Last time on Academy Kamen Rider:
"Another incident. Caused by that damn Mikuchi again, no doubt. He seems to be making a week of fighting students!"
"Back on the ferry when we first enrolled, you talked to us about the money embezzlement scam that was happening, even with the academy's internet connection shut off." Dax began. Puppy nodded and took a swig from his soda.
Zane wiped his mouth: "Sounds vaguely familiar. You got something for us then?"
Placing a few pieces of paper on the table, Dax nodded again: "We've been hanging out with Raz Hybrid, because he got the Advent Thief case and we helped get the decks back from Kamen Rider Imperer. It turns out Imperer is connected to the dragon monster that ambushed Erik during class. Raz said after we forced Imperer out of suit and out of the Mirror World, Imperer transformed into the Dragon Dopant. On the third page is screengrabs of the encrypted website where Gaia Memory orders are placed and a bunch of temporary IP addresses that were used at this site."
"Before we get this thing on the road... Frantz! There's something I've gotta' say to you. I don't appreciate the fact that you've been out to get me since I enrolled, but that's not what boils my skin to the brink! I also hate the fact that not too long ago, you tried to blow me up with the entire Kuuga dorm building! That's right, Professor! I'm accusing you of being Imperer!"
"So, not only were you plotting to kill my students, Markus... you also stole money from us too? 'Disappointed' is going to be a nice way of putting my now-foul mood at my finding-out about your embezzlement schemes."
"But that doesn't matter, Professor, because I'm about to make him an offer he can't refuse." Erik spoke up. "He wants me gone and a lot of other people want him gone. So I'll propose this. Nobuya's going to fight for your position, Frantz. If he wins, you get what you want and I leave the island forever. But if I win, you're going to leave this island and never return!"
Frantz got face-to-face with Erik: "Deal, you little ingrate! And once Dori-kun defeats you, I'll take great pleasure in booting you off this island myself!"
Frantz passed Nobuya and patted him on the shoulder, mouthing the words "Do not fail me."
Kamen Ride: Gaia!
Nobuya's messed-up suit changed in the manner of Professor Jaden Stryder's Rider form: Gaia End Form.
Erik then became Kamen Rider Majestic Yusei, taking a battle-ready position.
"Erik! I'm with you!"
Eternal Waking Up!
Erik's body levitated off the ground as the Arms Monsters were all ejected from him, all transforming into chains to bind Nobuya to his spot.
"This can't be!!!" Frantz yelled out in despair.
"MAJESTIC DOMINANCE CRASH!"
Academy Kamen Rider.
Chapter 21: Dark Vengeance Pt.1.
"Damn." Markus Frantz exclaimed to himself as he continued to dwell in the sanctuary of the caves on Hongo Island. His plans had been scuppered by Erik Caine yet again. He looked down at the Ichigo dorm logo embroidered on his labcoat in disgust. His own students had walked out on him. Well, ex-students. He pulled his personal PDA from the jacket and then cast the coat aside. He turned the PDA on and connected to the internet, using his own dodgy connection to bypass the island's blocked access.
"I may be selling my shares in the academy, Yusei... but don't think for a second that I'm done with you!" Frantz thought, his mind full of anger and rage.
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"Hey." Erik greeted as Augen walked into the Den-O dorm ward with Eddie, just as Erik was packing up to leave.
"That battle was intense. I'll give you props for that one, kid. And it may be strange, but now I worry for Nobuya's state of mind." Augen explained.
Surprisingly, Erik agreed: "I know what you mean. But I can't say him going out of control isn't my fault. My kick directly cracked the screen of his K-Touch and it overloaded. Good for me that the K-Touch and the Gaia card were both destroyed. At least Nobuya isn't the problem. We've got to find Frantz and stop him."
"About that." Augen replied. "All the dorm professors got a huge email, stating that Frantz' stake in the academy had been sold off. Frantz has no control over this academy's future now... but don't rest on that, Erik. It doesn't mean he's giving up in his quest to get rid of you."
Erik nodded: "You don't need to tell me that, Augen. I know how bad Frantz is."
"There's also something else I wish to talk to you about. In about three weeks, I'm going to graduate, with a first-class ticket to compete in the second Tournament Kamen Rider. But we all know the tournament isn't for another two and a half years. In that timeframe, I won't be here as I'll be competing in small events. So I must ask of you to take care of Eddie when I go." Augen said, stunning Erik a little.
