Kamen Rider Zero-One Protect the New Life Chapter 2, a kamen rider fanfic

Reviews

Toa Solaric: Yeah, that's what happened last chapter.

Spidey Viewer: It's a 'between-season' movie. It's in canon to the story.

DS Rider: It's not an AbadonRiser, it's a modded ShotRiser.

MKDemiGodzilla-Warrior: You'll have to see what happens here.

Dragon Rider 66: Why? Green's not an exclusive good-guy colour.

Shooting Star Dragon 3000: Thanks buddy, glad you get it. Also, I was quoting YGOTAS Marik and Joey when you called hacks. laughs

Raven Soriano: Don't worry, we've got plans. And thanks for the comment about Edward, shows how much our writing villains has come.

Here are some reviews answered by our own GreyKing46:

Raven Soriano: The ThousandJacker and the CrushRiser have their own strengths and weaknesses. The first freezes the enemy during the extraction and can easily be done in the middle of combat, even allowing you to turn the tables. The CrushRiser... Read this chapter

Also taking that Ed comment as a compliment about how well we write villains.

Shooting Star Dragon 3000: Well he's a one-off villain, no need for subtlety. And don't worry, some weaknesses are gonna be see.

MKDemiGodzilla-Warrior: ... *Points at the Zi-O/Build Revised movie with Blood Build, and the solo Zi-O movie with the Shinogo* We make original movie riders all the time.

Spidey Viewer: Think of it as a V-Cinema that's come out during the series.

Toa Solaric: Yes. That IS what happened.

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Co-Writer GreyKing46

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

Kamen Rider Zero-One Revised

The Movie: Protect the New Life

Chapter 2

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DOMINATE!

Yua Yaiba, Kamen Rider Valkyrie, gasped as she looked down.

She and President Amatsu Gai had been preparing for the competition that he had set up with Hiden Intelligence, only for Edward Vassa, an old schoolmate and another president, to attack them. Using his own Rider System, based on the Riser system that Yua had created, he transformed and attacked them. Gai had been defeated and after a long battle, Yua had thought she had claimed victory, but...

Edward was standing tall, removing his CrushRiser from his belt. And with green energy around it, he performed a new finisher as he pressed his weapon against Yua's stomach.

"Game. Over." he spoke into her ear before pulling the trigger.

CONSUMING SMASH! CRASH!

A massive bear-sized fist erupted from the gun-like weapon, shattering Yaiba's armour, sending her flying as the armour vanished into the air...and soon absorbed into the armour of Edward Vassal. Appearing on his back was a pair of green insectoid wings.

"Ugh..." Yaiba whispered before she fell to the floor. Lying limp, her body quivering in pain.

"YUA!" Aruto yelled in worry.

"Ah, you must be the Hiden Boy." Edward spoke as he looked at Aruto.

"Yua!" Izu called out, running to her.

Vett and Izu looked on at Edward in worry, seeing this English-speaking Rider standing there.

"Who are you." Aruto frowned.

"Vulcan, Valkyrie, Thouser. You lot throw around these fancy titles." Edward shrugged "I guess you could call me; Kamen Rider... Edward."

...

"No, no, wait. That's lame!" The fifty-year-old man, rubbing his neck "Alpha's a bit too on the nose... damn, this is what marketing people are for."

"What are you..." Aruto blinked.

"Ah! Got it!" the black and green rider smirked, clicking his fingers. He coughed for a moment before straightening his posture, arms spread wide "Ladies And Gentlemen! May I have your attention? You have just seen two victories of the mightiest warrior, Kamen Rider Panzer!"

"'Kamen Rider'?" Aruto asked in confusion. "'Panzer'? As in the tank?"

"Exactly!" He nodded proudly.

Gai groaned quietly as he struggled to get up before leaving as silently as possible. There was no way he was going to get involved in this mess. Not without his Rider suit.

"That's not what Kamen Riders are for!" Aruto stood up.

Izu's headset was glowing, quickly called an ambulance for Yaiba.

"Foolish boy, you don't even see the profit or means for the progress you have right in front of you!" Edward answered.

"What are you talking about?" Aruto asked, not quite catching what Edward's first part was.

"You and Amatsu's companies. Don't you see what kind of business or profit you can reap with your combined resources?" Edward responded.

"You're lucky I paid attention during my grandfather's English lessons." Aruto frowned "Now, what the hell are you doing here?! Why are you attacking people?!"

"Seems you're not as ill-informed as I thought you were. Simple, I'm taking over your company. And ZAIA's Japan branch." Edward answered calmly as he revelled in his victories. "Showing the superior technology only an American can achieve!"

"YOU are after my company as well?" Aruto frowned. "Why?!"

"Because I could. Don't you think it's funny, how Amatsu thrust this little contest on you? He's afraid that I would take his company." Edward proclaimed, laughing at the end. "He was right to be."

"That doesn't explain 'why'!" Aruto snapped back.

"HumaGears and ZAIA's resources. You have the resources to mass-produce HumaGears, yet you let them take your jobs, and outshine you in a job meant for people; when they should be on the front lines of war! Imagine it, a troop, a brigade, an army of HumaGears out on the front lines, Sold to the military to lessen casualties of precious human life."

"You're talking about innocent lives here! You can't just use HumaGears as soldiers! They have feelings! Emotions! Ambitions!" Aruto snapped back.

