Kamen Rider Smash

Episode 2 – Highway of Memories


Data File #05: Smash's Debut

"Gathering data from Kenshin's sleeping memories allowed a breakthrough. We created the Token Driver, a device powered by the personal Smash Token he had. Harnessing the power and synchronizing with Mario and Luigi's tokens had allowed him to transform into Kamen Rider Smash. Boasting great physical skills he took on a Mii that was corrupted by Yoshi's power. Needless to say there's likely a connection between that and the bandaged man who ran from Cloud."


Both Fox and Zero had heard the commotion and were at the computer room making it towards the tail end of the fight. Samus copied the footage before replaying the full event for them to see, while also working on analyzing the fight for data.

"That's Kenshin…?" Fox trailed as he stared at the footage being replayed. "So then all those tests…"

"They certainly paid off," Zero finished as he crossed his arms. "What about big, scaly, and ugly?"

"From the footage I believe he was just a random Mii corrupted by the power of Yoshi's Smash Token," Samus explained. "We'll have to gather more data on that front."

"Sounds dangerous," Fox mentioned. "Who would willingly use a Smash Token like that?"

"I doubt it was willingly," Zero countered. "From everything I'm seeing that monster was going on nothing but instinct. There wasn't any kind of reasoning behind its actions other than that."

"So what do you think?" Samus gave a smirk, she couldn't help but be a bit proud of the work they had done. "I think we've got ourselves a good secret weapon."

"He had a pretty good test run, though we'll have to see with later fights," Zero replied.

"Hey we're back," Kenshin spoke up as he walked in with Captain Falcon and Cloud though he blinked in surprise when he saw Fox and Zero there. "I can only assume you two saw my fight."

"Sure did," Fox replied. "You did well for a first field test kid. Remind me to get some training sessions in with you once you're a bit more seasoned."

"So what did you get anyway?" Samus asked as she walked over, like she had guessed Kenshin had pulled out Yoshi's Smash Token to show her. "Knew it, mind if I hang onto it for now?"

"Sound's fine to me," Kenshin said he handed the Smash Token off to Samus. "I don't know about you all but I am beat!"

"Tired already?" Zero asked.

"Can you blame him? You saw what he did, didn't you?" Cloud asked as he crossed his arms. "It was his first real combat situation."

"Well before you all decide to lay down for a nap I was hoping you could give me some answers," A voice called out as everyone turned to see King Dedede in the doorway.

"President Dedede!" Kenshin called out in surprise, completely snapping out of his tired state before giving a bow. He had remembered how he treated most of his Mii Employee's if they got his title wrong, and considering his situation he didn't need the President of Smash City on his bad side.

"At ease soldier," King Dedede gave a chuckle as Kenshin straightened up. "So you're the self proclaimed Kamen Rider Smash huh? Never would have thought the silent kid Peach took in would turn into such a capable warrior."

"O-Oh, thank you," Kenshin said as he gave a slight bow, blushing a bit since he wasn't expecting that kind of compliment.

"I would ask about why your visiting but considering you know Kenshin is a Kamen Rider, I take it you saw the footage," Samus said as the large penguin nodded. "Well then, where to start…"


The bandaged man continued to wander, holding out his hand as he lurked through the streets of Smash City. It wasn't long before he found a mechanic's garage; his hand gave a light pulse causing him to smirk. "Here we go." He said as he went to a pile of scrap in the back of the garage and began rummaging through it. It wasn't long before he had managed to find Fox McCloud's Smash Token, giving a smirk before his head perked up.

There was a lot of arguing going on inside the garage it seemed like, so the man just had to press his body against the back of it in order to listen to what was going on.

"You're a damn idiot! Are we really giving up what we wanted to do just to make money?!"

"Listen equipment repair is one of the highest demanded jobs out there, we can still work on vehicles but its clear not that many people use cars and motorcycles."

"All you care about is money, not our dream! Well I've had it!" The Mii that was shouting quickly exited the back of the building before giving a sigh and slumping against the wall. "It's not fair… we were supposed to make our dream a reality."

"Sounds like you're not on good terms with your partner," The bandaged man remarked as he sat on the pile of scrap.

"H-Huh… oh jeez," The Mii wasn't freaked out by the man's appearance but more so his existence. "Did you really hear all that?"

The bandaged man couldn't help but give a curious stare, surprised that the Mii wasn't running at his appearance. "I did. Sounds to me like you want to make your dream come true but don't have the means to do so." He then tightly gripped the Smash Token he held, corrupting its power.

