Round ZERO: The Four Card Symbols
As promised, Class Q is now back…but I decided to include Class R and S for some added diversity for this chapter. These sections will now have equal screen time in this fic, since DDS is about ALL sections within this academy.
And thanks for the reviews! And I'm glad that you liked the new sections. But don't get too happy just yet, folks! In the upcoming chapters, tragedy will again befall to some of the DDS students.
Disclamer:
- Detective School Q is owned by Studio Pierrot
- Digimon Adventure 02 is owned by Toei Animation
- Hana Yori Dango is owned by Yoko Kamio and Toei Animation
- R.O.D. The TV is owned by Aniplex and J.C. Staff
- .hack/ is owned by Bandai and Cyber Connect
- Cardcaptor Sakura is owned by CLAMP and NHK
Late afternoon, at the Kinomoto residence, Class S was a bit peeved that Kero wasn't around, and that no one else was here. They are now discussing about what just happened several hours ago. They are now seriously considering asking Eriol Hiiragizawa for advice to know if this incident has anything to do with the Clow Cards or if there are new versions of Clow Cards that are separate from Sakura's. Sakura's dad arrived, and Class S decided to call it a night and the Li cousins went home while Tomoyo decided to stay with Sakura tonight.
At the Renjou residence, Kyo and his mom saw the news of what happened and became very concerned. They feared that these incidents might spread to the rest of Japan and...the rest is self explanatory.
"Oh...I'm glad that Kyuu isn't involved there..." Mrs. Renjou spoke. "Mom...nii-san and Class Q is involved in investigating the missing F-4 member, so he and Ryu are safe. And also, it's Class C's job to look into the Digimon attacks..." the younger Renjou rebutted.
At B.O.A.R.D. HQ, the enigmatic man in shades and black clothing known only as Isaka is smiling anew as the scientists presented to him the rather huge belt buckle that has a lever on the right side. And along with it is the card which the scientist said that the card will activate the buckle. "President Tennoji...master Isaka...the Suit of Coins...or rather the Diamond Buckle, is now fully ready, and with this card our test subject will make full use of it.". "That's good. Now then, go and work on to the next project: the Suit of Swords. Come, my friend...let's go and test it out.".
Isaka left the HQ with someone, shrouded in silhouette, tagging along. Hiroshi Tennoji, the man who operates this unknown organization, chuckled like a madman as their plans are going smoothly. First they have Sojiro Nishikado, and now Tsukasa Domyouji. All they have to do now is capture the two remaining F-4 members and the three Card Suits will soon be a reality.
"Just a little more...just a little more time...and we rule this country and the rest of the world...ha-ha-ha-ha..."
Melissa by Porno Grafitti
(1st Opening song from Fullmetal Alchemist)
Kimi no te de (kimi no te de) kirisaite (kirisaite)
Tooi hi no kioku wo
Kanashimi no (kanashimi no) iki no ne wo tometekure yo
Saa Ai ni kogareta mune wo tsuranuke
Asu ga kuru hazu no sora wo mite
Mayou bakari no kokoro moteamashiteru
Katawara no tori ga habataita
Doko ka hikari wo mitsukerareta no ka na
Naa Omae no se ni ore mo nosetekurenai ka?
