Believe me, I was shaking writing Chapter 5.
Anyway, I'll introduce you to some new characters that a few of you can recognize.
Chapter 6: A Wizard from The Decade
Gilda was sitting out the school with her back against the wall, she became a nervous wreck after the events that happened yesterday.
"This is my fault." Gilda said to herself. "If only I was stronger. I could have saved Stella. I could've-"
She began to cry, knowing that she failed to protect her friend.
"Crying won't solve anything." Said a male voice.
Gilda jumped at shock and looked up to see a man with messy brown hair in a magenta sweater with a black formal jacket over it, below his waist, he wore black slacks. Then he notices around his neck is a magenta camera with its lenses are lined vertically, she thought it was tacky.
"Who are you?" Asked Gilda.
"Tsukasa Kayoda." He extends his hand and Gilda took this and pulled her up. "So, you must be the Kamen Rider of this universe."
Gilda was shocked to hear this, she jumped back about to pull out her Driver.
"Relax!" Tsukasa stopped her. "I'm one too." As he says that, he pulled out his own.
Gilda, again, was shocked. 'There's another rider? And what does he mean by I'm the Kamen Rider of this universe?' She thought.
"Tell me everything." Gilda demanded.
"I was getting to that." Tsukasa grinned and the he starts to explain. "Where I come from, Riders existed since olden times on Earth. But here, you seem to be first Kamen Rider ever. So, nice to meet you Kamen Rider Ichigo." He joked.
"I call myself Kamen Rider Fae." Gilda narrowed her eyes.
"I know." He shrugged. "You see, we have a rider back home from what you call the Showa Era. His name is Kamen Rider Ichigo. Or the Kamen Rider the First. And then came Kamen Rider Nigo. Or the Second. Then V3, then Rider-man,X, Amazon, Stronger, etc."
He lists off more riders. "Then there's the Heisei Era. That's when Kuuga first appeared. Then Agito, Ryuki, Faiz, Hibiki, Kabuto, Den-O, Kiva, and then me, Decade."
"Decade?" Gilda asks.
"Yep, Decade, ten years, as in the tenth rider. Clever, right? But it doesn't end there, there's W, OOO, Fourze, Wizard, Gaim, Drive, Ghost, Ex Aid, Build, and more others to come."
"There's that many riders from your world?"
"Yes, unlike yours. Your world has Magi, like those fairies, witches, specialists, and many others. There is supposedly no need for Riders, but you a special case. An anomaly, that is. Making this universe's first ever Kamen Rider."
"Why are you here?"
"Since you are the first rider to come to this existence in this reality, I'm here to show you what it means to be a Kamen Rider. First of which, how did you get the name?"
"Well, when my family took a trip to a planet named Earth or, Terra. We first went to this country named 'Japan', I heard about masked heroes saving people, in which, Kamen means 'masked' to them. The same across its oceans."
"Well, that explains it, we Kamen Riders did originate from Japan."
"And I got the rider part when I first wanted a bike. I was a silly wish I had back then. But I got it in form of my familiar, Sprite, which turns in to motor cycle. And that's how got the name."
"That is the same with Ichigo, after he was experimented, he took a helmet making it his mask, and rides around in a motor cycle."
"He was experimented? Why?"
"I tell you at a later time. Now why do you want to become a Kamen Rider?"
"To be honest, it is not about saving people or anything. You see, I am a fairy, but don't have access to my magic. But now with my Driver, I can. And for the longest time, I felt free."
"So, you use it to exercise your new power."
"It is selfish, I know. But I then realized that, when I know that my parents were heroes back in the day, and I now want to know why there are heroes. It turns out it's not their accomplishments, but their actions."
"So you want to follow in their footsteps."
"Exactly. At first, I did bits of heroism back at my home planet, Planus. Like stopping thieves, and the like. Then I went to Earth after realizing there is not action at home, in fact, it was the first planet that had some problems. As backwater as it is, no offence, there are some monster attacks by the time I went there. And then one day, I met them."
"Who?"
"Two people who became my first ever friends. I never had one before since was home-schooled in some cottage miles away from a city. After a while attending to Alfea, I made a few more friends, they were annoying to me at first, but I grew to like them." Gilda smiled. "They are good people and every day, as I see their smiling faces, I felt happy. Then I realized that why I was given this power. To protect my friends, and everyone else's, so I can protect their smiles, to protect their happiness."
