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Kamen Rider Zi-O Revised
What is the Goal of this Another Drive?
Co-Writer GreyKing46
We do not own these characters. All rights belong to Shotaro Ishinomori, Ishimori Productions and Toei Company
It was the following day, Woz was still the main thing on everyone's mind since he had supposedly defected back to 'Team Zi-O'...the name was still up for debate; but for now, it was acceptable.
Sougo pulled his bag over his shoulder and smiled, seeing Tsuki finishing getting dressed "Ready for school?" he asked
"Yes." She responded
"This is one thing I don't miss at school." Geiz joked, having put on the full school uniform while his combat suit was being fixed at Kougami Foundation. "...What?"
"It's just...you're wearing the uniform." Sougo blinked as he and Tsuki froze in shock with Tsuki halfway in pulling her tights up her legs
"Well, I got stabbed through the gut. My clothes are getting fixed." he rolled his eyes
"Well as good news, we are graduating at the end of the month." Sougo smiled
"Good for you, but since Tsuki and I are-" Geiz began to speak before he was interrupted.
"Mr Kadoya has explained it to the other teachers. It's fine." Sougo answered. "Besides, we've been doing well in lessons regardless."
"Except with English Literature." Tsuki answered, teasing her boyfriend.
"I've passed that lesson, thanks very much!" He blushed
Tsuki smiled and poked her tongue out, flattening out her skirt
"You three better head off to school. It's nearly time." Junichiro spoke up as he went to the workshop.
"Got it, Uncle." Sougo nodded
The three, soon to be ex, students headed to their RideStrikers; since they didn't have time, they had to get their quick...within the speed limit of course.
Sougo got on his as he put on his gloves and helmet, Tsuki taking her spot behind him
"Hold on tight." He spoke up as they mounted their respective bikes.
"Y'know, I'm not going to get used to not wearing my stuff." Geiz admitted as he put his gloves and helmet on.
"Stop complaining, it's only for a couple more days." Tsuki responded as she hugged Sougo's waist while wearing a helmet.
"You ready?" Sougo asked both of them.
"Yes." Tsuki nodded and nuzzled his back
VRRM!
"Let's GO!" Geiz answered and drove off ahead.
Vrrm!
Sougo smiled and soon followed their way to school
*Elsewhere*
We are in Fuuto, a teen running through the woods
His clothes were getting ripped and torn as he tried to get through without tripping or colliding into anything. He quickly looked behind him, seeing flashes of light that seemed to be chasing him.
He had managed to escape, now he just had to cross into Tokyo
'I-I'm out.' He thought, exhausted and felt his feet throb out of pain, trying to find somewhere to hide. 'Need to hide.'
"Hello." Swartz smirked as he appeared out of darkness
"You. You're. You're from before. Back in Fuuto." The figure panted as he pointed at him.
"That's right. And it seems you got lucky." Swartz answered
"'Lucky'? Being in prison is 'lucky'?" The figure snapped
"You escaped." Swartz commented, holding up a new Another Watch
"Is that a-?" he asked
"Correct. And without that other guy holding you back, you can go full force." Swartz answered. "Do you accept?"
"Yes! Yes! Give it to me!"
Swartz smiled darkly as he pressed the button in his right hand.
DrIvE
And then his shoved the RideWatch into the man's chest.
*elsewhere*
"So dull..." Sougo muttered as he lay there on his desk
It had been quite a long day since the trio had arrived. Since their lives had been mostly hectic and rampant, the mundane of school life was too slow for them.
"Something you want to say, Mr Tokiwa?" Tsukasa asked as he was standing at the front of the room holding a book, making Sougo freeze up.
"N-No Sir, sorry Sir." Sougo apologised as he got back to his seat.
"Good. Because you'll need to be aware of this." He responded, either joking or being serious, the class looking at Sougo almost angrily.
Gulp
"Now, back to the board." Tsukasa continued as the lesson carried on.
After class, Sougo felt ashamed and...definitely had some glares thrown his way. "Well, it could be worse." Geiz patted his back.
"Life wise? Yeah, it definitely could be. Socially..." Sougo groaned
"I take it having 'time off' isn't what you'd expect, Sougo?" Tsukasa asked as he stepped out of the classroom.
"It's difficult to-" Sougo tried to explain
"'Get motivated'? Don't worry, it happens to the best of us. Even to one of us more often than not when he was starting out." Tsukasa rebutted
"I guess."
"Which Rider?" Sougo asked
"Well, you might meet him soon. Considering which Riders you haven't met yet. Oh and...if you want to sleep, sleep in your bed. Not my lessons." Tsukasa answered and left with his swagger.
"Gah!" Sougo yelled on shock
"Let's get out of here." Tsuki asked, holding Sougo's hand gently.
"Geiz!" An unfamiliar voice called out.
"Huh? Oh, Rise." Geiz turned around and saw her.
"Hey." she smiled. "How have you been? I haven't seen you in...well, almost weeks."
"Yeah, I'm sorry. I've been busy." He apologised as he rubbed the back of his neck nervously.
"You could've called." She admitted
"I...don't have an excuse." Geiz answered. "My job's been very time-consuming."
"You work at the same place Sougo works; right?" Rise asked
"Yeah." He nodded
"I... Do you have a night off soon?"
"I should do." He nodded, giving a half-truth.
"Then can I see you later then?" She asked. "Seven o'clock?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Alright!" she smiled and brushed her hair behind her ear before she ran off with a giggle
"Oooh." Sougo chuckled as he held Tsuki held him close "Look at that! Our little Geiz is growing up!"
"Yeah." Tsuki smiled gently
"... What are you talking about?"
"Geiz! She just asked you out on a date!" Sougo snickered lightly
"...A duh-? A date?" Geiz blinked and mumbled in shock, realising what he had agreed to. "Help?" He asked nervously.
Sougo laughed and held Tsuki close, the two walking off
*after class*
Sougo and Geiz were driving back to the 9 5 Do, with the latter trying to figure out what he should do for this date tonight.
"So, which Riders have we not met yet?" Sougo asked Tsuki
"I'd have to check the Watches when we get back. But I think...Drive, Agito and...I don't know." Tsuki admitted.
