The Zodiac (Koudoutai)

Before moving to the next chapter, let me first make some announcements, statements, and clarifications.

In Chapter 1, I said that I'll be making some changes in presenting the Zodiac. I also stated about what the

12 Zodiac members would look like since this fic and the new enemy I wrote is heavily borrowed from

Marvel Comics, specifically The Avengers and West Coast Avengers.

To make this fic very original in terms of plot and execution of the characters involved, I decided to make

some changes by coming up with Japanese alter egos and altered versions of their Zodiac appearances.

After doing some research at wikipedia . org on various Tokusatsu and Sentai TV series, I finally found a

Tokusatsu series that would help me execute an idea on how the Zodiac members will be represented. That

Tokusatsu series is Kamen Rider Ryuki (known as Mask Rider Ryuki in the Philippines).

After seeing the TV series and their pictures, I spent almost 10 hours trying to figure out which of the 10

remaining Kamen Riders would represent the 12 Zodiac members, since Ryuki and Ryuga will represent

Gemini, while Femme will be Virgo. Recalling the TV series that I watch in two Philippine TV stations

(ABS-CBN 2 and Studio 23), as well as watching the footages on youtube . com, and reading their

character-specific weapons and monsters at wikipedia . org, I finally came up with a way on how and what

the Zodiac members be like in terms of appearance, and what type of weapons they will be using.

It's like this. Some of the Zodiac members will resembled that of the 13 Kamen Riders. Others will

resembled that of the 13 riders' Advent monsters. And, call me a copycat if that's how you feel, I'll be

borrowing certain elements from Kamen Rider Ryuki, such as the card reader, and their Vent techniques

(i.e. Sword Vent, Guard Vent, Final Vent). And no, there won't be any Mirror Monsters, and absolutely no

Mirror World. And please note that there won't be any Henshin (Rider Change) pose. They'll be wearing

only body armors.

This is a Detective School Q fic. So don't worry. Anyhow, this is going to be one fanfic that would be a

bit complicating to write. You're also wondering why I decided to bring the 6 Chosen Children from

Digimon Adventure 02 in this fic. Well, if you read comics, specifically Marvel and DC, well it's like this.

In certain series, such as Batman, some of DC's famous heroes make a guest appearance. For example, in

Batman, the Spectre appears as a guest ally. In Action Comics (featuring Superman), other heroes appeared

and teamed up with Superman. Another example is the now-defunct Marvel Team-Up, where heroes from

different series join forces to take on a villain or villains. Since the Zodiac organization is more dangerous

than Pluto in terms of executing their attack (see Chapter 2), and using sophisticated and state-of-the-art

weapons (you'll see them in future chapters), Class Q and A would encounter some difficulties in dealing

with this new enemy, so I decided to bring the Digimon cast as guest heroes to help balance the battle.

And now, the next paragraph I'm writing will be a spoiler of sorts, as I'll list down the Zodiac members,

their alter egos, their past and current roles before joining the Zodiac, and where I got the idea of what their

appearance will look like and what weapons they'll be using.

The 12 Zodiac Members

Aquarius - - - Takeshi Asakura - - - Taken from Kamen Rider Ohja. His appearance will be same as

Ohja. His armor allows him to breathe and move freely underwater. His card reader is a scepter resembling

a cobra. It fires acid that can even burn any medium level metals. His card reader also acts as a remote

control to summon and control his Battle Robot, Venosnaker, a very huge cobra. Venosnaker is capable of

attacking an opponent on land and underwater. It also spits acid from his mouth and can emit toxic fumes

that could be fatal if exposed too much. Asakura is a very vicious criminal and murderer. Joined the Zodiac

not just for money but also for kicks, since he was told that he'll be killing a potential target.

