Kamen Rider Zero-One: Revised Chapter 2: The Wolf Bitten Bullet, a kamen rider fanfic

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Kamen Rider Zero-One Revised

Chapter 2: The Wolf Bitten Bullet

Co-Writer GreyKing46

We do not own these characters. All rights belong to Shotaro Ishinomori, Ishimori Productions and Toei Company

It was a couple of days later, Aruto had quickly learned what was going on in the President's seat of a major company. Aruto was following Izu, the two entering a large office.

"Here is your office, President Aruto." She respectfully spoke, showing him the white-wall room with a view showing outside, see-through stair railing with metal bars, a white desk with a computer and a name-plate stand with Aruto's name on it.

"Whoa...it...it hasn't changed." Aruto whispered, remembering the room when he was younger.

He remembered himself much smaller, laughing as he ran around the room. It seemed bigger back then. But then again, he was about four feet tall at the time.

His grandfather sat there on the desk, smiling as he worked.

"Grandpa!" Aruto heard the sound of his young voice in his head, recalling a memory of him and his grandfather in this room. He couldn't help but well up with joy from the memory.

"President Aruto, are you alright?" Izu asked.

"Huh? Oh, yeah. I'm fine. Just remembering." Aruto smiled. "This office was always a little bit plain."

"Then President Korenosuke must not have shown you what was really here." Izu spoke as she went to the right-hand side wall and pressed a hidden panel.

The wall vanished away like a hologram and inside was its secret lab!

"Huh?" Aruto gasped in shock. "This was here the whole time?"

"Did you not come here before?" Izu inquired innocently.

"Not...not this part before!" He stuttered.

"Let me show you around." Izu offered, walking to the stairs and walked down to the lab.

Aruto saw her walk down into the lab, following her intently and saw the many things inside. One was a large super-computer and cooling system, old model HumaGears standing in capsules to the left, a large worktable and a fixing chair for HumaGears; but the biggest thing there was the 3D Printer System labelled with 'Hiden Intelligence' put upon it.

"Wow. This place is incredible." Aruto blinked.

"This is the base of operations for Project Zero One." Izu explained "This device is known as the Progress Riser, the most advanced supercomputer on the planet. Using data, it artificially grafts and manufactures any device we require. However, it needs to be programmed in first. The device has a direct link to Zea, as only a system as advanced as her is able to create the Progrise Keys."

Aruto looked around and saw the computers and printer, the older models of HumaGears and smiled gently. "And we can talk to Zea? With the Driver."

"Of course."

Aruto gave a small happy gasp as he heard that. "Grandpa...you're a genius."

"He was." Izu answered. "Do you have any questions?"

"Um...a couple," Aruto admitted, rubbing the back of his head. "Do the Progrise Keys all need animals on them? And does Hiden Intelligence make them? No stupid question." He sighed at the wording of his questions.

Izu tilted her head as she heard them, but she soon answered. "Yes, Hiden Intelligence has a patent on the 'Progrise Key'. As for the 'animal' question, yes. The animals represent different abilities. Such as the 'Rising Hopper' and 'Jump'."

"Jump?" Aruto asked, looking at the device once more.

On the Progrise Key was the image of the Grasshopper, the key's name and its ability.

RISING HOPPER

ABILITY: JUMP

"Oh, I didn't notice that, but I guess I did hear the word 'Jump' when I first transformed." Aruto admitted as he pressed the button casually.

JUMP!

"So... What other Progrise Keys are there?" He asked

"There were MANY Keys designed years ago." She explained, "But most data were either locked or lost during the DayBreak incident 12 years ago."

Aruto flinched a little at those words. 'DayBreak Incident'. He could remember the flames and noise. But that didn't stop him from living his life. "Okay, so I guess that means we have to unlock them when the time is right."

"You are correct." Izu nodded "Zea can unlock the data when needed."

"Well, we can get the data at a later date." Aruto smiled. "Hai! Aruto ja~ naito!"

Izu blinked and her information whirred. "Using the word 'Data' and the similar-sounding word 'Date'-"

"Izu, Izu! Please don't explain the joke!" Aruto asked as he rushed to her side, clasping his hands together.

Izu blinked, beeping filling the air as her head tilted. "Oh, you do not want me to explain your future wordplay."

"Yes! Yes, please." Aruto answered. "It ruins the joke if you explain it!"

"I... do not understand." she blinked.

"Um. When you're trying to make someone laugh, you don't need to explain anything about the joke." Aruto explained, looking to the sky "My dream is to make people laugh... to make people smile... I always wanted to make him smile."

Izu's head tilted the other way as she processed his speech. "'Him', President Aruto?" She inquired. "You mean your father?"

"Yeah." Aruto nodded, flexing his hand for a moment.

"Forgive me, Sir. I did not mean any offence." Izu apologised, bowing to him.

"It-Izu, it's okay."

"Another Joke?" She asked

"...Oh my god." Aruto blinked and then realised and facepalmed gently, realising his wording. "Yeah. It's another joke." He smiled. "Can you show me what these all do?"

"Of course, President Aruto." She nodded

*Elsewhere*

We return to AIMs' headquarters, where Fuwa was getting his ear chewed off by Yaiba about the blue gun that he used.

Something he was ignoring as he looked down at his locket.

It was something he always carried. Something to remind him of the past.

Fuwa suddenly stood tall and walked away.

"Fuwa!" Yaiba growled angrily but let him go. She could tell that the older member of AIMS was ignoring her. "Darn it." She hissed, returning the gun device into the truck. 'At least the ShotRiser works.' She thought heavily but was glad that it worked for them. "My hard work is paying off." She smiled softly

With Fuwa, he was walking out of AIMS and needed some air. This was the 'thanks' he had for saving their lives. "Those damn HumaGear." He hissed. He thought back to twelve years ago, the DayBreak incident...and how scared he was by the HumaGears attacking.

