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Chapter 2: Spies of the Town
In a dark room, a woman with a bird was watching Ultraman Geed's battle against Skull Gomora as she rubs her bird's neck.
With her was a teenage girl with light tanned skin with white hair and blue eyes.
"So...That's a legendary Ultraman. Not quite what I was expecting, but I suppose he's indeed impressive." The woman said.
"You don't sound worried about it. Aren't you afraid that he'll interfere with the plan?" The girl asked.
"I never worry. Besides, I'm sure our little informant will get something on him in no time. Isn't that right my little Chitchi." The woman said to her bird. "Either way, I'm looking forward to seeing what else he's capable of."
"Very well. It's not like I can convince you otherwise." The girl said.
(Play GEED no Akash)
(GET OVER NOW! GET OVER PAIN! GET OVER MIND! JUMP UP! GEED! Kakugo kimeruze! HERE WE GO!) (Ultraman King is seen in the black hole of the Crisis Impact, and King soon unleashed golden particles around his body which spread across the black hole and soon unleashed a golden wave which closed it and also restored the Earth. Then Ultraman Geed's eyes appeared along with over hundreds of Ultra Capsules and the title appeared as the background changed into red and blue.)
(Riku was seen in the Nebula House eating a cup of instant ramen and after he was done he did Donshine's pose. Then it changes to him standing behind the Earth, as Ultraman Geed was standing beside him as he turns to the screen.)
(Then the Ginga Capsule appeared as the scene changed.)
(Boku ga bokurashiku iru tame ni) (Momo wearing her school uniform is seen walking to school, and it changes to her wearing her Tsukikage uniform as she battles two hooded men, before it changes to her aiming her gun at the screen. Then the Victory Capsule appeared as the scene changed.)
(Dare no egao mo kumorasenai!) (Pega in the Nebula House is seen making some roses before he waved at the screen. Then the X Capsule appeared as the scene changes)
(Negai koso ga kaete ku mirai! Jīttoshite itatte Dō ni mo naranai!) (Leito is seen walking to work before he accidentally tripped and fell to the ground. Then we see Leito with his wife and daughter as they take a picture together. Then we see Leito taking off his glasses and putting Ultra Zero Eye Neo on his face to transform into Ultraman Zero as he throws a punch.)
(Then the Orb Capsule appeared, as the scenes changed to Fukuide Kei enjoying some tea before it changed to him using his own Riser as he transformed into Ultraman Belial as the Kaiju Capsules were flying around him as a dark sun appeared behind the Dark Ultraman.)
(Kime rareta jibun no STORY! Aragau tabi kizuku HISTORY!) (Riku is seen using the Ultraman and Belial Capsules as he inserts them into the Loading Knuckle and scans them with his Geed Riser as he transforms into Ultraman Geed Primitive, before Geed assumes a pose with the two Capsules and two Ultraman appearing beside him, before Geed landed on the battlefield, assumes his combat stance and unleashed his Wrecking Burst attack on a kaiju.)
(Sasae au nakama no egao ga Chikara) (Geed soon changes into his Solid Burning form as the Ultraseven and Leo Capsules appeared beside him with the said Ultras as well, as Geed Solid Burning assumes his combat stance and admits steam from his body and attacks with his Strike Boost attack.)
(GEED... Boku wa tsuyoku naru) (Geed soon changes to his Arco Smasher form as the Capsules of Hikari and Cosmos appear along with the spirits of the two Ultramen. Geed then does a few flips and does a few backflips to dodge the attacks from an enemy, and Geed soon jumps out of an explosion as he wields his blade of light and fires an energy shot.)
(Minna no tame ni kakugo kimeruze!) (Riku and Pega were seen making roses in the Nebula House.)
(Urutoraman! Asunimukatte susumi tsudukeru!) (Then Riku is seen standing with his friends, as it changes to Momo, Pega, the members of Tsukikage, Zena, and Leito as they look at the setting sun together.)
(Urutoraman!) (In space and by the Land of Light, three of Geed's forms appeared beside each other as they assume their combat stance, as Ultraman Zero, Belial, and King appeared behind them.)
It was now morning in Sorasaki. Momo was walking to the area where Riku's secret base was, as he was using it as his new home after his apartment was destroyed by Skull Gomora.
As she was walking, Momo yawned while holding her hand in front of her mouth.
"Man…Yesterday sure was full of surprises." Momo said as she remembered the events of last night.
She met and reunited with her childhood friend, Riku Asakura, and shortly after they had met Skull Gomora had appeared and started to attack the city, and after that Riku and Momo had entered a secret base that was deep underground, and that's when they met the AI who operates the base, named by Riku as Rem, and where she met her first alien, Pega, and after they had entered the base Rem had told her and Riku that the latter was a giant humanoid alien known as Ultraman.
After Riku had transformed into his Ultraman form, naming himself Ultraman Geed, he was able to defeat and destroy Skull Gomora. After the battle though, Momo and Riku had learned that his biological father was an evil Ultraman known as Belial.
Even though all of that happened, Momo still had a hard time believing all that had happened, but she was willing to believe and accept it.
"I wonder if I should tell the others about this…" Momo thought before she shook her head. "No, it's probably not a good idea. If anything, they might keep Rikun prisoner in the base. I should probably keep this to myself for now."
"Today, it was decided officially that the giant lifeform that appeared in Sorasaki. Will be designated as a giant monster."
Momo turns to the large TV on a building as it was giving a news report of Skull Gomora's appearance last night.
"Some believe there is a connection between it and the last encounter with something similar six years ago. A research team has also been assembled to address the potential threat. There are also many claiming that the giant who was seen fighting the kaiju is the same entity photographed in the records of the Crisis Impact."
Momo pouted to hear that.
Close to her, a bookstore was selling books of theories about the Crisis Impact as it showed Belial in the cover and next to those books were sci-fi novels written by Fukuide Kei as a picture of him wearing a suit and tie was above the books.
(Meanwhile)
Inside the underground base, Riku was now dressed in a white T-shirt and dark colored pants with brown shoes.
Riku was seated on a small bed as he and Pega were watching the same news report of himself as Ultraman Geed on a holographic screen.
"However, due to no other records of the time remaining, verifying this will prove to be quite difficult. Most likely, the nations of the world will look towards-"
"Rem, switch this off. I don't want to watch more of this." Riku told the AI.
"Understood." Rem said as she turned off the holographic screen. "Also, Riku, your guest is here. Should I let her in?"
"Of course." Riku said.
Momo soon rode the elevator down into the base as she walked out of it and greeted Riku.
"Hey, Rikun, ready for school?" Momo asked as Riku stood up and picked up his school bag.
"Yeah, I am." Riku said as he walked to her as Momo looked at the uniform he was wearing.
"It looks nice on you. Your uniform I mean." Momo said.
"Thanks. And it's a perfect size too." Riku said before he turned to Pega. "You coming Pega?"
"Of course, I am." Pega said before he jumped into Riku's shadow which surprised Momo.
"You know, I'm still not used to seeing him do that." Momo said.
"Don't worry, I was like that at first too. You just have to get used to it." Riku told her.
They soon left the base together as they walked to school. As they were walking, they spotted a group of students from a different school talking about Ultraman Geed.
"Did you guys see that giant last night?"
"Of course. I mean the whole town did."
"Yeah, and I thought the kaiju was scary, but man those eyes really creeped me out."
"Here's hoping that will be the last time we'll see them."
Riku was a little sad to hear that before he notices Momo putting a hand on his shoulder as he turns to her as his childhood friend gave him an assured smile.
"Hey, Rikun, don't let it get to you. They don't know what they're talking about." Momo told him and Riku smiled back at her.
"I know, and you don't have to worry about it. Which is why I'm not going to Fusion Rise anymore." Riku told her and Momo was surprised to hear that.
"Eh? But why?" Momo asked.
"Well, everyone's going to be afraid if I go out like that again. Even Rem said that most people believe I'm connected to Belial and see me as a threat." Riku told her and Momo was a little sad to hear that.
"Rikun…" Momo mutters before they hear his own ringing.
Riku soon brought it out and saw it was someone named Kume Haruo, calling him and Momo knew that name.
"Kume-san…Oh wait, isn't he the manager of that old convenience store?" Momo asked and Riku nodded.
"Yeah, and I was going to work there the moment I arrived. But it was destroyed from the attack last night." Riku said and Momo nodded in understanding.
"Oh I see…" Momo said.
Riku soon answered the phone and placed it by his ear.
"Hello? Manager?" Riku said.
"Hey, Riku-kun, it's been a while. Heading to school today?" Haruo asked.
"Yeah, I am. And I'm with Momochi right now." Riku told him.
"Oh that's right. You're going to Momo-chan's school. Also, sorry you had to change your moving plans; I know I was supposed to offer you a room to live in but…"
"Hey, it's alright. You can't help it that a kaiju destroyed your shop. I'm just glad that you and your family are safe." Riku said.
