The Two in one Medal, the Visitor, and the King
After Valentine's Day, Austin and Bethany had been spending as much time together as possible. One of the things they were celebrating of course was that Austin was now "All there" as it were.
On this particular evening, Bethany was sitting on her couch, channel surfing when Austin finally got back and walked through the door.
"So what did Kougami want that was so urgent?" Bethany asked, turning the TV off.
"Eh, he wanted to give me this" Austin answered, pulling another Medal from his pocket. It was a faint yellow color, with the picture of a Kangaroo on it.
"He made another?" Bethany asked skeptically, remembering the "success" they had had with the Panda Medal
"He promises that he got the formula right this time, and that this one packs a special punch" Austin claimed, but Bethany just folded her arms. However, neither took notice of the cloaked figure watching them out the window.
That night, Austin was sleeping in Bethany's bed, with his girlfriend cuddled up next to him. He was almost about to drift off to sleep when he heard a tapping noise at the window.
"Oh great, what is it?" he thought, as he got up and moved to the window. The tapping was increasing, and had woken Bethany up.
"Who's tap-tapping at my window? Is it that pesky raven again?" she asked, as she pulled the bed sheet around herself. Austin threw the window open, and sighed.
"Nope, not a Raven" he replied, as Ankh stuck his head in.
"We got a live one" he said, as the boy and girl groaned. Within five minutes they were dressed and out the door.
"You sure it's a Yummy?" Bethany asked, as Ankh glared at her.
"Of course I'm sure, now let's get moving" he growled, taking off.
Austin, Bethany and Ankh ran into the park, as they saw a brand new monster. It looked like a walking skeleton, but with an extra set of arms, and each arm was holding a seriously nasty weapon. Also, it was wearing Gladiator armor.
"Remember when these monsters followed a pattern?" Bethany groaned, as Ankh glared at it.
"It's no Yummy, whoever keeps making these things is really pissing me off" he said, spitting.
"yeah, I thought you were sur..." Bethany began, when she saw the look on Ankh's face that positively screamed "Finish that thought and I will tear your head off right here", so Bethany mumbled and moved behind Austin.
"Regardless, I have to fight it" Austin said, placing the OOO Driver on his waist. He grabbed the Taka and Batta Medals, and paused when he reached for the Tora Medal, as his eyes fell on the new Medal.
"He wouldn't forgive me if I didn't test it ASAP" he thought with a sigh.
"Here we go Kougami!" Austin called out, as he grabbed the Kangaroo Medal. As he placed the Taka and Batta Medal in their places, he slotted it in the middle
"Henshin!" Austin commanded, as the rings appeared again, and the eighth spot the panda medal had occupied was now held by the new pale yellow Kangaroo medal
"TAKA! KANGAROO! BATTA!" it sang out, as new, brown armor appeared on his arms
"Oh, seriously?" Austin asked, noticing that the arms still had the same patterns as the Tora Arms, until he saw the hands. Instead of the claws, his hands were now encased in bright red boxing gloves
"Huh, don't know much about boxing, but I know it involves punching stuff" Austin quipped, charging at the monster. As it swung with its swords, Austin dodged expertly, and countered with a right hook. The force shattered parts of the armor.
"Alright!" Bethany cheered, as Austin fired off another punch, which caused the blade in the monster's top left arm to shatter. It shrieked in surprise, before attacking again, but Austin managed to Batta jump to safety, bracing himself against nearby scaffolding, before he scanned the Medals "SCANNING CHARGE!" it said, as he kicked off with his feet, flying back at the monster. His right fist grew larger, and hotter, until his right arm like a comet. He crashed into the monster, which exploded into a shower of dust again, and Bethany thought she caught the scent of sugar again.
"Ok, this is wearing thin" Ankh growled, turning to see that the two had vanished. They had used the opportunity to go back the Bethany's apartment, where they promptly fell asleep.
"Some one's moving in on my turf" Ivan growled, from where he was sitting in the park, having watched the whole thing.
"I don't like competition" he hissed, not aware again that a serpentine shape was twisting around behind him, just out of sight.
The next morning, Austin was the first to wake, as the soft, warm sun fell upon the two of them. He looked down to see Bethany's head resting on his chest.
"So cute, just like a kitten" he thought, when Bethany began to stir.
"Morning sleepy head" Austin said amused, as Bethany groaned, opening her eyes wide, and shutting them quickly as the sun hit them.