"I know he's your best friend and all... but I'm sure he doesn't need a caretaker, Augen. But I'll do right by you, just as you did for me. Plus, as far as graduation goes..." Erik responded. Augen held up a hand to stop Erik talking further.
"Don't turn all soft on me now, Erik. Your toughness is what made me respect you. Now come. Professor Ryker is holding a meeting in the central hall. He has announcements to make." Augen concluded before turning to walk out.
Eddie patted Erik on the shoulder: "Don't worry about it. He doesn't want anybody to miss him, that's all. Must be tough being the best."
Erik nodded and thought: "Yeah. He is the best Rider I've ever seen."
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"Alright, settle down and listen up! It's been a brave few years for this academy where you Kamen Riders hone your craft and I'd like to apologise for everything bad that has happened. My association with that traitor Professor Markus Frantz..." Ryker began, placing the Imperer Vent Deck on his desk. "...has been costly to this academy. It is because of him that the Oni have invaded three seperate times. It is because of him that many Den-O & IXA dormers have been bullied or brutalised by the Ichigo dorm. I'm hoping that now with Frantz gone, you bluejackets can show the other dorms respect. Anyone who spots Markus Frantz on this island will be rewarded for his capture. Now that I've stopped ranting and raving about his treachery, let's get to the topics I have prepared. I am pleased to announce that the grades for mock exams have been phenomenal. If you could do it without aching your arm, I'd say you give yourselves a pat on the back for that. In three weeks' time, graduation looms for our most senior students. Along with graduation comes the prom, so get yourselves nice and ready for that. And with graduation comes a new start as well. Next year, the academy will become tougher for you all and I am deadly serious when I say that. Professor Mitsukai shall be returning to the academy following his short hiatus to retake his position as the Agito dorm professor. And of course, the Ichigo dorm will gain their new professor. But that's not all. Next year, you may not even inhabit the same dorm."
This caused chatter among the students, causing Erik, Dax & Amanda to exchange glances.
"That's right: at the start of the next year, the dorms will be reshuffled. You may end up in the same dorm or you might have to pack your bags to another dorm room. You may not be staying in the same dorm as your friends anymore, but you will still have time to see one another. This is to encourage that competitive spirit. As a bonus, your new roommate might need help, which I'm sure you'll be happy to give. Nobody is exempt from this draft. Second, could Raz Hybrid & Erik Caine please stand?"
Raz & Erik did so.
"Suggestions have been made to me by other professors about you two. Next year, we're thinking about running a new class known as Riding 101. As you know, we're all Riders, which means we use motorcycles to ride. To get the full package of Riderdom, we believe this is essential and would like you two to inaugurate it today under the watch of Professors Mikuchi & Muro."
Raz & Erik sat back down.
"Remember what I say about fresh starts? I advise most of you before graduation to cut ties with past hostilities... because next year, the pressure is on. New hostilities will rise to the forefront of your lives here on Hongo Island. I'm proud of all of you for sticking with the academy this far and I hope you do the same when I deliver another speech of this manner next year. Assembly dismissed. Thank you."
Ryker smiled and nodded at the students before taking his leave, just as the student body began filing out.
Phil caught up to Dax on the way from the hall: "Ya know, Dax... the head prof is right. We've got some unfinished business to attend to. Since we've been here, we've been targeted by Lucifer nonstop. What's say we bring our rivalry with him to an end?"
Dax nodded, pulling the Gargo Deck from his jacket. Phil brought out the Spider Deck, drawing what looked to be his personal Final Vent from it.
"Still... wouldn't hurt to give our own Decks a boost before we go!" Phil smiled. Dax returned it and the two continued walking.
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Dori Nobuya slammed his fist against the tree. Erik had beaten him once again to clinch their rematch, in front of all of Nobuya's dormmates and fellow students watching. Following that, Frantz had fled. The celebrations for Erik's win was fierce, but celebrations Nobuya wanted no part of. He believed he was better than Erik. Nobuya could not fathom how Erik had beaten him once again.
Nobuya struck back at Kamen Rider Yusei with a slash from the MakaiBooker, slashing Erik twice more. The strike sent Erik stunting back slightly, but he managed to recover in time to strike back at Nobuya with a big flying sidekick, once again sending Nobuya onto his back. Erik even rained down firepower upon Kuuga as he descended. Kuuga was floored and his form dissolved into nothingness.