KNOCK KNOCK
"Hello? Tokyo Police?" he called
"The police?" Geiz asked as they returned their motorbikes into their RideGadgets.
"Excuse me, is something wrong?" Sougo asked as they approached the door.
The man turned around, showing a badge "Are you Sougo Tokiwa? I'm Shinnouske Tomari."
"Yes, I'm Sougo Tokiwa, Officer." He nodded. "What's happened? Is my uncle okay?"
"Kamen Rider Drive. I need your help." Shinnouske nodded and he flicked his badge closed "The Narumi Detective Agency told me about you, Zi-O."
"Drive? Um, yes Sir. Of course." Sougo snapped into his 'Rider mindset' as he heard his Rider name being used. "What do you need?"
"Help finding my Another Rider." Shinnouske sighed
"...One second, please." Sougo asked. "Tsuki, Geiz. Do we have any Quartzes left?"
"We should, I think." Tsuki answered
"My Overlord." Woz bowed, holding out a blank RideWatch
"Whoa! Where did he come from?" Shinnosuke asked in shock
"Woz, thanks." Sougo sighed as he took the blank RideWatch. "Officer Tomari, if you grab this, it'll help us defeat your Another Rider."
"Ah, okay. I heard from Ryu that this worked like that." Shinnosuke responded as he took it.
The RideWatch sparked in his hand as it became a red-based with dark-grey faceplate with his Kamen Rider helmet on the front.
Drive!
"Stylish." he joked
"Now we have a chance against it." Sougo clarified.
"I'll drive." Shinnosuke spoke up as he pointed to his police car.
... Which was a normal car
"You know, for a guy called Kamen Rider Drive, I thought you'd have a cooler car." Geiz joked
Shinnosuke laughed gently at that. "Yeah, well...When I gave up my powers, I had to give up the car too." He explained. "Please." He pointed to his police car.
"You gave up your powers?" Tsuki asked
"Let's go." Geiz frowned
"No Geiz. You have a date tonight. Be happy." Sougo encouraged "Woz, Shinnouske and I can do it. Okay?"
"You sure?" Geiz asked, before glaring at Woz.
"I'm sure." He nodded as they got into his car.
Geiz sighed and rubbed the back of his head. 'A date...jeez.' He thought to himself.
As the group drove off, Geiz stood outside of the 9 5 Do and wondered what was alright for a date. Was he supposed to book anything or get gifts? "I need help."
*with the others*
The group travelled down the streets of the city, going to the Police station in order to get all their information together. Even with the Another Rider out, they had to make sure they were prepared.
They stopped outside a building, labelled the Special Investigation Unit
"Here we are. We're going to need your expertise in this." Shinnosuke spoke as they exited the car and headed through the front door of the station.
"I've never seen the inside of a police station before." Woz admitted. "The Overlord deemed them unneeded."
"Sounds terrible." Shinnosuke commented as they entered a room with multiple people working inside. "Welcome to the 'Special Investigation Unit'."
The room looked cramped, no it -was- cramped. Only having three computers between six people, a large whiteboard and six desks for people to work at.
There was an elderly man with thinned-black hair/bald head wearing a police chief's uniform.
Another was a grey flecked black-haired man, a lieutenant wearing a beige suit and trousers.
Next was a man wearing squared frame glasses with black hair, wearing a popular anime jumper.
And finally, a woman wearing a scientist's uniform, long brown hair and high heeled shoes.
"These are my co-workers." Shinnosuke introduced them. "Lieutenant Genpachiro Otta, our researcher Kyu Saijo, our chief scientist Rinna Sawagami, and the Police Chief Jun Honganji."
"Ah, these must be the new Kamen Riders." Rinna commented as she looked at them. "The DrivePit's open by the way, Shinnouske."
"Really?" Shinnosuke asked
"The what?" Sougo blinked.
"Follow him, he'll show you." Genpachiro responded as he and the others worked on this new string of Another Rider attacks.
"Thanks, Gen." Shinnosuke smiled
"Wait, who are you?" Kyu asked excitedly, stopping them briefly.
"You don't know who My Overlord is?" Woz inquired as he almost glared at him
"I'm Sougo, this is Tsuki and Woz." Sougo introduced them. "Woz, they don't know who we are."
"Sorry, I meant...which Riders you are." Kyu clarified.
"Oh, I'm not a Rider." Tsuki answered somewhat sadly.
"I'm Zi-O and Woz is...Kamen Rider Woz." Sougo continued.
"Really?" Shinnosuke asked
"Yes, as lazy as it is; but it does say my name." Woz nodded
"Nice meeting you all." Tsuki waved to them as they left for the 'DrivePit'.
Chief Honganji fixed his tie gently and looked at his phone, looking up a horoscope and nodded. "Oh, my, my."
"So? What's their fortune, Chief?" Kyu asked
"It seems their unlucky colour today... Is red!" the man called dramatically
*with the others*
The group were lowered down into a pristine clean almost chrome science lab that housed a magnificent red car as well as a series of small toy cars. A young man was fiddling with some computers, the blue force-field that surrounded the gear slowly disappearing
"Hey, Go." Shinnosuke smiled as they arrived down.
"Hey, Big Bro." The young man smiled as he got away from the computer. He had red leather trousers, wearing a green shirt with yellow lettering and a white hoodie with red string and accents.
"'Big bro'?" Tsuki asked in slight confusion.
"He's my brother in law." Shinnouske explained, the blue barrier fading away
"Ah, Shinnouske. It has been a long time." a charming and cheerful voice said
"Is there another person around here?" Sougo asked
"Mr Belt, it's good to see you again." Shinnosuke smiled as he walked towards the table with all the toy cars.
"Over here." The charming voice spoke, while Go gestured a thumbs up towards the table where Shinnosuke held a belt in his hands.
The belt was a silver-buckled belt with red straps that looked like a seat-belt. In the centre of the silver-belt was a round black screen with two small MPH gauges on the side with a red turn toggle on the upper right-hand side.
"This is 'Mr Belt'?" Woz asked in confusion.
"Hello there." The screen showed a series of red lines that made a smiling face and eyes.