"I mean… we have the shop but barely anyone comes by," The Mii admitted with a sigh. "So my partner wants to sell out to the tournament crowd. I mean I get we need money but it sounds like he's ready to give up our dream just for it."

"Sounds to me like you need some help," The man said with a smile as he hopped off the scrap pile before walking over and holding out his hand. "How about we make a contract?"

"What do you mean a contract?" The Mii asked as he looked up at his mysterious new friend.

"I can give you the power you need in order to get your business booming," The man soon held out his hand with the Fox Token. "Just take my hand."

"Alright, you've got a deal!" The Mii called out as he took the man's hand, suddenly a jolt went through his body as the Fox Smash Token was absorbed inside of him. He gave a groan as his body shined a bright purple, dark energy wrapping around him before forming a shell of sorts around him. It began taking a different shape, gaining a more square and angular outline before the energy was blasted off. It was a humanoid-like creature having a green fur-like body with long arms alongside hind legs similar to a fox's. Covering its body however was sharp and angular grey armor with blue detailing. The creature had a wolf-like head but a black-visor helmet covered the top of his head and his eyes, two bright red eyes being shined from underneath the black visor.

"That's two for two on Malice creation," The bandaged man remarked as he held a peace-sign. "Now then… let's see, do you have sentience? I know Feral Islander was entirely on instinct."

"I… have power," The Malice remarked as he looked himself over. "With this they'll all have to come here, they won't have a choice now that I have this power."

"That's another checkmark, seems as though willingly giving them the power allows a good degree of sentience," The man mentioned as he looked the Malice over. "What's your name?"

"You can call me Vulpine Breaker, now if you'll excuse me I have to get to work," Vulpine called out before heading for the back door.

"Don't worry I won't get in your way at all," The man said before heading off, giving a smirk. "That's not to say others won't… but that's what I'm counting on anyway."


The Next Day

"In today's morning report we have a series of vandalism cases. Various vehicles have been either reported missing parts or outright damaged to where immediate repair is required. Attempts to get vehicles to the local vehicle garage have turned up fruitless as both owners have vanished. We will continue to update the situation as we get more information," A reporter spoke on the local morning news segment of Smash City. "After the break we'll have word from Perfect Life about how they want to respond to the security issue currently plaguing the city. Later we will also be discussing the rumors of a mysterious armored warrior."

Passing by a television, Kenshin had heard this and wondered if this was another monster attack just like with the previous day. He figured he'd ask Samus about it when he got back from shopping. It seemed as though Sonic was starting to spread rumors about his involvement in taking down the Yoshi powered monster. Luckily the most that was being gossiped about was that a new armored hero had shown up in town.

"Surprised you're out this early," A voice called as Fox hurried over to walk alongside the teen. "Though from the bag you're carrying I assume you had grocery duty today."

"That I did, it was a bit of a pain waking up a bit earlier than usual since we had to deal with Dedede yesterday," Kenshin admitted with a light groan. "I had to knock out pretty early to have any chance at waking up today."

"Yeah, he's a bit of a pain but hey we get our funding from him so can you really blame him?" Fox mentioned as they walked through the streets.

"So what brings you out here today? Usually I don't see you until later in the morning," Kenshin mentioned.

"You've heard the news right?" Fox asked as Kenshin gave a nod which let the anthropomorphic fox continue with ease. "It started happening yesterday evening, Samus asked me to get started early in the morning. But all I've gotten is the usual talk of they don't know what happened, and want everything settled soon."

"I did hear the usual repair shop is closed due to both owners missing; maybe try there for your lead?" Kenshin mentioned, figuring that it would be a good lead to pursue.

"Sounds like a plan, I'll contact you guys if anything comes up," Fox gave a pat on Kenshin's arm before taking off in the opposite direction.

"Alright, list time," Kenshin said as he checked his list, seeing he had managed to get everything on the list. "Perfect. Looks like prices are low this time too, meaning we just saved a bit."


At the vehicle repair garage the co-owner gave a light groan as he began to come to, slowly opening his eyes before he noticed he was slowly spinning and upside down. "What?" He mumbled. As he spun he noticed a lot of machinery and parts scattered that weren't there the previous day. Not to mention there was a tarp covering a large vehicle of some kind.

