Chapter 53: Hunger

Zero was flying above the gymnasium, once again performing his nightly patrols. At that moment, his antennae picked up some disturbing noise. It sounded like someone screaming out.

"Isn't that... Misato?-!" Zero realized. "She must be in trouble!" Beating his wings at full speed, Zero plunged straight towards one of the gym's windows.


One hour earlier...

It was the evening when Shinichi and Misato confronted each other. They brought nothing but the clothes they wore and the swords in their hands. His weapon of choice was his Laser Saber while hers were her twin rapiers, the Bloody Tears. They silently nodded at each other before rushing to clash in the middle. Sparks flew as their blades connected with each swing they made. Misato was a master of dual-wielding swords but Shinichi was not a novice. He too was a master of his own blade.

Shinichi was able to relieve Misato of both her swords but a swift kick from Misato disarmed him as well.

However, their swords weren't the only weapons they had. They themselves were weapons.

After a quick bout, Misato managed to reclaim her swords and stood behind Shinichi with both her blades crossed over his throat. She could pretty much scissor his head right off but that was when Yuji entered the gymnasium, arms crossed and leaning against a set of bleachers.

"Why wasn't I invited?" he inquired as Misato withdrew her swords, much to Shinichi's relief.

"Just a little spar," she said as she twirled her rapiers and sheathed them back into the scabbards behind her belt. "Jealous?"

Yuji didn't answer, a little peeved at the jab Misato made. Put simply, he was definitely jealous.

Shinichi was still massaging his neck as she commented, "You lost focus for a moment there, Shin."

"I have homework to do," he said abruptly before bowing to Misato. He then left the gymnasium in a hurry.

"He's still messed up about the whole Lina situation," Misato informed Yuji. "I can tell from his fighting style. Even if it was just a spar, he wouldn't have been so easily beaten."

Yuji answered, "He's good at hiding it. But I wouldn't have noticed. You know, since I didn't know you two were here."

"Sorry about that, Yuji. But we needed some private time ourselves. Don't worry, though, he's not the man I want." She caressed his face and licked her fangs. "May I?"

"Well, you coulda just told me," he pouted before pulling the his collar to bare his neck for her.

Misato whispered, "I know, but it was something I needed to see for myself." She then sank her fangs into the flesh of his neck and drank.

"Well...sorry for worrying about you then," Yuji grunted. His blood started pumping a little more and Misato sensed this.

Yuji's blood had a very interesting effect on Misato. It put her into a state of heat, meaning she wanted to ravage Yuji right on the spot. However, she would need to respond to his comment.

Suddenly, Yuji was lying flat on the floor with Misato straddling him. "Don't be sorry. You care about me. Just remember I'm a big girl and this big girl has needs." She rubbed her crotch against his. "So, care to scratch this bitch's itch?"

The request made Yuji laugh, calming down as he leaned up and hugged her. "I'll do more than that if you want..." Misato kissed him and Yuji got into a sitting position with her in his lap. She unzipped her leather jacket, showing that she wore only a bra and tossed it away.

"No clothes, huh?" Yuji grinned. "Kinky."

"These floors won't be clean after we're done," she said before claiming his lips once more. He could taste the coppery flavor of his blood but also the sweetness of her saliva as he had let himself succumb to her feminine wiles.


"That... was fun..." Misato breathed with a flush on her cheeks as she sat up. "So glad that I got to have some solo time with you."

"Glad I didn't disappoint," Yuji said with a satisfied grin. Misato quickly got on top of him again. "What? Round two already?"

"Better believe it," Misato smirked.

When suddenly...

CRASH!

The glass of one of the windows shattered as Zero smashed through. He rolled along the gym floor before getting up on one knee with his arms pointing straight forward and the stingers out, "FREEZE! FROM THE COMMAND OF STUDENT POLICE CAPTAIN LEON SMITH, I'M PLACING YOU UNDER..." He stopped his speech as he saw the naked forms of both Yuji and Misato before him. Both looked at him blankly as Misato was still very much straddling his waist, and their cum all around them.

