Masked Rider The 1st

Kuriko's in big trouble now that she's pinned in between…a huge battle tank standing in front to the Nuclear Warhead Storage Building and is being driven by Vulcan Raven, and behind her is Momoko, the now-possessed cybernetic soldier code-named "Hopper". Both are out to kill her and the "heroine" must find a way to get pass them and sneak her way inside the Nuclear Warhead Storage Building so she could find Hal Emmerich so he can help her do with a way to free her elder sister.

Disclaimer:

- Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z is owned by Aniplex, TV Tokyo, and Toei Animation

- Metal Gear Solid is owned by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan

- Kamen Rider is owned by Ishimori Productions

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Outside the building Kuriko was gritting and chattering her teeth as it was snowing outside, but luckily she was wearing her cold-reducing clothing and thus protecting her from the possible effects of hypothermia and frostbite. Recalling what Baker told her, she went to the east side until reaching the mountain wall and found the hidden bag that was covered in snow, and then she proceeded to head north to get to the Nuclear Warhead Storage Building . After 10 minutes of running she was nearing the next facility and could see the door there.

"Bingo! Now all I have to do is slip the card and I'm in!"

But then a tank appeared and opened fire, but she managed to jump out of the way and when the smoke cleared, she stood up as the cover of the tank opened and a man, who resembles an Inuit, and the tank resembles an M1 Abrams tank. The man then shows up and glances at Kuriko, quite impressed at how she got here and decided to use her as a target practice.

"Impressive…a little girl like you managed to get here this far…but I wouldn't bet your hopes up. Either you surrender or I shoot you down. Going back won't even help you. I know how hard it is…but that's life. My intuition is always right."

As Kuriko moves back, she heard foot steps coming from behind, and saw her possessed, elder sister, still in her Hopper armor, and is covered with blood despite her armor being black. He realized that Baker is killed and now she has to find a way to get pass them and find Hal Emmerich as he is the only one who can free her elder sister from mental bondage.

"Baker…he gave his life so I could get here…but now I'm being pinned in between…I can't stay still as that tank will make beef putty out of me if I get hit…then nee-sama will have to be my shield…if she's not willing that is…"

Kuriko opted to face the tank first as she taunted Raven to attack her, and the Inuit obliged, as he went inside and ordered his co-pilot to fire the first shell, and as she had hoped, it fired at her direction, but she ducked out of the way and the shell hit the east mountain side. She made facial-taunting gesture and ran around in circles, but this didn't intimidate them as the tank's cannon rotated so it could get a lock on her, and when she stopped, the tank's cannon was affixed to her direction and opened fire. Again she dodged it and the tank's ammo ended up hitting "Hopper", sending her slamming against the debris and boulders. As she got up, the younger Akatsutsumi recalled what she has in her bag and wondered if it could work on a tank, and remembered that this is a weapons facility so it is likely that the tank has computer-controlled equipments, so now this is the good chance for her to try out the chaff grenade.

"Hmm…if this thing really work as Baker says…then this is the break I'll be needing…I'll disable that tank first then try to get nee-sama to snap out if I can…if this doesn't work…guess I'll have to take a risk…"

She sneaked her way near the tank and took out a chaff grenade, removed the pin and threw it over the tank's driver door, and a flake-like particle emanated, covering the whole tank, and the tank stopped moving along with its cannon. Inside, the co-pilot told Raven that the controls are jammed, and when Raven attempted to get out of the tank, the door was also jammed since the door can only be activated by a control panel, but due to the chaff grenade's effect, they are pretty much stuck inside.

"What a clever little girl…too bad the chaff grenade will last only for a few minutes or so…do not panic. We wait as she will try to take down "Hopper", and there we will strike back."

While the tank is under the chaff grenade's power, Kuriko went to the debris area and tries to talk her way to Hopper in hopes of bring her back to her senses, knowing the chances are slim but is willing to take it a try and was optimistic that she will succeed. She saw her lying within the rubble and approached her as she began to make her plea.

"Nee-sama! It's me! Kuriko! I'm your sister! You've got to snap out of it! You're just being used! We're supposed to be taking a vacation here when you were kidnapped! Our parents are worried and I'm sure our friends in Tokyo are also worried! You've got to fight it!"