"Ah you're awake," Vulpine called out as he approached the co-owner, having had him tied up and hanging from the ceiling. "I think it's time you and I have a little talk about our goals."

"W-What the hell are you?" The co-owner questioned in fear once he got a good look at the Malice. "When my partner gets here you're going to be in big trouble! He'll call the police and you'll be toast!"

"I highly doubt that… after all you completely abandoned him," Vulpine hissed out, not wanting to reveal his identity just yet. "I heard everything… broke his poor heart too. I doubt he wants anything to do with you anymore."

"O-Okay I was a bit harsh but…" The co-owner started before his face was grabbed by Vulpine, the Malice increasing its grip on the Mii. "Ow!"

"You were a bit harsh?!" Vulpine snarled out in anger. "You were completely unreasonable! You wanted to abandon what you two worked towards for money! Who is the real monster here? What you see before you? Or you, who wanted to pursue your own gluttony over a long standing friendship?"

"I… I…" The Mii started to sputter out before banging was heard.

"Hey, is anyone in here I just want to ask some questions!" Fox's voice called out from the other side, he had gotten to the garage fairly quickly but was surprised by it being closed. "Come on! Open up!"

"Help me! There's a mons-" The co-owner tried to shout out only for Vulpine to grab his mouth and hold it shut. The co-owner wasn't about to let the Malice go that easily and noticed that its hands weren't armored. By struggling briefly he managed to open his mouth before biting down on Vulpine's hand.

Vulpine howled out as he pulled away, he staggered into a work bench and caused a lot of noise as a result of all the tools and equipment falling down. "Stupid Mii, that hurts!"

Fox was ready to turn away when he heard the commotion and quickly drew out a Smart Bomb, slapping it onto the door. He then moved back before taking out his blaster. "This is CORE, we're coming in!" He called out as he shot at the Smart Bomb, blowing a hole in the door before he quickly rushed through.


Kenshin had made it back to CORE's underground base with relative ease, but he noticed a note on the refrigerator door as he was putting away the groceries. "Huh, wonder why I'm needed on the test track." He figured he would have had to go to the training room. Once he was done sorting everything away he headed for the organizations racetrack. It was something that Captain Falcon had designed for leisure and because he needed a good race every now and again.

To his surprise when he got there Samus was waiting by herself near something covered in a tarp. "So I take it everything went well?" She asked once she noticed Kenshin arrive.

"Yeah, things were a bit lower in price too so we ended up saving a bit," Kenshin mentioned as he walked over. "So why did you need me here? Doesn't Captain Falcon only use this place?"

"I wanted to show you something," Samus said as she uncovered what was underneath the tarp, revealing a fairly barebones modified dual-sport motorcycle. Kenshin's eyes widened when he saw the motorcycle, suddenly feeling a wave of nostalgia wash over him.

'Hey we're both free this weekend; we should take a ride along the coast on your motorcycle'

'Sure whatever you say. I've been meaning to shake the dust off anyway'

'Yes! You're the best Kenshin!'

"Hey, kid?" Samus asked as she waved her hand in front of Kenshin who was just staring forward. "Hey!" She snapped her fingers, getting a reaction out of Kenshin.

"Huh? Oh sorry," Kenshin shook his head before rubbing it. "Just seeing a motorcycle like that got me all nostalgic all of a sudden."

"That's something new then, you never mentioned having an affinity for Motorcycles before," Samus mentioned, figuring that more memories had come to surface.

"Yeah… I think I used to take someone I knew along for rides whenever we were free to," Kenshin said, he knew one of the voices was himself somewhat. But the second voice he was having a harder time with, it was a female voice so he wondered if he had a girlfriend in his previous life or something like that. "So what's with the motorcycle?"

"I was gathering data on Yoshi's Token in relation to Mario and Luigi's, it seems they all have different sorts of attributes," Samus explained as she handed off Yoshi's Token to the Rider. "Yoshi's seemed to be less combat oriented and more support oriented. Remembering how Mario and Luigi would ride Yoshi's I figured we could test it on a Motorcycle using your powers."

"Huh, I get it," Kenshin gave a nod, figuring that they were going to use the motorcycle as a base for the Token's power. He went over and got on the motorcycle before noticing the Token Slot. He slotted the Token in before the display lit up brightly; soon enough green energy began leaking from the slot. In an instant the motorcycle was wrapped in energy, when it cleared the motorcycle was now changed. It had a burnt orange frame now with red wheels. Finally there was a green casing, the seat being red with white trimming along it. "Oh this is cool."