He was much younger then, an assistant teacher. He was starting to make some headway with the job, getting into the stride. He was excited and happy to help mould young minds for their futures.

It was a few days before the blue flames that destroyed DayBreak... When an army of HumaGear attacked the school.

Fuwa looked at the locket in his hand and gripped it tightly...That day. That damn event.

He was the only survivor.

'HumaGears...! Will be destroyed!' He thought angrily as he pulled out... A Progrise Key?! 'I'll make certain of it.'

In his hand was a dark-blue-based black-framed blue screen Progrise Key with the negative image of a wolf.

Elsewhere in AIMS, there was a group of people working on computers with files on Aruto.

"He doesn't appear to be anyone special, ma'am." The worker said to Yua "Outside his relationship to Kuronouske Hiden be seems... Average."

"...That's...surprising. Nothing at all? No other family? No specialities?" Yua inquired.

"We've run the checks on Mr Hiden twice. He's just an...average person." Another man explained.

"Outside his degree in engineering, it matches yours Ms Yaiba. And it appears he got it at around the same age." The first man added "But he never did anything with it. I suspect his grandfather may have bought the degree for him."

"I doubt it." She shot down right away "An engineer as genius as the late President Hiden would never stoop to something like that. Especially if it was for someone who would never do anything with it."

"So, you're proposing that Mr Hiden attained it normally?" The man asked.

"Exactly." Yua nodded. "A genius who remains quiet." She muttered to herself, looking at Aruto's picture.

And no history of interacting with the company. A literal unknown... Interesting.

*Elsewhere*

"Jin," Horobi spoke as he sharpened his sword.

"Yeah, Horobi?" Jin responded, hanging upside down from a rafter.

"More HumaGear are reaching singularity each and every day." Horobi explained, pulling out several keys "By the Ark's will, there are several targets you must be shown the way."

"Um, okay. Are we gonna have some fun later? What about Zero-One?"

"We will handle Zero-One. And from what you've said...he is no threat. He lacks experience." Horobi answered, looking at the sharpness of his katana, sheathing it with a 'chunk'! "Take this. And liberate another HumaGear."

*with Aruto*

"Ah~, I needed that." Aruto commented as he finished his lunch at the company's cafe

"Was the meal satisfactory, President Aruto?" Izu asked with a small smile.

"Yeah. This place always has good food." He nodded.

Izu bowed out of respect. "I'm sure that our cooks will be pleased to hear that."

"... You know what, I'll thank them personally." Aruto smiled "I've never met them, even after all these years. It's a president's job to do this sort of thing, isn't it?"

"Then allow me to introduce you." Izu responded, stepping up and escorted Aruto to the chefs.

Aruto walked over to the chefs in the cafeteria as they were preparing meals. "Excuse me." Aruto asked, catching their attention, both the HumaGear and human chefs turned.

"Yes, President Hiden. Is something the matter?" A chef asked.

"I just wanted to say that the meal was delicious, thank you." Aruto smiled and bowed to them.

The chefs looked at Aruto and smiled, bowing back in response. "Thank you very much, President Hiden!"

Aruto smiled as he rose. "Keep up the great work." And walked off with Izu to the lobby.

He wanted to do his best. He had a LOT of workers to get to know.

We go to the Vice President of Hiden Intelligence. Mr Fukuzoe was pondering in his office as he had seen...the, as he saw it, perversion of the company's look, Aruto's portrait in the main hall. Shesta was waiting by his side waiting for him to give her orders.

"This isn't good." He frowned

"Sir?" Shesta asked in confusion.

"The new president. He doesn't know the world that he's entered. He's a target and liability." Mr Fukuzoe frowned. "He's not even 'green'."

Shesta's mind began to whir as he said that. "Ah, 'green' meaning 'inexperienced'. I understand, Mr Fukuzoe."

Mr Fukuzoe began to ponder something. "...I want you to follow him. Inform me of his actions."

"Follow him?"

"Observe him, keep an eye on him and his mistakes. And report back to me on everything." He ordered. "That... Child could destroy the company. And I refuse to let him do so!"

"I understand, Mr Fukuzoe." Shesta bowed, understanding the order and was...concerned about the tone he was using. But she knew, it was his passion for the company. "I will observe President Hiden and report back to you." She answered, returning upright from her bow and left him in his office.

"Excellent. I trust you." He answered confidently as she left.

*Elsewhere*

Aruto was walking through his company, he was going through the lower floors first to get to know the staff. He was amazed by HumaGear and humans worked together. His grandfather's dream being made manifest. The dream he took off towards.

"Mamoru!" He grinned, seeing a familiar face

"Ah, President Hiden! It's good to see you." Mamoru, the security guard HumaGear, responded. "You... Remember my name though?" The guard blinked in shock

"Of course, I'm gonna do my best to learn the names of all the employees of the company." Aruto responded and patted Mamoru on the arm gently.

"After all, HumaGear as a species was my Grandfather's creations. They were his children. And I have a... Connection with them as well." Aruto explained, flashing a smile "So to me, HumaGear are like my family."

Mamoru blinked as his mind was whirring and smiled back. "Thank you, President Hiden!" He bowed to him. "You're too kind of a person!"

"Yes, it appears that way." A voice stated.

Standing behind them...Were Fuwa and Yaiba!

"Oh, hello." Aruto leapt back a little as he saw them. "Um...Who are you?" He asked politely.

"Isamu Fuwa. Captain of AIMS." The older man stated.

"... AIMS?" Aruto asked in confusion.

Fuwa's face began to scowl a little as he saw this ignorant President.

Izu's blue lights began to whir, as she saw and researched the public knowledge on 'AIMS'. "President Aruto, AIMS is the government-sanctioned 'Artificial Intelligence Military Service'."