Soshite ichiban takai toko de
okizari ni shite yasashisa kara toozakete
Kimi no te de (kimi no te de) kirisaite (kirisaite)
Tooi hi no kioku wo
Kanashimi no iki no ne wo tometekure yo
Saa Ai ni kogareta mune wo tsuranuke
Tori wo yuuyami ni miokutta
Chi wo hau bakari no ore wo kaze ga nazeru
Hane ga hoshii to wa iwanai sa
Semete chuu ni mau MELISSA no ha ni naritai
Mou Zuibun to tachitsukushite mita kedo
Tabun kotae wa nai no darou
Kono kaze ni mo iku ate nado nai you ni
Kimi no te de (kimi no te de) kagi wo kakete (kagi wo kakete)
Tamerai nado nai daro
Machigatte mo (machigatte mo)
Nidoto aku koto no nai you ni
Saa Jou no ochiru oto de owarasete
Sukui no nai (sukui no nai) tamashii wa (tamashii wa)
nagasarete kieyuku
Kieteyuku (kieteyuku) shunkan ni wazuka hikaru
Ima Tsuki ga michiru yoru wo umidasu no sa
Episode 10: Ueahausu no Kaisen
At the Narusawa Mansion, the following day, the time now is 10 am. Kazuma was browsing on his laptop the places where Sojiro Nishikado frequently went all over the northern island when he received a call from the Nishikado family. And there he was told that he and the Class Q members can stay at their residence at Atami, so that they can be given access to some of Sojiro's records, memorabilia, the places he frequently went, and other stuffs that Sojiro has kept. While the youngest member of Class Q was a bit hesitant, Ryu heard it and suggested that this would be a big help, and Class Q agreed to move to the Nishikado residence, and they went back to the Atami prefecture.
Meanwhile, Class R had just finished their lunch, and all of them are heading back to their classroom when Yukihira passed by. She and Kyo exchanged greetings before parting ways. Kite teased his classmate, only to be jabbed on his gut by Kyo's elbow.
"Knock it off. We're just friends.". "But the way I see it…you two are more than that…" Kite teased back, but the jocks appeared and surrounded Kyo, overhearing Kite's teasing.
"Listen up, pipsqueak…stay away from Yuki or else. She deserves a real man...not a kid." They boomed. But the younger twin brother of Kyuu took exception to their threats as they seemingly looked down on him.
"OR ELSE WHAT, YOU ASSHOLES??" he answered back, glaring at them and clenching his fists. The jocks felt challenged and were about to assault him when Principal Dan passed by and the jocks ran off like a scared flock of sheeps, and Kyo was left alone. The two Class R members bowed to the principal and left, and the DDS founder smiled, seeing the sparks between his niece and his late partner's youngest son having a good rapport with each other.
At the Nishikado residence, 1:30 pm, Class Q arrived and there they were given more records on Sojiro's activities, as well as the other places that the F-4 frequently went. Kazuma was stating to feel the rather grating atmosphere brought about by the annoying manners of the Nishikado parents, and Ryu had to persuade the 12-year old computer genius to bear with it, since they were asked by Principal Dan to solve this case.
Then all of the sudden, Kinta's eyes caught something from one of the texts displayed at Kazuma's laptop monitor.
"Hey…I know that place…My dad and I once went to there in Yokohama. It's bar where dancers and strippers are there…oops.". The rest of the Class Q members stared wide-eyed at what they just heard, and eldest member of the group pleaded to his classmates to keep it a secret. But Ryu thought that this could be one of the big leads to look at and what Class Q needed in order to obtain some clues on where to find Sojiro.
"Your secret is safe with us…but can you go there and talk to the people there? They might give us some vital information on what went on before he disappeared."
Kinta accepted and boarded a motorcycle and sped off, heading to Yokohama. Ryu went to Sojiro's bedroom and looked around to see if he could find a vital clue, and Megumi went with him. There she saw cellphone bills, and the two glanced at each other, having the same thought coursing through their heads. They left the room and went to Kyuu and Kazuma.
"Meg and I will go to downtown Tokyo to get some records that Sojiro had while using his cellphone. There we might get the list of numbers, as well as the list of people whom he texted with. Let's hope that we might get a breakthrough.". After that, the two classmates left the Nishikado residence leaving their friends behind.
DDS, 15:30. Kyo and Kite left DDS after classes, with Junior and Anita going out on a date. Kyo invited Kite to go with him as he is going to do a transporter job.
"Deliver an item to the client…and you get instant Y 50,000?? You're kidding!" Kite exclaimed, and Kyo told him it was true. "That's why you come with me. There you'll know, and didn't you want earn some extra cash? This might be your big break. And it's part-time, so come on.". Sighing, Kite went along, realizing that he needed the money to buy .hack/ games and anime DVDs, and went to Kainandai prefecture.