"Don't get too comfortable," Samus said before picking up a helmet she had prepared. "Let's see one lap around the track first."

"Wait you want me to ride this thing?" Kenshin asked as he was handed the helmet.

"You said it yourself you were familiar with it, take it slow, but trust your instincts," Samus suggested before moving away.

"Trust my instincts," Kenshin said before putting on his helmet and closing his eyes, relaxing his body. After opening his eyes he revved the motorcycle up before taking off. To both his and Samus' surprise he seemed to be a natural at controlling a motorcycle, managing to do the lap Samus requested with ease. He gave a thrilled laugh as he removed his helmet. "Whoa, that was way too cool."

"Impressive," Samus said as she walked over. "It was a bit questionable at points but you've definitely got the hang of it."

"So what are we going to name it?" Kenshin asked much to the bounty hunters confusion. "I mean I'm a Kamen Rider, I need a name for my Rider Machine."

"How about Machine Islander," Captain Falcon announced as he walked forward. "Yoshi is technically referred to as an Islander. And you are using Yoshi's Token."

"Huh, Machine Islander has a nice ring to it," Kenshin admitted as he removed Yoshi's Smash Token from it, the machine powering down but keeping it's altered appearance. "It looks like the makeover is permanent."

"True, but since the Token is the source of power that means you're the only one who can use it," Samus replied. "But just because you have a motorcycle now doesn't mean you get to go all crazy using it."

"Aw, and here I thought you were going to let me act like the responsible adult I am," Kenshin sighed, figuring getting a brand new vehicle was too good to be true.

"Speaking of, I want the money you didn't spend," Samus held her hand out, the teen relented and handed her the movie. "I don't need another incident of you trying to get away with using our budget to buy stuff you don't need."

"Right , right," Kenshin groaned out, feeling as though Samus would make a good mom considering how parental she acted around him. He then perked up when he remembered Captain Falcon's presence. "Oh right, Captain why are you here anyway? Coming to let off some steam?"

"Yeah I-" Captain Falcon cut himself off when his helmet started beeping; he put a finger up to it. "This is Captain Falcon. Huh? You've got to be-hey now wait! We'll send him right away!"

"Oh wow, a new mission before lunch time that's a record," Kenshin remarked as he figured out what the man was about to say.

"Yeah, Fox is confronting a monster right now that may be based on him," Captain Falcon explained catching Kenshin off guard. "You okay?"

"No not really, I need to get to him right away. I know exactly what this is about," Kenshin said as he quickly slotted Yoshi's Token into the Machine Islander, starting it up again. "Get me and this bike to where I can get to the city streets immediately."

"Vehicle Hanger it is," Samus said as she lead the way to the freight elevator, Kenshin wheeling his motorcycle along with Captain Falcon following. Once they were all in they were brought to the underground hanger. Samus walked over to a control console and worked on pinpointing Fox's coordinates. "I'm sending the coordinates to the Machine Islander's GPS system." She then opened up one of the hanger doors that lead to a secret tunnel.

"Got it, going to transform on the way there," Kenshin said as he readied his Token Driver while hanging onto Mario and Luigi's Token.

"Try and keep damage to a minimum if at all possible," Samus suggested.

"Right, I'll try not to do anything too stupid," Kenshin gave a flick of his wrist as he put his motorcycle helmet back on. He then revved the Machine Islander up before taking off towards the open doors, making his way into the secret tunnel. The tunnel began to slant as he picked up more speed, the ceiling opening up as he soon launched out into a more abandoned street. He managed to stick the landing before taking straight off towards where Fox was, the GPS vocally guiding him as he worked to make sure he didn't crash.

Using one free hand he slotted Mario and Luigi's Tokens into their respective slots. Once he got to a straight stretch of road he straightened out before using both hands to slam the top buttons on his Driver quickly. "Henshin!" He called out as he returned his hands to steering the vehicle.

[SMASH FUSION!]

[MARIO! LUIGI! KAMEN RIDER SMASH: PLATFORM BLAZER!]

Energy sparked from the Driver as transparent versions of Mario and Luigi briefly formed before turning into fiery wisps, circling around and wrapping his body and the Machine Islander in flames. Soon enough it broke off as his armored formed. "Alright here we go!" He called out as he sped off. A few passerby Mii's caught the tail end of the transformation and were quick to try and take pictures of the speeding Rider.