"Eh, they're just walking robots that follow programming. Take out the emotions, you're just got obedient servants willing to do what they're told." Edward answered, dismissing Aruto's proclamations of HumaGears as people. "Put a gun in their hands, give them orders they follow suit like any good mercenaries Sold.

"Not if I can stop you." Aruto growled as he held up his hand, showing off a large and bulky black belt buckle.

The belt was a large black belt buckle, on the left-hand side was a red arrow pointing left, two grooves were on the top and bottom of the belt, and a silver arrow was in the centre of the device with what seemed to be a clear grey circle behind; on the right-hand side was a near completed neon-yellow ring on a black sliding section with a neon-yellow circuitry marking with a small silver arrow pointing diagonally.

ZERO-ONE DRIVER!

"A-Aruto. Don't." Yua begged. "Too strong."

"Oh? Is he your boyfriend, beautiful? Well, just watch and see what a REAL man can do!" Edward laughed.

Aruto was silent as he held up a large silver Key.

EVERYBODY JUMP!

"Huh?" Edward asked as he saw the Progrise Key in Aruto's hand and looked *totally* confused by the shape. From what he heard, there were only three sorts of Keys. The basic Keys that Yaiba and Fuwa had, the horned Keys that Gai possessed, and a third one which used some sort of 'grip'.

The Key in Aruto's hand was black with silver markings depicting a grasshopper on the screen, a silver circle with an upside-down helmet depiction, but also had silver metal plating of a grasshopper's front legs which outstretched to a hinge connected to what looked like another half of a Progrise Key that had the back legs and abdomen!

Aruto soon scanned the Key over his Driver's scanning slot, the part with the neon-yellow circle, as it activated the Key fully.

AUTHORISE!

"Panzer...I WILL BEAT YOU!" Aruto proclaimed in English, shocking Yaiba as she heard him as he flicked open his Key's screen and slotted it into the driver.

PROGRISE!

Let's Rise! Le-Le-Let's Rise!

Forming before Aruto was a swarm of silver grasshoppers, all taking the shape of a much larger grasshopper as the buzzing and croaking terrified Edward as he tried to rush forwards through...only for him to be beaten back and his armour partially eaten.

"Argh! What the hell is this?!" He screamed out.

Let's Rise! Le-Le-Let's Rise!

"HENSHIN!" Aruto proclaimed as he closed the other half of the Key over his scanner section to reveal that the Key's reverse side showed six silver grasshoppers with small red eyes and a blue button.

METALRISE!

Secret Material! Hiden Metal!

All the silver grasshoppers formed around Aruto as he was gaining a new silver bodysuit and armour.

METALCLUSTER HOPPER!

Aruto was now in a silver bodysuit, silver metal plating covering his feet, shins and kneecaps that slightly protruded out to the side. His thighs were covered in silver metal plating, but with a neon-yellow line going diagonal from his thigh to his hips. Aruto's stomach was now protected by a shield-shaped cover; his chest plate was overlapped with large bent metal segments, yellow markings on his pectorals and a silver neck guard. His shoulders were protected by pointed silver guards that had 'exposed' connective lines, his upper arms were covered in jagged protection with yellow lines and his bracers were overlapped with diamond-shaped metal. Finally, was his helmet, silver with six antennae pointing upwards, neon-yellow eyes and a neon-yellow jawline.

It's High Quality

Aruto held out his hand, as a yellow glow extended out and took shape.

Changing To Lethal Weapon!

Aruto then tightened his grip, the grow light shattering away and revealing sword.

PROGRISE! HOPPER! BLADE!

In Aruto's hand was the Progrise Hopper Blade, a neon yellow sword with a cybernetic blue edge and a depiction of a grasshopper along the face. Near the handle was a silver-edged screen with a blue background and a silver grasshopper inside. On the neon-yellow handle were a black grip and a silver trigger, finally, the pommel of the blade looked to be in the shape of a Progrise Key.

"Damn it all, was that intel out of date?" Edward growled. "I'm gonna have to fire someone when I get back!"

Shink!

Aruto glared as he rushed forwards and attacked Edward, causing sparks to fly about from Panzer's armour.

A shimmering silver grasshopper foot hologram formed around Aruto's feet as he was thrown forwards, being propelled forwards. Rushing forwards as he brought his blade in a mighty slash.

"ARGH!" Edward screamed out, having his armour being attacked, the strength of Aruto's form was intense.

SLASH!

Aruto's blades continued to strike, slashing into Panzer's armour and sparking all over.

CLANG!

"Stop! Stop it!" Edward whined as he was getting slashed before he grabbed Aruto's wrists. "I said. STOP IT!" He roared and headbutted Aruto, almost smashing the helmet and kicked Aruto in the stomach.

Aruto was sent skidding back but he caught himself, stabbing his blade info the ground to support himself "What's wrong? Can't keep up?" Aruto asked as he pulled his sword out, spinning it as he tapped the trigger.

SHINK!

The silver grasshopper in the blade extended and retracted its legs over and over with each trigger push.

PROGRISING STRASH!

Coming from the blue edge of the blade were jagged silver blades that struck out at Edward, cutting into his military green armour.

"GAH!" He yelled, being thrown back.

"Izu, get Yua out of here! Vett, get to safety!" Aruto called out, trying to protect everyone.

"Of course." Izu nodded confidently.