Tsukasa smiled. "Now you know what it means to be a rider."
"Yes, I do. Even more so, since yesterday. Since someone possessed one of friends and tortured them, I will sure that nothing like that can ever happen again, and the ones responsible pay for what they did."
"Then, do you want to become stronger?" Tsukasa asked.
"What do you mean?"
"As in, do you want to learn how be able to use your magic, and hone your skills as a rider?"
"Do you know someone who can do that?"
"I do. In fact." As Tsukasa said that, a veil of warped grey appears behind him, and out of it, was another rider from his world.
"Attention, my students." Announced Professor Faragonda, as everyone in the lunchroom looked towards her. "Since the few past events happened here in Alfea, I am adding some new members to the staff."
The students looked at each other in confusion. "New members?" They muttered.
"One of them which is here, come forward, sir." As Faragonda said that a man appeared from the side, he was brown-haired, wears a pink shirt with whiteish blotches over it, along with a leather jacket, funny enough he wore red pants. "This is Haruto Soma. Your new professor in magical combat."
He bows, "Hello everyone, I hope treat me well."
Everyone applauded while Gilda stared at Haruto.
-Flashback-
"Who's he?" Asked Gilda.
"This is Haruto Soma." Tsukasa introduces him. "A rider from my world, he goes by Kamen Rider Wizard, which I spoke of earlier."
"Why him?"
"Well, as his name implies, he is a rider that uses magic like the people of your world. But like you, he uses his Driver and his Wizard Rings to use his."
"Hello there." Greeted Haruto.
"Likewise." Said Gilda.
"He is here to become the new teacher of Alfea." Added Tsukasa. "Also, to be your instructor in magic and being a Kamen Rider."
"What!?" Gilda exclaimed. "How!?"
"I forged some documents to make him look like he's supposed to be here." Tsukasa grinned.
"You know you and him will be in big trouble when they find out." Said Gilda.
"I know the risk." Said Haruto. "And we're willing to take it."
"Why?" Asked Gilda.
"To train you when the time comes." Said Tsukasa. "For the upcoming conflict up ahead."
"Wha-" Replied Gilda before she was interrupted.
"See you around." Said Tsukasa as disappears into the veil.
"Wait! I-" Yelled Gilda, but the one who is Decade was gone.
"Well, I believe it is lunchtime." Said Haruto, "Best not to be late."
"Wow, he looks so young to be a new professor," Said Stella. "He's cute too."
"Faragonda said he's our new professor in magical combat?" Asked Techna.
"Seems so." Replied Musa.
"Well, I hope he feels welcome here." Wondered Flora.
"What do you think Gilda?" Asked Bloom.
"I have no real thoughts until we get to his new class." Replied Gilda, then thinks to herself, 'He's a rider like me. Or is it vice-versa? Either way, Tsukasa said he'll be my new instructor.'
"Well, let's see what his class is like." Said Flora.
Bloom was lost in thought.
"Are you ok, Bloom?" Asked Gilda.
"Do you need another hug from her again?" Teased Stella.
"What?" Bloom looked at Stella startled.
"Come on." Stella starts to grin like a cat. "You said her hugs are warm. So, you like her? Even if you're both girls, but I'm not against it. Are you?"
Gilda and Bloom looked at each other in embarrassment, then shake the heads in panic.
"What no!" Yelled Bloom, turning so red her hair is pale in comparison, "It's not like that! It's just, I glad that she stayed behind for me because she's my friend."
"Y-yeah!" Added Gilda. "I may dislike boys, but I am not interested in her! It's just that she needs help after what happened, that's all."
"Really?" Said Flora. "You two seem very close and all. And Gilda, you wanted to switch beds with me to be with Bloom."
"To make her feel better!" Gilda yelled.
"Come on." Said Musa. "You know you like her, you said it yourself, you don't even like boys."
"That's not-"
Techna placed her hand on Gilda's shoulder. "Don't worry, even you two are together, we won't judge you anyway. We full accept the fact that you like each other, so there's no need to hide it."
"WE ARE NOT TOGETHER!" Gilda and Bloom yelled in unison, and Grizelda glares at them, "You two! No yelling!"
"Yes ma'am." They said quietly.
Outside of the Academy, in a clear field that Haruto calls his class.
"Good afternoon everyone. I am Haruto Soma, as you know, I am your new combat instructor." He introduced himself. "I am here to show you how to defend yourself, and how to fight certain monsters you will soon encounter in your life."