"Whoa!" The trio backed up in shock.
"A living belt?!" Tsuki gasped
"I am Krim Steinbelt, it is nice to meet you."
"'Mr Belt'. 'Steinbelt'...I get it." Woz thought and then nodded, seeing the connection.
"How? How did you-?" Sougo asked in confusion, seeing this sci-fi level of craziness
"It's a long story." Mr Steinbelt and Shinnosuke answered together.
"... Why are there metal bodies just set up there?" Tsuki asked as she pointed to a seemingly hidden part of the pit
"Ah, that's just a project I'm working on." Go answered immediately, trying to divert the question
"... You're still doing that, Go?" Shinnouske sighed "I hate to say this buddy but... He's gone."
"I just can't give up, Big Bro. Not after this long and not after coming this far." Go responded, keeping his gaze on him; determined to do...whatever he was doing.
"Go. The core of 000 was destroyed, any fragments you find would be too damaged and eroded to be of any good. Chase is gone." Krim urged softly
Go sighed and looked at the ground. "I know but...I feel like I'm this close." He gestured a pinch, to indicate distance. "If he can be brought back...He's my best friend."
"I'm sure you can do it!" Sougo said suddenly, remembering yesterday
"Huh?" Krim, Shinnosuke and Go asked in unison.
"I'm sure you can do it." Sougo repeated.
"Heh. See? He gets it." Go smirked
"Mr Belt, there's a problem right now." Shinnosuke sighed and talked to his partner.
"I knew I wouldn't be back without good reason, Shinnosuke. Let's go!" Mr Belt responded
"We need to find out where this guy's going to hit next." Go frowned as he hit a button near the robot bodies
"Here." Shinnouske said, passing Sougo a case file "This is Another Drive. He has escaped from Fuuto."
"Who was it?" Sougo asked as he opened the file, looking at it with Tsuki and Woz.
"It was Ken." Shinnosuke answered as Sougo pulled out his photo. "Koji isn't talking either."
"Still friends, even in prison?" Tsuki asked in worry.
"Yes. And with no leads where Ken will be running to." Shinnosuke added
"What's this guy's back-story?" Go asked
"According to Shotaro, Ken is the illegitimate son of a Fuuto politician. He had a poor childhood, in both a literal and financial sense; the politician refused their existence and denied them any financial aid." Shinnosuke frowned. "It's more than likely that Ken is going for revenge against his father."
Sougo frowned as he heard that. He remembered that from when Shotaro became 'Hard Boiled'. "But why would he come to Tokyo? Unless the politician is here."
"I've asked them for details." Shinnouske nodded and gestured for Sougo to turn the page
As he did, Sougo saw the details on Ken and his family.
Ito, Ken.
18 years old.
Born 02/02/2001
Mother: Niko Ito
Father: Joe Ikada
Inside it showed his living situation and his mental state, having a strong hatred against his father for abandoning them.
"Joe Ikada is a politician from Fuuto, aiming to be their prime minister next year. He's visiting Tokyo for some 'personal time'." Shinnouske explained further
"And he's walking right into his son's grasp." Woz agreed.
"He's also got a police escort, per his request and protection." Shinnosuke followed up.
"Which won't be hard. Let's go." Go nodded
"...Are we going in that car?" Sougo asked, suppressing his excitement, pointing to the bright red car in the middle of the DrivePit
"Yep! The Trideron!" Shinnouske said cheerfully. He grabbed a small silver item and clipped it to his belt... As all of the small toy cars suddenly came to life and started driving around the room, three of them slotting into the holder Shinnouske had put on his hip "Let's go."
"Shotgun!" Tsuki and Go called out
...
"You know what 'shotgun' is?" Go asked
"I heard it on TV once or twice." She admitted
"Go, you have a bike." Shinnouske rolled his eyes, getting into the driver's seat as he put Mr Belt into a special slot near the dashboard.
"Can't let me have my fun, Big Bro?" Go laughed as he sat at the desk with the computer.
"Ah~, to be back in Tridoron." Mr Belt smiled as he rested there.
Go put a small blue belt near the metal bodies, sighing, before heading to the white bike set up in the corner
"Let's go." Sougo smiled as he detached the RideStriker watch from its holder
*with Geiz*
Geiz was fidgeting nervously, having gotten himself a new, and what he thought smart, suit. He looked up that 'suits were needed for a date'. Though when he had it on...he felt restricted.
It was a white button shirt under a black suit jacket and trousers, a red tie and dark red shoes.
"Okay. I can do this." he told himself
Knock, knock!
"Coming!" Geiz called out, going to the door, wearing his suit and tie.
He opened the door, grinning
Standing out at the door was Rise in a pair of blue skinny jeans, a loose white button shirt and a handbag by her side. "Hi Geiz...Whoa." She smiled before seeing his clothes.
"Wow." he blinked as well
"Aren't you a little overdressed for this?" She asked as she looked at him.
"You said we were going on a 'date' and...I looked it up. So...Yeah." Geiz admitted
"You've never had a date before?"
"No, never." Geiz responded. "You look nice."
"Thanks." she said nervously
"So, would you like to go?" Geiz offered as he held out his hand.
"I bought us movie tickets."
"Wait, really? I could've-" Geiz blinked and looked at her gently.
"It's fine. I was the one who mentioned it first." Rise responded.
"Well...Alright. But I'm paying for the popcorn." Geiz offered.
"That's fair." She nodded.
"One second." Geiz asked quickly. "Mr Tokiwa, I'm going out." He called inside to reassure Sougo's uncle. "Okay, let's go." As he closed the door behind him
"Okay." she blushed and giggled happily
The two walked down towards the theatre, taking the street way. "So err...which movie are we going to see?" He asked, being on her left-hand side, seeing her free hand swinging
"Oh... Err... It's this history drama." she smiled "Based on the story of Arsene Lupin."
"Oh, okay. I've...Never really heard of 'Arsene Lupin'." Geiz admitted. "Outside of class, I mean."
"He's not real, he is a fictional character." Rise explained "A gentleman thief who stole things for the right reason. There have been adaptations based on the books, normally put in the modern-day. But this film is a 'what of Lupin did exist back in the days he was supposed to'."