"Y-Yes, Sir." Vett nervously answered, escaping to find other HumaGears to get away from this fight... And she stopped, seeing her rival trapped under rubble. The rubble of what would have been his store.

"Mr Yuki!" Vett called out and then rushed to save him, doing her best to remove the rubble from him.

"Wh-who?" He groaned, looking up at Vett, though his vision was blurry.

"Hold on, I'm going to get you out." Vett informed, pushing away the rubble, to help release Yamato from the broken walls that were on him.

Yamato looked up at Vett and felt gratitude towards her, and a growing hope that he would live.

CLANG!

Both Aruto and Edward grunted against each other, with the American pushing back against Aruto as he grabbed the Progrise Hopper Blade.

"You. Won't. Hurt. Anyone!" Aruto grunted as he tried to force the attack back.

"You. Foolish. Boy! It's progress!" Edward answered.

"No! It's! NOT!" Aruto shouted, breaking through the armour as he slashed again. "You're just talking about war and murder!"

CLANG! SLASH!

Aruto worked hard and fast, spinning and slashing with his bright yellow blade. Energy gathered around it as he struck with might and speed. Aiming with precision and well-trained skill.

Panzer, Edward, meanwhile was relying on just brute strength. Slamming his fist against the blade, at Aruto, at the ground. Moving like a boxer, but not a skilled one. Fighting with quick blows and dramatic swings.

"HA!" Panzer roared, unleashing a sudden blast of lightning from his fist.

Aruto's eyes widened as he jumped up, flipping away as the Hopper Cells around him quickly changed and morphed. Forming a small shield in front of him to help guide the attack away.

KABOOM!

As Aruto landed... he was forced to dodge again, a fist flying through the air. A rocket punch he was forced to avoid.

"HAHA! Like that?!" Panzer laughed as he clapped his hands... only to roar in pain as a spike of Hiden Metal appeared out of nowhere and slashed at him. He dodged at the last second, sparks flying from his shoulder armour as the attack skimmed past him. He held his arm out, recalling the flying fist as he jumped back.

Aruto spun his sword lightly as he gave a sigh, getting into a combat stance once more.

"You are just a child... I will teach you a lesson!" Edward roared as he punched the ground.

Aruto stayed silent... before he grunted, a glowing green Caucasus and Arsino Ride Module bursting out of the ground from below him. Striking, snarling and smashing from every direction they could. Aruto used the Hiden Metal, the Cluster Cells forming shields and jabbing spears to try and keep the two at bay.

Before he sensed it.

Quickly lowering his weapon, he scanned it, before doing a spin. 360 degrees he moved, his blade slashing and sending out a wave of blue energy in every direction.

FINAL STRASH!

"GRAH!" Edward yelled as he was thrown back, his Ride Module's shattering like glass from the attack. Edward had tried to use his wings to get high into the air and come down for a dramatic strike. But Aruto had attacked, instead, before Edward got too close.

"I'm not going to let you hurt anyone." Kamen Rider Zero One glared in confidence.

"Don't get your pants in a twist over some _stupid robots!_" Edward grunted as he backed off, pressing the Progrise Key in his Driver.

DOMINATE!

CONSUMING SMASH! CRUSH!

Edward struck forwards, aiming for Aruto who rose his weapon in defence, hitting the Progrise Hopper Blade itself.

"HA!" both roared as their attacks collided. Green and yellow sparked around them, the two forcing one another back and forth. A constant push. Equal power trying to claim victory... causing a deep-cracks to start to form over the Progrise Hopper Blade.

Aruto's eyes widened in fear as he saw this, backing off as the weapon was cracked and sparking. 'Oh no!' He thought, his foot glowing silver as he jumped back. He immediately pushed his Progrise Key into his belt.

A swarm of his silver grasshoppers formed from his body, making a cone around his feet as he leapt into the air and struck Edward, penetrating through his armour and making an explosion which covered the area.

METAL RISING IMPACT!

"ARGH!" Edward screamed out as he was thrown back and rolled to the ground, not out of his form...but hurt.

"Grr! Wh-where did-?" Edward looked around in anger, seeing that Aruto and his group had vanished from the explosion when he was disorientated. "That damn bastard!" He roared out as he got to his feet, looking at his armour to see if he managed to absorb any part of MetalCluster Hopper.

"Hnn. It doesn't matter. I get what I want. I always do." He growled as he walked away, seeing the destruction that the fight left and decided to take it elsewhere.

*Time Skip*

Aruto, Izu and Yaiba were back in Hiden's office. Yua was sitting on the chair while Aruto was behind his desk trying to think what happened back there. And more so, the damage to the Progrise Hopper Blade.

The blade was currently in the special lab that was hidden away in the office while it was being repaired.

"How're you feeling, Yua?" He asked kindly.

"Like I've been up for days on end, hungover and thrown into a bed of rocks." Yua answered. "...Aside from that, I'm good."

"That's good." Aruto sighed, turning to Izu "Hey, Izu. What are the results of the scan?"

"The damage is more than just surface level." Izu frowned "The internal mechanisms are heavily worn-down and breaking apart. It appears that the parts will need to be replaced. A shame, a miscalculation. Zea and I must not have used strong enough materials in the building and planning stages, but we never imagined so much blunt force trauma against the weapon. It was smart of you to call a retreat when you did, President Aruto. The Hopper Blade would not have lasted much longer."

