RISE OF X-SHOCKER

Part 3: Crushing Jaws

Lord Akuma was having his teacup filled when he addressed, "I seem to recall a Lady Beatrice being part of the game before. What ever happened to her?"

Virgilia answered, "Oh, she set up a game on Rokkenjima for a young man named Battler Ushiromiya. Many, many things occurred and in the end they both broke free of the game." She smiled fondly, "They are now a very happy couple."

"Hm…I see," Lord Akuma nodded. From what he heard, the game on Rokkenjima involved repeated murders, taking place within a time loop, with different scenarios. It was like a video game where you reset it if you lost and wished to begin anew.

Lord Akuma wondered if he should add a reset button to this game. It would make things a little more interesting.

"Don't even think about it," warned BG-Warren.

"What ever do you mean?" Lord Akuma answered innocently.

"Look, I know you still carry a grudge over what happened to you-"

"He erased me from existence. I may have forgiven him but I haven't forgotten," Lord Akuma interrupted. "Besides, this isn't anything personal. It's just a game and if your precious little boy does die, I can simply have him revived. He's just a piece on the game board."

"He's not a piece on the game board," countered BG-Warren. "He's a person and I won't have you messing with him."

"Then play the game, Balance Guardian," argued Lord Akuma. "Play, and make sure your son doesn't meet a Bad End."

BG-Warren swore, "I will, Akuma. I will."


"Dude, I'm in heaven…" said Shinichi as he sat next to GL-Alan under an umbrella.

"Just keep your eyes off my girls," GL-Alan warned but he too had a look of bliss on his face.

"No promises."

Summer vacation was a time for fun in the sun. So, the group was at the beach to have some summer fun. However, not all of Shinichi's friends could come since they had plans of their own, even Hanyuu and Rika. Only Rena was free to come along. Shawna and her cousins had also come. GL-Alan was dragged to the beach by his girls but the view made up for any negative emotions.

"Sweet…" Shinichi uttered as he watched Rena play beach volleyball with Shawna, Sylvia and Marie. There was a lot of bouncing going on. "I am so glad I came!" He took a picture with his camera.

"You really are a shameless pervert," GL-Alan remarked.

"Yeah, but who was it that hesitated when Bishie wanted to sunbathe naked, hm?" Shinichi pointed out.

"Hey, the question surprised me!" GL-Alan retorted defensively. He glanced at the Pokegirl in question.

"Your mouth went open and close like a fish out of water before you could say 'no'," Shinichi reminded. Speaking of Bishie, the Ivywhore Pokegirl was lying facedown on a blanket nearby, soaking some rays. Nobody noticed her strange appearance because she was wearing a device on her wrist that cast an illusion that made her look like a normal human being.

Bishie's bathing suit was a blue bikini, Lala wore a bikini the same color as her hair, Amora wore something that was technically a one-piece except it had a diamond-shape cut out in the stomach area and it was very low cut in the back, leaving everything above the small of her back exposed, Yami had on a black bikini with star patterns on the top and Conda…well Conda wore a string bikini that had to be illegal, but she did not care. She did not care that men were tripping over their feet gawking at her. The triangles of cloth that covered her breasts and nether regions didn't cover much at all. Heck, the bikini top only covered the nipples while the bottoms were a thong. Rena was wearing a red bikini that was tied in a knot in front of the top and the bottoms had knots tied at the sides. Sylvia wore a white strapless one-piece while Shawna wore something similar, but in blue with white stripes. Finally, Marie was wearing what looked like a school swimsuit.

"Just don't be a pervert," GL-Alan warned. "Yami hates perverts."

"Speaking from experience?" questioned Shinichi playfully.

"Just shut up!" GL-Alan snapped at Shinichi, his cheeks red. He recalled how early in their relationship when Yami attacked him for any sort of 'ecchi' situation.

"Hey, haven't you gotten that thing off yet?" Shinichi asked, pointing at the armband that was on GL-Alan's left forearm. Said armband was museum property. Fortunately, ARMOR was able to develop a perfect duplicate for the museum while GL-Alan was stuck with the real one.

"I've tried everything," GL-Alan answered, "But the damn thing won't come off!" He did. He first tried to use his Green Lantern ring to cut the thing off, conjuring a saw, a chainsaw, and an axe. He then went to ARMOR and asked for help to remove it and nothing could. Dr. Hasuma's Keyblade couldn't get it off, proving that it was locked by some sort of magic and Prof. Takada had tried to use a cutting laser. The beam had bounced off the armband and cut a table, and a few of his assistant androids, in half. Not even a magical incantation could get it off.

