Major warning here, this chapter WILL have references to Nazism. Please note that this is all on the creators at Toei, and that neither they nor I endorse or support Nazism in any manner. That said, if you are offended by such references, then you are free to skip the chapter. Or at least skip to the end to see a caricature of Adolf Hitler getting the snot beaten out of him. Disclaimer: I do not own Kamen Rider, Angel Beats, or any other referenced media.
*The four previous Riders, X, Angel, Life, and SSS, drive down the road. They part their formation to reveal a blue-armored warrior with eye symbols over his armor, driving a modified Suzuki TM250. This is the last of the Battlefront Riders, Kamen Rider Eyez on his Sapphire Storm.*
Kamen Rider X!
*With that declaration, the music begins as we get our title.*
X Beats
*The five Riders drive in a V formation with X in the center, a close-up of their helmets being shown.*
Set Up! Set Up! Set Up!
*With each declaration, we see first X, then Angel and SSS, and finally Life and Eyez leap up a hill on their Rider Machines.*
Behold! That silver helmet and that long black scarf
*We see Eyez and the Sapphire Storm from behind.*
That forehead of his just shines through, blazoned V and V
*The camera moves to show SSS and the Moth Wing from the side.*
Stop GOD and their deadly treachery
*Life and the Soul Rizer are shown from the other side.*
The sound of the waves can be heard in his father's screams
*Angel and her Wing Racer are seen from the front.*
Bring the fury of the Ridol, end his enemy
*There's a close-up of the front of the Cruiser with X riding on it.*
X Rider fighting all the way
*The five Riders are shown on their Rider Machines as they drift around a corner.*
Kamen Rider X! X! X!
*X is seen posing in front of the university, followed by Life and Eyes, and then Angel and SSS.*
The final Rider is Ayato Naoi, who's brother was killed in a car crash instigated by GOD, sending Ayato's life spiraling into depression.
*The five Riders reveal their human forms in turn.*
Reborn with the rest of the Kamen Rider Battlefront, Ayato joins Yuzuru, Kanade, Hideki, and Yuri, in the fight against GOD.
*They race across the screen in Rider form, passing by each other in midair.*
X, Angel, Life, SSS, and Eyez. Five Riders unite together to fight against GOD in the name of justice.
*The five Riders pose one after another before they're all shown in a group shot.*
Chapter 26: Trigger Warning!
One of the letters from Nanbara had actually been sent overseas to America, and the plane carrying its recipient was now arriving at the Tokyo International Airport. "There it is," Yurippe said, "Just as our information network said. The fourth piece of the blueprint went to Doctor Egawa, said to be the world's greatest physicist. Is the plan ready?" "Everything's in place," Yuzuru said, "If it works, we can swipe the fourth blueprint without King Dark ever realizing it."
Shiori and Miyuki approached the couple that came out, handing a bouquet to Egawa, only to get brushed aside by a man in a suit. "Excuse me, are you Doctor Egawa from the United College of Technology?" Several reporters surrounded. "Yes, that's right," Egawa replied. The man nodded. "We'll take you to the hotel for the interview, if you don't mind." "Not at all," Egawa said, "Lead the way." Shiori and Miyuki gave each other a knowing look.
They then headed over to a hippie couple. "Hey there," the male hippie said, "You must be Shiori and Miyuki, from the Kamen Rider Battlefront, right?" Meanwhile, the car with the other couple had driven away from the reporters, the five Riders going after it. The woman who was with Egawa suddenly saw a starfish on the window. The drivers laughed as Starfish Hitler appeared. "Pleasure to meet you, Doctor Egawa. I am Starfish Hitler, of GOD's Villain Army! My secret police identified you, a student of Doctor Nanbara, as receiving a blueprint from him while in America."
