Chapter 13 - Angel Grove Retaliation

His vision blurred as he stirred. His chest burned and body ached. His head felt as if it was a bell having a hammer smashed against it. As his vision came into clarity he could see smoke and dirt. Looking down, his light brown skin was burned and clothing charred. Ren winced as he touched his chest, felling the burnt skin through the gaping hole in his shirt. Ren looked around, searching for Hez who was still out cold. His clothing was also charred and torn and body riddled with burn marks. Ren struggled to pull himself to his feet. Every movement caused the burning of his chest to feel as if it intensified. Hez has burns on his legs, sides and right shoulder. Ren couldn't think clearly or remember what happened completely.

We fought the Sentai guys and then…. was all Ren could draw to mind. As he reached down for Hez, his body seemingly sprang to life. He rolled on the ground into an animalistic crouched position. He left laid flat across the soil while his right was bent. His palms pressed into the dirty his fingers dug in almost as if he were ready to use his arms to spring forward. Ren quickly backed away, "woah woah woah, Hez it's me!" Ren yelled. The look in Hez's eyes, that burning fire of rage was frightening but faded with a simple shake of his head. Ren couldn't help but feel as if he saw a tint of green in Hez's iris.

"What happened?" Hez asked groggily as he stood to his feet, clutching his side as the pain set in.

"By my guess… we lost." Ren replies almost sighing in relief as he spoke.

"How long have we been laying here?" Hez asked as he looked around. The sun was still high in the sky, only partially covered by light clouds.

"My guess is not long," Ren replied.

"We need to move, now." Hez said as he continued looking around, trying to get an idea of where they left the motorcycles. "There was a huge explosion, expect the authorities to be here and soon." The two started off towards the large bolder they leapt over to begin battle with the rangers. As they reached the top they could see the flashes of blue and red lights, both of them instantly dropped.

"Shit that's not good," Ren said in a hushed tone. He could see cops all over the area and just to the left of their location was their motorcycles.

"You up for something stupid?" Hez said as he grinned at Ren.

"No, that's not happening, we are not fighting our way through cops," Ren said defensively.

"No you idiot, remember hardcore parkour days? We haul ass to the bikes and ride out of here." Hez pulled out two bandanas from his pocket.

"Do I even wunna ask why you have those?"

"Really a racist joke now?" Ren snickered at Hez's frustration as the two tied the bandanas over their faces. "On three… Three!" Hez yelled as the two sprang from the bolder and landed in a roll. Four police officers in the immediate area were started as Hez and Ren quickly dashed to the left. Ren slapped his palms onto the hood is a squad car as he jumped up, kicking his legs forward so his body would sail over the car without issue. Hez leapt into the air, using his left foot to step down onto the car's roof before propelling himself into a somersault over the entire car. The officers scrambled as the two ran through the trees. Ren reaches his motorcycle first and quickly kicked up the kickstand and spun the vehicle around. Hez jumped onto his motorcycle and started the engine, both men reving it a few times as the officers got closer. They paused just behind the tree line as they heard the loud engines roar.

"Let's ride!" Hez yelled as he gave the machine gas, sending his shooting through the trees and over the heads of the mass of police officers. They ducked on instinct as two motorcycles sailed overhead. Hez could hear them yell out for the two to stop but he only gave his vehicle more gas as the two exited the woods.

"That went better than I thought" Ren said before he heard the sirens. "Shit!" He yelled after looking back. He could see four squad cars behind him.

"Split up!" Hez yelled as he leaned left to make a right left turn. Ren knew he was gonna need to drive wildly to escape. He leaned forward and weaves through the traffic as he reached downtown. Cars honked their horns as Ren leaned left and right, narrowly scaving his motorcycle against other cars. The evening rush had begun, making it easier to skip away on the main streets for him. He made a sharp right and speed down the block before making a left. He turned down a narrow alleyway and slowly emerged on the other side to an empty block. Ren breathed in deeply before sighing. His chest no longer burned and to his surprise, no longer had even a scratch on it when he looked down. What the hell is going on with me? He thought to himself before riding down the long block at the speed limit. He reached the garage the two had currently turned into their new base of operations, but what awaited him to we even more terrifying.

