The DeathLiner, like many other trains, had a dining car too. However, the design of the dining car was more like a nightclub's. Instead of booths there were comfortable couches with round tables in front of each one for the passengers to set their drinks. There was even a bad with a variety of drinks that could be mixed to make exquisite cocktails. Nanimo was on one of the couches, being tended too by his beloved Panthress, Nekokage, who was sitting in his lap and holding his wine glass. Along with them were the other members of the group called The Outcasts.
The Demon Imagin stood guard at the entrance to the door, acting like a bouncer. No one in this group held the same ideals, and they were held together by loose bonds of understanding. The only one he trusted was his Master, Nanimo, and he would destroy anyone who would turn against him.
On another couch was the cyborg designated as Kamen Rider 00, or Zero to his compatriots. He was clad in a black suit with reinforced armor plating, a prototype Typhoon Belt and wore grey boots and gloves. His helmet was insectoid in appearance and he sported a mouthplate which could open up like a real mouth. He was a prototype for the project that gave birth to Kamen Rider Ichigo and Nigo.
Sitting at another couch was Xawrith, the Nobody of Warren Smith. Spread in front of him was a variety of notes he had complied through his journeys, trying to piece them all together to find the meaning behind his existence. Sitting beside him were his Enchantress, Angela, and his CalamityJane, Liz. They were his lovers and confidants, and the only people he felt comfortable showing emotion around. At a corner of the table was the Shark Deck of Ophiuchus. The deck was given to him by a mysterious being calling itself Sauron. He was unsure why he was given the deck; though he saw it as just another piece to the puzzle of his life. On his ring finger was a blue ring given to him by another mysterious person. When Xawrith asked about what it was, the man merely said: "Hope."
Lastly was Magog. Magog was a version of the S-Class Bounty Gog, who was abandoned by his others because he tried to kill small children. The children he had tried to kill were the infant Gou and Maya. This was the Gog of a different universe where he killed Neko and Rose, leading to the eventual birth of Kenzaki and Kat's daughter, Kendra. He held contempt for the Gogs that abandoned him, and plans on killing them and absorbing their powers to become "The One True Gog".
"Nanimo," started Zero, "What do you plan to do now? I mean you could've defeated Kenzaki, and yet you didn't engage him. I am confused."
"Me too. I thought you wanted to kill him," said Xawrith.
"How dare you question Master?" hissed Nekokage. Nanimo held up a hand to silence her.
"I let him live because he is a father now. To take him from his children would be unjust and simply continue the circle of violence," explained Nanimo. "However, I will face him one day and I will defeat him. And if he were to die…well, I'll burn that bridge when I come to it."
"So, just because he is the father of your niece and nephew, you let him live?" snorted Magog.
"I doubt you'd ever understand, Magog," said Xawrith. Magog simply huffed and looked away, sickened by the bleeding hearts in the room. Were it up to him, he would simply wipe out everyone that was in his way.
"GREEN LANTERN'S LIGHT"
"You know, six boys beating up one girl really doesn't tell me anything but the fact that you guys are weak little men and future wife-beaters," spoke Tatsu when he came upon the scene. They were beating up a girl and Tatsu, like his Oyaji, really hated bullies.
"Stay out of this!" the leader snapped.
"Why don't you make me? I'll even give you my lunch money if you manage to beat me," said Tatsu as he waved a 1000 yen bill in front of his face. "Aren't you tempted, punk? Come on!"
Taking the challenge, the lead bully charged at Tatsu. Tatsu didn't even blink as he backhanded the lead bully knocking out several teeth and breaking his nose before giving a deadly glare to the others. "So, how about you try picking on someone who can actually fight back?" He drew his shinai and gripped it tightly in his hand. "Come on! One by one or all at once I'll take you all on!"
The bullies cringed under his glare but since they didn't want to look weak they charged at him.
Tatsu had experience fighting bigger, stronger opponents and so a few school bullies were no problem to him.
Tatsu smirked and then muttered under his breath, "Shunpo."
In a matter of seconds the bullies were now unconscious with large lumps on their heads.
"Che, weak. Didn't even break a sweat," said Tatsu in disgust. He approached the girl and squatted down. "Here, take my hand," he offered. She did and he helped her up. "I'm Tatsu."
"Yuuka," she answered. She was a pretty girl with long dark hair and brown hair with a pair of barettes shaped like musical notes. She also wore black stockings, a denim skirt and a pink striped shirt. She also had bruises.