"Professor Soma?" A student raised her hand.
"Yes?" He pointed at her hand.
"You said we're going to learn how to fight?" She asks nervously.
"I know the pacifist nature of fairies, but there are times that you have no choice but to fight, and you have some loved ones to protect, right?" Haruto answered. "And there some cases that you can't use your magic, so have to either fight with weapons or your own two hands."
"Like the Specialists?" Asked another.
"Now that you think of it, yes." Replied Haruto.
"But why you want us fairies to learn Specialist stuff?" Asked the student.
"Well, you're learning magical combat too." Haruto retorted. "It is also a class to help you fight with your magic better, along with regular combat training, like the ones at Redfountain."
The students stared at the young professor with anticipation.
"Now, your first lesson is showing me your battle prowess." Said Haruto. "So, I can know what you need help on the most. So, let's start with each of you engaging in combat with me. Who's up first?"
The students looked at his as he was crazy, "Fight a teacher?" The muttered.
"Don't worry," He smiled. "It is ok to fight me, it is part of your training to be better fairies."
"Ok, I go." A voice was heard and came Bloom.
"Bloom!?" Exclaimed Stella.
"Alright then. Come forward." Said Haruto, she came up to him a few feet away, "Ok, stop right there. Now, transform and fight me."
Bloom changes to her fairy form and gets in a combat stance.
"Now," Haruto took out a sword. "Come at me."
Bloom zipped forward towards Haruto and he makes a downward slash as she comes right up at him, she notices this and jumped to the side to avoid the sword, then she sends a fiery fist towards Haruto, but he raised his arm to block it, taking the hit. He slides back a few feet, but his arm is somehow unharmed.
"Not bad." Haruto smiled while sword in his left hand become covered in fire as everyone stared in awe. "Now, give me all you got."
Bloom nodded and leapt up to make a crescent kick at Haruto, but he blocks the attack, making a wave of heat throughout the area.
"They are really going at it." Said Musa.
"Oh, my. Bloom is showing no mercy." Gasped Flora.
"She's really giving it her all." Added Techna.
"Well, she wants to be stronger." Replied Gilda. "Because she wants to protect the ones she cares about."
"Like you?" Stella teased again.
"No, like you!" Gilda replied blushing. "You were tortured, remember?"
"First of all, I got better. And second," Said Stella, then made a nervous tone. "Don't remind me."
The girls laughed a little to make light of what happened.
Bloom was pushed back a few feet and as she rushes towards Haruto again, "Ok, that's enough." He stopped her. Bloom stopped in her tracks confused. "I see everything what you can do." He smiled and then he looks towards his class. "Besides, I have to evaluate the rest of them." Bloom nodded and changes back, then sits down with her friends.
"So, who's next?" He asks the students, then one hesitantly raised her hand. "Ok, come up front."
The student goes in front of the professor and changes in her fairy form, then she puts on a battle stance. "Ready?" Haruto asks. The fairy nodded.
As the two are sparring, Bloom and her friends sat in a group.
"Bloom, that was amazing!" Said Stella.
"Well, I tried my best." Replied the redhead.
"But it looked like you went toe to toe with him." Said Flora.
"Not, really." Wondered Bloom. "When I was fighting him, it seems like he was holding back."
"He is a teacher." Replied Techna. "He can't really go all out on his students, can he?"
"I suppose so." Bloom looked down.
"And he will go through all of us soon, right?" Shrugged Musa. "He can't use all of his energy on one student."
As the fight was over, Haruto calls out to the class. "Who else wants to go?"
"Guess I'm next." Gilda gets up.
"Knock 'em dead, girl!" Said Stella.
Gilda walks up to Haruto and then he says. "Now show me your fairy form."
"I haven't unlocked mine." Gilda said sternly as most of the class laughs.
"Enough!" Yelled Haruto, and then he turns to Gilda. "I understand. We'll be doing regular combat instead. Here's a spare." He threw a sword at the ground and then Gilda picks it up to get in a sword stance.
"Now, prepare yourself." Said Haruto, then he charges at Gilda to make a downward slash but Gilda moves to the side to thrust her weapon. Haruto jumps back, evading the attack. Then they charged at each other, and swung their swords. For every attack, there is a loud clang due to them parrying. Then Gilda finds a weakpoint in Haruto's footing, then she crouches to make a sweep kick to make Haruto fall down, and then Gilda gripped her blade and made an upward slash. Haruto, with quick reflexes, flipped back, trying to get awaym from it. He lands on his feet on the ground, but he notices a nick on his left shoulder. "You managed to land a hit on me." He smiled. "You must be experienced in combat."
