Kamen Rider… you will pay for this!" Chaser grabbed Crush and pushed him out of the way, running towards Drive as he was about to swing on him, but Crush's gauntlet knocked him off course.

"Out of the way, Reaper! The Kamen Rider is mine!"

"I wouldn't be too sure, Crush. I mean… have you heard the things Chaser said about you?" Drive said, making up a lie as Crush and Chaser both looked at him.

"What?"

"What are you saying?"

"I mean, come on. The Reaper really doesn't like you. When I first met him, he called you one of the dumbest Roidmudes he's ever met. Sometimes he swears you were a waste of parts when you were made, and it was pointless for you to evolve since you're a moron." Drive said, making up more lies on the spot. "What's more, he even says you look horrible. He once said that you looked downright ugly."

Crush stood still, his arms shaking slightly.

"Kamen Rider… what lies are you trying to spread?" Chaser asked Drive as he didn't bother giving him time to answer, raising his weapon. "I don't care. I'll kill you now-"

Chaser was interrupted when Crush hit him in the chest, causing him to skid backwards as he barely had enough time to raise the Fang Spidey to defend.

"So I'm the dumbest Roidmude you've ever met?!" Crush yelled out, fury in his tone as he stomped over to Chaser to then punch him again, Chaser defending himself in response.

"I'm a moron?!" He grabbed Chaser by the arm, throwing him against a concrete pillar as Chaser broke the concrete slightly, leaving a hole the size of him behind.

"And you even called me ugly?!" Crush grabbed Chaser by the Fang Spidey, pulling it out of the way as he lifted Chaser up before slamming him into the ground, hurting the Reaper further. "If that's what you think about me, then let me tell you what, Grimm Reaper!" Crush began going on a rant about various things about Chaser as he kept attacking Chaser, the Reaper having little to no time to find any openings for him to counter and stop the Roidmude.

"Hm… It seems it was wrong for me to doubt your plan. To have Chaser fight Crush in your place by angering the latter was a smart move. Though, I wish I could say the same about how you decided to willingly take some attacks from Chaser."

"Meh, my plan is still working. But… now we know why the Font-R truck have been hit harder than the others. Crush somehow stumbled upon the chemicals and drank them, giving him an insane power boost as well as causing him to go berserk, wrecking the trucks in the process. Since then, he's been addicted to them and has been on the search for more to satisfy his hunger. And because the Font-R trucks are the only ones that have been hit so hard, they're the ones that have faced worse destruction."

Across the water and observing the fight between Roidmudes, Rinna was looking through her binoculars as she took them down, writing down on a notepad. "He's a lot smarter than he lets on…"

"What have you done to my bro?!" 074 cried out as he ran towards Drive, swiping his arm to try and hit him as Drive easily stepped to the side, the Roidmude falling over after missing.

"Well, time to finish the rest. So Krim… ready to get a little wild?"

"So you're motivated to fight now? That's good. Go ahead and transform… into Type Wild!"

Drive took Midnight Shadow out of the Shift Brace, grabbing Shift Wild and flipping its back. He put it into the Shift Brace as he stuck Handle-Ken into the ground, planning on using his fists as he turned the ignition.

Before flipping the Shift Car, he decided to say one last thing as a quick joke.

"Hm… Dai-Henshin." He then lifted up Shift Wild and dropped it back down.

"Drive! Type Wild!" The cylinder appeared around him again, this time playing urban hip-hop music. The armor formed inside the cylinder before it latched down onto him, transforming into Drive's new body.

His body suit was no longer black as it had become white. The red on his gauntlets, legs, and feet also turned black, the addition of extra armor pieces on his thighs and upper arms as they were a matching shade of black. His chest piece covered a little more of his body than before, reaching slightly further down as it was black with a silver grill on the front beneath as it looked similar to that of a dune buggy, a red light on his left shoulder next to a blue light on his chest, as the other shoulder was matching it while only having the blue lights. His helmet turned black with the addition of a black roll cage around it, two headlights on his forehead on both sides of his silver R with white stripes going down the center of his helmet on top.

The Tridoron sent forward a new tire, one that was black and looked more suited for off road as it had a silver line running down the center, the words TYPE WILD on the side and in bold. The tire flew towards Drive, attaching itself to his shoulder as Krim's symbol changed to a W.