Instantly, the two rivals had lunged for each other once more, with Nobuya neglecting his weapon-powered assault and changing to merciless hand-to-hand beatings, taking relish in each and every blow. Erik aimed a crescent kick, but faked it and smashed Nobuya in the gut with a double slash from his Stardust Saber and the Nega Buster. Nobuya just responded with another powerful swipe of the MakaiBooker.
Erik went flying backwards, clutching at his smouldering golden armor. He stared at Nobuya. Erik rushed at Nobuya again and struck him with the Stardust Saber & Nega Buster repeatedly, before polishing him off with a flip kick to the head. Nobuya dropped to the ground and Erik prepared to end it. He took out the Awakening Fuestle and placed it YuKivat's mouth again.
Waking Up!
He jumped into the premature night, blasting Nobuya hard with the Dominance Crash Break again. Nobuya his MakaiBooker as he fell to the ground and crashed hard into the arena floor. Erik's boots had collided with the K-Touch, causing it to start crackling with electricity.
"How is it... that guy defeats me..." Nobuya asked himself over and over again, as he withdrew his bloody knuckles from the treebranch he just punched.
Eternal Waking Up!
Erik's body levitated off the ground as the Arms Monsters were all ejected from him, all transforming into chains to bind Nobuya to his spot.
"MAJESTIC DOMINANCE CRASH!"
"My strategies... they were perfect in every way... but he completely sidesteps everything. What is it that makes him so resistant to destruction and defeat? Were my family correct? Am I worthless?"
"Faster Nobuya, faster!"
"That's wrong Nobuya!"
"You're so weak and pathetic Nobuya."
"Why were you even born into this family?"
"Pathetic Nobuya, absolutely pathetic!"
"You're scum that shouldn't even be allowed to live."
"I'm the rightful heir to this family, not you!"
"DIE!"
Nobuya suddenly grabbed at his hair tightly, trying to drown out those particular memories. He then pulled his duffel bag in front of him, looking at the broken K-Touch pieces and the torn Gaia card. He then put them away and looked at the Kamen Ride cards in his MakaiBooker: Yusei, Kagemarou, RyuGun-O, Yu-Ki, Diend... suddenly his trail of thought was interrupted.
"I've been looking for you, Nobuya."
Nobuya turned his head to see Amy Crystalline appear, walking towards him. He closed up the MakaiBooker and slowly stood up.
"It seems that in my search for strength, I've taken a wrong turn. Yusei beat me... badly." Nobuya explained. Amy gave him a light hug. Nobuya didn't know how to react to this, instead opting to awkwardly return the hug.
"One defeat will not stop you, Dori Nobuya. You'll get stronger... and the day will come when you are the best on the island. You've just gotta' keep pushing for it. I know you'll get there, because I'll be by your side." Amy assured him. Still not knowing how to react, Nobuya broke the hug and sat back down on the ground.
"Don't get too comfortable, loser... I've come for your cards." Joseph Harbinger interrupted, pointing the Diendriver at Nobuya.
"What do you want, Kaito?!" Nobuya demanded.
Harbinger tapped the Diendriver against his wristwatch: "Like I said, I've come for the MakaiBooker and the cards inside it. After a humiliating loss like that to Erik, a loser like you needs to start again from the bottom. By taking the MakaiBooker as my next treasure, I'm helping you start over!"
Nobuya smirked: "So you want the cards, huh? Forget it, Kaito. Just scurry on back to the Kabuto dorm where you belong."
Kamen Ride...
"Such forceful words from a powerless man. I'm taking your cards, whether you like it or not. Henshin!" Harbinger called, firing the Diendriver.
...Diend!
The barcodes that made up the Diend visor bounced off the tree above Nobuya's head before forming on Joey's helmet. He approached Nobuya, but Amy stepped in the way and roundhouse kicked him.
"Hey! This has nothing to do with you, Amy!" Harbinger warned.
"This has everything to do with me, Joseph. I will not let you hurt Nobuya! Henshin." Amy responded. Amy stepped back and raised her wristbands. Crossing them she then pulled them apart, connecting the two was a chain. Amy then pulled on the chain, breaking it. The pieces then flew back to her body and formed her suit. Kamen Rider Survive.
Harbinger sighed: "I don't like to fight girls. I'm not a coward who attacks females. So do me a favour and stick to fighting girls."
Kamen Ride: Femme!
Kamen Ride: L'arc!
The two female Kamen Riders were summoned, rushing in at Amy while Joey was left with Nobuya. Nobuya stood up and took the Makai card in hand.
"If you want to steal my cards, you'll have to take me down first! Henshin!" Nobuya called.