But nothing happened as Hopper got up and roared, breaking free from the debris and went towards Kuriko, and the 10-year old girl was forced to defend herself as she blocks the punches and kicks, but she staggered back due to the strong impact of her attacks, and she realized that Momoko's physical strength has been enhanced artificially, along with her body armor. She was forced to do a counter attack and did a straight kick to Hopper's gut, sending her staggering back, but then Kuriko turn around to see the tank moving and coming near her. And there she realized that the chaff grenade's effects have wear off and now it is ready to fire. She made it appear that she was panicking, thus Raven took the bait and fired, but Kuriko ran towards the oncoming shell but ducked, and the ammo ended up hitting Hopper again, and again she sneaked her way near the tank and threw another chaff grenade, thus the tank was jammed on its tracks.

However, she couldn't waste time anymore as the snowfall is getting thicker and snow will rapidly cover the ground making it difficult for her to move around so she took out a real grenade and threw it at the tank's wheel, and then exploded, which the tank's wheel thread was damaged and therefore the tank is now stuck. Turning around, she saw Hopper coming towards her and the fight between two sisters resumed, and both exchange a flurry of punches and kicks, but Kuriko was on the losing end for Hopper's impact attacks was knocking her silly and is weakening due to the painful assault and realize that she has to do something or she'll end up getting killed or turning into a puppet, so she thought fast and got an idea.

Glancing back, she saw the tank's cannon moving at her direction, an she ran off from afar, and Hopper followed, and when the two sisters resume their fight, Kuriko took a small plastic bag and placed three pieces of grenades there and slowly removed the pins, gave it to Hopper and ran off just as the tank fired, hitting her, and the blast, along with the grenades that just exploded, was enough to send Hopper flying away, and landed on the snow-covered ground. Kuriko knew that her elder sister's armor can withstand the amount of the impact but knew this would hurt her as knowing that there are limits to that armor.

After that she went near the tank and threw the chaff grenade, jamming the tank, and then tosses a grenade inside the cannon's hole after removing the pin, and the M1 Abrams tank was out of commission for the tank's cannon was badly damaged. Since the chaff grenade is still in effect, neither Raven nor his co-pilot could get out, and are unable to prevent Kuriko from using the card to enter the Nuclear Warhead Storage Building . By the time the chaff grenade wear off, Raven was able to use the control to open the hatch and got out, and saw Hopper getting up and went towards the Nuclear Warhead Storage Building , breaking the door, causing it to form a huge dent. Raven then contacted Liquid Snake and made his report. There a three-way conversation ensued between Liquid Snake, Vulcan Raven and Dr. Shinigami commences.

"Looks like the little girl is now inside the Nuclear Warhead Storage Building , and I have to say, she's very crafty, I give her that. And very cunning, as she used Hopper as a shield so she can take our tank out. However, your little creation can feel an emotion called anger…she looks humiliated as she is tearing the door down and is roaring."

"I see…but I'm sure our soldiers there will intercept her there. She'll try to contact help but don't think she can…since the communication equipments there are too complicated for her…"

"Pardon me, but I believe there's more to than just going to the communication room. Hal Emmerich is also there and is being interrogated by our men. If she managed to get to him…"

"We can use the little girl to make our unwilling engineer change his mind and disclose to us where Metal Gear REX is hidden. That'll be a good idea."

"Pardon the interruption, Liquid, Shinigami…but Hopper is now inside the building. What do you want me to do?"

"Report back to my office. We'll let Hopper deal with her."

"Fine then…"

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Inside the Nuclear Warhead Storage Building, Kuriko had to navigate herself inside as the complex is big and quite complex to begin with, and with so many passages to choose from, so she had to make sure that the path she chooses are free of obstacles. Looking at her left she saw the building's floor map and took it as she'll be needing it to navigate her way around, and slowly she made her way around, pausing briefly to make sure the guards didn't see her. Checking on the map she went straight to the canteen to stock up on provision and then left in a hurry.

Meanwhile, Hopper was also inside the building and is tracking down on Kuriko, and was searching at every room. As she went to an adjacent room, she passed by a mirror stand and saw her reflection, in which she saw herself in her armor, and uncharacteristically, she took off her helmet and saw her face. It was the face of her true self…Momoko Akatsutsumi. She stared at the reflection seemingly admiring her beauty, but something triggered inside her and is now starting to get a little confused. She suddenly recalled what her mission was, and she puts on her helmet back on while her long, red hair flows behind her as she continues with her search, but as she makes her way up, she saw a shelf with a teddy bear, and gently took it.