Drive shook his shoulder, catching his fist once more as there was more force put into the action. "Alright… this should be fun."

He turned around and grabbed 074, lifting him up and into the air.

"Eh? EH?! Put me down! Put me down!" The Roidmude was complaining with Drive holding him, flailing his arms to try and have Drive drop him.

"Alright. I'll put you down. You don't have to whine."

"R-Really?"

"Yeah… On him." He then threw 074 onto Crush, causing the berserk Roidmude to fall over when 074 landed on him.

Chaser took the opportunity to look over Crush and towards Drive, seeing his new form.

"So the Kamen Rider has achieved new strength…" He began to walk over towards Drive, but Crush had gotten up already and stood in the way.

"Hands off, Reaper! He's mine now!" Crush punched Chaser, causing him to fly backwards and fall off the docks. Crush scoffed at Chaser before turning back towards Drive, stomping over towards him.

"So you think you're cool just cause you're wearing black?!" Crush got to Drive as he swung his fist, Drive stopping him as he held onto his arm. Smirking under his helmet, he pulled his head back and hit Crush with a headbutt, causing the evolved Roidmude to stumble back with a headache in the making.

Drive, on the other hand, suffered no headache.

'Alright… I suddenly really like Type Wild.'

Drive ran to Crush, punching him the stomach as Crush stumbled backwards. He moved again as he hit Crush's chest this time, causing him to stumble backwards again before running forward again, turning just before he got to Crush as he used his Shift Tire on his shoulder, hurting Crush.

Crush could feel his anger building up further each time Drive attacked, bringing both of his hands up to hit Drive. Drive saw the attack coming, raising his arms as he caught Crush's fists, slowly pushing them back before he threw them to the side as he punched Crush again.

"What the hell?! My hammers aren't doing a thing!" Crush yelled out, looking at his weapons as he growled. "Damn it…! Hold still!"

Drive didn't listen to him as he grabbed Crush by the leg, flipping him over and onto his back. Crush pulled himself back up, growling again as he ran towards Drive.

Drive made no movement other than how he held his hand out to the side. "Come on Dump!" He called out, the sound of honking following his words as Rumble Dump flew into his hand. He flipped its back and put it into the Shift Brace, grabbing Crush by the arm and holding onto him as he flipped the lever.

"Tire Koukan! Rumble Dump!" Krim called out as the drill and tire for Dump flew towards him, both separating as the Drill went straight towards Crush and began digging into his chest as the tire took its place on Drive's shoulder.

"Alright Crush… let's end it here." He said as he released Crush, kicking his back to send him forward as he grabbed the Rumble Smasher. Once it was in his hand, he started the finisher.

"Hissatsu! Full Throttle!" The drill on the Rumble Smasher grew longer than before, spinning rapidly as yellow energy was at the tip.

Crush got up and saw the drill, feeling a sudden sense of dread fill his system at the sight of the weapon.

'W-Wait! I haven't even had my fill yet!"

"Dump!" Krim called out as Drive sent the drill forward, digging straight into Crush's chest. In second, sparks began flying off his armor with smoke pouring off him before his body began to crack.

"No! I haven't… I haven't even had seconds!" Crush yelled out before his body exploded, his core, numbered 023. His core weakly fell into Drive's hand, shaking as though in fear before Drive crushed it, the Roidmude population falling once more to 99.

"Two more down… 99 left, and one more to go-" He stopped midsentence when he looked around to try and find 074. He knows he threw the weaker Roidmude onto Crush, but where did he go afterwards?

"Hm… it seems as though that one escaped."

"Really? Darn… Guess I just wasn't paying attention." He looked around, hoping to try and see if he could spot any signs of the Roidmude. All he got was the sight of a few boats and random pieces of trash that was on the ground. "Dang it… I really wanted to get him out of the way already. Now we'll have to hunt him down, or hope he does something to get our attention."

"Either way, you managed to transform into Type Wild and successfully defeated Crush. Thanks to you, there are now 99 Roidmudes. For your efforts… I wish to thank you. You have been doing an excellent job."

"Anytime… now I can finally go home and get that rest I need…"

"You deserve it after today."

