What's goin on y'all? It's Jiro again, here for dee TENTH installment in this fic. I do hope you enjoy this one, as I'm going to try and make it as entertaining as I envisioned it being. Thanks again, Jiro 'The Ghetto Shaman' Uchiha, OTF Inc.
"If we run into this Kyuuemon fellow, exactly how do we fight him?" Stallone asked, and Poe hummed as they walked the streets in broad daylight, the Kurou looking to the tops of buildings as he rubbed his chin. He shook his head, his left hand moving from his chin to the back of his neck as he shrugged. "We just fight. If we have to run, that's fine as well." he said, something the disguised Ghoul found odd. "So you planned out everyone's jobs but you didn't think out how you were going to deal with the target?" he asked, and Poe shrugged. "I've never fought Kyuuemon before, and from the one encounter Ata had with him, he used a projectile attack to catch him off guard." he explained as the duo turned the corner.
Stallone nodded. "I can fire projectiles from my hands if need be. Although I'm not fond of it." he said, rolling his right wrist. Poe hummed as he hesitated, the Kurou spotting something down an alleyway. "I'll think of a plan while we're moving. It shouldn't be hard, since you're nearly the same size as Ata." he said, jabbing his chin down the alley, Stallone nodding silently as the duo headed down the alley. "What did you see?" he asked, and Poe frowned, remaining silent for a moment. "Jukkarage I believe. They're the grunts of the Yokai. Pretty similar to Ghouls and Kurous actually." he said, something that made Stallone chuckle. "Something tells me that you don't believe that."
Ata sighed as he headed up the stairs to his old apartment, surprised that he was back already. Not sure why I'm surprised. I'd have to come back to get the Igasaki eventually. He thought, realizing that his primary targets, and the whole reason he accepted the gauntlet, had become a far flung thought in the back of his mind. He sighed, shaking his head as he knocked on the door, hearing someone speak on the other side of the door. He reached for the knob, grabbing and twisting it slowly as he opened the door, his constant weariness of battle keeping him on edge incase anything went wrong.
When he looked inside, he noticed that everything was exactly the same as they left it, something he found both weird and relieving. Hiro waved to him from the small couch they had in the center of the room, Ata nodding in greeting and relaxing his posture, realizing that there was nothing to worry about. Hiro isn't good at keeping his composure, so if anything was wrong, he'd definitely be on edge at least a little bit. He thought, bowing slightly as he sat down.
"It's nice to see you again, Tai." he said with a smile, Hiro bowing slightly as he chuckled. "How have you been, Ata-San?" he asked, and the Maori shrugged. "Been getting into a lot of fights with all sorts of people. Including this guy called Meteor." he said, Hiro blinking at the Kamen Rider's name. He leaned forward. "Really!? You got to fight a Kamen Rider!?" He asked, Ata blinking at his enthusiasm.
He nodded with a chuckle. "Sure did. Fought him twice and beat him the second time. It was really fun too." he said, and Hiro leaned back in his seat, letting out a big sigh. "I wish I could have seen you fight." he said, and Ata laughed heartily, glad that someone besides Poe was on his side. "Maybe you will. You mentioned that your grandfather was attacked by them?" he said, the questioning statement causing Hiro's hands to ball into fists, Ata able to feel some form of power radiating off of his hands.
The Maori reached over the small table the duo sat at in the center of the room, grabbing Hiro's wrist and pulling his arm. He tilted his head as he allowed his energy to run from his own left arm to Hiro's, the boy's hand opening as electricity cackled between his fingers. Ata released his hand, folding his arms and exhaling. "Why didn't you say something sooner?" he asked, and Hiro blinked. Ata shook his head before he reached up and scratched it. "Those idiots are targeting you for some reason, and I bet those sparks have something to do with it." he said, pointing to Hiro's hands, which he quickly folded into his lap.
Tatsugami and Kentaro weren't havingn much luck in their search either, the duo searching aimlessly for the fox demon throughout the brightly lit streets. "Is there any reason that you decided to follow Poe and Ata?" Kentaro asked, and Tatsugami shrugged, rotating two shelled walnuts in his right hand, the Yakuza not entirely sure where he obtained the nuts. "I had nothing better to do. The fact that that idiot managed to beat Meteor only piqued my interest." he said, and Kentaro chuckled.
"I feel you. I tagged along because Ata managed to beat up my entire crew. If Poe didn't ask me to be the driver of that pain in the ass RV, I'd probably be fighting either cops or Yokai on a daily basis." he said, and Tatsugami chuckled as they walked onto a property that was rather familiar to Kentaro, as it was the same place that he met Ata, the beaten down hotel on the opposite end of the property. "So you decided to come back, human?"
Kentaro sighed, shaking his head at the sound of the familiar voice. "Of course I get stuck with this idiot." he said, him and the Leo Zodiart turning to face Kyuuemon, who was accompanied by a large group of Jukkarage. "Is there any reason you decided to show up in front of me?" he asked, and the fox demon covered the bottom half of his face with his oversized sleeve, laughing. "I happened to learn something special about you. And I'm sure you know what I'm talking about." he said with a sneaky grin across his face. Kentaro narrowed his eyes slightly, as if confused by Kyuuemon's statement. Suddenly, the Yakuza blinked in realization, swinging his right arm out and slapping Tatsugami on the chest lightly. "Transform. We've gotta shut him up." he said, the Leo Zodiart chuckling as he complied.
Ata tilted his head slightly, noticing that Hiro's own energy source was very noticeable to him now, something that he assumed was because of his own increased power. "How much control over the electricity do you have?" he asked, and Hiro shrugged. "I don't know. I've always tried to hide it and pretend I didn't have any powers to begin with." he said, and Ata groaned in frustration. "That makes no sense to me." he said, scratching his head and exhaling.
"If I had natural powers, I'd be flaunting them and honing them to their pinnacle." he said, the gauntlet rising to the surface of his flesh. "Instead, I had to rely on someone to get this thing. I'm almost jealous." he said, waving the gauntlet. Hiro locked onto the gauntlet, Ata noticing a twinkle in the boy's eyes, something that he assumed was from fascination. "You should try to get stronger. Maybe you could travel with me and Poe if you did." he said, something that caught Hiro's attention.
"I don't think I could get that strong." he said, and Ata shrugged. "You'll never know unless you try." he said, narrowing his eyes slightly. "Didn't you say that your grandfather was going to be here? Where is he?" he asked, and Hiro chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "He said that he wanted to go get something for the three of us to eat since I told him that I was inviting a friend over." he explained, and Ata hummed. "Something seems off about that. But I can't figure out what."