Misato quickly broke the awkward silence with a death glare at the Wasp Rider, her tendrils flowing out her hands menacingly, "Shogo, I know you're just doing your job, but unless you want to experience a second death I suggest you leave right now." Zero stood up, saluted, and then flew out of the gym as fast as his buzzing wings could carry him. Misato sighed as she retraced her tendrils. "And with that, I think we're done for the evening." She gasped as Yuji suddenly squeezed her ass.

"Did I ever tell you how hot you are when you're mad?" he asked rhetorically.

"You did, but you were drunk that time," she reminded him.

"Hey, I meant it didn't I?" he grinned.

"Are you just trying to butter me up?" she asked with a smirk.

"Is it working?"

"Take a wild guess," she answered before turning over to kiss him fiercely.


Shinichi didn't immediately go back to the dorms. He went for a ride, instead. A lone ride on his Cyclone-X3. The area containing Youkai Academy was vast and with the offroad configuration of his bike he would have no trouble racing along the dirt.

'Lina-chan, what happened to you?' thought Shinichi. He and Kuro were two parts of the same whole. While they shared the same emotions and memories, Shinichi was the one able to express them. They were separate entities too, which allowed them to converse with each other.

"Reprogramming," Kuro answered and Shinichi looked at his side mirror to see Kuro staring back at him. "In order to make her more obedient they reprogrammed her during the cybernetic conversion process."

"She's still the same person," argued Shinichi.

"But with loyalty to GIN-SHOCKER. Loyalty which we abandoned long ago."

"Yeah, I'm messed up. I'm talking to a voice in my head whose face is in the mirror. Thank God it's just you."

"Not exactly. The other Riders are in here as well. They just don't talk with you unless you come inside your subconscious yourself."

"Thank God it's just you." He sighed, "I should schedule another meeting with the counselor again." He was talking to himself, which was a sign of schizophrenia. Of course the fact was that he really did have someone living in his head.

"I do not understand why you cannot confront Lina," said Kuro.

"It's about feelings. Not exactly your strong suit."

"Feelings, yes. Agreed. It is what drove us mad in the first place. The emotional inhibitor was unable to contain it and-"

"The dam broke," Shinichi finished. "And we became a tidal wave of death and destruction."

"However, it is quite clear that she will not give up her attempts. It is only logical that we find her before she comes looking for us," Kuro said.

"I can't. I have homework," said Shinichi.

"I do not understand why you would need a secondary school education," said Kuro. "Because of Dr. Gebok-"

"Don't say his name!"

Kuro ignored him, "He gave us an education which makes us far superior to the ones in this school."

"School is more than about the grades, Kuro. It's the social interaction. Like when we were in the NUMBERS. The bonds."

"Ah, understood. Bonds are important. Like the bonds with those girls you have befriended."

"Yes," nodded Shinichi. "And I need to look after them. Lina might go after them."

"It is only logical. She would eliminate obstacles to her missions." Shinichi's eyes widened as he put on the brakes, did a turn, and went straight for the dorms. "Why the sudden need to return to the dorms in haste?"

"Can't talk now! Gotta check on the girls!"


Shinichi was knocking on Moka's door. "Come on! Come on! Come on!" He heard footsteps, the door being unlocked and unlatched, and he stepped back as Moka opened the door, wearing a bathrobe and drying her hair.

"Shinichi-kun?" she asked and he pulled her into a hug. "Huh?"

"You're OK!" he said, relieved.

"Of course I'm OK," she said with a blush as he held her in her arms. "What's wrong?"

"I was thinking about Lina," he admitted, making her frown. "I was afraid she'd come after you."

"Why would you think that?" she asked.

"She's been reprogrammed and sent by GIN-SHOCKER. If I were her I would eliminate all obstacles to my mission. In this case, the obstacles are you and the other girls."

"Shinichi-kun, relax," said Moka soothingly. "You don't have to worry too much."

Shinichi sighed and let go of Moka. "I'm gonna go check on the other girls."

"You could always call on them," suggested Moka.

"Sorry, but right now I can't totally rely on radio communications. She could intercept and tell me, in Kurumu, Mizore or Yukari's voice, that everything was OK," said Shinichi.

"She can do that?" asked Moka.