Drive went to where he put Handle-Ken in the ground, grabbing his sword to pull it out. As he did this, someone actually tapped his shoulder. Confused, he turned his head to see who tapped his shoulder seeing a large sum of green on the person along with how they looked somewhat like a brain.

'Who is this guy- oh crap.'

Brain grabbed Drive by the roll cage on his helmet, lifting him up due to his strength.

"Well, well… the Kamen Rider. You are such an insignificant man. But… you are also a thorn that has been hurting us for far too long." Brain 'smiled' as he held the struggling Kamen Rider in his hand, the top area of his head glowing green before a single droplet of green liquid appeared on the tip of his finger. "It is time you meet your end. I'll let my neurotoxin do the job."

Just as the droplet fell from Brain's finger, Drive did the unexpected.

He took Shift Wild out of the Shift Brace, his armor glowing before it disappeared as Will fell to the ground, rolling to the side before the droplet could touch him.

Brain, on the other hand…

"A boy?! A mere boy has been killing Roidmudes?!" Brain was both confused and surprised. He felt confused into how a mere boy was capable of killing Roidmudes, and surprised to find out the troublesome Kamen Rider was just a boy. Not a man, not even a woman, but a boy.

Will grunted as he got back up to his feet, his eyes darting towards the edge of the docks.

"Krim… important question. Are you and the Shift Brace water resistant?"

"Of course. The Shift Brace and I are waterproof."

"Good…" He turned towards the edge of the docks as he dashed to the edge.

Brain saw him running and knew he could not allow this. Raising his arm, a small sphere of green energy formed in the palm of his hand. Once it formed, he pointing it towards Will as he flicked it, causing it fly faster than the eye could see, piercing Will's leg and causing him to fall over, close to the edge.

"Now, I will admit. Your thinking is a little… crude. I'm surprised you even managed to live for so long… especially with how you're capable of fighting those mindless vermin."

'Mindless vermin? Is he talking about the Noise?'

"Sadly, this is where I must end you." Brain looked over the edge of the docks and towards the water below. "Drowning should be a sufficient method." He kicked Will's side with enough force to knock him off, the young teen falling into the water with a splash as Brain looked down.

He spent a minute looking down, time flying more as half an hour had gone by, not a sign of anyone coming up to breath.

"Brain…" Chase spoke, his clothing soaking wet as he stood behind Brain.

"Ah, Chase. I see you were fortunate enough not to join Crush. Perfect. I was hoping you could assist me in resetting 074 now that Crush is gone."

"Where is the Kamen Rider?"

"The Kamen Rider is no longer a threat. His lungs should be filled with water by now. If not… I'm sure his leg will cause him to bleed out."

"I would not be too sure, Brain. He is… a Kamen Rider."

---

In the middle of her nap, April's eyes shot open. She pulled herself up, turning towards the window to look out at the sky above.

Hibiki saw her sudden awakening, deciding to ask her why it happened.

"Miss Quinn… why'd you suddenly wake up?"

"Hibiki… this is something you may understand one day in the future when you have a child of your own… but… something tells me… something has happened to my William."

"I'm… not sure I understand."

"You will in the future Hibiki… but right now… I fear my William is hurt."

---

Will struggled to get up the rocks neck to another dock a mile or two away from the last one, his entire body soaking wet as blood was pouring out of the new wound on his leg.

He swears he can see something white in the wound, and he hopes it's not what he thinks it is.

He was shaking when he got on land, freezing cold as well as injured.

"Will… It seems as though…you are facing a severe problem. That Roidmude's attack seemed to not only go straight through your leg… but also cut through your bone. You may not be able to walk on it again for some time without proper medical attention."

"Then that means… we get… to a hospital…"

"Hm… that's what I fear. I fear you may not get to a hospital in time given your current status. First you had been injured by Ms. Kazanari, then by Chaser twice, and finally by that Roidmude. I'm afraid if you are going to pass away on the trip to a hospital, which is why I decided to call for some assistance."

The sound of an ambulance siren came towards him, coming closer as a Shift Car that looked like an ambulance looked down at him.

"An… ambulance Shift Car?"

"Yes. If you turn back into Drive and perform the finisher with him, he will be able to fully heal you."