"You're hurt," Tatsu said as she looked her over. "Come on; let's get you to the nurse's office." Tatsu took her hand gently and walked with her. One of the bullies was about to get up but a foot to the face knocked him out. "Just stay down."
Yuuka blushed as she looked at Tatsu and smiled. He smiled back at the girl.
Later, after school, Tatsu had been summoned by Warren to talk about his actions against the bullies earlier.
"You went a bit overboard today," said Warren, frowning.
"I did what I thought was right," stated Tatsu without guilt.
"Yes, but to use your Shinigami powers against normal humans was a bit unfair. Hollows are fine," said Warren.
"Well, at least I made a friend," said Tatsu.
"What else did you do to them?" Warren asked.
"Let's just say that they won't be messing with me or any of my friends for a really long time."
"Well, next time try not to use your Shinigami powers against normal humans," said Warren.
"Hai, hai," nodded Tatsu before walking away.
"He's so much like his father," uttered Warren.
Several weeks later, Valentine's Day came. Because of that girls were giving chocolate to the boys they liked. It was happening in Tatsu's class too.
"Here you go, Tatsu-chan," said Kokoro as she handed Tatsu a box of chocolates. "Happy Valentine's Day!"
"Thanks, Kokoro-chan," said Tatsu as he accepted the gift. "You shouldn't have, y'know."
"I wanted to. Next I'm going to give one to Ryuji-niichan," beamed Kokoro.
"Here, for you too," said Uzuki as she handed Tatsu her own box of chocolate.
"Arigatou," Tatsu accepted.
Yuuka came into the classroom, smiling brightly as she caught sight of the young Shinigami. "Hasuma-kun!" She ran towards him but accidentally tripped and fell onto him. She caught him. He lost balance for a second but managed to steady himself with the girl.
"Hey there, Yuuka-chan," said Tatsu. She also had some chocolates. "For me?"
Yuuka blushed and presented the box of chocolates to Tatsu. "Here, for you. Happy Valentine's Day."
"Thank you very much," Tatsu accepted.
"Happy Valentine's Day," Ryuji and Kotonoha greeted each other before handing each other their gifts. Love was in the air as you can plainly see. Even Neko and Kenzaki were in the mood as the wielder of Gekiryuken leaned her head against her husband's shoulder.
Later that night…
Dimensional rifts were always unpredictable. Sometimes they would pick some unexpected passenger and drop them off in whole new dimension without them realizing. Right now, such a thing was happening as a silvery veil appeared at the top of a building before fading away. It did leave behind a tall imposing figure that was at least 7 feet tall and clad in a skintight suit.
"Another world to plunder and destroy," said the figure with almost sadistic glee. A yellow light glowed around one of his fists as he held a yellow lantern-like object in his hand. "Ah, I so love these trips."
The figure then shot into the sky like a yellow comet. There was a lot of work to be done.
Ryuji was in the living room with the Katsuras. He glanced over at Kotonoha's mother and smiled. Now she knew of his and her daughter's double-life. When he first told her she just laughed and assumed he'd been kidding…
…Until he demonstrated his transformation to her.
She had fainted and it took 15 minutes to revive her and convince her that what she'd witnessed wasn't a dream. She had logically ranted about how dangerous it was for her daughter to be dating someone who fought monsters but then Kotonoha herself had demonstrated her own Rider powers.
Mrs. Katsura fainted again and this time it took 20 minutes to revive her. All of this totally blew her mind and she decided to get a pretty strong drink to calm her nerves while she listened to their explanation. Mr. Katsura was pretty understanding but Mrs. Katsura was still not convinced until Kotonoha said that she wanted to help Ryuji since he'd saved this world. Mrs. Katsura finally surrendered. She had never seen her eldest daughter so passionate and to forbid her from seeing Ryuji again would just cause more harm than good.
She allowed the relationship, reluctantly.
Then Ryuji had to clarify a few facts.
He had told her that he came from another world and when he meant his parents were from another world he meant it quite literally. Mr. Katsura and Mrs. Katsura had first assumed that his words meant that his parents were dead but then Ryuji had surprised them by formally introducing them to his mother. He had to use the DynoLiner, though. The portals were thankfully stable, for now, but they could become unstable without warning so Ryuji had to be alert about these things. You never know where or when you would end up.