Tatsugami threw a right straight kick, knocking back a Jukkarage as Kentaro threw a heavy, stiff left chop that struck a second Jukkarage in the neck, an audible crack being heard from the force of the blow. The Yakuza blocked another Jukkarage with a cross armed overhead guard, throwing a stiff left kick at the creature's midsection, following up with another guillotine like chop that struck the creature down with a surprising ease. "Any reason why you want to keep that idiot quiet so badly?" Tatsugami asked as they came back to back. Kentaro stepped forward, catching the blade of a Jukkarage in between his palms. "Don't worry about it." he said, jerking the blade to his right, pulling it free of the creature's grip.
Following up from the pull, Kentaro opened his hands, allowing the blade to fly forward until he closed his hands around the hilt, swinging the blade overhead and coming down on the skull of the Jukkarage, watching it crumple to the ground like a rag doll. He dropped the sword, turning to face Kyuuemon, who seemed rather relaxed as he stared down the Yakuza. "Are you sure you want to face me? You are a plain old human after all." the fox demon asked and Kentaro rolled his neck, cracking his knuckles and chuckling. "You might be surprised at what a 'plain ol' human' can do." he said, stepping forward and throwing a straight right jab. Kyuuemon stepped back, his hands folded over his abdomen casually.
Kentaro followed up as fast as he could, pulling his right hand back and throwing a high left kick aimed at Kyuuemon's skull. The fox demon leaned back, Kentaro using his trained muscles to stop his leg in midair and bring his airborne heel down, Kyuuemon being caught off guard and bringing his forearms up to block the boot flying at his chest. Kentaro felt his boot make contact with Kyuuemon's forearms and used the fox demon as leverage, jumping into the air and withdrawing his leg. As he came down, Kentaro tensed the muscles in his upper body, coming down with a stiff left elbow that broke the fox's guard. Kyuuemon stepped back instinctively, Kentaro following after the fox with a broad step forward.
The Yakuza inhaled deeply, his focus razor sharp as he swung his right arm in a broad knife edged chop. Kyuuemon noticed this, and Kentaro picked up on his reaction, throwing a left jab as a feint to throw off his opponent. Kyuuemon leaned back sightly, avoiding the Yakuza's fist as he leaned forward, his chop striking Kyuuemon in the left temple, cracking his mask and sending him skidding back. The fox demon snickered as he looked back at Kentaro, who stood panting, his stance low and unlike the disciplined Rhinoceros Fist stance that he expected. "Where is this strength coming from!?" the Fox asked, a question that was shouted with frustration evident in his voice. Kentaro stepped forward, a slow, lurching motion that belied a sense of arrogance.
"You should know exactly where it comes from, Mutt." he said, Kyuuemon shouting in child like frustration, pulling his hammer and swinging it to his right, a long, thin blade extending from the rounded top of the hammer. Kyuuemon came down, a simple strike that Kentaro weaved away from, rising to his full height and stepping to his right. He closed in with a hooking left chop, striking Kyuuemon's left shoulder and causing him to stagger. The Yakuza followed up with a left uppercut that made Kyuuemon take a step back. "I'm surprised." he said, stepping back and taking the traditional Rhinoceros Fist stance.
Kyuuemon looked to Kentaro, blood trailing from the corners of his mouth. "If the Igasaki have such a problem with you, than they must not be that strong. Seems like Ata is wasting his time training to fight those idiots." he said, and the fox grit his teeth as he stomped forward, jabbing the blade directly at Kentaro's chest. The Yakuza inhaled, leaning to his left and jabbing his left hand forward to slap the blade away, exhaling as he noticed Kyuuemon's other hand make multiple symbol like gestures. Shit! Kentaro thought, realizing that Kyuuemon was finally going for some form of ninja technique.
The Yakuza stepped back as Kyuuemon rolled his body to face him, shouting as he spat a large fireball at the Yakuza. A shockwave flew past from Kentaro's right, striking the ball and sending it flying into the air, where it dissipated. "Don't lose focus!" Tatsugami shouted as he came down, his claws tearing into another Jukkarage. The Yakuza nodded, turning back to face the fox demon, only to find no one in front of him. "Fuckin' bitch." he mumbled in frustration before turning to the horde of blue Yokai that Tatsugami was dealing with.
Yakumo and Hikari glanced across the street from where they were positioned, the duo eying their target as he browsed local vendors happily, his air of nonchalance and confidence agitating both rangers. "When do we jump him?" Yakumo asked, and Hikari narrowed his eyes as the man moved from a ramen cart to continue his walk. "He's heading towards a big park. We'll get him when he reaches the park. Something tells me the others won't be far behind." he explained, the blue ninja nodding in response, beginning to move in tune with the elderly man that they targeted.
Soon, he reached the park and sat down on a bench, the duo that was following him opting for a hiding place that was in a nearby tree. The man sat comfortably, his legs crossed over one another and his arms spread wide on the back of the bench as he watched a group of children play soccer, a few of their mothers acting like coaches, a small cluster of older siblings cheering them on gleefully as the shortest child in the group kicked the ball as hard as he could, sending it flying from their designated play area directly towards the jovial man on the bench.
Shigeru's right hand shot out, catching the ball with an ease that belied his many years of experience in battle. Standing from the bench, he laughed and nodded to the children as he tossed the ball back to them, making sure to throw the ball lightly, his cybernetically enhanced strength making his lightest toss incredible to watch. He rolled his neck and sighed, rolling his shoulders as he turned to the tree the two rangers were hiding in. "Why don't you two come on out? There's no point in hiding." he said, the duo glancing to each other before leaping from the tree and landing in front of the legendary hero. Shigeru shook his head, reaching for his left glove.
"Are we going to do this the hard way again?" he asked, and Hikari chuckled as he pulled the small green train from his pocket. "Not likely. This time, we're going to take you down once and for all, Demon!" he said, the elderly Kamen Rider pulling off his other glove and nodding. He swung his arms to the left, bending his right arm in front of his chest. He slowly began to rotate his arms in broad clockwise arcs overhead, bending his left arm and holding it close to his left pectoral muscle. "Heeeeenshiiiiin..." He began before jabbing his left arm forward, crossing wrists with his right arm, which was still high in the air. "STRONGER!"
Hikari and Yakumo stepped back, watching Shigeru as his transformed form flew through the air, flipping and landing on his feet in front of them. He turned his head, lifting his right hand in front of his face and pulling on the white glove that covered his metallic hand, flexing his fingers as he began to chuckle. "So…. Which one of you two wants to take me on first?" he asked, the duo glancing between each other. Yakumo shouted, Shigeru's body shifting to the right, Hikari using the distraction to attack, throwing a hooking right roundhouse kick.