"And we all know what would have happened if it stopped working." Aruto frowned in worry.

Izu and Yaiba nodded as they imagined Metalcluster Hopper going on a rampage without the protective guide of the Progrise Hopper Blade.

"But I have to wonder; who the hell was that guy?" Aruto asked.

"And how the hell did he get that altered ShotRiser?" Yua added.

SLAM!

"Prez!" Fuwa called out as he slammed the door open...and dragged Gai Amatsu by his $10,000 suit.

"Unhand me!" Gai snapped.

"Fuwa, what the hell is this?" Yua asked in shock.

"Get in there," Fuwa grunted, throwing Gai into the office and onto a chair. "That green bastard got me too. And I've got a feeling that he has something to do with it."

"I have nothing to do with Edward!" Gai grunted, brushing off Fuwa's manhandling.

"How do you know that man's name?" Aruto asked.

"I-"

"He is using Riser tech. A variant of the ShotRiser. Plus, Progrise Keys. And a system like the Thousand Jacker. It points all to you." Fuwa added, frowning "No point in lying."

"Edward... His company has been a frequent collaborator with ZAIA in the past. And when I studied in America, we were roommates. He helped during the Ark Project all those years ago, he and Alpha Industries." Gai frowned. "Edward, Edward Vassal."

"Izu?" Aruto asked as he turned to her, to see that she was already searching 'Edward Vassal'.

"I have found him, President Aruto. Edward Vassal, fifty-five years old. Son of Roland Vassal, and currently acting president of Alpha International. Unmarried and no children." Izu informed.

"That we know of." Gai muttered under his breath, having known Edward beforehand and knowing his reputation.

"Edward Vassal acquired the position of Alpha International's President from his father." Izu continued. "One month ago."

...

"I-I'm sorry. Did she just say-?" Fuwa double-took in shock.

"One month ago." Yua clarified and nodded.

Gai looked to the side as he knew this, he didn't think Edward was this brash...But he knew better.

Aruto slumped in his chair as he heard that, seeing some similarity between himself and Edward, how both only got their positions via nepotism. "I don't believe this." He whispered.

"Then why did he come to Japan? How did he get the Riser Data?" Fuwa asked.

"He came to see me a few days ago, to attempt to buy ZAIA Japan out from under me. Tch. Arrogant fool." Gai scoffed.

...

"Sir... May I... Ask if you had the Kamen Rider information stored on your phone?" Yua asked in concern, as she was typing away on her RisePhone.

"Where else would it be safe?" Gai responded with a shrug.

Aruto looked at Gai in shock as he said that. "You have your Rider System Data on your phone?! Where anyone could get it?"

"Don't be foolish. I had ZAIA's best firewall blocking any threat." Gai answered.

"Then it's not 1000% protected then, is it?" Aruto deadpanned.

Gai felt a strong blow to his ego, grunting a little as his stomach seemed to be punched metaphorically.

Izu soon interjected. "ZAIA's is well known for the programming in their commercial products to be faulty." She added bluntly.

Gai was once again struck a deep blow to his ego as he grunted, using the chair as a prop to keep himself up.

Fuwa soon spoke up, having a female voice as they stood there with their arms crossed. "Only an egomaniac believes that they're protected with a single firewall on their residential phone. Even The Wolf has a two-step verification."

TH-TH-TH-THOUSAND COMBO!

"GARGH!" Gai yelled out as he was thrown to the floor, having been metaphorically beaten back by three straight-up facts of the three people he did not want to hear this from.

"You... You have been hacked, sir." Yua commented, ignoring the situation going on around her as she looked at her RisePhone "Someone has copied all the Rider data from your phone."

"Damn it..." Gai groaned as he realised his privacy had been broken into and his most private things stolen.

Aruto sighed heavily and shook his head. "And now Mr Vassal. Edward. Panzer has stolen data and our powers."

"Not just stolen." Fuwa commented as he held his hand up, showing his Punching Kong key. Bringing his thumb down on its button...

click

Nothing.

"A complete lockout." Izu whispered.

"Yeah, I can't use this anymore." Fuwa answered.

Yaiba and Gai's eyes widened as they brought out their keys, Lightning Hornet and Amazing Caucasus, before pressing the buttons...

click!

"No..." Yua whispered.

click!

"Work!" Gai ranted as he kept slamming the button.

click!

"President Aruto?" Izu asked as she thought back to the previous fight.

Aruto was nervous about this, worried that Panzer had stolen the data from MetalCluster Hopper.

Click

EVERYBODY JUMP!

A sigh of relief came over Aruto as this was confirmation that the data wasn't stolen.

"He hasn't become too strong." Aruto commented, placing the key onto his desk.

"God damn it. We need something new and powerful." Fuwa frowned.

"I could always-" Gai began to speak.

"Shut up!" Aruto, Fuwa and Yua interrupted.

"It's your fault that bastard has the data for our Keys and Riser Systems!" Fuwa pointed out.

"And he's still out there..." Aruto whispered with a frown... Before he stood tall. "I'll go out there." He spoke "I'll hold off Kamen Rider Panzer. You guys get to work on the new Key. Make one for Fuwa, since I doubt, I'll be in fighting shape by then."

And with that, Aruto began to walk out... Only for Yaiba to grab his wrist.

