TB: And here we are, the last chapter of the set and conclusion to this two-parter.
KKD: This is gonna be exciting.
TB: After everything that happened in the last chapter, I bet you guys will not see this coming.
KKD: Well, only one way to find out.
TB: I know this is rather quick, but… Disclaimers, fire!
DISCLAIMERS: Neither TokuBrony nor KKD Silver own Kamen Rider or anything else in this story except for original concepts and characters within. Kamen Rider is owned by Toei, Namco Bandai, and its respective owners.
Ore wa Imamura Yoshi. With Toradeki down for the count, the Gyojin decided to hire this hunter bastard named Karyou. He's got his eyes set on the two Gyojin of my crew, even kidnapping Gekka's little baby from him. With that, all of us are trying our hardest to deal with this hunter and get Chibi back, but what he said hit Harisento closer to home and he walked off. We got Chibi back, but I got a feeling this isn't over…
Yoshi and his crew were soon resting in the ship, Chibi having some fruit to calm down his own nerves while Mizuki was on the phone.
"He's still not answering his phone," Mizuki informed as she hung up.
"Damn it. He must be really upset now," Jack groaned, "Remember the last time he didn't answer?"
"Yea, he got wasted at that bar with that whole 'one shot of everything' bullcrap," Yoshi noted as some of his crew rolled their eyes in response.
"I hope he'll be okay," Ai sighed.
"I'll have a good word with him," Mizuki assured.
"I'm coming with you. We don't want another sibling fight on our hands," Yoshi insisted, the Gyojin in human form nodding before the two walked upstairs.
Over to the Gyojin, Karyou chuckled to himself as he sharpened his Serrator's Staff on a whetstone he carried.
"What are you so jovial about? You lost your prey?" Takarakuji inquired and pointed out.
"Sure, but I gained new prey in the process…" Karyou chuckled as he kept sharpening his weapon, "Harisento's will is weakening with what I said to him. Sooner or later, he'll either join back with us, or die."
He grinned while spinning his staff around and Takarakuji fiddled with his swords before they walked off.
(Insert Theme: This Life by CFO$)
*As the instrumental begins a galleon, is seen sailing across the ocean with Kamen Rider Buccaneer standing atop near his Jolly Roger flag as the title appeared.*
Kamen Rider Buccaneer
Gotta keep my head up, never get that low
*Yoshida then jumped through the title, shattering it like glass as the camera panned over to him as Buccaneer fighting Gyojin*
Cause I'm living this life, now it's all I know
*He managed to slice through all of the Puffers*
Like oh~
It's the life I chose (This life, this life)
*He then looked to see police arriving on the scene, aiming at him*
So I keep a step up everywhere I go
*Buccaneer then ran away, avoiding every shot the police threw at him*
Now they screaming my name after every show
*A rope was lowered to him, which he grabbed and used to swing up and onto the deck of his vessel*
Like oh~
It's the life I chose (This life, this life)
One life, one choice, gotta do it right
*We see Yoshi walking into his cabin before waving to the camera with his alter ego, Buccaneer, in the background*
One chance of proving to the world that you was right
*Satoshi was currently examining a map with a compass before looking up to wave at the camera*
Like a match waiting for a spark to ignite
*We then see Robin tinker with some little trinket she had before realizing that the camera was on her, causing her to be like 'Oh' before smiling*
Sitting and mimicking, thinking if you'll make it through the night
*At the same time, Jack was examining the weapons aboard the ship, making sure they were in top condition before looking at the camera and giving a little salute*
And rise up like a phoenix, flying through the night
*Now we see Ai in the kitchen of the ship, cooking up some noodles for everyone onboard the ship before jumping a bit when noticing the camera. Mitsuru went over to calm her down before they both waved*
I shine once like a shooting star losing sight
*Now we see Hariko and Mizuki nodding at the camera before their Gyojin forms reflected in the mirror*
You see, man, the difference between you and I
*We then see the police arguing over something as one sets up his wanted poster before we cut to a marine headquarters, with Haruka standing at attention and Gekka walking past her, his reflection showing Kamen Rider Corsair*
Is Imma keep doing what I do, cause it's do or die
*We then cut to a shot of the Gyojin no Kaizoku, starting with Kuroken before it shows his generals as well*
Ain't got no time for that not getting big game
*The generals began to pose to look intimidating before we cut back to the galleon*
Got one life, living mine in the quick lane
*The crew stood on the galleon as they saw the Gyojin initiate a battle onshore*
I'm too hungry not to get that win, but I just gotta remember one thing
*Yoshi took a step forward before taking out a Kaizoku Key and putting it on his driver*
Gotta keep my head my head up, never get that low
*With that, he transformed into Buccaneer as he jumped into battle swinging his sword around attacking all of the Puffers*
Cause I'm living this life, now it's all I know
*The clip then shows him in his Kaen Form shooting his flames around and at the screen, then cuts to another of him in his Mizu Form twirling the Mizu Whip, and then a clip of him in his Dengeki Form using his Dengeki Escrima shocking everyone, a clip of him in his Geo Form using his Geo Hammer to pound the ground, and one more of Buccaneer using the Mirai Form and bowgun to fire*
Like oh~
It's the life I chose (This life, this life)
*It then showed Corsair fighting with his jutte against Puffers before transforming into his Heishi Form and shooting at some more Gyojin*
So I keep a step up everywhere I go
*Buccaneer is then seen in his Kaizoku-Oh Form, wielding the Ohken and slashing*
Now they screaming my name after every show
*After that Yoshi smirks at the readers while holding his wanted poster*
Like oh~
It's the life I chose (This life, this life)
*As the theme ended, he let the wanted poster get picked up by the wind before it hit the camera, the titles for the show coming back on as everything else faded around it.*
Sail 37: The Puffer King's Blaze of Glory
Meanwhile, Hariko sat at a bar, looking glum as he held a bottle of whisky and a shot glass.
