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Lap 008: The Ancient Engines Appear! [原始エンジン登場!/Genshi Enjin Tōjō!]
(*Opening: "Be The One" by Pandora feat. Beverly from Kamen Rider Build*)
"It has been four months after the destruction of the Skywall and Pandora's Box. A new era of peace has been begun. But, when monsters from different dimensions start attacking, a new chapter of Kamen Rider Build's battles are about to unfold..."
[~Kono mama aruki-tsuzuketeru~] (Tonight again, I keep on walking)
[~Konya mo massugu hitori no ashiato tadotte~] (Down this same path when I come across a set of footprints)
[~Hateshinai dakedo kimi dake wa~] (Which never end. But you're the only one...)
[~Dokoka de matteru egao tayasazu ni~] (Waiting for me somewhere without ever losing your smile.)
[~There you will...~]
[~Be the One! (DA!) Be the One! All right!~]
[~Ashita no chikyuu wo nagedasenai kara~] (I won't give up on the Earth's future.)
[~Be the Lights! (DA!) Be the Lights! All right!~]
[~Tsuyoku nareru yo ai wa makenai~] (I will become strong! Love doesn't lose!)
[~Nanika wo tasuke sukutte dakishime~] (Help something, save something, hold something)
[~Kokoro ni furete todoku yo tsutaware~] (Touch my heart and get through, shout it out)
[~Be the One! Be the Lights!~]
[~Messeeji okuru yo hibiku yo~] (Send the message, it resounds!)
[Interlude]
Reiji: It's been already four months after the destruction of the Skywall, Pandora's Box, the downfall of Kozuki Kaguya, and the fall of the mysterious alien lifeform Evolto. Peace has been restored to the unified Japan. However, everything changed when an organization known as Neo Faust made its presence known. We were contacted by Himuro Gentoku-san when he stumbled into a strange bottle in the ruins of Pandora Tower and somehow presented it to Banjou-san in an attempt for him to regain his powers; the end result he was able to regain his ability to transform into Cross-Z. Or rather, Great Cross-Z.
Banjou: Now that I can transform again, I wanna ask something. Are the Go-Ongers supposed to be here, since they are the stars of the story, you know?
Reiji: I don't want to spoil, since the episodes after the first was just a prologue, while the rest serve bringing up the pieces before everything where it all began. And, besides, those three Gaiark guys were the only one who got stranded into our dimension.
Banjou: What do you mean our dimension?
Reiji: Let's just find out the rest in episode 8 of Engine Sentai Go-Onger: 10 YEARS PRELUDE feat. Kamen Rider Build.
[Interlude Ends]
When Neo Faust raided the old Faust's laboratory where Gentoku asked the SOLGU operatives to bring Banjou Ryuuga to him and gave him the blue Dragon Evol Bottle. It took Banjou a lot of beating from Omega Bi-Kaisers and Clone Smashes to use the said bottle to regain his powers.
As a result, he was able to transform into an advanced version of Cross-Z, now known as Kamen Rider Great Cross-Z, and at the same time he regains the ability to transform into his final form, Cross-Z Magma and singlehandedly drove Neo Faust to a corner.
However, the victory dance is short lived when a large warp hole just opened from out of nowhere. And what emerged from it is a dinosaur-themed locomotive - in front is a mammoth train, along with a triceratops and T-rex cars behind it. This is not an ordinary dinosaur locomotive, that's the Ancient Engines! They are composed of Kishamoth, T-Line, and K-Line.
The Primeval Engines just passed by below the bridge where the Kamen Riders and Aizawa fought the Neo Faust forces.
"Jumping grandma on a stick! What is that?!", Aizawa exclaimed when he looked on the side of the bridge where the locomotive Engines passed by.
And by judging on the dinosaur motif of the train, Reiji is more or less appalled by how it looked, "A T-Rex, triceratops, and a mastodon? Mammoth? Whatever.", then his mood lets out an exaggerated exclamation, "A dinosaur train? What is this, Jurassic Park?!"