"Really? That's… convenient." He moved his hand down to his hip as he grabbed Shift Speed, putting it into the Shift Brace.

He opened his mouth to say a certain word, but decided to save his breath in case he may be too slow. He turned the ignition before he flipped Shift Speed to begin the transformation.

"Drive! Type Speed!" The jazz music played again as he turned into Drive, moving his arm up and over to the Shift Car as he grabbed it. He flipped its back, turning the ignition again before flipping it.

"Tire Koukan!" A white tire with a screen of a heart monitor flew onto his torso, the addition of a white, handheld item that looked like a medical kit with a syringe inside. "Mad Doctor!" Krim's symbol changed to that of a heart that was being broken.

"Krim… should I be afraid? Because I'm afraid just because of his name." Drive said, saying his thoughts out loud about the new Shift Car.

"Don't worry. Mad Doctor is an expert in healing. He is capable of healing anyone from any injury, disease, or even poison. He will surely be able to help you with your leg too."

"Really? Alright then. Well, while I'm at it, can you call Hisui and tell her where we are?"

"I can. I'll tell her immediately."

"Thanks. Now, let's let Doctor do his thing… I guess." He turned the ignition before he pressed down on the button on the Shift Brace, lifting Mad Doctor.

"Hissatsu! Full Throttle! Doctor!"

The tire began spinning around his torso, generating light blue electricity as it began hurting him instead of relieving him. He yelled out in pain as it spun, his body being lifted into the air by the power of Mad Doctor. As this happened, the Cure Quicker in his hand fell out of his hand before floating upwards and above him, releasing four large needles that surrounded him and began shooting him with various colors of energy.

"I had forgotten to mention. Mad Doctor's healing factor can cause an excruciating amount of pain during the process, but he still fully heals his patients."

"Really?! I didn't notice!" He yelled out again, rapidly tightening his fists as he tried to keep down another yell. "For pete's sake this hurts! Agh!"

The process continued before the needles disappeared, Drive falling to the ground as the transformation canceled to let Will breath.

"That… really hurts." He said, looking down and towards his leg to see the hole in his pants, but perfectly healthy skin underneath. He grinned slightly when he didn't feel (as much) pain anymore. "Well… he definitely knows his stuff…" He said before his head fell down, passing out shortly after.

---

"Brain… Chase. You've returned." Heart said, smiling towards both of them as he got up from his seat.

"The Kamen Rider has finally been taken care of, Heart. Like I told Chase, his lungs should be filled with water." Brain said, smiling as he believed he killed Drive.

"And like I told Brain… I wouldn't be too he is a Kamen Rider." Chase said, reminding Brain of what he said earlier at the docks.

"Well, I'm just glad the two of you have returned." Heart said, his smile slowly dropping into a frown. "The Kamen Rider… he's killed more of our friends. I can feel it… there are no longer 100 Roidmudes."

"Sadly, yes…" Brain admitted, knowing far too well they acted a little too late. Because of the Kamen Rider… 9 Roidmude cores have been destroyed. "But, we now have an advantage over the Kamen Rider. I… know what he looks like." Brain said, pulling open a window on his tablet to reveal a screen of when he tapped into the government's database to pull up profiles, holding open Will's.

Chase and Heart both looked at the picture of Will, both noticing the details about him.

"15? A boy younger than Chase has been killing Roidmudes?"

"It seems that way…"

Chase didn't say another word as he looked at the picture.

William Quinn.

The enemy of all Roidmudes.

---

He could hear someone doing… something. He couldn't tell what, but he heard the sound of someone doing something.

Slowly, his eyes peeled open, letting his onyx orbs see the light around him. He blinked in response to the light, squinting as his sight hurt slightly.

"I'm not… doing that again… ever." Will said as he pulled himself up, grabbing his head as he shook it.

"Oh, Will. You're awake." A familiar voice to him spoke out as they were by his side, lowering themselves to his level to look at him. "Are you feeling any better?"

"Yeah… feeling a lot better…" He paused to look at the person who was beside him, his eyes growing wide in shock. "Rinna?!" He shouted in surprise, looking behind her to see they were in the Drive Pit. "W-What the heck are you doing here?!"