"All I need is one shot glass this time…" he muttered, downing the shot glass and groaning to himself, starting to feel tipsy.
It wasn't long before Yoshi and Mizuka managed to walk in and find him, the two sighing in response.
"I had a feeling he'd go to this place," she muttered as they walked closer to Hariko.
"Taking it easy on the liquor this time?" Yoshi checked.
"Shut up. What do you want?" Hariko groaned in annoyance.
"Well, which is it? You want me to answer or shut up?" Yoshi asked jokingly, Hariko sighing, "That wasn't cool leaving me hanging when I asked for help. What's going on, man?"
"You're letting what Karyou said affect you, brother," Mizuki pointed out.
"He's right. I feel like I haven't contributed much since joining Yoshida's crew… I'm useless," Hariko sighed, taking another shot of whisky.
"Don't say that. You're not useless, man. I can't count the many times you and your sister saved our asses from certain doom!" Yoshi shouted, "You two are like a dynamic duo together!"
"He's right, brother. You and I have been through a lot together, and what he's saying shouldn't affect you," Mizuki added.
"I wasn't better off with the Gyojin, and I'm not making much of a difference on Yoshida's crew… then what is my purpose?" Hariko muttered as he started drinking from the bottle itself.
"Your purpose is to help us… to help humanity."
"I… I just want to be alone right now."
He turned his tear filled expression away from his sister as the two pirates sighed and walked away, Hariko looking at the bottom of his bottle.
"Get me another bottle, please," he requested.
"Ugh, I can't believe that guy," Yoshi groaned, kicking a trash can over in frustration.
"Calm down, Yoshida. I'm sure my brother will come around… I hope," Mizuki replied as they kept walking.
Suddenly, they heard a splash and turned to see Karyou using his staff to flip a car over, scaring the bystanders away. Karyou cackled insanely as the two pirates looked at each other and nodded in response. They then ran over to him and gave him a double kick.
"Ah, and the prey comes to me," Karyou smirked.
"I didn't like you making one of my crewmates feel useless on my side, man. Every one of my crew is important," Yoshi retorted to the hunter.
"My brother's mind is not yours to fiddle around with," Mizuki snapped as Yoshi put his belt on.
"Henshin!"
Yoshi inserted his key into his Driver and a bright glow surrounded him while water surrounded Mizuki and she roared before the auras exploded outward. Buccaneer stood alongside Okamizu in his Kaizoku-Oh form, both running to fight the hunter. Karyou grinned as he slashed at the duo with his staff, but Buccaneer was quick to block the incoming attacks. Okamizu also took the opportunity to throw punches and kicks right at the hunter, who dodged every hit thrown at him. Karyou smirked, eventually unsheathing his knife and slashing at Okamizu, sending her flying as a sparking mass.
"Okamizu! Kono!" Buccaneer growled in frustration before thrusting his Ohken at Karyou, who actually managed to deflect it with his shorter knife, "Okay, since when did you become OP?"
Karyou just chuckled as he used his Serrator's Staff to twirl and slash at him multiple times. Buccaneer grunted as he struggled to get up, Karyou about to deal a finishing blow when a sonic scream forced him back into a wall.
