Episode 11: Maaji Maji Majiro! Please!

Opening Theme: Life is Showtime

The Rings of Magic, Wizard Rings. Wielded in each hand of a modern mage, he will fight to turn despair into hope.

Hello, Readers! As of now, I am taking the Creative Liberty level up a notch! Initiating Operation: Overdrive!*

*Note: Not the Power Rangers series.

Masumi was rather happy to be out of the caves again, as he and Natsuki had volunteered to head out to find the next group of lost heroes. Ever since they had been found by Ryotaro a week before, it had been well established that gathering all heroes to the same place was a top priority. That and he had not had even a single moment alone with Natsuki since they had arrived in the strange world, and he wanted to rectify that. There was only one problem…

"Ah, fresh air, definitely a must for anyone." Souta said with a massive grin on his face as he took in a nice deep breath.

"Damn you to hell, super spy." Masumi thought. The blue Boukenger joined the two of them at the last minute, claiming that he wanted to get some fresh air. It was almost as if he had wanted to keep him from spending the day alone with only girl he would ever love…

Natsuki, however was having a blast. Spending the day with Masumi, a person she had loved ever since she had been found by him in those Lemurian ruins, and Souta, her big brother figure? Best. Day. Ever. As usual, she was carrying Zuban's Sword mode on her back, the large gold sword bouncing every time she moved, be it a hop, a skip, or a jump. Or all three at once.

Eventually, the three Boukengers arrived at a crossroad, with a forest splitting the road down the middle. Both paths would eventually be covered by a "tunnel" of trees.

"Let's take a break." Masumi said as he dropped down onto the ground, getting out his water bottle and taking a few gulps. They had been walking nonstop for about three hours, so the break was more than warranted.

"Natsuki will have a snack then." Natsuki said as she pulled out a bag of peanuts.

Souta sat down next to Masumi, took an overdramatically deep breath, and then said "Ah, the great outdoors. Surely there is nothing better then getting out into the wilderness for the fresh air-"

"Cut the crap, you came out here just to mess with me, didn't you?" Masumi interrupted, his tone unpleasant.

"Whatever do you mean?" Souta asked in the most innocent sounding voice he could muster.

"I haven't been alone with Natsuki for over a week, and this would have been the perfect opportunity had you not 'conveniently' decided you wanted to go for a stroll!" Masumi hissed, keeping his voice low enough to prevent Natsuki, whose mind was clearly elsewhere as she delved into her snack, from hearing.

"Do you want to know the truth?" Souta asked, his voice taking a dark tone. "You're right."

"What?"

"Do you really think that now is an appropriate time to be delving into romantic ideas? We're trying to survive out here, Masumi. If you weren't so distracted by Natsuki, you would notice that."

"You haven't been like this toward every other couple out here, asshole." Masumi growled.

"Maybe you should do something about me then…" Souta said slyly.

"What do you mean?"

"See that fork in the road? What if you were to… send me on my way down one path, while you and Natsuki took another…"

"Wouldn't that mess up your purpose here?"

"Oh, that was just to piss you off. I just wanted to know how you planned to get rid of me."

"You are a piece of work, you know that?" Masumi finished, the irritation in his voice amplified because of the high up adventurer's teasing.

"Just a bit of advice, use protection." Souta added, winking as he did so.

"YOU PERVERTED BASTARD!"

The Base of the Darkness Five

Viranias, the alien Temperor representative of the Darkness Five, strode into the chamber with the on floor viewing screen, were Surai was already staring into it.

"Surai, I grow bored. Is there any activity out there that I may know about?" the blue alien asked, his tone of voice suggesting that he wanted to strangle a Pigmon to death.

Surai chuckled at his compatriots violent attitude. "You're in luck. This is right up your ally." he said as he stepped out of the way, showing Masumi and Natsuki splitting up with Souta. "You can have a little hunt, if you so desire."

"What, and leave none for me to turn to bronze?" the alien Hipporito representative, Jathar asked as he to entered the chamber.

Viranias thought for a few moments before saying to his maroon counterpart "You can have the blue one. The black and yellow ones should be more interesting."

"Well, you two had better get moving, before Bandora or Gel-Shocker get's their hands on them." Surai added. Viranias growled at the mere mention of the other two evil groups before departing, Jathar quickly following when he realized he was being left behind.

To say that Masumi was happy to not have to see Souta's stupid smirk for at least the next couple of hours would have been an understatement. He was still rather confused about the reason Souta came with them, but he was fairly certain that he decided to come on impulse. That or his plan really was to irritate him for a while.

