Chapter 5: The Hand of Cosmic Friendship

Disclaimer: I do not own Symphogear or any appearing Kamen Rider, but OCs belong to their respective creators.

"There appears to be no problems with Aka-chan's body." Ryoko reported about the conditions of the young Kamen Rider. "Eiji-chan is recovering nicely along with Tsubasa. Those two will be released soon enough."

"That's good Ryoko, but the where is Akakishi, right now?" Genjuro said as he looked at the neatly folded bed with no sight of the redhead.

"The vice commander is also absent, but he did leave behind this note." Ogawa presented the note with Tendou's writing on it.

"Let me see. 'Gone out to buy some tofu.' What does this mean?" Genjuro asked his agent who shrugged at the vice commander's confusing message.

"To walk the path of heaven, you must have calmness and tranquility while sprinting!" announced Tendou during the early morning.

"I understand, Master Tendou!" shouted Akakishi in a white Karate Gi who was running while dragging a tire through the streets of the city. On the tire was Tendou who held his tofu bowl in one hand. The tofu inside had surprisingly remained intact despite the bumpy ride the man was subjected to.

The two stopped in front of a market stall that sold produce. "Good job, now do one-hand-stand push-ups while I buy some produce. And keep an eye on my tofu." Tendou stood up from the tire and placed the bowl on top of the redhead's head.

"Yes sir!" The redhead saluted as the tofu bowl was placed on his head. Then he placed his left hand on the ground and brought his feet to the sky. Akakishi began to do his one hand push-ups while Tendou bought groceries for breakfast. Some spectators stood clear of what appeared to be martial arts training as the redhead continued to do push-ups.

Back at the base, everyone was scratching their heads over the note.

"Maybe he just went out to buy some groceries." Ryoko concluded.

"Though I may doubt it, this is the vice boss we're talking." Kanade reluctantly agreed despite how ridiculous the notion was. Then they heard the sound of the elevator doors opening and turned to see Tendou carrying 2-to-3 grocery bags in each hand meanwhile Akakishi carried 5-to-8 bags in each hand with the tofu bowl still on his head.

"Good morning, fellow members of the Second Division!" shouted Akakishi as he stood straight with a hot-blooded aura.

Everyone on base was slack jawed at how the two had arrived with the amount of groceries on hand. With the exception of Ryoko who giggled at how her simple guess was right and at the ridiculous sight.

(Naked Arms- TM Revolution)

Instrumental

The scene opens with the camera panning over the armor of Ixa R as it slowly dissolves to show Akakishi with his eyes closed as the scene appears to crack then shatter to pieces.

Next the title of Kamen Rider Ixa R: Symphony of Hearts appears after the scene shatters

okoshita yume wo tsuranukeru

The cameras turns to Akakishi two years ago with Hibiki and Miku as they walked to wherever they hang out.

kasunda sekai ni noboru taiyou

The scene freezes before shattering with Akakishi's appearance to show his current form as he walks alone with his IXA R belt in hand

shakunetsu koko ni kiwamareri

Black ash starts to pick up and cover the scene nearly making Akakishi non-visible

hageshii mama de nagare wo kaete

Despite the ash, Akakishi walks through it and looks to see several Noise and Noise Kaijin approaching him with the city in ruins.

hikari to kage no kizuna wo terasu

Undaunted, he wraps the belt around his waist as several Kamen Riders arrived to fight by his side.

Instrumental

The scene changes to Akakishi in a school uniform walking through the city to an unknown destination while carrying a school bag over his shoulder.

kienai tsuki ga shiroku yakete kizu no you na yoake

Akakishi charges into the fight, equipped with the Reverse Knuckle as several energy shots are fired towards him.

kurete yatte mo kamawanu asu kyou mata kakaete

The scene transitions back to the peaceful day as Akakishi greets Eiji who was walking in the opposite direction. The older male looks to the skies while gripping a broken medal in his pocket before smiling and walking towards a direction where Tsubasa was waiting.

yurari yurameku mune no fuchi no kagerou wa

Back in the battle, Kamen Rider OOO was seen charging in the opposite direction with his Medajabilur ready to attack a Yummy pursuing Akakishi. Tsubasa in her Symphogear followed the Medal Rider with her sword raised high.

owari kakete mo onore wo kogasu kirameki

The scene transitions to Akakishi walking past an officer with short raven hair who was washing a sports car that has a badge on the hood. The man takes out a box of milk candies with look of planning to eat them, but a female officer appears next to him with a threatening glare and a pair of handcuffs. Upon noticing her, he runs away while she chases after him. A girl with blue hair and wearing a red coat watches the scene unfolds and laughs.

noru ka soru ka kono te no moto ni

Back to the battle, a red and black Kamen Rider with several miniature cars run past Akakishi and deflected several long range attacks. Following the Rider is the same girl except she is wearing a Symphogear and wielding a hammer. Akakishi continues charging through the battle as several more Riders and Symphogears deal with foes upon coming in contact with them.

mihatenu yume no sono saki e

The scene transitions back to Akakishi as he notices a group of friends who wave toward him and he waves back with a smile on his face. The group wait before they join his walk to a similar destination as a male with a pompadour wraps his arm around Akakishi's neck and points toward the sky.

inochi wa jidai ni sakasu hibana yo

Falling from the sky, a white Kamen Rider with orange lens charged in with a rocket attached to his right arm and smashed it into a Kaijin before punching another out of Akakishi's way.

unmei koko ni kiwamareri

Akakishi punches a Fangire off its feet and slots the Reverse Knuckle into his belt before jumping off a broken highway as a flash of light consumes him.

jibun wo toosu kotae wo erabu

As the day continues to shine brightly, Akakishi sees Hibiki, Miku, and couple more of their friends who wave towards the group. He makes a smile before walking towards them with his friends.

hikari to kage ga majiwari togeru

The entire scene slowly shatters apart as the fragments reform around Akakishi into Kamen Rider Ixa R. The Kamen Rider lands in front of a group of foes staring at a silhouette who appears to be controlling the monsters. Every Kamen Rider mentioned lands near him along with Hibiki and the other Symphogear users. Then the group jumps forward to fight with the enemy. Ixa R collides his fist with the unknown opponent as light engulfs them from the clash.

The song ends with a view of a damaged Reverse Knuckle on a grave as the wind blew.

After Tendou made the breakfast for the Second Division, he was being reprimanded for his actions earlier.

"Tendou! What were you thinking?! Akakishi has recently been discharged and the first thing you have him do is a morning training run?" shouted the commander who was furious with the man.

"If he is to be my successor of walking the Path of Heaven. He must be able to be stronger than the last battle he was in. No amount of scars or broken bones are excuses to skip training." Tendou waved off any concern despite his position.

"Yes I understand, but you must take his limits into account. Those injuries were not as severe as his past ones, but his body might give out if you don't let him rest." Genjuro stated as he slammed his fist on the table, causing the dishes to jump before landing in their previous position.

"If he did then he would have died a long time ago." Tendou replied as he ate his breakfast.

"*Sigh* That's not the problem here!" The commander shouted as he slammed his fist and the dishes jumped again.

"Hey Akakishi, what are your thoughts on school?" Eiji asked Akakishi over a live phone call since he was still in the hospital. Surprisingly, they ignored the one-sided argument between the commander and vice commander.

Akakishi looked up with a confused look before he could eat his egg omelet. "School? What do you mean, Eiji-sempai?"

"You are still at the age of where you should be going to school. I think you need a social life." The young man stated with a smile at his kouhai.

"I still don't understand your suggestion, Sempai. I already am good acquaintances with you, Master Tendou, Commander, Miss Sakurai, Miss Aoi, Mister Shinji, and Mister Sakuya."

"I meant you need friends around your age, Akakishi. You should try living a normal life outside of the activities of the Second Division." Eiji reasoned with a caring smile.

"But, how can I live normally with all of this?" Akakishi pointed to the implanted circuits on the left side of his face. "I'm technically a government secret, so these would set off a lot of alarms if I'm out in broad daylight."

"Don't worry, Commander already has a plan for that. Commander?" Eiji turned to the muscular man who was still arguing with his second-in-command. Noticing that the man did not react, Eiji tried again except louder. "Commander!"

This time it got the attention of Genjuro and he turned to Eiji. "Yes, what is it Eiji?"

"Remember about our discussion of how to help Akakishi adjust back to a normal life?"

Genjuro thought for a moment while cupping his chin with his right hand. "Hmm…Oh, that!" The man made the gesture of understanding by lightly hammering his open left palm with his right fist. "Eiji's right, Akakishi. A young man like yourself needs a couple of friends to hang out with! And what better place to go to than school? And don't worry about your prosthetics, I already prepared a story of how they are actually new experimental prosthetics that can help people regain a sense of normality despite the loss of body parts."

"Well…That's not too far off." Akakishi said as he moved his right hand's fingers. "But Master Tendou, what about my training with you?"

"I already built a schedule around your training and school work. So you have no need to fret." Tendou stated as he took out a schedule book.

"That's a relief. So which school am I enrolling to, sir?"

"The school you'll be going to is Amanogawa High School!" Ryoko stepped in while carrying a blue uniform with black dress pants. "A school that fosters space exploration into future generations!" Then she handed Akakishi a pamphlet of the school.

"Space exploration?" Akakishi wondered as he opened the pamphlet to read the details.