"I know that eardrum shattering noise anywhere," Buccaneer realized, turning to see Chibi standing with Corsair and Haruka, "Hey, guys."
"Apologies for the delay. Chibi-kun had to be fed," Haruka apologized.
"Yare yare, having trouble again?" Corsair sighed as Buccaneer helped himself up.
"I swear, this guy's making himself OP," Buccaneer panted as he picked his Ohken up.
"Onee-chan!" Chibi shouted, running over to Okamizu to see if she was alright.
"It's just a scratch… I'll be alright," Okamizu assured as she got back up.
"The numbers don't matter. You will all fall, regardless," Karyou grinned.
"Not on our watch," Corsair responded, pulling out his jutte and rushing towards the hunter with Haruka, Chibi, Buccaneer, and Okamizu.
The five combatants started to attack Karyou all at once, but he proved versatile as he was able to block from all sides, spinning his staff around himself to push them all back. Buccaneer, Corsair, and Haruka rushed with their weapons, clashing with his double bladed staff to get an opening as Okamizu punched his back. Chibi also ran in to get some good hits, his punches to Karyou making him stumble for a bit, and giving the others a good opening. Karyou growled before managing to push all of them back. He then grabbed his knife and tossed it at Corsair, but before it could hit, Chibi leaped up in front of him. The knife then hit Chibi in the eye, making the little dolphin screech in pain and spasm all on the ground.
"Chibi-kun!" Corsair gasped in response, seeing Chibi writhe in pain with the knife in his eye, blue blood dripping out.
"I didn't really expect that, but I'll take that as a bonus," Karyou noted as Corsair growled.
"Kisama!"
Corsair roared before rushing in and swinging his jutte at Karyou and clashing with him, Haruka running over to Chibi to try and comfort him.
"Hold still, I'm going to pull it out," Haruka responded, about to do just that.
"No! No! It hurts!" Chibi cried in pain, flinching as Buccaneer and Corsair continued fighting, blades clanging and sparks flying.
At that moment, Hariko was walking a short distance away, not initially noticing the brawl, but hearing the noises going on before looking up. He saw his sister down and trying to get back up, the two Riders fighting Karyou, and Chibi flailing around with the knife in his eye while Haruka tried to keep him calm. He continued watching while the two Riders began to bounce back and push against Karyou.
"Not so OP now, are you?" Buccaneer smirked.
"I'll make you pay for what you did to Chibi-kun," Corsair stated, pointing his jutte at the hunter.
"Did you really think I'd come alone?" Karyou smirked before whistling, causing a horde of Puffers to pop out, but these all had rifles and spears in their hands as they rushed in and attacked the two Riders.
"Crapbaskets," Buccaneer groaned.
The Puffers took aim and fired the rifles right at the Riders, making them stumble back before more rushed in with spears. The Riders scrambled to defend, but were slashed at by the spears of the grunts and were knocked down. Hariko looked worried, like he wanted to intervene and yet felt he could or should not.
'Would my help even matter to either side?' he thought to himself, feeling insignificant as of now.
Karyou walked over the Riders, who were still held at gun and spear point while the hunter stepped towards Okamizu, Haruka, and Chibi.
"This will be exciting to watch. A marine and two Gyojin rogues… dead by my blade," Karyou smirked.
"Get away from them…" Corsair grunted as Karyou raised his staff up high.
'Sister!' Hariko gasped mentally, quickly transforming and rushing in with his own knives in hand to try and block the staff, but Karyou still slashed down.
"Brother?" Okamizu gawked.
"O… Onii-chan?" Chibi gasped, everyone seeing Harisento standing in front of the two Gyojin and Haruka.
Then, the group saw his right arm fall to the ground, but despite the pain and the loss of what knives he was about to wield, Harisento merely grunted and managed to throw a spin kick to Karyou's gut, sending him away. He then fell on his knees, blue blood squirting out where his arm used to be as Chibi shrieked, Okamizu covering his good eye.
"Alright, we're out of here!" Buccaneer called out, he and Corsair pushing the hunter Puffers off of them before tossing down some smoke grenades to obscure their vision.
Karyou coughed, swiping the smoke away as he saw no one was there, growling before retreating with his own Puffers.
Over at the Marine HQ, Mitsuru was focused on treating Chibi while another medic helped Harisento with his wound, the Gyojin wincing in pain as Haruka and Mizuki looked worried over the conditions.
"I hope they're okay," Mizuki sighed.
"Since when did that bastard get his own special Puffers?" Jack snapped, clearly confused over what happened.
"I don't know, but I get the feeling that he wants to play his little game for keeps," Yoshi groaned as he stretched his shoulders while Gekka walked towards Mitsuru.