Emiko was delighted to finally meet her son's fiancée's parents. The parents discussed the terms of the engagement quite smoothly. They were in agreement. Ryuji and Kotonoha would be joined in marriage, one day, but not now. It was a bit too soon for them.
Kotonoha's parents were even introduced to the Imagin. They knew Loki beforehand but never knew he was an Imagin until he confessed. They were surprised, but Ryuji had prepared them for this. However, they did not know about Tatsu. The shock would probably be too much for them after all this so Kotonoha and Ryuji both decided to wait before formally introducing Tatsu to them.
Right now the family was watching TV when all of a sudden the comedy show they'd been watching switched to an emergency news report.
"What is that?" Mrs. Katsura asked. The news report was telling them that a strange being was flying over the city, destroying everything in sight with yellow beams of light. Ryuji's eyes narrowed as he stood up and headed to the door.
"Ryuji-kun!" Kotonoha exclaimed. "Where are you going?"
"To do my job and protect the city," he answered.
"I'm coming too," said Kotonoha. "Remember, we're partners, or do I have to remind you of that all the time."
"Kotonoha-chan," Manami began, surprised to see her daughter being so courageous. Where had she gained this sort of spirit? Was it Ryuji? Was he responsible?
Ryuji have Kotonoha a hard look before smiling, "Ikuze, aibou." Kotonoha returned the smile. She then went to her mother and kissed her on the cheek before hugging her father.
"Be careful, my daughter," said Mr. Katsura.
"Try not to get hurt," said Mrs. Katsura. She didn't like seeing her daughter put herself in danger like this but this was what Kotonoha wanted to do. She wanted to protect people.
"I'll be fine," said Kotonoha. "I have Ryuji-kun with me."
"Then take care of my little girl, Kamen Rider," said Mr. Katsura.
Ryuji nodded and he and Kotonoha ran out of the house. The roars of two engines were heard before the two Riders left.
"My daughter and her fiancé are superheroes," Manami Katsura said to herself. "I still don't believe it."
"She's growing up, and we should be proud of her," said Mr. Katsura.
"But still…this is dangerous. They're just children," said Mrs. Katsura.
"They have the power and a responsibility, dear. It's something they have to do. They are Kamen Riders after all."
The figure, revealed to be wearing a skintight bodysuit with yellow boots, armguards and shoulders with an emblem in the centre of his chest was blasting at everything using the ring on his finger. He wasn't human at all. The face was green, with black lips and narrow red eyes and a 'beard' of tentacles. He watched in glee as the humans fled and panicked from his onslaught. "Yes, run you pathetic worms! Run!" He shot yellow energy beams at the ground, watching as the explosions erupted and smoke rose into the air.
Suddenly, several energy arrows hit him in the back and he spun around to see who'd dared to attack him. To his surprise he saw two humanoids clad in armor and with wings. "What do we have here? Heroes?"
"OK, octopus face!" said Ifrit. He was in his Saber Form and the Ptera-Gliders were on his back. "We can either do this the easy way or the hard way." He was gripping his twin Ifrit Dao. Tenshi was flying at his side, armed with her A-Gasher in Bowgun Mode.
"Are those my only options?" the creature asked. "Well, then I believe we can do this…THE HARD WAY!" He swung his hand at them and his ring glowed, projecting the energy into the form of a hammer. The hammer hit Ifrit and sent him crashing onto the roof of a building.
Tenshi gasped. "Ryuji-kun!" She went to fly after him but then a large yellow hand of light grabbed her, pinning her arms to the sides. "Let me go! Let me go!"
"Sorry, female, but I can't do that, but you may join your partner!" the alien then threw Tenshi onto Ifrit, knocking both of them down easily.
"Who the hell are you!" demanded Ifrit.
"You may call me Vilgax, your destroyer," said the alien before firing a blast of yellow energy at the two Riders. They flew away but the blast hit the building and destroyed it.
"What power," said Tenshi.
"We're going to need help, and a whole lot of it," said Ifrit.
Standing atop the roof of an unharmed building were Nanimo and Xawrith. Xawrith asked, "Shouldn't we at least try and assist them?"
Nanimo surveyed the battle. "Let's observe a bit more. I've heard of these "Yellow Lanterns". They belong to a group known as the Sinestro Corps. However, I've never seen one in action. This may be a good research opportunity."