"Huh. Cool." Geiz nodded as he heard that. "Well, here's to hoping it's a good movie."
"Yeah." she smiled
*with the others*
Shinnosuke had driven to Politician Ikada's hotel, providing their defence for him with the Riders and Tsuki approaching the hotel.
"I'm just wondering, why we have transformed already, My Overlord." Woz wondered, in his transformed state.
"Precautions." Sougo explained. "Another Drive is dangerous and we need to make sure we're not caught half-way transforming."
"Also, it stops people from suspecting school kids like you are riders!" Go chuckled
"That too." Tsuki nodded. "I better hide here."
"Stay safe; okay?" Sougo asked
"I will." She nodded, going to the desk
Walking out from the elevator was a prim and proper man, slicked-back black hair, rectangular framed glasses, wearing a black and white suit and shirt with black trousers, shined black shoes and wearing a political party pin on his lapel. He was accompanied by a secretary, who looked intense...or scared. "Where is that escort? I was told they would be here minutes ago." Mr Ikada snapped, looking at his watch.
"They said they'd be here, Sir." The secretary spoke
"Mr Ikada. I'm Detective Tomari, I was assigned to you for your protection." Shinnosuke spoke up respectfully.
"And who're these?" Mr Ikada raised his nose up at Go, Sougo and Woz.
Woz stepped forward, only to be stopped by Sougo with his hand and a shake of his head; indicating him to calm down.
"Given the circumstances, the police have found it necessary to include extra security." Shinnosuke held his tongue.
"...The police are hiring vagabonds and masked vigilantes now?" Mr Ikada responded
"No. Kamen Rider's sir. Such as myself. I called in my colleagues." the officer frowned
"Hm." Mr Ikada huffed. "Well hurry up. I've got to get to my podium in fifteen minutes."
Sougo nodded, glaring in anger
'I do not like this man.' Woz thought to himself, clenching his fist angrily.
"Sir." Shinnosuke nodded and lead him to the Tridoron when suddenly everything seemed to come to a crawl.
'Wh-What?' Both Woz and Sougo thought instantly as their bodies felt sluggish, like swimming in thick syrup.
VRRM!
A blur of red ran at Mr Ikada and grabbed him by the collar. "YoU!"
Mr Ikada's eyes slowly opened in shock and fear as he saw the monster before him.
Shinnosuke and Go frowned and grabbed onto the Another Rider who attacked them
The two grabbed its arms, using their knees to slam into its gut before they kicked it in the chest with a double kick
The Another Rider stumbled back... Revealing the walking car wreck it was
Its black skin was warped, almost like engine wiring and tubes, pointed red and warped metal boots and armour. He had a belt steering wheel-made belt around his waist with silver gears inside. On his left hand was a slightly covered wrist-mounted blaster with a brief shield, dark grey grid-frame shoulders with bent red shoulders, dark-grey/silver ribs under his slightly exposed chest-armour, an exposed tire wheel and coil in its shoulder. And its skull-face, a literal face, with yellowed teeth and a pin-prick eye under a 'car-crashed' red helmet that looked partially like a car's spoiler.
"HoW? nO. GeT oUt Of My WaY!" Another Drive snarled and sped forwards
"That does not look good." Shinnouske said as he turned the Drive RideWatch
DRIVE!
The watch disappeared as a red wave of energy covered the police officer
"Let's go, Mr Belt." Shinnouske smirked
"Ah, Shinnouske. Start Your Engine!" the talking belt called
Another Drive looked in shock, seeing that this was his True Counterpart, he knew what would happen and he took a step back.
Shinnosuke gave a quick twist of his belt toggle and soon flicked the bottom of a red car in his hand and inserted it into a strange watch on his left wrist.
"Henshin!"
DRIVE! TYPE: SPEED!
A series of holograms appeared around the senior rider as they became solid. His entire body was glowing lightly, before a tier shot from the Tridoron's wheel and slammed into Shinnouske from behind. The tire phased through his body as his armour appeared in reality, the tire in place and acting like a sash across his chest
Another Drive panicked as he saw him...and ran towards Mr Idaka, trying to steal him away only for the real Kamen Rider Drive to counter him.
"You're not taking him!" Shinnosuke spoke up.
"He StOlE eVeRyThInG!" Another Drive shouted in rage. "mAdE mY lIfE hElL!"
"I understand that. But it doesn't make it right." Go responded, fighting alongside Shinnosuke.
Another Drive snarled and saw that he was outnumbered, before speeding off with great speed and left everyone alone.
Go attached a blue driver to his waist, pulling out a small white motorbike device
MACH DRIVER!
SIGNAL BIKE!
"Let's~ Henshin" Go smirked, performing a few arm motions before slamming the driver closed
RIDER! MACH!
A silver circle and a pair of black tired wheels spun around Go as a white body armour appeared and attached, forming a white and black bodysuit with blue gauge markings on his legs, white boots and shins, white arms and shoulders, black gloves with a black wheeled tire on his right-hand shoulder. On his torso and mask was a pair of vertical red lines, a small yellow circle on his left breast with a black 'R' inside; his mask was white with blue visor eyes and a clear screen like a motorbike helmet and two silver antenna. "Let's go, Big Bro."
"Hmm." Shinnosuke nodded and ran off with his brother-in-law.
The heavy gravity disappeared and everyone jerked in shock, realising that the threat was gone.
"What the devil was that?" Mr Ikada snapped, choking lightly as he fixed his tie.
"I don't know." Sougo admitted
*With Drive and Mach*
Two streaks of red and a streak of white raced around Tokyo, trying to keep up with the one in front. "Like old times; right, Big Bro?" Go smiled
"Yeah, it is. Though this 'Another Drive' is much faster than either of us!" Shinnosuke responded as they came to a clearing.
He smirked and flicked the key of his belt, pushing the Type Speed car up three times before setting it down.
SP-SP-SPEED!
And like that, Drive burst forth at an extreme speed
Another Drive heard the explosive sonic boom chasing at him, seeing the bright red of Drive surge forth behind him and knew that this would be difficult.
"Hey, wait for me!" Go laughed, hammering the top of his driver four times
ZUUTO! MACH!