"Is Chibi-kun okay?" Gekka asked, clearly concerned as the dolphin groaned in some pain.
"He's doing alright now, but he has lost an eye. I had to stitch it closed and he'll need to rest in here," Mitsuru sighed as Gekka looked at Chibi, the dolphin Gyojin whimpering a bit in his sleep while Gekka saw where his left eye used to be.
He couldn't help but hug the Gyojin he adopted to comfort him while Mizuki walked closer to her brother, looking solemnly as he gazed at the stump that was his right arm.
"...What made you change your mind?" Mizuki asked, confused as why he did that.
"I saw you two in trouble… I had to do something," Harisento grunted, coughing as he sat back up, "You are my sister, I'd hate to see you die."
"Well, I wouldn't want you to die on me either."
Harisento coughed again as he looked at the stump again, sighing in response.
"Have you begun to find purpose again?" Mizuki checked, "Do you see that you aren't insignificant to Yoshi's crew?"
"Yeah. If you didn't step in like that, Chibi and Mizuki would've been Gyojin kebabs," Yoshi noted as Harisento looked at Gekka still comforting Chibi.
"You're a very big help to the crew, Harisento. We could never replace you," Ai smiled.
"I know we've had our differences, but you are a valued member," Robin insisted as Harisento laid back down.
"Thanks guys. I'm going to rest here until they probably find a way to give me back my arm," Harisento replied as he turned on his side, back turned to his crew, "At least I'm next to Chibi."
"Onii-chan with Chibi, yeah," he nodded while putting his hand on where his eye used to be.
"Very well. Let's give them space," Gekka suggested as they backed up and walked away to give to two Gyojin some time to heal.
"Is Chibi-kun calm?" Haruka checked, Gekka giving a thumbs up and a small smile in response.
"He's very brave," he noted with a little tear in his eyes before wiping it away.
"Let's all eat something and then prepare for the next time this hunting bastard decides to show his face again," Yoshi offered as the others agreed and walked off.
"I feel bad for Chibi-kun," Mitsuru sighed as she put her hand on her neck and rubbed it.
"Trust me, I know the feeling. Yet he took that knife in his eye to help me… same thing your brother did for you," Gekka told Mizuki, the latter just nodding in response.
"Yes. I guess I am lucky to have a brother like him," she smiled.
"Which will make you much better bait," they heard a voice, making them flinch as bullets rained down and smoke bombs popped, everyone coughing in response.
Mizuki growled as she transformed, preparing to hold off any incoming Puffers. However, the smoke impaired her vision as the Puffers came charging at her with spears and managed to overwhelm her in the disorientation. Okamizu's vision remained blurry until she spotted Karyou running towards her and she began to block him, but the other Puffers joined the hunter in pounding Okamizu into the ground.
"Get them!" Gekka shouted, coughing from the smoke as he and Yoshi tried to brush it away.
As soon as the smoke cleared up, the pirates and marines found that there was no one there.
"They're all gone… Mizuki too!" Yoshi gasped in shock.
Later that night, Harisento laid next to Chibi, the little dolphin whimpering both from residual pain and loneliness. The one armed porcupine fish turned over and put his left hand on the top of his head, rubbing it in a comforting manner to calm him down. However, a sudden twang noise broke the silence and the two looked to see an arrow break through the stone wall and land on the floor in front of them with a piece of paper attached to it.
"What is this…?" Harisento pondered, getting up and taking the paper to unfold it and read, 'It's from Karyou… 'I know you cannot resist a chance at me. I have your sister held captive, and if you wish to see her alive, meet me at the docks along with the rest of your pathetic crew. You chose to ally with them… you chose to suffer'.'
Harisento grew angry as he crushed the paper in his hand, Chibi looking concerned as Harisento growled and stood back up.
"Chibi… I need you to stay here. This could get messy and I don't want you to get hurt more than you are," Harisento responded.
"But… Onii-chan's arm!" Chibi reminded, the pufferfish looking to his stub of a limb and sighing.
"...I'll just have to make due. Now do what I say and stay here, okay?"
Chibi just nodded and laid back down as Harisento ran outside, the young Gyojin looking very worried about his friend.
The rest of the pirates and marines were running and looking for the hunter and their teammate. They felt they were about to run ragged when they finally found Karyou at the docks, Okamizu being held by the hunter Puffers by the arms with others pointing spears and rifles at her. Karyou grinned as he held his Serrator's Staff over his shoulders.
"Well, I see you decided to arrive. But where's Harisento?" he asked mockingly.