"Is this going to become a reoccurring thing with you?!" She snapped. "Always throwing yourself in danger like this! Despite your... Condition! Having your body constantly pushed to the limit, wearing down! Using yourself as a human sacrifice while the rest of us work and worry behind the scenes?!"

"People out there could be hurt, killed, by this guy." Aruto responded calmly, looking at her softly. "We can't beat him right now. Not without the Hopper Blade. Which will take too long to repair. I'm doing what a Kamen Rider does... Protect people."

The young president smiled, kissing Yaiba's forehead softly as he pulled back.

"Don't worry about me. I've got plenty to fight to protect. I'm not dying that easily." He chuckled. "And I've got plenty of Keys. I can hold him off for a while."

"Even then." Fuwa commented as he held out his hand... The Shooting Wolf key in his hand. "Extra fire-power won't hurt." He joked a little.

"Fuwa... Thank you." Aruto nodded with a smile, taking the key... And felt another one slip into the hand Yaiba was gripping. "Huh?"

"You bring this one back." She said confidently "So don't die. Or lose it."

Aruto smiled and gave a reassuring nod. "Izu, could you-?"

"All files and access points in your personal computer and phone have been securely locked and triple firewalled," Izu reassured, till throwing shade at Gai.

"Ms Yaiba and I shall begin the design and production work. While not perfect, a usable key should hopefully be prepared within an hour. An additional half an hour if things do not work out."

"Great!" Aruto smiled with a nod, waving "I'll see you all later!" He cheered, hurrying off.

...

punch!

And Gai was suddenly knocked out by a punch to the jaw by Fuwa.

"Now. Let's get to work, girls." He nodded calmly.

*Elsewhere*

We find the two would-be contestants hiding away in a damaged building, Vett looking around a corner.

Her eyes scanned around the field of destruction, seeing the devastation that Panzer was causing. She hid back in the damaged building where Yamato was breathing slowly, but conscious.

"It is clear." Vett reassured as she went to him.

"Damn it. Damn it; why did this happen?" Yamato asked as he looked at the broken building around them. "Everything I worked towards."

"You mean the competition, Mr Yuki?" Vett asked.

"Yes, I do." He sighed slowly as he was still hurt. "Years studying, practical application, and when I get the chance to work at one...I get the chance to work at one from ZAIA. It felt like a dream come true. What about you?"

"Me?" Vett asked as she was put on the spot.

"Yes; why do you want to be a travel agent?" Yamato asked.

Vett began to think of her answer, sitting next to Yamato. "I suppose, I was always meant to be a travel agent. It was who I am in my programming. However, as I have grown, I want to see people excited to see new locations than just staying at home. Going somewhere new and exotic. And the excitement people have when they arrive and are prepared for it."

"You...want to make people happy?" Yamato asked as he felt a kinship with Vett.

"Yes, I do." She nodded as she looked at him.

"I..." Yamato looked at Vett and subtly reached his hand out to her. "If you want...after all this." he gulped nervously.

"Yes, Mr Yuki?" Vette asked as she looked at him.

"Maybe...Could we-?" He asked, trying to catch his breath as he looked at her.

"Awe, am I interrupting?" A horrible voice spoke as Panzer appeared before the two, as he crushed building walls with his hands.

Both Vett and Yamato screamed as they saw Panzer there, looming over them like a monster from a horror movie.

Panzer reached down and grabbed them, lifting both Yamato and Vett to their feet. "Pathetic. To think you were supposed to save their companies."

"Hey! Let go of her!" Yamato snapped.

Panzer laughed at Yamato's fleeting yell at him. "Who do you think you are? I am the President of one of the World's biggest companies! I can buy you out a hundred times over and still have change and profit!"

"I... I... What are you even saying?!" Yamato snapped "But I won't let you hurt her!"

"Y-Yamato." Vett whispered as she heard him.

"If that's how you feel. You'll be the first to-!"Panzer glared, yelling at him before something caught his attention.

Vrr!

"What is that?" Panzer asked as he dropped Yamato and Vett to turn around...and a FREAKING MOTORCYCLE clocked him in the stomach.

He grunted, keeling over as he was sent crashing into a wall behind him.

Landing deftly on the ground, motorbike in tow, was Aruto.

He skidded to attention as he glared right at Panzer with his vehicle.

It was a black Honda CRF450L motorbike, with neon-yellow highlights, blue headlights, black tires, and chrome and silver joints and supports. And finally, the two protrusions on the back gave the impression of a grasshopper's hind legs. "Are you okay?" He asked Vett and Yamato.

"Y-Yes, President Aruto." Vett nodded.

"I'm okay." Yamato followed up.

"Get to safety. I'll handle him," Aruto answered.

"YOU? Handle ME? I'll beat you down with ease, brat!" Edward glared.

"Says the man with the tire mark across his chest," Aruto answered as he attached his Driver.

ZERO-ONE DRIVER!

JUMP!

Edward growled as he slowly got up and rushed at Aruto, as he was going to kill the young President.

AUTHORISE!

Coming down from the sky was a beam of digital neon-yellow light as a large metal, glowing yellow grasshopper landed, slamming its legs into the ground, causing Edward to back off. "Well... I'm not going to give up. Even if I can't."

"Argh! Fight me like a man, brat!" Edward growled.

"I will. When you act like one. HENSHIN!" Aruto flicked open his Key and slotted it into his Driver.

PROGRISE!

The grasshopper leapt around as his body was covered in a black bodysuit and a silver empty mask, with the neon-yellow energy digitized onto his body.