"You know for being based on me you sure are more ferocious," Fox called out as he slid across the ground, avoiding Vulpine Breaker's attempt at tackling him. He quickly drew his pistol before firing at the Malice, managing to get a few scratches in but not doing much. He glanced back to see how much space he had and if there was anything he could use to his advantage. He did spy a picture of the two owners in front of the shop. He noticed that despite one owner being captured the other was missing. "Okay yeah, figured that Arwing-like armoring was as tough as the real deal."

"Why are you getting in my way? Just let me do as I please," Vulpine called out as his forearm armor shifted, revealing rifle barrels. He then aimed at Fox, firing two shots at him.

"Figured," Fox quickly threw out his Reflector, a hexagonal shield forming and sending the beams right back at Vulpine Breaker, staggering and forcing the Malice back. "And I'm sorry to say but whatever you have against the owner's here isn't worth it." He said before shifting slightly and taking aim, shooting at the co-owner, cutting the rope hanging and binding the Mii in order to free him.

"Thank you very much!" The Co-Owner said before running off.

"Good, he's at least smart," Fox said before he gave a yelp threw himself to the ground, two beams just barely missing him as a result. Fox quickly got on his side and aimed, shooting at the exposed fur portions Vulpine had, managing to get more of a reaction out of the beast.

"No! He needs to pay! Pay for ruining our dream!" Vulpine called out as fire began to form around his body.

"Crap…" Fox said before he got a ping on his eyepiece, "Huh? Alright then if you say so." He quickly grabbed two Smart Bombs before running forward, however his target was the garage door. He threw the bombs before shooting at them, the bombs detonating and tearing open a large hole in the doorway. Fox then threw himself away from the door, planning on getting out of the way for what happened next.

"Die!" Vulpine Breaker yelled out as he charged at Fox before headlights suddenly illuminated through the hole and brightened the inside of the garage.

[YOSHI! RIDER BREAK!]

"Take this!" Kenshin yelled out as he jumped through the hole with the Machine Islander, energy gathering around as it formed a white egg with green spots, the egg spinning around rapidly as it slammed into Vulpine Breaker.

"What!?" The Malice yelled out as he was sent backwards, being thrown against the back wall of the garage.

Kenshin landed and skidded to a stop, soon flashing a peace sign at Fox. "How'd I do?"

"You were certainly fast to get here," Fox said as he hurried over to him. "I'm not sure what's going on but I think this guy is behind the disturbances. He had one of the co-owners tied up."

"Something's not adding up here," Kenshin admitted trying to figure out what exactly was going on. But he soon realized that Vulpine seemed smarter than his first Malice. "And here I thought the Monsters couldn't think for themselves."

"He's very talkative," Fox admitted. "A step above your first opponent, you'll need to be careful."

"How dare you!" Vulpine Breaker called out as he took a few steps forward. "It won't end like this," He called out as his shoulder opened up, forming a Smart Bomb as he threw it towards the back, the bomb exploding and expanding, tearing through the back wall and creating a path. "I will make him pay for ruining our dream!" He removed the tarp revealing a silver and blue tri-wheel racecar that was somewhat barebones.

"What is he…?" Kenshin tilted his head, trying to figure out what this guy was trying to do before noticing the armor on his body seemed similar to the design of the car. "Ah crap."

"I'll find him and make him pay," Vulpine snarled as he mounted the vehicle, his body locking into place via his armor merging with the car itself. The vehicle Malice had the engine roar to life before backing out through the exit it made and speeding off.

"Fox get on, we've got a chase," Kenshin patted the back of the Machine Islander.

"Sounds good to me, just don't crash," Fox said as he hopped on before bracing himself. "Let's catch ourselves a monster!"

"On it, here we go!" Kenshin called out as he sped off, managing to catch sight of the Malice rather quickly due to the disturbance it was causing. Despite speeding up towards the Malice, the vehicle monster always seemed to just elude Kenshin so he wasn't able to do much in trying to stop it.

"You need to outrun it!" Fox called out.

"I'm trying to but he's just too fast!" Kenshin called back. "Can you aim and shoot?!"

"I'll try!" Fox exclaimed as he drew his gun, using Kenshin's shoulder to steady himself as they sped behind the Malice. Fox sent a few shots but the shots had little to no effect on the frame. Vulpine's body was too covered from behind so trying to shoot at his exposed body was out of the question. "Nothing's working!"