Kamen Ride: Makai!
Transforming, Nobuya took the fight to Harbinger with his MakaiBooker.
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Dax & Phil drove onto the Nigo dorm grounds, hoping to run into Lucifer, so they could settle their rivalry. Dismounting from their Ride Shooters, the two friends rushed over to a mirror and looked inside to see a big commotion, with Kamen Rider Akuma at the center of it all. Advent Riders were all ganging up to take Lucifer down, but he was just too strong for them all. His Hell Vent made sure each one of them was on a one-way trip back to the real world. Taking a glance at one another, Dax & Phil nodded before heading over to the mirror, Decks at the ready.
"Henshin!"
"Henshin!"
After the Decks were slid into the V-Buckles, the suit reflections crashed onto Dax & Phil before they were sucked into the Mirror World. Jumping Lucifer from behind, the two Riders were on the assault. With their Sword Vents active, Dax & Phil managed to make Lucifer take a few steps back.
"You!" Lucifer exclaimed, surprised.
"Miss us already? Aw, we're touched. But right now, we're about to end your reign of terror!" Phil taunted, causing Lucifer to smirk.
"You can't end the infinite. Prepare to be sacrificed to the devil!" Lucifer declared, placing a card in the Twin Horn Visor.
Strike Vent!
With the Devil Drag Claw on, Lucifer proceeded to resume the battle.
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"Hey, Erik." Kenzaki called over as Erik drove his motorcycle to the start line alongside Raz's Machine HardBoilder.
"Yo, Kenzaki. What gives? We're about to start the Rider Race." Erik warned.
Kenzaki smirked: "Just wanted to let you know that Shiro has set up a double date with Christina & Amanda. After you're all done with this test class, send Shiro-niisan a message."
Although baffled at what he had just been told, Erik nodded: "Okay, dude. I'll be there."
Kenzaki left and Professor Mikuchi placed himself in between the bikes.
"Right, simply to the point, this is the class pre-screening of Riding 101. Which means you two are going to race around the island and the fastest time will be logged in. The second fastest will also be logged, and also, we will be monitoring your safety skills in the events of the race as well. First off, start with the ceremonial transformation." Mikuchi explained before stepping back. Raz & Erik nodded at one another.
Biting!
YuKivat summoned the YuKivat Belt to Erik's waist, while Raz flipped out the Fang Memory. Raz brought the Joker Memory-equipped Double Driver to his waist.
"Henshin!"
"Henshin."
Fang! Joker!
Now as their Kamen Rider selves, Erik & Raz revved up their motorcycles. Muro pulled out the starting pistol and promptly fired it, causing the Riders to drive off. Nearby, Rito Inukaze stood by, watching intently.
"Time to get me that Fang Memory... and to unravel some secrets about that Yusei character as well!" Rito said, pulling the red Gaia Memory from his back pocket, along with a handlebars-based buckle known as the Accel Driver. Rito placed the Driver on his waist.
"Henshin."
He placed the Memory in the slot and revved up the right handlebar.
Accel!
He then transformed into Kamen Rider Accel. With a grunt, he pulled the Accel Driver from his waist and shapeshifted into Accel's Bike Form, chasing after Erik & Raz. They raced up the mountain, with Raz & Erik both unaware that Rito was chasing them. In fact, once they did realise, he bashed them off the side of the mountain and they went over.
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Nobuya & Harbinger exchanged fisticuffs and gun barrels in a fast and furious battle. But the fact remained that Nobuya was still exhausted from his loss to Erik. Nobuya swung a punch that was easily deflected by the Diendriver's blasts, which seemed to injure the arm.
"C'mon... is this your best? I'm surprised you managed to keep up with Erik! Rise to the occasion and do something amazing already!" Harbinger taunted.
Taking a card in hand, Nobuya smirked: "Anything that I do, I dominate at! Even being you!"
Kamen Ride: Diend!
Nobuya flashed from Makai to Diend, drawing Joey's ire.
"And what was that about taking my cards, Harbinger? I think that now I have your powers, I'll be taking yours!!!" Nobuya responded, using the MakaiBooker in Gun mode. Joey chuckled and rushed in with the Diendriver, cancelling out the shots from the MakaiBooker.
---xxx---
As I lay me down to sleep...
I pray my soul is mine to keep...
And never step outside this bed...
Never into all evil...
Now back from the dead...
"Blood... darkness... come unto me!"
"Erik! Please see the reason within your heart! This isn't the real you!"