Xawrith frowned at Nanimo before turning his attention towards the battle. Something deep inside of him was telling him to help but he had to resist such urges. He couldn't reveal himself just yet. Like Nanimo said this was a good opportunity to do some research.
It didn't take long for all the Riders that were present in that world to rally together and fight against this threat. Already were the Riders prepared to fight and defeat this 'Yellow Lantern' in order to protect this world they had sworn to defend from the forces evil and darkness. However, since the villain could fly, not many of the Riders could fight him head on unless they themselves could fly or if they could get him on the ground.
Draco flew at the Yellow Lantern, swinging his Masked Rider Sword Keyblade at Vilgax who shielded him with an energy sphere. Seiryuu no Gou and Dragredder supported Draco by blasting at Vilgax but the sphere proved too strong for their attacks. Of course, Tenshi, ALPHA and Ifrit also fired upon the sphere and it cracked under the pressure of their attacks. Vilgax retaliated and sent the three Riders crashing to the ground with a blast from his ring as the dragons were tossed into buildings without any effort.
"TAKE THIS!" Ryukendo and CopyKat attacked. The Saint Beast Rider and Wielder of Gekiryuken were flying. CopyKat rode on Byakko no Gai as Ryukendo used the wings of her Thunder Eagle to get airborne. CopyKat swung her axes at Vilgax as Ryukendo stabbed at him. However, he caught their weapons and then spun around to toss them into the ground. He then fired concussive beams at them, smashing them right through the ground with ease.
OMEGA leapt up and tried an overhead slash only for Vilgax to use a violent energized haymaker that sent her flying. She screamed as she was sent sailing but was caught by CopyKat and ALPHA.
Anti-Cross flew at Vilgax, lashing out with his blade. Vilgax used his ring to create a shield before blasting at Anti-Cross. The Rider dodged and weaved through the vicious barrage of attacks. However, he wasn't fast enough as he was engulfed by the yellow light. As the light died down, Anti-Cross crashed to the ground.
Faiz sent the Autovajin to restrain Vilgax so he could execute his Crimson Smash kick. The energy drill was already pointed at Vilgax but the Yellow Lantern broke free from Autovajin and swatted Faiz away with ease.
Finally, Scarab tried to catch Vilgax by surprise by using Clock Up and thrash him away at the speed of light. She also tried a hand at using her hexes which seemed affective. However, once she went 'Clock Over', Vilgax had spotted her and used his Power Ring to conjure a gigantic demon that nearly crushed her before it was destroyed by Draco using his Wild Shot attack. Scarab was in pain and her armor partially damaged but she would live.
This was like fighting Sauron all over again and it was being broadcasted all over TV.
Garoh was more than pissed. His wife had been hurt by this thing, whatever he was. With a howl he swung his Tenrou at Vilgax. Using Shoku Giri, he sent a crescent blade of energy at the alien which actually managed to knock him to the ground. Smirking, Vilgax decided to fight with Garoh head on. He conjured himself a yellow sword and began to fight with Garoh. Sparks flew as their blades clashed. Vilgax kicked Garoh backwards and then slashed at the Rider which Garoh dodged. Garoh then tried a stab but met with the barrier again.
"Too bad," said Vilgax, "You might've won if your initial attack had worked." He then threw his fist into Garoh and added a blast of energy from his yellow Power Ring that sent Garoh flying through several buildings. The final building he crashed into collapsed right on top of him, making Vilgax laugh. Ryukendo watched in horror as her husband was being buried under tons of rubble.
"KEN-KUN!" Ryukendo shouted and she glared at Vilgax. She shouted, "ULTIMATE GEKIRYU HENSHIN!"
The other Riders rose up and attacked again and Vilgax made the 'bring it on' motion with his hand.
"Come on and face death, cretins," grinned Vilgax.
Vortex took out a pair of Final Form Ride cards and got behind both Draco and Scarab.
"This may tickle a little," he warned them, activating both cards.
"Huh?" the couple questioned.
"FINAL FORM RIDE: DRA-DRA-DRA-DRACO!"
"FINAL FORM RIDE: SCA-SCA-SCA-SCARAB!"
The Drag-Shields appeared on Dragon's shoulders. "Huh? What is this?" He got his answer when Vortex slapped him hard on the back. Draco then transformed as his head tucked backwards into his body as his body turned upside down. He performed a wide split as red armor encased his legs. A dragon's head formed at the end of one leg, encasing his entire foot, as the Drag Sabre attached to the other foot which had become the tail. His arms vanished into the shields which then became the underbelly of the beast as the claws attached to the shields came to life. Draco had become Draco Dragredder.