"Give me a second!" Kenshin called out as he began to pick up the pace, managing to bump against the back with his tire. "Slow the hell down and fight us like a man! Fox! Whatever!"

"You'll never catch me! I'll show you the fruits of my labor!" Vulpine laughed out as he suddenly swerved and turned towards the bridge, needing to get to the other side of the city to try and lose the two.

"Oh buddy you just made a mistake!" Kenshin called out as the bridge was a straight path and there wasn't much in the way of obstacles to obstruct him this time. There were plenty of cars that had to suddenly move out of the way as a result to keep from getting crashed into. Kenshin sped up as much as he could before noticing the backs of the tires were exposed on Vulpine's vehicle form. "Fox, the tires, you need to aim for the tires!"

"On it, time for a blow out!" Fox yelled out as he took aim again, steadying himself before shooting at one of the tires, the laser fire managing to blow out the tire. Vulpine's vehicle began to bounce up and down though the Malice still tried to out speed them. "Kenshin can you beat him now?"

"Do you even need to ask?" Kenshin questioned as he sped past Vulpine with the Machine Islander now that the Malice was down a wheel. He quickly turned the Machine Islander on its side, it skidding to a stop as he put his foot down to help it stop. "Fox, how about you do the honors?"

"With pleasure," Fox said as he took aim and shot at the front wheel, causing another blow out as Vulpine's vehicle form suddenly tumbled over and crashed against the pavement as a result of not slowing down. Vulpine Breaker yelled out as he disengaged from his vehicle tearing it apart and giving a roar as he fully stood.

The Mii's that moved off to the sides saw this and quickly abandoned their cars to run off. Vulpine Breaker gave a yell as he opened up his shoulders to reveal Smart Bombs, he grabbed them before tossing them in a wide arc, causing explosions that sent cars everywhere. Fox quickly ducked and rolled while Kenshin jumped backwards, doing a flip before landing in a jumping pose. With one swift jump he began hopping from car to car, avoiding any lasers that Vulpine Breaker shot at him. As he landed he sent a flaming punch against the Malice's stomach.

Vulpine coughed out as he staggered back, he sent a swipe at Kenshin who jumped back to dodge. He began to move forward only to get assaulted by fireballs. Vulpine quickly yelled out before suddenly dashing to the side with great speed to avoid the fireballs. He then dashed forward, clawing at Kenshin. The Rider held his arms up to brace but was forced back regardless.

"Fine then," Kenshin said as he tapped both buttons, gathering fire in his hands as green energy filled his legs. "We're ending this today wolf man!" He slammed his hands into the ground, the fire spreading into the concrete before cracks began spreading straight for Vulpine. Vulpine was ready to dodge when suddenly a torrent of hot air slammed into him, sending him straight into the air.

[FOR GLORY!]

Kenshin jumped forward before kicking out with both of his feet, homing in and slamming straight into Vulpine Breaker's stomach. Kenshin's feet lit on fire as he gave a yell, slamming the Malice against the concrete with a ground pound. Vulpine yelled out as the fire released itself, enveloping the Malice and causing a small explosion.

[PLATFORM BLAZER K.O.!]

Kenshin assumed a more relaxed state as he removed himself from the Malice, the body turning completely black like before. A white orb shot out and landed in Kenshin's hand, revealing the Fox Smash Token now purified. Without the token the shell dissolved, revealing the missing co-owner of the garage.

"Hey wait a second," Fox said as he recognized the co-owner from the picture he saw while fighting the Malice. "That monster was the co-owner that wasn't there."

"Wait seriously?" Kenshin asked before figuring that the co-owner might have willingly accepted the Smash Token this time, which explained why he had so much sentience. To his and Fox's surprise, the co-owner began to wake up.

"H-Huh?" The co-owner looked up in a daze before seeing Kenshin standing above. "Ah!"

"Oh sorry, I mean no harm," Kenshin replied as he held his hands up and backed up. He wanted to appear non-threatening but he also knew he couldn't take his armor off. "But it seems like you wanted to cause a lot of trouble for everyone."

"I… I just wanted power alright," The co-owner looked down, a bit ashamed on hearing he was causing trouble in his monstrous form. He looked down as he continued. "My friend wanted to sell out to the tournament crowd and only focus on repairing weapons instead of vehicles. We both had a dream to become the best mechanics in the city. I know that we need the money, but it felt like he was abandoning everything just for money."