"Thanks for that. Anyway, I'm glad to hear that you're doing well. I'll call again some time." Haruo told him as he ended the call.
"Well, it's good that Kume-san and his family are alright." Momo said.
"Yeah." Riku nodded in agreement.
(Meanwhile)
Kume Haruo, a man in his 40s with short black and eyes was seen outside of the shelter with his sister, Ryoko and her daughter Eri, and also with them is their father-in-law and Eri's grandfather, Hara Koji.
Haruo was gathering firewood as he put them in a metal box, and after he put in the last piece that he needed, he was about to pull out his lighter to make the fire and soon noticed it was missing as he checked his other pockets.
"I forgot my lighter." Haruo said, and that's when his niece Eri stood up.
"I can start the fire for you." Eri told him and her relatives were confused to hear that.
Eri then turned to the firewood and a bright light appeared from her chest as she thrust her hands forward and then fire appeared around the firewood and metal box which surprised her relatives and the other people around the shelter as they gathered around them.
"What was that?"
"What happened?"
"What did she do?"
Haruo smiles as he moves in front of the crowd as Ryoko holds her daughter closely.
"It's nothing! Nothing to see here, seriously!" Haruo told them.
Unknown to Haruo and his relatives, is that someone with large red eyes was spying on them in a hiding spot as his eyes were set on the girl and the light that appeared on her chest.
Riku and Momo had soon arrived at their school. Momo soon arrived in her classroom and sat down on her desk.
"Yo, Momochi." Momo turned and saw Goe and Mei standing next to her desk.
"Oh, Mei-chan, Goe-chan, good morning." Momo greeted her friends and teammates.
"Morning." Goe greeted her back. "We're glad to see that you're alright."
"Yeah, we have been worried since last night." Mei said.
"Oh, I'm sorry about that. I wanted to meet with you and the others, but I was concerned about Rikun." Momo told them.
"Oh yeah, that childhood friend of yours." Mei said before she made a teasing smile. "I suppose it's only natural to protect the boy that you love."
Both Momo and Goe blushed to hear that before Momo waved her hands.
"I keep telling you! It's nothing like that!" Momo said.
"So you're telling he's still single. Then you might have a chance." Mei said before she turned to Goe. "Don't you agree, Goe?"
Goe was surprised to hear that.
"Well, I…I don't have that much experience with boys, but I think you should keep doing your best, Momo-chan." Goe said as she twiddles her fingers.
"Not you too, Goe-chan!" Momo said before they heard the bell ringing.
"Guess that's it for the teasing. Oh well, we'll start again another time." Mei said as she and Goe walked and sat down on their desks.
Their homeroom teacher soon entered the room and turned to the students.
"Hello everyone, starting today we'll have a new student joining us today." He told them and Momo blinks to hear that.
"A new student?" She said before the teacher turns to the call and calls out to that said student.
"You can come in now."
The new student opens the door and walks inside, and Momo smiles to see that it was Riku before he writes down his name on the chalkboard and then turns to his classmates to introduce himself.
"Hello, I'm Asakura Riku. It's nice to meet you."
Momo was both excited and happy that Riku's going to be in her classroom, Mei and Goe blinked to hear his name.
"Asakura Riku?" Goe said.
"Oh…So that's Momochi's long lost childhood friend. He's pretty good looking." Mei said as she approved of Riku's appearance.
"Alright, now for your seat." The teacher said as he looked for an empty and spotted one as he pointed at it. "That one is currently available."
Riku looks at the empty desk and smiles as it was next to Momo's own desk as she waves at him.
"Thank you." Riku told his teacher before he walked to his new desk and sat down on it before he and Momo smiled at each other. "So I guess starting today we're both classmates and neighbors."
"Seems like it." Momo said.
After a few hours of classes, school was now on break, and Riku's classmates didn't waste time getting to know Riku as they asked him a few questions.
"So which school did you go to before coming here?"
"Did you live by yourself, or do you live with your parents?"
"What kind of hobbies are you into?"
"Hey! Slow down everyone. I can only answer one question at a time." Riku told his classmates as he raised both of his hands.
As she watches him, Momo couldn't help but smile and chuckle at how popular Riku is becoming in their class.
"Dang…Looks like your friend there is getting popular." Mei said as she and Goe walked next to Momo's desk.
"Yeah. But it was always like this. Rikun was always friendly to other people and made friends with just about anyone, even an alien." Momo told them which made Mei and Goe blinks in confusion.
"An alien?" Goe said and Momo flinched as she waved her hands.
"I mean…He'll even make friends with an alien! Yeah, he's friendly enough to become an alien if he wanted to." Momo told them which made Goe and Mei sweatdrop.
"Sure…" They muttered.
Momo feels a little bad about lying to her friends like this, but she wanted to respect Pega's privacy from other humans.
Riku then notices the two girls standing next to Momo before he calls out to her.
"Hey, Momochi, are those your friends?" Riku asked and Momo nodded.
"Yeah, Rikun, this is Yachiyo Mei and Ishikawa Goe." Momo introduced them one at a time.
"Hey there!" Mei said as she waved at him.
"Hello." Goe said as she bowed her head.
"Nice to meet you. Thank you for being friends with Momochi." Riku said.
"It's no problem. Also, I thought I was the only one who can call you Momochi." Mei stated as she turned to Momo.
"It's alright, you can still tell me that if you want. It's just a little nickname we share with each other, Rikun calls me Momochi, and I call him Rikun." Momo told them.
"I see." Mei said in understanding.
'Guess that's another reason why she goes by the codename, Momochi.' Mei thought to herself.
"In anycase, I hope we'll get along, Yachiyo-san, Ishikawa-san." Riku said as he offered his hand to them for a handshake.
"Ditto." Mei said as she shook his hand. "Also, you don't have to be so formal with me. Just call me, Mei."
"Okay, Mei. Feel free to call me Riku. I've never been one for formalities either." Riku told her.
"Sure thing, Riku." Mei said with a smile.
Riku then looks at Goe.
"Also, will it be alright if I call you by your first name as well?" Riku asked.
Goe's cheeks turned a little red as she nervously held her hands together and shook her shoulders.
"Ummm…S-Sure, that's alright with me. Also…Feel free to call me, Goe." Goe told him and Riku smiles to hear that.
"Okay, thanks, Goe." Riku said and Goe's face turned fully red as she turned away from him. Riku blinks in confusion before he turns to Momo. "Did I do something wrong?"
"No, don't worry about it. Goe-chan is just a little shy." Momo said and Riku nodded in understanding.
"Oh I see." Riku said.
"Anyway Rikun, how about we go somewhere? It's been years since you were back in the city, it's best to be familiar with your surroundings." Momo suggested and Riku nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, that sounds nice. Plus, it would give us a chance to be together." Riku said and Momo blushed to hear that as Mei gave her a smug look.
D-Don't say it like that! Baka!" Momo said as she punched him on the arm.
"S-Sorry…" Riku said as he rubbed his arm.
Pega slightly popped out of Riku's shadows before he rolled his eyes of Riku's obliviousness towards Momo.
Momo coughs in her hand.
"Anyway, how about we go have some curry for dinner?" Momo asked and Riku nodded.
"Yeah, that sounds good. I love curry." Riku said.
"Great, I know the perfect place. It's called Wasabi, and their curry is…" Momo said before she, Goe, and Mei heard their phones ringing and that it would only mean one thing for them before they looked at each other.
Riku blinks in confusion.
"Is something wrong?" Riku asked.
"I'm sorry, Rikun." Momo told him as she stood up. "But something came up. Don't worry, we'll have that curry some other time."
"Okay…?" Riku said before he saw Momo, Goe, and Mei leaving the room together as Mei waves him goodbye.
"See you later, Ri-chi." Mei said as she left.
"Sure." Riku waves her goodbye as well. "Ri-chi?"
As the three girls were heading to their secret base, Momo sighed in sadness.
"Man…Here I was hoping that I would spend some time with Rikun today." Momo mutters before Mei pets her on the back.
"Don't worry about it, Momochi. I'm sure there are other possibilities for you." Mei said before Momo gave her a narrow look.
"Oh really? Then what was with the 'Ri-chi'?" Momo asked.
"What? Am I not allowed to call him by a cute nickname? Besides, you made it perfectly clear that 'Rikun' was taken." Mei told her.
"Well, I suppose that's true…" Momo mutters.
"Now, now, you two." Goe said.
They soon arrived at the curry shop, Wasabi curry and cafe, which was the front of their secret base of Tuskikage.
They then walked into the curry shop as they opened and closed the door. After hearing the doorbell ringing, the owner of the shop turns to the three Tsukikage members.
"Welcome, girls." The owner greeted them as she walked out of the kitchen.
