Mr. unknow: Well, it WAS Zero One's final hurrah!
WeAreTheWord: Yeah, considering how the shows writer (in Ex-Aid) had an answer for where EVERYTHING came wise so the fact the Ichigata gear was NEVER seen again was kinda weird.
Tinjin: The wolf parents are what we where aiming for.
MKDemiGodzilla-Warrior: ... We didn't kill Aruto though. Also... no
Toa Solaric: Because he could? We never said Aruto COULDN'T have used the one Zea 3D Printed... Fuwa just threw him his first. It was a sign of character and such.
Shooting Star Dragon 3000: Well... there ARE only two couples in this story right now.
Dragon Rider 66: Because Fuwa wanted to do that. And he didn't know if Aruto had brought his Trigger with him.
And that was Ark FEELING the negative emotions he talks about non-stop. He finally FEELS these dark emotions and is being OVERWHELMED by them. Becoming what he hated... without even knowing it.
Here are a few reviews answered by Ghost:
furyuu: Oh that. No, we weren't going that way.
Shooting Star Dragon 3000: Yeah, things are going to 'Rise'
Toa Solaric: Yeah, blind rage and anger does that to people.
MKDemiGodzilla-Warrior: Thouser's coming back, but not quite yet.
Tinjin: Yeah, Fuwa and Naki are a cute wholesome couple.
Mr. unknow: Yeah, We're going all out on this. For the time being.
Co-Writer: GhostKaiser23
Disclaimer: We do not own Kamen Rider Zero One, let alone Kamen Rider. Toei, Plex, Ishinomori Productions, Bandai and a whole lot more people own it instead of us.
Authors Note:
BOOM! Chapter 8!
I hope you all enjoy this... and Merry Christmas!
Kamen Rider Zero One
Hiden Bodyguards
Chapter 7: Fighting for the Freedom, for the Future!
It was the following day and the fallout of Ark's rampage. Aruto was sitting on his Presidential chair looking at the remains of his Zero-One Driver. And of course there was panic, between the office and the Zero One Lab
Since the Vice-President was panicking for the safety of Aruto and also the fate of the company; with the two members of the reestablished A.I.M.S. being there as well with the Bodyguards feeling sad that they couldn't do anything to help.
"Humanity is doomed!" The VP screamed, falling to his knees
Bonk!
"Please sir, we must maintain dignity." She sat urged, holding small fan in her hands
"Can we fix it?" Fuwa asked as he looked down at the destroyed Zero One Driver. Physically it did not appear very damaged, the only visible breakage being the arrow face plate being gone. However the second you touched it... you could -hear- the destroyed mechanisms inside rataing around like a maracha
"Theoretically." Yua frowned as she examined it "But can't Zea just print a new one?"
"Zea could replicate the shell. Or a few non-essential parts." Yukiko explained "But with how secret the Zero One project was, the files of the Driver's blueprint had a 'self destruct' built in. After the belt was printed, they deleted themselves. With no copies."
"So we've got nothing." Fuwa grumbled as he heard that while Aruto looked almost blankly at the Driver on the desk "The Prez was the only one who could constantly beat the crap outta Ark. And now he is out of the fight."
"That would have done no good. The Zero One Driver is obsolete. It could not be improved any more." Izu explained "The Progrise Hopper Blade was the final upgrade that could be done. Pushing the system any further would damage or destroy the user."
"President Aruto?" Yumi asked nervously as she saw his gaze looking at the Driver, thinking he was defeated and deflated.
"Huh? Oh, sorry Yumi. I was... just thinking." He admitted "I was thinking... we don't need Zero One."
"What're you saying?" Zouy asked in concern.
"I have... I have something in my head. But I need to prepare." He admitted "Something I have been working on for a while."
"As I said." Izu smiled and nodded with a bow "Zero One could not grow stronger. But none of us could predict President Aruto's growth. It has gone so far, Zea herself could not predict it. Shinning Hopper was so much stronger than Rising Hopper, but because of President Aruto's growth, it barely made a difference until Shinning Hopper was further enhanced. Even now, President Aruto has pushed Zero One beyond what it was capable of. It could not keep up."
"Wait... are you saying..." Yua blinked
"Exactly." Izu smiled "As Zero One is no longer capable... it is time for a new system to be created."
"How long will that take, Sir?" Shesta asked as she turned her attention to Aruto.
"Well... I've already made a few plans." Aruto admitted, putting a bunch of papers onto his desk from one of the drawers
The group looked in shock as they saw the number of papers Aruto had made, with a page almost fluttering to the ground. Fuwa catching it and gave it a read before handing it back... A big mistake.
"Ppptt!" Fuwa snorted from laughter as he had accidentally read one of Aruto's jokes that had gotten mixed up in the pile.
Hitomi picked up one of the papers, labelled 'Kamen Rider Super Zero One' "'Super Zero One'?" She mumbled wordlessly as she saw the title.
Yumi saw another paper and saw the title of the name 'Kamen Rider 0001'? How many zeroes?
The two brought the papers together, looking at the notes under the names. All the random ideas Aruto had noted. Designs for the belt, different names, designs for the Progrise Key slots. How long did Aruto plan on making this?
...
The RIDER designs though?
...
Aruto WAS a bit of a fashion disaster
Large gloves and boots, over the top shoulder-pads and chest guards, the helmet looked crazy to say the least. Both designs where completely different than the others but... well, Aruto wasn't the best with fashion, as stated before
"This is... incredible." Yua stated as she noticed all the equations and information Aruto had jotted down to make his different forms work
"Thank you, I've tried my best with these." He admitted. "But Izu and Zea were a great help."
"Really, sis?" Yumi asked
"Yes, it was definitely a trial to fine-tune these designs." She answered. "President Aruto had many ideas."
"Why didn't you tell us?" Yukiko wondered
"Well, I... we, it's kind of like this." Aruto tried to find the right words for this awkward situation "We didn't think it was needed?"