"Yep! This place has a lot of interesting subjects that might interest you, Aka-chan. I know how much you love to stare at the stars, so why not look at those same stars through the observatory there? Or better yet, make friends by joining a club? I'm sure you'll find one that's interesting!" Ryoko excitedly suggested to the redhead.

"The Space Kamen Rider Club?" Akakishi said out loud upon spotting a flyer the came with the brochure.

"Eh?" Eiji noticed what Akakishi said while Tendou also took notice with an eyebrow raised.

"Like that one! I bet you'll meet fellow Kamen Rider enthusiasts going to this school!" Ryoko said with a smile.

"But Miss Sakurai, there's actually a flyer here with a symbol that I don't recognize." Akakishi showed the flyer to everyone that showed a rocket with eyes and the words "Join the Space Kamen Rider Club and make friends!" written on it.

"This could mean there's a possible Kamen Rider at this school." Tendou deduced.

"I'll go make some calls. Maybe Kougami-san knows about this possible Rider." Eiji said as he hung up to call the company president.

"If there's a Rider at this school then it's possible we might gain a new ally. All right Akakishi, find this new Rider and ask for his help! This is a mission you cannot fail!" Genjuro ordered with a mock commanding tone.

"Understood, sir!" Akakishi stood up and saluted to the commander.

At a school gate with the plaque: Amanogawa High, several students were entering their school just for another day of classes, hanging out with friends, and doing club activities.

"Atchoo!" sneezed a student with a raven colored pompadour haircut as he walked towards the school with his friends at his side.

"What's the matter, Gen-chan? Did you catch a cold?" asked a girl who had a worried look.

"Nah, I'm fine. I just felt like sneezing all of a sudden." The male waved off while rubbing his nose with his sleeve.

"They say that if you sneeze, then someone is talking about you." A teen stated while pointing one his right index finger up as a gesture of making a random fact.

"Really? Then I'm going to meet that someone and become their friend!" The male with the pompadour known as Gentarou pounded his chest with his right fist and pointed to the sky.

"Don't believe what he says, Kisaragi. It's nothing more than a superstition." A male walked past the friendly teen. He had a serious look, but he made a mocking smile at his best friend's antics.

"Aw come on, Kengo. There's probably some truth in with JK said. Right Tomoko?" The delinquent looking teen turned to a gothic female who appeared to be brooding over something.

"Something is coming…" muttered the girl.

"Eh? What do you mean by that Tomoko?" Gentarou asked as they walked through the school campus.

"The dark powers are telling me that you will meet someone…" The girl said with a cryptic tone.

"Could it be someone dangerous? Or could it be a new friend?" wondered Yuki.

"I am not sure… But whoever this person is… They will change Gentarou's life." Responded the girl with gothic makeup.

"Good morning, Sempai!" A girl with dark brown hair and a boy with curly black hair arrived to join their group.

"Oh, Ran, Haru! Good morning!" responded Gentarou with a smile.

"Did you hear about the new student, Sempai?" asked the younger teen.

"New student?" asked Gentarou with a clueless look.

"Oh, they must be talking about the mysterious last-minute student who enrolled into our school!" JK said while snapping his fingers.

"A new student? Seems like I already have my goal set for today! I will befriend them!"

"Oh course you will, Kisaragi. Just be careful about this new student, he or she could be what Tomoko was predicting about." Kengo warned.

"Says the guy who doesn't believe in superstitions. Have a little faith that the new student is a nice guy!"

In the first year classroom, the students sat at their seats and talked with each other about the new student.

"I bet it's a handsome boy!" A girl gossiped with a guess of the new student.

"Yeah! *Sigh* A knight who is the man of my dreams." Another fantasized that the student could be a handsome knight.

"I doubt the new student is going to be that good looking." Ran commented.

"Are you sure, Ran? The transfer student might be like Gentarou-sempai." Haru responded after remembering how their senior entered the High school with a friendly aura despite his looks.

The door to the classroom slid open and a female teacher entered. "Good morning everyone. As you all have heard, we are getting a new student here. So let's give a warm welcome to him."

Walking through the doorway, Akakishi approached and stood next to the teacher with an aloof look.

"Go on introduce yourself, Sakurai-kun." The brunette instructor said with a smile.

Akakishi nodded his head in confirmation. "All right." Letting out a breath before breathing in. "MY NAME IS AKAKISHI SAKURAI!" He suddenly shouted causing the entire class to flinch from the sudden burst of volume he made. "I AM GLAD TO MAKE YOUR ACQUAINTANCE!"

The shout caused several students to become stunned while others fell with their chairs backwards onto the floor. Recovering from his sudden shout, the teacher decided to talk. "Um… Can you tone it down a bit, Sakurai-kun? This isn't military school."

"Oh, um… Sorry about that, one of my masters once told me that shouting was the best way to introduce myself." Akakishi apologized to the teacher.

"It's all right. Just introduce yourself normally. No one's going to judge you."

"Got it. *Ahem* Hello, I'm Akakishi Sakurai. I am glad to be a part of Amanogawa High School." Akakishi said at a normal volume before making a small smile. Surprisingly, his aloof atmosphere was replaced with a somewhat socially awkward and polite tone. "I hope to learn the far reaches of space with you all."

"All righty then. You can sit in the empty seat behind Kusao-kun." The teacher directed the redhead by pointing to where he will sit down.

"Over there?" Akakishi asked with an unsure tone at where he was supposed to sit. Receiving a nod of confirmation, the redhead walked to the seat behind the teen and sat in it.

The boy with curly hair turned around and offered his hand. "Hey, my name's Haru Kusao. If you want help with anything, just ask. All right?"

"Sure, I'm glad to make your acquaintance, Kusao-san." Akakishi said while shaking the teen's hand.

"Since you have become acquainted with the new student, Kusao-kun. After I take attendance can you show him around?"

"Yes ma'am." Responded the teen.

"You sure have changed a lot, Haru." Ran thought as she watched the interaction between the two.

After the attendance was accounted for, Haru acted as a tour guide for Akakishi and they walked around the school building in order to the redhead to gain a familiarity with the school.

Meanwhile back at the base, the Commander and Vice Commander were looking over reports on the data that Ryoko managed to recover from the damaged drive Hibiki (the Kamen Rider) managed to retrieve.

"Project MODERN, a project aimed towards creating present day equivalents of Relics." Tendou summarized what he read from the report.

"Yes, apparently this project is handled by an unknown group that may had connections to Shocker." Ryoko stated with a diagram that detailed the connection between the two.

"The question is what they are using as a basis for these MODERN Relics. Ryoko, you said it yourself that the only way to create a Relic is through the heretic methods of past Relic forgers."

"Yes, but the basis of a new Relic has to be made with an object of incredible power." Ryoko stated as she thought for a moment.

"Could a Rider System be used to make this MODERN Relic?" Eiji asked over a live phone call.

"Yes and no, Eiji-chan, your rider systems have the power to rival a Relic's power, but certain ones are not as long lasting as true Relics which produce Aufwachen wavelengths." Ryoko pulled out a diagram which showed a Relic fragment and a red mechanical beetle. The two images gave off energy readings along with a timer.

"But the Rider Systems could contain that seemingly limitless power. Remember how you used that as the basis for the IXA R System?" Genjuro cupped his chin with his right hand.

"Yes, but what are you implying, boss?"

"Just a hunch, but for now let's worry about this Project later. There's another issue we need to worry about." Genjuro decided to steer the meeting to the current topic.

"The new Symphogear Relic?" asked Tendou who knew the meeting's primary objective.

The commander nodded his head in confirmation of Tendou's suspicion. "Yes, it's now on route. Tendou, you are to rendezvous with Detective Tomari here." Genjuro pointed his finger to the point of the transport. "This mission requires discretion, so keep transformations to a minimum until you three reach the base."

Back at Akakishi's side, his tour with Haru was done, so they headed to cafeteria at the time of the lunch break.

"And this is the cafeteria, basically where everyone gets something to eat." Then the two heard a bell ring, signally the end of the morning classes. "And since it's about the lunch break want to grab something to eat?"

"Sure." Akakishi responded. Then Haru led the redhead to the cafeteria stalls and they bought their lunch before the other students came in. Walking around the cafeteria, the two were looking around for somewhere to sit.

"Now where's Ran? She said that she would be saving everyone a table."

"Everyone?"

"I meant my friends at the Space Kamen Rider Club." Haru responded while still looking around for the club members.

"So he's a member of that club? That was easy finding a member." Akakishi thought with smile at his surprising luck. "Hey Kusao-san. What is the Space Kamen Rider club?" asked Akakishi with a seemingly clueless tone. "I only know about it from a flyer in the brochure."

"So Yuki-sempai actually managed to get that flyer in?" Haru thought with a sweat drop on his head, remembering the antics his senior seemed to cause when she was promoting the club. That one incident with the food stand did end with some unforgettable moments, good and bad. "Well, our club is kind of just a get together while investigating the rumors about the Kamen Riders. You know, the heroes that have protected not just Japan, but the entire world."

"I see, the mysterious warriors known as Kamen Riders. That's actually pretty impressive that there's a club dedicated to researching them." Akakishi commented.

"Yeah, but we're not that dedicated. As I said, we just get together. Most of the club is mostly made of several second year students and two graduated students." Haru said with a shrug.

"Haru!" shouted Ran as she waved to the two male students.