Within moments, the rest of the SOLGU operatives and Katsuragi showed up out of nowhere. Goro and his team discovered the sudden appearance of the prehistoric locomotive after information from Engine Machalcon. Katsuragi followed them because he also traced the source of another earthquake and simultaneous wormhole opening from where Faust's hideout used to be.
"What was that just now?!", said Goro upon rendezvous with Reiji and Aizawa.
"A giant locomotive?", asked Taki.
"And they look like dinosaurs?!", Natsu added.
Within moments, the three Gaiark Pollution Ministers showed up out of nowhere. Due to the fact that the Gaiark Trio themselves used to have a bitter history with the Go-Ongers and their Engine partners. They, as well as Machalcon know the three Engines.
"Those are the Primal Engines, ojaru. These three are themed after dinosaurs.", Kegalesia said.
"And who are you clowns?", Gentoku asks the trio.
However, Machalcon then brought up the identities of the Ancient Engines to the Riders. "That mammoth steam engine in front is uncle Kishamoth. Right behind him are T-Line and K-Line."
The locomotive Engines have somehow headed north to an unknown destination.
"Where do you think those prehistoric locomotives are heading now?", asked Goro.
"It's more likely they're trying to find those responsible for invading the Machine World.", Machalcon replied. "It looks like they're headed for the same destination where my mom and dad are."
It seems that the Ancient Engines won't forgive the humans that invaded the Machine World - that is Foundation X. The same evil organization who abducted Speedor and BearRV, along with the other Engines partnered by the main five Go-Ongers.
"If Foundation X had kidnapped most of the Go-Ongers' Engine partners. What happened to the Go-On Wings' partners?", asked Anzu.
"I dunno. They're probably in the other Human World with their partners.", said Machalcon.
That said, only Toripter, Jetras, and Jumbo-whale are the only remaining Engines in the Human World. Hiroto and Miu are not fully aware of the invasion of the Machine World by Foundation X.
Also, according to Machalcon, Kishamoth has a peaceful nature, and tries not to be rough. He easily trusts both the humans and the other Engines. It would be possible to help the Ancient Engines search for the other Engines and Foundation X.
"I think we should convince those dinosaur trains too. So, we can help Machalcon-san find his parents.", Goro assures that he will think about convincing the Primeval Engines to help them find the other missing Engines.
However, Machalcon reminded Goro that the Engines in the Human World have their limits. The Engines will only have 10 minutes around the Human World before they are forced to remove their Souls from their Engine Casts. Since the Ancient Engines will continue searching around the Human World for too long, they will face the risk of fatal rusting.
"You can't be serious... Wonder where will those three trains will end up should they cast off their Souls from their Engine Casts?", Anzu clarified.
Meanwhile, the Ancient Engines are at their limit. Per the standards of the Engines' 10 minute time limit. Kishamoth, T-Line, and K-Line set their destination to Hokuto to find a safe place to disengage their Engine Souls from their Engine Casts. The perfect location where they make a stop is within a familiar farmland, belonging to the Sawataris.
Kishamoth, T-Line, and K-Line disengaged their Souls from their Casts, and shrunk into their usual toy-sized Engine Cast modes, all while waiting for a human to put on their Souls back at a given opportunity.
Back in the outside of the abandoned Faust laboratory, the SOLGU operatives begin to wonder where will the Ancient Engines end up the moment they disengage their Engine Souls and Cast, respectively. Both Katsuragi and Goro are alarmed by possibilities of Neo Faust attempting to take them for their evil purposes.
"Another problem concerning those Engines the moment their Souls and Cast are separated, Neo Faust will most likely planning to go after it.", Katsuragi insinuated. "Don't get me wrong, assumptions will most likely become true in hindsight if you openly predict the possibilities. If I were you, you shouldn't be playing with those kinds of toys."
"What's that supposed to mean?", Anzu is appalled for Katsuragi just being too conceited for his own good, unlike Sento. "Are you going to let Neo Faust try to get their hands on those Engines?!"