The owner was a woman who appeared to be in her early 20s with long blonde hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a white long sleeve shirt with a red skirt and a brown apron.
This is Katrina Tobey, the owner and chef of Wasabi and an ally of Tsukikage.
"Hello, Katrina-san." Momo greeted the young woman before she looked at three other living beings in the curry shop.
Besides Katrina, there were three animals in the curry shop.
One was an owl standing on a perch.
The second was a racoon lying on a nearby pillow.
The third was a frog inside a glass tank and was sleeping on a leaf.
Each of the animals were wearing a purple bandana around their necks which was colored purple with a white crescent moon on the front.
These three are known as the three ninja helpers, trained in ninjutsu to help and assist the Tsukikage members in their missions.
The owl's name is Monomi.
The racoon's name is Rappa.
The frog's name is Kamari.
"You've arrived just in time. The others are in the base and are waiting for you." Katrina said as Monomi changed the sign to show they were close for today.
"Hai." Momo said as she and the others walked into the secret elevator in the cafe.
"Also, Momo-chan." Katrina calls out as Momo turns to her. "Don't be too alarmed once you see him."
"Him?" Momo repeated in confusion.
Goe then pushed down the switch and the elevator went down, and after a few seconds they soon arrived at the underground base of Tsukikage.
The base was very large and was around the size of a small town . There were a few modern buildings along with metal pipes and in the center of the base was a traditional Japanese house.
The elevator soon arrived at the bottom and the three girls walked on the stone pathway that leads to the large traditional building.
They then notice a girl sweeping the ground.
The girl appeared to be 12 to 13 years old with long light-dark hair tied in twin braids and purple eyes. She was wearing a sleeveless white chinese shirt with purple pants and shoes. This is Byakko.
"Honestly, why do I, the great Byakko, have to do manual chores like this?" Byakko mumbles.
"Hey there, Byakko-chan." Momo said as she and the others waved at her and Byakko waves back.
"Hey." Byakko said.
Not too long ago, Byakko was actually an enemy of Tsukikage, despite her age she's actually a mercenary hired by Moryo to eliminate Tsukikage. But she was defeated by them and was brought to their base to question her.
But during the interrogation Byakko had suddenly lost her memories of recent events as well as the people who hired her. So now she's working part time in Tsukikage to earn her keep as they kept an eye on her for any changes.
They soon arrived at the opened gates as Fu was waiting for them.
"About time you show up." Fu greeted her teammates.
"So you were waiting for us, Fu? I'm really touched about that." Mei said as she hugged her disciple.
"Shisho, knock it off!" Fu said as she tried to pull away from her.
Both Momo and Goe chuckles to see them like that before Goe notices someone else in their secret hideout.
"Zena-san?" Goe said, and Momo blinked to hear that.
"Who?"
That is when Momo saw someone speaking to her master, Yuki and Hatsume.
"Ummm...Why is there a stranger in our secret base?" Momo asked as Mei let's go of Fu.
"Oh don't worry about it, he's a friend." Mei said as they walked to the man, Yuki, and Hatsume.
Yuki then notices her disciple and the others walking towards her, Hatsume, and the man with them.
"Oh good, you're all here." Yuki said.
"Yeah, but Shisho, who is this?" Momo asked as turns to the man in the black suit.
"Perfect. Time for some introductions," Yuki said as the man, Zena, turned to her. "Momo, this is Zena-san. Zena-san, this is Momo, our newest member of Tsukikage."
"So you're this Momochi I was told about." Zena said and Momo was a little surprised that his lips weren't moving before he offered his hand for a shake. "My name is Zena. A pleasure to meet you."
"Oh...thank you." Momo said as she shook his hand.
That is when Momo's sharp nose picks up on Zena's scent, and something about it was different compared to her and the others, it was like her nose was telling her that Zena isn't what he appears to be.
Zena noticed the look in her eyes.
"Is something wrong?" Zena asked.
Instead of answering, Momo licks Zena's hand which surprised as he pulled it away as he held it and stepped away from her.
"What are you…?" Zena said.
Momo then licks her own hand to compare the taste between both it and from Zena's hand.
"I knew it. Zena-san, not to sound rude or anything but why do you smell and taste different from us?" Momo asked.
He did well to hide it, but Zena was a little surprised that she was able to see through his disguise.
"Guess you weren't exaggerating about those senses of hers." Zena said.
One of the reasons Momo was scouted to join Tsukikage was her powerful eyesight, a strong sense of smell, and can identify a person's physical condition by licking them.
"Also, you hadn't told her yet?" Zena asked as Yuki walked to his side.
"Well, even if we did, I highly doubt she'll believe it without seeing it first. Like they say, a picture's worth a thousand words." Yuki said.
"I suppose that's true." Zena said as he turned back to Momo. "To answer your question, it's best that I show you. But don't be alarmed once you see it."
"See what?" Momo asked.
Zena took off his bluetooth headset which dropped his human disguise showing his true face and appearance to the newest member of Tsukikage.
Zena was still wearing his black suit. The skin on his face was a golden material and had white eyes. He was also wearing a white helmet, and was wearing red gloves with black armbands on his forearms.
This is Zena's true form and appearance, a Shadow-Seijin.
Momo was shocked to see Zena's true form as she slowly steps away and shakenly points her finger at him.
"N-N-No way...He's a...a…" Momo mutters before Mei grabs onto shoulder and points her finger at Zena.
"Gaaahhh! He's an alien!" Mei shouted before she asked. "Was that what you were going to say?"
Momo nodded before Mei laughed as she pats on her shoulder.
"Don't worry, we all had that same reaction when we saw it too." Mei said.
"W-Well not me though…" Fu mutters as she folded her arms.
"I apologize if I frightened you. I know I'm not much to look at." Zena said and Momo waved her hands.
"N-No, I was just surprised. And you're not ugly, you're very...shining?" Momo said.
"I see…" Zena said. Hatsume and Mei chuckle at Momo's actions.
Yuki sighs in disappointment at her disciple's behavior.
"Momo, get your act together! I trained you to be better than that." Yuki told her.
"H-Hai!" Momo straightened her stance.
"Alright, now that we're done with the introductions, how about we continue where we left off?" Hatsume asked and Zena nodded.
"Of course." Zena nodded as they headed to the base's meeting room.
As they were walking, Momo was staring at Zena.
'I guess that makes him the second alien I met this month.' Momo thought. 'Though compared to Pega-kun he looks a little meaner.'
The Tsukikage members along with their friend, Zena, were in the briefing room of the base. There Zena was discussing things with Yuki and Hatsume about the details of what he had found while the other Tsukikage members kept their distance as the three of them wanted to keep it private for now.
As Zena was speaking with Yuki and Hatsume, Momo was watching them as her eyes were mostly set on Zena as she was curious about the Alien Shadow.
"Curious about Zena-san?" Mei asked as she, Goe, and Fu were with her.
"Well...I would be lying to say that I wasn't? But who exactly is Zena-san, I highly doubt he's just a friend here." Momo said.
"Hmmm...Alright, since you're still new here, it's best to tell you. You see, Zena-san is actually a member of a group called AIB." Mei said.
"AIB?" Momo asked in confusion.
"Alien Investigation Bureau. AIB for short." Fu said as she explained next. "They're an intergalactic law enforcement organization that consists of different species across the galaxy. They're short of like space cops or detectives in a way."
"And Zena-san is in charge of the newly established Earth branch here, since Earth is sort of a hotspot for illegal alien activity." Mei said.
"But most of their members aren't familiar with Earth yet, so Tsukikage had offered to be their guides and allies and to help them in case of an emergency." Goe said.
"I see...But how did Tsukikage get involved with AIB, or with Zena-san in that matter?" Momo asked.
"Well…" Goe said as she thought back to it. "It was before me and Fu-chan became members ourselves, but we've heard about it from the others."
(Flashback: Two years ago)
A fifteen year old Hatsume was walking from home to school.
"It was around two years ago, and my Shisho was heading to school like always. But then she encountered something she couldn't ignore." Goe said.
Hatsume then heard someone groaning nearby. She stops walking as she looks around for that someone as it sounds like they're either hurt or injured.
"Hello, who's there?" Hatsume calls out as she looks for that someone and spotted a figure wearing a hood over their head as they were leaning on a bridge's support pillar.
Hatsume heads to the groaning person and her eyes widened in shock to see his appearance.
A few minutes later, Zena had arrived under that very bridge as there was a report that there was a sick alien there. Zena was tracking it with a device in his hand as he walked to it as he heard it's groans.
But to Zena's surprise, he saw Hatsume tending to the sick alien as she dabs a wet towel on him.
"Shisho was tending to a sick alien that Zena-san was also looking for." Goe said.
"What are you doing?" Zena asked as Hatsume turned to him before she went back to tending to the sick alien she found.