"Voice changer. It's standard equipment in our helmets," said Shinichi. "I need to see them face-to-face, and touch them."

"Touch them?"

"To confirm they aren't holograms to confuse and trick me."

"Shinichi-kun, you're being paranoid," she told him.

"Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean she's not out to get you!" he shouted. "I love you girls, I love you girls so much. If anything...anything were to happen to you...I'd die." He concluded, "OK, let's round up all the girls. Tonight you're all sleeping with me."

Moka replied, "Pardon?"

"I'm not letting you out of my sight. From tonight onwards until this whole Lina mess is resolved we're all staying in my dorm room. Pack up your overnight bag then follow me."

"Shinichi-kun, I doubt your room has enough space," said Moka.

"You're right," understood Shinichi. "I'll call Dr. Magi. We'll sleep in the Hive Queen. It's more secure."


The Warp Portal opened, allowing Shinichi, Moka, Kurumu, Yukari and Mizore access to the Hive Queen's managed to assemble the girls, though both Kurumu and Mizore expected a bit more. Even Yukari did as well. She thought that a threesome between herself, Shinichi and Moka was going to happen.

"Welcome back, Shinichi," Phyllis welcomed.

"Hell to You too, Phyllis," said Shinichi.

"Is this really necessary?" Kurumu asked in an annoyed tone. "No offense, Shinichi, but we can take care of ourselves."

"Not against Lina," said Shinichi. "Definitely not against her."

"What's the worst can she do anyway?" Yukari asked.

"Make your brains explode without breaking your skulls," he answered. "Or make your brains implode. Either way, it's not a pleasant experience. I've seen her kill a hundred people, in a second, with a blink."

The girls paled, even Mizore as she turned white as a ghost.

"Y-y-you're exaggerating, right?" questioned Kurumu.

He answered, "There's no need to exaggerate her skills with her psychic powers. We were an unstoppable force back then, leaving nothing but death and destruction in our wake. Every army that went against us fell in only a matter of five seconds. I was mostly the brawn but as an assassin...well...if you can kill a man by inducing heart failure through eye contact well she wins Assassin of the Year." He added, "And that was before she was cybernetically augmented. Now she can fight both physically and mentally. No offense, but Lina's a trained soldier. You girls...aren't."

"Doesn't mean she can't be beaten," said Moka.

"Moka, I know what you and inner you are thinking," said Shinichi sternly. "Don't try to fight her. Don't. She's my problem."

"Hey, Shin-"

"WAH!" Shinichi spun and fired his gun.

"Gak! Sonovabitch!" Yokoshima grunted as he was stunned before dropping to the floor.

"You shot him!" Moka cried, pointing at Yokoshoma's prone and rigid form.

"Stun rounds," said Shinichi. "Perfectly harmless, though they sting." Kurumu put her hands around the gun.

"Shinichi, please give me the gun and calm down," Kurumu said soothingly.

"I'm just...I'm scared..." Shinichi said as he relinquished the gun to the blue-haired Succubus. "She can do anything to me, but it's you girls I worry about. Right now she's holding back because she'd want me alive."

"She... really is still in love with you, isn't she?" Mizore asked slowly.

"Yeah..." Shinichi slowly nodded. "Kinda like 'Fatal Attraction' meets 'Terminator'. But... I don't have those same affections for her. I don't know what she would do if I told her that."

"Probably beat you until you're black and blue before dragging you off," said Yokoshima who was still lying on the floor.

"Are you still conscious?" asked Yukari.

"Yes, but I can't move and I think I need to use the bathroom," he answered. "Could someone help me? It's No. 2."

"Since this is my fault...Kurumu-chan, Mizore-chan, grabs his arms. Moka-chan and I will hold his legs. Yukari-chan, please lead the way," instructed Shinichi.

"Hai!" the girls chimed. Kurumu and Mizore took hold of Yokoshima's arms while Moka and Shinichi took his legs. Yukari went to the front to lead them to where the bathrooms were being held.

"Hey, Yokoshima," Shinichi began as the group went on their way. "What are you doing here in the Hive Queen anyway?"

"Hey, can't a guy train?" Yokoshima complained.

"Well, yeah, desu. But you have to have noticed how late it is," Yukari pointed out.