"Ran! There you are!" Haru walked to the table with Akakishi following him. The two male students sat at the table with the girl while they wait for the other members of the club.

"So what do you think of our school, Sakurai-san?"

"It's pretty nice… um…"

"Ran, Ran Kuroki." The girl offered her hand as a good gesture.

"Nice to meet you, Ran-san. And just call me Aka." Akakishi accepted her gesture and shook her hand.

"Sure thing, Aka-kun. So I guess Haru told you about the Space Kamen Rider club, right?"

"Yeah he did, so is the club accepting any new members?" asked Akakishi.

"Not sure, but you're in luck. The older members usually sit with us." Ran said before the three heard a skid, a yelp, and finally a crash. "Speaking off them, one of our sempai is here."

Akakishi turned around to the sight of a male with a pompadour haircut who was upside down with his back slumped on the wall he crashed into. His legs fell down onto the tile floor with a groan of pain coming from the male.

"Gen-chan! Are you all right?" asked a girl with dark brown hair who rushed to the delinquent's side.

"Ow~ Did someone see who threw that banana peel?" asked the delinquent in a dazed tone.

"Eh?" Akakishi said with a dumbfounded look at the scene in front of him. He turned to his fellow first years who just made amused smiles.

"Those sempais over there are the founding members of our club." Ran pointed out nonchalantly at the odd sight.

"I see…" "I guess it's normal as a Kamen Rider to meet some more eccentric people." The redhead thought. "Is he going to be all right?" asked Akakishi with a concerned look on his face.

"Don't worry, it will take more than a slip up to take down Gentarou-sempai." Haru assured.

Akakishi turned to see the delinquent second year stand up from his trip with a friendly smile and assuring to his friends that he was fine. He turned to see Haru and Ran sit at the club's usual table before approaching their location.

"Ran, Haru! Thanks for saving the table for us!" thanked the delinquent looking male before he noticed Akakishi. "And who's this?"

"This is the new transfer student we were talking about this morning. Aka, this is Gentarou Kisaragi, one of the founders of our club."

"Nice to meet you, sempai. My name is Akakishi Sakurai."

"Nice to meet you too, Aka! I hope we can be great friends!" Gentarou held his hand out.

"Sure." Akakishi shook the hand before letting go.

Gentarou grabbed his wrist. "No, not like that!" The delinquent second year grabbed the redhead's hand, changed the grip, let go, bumped fists, and finally pounded their fists. "Like this! See?"

"I see… Is that your special handshake?" The redhead pondered as he tried to commit the handshake to memory.

"Yep! I make that special handshake with people I consider my friend! Try it with others you want to become friends with!" Gentarou said with a smile.

"Thanks, I'm sure one of my masters would enjoy being your friend, sempai." Akakishi commented.

Gentarou gave a nod in respect before noticing what looked like a tattoo on Akakishi's face. "Whoa! That tattoo looks awesome! Where did you go to get that?" asked the second year with a curious look.

"Tattoo? These circuit scars are genuine." Akakishi stated to the older teen student who looked at his augments with curiosity.

"Circuit scars?" asked the other girl who joined with a couple more members of the Kamen Rider club.

"A side effect when cybernetics are implanted into the human body." Another male with brown hair said with an interpretive tone. "You must be the new student."

"And you are…?" asked Akakishi who did not know the older student before him.

"Kengo Utahoshi." The intellect said with a smile and an offered hand.

Akakishi decided to copy the same handshake and did it with the second year. "Nice to meet your Utahoshi-sempai. My name is Akakishi Sakurai, but you all can call me Akakishi or Aka."

"Good to know, seems like you made your first cyborg friend, Kisaragi."

"Wait! Cyborg?!" One of the girls closed in on Akakishi before giving him a look over. "Wow, he really is one!" Then she pounded the delinquent's chest in frustration. "No fair Gen-chan! I wanted to befriend a cyborg!" pouted the girl.

"Well you can still befriend him, Yuki! You can become his first friend who will go into space!" Gentarou tried to calm his childhood friend down so she could stop hitting him.

"Okay." His words appeared to cheer up the female and she turned around to face Akakishi. "Nice to meet you Aka-chan, I'm Yuki Jojima. Let's be friends and reach to the stars!" she stated with a smile before holding her hand out.

"Nice to meet you Jojima-sempai." Akakishi said before they did the special handshake. "So I can guess that they are also part of the club?"

"Yep, as the club president let me introduce you to our remaining members." Yuki gestured to the male with hairband and loosely wearing his school uniform. "This guy is Kaizo Jingu, but he prefers to be called JK."

"If you need know something like any girls here just ask." The male said with a cheeky tone.

"The gothic girl with the Ipad is Tomoko Nozama."

"Nice to meet you… Are you in any way related to Ryoko Sakurai?" asked the goth curiously.

"The genius who has made several innovations in the technology that we use today?" asked Kengo.

"I do know her. She's also the one who made my advanced augments. But Sakurai is just a surname she gave me as my guardian." Akakishi stated for the record. "Though she's a bit eccentric, it's thanks to Miss Sakurai that I can still do things similar to a normal person." Akakishi answered while lifting his cybernetic right hand to move it.

"Wow! That is a pretty realistic design, do you think she can help with any space robotics?" Yuki commented before asking the underclassmen.

"Well, you'll have to check it with her when you meet her one day." Akakishi said with an apologetic smile.

"Awww…." Pouted the second year.

"Are there anymore members in the club?" asked the redhead with a curious tone.

"Well, there are three more members, but we meet up after school." Gentarou said.

Akakishi nodded with a smile. "I see. Well I hope to meet them all."

"Sempai, Aka-kun here is interested in joining our club. Is that all right?" asked the Ran.

"Of course he can join. Seems like your recruiting plan worked, Yuki!" Gentarou said before giving a high five to his friend.

"So do you have any questions, Aka?" asked Yuki with a friendly tone.

"Yeah, I just have one question. It that all right?" asked Akakishi with a polite tone.

"Sure, go ahead, Aka." Gentarou said with a smile before drinking his juice from a can.

"Is one of you a Kamen Rider?" asked Akakishi with a blunt tone.

Caught surprised by the question, Gentarou spat out his drink along with Yuki, Ran, Haru, and JK. "EEEHHHHHH?!"

"Why on earth would you think that Gen- I mean, one of us is a Kamen Rider?!" shouted Yuki.

"Just a hunch, I can tell you why once we are somewhere more private." Akakishi assured after he finished his lunch.

Meanwhile in a red sports car with an odd design, a detective in a suit with slicked-back hair was driving through the transport route to the rendezvous point.

"Man, why do I have to be the one to play delivery boy?" the detective complained despite no other passenger seemingly in the vehicle.

Then an odd device attached to a pedestal located at the center of the car's dashboard turned to the driver making a deadpan face. "Because the Tridoron is the most durable vehicle we have, remember? This is a completed Symphogear we are transporting, Shinnosuke. The 2nd Division is not taking any risks considering that attack a week ago."

"I know, Belt-san, but I wanted to participate in the fight with them." Shinnosuke, a detective of the First Division's special cases and a liaison of the police to the Second Division.

"I understand, Shinnosuke. But without proper tuning and a Symphogear partner, even Drive may not be able to handle the Noise." The device made a sad face knowing what his partner felt at being left out of helping the Second Division's efforts.

"*Sigh* I know." The detective placed his head on the steering wheel with an unhappy tone along with his tie going slack. Then a phone call brought the two out of their melodramatic mood. "Can you get that, Belt-san?"

"Sure, moshi-moshi? This is Mr. Belt speaking." The device answered the call knowing the traffic laws in place.

"Hello Belt-san, it's me, Yoku! Can I speak to Shin nii-san?" asked a girl on the other end.

"Oh sure, it's for you, Shinnosuke."

Then a click was heard, meaning that the call is now on speaker to allow the driver to talk while he drove. "Hello, Shinnosuke speaking."

"Hey, Shin nii-san!"

"Yoku? What do you need?"

"I was wondering if you are still picking me up from school! You promised that I could ride in the Tridoron with you, nii-san!"

"Eh?" Shinnosuke realized with wide eyes that he did not recall any memory of that promise.

"Please tell me that you didn't forget about it." Mr. Belt whispered with a deadpan look on his screen.

"It's fine if you don't remember about your promise, Shin nii-san. I can call Kiriko nee-san to pick-"

"Wait! Wait! I can pick you up, Yoku! Don't worry, Shinnosuke Tomari always keeps his word!"

"Oh… Okay, I see you at the school gates! Later!"

"See you there." Shinnosuke muttered. Then the call ended. "*Sigh* Looks like we'll have to make a detour."

"It appears so, Shinnosuke. But may I remind that we are carrying a precious piece of equipment that may decide the future of Humanity?" deadpanned Mr. Belt considering the importance of the item they are carrying.

"The future of humanity or not, I'm not going to get on Kiriko's grumpy side. That boot of hers hurts." The detective rubbed a place where his girlfriend last hit him in the head.

"*Chuckle* To think that the hero who stopped the slowdowns is now a whipped dog." Mr. Belt made a smiled face on his screen with a honk of the car horn.

"Shut up." Shinnosuke berated with a mock angry tone.

Back at Amanogawa High around the end of classes, the Kamen Rider club sat in their clubroom with Akakishi in front of the Gentarou who sat with his arms crossed. Everyone was skeptical that the transfer student could be an enemy, but he wasn't an obvious ally either. Kengo kept a calculating gaze on the redhead. Yuki made a worried look while repeatedly changing her line of sight from the redhead to her childhood friend who sat at the opposite end of the table. Arriving into the room, several of the remaining club members arrived to find the tense situation involving the new student.