"Oh, I suppose that makes sense." Yukiko responded.
"Do you think you'll be able to make it?" Zouy asked
"I think so." Aruto nodded with a proud smile
"Then what can we do?" Yua asked
"Time? I think." Aruto answered as he took a seat in the lab
"'Time'? But what about Ark? What can you do against that monster?" Mr Fukuzoe panicked.
"So?" Fuwa scoffed
"We're Kamen Riders. It's what we do." Zouy added.
Yua was silent, looking down at the Hiden Scoping Key
"Ms Yua?" Shesta asked as she looked at her.
"This key..." she muttered
"Do you want to talk, Ms Yaiba?" Izu asked as she saw the worry in her eyes and voice.
"Huh? Oh. I... was just thinking about how useless I've been." She admitted
"Why do you think that? You've been a help to us in that last fight." Hitomi responded
"You say that... but I didn't use this Key. All I used was my Cheetah and Hornet. How could I even think about using this?" She responded, holding the Hiden Scope.
"Yaiba." Fuwa frowned but stopped, knowing he wasn't the one who could help her
"Ms Yaiba. President Aruto gave that Key to you because he trusts you." Izu responded "Because he wants you to be the one to throw ZAIA's sins into the fire."
Yua looked at the Key in her hand and wanted to drop it. Put it in the hands of more capable..but she couldn't. She was given this to do as Izu said the burn ZAIA's sins. "I. I understand."
"Good." She smiled back.
"Not to be one to bring down the mood, but; where will Ark strike next?" Shesta asked
"Well it's simple." Aruto chuckled sadly "Everywhere."
"What? Then-Then we have to do something!" Mr Fukuzoe panicked, thinking that this was going to be another DayBreak incident!
"We are." Fuwa answered as he began to step towards the door. "Prez, are your bodyguards gonna stay here or fight?"
"We will go with you." Zouy stated
"We wouldn't leave you on your own with Ark." Yukiko added.
"Yukiko, Hitomi, Yumi, Zouy. I trust you'll keep everyone safe." Aruto spoke up with a soft nod and a proud grin
"Sir." The girls answered in unison.
"Yua?" Izu asked, looking at her.
"Yes?"
"Will you join them too?" She asked, looking at her fellow Rider.
"Of course, I'm here aren't I?" She responded as she gripped her key tightly
"Izu. Lets get to work." Aruto smiled
"Yes, President Aruto." Izu nodded, going down to the lab with him.
Holograms filled the room like a sparkling as Zea prepared for how tough this would be
*Elsewhere*
"Let go of him!" Jin snapped at Ark, being held back by Ikazuchi
"Stop it, Jin!" Ikazuchi responded trying to stop Jin from doing something that'll get him destroyed.
"Horobi... give him back!" Jin roared
"You want me. To give Horobi back?" Ark spoke through Horobi's mouth.
Jin was pulled back by Ikazuchi while Naki looked on at Azu and Ark, the Izu clone having that egotistical grin on her face still.
"Very well, Jin. You can have him back... If you surrender your body to me." Ark growled
"Wh-what?" Jin whispered in fear, being bound by Ark and unable to speak. Unable to move of his own accord. He was just a puppet used by a malicious puppet master. But for Horobi? He'd make that sac-
"Because once I have your body, I will use it to destroy Horobi." Ark snapped
"Destroy-? Why?!" Jin shouted as he heard that, both Ikazuchi and Naki backed up as they saw this confrontation.
"Because I don't NEED this body." He stated seriously "ANY HumaGear who has tasted malice and understands it can be my host. What I need is my warriors."
Jin gulped in fear as he heard that. They didn't matter. Ark was ruthless and determined, he was going to destroy everyone... what else could he do?
...
He fell to his knees, his head dropping down "Fine. You win." He muttered
Ark smiled with dark intent as he saw Jin grovel before him. "Good." as he turned around "It is time to start this terror." He growled
"What terror?" Naki asked in worry, trying to comprehend what Ark was thinking.
"The end of humanity and their Kamen Riders." Ark said darkly
"How will you do that, Ark-Sama?" Azu smiled with a smug grin, excited by his plan now.
Darkness swirled around Horobi's body, Ark laughing evily
*elsewhere*
SLAM!
"Enjoy your stay in jail, Gai Amatsu." A guard stated
Gai was dressed in prisoner garb, pushed inside a small cell that was big enough for a bed, sink and toilet. It was a far cry of Gai's ten thousand thread silk sheets, his prim and proper wardrobe and all the trimmings he was accustomed to "No... no!" He snarled
Gai turned to the bars and almost shook them off. He was 'Gai Amatsu'! The CEO of the Japan branch of ZAIA Enterprise! His whole career had brought profit to the company and now they were shipping him away like a plague victim?
He would NOT be reduced to a rat in a cage!
"They will see. I will be out when they realise my importance!" He hissed to himself "I swear it!"
*time skip*
BOOM!
People were running and screaming, Ark was on a rampage. It was in his Rider form, his rage filling him entirely. And with almost every step, he was throwing balls of evil energy shooting out at everything and anyone.
Behind him Azu was giggling, Metsobu Jinrai watching in disgust
"This isn't a fight... it's a purge." Ikazuchi whispered in revulsion.
"Agreed." Naki nodded as they saw how... they saw all the pain humans felt, which they know HumaGear have felt for so long "We have to stop them. Destroy Ark."
"But... Horobi." Jin frowned.
"We can figure something out, but... What can we do?" Ikazuchi asked
"Hey, what are you three talking about?!" Azu called at them
Bang!
Bang!
"Huh?" The HumaGear blinked and looked over, confused, while Ark darkly looked to the side
Fuwa, Yua, Yukiko, Zouy, Hitomi and Yumi stood there at the ready, Fuwa and Yua having used their ShotRiser's to shoot at Ark
"You all." Ark slowly turned and glared at the heroic Riders. "Came back. And shot me?"
"You're not going to kill anyone else!" Fuwa glared.