"Well he was sick and needed help. I couldn't just ignore it, though I'm not sure if this would help an alien." Hatsume told him.
"You're not scared?" Zena asked as Hatsume showed a smile on her face.
"Why should I be? We're all living beings on this planet, so it's only natural to help each other." Hatsume told him and Zena was further stunned by this before she gave the sick alien some water to drink.
"Zena-san soon took custody of the sick alien and gave him the medical attention he needed. Then a few weeks later, she along with Hanzomon-san, Mei-chan, and two others met with Zena again. Though it wasn't exactly a fateful encounter." Goe said.
Zena was in a parking lot building as he was walking towards his car, but unknown to him is that the members of Tsukikage of that time were spying on him in the shadows.
After Hatsume had arrived at the base, she told the others about the sick alien she found and her meeting with Zena. At first they weren't sure whether to believe it or not, but knowing Hatsume isn't one to make up stories like that, they decided to investigate this, starting with Zena.
After they did a background check on the AIB member, they found that all the records about him were forged, in fact Zena shouldn't even exist in this world and that got their attention.
Hatsume was with Yuki, with both of her eyes and without her scar, as they spy on Zena together.
"Is that him?" Yuki asked and Hatsume nodded.
"Yeah, without a doubt." Hatsume said.
Yuki then placed a finger on the communicator on her ear to contact three other members.
"This is Hanzo, the target is proceeding to the car." Yuki told them.
"Roger. We've already tagged his car and placed a listening device in it."
Yuki and Hatsume soon regroup with the others as they spy on Zena together as he is getting closer to the car.
"Looks like this is going to be another easy mission." Mei said with a smirk as Zena was now near the car door.
Zena was about to open the door but then he stops before he turns to the Tsukikage members' hiding spot.
"How long are you going to keep following me?" Zena asked, which surprised them.
"He notice us?" Yuki asked.
"There's no way." Mei said.
"I know who you are, Tsukikage." Zena told them which surprised them once again. "While your skills are indeed impressive, I still hear your footsteps and sense your presence. And if I were to hazard a guess you must have placed a tracking device and a listening device in my car. You were hoping to track my movements and to listen to my conversations. That would've worked on a normal person, but I'm anything but normal."
"Okay, seriously, who is that old man?" Mei wonders out loud.
"I've already exposed your first plan. What's your next move going to be?" Zena asked as he walked away from his car and stopped in the middle of the pathway.
"Shisho?" Yuki turns to her mentor.
"No choice now. We're capturing him." Yuki's mentor told them and they nodded in agreement.
Zena loosened his tie as he was on guard for Tsukikage's next move before he saw two kunais heading towards him and Zena caught them with his hands before he threw them to the ground.
Then he noticed a chapstick rolled by his feet which was a flash grenade as it unleashed a bright light which forced Zena to shield his eyes with his arms.
Hatsume charges at him as she wields her polearm which was a cross between a war hammer and a spear as she thrust it at Zena, but he was able to dodge it and her next attacks before he timely kicks her polearm's blade to the ground which was much to her shock before she dodges a few kicks from the Alien Shadow before she was forced to let go of her weapons and backflips away from him.
Zena then felt a wire wrap around his arm and it was Hatsume's mentor as the wire was in her hands.
Hatsume's mentor jumps over Zena to wrap the wire around his body, but Zena was able to skillfully followed the wire's movement as it slips out of his arm and grabs onto the wire, which surprised Hatsume's mentor as Zena uses it to swing her to the ground, and she let's go of the wire as she safely rolled on the ground.
Zena then notices Yuki moving towards him as she kicks at him, and Zena blocks it with his arm and pushed her leg back as he punches at her a few times as Yuki dodges his punches and was going to draw out her sword to slash at him but Zena stops her from pulling it out by quickly pressing his hand against the bottom of it which surprised Yuki before Zena grabs hold of her and throws her away, Yuki was able to land on her feet.
Then Yuki's mentor, armed with her own sword slashes at Zena a few times as the AIB member skillfully dodges her attacks before he catches it between his hands before he pulled it out of her hand and Zena kicks at her which she manages to block in time by using her arms but she was forced to skid back.
"Shisho!" Yuki said in worry.
"I'm alright...but man, that was some kick." Yuki's mentor said as she flicked her hands. "This guy is definitely no amateur. Guess there's no reason to hold back. Spyces everyone!"
"Hai!" They said in agreement.
The members of Tsukikage brought out their secret weapon: The Spyce.
For Yuki and her mentor, they used a stick of cinnamon. Hatsume and her mentor, sweet fennel. Mei a laurel leaf.
They each took a bite of their respective Spyces and as the effects course through their bodies, their eyes change color.
For Yuki hers change into a bright color. Hatsume hers change into a green color. And Mei hers change into a magenta color.
Zena raised an eyebrow by the change in their eye color.
Yuki then pulls out her sword and dashes at Zena at high speed as she swings her sword at him, and Zena was barely able to dodge by jumping away as Yuki was able to cut his tie in half.
As Zena lands on his feet, Mei appeared behind him as she throws a few punches and kicks at Zena as he was barely able to dodge and parry them before he blocks one kick aimed at his side with his arm but Mei was still able to send him rolling on the ground before he manages to recover as he skids on knee, foot, and hand.
'They're faster and stronger now. Was it because of those things they took?' Zena thought as he stood back up.
Then he notices Hatsume with her spear back in her hands jumps down at Zena aiming it at the AIB member as he dodges as the spear stabs into the ground.
Hatsume quickly pulls her spear out of the ground and attacks Zena with it several times as he is barely able to dodge them before he jumps away from Hatsume, and that is when Zena notices that two of them are missing.
"Wait...Where's the other two?" Zena said before he felt a gun pressed behind his head and a sword close to his neck, it was Hatsume's mentor armed with her guns and Yuki's mentor armed with her own sword.
"First and last warning. Surrender, now." Hatsume's mentor said as she pulled down her gun's hammer.
Zena sighed as he raised both of his arms as the others moved closer to him but were still on guard against him.
"Alright, now we get straight down to business. Who are you?" Yuki's mentor asked. "We look up every file of you, and they're all fakes. So meaning you don't exist. Care to explain about that?"
"Hmmm...So you were able to figure that out. Impressive." Zena said. "I heard about your little group, and I wanted to see for myself if you're as good as they say."
"But why though?" Hatsume's mentor asked.
"Because I need your help with something." Zena told them.
"And that would be?" Mei asked.
"It's best that I show you. Can I have your permission to move my hand?" Zena asked.
They thought about it before they nodded to each other.
"Just make it quick." Yuki's mentor told him.
Zena then removed his headset to reveal his true form to the girls which really surprised him.
"An alien?"
"Dang...Just when you thought you've seen everything in this job." Mei mutters.
"My name is Zena. There's a matter I wish to speak with you about." Zena told them.
"After that, Zena-san told them about AIB...and the truth of the Crisis Impact." Fu said.
After their fight, Zena had brought the Tsukikage members to the AIB's base on Earth as he showed them footage of the Crisis Impact as the blackhole had destroyed the planet they live on and began to suck in everything around it.
"This is unreal…" Yuki's mentor said.
"The reason why AIB was founded is to bring back order and peace back in the galaxy. But then Earth has become a hot zone of illegal activity, this city included. And as embarrassing it is to admit, most of us in the Earth branch are still new to this planet. Which is the reason why I reach out to you. Your group has connections to every intelligence organization in the world, and you're experts in hiding in the shadows. That is if you're willing to form an alliance with us." Zena said.
The members of Tsukikage turned to each other in thought and then they nodded at each other as it was an easy decision for them before they turned to Zena.
"You don't even have to ask. We'll do it." Yuki's mentor said as she walked to Zena and offered her hand to him.
"Thank you." Zena said as he shook her hand.
The members of Tsukikage smile at their new partnership with AIB.
"And that was the day we became allies with AIB. Since then we've been helping Zena-san with his cases here in Sorasaki." Mei said.
(End of flashback)
"Oh wow. That's pretty unbelievable." Momo said. 'But then again, Rikun is actually an alien himself, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised by something like this anymore.'
That is when Momo realized something about that story.
"Wait...You said that Zena-san had told you guys the truth about the Crisis Impact, right?" Momo asked.
"He did." Fu said.
"Then...Did he say who was responsible?" Momo asked.
"Yeah. Apparently it was a guy called Ultraman Belial." Mei answered. Momo's eyes widened in shock to hear that.
'Belial?!' Momo thought in shock as she remembered seeing a picture of Belial from both a picture Rem had shown her and from that news report from yesterday. 'Then the one responsible for the Crisis Impact really was…'
"Alright, everyone," Yuki calls out to everyone, which brings Momo out of her train of thought. "It's time to discuss today's mission."