Shigeru laughed, a loud, eccentric sound that was accompanied by his body shifting to his left, throwing a high left chop to block Hikari's kick. "Electro… Fire!" he called, crossing his right wrist with his left, a stream of electricity shooting through Hikari's leg and causing him to shout in pain as he fell back. Shigeru spun in a counter clockwise direction and took a step back, responding to Yakumo's attack, which was a downward sword slash. "It looks like your friend isn't as strong as he thinks he is." he said, and the blue ninja's grip on his sword tightened.
"Attack him!" Hikari shouted, clutching his shocked right leg as he struggled to get to his feet. Yakumo jabbed forward, Shigeru remaining still as his unusual chest piece blocked the blade, Shigeru leaning back slightly to make the blade slide across his chest. He caught Yakumo's right wrist in his right hand, rolling it to his right as he leaned forward and exhaled. "Electro… Fire." he stated, a quiet, solemn attack declaration as he crossed his wrists, a shockwave shooting through Yakumo's arm as he fell to the ground.
"How long are we going to keep watching this?" Takaharu asked, the rest of the group camouflaged behind a small group of trees to the west of where the fight was taking place. "Just a little bit longer. We have to look for a weakness or something." Mio stated, something that Kasumi whole heartedly agreed with. "If we attack him now we'll have a temporary advantage because of the surprise factor. We have to wait to see if he exposes any weaknesses." she stated, something that the hot headed ninja wasn't honestly sure he agreed with.
Shigeru pulled on his right glove as the two rose to their feet, shaking their shocked limbs, as if the pain was like a bug they could shake from their flesh. "So you two want another dose of my Electro Fire? That doesn't bode well Fellas. Addiction isn't good." he said, wagging a finger like a scolding parent. Hikari shouted, pulling the Tunnel Axe from out of nowhere, something Shigeru noticed his Sentai brethren loved to do, and charging the green eyed Rider. Yakumo came from Shigeru's left, and he sighed. "Honestly, you kids are really stubborn nowadays."
Looking to the ninja first, he quickly and covertly crossed his wrists, turning to his left and throwing a right handed chop that Yakumo avoided by leaping over the cyborg hero. Shigeru turned to his right, blocking an overhead swing of the large tunnel axe with his metallic forearms, allowing Yakumo to land safely and spin to his right, coming around and striking Shigeru in the back with his blade, causing him to grunt at the impact as he chuckled. "You two aren't that bad after all." he said, shoving the axe forward as he turned to face Yakumo, his arms spread wide and his knees bent, stance slightly lowered.
However, before either fighter could respond, Shigeru lurched forward, a string of projectiles ricocheting off of his back. He spun to see a man in a purple suit walking forward with a large gun in his hands, train tracks wrapped firmly around his helmet. "Conductor!" Hikari shouted, the man nodding as he pulled the gun's grip back, folding up a blade that covered the barrel before picking up his pace, charging at the green eyed Rider with a bellowing war cry.
Taking that war cry as a call to arms, the hidden rangers all surged forth from the bushes, Stronger sighing as he realized that it was now Thirteen on One. He stepped back as the groups lined up in one long line, causing Shigeru to whistle. "So now Sentai groups team up to attack old men? I'm sure the boys upstairs wouldn't like that." he said, and Hikari narrowed his eyes. "What is that supposed to mean!?" he asked angrily, something that Shigeru only hummed in response to.
"Since it looks like you're all new, I'll let you in on a little secret." he said, tightening his gloves and flexing his metallic fists. "Sentai? Riders? Anyone else in a colorful, elaborate suit that fights evil? All of us are part of one cohesive unit, and that unit is led by the Council of Peace. At at the top of that Counsel are both the original, and the strongest Sentai leaders, and the oldest, and the strongest Riders. Imagine if they found out about you attacking little old Stronger." he said with a chuckle, his arms wide open, as if inviting them to attack him.
"That's bullshit!" Hikari shouted, believing that the elderly Rider was merely trying to deceive them, as his evil was no match for their sheer numbers. "Is it now?" Shigeru asked with a chuckle, the green train ranger shouting again and running forward, spurring everyone else into action against the Kamen Rider.
"Your grandfather sure is late." Ata asked, glancing out the window as Hiro grumbled to himself. "I told him not to take too long. He probably saw a criminal or something and went into a long speech about how great he is." he said, complaining to himself abut how eccentric his grandfather was. "A speech? So Japanese people have their own version of Hakas?" he asked, and Hiro tilted his head. "Haka?"
Ata nodded. "Before battle, Maori warriors perform a sort of ritual dance that is meant to both intimidate our opponents and declare our intentions. When we stick our tongues out, it's usually a symbol that we'll cannibalize our fallen foes, although we don't really do that anymore." Ata said, Hiro growing slightly uncomfortable at the fact that Ata implied cannibalism was still practiced in his homeland. "That sounds scary." Hiro said, shuddering at the thought.
Ata chuckled. "It can be. You should ask Poe about the first time he saw a Haka. He was working under some Shadow that tried to raid my home village, but our Taua, or War Party, met them and performed a fierce Haka before dispatching their force, which outnumbered us at least four to one." he explained, and Hiro blinked. "How did you guys manage to win?"
Ata shrugged. "Home field advantage, intimidation and superior battle skill. Most of the Kurous, and the Shadow itself were beaten by my family, my Father and Grandfather especially. I did pretty good if I do say so myself." he said, rubbing the wiry hairs on his chin and chuckling. Hiro nodded and chuckled at the information before glancing outside, noticing that the sun was beginning it's descent in the sky. "I'm going to call my grandfather. I hope nothing bad happened to him."
When Jo Shigeru heard his cellphone ringing, he sighed. He knew that it was likely his grandson, who was worried about his wellbeing after he was attacked by the two idiots that were pestering him at this very moment. He stepped back from the large, yellow traffic light on a stick known as the Signal Hammer, crossing his wrists quickly before he chopped the yellow train ranger in the right shoulder, shocking her arm and causing her to lose her grip on the hammer.
He threw his arms out at a high angle, blocking a pair of hooking roundhouse kicks from the pink and white ninjas. He rolled his arms in a backwards circle, tripping both of the girls without hurting them too bad before he spun to meet the orange train ranger, who for some reason came at him bare-handed, his weapon discarded. Shigeru blocked a right hook with his left hand, a chopping block that he followed up with a heavy right hook, knocking the train ranger back far enough to create a little space. Shigeru grunted, feeling pain in his back as he was struck from behind by the red ninja, stumbling forward into the blue train ranger, who used an oversized handgun weapon to shoot him at close range.