"Anti-?" Aruto began to question as Izu informed him.

"Correct, I'm Yua Yaiba, the second in command and technical adviser to AIMS." Yua interrupted, as not to get Isamu's ire up anymore. "You haven't been told about us?"

"Ah, in all honesty, I've only just begun my job as President of Hiden Intelligence. I'm not completely in the know about this." Aruto calmly explained.

"Well... We are here to speak to you." Fuwa stated seriously.

*A few minutes later*

The four were in Aruto's office, the lab hidden away once more.

"Now, Mr Fuwa and Ms Yaiba. What can I help you with?" Aruto asked sitting behind his desk and tried to be as professional as possible...while wearing a hoodie under a suit.

He was secretly nervous as hell, however. How was he ALREADY in trouble with the police?!

"President Hiden, you were aware of what happened yesterday. Of how some HumaGears went rampant." Yua spoke first.

"Ah, yes. I-I know about that." Aruto nodded.

"And yet, you didn't inform AIMS." Yaiba continued, Fuwa looking down at Aruto.

Aruto froze as he was put on the spot here. But...he had to think of something. "In my..." He gulped. "In my defence, I wasn't fully aware."

"You weren't told about us the day you came in?" Fuwa asked.

Aruto looked up at Fuwa and shifted a little in his seat, he was a little scared of this man.

"Pardon me, but; if President Aruto will allow me to speak." Izu spoke up, to which he nodded, wanting an out. "As you know, President Aruto only just took this position yesterday. He is learning the position right now, so he cannot be expected to know everything immediately."

"HumaGear answering machine." Fuwa grumbled.

Izu caught that slight against her and tilted her head ever so slightly. "I am President Aruto's secretary."

"Anyway." Yaiba spoke up, stopping Fuwa from causing any more trouble. "President Hiden." She turned to Aruto.

"Yes ma'am?" Aruto asked politely.

"It would be productive for you to know that AIMS will be handling any rogue HumaGear with our gear." Yaiba added.

"Your gear being?" Aruto asked in concern.

"Our ShotRiser and Progrise Keys." Yua explained.

"You have Progrise Keys?" Aruto reacted.

"Yes," Yaiba answered, sitting down to Aruto's level in the chair opposite to him. "When AIMS was founded, it was agreed upon for us to have the means to defend ourselves in the line of duty. So Hiden Intelligence, agreeing to a contract with the government, supplies us with our own Keys."

Aruto nodded, turning to Izu to clarify this as she began her research. "What Ms Yaiba says is true, President Aruto."

"Oh, okay." Aruto nodded, while Fuwa rolled his eyes at Izu. "Well, Ms Yaiba. Mr Fuwa. Thank you for coming here."

"However, back on topic." Yaiba continued "We need information on the HumaGear who have gone berserk recently." she said seriously "Humans were in danger, after all, and your HumaGear are not supposed to do that."

"Yes, I know. I am aware." He nodded. "Um, Izu. Please give Ms Yaiba and Mr Fuwa the information."

"Of course, Sir." She answered, quickly gathering the data with her mind.

"We should go." Fuwa perked up.

"Fuwa." Yua glared behind her and at her fellow AIMS member. "We're sorry to take your time, but this will speed up everything."

"Yeah, no. I understand." Aruto answered.

"Ms Yaiba, I have compiled the information you have requested," Izu spoke, sending it to Yua's phone.

"Thank you." She responded.

Fuwa was staring at Aruto, sizing him up as a 'threat'. And in his mind, he was just a stupid kid. "Yaiba, let's go."

Yaiba sighed a little, before taking her phone out from her pocket. "So we can stay in contact." She responded to Aruto.

"Oh, okay." Aruto nodded, taking out his newer model phone that he was given as his new position as President. "Here's my number too."

*Outside*

We see Mamoru working hard at his job, he was currently stationed outside in the docking area of Hiden Intelligence and making sure that the deliveries were sent off safely.

Suddenly he was blasted by, yelling in shock, as a HumaGear tackled him.

The HumaGear was a package delivery model, it's eyes red as with its HumaGear Modules glowing red as well. Around its waist was the silver belt!

"Hey, hey, calm down!" Momaru urged.

The HumaGear ignored him and rushed past, into the Hiden Intelligence building!

"Argh!" Mamoru grunted as he raced inside as was his duty. "You've got to stop this!"

The Delivery HumaGear rushed in and began to attack the employees inside.

Mamoru ran in, leaping onto the back of the HumaGear to try and subdue him. "This has to stop!" He grunted before he was flung off.

"Hum4n5 mU5T b3 3xT1nCt!" The HumaGear sparked through his voice.

Suddenly the postage HumaGear... Pulled out a ProgriseKey! This one a dull crimson colour

KUEHNE!

SLAM!

He slotted the Progrise Key into the belt buckle and hit the side where the red wires in the belt shot out and injected themselves into the USB-like device and cracked the screen.

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The HumaGear screamed as his body shattered the outer-self and exposed the HumaGear beneath before it was covered in dark red wires and formed a red animal armour over its body.

SHATTER!

Its legs and thighs had red wires strapping silver riveted metal over its ankles, kneecaps and waist; red wire straps on its arms with metal pieces on its joints. On its chest were crooked red metal pieces over red plate-metal that looked bound with wrought metal and black grips with a pair of small bat-like wings jutting upwards to cover its shoulders. And finally its 'face', it had a toothy lower jaw with silver pointed teeth, a red visor and face-cover with the impression of a spindly webbed foot.

"1 W1ll 4nn1h1l4t3 4ll hum4n5!" The corrupted HumaGear proclaimed as the employees of Hiden screamed and fan away.

Fuwa and Yaiba ran around the corner, looking at the monster before them.