"Guess it's business as usual." Mei said as they walked to Yuki, Hatsume, and Zena.
'Right. I can't think about that right now. I have to focus on the here and now.' Momo said.
They were now standing in front of Yuki, Hatsume, and Zena as they began to explain.
"I should start things off first." Zena said before he explained. "About a few hours ago, AIB detected long range transmissions from earth and from another planet. From here in this city to Planet Dada of the Dada race."
"Okay, but…What's a Dada?" Momo asked.
"I'm so glad you've asked, Momo-chan." Hatsume said as she pushed up her glasses and used the tablet in her hand to bring up a holographic screen which showed a picture of a Dada.
It was a humanoid alien with a large black colored red with a white face with large red eyes and lips, its body was colored white with black lines covering his whole body and had black hands. This is the Dada.
"The Dada are a race of humanoid aliens, and they're quite fascinating creatures. They're able to fly, change their size, mind control people, and are able to shoot lasers out of their eyes. Oh, but don't me start on their more infamous weapon…The Micronizer Device!" Hatsume said as she changed the image of the said Micronizer Device.
It was a high-tech alien gun that was colored silver with a blue pointed end on the barrel.
"This device of theirs is able to shrink down their target's size while trapping them in a glass container. I have some theories on how that works, but I think the most logical conclusion is…" Hatsume said before Yuki stops her by lightly elbowing her.
"Hatsume, I think that's enough and you're only confusing, Momo." Yuki told her before Hatsume blinks before she turns to Momo as her eyes were now white as she had trouble keeping up with her.
Hatsume blushes before she coughs in her hand.
"Oh I'm sorry about that, Momo-chan. I tend to lose myself in these kinds of things." Hatsume said as she pushed up her glasses. Goe then whispers to Momo.
"My Shisho is usually like this when it comes to aliens and their technology. She tries to hide it, but she has become quite the sci-fi otaku." Goe told her.
"I see." Momo said.
Hatsume coughs in her hand.
"Anyway, the Dada are well known for abducting humans for their own ends." Hatsume told her.
"Any reason why?" Momo asked.
"Well, humans do pay a high price in the black market. Sometimes as a resource or a delicacy." Zena answered, which made Momo's face turn a little green and covered her mouth. "But I highly doubt it's something like that. The Dada are known for taking humans as research subjects for their experiments and like to keep such things to themselves."
Momo's face turned back to normal after hearing that.
"But it doesn't explain why one is here in the first place." Mei said as she placed her hands behind her head.
"Well, that's when I had a thought about it." Hatsume said as she brought out a video that was posted online.
It was a video of Haruo and his family when his niece created that fire.
"A friend of mine in class showed this to me. And here's where things get odd." Hatsume said as she played the video as Haruo's niece created that fire out of nowhere which surprised some of the members of Tsukikage.
"Apparently this girl had lit up some firewood out of nowhere. At first, I thought it was fake, but after hearing about this Dada, that's when I remembered this video." Hatsume said.
"It's possible that this girl possesses a special power. Which would make her a perfect research subject for the Dada." Zena stated.
"And her family will no doubt be in danger. Which is why we're going to set out and find them." Yuki said.
"I see." Momo said in understanding before she notices something about the video and recognizes the girl who created that fire. "Wait…Eri-chan?"
The others then turned to Momo.
"What? Momo, do you know that girl?" Yuki asked and Momo nodded.
"Yeah, I do. Her uncle owns an old convenience store and I go there pretty much all the time, and that's how I know her. In fact, I did remember that her family had been living in the shelters since last night's attack." Momo told them.
"And that's where we'll start looking." Yuki said.
"Right." Zena nodded in agreement. "I'm going back to my base to make sure no other Dada comes here."
"Right. Now let's move out!" Yuki told her team and they nodded.
After he left school, Riku was exploring the city to get familiar with the area. As he was walking around, he felt a little nostalgic about being in this city again as he spotted a few places that he and Momo would play together as kids.
Riku then stops at the curry shop, Wasabi, as he looks at the shop.
"Wasabi…Could this be the place that Momochi told me about?" Riku said in curiosity before he notices the close sign is up. "Looks like they're close today. That's a little disappointing. But oh well, I think I'd rather come here with Momochi."
Riku then leaves and was planning on heading to the underground base, but then he stops as he heard his phone ringing before he brought it out and saw it was Haruo calling him.
Riku blinks to see that before he answers his call and places his phone by his ear.
"Hello, Manager." Riku said.
Haruo was seen standing outside of a warehouse as he spoke with Riku on his phone.
"Yeah, we're fine. We had to leave the shelter, but Eri's grandpa has a warehouse in the suburbs, so we're staying there for now." Haruo told him before he heard screaming and noises from inside the warehouse.
He rushed back inside but to his surprise as he cried out, he saw that his sister Ryoko was putting out a fire with a piece of cloth, as his father-in-law had held his granddaughter as he had no doubt that Eri had started that fire.
"What's wrong, Manager?" Riku asked.
"I-I-It's nothing! Nope!" Haruo told him.
"Look, Riku, we're kinda busy, so I'll call you back!" Haruo told him before ending the call.
Riku then looks at his phone in worry as it didn't sound like anything to him. He then turns to his shadow as Pega brings his head out.
"That seemed weird. Let's go, Pega! It's Geed time." Riku said and Pega nodded in agreement.
"Yeah! SittinG around DOing nothing won't get us anywhere, right?" Pega said as Riku ran to that warehouse, before he stopped as he realized one thing.
"Wait a minute…Where is that warehouse?" Riku said in wonder.
Outside of the warehouse where Haruo and his family were staying, a man wearing black clothes with a beanie and mask had arrived as he stopped in front of the door.
He then looks around for anyone who is around the area before he opens the door and walks inside.
Eri had fallen asleep as she was resting on the couch as her mother placed a blanket on top of her.
After she was done, Ryoko walked to her brother as he was standing behind the couch.
"Did you figure out what caused it?" Haruo asked.
"She was remembering the monster attack. It really scared her." Ryoko told her brother.
"For her to shoot fire…What's going on here? At first, it was just that her hands were hot." Haruo said as he remembers this one time that a bowl of ice cream had just somehow completely melted in her hands. That's when he realized it must be related to that. "Hey…that must've been the cause!"
Then the two siblings heard a loud noise.
"I'm gonna go check on that." Haruo told her and she nodded as he rushed to see what that noise was.
Haruo was walking through some pile of boxes beside him before he stopped as he saw his father-in-law unconscious and lying on the ground.
"Hey! Are you okay?!" Haruo said in worry as he knelt down to check on his father-in-law.
Haruo then saw the masked man walking out his hiding spot as he pulled a small alien gun before he fired it at Haruo which shot energy as it shocked him throughout his body.
Ryoko then hears a loud noise as she turns to it.
"Onii-chan?"
Feeling worried, Ryoko walks to the source of that noise to check on her brother before she turns to the corner as she gasps in shock before the masked man fires his gun at her which knocks her out as Ryoko falls to the ground.
Outside the warehouse, Momo and Yuki, wearing their Tsukikage uniforms, had arrived. They check the shelters to look for Eri and her family, but were told they left the shelters after what Eri had done.
Thankfully Hatsume was able to find some data on her family, and told them that her grandfather owns a warehouse.
"Okay, according to what Hatsume was able to find, this should be the place." Yuki said as she looked at the data on her phone.
"I hope they're okay." Momo said.
They soon open the door and enter inside, and that's when both Haruo and Koji are lying on the ground.
"Haruo-san!" Momo said in worry as she and Yuki quickly knelt down to the unconscious men.
Yuki then placed her fingers on Haruo's neck and could feel that he was still breathing.
"Don't worry. Looks like they're only unconscious." Yuki told her disciple and Momo was relieved to hear that.
"Thank goodness." Momo said before she realized something. "Wait…Wouldn't that mean?"
Yuki nodded.
"Yeah. It would mean our target is here." Yuki said as she brought out her Tsukikage smartphone as she changed it into a gun. "Be ready for anything."
Momo nodded in agreement as she brought out her phone as she changed it into a gun.
The masked man was now slowly approaching Eri before she woke up and screamed when she saw him. Yuki and Momo had soon arrived as they hid behind the wall.
"Eri-chan!" Momo said in worry as she was about to move in to help her, but Yuki stopped her as she grabbed hold of her shoulder.
"Momochi, no! We can't make any reckless moves." Yuki said.
"I know…But still…" Momo mutters in worry.
Eri stood up as she backed away from the masked man as he continued to approach her.
"Stay away!" Eri demanded as she shot out fire from her hands as it hit the masked man before he was forced to roll on the ground which put out the flames around his body and drop his human disguise as he was a Dada.
Seeing her using those flames surprised both Momo and Yuki.