A male student in a college football jacket was confused alongside the other members. "Eh? What's going on here?"

"Oh Shun! Miu! And Ryu-chan! You're all here! Well, let me introduce you all to our newest member, Akakishi Sakurai!"

"Ha? Newest member?" asked the female who had short raven hair identified as Miu.

"Yes!" responded Yuki with a strained smile.

"Yuki-chan, I know that look. It there something wrong?" asked the male who was identified as Ryusei who had messy brown hair and wearing a brown school uniform.

"Well… Nothing really except that… He may have thought one of us… may… be… a Kamen Rider?" Yuki said in a strained tone.

"WHAT?!" shouted the three.

"That is not nothing! That is something! A very big something!" shouted the male named Shun.

"Oops! Did our secret get leaked already?" wondered Miu.

"That shouldn't be possible unless…" The male in the brown school uniform turned to Akakishi with a realization apparent on his face.

"Unless I am a Kamen Rider myself, right?" Akakishi finished for the male before he took out his Ixa R Driver and placed it on the table in front of him.

"EH?! You're a Kamen Rider as well?!" shouted Gentarou in surprise.

"Yes, sempai. My alias is Kamen Rider Ixa R," nodded Akakishi with a smile on his face.

"Well that's a relief." JK sighed in relief.

"Don't scare us like that, Aka-chan!" admonished Yuki.

"So what reason brings a Kamen Rider like you to our school?" asked Kengo who was still suspicious.

"Just one sempais, the Noise." Akakishi said with a serious tone. Everyone knew the seriousness of Akakishi's words after he mentioned the Noise.

"The Noise? Are you fighting them?" asked Gentarou

"Yes." The redhead went on to explain the Second Division's battles and his reasons for enrolling into the school.

Back with the Relic transportation, Shinnosuke drove near the entrance of a high school that a bit away from the Lydian Private School. The detective waited until a girl with short, braided blue hair, hazel eyes, and wore a red jacket over a blue blouse with a school skirt approached the passenger's side of the Tridoron. She entered the sports car and sat in the seat.

"Hey Shin nii-san! Thanks for coming!" greeted the girl with a smile.

"Hey Yoku, how was school?" asked Shinnosuke as he drove the car out of the school parking lot.

"Fine." The blue hair girl shrugged. "So how's your progress on proposing to Kiriko nee-san?"

Shinnosuke looked the other way upon being asked about his relationship with Kiriko. "U-Um… It's a secret."

"Basically none at all." Mr. Belt deadpanned with his face also making a blank expression.

The detective felt the words hit him like a brick. "Belt-san! No telling kids what they're supposed to not know!" admonished Shinnosuke in an attempt to salvage his pride.

"Then don't hesitate and just do it!" Mr. Belt stated bluntly.

"*Giggle* As usual, Belt-san is lecturing you, Shin nii-san." Yoku smiled at the friendly banter between the partners. Then she noticed a football sized container that was placed between the two. "So what's with that container?"

"Oh… It's just something work-related." Shinnosuke waved.

"That's what Harvey jii-san said about that last thing before it turned out to be Go nii-san's Mach system. Can I try-"

"Sorry Yoku. I made a promise with Professor Harvey to look after you after his departure with Go. So no messing around with the Container, understand?" requested Shinnosuke.

"*Sigh* Fine." Yoku said dejectedly.

"We understand that you want to help, Yoku. But there are some things you must leave to us adults, all right?" Mr. Belt said with a sorry face.

"All right…" The blue haired sighed in frustration. As the sports car drove on to their next location, several forms followed the transport.

Back at the clubroom, Akakishi finished his explanation. "And when I saw your club symbol, we guessed that there was a Kamen Rider here. The Second Division needs all the help that it can get, even more Kamen Riders can help us turn the tide. That's why I wanted to meet you all, the Space Kamen Rider club."

Kengo put his right hand up with his index finger pointing to the ceiling as a gesture to- "Excuse us for a moment." The group turned their backs. "I don't trust him." The intellectual male stated with a deadpan look.

"What?! Come on, Kengo. This guy is telling us that he is fighting the Noise! He needs some help!" Gentarou pleaded with his best friend.

"But it could be a trap. I mean, what kind of guy would suddenly appear and request help from a Kamen Rider, but turn out to be someone attempting to kill Gentarou? Oops!" Realizing what she said, Miu turned to the martial artist and Gentarou's past attempted murderer. "No offense, Ryusei."

"None taken, but I think we should trust Gentarou on this. The Noise have been creating havoc in the city and we haven't exactly been able to pinpoint their locations." The martial artist stated. "Besides, I think we can trust him."

Suddenly, a siren was heard from Akakishi's pocket and he took out his phone which stated an "EMERGENY CALL" on the screen. The redhead answered and gave a surprised look. "Yes, what is it Commander? What?! Why now of all times? Okay, I'll be there!" Akakishi turned off his phone and opened a nearby window. "Sorry sempais, some Noise appeared, so I need to take my leave!" The redhead said as he jumped out of the window.

Running to the window where the redhead had jumped from, Gentarou saw his underclassman run off. "Wait a minute, Aka! I'm going after him, you guys!" Gentarou announced as he prepared to follow the young teen out the window.

"Hold it Gentarou! If you're going to follow the kid, just take the stairs!" shouted Shun as he restrained his friend from breaking his legs.

"But I'll be too late to follow him!" argued the less than logical delinquent.

"Don't worry, I placed a tracking device on him." JK stated with a thumbs up and his phone up. A map with a red dot was shown on the screen.

"Nice work, JK! Come on Ryusei, we're going after him!" Gentarou ran out of the room followed by the male in the brown uniform.

At Akakishi's side, he ran out to the school gate and took out his phone. Dialing the numbers, 9-8-2-1, and pressing enter, Akakishi heard an announcement.

SIDE BASSHAR KAI: COME CLOSER

A motor was heard and Akakishi's motorcycle drove near unmanned, but noticeably the motorcycle now had a side car. Strapping on a helmet taken from the sidecar, Akakishi got onto his motorcycle and drove off to the location of where the Noise had appeared.

At the location, a police officer was dodging several Noise that had managed to follow the car.

"Faster, Shin-nii san! Faster!" shouted Yoku with a worried look as the Noise tried to skewer the car by turning into spears.

"I know, I know! Damn it, these guys really want whatever's in our package!" shouted the detective as he spun the wheel to keep the car swerving in order to dodge the attacks.

The detective noticed an entire wall of Noise and stepped on the brake to prevent the car from crashing into the monsters.

"Yoku stay here!" ordered Shinnosuke as he unbuckled and took Mr. Belt with him out of the car. The massive number of Noise closed in on the car with the intention of gaining the Relic.

"We mustn't let them take it, otherwise our efforts would be all for naught!" reminded Mr. Belt with a serious face.

"Yeah! Ready, Belt-san? My brain is at top gear!" The detective tightened his tie to show his seriousness.

"Yes, we were entrusted with this package! So we must not fail! START YOUR ENGINE!" announced the AI.

Shinnosuke wrapped the belt around his waist with a single motion and took out a red miniature car. He changed the car's form into a small lever and placed it into the brace attached to his left wrist.

"Henshin!" shouted the detective as he lifted the changed car in the brace. Then he swung his arms in a circle as armor parts formed with a cylinder of light surrounding him. During his transformation, Mr. Belt announced the form he took.

DRIVE TYPE: SPEED!

The armor converged onto the detective before he was covered in a set of red armor. The armor had a sports car motif with a white LED lens in the helmet with the chestplate having an odd diagonal indent from the Rider's left collarbone to his right lower rib. At the Tridoron's side, the front frame's left tire became exposed and it retracted to generate a new that launched out. The tire slammed into the Rider, but instead of knocking him down the tire attached.

"Now then, let me take you all for a ride!" Kamen Rider Drive leaned on his right leg before running into the fray.

Back at Akakishi's side, he rode to where Drive was fighting at the highest speed that his motorcycle is going. During his drive, the redhead heard two more motors coming near him. Driving up near him were Gentarou on a rocket themed motorcycle and Ryusei on a satellite themed motorcycle.

"Sempais?! How did you two follow me?"

"We followed the tracker JK placed on you! So where is the Noise?"

"We're near there. Come on! A sempai-rider is in danger!" shouted Akakishi as he revved his motorcycle to move faster.

"Sempai-rider? Come on, Ryusei! Sempai-Rider KITTAAA!" shouted Gentarou as he followed with his motorcycle's back thruster burning.

"Understood!" Ryusei responded and revved his motorcycle to increase speed.

The three managed to arrive to the site of Kamen Rider Drive fending off the Noise with a sword that had a steering wheel on its knuckle guard. He turned the steering wheel and hit the center of the wheel. During these actions, the sword announced several phrases.

=TURN!=

=DRIFT!=

"Haahh!" Drive shouted his battle cry, and he spun and sliced through the several Noise to pieces.

DRIFT SLASH

When he was done spinning through the several ash monsters and turned to see the three approach.

Akakishi, Gentarou, and Ryusei drove their bikes to a stop, took off their helmets, and they got off their respective motorcycles.