"I was trained under my father when I can't use my magic." Said Gilda.
"Then he taught you well." Replied Haruto. "Alright, you may sit down."
Gilda gives back the spare sword, and then comes up to her friends to sit next to them.
After class was over, half of the students are exhausted.
"Ok, Everyone. Take a break before the bell rings. I'll be evaluating the rest of you tomorrow." Said Haruto.
"Okaayy." Said the students tiredly.
"By Solaria, I am sweating like a wet rag." Stella panted. "And how does he keep up with over half of us without feeling tired."
"The new teacher really is something." Techna was struggling to get off the ground. "I'm starting to like him."
"Well, he is willing to teach us what Alfea hadn't before." Added Musa.
"He is really serious on us learning how to fight." Huffed Flora.
"So, most of us have never experienced combat before." Sighed Gilda. "There is a reason why he's here."
"Of course, if we don't know how to fight by ourselves, how do we ever manage to beat our enemies?" Bloom sighed also.
"How are you able to do better?" Asked Stella. "I know Gilda can, but you? How?"
Bloom and Gilda looked at each other and smiled. "I trained her personally." Gilda said proudly.
"What? When?" Musa said startled.
"Ever since the first day." Bloom smiled. "She knows I need the most help during the time that I don't know how to use my magic. So, one a night each week, she taught me how to fight."
"Oh, so that's why she fights so well during the time she unlocked her fairy form." Said Flora.
"What!? That's why you two were missing each Saturday!" Yelled Techna.
"Well, that's confirms it. You are spending time together." Stella smiled pointed at them. "You DO like each other."
"OK!" Gilda turns red. "First of all, she is a Terrain who JUST so happens to just discover that she has magic, and no idea how to use it yet, and if she encounters something that can't use her magic to fight, she will get herself killed. So, I want to change that, by helping her how to fight. Second, I doing this as her friend! You would do the same!"
"Ok Gilda, you keep calling Earth, Terra." Wondered Bloom, "Why bother?"
Gilda sighed and replied. "Because it would be like calling my home planet Planus, 'Plain', if I call your planet, 'Earth'."
"Well, it IS the rough translation for it." Retorted Techna. "But to be fair, Bloom's home planet also translates to...'Dirt'."
The group stayed silent, until Stella said, "Let's not judge the names of our home planets ever again. Agreed?"
"Agreed."
"Gilda." Haruto called out to her.
"Yes?" She replied.
"I see that you are very experienced in regular combat." Said Haruto. "But you said you didn't unlock your fairy form yet."
"Yes, I only have little access to my magic." Gilda looked down.
"Hmm." Haruto gives it some thought. "So, that makes you in need of most help in your magic. So, I decided to become your tutor!"
"What." Gilda said flatly.
"Lucky!" Smiled Stella. "You got the new teacher to help you on your magic! Better not develop feelings for him like you and Bloom."
"I'll have your fingers broken again if you won't stop!" Yelled Gilda then paused. "Sorry."
"Alright. I'll stop." Said Stella.
"Come on, we're going back to our rooms." Said Flora. "Gilda, are coming?"
"Go on without me. I'll be there in a sec." Replied Gilda.
"Ok." Waved Flora. "See you, Gilda!"
As they left, Gilda leaned closer to Haruto, and said to him, "You are planning this, are you?"
"I fully intend to train you. To use your magic, and on being a Kamen Rider." Replied Haruto. "After all, we an extra pair of hands for fight up ahead. Yours, and ours."
"What?"
"You have your own conflicts here, I couldn't agree with you more. But there also conflicts that we have to bring in the Riders from every universe besides the one I'm from."
"Are you going to tell me about that?"
"You'll know when it comes. Because... we don't know either."
"Even you guys don't know when the fight comes up, but you know it's coming."
"Yes, that why we Riders search for other riders in alternate universes. And we send our Riders to aid them. Like me to you."
"So, that's it. You are here to not only help me, and have me to help you the other riders."
"That's right." Haruto nodded. "Shall we begin?"
"Yes." Gilda nodded also.
Haruto held up his right hand and placed a ring on his finger, and then he placed it on his belt buckle.
-Driver On, Please-
Then his belt buckle turned into his Driver.