"How can you stand to wake up this early" she asked, before she let out a huge yawn.
"I don't know" he replied, stroking his girlfriend's hair
"But we should probably get going soon" Austin said, as he made to get up
"What are you talking about?" Bethany asked, confused
"School dude" was all Austin said, and Bethany fell back into bed, defeated.
"I completely forgot about School" she groaned, as she pulled the pillow over her head. "With all that happened, it must have slipped my mind"
Austin smiled, as he tossed Bethany's jeans at her.
"Even so, let's get going"
Ten minutes later, the two were on the road, using two of the four Ride Vendors that mysteriously decorated Jason's apartment complex. As they pulled into the parking lot, Bethany seemed to be stalling.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Austin asked, as Bethany just blushed
"We've always been outcasts, you more so, but if people find out we're dating..." Bethany began, as Austin rolled his eyes and marched over to Bethany
"And you think I care?" he playfully asked, as he slipped his arm on Bethany's, entwining them. This made Bethany smile
"Now come on" Austin whispered into her ear, and they walked into the school grounds.
"Where is everyone?" Austin asked, as they looked around.
"There's no way we got here that early"
"Or that late" Austin added, as he started looking in windows. Suddenly, a laugh began to fill the school, as Austin stopped, the hairs on the back of his neck began to stand up.
"No" Bethany whispered, as she came up behind Austin, and wrapped her arms around her boyfriend's shoulders
There fears were answered when down from the sky came the shape of something snake like.
"Well hello there Austin" Discord chortled, as they heard footsteps behind them. Bethany turned to see Kamen Rider Poseidon standing there.
"What have you done with the students?" she shouted, and it was Poseidon's turn to laugh.
"Oh they're, around"s he answered, pointing up, and the two looked to see a massive cocoon attached to the top of the school.
"How did we miss that?" Bethany asked, as Austin shrugged.
"Perhaps you would like to join them? And your friends?" Discord added, as he began to circle around the boys
"You have Kyle and the others" Austin asked, his voice stating to shake.
Oh my yes, they put up quite a fight, but I eventually got them" he added with the same air in his voice as if he had said he was going to the mall.
"Bethany, RUN" Austin said through gritted teeth, as the girl nodded and took off in another direction for cover.
"I've had about ENOUGH of you Discord" Austin said, his head tilted back. He slotted the purple medals into the OOO Driver.
"Oh please, we all know you can't control those things" he chuckled, as Austin ran the scanner over them.
"HENSHIN!" Austin cried, as the purple armor docked over him.
"PUTERA! TORIKERA! TIRANO! PUTOTYRANOZAURU!" the Scanner cried out, as frost emanated from Austin's body. He suddenly lurched forward, as if in pain, which he probably was. He jerked around, twisting himself in agony.
"What is he doing?" Bethany asked to no one in particular, but a voice DID answer her
"He is trying to control the power"
"Oh thanks for the explWAIT, WHO ARE YOU?" Bethany asked, when she felt a rag being placed over her mouth and nose and soon she passed out.
Unaware of what just happened off in the shadows, Austin bent over, his arms clenched closer to him, as he tried to contain the rage.
"No" Austin whispered to himself.
"You do not control me, I control YOU" he said, angered at the medals, who seemed to be growling back. Austin continued groaning, until he jerked backward, sending out an energy wave that created a crater around him. The OOO Lung Symbol was glowing like crazy, as were the medals.
"I need your power! I need your power to protect people! I want to protect everyone, to reach everyone's hearts and help them!" Austin cried out, as the glow surrounding the medals was becoming more and more intense, until the glow broke off like icing on a glazed donut.
"Oh YEAH!" Austin shouted, as he jumped in the air
"I'm back in charge baby!" he cried.
"You're in for it now Discord" he taunted, plunging his fist into the ground, pulling out the Medagaburyuu
"Oh, I'm gone" Poseidon groaned, before she took off running.
"You dare abandon your master?" Discord called after him
"Ugh I regret ever raising you" he mumbled, before he heard a small cough behind him.
"Oh what now?" he growled as he turned, only to see PuToTyra standing right behind him
"Bye!" Austin said, as he pulled the trigger on the Medagaburyuu. The blast of purple energy cut through the air, but Discord was still able to twist himself out of the way.