"Teenagers?! Get out of here before the Noise attack you!" warned the sports car Rider as he waved for them to run away.

"As if we're leaving a fellow Kamen Rider in peril!" responded Akakishi as he wrapped his Ixa R Driver onto his waist and took out the Reverse Knuckle. "Especially a sempai!"

"Eh? Fellow Kamen Rider? Sempai?" asked Drive who was confused by his words.

"Could he be the Rider that was supposed to rendezvous with us?" wondered Mr. Belt

Charging into a sprint, Akakishi prepared his attack. "Take this!" shouted Akakishi as he jumped forward and punched a Noise into ash.

=READY!=

The siren of the Knuckle signaled its activation and Akakishi stood straight to transform. "Henshin!" He shouted and inserted the knuckle into the buckle.

=HENSHIN!=

The black silver crest formed from the buckle before creating the silhouette of Ixa R. The projected silhouette slamming into the redhead, transforming him into Ixa R. Flicking his fingers and pointing at the enemy of Humanity, the young rider said his phrase. "Noise, prepared to be silenced!" The black and crimson armored Rider charged into the fray to help the older Kamen Rider.

"Awesome! So Akakishi was telling the truth!" Gentarou shouted in awe at his junior's transformation.

"Yeah, but we need to help him. You got your Driver, Gentarou?" asked Ryusei as he took out a black device with a meteor-like sphere at the center.

"Yep! I always have it with me! Ikusei Ryusei!" shouted Gentarou as he took out a bulky silver device with a screen at the center, several small switches that were colored orange, blue, yellow, and white, four red smaller switches in front of the colored one, and a lever on the right hand side.

The two placed the devices at their waists and belts wrapped around their waists through a formation of energy. Gentarou flipped the four red switches on the device causing the screen to show a figure with a countdown sounding off. The delinquent crossed his left arm over and gripped the lever with his right hand. Ryusei pushed a silver lever out with his left hand then spun his arms with his right arm up.

=3!=

=2!=

=1!=

"Henshin!" shouted both the second year students. Gentarou pushed the lever and lifted his right arm into a reaching position as a cylinder of energy and smoke covered him. Ryusei pushed down on a blue and silver spherical lever and a blue energy shot into him and turned into a sphere. When the smoke cleared, Gentarou was now in a suit of white armor with a rocket shaped helmet. When the blue energy dispersed, Ryusei wore a set of black armor that had several constellations with a shooting meteor tail-shaped plate that was attached to his right side. On his right forearm, there was a finger scanner device that granted him several abilities.

Crouching forward before stretching out with a shout. "Uchuu… KIITTAA! Kamen Rider Fourze, Let's settle this man-to-man!" proclaimed the rocket Rider as he charged forward with his pack thruster going at full power and attacked a Noise that was about to be attacked by Drive.

Drive had to stop mid-swing as Fourze attacked. "Eh? But there's more than one…"

"Shinnosuke on your left!" warned Mr. Belt before the Rider responded quickly and dodged the attack.

At the same time shortly after Fourze joined the battle, Meteor did his introduction.

"Kamen Rider Meteor! I will decide your fate!" announced Meteor as he made a motion of wiping his nose with his right thumb. Then he joined the battle and punched a Noise that was about to hit Kamen Rider Ixa R. "Wat'cha!" shouted the Rider with a Bruce Lee tone.

"Thanks sempai!" thanked the youngest rider and he swung his left fist into another Noise with sickle arms, annihilating it.

Meteor nodded before dodging another Noise and kicking it back into ash with another Bruce Lee styled shout. "You're welcome! These Noise are pretty weak! How are they giving you trouble?" asked the older rider as he smacked and hit several more Noise in quick punches and kicks.

"Their large numbers and their ability to fuse into Kaijin or massive forms!" responded Ixa R as he ducked and weaved through the Noise before powerfully upper-cutting one and kicking another to death.

Meteor turned to the younger Rider. "What?! They can do that?" asked the shooting star Rider who didn't notice a Noise that was about to slice him.

"Watch out!" shouted Ixa R and he dropkicked the Noise. "Now we're even, sempai!" The youngest rider then glowed a bit, much to the confusion of the older Rider.

"Why are you glowing?" asked Meteor as he swung his fist up and smashed an approaching Noise from behind him. Ixa R look at his hands and noticed the glow he was giving off.

"Don't know, but we need to focus on the fight!" Ixa R took out his knuckle Fuestle and placed it into the buckle. Then he shifted the knuckle to charge the Reverse Knuckle.

=IXA KNUCKLE- BEAT MAX!=

"Got it." Meteor dodged a couple of attacks before pushed a lever with a symbol that represented a planet.

=SATURN! READY!=

Then he pressed his left index finger on the scanner of the device on his right arm.

=OK! SATURN!=

The device produced a planet that was Saturn over Meteor's right fist. Meteor swung his arm and launched several rings that sliced apart several of the approaching Noise.

SATURN SORCERY

Ixa R took out his knuckle as it produced an entire mass of flames. He raising his knuckle high before smashing the ground in front of him, creating an eruption of fire under several Noise.

BAKUNETSU REKKAKEN

(ERUPTING RAGING FIRE FIST)

The attack completely incinerated the several monsters, lowering their numbers very quickly.

Back at Fourze and Drive's side, Fourze pressed the orange switch on his belt while kicking a Noise to ash.

=ROCKET SWITCH ON!=

An energy projection formed over the white rider's held up right arm and constructed an orange rocket. The back burner on the rocket lit up and allowed the white rider to charge forward and smashed it into several Noise before he hit a massive orange Noise with devastating force.

"RIDER ROCKET PUNCH!" shouted Fourze as the Noise were reduced into dust by his attack.

Drive got a glance while holding a Noise down and was surprised by the attack Fourze performed. "His arm turned into a rocket!"

"Shinnosuke, heads up!" warned Mr. Belt. Drive looked up and saw several flying blue Noise that turned into several drills.

"Oh crap!" shouted Drive as he ran out of the way of the attacks and rolled out of the last one that attempted to skewer him to the ground.

"Stay focused, Shinnosuke! That was a close call!" Mr. Belt reprimanded his partner.

"How can I stay focused with all these new riders?!" shouted Drive before he took out a door-shaped gun and fired upon several Noise. Then he swung his steering wheel sword through several more Noise with sickles for hands.

Meanwhile inside the Tridoron, Yoku watched in awe as the Kamen Riders did damage to the numerous amount of Noise. As she watched, she wanted to help even more. "Why? Why don't I have a power like Shin nii-san? I not only want to help him and the others… I want to fulfill my sister's wish!" She balled her hands in frustration and could only grit her teeth until a glow came out from the gaps of the container. Catching her attention, Yoku leaned to look at the football-sized container and it suddenly opened up to reveal an amethyst jewel held on a stand.

Taking the jewel from its container, Yoku looked at it with curiosity. "A gem? What is so special about it?" As she looked at the gem, it glowed a bit.

Suddenly, the entire wall of Noise was smashed apart by what appeared to be a white wheeled battering ram being driven by a Kamen Rider with a red beetle motif armor.

"Kabuto-sempai?!" shouted Drive who did not expect the arrival of other rider.

"Seems like I made it in time, Tomari." Kabuto greeted as he parked his transformed motorcycle near the three Riders. "And our two new Kamen Riders."

"Master, you came!" said Ixa R with a relieved tone.

"Master?" asked Drive, Meteor, and Fourze.

"Get out of here with the package, Tomari! Otherwise-" before Kabuto was cut off by several explosions occurring near them. When the dust clouds cleared, several large yellow and green Noises stood tall above the Riders.

"EEEEHHHH?! Those are some big Noise!" shouted Fourze who did not expect the large type Noise. Ixa R turned around and did not enjoy the sight behind the group.

"They're not the only ones we have to worry about!" shouted Ixa R as he pointed to the direction of several Noise fusing together into several Kaijin that appeared to have Constellations marked over their bodies or have an insectoid form.

"Zodiarts!" Meteor recognized the kaijins that the Noise fused into.

"Worms…" Kabuto got off his motorcycle and prepared to fight the Noise Kaijin.

"Ah great, now we really need some back up!" shouted Drive as he brought his weapons to the ready.

"No time to complain, just fight!" ordered Kabuto as he hit a button on the right side of his belt. "Clock up!"

=CLOCK UP!=

After the announcement of the belt, Kabuto entered a higher speed and in a quick blur annihilated several weaker Noise before attacking one of the spider-like Worms.

"Awesome, he became faster!" exclaimed Fourze who watched as Kabuto easily took care of several Noise in just seconds.

"You can watch in awe later, Fourze!" shouted Drive as he shot at the massive Noise with his gun but failed to damage it. "Damn it, time to bring out the big guns!" The sports car Rider took out a miniature formula car and twisted it into a lever.

=CHANGE! TYPE: FORMULA!=

As Mr. Belt announced the new form, Drive stood straight as new armor formed over him along with a cylinder of light and the tire attached to him sprang out. The armor converged and turned his red sports car motif into a blue and white formula racer form. The armor had a bulky chestplate that was similar to the nose of a formula race with the back being a rear wing. On the armor, there were several stickers of different designs and names. The Tridoron generated a pair of smaller tires that flew out and attached to Formula Drive's forearms. A small truck ran on a miniature road that moved near Drive's side. Formula Drive took the truck from the track and slid the cab down to form the trigger for its cannon form.

