IS Infinite Build
Construct 50: Kamen Rider Cross-Z
Kono mama~
(Shows Sento working on bottle.)
Aruki tsuzukete iru
(Zooms in on Sento, changes into build and throws punch)
Konnya mo maasugu
(Shows Build throw a punch then a kick)
Hitori no ashiato tadotte...
(Scene changes to Ichika working on paper)
Hateshinai, dakedo kimi dake wa
(Zooms in on Ichika as swings blade in IS)
Dokoka de matteru
(Night Rouge with Monsters in front of him, Scene switches to bottles on a spinning table. Hands grab the bottles.)
Egao tayasazuni
(Shows Sento, Tabane, Ichika, Chloe all shaking bottles)
There you will...
(Chloe enters chamber and caresses wristband, as eyes glows.)
Be The One, Be The One! All right!
(Build armor encloses around Sento. Shows Rabbit Tank doing finisher, Firehedgehog sending fire at screen shattering it, Keydragon blasts fire and then swings chains at the screen.)
Ashita no chikyū o naki da senai kara
(Tabane, Cecelia, Rin, Chifuyu, Yamada, Charles, and Laura all stand.)
Be The Lights, Be The Lights! All right!
(Sento spin kicks, Ichika throws a punch. Steam engulfs screen to Night Rouge)
Tsuyoku nareru yo, I wanna Get it!
(Sento walks towards camera, zooms in to Sento's face, Sento opens eyes. The eyes flash red and blue)
Nanika wo tasukete sukutte dakishime
(back to Sento and Co shaking bottles as camera pans around)
Kokoro ni furete todoku yo, tsutawaru
(Build readies weapon and Charges Smash Army)
Be The One, Be The Lights
(Rabbit Tank stands as sparks fall on him. Rocketpanda flies by, Firehedgehog blasts water at screen.)
Message, Okoru yo hibiku yo~!
(Keydragon blasts screen with fire, Ichika swings IS blade. Build takes signature pose.)
We are Sento
After my talk with Bodewig-chan and Houki-chan I went to the control center to observe with Chifuyu and Maya-chan. Ichika left the school immediately after class without telling anyone. I guess he went there after all. I remember back to the night after Ichika's first failed Transformation….
Flashback… We are Ichika
I push away the curtains as I look out. Letting the curtain go, they block the night view of outside. I think about Kasumi and the Sakura's we'd promised to meet under with everyone else. "Kasumi~... What am I supposed to do? I miss you, girl. Oh, maybe I should visit her grave. I'll just head over to Tatsuoka Cemetery in Area A5-" Sento narrates.
Ichika: Quit talking like you're Narrating my thoughts! I'm not going anywhere.(turns to Sento) And how the hell would you know where her grave is?
Sento:(turns to face Ichika) Forget that for a sec. Why do you want to be a Rider?(Ichika: Haa?) Is it to expose Stalk?
Ichika: There a problem with that?(stands up)
Sento:(turns away) You can't handle it. It's not gonna happen.
"What?" I stop in my tracks as I look over to Sento. "The best you'll ever manage is sulking about her and shaking that bottle." I stomp over towards Sento. "Screw you! How can you know-" Sento quickly stands up and grabs me by the collar of my shirt. "Obtaining power means dealing with the responsibilities that it brings. You better not think that come easy!" Sento grabs his jacket and leaves the Cafe. S-Screw you! I kick a chair in rage.
The next day… At the Tatsuoka Cemetery.
I left school as soon as classes were over with. I came in a Disguise and with flowers. I walk through the graves with all the others of those who died. Then I spot it. "Wow, it really is here." It's the Ryuga family Grave. I set down my stuff, readying for praying. Then my eyes fall upon a piece of paper with my name on it. Carefully placed on the grave as near eye level. Placed inside a plastic bag as to not let the elements get at it. This is…!
Meanwhile… We are Sento
I work on the Beat Closer. Better tuning the blade, to a higher level. I place down the blade as I shake my wrist in pain. "If you're still hurt so bad, you could rest..." Chole recommends to me. "This is more relaxing." I respond, Chloe backs off and leans on the table. "Hey, about Sawa..." Hmm? "What is it?" I ask. Chloe ponders then shakes her head. "No, it's nothing important." ...Okay...