Katsuragi doesn't reply and walked away as if he couldn't care less about what's going on, especially concerning the Primal Engines. Even Gentoku expressed disappointment by this either, despite he couldn't bear himself to face the man he once trusted to create the Rider System.
"He's too smug, nari...", said Yogostein.
("Ever since he has learned the result of his creation being used as a weapon of war. It seems Katsuragi no longer cared about anything now..."), Goro muttered to himself, commenting Takumi's currently apathetic personality was the effect of the aftermath of the war. "Let's just ignore him. The guy must be having problems of his own."
"And, yet you're ignoring Katsuragi too. I thought you and Sento were supposed to be friends?!", even Banjou chews out on Goro.
Goro replied insistently, "Sento is my friend. But, with Katsuragi around... He's not the man that I knew and looked up to. But, I made a promise to myself that I will bring Sento back."
Goro admits that he is having a hard time getting along with Katsuragi, even if his personality and level of intellect is similar to Sento. Deep down, Goro truly understands what Katsuragi feels right now: ever since that Evolto is dead, Katsuragi is beginning to think to himself with a question: "Has the Rider System served its purpose?"
"Banjou, has life been good to you lately? Or rather...", Anzu even read Banjou's thoughts. "Back then after Pandora's Box is destroyed and Evolto dead, you've been desperate trying to find a purpose in life."
"How did you ever know that?"
"Anzu knows how to read deep into your thoughts.", Goro said.
As Anzu pointed out, Banjou has been desperate what to do with his life after he lost his ability to transform when Evolto is killed for the past two months. Goro is insinuating that Katsuragi is feeling the same way - the Rider System did fulfill its goal to defeat Evolto, now that Evolto is erased from existence; Katsuragi is still uncertain on what he is going to do with the Rider System.
In a sense, Katsuragi was almost just like Goro before the latter chose to become a Kamen Rider. The only main difference is that, Katsuragi's invention already accomplished its intended goal.
"So, your implying that Katsuragi's currently apathetic attitude is the reason why he's uncertain on what to do with the Rider System right now?", Gentoku asked.
"More likely. And, the last time we stumble into our giant Formula 1 friend right here... Katsuragi saw his father. As if the guy was seeing a ghost or something...", Goro then brought up that Takumi's father, Katsuragi Shinobu is implied to be alive, and the last time they saw "Katsuragi Shinobu" was during the time the SOLGU operatives first encountered Machalcon.
"Katsuragi Shinobu... But I thought he committed suicide...", asked Anzu.
There are more questions in mind that have been on Takumi lately - other than the purpose of the Rider System in question and his father being implied to be alive.
The SOLGU operatives, Gentoku, and Banjou walked away; leaving the three Gaiark Pollution Ministers completely puzzled.
"Hey, where are you guys going, ojaru?", asked Kegalesia.
"That's none of your concern.", Goro replied dismissively.
"That was harsh, zoyo…", even Kitaneidas is no stranger to humans with harsh personalities.
The Pollution Ministers should be very careful not to be involved in situations that they are not fitted to accustom themselves to.
Back in Hokuto, at the Sawatari farmlands.
The farmlands began to recover following the destruction of the Skywall. Since then, the crops began to grow healthy, and the soil is now stable. Back then, due to the contamination of the soil as the result of the Nebula Gas within the Skywall, growth of crops seems to be dwindling at that time.
Ever since the war ended and the Skywall destroyed, the farmlands continue to function well. The farmers began to work hard in hopes of making a difference to the unified Japan.
While it seems to be a pretty normal day for the Sawatari farmers, the owner, Kazumi stumbles to something in the middle of plowing soils.
He stumbles into a crimson mammoth-like locomotive toy nearby, along with a memory card that has written "10" on it. Which happens to be Engine Kishamoth's Engine Cast and Soul, respectively.
"What's a mammoth train toy doing here?", Kazumi muttered to himself. "And this… This looks pretty familiar."
"Boss, we found something here!", said one of the farmers.