"You don't need to concern yourself with him or Chibi-kun anymore," Gekka growled as he and Yoshi put their belts on.
"Gekka, let's show them what happens when you go after valued team members. Everyone else too!" Yoshi shouted, revealing his King Key while Gekka pulled out the Heishi Key.
"HENSHIN!" the two Riders shouted.
=ZEN KAITEN! KAIZOKU-OH~!=
=ATTEN-HUT! HEISHI FORM!=
The two quickly transformed, running along with their crewmates against the squad of Puffer Hunters who attempted to blockade them from reaching Karyou. That didn't stop the pirates and marines though as the group managed to scatter and fight off their own set. Satoshi and Robin fought off the grunts with their extendable bo staff and gauntlets respectively, avoiding any rifle shots and spears coming their way.
With Jack, he took turns firing at the hunters with some pistols, going at rapid speeds and even spinning while firing before he ran out of bullets. When he did, he tossed the pistols to the ground before pulling out his katanas and slashed at high speeds to take care of the spear wielders. When other Puffers started firing rifles, he did his best to block the bullets, and managed to do so with ease until a stray one got him in the arm.
Over to the Fujimoto sisters, the two continued to kick and punch any Puffers coming towards them. Ai squeaked in minor fear before ducking out of the way of a spear thrust, making the spear get lodged in a barrel while she rolled out of the way and managed to give the Puffer a bicycle kick formation on his butt before hitting down below between its legs, making it wince in response. Mitsuru helped her little sister up to her feet as they stood back to back with more Puffer Hunters surrounding them.
With Haruka, she simply slashed through the Puffers and deflected any rifle shots coming her way. She quickly pulled out her blade, slashed, and sheathed in rapid succession. She continued to do this until after two minutes, she stopped and sheathed her blade and with a clink, the hunters fell over.
Back with the Riders, they were plowing their way through the grunts, roaring as they slashed at every single one to get to Karyou. It wasn't long before they ended up making it to the main hunter, clashing with his staff at such a rapid pace that it almost seemed blinding. This continued on with both sides seeming to be even, but the hunting Puffers managed to intervene by sniping down the two Riders, making them block in response. However, this left them open to attack by Karyou, who quickly spun his staff and slashed at them numerous times until they were knocked down.
"Afraid to fight us without some help, huh?" Buccaneer taunted as he pressed a button on his blade.
=HOSHIZAN! (STAR CUT!)=
This made his Ohken glow a bright blue aura before he posed with it in preparation, Corsair standing back up and turning his jutte to rifle mode to provide some covering fire against Karyou while Buccaneer ran. The pirate managed to clash with the staff, big sparks flying off the weapons as they kept fighting. Corsair provided some fire against the Puffer Hunters as well as the two quickly gained more of an advantage. More splashing was heard as the group turned to see more Puffers enhanced by Karyou running in.
"Geez, how many of those things are there!?" Buccaneer panted as he aimed his pistol and fired at some of them, but the crew was soon surrounded.
"You coward! You rely on these Puffers you enhanced because you can't win!" Okamizu snapped as she attempted to break free, only to be held harder.
"I prefer to think of it as strength in numbers. If one hunter can't catch a multitude of prey, how about a whole swarm?" Karyou smirked as he simply pulled out a familiar spiked orb out, "Urchin Bomb!"
Karyou tossed it out towards the group when suddenly, the bomb was bounced away by a knife, making them all gasp as Harisento leaped in the air and tossed down a barrage of knives onto the Puffers with one hand as he landed in the circle.
"What are you doing here!?" Jack gawked as the pufferfish just stood and breathed.
"Brother…" Okamizu muttered.
"Shouldn't you be resting?" Mitsuru checked.
"I don't care if I'm missing an arm. This bastard threatened me and my sister, and he's going to pay for what he did to us," Harisento growled as he prepared his knives between his fingers.
"You seriously expect to defeat me with one arm? You're even more pathetic than I thought," Karyou scoffed with a laugh.
"You help your sis, we got these dummies," Buccaneer insisted as the crew scattered, continuing to fight.
However, Harisento just snarled at Karyou and tackled him to the ground before flipping back to his feet, tossing some more knives at the Puffers with his one hand as they quickly collapsed. He then ran over to Okamizu and helped her up.
"Are you okay?" Harisento checked.
"I'm alright, but what about you? Aren't you supposed to be healing?" Okamizu asked.
"All that matters to me is your safety right now. Can you forgive me for being so foolish?"
"...There was never anything to forgive."
The two hugged each other before joining the Riders against Karyou, the four managing to knock the hunter back down to the ground, making him roll.