Back to the present… We are Ichika
I look again at the letter, still have yet to open it. I can't seem to muster the guts to open it. It's most shurly Kasumi's final words… But I'm not sure how to take it… "Whats that?" Charles asks me. "Huh? Oh… Just… Kasumi's will… I guess?" I look back down at the paper still cleanly inside the plastic bag. "Well if it's Kasumi's last words. Then maybe it's words of encouragement. From what you told me, she's quite the strong girl." … Yeah… And it's not like she hates me… Steeling myself, and readying for anything, I open the folder and I take out the letter. Opening it I begin to read the letter.
"Dear Banjou Ichika
If you're reading this letter, then it's likely I am no longer alive. Ichika I never really got to apologize to you for getting you kicked out of your old job. I'm so sorry. There's a few things I want for everyone. I want to tell Houki and Rin-chan something if possible. Houki I don't know if what Tabane-nee had hurt you when she made the IS and forced you're family to go into witness protection program, but family shouldn't hold grudges. Forgive your sister, she's likely to forgive you as well… And Rin, I heard from your dad what happened. I'm so sorry, but he expressed wanting to talk again with your mom. I hope that you'll be the guiding force to bring your family back together. That would make me all the more happy. Dan and Ran. Despite only knowing you for a few years, I thank you and your family for making such an exception for making and coming all the way over to my hospital to bring me food. I enjoyed all of it! I hope you continue to make that delicious food and give spread the happiness it gives. Finally, Ichika. You know as well as I, that I love you. But there's only one thing I want from you. I wish that you can forget about me and move on, with the same "I can't lose!" Outlook you used to have. I want to see you use those hands to help many people. I'll be watching over all of you, Houki, Rin, Dan, Ran, Ichika…
Love Ryuga Kasumi."
A tear falls down my face hitting the paper. Kasumi… I love you… I always will. I take a deep breath, as I look back at the paper. I carefully put the letter back into its plastic bag and close it up. I lock up my locker, with the dragon bottle clenched in my hand. "Are you going to be okay?" Charles asks, wiping my tears away I turn to Charles with a new determination. "Yeah, I'm ready." Thus the two of us head into the arena.
Inside the Arena…
Charles and I stand before Houki and Bodewig. The four of us staring each other down. "Ichika… Don't let your emotions get the best of you. Do you remember what we talked about?" Charles reminds me, I nod. "Yeah, of course." I can't forget about the Active Inertia Canceller. I think to myself. Okay, I can't screw around… Just like what the girls told me.
Flashback…
Back at the infirmary, Rin and Cecilia go over what they learned from their fight against Laura. "Active Inertia Canceller?" I ask confused. Sento brings up a video of the fight. Seeing it again, really reinforces how curbstomped they were. "It's what Bodewig used to block Rin-chan and Cecilia-chan's attacks." Uh huh…
Cecilia: Yes… Also known as AIC, it is the ability that deploys an Inertia-Negation field. You are familiar with PIC as well, are you not Ichika-san?
Ichika:(scratches) Umm… Pancakes Inside Cakes?
Sento:(confused) H-How do you even...(sighs) Everyone, say it with me…
Everyone:(pointing at Ichika) Meathead!
Ichika: Hey!
Sento: PIC or a Passive Inertia Canceller. It's the base system that allows an IS to float, accelerate, and stop in Mid-air.
Ichika:(looks to Sento) Why haven't you put that system into the Build Driver?
Sento materialises the Rubber pointer and begins to poke me in the head. "Idiot! It's not that simple! You can't just put the PIC system into the Driver and expect it to work!" He berates me, with the girls just sighing and shrugging. Maya-Sensei chuckles as Sento continues. "It's a system that's put into the Core of an IS! So I would require the Core of an IS! Both me and Tabane have been working to create a small scale version of an Independent version of the PIC system!" I wave off. "Okay, okay… You don't have to shout at my face Sensei… Sheesh."
Rin:(looks at Ichika) Don't tell me you weren't paying attention in Class again?!