Scarab knew where this would lead but then she also received a slap in the back. Her body folded in half as a beetle's shell concealed her body from behind. She hovered off the ground as mechanical beetle legs sprouted from the side. She had become the Inzecter Scarab.
"GO!" Vortex commanded and the dragon and beetle flew at Vilgax who didn't look too impressed. He blasted at them but the two transformed Riders dodged his attacks. The Inzecter Scarab managed to bash into Vilgax's gut as the Draco Dragredder swiped his tail blade at him, slashing at him. Vilgax then used an uppercut that hit the dragon and send him flying, forcefully changing him back to Zodiac Knight Draco before he bashed his fists onto the shell of the Inzecter Scarab, forcing the beetle back into the form of Inzecter Rider Scarab.
Vilgax made a move to stomp on Scarab but Byakko no Gai and Seiryuu no Gou flew out of nowhere and knocked the alien over simultaneously as Draco helped take Scarab to safety.
Kenzaki found himself in a sort of dark void. There wasn't any light at all. Of course he wondered how he could see his own hand when he raised it up to his face. "Where am?"
A green glow caught his attention and he turned towards it. His eyes widened when he caught sight of the large glowing green lantern that was just floating there. "What the?" The lantern's light brightened and shot a beam at Kenzaki. On instinct, he raised his hands out in front of him to shield himself. The beam hit his hand and vanished. However, it left behind something.
"A ring?" The ring was green with a symbol resembling a green lantern on it. "Oh no way!"
Kenzaki in his years as both a bounty hunter and an assassin already had several run-ins with the Green Lantern Corps. For the most part, he couldn't stand them. He saw them as being too by the book and they simply annoyed him. A few were actually pretty cool and he could stand being around them.
But now, the ultimate irony was that now he was one of them!
"Oh I am so rubbing this in Gardner's smug face next time I see him…" grinned Kenzaki.
"DO NOT BE COCKY, GREEN LANTERN!" a voice boomed and Kenzaki found himself staring at a big blue head that looked like an elderly man. "THIS IS A HUGE HONOR FOR YOU, KENZAKI TSUKUBA!"
"Yeah, I know," said Kenzaki but he was slapped. "HEY!"
"ONE MORE THING: YOU MUST NEVER ABUSE THE POWER."
"Right, I got it." He got slapped again. "Hey, quit it!"
"ONE MORE THING: YOU MUST USE THIS GIFT TO HELP AND PROTECT THE INNOCENT."
"I do that all the time," muttered Kenzaki, which got him slapped again. "Hey, would you stop slapping me!"
"ONE MORE THING: NO MUMBLING! NOW, I THINK IT'S TIME YOU WOKE UP BECAUSE YOUR FRIENDS NEED YOU! OH, AND…"
"Yeah, yeah, one more thing…" Kenzaki grumbled.
"I NEED TO SLAP YOU TO WAKE YOU UP, SO BRACE YOURSELF!"
SMACK!
When Kenzaki awoke, he found himself trapped under the remains of the building. "Crap, what now?" He then noted the green glow coming from his hand and the Green Lantern Power Battery not too far from him. "So, it wasn't a dream. That's sweet. OK, how do I work this thing? Willpower, right?" He concentrated and the rubble lifted off him, allowing him to stand up. "OK, so far so good." He stared down at his ruined clothes. "Crap, Nana-chan's gonna have a hard time cleaning this." In a flash of green light his clothes had changed into a form-fitting black bodysuit with green gloves and boots, a green wolf-like design on his chest with the Green Lantern symbol in the centre, a green belt and finally a green mask that covered his eyes. "Spandex? Why Spandex? Oh well, at least I look good." He then remembered Vilgax. "Alright, you Davy Jones impersonator. Time to meet your maker!" He carried the Green Lantern Power Battery and flew out of the rubble like a green rocket.
The Riders had been forced out of their armors and groaning in pain. Vilgax looked towards Tatsu who was pushing himself back up but the Yellow Lantern grabbed him by his hair and lifted him up. Tatsu struggled in his grasp. "A child? They even have a child fighting? Pathetic!"
"Leave him alone!" Kotonoha demanded.