"Something you aren't telling us?" Mizore asked.

Yokoshima sighed, "Alright. Back when Netto and I were dealing with that crazy nurse woman, I got thrown so hard I crashed into this girl's dorm. She took one look at me and then shoved me onto her bed and tried get it my pants."

"Hold on," Shinichi blinked, "You were nearly raped?"

"Raped?" Yokoshima repeated. "I wouldn't call it tha-"

"If someone tries to force themselves onto you without your consent, it's rape," Shinichi interrupted, "It doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman. It counts on both sides."

"Gah, you have a point," Yokoshima sighed. "Just don't tell Misato. She'll never let me hear the end of it."

"Who was the crazy girl, anyway?" Mizore asked.

"Well..." Yokoshima sighed as he looked back. "She was actually pretty cute. She had white hair and purple eyes. She's freakishly strong too. She managed to pin me down to her bed. She also called me her 'Destined One'."

"Huh?" Kurumu blinked, halting the march to the bathroom. "What did she call you?"

"Her Destined One," Yokoshima said. He then realized the relevance of being called that. "Hey, does that mean she's Succubus like you?"

"If she is, then she wouldn't have that freakish strength like you just said. But then that would mean she's a... oh," Kurumu seemed to pale.

"What is it, Kurumu-chan?" Moka asked.

"She would have to be an Amazoness," Kurumu paled.

"Amazoness?" Shinichi asked. "What's that?"

"It's short for 'Amazon Demoness'," Kurumu explained. "Amazonesses are types of Succubi who are known for their aggressiveness and strength. Their ways of finding their mates is completely different from ours. They don't have the Charm ability, so what they do when they find a man they like is do whatever they want with him."

"What do you mean by that?" Shinichi asked.

"If this girl tried to rape Yokoshima on the spot, then it means she's an amateur at finding men," Kurumu answered.

"Oh, thank Kami-sama," Yokoshima sighed.

"...A wiser Amazoness would've first knocked him out, and then rape him," Kurumu finished.

"WHAT!-?" Yokoshima gawked.

"Seriously!-?" Yukari gaped. "They do that!-?"

"I did say they were aggressive," Kurumu said. "Funny thing is that after they are done having their way with the man of their choice, said man ends up falling for her anyway."

"Wow," Moka remarked. "How unbelievable."

"How did you get away?" Mizore asked.

"I transformed and rolled out of there like a bat outta hell!" said Yokoshima.

"So, a girl was literally throwing herself at you, and you ran?" Shinichi deadpanned.

"Hey, I'm not you, Shinichi! I'm no man-whore!" Yokoshima said defensively.

"Wait, WHAT?" Shinichi gaped.

"Hey, Shinichi isn't a man-whore!" Kurumu snapped. "You take that back!"

"Oh, he's totally a man-whore like Daichi said," justified Yokoshima.

"Wait, Daichi calls me a 'man-whore'?" Shinichi asked, his left eyebrow twitching.

"That, and an extreme mama's boy," Yokoshima added.

"Well, that's not exactly fair! I haven't seen my mother in years!" Shinichi retorted.

"Hey, it's what he said," Yokoshima stated. "I'm just a messenger."

"Daichi's just jealous, darling," Kurumu said to Shinichi. "Unlike you, he doesn't have that much luck with women."

"Doesn't he have that Haruhi girl chasing after him?" Mizore asked.

"I mean not as much luck as Shinichi by comparison!" Kurumu clarified. "I mean...look at me! I'm gorgeous and great in bed!"

Yukari coughed, "Slut!"

"What'd you say?-!" Kurumu growled. She was about to lunge at the Witch, but Shinichi held his arm out to stop her.

"Yukari-chan, that's not something you should say!" scolded Shinichi.

"She kinda is," said Mizore.

"Hey!" Kurumu snapped.

"Not you too, Mizore-chan..." Shinichi groaned.

"That's right! It's like the pot calling the kettle black! You wanna bed him every chance you get too!" Kurumu pointed out.

"Only so I can have his babies," Mizore said.

"Is this the type of conversations you have all the time," said Yokoshima. They finally found the bathroom. "Oh, thank god."