Kazumi then caught up with his workers, as they too stumbled two dinosaur-themed toy trains and two memory cards emblazoned with "11" and "12". Both of which happen to be T-Line and K-Line's Engine Souls and Cast, respectively.
"Hey boss, should we put these things into these toys?", asked the farmer who stumbled T-Line and K-Line's Cast and Souls.
Kazumi replies, "Don't even think about it! Who knows what these things might be and could destroy the farm. I know a guy who can handle this problem, so give those other toys to me."
Kazumi is smart enough to decide not to put the Souls into the Ancient Engines' respective casts, and for that matter chose to call the Special Operations Liberation and Guardian Unit, also known as SOLGU, which is led by Goro.
The next day…
At the SOLGU underground headquarters at the basement of ZETA Technology Industries' main office building, Prime Minister Suzumura then came to clarify about the Primal Engines' presence.
"First a giant Formula 1 race car, now a dinosaur locomotive? This is just way out of control…", Suzumura expressed his dismay with the unexpected presence of Engines. "Don't get me wrong, but aren't they aware that they are being sought after by Neo Faust as well?"
Goro elaborated, "Machalcon-san said that his parents were kidnapped by Foundation X. Those dinosaur trains are after the guys responsible for invading their home dimension. And the Engines have a time limit when they are in the human world; they need to force out of their giant size by disengaging memory card-like trinkets out of their bodies to shrink into the size of a toy car. However, in that situation, they will face the risk of being captured by Neo Faust."
"Can you pinpoint their current whereabouts?", the Prime Minister asked.
"Unfortunately, we have not tracked them yet."
Goro stated that they haven't yet tracked the Primeval Engines as of now due to the fact that they could not trace their signals in the radar. Unless if they ever to cause high-velocity tremors much like how Machalcon did.
Within moments, Anzu approaches her brother.
"Goro, we got Kazumin on the phone!", Anzu ran towards her brother as she passes her Build Phone to him. "I'll put him on speakerphone."
Anzu turned the speakerphone on so the team might be informed. Goro then took the phone and talked with Kazumi.
"Hey, Goro-chan. Long time no see!", Kazumi spoke. "You've been busy working as a peacekeeper, I suppose. Don't need to ask why I called, it's about these dinosaur toy trains we stumbled in the farm along with these strange memory cards that can be slotted inside of them."
To the surprise of the entire team, it seems that Kazumi and his farmers stumbled onto the Ancient Engines' Cast and Souls. And even better the fact that the Sawatari farmers did come across Kishamoth, T-Line, and K-Line's respective Engine Cast and Souls, it was a smart decision by Kazumi to let Goro and his guys work it out.
"Kazumin, those toy trains aren't ordinary toys. Remember those brother-sister duo, with the "sister" one who resembles Anzu? They happen to possess those so-called Engines.", Goro elaborated. "Their bodies are called Engine Casts, while the memory card trinkets are called Souls. Do not put the Souls into their Casts yet, since these guys have a mind of their own. We need to communicate with them first, since we too got a Formula 1 car of a friend on our side too."
"Okay, I got the gist of it. Come to the farm and I'll be waiting.", said Kazumi as the call ends.
"The farmer has stumbled into the precious cargo.", Goro then told Suzumura that Kazumi has currently safeguarded the Primal Engines' Cast and Souls. "And, we're going to retrieve the package before Neo Faust shows up."
"Exactly, who knows of certain if those mechanical creatures might be used for evil. Make sure they do not cause any harm in the cities.", Suzumura nodded before taking his leave.
The party respond in unison, "Yes, sir!"
Goro and his party later left the HQ and headed for the Sawatari Farmlands.
10: 29 am, Sawatari Farmlands, Hokuto
Later that morning, Goro and his gang arrived on Kazumi's farm, where Kazumi himself is waiting for the team to show up.
"Yo!", Kazumi waved his hands upon approaching Goro and his party. "You are sure pretty busy yourselves the fact that you are peacekeepers now!"