"Unbelievable! How about this?!" The Dada said as he used his Micronizer Device which unleashed a ray of light which landed on Eri as it shrinks her down and entraps Eri in a glass capsule.
"Help!" Eri calls out as she bangs on the glass capsule, she was now trapped in.
Then both Momo and Yuki moved out of their hiding spot as they aimed their guns at the Dada.
"Freeze!" Yuki calls out as the Dada turns to them. "Let the girl go now!"
"Huh? Who are you two?" The Dada asked.
Yuki and Momo fired stun bullets at the Dada before he dodged them by rolling on the ground.
Yuki then charges at the Dada as she throws a few kicks at him, and the Dada dodges them as he moved away from her before Momo charges at him as she draw out her sword and slashes at the Dada as he dodges it as well before both girls stop in front of the Dada as they pointed their weapons at him.
"Why are you after that girl? Was it because of those flames? What do you know about it?" Yuki asked.
"Oh yeah. Like I'm going to tell you." The Dada said in a mocking tone.
"Then I guess you leave us no choice." Yuki said as she put away her gun and drew out her sword. "Let's go, Momochi!"
"Hai, Shisho!" Momo said as they charged at the Dada.
Yuki attacks first as she slashes at the Dada two times as he dodges them before he dodges a few more slashes from Momo before he blocks her next slash with the glass capsule before he pushes Momo away as he makes a run for it.
"Stop!" Yuki said as she and Momo chased after the Dada before he phased through a wall which forced them to stop. "Dammit! We need to circle around and stop him before he gets away!"
"Right!" Momo nodded in agreement as they quickly rushed out of the warehouse through the door.
Thanks to both Rem's elevator and Pega's intelligence, Riku was able to move to an area that was close to the warehouse where Haruo and his family were staying.
"We'll have to walk the rest of the way." Pega told him.
"You've really got it easy, Pega. All you have to do is ride in my shadow." Riku stated.
While he wasn't looking, Riku accidentally bumps into someone as they both fall to the ground together, and it was the Dada as the capsule he was holding fell out of his hands.
"Sorry, are you okay?" Riku asks as he sits up and looks at the Dada and is surprised that it was an alien as he picks up his capsule and runs away.
"Is that a helmet?" Riku said in wonder.
"Move!" Yuki said as she and Momo jumped over Riku as they chased the Dada.
"Momochi?" Riku calls out as he sees her, and Momo flinches as she stops and turns to him.
"R-Rikun?! What are you doing here?" She asked.
"I should be asking you that. Also what's with the outfit?" Riku asked and Momo flinched.
"Well…Ummm…" Momo mutters.
"Momochi!" Yuki calls out and Momo flinches.
"Look! I'll explain later!" Momo said as she followed her mentor to chase the Dada once again.
"What the heck is going on?" Riku said as he slowly got back up.
"Hey, I just saw something really weird!" Pega said as he popped out of Riku's shadow and grabbed onto his feet.
"Like what?" Riku asked.
"He had Eri-chan!" Pega told him.
"Eri-chan?" Riku said in shock.
After Riku had bumped into the Dada and fell to the ground, Pega appeared out of his shadow and that's when he saw Eri in the capsule as she called out to him for help.
The Dada was now running through a pathway before suddenly a polearm suddenly falls in front of him as it smashed into the ground as he stops running and landing in front of him were Goe and Hatsume as the latter pulled her polearm out of the ground as Goe wields her weapons which were a pair of large gauntlets.
"End of the road for you." Hatsume said as she and Goe assumed their stance.
The Dada was about to turn around and run before he stops as Yuki swings her sword at him as he dodges it before she and Momo stop in front of him as Momo pointed her gun at him.
The Dada was now surrounded in both ways by the four Tsukikage members.
"Nowhere for you to go now. Hand the girl over!" Yuki told the Dada as she pointed her sword at him.
"Seriously! Who are you brats?!" The Dada exclaimed as he brought out his small gun and was going to fire at Yuki and Momo.
"Look out!" Said Riku as he pushed Yuki and Momo down in the ground to avoid the energy shots.
Both Goe and Hatsume were surprised to see that.
"Riku-kun?" Goe said in shock.
"Riku? That's him?" Hatsume said.
Seeing that those two were now distracted, the Dada saw his chance as he turned around and jumped over Hatsume and Goe before he landed on the ground and ran away.
"Oh no!" Hatsume said.
Riku saw that as well.
"You're not getting away!" Riku said as he quickly stood up and jumped over both Hatsume and Goe as well as the Dada as he stopped running as Riku accidentally crashed into a wall and fell on some trash bags as he rolled on the ground.
The Tsukikage members were surprised that Riku had jumped high and far, despite his poor landing.
"No way…" Momo mutters as she was surprised to see that as well.
Riku was able to stand up and face the Dada as he grabbed onto the capsule that contained Eri.
"Come on! Let go!" Riku demanded as they both fought for the capsule.
Momo then uses that chance to kick at the Dada which sends him rolling on the ground as the capsule is now in Riku's hands as he falls to the ground.
"This is getting out of hand!" The Dada stated as he ran away.
"Itai, itai, itai…" Riku mutters as he sits back up.
Then the capsule soon released Eri as she was now back in her normal size.
"Eri-chan! Are you okay?" Riku asks as he stands up and checks on Eri.
"Yeah." Eri nodded.
"Thank goodness." Momo said with a smile.
Then suddenly Yuki fired at Riku and Eri as they felt a slight pinch on their necks as they placed a hand on it.
Momo was surprised by that as she turned to her mentor.
"Shisho? What was that for?" Momo asked.
"It's standard procedure. Just because he's a friend of yours doesn't change anything." Yuki said.
"I know that, but still…" Momo said.
"Ow…What was that for?" Riku asked as he and Eri were still rubbing their necks.
The Tsukikage members were surprised to see that as the memory erasing bullets should've knocked them out and erased their memories.
"No way…the memory erasures didn't work on them?" Hatsume said in shock.
"How is that possible?" Yuki said as she looked at her gun.
The Dada was able to find refuge in a dark and abandoned building but could tell that someone was following him.
The Dada hid behind a few barrels as he looked at his stalker. It was Fukuide Kei wearing his dark clothes as he approached the Dada.
"Who are you?" The Dada asked.
"The light must've attracted you. I'd rather you not interfere with my research." Kei told him as the Dada walks out of his hiding spot as he confronts Kei.
"I found that light! You can't have it!" The Dada stated.
"It's pointless!" Kei told him and the Dada was confused by that before he explained. "The Little Stars are hard to separate from their hosts. It's only possible when the host wishes for it…When they wish upon an Ultraman."
"Nani?!" The Dada said as he brought out his Micronizer and fired it on Kei.
But then Kei blocks with his hand with energy around his body before he absorbs before he suddenly vanishes. The Dada was surprised by that before Kei appeared behind the Dada.
"Now die." Kei said as he thrust his hand into the Dada's back and channeled energy throughout his body before he exploded into pieces.
After the Dada had gotten away, Momo, holding Eri's hand, could feel the intense heat in it.
"Her hand is hot. It's almost like an oven." Momo said.
That is when they saw a bright light appearing on her chest which surprised them.
The light in her chest almost looks like a small star burning within Eri.
"That light…" Riku said.
"Riku," Rem calls out to Riku from his Loading Knuckle as he grabs onto it. "I have done a scan of this girl. It would appear to be an unknown energy source not found on Earth. It's most likely the cause of those flames she created, and why that alien was after her."
"Then is there any way to remove it?" Riku asked.
"Possibly. But it would take some time for me to find a way." Rem said.
"Could that be the reason why that alien was after her?" Yuki asked.
"It seems to be the cause. In anycase, if the Dada are after this girl, others might come after her as well." Hatsume said.
"Onii-chan…Onee-chan…" Eri calls out to Riku and Momo.
"Cut it out. You're making her worry." Riku said as he held Eri with his arm on her shoulders.
"Oh, I'm sorry about Eri-chan." Hatsume said as she gave the girl a kind smile.
"In any case, we may need to bring this girl to Zena-san. He might be able to help us figure out what that light is." Yuki said before she set her eye on Riku. "And includes you as well."
Momo was worried to hear that and Riku was surprised by that.
"Eh? Why me?" Riku asked.
"Because you're definitely not a normal human. The way you jump would be impossible to do, even for a trained athlete. Not to mention how you were immune to our memory erasures is another matter we can't ignore." Yuki said.
"Okay, Momochi, I've been patient for a while now, but I just have to ask, who are these people?" Riku asked.
"Well…It's a little complicated." Momo said as she scratched her cheek.
Kei's eyes lit up red as he could sense the Little Star within Eri now has protection.
"So the Little Star's host has protection now." Kei said as he grins. "Sounds like an excellent opportunity."
Kei soon brings out his Gomora Capsule.
"Gomora!" Kei said as he pushed the switch up which made a yellow light appear on the top part as it made a monster roar.