"Oh, I will, but maybe I should make him an example!" laughed Vilgax. "Time to crush your skull, little boy! Do you have any last words?" Tatsu responded by spitting Vilgax in the face, causing the alien to become furious. "Very well! DIE!"
Suddenly, a green beam of light collided with Vilgax and sent the alien flying. He hadn't seen it coming. Tatsu fell to the ground and grunted in pain but he also wondered what had happened. "What the hell?"
"Hey, need help?" asked the mysterious Green Lantern as he hovered above the fallen Riders.
"Ken-kun, is that you?" asked Neko. The Green Lantern hovered down and helped his wife up. "Ken-kun?"
"It's me, Nana-chan," said Kenzaki. "Can you look after this for me?" he asked, handing the Power Battery to his wife. He cracked his knuckles. "Alright, time to kick ass!" He then shot towards Vilgax.
"A Green Lantern? Here?" Vilgax questioned curiously.
"That's right, and you're going to end deep down into the ground by the time I'm done," Kenzaki boasted.
"You talk big, Green Lantern," Vilgax scoffed, "But can you back it up?"
"You want me to back up my big words? Okay, then let's DO THIS!"
The fight was on.
Up in the air the two Lanterns struck at each other, their energies glowing in their respective colors as they bashed against each other. They left trails of green and yellow light as they flew about, throwing beams of light at each other. Kenzaki threw a fist into Vilgax's face and Vilgax retaliated with a punch of his own. Kenzaki performed a vicious uppercut that snapped Vilgax's head backwards but received a head butt in return.
'Good thing I can't feel pain,' thought Kenzaki in relief. Vilgax formed a large scythe and hurled it at Kenzaki who formed a shield. He then tossed the shield like a Frisbee. Vilgax ducked but then the Frisbee returned and hit him in the back. Growling, Vilgax fired a barrage of yellow beams at Kenzaki who flew around to dodge the blasts but one caught him in the chest, stunning him.
"YOU'RE MINE, GREEN LANTERN!" roared Vilgax as he flew at Kenzaki but then Kenzaki recovered and dodged out of the way to knee Vilgax in the back. Kenzaki pushed him to the ground with a loud crash, causing the ground to shake. Kenzaki got off his opponent who pushed himself back to his feet, snarling in rage.
During the fight, the Riders had resumed their Rider forms and cheering on Kenzaki who looked like he was actually winning. Ryukendo was hugging the Power Battery, watching her emerald knight fighting with all his might. It was incredible. The Riders themselves had trouble fighting this Yellow Lantern and yet Kenzaki was kicking his butt with his new Green Lantern powers.
"Sugoi," said Ryukendo in awe.
"Heh, boys and their toys," snorted CopyKat.
Kenzaki and Vilgax fought with their rings. Kenzaki's ring-bearing fist was energized as he used it to empower his punches. However, suddenly his ring shorted out. "Huh?"
Vilgax smirked. "Look like you forgot to recharge your ring, didn't you, novice?"
"Oh shit!" Kenzaki cursed. His ring was out of power. "Stupid ring! Work already!"
WHAM!
A punch from Vilgax sent Kenzaki flying and he skidded across the ground before stopping at Ryukendo and CopyKat's feet.
"Damn it…" Kenzaki cursed. "Damn stupid ring…"
"You need to recharge it!" CopyKat shouted. "Neko, the battery!"
"Right!" nodded Ryukendo as she presented the Power Battery to Kenzaki. "Ken-kun, here!"
Vilgax saw the battery and roared, "GIVE IT TO ME!"
"FULL CHARGE!"
Neo-Ifrit executed his Rider Kick which hit Vilgax in the face, sending him flying backwards.
"Ugh!" Vilgax yelled out in pain as he soared across the ground.
"FULL CHARGE!"
"My turn!" yelled Ifrit as he executed a roundhouse kick that sent Vilgax flying in the opposite direction.
Efreet was above Vilgax and chanting, "Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the south!" He aimed his palm at Vilgax and an orb of red Reiatsu formed in his palm. He finished, "Hado No. 31! Shakkaho!" The orb shot straight at Vilgax and exploded. "Oh yeah!"
Vilgax rose out from the crater, his body smoking.
"You worms think you can defeat me! I am Vilgax!" roared out the Yellow Lantern as he blasted at the scattering Riders.
"Hyah!" Draco shouted as he slashed at Vilgax from the side.
Vilgax grunted as blood spilled out. "YOU!"
"SCARAB SMASH!"