"Awesome, sempai! If you need more firepower, then I will bring some more to the table!" Fourze deactivated his rocket and took out the orange switch with the number 01 and white switch with the number 04 in the belt. Then he produced a blue and red phone and opened it.

"I don't think it's an appropriate time for a phone call." Commented Mr. Belt with a deadpan look.

"It's not just for calling. Watch, split and insert!" Fourze split the phone in half and inserted the red side switch into the slot on his right side and the blue switch side on his left side. Next he switched on the two switched that were marked N and S.

=N MAGNET ON!=

=S MAGNET ON!=

Then the switches created an energy field and created two u-shaped magnets projections at his sides.

"Are those magnets?"

"Not only that, but he's absorbing the magnetic forces those magnets are producing!"

The projections formed two halves of an armor that combined together onto Fourze. Then a lens formed over his mask and glowed a set of two eyes. On his arms there was two big magnets attached to his forearms.

"Yosha! Say hello to Magnet States!" shouted Magnet Fourze as he gripped the large switches and prepared to fire upon one of the larger Noise. "Ikusei, sempai!"

"Oh, all right!" Formula also aimed and fired upon the large Noise.

Back at Ixa R and Meteor, they were defending the Tridoron from the remaining Noise that were still after their objective, the new relic. Noticeably, the younger Rider was still glowing.

"They really want whatever's in the car!" shouted Meteor as he fended off the Noise with several Karate moves that were reminiscent of Bruce Lee.

"Yeah, because it has a-" Ixa R turned to the window to see a blue haired girl holding the completed Symphogear gem. "Oh no…"

"What?" asked Meteor.

The youngest rider hit the window of the sports car. "Hey! What are you doing with that Symphogear?"

The girl was taken by surprise and had the window down to properly talk to Ixa R. "Y-Yes?"

"What do you think you are doing with that? That's not any normal gem that's a-" The black silver Rider noticed that the Relic was glowing. "How long has it been glowing?"

"For a while now. Why?" asked Yoku who also noticed the Symphogear Relic glowing

"You're a match." Ixa R stated with a dumbfounded look.

"Um… What?" Yoku had no idea what he was talking about.

"You're a match for that Relic in your hand! Do you feel as though you want to sing?"

"Um… Yes? But what does singing have to do with-"

"If we're going to survive tonight, we need your power."

"Eh?"

"You have the power to protect just like us! Please, lend us that strength to stop these Noise!" pleaded the young rider before he kicked a Noise behind him.

"If I use this… Will I become a hero?"

"A hero, huh? That is only up to you, um… Wait, what is your name?"

"Yoku… Yoku Hikari. Who are you?"

"My name is Akakishi, but you can also call me Aka. I am also known as Kamen Rider Ixa R."

"N-Nice to meet you, Aka…" Yoku opened the door and stepped out with the Relic in her right hand. She looked a bit scared of the large Noise and the remaining ones that closed in. Then she felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see Ixa R give a reassuring nod.

"Don't recede, instead stand tall and determined." The youngest rider advised to Yoku.

Feeling a bit reassured, Yoku gave a smile to the rider before facing the Noise. "Noise! You have taken a lot from me! But I will not back down while you continue! With this power… I will become a hero!" proclaimed the blue haired girl as she held the glowing relic near her mouth.

~Levisa Ukonvasara Tron~

After singing the hymn, Yuko glowed a bit before her entire body was engulfed in light.

At the Second division base, everyone noticed that the Aufwachen Waveform Detection system reacted to the transformation in progress.

"Sir! An Aufwachen wave is detected, and it's… Ukonvasara!" announced Aoi who reported the detected Symphogear activation.

"The Symphogear's activated? We need a visual on the situation!"

"To think that the new Symphogear's already found an owner! My, what a nice turn of events!" said Ryoko with a cheerful tone.

When the light dimmed, Yoku now wore a Symphogear suit that was mostly yellow with a white scarf wrapped around her neck. She wore a headset with a visor and her blue hair was now tied in a short ponytail. Her armor consisted of a set of gauntlets armored from wrist to elbow with fingerless gloves, and a pair of armored greaves with black leggings.

(Rising Hope- Lisa)

"Eh?! Yoku transformed?" asked Formula Drive who was distracted by the transformation.

"Incredible! So this is an activated Symphogear! And watch out Shinnosuke!" warned Mr. Belt.

Formula Drive look up and saw one of the large Noise bringing one of its claws down on the Rider. "Ah Crap!" shouted Drive as he ran out of the way.

Opening her eyes, Yoku turned to see Drive in the middle of trouble. "Shin nii-san!" shouted the blue haired girl as she jumped forward in his direction. As she flew in midair, Yoku slammed her fists together and the upper armor detached from the gauntlets. The armor formed together a yellow and white hammer around half the size of Yoku with the handle rod being her height. She grabbed the weapon and swung it right into massive Noise, knocking it off balance. Landing in front of Formula, Yoku shouldered the weapon and turned to the detective Rider. "Are you all right, Shin nii-san?"

"I'm fine! Yoku, that was incredible!" praised Formula Drive.

"Thanks, but-" Yoku turned around to see the massive yellow colored Noise get up. "It's still not enough, nii-san." The back of her hammer split opened to reveal a rocket thruster the burned alive.

Back at Ixa R and Meteor's side, they were impressed by the attack the girl managed to perform, but their attentions were quickly swayed back to the Noise still attacking them along with the Noise-Kaijin that are approaching.

"Meteor-sempai, can you handle those Kaijin by yourself?" Ixa R asked as he punched and kicked down the remaining grunt Noise before dodging one that fired itself like a tentacle.

"Yes, I have experience fighting them before. Why do you ask?"

The glowing younger Rider turned to Yoku who prepared to attack with her rocket hammer. Then he had to dodge another barrage of launched Noise. "Yoku's power may help us defeat all these Kaijin."

The blue haired armored girl jumped up high as lightning gathered at the head of her hammer and she swung it right into where she thought was the monster's head.

LIGHTNING PUNISH

The flash of lightning followed by an explosion of thunder could be felt as the Noise was fried and later scattered into ashes.

"Awesome…" said Formula Drive as he watched Yuko took out the massive Noise in two blows.

"So this is the strength of a sympho-" Mr. Belt was cut off by Magnet Fourze who crashed into Drive.

"Ow~" Magnet Fourze rolled off and turned to see that he had landed on the older Kamen Rider. "Ah! Sorry about that Sempai! That Noise over there is pretty tough to shoot at!" The student Rider brought the older Rider back onto his feet.

"Thanks."

"You're welcome, sempai!" Magnet Fourze said with a nod before the ground rumbled and their attention returned to the other two large Noise. Yoku landed near the Kamen Rider with her hammer at the ready.

"Let me take care of them!" proclaimed Yoku as she readied to swing.

"Wait, Yoku!" Formula Drive tried to reach out, but the determined armored girl charged in.

(Stop Song)

The armored girl jumped forward with her hammer at the ready and clumsily swung at the two Noise, but she was hit before she could make contact. The girl was sent flying to the ground, but Ixa R jumped forward and caught her. Thrown back by her inertia, the onyx Rider nearly fell over upon landing, but he bent his body forwards and they skidded back to a halt.

Yoku slowly opened her eyes and felt she was in a set of arms. "While I respect that headstrong approach, you shouldn't be that reckless just yet." Noticeably, Ixa R was no longer glowing.

"Aka! Thanks for saving me." Yoku responded as Ixa R let the girl down onto her feet.

"You're welcome." Ixa R responded with a nod.

"Yoku! Are you all right?" asked Formula Drive as he ran to check on the condition of the two.

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"Thank goodness…" Formula breathed out in relief before sternly looking at the younger girl. "Don't go doing that again! It's my responsibility to keep you safe!" The Rider reprimanded her.

"Sorry, Shin nii-san. I thought that I could be of some help to you and the others. I guess I got a bit careless." Yoku looked to the ground with a guilty tone in her voice.

"*Sigh* I'm just glad you didn't get hurt." Formula Drive said before an explosion was heard and Magnet Fourze landed near them face-first.

"Fourze-sempai!" Ixa R crouched down to check on the older Rider.

"Ugh, those things are really hard to shoot down!" Magnet Fourze stood up with Ixa R's help and shook himself from the daze he got from the impact. "We need to beat down those two Noise before they cause more damage!"

Ixa R checked the Aufwachen Bar in his helmet and saw it was near at the point that a Score could be created. "Drive-sempai, can you and Fourze-sempai distract those two Noise over there?"

"We can, but why?"

"So that Yoku's song can help create something new through my Rider System." Ixa R stated.

"Do you mean the Score Plate?" asked Mr. Belt.

"Did sempai's belt just talk?" asked Magnet Fourze.

"Yes," responded Ixa R with a nod of his head while indirectly answering Fourze's question.

"Score Plate? What is that, Belt-san?" asked Formula Drive.

"An item that may change the tide for us, Shinnosuke! So we must buy time for them to create it!"

"Oh, all right. I want the specifics later, but the fight comes first! Let's go, Fourze!" shouted Formula Drive as he ran forward with his cannon at the ready.

"Got it, sempai! Let's finish this so I can befriend your belt!" Magnet Fourze followed the older Rider with his shoulder cannons charged to fire.

"So what do I have to do?" asked Yoku.

"Just keep singing, Yoku." Ixa R stated.