"What ever this thing is, it's been made with ancient magic," said GL-Alan. "It's supposed to be called the Bracelet of Bazel and supposedly originated from Atlantis."

"Atlantis, huh?" Shinichi nodded. "Maybe you should keep it on. Who knows, maybe it'll give you a power up."

"Now who's speaking from experience?" GL-Alan responded, referring to Shinichi's ability to use the Hinamizawan Clan Treasures to change into alternate combat forms and finally combining their powers to assume his strongest form. This was because Gebok gave Shinichi the ability to adapt foreign sources of energy to his own body and use it as his own.

"Shin-kun, Mirai Alan-kun! Come on and play!" Rena called.

"Yes, Mr. Samurai! Come play with us!" Shawna called.

"Looks like the girls are calling," said Shinichi as he stood up, setting his camera down. "How about you?"

GL-Alan spotted something out of the corner of his eye. Someone was trying to get clever with his girls. "Hold on. I'll be right there." He got up and dashed off.

Yami and Lala went to get ice cream but as they were heading back to the rest of the group, a pair of tanned young men blocked them.

"Say, babes," the tanned blond said as he looked Lala up and down with his shaded eyes said, "Wanna spend some time with us?"

"We'll make it worth your while," his equally tanned brunette friend said as he looked at Yami lustfully, something the alien assassin took offense too.

"Move aside," said Yami in the tone that promised intense pain.

"Ah, come on," said tanned-brunette as he was reaching out to Yami but he then grunted in pain as he felt GL-Alan squeezing his wrist.

"She told you to move aside," said GL-Alan in a threatening tone.

"Alan!" Lala chirped.

Yami blushed. She could take care of herself, but having GL-Alan come to protect her made her happy.

Tanned-brunette pulled his arm away. Tanned-blond spoke to GL-Alan, "Hey, what's the big deal?"

"These girls are with me," said GL-Alan, letting his killing intent out through his eyes. "Got it?"

Tanned-brunette and tanned-blond gulped before they began to sweat. They then turned and walked away, muttering obscenities.

"Here, I got an ice cream cone for you," said Lala as she held one up to GL-Alan.

"Thanks," said GL-Alan as he took it. "Now, let's go." He looked over to see Shinichi playing beach volleyball, somehow getting Conda to join. Conda then spiked the ball hard, causing it to bounce off Shinichi's head.

"Ow!" Shinichi cried out.

"Bow down to my volleyball skills!" Conda commanded, laughing as she pointed at Shinichi with her head thrown back.

"Fat chance!" Shinichi shouted as he served.

When the group got hungry and went to the beach café for a late lunch. Shawna loved the taste, thought Sylvia mentioned she had better. It tasted bland to her and the fried chicken was too greasy. Of course, considering this was a beach café, one should not expect high quality food. It was edible, at least. The food at the beach inn would be far better.

When evening came, the group returned to the beach inn. Right now, they were in the open air hot spring bath. The men and women's sides were both separated by a tall bamboo fence. GL-Alan and Shinichi sat at the men's side, with the latter's ear pressed against the fence.

"What are you doing?" GL-Alan asked, though he had an idea.

"Shh…" Shinichi shushed his friend. "I'm trying to listen." If he dared to peep on the girls they would kill him. They were all pretty dangerous.

GL-Alan rolled his eyes and stretched. "Your funeral," he replied. The warm hot spring water was really good for the knots on his body.

"Hey, Alan," spoke up Shinichi as he turned to look at the Green Lantern. "What's outer space like?"

GL-Alan answered, "Eh, it really depends on the planet. When I need a quiet place, it's good. But most of the planets are pretty good."

"Wish I could go to outer space," said Shinichi. He never got the chance too. He had the perfect Rider form for space exploration too, Kamen Rider Super-1.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Sylvia was speaking with 'Alan's Harem'. Even though in Genovia polygamy was legal, she couldn't fathom how so many girls could willingly share one man.

"What made you all fall for him in the first place?" Shawna's cousin asked.

"He said I was cute…" Yami answered quietly. "He was the first person who treated me like a human instead of a weapon."

Bishie smiled happily, "Master is always really kind! He takes really good care of me."

Conda answered, "As an Amazon, I am in need of a strong man. Alan is everything I could want in a man; powerful, caring, and strong."

Amora smirked, "I've bedded gods, little girl. But Alan's got a great body and the soul of a saint. I couldn't ask for someone better."

