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Gaim: The Final Saga
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Kamen Rider Duke
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Beta'd by AnimeAnomaly72
Chapter VIII
Discovery Saga - Part III
'A Two-In-One Debut'
(Drupers Fruit Bar)
Akira Kazuraba huddled under a table, holding her younger brother tightly, praying that the monsters wouldn't find them. Bando hid behind the counter, picking up a crowbar he kept under there, should anyone try and rob his fruit bar.
"Hey, ugly!" yelled a voice.
The Inves near to where Akira and Kouta were hid turned to face the source of the voice, only to be hit in the face with a chair. Ryoma grinned smugly and wiped his hands as Takatora and Kenji appeared from behind him.
"Let's do this," spoke Takatora, producing his Lost Driver.
"Ready to be blown away, Aniki?" asked Ryoma playfully, strapping his Driver around himself and producing a blue USB.
"Ryoma? Takatora?" muttered Akira, shocked to see her two closest friends getting along again, the last time she'd seen them together they'd been at each other's throats.
"I do wish you wouldn't call me that," groaned Takatora, rolling his eyes and activating his USB.
"HENSHIN!"
ZANGETSU!
DUKE!
The two best friends slammed into their Drivers, Ryoma giving a little flourish as he did. In a flash the two transformed, Takatora in his now familiar suit, Ryoma in a light blue suit with a helmet vaguely reminiscent of a crown.
ZANGETSU! RIDER!
DUKE! RIDER!
"What do you think of the suit?" asked Duke, "I was thinking of upgrading it a bit, add some black on the chest, legs and arms, maybe a jewel in the helmet."
"How about you fight these Inves instead," replied Zangetsu, drawing his Musou Saber, "You can worry about your fashion choices when we are finished."
"Fiiiine!" moaned Duke dramatically, drawing a black and silver bow which had been strapped to his back, "Let's get on with our two-in-one debut!"
Duke fired off three shots, destroying a nearby Inves, but they still had many more to deal with. Zangetsu leapt at another Inves, hacking its head off with a single blow of his Musou Saber.
"How come I didn't get one of those?" asked Zangetsu jokingly.
"Seriously?" grunted Duke, as he used the bladed end of his Sonic Arrow to slash an Inves, "Do you even remember Kendo practice? I still have the bruises you gave me! I'm sure the Musou Saber will be fine!"
"Stop moaning," retorted Zangetsu with a grin, "You're starting to sound like your mother!"
"Take that back!" yelled Duke, blasting another monster to bits.
"Whoa!" exclaimed Zangetsu as a second Musou Saber appeared in his other hand.
"Don't worry about that," spoke Duke, "It's a glitch I haven't worked out yet."
"I like it," replied Zangetsu, performing a double slash before connecting the hilts together to form a double bladed weapon.
"Could you please stop doing things my hardware isn't designed to do?" questioned Duke, "Especially don't use any of those Lockseeds, they are meant to do that, the slot is a leftover from original design."
The Inves had begun to learn, realising Zangetsu was the stronger fighter and ganged up on Duke, blocking him from coming to his aid.
Seeing what she had to do, Akira crawled out of her hiding place and launched herself at the nearest Inves. Akira followed up with a roundhouse kick that sent the Inves stumbling back through the crack.
"Aki!" exclaimed Zangetsu, "Get out!"
"No! I'm helping you two, end of discussion!" warned Akira, flicking Zangetsu's helmet, "Do you hear me Takatora Kureshima?"
"Fine, fine!" replied Zangetsu, handing Akira one of his Musou Sabers. Akira took the weapon and quickly sliced an Inves that tried to get under to table to tear Kouta in half.
"Stay the hell away from my brother!" shouted Akira, stuttering a little on the last word.
"I'd forgotten what it's like when she gets angry," commented Takatora, before shouting, "Kenji! Get Kouta and any others out of here!"
Kenji, who was fighting Inves on the opposite side of the bar with his knife, nodded and ducked below the bar, next to where Bando was hiding.
"Is there anyone else left in here?" asked Kenji.
"Yes, my sister and her daughter are upstairs with my son," explained Bando, "My wife went out so my sister agreed to look after my eldest, Ryoji, for me whilst I work, my wife took my baby daughter with her to her mother's.
"Take Kouta and get outta here, I'll go upstairs," instructed Kenji, sheathing his knife and pulling out his box.
Bando looked uncertain but agreed, guiding Kouta out of the fruit bar and to safety. Kenji stood and raised his box so it was at his eye level.
"I have a duty to do, to protect those who cannot protect themselves," spoke Kenji confidently.
The third and final lock opened, the kanji for 'acceptance' shine for a brief second. Kenji opened the box and pulled out a Lost Driver and Black USB, tossing the box aside.