"What now, bitch?" Buccaneer scoffed, Karyou growling before pulling out another orb.
"Urchin Bomb!" he shouted, tossing it at the four before suddenly, the bomb were forced back by a sonic screech and sent flying at Karyou, "Not again!"
With that, the bomb blew up in front of Karyou, unleashing urchin spines and making smoke.
"Chibi-kun!?" Corsair gawked as he saw the eyepatched dolphin landing alongside them.
"Chibi okay, Gekka. Want to help Onii-chan and Onee-chan," Chibi assured as he managed to stand alongside the siblings.
"The more the merrier!" Buccaneer smirked, Karyou roaring before jumping out of the smoke and landing behind the Riders and Gyojin, having the Puffers stand between them and their crew members, the grunts even holding them at spear and gun point.
"This is getting infuriating. I am sick of not being able to kill those traitors!" Karyou roared as he rushed in and picked up the Carver's Knife before tossing it at them.
Chibi was smart though, catching it before running towards Karyou and then slashed at him a few times before stabbing the knife right into the hunter's chest, making him roar in pain before pushing the dolphin away.
"You annoying little runt!" Karyou growled, pulling the knife out before getting ready to stab him.
However, Harisento rushed in, thrusting his arm out to defend Chibi, only for Karyou to slash at him instead. He screamed in pain as the others witnessed his left arm fall over, blue blood gushing out his stump.
"Brother!" Okamizu gasped in shock.
"Are you crazy!?" Buccaneer snapped, Karyou laughing hysterically.
"You lost both your arms defending this brat!? You really have gone soft, Harisento," Karyou laughed, "The Gyojin would've given you a purpose again had you rejoined. We would've forgiven you. But now you're just proving yourself to be pathetic! The once great Harisento, reduced to a softie by Kamen Rider Buccaneer!"
"Onii-chan…" Chibi muttered, Harisento panting in response before snarling so loud it quickly became a roar before he slammed his head in a headbutt so hard, it forced Karyou to drop the Carver's Knife and stumble back.
"I don't care about my kind going against humanity. I don't care about rejoining them. I thought that… I had no purpose with me leaving the Gyojin with my sister and even how little I seemed to contribute to Yoshida's crew…" Harisento panted, now completely armless but still standing defiant, "It took a little sacrifice to show that my actions had a greater meaning to any capacity. ...I didn't think I would ever be able to put others in front of myself. Now… I know what I have to do."
"What's going on? I can't see with all these assholes in the way," Jack shouted.
"He can't be serious, can he?" Buccaneer gawked, "Harisento, whatever you're about to do, just take my advice for once and back up!"
"You can't fight without your arms, brother! We'll take you back to the headquarters and give them back to you! Don't do anything else rash!" Okamizu insisted, trying to get her brother to stop.
"I have to do this… to make sure all of you are safe. I'm sorry I couldn't prove myself useful before… now, I need to make up for how horrible I was, for how shameful I acted," Harisento insisted, stumbling forward a bit.
"Onii-chan, no. Don't do it, Onii-chan! Chibi want Onii-chan to live!" Chibi cried out, tears flowing down his eye.
"This is for your crew, Yoshida. This is for you, Okamizu… my sister. And this is for you, Chibi. Now toss me the Carver's Knife."
Chibi sniffled, wiping his eyes clear of tears before picking up the Carver's Knife and looking at it carefully, unsure if he should do it. In the end, he sighed and looked back at Harisento.
"Here," Chibi replied, throwing the knife to him.
He caught the handle in his mouth before he growled and rushed in at Karyou like a madman.
"Yaro-domo, get him!" Karyou roared, motioning his Puffer Hunters to run towards Harisento.
That didn't stop him though. Harisento kept running and used the knife in his mouth to slash at every Puffer he passed, easily disarming them and cutting them down. He used the knife to stab some in the back, others in the chest, each grunt collapsing in response to this. Some tried firing on him, only for the former general to jump over the rifle wielders and continue running. He kicked more out of his way and slashed at some throats before two Puffers managed to stab him in the back with spears. Despite this, he just growled with a grin before running past all the hunters and made it towards Karyou.
"Stay back, I'll kill them!" Karyou shouted, about to slash at the crew before Haruka blocked with her own blade, Sentou.
She then turned him around and kicked him in the back, leaving him open to be stabbed by Harisento, the knife going on the other side of his chest. This made the hunter spit out blue blood as the pufferfish grinned. However, he grunted, suddenly getting pierced by more spears in the back before grunting, looking like a pin cushion.
"Jeez, that's gotta hurt a lot," Buccaneer winced.