"I knew it." Fuwa growled as he pulled out his gun and aimed at the HumaGear.

"We have to evacuate people first!" Yua answered, training her gun on the rampaging HumaGear before Fuwa fired first.

BANG!

The corrupted HumaGear felt the shots from the blue gun in Fuwa's hand and its attention turned to them. Growling angrily as it was being attacked. "Hum4n5 mu5t D13!"

"HumaGear... I'll crush you!" He snapped.

Up high, Aruto and Izu came to a stop.

"Oh no!" Aruto gasped, seeing the HumaGear below. "I've got to-"

"President Aruto, you cannot." Izu informed, interrupting him.

"Why not? That HumaGear-"

"If you transform now, you will cause a further 73% damage and endanger people while inside." Izu responded.

"... But that HumaGear... People are in danger." Aruto grumbled as he looked down at the ZeroOneDriver. His hand was shaking as he looked down at it. Isn't this... Wasn't this supposed to be what he was supposed to do?

"Leave them alone!"

"Huh?" Aruto blinked and looked down.

"Move out the way, idiot!" Fuwa snapped as he stopped his shooting.

Mamoru had rushed by and had grabbed the monster by his waist, pushing him back with his inhuman strength "It is... my job... To protect people!" He grunted "I... Am a security guard! I... Will protect them!"

"Stupid tin can." Fuwa hissed before he pulled out the blue Progrise Key, trying to hit its button... And nothing happened.

Thunk

"Damn it Yaiba! Authorise me!" He snapped.

"No way! You're a loose cannon! You'd just hurt more people!" She snapped back

Smash!

"Gah!" Mamoru howled in pain as he fell to his knees, still gripping the monster's waist as his back exploded. The monster had slammed its hand down against Mamoru's back, ripping his shirt open. It also ripped apart his artificial skin, revealing the circuitry underneath.

"MAMORU!" Aruto yelled

"R3L3As3 M3." The monsters HumaGear said with a distorted voice, raising its arm once more.

"No." Mamoru gasped out "For the president... I will protect everyone! He trusts me! It is my... It is my JOB!"

"D1e!" The HumaGear monster roared, bringing its arm down

"NO!" Aruto called as he pulled out his key, jumping off the railing as he rushed down.

JUMP!

AUTHORISE!

"HENSHIN!" Aruto called, scanning the key into his belt the second he scanned it.

PROGRISE!

Surrounded by a yellow light, Aruto crashed into the ground. Dirt was sent flying in every direction, stopping the monsters attack... Before a black and yellow armoured foot smashed into its face.

RISING HOPPER!

"The hell?" Fuwa glared as he saw the figure in front of him and Yaiba.

The Kuehne HumaGear grunted as it rolled on the ground.

'Mamoru!' Aruto thought as he saw the security guard who was sparking on the ground. "Grr!" He turned to the corrupted HumaGear and lunged at him.

Click!

Fuwa aimed his ShotRiser at Zero-One, thinking it was another enemy they had to destroy.

However, Yaiba quickly grabbed his arm and pulled it down, ripping the weapon from his hand, as Zero One vanished.

The Rider gave a mighty kick, the side of his foot colliding with the Kuehne's head as the redness of Zero One shone with heroic lights.

The Monster removed the fins from its chest armour and began to slash, Aruto working fast. He rotated his body to the side, dodging a slash to the chest. He leaned back, the next slash missing his faceplate by micro-meters. And then he jumped up, dodging a third slash aimed at his legs.

"Yaiba! What are you doing?!" Fuwa snapped.

"That is not an enemy, Fuwa. Nor is it a HumaGear." She responded "That... Is Kamen Rider Zero One." As she spoke there was a level of awe in her voice, mixed with dread and... Determination of all things.

"This isn't good." Jin whined as he looked on from high up. "Horobi's not gonna like this." And continued to look on at the fight below, seeing the Kuehne HumaGear fight Zero-One.

Down on the ground, Aruto was fighting the HumaGear dodging and batting away the bladed fin weapons and kicked the HumaGear in the chest.

'Why did this happen?' Aruto thought as he leapt over the Kuehne HumaGear's head and kicked it in the back. 'Who's causing this?'

"4rgh! Hum4n5 w1ll b3 d35tr0y3d!" The Kuehne HumaGear roared angrily, being pushed back by Aruto while before leaping away from him.

"Awe, the fight's gonna be over," Jin commented as he saw the two fighting, it was just getting good. He got an idea, however, and pulled out a small handgun. He raised his arm, pointing it at the building's lights and opened fire.

The shards of the lights shattered and cracked to the floor, grabbing the attention of Fuwa and Yaiba.

"Who did that?" Yaiba called out, while Fuwa growled and aimed the ShotRiser at Jin.

"Who the hell are you?" He snarled, to a smiling Jin before darkness filled the building.

Fuwa's eyes tried to train on where Jin was, not that the light from outside helped in any way.

Eventually, the room was bathed in red light, the emergency lighting turning on. Jin and the monster had faded away.

"Damn it!" Fuwa growled angrily and lowered the ShotRiser, holstering it.

Yaiba was silent, observing the armoured figure.

"Mamoru!" Kamen Rider Zero One called as he rushed over, kneeling next to him.

"I..." The HumaGear started, his HumaGear headset flashing for a moment "Zero One?"

"Thank god, you're okay." he sighed happily.

"Did... I do good?" The damaged security guard mumbled.

"Yeah, you did great." He smiled.

*Time skip*

AIMs had left, lead away by Hiden Intelligence's guards.

Aruto was beside Momaru, who was undergoing repairs on a higher floor in the building. 'You're gonna be alright.'

"President Aruto." Izu spoke respectfully as she stood by him.

"Oh, hey Izu." He smiled.

"Are you alright? I saw the fight from a safe distance." Izu inquired.

