Chapter 11
A theory
"(:- I How did the drones even find out how to enter Ventara?!" Cerrul was currently standing in the kitchen of Len; former Kamen rider Wing Knight, and Cerrul's mentor. Len remained silent as he reached into his fridge and pulled out a bottle of beer. Len then popped the cap off of the bottle, and took a prolonged sip, before he said, "I don't want to disappoint you Cerrul, but I don't have a definitive answer for that question." "{:- | Can you at least give me a theory I can work with?!" Len raised the bottle to his mouth and sipped the beverage thoughtfully for about a minute, before he said, "okay, I've got a theory… but I can't exactly guarantee you'll like it…" "|:- I Sigh… lay it on me…" "I think it's your fault." Cerrul immediately felt a huge wave of relief wash over him, as he said, "|:- D Wow, that's great, for a second there I thought it mi- wait, what?" Len finished taking another sip and said, "look, Cerrul, I don't want to point any fingers-" ":- [ Well that doesn't contradicts your last statement at all!" "let me finish. I remember Shellshock saying that when he dragged your butt out of the house and into Ventara, he saw the torso of a drone that had been cut in half. My guess is that when it got its head shoved into Ventara, it transmitted data back to it's creators that allowed them to find Ventara."
Cerrul stroked his chin thoughtfully, and said, "| :- T That actually makes sense. A lot, actually." "Look, Cerrul, I'm sorry if that wasn't the answer you wanted, but it's the best answer I've got." ":- | Oh no, it's fine. Got an answer to one question. That's really all, Master Len." Len shrugged and said, "Okay, off you go then, I guess." Cerrul shrugged with a sheepish grin as he raised his advent deck to the refrigerator, and said, "{:- ) I guess." Cerrul hesitated, and said, "{:- | hey, Master?" Len turned towards Cerrul, and said, "what?" "|:- | there's a question I've been meaning to ask you for a while, and I've never had the courage to ask, but… why did you stop being a Kamen Rider?" Len took another long sip out of the bottle, and said, "I stopped being a Kamen rider because I lost some friends. That's all I'll tell you for now." Cerrul nodded and said, ":- | see you later," before the advent deck pulled him into ventara.