"Natsuki likes it in here." Natsuki piped after a few moments of silence. "It's nice and quiet."

"Yeah, I kind of like it to…" Masumi added, putting his arm over Natsuki's shoulder.

Natsuki was about to say something else when suddenly a vision struck her:

She was still walking along the same path, Masumi at her side. Everything is in grayscale, or black and white. Suddenly an explosion rips the air, sending them both flying. They land, she scoots over to where Masumi is on the ground, a massive gash in his chest from flying debris that struck the Fast Adventurer in mid air. A dark liquid is pouring from the wound. She knows it's blood…

"Masumi, Dodge!" Natsuki shouted. Masumi, having known her for as long as he had, knew better than to question an order from her, so he immediately wrapped his arms around his petite companion and leaped to the side, just as an orange beam struck the ground where they were both standing just seconds before.

When the two Boukengers hit the ground, Masumi made sure that he cushioned Natsuki with his body. The impact with the ground knocked Zuban off of Natsuki's back, the sword planting itself in the ground several feet away, as the two adventurers rolled to a stop.

"Damn, I missed." Viranias said as he descended from the sky, a pair of wings turning back into the yellow ropelike growths that formed his cape.

"Who are you?" Masumi asked as he struggled on the ground.

"I am the one who will be your demise, Viranias of Villainy of the Darkness Five!" Viranias shouted as he raised his claws to the sky for a moment, a bolt of lightning striking as that happened.

Masumi and Natsuki got to their feet, as Viranias continued to speak. "To be frank, I'm surprised you dodged that attack. Human must have better hearing than I have been told, for I was certain I didn't make a sound."

"Natsuki didn't actually hear you coming." The Strong adventurer replied.

"What?" Viranias asked, shocked.

"Natsuki can see into the future. She saw what you tried to do to Masumi." She said, as she calmly walked over to where Zuban was and drew the sword out of the ground. She also pulled out her Acellular, as did Masumi, as she finished by saying "Natsuki will never forgive you!"

"Boukenger, Start Up!"

The two of them transformed into Bouken Black and Yellow, respectively, and rushed forward, Black wielding his Survi-Buster as opposed to his Radial Hammer, and Yellow brandishing Zuban.

Viranias lashed out with two energy whips from his claws, but Bouken Yellow used Zuban to knock the whips out of the way as Bouken Black fired several shots from his Survi-Buster. The laser shots struck Viranias in the chest. The villainous alien had barely enough time to energize his claws again when Bouken Yellow was close enough to hit him with Zuban. Viranias quickly raised his claws just in time to block the golden Lemurian sword.

"Well, you are more skilled than I could have hoped." Viranias began, as he started pushing Bouken Yellow back a bit. "However, I have conquered stronger foes than you!"

Viranias shoved Bouken Yellow away and fired a volley of energy blasts from his claws. While the beams did not hit their intended targets, the shockwaves from their impacts with the ground sent both Boukengers flying through the air. Just before he hit the ground, Bouken Black fired off another few shots of his Survi-Buster in order to destroy some debris that the explosion knocked into the air.

"Now then," Viranias began as he took a few steps forward, planting his foot firmly on Zuban, as the sword was knocked out of Bouken Yellow's hands in the explosion, "are you ready to lay down and die? Or perhaps you wish to continue this futile struggle."

"Natsuki… will… beat you…" Bouken Yellow sputtered as she tried to stand, as the wind had been knocked out of her lungs when she landed.

"Yes, a good pest chooses to resist. But in the end the result shall be the same." Viranias answered as his energy whips formed again. "Perish!" he shouted as he swung down with one of his claws.

Bouken Yellow braced for the impact, but instead came a pained scream that was not her own. Looking up revealed that Bouken Black had leapt in the way and had been struck in the back by one of Viranias's whips, the other wrapping around his neck.

"Pathetic fool." Viranias growled, "Wait your turn!". Viranias then pulled Bouken Black and threw him through the air, making him painfully collide with a tree, knocking him unconscious and cancelling his transformation.

"Masumi!" Natsuki shouted as she also cancelled her transformation, barely dodging another attack by Viranias.

"You should be more concerned for yourself, girl!" Viranias shouted just as he swung his whips downward again…

Defend, Please

Viranias's whips bounced off a red circle that appeared in the air above Natsuki, the unexpected bounce forcing the blue alien back a foot or two.