"I'm alright. Mamoru did his job well." Aruto answered. "I just wish I knew who was doing this."

"I managed to gather some recordings, President." A voice stated from behind them.

The two of them turned and saw Shesta in the room. "Shesta? You did?"

"Yes, Sir." Shesta responded. "Considering the attack at the amusement park, I followed the initiative with Izu." She walked into the room, hands folded in front of her lap professional "I accessed the security footage and gathered all possible data the second the battle started, coordinating all of it."

"Thank you, Shesta. Good thinking." Aruto praised her. "Can you bring it up?"

"Of course, Sir." She answered, bringing up the footage and showed what happened during the moments before the delivery HumaGear doing their job.

In the footage, it seemed to be working quite efficiently...and then he froze for a moment, almost like they just had a sudden thought.

They saw the hooded figure placing the silver belt on the delivery HumaGear's waist.

"Who is that?" Aruto asked. "Can we catch their face?"

"I'm sorry, President Aruto." Shesta apologised. "I cannot do that."

"Well...At least we know what they dress like." Aruto answered as he crossed his arms, sighing.

"President Aruto, what should we do?" Izu asked, wanting his input.

"I don't know." He admitted.

Shesta caught that reaction to the question, he was still new after all.

*Elsewhere*

We follow Fuwa and Yaiba who had returned to AIMS headquarters. It was a quiet ride back in the van as they had little to say to each other.

Thud.

Fuwa got out of the van and walked towards the doors of AIMS.

"Fuwa! Stop." Yaiba called out.

"What was with that look?" Fuwa asked, turning around. "That 'Zero-One' guy. And the rogue HumaGear."

"That's what you're on about now?" Yaiba asked

"Yes. Why can't you tell me? Aren't we partners? Or do you still think that I'm 'unstable'?"

Yaiba sighed heavily as she closed her van's door. "You are...A good agent. You're one of the most determined. But you are angry all of the time."

"And you think my anger makes me a liability?" Fuwa glared at her as equals and not under her. "If you think that, you're wrong. My rage keeps me focused. I'm going to do what needs to be done with these rogue HumaGear." He punched the wall, growling "And who wouldn't be angry... After what they did to me!"

Yaiba flinched a little at his response, having read his background report and understood his rage. How his school was attacked by hacked HumaGear which killed almost everyone.

That level of rage and resentment couldn't be quelled so easily.

Fuwa walked away angrily, done for now.

Yaiba sighed to calm her nerves from what Fuwa said. She rubbed her forehead gently as she felt...some relief that Fuwa didn't throw a punch her way. She entered her personal office, quickly setting up her computer.

This had to be set up and recorded, trying to find what that rogue HumaGear might've gone. And what it was going to do next.

She typed on the computer for a minute, seeing some info appear on her personal computer.

It was a file she made, the title reading 'Kamen Rider Project, started by Soren Hiden'

*time skip*

"Are you okay, Mamoru?" Aruto asked, seeing the security guard being repaired.

"I am, President Hiden. I'm sorry that I couldn't stop the attacker." Mamoru apologised.

"No, you did great. You did your job very well." Aruto answered, reassuring him and put his hand on his shoulder. "Just rest and get repaired."

"I am nearly fully functional." he responded, the last of his artificial skin being repaired.

Aruto nodded as he saw this. "Good to know. Thank you, Mamoru." He smiled down at him with kindness. "Let's go and walk around the place."

As the last of Mamoru's artificial skin was placed on, Mamoru leaned up and nodded. "Of course, Sir."

It was late at night; everyone having gone home for the night. Most of the staff had already left for the day.

"President Aruto.. it is late." Mamoru commented while putting his jacket back on.

"Yeah. But you were hurt." Aruto smiled and shrugged.

"President..." Mamoru blinked and smiled weakly.

"Also... Thank you." Aruto added "If it wasn't for you...You saved a lot of people and HumaGear today, Mamoru. Thank you."

"You are welcome, President Aruto." Mamaro smiled as they walked through the building's beautiful halls. She security guard looked down at his jacket, smiling at the yellow scarf that was still tied around his sleeve proudly "It is my job to protect people and Hiden Intelligence."

"Well, you've done an amazing job being a Guard-ian? You really live up to your name, protector!" Aruto grinned "HAI! Aruto ja naito!"

...

"I... Do not understand, sir." Mamoru blinked.

"Oh man!" Aruto whined as his head dropped.

"It is joke referencing your name, and the English word 'protect' which shares the same meaning as your name." Izu explained, suddenly behind them and making Aruto jump.

"Jeezu, Izu! You'll give me a heart attack!" Aruto complained... Before groaning "Darn it! You explained the joke again!"

"But Mamoru did not understand." Izu blinked, tilting her head "Is that not the moment you should explain a joke?"

"Well, yeah, but..." Aruto mumbled only for Mamoru to suddenly grab his shoulder "Huh?"

"President." Mamoru said seriously, his eyes focused "I have spotted him."

Aruto's eyes widened as he heard that, turning around and saw the figure in the shadows. Though their face was covered, the outline of the hooded clothing was more than enough to grab their attention. "You!"

The figure just laughed to himself as it seemed to look at Mamoru, before giving chase.

"Hey! Stop!" Aruto yelled as he and Mamoru took chase.

The three ran off after the figure, who used the lack of light to their advantage and held back their laughter as they were chased.

"President Aruto ordered you to stop!" Mamoru proclaimed as he was running faster than Aruto due to his mechanical limbs.

And unfortunately... That was the wrong thing to do.

The figure smiled as they were ahead of the duo, before turning around and in their hand was a small silver buckle with red wires.

SLAM!

Sparks and thorned belt erupted from the belt as it latched onto Mamoru's waist and froze him in place.

"Mamoru!" Aruto called out in shock and fear.