Ichika:(rubs head) Ah, I did hear about that in class…
Cecilia:(rests hand on cheek) I've heard that the AIC is an evolved derivative of the PIC system. But I have not heard that a complete system does exist already…
Rin:(hand on chin) Even in the Third-gen weapons systems, it's hard to classify it's type…
Sento:(crosses arms) It's obviously powered, generating a field using energy. Thus, even if Ichika here used his Reiraku Byakuya it would be halt right in place. Not to mention her skill gap.
Rin:(nods) Yeah, She'll just see though your moves right away!
Ichika: Guh…!
Cecilia: She'll see your Reiraku Byakuya coming from a mile away and stop it then and there.
Ichika:(cosses arms) I can't do that either, huh… Then what should I do…?(turns to Sento) Do you have something Sensei? You usually have some sort of formula to victory right?
"This is your problem not mine. Figure that out yourself." Sento says to me with a blank face. Of course he would answer like that! "All I'll say is this, sometimes Brawn can beat Brain. Key word being Sometimes!" Sento exclaims at me, poking me again in the head. But after he backs off and smiles. "If anything you prove that fact to me. So don't feel bad if you resort to you're brawn, it's one of the few things good about you." Sento says before leaving the room. "Ass." I mutter under my breath.
Back to the present…
Even if there's no certain way if she'll read a frontal attack easily, then I'll just have to take her by surprise. "Fighting you in the first round is perfect, since there's no need to wait." Laura remarks at me, I clench the Dragon bottle in my left hand as I respond with. "Glad to hear… I feel the same way." Laura steels herself as she exclames to me. "You're going down!" I take a deep breath then exhale.
Ichika:(raising fists) Let me be clear on this. Right now…(puts fists together) I get the feeling… I Can't Lose!(redies blade)
Laura:(scoffs) Final words to take to your grave!
Ichika: Then let's test that theory of yours!(charges) Uuuoooohhhh!
I swing my blade, but as expected. Laura puts up her AIC and blocks my attack. "An elementary-level, attack right off the bat… How predictable." I smile forms on my face a I remark back. "Well, thanks. You could say I'm a psychic." She ready's her blade, as she does Laura asks backs. "Well, then I hope you know what's coming next." I tell her. "Yeah… I know. I've got it all planned out." I move aside, as Charles comes up from behind and opens fire on Laura. A blade comes in and slices one of Charles shots right out of the air. Whoa… Did she really just… Houki… Wow, to think you got to that level… You really are amazing. "I hope you boys haven't forgotten about me." Houki asks. "There's no way I'd forget about you." I charge her with my blade, the two of us clash blades. Exchanging blades back and forth. "Heh… Figure's." I'm being pushed back, she's much better skilled in terms of skill and form. My raw power can't match it. But… "Charles!" I shout out. "Yeah!" Charles flies into the air and takes aim. But before she can get a shot off, an energy wire wraps around Houki as she's flung away by Laura. "Wh-What are you doing?!" Houki shouts, as she's sent into the ground and away from our fight. She's not treating Houki as a partner, but as an obstacle… Bastard!
We are Sento
Observing the battle in the mission room, I can't help but feel bad for Houki-chan's bad turn of events. "She's never been quite good at working with others unless there in the background." Chifuyu notes as I rest my hand on my chin. "That has to be her greatest weakness, I see the probability of Ichika and Charles victory rise substantially." I remark, as I continue to run the numbers though my head. Houki-chan gets up from her bad throw down. Bodewig-chan is focusing on Ichika. The pair seem to realise that as Charles breaks off.
We are Houki
I get up and look back into the air, to see Ichika and Bodewig clashing back and forth. I can't let it end like this… I ready myself to join the battle again. But before I can fly off, gun fire forces me to dark back. Dunios Charles! I look up to see Charles with her submachine gun aimed at me. "Sorry to disappoint but. Your foe is not Ichika but me." I ready my blade. "Wha…?! Don't make my laugh!" I shout as I charge towards Charles.
We are Sento
The Spar between Houki and Charles ends in Houki's defeat from the match. "Shinonono-san fell quite easily, didn't she?" I nod in agreement as I lean back in my chair. "That's what happens when you don't have a personal unit. Or a unit that's been tuned to a person's specifications." I tell Maya-chan. "The lack of cooperation with her partner also didn't help." Chifuyu also notes, walking over she pushes my legs onto the ground.