"Can you move now?" asked Shinichi.

"Yeah, I think I got feeling in me-"

THUD!

"Ow..." Yokoshima let out as he was dropped on his back. He picked himself up. "Did you have to let go of me like that?" he complained as he rubbed his back.

"Just go in and do your business," Shinichi ordered, pointing to the bathroom door. He was obviously still peeved about being called a man-whore. "Girls, let me show you to your rooms."

"Shinichi-kun, I just need you to be clear on this. You are going to be keeping us here until this whole issue with...your ex is resolved?" Moka asked.

"Not all the time. We can still go to school and the newspaper club. You'll only be staying here the rest of the time, even the weekends, until I take care of this," he said. Moka caressed his face.

"Shinichi-kun, I, we love you. Your problems are our problems. We all share them together," said Moka. He pulled her hands away.

"That's the thing. I don't want you to share my problems. I don't want my past to catch up to me and you ending up being caught in the middle. What I want is you to be safe." He turned around, "There's been too much death and misery already for me. Goodnight." Shinichi left to his chambers as the girls watched him go with worry.


After avoiding Misato's wrath, Zero stood on one of the buildings of the campus overlooking the area. Normally, he was focused and dedicated. However, what he saw just before was something that he wouldn't get out of his head for a long time to come.

"Of all the places they had to do it, why did it have to be the gymnasium?" Zero muttered under his breath. "They have rooms, don't they?" They were lucky that he was the only to see them like that. They may have become lovers before arriving to Youkai Academy, but they could have gotten into real trouble if they were caught by anyone else.

"All is quiet on the front," a voice in his helmet spoke.

"Ah, Katsumi-san," Zero answered. Shogo wasn't the only night patrol officer around the campus. Katsumi, the girl from his math class and the referee from the Tournament had also volunteered. While he could see almost everything from a bird's eye view, it was more ideal to have more then one patroller keeping everything in tabs in case something happened. "Right, nothing to report on my end. Let's give it one more run before we turn in for the night."

"Hai."

Zero walked to the edge of the roof before dropping down. He fell into a swarm of trees and quickly returned to his human form as he came out, landing with a crouch before standing back up and started to trek around.

Earlier today, Daichi had told him that he was attacked by the second-in-command of ANTI-THESIS, a kid named Kiria Yoshi. This must mean that ANTI-THESIS is not only targeting Shinichi anymore. It's very likely that they are now coming after all the Kamen Riders in the school. Everyone now had to be extra careful, mostly since they had already seen what some of the members were capable of doing. Not only that, but it also appears that Lina wasn't the only Jager in the campus anymore. Shinichi and his girls were attacked by #18, A.K.A. Kamen Rider Atlas, around the same time Daichi was dealing with Kiria. This might mean that the other Jager Unit members may be hiding somewhere in the campus, waiting for the opportunity to attack them.

With enemies now on two sides, things were beginning to become more hectic than Shogo realized. And to think, they came to this school so they could live like normal teenagers for once. Looks like they weren't going to live normally anytime soon.

Hearing a shuffle around the trees behind him, Shogo quickly turned around. Nothing was there.

"Must be the wind," he concluded. He turned around to the front, only for his eyes widen as he jumped backwards in instinct. Before him was a man with unkempt black hair with dark eyes, wearing a jacket over black clothing. He was casually lighting up a cigar as he eyed Shogo with dark ambition.

"Who are you?" Shogo remained. "You don't look like a student here."

"Yeah, maybe I'm not," the man shrugged, putting away his lighter. "I was just really getting hungry, ya know. I heard this place has some good stuff to eat."

"That's a dumb reason to be trespassing here," Shogo frowned.

"Maybe to you," the man said, sharp spikes appearing on his arm, "But for me, it's essential!" he slashed across Shogo's chest, causing the blood to spill out. Shogo gagged slightly as he staggered backwards, holding his chest.

"Are you... one of the Outcast Ayashi?" Shogo demanded hoarsely.

"Me? An Outcast? Do your homework pal!" the man seemed to grow to a longer height, but then Shogo realized that his legs were like that of a centipede. He was briefly reminded of Goemon's Centipedroid. If the Centipede Cyborg were here right now, he'd make some kind of wiseass remark about this guy.

