Round ZERO: The Four Card Symbols
Okay, everyone…the first F-4 that went missing is now found by one of the DDS students, but a confrontation led to a stare down and a showdown, and Kyo takes on the possessed Z-Mon, now the Zebra Clow Beast, in order to bring Sojiro Nishikado in to authorities, but will he succeed?
And…a few chapters go, Hikari Yagami of Class C became the first DDS student to be assaulted and taken out by a mysterious attacker, now another DDS student will be assaulted... so be prepared…
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
As Sojiro looks on, the Zebra Clow Beast made its first move. He ran towards Kyo Renjou, now in his armored guise of Mask Rider Gamma and was gritting its teeth, intending to bite a chunk on its new prey. But Gamma countered with a spinning roundhouse kick, and the monster was reeling, and the armored DDS student followed it with straight punch, and the monster was sent flying towards Sojiro, but the F-4 member ducked out of the way, and the transformed zebra-Digmon hit against the concrete pillar, dazing it.
The F-4 member stared wickedly and took out what appeared to be a huge belt buckle that resembled a cardholder, which has a lever on the right side, and Gamma saw him inserting a card, which was the CHANGE STAG. As the Change Stag card was inserted into the buckle, gray, metallic cards swoops out of the left portion of the buckle, and wrapping around Sojiro's waist, and fastened on the right portion of the buckle, creating a metallic belt strap. Gamma was distracted for a moment, allowing the Zebra Clow Beast to recover and get up, executing a running clothesline, knocking Gamma off his feet.
Although stunned, the younger Renjou quickly recovered, thanks to his armor, and stood up, becoming determined to finish this fight, and wondered if Kite managed to contact Kyuu.
Outside the warehouse, Kite made several attempts to send a text message to Kyuu, but was unable to do so due to signal interference, but after two minutes of tireless attempts, Kite sighed as the message went through, and was about to head to the warehouse when the Frog Clow Beast appeared, drooling in front of the Class R student.
"Oooohhh shit…just what I need!".
Meanwhile, Isaka, the man who orchestrated the whole mess, was already inside the warehouse and saw the fight. He witnessed Kyo's transformation and was intrigued on what Kyo's armor can do against the Clow Beast.
He then notices that Sojiro was wearing the Buckle, and smirked to see if his hard work would pay off or not.
"Ah…the moment of truth has come…and now to see if the Suit of Coins we created is finally up to the challenge…and if successful, the Suit of Swords is next…" the villain thought as the fight is about to resume, and Gamma is about to launch an attack.
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 11: Soroi no Kozeni: Kamen Raidā Gyaren
The time now is 18:30, and Kyuu and Kazuma we're taking a break after a long research on where to find Sojiro Nishikado. They were hoping that Kinta, Ryu and Megumi have come up with finding clues that would lead to his whereabouts, and Kazuma's maids entered, carrying a tray of snacks. "Uh, thanks." Kyuu greeted, and was drinking his glass of milk, when his mobile phone vibrated. As he took his phone, Kazuma realized that Kyuu was still in possession of the Phone and belt, which are components of the Beta Gear.
"Wow…it's been several months, and Kyuu still carries that phone…and it's been months since he hasn't wear his armor…" the computer genius thought as his classmate read the message. Kyuu stared wide-eyed at the message that he read and showed it to Kazuma.
"ME AND KYO ARE RIGHT NOW AT KAINANDAI SOUTH HARBOR! WE SAW ONE OF THE F-4 THAT YOU"RE LOOKING FOR: SOJIRO NISHIKADO! HE'S THERE WITH A BOY AND A DIGIMON. KYO WENT INSIDE TO CHECK IT OUT WHILE I'M OUTSIDE TRYING TO REACH YOU THROUGH TEXT!AND NOW A MONSTER IS AFTER ME! PLEASE REPLY!"
Kazuma was quite ecstatic, but Kyuu had a worrying look, and turned to Kazuma.
"What and why is he doing there with a boy and a Digimon? Doesn't he know that he was missing for two months? Why would he be doing there and have a boy and a digi…". The Class Q leader and the computer genius stared at each other, and fear and terror seized their inner thoughts, as they deduced what just occurred to them.
"Do you think…?" Kazuma asked. "Wait here until the others are back! I'll be going there to see for myself! Try to contact either Kite or my brother! Oh, mister...can I borrow your bike?" Kyuu frantically told his classmate as he ran outside the mansion and asked the bodyguard.