Another Drive put his arm behind him and shot at the two, hoping to put a bit more distance between the three.
"Wow! He has a DoorGun arm?!" Shinnouske blinked
Another Drive came to a screeching halt and shot out wheels from its shoulder, a warped red tire with flame-styled spikes and a diamond-shape spiked tire at both Go and Shinnosuke.
"Gah! Was that 'Flare'." Go gasped as he barely dodged the attack, having a scorch mark on his torso.
"And Midnight Shadow!" Shinnosuke leapt out of the way. Shinnouske flipped a new car, inserting it into his arm brace
TIRE KOUKAN: SPIN MIXER!
Another Drive glared at Shinnosuke, only to be smacked in the back of the head by a concrete-grey tire which attached itself to Shinnosuke's torso and shoulder, replacing the traditional black tire that Shinnosuke had.
"OwW! tHaT hUrT!" Another Drive roared in pain.
"Well this will hurt more!" Shinnouske called, shooting blasts of concrete from his new chest tire
Another Drive tried to dodge, getting shot and hit by some of the concrete blasts in his direction, almost tripping in the potholes that were made from it.
CLOCK! TIME BREAK!
BOOM!
"ARGH!" Another Drive screamed and flew away in pain, crashing into the ground
Sougo had managed to catch up, coming in his Kabuto Armour and panting. "I'm out of shape."
"Huh. Kabuto." Go commented
"Sorry for the wait." Soguo apologised. "I couldn't follow you quick enough."
"It's fine. We can still stop him." Shinnosuke answered
Sougo nodded, getting ready to fight
Another Drive sparked in pain and annoyance. Was he going to lose already? Without even facing the man who ruined his life. No. He would see this through.
"You." Another Drive hissed at Sougo
"Ken. You're going back to prison. Before you hurt anyone else." Sougo informed, pointing at him.
"No...Not. Yet. Not until. He PAYS! RAAAAAAAAARRRGH!" Ken roared in pure hatred and caused a massive 'Dense Heavy Acceleration' field, causing the surrounding Riders to slow down.
Sougo's eyes widened as he froze up once more
And unfortunately...It was affecting Drive and Mach as well. Both Shinnosuke and Go were slowed down quite a lot. 'D-Damn it.' as a monster of a car came rushing towards them
'T-Tri-Do-Ron?' Shinnosuke thought in a terrifying shock, seeing the deep red and black car.
It was a large red car with what appeared to be a train front-guard that acted like a toothed shovel, multiple exhausts coming from the back like it was a post-apocalyptic car, partially exposed hood with black gears and engine and onyx black tires.
The Another Tridoron began to spin around and around the group, acting as a vortex as it surrounded them...and Another Drive leapt into the air, bouncing his feet against the hood of the car, striking each of the group over and over and over, hitting them all and caused them to fall in pain and defeat.
They all fell to the ground and detransformed, Another Drive getting into his car and zooming off
"Hnn...gah!" Shinnosuke grunted as they all got back up...albeit slowly.
"Heavy Dense Acceleration? How?" Go asked as he held his side.
"Heavy... What?" Sougo asked
"It's what we had to face when fighting 'Roidmudes'. Our enemies. Like...Trying to fight with weighted clothing much too heavy for a novice to wear." Go tried to explain.
"Gravity gets heavier and time seems to slow in a single area, Roidmudes and the Drive and Mach systems are the only things that can fight in it normally. Everyone else cannot." Shinnosuke followed up.
"Let me be clear." Krim added "Time is not affected. It does not pause or alter time. It affects gravity in a way they displace mass and the feeling of time. Have you heard the phrase 'it is not the fall that kills you, but the sudden stop'? That is the perfect analogy to explain this. As, when a Heavy Acceleration field is in place, momentum slows to the point it seems like time has frozen. You could be falling from a deadly height as time is seemingly paused, but if it restarts as you are about to touch the ground you would not be killed. Because you did not have a sudden stop, no force of impact. While if it was time being slow, the force would still exist and still kill you. "
"Okay. That...that makes sense." Sougo sighed heavily and fall to the floor. "Every day's a school day."
"Yeah. But we need to get back to Mr Ikada. He's in trouble." Shinnosuke grunted as he got back to his feet.
"Shinnouske!" a female voice called as a figure ran towards them
"S-Sis?" Go asked as he followed up.
"Kiriko, you're here." Shinnosuke sighed in relief, happy to see his wife.
Sougo looked at the woman, seeing her black hair down to her shoulders, wearing a blue police uniform and black shoes with silver soles. "Are you okay? What happened?"
"Another Drive. It caught us off guard." He answered. "...Y-You're wearing your uniform."
Click
"Again?!" Shinnouske whined as his hands where suddenly cuffed
"I was told what was going on and decided you needed help. It's good to see you again Krim." Kiriko nodded as she stood up, pulling Shinnouske to his feet
"Hello, Kiriko. How is married like and the child?" Krim asked
"Wonderful, thank you." Kirko nodded, dragging Shinnouske towards the Trideron
"...Who's that?" Sougo asked politely.
"My big sister and Big Bro's wife. Kiriko." Go answered, helping Sougo up.
"Oh. Nice to meet you, Mrs...Officer Tomari." Sougo respectively called out.
"Nice to meet you too." she nodded charmingly before she shoved Shinnouske into the car "You promised not to run into stuff like this without me again. We are a team."
"I was worried you'd get hurt." Shinnosuke admitted and sighed, slumping into the chair.
Kirko just huffed, getting into the driver side
"...I'll just get in the back." Sougo mumbled as he entered the car.
*with Geiz*
Geiz and Rise were walking out of the cinema, having enjoyed the film. "I got to be honest...That was pretty good."
"Yes." Rise smiled happily and giggled lightly
"I think that most people thought I looked odd wearing these." Geiz quipped jokingly.
"Probably." she nodded, but she held his hand. "But I didn't mind."
Geiz gulped nervously and held it back. "So, where next?"
"Hmm~" she hummed
Vrr! Vrr!
"Sorry, that's my phone." Geiz apologised as he pulled it out from his pocket. He pulled out his phone and flipped it open. "Hello?"