Sento:(sits up) Still though, I'm surprised to see such strategy by the two. It's good to see the two working in such unison.
Chifuyu:(nods) Yes, they know that their best chance to win this fight is to work together. What did you tell Ichika?
Sento:(looks over) What are you talking about?
Chifuyu: Don't think I didn't notice. I haven't heard Ichika say "I get the feeling I can't lose!" I haven't heard him say that once, ever since Kasumi's death. What did you give him?
Sento:(smiles) I didn't. Kasumi did, I just made sure it got to Ichika in time. He needs a boost. But not from me. But from the one he loves. I'm sure that will give him the extra edge he needs to win this fight.
Maya: On the other hand, those two's synergy is unbelievable. And to think they met just a few weeks ago.
Chifuyu: Yes, that's all thanks to Dunios Efforts. Quantium shifting twenty weapons in order to deploy them right away in battle. It's highly similar to that extremely specialized feature, "High-Speed Re-Arming" Dunios skill is one of the decisive factor in this match.
Sento:(snaps fingers) Yes, while that is important. His partner is just as skilled. I think Banjou-kun's been great so far, too. One without charisma can't bring the best out of other people.
We are Ichika
Charles and I form up. "So you were able to defeat my partner… Now pathetic." This bitch… No, no. Don't let it get to you. "Thinking like that is your achilles' heel. You've got to think outside the box." Charles readys her weapons for a second volly. "The real thing starts here." Charles reminds me.
Ichika: Yeah… How about we show you our "Combination attack."
Charles:(loads gun) I'm all prepped up… Let's go!
Ichika:(nods) Yeah. Activate! Reiraku Byakuya!(charges) RAAAHH~!
Laura: Reiraku Byakuya, that move will reduce all my shield energy to zero if I get hit, but…(puts up AIC) I can read through your attacks so easily. So you can never land that attack on me!
Charles flies around with her rifle at the ready. "Did you forget about me?!" Laura lifts her as she says. "Get lost..." Laura shoots out her energy wire. I shake the dragon bottle, as I fly over and I catch the wire. I crush and break the wire with the blue flames of my hand. Laura pulls back putting up her AIC. "Hmph… What you're doing is futile." The game has been decided. Charles pulls up from behind. "Didn't I tell you that there's "Two of us?"" Charles sends her Shield spike right into the side of Laura. Right on! Just as we throught! I thought about the AIC afterwards and if I had to guess, the AIC has one fatal flaw. And that is "You must focus all you're concentration on one target or the effect can't be maintained!" I ready for another strike. "This is it! You're finished!" I shout as I charge towards Laura. "Don't Fuck with me!" Laura shouts as she fires her second wire at me. I dodge out of the way, it latches onto something as Laura pulls back. I ignore it as I swing, but my blade deactivates. Out of power?! Crap! My blade makes contact, for a moment I expect the AIC to be put up, but my eyes widen as my eyes focus. "AAAAAAHHH~!" I hear, as blood splatters back, as I realise what I sent my blade into. No! Houki! I drop my blade as I catch Houki and pull her back. I hold Houki in my arms as blood begins to come out.
Ichika:(horrified) No! No no no no no no no no!(shakes Houki) Houki! Houki! Stay with me!
Houki:(looks at Ichika) I-I...Ichi...Ka…
Laura:(charges) You are out of Energy, and how you are defenceless!(activates blade) This is the End!
"LAURA~!" I scream out, as I shake the Dragon Full Bottle and throw a punch. The punch hits her arm, as it breaks her blade again. "Wha?" I slowly put down Houki as I stand back up. I look at Laura. "You… Bitch." I mutter, as I feel an odd warmth surround me. Flames begin to appear around me. "You'll pay… You'll pay, FOR USING MY BEST FRIEND AS A HUMAN SHIELD!" I scream out, as I blast out an aura of blue flames. I blast towards Laura, she puts up her AIC. "Hmf! Anger only leads to stupid decisions!" Laura exclaims as I clench my fist, readying my punch.
Ichika: Sento said to me: Sometimes! Brawn… Beats Brain!