He then loads the Kaiju Capsule into his Loading Knuckle before he brings out his Red King Capsule.
"Red King!" Kei pushes on its switch as it lights up red and roars before being inserted into the Knuckle as well.
Kei then brings out his own Riser as he pressed on the trigger.
"This marks the end for her!" Kei declared as he pulled out his Loading Knuckle and scanned the Kaiju Capsules with his Riser which made a yellow and red DNA strand.
[FUSION RISE]
Kei then pressed on the trigger again as the DNA strand turned green as Kei roared and brought the Riser to his chest.
Inside a dark red space, Kei thrust his arms to the side and transformed into Ultraman Belial as the two Kaiju Capsules flew around him as an eclipse sun appeared behind the dark Ultraman.
Then the two Kaiju Capsules change into the very Capsules they were based on.
Gomora has a dark body with two large horns on the side of its head with claws on the tips of its fingers and feet and has large pointy scales on the front of its body and has a large tail.
Red King had a pale white body with sharp teeth.
[GOMORA]
[RED KING]
[ULTRAMAN BELIAL]
Belial was able to absorb the two Kaijus into his body through his mouth as he transformed into Skull Gomora.
[SKULL GOMORA]
"Umm…Shisho…" Momo turns to her mentor as she wonders if she should tell him or not.
Yuki sighed.
"Suppose it's pointless to hide it from him now." Yuki said before she turned to Riku. "We're known as Tsukikage. A group of spies dedicated to protecting this city from underground crime syndicates, regardless if they're human or not."
"I'm sorry…what?" Riku asked.
"Like Momo had told you, it's complicated. But for now, you're coming with us for questioning." Yuki said as she grabbed onto his arm and was going to drag him away to the base.
But she stopped as they heard roaring, they looked and saw Skull Gomora had appeared in the city as it was slowly approaching them.
"That kaiju again?!" Yuki gasped in shock.
"No way…But I've beaten him!" Riku said, which made the others turn to him.
"Wait…What do you mean by that?" Yuki asked and Riku flinched on what he just said.
"Well, I…" Riku says as he grabs onto his Loading Knuckle and Momo notices that.
"Rikun…" Momo mutters.
"Will you Fusion Rise?" Rem asked.
Riku thought about it before he let go of the Knuckle.
"No." Riku said. "We need to get Eri out of here."
"Right." Momo nodded in agreement before they ran away together.
Back in the warehouse, the TV was giving a news report of Skull Gomora's appearance in the city.
"A giant monster has appeared. All citizens are asked to begin evacuation procedures immediately."
Ryoko had woken up as she rushed to her unconscious brother and shook him.
"Onii-chan! Onii-chan!" Ryoko called out and Haruo and Koji woke up as they slowly sat back up.
"What is it?" He asked.
"It's Eri! I can't find her!" Ryoko told him.
"Eh?!" Haruo said in shock and worry.
The three of them soon left the warehouse as people were screaming and running away from Skull Gomora.
"That's the thing from before!" Haruo said.
"Eri!" Ryoko calls out to her missing daughter.
"Eri!" Haruo calls out to her as well.
Haruo then his phone rang as he brought it out and saw it was Riku calling him before he answered it.
Riku along with Eri and the Tsukikage members, now wearing their school uniforms, had arrived at a meeting spot Riku had told Haruo and the rest of his family to meet with them and Eri.
Riku soon spotted them as he waved at them.
"Manager!" Riku calls out.
"Okaa-san! Oji-chan!" Eri said as she ran to her family as Riku and the others followed.
"Eri!" Ryoko said in relief as she hugs her daughter and Eri hugs her back.
"Riku, Momo-chan, thanks!" Haruo told them.
"Let's get out of here. The kaiju is coming." Riku told them.
"Good idea. Come on, let's go!" Haruo told them and they nodded in agreement as they ran away together.
The Tsukikage members followed them to make sure that Eri and her family would be alright.
"All right." Riku said as he was about to follow them before he suddenly stopped. "Cut it out, Pega. Don't hold onto my leg."
Momo stops walking as she turns to Riku, and the other members stop as well as when Momo had stopped.
"Momo?" Yuki said in wondering what was up with her.
Pega appeared in front of his legs as he wasn't holding onto Riku's legs.
"I'm not doing anything." Pega told him.
"Then why can't I move?" Riku asked.
"It must be what you want." Pega stated.
"What I want?" Riku asked
"You may be Belial's child…But you're still you!" Pega told him.
Thanks to that, Riku soon made his decision on what he had to do. He then turns around and runs to Skull Gomora.
"Rikun!" Momo said as she followed him.
"What the…What are they doing?" Hatsume said.
"I don't know. But I believe we'll find out." Yuki said as she followed them, and Goe and Hatsume soon did the same.
After following Riku to a hiding spot to transform, the Tsukikage members stop as he brings out his Geed Riser.
"Jītto shite temo, dō ni mo narane!" Riku declared.
(Transformance sequence)
Riku soon opens his Capsule Holder and brings out his Ultraman Capsule.
"You go!" Riku said as he pushed the switch and Ultraman soon appeared beside him.
"Sha!"
Riku then brought out the Belial Capsule.
"I go!" Riku said as he pushed the switch and Belial appeared beside him as well.
"Uwe!"
Riku soon brings out his Geed Riser and presses on its trigger.
"Here we go!" Riku declares as he scans the Capsules with his Riser.
[FUSION RISE]
"Time to get ready!" Riku said as he raised the Riser up and brought it to his chest. "Geed!"
[ULTRAMAN]
[ULTRAMAN BELIAL]
[ULTRAMAN GEED: PRIMITIVE]
Riku transforms into Ultraman Geed as he thrust his hand forward.
(End of sequence)
The three Tsukikage members were surprised to see Riku's transformation as Geed before he landed on the ground as he stood up and faced Skull Gomora as the Kaiju approached him.
"Here I come!" Geed declares as he charges at Skull Gomora before he jumps and knee strikes it on the head.
Skull Gomora was about to bite onto Geed but he stops it by placing a hand on its face and holding Skull Gomora back.
Eri and her family soon arrived at a building that was in the middle of construction for shelter. Haruo pulls on the door to open it but it was locked with a chain lock.
"It's a dead end!" Haruo said as he turned to his family before they saw Geed's battle against Skull Gomora.
"Look! It's him again!" Ryoko said.
Skull Gomora was able to remove Geed's hand before the Kaiju swings its arm at the Ultraman, Geed stops it by catching the arm and pushed it down before Skull Gomora attacks with its other arm and Geed pushed it back as well before he lands a spinning hand strike on its head followed by Geed slamming both hands on top of Skull Gomora's head.
Skull Gomora then swings its large tail at Geed and he dodges by rolling on the ground.
Skull Gomora roars as it channels energy from its chest to its foot before stomping it on the ground which turns the ground into lava before several rocks of fire flew out of it and launched themselves at Geed.
Geed blocks the fireballs using an energy shield as they were deflected upon impact and landed into the ground creating small explosions.
Eri and her family could feel the shaking from the explosions as they stayed close to each other.
Skull Gomora is now charging at Geed and slams its large horns onto the Ultraman which sends him falling to the ground as he smashes into small buildings.
Eri and her family felt the shaking from that as well.
Skull Gomora roars before slamming both of its hands together before it turns its attention to Eri as it moves towards her.
Geed's Color Timer begins to blink red before Rem contacts him.
"Riku, the Kaiju, seems to have an objective."
"Objective?" Riku said.
"Instead of attacking you, it has chosen to continue its path." Rem told him.
Riku looked and saw that Skull Gomora was heading towards Eri and her family and saw the Little Star appearing in her chest.
"Wait…Is it after Eri-chan as well? This is bad! I need to stop it!" Riku said.
(Cue: GEED no Akash)
Geed soon stood back up as he moved and grabbed onto Skull Gomora, preventing it from getting any closer to Eri.
Geed then moves in front of Skull Gomora as he continues to hold the Kaiju back, but Skull Gomora is still able to move forward as Geed's feet skids on the ground.
Eri's family worry and fear grew as Skull Gomora was getting closer to them.
Skull Gomora stops as it bites onto Geed's shoulder inflicting great pain to him.
Eri then folds her hands together as she prays for Geed to win against Skull Gomora.
Skull Gomora then begins to channel energy throughout its spikes and horns before it swings both hands at Geed as he blocks them in time as flames appear in the kaiju's mouth.
Geed roared as his eyes lit up as lightning appeared around his body.
"Please…help us!" Eri told the Ultraman.
Geed looks up at Skull Gomora's face as Riku shouted.
"Wrecking Brust!"
Just as Skull Gomora fired a flaming beam from its mouth, Geed pushed its head up causing the kaiju to miss before Geed fell on his back and crossed his arms together as he fired his beam attack as it pierces through Skull Gomora's body as it exploded.