A tachyon powered fist met with Vilgax's face and sent him crashing to the ground. Scarab jumped away as Vilgax tried to make a grab at her.
"ATTACK RIDE: BLAST!"
A rain of energy bullets put a stop to that plan and Vilgax barely had enough time to create a barrier to protect himself. Rising to his feet, the Yellow Lantern demanded, "You little worms! Who the hell do you think you are!"
Vortex was the one to answer that, "We are the Kamen Riders who defend this world! Remember that!" He activated a card as he went behind Faiz.
"FINAL FORM RIDE: FA-FA-FA-FAIZ!"
"Excuse me, but this might tickle a little," warned Vortex.
"Huh?" Faiz wondered what the rookie Rider met before he felt Vortex's hands at his back. Faiz grunted as the Photon Streams glowed.
A grip with a trigger rose from Faiz's chest while his head vanished into a metal shell that rose from his back. Flipping over, his arms folded onto his back and were covered with white metal that formed into targeting scopes. The same happened as white metal traveled down the Rider's legs before finally dual gun barrels emerged inside a metal casing at the feet. The Faiz Pointer also became a secondary grip for the Faiz Blaster.
Taking a hold of the Faiz Blaster, Vortex aimed and fired at Vilgax. Vilgax was being sent staggering by the shots of Photon Energy, cursing as these worms were actually able to harm him. "Tsukuba-sempai, do it now!" said Vortex.
Kenzaki nodded and pointed his Power Ring at the battery. The others were keeping Vilgax busy. He recited the oath in order to recharge his ring's power, "In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might, beware my power…GREEN LANTERN'S LIGHT!"
There was an intense explosion of green light coming from Kenzaki, forcing the Riders to shield their eyes.
"ALRIGHT, VILGAX! ROUND TWO!" shouted Kenzaki as the energy around him formed into a howling wolf. He raised Tenrou and slid the Rider Pass along the length of the blade. "LUNAR HENSHIN!"
"LUNAR FORM!"
His armor encased him and yet it was now glowing emerald green from the intense aura the ring was generating. Also, the Green Lantern emblem was etched onto his chest. He swung his sword to the side, Tenrou leaving a trail of green light before he got into a stance. He then leapt up, the ground beneath his feet exploding due to the shockwave, before he flew straight at Vilgax.
Vilgax formed a sword using his ring and slashed at Garoh who parried with his own blade. Sparks flew as the blades connected. The swords clashed as the Lanterns slashed at each other.
"You cannot win…Green…Lantern!" Vilgax spat.
"My name…is Kenzaki Tsukuba! I am…Kamen Rider…GAROH!" Garoh howled as he pushed Vilgax sword upwards and then threw a fist into Vilgax's chest. He then kicked Vilgax in the side before sending him staggering back with another kick to his midsection. Garoh then slashed savagely at Vilgax, forcing the alien Yellow Lantern on the defensive.
"RO RO DAN!" Garoh yelled, firing his GekiBeast at Vilgax. It collided with him with explosive force. "Gekiwaza…GO GO GEKI!"
A glowing green wrestling ring formed around both Vilgax and Garoh. Garoh leapt onto the top rope and then jumped at Vilgax, punching him across the face before rebounding off another rope and kicking him upside the head, only to rebound off the rope to execute an elbow strike to send his entire body crashing to the floor.
The wrestling ring vanished and Garoh stood atop Vilgax victoriously. "I won't…BE DEFEATED BY YOU WORMS!" roared Vilgax. He used his remaining strength to fire a beam of yellow energy straight at Ryukendo.
"NO!" cried out Garoh. Ryukendo held up her arms to shield herself, but was surprised when a blue barrier appeared around her, stopping the blast. Garoh then formed a blade with his ring, and stabbed it straight through Vilgax's heart.
"But…Green Lanterns…don't kill…" choked Vilgax.
"Obviously you didn't hear about the new rules. Lethal force…has been enabled against all those who would threaten the Corps," explained Garoh. He then noticed a yellow light as the ring flew off of Vilgax's finger, blasting off to find someone worthy of its power.
Nanimo turned to Xawrith, who had his arm outstretched. The blue ring on his finger was glowing bright. Xawrith looked surprised. "It's…never done that before…"
"A Blue Power Ring only works at full strength when there is an active Green Lantern nearby," explained Nanimo. "Interesting…on instinct you used it to protect Neko. Hm…no matter. This battle has yielded some interesting results." He opened his hands to reveal the Yellow Power Ring. "And some interesting rewards…" Floating before him was the Yellow Lantern Power Battery.