"What is this?" The Darkness five general hissed. "Show yourself!"

Hidden in the trees, a man smirked, lowering his ringed right hand down to his belt buckle, which was shaped like a hand.

Connect, Please

Another circle appeared in the air, and the man reached into it, pulling out a silver gun. Swinging the weapon in the air, he fired off several shots that flew through the air, appearing as though they were about to hit Natsuki in the back, only to curve around her and strike Viranias in the chest. The alien grunted in pain as the bullets struck him, making him back off another few feet. Natsuki turned and saw the man, pointing his gun at Viranias as he walked toward them.

"Who are you?" Natsuki asked, hoping that this was a Lost Hero.

"I'm just a meddling mage." He answered, smirking. "But you can call me Haruto Souma."

"It does not matter what your name is, human!" Viranias howled, "You shall pay dearly for interfering!"

Haruto chuckled as he lowered his right hand, now wearing a different Wizard Ring, down to his belt.

Driver ON, Please

The belt quickly enlarged, now a rather large piece of equipment rather than a simple belt buckle. Haruto flipped a switch on one side of it, making his activated Wizardriver begin chanting-

Shabadoobi Touch to Henshin! Shabadoobi Touch to Henshin!

and Haruto placed a red ring on his left middle finger, flipping down an attachment on it to give the ring a look that resembled a mask with a visor.

"Henshin!" he shouted as he scanned the ring on the Hand Author of the Wizardriver.

Flame, Please. Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi!

Haruto's body was engulfed by another red Magic circle, covering his body in a black bodysuit with a red trench coat and rubies.

Kamen Rider Wizard raised his hand that wore the Flame Ring, the ring catching the light.

"Its Showtime."

Insert Theme: Last Engage

Wizard flipped forward the hidden blade on the WizarSwordGun, turning it into it's blade form. He then rushed forward, slashing at Viranias, almost too fast for the alien to block with his claws. When one attack was parried by the blue Darkness Five member, Wizard kicked Viranias in the chest with his right foot.

While this was going on, Natsuki made her way over to Masumi, and started shaking him.

"Masumi… Masumi wake up!" She pleaded, until finally the fast adventurer began to stir.

"N-Natsuki?" He asked, clearly out of it from being knocked out. "W-what's happening?" He then looked passed her to see the battle that was taking place. "Who's that?"

"He's a ring bearing wizard!" Natsuki replied, beaming, as she wrapped Masumi into a hug. "Natsuki is glad you're alright."

Masumi weakly wrapped an arm around her as well. "I'm glad that you're safe, too."

"Damn you!" Viranias howled, lashing out wildly with his whips, attacks that Wizard easily deflected. Flipping the Shift Leaver on the Wizardriver-

Lepachi Magi Touch to Go! Lepachi Magi Touch to Go!

-Wizard scanned another ring on the belt's Hand Author-

Big, Please

and stuck his hand into a magic circle that appeared in front of him, making it ten times larger than normal. Wizard's now massive hand easily slapped Viranias to the side. Wizard then shifted the driver to magic side again, and placed one more ring on his right hand.

"Finale." he said.

Choine! Kick Strike! Saiko!

A magic circle appeared at Wizard's feet, fire wrapping around his right foot. He then did a cartwheel forward, followed by a summersault that launched him into the air. He then flipped around in the air so that his foot was pointed at his target, flew forward-

And was knocked out of the air by a purple fireball that came out of nowhere.

Wizard landed on the ground hard as Viranias got to his feet, turning around to see a familiar face.

"Deathrog…" Viranias growled.

Sure enough, the Deathrem member of the Darkness Five, Deathrog of Flames, was standing there, his extra large left hand pointed skyward, indicating that the fireball that struck Wizard came from the ground.

Viranias stomped toward his fellow Darkness Five member, shouting "Why are you here? This is my hunt! No other member of the Darkness Five is worthy of this!"

Deathrog slowly grumbled "The...Master...is...not...pleased...with...you…"

Viranias's six eyes widened. "What!? You mean…"

"Return...to...base…"

"Humph." was Viranias's response. He turned back toward the heroes scattered about the clearing and growled "This isn't over. I swear it." And then the two aliens began to fade away.

"Wait!" Wizard shouted as he rushed forward, swinging the WizarSwordGun at them, but the blade struck nothing but empty air.

After a few moments of silence Wizard mumbled to himself "The Darkness Five...Just what are you planning…"

Closing Theme: Finale of the Finale.