"HENSHIN!"
ERROR!
Kenji frowned at the word his USB had spoken, disregarding it as he fit it into the slot of his Driver. Sliding the slot to one side, his entire body glowed black for a second before fading to reveal him in a black-coloured clone of Takatora's suit.
ERROR! RIDER!
"You gave Kenji a Lost Driver?" asked Zangetsu, raising an eyebrow under his helmet.
"No, that's the problem," muttered Ryoma, "I only created three Lost Drivers, why is there a fourth?"
Drawing his Musou Saber, Kenji charged up the stairs behind the counter, cutting down any Inves that got in his way. Reaching the top he quickly dealt with the Inves on the landing and looked around for where Bando's family could be.
Hearing shouts coming from a bedroom, Kenji tried to open the door, only to find it locked. The newest Rider kicked the door down, shocked at what he found. A woman in her late twenties laid on the floor unconscious, while two children repeatedly kicked a prone Inves, neither more than five years old.
Kenji quickly checked around the room for anymore Inves, before dropping the woman's side, pulling off his helmet as he did. Feeling for a pulse, Kenji was relieved to find a strong one beating away.
"My mother's fine, she fainted when she saw the Inves," spoke the girl.
"She still needs help," replied Kenji, before turning to face the two children, "So? What are your names?"
"I'm Iyo Hase!" exclaimed the girl, waving slightly.
"Ryoji Kiyojiro," spoke the boy, ceasing to attack the Inves.
"Well then, Ryoji, Iyo, let's get outta here," answered Kenji, sheathing the Musou Saber and putting his helmet back on.
Kenji quickly lifted the woman in his arms and set off. Before Kenji could make it, the Inves which Iyo and Ryoji attacked dragged itself to its feet and slashed at Kenji, his attack about to injure the woman.
Kenji yelled and span around so his back faced the Inves, shielding Bando's sister from harm. As the Inves's claws were about to impact with his back, Kenji readied himself for the pain, only for none to come.
Daring to peek around, Kenji's eyebrows shot up, seeing Ryoji using his discarded Musou Saber to block the Inves's claws. Seeing an opening, Iyo kicked the Inves in the shins, causing it to tumble over. Ryoji followed up by firing the Musou Saber's hilt blaster at the Inves's stomach, ensuring it wasn't going to be getting up anytime soon.
"Suck it! Monster freak!" yelled Iyo, kicking the Inves at its side.
"Come on, let's go!" chided Kenji, heading off down the stairs with Ryoji and Iyo following behind.
Reaching the bottom, Kenji found Zangetsu, Duke and Akira still engaged in battle, more Inves were pouring through the crack.
"Takatora! I need a path!" yelled Kenji to the White Rider.
"On it!" returned Zangetsu, releasing an energy wave that knocked a horde of Inves back, clearing a path.
Kenji darted through, keeping Iyo and Ryoji close by. Once he reached the doors he pushed them open and burst outside. Looking around he saw a police cordon mixed with Yggdrasil Guards. The Black Rider quickly made his way over to the nearby ambulance and laid Bando's sister on a stretcher.
A paramedic soon took over and began to treat her, a second paramedic leading Iyo and Ryoji to woman Kenji presumed to be Bando's wife. Feeling a light tap on his shoulder, Kenji turned to find Bando stood there.
"Thank you," spoke Bando, "You rescued by family, I am eternally grateful."
"It's my duty to protect those who can't protect themselves," replied Kenji, pulling off his helmet, "Although your son and niece certainly have a lot of fight in them!"
"They're always in trouble for fighting, can't stand to see bullies hurt other children," explained Bando.
"Well, I'd better get back in there," informed Kenji, shaking Bando's hand and setting off back for the entrance to Drupers.
"Hey, what's your name?" asked Bando, stopping Kenji in his tracks
"Kenji, Kenji Sano," answered the Black Rider, "However my new name is, Kamen Rider Error!"
With that Kenji returned to the task at hand, summoning one of the Yggdrasil Guards.
"I need you to expand the cordon," instructed Kenji to the Guard, "We don't want anything leaking about the Inves so tell the press it's just a fire and our suits are the cutting edge in fire-retardant protection. Any Inves that get out of the bar, give 'em more holes than Swiss Cheese."
"Yes, sir!" exclaimed the Guard, running off to carry out his orders.
Retrieving his fallen Musou Saber, Kenji called a second one and began to walk towards Drupers, connecting them together.
"Showtime," muttered Kenji as he kicked open the door to Drupers and launched himself into the fray, his weapons glinting in the sunlight flooding through the windows.
-Discovery Saga-