Kazuma shouted "Sure!", and Kyuu heard it. The bodyguard was hesitant, but finally agreed. The Class Q member boarded one of the motorcycles and sped off to Kainandai. He was worried about what was going on there, and prayed that Kyo would be safe.
Back at the south harbor, Kite was running in circles in hopes of losing his predator, who has set his sight on him.
"I don't wanna be a Digi-food! I'm too young to die!". As he kept on running, he stopped his tracks as he reached the end of the bridge, and it leads to a dead end, with the ravine a sea of river. As he turned around, he saw the Frog Clow Beast running towards him and jumps at him. Kit managed to duck, and the monster fell to the river, and Kite was safe, at least for now. As he was walking towards the warehouse, his cellphone rang and he answered it. It was Kazuma.
"Kite! It's me…Kazuma! What happened there? Kyuu's on his way!". "Kazuma! We found him! We found the F-4 guy that you're looking for! He's inside the warehouse, with a kid and a zebra-Digimon! I'm not sure if it's connected to the Odaiba incident, but…UNNFH!!".
The conversation was cut short as Kite is struck from behind, knocking him out. Soon a shadow was seen dragging the unconscious Kite away, leaving only his laptop behind.
Inside the warehouse, Kyo, as Mask Rider Gamma, saw Kite being dragged away by someone, and was about to go outside when the Zebra Clow Beast splits into two, one blocking the exit, and the other grabbed him from behind. And there he was double-teamed, being hit by a barrage of punches. Not wanting to waste anytime, Gamma stomped onto the foot of the monster behind him, and was freed. Gamma took his Gamma Phone form his belt and fiddled with the lens, turning its shape into a pistol, and punched the codes.
1-0-6 ENTER
"BURST MODE", the Gamma Phone chanted, and he fired away on the two monsters. As he fired at the Clow Beast who was standing at the exit, it slowly disappeared, but he quickly turned around and fired at the other, and realized that the monster who held him is the real deal. Gamma fired three more shots on the head, thus knocking the transformed zebra-Digimon out. As the Clow Beast fell to the floor, the missing F-4 member threw a card at the fallen Clow Beast, and he was absorbed. But as the card levitated and was about to return to Sojiro's hand, Gamma took the card and examined it. There he came to a realization: The card he is holding appeared to contained a supernatural entity, and once released it took over the body of the host and claim it as its own. And once defeated, it will be sealed in this same card. He glanced at the card, which appeared to be a mix of a tarot card and a playing card, and then he glared at Sojiro and said,
"Okay, you f- -king son of a bitch…better explain yourself and tell me why I shouldn't bring you in.". Sojiro smirked as he glances at the exit of the warehouse. As Gamma turned around, he was shocked to the core at what he just saw: the Frog Clow Beast just entered the warehouse dragging what's left of a body, and from the shredded clothes and the broken laptop, Kyo recognized the body the monster is carrying: it was Kite, and the bloodied corpse was headless and his internal organs were exposed. Shugo "Kite" Kunisaki, a member of DDS' Class R, is dead.
The Frog Clow Beast grinned and proceeded to strip the corpse of his clothes until it was naked and went on to eat away on Kite's carcass, chewing tisuue after tissue, and Gamma turned his sight away from Sojiro to deal with the monster who killed his classmate.
The F-4 member then took the opportunity to activate the buckle that he's wearing by pulling the lever on the buckle's right side. When he did, the center portion of the buckle flips in a trapdoor-like sequence. There it revealed a red diamond symbol, and a computerized voice spoke, confirming the activation and said, "TURN UP", and a violet projection screen appeared, traveling a few feet away from him.
The projection screen hit Gamma from behind, and he collided against another pillar. As he turned around, Gamma saw the projection screen with a picture of a stag beetle and a diamond symbol engraved in the center, and Sojiro ran towards the screen, and the screen was absorbed onto his body, and he emerged in a red armor with gray chest plate, arms and leg plates.
They have diamond-shaped designs all over the gray ornaments. His helmet resembled a stag beetle, and was carrying the same gun used to unleash the Clow Cards. His belt has a symbol of a red diamond, and was standing in front of Gamma. Behind the shadows, Isaka was smiling at what he is seeing, and is pleased that all the "hard work" has paid off.
"Excellent…the Suit of Diamonds is now activated…Make him suffer, Mr. Nishikado…" he thought.
Forty minutes away from the warehouse, Kyuu picked up his Beta Phone after it rang. And there he became more worried after hearing what Kazuma had just said.
"Something has happened to Kite! Sojiro may have played a hand in what has happened at Odaiba, and right now he's being mauled by a someone, and I lost contact with him!". The Class Q leader increased the speed of his motorcycle, wanting to get there as fast as he can. He stopped when he nearly ran over Yukihira, who was passing by.