"Geiz, we need your help." Sougo spoke on the other side.
"Sougo?" Geiz blinked
"We need your help, bring your Revive RideWatch and set it to the fast version." Sougo informed
"I'm on my date." Geiz answered honestly and bluntly, not noticing Rise's blush on her cheeks.
"I wouldn't have called you if it wasn't important." Sougo responded
"Fine." Geiz huffed "I'm sorry, Rise." He frowned in apology
"If it's important, I get it. Besides, I've had a really nice time." She smiled and kissed his cheek gently.
Geiz laughed lightly, blushing like mad
As he stumbled away, Rise headed back home, calling up her parents.
*With Sougo*
"Is he coming?" Shinnosuke asked...still handcuffed.
"Yeah, he is." Sougo nodded. "I'm going to have to apologise later."
"Where's that silver and green Rider friend of yours?" Go asked
"With Mr Ikada. It didn't feel right leaving him on his own." Sougo answered
"... Are you going to undo those any time soon?" Tsuki asked
"Not until he learns his lesson." Kiriko answered. "And apologises."
"Kiriko~" Shinnouske whined
"...Oh. Fine." She groaned and unlocked the handcuffs. "You're lucky that we need all hands on deck."
Shinnosuke sighed in relief and rubbed his wrists. "Thank you."
"Thank me later when we find this 'Another Drive'." Kiriko responded as they pulled up at the hotel... And a beaten-up Woz laying in the ground in pain.
"WOZ!" Both Tsuki and Sougo panicked.
"Are you okay?" Sougo asked, helping him up.
"Another...Stole man...World was slow." Woz groaned as he was slowly waking up. "Tried to stop...Don't know where they are." He got up, groaning. "Hit me... With his car."
"Meaning he could be anywhere now." Sougo frowned.
"But where would he go?" Tsuki asked sadly.
Shinnouske hummed as he got out of the car, rubbing his chin
"What's going-?" Woz asked as he held onto Sougo.
"Shh. He's thinking." Go instructed him
Shinnosuke had a mental connection, seeing all the clues and connected them in his mind. "My brain is in Top Gear." he suddenly said, pulling his tie tighter.
Kiriko smiled as she heard that, seeing her husband getting motivated.
"That's good, right?" Tsuki asked
"Oh yeah." Go nodded with a smirk as Geiz arrived.
"Okay, what's going on? Where's this 'Another Rider'?" Geiz asked as he kept his helmet on, but still wearing the suit he had.
*elsewhere*
"Oof! Hnn! W-Who the devil are you? Don't you know who I am?" Mr Ikada grunted as he was thrown to the ground from the inside the Another Tridoron inside of a room with multiple cameras.
SCREECH!
SLAM!
"I kNoW eXaCtLy WhO yOu ArE." Another Drive snarled as he slammed the car door and transformed back to normal. "Father."
"Father?! What the hell are you talking about?!"
"Really? You 'don't know'? Niko Ito. She was a member of your candidacy party, she made banners and fliers for you. 2001." Ken informed him, stepping towards his father. "You 'let her go' and denied her when she got pregnant!"
He glared down at him in pure rage, shaking
Mr Ikada looked on at Ken, seeing the anger in his eyes...and the weight of his sins from years past. But from years of repressing it, he didn't let it show on his face. "I don't know what you're talking about!"
"LIAR!" Ken roared and grabbed him by his collar. He pulled him up, slamming him against the wall.
"You. Are going to confess! You stole her life. RUINED it!"
THUD!
"Argh!" Mr Ikada grunted as he was slammed into the wall and dropped to the floor.
Ken walked over and turned on a camera. "Tell them! Tell them what you did!"
"I don't know what you are talking about you lunatic!"
DrIvE!
Ken had transformed into Another Drive once again, picking him up and pinned him to a chair. "2001. Niko Ito! You slept with her! You fired her! You drove her to despair!"
THUMP!
"OOF!" Mr Ikada grunted as Ken punched him in the stomach.
"ShE kIlLeD hErSeLf! BeCaUsE sHe FeLl In LoVe WiTh A cOrRuPt PoLoTiCiAn WhO wAnTeD tO fEeL bIg!"
"I. Don't know. cough!" Mr Ikada coughed as he was keeled over, but on the chair.
"LiAr!"
And once again, Another Drive slammed Mr Ikada into the chair again. "NiKo ItO! YoU sLePt WiTh HeR! YoU fIrEd HeR! YoU KILLED hEr! CoNfEsS!"
He gripped Mr Ikada by the neck and lifted him up, holding him over the edge of the building
"AHH! AHH! OH GOD! NO! NO! DON'T DROP ME!" He screamed in a panic, flailing in Another Drive's grip
"ThEn CoNfEsS!" Another Drive shouted. "TeLl ThEm WhAt YoU dId!" He pointed to the cameras. "TeLl ThEm!"
"I...I...Slept. With her." He choked, giving up and the fear taking him over, saying anything just to survive.
VROOM!
"No! NoT nOw!" Another Drive snarled as he turned around. "He'S cOnFeSsInG!" as a familiar red car came racing towards them
"Put him down safely!" Shinnosuke ordered, aiming his Door-Gun at Another Drive.
... Yes. A literal door gun
"He HaS tO pAy!" Another Drive snarled and dropped him onto the roof as he unleashed a Heavy Acceleration field.
Drive grunted as he felt the weight of the field affect him, seeing Mr Ikada slowly fall onto the roof's floor. 'D-Damn it. Not again!'
GUN!
Another Drive was blasted by about four different blasts, shooting right in his body. Shinnosuke's eyes widened as he turned around, free from the field and saw standing there, a man with black hair, a stoic look on his face, wearing a purple pair of trousers, a purple scarf and a silver-studded and chain purple jacket, holding a strange gun in his hand. It was a black gripped, silver framed with a purple guard and purple button at the front.
"Ch-Chase?" Shinnosuke asked in shock
"What?!" Mr Belt shouted in shock as well.
"It worked!" Go cheered "CHASE!" he cheered and raced at the man, hugging him
'Chase' didn't respond as he was hugged, he seemed...almost robotic. "It is...good to see you too."