This was one of the triggers as a memory shot inside her brain. It shows a little Momoko carrying a teedy bear at her home, and was cuddling. It was then that pain shot in her as she threw the bear away and clutches her head, screaming in pain. She wrecked a few shelves before leaving, trying to focus on finding Kuriko. As she went to the 2nd floor, the hallway is filled with FOX-HOUND troopers as they are standing in front of a room, in which it is believed where Hal Emmerich is being held. Since the troopers know that Hopper is with them, they didn't feel threatened but one of the troopers was holding what appeared to be an action figure and is bragging it to his fellow troopers.

"Hey, check this out…I didn't know that engineer is one heck of a geek…a Power Rangers action figure? What a nerd…"

"Hey…that's no Power Rangers…it's from a Japanese show I heard…but why would he bring it with him…? Huh? Hey, it's Hopper…hey, Wanna check this out? This Hal Emmerich guy is an oddball…I bet that's where the little girl is heading…"

Hopper took the action figure and glances at it, and again this triggered a sudden flash in her head, as the action figure is the one Momoko had at her home in Tokyo, one of her favorite, and the mere sight of it causes her psyche to fight control over the programming, and thus Hopper roared and began to savagely assault the troopers, and in less than 10 minutes all guards there are dead, all in a pool of blood. She then breaks her way in the room and the scene shifts on the first floor where Kuriko took out 10 troopers without killing them. She also heard Momoko screaming and wondered if this was due to the grenade and the tank's attack earlier ago. As she went up the stairs she saw the dead troopers in front of her and saw the broken door in which she deduced that the one she is looking for, Hal Emmerich, is inside so she went inside and saw a frightened man, an American, sitting on the ground, afraid and Hopper was there standing, and for the first time, she spoke, but in a clipped manner.

"Where-is-it? Where-is-my-mind? Who-am-I? What-am-I?"

"W-what are you talking about?"

Kuriko steps in and made another plea to her elder sister in hopes of stopping her assault.

"Nee-sama! Please don't hurt him! He's the only one who can help you!"

"RRRRAAAAGGGGHHHH!!"

In blind fury, Hopper began to attack Kuriko and smashes her way to get to her, and the 10-year old had to go on the defensive as she knew this is going to be a tough battle as the area they are in had very limited space, not to mention a lot of electronic devices. Kuriko had to dodge back and forth as Hopper's punches made a huge crack on the walls, and Emmerich watches the scene with uncertainty.

"Whoa…this is like one of the Japanese shows I've watched… Tokusou Robo Janperson…but this one is…a grasshopper? Nee-sama…it means "elder sister"…does this mean that…so that would explain the red, long hair…"

Kuriko was caught by her collar but she was forced to kick her back but was unable to break free. After getting close, she took off Hopper's helmet and saw the face of Momoko, and there Kuriko held her elder sister's cheeks and made another plea, this time her tears fell from her eyes.

"Nee-sama…why can't you hear my voice?? Are you going to kill your little sister? We have the same parents…we attend the same school…please…let's go home together…"

To her surprise…tears fell from Momoko's eyes, but she was expressionless and was about to punch her away when Kuriko saw something from afar, and this gives her an idea on how to bring her senses back. She broke free and went to a cabinet and took out what appeared to be an action figure. She then took some of them and showed it to Momoko's face.

"Look, nee-sama…see this…these are your favorite toys! The Zyurangers Action figures! Guardian Beast ZyuMammoth! Guardian Beast Pteranodon! Guardian Beast Triceratops! Guardian Beast SaberTiger! Guardian Beast Tyrannosaurus! You have them at home! We always quarrel because we always want to combine them! But…here…see this, mom bought me Guardian Beast Dragon Caesar, so know we don't quarrel anymore…please, try to remember!"

The action figures of Zyurangers have again caused another flash inside Momoko's head and now she is banging her head on the steel floor as she was losing herself as memories of her past is starting to kick in and she was in pain. Kuriko dropped the toys to help her screaming elder sister while Emmerich rushes in to help, as Momoko passes out. He took a sleeping bag so that the elder Akatsutsumi can rest on and a conversation between him and Kuriko is now about to begin.

To Be Continued…

I guees this means that Momoko is back to herself…right? Well we won't know until she wakes up…but if she does, what next?

Preview:

Momoko wakes up at last, but what will Hal Emmerich and Kuriko's response be?