"Now Will… that's rude. I was only doing my job as the head mechanic and making sure Handle-Ken wasn't damaged." She said, pouting slightly towards him before grinning. "That's a cute name you gave the Acceleration Blade too."

"Head mechanic? What-"

"Rinna has been helping us this entire time. She is the one who built Drive' sword and put together Type Wild." Krim spoke out, coming out from behind her on his mobile dolly. "She has also known about the Drive Pit for a much longer time than you."

"Wait, hold on a minute." He got up from the couch, looking down at Rinna as he needed to ask something. "Shouldn't you be with Public Safety?"

"Oh, that? It was just an act so I could find the reason why the Public Safety guys knew which trucks were going to be attacked when the attacks were always random. You see, it turns out that Kirihara knew the president of Font-R was transporting the explosives. The president kept him quiet by giving him some favors, and when he knew the Font-R trucks were being attacked, he brought incidents to us so Drive could protect the trucks and keep the explosive's existence a secret from the public."

"Really?"

"Yep!" Rinna smiled as she stood back up. "Needless to say, he also lost his job."

"How did you…"

"That would be me." Hisui spoke out as she stepped into the Drive Pit, holding up a paper about Kirihara's relation to Kuramochi, along with pictures of the truck and the explosives. "After we spoke to the president, Rinna sent me a message to look into Kirihara's background and get evidence of the explosives."

"Really…"

"Yeah. Not only that, but I managed to get the name of one of the Roidmude commanders!" Rinna cheered, raising her hand into the air. "The green one that looks like a brain is called… Brain!"

Will blinked as he was quiet. Slowly, he turned around and to lay back down on the couch, pulling his scarf up as he closed his eyes.

"Will!" Rinna said, whining slightly at how he turned around and went to take a nap. "Come on! I had to stay there and watch him and Chaser! Do you know how much danger I was in?"

He didn't say anything as he rolled over, forcing them to look at his back.

"It will take him some time to properly process this, so give him time. After all, he's nearly been killed multiple times today. And one of them… was not a Roidmude."

"What? Who would try to kill Will?! He hasn't done anything to upset anyone!"

"That's what I thought. But, as it turns out… someone holds a grudge against him for something."

"Really? Who?"

"Would you believe us if we said… THE Tsubasa Kazanari tried to kill him?"

"Eh?!"

---

"I swear… that girl can be a handful when she wants to." Genjuro was complaining as he rubbed the space between his eyes. He had just finished talking to Tsubasa about her attempt at killing Drive, upset with her actions as he knew he taught her better.

That, and Kanade was also a good teacher for her.

"Genjuro~!" Ryoko called his name as he turned to look at her, watching as the purple haired scientist walked towards him. "How did it go? Did Tsubasa say anything about why she attacked Drive?"

"No. Not a thing. She was silent for the most part, and she hardly gave any proper reply other than a grunt or a nod of her head." He lifted his hand up to his forehead, holding his head as he closed his eyes. "She may have made it to where whatever relation we could put between the Second Division and the Kamen Rider could become hostile. I just wish I knew what reason she had to attack him."

"Really? What about the person who shot her hand and caused her to drop her sword?"

"I'm curious into who they are, but that's not important right now. We need to make sure we can get Drive to help us in our struggle against the Noise. Since we lost the Nehushtan armor and Kanade, our chances of winning the fight have dropped. All we have now is Durandal and Tsubasa's Relic. Things are starting to look bleak for us considering we can't even use the former."

"Well, don't worry your pretty little head off." Ryoko said, placing her hands on her hips as she was smiling. "I'm sure after we get through this mess of a storm, we'll have a lot of light!"

"Sometimes I question how you can remain so optimistic in situations like these."

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Wow that's a lot of words. Longest chapter I've ever written. Or typed. You guys know what I mean.

Anyways, he now has the power to transform into Type Wild. I decided to somewhat combine the two episodes to save chapter quantity since my plan is to get Door-Ju in the story and then Technic, than Symphogear really kicks off. In other words, two Drive heavy chapters than there will be singing.

A lot of singing.

Oh, and if I spoil something about Ex-Aid to those who are waiting for his season to end before watching it, sorry. I just kind of like having some form of interaction between me and the readers.

Farewell, and let us meet next time.