"I'm an Oomukade," the man explained, his eyes gleaming hungrily at Shogo. "And I've been holding back my hunger for too damn long! I was assigned to kill you and your friends. I heard from the boss that you were some kind of robot bugs. I wonder what you guys taste like..."

Shogo's eyes widened as he realized what the the Oomukade was talking about, "You... eat people?-!"

"So you finally figured it out, huh?" the Oomukade grinned. "A little too late for that. You're my prey now, and prey only needs to be eaten obediently. Now hold still..." he shot the pincers of his tail directly at Shogo. A normal person would have been caught easily, but Shogo was far from normal. He was a Wasp, one of the fastest insects in existence. He vanished before the tail could touch him, resulting in the dirt being shot upwards.

"He's gone?" the Oomukade frowned. Looking behind him, he saw Shogo making a break for it in the forest. Grinning, he licked off the blood from the spikes of his arm. "Trying to get away, huh? It makes no difference! Your blood tastes like a bee, so like it or not I'm gonna see what the rest of you tastes like!"

Shogo ran as fast as his cybernetics could carry him, which was faster than a speeding bullet. He suffered from injuries like a slash on his chest before, as well as other injuries that were worse than that, so it didn't really bother him all that much. But it looked like what he predicted was correct. ANTI-THESIS was coming after their lives.

Shogo came to a stop under a tree, trying to come up with a strategy for fighting this monster. He didn't know much about Youkai, so he needed to think of a plan that would involve him not dying, or in this case, not getting eaten. As the main strategist of the NUMBERS, he could think of two hundred and fifty plans in his head that would result in victory.

"Shogo-san!" Shogo looked up and saw Katsumi running towards him with a panicked look on her face. She had heard the commotion and went to investigate it. Her eyes widened as she saw his blood stained uniform. "Y-you're hurt!"

"Don't worry about it, Katsumi-san," Shogo reassured.

"'Don't worry about it'?" Katsumi repeated, flabbergasted. "Look at yourself!" She walked towards him and examined the cut closely. She blinked as she noticed something off. "How odd... there isn't much blood loss. An injury like this normally needs immediate medical attention."

"Trust me, I've suffered worse than this," Shogo told her.

"Still, I don't like it," Katsumi said stubbornly. "Good thing this forest has some healing remedies I can use. I can have you patched up."

The tree behind them was suddenly ripped apart, prompting the teenagers to turn around. In the place of the tree, the Oomukade stood towering over them with an imitating grin. "You're only delaying yourself kid. I can smell your blood from miles away."

"Che!" Shogo frowned.

"Oh?" the Oomukade's grin widened as he noticed Katsumi looking at him in shock. "And a pretty girl too? Even better!" Katsumi screamed as she was caught by surprise as the Oomukade's tail suddenly grabbed her and trapped her in his legs.

"Katsumi-san!" Shogo gasped. He glared at the Oomukade. "Let her go, damn it! It's me you're after, isn't it?-!"

"To be honest kid, I enjoy the taste of young girls even better," the Oomukade grinned, stroking Katsumi's face as she shuddered. "You wanna know a secret? I used to be a student in this school before I went to live in the Human World. It was really frustrating that I couldn't eat the humans walking about aimlessly. And it was especially awkward whenever I was with my girl." His long tongue snaked out of his mouth, "I wanted to eat her, to dig out her guts, to gnaw her bones, to drink her fluids... you know how mad that drove me?"

"I wouldn't know," Shogo glared. "And I don't think I ever will. Now, let. Her. Go."

"Hmm... I don't think I will," the Oomukade said, the grip of his legs tightening around Katsumi, "I think I'll just eat you both."

Katsumi coughed as she opened one of her eyes, looking at the Oomukade, "Are you done?"

"Hm, yeah. I'm done," Oomukade answered, licking his lips.

"Good. Because now I can do this." Katsumi suddenly vanished from the Oomukade's grip, shocking him.

"Wha... what the?-!" the Oomukade gasped. Just then, the legs that once bounded Katsumi suddenly snapped off and blood spued out wildly. "GYAAAA...!"