"You're my new friend." The figure spoke as they removed their hand from Mamoru's waist and Mamoru's mind was becoming corrupted.

"P-President. Aruto! Run!" Mamoru called out, his voice crackling from the pain and upload as in his vision were the words 'MetsuBou JinRai'. "MetsuBouJinRai dot Net uplink established." He spoke darkly as his eyes and headphone circles turned red.

"Mamoru...?" Aruto gasped in shock, before glaring at the hooded figure "YOU! What did you do to Mamoru?! Who are you?!"

"I made him my friend." The figure smiled, passing a Progrise Key to Mamoru.

In Mamoru's hand was a brown screened Progrise Key with covered words...before it lit up when Mamoru pressed the button.

EKAL!

And slotted into the belt, slamming his hand on the side of the silver belt and he screamed as the dark wires enveloped him.

"MAMORU!" Aruto called out.

Z̷̺͑E̸͙͊T̷̓͜S̸̞͗U̵̟͝M̶̳̃E̵͂ͅR̵̺̔I̶̛̫S̵͆ͅE̴̫̍!̴̩̂

Mamoru's body was shattered. All the time he spent being healed was destroyed as he transformed from his blank HumaGear self to a corrupted HumaGear. Brown wires strapped themselves onto his legs and up to his waist via his thighs, silver plating on his chest held with more brown wires and on his arms. Over his left shoulder was a long brown segmented 'tail', a strange chipmunk like head with a pair of jutting outward lower jaw spikes, a yellow and brown helmet for a head with a pair of white buck-teeth and blue eyes on the forehead. "Hum4n5 mu5t D13!"

"Mamoru..." Aruto muttered, before glaring at the figure "Who are you?! Why are you doing this?!"

"Oh, what did Horobi tell me to say?" The figure muttered to themselves. "Ah, right." He spoke up and began to respond. "We are 'MetsuBou JinRai'! We liberate HumaGears from the tyranny of humanity and give them the power to fight back, they don't become 'Humanity's Tools' they become 'Magia'!"

"Magia?" Aruto asked as Izu's headset flashed, directing the name.

"Yeah, removing the 'human' of HumaGears to free them." The figure answered. "Humanity shall become extinct! Haha!"

Aruto felt his heart sink as he heard that. Horrified to hear such joy coming from this figure's mouth. Wanting the extinction of humanity? His hand tightened into a fist as he looked at Mamoru and the figure, though their faces were obscured. "Mamoru... Can you hear me?" He asked.

Mamoru...the Ekal Magia stood there, almost hissing as it looked at Aruto. Its hand reached up towards the President of Hiden...and rushed forward.

"President Aruto!" Izu called out.

ZERO ONE DRIVER!

Aruto looked up, his eyes glowing.

'Huh?' The figure looked at Aruto catching the glow from his eyes but didn't know what it meant.

"Learning complete." Aruto spoke up.

JUMP!

Aruto dodged the attack and pressed the Progrise Key in his hand. He slid across the ground, his hand shaking as he gripped the "You guys... I will stop you." Aruto frowned "Years ago... A HumaGear saved my life! Mamoru saved so many people, just today! And we do our best to help and support HumaGear! I trusted in Mamoru! And earlier... I rushed right at the moment he was hurt! Because HumaGear are my family! They dream... Just like we do!"

"President Aruto..." Izu mumbled.

AUTHORISE!

"That is why..." Aruto hissed as he began to bring his arms around, the large yellow light shooting into the building. The grasshopper took form and chirped, jumping at the Ekal Magia.

"Wow~! So cool!" The figure gasped at the sight of the grasshopper

"Metsubo Jinrai... I'll defeat you! And protect us all!" Aruto called "HENSHIN!"

PROGRISE!

Aruto slotted the Key into his belt, making it open.

TO-BIA GA RISE!

RISING HOPPER!

Aruto's body had the black bodysuit over it and the neon yellow of the Grasshopper digitized over his body to form his armour.

A Jump To The Sky Turns To A Rider Kick.

The Ekal Magia got up from the ground, turning to Aruto and lunged at him, using his shoulder tail and fists to fight Aruto.

Aruto leapt up and over the Ekal Magia, stomping his feet in the back of the Magia's head and shot him downwards into the ground.

*Elsewhere*

Yua frowned as she was chasing the Magia from earlier, most of the rest of the team was left behind and she hadn't heard from Fuwa in who knows how long! It had been spotted outside of town and AIMS had rushed forth, chasing it down to the dockyard.

"Rogue HumaGear is at the dockyard, pursuing now!" Yaiba called through her radio. "Require back up! Please, someone, get down here!" she called...

When the Magia suddenly stopped running.

Yaiba stopped in her tracks as she saw the Magia before her...she held her gun and gulped nervously. This was...strange.

The creature slowly turned to her... And she felt its malicious desire to kill.

She felt her hand shaking a little as she held the gun...And saw the Kuehne Magia leap right at her, using a great jump to close the distance.

Bang!

Time seemed to slow down, move to a crawl.

The darkness seemed to cover the Magia, seeing it get closer and closer...but then. The bullet struck the Kuehne in the head and flung it back into the ground.

"Huh?" Yua blinked and turned around, seeing Isamu Fuwa walking towards her.

Step.

"Don't you know it's dangerous to be out here without backup?" Fuwa calmly spoke, his gaze not leaving the Magia.

"Where? Where have you-?"

"I've been stalking this HumaGear. I had to pin it down and...you did it for me." Fuwa answered...and pulled out a Progrise Key.

"Shooting Wolf... Fuwa!" She snapped.

"Yell at me all you want." Fuwa glared "You can deny me authorisation." He continued and gripped the screen of the Key... and began to pull and struggled to open.

C-cr-ckk!

"But I won't. Ever. Stop. Hnn!" He grunted as tried to pull open the Key.