The girl nodded as she continued to sing once more along with Ixa R regaining his glow which increased in brightness.

(Resume Song)

At Magnet Fourze's and Formula Drive's side, they shot at the Noise, aggravating them to no end.

"Come at us! You big ugly yellow mushes!" shouted Formula Drive as he fired his gun at the monster, causing only minimal damage.

"Yeah! Let's fight! Man-to-monster!" shouted Magnet Fourze as he fired red and blue lasers continuously while using the thrusters on his back to maneuver around the Massive Noise's explosive attacks.

Back at Ixa R and Yoku, the glow has reached it maximum brightness followed by an announcement.

=REQUIREMENT FULFILLED=

The black silver Rider held out his hand and a yellow crystal Score Plate with a hammer formed from the glow. Then he inserted the Score Plate into the buckle of his belt.

=READY=

The cracks within his armor produced a yellow glow, then it pulled itself apart to reveal a yellow glowing frame underneath. The helmet visor crest reassembled itself into a horn which now had an arc at its tip. The fully revealed mask showed its blue and green eyes which glowed. The glowing frame produced chains that wrapped around his armor giving an appearance as if they were meant to restrict him.

Yoku felt her body energized and gazed at Ixa R's new form. "So is this what the Score Plate can do?"

"Yes, it's meant to connect a Kamen Rider's and Symphogear's power, creating a synchronization that is not restricted to a boost in power." Ixa R took out the weapon Fuestle and turned to Yoku. "Ready to finish these guys?" asked the onyx Rider.

"Yes." Yoku said with a nod and gave a determined look.

Smiling under his mask in respect at her determination, Ixa R inserted the Fuestle into his buckle and shifted the knuckle.

=UKONSAVARA: ARM UP!=

Yuko's gauntlets produced a second set of additional armor and they launched out to form a second rocket hammer that landed in Ixa R's hands. After making a couple of test swings with his red and black hammer in order to gain a sense of familiarity, the onyx Rider rested the weapon on his shoulder. "You lead the charge, I'll follow and support you."

Yoku was surprised before giving a confirmation nod and charged towards the two massive Noise with her hammer's rocket lit. Ixa R gave chase and wielded his hammer at the ready.

After dodging another attacks from the large Noise, Formula Drive noticed the charging pair. Deciding they needed an opening otherwise Yoku would be on the receiving end of another counterattack, the older Rider turned to the space Rider with a plan. "Fourze, let's give them an opening!"

"Understood, sempai!" Magnet Fourze responded. "Ikusei!"

Formula Drive loaded two miniature cars into the truck before taking out his miniature formula car and inserted into the top of the trailer.

=HISSATSU! FULL THROTTLE!=

Fourze pulled the lever of his Driver to activate a finisher.

=NS MAGNET! LIMIT BREAK!=

=FULL! FULL! FORMULA CANNON!=

Formula Drive aimed his charged cannon and fired a blue laser at one of the Large Noise, sending it toppling to the ground.

TRAILER IMPACT

The two shoulder cannons on Magnet Fourze detached and combined to form a big magnet.

Pulling the trigger, Fourze fired a charged ball of concentrated magnetism at the other massive Noise. "RIDER SUPER ELECTROMAGNETIC BOMBER!" The attack sent the massive Noise crashing down on its twin.

"Ike Yoku!" shouted Formula Drive as the attacks died down.

"Hai!" The blue hair girl jumped high using her hammer similar to a pole vault maneuver. Flying into the air, Yoku prepared her hammer which charged with a large amount of electricity.

Back on the ground, Ixa R jumped a shorter height and smashed his hammer into the two large Noises to keep them down. The back of his hammer opened up and out came a cylinder that extended until it was at the length of a car.

"IKEEEEE!" shouted Yoku as she smashed her lightning hammer into the extended cylinder and the two Noises were skewered by the pile driver in Ixa R's hammer.

BLITZ DRIVER

The impact could be felt as the road shattered and caved in before the Noise were shocked then they exploded in a big ball of fire. Yoku landed near the three Kamen Riders who watched as the large Noise disintegrated into ashes.

(End Song)

"Phew… That was exhausting!" shouted Formula Drive who relaxed after the exhausting fight.

"Don't relax now, Drive-sempai. We still have the Noise-Kaijin to…" Ixa R turned around to see Meteor leaning on the Tridoron along with Kabuto who just stood there with his arms crossed. Behind them were several scorched spots that appeared to be the post result of explosions.

"Master! You took care of the Noise Kaijin already?" asked Ixa R who was surprised that his teacher managed to deal with the Noise kaijin that would have normally give any Rider more trouble compared to the Noise.

"Yes." Kabuto simply responded.

"Thank goodness. I thought you and Meteor-sempai were going to need help." Ixa R said as he rested the massive hammer in his shoulder. Then he took out the Score plate to deactivate his synchronization with Yoku which also caused the hammer to deconstruct back into her gauntlets. "Oh well, at least we took care of the Noise."

"But the mission is still not over." Kabuto stated before he turned to Yoku was still armored. Then he turned to the other teenagers who joined the fight. "And we need to brief our two potential recruits."

=N MAGNET OFF!=

=S MAGNET OFF!=

Fourze returned to his base form and approached Kabuto. "All in a day's work, sempai!" proclaimed the space Rider as he rubbed the side of his head or helmet in this case before offering his hand. "And it's nice to finally meet you!"

Kabuto accepted the gesture and allowed Fourze to do his special handshake. "Pleasure to meet you too. Come on, our base is just ahead." Kabuto got on his motorcycle which transformed back into its original red motorcycle form. The others followed suit and got on their respective vehicles, but Yoku entered the passenger's seat with Drive.

As the four drove off to the Lydian Music Academy, they did not realize they were being observed by several figures who sat at the top of a nearby building.

"Seems like the attack was a failure." One of the figures said with a female voice.

"She is not going to be pleased." Another female voice said with an even tone.

"Yeah… but at least they have a fighting advantage. Though will it be enough when we face each other?" wondered a third female voice who had an older tone. "Oh well, let's get back to milady. She will need to hear about the new Symphogear user." The three left by jumping off the roof.

At the Lydian Music Academy, the five vehicles drove into a hidden entrance that allowed them to enter an underground parking lot. The Kamen Riders and Symphogear user left their vehicles and entered an express elevator located near them.

Inside the elevator after a couple of shouts at the sudden descent, the group were amazed by the numerous murals around them as the elevator continued to descend.

"Amazing…" Yoku said in awe.

"Yeah… There's so many murals!" exclaimed Fourze who looked at the numerous ancient paintings.

"We're near the base headquarters, everyone! The Commander will greet us when we get there." Ixa R announced for the first-timers.

"The Commander?! Oh man… But this is so sudden!" Yoku said with a worried look.

"This isn't like an interview." Kabuto stated with a blunt tone.

"*Chuckle* You'll be fine, Yoku. The Commander is actually pretty lax. You'll see." Drive assured the girl.

Then the elevator stopped its descent and the doors opened to reveal several party poppers and a welcoming party with a banner that was titled "Welcome Fourze, Meteor, and Yoku!" tied to the ceiling.

"Welcome to the Second Division! Headquarters of the protectors of Humanity!" announced Genjuro who wore the top hat again. At his sides were Ryoko who held an already popped party popper and Kanade who palmed her face and sighed.

Kamen Riders Fourze and Meteor were dumbfounded by the welcome along with Yoku who also did not expect it.

The three's unanimous response was, "Eh?"

"Um Commander… Are you going to keep doing that every time there's someone new joining us?" asked Ixa R with an unsure tone.

"Yes I will! I don't want to scare off any potential recruits by putting them in some interrogation room!" stated Genjuro with a firm tone.

Ixa R turned to Kanade who just shrugged in defeat. "The boss is serious about that."

The commander laughed loudly before giving a carefree smile. "And think of this party as a celebratory congratulation to Tomari for bringing the Symphogear safe and sound!"

"Oh! Um… You're too kind, Commander!" The car based Kamen Rider bowed in respect to the Commander's praise.

"You can all deactivate your transformations. We're all friends here~!" Ryoko stated with her typical cheery tone.

"Understood, Miss Ryoko." Ixa R nodded in response and took out his Reverse Knuckle which triggered the armor's deactivation. The other Riders followed suit with Drive taking out his miniature car and pressing a button on the brace followed by an announcement.

=NICE DRIVE!=

The Drive armor disassembled and disintegrated into light, revealing Shinnosuke who did not seem injured from the fight. Kabuto took out the red metal beetle in his belt buckle and the armor disassembled into hexagons. Then the mechanical beetle flew away. Meteor pushed in a lever on his Meteor Driver and the armor was engulfed in a blue light before dispersing to reveal Ryusei who appeared to be fine.

"Friends? I'll be all your friends! Starting with Mr. Belt!" proclaimed Fourze as he flipped all the red switches on his Driver up, causing a power down and deactivation of his Rider form. Gentarou bent down to Mr. Belt's screen and offered his hand.

"As much as I love to shake your hand, young man, I do not have hands." Mr. Belt apologized with a sad face.

"Oh. It's fine, then I'll shake sempai's hand!" Gentarou stood up straight and looked at Shinnosuke's eyes with a friendly smile. "My name is Gentarou Kisaragi! A second year at Amanogawa High and a founder of the Space Kamen Rider Club! I am also known as Kamen Rider Fourze!"