Aries - - - Jun Shibaura - - - Taken from Kamen Rider Gai. His appearance will be the same, except

that his helmet will resemble that of a ram, and has no horn on his left shoulder. His weapons are the same

as Gai, except that it will resemble that of a ram. His Battle Robot, Metal-Ohitsuji, is pratically the same as

Metal-Gelas. The only difference is that, he resembles a ram. Shibaura is a college student, son of a famous

president of a computer firm (think Bill Gates). He became a dropout after an argument with his father

about neglecting his studies. Joined the Zodiac organization and was appointed as their master hacker,

hacking through various government establishments, institutions, and even D. D. S.. His expertise in

computer programming, and hacking saved him from being detected by other programmers in various

government agencies.

Cancer - - - Masashi Sudo - - - Taken from Kamen Rider Scissors. His Appearance, weapons and even

his Battle Robot are identical to that of Scissors. Sudo is a corrupt police detective, and, ironically, works alongside

D. D. S.. He was the one who secretly planted the bomb at D. D. S. recently, disguised as a janitor. D. D. S.

remains unaware that Sudo is a Zodiac member. His reasons for joining Zodiac are unknown.

Capricorn - - - Mitsuru Sano - - - Taken from Kamen Rider Impaler. Like Cancer, Capricorn will be the

same as Impaler, in appearance, weapons, and Battle Robots. Capricorn is the only Zodiac member who

controls a horde of gazelle-type robots, who responds only to Capricorn's remote control. Impaler's boots

enabled him to leap at high distances, and can use them to kick, stomp, and break any concrete barriers.

Sano is the youngest member of the Zodiac organization. He was cast out of his family's house for being

spoiled and that his father, a president of a well-known business firm told him that he didn't deserve to

inherit his will and fortune. He was sleeping on the streets for months until he was approached by Taurus,

in his civilian guise, and offer him a place to stay. When told about the Zodiac organization and their plans,

Sano readily agrees, as he was told that he'll benefit a lot in getting rich, among other things.

Gemini - - - Shinji Kidou and Shinichi Kidou - - - Taken from Kamen Rider Ryuki and Ryuga. Shinji is

a journalist working in a small-time journal office. Shinichi is his lost, twin brother, a criminal who secretly

killed his parents for reasons unknown. Shinji was unaware of this, and unaware that he has a twin brother.

Joined the Zodiac organization because, he too wants to take over Japan and the rest of the world. Upon

learning that he has a twin brother, Aries suggested to Taurus to give him the Zodiac name of Gemini.

Taurus and Shinichi agreed, and Taurus had his henchmen sedate and kidnap Shinji. Then through

scientific and technological means, Shinichi gains the ability to control his twin brother's mind and body,

and even merge their bodies into one, resulting in added strength, agility and stamina. He also possess the

ability to erase Shinji's memories of being possessed and merged with Shinichi to avoid complications.

His armor and weapons are the same as that of Kamen Rider Ryuga. His Battle Robot, Dragblacker, flies in

the air like a Chinese dragon does, breathes and spits black-colored fire from his mouth.

Leo - - - Saturou Toujou - - - Taken from Kamen Rider Tiger. A college dropout who was orphaned at

a very young age. Supported himself by doing various transporting jobs. Using the money he earned by

buying food, and books on machinery and scientific inventions. But he also learned to fight when watching

judo classes from a window, street fighting among gang members, and wrestling through TV. Joined the

Zodiac when Saturou, becoming unsatisfied with his life, was approached by Taurus when recruiting

suitable members to form his organization. Upon learning of his birth sign, Taurus gave him the name Leo,

and weapons and a Battle Robot. His appearance and weapons are similar to Kamen Rider Tiger, sans the

battle axe and helmet. His helmet will resemble that of a lion. His Battle Robot, Slash Beast has the added

strength and reflexes of 10 lions, making him somewhat of a force to be reckoned with.

Libra - - - Miyuki Tezuka - - - Taken from Kamen Rider Odin. Same as Odin from Kamen Rider

Ryuki, but a bit of a weaker version. Since he represents "the balance", he sort of plays the peace keeper of

the organization, not taking any sides during disputes, and at times offer advice to his fellow members.