"He protected me," smiled Lala. "I was being chased and he came to my rescue."

"That was what made me fall for Mr. Samurai too," Shawna added. To her, Mr. Samurai was a true and noble hero. It was unfortunate for her that his heart belonged to Rena. She envied the Hinamizawan girl. If circumstances were different, maybe her Mr. Samurai would be all hers. "He was a hero and he did his best to protect everyone."

Rena had told Shawna how they'd met. Shinichi used to have amnesia when he first awoke in Hinamizawa. Shawna also learnt about what happened to Shinichi when he was just a young boy and was horrified that someone could be so cruel. Rena didn't tell her everything, however. She didn't tell Shawna about Rina or how Gebok forced Shinichi to kill the NUMBERS. That was not her story to tell.

"Shin-kun really is wonderful," Rena agreed.

"But not as wonderful as my Alan," boasted Amora.

"He may be your Alan, but tonight he's going to satisfy me until I pass out!" argued Conda.

"Alan's going to tame me!" Bishie retorted.

Marie didn't know what they were talking about so she asked her sister who answered, "I'll tell you when you're older." Marie just pouted.

Back on the men's side, Shinichi looked to GL-Alan with envy in his eyes. "Lucky bastard…"

"You say something?" a relaxing GL-Alan cracked an eye open at his Rider friend.

"No, nothing," Shinichi answered. "Anyway, Alan, I heard some of the locals talking about a sea monster or something. You want to check it out? It might be something."

"Maybe later," said GL-Alan. "Right now I just want to relax."

"Don't soak too long," cautioned Shinichi. "Too much of a good thing isn't always good."

"I'm just happy for a vacation from being a GL," said GL-Alan.

"A vacation?" blinked Shinichi.

"On my homeworld, we just went through what they're calling the Sinestro Corps War. With the war over, because of my actions, I've been given a few months of shore leave."

"Guess it must've been a huge deal," said Shinichi.

"Yeah, it was. I'm just glad I don't have to go through anything that huge again for a good long while."


Meanwhile, in the ocean, something was stalking the waters for its prey and it would lie and wait until said prey appeared. Then, it would feast and be satisfied. Its razor sharp teeth gleamed as it grinned in anticipation.


The following day, at breakfast, the gang chatted. That was when Amora spoke up, "I heard some rumors about some kind of sea monster hanging around the area."

"It might be nothing," remarked Sylvia. "Probably something the locals cooked up to bring in more tourists."

"Don't be too sure," countered Rena. "Shin-kun has fought a lot of monsters before. This might be real for all we know."

"We'll see," said Shinichi. "Right, Alan?"

Alan nodded.

After breakfast, they headed down to the beach for some more fun. Again, the girls sported their bathing suits and they looked just as fine as the previous day.

"Alright, here's something I like to call 'Melon Smashing'," said Shinichi. He was holding a baseball bat and under his right foot was a huge watermelon. "It's kind of like whacking a piñata for candy." He pointed the bat to the girls and GL-Alan. "Any takers? Oh, and if you miss once you have you pay the penalty."

"Penalty?" Marie asked.

"Penalty Game rules," Rena explained, "Back at school, our Gaming Club always had Penalty Games. It's just something to make things more interesting. Basically, you have to do what the winner says."

"Sounds fun," smirked Amora.

"Now, this is just for the girls," said Shinichi. "So, who's up first?" Shinichi then added, "Oh, Alan, you can guide your girls. I'll guide Shawna-chan, Rena-chan, Sylvia-chan and Marie-chan."

GL-Alan shrugged. "OK, if that was how you're going to play it." It was Team Shinichi VS Team Alan. The game was Melon Smashing.

Lala was blindfolded and headed to the watermelon with the baseball bat as her team shouted out instructions to her. The opposing team was also shouting fake instructions, confusing her. That was allowed in the game.

"Your left! Left!"

"No, your other left!"

"Straight ahead! Straight ahead!"

"No, you're going in the wrong direction!"

Lala brought the bat down, smashing the watermelon into bits. "I did it!" Lala cheered after removing her blindfold.

"Thank God she didn't try to improve the bat…" muttered GL-Alan. He suddenly gripped his head and groaned in pain.

Shinichi asked, worried, "You OK?"

"Yeah," said GL-Alan. "Just felt like someone was trying to stick a knife into my brain. Ring, locate any psionic activity in the area."

"Psionic activity?" blinked Shinichi.

"Someone's trying to get my attention. I wanna know who."