Katsumi reappeared next to Shogo, skidding along the ground. "Katsumi-san!" Shogo gasped. "How did you...?'

"He caught me off guard, so that was my fault," Katsumi smiled sheepishly, clocking her head. "He seems quite weak though. Shall we detain him?"

"Yes. Let's go," Shogo nodded as his belt formed. "Henshin!" the crystal in his belt released a swarm of wasps made of light that enveloped him before solidifying into his suit. As soon as he was done transforming, his stingers slid out of his gauntlets.

"I haven't seen anyone transform like that before," Katsumi remarked, looking at his suit up and down. "It looks nice." She then faced the Oomukade and then crossed her arms as she emitted a low growl. Zero and the Oomukade watched in alarm as an intense blue aura appeared around her. She released a loud, wolfish howl as her Youki exploded. Zero was pushed backwards and nearly got thrown off his feet. The Oomukade was not as lucky as he got thrown into several trees from the force. When the Youki subsided, they both saw that Katsumi had changed form. Her hair color had changed from black to ruby red. Dog ears appeared on her head and and a matching bushy tail swished out from under her skirt. Her eyes turned blood red with black slits, claws had lengthened from her fingers, and a pair of fangs could be seen out of her mouth.

"What... an Inugami...?" Oomukade whispered slowly. "That girl is an Inugami...?-!" The confident malice from his face was now gone, and was replaced with a look of cold terror. "Sh-shit! She's a different Werewolf breed! An S-Class Youkai!"

"Really?" Zero asked, looking at his friend. "I guess she can take care of herself after all."

Katsumi looked at Zero, "Ready, Shogo-san?"

"This will only take a nanosecond," Zero nodded.

The Oomukade backed up slowly in fear as the Wasp Cyborg and the S-Class Dog Youkai stalked towards him. The only reason he took this job was to grab some snacks. He thought it would be simple, he didn't expect to run into this predicament! But like a caged rat, he struck and spat acidic webbing at the pair. Both Zero and Katsumi moved about in bullet speed, avoiding the acid thrown at them with ease.

"Take this!" Zero thrust his right arm at the Oomukade and fired a beam of yellow energy. The beam struck the man-eating Youkai directly in the chest. The Oomukade screamed out as he was thrown backwards. "My Sting Beam works as well as my stingers."

"Okay, my turn!" Katsumi blurred out of sight as she rushed at the Oomukade, slashing her claws at the beast. He continued to scream and thrash as blood spilled out from his wounds. She knocked him down by the head, picked him up and threw him into the air.

Zero looked up as the Oomukade went soaring upwards before ejecting his wings and flying after him. He flipped in midair before putting his Stingers together, causing them to spark, and aimed at the monster. "Zero Storm!" he called out, firing a huge laser beam at his target. The beam connected and shot the Oomukade down hard, sending him crashing on the ground with a loud rumble. The beam died down and Zero landed before Katsumi, who was waiting for him. His armor canceled out in the form of wasps flying off his body. "Good looking out," he said to her.

Katsumi blushed softly, and smiled as she nodded.


Some time later, Shogo sat against a tree as Katsumi applied some sap and herbs that she found on the trees. The herbs stung slightly, but Shogo bore through it. Katsumi, meanwhile, blushed very hard as she was very much feeling up Shogo's highly toned chest. She had never seen such a chest up close before, and it was very hard to look away from it.

Her work done, Katsumi moved back and sighed. "It's done. It'd heal within twelve hours, but it will leave a scar. For now, don't try to move around so much."

"Thank you, Katsumi-san," Shogo said gratefully. "I guess it's a good thing you decided to join the Student Police. You're very intelligent about these things."

Katsumi blushed as she looked down. "I'm... not that smart."

"What do you mean?" Shogo asked, bewildered. "Why would you say that about yourself?"

Katsumi sighed, "I don't really have that many friends. Because I'm always getting good grades, other people shun me, thinking that I'm too smart for them. It's even worse since I'm an Inugami. Lower class Youkai tend to judge me without even knowing me."