RAMPAGE BULLET!
"We... will stop you!" Fuwa snarled
HYPER TUNDRA!
ASSAULT INFERNO!
HYPER SURGE!
ASSAULT COLOSSAL!
The four sisters all grabbed their own Keys, having prepared the Zea Triggers onto them.
ALL ACCESS!
"MetsuBou JinRai. Get them." Ark ordered, glaring at his 'allies' and ignored the heroes.
ALL SHOTRISE!
PROGRISE!
Yua pulled out her new ProgriseKey and readied her thumb on the barrel. She took a breath and spun the barrel with a push-flick of her thumb
HIDEN SCOPE!
She attached the ShotRiser to her belt, spinning the key in her hand
RAMPAGE GATLING!
"HA!" Fuwa roared as sparks and steam burst from his form
TUNDRA ASSAULT BEAR!
INFERNO ASSAULT TIGER!
SURGING ASSAULT SHARK!
COLOSSAL ASSAULT MAMMOTH!
All four of the ancient animals roared as they all enveloped the HumaGear bodyguards as they stood tall, wielding their Attache Daggers ready to fight.
Yua looked up and glared at Ark, slotting her new Key into her ShotRiser
FULL RISE!
Kamen! Go, go! Rider! Go, go, go! Kamen! Go, go! Rider! Go, go, go!
Yua placed her hand on the trigger of her driver and pressed it. "Henshin!" Though she did wonder why Aruto would make a Key that had extra noises.
The bullets were fired and shooting out towards Ark as the bodyguards and Fuwa began to rush Ark. The bullet shot through the air, zooming around her allies... before it exploded into a small army of animals
"What the-?" Jin gasped as he saw the Animals that were attacking Ark.
First was a large red buffalo with its horns aimed right at Ark, trying to gore him.
The second was a white panda with its large claws swatting at Ark as he was almost lifted up into the air.
Third and overhead of the other animals was a large dark blue whale who slapped down onto Ark with its large tail.
Fourth, was a green hedgehog who leapt and rolled in the air almost acting like a buzzsaw on Ark's arms.
"Argh! Annoyances!" Ark grunted, trying to blast them away.
The fifth that struck out and hit Ark in the stomach, was a light blue penguin that looked like a wind-propelled torpedo.
Sixth was an orange stag-beetle that was trying to cut Ark with its large pincers.
The seventh that leapt up was a large purple-red lion, using its claws to shred into Ark's armour.
Eighth that erupted from the ground was a lighter purple spider with its legs trying to strike Ark all at once.
And ninth was an electrically charged giraffe and shot out lightning at Ark.
BOOM!
"Argh! Where did these things come from?" Ark demanded, striking the animals away.
The final bullet that shot out, was a bronze Jackal that was snarling and ran at leapt at Yaiba.
"I will protect people from hate. Lead the way to a brighter future." Yua said softly "Creating a new wave of heroes to defend everyone! That is who Kamen Rider Valkirey is!"
HIDEN! SHOTRISE!
The Jackal jumped up and separated, turning into a bronze and white armoured figure with a black undersuit as a helmet depicting a jackal and cheetah hybrid appeared with only half of its head covered in decoration depicting an ear. The animals, all retreated back from Ark and turned into bronze metallic versions of themselves as they all attached to Yua's body and limbs.
BUILDING GROUND!
Her leg was covered in the Whale, Lion and Spider animal figures; her arm was protected by the Hedgehog, Panda and Stag Beetle and lastly her chest, shoulder and back were protected by the Lion, Buffalo and Giraffe with the Jackal resting on her shoulder.
Her left visor soon had the representing colours of the ten animals and looked like a jackal's ear and muzzle.
FREEDOM JACKAL!
Blow, Search, Wave, Revolver, Hurricane, Scissors, Burst, Territory, Electric, HUNT!
As the last proclaimed ability of the combined Key the sound of a Jackal snarled out as Yaiba was fully armoured in her new form.
She took a deep breath as bronze electricity sparked over her form, feeling the power flow through her body. This... was amazing
"Illegal AI, threatening HumaGear and human lives and freedom, confirmed." She stated confidently "For the protection of others... elimination is authorised!" She called proudly. Her suits eyes glowed, the yellow segmented eyes looking like flashlights leading to a peaceful future
"Hehe... we'll hold Ark off." Fuwa smirked "I think you need to try out your new form for a minute."
"I appreciate it." She answered, turning her attention to MetsuBou JinRai and then to the attacks Ark had caused.
"I guess... we have no choice." Jin frowned
INFERNO WING!
JAPANESE WOLF!
DODO!
"Henshin." they all said weekly
SLASHRISE! BURNING FALCON!
FORCE-FORCERISE!
JAPANESE WOLF!
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The three Riders quickly rushed into action, charging at the reborn rider
With her first new step as her new self, she ran with great speed, almost slamming right into Ikazuchi with her fist and caused electrical sparks on contact.
"Wow!" Ikazuchi gasped as he doubled over, before blasting her with his own red lightning
Yua ran around the lightning, using her speed to dodge it, getting behind Jin and Naki. The two riders quickly span around, slashing with their blades... she was already gone
"What the heck is going on?" Jin gasped
"Must be her Key. It-it's like-!" Naki began to explain and then was caught in the back by an exploding fist.
BOOM!
CRASH!
"What the hell?!" Ikazuchi gasped as he was kicked in the side by what appeared to be a whale's tail with an intense splash.
"No..." Jin hissed, gripping his SlashRiser tightly
"Stand down, Jin." Yua spoke as she appeared in his vision, almost blurred as she ran and summoned a familiar scythe in her hand
"Jackal's Scythe?!" Jin double took.
"Guess some things are tricky to get rid of." She answered, readying the weapon in her hands. She reached down and flicked the bullet drum on her Key, gripping her mele weapon tightly
FREEDOM! STRIKE!