When he stumbled back, the pink train ranger struck him with a claw weapon she wore on her right hand, Shigeru able to absorb the damage and catch her by the left shoulder with his own left hand. He crossed his wrists, delivering an electric shock to the girl as she crumpled to the ground, another volley of projectiles striking him as he turned to see the gold ninja cowboy, something that Shigeru admitted was rather clever in design, and the purple train ranger, the two charging forward while firing projectiles in his direction.
Hiro looked to his phone, growing worried that the elderly man hadn't picked up any of the three times he called. "I hope he didn't get attacked again." he said, and Ata turned to Hiro, folding his arms. "You mentioned on the phone that his attackers were Sentai members, correct?" he asked, and the boy nodded, sighing as he squeezed his phone in his grip. "It was Yakumo and Hikari, the AoNinger and ToQ Yongou. For some reason, they get crazy when they're around me, and they've gone so far as to attack Grandpa Shigeru." he said, and Ata narrowed his eyes.
When they're around him? So there is something off about this kid after all. He thought, reaching forward and slapping Hiro's shoulder, hesitating slightly when he felt some form of energy pass between them, before shaking his head and passing it off as the boy's electricity. "How about I go look for him. Is there any way I can identify him amongst all the other old folks?" he said, and Hiro nodded. "I'll tell you enough about him so that you can spot him from a mile away!" he said, his fists balled, the boy enthused about aiding his grandfather in whatever way he could.
"You guys are persistent, I'll give you that much." Shigeru said, his breathing slowly getting heavier as he managed to create space between him and the thirteen rangers. If this keeps up, I'll have to resort to using my Charge Up to escape. I don't think I can beat them without inflicting serious wounds. He thought, remembering that they were still a pair of Sentai squadrons, making them valuable assets to society. Although, in his current situation, Shigeru realized that they were more akin to a menace to society.
The purple train ranger moved forward first, the other twelve surrounding Shigeru and preventing his escape. He came down with his blade, Shigeru stepping back and throwing a stiff right chop moving from left to right, aimed at the purple suited fellow's collarbone. The circling rangers came to his aid, the blue train ranger firing projectiles that struck Shigeru in the wrist, knocking off his trajectory. Luckily, the Rider was extremely experienced, using his momentum to lurch forward and jab his shoulder into the purple ranger's abdomen, lifting him up and tossing him overhead, only for a pair of red rangers to strike him in the chest with their blades, causing him to take a step back.
I've had enough of this. Shigeru thought, quickly crossing his wrists before dropping to a kneeling position. "Electro Fire!" he called, digging his fingers into the grass they stood on, electricity somehow traveling through the ground and shocking the ten rangers that were circling him, knocking them back and surprising the two red rangers. Shigeru leaped up, extending his arms and clotheslining the two, taking them to the ground and rolling back, creating even more space. However, the purple ranger was already back on his feet and chasing after him, hopping forward and coming down with his blade.
Shigeru caught the blade between his palms and twisted his hands to his right, shifting the purple ranger's balance before moving his left hand and chopping him in the chest, pulling his arm back and repeating the process, hearing a satisfying thud of his metallic hands against the collarbone of the purple fellow before moving his right hand and throwing a heavy hooking right that rocked his opponent.
The orange train ranger was the next to reach him, using the fight as a brief moment of recovery. He began with a right high kick. Shigeru blocked with a high left chop, pushing his leg down and throwing a straight right punch. The orange train ranger leaned to his right slightly, using his left forearm to block, shoving the Rider's arm to the side before throwing a straight right punch that made Shigeru take a small step back. The Rider responded by jerking forward, crashing helmet's with his opponent.
"We've gotta finish him off quickly!" Hikari shouted, calling for the ToQgers to use their finishing move. "Distract him while we get ready!" he called, and Yakumo nodded, leading his allies into battle as Right swapped out the train in his morpher with the Hyper Ressha.
Yakumo flipped forward, coming down with his blade. Shigeru stepped to his right, throwing a right hook and knocking the blue ninja back before looking to the train rangers, noticing that they pulled out a large weapon that looked like a combination of a train station and a shotgun. These Sentai guys need to turn down the creativity sometimes. He thought to himself, chuckling aloud as he spun and stepped back, avoiding a pair of blades as they came down at him.
The red ninja jumped over the yellow and pink ninjas, flying through the air and jabbing his blade out. Shigeru stepped to his right and crossed his wrists quickly before hooking his arm around the flying ninja's head as he closed in, grabbing his belt and falling back. "Electro Brainbuster!" he called, driving Takaharu skull first into the ground, a small shock ringing out and zoning out his allies as Shigeru rolled to his feet, noticing that the odd train cannon was loaded with a large group of trains as the red train ranger pulled the handle and trigger back in a fashion akin to cocking a shotgun.
Shigeru had no more time to observe, as he he to duck and step back to avoid a flying dropkick from the gold ninja. "Whoa there partner, don't you know flying dropkicks are our thing?" he asked, chuckling as he watched the gold ninja stomp forward and throw a right straight side kick. He slapped the boy's leg down with his left hand, following up by stepping forward and throwing a right chop as he heard the train cannon make noise again.
So they need time to prepare the attack, huh? If I can get past these greenhorns, I should be able to disrupt that attack. He thought to himself, stepping back from the blade of the yellow ranger. He shot his left hand out, grabbing the blade and tugging it from the child's grip before casting it off into the distance. "Kids shouldn't play with sharp things." he said, wagging his finger before balling his fist and striking the yellow ninja in the center of his helmet, turning and running at the train rangers, the five rangers, excluding the red and orange ranger, charging at him and intercepting him.
Shit. At this rate I'll have to either dodge or use Charge Up. He thought, his pride not allowing him to flee from a group of children. Crossing his wrists, he stepped back and dug his fists into the ground, releasing another Electro Fire that made them step back. "Out of the way! We're ready to fire!" the orange ranger shouted, the others moving out of the way as the two fired their attacks, a pair of energy blasts that rolled together and flew straight at the legendary Kamen Rider.
However, Shigeru was one of the Seven Legendary Riders, and a group of kids wouldn't be able to do away with him that easily. Using his incredibly powered legs, the green eyed Rider leaped into the air and flipped backwards, a move that belied an incredible finesse and beauty, his smooth landing blending in with their energy blast striking a group of trees and exploding, wiping out a part of the scenery of this park that Shigeru enjoyed so much. He flexed his fists as he was once again surrounded.