Hez slowly rolled up to the garage under the cover of the night. His headlight was off but he could see the garage lights were on. "Good, Ren made it. Hiding in the alleys all evening wasn't exactly fun." Hez activated the sliding door and saw Arianna sitting on the bench glaring at him with Ren beside her.

"Hey Hez," she said with malicious intent in her voice.

"Uhh.. hi?" Hez replied suddenly shaken by her tone which he didn't understand.

"Got something you wunna tell me? Like why your clothes are all burnt?!" Arianna yelled as she stood to her feet. Ren quickly covered her mouth as Hez shut the large door.

"It's a long story, to make it short.." Hez was cut off by the sound of sirens. "Oh shit!"

"They followed you?!" Ren yelled as he grabbed his helmet.

"I thought I lost them, shit get her out of here I'll hold them off."

"Wait what's going on?" Arianna asked. The two looked at each other and motioned to their bikes. Hez places his helmet over his head and closed the dark visor. "Woah woah woah stop! Someone will tell me what's…" Ren cut her off by grabbing her and sitting her on the motorcycle.

"We have no time for this, out this on, shut up and hold on tight," Ren said as he shoved the helmet into her chest and sat on the motorcycle. He looked to Hez before exchanging a nod.

"Go!" Hez yelled as he slammed his fist into the button on the wall. Ren gave the engine gas before riding out of the opening door. The cops found a way to surround them. Ren road between two cruisers before the cops could react. Hez gave his engine gas while keeping it in neutral to get the attention of the officers.

"We have you surrounded! Step off the vehicle and get down on your knees with your hands up!"

Sorry officers, I know you're just doing your job but… Hez thought to himself as he pulled his deck from his back pocket and slid the heart card through the slit of his firmed belt buckle. "Henshin!" He yelled as the glowing card formed. He shifted his motorcycle into first gear and road through the card, himself and his motorcycle morphing into a new figure. Chalice emerged at top speed as officers shouted warnings before opening fire. His armor sparked as the bullets bounced off him. He road down the street at his top speed, passing a dark alleyway with a black figure standing besides a dark motorcycle. As Chalice road by, two oval shaped eyes glow red before the figure kicked its leg over the motorcycle and sat down. The engine started as it too road out from the dark alley.

Nice to know this suit can hold up against bullets. Now time to find Ren and…. Chalice's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a loud engine roaring. He turned his head but his helmet sparked as it was struck with an energy bolt. Chalice's head whipped upwards as he was struck. He lost full control of the motorcycle as it skid from under his body. He and the vehicle toppled over and skid across the pavement. Chalice's body rolled cross the ground before coming to a hard stop. What the hell? Chalice thought to himself as he struggled to move. The left eye of his mask was cracked from the attack. His vision blurred as he could see a bulky blue body approach him. He slowly staggered to his feet but felt the sharp pain in his chest from a side kick that sent his body into a nearby wall, his body bouncing off of it before slamming back to the ground. Chalice gasped before demorphing and slowly losing consciousness.

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Ren slowed his motorcycle as he felt Arianna slamming her fists into his back. He coasted into a turn which lead to an abandoned building. "Ok can we stop the hitting now? It's becoming more annoying by the second."

"Not until you tell me why the damn cops were after you! First we fight these monsters, then you guys become way too distant and now you, of all people are chased by the damn cops?! I need answers!" Arianna yelled in aggravation.

"Ok, you want the truth? You're gonna want to sit down." Ren said with a hint of nervousness in his voice.

"What are you talking about?" Arianna looked at him from over his shoulder, "we are sitting down!" Ren dropped his head into his hands as he thought of what to say. With a sigh he held his head up and looked at Arianna.

"Me and Hez are…" Ren was cut off by the sound of a gun cocking behind them. He leaned over to look past Arianna. His eyes widened at the sight of a black figure with glowing blue eyes.

"Kamen Rider Blade, we have Chalice. You are to get off of the vehicle and come with me. Do not force me to engage you in combat, I would rather not harm an innocent." The figure said. Ren clenched his jaw as he cut his eyes between the figure and Arianna.