"So, what are you gonna do with him? Make sushi?" questioned CopyKat.
"I think we should more worried about what happened to that ring," said Gekiryuken.
"Geki-chan's right, Onee-chan," said Ryukendo. She was still holding the Green Lantern Power Battery. "That ring could be dangerous in the wrong hands." She then looked around. "Also…look at all this collateral damage." This entire area in the city had been completely totaled. Buildings had collapsed and in ruins, and there were craters in the road and the sidewalk.
"This place is a mess," said Tenshi. "
"Yeah, but what can we do about it?" questioned Ifrit.
"Let's just get out of here," said Anti-Cross. "We've done our job. Whatever happens, happens."
Miyako was working late at the office, writing up another news story, when she got a phone call.
"Hello, Miyako Serizawa of the Sakakino Star," said Miyako as she answered the phone. "Oh, Warren, hi! What's up?"
"Not much Miyako. So, how should we spin all this collateral damage in favor of our mutual friends?" requested Warren.
"Well, if you can tell me more about what they were up against I think I can help with some of the PR problems they'll face coz of this. I mean I saw the news and saw what happened. Did you see how much damage was caused?"
"Looked to be an average amount to me. Then again, my fights normally cause more damage. Well, they were up against a being known as Vilgax who wielded immense cosmic power with that Yellow Power Ring of his," explained Warren.
Miyako quirked an eyebrow. "Vilgax? Yellow Ring? Can you please elaborate? It's like you're talking about an alien here."
"I am."
Miyako's eyes widened. "Seriously? An alien? OK, I could work with that. Well, so, this alien was pretty tough so a lot of collateral damage was expected right? OK, I think I can make everyone understand that if your guys hadn't done anything, it could've been worse."
"That's an understatement. That Yellow Ring had the power to completely obliterate this world."
Miyako whistled. That bad, huh? "OK, so how's this for a title? "Kamen Riders Defeat Alien Invader"?" suggested Miyako.
"Perfect title. I knew I could count on you. And people say you can't trust the media."
Miyako grinned. "Hey, you guys are my friends. Sides, even though I'm a reporter and I have a responsibility to report the truth, I know that some truths need to remain hidden for the greater good. Oh, and say hello to Alex and Tessa for me. I had fun babysitting them for you. They're good kids."
"Best thing I ever made out of my life. By the way, has Ryuji told you about Teresa yet?"
"No, but Kotonoha did. Congratulations!"
"Thank you. Also, please try to keep things quiet about the Green Lantern...I want to see how this new event plays out."
"Sure. Sides, I'm more into writing about the exploits of the Riders. I mean I don't think anybody is ready for magical rings and all that stuff."
"No, they aren't. Thanks for your help Miyako."
"What are friends for, Warren?"
"With blood and rage of crimson red, ripped from a corpse so freshly dead, together with our hellish hate, we'll burn you all-that is your fate!" Sauron recited in a sing-song voice as she gazed at the red lantern-like object floating before her and fingering the red ring in her hand.
"Papa, what is that?" Damon asked curiously as she saw the red lantern and the glowing red ring in his 'father's' hand.
"Oh, just a couple of new toys I found," said Sauron. Actually, the 'toys' were a Red Lantern Power Ring and Power Battery. "These objects feed off the power of rage, you see, my son."
"Sounds neat, and nice color too," said Damon.
"You said it, kiddo," agreed Sauron. "Now, they are mine." The first thing she did was toss the ring into her mouth and swallow. Then, she opened her mouth wide and swallowed the Power Battery in one huge gulp and allowed the objects to settle inside of the infinite space which was her stomach to be absorbed. A red aura soon began radiate from her skin and eyes. "Yes…YES! It's so delicious!"
Kamen Rider Chrome: Looks like Kenzaki's a Green Lantern now and he killed Vilgax. Oh, well, he deserved to die. Let's see what happens next, shall we?
Shadow Element 13: Lots of Power Rings making an appearance in this chap. The Yellow Light of Fear, the Green Light of Will, the Blue Light of Hope, and the Red Light of Rage…Now, what's Nanimo planning now that he's got his own team, and TWO Power Rings at his disposal? And Sauron with a Power Ring…not good, not good at all…