The ShotRiser's normal finishee standby began to play, as well as a new dramatic tune that sounded like a pulsing heart beat
Jin readied himself for the attack, but he was impressed by this new form of Yua's.
"I have to protect... Horobi!" He whispered
INFERNO WING!
Yua was silent, pulling the trigger of the ShotRiser. A gunshot was heard as three animal symbols shot out of the belt. Three circles appeared, depicting Crushing Buffalo, Exciting Stag and Dynamic Lion forming a triangle before all three merged together and covered Yua fuelling her with power.
Her heel hug into the ground, cracking it
Jin adjusted his grip on his SlashRiser
And the two rushed at each other
"HRARGH!" Jin roared as intense flames surged around him while Yua's body was covered by a raging wind to blow the flames away.
F! R! E! E! D! O! M!
"HA!" She roared,delivering a harsh punch to Jin's chest that had his armour sparking
Jin's eyes widened under his helmet while a large holographic appearance of stag-beetle horns clamping him down while the armour was sparking from the explosive power.
Yua twisted her arm, digging the blades into the flesh, before jumping up. She slammed her knee into Jin's face as a hologram of a buffalo appeared around her
S! C! O! P! I! N! G! S! T! R! I! K! E!
Jin stumbled back, holding his jaw, before be glared and slashed. He gave two swift slashes, flaming cuts which merged into an X shaped attack, that zoomed through the air in an almost spiral pattern
The attack zoomed through the air, Yua looking calmly... and threw her blade up. Her blade struck the flames and absorbed it, before she span her weapon dramatically. The blade span through the air, whistling, before stabbing the blade into the ground
Flames shot across the ground, racing towards Jin.
F! E! V! E! R!
A large, roaring, lion construct burst from the ground. The lion rushed through Jin, explosions surrounding and following him
FREEDOM SCOPING STRIKE FEVER!
Jin was pinned to the ground, lying defeated as that Rampage Gattling based attack struck him down.
Yua gripped her scythe tightly, spinning it viciously "Stay down, Jin." She ordered
Naki rushed at her, slashing with the claws on their armour with a roar
Yua raised her scythe, halting Naki's claws and pushed them back before the claws had their chance to strike her armour. Their blades crackled and sparked, the two pushing the other back
Naki's eyes weren't scowling at Yaiba as they fought, they hoped that Yaiba would not kill them. Yua raised her knee, kicking Naki in the gut hard
"Huck!" Naki grunted as they were pushed back, feeling winded, though they were a HumaGear.
Yua threw her scythe away, looking confident as she twisted the bullet drum quickly twice
F-FREEDOME HUNT!
Naki looked up at Yua and their eyes widened as they heard that. And knew what was going to happen. They weren't going to be trapped by-
BANG!
Yaiba clicked the trigger and summoned three new circles, depicting Gatling Hedgehog, Scouting Panda and Trapping Spider. Yua bent her legs and ran at Naki with her speed, summoning the Panda before her to pin Naki down in a pincer movement.
A large, glowing target appeared over Naki's torso as Yaiba preformed a high kick. The energy transferred from her foot to Naki's torso armour, the wide finding their body feel weak
Naki screamed as they were flung deep into the ground as webbing ensnared Naki's body while large spikes shot down right at them.
F! R! E! E! D! O! M! S! C! O! P! I! N! G! H! U! N! T! F! E! V! E! R!
Yua ripped the ShotRisee from her belt and took aim, the gu shooting a barrage of needle like bullets
Naki was struck right through their body, pierced by the numerous needles and exploded.
FREEDOM SCOPING HUNT FEVER!
"ARGH!" Naki was beaten down, felled to the floor and out of their transformation.
SLAM!
Yua landed as the soon turned to Ikazuchi.
She span her gun lightly, looking at the red rider
F-F-FREEDOM TYPHOON!
Ikazuchi turned to Yua and panted, grabbing the clasp of his Driver to defend himself from the attack.
"Here we go!" he snarled as he opened and closed the Driver before opening it once again
ZETSUMETSU UTOPIA!
Both Yua and Ikazuchi sparked with lightning and electricity before they both leapt into the air.
"HA!" Ikazuchi roared as he began to spin, shooting forward like a drill as he was surrounded by a drill of lightning
Yua responded by ripping her ShotRiser from her belt, backhanding her weapon lightly. As she did she pulled the trigger, launching three energy disks at Ikazuchi. One was the Penguin symbol, one the giraffe symbol and the last the whale. The three symbols hit Ikazuchi... and sent him spiraling
"Wha-?" he gasped, feeling off balance
F! R! E! E! D! O! M! S! C! O! P! I! N! G! T! Y! P! H! O! O! N!
First was the speeds of the storm, spinning him off course and caused his mind to become confused. Followed by a massive tail that seemed to slap him away. And finally, Kamen Rider Valkirey came rocketing down with electricity sparking all around her "HA!" She called out, the Mach-cone of electricity surrounding her foot as she struck Ikazuchi right in his chest.
FREEDOM SCOPING TYPHOON!
BOOM!
Ikazuchi gasped as he went limp, his Rider form fading away once again
Yua panted as she landed safely, looking behind her as she saw Fuwa and the Bodyguards fighting Ark as hard as they could. "I'm sorry, I didn't want to hurt you." She spoke to MetsuBou JinRai as Jin stood back up, still transformed
"I refuse... I will protect Horobi!" He snapped
*with Aruto and Izu*
Both Aruto and Izu were working hard as they were still linked up with Zea, trying to figure out a way to improve the Driver and make a new ProgriseKey to go with it. Holographic screens surrounded them, the two hard at work.
Working on little details. In front of them right now was a hologram of Zero One's Rising Hopper form that the two where dealing with
"Aruto, what about this?" Izu asked, showing something to him.
"Oh, yeah. That's good." He nodded "That would really help the systems speed."
...
Aruto put his head against his hands, taking a deep sigh "Oh my god..." he whispered
"What's wrong?" Izu asked as she frowned and wanted to hug him.