TO-BIA GA RISE! RISING HOPPER!

Aruto now had neon-yellow armour with small red triangles on the top of his black boots and up his shins. His thighs were guarded with more neon-yellow armour and small red triangles that went up to his waist; his chest had the most neon-yellow armour as it covered his stomach and pectoral muscles with red metal under them. Silver lines went from his neck down to his forearms, round black plain shoulder guards, black bracers with red-lining-like circuitry. Finally, was Aruto's helmet, mainly black with small red lines on the top of his head and a yellow grasshopper mask with red visor eyes.

A Jump To The Sky Turns To A Rider Kick.

"Kamen Rider Zero One, has arrived." Aruto said confidently.

"And you'll leave!" Panzer roared, rushing forwards and slammed where Aruto was with his Kong fist.

SLAM!

CRUSH!

But Aruto leapt into the air up and away. What Edward had in power, he lacked in experience, speed and *especially* leaping capability!

"HA!" Aruto proclaimed as he was now in the air, as he directed himself and kicked Edward in the back.

He kicked, HARD. So hard he was pushed back, Aruto using the momentum to flip forwards. The flip shifted his momentum, controlling it, and causing gravity to bring him down and letting deliver a powerful second kick with his other leg "-Revolving Kick!-" Aruto called proudly at his attacks.

Edward screamed out and slammed into the ground below, having a deep crater formed by the impact.

Aruto leapt back, leaving a data trail from his feet as he landed on the floor. As he looked at Edward, his confidence grew as he was ready to fight.

Find a new kind

Everything's on

Edward growled as he got to his feet as bashed the ground with his Kong knuckle.

Get set and go!

Find a new life

"I'll get you for that!" Edward glared at Aruto, using his Hornet wings to fly straight at Aruto.

Everybody wants

That's what you do

Aruto leapt above Edward, leaving a data-stream behind him, rolling in the air to kick Edward again. "If you're in Japan. Speak the language!"

FANG!

Aruto gave a devastating downward kick, slamming it against Edward's arm. Kamen Rider Panzer used his arm to block the strike. As Aruto landed, he threw his new key into his belt. A blue key depicting a shark.

PROGRISE!

So now

That's all right

Coming down from a beam of blue light was a metallic glowing blue shark, diving down to the earth as if it was water, chomping toward Edward before its body digitized over Aruto's body. "Let's go, Same!"

Shake it out

Thirsty for gest

KIRIKIRIBAI! KIRIKIRIBAI! BITING SHARK!

Aruto's neon-yellow armour began to move about his body to accommodate the new Shark armour on his body. His boot armour moved to the outside as blue shark-fin shin guards pointed out, his neon-yellow thigh guards revealed the black undersuit and protected his back, his chest was covered by blue gill-like layered chest protection, and his plain black shoulders gained two blue protrusions with gill markings on them; on his bracers were neon-yellow fin blades; and finally his helmet, his hopper mask had split in two to make a chin and jaw guard with a blue shark-like cover with red visor eyes.

Fangs That Can Chomp Through Concrete.

"Ha!" Aruto rose his hands in an attacking stance as he rushed forward, slashing at Edward as the Hornet spikes kept firing at him.

Looking for something you have never seen before

He gave a series of rapid slashes, energy flowing from his arm blades in waves of energy.

'Hnn! This speed! This biting strength!' Edward thought to himself, seeing the waves of energy bite into him like shark teeth.

Find a new kind

Everything's on

'It's getting annoying!' Edward roared out as he tried to smash the energy into pieces as Aruto was slowed down, but able to dodge this heavy armoured 'Rider'.

FIRE!

PROGRISE!

Get set and go!

Find a new life

A beam of red energy came down from the sky, getting between Edward and Aruto, sending Panzer away with a swat of its claws as a burning red metallic tiger roared out. "Tora-Chan!"

GIGANT FLARE!

FLAMING TIGER~!

Aruto's blue armour disappeared as he stood there, flames licking his body as his neon yellow armour changed over his body once again. His neon-yellow boot armour remained on the outside of his feet, but his thighs were now covered by striped, red-armour at the front with neon-yellow armour at the sides. His chest bore a flaming-stripe-like red chest guard with two neon-yellow side guards under that, his shoulders were covered with flame-like protection at the front with neon-yellow guards on the back. On his bracers were his neon-yellow armour and bright red gloves; finally, was his helmet, giving a tiger's face for his mask but now with blue visor eyes and a striped mouth guard with arrow-like markings on his forehead.

Explosive Power of 100 Bombs

Everybody wants

That's what you do

"Things are heating up now!" Aruto called out, clapping his hands and shooting flames from his palms.

"ARGH! HOT, HOT, HOT, HOT, HOT!" Edward roared out, the flames catching his body as he was enveloped.

So now

That's all right

SLAM!

He slammed his fists into a car to block the flames, not even thinking of the immediate explosion from the car's tank.

KABOOM!

Edward's short-sightedness caused him to be blown back, Aruto's flames were too hot for the car to handle, and Edward essentially held a bomb in his hands that blew up right in his face.

Shake it out

Thirsty for gest

"Kuma-Chan!" Aruto pulled out another Progrise Key as he began to swap his Keys over.

BLIZZARD!

PROGRISE!