"Source of psionic activity located. 2 miles off shore and closing," spoke GL-Alan's Ring.

"2 miles off shore?" muttered GL-Alan. "Ring, show me the source."

A green holographic image appeared. The image looked like a humanoid shark. It had a shark-like head, gills and dorsal fin, but from the neck down, it looked human, save for its clawed and webbed hands and feet. The stripes on its back indicated that it had once been a tiger shark.

"Oh hell no…" said GL-Alan. "Shinichi, we gotta clear this beach now."

Shinichi knew that tone and didn't argue. There was something dangerous in the water. "OK, how are we supposed to do that?" He then got an idea as he looked at GL-Alan's ring. "Hey, Alan, you can make anything with that ring of yours, right?"

"Yes," GL-Alan answered.

"Ever seen Godzilla?"

"Original or American remake?" GL-Alan's ring shone.

"Which ever one is scarier."

The beachgoers were all set to have fun when all of a sudden a girl screamed. The amount of screams intensified as they all gawked at the giant, green glowing reptilian monster that suddenly appeared. It looked like a T-Rex with bull-like horns and spikes along its spine with a spiked ball at the end of its tail. That immediately cleared the beach as everyone fled for their lives. When everyone was gone, the creature vanished.

"That's one way to clear a crowd," said GL-Alan.

"Alan, what's going on?" Lala asked.

"You girls should head to the inn," GL-Alan instructed. "There's something in the water."

"A sea monster?" Shawna asked.

"Yes, and of the worst kind. Shinichi, you're with me."

Shinichi nodded as the girls headed to the inn. "GX Henshin," Shinichi called, summoning his armor as the aura versions of the Showa Era Riders converged onto him, overlapping his body, as his armor formed over him. The flashing of red eyes signified the complete transformation. The Cicada Pack unhooked its legs from Showa GX before taking off into the air, carried by its buzzing energy wings.

"What's that?" asked GL-Alan as his uniform appeared over his body.

"My recon unit. It'll give us a bird's eye view of things and send the data directly into my HUD," Showa explained. "Now, let's go bust us a sea monster. Let's Ride: X!" His armor changed, becoming a grey bodysuit with black gloves, boots, a red chestplate designed with an 'X' on the stomach, and a silver helmet with a strip of metal covering his mouth, round red eyes, V-shaped antennae and a black and yellow scarf. This was Kamen Rider X, also known as X-Rider; a Kamen Rider designed for undersea exploration and combat. "So, who is this guy that got you freaked?"

"Mutated tiger shark with a bottomless stomach. Super strong and durable enough to be hit at point blank range with a RPG and not get a scratch."

Showa now realized that this wasn't an enemy to be trifled with. "And you met this guy how exactly?" asked Showa.

GL-Alan answered with a frown as he recalled, "He targeted my school back when I first became a Green Lantern. Just don't let him get in your head."

"Guess we better get in the water," said Showa.

"No, he wants a hunt. We go in the water, we're as good as eaten," responded GL-Alan.

Showa seemed briefly affronted but then he reminded himself that GL-Alan knew this enemy better than he did. "So, we're going to have to get him on our turf," concluded Showa. "Got a plan? He's your villain, right? You should know how he thinks."

"Just keep your guard up, stay out of the water and don't let him get in your head," GL-Alan warned.

Showa's antennae then picked up something. "The Cicada Pack is picking up something coming at us from the water, fast!"

All of a sudden, a figure burst out of the water and lunged towards GL-Alan and Showa, knocking them both of their feet. Showa heard a snarl and dared to look up. "Yessh!" It was definitely one ugly monster. It stood 8 feet tall with humanoid body, a shark's head and a dorsal fin growing out of its back. It also had webbed clawed hands and was snarling at the two heroes, specifically GL-Alan.

"Shark, it's been awhile," said GL-Alan as he climbed back to his feet. "What the hell are you doing in this world?"

"Having a buffet," said Shark, licking his razor sharp teeth. "And it was tasty."

"So, you really are a sea monster," said Showa as he clenched the Ridol Stick in his hand.

"A hungry sea monster!" Shark then dashed towards them. GL-Alan shot beams at him but Shark dodged them all before leaping up and dropping down to land a slash against GL-Alan, his claws striking against the force field that all Green Lanterns had surrounding them.

"Hyah!" Showa rushed in thrusting his Ridol Stick at Shark. All he was seeing was another Kaijin. Of course, this Kaijin seemed far more powerful and intelligent than anything he'd fought before, and dangerous too. Shark dodged the strikes fluidly before opening his jaw as he sidestepped. He then clamped his jaws shut around Showa's right arm.