Shogo looked at Katsumi sympathetically. It was sad to see someone unable to make friends because of what people thought of her. And others are even afraid of her because of her S-Class status. Gently, he placed a hand on her shoulder. "I'll be your friend."

Katsumi looked at Shogo, surprised. "R-really?"

"If you want me too," Shogo nodded. He blushed as he scratched the back of his head. "And, your true form is pretty cute."

Katsumi blushed even brighter upon hearing that. Slowly, she leaned in and placed a gentle kiss on his cheek. Shogo blushed and looked at Katsumi, surprised.

"K-Katsumi-san!" Shogo exclaimed, blushing.

Katsumi giggled, her tail wagging back and forth, "I'm sorry! I don't know what came over me!" Shogo staired as Katsumi continued to laugh cutely. Slowly, he found himself smiling.

Standing on a tree that was some distance away, the Headmaster stood on a branch as he watched the two teenagers laughing together. Hefted on his shoulder was the defeated Oomukade, still unconscious from Zero's finisher. Good thing for him that Shogo was holding back, or else the Oomukade would have fried, or at least have a hole in his stomach.

"Well, that was quite a show you both put up," the Headmaster smiled to himself. "I'll have to see what else you Kamen Riders can do."


"Come on, pick up, pick up, pick up, pick up," Shinichi repeated as he paced back and forth with the cell phone to his ear. It was ringing for a few moments before he received an answer.

"Hello?" Shiori's voice came.

"Kaa-chan," Shinichi was with relief. "You're OK, right?"

"Of course I'm OK," Shiori answered. "Do you mind switching to speaker and video? I wanna see you!"

"Sure," Shinichi said as he removed the phone from his ear and pressed the option to reveal Shiori's face on the screen. "Hello, Kaa-chan."

"Hi~!" Shiori waved happily. "Where are you?"

"Oh, on the Hive Queen, to do some late night training," he told her. "I need to keep in shape."

"It's getting pretty late, isn't it?" Shiori asked. "Are you alright? You seem nervous."

"Just...wanted to check up on you, that's all," said Shinichi. "I'm glad you're doing alright."

"And how are you doing, Shinji?" asked Shiori.

"I'm fine," Shinichi lied.

"Well, that's good. And the girls?"

"They're fine too."

"They aren't pregnant, are they?" she questioned.

"Kaa-chan!" he exclaimed in embarrassment. His twin ahoge straightened upwards.

"I know, I want grandchildren, but not too soon," she said. "But at least by the time you're in your mid-twenties."

"If Mizore-chan had her way it'd be sooner," mumbled Shinichi.

"What was that?" Shiori asked for clarification.

"Just saying that the girls and I practice safe sex," he said.

"That's good. That box of condoms I gave you hasn't gone to waste. The girls must love them too. They're ribbed for their pleasure," Shiori told him. Shinichi had to blush a bit since his mother was talking about a sensitive issue so openly with her son. "Just remember what I told you. Sex is about mutual satisfaction. Even if you had an orgasm first, keep going until she does so she'll be happy."

"I know!" he retorted. "Anyway, I just hope you stay safe."

"Oh, I will. I have Carl to look after me," she said.

Carl? "Wait, who's Carl?" Shinichi asked.

"My new boyfriend," she answered. "I want you to meet him over the break."

"Wait! Boyfriend!-?" Shinichi yelled. "Kaa-chan!"

"I have to go now. I have this new manuscript I really need to finish. Bye! I love you! And tell me when you have your School Festival so I can come!" She hung up after that.

"Wait!" Shinichi shouted and he tried to call back only for his phone's battery to be low on power. He asked himself, "When did she get a boyfriend?" He felt that trying to think up an answer at the moment would cause him to lose sleep so he shelved the issue for later and went to his quarters.

As he lay in bed, the door slid open as a female figure tiptoed towards his bed. She stared at his face and caressed it gently before climbing into bed with him. He was so distressed and she thought that she could make him feel better just by being there, and being the first face he saw when he awoke.


KAMEN RIDER CHROME: Well, whaddya guys think? Shinichi's freaking out and it seems that Shogo had to battle against a centipede demon. What is the Headmaster planning exactly? I wonder...well, hopefully you enjoy this chapter that we've just finished.