"Harisento…" Okamizu muttered.
"If you're so eager to die then go ahead. ...But you're not taking me with you!" Karyou grunted, ready to take the knife back, but Harisento stood straight back up despite having multiple spears in his back.
"Hehehe… baka yaro. I'm not taking you with me," Harisento chuckled hoarsely, stumbling towards the hunter.
"Wh-What the hell are you talking about!?"
"You won't be welcome wherever I'm going. Hell is your destination, Karyou!"
"Na-Nani?!" Karyou gawked.
"I don't know if a Heaven or Hell exist, but I do know that I've made peace with myself, knowing I've made a difference for the cause my sister stood for, and knowing I helped her gives me vindication that I did the right thing. You on the other hand, you're going to go down to a world of pain and suffering the likes which no Gyojin has ever witnessed before!" Harisento roared, taking the knife back in his mouth and pulling it out of his chest.
Karyou grunted in pain before Harisento slashed at the hunter with his own knife several more times, injuring Karyou more and more before winding up for one more stab to the stomach.
"Everyone get out of the way!"
"That's our cue to finish things!" Buccaneer shouted as he quickly took the King Key and inserted it into the Ohken.
=ROYAL HISSATSU~!=
"Right," Corsair nodded, inserting the Heishi Key into the butt of his jutte while turning it back to melee mode.
=HISSATSU! HEISHI STYLE! CHARGE~!=
Both their weapons glowed brightly before running towards the swarm of Puffer Hunters and Karyou himself, the two reeling their blades back before slashing multiple times to knock the grunts into the air and make them explode. They soon teamed against Karyou, the crew getting out of the way as they kept slashing at him.
"Pirate King SLASH~!" Buccaneer roared as he raised his arms.
"Heishi PUNISHER~!" Corsair shouted as he reeled his jutte low before they unleashed a savage downward and horizontal slash together, making Karyou scream in agony.
"B-Baka na… I, the greatest Gyojin hunter Karyou, have been defeated!?" he grunted as he struggled to stand, but groaned as he fell down and exploded along with the rest of his Puffers.
Harisento just panted, looking to Buccaneer and his crew before letting the knife drop to the floor, stumbling forward until he collapsed.
"Dude!" Buccaneer gasped, rushing over to the downed Gyojin with the rest of his crew, "C'mon, man, I said I wasn't going to lose any member of my crew, and I sure as hell ain't gonna lose you!"
Harisento just coughed a bit before giving a weak chuckle.
"... I never asked to be part of your crew, remember? I only went with it seeing I had to remain loyal to my sister. Now… I don't regret being a part of it, Yoshida," he informed, coughing up some blood.
"You're very stubborn and reckless, but… it's good to know where you stand," Robin smiled in her usual tone, tears falling down her eyes.
"...Odd to hear that from you, Robin…"
"Brother, I… I'm grateful for you supporting me and my beliefs, even if it put us against our race… but I can't lose you. You're the only family I have left," Okamizu said.
"...Not entirely, true. ...Chibi needs you."
Okamizu turned to the young dolphin, who stood over Harisento and looked on the verge of tears.
"...Admiral?" Harisento started, getting Gekka's attention, "Please… take care of Chibi… and let my sister see him too. Okamizu… come down here."
She got on her knees, closer to her brother, sniffing a bit as she held her brother close.
"For believing in me… and for showing me that I had purpose..." Harisento whimpered, choking up and crying blue tears, "...Thank you… my sister…"
"Brother…" Okamizu whimpered, starting to tear up, the two siblings smiling before the pufferfish began to go limp, eyes closing as he laid out in his sister's arms, Okamizu's eyes beginning to flood, "...No… brother…."
The Riders demorphed as everyone weeped silently for their fallen comrade, Chibi crying on Okamizu's shoulder as the wolffish cradled her brother's body in her arms, sobbing quietly while being covered in his blood almost.
Later on, the pirates and marines stood around the same memorial honoring the humans that were killed by the Gyojin during the war between Yoshi and Kizuki. Harisento was recently added to that memorial with his own grave and pictures of both his human and Gyojin forms laying on the tombstone.
"Ladies and gentlemen… we have gathered here today to honor the death of a comrade. Originally seen as one of the enemy, his allegiance was made clear when Okamizu persuaded him to stand with her to support her beliefs," Gekka spoke to his crew of marines and pirates, all standing with their heads down, "He has admitted doubt in his decision… but through his loyalty to Okamizu and the crew, he proved himself a true ally to humanity. Harisento had not died in vain. His actions in life will benefit him wherever he goes… and may God rest his soul and grant him peace."