"ARGH!" the Kamen Rider cried out. "Get off!"

POW!

The Cicada Pack suddenly smashed into Shark, sending him tumbling along the ground. Showa massaged his arm. "Kuso…" Showa cursed. "Ridol Sword!" He charged at Shark and began to swing at him. The humanoid shark dodged the swing and slashed at Showa with his claws, causing sparks to fly.

GL-Alan went to help when all of a sudden two pairs of arms shot out of the sand and grabbed his legs. "Huh?" He was immobilized. "What's this!"

"Take this! Ridol Rope!" His Ridol turned into a whip. Using it as a lasso, he bound Shark's arms together. "Gotcha!"

"No," Shark corrected, grinning and letting his pearly whites shine, "I got you!"

Shark dashed towards the sea, dragging Showa with him. He then jumped into the water and pulling Showa right in behind him.

"Shinichi!" GL-Alan shouted but all of a sudden the sand around him seemed to explode. He found himself surrounded by half a dozen humanoid figures. They were W14's. He then saw two dozen more dropped right out of the sky to land all around him. "Get out of my way!" His ring and eyes flared.

They attacked and he fired with his ring, ripping two apart into scrap metal with a beam of green energy. Conjuring an energy blade with his ring, he ducked when a W14 tried to strike him from behind before he spun and sliced off its legs from the knees down. He then launched himself into the air and fired at the W14's repeatedly with his ring. The ones that didn't dodge were completely obliterated. He saw the ones trying to escape and conjured a giant anvil to crush them.

The W14's leapt at him and grabbed hold. "GET OFF!" With a burst of green energy, he blasted them right off him. The red gem in the Bracelet of Bazel seemed to respond to his anger as it flashed red.

Meanwhile, deep underwater, Shark managed to bite through the Ridol Rope and escape. Showa, still in the form of Kamen Rider X, looked around for his enemy. "Where are you, you freak?"

'I'd be careful about who I call a freak,' Shark voice was heard in his mind. 'It's like the pot calling the kettle black. Takes a freak to know a freak, doesn't it?'

"You don't know anything about me!" Showa shouted, fear creeping up within him. Shark then rushed and struck him in the side from behind, causing him to grunt. Showa tried to strike back but hit nothing.

'Actually, while we were fighting, I learnt a lot from you, Rider. You're an open book. Your mother is a novelist, you have two adopted sisters, and a little half-brother,' Shark 'spoke', beginning with Shinichi's family.

"Don't let him get into my head," Showa said to himself. He repeated, "Don't let him get in my head. Don't let him get in my head. Don't let him get in my head. Don't let him get in my head. Don't let him get in my head." Shark attacked again, slashing Showa repeatedly from behind. Showa spun around and hurled a punch but Shark once again swam to safety.

'It's useless! You're too late! I'm already in your head. Let's see what else I can find. Ah, it seems that in the past you betrayed your comrades and slaughtered them, all because you were ordered to so you could get promoted. And people call me a monster.'

"You are a monster!"

'There are different types of monsters, Rider. You're one of them. You're not even a person, just a weapon. You even killed the woman you loved-'

"SHUT UP!" Showa roared. He didn't want to be reminded of that. The blood on his hands had yet to be washed off.

'You betrayed your comrades, betrayed the woman you loved and betrayed the organization that made you,' Shark listed. 'You're a traitor through and through. It's in your very nature. You can't fight it. It's just a matter of time before you betray your friends and family now. Oh, looks like you already did. How did you like being High Commander, BLACK 13?'

Showa trembled as his armor reverted back into GX Form. Shark was watching from the distance, stalking his prey. That was how he beat his enemies. He got into their heads, finding their fears, before exploiting them. Then, when that fear overwhelmed them he struck when they were most vulnerable.

Shark again attacked as he swam out of hiding, shooting towards Showa like a torpedo. He again slashed at Showa and then retreated before Showa could execute an appropriate counterattack.

Shark could taste Showa's guilt and fear. He was afraid of himself. He was afraid of the thing he'd become. A cyborg was a freak too, half-machine and half-human. There was nothing really human about Showa either.

'Now, how many people did you kill since GIN-SHOCKER took you, or did you lose count after the first hundred?' Shark spook mercilessly. He then swam fast towards Showa, jaws wide open. It was time to eat!

Showa suddenly spun around and with his hands grabbed Shark's top and bottom jaw. Shark's eyes widened. What was this!