"A dream huh…" Kenshin trailed before he gave a smile before his helmet and put a hand on the Mii's head. "Keep at it; maybe talk to your friend about it too. Sounds to me like you got a bad deal though, so try using your own power instead of someone else's."

Fox cleared his throat a bit, "Just to let you know even if you weren't fully in control you are still somewhat liable with what happened. We'll meet with you in a couple of days, get home and get some rest you look like you could use it."

"Yes sir," The co-owner said as he got up and dusted himself off before turning to head off. He stopped though before turning back. "Hey, who are you anyway?"

Kenshin figured this was directed at him and pointed at himself, "Me? I'm Kamen Rider Smash."

"Kamen Rider huh…" The co-owner said before noticing the bike in the background. "Well if things work out for me and my friend, you should bring your ride by sometime for a tune up." He gave a wave and a smile before heading off.

"And that's a job well done," Kenshin said as he held out his fist and turned towards Fox.

"You did a pretty good job for your first time riding that thing," Fox said as he bumped fists with the Rider. "But you could still use a bit more practice." He then gestured towards the damage that had occurred before heading back to the Machine Islander.

"Fair enough," Kenshin said with a slight head tilt, realizing that the collateral was nearly as bad as before. He didn't dismiss his transformation just yet however. Once the two of them were on Kenshin took off into the distance. Fox informed Samus of their success but would brief her on the details of the case later.

"You certainly know how to impress," The bandaged man was currently on one of the buildings facing the bridge. He had seen the fight and was watching Kenshin drive off. "Not only do you have a good handle of those powers but you're using a Token to enhance a vehicle too. Master Tabuu is going to want to know all about your progress." He held out a hand as a mass of Subspace expanded, creating a human sized orb of Subspace behind him. He then gave a whistle as he stepped into the orb before it shrunk and vanished from sight.

Of course Kenshin wasn't only being watched by the mystery man. Someone else stood on the top of the bridge, having overlooked the entire fight without being noticed. The watcher was none other than Dark Pit who crossed his arms and gave a scoff.

"Well now he's certainly got a hang of his powers now," Dark Pit mentioned. "You got all that, right Palutena?"

"Yes I did," Palutena's voice called out to him. "Head back to Skyworld, your job is done here now that recon is complete."

"Right," Dark Pit said as he began to walk off, his wings giving a glow before he leaped off the bridge and flew off. "Is our guest ready to be seen yet?"

"Well if the diagnostics are correct, we'll be able to wake them up tomorrow at the earliest," Palutena explained. "Even then we've still got some time before the equipment is ready anyway. So we're not in too much of a rush despite the boy already leaping forward with his powers. So long as we have the element of surprise we'll be good."

"Hopefully you're right, we don't need another Origin Impact," Dark Pit called out as he began to fly higher and higher before he shot through the clouds and disappeared out of sight.


Fox had gone to inform Samus of the situation once they got back while Kenshin had parked the Machine Islander in the hanger bay. Instead of getting something to eat he felt the need for a nap and went straight for his room. Once in his room he took off his shoes and jacket before plopping onto his bed. It wasn't long before he fell asleep, drifting off into dreams once more.

It was a bright sunny day and he could see that a motorcycle was parked near a ledge with a railing that was overlooking the ocean. He began to walk forward as a girl in white dress, blue jeans and long black hair skipped in front of him.

"Hey Kenshin, let's do this more often alright?" The girl smiled.

"Sure thing, besides think of this as a preview anyway," He spoke as he walked closer to the ledge and leaned on the railing.

"What do you mean, preview?" The girl asked as she walked over and leaned with him.

"I think once we get enough money we should start a new life, get away from this city," He mentioned. "I know this place has a lot of personal memories for us but…"

"That sounds nice… but where would we go?" The girl mused.

"That I don't know, but what I do know is that I'd want it to be a beautiful but exciting place, somewhere where we'll never get bored," He mentioned. "It'll be our dream to strive for, alright?"

"Sounds good to me," The girl smiled.

Outside of his dreams, Kenshin turned on his side as a tear dripped from his closed eyes. "A dream…" He muttered with a sad smile.

To Be Continued…


Samus: To constantly fight you need a firm resolve. You won't be able to target anything with shaking hands. The real question is who you'll point the muzzle at?

[Next Time – The Renegade Sharpshooter]


Smash Token Ownership:

Kenshin – Mario/Luigi/Yoshi/Fox