Unlike the rest, he is not ruthless, and has compassion to other people, even to his enemies. Armor,

weapons, and Battle Robot are the same as his TV counterpart, but here, it will be a weaker version. His

reasons for joining the Zodiac is to keep an eye on his good friend, Yuichi Saito, who joined the

organization for a reason. (a/n: The reason why I placed the Tezuka character on Libra is very obvious. In

the TV version of Kamen Rider Ryuki, he is somewhat of a peaceful Rider, and the only Rider who refuses

to kill. And he tends to be the center of calm between Ryuki and Knight. And since the Odin character has

no alter ego, I decided to put Tezuka there.)

Pisces - - - Yuichi Saito - - - Taken from Kamen Rider Raia. Since Raia was taken from the appearance

of a stingray, well, he fits the bill. And since Tezuka is Libra, well, I had to find a suitable replacement.

Luckily, his friend in the Ryuki TV series came in to my mind, and there he is. His appearance and

weapons, as well as his Battle Robot are the same as his TV counterpart. I'll be changing Evil Diver's

(Raia's Advent monster) name to Exo Diver. Like Aquaruis, Pisces can fight on land, air and sea. His card

reader can summon a school of mantas and stingrays. Yuichi Saito was a struggling pianist who dreams to

become a world-class piano performer. He and Miyuki Tezuka were friends since childhood. One night,

Tezuka and Yuichi were walking at the park as they stumbled in to a gang war. Yuichi was hit by stray

bullets on his hands. He was then taken to a hospital, but the suspects remain scot-free. Using his savings,

his hands were restored, but damaged his motor skills that would enable him to play a piano effectively. Both

Yuichi and Tezuka were approached by Taurus (in plain clothes) and offer Yuichi a way of regaining his

abilities. Yuichi readily agrees. A week later, Tezuka joined the organization with the exact purpose of

keeping an eye on his friend. Like Tezuka, Yuichi is not keen on killing another person, so he asks Taurus

to give him an assignment that wouldn't involve killing.

Sagittarius - - - John Rambura - - - Taken from Kamen Rider Knight. In this fic, I'll be altering his

appearance and weapons to a slight degree. Instead of his normal armor form, Sagittarius will resemble

Kamen Rider Knight in his survive form. His card reader will act as his crossbow, and will shoot bullet-like

arrows. His Battle Robot, Dark Wind, will resemble Dark Wing, but instead of becoming a cape, he will

transform into a huge bow. Even in its bat form, Dark Wind can shoot electrical and explosive arrows from

the tip of its wings. Rambura is a hybrid of Japanese and Egyptian parents. He was a well-known archery

champion, but was expelled from the Olympic team and banned from the Olympic games for using a

banned substance. Ramburo is a master of Kyudo archery techniques. His reasons for Joining Zodiac are

unknown.

Scorpio - - - Ichiko Dan (alias Itsuro Takamizawa) - - - Taken from Kamen Rider Verde. In the Marvel

Comics version, Scorpio was the younger brother of SHIELD leader, Nick Fury, and the Fury brothers

were engaged in a bitter war, not realizing each other's identity until some time later. And the rest, they

say, is history. It took me three days of coming up on how to apply this on a DSQ fic, and an idea hit me.