However, this time, they were all heavily armed, and the red train ranger was donning some form of shimmering gold train on his shoulders like an elaborate chest plate, and Shigeru could feel the power radiating from it like the afternoon sun reflected off of it. He sighed, and lifted his hands to his chest, preparing to use his Charge Up form, a last resort that he felt both worried and embarrassed to use. "Charge..." he said, ready to throw his hands in the air and finish the transformation. His hands began to move up as he was circled by the young rangers like a pack of hungry hyenas, and Shigeru chuckled, swearing that he heard a whistle identical to his.
When the thirteen rangers all hesitated and began to look around, Shigeru realized that he wasn't hallucinating. He looked around himself as the group became fragmented, spreading out and beginning to search for the sound of the whistle, fearful that the Rider had summoned his allies. "Who are you! Show yourself!" Hikari shouted, a deep chuckle ringing out throughout the park, as if a divine presence was looming over the entire area. "Get out here coward!" Hikari shouted, Shigeru tilting his head slightly as he tightened his gloves.
"The Heavens call to me."
Hikari whirled around, the other rangers all turning to look in the direction he was facing, seeing nothing but grass blowing in a slight wind that accompanied the whistle. Shigeru began to retreat, realizing that this new presence wasn't on the rangers' side, and as he stepped back, he began to wonder if it was on his side either.
"The Earth cries out."
Tokacchi spun and fired his Home Trigger into the air, his breathing begin to grow shallow and rushed, his grip on his firearm beginning to quiver as he felt a dark presence reach out and touch his shoulder, causing him to scream in fear and drop his weapon, the other twelve rangers spinning and turning to face him, only to find nothing at all.
"The Crowd roars."
Akira listened closely, trying to determine if there was any audible movement. "I can't sense anything. Can you?" he asked, and the ninjas shook their heads, unable to identify any discernible energy and movement besides their own.
"They are calling on me to defeat the forces of evil!"
Shigeru hesitated at the line, realizing that the unseen speaker was reciting something near identical to his signature pre-battle speech. Is this guy an ally? He wondered, taking a step back and creating a decent amount of space between himself and the rangers, the setting sun casting a shadow over the park.
"Listen, evildoers! I am the Warrior of Justice!"
The voice rang out as a black blur flipped over them, landing at Shigeru's side on one knee, like an ancient soldier saluting his captain. He rose to his full height, standing taller than Shigeru as he turned, his black armored form extremely familiar to the group. "It's him!" Right shouted, pointing at him and wagging his finger. Hikari's grip on his blade tightened. "Who are you!?" he shouted, the black armored figure chuckling.
"As I said before, I am the Warrior of Justice. My name is Kamen Rider… Maori, Maori Knight Form!" he said, balling his left fist as he threw his right hand up, ring and pinky fingers bent and index and middle fingers partially extended, Shigeru laughing as he realized that this new, unknown Kamen Rider was merely imitating him. "I'm flattered, but tell me. Why are you here?" he asked, and the knight chuckled, rubbing his armored hands together before lowering his stance slightly.
"I wanted to see how a real Kamen Rider fights, and besides..." he began, analyzing the group instantaneously. "Hiro was worried about you." he said, much quieter so that no one else could hear them. Hikari ran forward, all thoughts of strategy and defense forgotten, shouting like a wild berserker as he lifted his blade overhead. "I will slay all evil that crosses my path! Prepare to meet your end!" he shouted, and Ata chuckled, whistling as he stepped forward.
Hikari came down, and with one, fluid weaving motion, Ata caught him in a standing arm triangle. He stared down the other rangers before lifting his free left hand and spinning it in a circle before chuckling, lurching forward with Hikari in a tight grip before falling back, the sound of his helmet being throttled into the hard ground ringing out for all to hear as the knight rolled back onto his stomach and seemed to slither across the ground, his bright, white eyes locked onto the group as he slowly rose to his feet.
"Guys we have to get Hikari out of here!" the pink ToQger said, the group surging forward as Ata tuned to Shigeru, the green eyed Kamen Rider nodding as they both ran forward, the two groups moving with a near visible vigor about them.
Ata charged the dark energy into his right fist and swung, a straight right hand that struck Right in the chest, the red train ranger flying back as he engaged the remaining rangers with Stronger at his side. The green eyed Kamen Rider threw a wild right haymaker, striking Yakumo in the jaw, the blue ninja stumbling into Ata's right heel, a loud kick that knocked the magister off of his feet. His foot reached the ground as he ducked under the blades of Nagi and Fuuka, rising back to his full height as he exhaled.
Shigeru turned to his left and stepped to his right, avoiding the energy projectiles that the blue train ranger released. He chuckled, realizing that the wielder couldn't fire faster than he could move, closing in and throwing a slow, high right roundhouse kick that knocked the weapon from his palms. The Kamen Rider stamped forward, throwing his arms out wide before coming down with a dual handed chop that struck Tokacchi on either side of his neck, the force sending him crumpling to the ground like a discarded bag of garbage.
Ata used his right hand, slapping Nadagou's foot down, using his left forearm to block the Signal Hammer, realizing that his increased power made him more durable, and the same Signal Hammer that he worried would shatter his chest now barely pained his forearm, a signal that he was progressing much faster than his opponents. This isn't a good sign. He thought, shoving Nadagou's leg to the side and throwing a low right kick to sweep his other foot before turning to Mio. He caught the Signal Hammer in his palms, yanking it from her grip and discarding it.
If the ToQgers became child's play to me, than how am I supposed to have an honorable fight against the Igasaki!? He thought, growing slightly frustrated as he threw a right punch, watching the yellow train ranger fly back and hit the ground, bouncing and rolling. He spun, realizing that the rest of the rangers had surrounded Shigeru, and that Hikari and Yakumo had recovered. He balled his right fist, charging with energy by cocking it akin to a shotgun. He swung his hand overhead, bringing it down against the ground and dropping to a one kneed position.
The force of his attack shook the ground, knocking off the rangers' balance, allowing Ata to pick out a target and run forward. He leaped into the air, twisting his body to the left as he threw a right punch directly at Kinji. "Rider Punch!" he called, choosing to use the traditional Japanese accented English name instead of the Maori name he thought up in his fight with Meteor. The cowboy ninja turned to face him, and none of the rangers involved possessed great enough speed to stop Ata, his fist crashing into the gold ninja's face and cracking his helmet before sending him flying.
When he hit the ground, the remaining rangers had no time to hesitate, as Shigeru and Ata immediately began their attack. When Ata landed, he was in a kneeling position. Shigeru took this chance to run forward and leap off of Ata's back like a trampoline, flying through the air and spinning like a corkscrew. Ata rose to his feet, immediately blocking the blades of the white and pink ninjas with his armored forearms. He rolled his wrists, grabbing the blades in a tight grip and stiffly jerking them from the grip of the two ninjas. Remaining fluid, he immediately tossed them forward, making Rokugou and ToQ Ichigou hesitate.