"What took you so long?" Kiriko asked
"I was waiting for the show to finish." Chase commented...
"What?" Go asked
"I have been active for several hours. Shortly after you all left." Chase instructed in a monotone
...
"Why didn't you say anything?!" Go deadpanned
"You didn't ask." Chase responded calmly as he held a blue and silver Driver in his hand as Go yelled dramatically and stumbled back
"You robotic wacko!" he huffed
"Weird." Geiz commented
Another Drive grunted as he got up. "YoU. CaN't. StOp. Me. He'Ll PaY!"
"If he is guilty then he will be punished by the law!" Shinnouske snarled
"He IS gUiLtY! He KiLlEd HeR!" Another Drive responded
"She commited suicide." Shinnouske reported "She passed away at her own hand because of her depression, yes. But he was not the only reason. Don't make this harder in yourself kid."
"He. StOlE hEr! MaKe. HiM. cOnFeSs!" Another Drive zoomed at them and hit Shinnosuke and Go.
"Okay. We can't talk any sense into this guy." Go frowned as he equipped his Driver
SCREECH!
"Yeah. Ready?" Shinnosuke asked as he held a 'toy car' in his hand.
He flipped the Type Speed Shift car, gripping it tightly
"Let us do this." Chase nodded, holding up a black signal bike with purple flames on it
Sougo and Geiz shared a look and a nod
ZI-O!
D-D-DECADE!
GEIZ!
GEIZ REVIVE SHIPPU!
SIGNAL BIKE!
"Start your engine!" Mr Belt called out
"Let's." Go smiled as he gave a flourish with his arms.
"Henshin!" The five riders proclaimed as they transformed.
RIDER! MACH! CHASER!
DRIVE! TYPE: SPEED!
RIDER TIME! KAMEN RI~DER! ZI-O/GEIZ!
ARMOUR TIME!
KAMEN RIDE! WOW! DECADE! DECADE! DECA~DE!
REVI-REVI-REVI! REVI-REVI-REVI! REVIVE SHIPPU! SHIPPU!
"It WoN't Do YoU aNy GoOd. WhEn YoU'rE sLoW aS sNaIlS!" Another Drive roared, summoning the Dense Heavy Acceleration
Chase had become a silver body-suited Rider with purple markings over his arm and shin-guards, boots, torso and shoulder-pads, amber eyes on a black-screened mask with four antennae, gold-silver kneecaps and arm straps. On his torso were a single purple vertical stripe and a purple 'R' on the middle.
"We will see about that." Kiriko scoffed as she pulled out... A second Drive Driver?!
"What the-?" Shinnosuke asked in shock
"Huh?!" Mr Belt asked
"Sis." Go gasped "Isn't that the spare made by Rina?!"
"Yep. Now...My turn." Kiriko flick-turned the Shift Car in her hand, it was a blue Ferrari police car with black tires.
"SlOw!" Another Drive called out, freezing the group in place with Kiriko almost twisting the toggle on her belt. "YoU wOn'T sToP-ARGH!"
Geiz was still moving, his body only slightly sluggish from the Dense Heavy Acceleration Field. "Not this time."
"ImPoSsIbLe! HoW?" Another Drive grunted as he tried to fight him, only missing by seconds.
"Like I'm telling you." He answered, kicking and slashing Another Drive until he reverted the 'Heavy Field'.
K-K-KABUTO! DUEL TIME BREAK!
A second blur rushed by, slugging Another Drive away
A screeching foot appeared next to Geiz, revealing a Decade Armour and black-suited Sougo with red patched armour and arm guards, across the barcode lettering were the words 'Hyper' and 'Kabuto' on Sougo's shoulder and chest. Sougo's Decade mask showed a large blue-visor eyed mask with a red marking between the eyes and a silver mouth.
"Figured out the next step?" Geiz asked
"Couldn't let you fight on your own." Sougo answered
Start your engines!
Kiriko twisted the toggle of her driver, activating it as she inserted the Shift Car into her wrist strap and pushed it up, activating its power.
RACER! TYPE: TURBO!
Upbeat jazz sounded out as a black suit and blue armour holograms surrounded Kiriko as she was transformed into a Kamen Rider. She had dark blue shin and arm-guards, a blue chest armour and jutting out blue shoulder-guards. A silver mouth-pieced, clear headlight-like visor eyed blue helmet. And finally, a black diagonal 'indent' across her chest from the bottom left to her top-right shoulder, where a black tire flew out and latched itself, mirroring Shinnosuke's armour.
"Kamen Rider...Racer!" Kiriko called out, standing alongside her husband and the other Kamen Riders.
Shinnouske blinked lightly and laughed
"What?" Kiriko asked, feeling a little insulted.
"Nothing." Shinnosuke answered as he gave thumbs up.
"Hnn! D-Damn it all...So close." Another Drive grunted, seeing himself surrounded by a half dozen Kamen Riders.
"You are well behind on getting this 'promotion' is all." Shinnouske smiled as he took his wife's hand, kissing the back of it "So, Mrs Tomari, shall we?"
"Of course." She nodded back
"Searching!" Go suddenly called, holding a hand out frantically before he punched his other hand's open palm "Destroying! Both done at Mach Speed!" getting into a slight crouch the white rider span his arm as he posed "Kamen~ Ri~der~! Ma~ch~!"
"Kamen Rider... Chaser." Chase called confidently
Shinnouske and Kiriko smiled at each other through their helmets before they both crouched forwards in mirrored stances. Shinnouske leaned forwards on his right leg, his right arm resting on his right knee as his left hand supported his left knee. Kiriko's pose was identical, only the stance was mirrored left to right
"We're Taking You for a Ride." the two said as their suits headlight eyes burst into life with their fingers brushing intimately for a moment
You could almost hear a high powered guitar solo play as the four raced forwards
'...Damn, that's cool.' Geiz thought as he saw the four.
"Geiz. You ready?" Sougo asked.
"Yeah, right." Geiz nodded
Another Drive backed up, seeing the Riders surround him...and shot out at them, hoping to hit at least one of them. But no, none of the bullets hit. The speed of the Riders and their numbers overwhelmed him. Geiz and Sougo gave a series of rapid punches before they slashed with their bladed weapons. Another Drive screamed, sparking as he had lost his speed and cornered.