Egawa quickly hid a microphone from the bouquet. "We'll be taking you somewhere more comfortable," Starfish Hitler said, "Hurry!" "Sir!," the Warfare Agents replied. Just then, the driver spotted Yuzuru and his friends. "Oh crap… Fuhrer! We have a motorcade on our tail!" "It must be Yuzuru and his band of Riders," Starfish Hitler noted, "Just ignore them and keep moving!" They drove through a tunnel and disappeared from the car, leaving only the bouquet checked it, and realized the mic was gone. "Ayato, track the wavelength." Ayato nodded, and activated the signal tracker on his bike.
"King Dark," Starfish Hitler said, "May I introduce the Doctor Egawa of the United College of Technology, and his wife." "Impressive work," King Dark said, "I'd expect no less from the one who holds the DNA of the evil dictator Adolf Hitler… Is what I would say if you weren't such an idiot!" He crashed his giant hand into the ground, causing a minor rumbling in his lair. "That is not Egawa, or his wife! They must have changed places with these impostors while in America!"
Starfish Hitler was flabbergasted. "Then these are…" "Hurry and find the real Doctor Egawa!," King Dark said, "And bring me that blueprint! Or else you will be finding out whether the real Adolf Hitler reigns in Hell!" Starfish Hitler nodded, trembling. "O-Of course, King Dark! I will not fail this time!" He was still flabbergasted that he had somehow gotten the wrong couple, wondering where his carefully laid plan went wrong.
Meanwhile, the Battlefront was practically laughing all the way to the bank. "I can't believe how easy that substitution plan worked," Yui said. "Guess that Starfish Hitler guy is as clueless as his original," Iwasawa replied. Hisako nodded and turned to the real Egawa. "You and your wife must be exhausted from the trip." "Ah, we're just fine," Egawa said. He briefly switched to English. "We love the earth!"
"You and TK are gonna get along great," Iwasawa said with a chuckle. Missus Egawa laughed. "So, are our two impostors gonna be alright?" "Not a problem," Yui said, "Yuzuru and our Rider team are going after them. And this is actually a pretty good deal. Finally Japan can make up for the mistake of siding with the Mad Fuhrer almost thirty years ago!" "If you double is as smart as you say he is," Hisako said, "He'll still have the mic from the bouquet."
Starfish Hitler was having the fakes tortured to find out where the real Egawa was. In true Mad Fuhrer fashion he had the woman placed in an electric chair on a low but painful voltage, forcing the man to watch. He had her released before the voltage became enough to kill her, since she'd be no good to him dead. "So," he said to the man, "Feel like talking yet? Don't act brave. I am the reincarnation of Adolf Hitler, whose cruelty caused the world to tremble!"
"And brought three whole countries down on his head as a result," the man retorted, "Besides, we're just a couple of hippies that were asked to stand in for Doctor Egawa. We were told to run if you found out." "Silence!," Starfish Hitler said as he slapped the man with his crop, "Just tell me where the real Doctor Egawa is?" "Somewhere on the Manazuru coast," the man said, "I don't know the details." Just then, an alarm went off.
"Verdammt!," Starfish Hitler said, "The Riders have found us!" He sent out his giant starfish to attack the Riders. When that failed, he appeared in person to attack. "So there you are," Yuzuru said. "Wow, this is gonna trigger some people," Kanade noted. "I am the hellish dictator of GOD's Villain Army!," the monster called out, "I am Starfish Hitler!" He called in his Warfare Agents, set to fire.
The group scattered to avoid the automatic rifles before leaping up to activate their transformation devices. "I'll honestly never understand why the Tenno saw fit to side with Nazi Germany," Yurippe noted. "Henshin!" "Set Up!" X leapt down first. "Ridol Rope!" He tied up the Agents as SSS and Eyez leapt down. "Moth Laser!" "Thousand Eyes!" The soldiers had their weapons knocked out of their hands as Angel and Life moved in to take them out. "Starfish Rocket!" Starfish Hitler launched a missile from his crop.