At downtown Tokyo, 16:00, Ryu and Megumi went to JLDT (Japanese Long Distance Telephone) and SMART Communications to obtain records of the calls and text messages that Sojiro made, and managed to get them after showing their DDS badges. Once they got the records, they went back to Atami to show them to Kazuma so that they can bridge out their theories, and come up with a clue that would lead to Sojiro's whereabouts.
Two hours later, the possessed Gekomon, now the Frog Clow Beast, was stealthily assaulting several crewmen at a warehouse in Kainandai South Harbor, indulging himself in disemboweling his victims, and his appetite doesn't seem to wane as the Digimon-turned Clow Beast was never satisfied in consuming more than 50 humans, and was craving for more. As the Clow Beast was about to leave, a 17-year old woman appeared and, surprisingly, made contact with the monster using a device to communicate with him telepathically.
"Don't be alarmed…I'm just here to talk.. Do you want to find more kids to feed off your stomach?" she spoke with her mind. The Clow Beast who took over Gekomon's body sensed something from her, and realized who she is.
"You're not a Clow Beast nor human! Why are you taking a human form? And why should I believe you??" The Frog Clow Beast demanded.
"Because I happen to know someone that could boost your powers once you've eaten this person alive. So then…if you pass this up, I'm so sorry. If you want to, just come with me, and you'll see." the female teenager replied with her mind. As the female walked away, the monster decided to try his luck and go with her.
At the other side of the warehouse in Kainandai, ten minutes later, Sojiro Nishikado was standing there awaiting another victim that he coaxed into coming to him. A young, six-year old boy was following Sojiro after recognizing him. With him was his Digimon partner, Z-Mon, who resembled a humanoid zebra. Z-Mon was worried about why his partner went tall the way to Kainandai just to see the F-4. Once inside, the boy asked Sojiro where the F-4 are, and he said that they'll be here soon.
Somewhere near the south harbor, Kyo and Kite had just delivered an item and both got Y 70,000 for their services. As they were on their way home, they saw the young boy and Z-Mon following someone, and Kite seemingly recognized the person when he checked his laptop and confirmed that it was the missing person that Class Q s looking for: Sojiro Nishikado! Both got off the Side Basher and tried to use his cellphone to contact Class Q while Kyo went inside to see what was happening inside.
There he saw Sojiro trying to stall the boy and Z-Mon into waiting for a few more minutes, and his eyes widen when he saw what took place after. Sojiro took out a large, technological gun, and swiped what appeared to be a strange card (which is a Clow Card) into the side of the gun, and once roused, the gun said, "CLOW CARD UNSEALED", and a spirit emerged from the card and went towards Z-Mon. When the strange spirit went inside Z-Mon's body, the Digimon quivered and slowly changed is appearance. Moments later Z-Mon now appeared to be a cross between a Clow Card and a Digimon, and is now human-like in terms of height, as it stands 7'7.
As the boy approached Z-Mon and asked him what happened, the possessed Z-Mon instead grabbed the boy and bites away on his neck, and blood was spilled onto the floor, his neck and collarbones exposed, and the monster kept at it until his head was severed from his body. The boy died instantly and the monster proceeded to strip the dead boy of his clothes until he was naked and went on to eat away on his organs. Kyo covered his mouth and stomach, feeling nauseous at what he is witnessing, and now he figured out what caused the incidents in Odaiba and Tomoeda, and anger now builds up within him as the man who is declared missing turned out to be the one behind the recent spates of child massacres and the innocent Digimons get the blame. He came out of his hiding place and confronted Sojiro and angrily shouted at him.
"Sojiro Nishikado! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU THINKING?? DO YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU HAVE JUST DONE?? YOUR FAMILY IS WORRIED ABOUT YOU MISSING AND HERE YOU ARE COMMITTING MURDER?? WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELF??". But Sojiro said nothing and just smiled, as the possessed Z-Mon, who is now the Zebra Clow Beast, had just finished his meal, and is now setting his sights on the younger Renjou sibling. Kyo looked at the corpse, and saw the severed head of the six-year old rolling towards him, his eyes was still opened. The younger Renjou kneels down and placed his hand on the corpse's eyes, closing them, and stood up, intending to avenge his death.