Edward glared right at Aruto, summoning more hornet stingers and followed it up by rushing forwards, aiming to body rush Aruto. "HIDEN!"

A beam of white-blue light came down as a large metallic glowing white bear roared swatting and freezing Edward's arm momentarily as it turned and hugged Aruto.

ATTENTION FREEZE!

FREEZING BEAR!

Aruto's red armour was now replaced once again, replaced it now with icy blue bear-themed armour. His legs were without armour, having only neon-yellow back protection and the outside of his feet. His gloves were now an icy blue colour with protruding ice-like elongated hexagons that overlapped on his forearms as bracers, pointed outward elbow protection; but his shoulder guards were covered by see-through ice-like protection with yellow armour underneath, and his neck was covered in solid blue armour for added protection, his chest was covered in a see-through blue armour over a yellow under-layer of yellow armour. Finally, his mask was now replaced with a blue bear-like one with yellow visor eyes and protective see-through cheek protection with his hopper-mask antennae pointing up on the back of his head.

Fierce Breath Cold As Arctic Winds.

"Question. What sound is made when you freeze heated metal?" Aruto asked.

"What kind of a question is that?" Edward asked, his armour still heated as he grabbed a large boulder of debris and threw it.

Looking for something fantastic

Aruto saw it and dodged out of the way, this wasn't one of the nimblest of his forms, but it would do the job. "A Shatter-Ring!" And produced icy winds coming from his hands.

"GAH!" Edward yelled out as his armour was frozen over, stumbling back slow.

"Hai!" He called out "Aruto ja..." He called, jumping high "NAITO!" he roared, coming down and delivering a powerful chop across his chest "Rider. Chop." He smirked.

Looking for something called sick

"GYAAAARGH!" Edward screamed out in pain, having his armour cracking and breaking.

Looking for something you have never seen before

Aruto took out his next Key, smirking under his helmet as he stood tall. He looked at it and thought about the one who used it before...but knew he wanted to say it. "Tori-Chan! Jin!"

WING!

PROGRISE!

A beam of pink energy shot down, cawing out proudly as a falcon flew around, slashing at Edward before it fused with Aruto.

Cutting-edge right?

Doesn't it make you blind?

Aruto's armour was once again changed, his frozen blue armour was now replaced with pink wing-based armour. His thighs were covered by pink feather-styled guards, his bracers we no longer there, his chest was covered by overlapped pink metal that looked like a falcon's head and beak as his yellow side chest guards remained, on Aruto's shoulders the yellow guards moved to the top of the plain black protection as spiked 'wings' rested in front of the shoulders. Lastly was Aruto's helmet, having green visor eyes, and a feathered-like mask with two small triangles by his mouth to represent the top of the falcon's beak and nose.

FLY TO THE SKY! FLYING FALCON!

Listen to what is your correctness on your heart

Your happiness

Aruto leapt into the air, higher than before and hovered. He was flying with his digital pink wings!

Spread Your Wings And Prepare For A Force.

"Free to fly~!" Aruto cheered happily as he flew high.

"Grr, you brat!" Edward glared as he summoned his hornet wings. "I'll clip those wings!" And buzzed upwards to attack, bringing out his horns to strike at him.

Is that finalized?

Have solid insights on your own

"Whoa! You kinda look like a big horned beetle." Aruto dodged out of the way.

Don't leave it behind

Face all of the quests

"I'll shove these horns right through your STOMACH!" Edward roared as he charged at Aruto, whose nimbleness was better than Edward's bull-headed thinking.

WHOOSH!

Aruto turned around, unsheathing his wings and manoeuvred his way around and struck Panzer.

You'll find the fellow who you want someday

Seek for the ways

"You're not very creative, are you, Panzer?" Aruto jeered.

Aruto's wings spread out, soaring straight at Edward and kicked him right in the stomach where the armour seemed to be weakest.

Don't get cold feet

Just only you action make future

"GYARGH!" Edward screamed as the two flew straight into the ground.

FLYING! IMPACT!

KABOOM!

Edward grunted as he was thrown to the ground, his form sparking...as some silver metal seemed to be sucked into his armour.

PRESS!

Aruto stood tall, holding his Progrise Key, scanning it over his belt and saw a beam of grey energy come down. "Zou-Chan!"

AUTHORISE!

Find a new kind

Everything's on

Trumpeting from the light was a large mechanical mammoth as he stomped on the ground.

PROGRISE!

In a flash of digital light, Aruto became armoured once again; his black under suit remained the same, his yellow hopper armour remained on the outside of his feet, grey gloves with grey bracers that seemed to curl like tusks, some grey shin guards that looked like hooves, grey see-through armour on his chest with his yellow hopper armour underneath, grey see-through shoulder guards over yellow armour, solid grey armour to protect his neck and a grey mask that looked slightly elephant-like with red eyes as his hopper antennae stuck behind his head.

Get set and go!

Find a new life

GIANT WAKING!

BREAKING MAMMOTH!

Aruto took a step forwards but felt the ground shake!

Everybody wants

That's what you do

Edward had fallen to his feet again, the shake of Aruto's steps making him lose face.

'What kind of arsenal has this brat got?' He thought angrily. "Can't you see what an army can do with the powers you have?"

"No army will have these Keys." Aruto answered.