"Another day OOO Boy!" Discord called, vanishing in a bolt of lightning.
"Alright, I did it!" Austin called, as he turned to find his girlfriend wasn't there
"Bethany? Where are you baby?" he asked, with only the sounds of crickets answering, but before he could look, a strand of webbing grabbed him from behind. He was pulled up to find himself face to face with a giant, mutant spider.
"Oh I am SOnot in the mood" he groaned.
Meanwhile, at Kougami Industries
The four musketeers were all standing in front of Kougami's desk, having been summoned there by an urgent email.
"You called us?" Erika asked, as she stood next to Brotou, Hunter, and TK.
"Yes" Kougami said, turning around in his chair
"It seems we had a break in" he started, getting up
"Was it bad?" Goto asked
"What did they steal?" Logan added
"We do not know, as no alarms were triggered, except that the company safe shows an unauthorized entry last night" Kougami continued, moving back behind his desk
"That's why I asked for the security camera footage to be sent up here" He said, as he pulled a box of tapes from the desk
"And us?" TK asked, nervously
"Someone has to watch them as I continue making cakes" he said, as he put his apron back on
"Ugh" all four said, as they each took a pile of tapes
"SUBARASHI!" he said, pulling out his whisk
It was a long couple of hours as they looked over the footage, constantly failing to find any clues, until Kougami had finished baking his eleventh cake.
"Guys! I think I found something!" TK shouted, running into the room
"You better have" Erika groaned "I somehow took the tapes guarding the Changing room. NOTHING interesting there" she said, tossing the tape into the box, as Hunter silently grabbed it.
"I did, here" he said, putting the tape into the wall TV. The black and white footage displayed the entrance to the vault
"Nothing for the start of the robbery, but look what walks out" he said, fast forwarding. Suddenly, on the screen appeared a monstrous figure.
"Is that a Yummy?" Hunter asked, as the others looked on.
"Oh dear" Kougami whispered, as he saw what it had in its hand, five Core Medals...
Somewhere, in a rundown alley
Bethany awoke to find herself in a back alley. She was lying in a pile of garbage bags, and staring at her was a stranger in a ragged looking cloak
"Help! Police! Special Victims Unit! Olivia, Elliot!" Bethany started screaming, when the stranger removed the hood, revealing her face. She looked to be in her early thirties, but her face had an "older by experience" quality to it.
"Do not be afraid" she said, as she back up, and began walking down further into the ally. Bethany saw there was a tunnel nestled in the farthest part of the ally, and the woman was standing before it
"Follow, I will show you to your destiny" she said, gesturing her into the underground tunnel
"Why should I go with you in thWhoa!" Bethany exclaimed, as the woman grabbed her arm, pulling her in. She continued dragging him through the tunnel, with no sign of stopping, so Bethany had to put her foot down
"Lady you've been dragging me for an hour, where are we going?" Bethany asked, managing to snap her wrist out of the woman's grasp.
"To the source of the answers" she replied, pulling out a leather pouch from around her neck
"Does everyone here speak in riddles?" Bethany grumbled, as the woman pulled out a glowing crystal. As Bethany watched, the woman tapped it to a carving of an "A" on the wall of the tunnel. Blue energy began flowing from the spot, just like water. It filled in all the lines, like a circuit board. When all the lines were filled in, the wall melted away, leaving a passage way.
"Come, your destiny waits inside" she said, as she gestured into the doorway
"What do you mean my destiny?" Bethany asked exasperated. The woman in the cloak looked taken aback.
"You mean, you really do not suspect anything?" "NO" Bethany yelled, losing her patience.
"You are the lost girl, the queen without a throne" she began, as Bethany's eyes widened. The Woman reached into the pouch around her neck, pulling out a necklace with a rusty "A" on it, putting it around Bethany's neck.
"Your true name, is Orcaana, Princess of Atlantis"
"...WHAT?"
Count the Medals:
TakaX2, Kujaku X2, Kondoru X2
Kuwagata X2, Kamakiri X2, Batta
Raion, Tora X2, Chita X2
Sai X2, Gorira X2, Zou X3
Shachi X3, Unagi X2, Tako X3
Kobura, Kame, Wani
Sasori, Kani, Ebi
Ptera, Torikera, Tyrano
Imagin, Shocker
Note: (Reviews welcome and encouraged, as I am always looking for feedback on how to improve my stories!)