"Soul Barrier!" Life blocked the rocket shot with a life force shield. It got deflected and destroyed one of the Agents. He then got out his weapon, X doing the same. "Soul Bat!" "Ridol Stick!" Starfish Hitler was reeling from his attacks. "Not bad. But I don't have time to waste fighting you all! Go find that impostor couple if you wish! I've no more need of them!" He immediately leapt away. "Over here!," Eyez said, pointing to a rock with the Nazi swastika on it.
"Of course he'd label his hideout like that," Angel said as she rolled her eyes under her helmet. "Allow me," X said, "Ridol Whip!" He jammed his whip into the center of the swastika and charged it with electricity, causing it to move aside and reveal the hideout entrance. The base was full of traps, which the Riders kept dodging, or tanking in the case of an automated firing squad. The reached a pair of dummies hung up like noose victims, a letter in the male dummy. It also held a time bomb. The group quickly hurried out of the base as it started to explode.
Meanwhile, Egawa and his wife were with Tobei and Malty, the Battlefront carefully patrolling just in case. Egawa's wife had the blueprint hidden in her bracelet. Out at sea, Starfish Hitler was approaching via U-boat. "We have them this time. No more tricks to protect them. Begin the offensive!" Rather than storm the beach, they had a different plan in mind. Later Yuzuru and the others showed up near the hotel. The impostors had been found in critical condition and sent to hospital.
The Egawa couple was having room service in their hotel room, but noticed a starfish in their food. Immediately the room went dark as Starfish Hitler appeared. "So finally meet at last, Egawa! I am the hellish dictator of GOD's Villain Army, Starfish Hitler! I am here for your piece of the blueprint!" Warfare Agents grabbed then and he pulled off the bracelet. As he made to leave, he spotted Yuzuru and the Riders coming into the hall. "Verdammt, you lot are persistent."
"This hotel is swarmed by our Battlefront, Starfish Hitler!," Yuzuru said, "Surrender the bracelet!" "I think not!," Starfish Hitler said, "Retreat at once!" However, as he tried to make his escape, he found out the Yuzuru wasn't bluffing, his troops quickly getting taken out as Battlefront members attacked. Starfish Hitler managed to make to the shore, only to find the Riders showing up, activating their devices. "Henshin!" "Set Up!" They transformed into Kamen Riders X, Angel, Life, SSS, and Eyez.
"I am the X-factor that will wreck evil's plans! Kamen Rider X!" "I am the true messenger of the Heavens! Kamen Rider Angel!" "Kamen Rider Life is here! To protect all that lives!" "I stand on the front lines of battle! Kamen Rider SSS!" "Beware followers of evil! This Kamen Rider never takes his Eyez off you!" "Go Starfish Rocket!" Starfish Hitler fired, only for the rocket to be bounced back at him by the Soul Barrier as the Riders leapt down.
"Weapons out! Ridol Whip!" "Hand Sonic!" "Soul Bat!" "Mothrang!" "Eye-Beam!" The battled against the monster, who launched electric starfish to try and shock them, only for Angel to slice it in half. Starfish Hitler grabbed X to try and drag him into the water with his Whirlwind Hell. "So long before he realizes he screwed up?," Life asked. "He's based on Adolf Hitler," SSS pointed out, "That guy didn't realize how screwed he was until the Allies Forces and the fed-up German army invaded Berlin."
Indeed, X was soon dragging Starfish Hitler right back out of the water. Before long, he had the fake fuhrer on the ropes and set up for the finisher as he spin on his Ridol Stick. "X Kick!" Starfish Hitler went flying. "No… I can't let you get the blueprint piece… I'll just have it explode with me! Heil… GOD!" He toppled over, but SSS quickly flew in and grabbed the bracelet from him before he could explode. "Sorry, but you're not taking this win from us." With three pieces of the blueprint pieces in hand, the race was no on to find the five that remained, and recover the one held by GOD.
To be continued…
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