"After I took care of that Digimon, I'm bringing you in!". Kyo took out what appeared to be a long, mobile cellphone with a symbol of the Greek letter Gamma (Γ) engraved on it, and punched the following codes on the keypad.
5-9-6 ENTER
Kyo's mobile phone, which is the Gamma Phone, confirmed the codes by saying "STANDING BY", and Kyo raised the hem of his black shirt, in which it revealed that he is wearing a metallic belt around his waist. It was the Gamma Belt, and he was glaring at the missing F-4 member.
"You're going to pay for what you done, you murderer! After this I'm taking you in! Rider Change!". Kyo inserted the Gamma Phone onto the buckle area of the belt, and once the phone was in place, the phone's voice spoke again to confirm the insertion.
"COMPLETE".
Sojiro was quite surprised when black light with green lines shone onto Kyo's body, and moments later the Class R member was encased in an armor, wherein his body was black, there were green lines on his arms and legs, and his chest plate area was colored gray. His helmet resembled a firefly, complete with a pair of antennae. Kyo is now in his armored guise of Mask Rider Gamma, and smacked is right fist against his open left hand.
"I'm taking you in! And there's no escape from you!" He hissed. But, the F-4 member was unfazed, and even smirked, as the Zebra Clow Beast was walking towards Gamma, and a big fight is about to commence.
To Be Continued…
Kesenai Tsumi by Nana Kitade
(1st Ending song from Fullmetal Alchemist)
Itsumo no shisen ni kimi ga ite kokyuu ga dekiru
Boku ni totte nara Sore dake de
Mou Juubun na hazu na no ni
Chippoke na boku wa kurikaesu ayamachi bakari
Dorehodo tsuyosa wo te ni shitara
Nani mo kizutsukezu sumu no?
Mayowazu ni Kono ai wo shinji ikiteyuku
Fusagaranu kizuguchi mo gyu'tto dakishimete
Futari wa aruki-tsuzukeru Ato ni wa modorenai kara
Ima demo kono mune no oku Kesenai tsumi wa itamu kedo
DARLING
Ano hi ushinatta aijou ni setsunasa wo oboe
Boku wa senmei na kono sora no aosa ni sukoshi tomadotte
Tatoe moshi nani ga gisei demo Tada hitotsu shinjita
Kimi no massugu na me ni utsuru setsuna ni saita hana no iro
Muryoku demo kono sadame Tsuyoku ikiteyuku
Te wo musubu taion wa zutto tokeatte
Dattara issou no koto seotta batsu nara tsurakute mo
Moshi tatoe kimi to kono mama
Sekai no nami ni sakarau dake da to shite mo...
Mayowazu ni Kono ai wo shinji ikiteyuku
Fusagaranu kizuguchi mo gyu'tto dakishimete
Mayowazu ni kono sadame Ikiru ikiteyuku
Kimi to nara eien mo kitto tsunagatte
Futari de tada mae wo mite dou ni mo naranakutatte
Soredemo kanarazu kimi wo kono te de mamori-tsuzukeru
DARLING
- Another gruesome murder…and this time Sojiro's been exposed. How will he escape Kyo's wrath should the younger Renjou manage to defeat the possessed Z-Mon?
- And to the new comers, you're wondering why Kyo is called "Mask Rider Gamma", so here's a clue: go to wikipedia(dot)org, and type "Kamen Rider Faiz" on the search bar, and there you'll see his picture. The armor that you saw is what Kyo is using.
- Oh yeah, this fic is set after my Detective School Q fic, Rise Of The Orphenochs, and there Kyo got his armor.
Preview:
Kyo (as Mask Rider Gamma) takes on the Zebra Clow Beast, but will it be enough to take down his opponent? And if he did defeat it, what will happen to Sojiro?
There's going to be a tragedy as a DDS student gets killed in the line of fire.
And speaking of which...the Suit of Coins will make its debut...so watch out for it!