"Reason doesn't factor into anything... I just follow what is in my heart... and right now, darkness resides there..."
With a mighty swing of his weapon, the warrior silenced his enemy for good...
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"Raz... you alright?" Erik wondered as Raz seemed to freak out at the apparent black goo holding him up from falling. Erik was even more freaked out that the goo was protruding from his back.
"Yeah, I think." Raz shook. He then stood up and jumped back up to ground level, the HardBoilder in its flight mode following after him. Raz looked over the edge at the black goo, which slowly disappeared into Erik's back without a trace. He looked at Erik in slight fear and then slowly nodded.
"We should get back to Professor Mikuchi & Professor Muro." Raz suggested. Erik nodded and they headed for their bikes, but a large gun/knife hybrid blocked their path. Rito Inukaze, under the guise of Kamen Rider Accel, had arrived on the scene.
"I'm taking your Gaia Memories." Rito promised, swinging the Engine Blade with Raz just managing to roll under it. On instinct, Erik rushed over to aid his friend, taking the Stardust Fuestle in hand while Raz replaced the Memories on the Double Driver.
Nega Buster!
Fang! Trigger!
Rito sniggered and opened the Engine Blade like a shotgun: "You don't scare me with your big, shiny guns."
He placed a silver Gaia Memory into the slot as if he was loading a shotgun shell.
Engine!
"Your goal is despair!"
---xxx---
A/N: Chapter over! Sorry 'bout the wait, just had to recover from that big chapter last time!
Next time on Academy Kamen Rider: After a narrow escape from Rito Inukaze thanks to Raz's interference, Erik attends his double date as planned... but all is not what it seems, as Frantz is nearby and Erik mysteriously blacks out! Joseph Harbinger & Dori Nobuya continue their battle over Nobuya's cards, with Nobuya's prior injuries handicapping him every step of the way! Dax & Phil fight against Lucifer, who has a surprise in store, causing a casualty! With Frantz crashing their date, Shiro & Amanda fight him, with Amanda using one of her most powerful Rouse Cards! Fang Maximum Drive!
This is a presentation of DJ Diddy Dog - DECADE FORM.
Let's Ride! Set your sights on the Other Side!
Coming Soon...
The competition between Riders for places in the second Tournament Kamen Rider are fierce...
"Phil... no..."
"Let's end it right here, Harbinger! Diend versus Makai!"
"The Lost One's orb!"
"What have you done?!"
Alliances will be broken... and old hatreds will be revived...
"This is the real you, isn't it? You seem like the old, kind master of advice on the outside, but in reality, you're no better than Frantz!"
"The monster inside of me has awoken..."
"There is only one destiny I am concerned about, Erik... and our friendship doesn't even factor into it!"
They are all unaware of their part in awakening an ancient evil...
"The Lost One... his prophecy is slowly being fulfilled!"
"If your powers are fed to the Lost One... the apocolypse will come."
"Lost in my darkness will be your rotting corpse!"
"The Lost One... Azrael!"
"The dark spirit of Azrael is infinite!"
Some will put aside their differences to fight this evil...
"Friends?"
"Always, partner! Henshin!"
"Henshin!"
Some will look to claim it's power as their own...
Taiyou! Maximum Drive!
Eclipse! Maximum Drive!
"Solar Break Limit!"
"Full Moon Collapse!"
"The Kuuga dorm died with us. We are merely ghosts that have been reincarnated to stop the Lost One. The legend calls us the Lost Champions."
"Taichi has gone absolutely mad with power. The corruption of the Taiyou Memory is too great for him to handle. Only I can stop him, with the power of my Eclipse Memory in response."
And one Rider... will stand in the way to save the world...
"This power... it feels good... but that's because I've lost myself to it..."
"Yusei... carry on the will of the Lost Champions... before this world is destroyed... take his life!"
"The comrades around me help and encourage me. They have always been there for me and I always try to return the favour. Fail or succeed, our souls will always shine through! And with their power to guide me... I will use the darkness you have shown me to bring an end to your apocalypse, Lost One!"
Final Wake Up!
"This is for all the people you have harmed. For all the lives you have taken. And for the future!"
"Welcome to the dark... Yusei."
And he will never have to face this challenge alone...
Fang! Maximum Drive!
"Fang Strider!"
"We're partners, now and forever!"
"HENSHIN!"
GEKIJOBAN ACADEMY KAMEN RIDER: LOST CHAMPIONS!
COMING 2010!