Make Scorpio the younger brother of Morihiko Dan. And after learning of Kamen Rider Verde's alter ego,

I had to come up with a name to match that of Principal Dan's brother. I finally come up with a name,

Ichiko. Then I used Kamen Rider Verde's alter ego as an alias to Scorpio's alter ego. Like in the Marvel

Comics version, Ichiko had resented his older brother, Morihiko since childhood. Morihiko became a

detective, while Ichiko slowly became a successful businessman. But despite his success, his resentment,

and jealousy toward Morihiko grew to a maximum level, even he was surprised that, despite being bound to

a wheelchair, he went on to found D.D.S. as it's premiere detective academy. Ichiko's resentment turned to

obsession, and when approached by Taurus, he readily accepted. His Battle Robot, Scorponok, will be

similar to Biodregga, except that his robot is a hybrid of a humanoid and scorpion (and does not change

color). The Robot can transform from humanoid form to that of a huge scorpion (whose size is as big as a

tank). In his humanoid form, he can attack, defend and is strong as Volcancer. Has a lethal dose of scorpion

venom stored in its body which can be ejected from its tail. Scorponok's tail can also fire laser beam that

can be fatal to humans. Neither the general public, nor Morihiko Dan are unaware that Itsuro Takamiwaza

is actually Ichiko, and not aware that he is Scorpio. Ichiko actually changed his name secretly since he

doesn't want his name associated with his brother or D. D. S.

Taurus - - - Suichi Kitaoka - - - Taken from Kamen Rider Zolda. A suave, wealthy, but unscrupulous

lawyer and businessman. And he always wanted to get richer, by hook or by crook, but always keep his

image clean. While reading a newspaper, he then noticed the horoscope section. He then got an idea on

how to earn money without exposing himself. And thus, he decided to find suitable allies to help form an

organization that would compose of himself and 11 other persons represent their birth signs: Zodiac.

Kitaoka then used his wealth and resources to built armors, weapons and battle robots according to the

zodiac signs and the animals' physiologies. He then recruited possible candidates one by one. Kitaoka was

surprised that Takamizawa revealed his actual name to him, and was more impressed when Takamizawa

made it clear that he wanted to make his brother, Morihiko and his D.D.S. world a life full of living hell.

Kitaoka then accepted him as his candidate. After accumulating all 11 candidates, the 12 persons then

revealed their birth signs, and expressed their desire to get not only richer, but also to rule Japan. Once they

achieved that goal, they will rule nearby countries, and later the rest of the world. The 12 individuals then

donned their armors, were given assigned weapons and battle robots, and proclaimed themselves as Zodiac.

And soon they started to make plans on how to execute their plans and put them in motion.

Virgo - - - Miho Kirishima - - - taken from Kamen Rider Femme. Basically the same as Femme. And

the only female member of Zodiac. Her reasons were practical. Getting rich. Her appearance, weapons and

Battle Robot are the same as Kamen Rider Femme, except that, instead of a swan, Virgo's battle Robot will

appear like female Tenshi (angel). But the robot's powers and abilities are practically the same as

Blancwing. in other words, she resembles that of Angewomon.

And now the final words. Note that each of the 12 Zodiac members have individual Zodiac signs according

to their birth sign. And each of the 12 members were given assignment when their birth sign is up (for

example, the date is August 23, and leo will get to make his activities until September 22. and once that

date is up, it will be Virgo's turn to work, and so on). And sometimes Zodiac members commits a crime in

pairs for by a group of three's in case they came under fire from police or military soldiers that would make

a single Zodiac member difficult to escape. But on rare occasions, A zodiac member, even with his/her

weapons and Battle Robot, can suffer injuries if faced with a formidable foe, or if fired by strong weapons

from any authorized personnel. And sometimes there are some disputes between members during

discussions, but ended peacefully die to Libra's advices.

Hope you like this "side chapter", because you'll be wondering what type of foes the DSQ characters will

be facing, and what the Zodiac organization be like. And now that one minor problem is over, I'll be

resuming my work on the rest of the chapters. The chapters of this fic will be long, as the 12 Zodiac

members will take turns in committing crimes under their birth signs, and will try to topple D. D. S.

through any, but in secret, if possible, means.

And let's not forget that the six Chosens from Digimon Adventure 02 are there to help D. D. S. in solving

the bomb attack that almost destroyed the school (see last chapter). Until then, Ja Ne!