Chapter 10: The Power of Seven
Hey everyone! As I prepare for my upcoming SOL's, I find myself in an unusual state of boredom, which is rare for me. Well, enough chitchat, let's do the disclaimer!
Disclaimer: I do not own Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight or Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's
Enjoy!
"Tell me that vision of yours is wrong." Said Dawn worried
"If it were, I wouldn't be telling you, now would I? Chris is in trouble!" I exclaimed
"There he is." Said Matt
"Come on. We need to save him." I said
We got through the mirror and saw Strike and Crow, clad in armor.
"Hey! Get away from him!" exclaimed Kit
Crow and Strike decided to make a break for him, but I had a plan.
"Yusei! Len! Kit! Check on Chris! Dawn, Matt, you're with me!" I exclaimed
"Got it!" exclaimed Matt
"Right." Said Dawn
We managed to catch up with Crow in time, just as he got out of his armor. I noticed that his criminal markers were covered. Considering that Crow wasn't going to listen to me anytime soon, I looked at Matt, and he got the message. At least Crow can recognize him better than he can me or Dawn.
Crow's P.O.V.
I nearly got away from those guys, and now they found two new recruits. To make matters worse, I lost James. I was hopeless remembering all of those turns. I remember the day when Alex came to me, offered to help me find Yusei and Saki, and to protect the kids I had looked after.
*Flashback*
"Yusei! Saki!" I exclaimed
Another gust of wind blew me out of the weird place, and I was in a new place. Nothing much had changed about me. My duel runner on the other hand, it turned into a black Duel Runner! The wings were gone, and it looked more like one of those old motorcycles in the past.
"Good afternoon Mr. Hogan." Said a man
"What do you want?" I exclaimed
"Your help. Allow me to introduce myself. My name's Alex Smith and I could use your help." Said Alex
"How can I even help you when I can't even find…" I started
"Your friends? Check your pockets; there should be something there that can help." Said Alex
"What the heck is this?" I asked as I pulled out a weird deck
"That is the key to finding your friends. This is Kamen Rider Wing Knight, Siren, and Star Knight. Eliminating them will help you find your friends. Now Star Knight and Siren are, shall we say, classic manipulators. They'll try to say they are one of your friends in order to get you off guard, and that's when they'll strike. If you can take care of them, then I guarantee that the people that you took care of will be safe." Said Alex
*End Flashback*
"Crow, you look like a mess." Said a male voice
"Huh? Matt! What are you doing here?" I asked
"Same reason you are." Said Matt
"You by any chance know where Yusei and Saki are?" I asked
"Actually, they're right there. You can come out now." said Matt
Two figures with blond hair and blue eyes emerged from behind two pillars. I recognized Siren immediately.
"You! Don't think you're going to get away with whatever it is you're planning!" I exclaimed
"Crow, relax, okay? See this? My Advent Deck. Dawn, can you hold this?" asked Siren
"Oh sure." Said Dawn
"Now you know that I'm not going to fight. I don't know what Xaviax told you, but I'm not going to fight. What do I have to prove to you that I'm Sakura Phoenix, your friend?" asked Siren
"Three things. One, show your mark of the dragon." I said
"Easy enough." Said Sakura
She revealed the Heart of the Crimson Dragon on her arm.
"Two, what is the nickname I love using?" I asked
"It's Saki, and I hate it when you call me that. Matt's an exception." Said Siren
"And three, what happened the day before you went back to the city with Matt?" I asked
"That's one memory I love to share. I came over to your place because I wanted to say good-bye, I hit you on the head with a crowbar, as a pun might I add, because you called me Saki." Said Siren
My jaw dropped to the ground after hearing this.
"S-Sakura? You were telling the truth back then after all. I can't believe that I fell for the oldest trick in the book!" I exclaimed in anger
"I don't blame you. Come on, we need to tell the others the good news." Said Sakura
Sakura's P.O.V.
"Yusei! Kit! Len! Chris! Look what the cat dragged in." I said
"Crow!" exclaimed Yusei
"Hey Yuse, uh…sorry about the misunderstanding earlier." Said Crow
"Hey, my catchphrase is no harm, no foul." I said
"And don't worry about it Crow. You're forgiven." Said Yusei
"So, did we miss something?" I asked
"Just the recent induction of Chris and Yusei into the team." Said Len
"Seriously? Well, better late than never. Welcome to the team Chris, you too Yusei, and we can't forget Crow." I said
"Well now, we go see Maya about her friend JTC." Said Len
At the bookstore…
"Maya, I'm glad you're here. We need to talk to you." Said Kit
"What, who are those three?" asked Maya
"Maya, this is my twin sister Dawn…" I started
"Nice to meet you." Said Dawn
"My boyfriend Matt…" I started
"Hey." Said Matt
"And this is Crow, an old friend of Yusei's and mine." I said
"Anyhow, we want to talk to you about JTC." Said Len
"Sure. Come into the back. So, did you guys find JTC?" asked Maya
"More like, we got bruises fighting a robot." I said
"Anyhow, we found a fake address." Said Kit
"So, how would a computer hacker know so much about the Kamen Riders? I mean, come on, who is this guy?" asked Len
"He's more than a hacker. In the UFO conspiracy world, he's…a man. Somehow, he always seems to have an inside track." Said Maya
"Well, I wanna meet him. One on one. Do you think you can set that up?" asked Len
"He's a bit skittish, but I can try." Said Maya
The door opened, and a woman came in. Seeing Maya's reaction, she was freaked.