I throw my fist at the AIC barrier. My fist makes contact, as blue flames blast out from the impact. Silence for a moment, then a crack appears in the AIC barrier. "What?!" The crack's continue to form until the entire barrier breaks down into pieces. The barrier breaking sends Laura into shock. Unable to put her thoughts together I exclaim.
Ichika:(gestures) I've got the Formula to Victory!(clenches fists) You're going down Laura!
I launch forwards throwing a punch, hitting her in the groin. "Gough!" Laura coughs, I just go all out. Using my Boxing training I don't let up with the fast attacks. "This is for Cecilia!" I shout as I pull a big uppercut sending Laura a few feet of the ground. "This is for Rin!" As Laura falls back to Earth, I kick Laura back as she falls and rolls across the ground. "And this… This is for Houki you bitch!" I exclaim as I ready for a Kick. I can feel the flames on my left foot, I charge Laura. As she tries to make for reactivating the AIC, but my attacks on her head is causing her to be light headed. I jump into the air, as I roundhouse kick Laura, sending her into a wall.
Charles: I'll take it from here! Get Miss Shinonono out of here!
Ichika:(out of breath) Yeah. Get her.
Charles:(nods) I got it! Go!
We are Laura
I sit in the rubble, of Banjou's attacks. I'm terrified at what's happening. Am I…. Going to lose?... In this place…? Me? What was those blue flames? What was that burst of power just now? How is a brainless idiot like him… beating me?! No… I don't want to lose… I am… I am… "From now on, you are Laura Bodewig."
A genetically modified Super Soldier make for the sole purpose of combat. Me and Chronicle were bread for excellence… Until the ultimate weapon the IS appeared. In order to improve my compatibility with the IS… Nanomachines were implanted on my eye. This "Woden Auge" Is so that the transfers and processing of visual data and of moving objects in my brain would vastly improve… But… My body couldn't adapt to it. Yet, she did. "Both eyes were modified and she's at the highest percentage… She's perfect!" Perfect… Yes that's what she is… Perfect. And I was the failure. And so. I, the "Best" was branded an utter failure of an existence… It was that time. When I met her. Her name was Banjou Chifuyu the world's best IS pilot. The instructor was an excellent leader to me. I took all of her teachings to heart, and it has returned me to my position as the "Strongest." Her strength, her gallantry and belief in one's self. I admired everything about her… I wanted to be just like her…
Laura: Instructor… What's the reason behind you're strength? What did you do to be so strong…?
Chifuyu: … Well you see. I have a younger brother, you'll understand when you meet him. He's brash, idiotic sometimes. But a good boy and a strong one as well. What exactly this is strengths and what is was before it became "strength" Well… If you go to Japan then surely you'll know…
No… The strength, the gallantry, and the magnificence that I admired so much… and with all of this… I can't forgive the boy who makes you wear that kind of fa- *Smack!* "The "Removal of Obstacles?!" Don't be stupid! People are not tools! They are people! You do not get to judge whether they are worth or not! That is not you're right! The IS and those who pilot it, ARE NOT SOLDIERS! They are normal humans like you and me! And you think you have the right to judge such worth! You haven't the slightest clue of that young girl!" Instructor Sento. "Because Perfection and our perceptions of perfection are all different, and a perfect happiness is impossible. Perfection is a concept that we created to emphasise qualities we like. We want to belong, we want to rise higher to perfection." No… That's not it… He's not the one whos wrong… It's… It's me. It's not Chloe Chronicle who is perfect… Neither am I. This is my defeat… Though and though… I just need to. -I need to utterly defeat him!- What the? Who- -I need to savearly wound and destroy him!- No! I'm defeated! I need to accept that- -I wish for even greater power!- No! I don't need any of that! I'm strong on my own! I- -I need… Unrivaled… Ultimate power!-
We are Ichika
"She's lose some blood but she'll make it." Sento tells me as I let out a sigh of relief. "Oh thank god! I thought she was going to die!" Sento chuckles. "No! Stop!" I hear, we look over to see Laura writhing in pain. "Stop!... Stop!... Stop!... STOP ITTT~! UWAAAAAAAAHHHH~!" Wh-What the?! Dark goop beings to seathe out, as Laura is consumed. "Bottle now!" "Ri-Right!" I hand my Dragon bottle over to Sento.