"Oh… Nice to meet you. I'm Shinnosuke Tomari. A detective of the First Division in the police. I'm also known as Kamen Rider Drive." Shinnosuke shook the second year's hand and was taken by surprise by his signature friendship handshake procedure.

Finishing the handshake off with a fist pound. "Now we're friends, Shin-sempai!"

"Eh? Shin-sempai?" asked Shinnosuke who was still taken aback by Gentarou's handshake.

"That's his way of becoming friends, Tomari-san. My name is Ryusei Sakuta. A second year at Subaruboshi High school and an honorary member of the Kamen Rider club. I'm also known as the Kamen Rider Meteor." Ryusei said with a smile.

"Nice to meet you both! I am Genjuro Kazanari, commander of the Second Division! Nice work on finding the Kamen Rider, or Riders in this case, Akakishi!" Genjuro said with a smile. Then he turned to Yoku who was a bit scared of the large man. "And nice to meet you, Yoku. Professor Harley had spoken a lot about you."

"You know Harley jii-san?" asked Yoku who noticed that the commander mentioned the professor's name.

"Yep, I-"

Suddenly the commander was pushed away by Ryoko who took interest in the girl. "Let me talk to her, Commander! You're scaring the poor dear! Hello Yoku-chan. I'm Ryoko Sakurai! A good friend of your grandfather! It's a pleasure to finally meet you~!" The researcher closed in to a very close distance from her face to the teenage girl's.

Uncomfortable by the close distance, Yoku made a hesitant smile before responding. "O-oh. It's nice to meet you too, Sakurai-san!" After backing up, the blue haired girl bowed and stood straight before noticing she was glowing a bit. Then a light dispersed along with her Symphogear armor, returning her to her civilian form. Yoku opened her eyes and noticed the deactivated Relic crystal. "What the? The armor returned back to this gem."

"Are you all right, Yoku? Do you need to sit?" asked Shinnosuke with worry in his voice.

Yoku shook her head in denial of any negatives she felt. "I'm fine, Shin nii-san. Just a little tired." The blue haired girl turned to Ryoko and Genjuro and looked at the Relic she held. "I'm guessing you guys want this back?"

Genjuro held up his hand and shook his head. "You can keep it, Yoku. You are Ukonsavara's attuned after all."

"Attuned?" asked Yoku.

"We'll explain it later. Just promise to come to a meeting we're having tomorrow. We'll formally introduce you all to the team we currently assembled to deal with the Noise threat." Kanade stated after noticing the tired look everyone had. "You all look like you need rest."

"*Yawn* Now that you mention it… I do feel a bit sleepy." Gentarou said while rubbing his eye. The group also felt a sense of drowsiness in their bodies.

"I don't know if my eyes are deceiving me, but aren't you Kanade Amou?" asked Yoku which also caught Shinnosuke and Ryusei's attentions.

"Yep! The one and only!" responded the redhead with a smile.

"Wow! It's nice to finally meet a real life pop star!" exclaimed the blue haired girl with a look of amazement.

"Former… Former pop star." Kanade corrected the girl.

"Either way, it's an honor to meet you!" Yoku said with a smile.

Then a thud was heard and everyone turned to see Akakishi on the ground unconscious.

"Aka?! What's wrong? Answer me!" shouted Gentarou along with Yoku who both rushed to the unconscious redhead's side.

The redhead stirred with a groan. "Mm… Let me sleep for three more hours." Akakishi muttered with a drowsy tone.

"EEEEHHH?!" screamed everyone in the group except the Kanade, Tendou, Genjuro, and Ryoko as they fell in shock that the redhead simply collapsed from exhaustion.

"*Giggle* Seems like Aka-chan's already sleeping. Commander can you get him to his room?" asked Ryoko who turned to the older redhead.

Genjuro chuckled before lifting the younger redhead and placed him on his shoulder. "All right. We'll see you tomorrow, everyone!" shouted the Commander as he carried Akakishi away with Ryoko following him.

Then Ryoko turned around to say something. "Oh! And I hope to meet your other club members, Gen-chan!"

The delinquent second year bumped his chest before pointing the brunette researcher. "Yeah! I'll bring my buds! I'm sure they'll be impressed with this place!" Gentarou shouted back.

"Come on, Gentarou. We need to get home." Ryusei stated as he left for the elevator. Gentarou followed suit.

"Well Yoku… Today must have been a lot for you to take in."

"Yeah… I'm still kind of reeling from the shock, but I'm glad that I'll be able to help you and the others Shin nii-san!" said the girl with an excited tone.

"That's good to know! But you'll need some practice before you can wield your new powers properly." Shinniosuke stated with a smile. "Come on, let's get you home or Kiriko will have my head."

"Okay. See you later, Kanade-san!" Yoku waved before leaving with the detective.

"See ya later, kid!" Kanade responded as she watched the new arrivals leave the base. "Well we got some good news in a long while."

"Yes. And Kanade, I managed to contact him. He'll arrived in the city by next week." Tendou stated as he left Kanade's side so she can process the information.

"That's good to hear." Kanade smiled a bit at the news of whoever was arriving in the city.

At Akakishi's room in the Second Division Base, he was laid on a bed surround by a numerous amount of machinery that appeared to monitor his condition.

"How long does he have, Ryoko?" asked Genjuro as he watched Ryoko place a blanket over Akakishi's body.

"Just enough to last the year. The core in his body will cease around the end of that time frame." Ryoko stated without facing the spiky haired man.

"Any luck on the replacement?" asked the commander as he crossed his arms with concern evident on his face.

"I'm sorry, but no progress. We have already expended our resources in building the Ixa R system and the new Symphogears. There's not enough to build a new core for his body. I'm sorry, Genjuro." Ryoko said with uncharacteristically somber tone.

"It's fine, Ryoko. I just want Akakishi to enjoy his life while he still can." Genjuro walked out of the room with an even tone.

The brunette scientist placed her hand on the young Rider's head, patting it as his hair was brushed by her fingers. "It's truly unfair that your life will snuff out so soon, Aka-chan. I wish I could do more for you." Ryoko said with a sad tone before she kissed his forehead. "Good night, my little knight." Ryoko walked out of the room before closing the door.

(God Eater Ost: God and Man)

Instrumental

Akakishi was seen laying on a tree in a ruined field covered in flames as his eyes reflected the night sky. He held his Reverse Knuckle but he appeared to be on his last legs since the light in his left eye was dimming.

Memories keep flooding in showing the paths I should've taken, but

now that time has run away from me I cannot change a thing.

The scene shifts to Eiji who lied on the ground of a hill staring at the same starry sky while gripping two halves of a Red Medal.

I remember how you'd counsel me with wisdom of the ages true:

"Live your best life" you told me and "You walk the earth but once"

Tsubasa sat on her motorcycle and looked up to the night sky while holding her relic necklace.

and now you've come, to see me once again,

I feel safe at last; Although I feel the end is coming closer unto me.

Tendou was seen looking at the sky on a cliff while the Kabuto Zecter sat on his shoulder.

If I could only travel back in time, to peaceful days gone by.

A female with silver hair gazed at the sky from a mansion window with a look of melancholy.

But this is my price to pay: to not survive beyond this very day.

The camera views Gentarou who was looking the starry sky with a smile.

Oh, the pain is lessened when you're near, there is no fear.

I'm whole again as in days gone by, if only for a while.

Kanade was seen standing on top of a roof while looking at the sky with longing eyes

But it hurts to have to leave you so, I don't want to go.

Yoku was seen sitting on a bench stargazing with Shinnosuke who was laying on the meadow with smiles on their faces.

Could this sacrifice cost me my life?

A man in a trench coat stood in an open field to watch the stars as he held a white tablet with an E.

Oh, just to live my life again, to treasure every little moment then,

satisfied, I'd leave you all behind, accepting of my fate.

Akakishi smiled a bit before slowly closing his eyes in peace as the light of his cybernetics slowly dim to black.

But I am full of grief, to leave this life so incomplete.

My dream is coming to the end.

Then a hand held his hand and he opened his eyes while feeling the energy it granted. He looked to see Hibiki with a relieved look before pulling him to his feet. Akakishi was taken by surprise but stood up with a smile. They turn to see their friends and allies approach with smiles on their faces as the dawn of morning came. The scene fades to a white.

One verse ends and the Chained Symphony sings to the next:

With new allies, the Second Division is in High Spirits

"Let me introduce you all to the second Division!"

But with them, comes a new threat.

"Who are you?" asked Akakishi as he faced an unknown person.

The face of cruel reality shows as the new enemy is more than she seems

"No… It can't be…" Akakishi realized the identity of the brunette in front of him.

Next time on Kamen Rider Ixa R: Project MODERN!

"Now come along Akakishi. Your mother is waiting for you." The mysterious brunette smiled as she offered her hand to the somewhat injured redhead who sat in crater in a wall. Behind her stood two more silhouettes.

Author's Note: Fourze and Drive now join the fight alongside Meteor! But as shown here they have access to their stronger forms different from any cannon feature that included them as side characters. But even the power of their stronger forms will not be enough to fight the Noise.

Many thanks to BlazingEdge for his OC submission, Yoku Hikari!

On another note… Damn it! They're shutting down the Kamen Rider Megaton Smash game on June 30! Just when I finally have gotten a team of Five Stars! That is not a cool move DMM!

On a final note, I am still accepting Symphogear OCs but check chapter 2 for the submission format.