Shigeru extended his right hand, his spinning ceasing as he swung his fist in an elaborate variant of the Rider Punch. "Ultra Punch!" he called, striking Nadagou in the face and causing him to stumble back. Shigeru crossed his wrists, dropping to a kneeling position and releasing an Electro Fire through the ground with both hands, shocking Nadagou until he crumbled to the ground. He rose to his feet and spun, catching the blades of Hikari and Yakumo with an extreme ease. However, in Yakumo's free hand was a wand, one that Shigeru noticed looked like something he'd seen over the years.
The blue ninja said something that Shigeru couldn't quite understand, and then waved the wand in his direction. He shoved his hands together, shifting the balance of the two rangers and clattering their swords together. However, the small, sparkling stream of energy that was released from Yakumo's wand continued on it's path, striking him in the arm. At first, Shigeru felt nothing, his body able to move fluently as he rolled around a downward slash from Hikari, catching Yakumo's blade between his gloved hands immediately after.
But soon, he began to feel heavy, and slightly tired, something he found off. He shoved Yakumo's blade to his left, stepping forward and throwing a straight left punch, the agile blue ninja stepping back and avoiding the attack. Hikari attacked from Shigeru's right, striking him across the chest and tearing his odd chestplate, causing him to call out in pain as he stumbled back, allowing Yakumo to follow up with another strike, knocking Shigeru off of his feet. He quickly rolled, rising to his feet and grabbing his chest and wincing in pain.
Ata heard the cry and immediately changed his objective. He looked to his right, seeing Rokugou charge him, blade in hand. He inhaled, using the energy reserves he had combined with his wind manipulation to increase his speed, shooting to the right and ramming his large, heavy right shoulder into the train ranger's chest, sending him flying through the air. Exhaling, he turned to Shigeru and continued his movement. However, the Signal Hammer struck him in the chest, the swing coming from his left. Ata felt his feet leave the ground, and his eyes moved to his attacker.
No wonder Poe wants this kid to himself. He thought, landing on the ground and brushing off his chest as he stepped forward. "Get out of my way. I'm trying to save my friend." he said, using the conversation as a front to gather enough energy to simply blitz past the red train ranger, who was in his 'Hyper' mode. "It's not happening! That guy attacked my friends!" he said, his tone belying his child like naivety. Ata rose a bro, shifting the energy he gathered to his feet. "But they broke into his family's home, and attacked him twice. How is it okay to let them kill him?" he asked.
The train donning ranger hesitated, his grip on the Signal Hammer loosening ever so slightly as Ata crouched down. Right shook his head before slowly turning his head to glance back at Yakumo and Hikari, who were still delivering blow after blow to the injured Kamen Rider. Once Ata knew he was in the train ranger's blind spot, his muscles relaxed as he shot forward, simply shoving the red ranger out of the way as he reached Shigeru, blocking both blades with his bare hands.
Ata scoffed, squeezing the blades in his grip with a similar malice to the one he had for their wielders. When Ata yanked his arms in a downward direction, the blades snapped, the handles falling from the rangers' palms and clattering to the ground like dejected toys. "Give me one reason why I shouldn't kill you right here and make a stew out of you." He said, a malevolent demand that made the two take a step back as Shigeru slowly reached his feet, his right hand on his somehow bleeding chest.
Shigeru reached up, putting his hand on Ata's shoulder and shaking his head when Ata glanced back at him. "Don't kill them." he said, a weak, wheezing statement. Ata flexed his hand twice, the gem in the back of the gauntlet shifting to a sapphire color as he held up his left hand, the aquatic energy Ata recently obtained slowly healing Shigeru's wounds and recharging his visibly drained electricity. "And why not?" he asked, the elderly man chuckling as his breath began to return to normal.
"Because that mercy is what would separate you from them." he said, and Ata hesitated, gritting his teeth beneath his helmet when he realized that Shigeru was right. If he was to kill them as they were now, seemingly mindless berserkers that see evil in everything, how would he be any different? Both of them would be members of groups known to protect peace and uphold justice, reduced to a group of murderous dog eat dog lowlifes. Ata shook his head, realizing that even he wouldn't stoop that low.
He moved his hand, Shigeru's wound almost completely healed at the cost of over half of Ata's current energy reserves. "Then show me how to defeat them, Warrior of Justice." he said, Shigeru laughing at his dry, almost annoyed tone. Shigeru stepped forward, tightening his gloves before glancing behind them, the eleven rangers they left in the dust slowly regaining their composure. "First, we incapacitate the women and the weaker men, and then the stronger men can suffer our stronger attacks." he said, and Ata hummed before nodding. "Very well. You hold off those two, and I'll take the rest."
Shigeru chuckled as Ata turned around, the duo standing back to back, surrounded by a horde of rangers, the group making Ata briefly think of Fallen Angels, something about the analogy making him chuckle. He felt an electric shock in the center of his back, and took that as Shigeru's sign to move. The Black Knight vaulted forward, inhaling as he once more analyzed all of his opponents. I need to immobilize them in under two minutes. If not I run the risk of running low on energy. He thought, exhaling as his hands shifted into the 'Tiger Claw'.
The first person in front of him was Nagi, his analysis telling him that the yellow ninja's body was weak, Ata using his curled fingers to increase the damage dealt by his palm strikes. He watched his opponent acknowledge his presence and react, using his right hand and flipping his blade into a reverse grip before swinging in a broad arc. Ata ducked under the swing, throwing a hooking right claw strike that found purchase on Nagi's unguarded abdomen, making him lurch forward, doubling over in pain. Ata followed up with a left hooking palm that struck Nagi in the lower back, causing him to jolt into a vertical position, Ata rising up with him before striking him in the face of his helmet with his right palm.
Ata exhaled, hooking his fingers around the blocky shuriken on his opponent's helmet and bending his knees slightly before rising up, lifting Nagi off the ground slightly before quickly shoving forward. Using his left hand, which was still pressed against Nagi's lower back, Ata flipped the ninja, sending him crashing to the ground, landing on his shoulders and neck. Ata inhaled, turning and moving onto his next target.
Seeing that his the four rangers in front of him were all female, Ata hesitated slightly, as he wasn't truthfully fond of fighting women, especially women that weren't natural born warriors. How can I disable them without fighting them? He wondered, stepping back from Kagura, the pink train ranger rather upset at him for some reason. "What did you do to Hikari!?" she shouted, Ata stepping back again as she jabbed the weird, claw like weapon she had at him. Ata watched her attacks closely, realizing that there was very little variance in the strikes.