'So, he's wearing his Driver the whole time?' Gilda thought.
Haruto then pulls out another ring that has a red gem, and places on his finger of his left hand. He shifts the slides of his Driver to make some sort of tune.
-Shabadoobie, Touch To Henshin- -Shabadoobie, Touch To Henshin-
As it goes on Gilda tried not to laugh at the goofy tune.
"Henshin" Haruto said as he put his left hand on his Driver.
-Flame, Please.- -Hi~,HI~,HI~-HI~-HI~!-
A magic circle appears besides Haruto, and it goes though him, changing him into Kamen Rider Wizard.
"Now. It's Showtime." Wizard said his catchphrase. "Your turn."
"Ok." Nodded Gilda as she took out her Fae Driver and placed on her waist.
She pulled out a coin, flipped it up the air and caught it in her other hand to slide it down her Driver's back slot.
'So, she is mix between OOO and me.' Wizard thought.
-Fairy Coin Slot-
-Hey! Hey! Show Us Your Magic!- -Hey! Hey! Show Us Your Magic!-
A golden silhouette appears behind her as it goes on.
"Henshin!" Gilda pushes down the left lever of her Driver.
-Ka-Chink! Fae! Fairy of The Gilded!-
The golden apparition dissipates into golden dust and covered Gilda head to toe in a golden light, in a spark, the golden light disappears to reveal Fae.
"Kamen Rider Fae." Fae poses. "Let's show you my magic, shall we?"
Wizard puts on a different ring on his right hand and then shifts the slides of his Driver then puts his right hand on the Driver.
-Connect, Please.-
A magic circle appears beside Wizard, and out comes the MachineWinger, and then he gets on it.
"Come on. Bring out your Rider Machine." Said Wizard.
"Sprite!" Fae called out to it. Sprite flies by and made a magic circle, and as it goes through it, it becomes Fae Chaser. Fae hops on her familiar turned motorcycle.
"Ok, follow me." Wizard rides off and Fae rides not far behind him into the forest.
Wizard and Fae ride their motorcycles through the mystical woods, until they reach a clearing.
"Ok, let's stop here." Said Wizard as he gets off. And then Fae gets off her Fae Chaser as it changes back.
Wizard placed his right hand and make a magic circle then pulls out his WizarSwordGun, "Bring out your weapon. Fae." Fae nodded as she pulls out her Fae RapierVolver.
"Now. Come" Wizard gets in a battle stance and Fae then runs towards him.
The two riders clashed their weapons together, Wizard made another attack, but Fae flown up and made a hammer kick towards his head. Wizard blocks it with his free arm, making sparks on Wizard's armor as the land hits. Fae lands down and made a side kick into Wizard's gut pushing him a few feet back.
Then Wizard shifts the slides on his Driver and then he puts on a ring on his right hand and places it on the Driver.
-Bind, Please-
Magic circle appeared around Fae, and chains come out to wrap Fae in them. Reacting to it, while binded, she took out a coin and slides it in the front slot of her driver.
-Spell Coin Slot-
-Phase-
The chains pass though Fae, as she was free from them, and then run towards Wizard, as he places his right hand on his Driver again after he puts on a new ring.
-Defend, Please-
He makes a wall of fire in front of him, but due to Fae's phase spell, she easily passes through as Fae regains tangibility, sending a fist to Wizard's face making him fly back.
"Not bad," He says. "But we're just getting started."
Fae nodded as she and Wizard charged towards each other.
Gilda returns to her dorm exhausted. She walks in to see her friends in a somber mood.
"Oh... Oh hey." Gilda panted. "Sorry I took so long, I was having Professor Soma's lessons." Then she slumped down at a nearby chair. "So, what happened when I was gone?"
"Well, you see..." Stella said nervously.
Haruto was in his room looking out the window.
'Fae. She really has potential.' Haruto says to himself. 'But if she does gain complete access to her magic, does she really need her Driver anymore?'
He placed his right hand on his Driver,
-Connect, Please-
He pulled out a paper bag, filled with plain sugar donuts. As he takes one out to eat, he heard a loud scream of rage that is heard across Alfea.
"YOU DID WHAT!?"
Author's note:
Yes, I did not show the Winx breaking in Cloudtower, but I will give detail about it next chapter.
Btw, I'm not sure about whether I will ship Bloom and Gilda. Because I somewhat disprove 'Brandon' and Bloom's relationship.