Crkk! Crk!

"I know. The true face. Of HumaGear! They are! Humanities! ENEMIES!" he roared, pulling harder "They are... untrustworthy! Monsters! Unsafe!"

SNAP!

"GRAH!" he roared and ripped hard, his fingers slipping from the key's lid... as the key's lid flipped open.

SNAP!

"He opened it!" Yaiba's eyes widened in shock.

"I will. Destroy. ALL HumaGear!" Fuwa roared, slamming his thumb down hard onto the button atop the Key.

BULLET!

"How-" Yaiba muttered as Fuwa slam-slotted the Key into the ShotRiser.

AUTHORISE!

The Key was within the belt, the skeletal construct of the wolf visible through the see-through window. Around the robotic wolf skeleton was a bullet band similar to a revolver, the wolf head symbol in a circular opening near the gun's barrel.

KAMEN! RIDER!

Fuwa detached the ShotRiser from his belt. His hand gripped the gun tightly, Fuwa almost ripping it off the buckle holster. He held the gun in his hand as he raised it above his head before lowering it like he was aiming right at the Magia.

KAMEN! RIDER!

The air was filled with tension, Fuwa's eyes filled with determination and power "HENSHIN!" He roared, pulling the trigger.

SHOTRISE!

BANG!

A blue bullet shot out of the ShotRiser, striking at the Kuehne Magia before it trailed off and aimed right at Fuwa, opening as Fuwa clenched his empty hand into a fist... and PUNCHED the bullet in the air!

High-pitched techno music filled the air as the bullet fractured around him as the sound of rapid shots were heard as he was now covered in a grey bodysuit with armour pieces hissing and steaming as they attached to his body.

His left-hand side was covered in white plain plate-armour pieces with dark grey segments. However, his right-hand side was armoured with a blue clawed foot with two fins on his shin guard, a blue thigh guard with red markings, his right arm had blue plate-metal with red detail and fins on the bracer and shoulder, his chest-piece was overlapping the plain white chest-piece armour with a 'V' style front.

SHOOTING WOLF~!

Only Fuwa's face was uncovered right now, glowing red lines going from his eyes downwards like trails of bleeding tears scared into his flash. Finally, Fuwa's mask took place.

It was a white helmet with a small blue wolf-styled crest on his forehead to represent ears, red and blue lightning-bolt shaped protrusions coming from the side of his head with two light blue eyes on a plain mask.

The Elevation Increases As The Bullet Is Fired

Steam filled the air, being released from the armour.

Yua looked in shock as she saw the Rider form Fuwa had taken. How he forced the Key open with his pure rage. It was supposed to be impossible.

"Stay there. No reason for you to get hurt." Fuwa ordered her as he stepped forwards as the Kuehne Magia got back to its feet and saw Fuwa aim his gun at him.

BANG!

The Kuehne Magia was peppered with shots from Fuwa, striking it in the shoulders and arms to cripple the Magia before it reached for its weapons.

He slowly walked forwards; the eyes of his armour glowed.

The Magia looked upon the Kamen Rider...the Wolf. And it felt terrified as Fuwa was terrifying. This fear felt...like a snarling wolf coming to kill its prey.

*with Aruto*

Aruto had lead Mamoru away from Hiden Intelligence, fighting with him in an isolated location where no one could be hurt and they could fight. Aruto was given the shorter hand, having fought two different Magia before, he was worried about how he was going to fight Mamoru without destroying him. But the learning he did in Zea during his transformation was more than enough.

They traded blows, rushing around an abandoned car park.

"Mamoru! I know you're in there! You're a good person! I know you can fight this!" Aruto called out, trying to reach him.

The Magia hissed... And jumped away, rushing off WAY too fast for a human to keep up!

"Mamoru!" Aruto called out. "Dang it! How am I going to catch up now?"

"President Aruto!" Izu called as she rushed over, holding a device in her hand.

"Izu. What're you-?"

"I have something for you." She presented a device for him, it was a smartphone-like device. "The RisePhone. Scan it on the Zero-One Driver and you can summon your own vehicle."

"'RisePhone'?" He asked. "Heh, always rising to the occasion, Izu." He praised her, scanning the Phone over his belt.

Changing To Super Bike, Motorcycle Mode!

"Motorcycle?" Aruto blinked and looked at the phone "Also... I already have a RisePhone, Izu?"

"This is the special President's RisePhone. Connected Directly to Zea herself." she commented as a blast came from space and stopped in front of them.

...

It was a giant version of the RisePhone!

"WHAT?!" Aruto yelled in shock.

"Press the bike app on the phone, President Aruto." Izu explained with a smile.

"App? An app?" Aruto blinked as he looked down at the RisePhone in his hand. His armoured thumb came down, pressing the bike app on his phone.

MOTORISE!

Suddenly the large version of the RisePhone began to change, taking shape.

"What?!" Aruto cheered in shock once more.

Rise Hopper~!

Set on the ground before him, was a high tech motorbike.

It was a sleek black model of bike, its core design looked to be like a Honda CRF450L. It was mainly black except for the chrome grips for the front wheel, neon yellow design on the sides with small red markings near the front. On the front of the bike, the lights were bright blue with two neon-yellow antennae to represent Aruto's Zero-One helmet. "Ooh! Amazing!" His eyes widened under his helmet as he mounted his bike. "This'll get my speed to top gear!"

He gripped the bike's handlebars, revving the engine.

"Good luck, President Aruto." Izu bowed as she let him go.

"Get to safety, Izu. I'll be back." Aruto instructed as he revved the engine and drove off, chasing after Mamoru.

VRRRRR!

Izu remained at the spot, before she nodded, seeing Aruto leave in a neon light.

Aruto followed the path of the Ekal Magia, catching up to it on his bike, feeling the rush of the wind through his body.