"It's Michelle Walsh. Go, go, before she sees you. I'll let you know as soon as I hear from JTC." Said Maya
"Thanks again." I said
Later…
"You know what we need guys?" asked Len
"What?" asked Chris
"Another one of your inspirational speeches about teamwork?" asked Kit
I snickered at that joke.
"No, we need a training session. Let's regroup tomorrow morning, early." Said Len
"Wait, how early?" asked Kit
"Early." Said Len
"I'm not giving my definition." I said
"Yes sir!" exclaimed Chris
"Yes sir!" mimicked Kit
The next day…
"That bites!" exclaimed Dawn
"Ouch!" exclaimed Matt
"That's gonna leave a mark!" I exclaimed
"Urg, it's too early for this." Said Kit
"You gonna take a nap while you're down there? You're next." Said Len
"Yes sir." Said Chris
We were watching Chris fight Len, and decided halfway through the battle that we would help him out. Unfortunately, even with our help, Chris was getting his ass whooped.
"I'm training you to win, not to wear yourself out. A fighter with no lung power must make every shot count." Said Len
Shouldn't have said that, because he got hit in the worst place.
"Ha! I told ya its too early for this. Hurts, doesn't it?" asked Kit
"Don't even mention it." I said
"Better, much better. Now let's go meet this JTC." Said Len
"Took the words right out of my mouth." Said Crow
"Are you impatient or something?" I asked
"Maybe a little." Said Crow
We arrived at the location in no time flat, so we looked around for JTC.
"So guys, what do you think the odds of him showing up are?" asked Chris
"My guess? 90 percent, minimum." I said
"There he is." Said Kit
He was wearing a helmet to conceal his face.
"I'd say, pretty good." Said Len
"Yeah, that was after my prediction." I said
"Help!" exclaimed JTC
"Urg, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do." I said
"Kamen Rider!" we all exclaimed in unison
"I'm going right to cut him off." Said Chris
"Wait! We have to stick together!" exclaimed Kit
"No time to waste, come on!" I exclaimed
"Plan B, we meet him on the other side." Said Len
"Okay." Said Kit
We got to the other side, but we were ambushed.
"Kit! Len! Take care of ugly, okay?" I asked
"Sure!" exclaimed Len
"Meet up with Chris!" exclaimed Kit
"Right!" I exclaimed
"Careful!" exclaimed Crow
"Crow and I will handle this one. You, Matt, and Dawn find Chris." Said Yusei
"Gotcha." Said Matt
We were almost there, when we got ambushed by another mirror monster. This one had three faces, and every time the faces switched, its personality changed as well. This was the mirror monster version of Blitzwing.
"Sheesh, guns, when will this guy get original?" wondered Matt
That ticked off the mirror monster, and I had an idea, and Dawn caught my drift.
"Hey! Tri-face! Is that you or did someone dump a bucket of spare parts on you?" taunted Dawn
It started shooting.
"Why do you have three faces? You couldn't decide which one was the ugliest?" I taunted
It shot again.
"Distract it a little longer Sakura, I'll take it out." Said Matt
"Rifle Vent." Said a mechanical voice
A weapon that looked like Squall's gunblade appeared, and Matt was taking aim.
"You're pathetic dude, and I heard that your grandmother is chatty captain!" I exclaimed
It was about to shoot, when Matt fired, and got rid of it.
"And that's why you don't fall for trickery!" exclaimed Dawn
"Come on, Chris needs help." I said
"Yeah." Said Matt
We got there just in time, when Yusei, Crow, Len, and Kit arrived to stop Strike.
"Déjà vu all over again, and Black Wing, you joined them. Later." Said Strike
"Come back here snaky!" I exclaimed
"Come on." Said Len
Later…
"Man that guy was slippery." Said Kit
"Guys, sorry about running off on my own like that, I shouldn't have done that." Said Chris
"Together we're stronger, remember that? Look guys, the only way we're gonna win this thing is if we work as a team." Said Len
"Yeah, you're right, my bad." Said Chris
"Cool." Said Kit
"Yeah, just don't forget." Said Len
"Says the guy who likes going solo." I said
"Alright." Said Chris
"Alright. Now let's go team up on some pizza." Said Kit
"Is that all you can think about? Food?" I asked
"Hey, a guy's gotta eat." Said Matt
"And you have a bottomless pit for a stomach." I said
"That's dad." Said Matt
"I know, I was joking, though it's true." I said
Everyone laughed at that one, even Matt.
Done! Man this took me a while! Please review, and until next time, I'm sakuraphoenix, saying I heart you, signing off for now. Kan dao ni!