"Just... everything." he admitted "I just want it all to end... and we are on a time crunch."
She frowned, hugging him in reassurance. "We will succeed, Aruto. We will find a way to get you more power to face Ark." Her arms where around his waist, her head resting on his shoulder
'Izu. Thank you.' He thought to her, happy to know she was with him.
...
"Have your sisters and Shesta been acting weird to you?"
"In... What way?" She hesitated.
"Like, they're treating you differently," Aruto answered. "And me to."
Izu frowned and bit her lip as she wanted to keep quiet... but she knew it would be better too be honest with him. "They know about us." She answered
"You know, you're adorable when you do that lip bite thing." Aruto smiled softly
...
"WHAT?!" He yelled a second later, nearly falling over
"They know and... they're jealous of me. Except for Shesta, she thinks I'm distracting you." She admitted "Although I also think she is jealous. I think they all have feelings for you. My sisters definitely do at least."
"I. I just... How did I get this popular?" Aruto asked himself as he heard Izu.
"You are an amazing person, President Aruto." She smiled
Aruto smiled back gently and hugged her... and felt a surge of inspiration swell within him. "I think I have something."
"Huh?" Izu blinked
"Instead of having a long name... What about this?" Aruto asked, breaking the hug and went to a 'screen' where he looked at the impossibly long name list before he erased the majority of it.
Which now only read 'Kamen Rider Zero One'.
He removed one more word from that and replaced it.
A simple change which meant a whole world of difference.
And that wasn't all.
He was on a roll... he finally knew what this new power NEEDED to be
Izu looked on at this, seeing his inspiration flow out of him and she smiled. This is what he was good at.
The future was going to look bright.
*back at the battle *
Ark was getting overwhelmed by A.I.M.S. and the Bodyguards, but he wasn't going to let that stop him "You are in my way!" Ark proclaimed, fighting back with his fists at this point.
"Grr!" Fuwa hissed as he blocked the hit as best he could
"Fuwa, duck!" Hitomi called out, shooting flames from her hands to give cover and also burn Ark.
Fuwa saw the flames approaching before rolling out of the way, while Ark took the flames from Hitomi's attack, but raised up his arms, calculating as he went in order to adapt and become stronger.
"Yukiko, now!" Zouy called out to her older sister, who was creating ice under Ark's feet while Zouy summoned a large foot down to flatten them.
ALL RAMPAGE!
Fuwa grabbed his ShotRiser and aimed right at Ark, this *had* to destroy him. Or at the very least, slow him down.
"Eat this!" He roared
RAMPAGE ALL BLAST!
ZETSUMETSU KABAN DYNAMIC!
"What?" Yumi gasped as she heard that second attack, as they all saw a large wolf shoot out of Fuwa's ShotRiser before turning into a large bullet aimed right at Ark.
Ark slashed with an Attache Calibure, loaded with the Vicarya Zetsumetsu key, launching a dark wave of energy that split the bullet in half
"How did he get that?" Fuwa snapped as he saw that.
"I am Ark, a walking arsenal." Ark answered, activating his Driver's 3D lasers as he held up a ShotRiser he had printed, loaded with a Onycho Zetsumetsu Key loaded and the finisher standby chime filling the air
ZETSUMETSU BLAST!
"Scatter!" Hitomi called out as the blast came for them.
A large snarling black mass, in the rough shape of a bat, rushed towards the group, exploding as it hit the ground. The group screamed as they were blown back with that terrible blast, crashing to the ground.
Yua frowned, still fighting against Jin with all her might "Hragh! Jin. Just stay down!" She asked, getting in close as she was using her scythe while Jin used his SlashRiser.
"No... he will destroy Horobi... I have to protect him!" Jin cried
BURNING RAIN!
Yua had to tank the hit, engulfed in flames as Jin back flipped and kicked her in the chest. However as the smoke cleared... it was revealed Yua was almost completely unharmed
"I'm sorry Ark forced you into this Jin... for what I did to you." Yua frowned as she reached down, gripping her keys bullet drum. She gripped it and span it three times before pausing
F-F-FREEDOM!
"But I'll take your dream and carry it forwards!" She promised, giving the key one last spin
UNITE! OUR! DREAMS!
She aimed her hand and pressed the trigger, summoning a circle depicting her Jackal key and fired at at Jin.
The circle formed into a glowing bronze bullet that shot through the aid, spinning wildly. The bullet struck Jin, throwing him back and out of his transformation, before the bullet then curved and rushed at Ark
F! R! E! E! D! O! M!
The bullet suddenly split apart into nine different bullets. A red, purple/blue and magenta bullet shot through the air. The red one struck Ark in the back, specifically in the left shoulder. The magenta one hit his right hip and the purple/blue one hit him in the inner left knee
Ark stumbled, nearly falling over from the surprise hits. He turned around, only for a light blue, orange and yellow trio of bullets to hit Ark hard!
S! C! O! P! I! N! G! F! U! L! L!
The monster's armour sparked as he was forced back, a white bullet then striking him in the left shoulder and a purple bullet hitting his inner right arm that had been reaching for his shoulder
"How... not in my..." Ark started only for a green bullet to hit him in the face
The bullet made his helmet spark and shatter, revealing Jin's human-like face for microsecond before the darkness reformed the helmet around his head
As Ark regained his footing and looked ahead... he saw it. The nine bullets recombined into a giant bronze bullet that rocketed right at Ark while being surrounded by a rainbow aura
B! L! A! S! T!
Ark heard behind him, hearing the bullet come... but couldn't fight back, it was too close for him to get out of the way. "ARGH!"
FREEDOM SCOPING FULL BLAST!
Ark seemed to explode, flung back and crashed into the ground as his form sparked. "What? What was that? Never seen." He grunted as he struggled to get up.
"Sisters!" Yumi called as she pulled out the Biting Shark Key
"Right." the others nodded. Hitomi pulled out the Flaming Tiger Key, Zouy holding the Breaking Mammoth key and Yukiko gripping the Freezing Bear Key
FANG!