Kazumi greets Goro and the gang, and is surprised that how did a notorious vigilante spree killer like Aizawa Shinya ended up with them. Goro responded that the new Prime Minister, who is an old acquaintance to Aizawa recommended the latter into his squad in hopes the vigilante man could at least change his ways.
"How did a serial killer ended up with you guys?", asked Kazumi.
"It's best you don't need to ask, or you might regret it.", Aizawa replied, complete with a creepy and yet frightening aura under his calm and civil exterior.
"Aizawa-san is...He has a sense of justice for a vigilante man. He's also a fully-functional sociopath. There's one reason why you should avoid pissing the guy off.", Goro warns Kazumi that despite Aizawa's sense of justice, he's not a nice person to begin with.
Either way, Kazumi decided not to tick the vigilante man off, and then starts cut to the chase as he hands over the Engine Casts of Kishamoth, T-Line, and K-Line along with their respective Engine Souls.
Goro opened a compartment under Kishamoth's front wheels where its Engine Soul can be fitted in. Then, both T-Line and K-Line's slots where their respective Engine Souls can be installed are located on its back. The Engine Souls are now inserted on the casts. And by doing so, the Ancient Engines grow into giant size right in front of the SOLGU operatives and Kazumi.
"I was right...!", exclaimed Kazumi the moment he stumbled on the ground with his bottom. "Those aren't ordinary toys after all!"
"Paaaoooooohhhh~!", Kishamoth growled.
"Gaaaaaooohhhh~!", T-Line roared.
"Gyaaaaoooooh~!", followed by K-Line.
Author's Note:
Before I forget, if Banjou losing his powers near the end of Metroid: KRG Vol. 3 with Evolto's death via destruction of Pandora's Box was reminiscent to how Ichigo lost his Soul Reaper powers after he defeated Aizen using Final Getsuga Tensho. Him regaining his ability to become a Rider again in the previous chapter is reminiscent to how Ichigo regained his powers with the help of Rukia and the other Soul Reapers.
Since Machalcon knows Sosuke very well as much as his dad, Speedor. He too is close with the Ancient Engines, and even referred Kishamoth as "uncle".
My thoughts with Build's latest episode comes in two sides: one we see Evolto throwing a hissy fit the moment Sento beats him the second time with Genius Form. And two, Katsuragi's dad is indeed alive and working with Evolto. Meaning, that Katsuragi's dad may have a part with the events of the series. Also, the concept of the Best Matches in my opinion is very complex. It also doesn't help that Evolto is looking into Soichi's brain for the things he liked on Earth so Soichi listed things that he remembered from when he was raising Misora. When he wanted to know things that could destroy the things he listed as likes, they started off as destructive things until he came with nonsensical answers like erasers and comics so that he could in some way protect these things that Misora liked. Lastly, the whole thing Evolto's experience with human emotions brings to mind Kamen Rider Drive's Chase and Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger's Naga Ray. Unlike Chase and Naga, since they gain their powers as a result of an enemy manipulating their emotions; Evolto is a self-functioning case. And lastly a question for those anticipating for Build's episode for next week, who is the second Build?
And since Katsuragi's dad did appeared in chapter 5, his role in the story and connection to Neo Faust will be explored later on once the Go-Ongers are brought on to Build's world.
The fact that Aizawa is a vigilante serial killer, this chapter reveals that he is a diagnosed sociopath, in a more realistic example. To be frank, I have a thing for writing characters (anti-heroes in particular) and make them into heroic sociopaths. Before Aizawa, Goro himself has moments where he couldn't care less of the enemies he kills - such as an evil teddy bear and the older Washio brother, Fu. As of now, Goro seems to be more restrained and subdued, but he can fly into a sadistic rage if ever his loved ones are threatened. The reason why Aizawa got sent to Goro's gang is to curb down his murderous tendencies. Keep in mind a sociopath like Aizawa is incapable of feeling any remorse for the victims he kills, all the while Goro and the rest of the team are the functioning moral compasses to keep him in check.