Using this to his advantage, he caught her right arm in a loose grip and tugged her forward, charging a small portion of his energy into his right hand as he struck her in the neck, a knife edged chop that rattled her skull and knocked her unconscious. He exhaled, shaking his head as he looked to Mio, who had already swung the Signal Hammer at him in an overhead angle. "Answer the question!" she shouted, and Ata blinked as he stepped to his right. Do they genuinely think I was involved?
Ata sighed, throwing a hooking kick, swinging his left leg in an outward angle from right to left, the heel of his boot catching Mio in the temple and sending her crashing to the ground. "I'm completely unrelated to those two losing their minds. They fell from grace on their own." he said, shrugging as he turned to the two Igasaki ninja, who had already charged him. Ata noticed the shurikens placed firmly in the hilt of their blades, allowing him to explain why the blades that were swinging in his direction were aflame. He noticed that the attack was meant to be a pincher attack, leaving him no horizontal way to escape.
For ninja, they either aren't very smart, or can't keep their cool. He thought, leaping over the blades without trouble. The two blades clattered together, Ata falling from the sky and landing atop the blades like a raindrop, his armor and body somehow able to be supported by the two flimsy blades. Ata noticed that behind the two females was the rest of his opponents. Ichigou, Nigou, Rokugou, Nadagou and the Aka and Star Ningers. Shouldn't take too long. He thought, immediately flipping off the blades and over the female ninjas' heads, another pair of knife edged chops removing their consciousness.
"Now that the girls have been taken care of, why don't we have a little fun?" Ata asked, stepping forward with his hands folded behind his back. "Silence! I will have my revenge for what you did to me!" Nadagou shouted, charging forward with his sword raised overhead. Nigou fired the Home Trigger from Ata's left, Ata exhaling as he fell back, unfolding his arms and spreading his hands, watching the projectiles fly straight over him, his hands hitting the ground as he extended both of his legs, planting both of his boots into Nadagou's abdomen before allowing his back to hit the ground, the rest of the rangers charging him.
Realizing that he was still surrounded, Ata jerked his body to the left, swinging his legs out as wide as he could as he placed his hands on the ground once more. Continuing to spin, Ata watched the feet of his opponents, noticing that they all stopped moving. Ata shoved forward, flipping back up to his feet and exhaling, lowering his stance slightly as he began to weave from side to side, releasing a single breath. Nigou and Rokugou immediately moved from either side of Ata, the blue train ranger releasing a frustrated shout as he swung the Home Trigger like a hammer, Ata twisting his body to the left and blocking it with both of his hands, using his stance to throw a stiff straight kick at Rokugou's chest, watching Nadagou come from the front.
Using Rokugou's body as leverage, Ata leaped into the air, twisting his hand to knock Nigou off balance and send the Home Trigger flying, his left leg striking Nadagou in the chest as he flipped overhead, the height of his flip allowing him to avoid the Star Ninger, landing behind him and catching him in a Sleeper Hold. Ata slid his right hand behind the gold ninja's head, pushing forward to cause more strain on his throat. He fell back, using his heavy, armored legs like vices, wrapping them around the Star Ninger's waist in a triangle hold.
Ata immediately took notice of everything around him. Rokugou, Nigou and Nadagou were recovering, and AkaNinger was heading towards him after checking on Nadagou. Ata exhaled, quickly tightening his hold as the gold ninja's flailing slowly came to a halt, Ata releasing the hold when his opponent stopped breathing, rising to his feet to meet Takaharu. Takaharu shouted wildly, coming down like an unskilled novice, allowing Ata to counterattack with more ease than he'd have liked.
Ata threw a stiff kick to Takaharu's abdomen, making him double over and drop his sword, his forward momentum completely stopped. Ata grabbed him in a belly to back waistlock, flipping him and hoisting him over his left shoulder. Ata dropped down to a kneeling position as he slammed Takaharu skull first into the ground, watching him bounce and land on his stomach as Nadagou recovered. Ata inhaled, charging forward with as much force as possible.
Nadagou shifted his blade back into it's gun form, allowing him to fire projectiles at Ata. However, he took too long, and Ata closed in too fast. As Nadagou aimed and fired, Ata ducked down and leaped forward, his left shoulder slamming into Nadagou's abdomen and lifting him into the air, Ata abruptly shifting himself towards the ground. Nadagou struck the ground hard, Ata's massive from rolling and landing atop him, his internal organs suffering heavily as Ata moved with his momentum, flipping up to his feet and exhaling. I'm down to Nigou and Rokugou. This should be rather easy.
Ata rolled his neck, glancing to Shigeru, who seemed to be doing rather well after Ata reduced his number of opponents and recharged him. Even though he's a cyborg, age still seems to get to him. Maybe he needs a tune up. Ata thought jokingly, chuckling to himself as he stepped over Nadagou's disabled, writhing form. He glanced across the ground, seeing eight other unconscious rangers, his hands beginning to quiver as he thought back to when the Shadow attacked his village, and the sight of defeat Kurou scattered across the ground like dead leaves.
Nigou had the Home Trigger back in his grip, and the weapon was leveled at his skull, Ata chuckling as he walked forward. He watched Tokacchi shudder, the fear very evident in his posture, Ata able to see Rokugou coughing as he slowly rose back to his feet, his blade in hand. Ata inhaled, humming to himself as he lifted his left hand. "Hira."
The command left his lips less than a second before the gauntlet's gem began to glow, and his shield appeared in his left hand. Ata noticed that it was different, the previously blank black face of the shield now decorated in intricate green and blue knot work to symbolize his increased power. Ata rolled his left shoulder, glancing to his left before looking forward, sighing at his two opponents. "Let's make this quick. It's almost time for dinner." Ata said, glancing to the sun as it continued it's descent in the sky. Nigou shouted, rapidly firing the Home Trigger, Nadagou taking his attack as a symbol to follow up.
Ata ran forward, keeping a close eye on Rokugou, who was now charging him from behind. He lifted his shield to block the projectiles, glancing down and noticing Nigou's feet as he closed in, exhaling as he pulled his shield back, thanking the gods that this fight was taking place in an open children's park, allowing him more room to both fight and think. Nigou hesitated as he pulled the shield back, as if confused that he'd abandon his effective defense. Ata became slightly agitated at this, and put more force into his attack, swinging the shield like a club at his foe.