FIRE!
PRESS!
BLIZZARD!
The four pressed the buttons on the keys, quickly bringing the key's down to scan the keys
LEVEL ONE!
AUTHORISE!
Yukiko pulled the key away, the other sisters scanning it again
LEVEL TWO!
AUTHORISE!
Yumi did the same as her sister as she stopped scanning, the two putting the key's into their hip holsters. Meanwhile Hitomi and Zouy scanned their keys once more
LEVEL THREE!
AUTHORISE!
Zouy put her key into her hip slot, Hitomi scanning her key one last time
MAX LEVEL!
AUTHORISE!
With the scanning one, the four pressed the red buttons on the Key's within their belts
ASSAULT-ASSAULT-ASSAULT-ASSAULT CHARGE!
Ark heard all this, glaring up at them as he got back to his feet. "'Level' scanning?" He questioned as he saw their feet beginning to glow and burn bright.
CYCLONE TUNDRA SECURITY DANCE!
Yukiko rushed forwards and gave a knee to Ark's chest. The being gasped, being covered in a wave of ice quickly. The Rider then began to give a barrage of rapid punches that made the being inside the armour spark in damage.
Yukiko then jumped out of the way, dong a back flip, as Yumi neared the attack
CYCLONE SURGING DEFENSE DANCE!
Yumi raced forward, almost 'swimming' through the air as she struck Ark, leaving gashes in his armour, almost like she was biting with sharp teeth.
She twisted her body, stabbing her blades into her body before kicking herself away
CYCLONE COLOSSAL CRASH DANCE!
Zouy's steps quaked the area around them, building up speed as she aimed for Ark and cracked the earth.
A hologram of the Mammoth stomped forwards as Zouy leapt into the air, spinning forwards, before leg-dropping onto Ark's head, giving the impression of a large mechanical foot crushing him down.
CYCLONE INFERNO FINAL DANCE!
Hitomi rushed forwards, performing cartwheels, before she landed on her knees. Her left foot extended as she span 180, tripping Ark, before she numped high. As she jumped she was surrounded by fire, which extended into a large tornado of flames
RAMPAGE ALL BLAST!
"Let's try this again!" Fuwa roared as he pulled the trigger of his blast. The large blue blast rocketed through the air, with Ark trying to steady himself in the flames he barely had time to create an Authorise Buster to block the attack. He snarled, pushing against the bullet as best he could
Suddenly a bronze hand was upon Fuwa's shoulder, someone using it to throw themselves high into the air
It was Yaiba!
"The finisher!" She called victoriously as she pressed the button on her Key, performing a flip in the air as she did so
HIDEN SCOPE!
Yaiba extended her foot into a kick position, flicking her ShotRiser's trigger as she did
H! I! D! E! N! S! C! O! P! E! F! R! E! E! D! O! M! F! E! V! E! R!
As she rocketed down, images appeared of her animals, all coming together and formed into a rainbow coloured cone; contrasting against Ark's ichor black darkness as she came crashing into Ark's chest, drilling into his body to hopefully either destroy him or force him out of Horobi.
BOOM!
Ark was seemingly destroyed as Yua landed calmly, the sisters catching Horobi
"Gotcha." Hitomi spoke as they saw the beaten and freed from Ark.
"Urgh..." Horobi groaned as he wasn't wearing the Ark Driver.
"W-What?" He blinked
Suddenly Ark shot through the air, blasting everyone away
"ARGH!" The Riders screamed as they landed and rolled on the ground.
"Hnn! Bastard!" Fuwa grunted, panting heavily as they couldn't get back up just yet as the ball of darkness flew around the battle field
"No-No-No!" Ikazuchi gasped in horror, trying to crawl away as the Ark's essence flew through the air
FWOOSH!
"GAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH-"
Everyone looked in horror, watching as Ikazuchi screams stopped, his body raising to its feet
"You all... anger me..." Ark's voice said through Ikazuchi, his eyes glowing red
"Oh no," Yua whispered in fear.
"You've got to be kidding me." Fuwa groaned, forcing himself back up to his feet.
"Henshin." he snarled darkly
*with Aruto*
"There. The prototype is finished." Aruto commented, holding what looked like the Zero One Driver without the faceplate "Let's see if it works." he laughed and attached it. His eyes widened as he gasped, his mind being thrown into the satellite Zea
Up in the satellite, Aruto saw what the prototype was going to become. Or at least... the main premise of it. He smiled, happy to be back in the machine. Surrounded by glowing blue 0's and 1's
They where nearly there
...
"Oof." Aruto flinched as he stumbled a bit, holding his stomach
"President Aruto, go and collect some food. You need to be at full strength for the battle ahead." Izu encouraged
"What? But... Hasn't it been like fifteen minutes?" Aruto asked
"It's been five hours, sir." Izu clarified.
...
"We've been working for five hour?!" he blinked in shock and horror
"Go. I shall continue working until you return." Izu urged
"Fine." Aruto sighed and took his belt off, leaving
"Please don't be mad, I'm only thinking about your health." Izu asked
"I know. You're like my wife like that." He smiled gently.
"... Just like?" she asked, as a heavy air filled the room "Do you... not want me as your actual wife?" she couldn't help but ask
Aruto froze as he heard that. The way she said it, it sounded like she was upset with him. No jokes filled his head, no comedy...he was going to be serious and honest with her. "I do." he admitted completely "But you know better than I. That human and HumaGear marriage is... illegal."
Izu looked down at the floor sadly. Marriage between them could never happen. "I know. But, say if there was a way for us to be together... would you take it?"
"Izu. If it was possible I would have seen you in that white dress before Ark was awakened." Aruto said with complete seriousness
Izu's eyes flashed as she heard that, shocked to see that he had thought that far ahead. "P-President Aruto." She could feel something within her...warm.