BOOM!

'Dang it, Mamoru is causing so much destruction!' He thought in worry as he heard the explosions.

The debris and smoke from the explosions almost caught Aruto off his stride, but his quick reflexes managed to dip and drive around them, leading to a familiar shipyard.

He managed to get his bike into the air, soaring high.

VRRRR!

The Ekal Magia turned around, seeing Aruto going through the explosion with little damage and roared like a beast as he came rushing down.

This would end!

*With Fuwa*

BANG!

Fuwa had his hands full with the Kuehne Magia, the corrupted HumaGear was leaping about and attempting to dodge his attacks. It was annoying for Fua since it wouldn't just sit still.

'This is getting annoying!' Fuwa thought angrily before he heard explosions getting closer to his area. He jumped up, leaping up several shipping containers while opening fire once more.

The Kuehne Magia looked up and was pinned down by the shots, causing its 'wings' to be clipped.

"Finally." He said seriously, gripping his ShotRiser tightly.

The Kuehne Magia sparked as it looked up at Fuwa, seeing its enemy before it...and was filled with rage. It was a Magia, superior to humans. How could it lose? It squealed, throwing its blades dramatically.

Fuwa dodged the blades, seeing how desperate the Magia was getting and acting like a wild creature. "Hum4n5 mu5t b3 d35tr0y3d!"

"No... You dangerous HumaGear will be the ones destroyed!" Fuwa snarled as he stood tall. The setting sun illuminating his armour, pointing his weapon at the Magia, as the shipping crates acted as their battleground. "And I shall-"

*with Aruto*

"- Stop you, Mamoru!" Aruto called as he had the Magia pinned against a shipping container in the dockyard, the setting sun casting vast shadows over them "I'm sorry!"

"GAH!" it roared and threw him away.

Aruto rolled across the ground, summing his weapon quickly.

Attache case opens to reveal the incredibly sharp blade

BLADERISE!

Aruto's hands were shaking as he reached down closed his belt, ejecting his Progrise Key.

"Mamoru... there is only one person who can stop you..." Aruto stuttered as he folded his key closed, slotting it into the AttacheCalibur

Progrise Key Confirmed, Ready to Utilise;

GrassHopper's Ability!

Aruto raised the sword up, yellow energy sparking around the weapon "And... And that person..." he muttered as he remembered the security guard's innocent smile and protective nature as he looked at the Ekal Magia.

Elsewhere, Fuwa kicked the Kuehne Magia off a large mountain of shipping containers, making him crash into the floor "HumaGear! The one to destroy you..." Fuwa snarled as he reached up, his finger hovering over the button of the exposed Shooting Wolf Progrise Key within his gun.

"Is me!" the two Rider's called at the same moment.

Aruto leapt into the air and span in the air to gain momentum, the Ekal Magia was right in the way of Aruto's blade and couldn't move.

"HA!" Aruto roared as he landed, preforming a downward slash with all his might. The Ekal Magia raised its arms, trying to block the attack.

Zzztch!

Shatter!

Aruto broke through the arm armour of the Magia as he landed in a crouch, twisting his body quickly. He then rushed forwards, the grasshopper foot overlapping with his own once more as he kicked off the ground. Going forwards in a blur of speed, Aruto twisted his sword.

Now doing a horizontal slash, the glowing blade smashed against the Magia's strange belt

Time seemed to slow to a crawl, the blade digging into the belt. Sparks filled the air, the helmet of Aruto's helmet glowing with power.

RISING KABAN STRASH!

Kamen Rider Zero One rushed past the Magia, landing in a slight crouch.

Aruto panted heavily, his hand shaking a little as he heard...

BOOM!

Mamoru...was gone.

Aruto slowly got back to his feet and lowered the AttacheCalibur in his hand.

BULLET!

A small shockwave of blue light exited the gun as Fuwa hit the button on his Progrise Key, blue energy then sparked up the ShotRiser.

The Kuehne Magia saw this and attempted to run away, but Fuwa shot out a barrage of bullets which all turned into blue energy wolf heads which pinned the Magia to a shipping container. "ARGH!" Both its arms and legs were pinned into the metal frame and couldn't move.

Fuwa rose his hands as energy collected at his ShotRiser and aimed right at the Magia. "HA!"

A large blue wolf's head howled and struck the centre of the Magia, forcing it through four different containers and exploded.

SHOOTING BLAST!

BOOM!

Yaiba blocked her eyes, having been hidden around the corner. 'He's...ruthless.' She thought in shock. 'A predator.' as she held her phone up, a silver RisePhone "Isamu Fuwa has completed it." She spoke aloud "He has become Kamen Rider Vulcan."

Fuwa panted as he looked through the hole that he had created from the blast. If this was his power now, he could protect a lot more people from the HumaGear threats...and saw Kamen Rider Zero-One through the hole.

Red eyes locked with blue eyes.

"Zero-One." Fuwa turned to the other Kamen Rider, who left as the mist covered his escape.

In a blink of an eye... And he was gone.

Fuwa gasped a little to see how fast Zero-One was...and removed his Progrise Key and turned back to normal. He turned to Yaiba and sighed. "Are you okay?" He asked

"I'm fine. I'm glad my system worked successfully." She nodded, putting her phone away.

"Calling this in?" He asked.

"Yes." She nodded. "You did...well. Out there."

She walked past him as Fuwa removed his Progrise Key, his armour fading away.

"Hehe." He smirked... Before grabbing his arm. "Hnn!"

"What's wrong?" Yaiba caught that.

"Nothing." he lied, smirking at the Shooting Wolf key "Nothing at all."

"Alright. Let's head back." Yaiba asked, looking back at the hole...and couldn't see much because of the clutter and debris.

"Good idea." He nodded.

To be continued

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