The crew had a moment of silence before Mizuki was allowed to step forward to the tombstone and kneel before looking to her hands at one of his knives that remained. She sniffled a bit before she stabbed the knife into the top of headstone.
"Brother… I will not let your death be in vain," she vowed, wiping the tears from her eyes, "Rest peacefully wherever you are… because I will fight those who have wronged you."
Chibi wiped the water out of his eye, his other covered by an eyepatch, as he knelt down to the grave and had his head down. The waterworks wouldn't stop as he gripped the grass beneath him.
"It's okay, Chibi-kun. He's in a better place now," Haruka assured as she rubbed his head.
"...Hope so… Chibi miss Onii-chan…" he whimpered.
"He would like you to be stronger for his sake. I'm sure he'll be very proud of you," Gekka informed, placing a hand on the dolphin's shoulder as Chibi nodded in response.
After that, the pirates each took their turn, stepping up and placing down various items on the headstone in memory of their crewmate.
"It was nice fighting with you, dude," Yoshi whispered, the group taking their bow before Gekka stepped forward.
"SALUTE!" Gekka called out, some of the marines standing up with their rifles at the ready, "AIM!"
The troops then aimed their rifles into the air, awaiting the command.
"...FIRE!"
Thus the marines fired, giving Harisento's departing soul the 21 gun salute. They all then left while one soldier played Amazing Grace on the bagpipes. They all walked, still in mourning and listening to the bagpipes playing, Yoshi pointing to the sky as everyone soon followed his line of sight, doing that to let the fallen know that they respect them.
Underwater, Kujitora is sitting and meditating by himself, attempting to remain calm when he opened his eyes.
"So… Harisento has fallen to protect his sister, hmm?" he realized, having sensed the recent events that have happened, "Perhaps it is time I get back out there.
Kamen Rider Buccaneer!
Ai: I'm sorry about your brother, Mizuki.
Mizuki: Don't be. I'm alright now.
Chibi: Moving on so hard!
Kujitora: Does fighting help ease your pain?
Okamizu: I DON'T NEED HELP FROM YOU!
Buccaneer: Okamizu, you need to calm down. This is getting out of hand!
Sail 38: The Grieving, Howling Wolf
*The Melodygers appear, as if preparing for a concert before music notes appear and they surround the five, and then scenes from the Melodyger chapter is shown*
Buccaneer: So D is out there, but the positive is that Mikoto has learned to accept for who she is. And peace to your momma, girl.
*The Sailor Spirits however around a bit before they all posed around the footage of the Sailor Spirits chapter*
Red Melody: Erio has officially been kicked out of the Akajyu, and it hasn't been pretty. Let's hope she manages to survive thanks to Emi and the Tamashii.
*Buccaneer is seen standing in the Crow's Nest of the S.S. Anne Bonnie before several keys surround him and clips from the Buccaneer chapter is shown*
H-Mako: Rest in peace, Harisento. You died a cause worth fighting for, man. Mad respect for that.
*The Melodygers, Sailor Spirits, and Buccaneer's crew then stand in front of Subarashii Records with the S.S. Anne Bonnie sailing right next to it*
Red Melody, H-Mako, and Buccaneer: Super Hero Time! See ya next time!
TB: Whew. And done. *claps hands*
KKD: That was… quite the chapter.
TB: Yeah. We apologize for ending it on a tragic note, but not every ending can be a happy one.
KKD: Yea. And we'll try and keep things a little light next time, no promises considering the preview of this one.
TB: For now, thoughts on how this chapter turned out?
KKD: It was… really deep. It was a good chapter to write, yet so… so depressing near the end.
TB: Yeah. I'll say this though, my favorite part was Harisento going out like a badass. No arms, knife in his mouth, spears in his back, and he still mopped the floor with Karyou.
KKD: Yea, his last stand was pretty epic, that's for sure.
TB: Your favorite part?
KKD: You took the words out of my mouth. Harisento's last stand to prove he's fighting for the right cause.
TB: I guess that's something we can agree on. Next set will be more challenging as well, but let it never be said that we don't meet it.
KKD: Absolutely. We're ready to take on this next set head on. Anything else we need to address?
TB: I don't think so. Oh yeah, Melodyger vs. Super Sentai is in the works so be on the look out for that.
KKD: We'll see if we can release that in one go instead of a long period later. Until then, ore wa KKD Silver, the Crossover King.
TB: And I'm the Lone Rider, TokuBrony… see you all next time.
KKD: *Salutes* Jaa ne.
TB: SEIYAA!