"Kyuu?? What's the rush??" she asked. The Class Q member told her about the situation and she volunteered to go with him, and the two sped off towards the sout harbor.
Back at the warehouse, Sojiro and Kyo, in their armored forms, were trading punches and kicks, and they appeared to be equal, but red-armored fighter was one step ahead, as he fired his shots at his opponent. Kyo, as Mask Rider Gamma, hid behind a thick, concrete pillar and bid his time, waiting for the right moment to strike, but what he didn't know is that the F-4 member is now getting more ruthless. He took the card that Kyo dropped and looked at it. It was same card that he acquired just now, with both sides of the card has the emblem of the 9 of Diamonds, the center has the picture of Z-Mon, and below the picture is the name of the card: GEMINI ZEBRA. As Gamma peeked, the armored F-4 member fired his gun and the armored DDS student hid back behind the pillar, trying to find an opening. While firing his gun, Sojiro pulled a roulette of cards from the other side of his gun, which houses the cards he acquired so far. There his placed the Gemini Zebra card into the deck, and pulled out another, which is the 8 of Diamonds, the SCOPE BAT, and swiped it onto the reader of his gun, and a voice spoke to confirm the card swiping.
"SCOPE".
The Scope Bat card levitated and turned into a transparent projection, and was absorbed into the armor. His gun's telescopic lens was amplified, and could now see where the DDS student is hiding. The armored F-4 member took out another card and swiped it onto the card reader.
"FIRE".
Again the card had the same effect as the Scope, and he opened fire, and the pillar that Kyo is hiding on crumbled and the DDS student ran off, and stopped as the Frog Clow Beast blocked his way.
He jumped out of the way as the armored Sojiro fired again, and this time it hit the Clow Beast, knocking it out. The armored F-4 member took out a blank card and threw it at the unconscious monster and was absorbed into the card, and moments later floated towards the armored fighter's hand. As Sojiro caught the card, it showed that the card has acquired a new card: the Category Three of Diamonds: UPPER FROG. Kyo, as Mask Rider Gamma, has had enough, and took something from his belt. A knuckle-duster that resembled a digital camera, and pressed the ENTER button on the keypad of the Gamma Phone.
The phone spoke to confirm the codes, and chanted "EXCEED CHARGE", and the armored Sojiro saw this and followed suit, as he took the Upper Frog card and swiped it onto the gun, and it said "UPPER". the armored F-4 member and Gamma ran towards each other, and there they executed a forward punch, hitting their target at the same time. Sojiro was thrown away after being hit on the chest and the same goes for Gamma, and both hit the floor. But fate has another reason for intervening, as Gamma took the bigger brunt of the blow, and the Gamma Phone was loosened from the belt, and Kyo reverted back to normal. As he got up, Kyo was again hit on the chest, this time by Isaka, who raised his hand, and a strong blow, which appeared to be a gust of wind, hit his chest area, and his chest bone, up to his collarbone were shattered, and he was thrown against another side of the wall. Isaka has shown himself, and he and the armored Sojiro walked side-by-side.
"Ha-ha-ha-ha…what a success…well done, Mask Rider Garren…well done…". Kyo was now immobilized, as his chest injury has affected both his lungs and his vocal chords. He was in a sitting position and too injured to move. Seconds later he vomited a lot of blood and spilled onto the floor.
"Shit…first the F-4 member went missing is behind all this, and now a Matrix-wannabee showed up...FUCK! I can't die just yet…not until DDS is…informed of what really…happened…" he thought, as he felt that he is about to pass out.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
- Uh-oh…I just killed off a DDS student, and an important one at that…well, that's the way it is…a sacrifice is needed in order to execute a good story…please don't hate me…
- The Suit of Coins is now revealed, and that is the armored suit that I've mentioned a few chapters ago, and now has the wearer, Sojiro Nishikado has an official name while in his armored form: Mask Rider Garren. His symbol is the diamond, and now you saw what he's capable of.
- Here are the cards that Sojiro Nishikado...or rather, Mask Rider Garren...has collected so far, which are under the Category of Diamonds:
A - Change Stag
3 - Upper Frog
6 - Fire Fly
8 - Scope Bat
9 - Gemini Zebra
In the next upcoming chapters, more cards will be shown, mostly from the Category of Spades...
Preview:
Kyo is in serious trouble…and in a serious condition! He's too injured to continue the battle. Will Kyuu and Yukihira make it on time??
Check back to see what happens next!