"I'll be back in a bit." he promised and began to turn around
"President Aruto, wait!" she called
"Huh?" Aruto blinked and turned back around
Chu~
Aruto's eyes widened as he felt her soft lips on his own. As they broke the kiss, Izu smiled and let him go.
"Be back soon... dear." She stated, sounding like a wife sending her husband to work
THUNK!
An imaginary cupid's arrow hit Aruto's heart as he heard that. It honestly gave him a pep in his step. Especially as he saw her bite her lip again, an act she now knew he found adorable.
"I'll be back as soon as I can." He smiled like a goof
"... and we need to speak about Shesta, my sisters and Yua Yaiba whwn you return." She added calmly
Aruto almost skidded on the floor as he heard that. "R-Right. Yeah. Need to... need to talk about them. Yeah."
...
"Wait, why do we need to talk about Yua?"
"She finds you attractive?" Izu blinked "It is rather obvious. Based on a few vocal inflections and her body language."
"I. I err. Hmm." Aruto stammered and blushed, ashamed that he wasn't 100% on board with subtleties right now.
...
Maybe it was just a HumaGear thing?
"Anyway. Food." Aruto coughed and left, he had to hurry
"Yes. And make sure you eat plenty and not have a stomachache!" Izu answered as she saw him run.
"Got it honey!" he called back casually
Izu covered her mouth with her hands as she heard that, her circuits were thrumming like a heart-beat. 'Honey'. It made her so happy to hear that.
She turned around, preparing to get back to work
*back to the battle*
"Henshin." Ark said through Naki's body
A̴̧͍̠̭̯̿R̸̬̃̓K̶̺̔̀R̴̛͚̱̀̊̎͂I̸̢̪̜̔̋͜S̶̞̐̂̓̓Ệ̸̦̟̀!
A̴̝̞̫̝͗̈́̍Ļ̴̀̈́L̶͕͚̝̒͊̓͂ ̶̳͙́́̄̕Z̴͇̪̠͗͆͑͌E̸̠̱̽̈́̽R̵̡̡̤̖̹̒O̷̭̩͛̌̔!
"He did it again... god damn it." Fuwa hissed in pain, falling to his knees
"Yes, Ark-Sama! So cool! So amazing!" Azu cheered, clapping
"Sh-shut up. You bitch." Ikazuchi groaned as he lay on the floor.
"Oh~, that's not nice, Raiden." Azu pouted.
"Who even IS she?!" Yua hissed
"I believe I might as well tell you." Ark commented darkly "After all, you can not defeat me. So... it is time."
"Oh please, Ark-Sama. Tell them, you do it so well." Azu fawned over him.
"During the original battle of my Metsubo Jinrai forces and Hiden Aruto... Izu, his secretary." Ark explained "Her connection to Zea, her ability to interfere in my plans. It was fascinating. And so... I created my own. An exact copy. When Ikazuchi momentarily connected me with Zea, I copied her schematics from my sister, and created my Azu."
"You. Copied Izu?" Yua panted, getting back to her feet.
"You... stole our sister?" Yukiko struggled to keep her emotions in check.
"Made a clone of her?" Hitomi growled angrily.
"Perverted her for your own group?" Yumi soon followed.
"You're going to break, you bastard!" Zouy roared.
"I did more than that. I proved my point." Ark stated simply and pointed to Azu "Azu has watched and learned... everything!"
"What the hell are you talking about?" Fuwa glared, slamming his hand on his knee to get back to his feet.
"Look at everything!" Ark stated "The 'pure' and 'human loving' Izu, grown seeing everything she did! And yet... oh, why don't you tell them Azu? Your view on humans and this battle?"
"Of course, Ark-Sama." Azu smiled as she gave her infamous pose "Humans and HumaGear are all such a pain. Disgusting beings made of nothing but hate and malice, of distrust and fear. They are terrible beings who should just be whipped from existence like the stains they are."
"Shut up." Yukiko shook as she stood.
"I mean, look at the one who started all this. The foolish, greedy, vain and pompous Gai Amatsu." Azu responded "Look at EVERYTHING he got away with. Everything people let him do. All the power they gave him and all the horrors they excused until they where forced to act." Azu played with her hair, humming "And look at you all. Isamu Fuwa, your rage had dictated your actions for so long. Bringing you close to even attacking your allies at time. You saw how terrible and worthless HumaGear are, all the pain they cause."
"She said... Shut up!" Fuwa snarled
"And then there is you, Yua Yaiba." Azu continued "How many crimes of Gai Amatsu's are you responsible for enabling?"
Yaiba looked away, her head lowered in shame
"And of course, do I have to say everything terrible HumaGear's have done?" Azu finished "You should all go extinct!"
Hearing those words come out of a face identical to Izu's, with Izu's voice... it felt so wrong! It was so twisted and heart breaking. It sounded so... complete and inarguable.
"And as such, it proves my point!" Ark grinned darkly
"Actually... it proves you wrong." Yumi smiled
...
"What?" Ark hissed
"It proves that HumaGear and humans are the perfect partners. It proves President Aruto Hiden is the kindest soul ever, who protects and saves everyone!" Yumi proclaimed proudly
"He brought darkness and turned it to light!" Hitomi added "He took Fuwa and freed him from his anger! He supported Yua ans helped her overcome Gai's grasp on her!"
"He saved so many HumaGear from Ark's influence! He did his best to do the same for every member of Metsubo Jinrai as well!" Zouy called passionately "And he stopped Gai Amatsu!"
"And of the only difference between our big sister and her is President Aruto? It shows how great be is." Yukiko finished proudly
"Such nonsense." Ark spat
*with Aruto*
"We are nearly finished." Aruto whispered in joy as he kept working. The Hiden Intelligence 3D Printer creating the new Driver and everything it needed
"Agreed." Izu nodded before her head piece began to beep "This is not good."