"Ready, Kiriko?" Shinnosuke asked his wife, indicating the finishing blow as Another Drive skidded across the ground, snarling
"Ha-" Chase yelled as he came dropping down with a powerful punch only to be grabbed by the throat
"DiE yO-"
"Hey!" Go yelled as he raced back, slashing at Another Drive's arm with a stoplight styled axe "Hands off my best friend, freak!" he snapped
Chase grunted as he was released from the grip and heard that from Go; though he didn't emote he looked at him with respect.
Another Drive rolled on the ground in pain, grabbing his arm from where the axe carved through him.
"Let's go." Kiriko answered as she and Shinnosuke twisted their respective Driver's toggles and activated their Shift Car's brace by pressing a button as Chase and Go lifted their Driver's slots and pressed their Driver's buttons.
HISATSU!
FULL THROTTLE!
The Trideron, alongside two bikes, came driving up the side of the building
"Come on Geiz!" Sougo grinned
"Right!" Geiz nodded as they detatched their strongest RideWatch's from their belts, inserting them onto their weapons
The four 'Drive' Riders leapt up and shot down into the spinning vortex of red, purple and white, colliding and striking Another Drive.
SPEED!
RACER!
CHASER!
MACH!
Both Sougo and Geiz held their Zikan Glade and Zikan Jaclaw, feeling their RideWatches surge within the power.
Another Drive was ricocheting between the four Drive Riders, acting like a ping-pong ball before he was flung into the air.
DECADE! GIRI GIRI SLASH!
JIKAN JACK! SHIPPU SUPER TSUME RENZAN!
Both riders gave a powerful slash, sending large waves of pink and blue energy into the mix
As the energy waves neared Another Drive, Drive and Racer followed them. Both their feet began to glow, illuminating the symbols on their soles. The letters 'R' and 'K' respectively as they connected onto his body Another Drive exploded and turned back to Ken Ito, rolling on the ground as the Another Drive RideWatch was shattered into a million pieces.
The married coupled slid across the ground, Shinnouske twisting his body slightly as they came to a stop so Kiriko neatly slid up against him and sat on his bracing left leg
"Ma'am." he nodded with a charming smile
"Sir." She responded back.
"Get a room, you two." Go chuckled as he saw them.
Mr Ikada cautiously got up and went over to the Riders, shaking their hands vigorously. "Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you."
After a moment of this he turned around with a victorious grin as Ken was handcuffed
"You lost. You little brat." Mr Ikada commented as he sorted his suit. "You're going to prison. And rot like your mother."
Ken tried to struggle, but he couldn't. He was too exhausted. Too tired. He had no fight left inside of him. All he could do was weep. No justice for his mother, no retribution for the pain he felt inside...his father, the man who had spurned them for so long, was going to win again.
CLACK!
"Wh-What're you doing? Unhand me!" Mr Joe Ikada demanded, having a pair of handcuffs put onto his wrists.
"Sir. You are under arrest." Shinnouske said seriously
"For what?!"
"D'you want the list?" Go responded, folding his arms.
"Yes, I would! I'll have your badges for this!" Mr Ikada snapped
"Really? Because I doubt that people would agree." Shinnosuke responded as Go pointed to a camera that Sougo was holding.
"Can't run from this sort of press." Go answered.
"Those are just the ravings of a mad child!" Ikada yelled "That confession was given under duress!"
"Evidence found in Fuuto." Kiriko read off "Showing you had a hand in illegal deals which cost the city millions of yen over the years. As well as proof of you blackmailing Niko Ito out of her job and any high paying job for the three years after she left your organisation."
"You-you can't do this! You can't do this! I'm the future of this country!" Mr Ikada snapped, trying to struggle, only to be lead off by Chase.
"A poor future that you will not see." Chase answered bluntly, almost manhandling him down to the car.
"...You got all that right?" Geiz asked
"Never turned it off." Sougo answered seriously as he saw what this man was like...like a diet Oma Zi-O.
*time skip*
"In other news today, Mr Joe Ikada has been reprimanded by the police and now in jail on counts of blackmail, illegal dealings and prevention of a former member of his party from obtaining a job. Detective Tomari has this to say." A newscaster spoke through the television and trailed off as Shinnosuke appeared on the screen.
Junichiro sighed heavily as he sat down with his nephew and his friends. "What a mess. Well, at least he won't hurt anyone else."
"Absolutely, Uncle." Sougo nodded as he and the others were sitting in the living room.
"And congratulations on stopping that Another Rider." Junichiro followed up.
"All part of the job." Geiz answered as he leaned back in his seat.
"...Is that a new suit, Geiz?" Tsuki asked as she saw it.
"Oh, yes." he nodded
"You wore that on your date?" She inquired with a puckish grin.
"Yes?"
"You must really love her then."
Geiz immediately jerked frozen as he heard that. "L-l-love?! It's not-!"
"You're blushing." Tsuki poked his cheeks playfully.
Geiz scoffed and turned around, shoving food into his mouth
"Ah, young love and being defensive." Junichiro chuckled to himself as he saw how flustered Geiz was getting, all things considered.
"It'sh noh lovh." Geiz mumbled and laughed nervously, throwing food and water into his face/mouth while talking through the mouth full of food "It'sh noh. Ah mean she'sh cool ahn pwetty buh noh lovh. Noh. Noh."
"He's growing up." Sougo chuckled and held Tsuki softly, the white-clad girl nodding
"Noh." Geiz repeated
*elsewhere*
We see Wol and Aura walking through a random alleyway, hiding
"How're you doing?" Aura asked as she walked with Wol.
"Hungry...Swartz is a major psycho-jerk." Wol admitted and still afraid.
"I know, but we'll get away soon...And maybe leave this behind." Aura answered
"But... What are we going to do?" Wol muttered
"I dunno." Aura answered, rubbing her neck...before she had a revelation.
"What?"
"I-I think I've got a way how to beat him." Aura answered. "He's always going for people from the past. Why don't we go to the future?"
To be continued
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