"You really should shut up," said Showa as his tone turned darker.

Back on the beach, GL-Alan was dealing with the W14's with his ring. Already he'd wiped out the majority. For all their power, they weren't very smart. They did try to overwhelm him with their numbers, which proved ineffective.

All of a sudden, the water burst upwards and a screaming Shark was sent flying before landing on the sand with a dust, kicking up sand. His mouth was bleeding and a number of his teeth were gone.

GL-Alan looked towards the water to see a figure come up to the beach. "Hey, Shinichi, want to switch dance partners?"

Showa looked towards the W14's and silently nodded before dashing towards them, crescent energy blades sliding out of his forearms.

Shark's missing teeth were growing back as he spat out some blood. Glaring at GL-Alan, he lunged.

CLANG!

He was stopped when GL-Alan used his Power Ring to create a shield, which Shark met with his face, bashing against the surface hard.

"Guess my friend was too much for you," said GL-Alan as he watched Showa fight with extreme precision against the W14's targeting their heads and limbs as he sliced them off.

"Your friend is a monster…" growled Shark. "Guess both of you have that in common, don't you?"

GL-Alan didn't want to hear that from Shark of all people. "Shark, you are under arrest for-" He paused when he noticed the red gem on the Bracelet of Bazel flashing brightly. "Huh?"

Showa noticed the glow as well. All of a sudden, GL-Alan exploded in intense green light, forcing Showa and Shark to cover their eyes. When the light died down, GL-Alan had completely transformed and Showa gawked. "Alan…?"

GL-Alan was now donned in a black bodysuit with green armbands, ankle bracelets, and torso armor. The armor had a golden trim with a red gem situated in the centre of his chest, similar to the gem on the Bracelet of Bazel. Around his waist was a belt with the Green Lantern insignia on the buckle. His head was encased in a black helmet with a red V-shaped visor covering the eyes and sporting a pair of gold fins on top. His mouth was uncovered, which didn't last long as two halves of the faceplate slid out and came together to conceal his mouth completely.

He looked like a Kamen Rider.

"Huh?" GL-Alan stared at his body. "What is this?"

Shark sneered at GL-Alan. "So what if you've changed? This changes nothing!" He used his telekinesis, ripping up huge chunks out of the ground before tossing them at GL-Alan. They crashed against the armored Green Lantern, only to shatter harmlessly against him. "What!"

"Electro Fire!"

Lightning raced across the ground and straight towards Shark, electrocuting him. He screamed out from the shock. GL-Alan looked to see Showa had assumed the form of Kamen Rider Stronger and was down on one knee with his right hand on the sand. The same lightning lanced out in a spider web pattern, electrocuting the W14's as well.

Shark, smoking, was still standing. "Is that all you got?" he taunted.

"No, not really," said Showa as he reverted to his default form. "Alan, want to try a Double Rider Kick?"

"Thought you'd never ask," said GL-Alan.

The two rushed towards Shark and took turns beating him up. Shark tried to claw and bite at them, only for them to dodge his attempts. He received a kick from both of them in the gut, causing him to double over, before an uppercut snapped his head backwards. Finally, two fists were planted right into his chest, knocking him backwards with explosive force.

Shark splashed into the water, dazed and in pain. He then saw shadows looming over him and looked up at the sun and the two figures coming down at him.

"RIDER DOUBLE DROP KICK!" Showa called out as he and GL-Alan both executed a drop kick that slammed right down on Shark, knocking him unconscious. The two armored young men than returned to human form.

"Game Over," declared Shinichi.

Shark was dragged right out of the water by his feet which Shinichi and GL-Alan were holding. After letting them go, Shinichi turned to look at GL-Alan, whose armor had vanished after defeating Shark. "Alan that is not a normal armband."

"Tell me about it," agreed GL-Alan as he stared at the Bracelet of Bazel. "This isn't a normal artifact."

"What was your first clue?" the Bracelet of Bazel spoke, its gem flashing with each syllable.

GL-Alan and Shinichi stared.

"Did that thing just talk?" Shinichi asked.

"Didn't you hear me, or are you stupid?" the Bracelet of Bazel responded.


The Observers had been watching, and BG-Warren smiled. "Looks like my son just got himself an upgrade."

"An annoying one," countered Lord Akuma. "We'll see how he handles this latest development."


Kamen Rider Chrome: Almost everything is for sale, and almost everything can be bought. Pain and Suffering are just opportunities for the cruel to make a profit as they sell their tools of destruction.

Next chapter: Painful Auction.