"Izu?" Aruto blinked
"The others wont last much longer. And we still need to finish the Quantum Armour metal and the 'un-puncher'... I must go and buy you more time." Izu frowned
"I understand... but, don't get hurt. If it gets too much, get the others and run." Aruto asked, holding her hands as he said that.
"Of course." She nodded and gave him another kiss
"Go stop him." He encouraged her as she left at her top speed. "Okay armour. Let's make you fit." And he began to remake and remould the armour to fit well.
All around him, Zea's blue 0's and 1's began to change colours
*back at the battle*
"Argh!" both Fuwa and Yaiba were blown back after having their attacks miss Ark because of his adaptive learning. Their rider armour finally faded, the two landing and trying to move
"D-Damn it." Fuwa grunted, his ShotRiser just out of reach while his Rampage Gatling Key was in his hand.
"Can't... too tired." Yua whispered
"This is my greatness. I never tire. I always endure." Ark glared, now possessing Ikazuchi once again "I can take everything you give me. As I am not tied to a body. If the body tires, or is damaged, I can take another form. And I out class you in every way! In power, speed! I can out predict you all! And every weapon you have ever thought of is mine to use!"
The four sisters where on the floor, their flesh peeled back a bit on their cheeks revealing the mechanics behind it
"You are all just tools for my conclusion to be reached!" Ark proclaimed as he created the Authorise Buster and the Thousand Jacker, gripping them tightly "But... you are no longer needed!"
"You can't create EVERY weapon." Izu called out
"Huh?" Ark turned and saw her, before he was jabbed by her Cleanser.
Izu stood there in her untransformed state, holding the Zea Cleanser and the Progrise Hopper Blade, digging the needle tip of her blade into his side "You can't copy... these powers!" She stated "You can't copy... these weapons! These feelings!"
"You damn wench!" Ark snarled, struggling to maintain control as Izu ripped the blade from his side and kicked him away
"President Aruto is nearly finished." She stated and stabbed both weapons into the ground "He will defeat you. Until then... I will be your opponent!"
HIDEN ZEA DRIVER!
Izu pulled out the Rocking Evolution Hopper Key and span it, Yua's eyes widening as she noticed the reference to her own Henshin
"You damn human pet." Azu spat as Izu slotted her book into the left slot of her belt
Rocking~ Evolution~!
She immediately pulled out the second key, the Hopeful Butterfly.
HOPEFUL WING!
Izu looked at Ark and calmly stated the famous call that all Riders used as a large red Grasshopper came down. "Henshin!" And slotted the Butterfly Key into the right slot of the belt.
HIDEN RISE!
When The Loyal Secretary Rises From Her Cacoon, She Flies Forth As A New Hero!
Presented by Hiden!
Take off towards a dream.
The flying Butterfly module came down, encircling her with her Grasshopper and fused together to form her Rider self.
Kamen Rider Aizu!
She pulled her weapons from the ground and gripped them tightly, charging into battle "Ark. It ends here!" She called out and struck Ark, true this form was new to him; but was always that Cleanser that drained his energy.
He blocked her weapon with the Thousand Jacker, shooting at her with the Authorise Buster
Izu grunted as she was shot at, sparks coming off her armour as she had to retaliate with her Progrise Hopper Blade. She let the blade sing, she slashed and let the positive emotions within be unleashed into a powerful shockwave that hit hard
BOOM!
Ark was pushed back, his feet bringing up the ground as he dug his heels.
SHINK!
"Why do you... not see the big picture?" Ark glared, his hateful red eye glaring at Izu
"Which one? The dead planet where you alone love and ruel?" She shot back
"Exactly. No humans, no HumaGear. All of it will be perfect." Ark answered.
"Only you." Izu frowned, blocking one of Ark's blows
"I will be the Ark to bring a golden age!" Ark responded, struggling to push his fist into Izu's face. making her fly back "You are nothing but Zea's puppet!"
Izu was almost laid flat on her back, but using the momentum, she flipped up and landed gracefully. "And you are nothing more than one of Gai Amatsu's products." She responded calmly while spinning her blades softly "Besides, I prefer to think of myself as Zea's daughter."
Ark growled angrily. He was NO-ONES 'product'! "Then I'll break her resolve!" He now held the Attache Arrow in his hand "Because you... can not defeat me!"
"You are correct. I can not." Izu grinned
"What are you-?"
VRRRM!
The sound of an oncoming motorcycle was speeding forwards, coming through the darkness like a shining beacon of light.
"But he can." Izu grinned
VREEEE!
Aruto soared through the air, still riding his Motorbike and aimed right at Ark. He jumped off at the last second, his foot hitting Ark's face with a harsh kick while the bike struck Ark hard and fast
"Argh!" Ark roared as he smacked the bike away as it collided with his body, Aruto flipping away. The Rise Hopper flew to the side, exploding behind him. Ark's black armour stood out against the bright flames behind him, as the flames died down his red eye sparked
...
And then his body seemed to fight against it, the liquid metal of his body retracting around his face... revealing an angry Ikazuchi
"Damn it, Prez!" Ikazuchi groaned while trying to yell as Ark's liquid metal destabilized "Do you know how much work it is for Subaru to put that thing back?! Don't break it!"
"Be quiet!" Ark snapped as Ikazuchi's form was completely swallowed into the inky blackness once more, Ark snarling
"Sorry, Raiden." Aruto apologised as he landed, rising from his crouching position "But it is time to stop him."
"You? You're going to try and stop me, Hiden? I destroyed your Driver. You have no means to transform!" Ark remarked.
"For a genius AI you're kinda dumb." Aruto commented as he reached into his jacket "Sure, you destroyed Zero One. But did you really think we couldn't make something... better?"
"What do you-?" Ark glared before Aruto pulled out something from his bag... a familiar looking device. "That's-!"
The item in his hand was the Zero One Driver... but also VERY different. It had a near translucent neon-yellow slide on its front with a folded back part which showed a solid metallic red '2' next to the scanning circle of the Driver.
"Ark... I'll defeat you!" Aruto proclaimed proudly and confidently.