He began to attack, the Mammoth Armour removing its tusks and using them as blades to slash at Edward. "All an army is for all a war is for, is for the profits of a few individuals! For those who are power hungry! Money hungry! Or for those who just wish to hurt others! I'd fight them all, I'd fight an entire army by myself if I had to! To stop such evil! THAT is what a Kamen Rider is!"

"HA!" Aruto roared as he jumped out of the mech suit, flipping. The giant mechanical suit shifted into a jet form.

Aruto landed atop the jet as it flew high into the air, spinning before they came rushing back down surrounded by silver energy.

"RIDER! BREAAAAAAAAAKKKKK!" Aruto roared as the two were surrounded by energy, slamming into Edward.

BREAKING IMPACT!

So now

That's all right

Edward felt something break on his person, his armour being bent and snapped in places as he was beaten down by this more experienced Rider. But yet, another Key used its finishing move.

Aruto jumped down as the mammoth armour returned to space. As he spun around, he showed off the key in his hand. A familiar blue key...

BULLET!

"B-Bullet?" Edward groaned as he heard that Key.

AUTHORISE!

A beam of dark blue energy came down as a silver mechanical blue-aura wolf snarled at Edward, almost like it remembered being beaten by it.

Shake it out

Thirsty for gest

"Let's go, Fuwa!" Aruto proclaimed as he slotted the Key.

PROGRISE!

The wolf howled out as it rushed at Aruto and shattered into its digitized self and formed armour around him.

UCHI MAKUMAKURI STAY!

Aruto's armour once more accommodated the new wolf armour as he stood tall; the blue armour became clawed feet with small heel spikes, tuft-fur on his shoulders for protection, blue spike-like armour on his chest and finally a wolf-like mask with ears acting like his antennae.

SHOOTING WOLF!

The Elevation Increases As The Bullet Is Fired!

Looking for something you have never seen before

"When did you-?" Edward asked as he saw the form before him.

...

And suddenly a barrage of missiles were launched from the armour.

"...That's not fair." Edward gasped and squeaked.

BOOM!

KABOOM! BOOM! BOOM! KABOOM! BOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM!

Edward was thrown back, and rolled to the ground as this barrage of power coming from the 'weakest' of the Drivers on Gai's data was overpowering him. Had he been lied to?

Find a new kind

Everything's on

DASH!

Edward looked at Aruto with a heavy glare. 'Bullet' and now 'Dash'? Did those other Riders give him their Keys?!

AUTHORISE!

"Let's go, Yua!" Aruto proclaimed as an orange data stream came down and formed a large glowing orange metal cheetah that seemed protective of him, scowling at Panzer.

PROGRISE!

The cheetah was rushing around Aruto, almost like the bullet form it took as it separated into its parts.

Get set and go!

Find a new life

SPEEDY NANDA!

RUSHING CHEETAH!

Aruto's armour removed itself as he stood tall. His feet still had the outside yellow armour on his black boots and shins, his thighs were now covered in orange guards with black triangle spots, and his chest had a face-like hexagonal armour piece with triangle holes along the edges that gave off the impression of teeth and spots and his yellow inner armour besides that. His shoulders were now covered by his neon-yellow armour for protection and wind resistance, his bracers were bare black with only small red circuits; and finally, his helmet, having his hopper mask acting as ear and side protection as his mask was styled like a cheetah's, pointed ears and black triangle spots with blue visor eyes.

Try To Outrun This Demon To Get Left In The Dust.

With a burst of speed, Aruto almost disappeared as he dashed around the battlefield.

Edward tried to keep up with this speed, realising his own was *painfully* lacking as Aruto caused a dust-tornado to hit Edward in his blind spots.

Punches, kicks and chops. Striking from every direction as best he could.

Everybody wants

That's what you do

True to the Key's proclamation, Edward was being left in the dust. Nothing he could do but take these attacks from Aruto's fists and feet.

So now

That's all right

He rose his gorilla fist into the air and slammed the ground, hoping to make a shockwave large enough to disrupt Aruto's speed.

However, Aruto just jumped into the air, flipping as he did.

"Riiiiiiideeer..." Aruto called as he flipped in the air. Correcting himself he began to spin, orange light and data streams surrounding him as he extended his right leg "Screeewww..." The energy gathered, growing larger and larger. Sparking around him as he came rocketing down, looking like a drill "KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCK!" Aruto roared, as his foot slammed into Kamen Rider Panzer's chest.

CRACK!

Shake it out

Thirsty for gest

RUSHING! IMPACT!

"GRARGH!" Edward roared out as he felt the armour shatter in places, causing him to crash into a wall with a car.

Looking for something fantastic

Looking for something called sick

Aruto landed on his feet, though crouched, giving off the stance Yua would often have.

Looking for something you have never seen before

He rose to his feet and looked back at Edward, whose armour was almost totally broken by this onslaught of attacks.

Go on!

...

Edward began to laugh as he stood up, steam glowing off his armour as the damage began to vanish.

"Oh wow... How did I not notice you were a gnat?!" Edward laughed "Your keys?! Their power?! They are no match for mine! Far too weak! All your hits were nothing!"

'Of course. He's close to MetalCluster, power-wise.' Aruto thought as he stayed ready for battle 'It's why I have to keep going, keep attacking. Don't give him a chance. No chance to adapt to counter. Beat him with versatility and wear him down with constant attacks. To at least hold him off.'

"Hehe. Now, the real fight starts!" Edward roared as he charged.

'Please hurry!' Aruto thought.

To be continued.

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