We are Sento
I get the Dragon bottle, as I strap on the Build Driver. I hear my phone ring off. "You got mail!" What now?! I open my phone to a message by… Sawa-san? "What is it?!" I open the message to a video. Sawa-san is strapped to the same capsule as the one Faust uses to transform Smashes. Sawa-san! She's transformed into a Smash, as the camera changes to Rogue. "You'll be seeing her in a second. See you then." Suddenly the ground shakes, as the same Smash Sawa-san transformed into breaks out form the ground. Following soon after, is Rogue.
Chifuyu:(over comms) We've locked down the area, and the camera's are down. Go out their!
Sento:(looks at Ichika) Let's go!
Ichika:(nods) Right!
We charge out onto the field, as Laura consumed fully. The goop takes the form of Chifuyu in her IS. "Sawa-san… Bodewig-chan..." I ready my full bottles as I shake them, and put them into the driver. "Henshin!" "Dragon! Lock! Best Match!" I crank the handle as the Build armor base forms around me. "Are you Ready?!" The armor closes up around me and steam exudes out. "Keydragon! Yay~!" "You and Charles handle Laura! I'll handle the Smash!" I charge out onto the battlefield. I begin to battle the Smash, attacking but also trying to get a grip on the Dragon's massive input. I manage to push back the Smash, but then my body is set ablaze. "I guess it's not gonna work..." I get knocked back, as the transformation disengages, as I fall to the ground the two bottles also falls out as well. I hear a robotic chuckle behind me, as someone walks over. "Stop. You're in no condition to keep fighting." I quickly grab the two bottles and bring them close to my chest. "Argh!" Ichika and Charles battle back and forth with Laura, as Rogue approaches.
Rogue:(grabs Sento) Stop resisting and hand me those bottles.(lifts up Sento)
Ichika: Sento!(breaks off) Charles! Switch!(flies towards Sento) Sento! Toss me the bottles!
Sento:(knocks away Rogue) Here! Catch!(throws bottles)
We are Ichika
Catching the bottles, I look at the dragon bottle. Remembering back to Kasumi's letter and her words. "Let's do this!" I say looking back towards the action. "You're wasting time!" Rogue gestures the Smash to attack. I shake the bottle and open the cap, as I block the Smashe's attack. "Uwooooo~!" I shout as I punch the Smash sending him back. I start the counter attack, beating up the Smash. "Not bad. But you're only human..." Rogue readies his rifle. But then Sento rushes in grabbing Rogue. "Don't!" Rogue pushes Sento off, as he takes off his driver. "I'm done with you." Rogue hits Sento knocking him onto the ground. "Sento!" I exclaim, but as I break concentration I'm knocked down to the ground by the Smash. Losing my remaining energy, my IS deactivates. "I want to see you use those hands to help many people. I'll be watching over you, Ichika." Not any more… I wont just stand by. Not this time… Not ever again! I stand up and rush past the Smash and towards Rogue. Grabbing the Build Driver in the process, I roll onto the ground.
Charles:(flies back) Ichika!
Ichika: Stay out of this!(straps on Driver) It won't be the same as last time. Trust me!(Looks at Dragon bottle) Lend me your strength!
The Cross-Z Dragon flies over, and folds up it's head and tail. As it falls into my hand, I take a look at it. This time… I… I'm gonna protect everyone I care about! I shake the dragon bottle again, opening the cap and inserting it into the dragon. "Wake up!" I place the dragon into the Driver. "Cross-Z Dragon!" Techno music starts playing as I crank the lever. The frame forms around me, as the tubes fill with the blue liquid. "Are you ready?!" I smack my hands together and take a battle pose as I exclaim. "Henshin!" I reenter the ready stance, as the armor closes around me. "Wake up Burning! Get Cross-Z Dragon! Yeah!" The dragon left half, is the same as the right side, but with yellow flames added to the left arm, and right leg. Also a wing like attachment was added to my back, and added a dragon's flaming head onto the helmet, and the wings creating the shoulder pads.
Sento:(sits up) That idiot…
Charles: He pulled it off…
Maya: Ichika-kun transformed?!
Chifuyu: Go kick their asses Ichika!
Cross-Z:(clenching fists) This time… I won't lose to anyone!
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