The shield crashed into Nigou's chest, Ata pulling back and jabbing it forward into his chest again, releasing it and opening his right hand before quickly closing it and turning to his left, Nigou sliding back before the shield self destructed, Rokugou's battle cry drowned out by Nigou's cry of pain as he was engulfed in an explosion.
As expected, the defeat of Nigou pushed Rokugou over the edge, the angry train ranger discarding his weapon as he reached Ata, throwing a right haymaker instead of using his sword. Ata caught his opponent's fist, shoving it back and exposing his chest as he inhaled, charging even more energy into his fists, his body feeling weaker due to a lack of energy. However, he made up for it with raw physical power, stomping forward and tensing all of the muscles in his body. "Zenith Palm Thrust!" he called, slamming both of his palms into Rokugou's chest, hearing audible cracks as the orange train ranger went flying.
That took way too fucking long. He thought, immediately shifting his focus and running towards Shigeru. Reaching him in less than twenty steps, he caught Yakumo by the back of the neck and tossed him like a rag doll., sending him crashing into Hikari, shaking his head as they fell like dominoes to the ground. Shigeru tightened his glove, chuckling as he stood next to Ata. "You're actually pretty good. I think a lot of the older Kamen Riders would like you." he said, slapping Ata's chest in a friendly fashion. Ata chuckled, bowing slightly in thanks. "I'd sure hope so." he said, looking to Hikari and Yakumo. "Shall we?"
Shigeru laughed, a loud, eccentric sound that Ata couldn't help but emulate as the two bumped the sides of their fists together before jumping into the air in sync. Shigeru crossed his arms before rolling in a flipping motion, Ata mimicking the flipping motion, Ata throwing his left leg out as Shigeru twisted sideways and jabbed out his right leg. "Stronger… Den… Kick!" Shigeru called, Ata remaining silent as their boots struck, Ata's striking Yakumo and Shigeru's striking Hikari, the impact akin to a pair of divine hammers of justice, striking them with intense force that sent them both flying, their bodies wracked by the intense damage from the mighty power of the two masked riders.
"We're not done yet." Shigeru said, and Ata blinked, looking ahead at the clearly defeated rangers, who could barely rise to their feet. Ata followed Shigeru as he began to walk over to them. "Really?" He asked, rather surprised at the Warrior of Justice's actions. The green eyed Kamen Rider nodded. "They need to be sternly and strictly disciplined for their actions." he said, looking down at Hikari. "Grab that one." Shigeru said, pointing to and referring to Yakumo like an extra child's toy.
Ata grabbed the blue ninja by the collar, hoisting him up into the air as he looked to Shigeru. "Follow my lead." he said, and Ata nodded, mimicking Shigeru as he placed his hands on his opponent's shoulders and bent his knees. With a loud, noble cry, Shigeru vaulted himself high into the air, Ata following after him as he watched very closely. "Now drive him to the ground like this!" Shigeru shouted, grabbing Hikari's hip and rotating him, his skull pointing directly at the ground.
Ata mimicked, watching Shigeru rotate Hikari and place his feet on the young ranger's biceps. Ata decided not to do that, as they were already falling from the sky, the two deranged rangers set up for a gruesome pair of piledrivers already. "Reversal Breaker!" Shigeru called, grabbing Hikari's ankles as he slammed him skull first into the ground, the ground shattering beneath the impact as Hikari was buried halfway into the ground, his almost lifeless legs sticking up like morbid flowers.
Ata mimicked Shigeru, driving Yakumo into the ground. However, due to Ata's positioning being different, Yakumo's skull hit the ground and his body bent and crumpled from the impact, the blue ninja landing on the ground and bouncing before landing on his stomach, his spine visibly damaged from the attack. Ata grimaced at how damaged his spine looked as Shigeru sighed, walking over to Yakumo and stomping his spine to force all of the vertebrae back in place. "That is why you grab the ankles."
"Did you guys really fight together!?" Hiro asked, seeming rather excited. After a brief discussion with Shigeru on the walk back, Ata called all of his allies, who were all present, and scattered about the room randomly. Ata chuckled, nodding as he rubbed the back of his neck. "I have to admit, Mr. Shigeru was something else. The fact that he has another, much more powerful form honestly makes me glad he's on my side." he said, Shigeru chuckling at the statement.
"You aren't something to scoff at either. Especially since you told me you have two other forms I didn't get to see." he said, and Ata smiled, glad that he could find someone that appreciated fighting as much as he could. "Did he use any cool moves?" Hiro asked, and Shigeru hummed. "Sure did. His Rider Punch and Kick are just as powerful as mine, if not moreso, and his martial arts skills are something I haven't seen in such abundance since Super-1." he said, referring to another older, veteran Kamen Rider.
Poe stepped forward, his arms folded and a slight frown on his face. "Mr. Shigeru, how long will you remain in town?" he asked, and the elderly Kamen Rider leaned back in his chair, narrowing his eyes slightly. "Why do you ask?"
Poe sighed, glancing to the ground briefly. "Because those two teams are becoming more and more of a nuisance every week. It's almost like they have a disease and it's becoming terminal." he said, something that Shigeru couldn't honestly disagree with. "I will stick around. Don't worry about us. I have a few friends I can call. Fellow Riders and Sentai that wouldn't have a problem with putting them in their place." he explained, and Poe seemed to visibly relax.
"That's good to hear. Should we get going?" He asked, and Tatsugami, Kentaro and Stallone all nodded. Ata shrugged. "Guess it can't be helped." he said, rising from his position on the couch. He looked to Shigeru and bowed. "It was an honor to fight alongside you. I've always wondered how a good Kamen Rider fights, and I wasn't disappointed." he said, and Shigeru narrowed his eyes. "Good Kamen Rider?"
Ata nodded, glancing to Poe and jabbing his head towards the door, the Kurou nodding as the others began to file out of the room. "Yep. There's another Kamen Rider, called 'Meteor', who I had problems with." he said, and Shigeru seemed to visibly relax. "I see. I thought you were referring to something else." he said, seemingly more to himself. Ata bowed, shaking the Kamen Rider's hand before looking to Hiro. "Don't be shy about your powers. You should train them. Maybe one day, you could be a Kamen Rider like me and your grandfather. It'd be pretty awesome if I could train and fight alongside you." he said, nodding as he departed.
Hiro watched Ata leave, contemplating what he said as he turned around, glancing to his hands and opening them. If you want to be strong enough to fight with him, you have to do something about those idiots running rampant around the city. A voice in his head stated, Hiro sighing to himself. He recognized the voice, and was nearly convinced that voice was the reason those two groups were not only targeting him, but also losing their sanity and sense of justice.
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