(End of song)
Eri and her family smiled and cheered for Geed's victory against Skull Gomora.
"Yes!"
"He did it!"
"It's over!"
Then the Little Star in Eri had appeared before they saw it leaving Eri's body as it flew towards Geed as he stood up and turned to it as it went into his chest.
Riku then saw the Little Star heading towards him as he looked at it.
"Well done, Riku." Rem told him.
The Little Star then into his Capsule Holder. Riku opens it as he sees one of his blank Capsules was now glowing before he pulls it out and looks at it.
The blank Capsule then changes forms as it now has a picture of Ultraman Leo.
"Hiyah!"
"Is this…a new power?" Riku said in wonder.
Eri smiles at Geed as she was thankful towards him for protecting her and her family.
Geed then looks up at the sky before he flies into the air before he disappears into the sky.
Riku changes back into his human form as he falls to the ground.
"Okay…I definitely need to work on the landing…" Riku mutters.
"Rikun!" Riku looked and saw Momo was running towards him.
Momo then helps Riku stand back up.
"Are you alright?" Momo asked.
"Yeah, I think so." Riku said before they heard someone coughing.
Momo flinches to hear that before they saw the other members Tsukikage were looking at them.
"Shisho?! Everyone?!" Momo said in both shock and worry.
"So you were that Ultraman?" Yuki said as she looked at Riku.
"Ultraman? I think he flew that way." Riku said as he pointed at the sky.
"Don't try to play dumb with us. We've already seen you transform." Yuki said and Riku was a little worried to hear that as they now know his secret before Yuki looks at Momo. "And Momo, you knew about this?"
Momo flinches.
"Well, I…" Momo mutters as she tries to come up with something and Yuki narrows her eye at her which causes Momo to flinch before she lowered her head. "Yes…I did. I'm sorry for keeping it a secret. But I was only protecting Rikun."
"That is no excuse!" Yuki stated and Momo flinched. "We shouldn't keep secrets from each other. Especially if there's potential dangers in the city."
Momo tightly clenches her hand.
"I know." Momo said as she showed a strong look on her face. "But Shisho, listen to me. I know that Rikun resembles Belial, but trust me, he's nothing like that guy. You saw yourself how he protected Eri-chan and her family. He even protected everyone in the city when that kaiju first appeared. Rikun is good, and one of the best people that I know."
"Momochi…" Riku said.
"She does have a point there, Yuki-chan." Hatsume told her. "Maybe we should hear his side of the story before we decide on anything."
Yuki thought about it before she looked at Momo's eyes before she looked at Riku's eyes and saw there wasn't any doubt or deception within them.
"Fine. We'll listen." Yuki said and Momo smiled to hear that.
(Meanwhile)
The Kaiju Capsules were lying on the ground as smoke was coming off of them before Fukuide Kei picked them up.
"They've overheated huh? Still, I got what I was after. Only five more Capsules to go." Kei said.
(Back with Riku)
After meeting the rest of Momo's friends, Riku soon brought them to the underground base and Hatsume was in total awe of the technology in here.
"Incredible…A base that's over hundreds of meters underground." Hatsume said.
"To be exact, it's 500 meters underground." Rem told her, which surprised the members of Tsukikage as they looked at the onboard AI.
"What the? Who are you?" Mei asked.
"I am Rem. This facility's onboard AI. A pleasure to make your acquaintance." Rem introduced herself.
"An AI? As in a computer?" Fu said.
"Incredible…An onboard artificial intelligence. I wonder if I should include that into our own systems." Hatsume said as this has given her an idea.
"If you think that's cool, wait until you see this." Riku said as they turned to him before he looked down at his shadow. "You can come out now, Pega."
Then to their surprise they saw Pega emerging from Riku's shadow as he nervously taps his fingers together.
"Hello, my name is Pega." Pega nervously greeted the members of Tsukikage as he waved his hand at them.
"No way…" Hatsume mutters and Pega is a little nervous as she moves closer to him and looks closely at Pega. "You're…A Pegassa-Seijin!"
Then to Pega's next surprise, Hatsume then begins to place her hands around his body which was a little ticklish to Pega before the blonde hair girl asks him a few questions.
"This is incredible! First this base and now you, the first Pegassa-Seijin I ever met. I have so many questions for you. How are you able to move in the shadows? How does it feel to become a shadow? Also, it was said that your people have high intelligence, is that true?" Hatsume asked before Pega began to laugh as she continued touching around his body.
"Hahaha! C-Cut it out! That tickles!" Pega told her.
Mei and Fu sweet drops to see Hatsume like that.
"There she goes again. Going all otaku with an alien. Don't you agree, Goe…?" Mei said as she turned to Goe as her cheeks were a little red right now as her eyes were mostly on Pega but with a different look than her mentor.
'He's so cute…' Goe thought as she found Pega a little adorable in a way.
In another spot in the room, Riku and Momo were talking with Yuki as they were exchanging stories with each other.
"I see. So you only become an Ultraman just a few days ago. And you don't have any recollection of Belial or the Crisis Impact." Yuki said.
"Yeah, that's about it." Riku said.
"I can also vouch for him too." Momo said before she nervously twiddles her thumbs. "Also, Shisho, I know this is a lot to ask, but can you at least give Rikun a chance to prove himself."
"Momo." Yuki said.
"Please, I know that this is a lot to ask especially after all that's happened, but please." Momo said as she bowed her head. "I'll help keep an eye on him, and report on everything he does, so please, give Rikun a chance."
"I also wish for a chance to prove myself to you guys." Riku said as he bowed his head. "You can even put a track on me and put cameras in this base if you want. Just to prove to you that I'm nothing like Belial."
Yuki thought about it before she turned to the others and showed a look on their faces, saying that they'll agree to whatever choice she makes.
Yuki sighed.
"Alright, fine. Tsukikage will give you a chance." Yuki said and Momo and Riku looked up at her. "As much as I want to lock you up, I'm willing to at least give you a chance to prove yourself with your actions instead of your words. And we'll be sure to not even let our mutual friend know about this."
Both Riku and Momo sighed in relief.
"But…" Yuki said, which made them a little on edge once again. "Don't think we'll let you off the hook that easily. As of today, Tsukikage will be keeping a close eye on you. And that includes you as well, Momo."
"R-Right, Shisho." Momo nodded in understanding.
"That's fine by me as well." Riku said in understanding before he whispers to Momo. "You've certainly made some interesting friends while I was away."
Momo chuckles quietly.
"I guess I can't deny that." She whispers to him as well.
Riku could just tell that both his life as a high school student and an Ultraman is going to be hectic from here on.
The members of Tsukikage and Pega were looking at a holographic picture of the Little Star that was inside of Eri.
"A Little Star. That's what they're called." Hatsume said.
"Yes, according to what I could find in my database." Rem said.
"Do you know any more information about them?" Yuki asked the AI.
"Negative. Excluding the name, any other access to that data has been prohibited. It is protected by my developer's authorization." Rem told them.
"So much for that idea." Mei said as she rubbed the back of her head.
As they were talking, Riku was looking at his newly acquired Ultraman Leo Capsule.
"Ultraman Leo. They say he's skilled at martial arts and has a fiery fighting spirit. According to Rem's analysis, Eri-chan's light was what caused the capsule to activate."
(Next day)
Eri is seen walking with her family as they were smiling and talking.
"Her pyrokinesis is gone, along with the Little Star. She won't be targeted by kaijus or aliens anymore."
Inside Riku's underground base, both Riku, Pega, and Momo were hanging up a sign that has the name for the base.
"Also, I decided to give this base of mine a name. I'm calling it the Nebula House from now on."
The sign said Nebula House.
Riku decided to go out shopping for some things as he arrived at a bookstore as he picked up a book of a series that Haruo really liked.
"The manager's going to be staying at his sister's house for a while. When I called him, he asked me to pick up the latest book by an author he likes."
Riku was looking at the stuff in his shopping bag as he was walking before he stopped as he noticed and recognized a man who was walking past him.
"Excuse me!" Riku calls out as the man turns to him as he walks to him. "A friend of mine is a fan of yours. Can I get an autograph?"
Riku opens the blank spot of the book which also has a picture of Fukuide Kei beside it as the man in question was standing in front of Riku as he was wearing a suit and was carrying a cane on his arm.
Kei smiles at Riku.
"Certainly." Kei said as he grabbed onto the book and brought out his pen to sign his autograph on it. "Will that work?"
Kei handed the book back to Riku as he had a grateful smile.
"Thank you so much!" Riku said in gratitude as he left.
Kei watches him leave with a smile on his face before it turns into an evil looking smirk as he takes his leave as well.
To be continued…Salaryman Zero
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Also, I know I'm a few days early, but happy new year everyone~!
