IS Infinite Build
Construct 57: Octopus Light
Sento: In the last Construct, Nabeshima had regained his memories and related important info. That Stalk was the one who set up Ichika. Soon after, with a tip from Gentoku, Me, Meathead, and Stonebrain go to break into a heavily protected Nanba facility to steal the Pandora Box, and capture Stalk.
Houki: Umm… Sensei? Who's a Stonebrain? W-Wait? A-Are you talking about me?
Sento: Yeah, what else could have called you? Meathead 2? No, no. I heard what you did during the Crisis. You were stubborn and were hard headed. Thus Stonehead.
Houki: Wh-a… I
Sento: What will happen in this Construct?!
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 he changes into Cross-Z and Roundhouse kicks)
Dokoka de matteru
(Night Rouge and Blood Stalk 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, Cross-Z Drop Kicking, 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!
(Build walks towards camera, zooms in as helmet folds away, showing 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 and Cross-Z ready their weapon and Charges Smash Army)
Be The One, Be The Lights
(Rabbit Tank stands as sparks fall on him. Firehedgehog blasts water at screen, Keydragon blasts screen with fire.)
Message, Okoru yo hibiku yo~!
(BuildYell enters a battle stance as the Clover Funnels blast the screen, Cross-Z throws dragon uppercut. Akatsubaki drops kicks at screen, Build takes signature pose with an echo of Sento mirrored.)
We are Sento
Our armors are completed. "Let's go." I exclaim as the three of us make ourselves known. Cross-Z blocking me. "Alright!" Ichika shouts. "Move." I say smacking him out of the way. "Ow!" Cross-Z knocks into Akatsubaki, their heads knocking against each other. "Ow!" With that out of the way the three of us charge towards the building as alarms sound. Guardians appear in view and begin opening fire on us as the guards run off in a panic. Summoning our weapons into our hands we attack the Guardians. "I've got this, let's bust through quickly!" Akatsubaki says readying her bow and holding down the trigger. "Charge Countdown!" The bow exclaims as she bring the bow up and knots arrow. "3 2 1!" The bow counts down, she pull back the string and the arrow charges. "Zero! Burst Arrow!" Letting the arrow fly, it destroys all the Guardians ahead of us and busts down the door.
Build:(chrages) That's our entry point, Move, Move!
Cross-Z:(running) Nothing's stopping us now! Oraaaa!
Akatsubaki:(following behind) Don't go too far ahead! You'll be trapped!
Inside...
The three of us fight our way in. My Platform Launcher has been updated with new Plasma bow edges. Allowing me to cut down Guardians much easier. The same upgrade has been applied to Akatsubaki's Bow as well. I cut down a few Guardians into pieces before I pull back the rain for a charged shot. "Regular Stop! Express Service! Rapid Transit! Piratetrain! Moving out!" I let loose the train as it locks onto the remaining guardians destroying them in an instant. "Whoa look out!" Cross-Z shouts as he and Akatsubaki press themselves against the wall to dodge the shot. I run past the two. "See ya later!~" "Hey, hold up!" The two follow behind. We fight our way through to the door where it's likely where the Pandora's Box is. I see a locked door with a number pad. "There it is! You two cover me while I input the password." I go to input the number. But my fingers are too thick with the suit, making it difficult to type.
Cross-Z: Get a move on already!
Build:(looks back) These fingers are thick! It's hard to type with them!
Houki:(cuts down a Guardian) H-Have you tried using your pinky finger?
"Oh..." I say looking at my Pinky. Yeah, makes sense. I go to input the code, but when I press the Enter button the screen simply puts up an Error message. Huh? What's wrong? Did I mess up the numbers? I think to myself as I try to input the numbers again. "Why?" I mumble to myself. "Move it." Cross-Z says shoving me aside and raising his energy sword.
Cross-Z:(readies blade) All we gotta do is smash it open!
Build:(grabbing Cross-Z) Stop trying to solve every problem with brute force!
Akatsubaki:(grabs Cross-Z face) Sensei's right! This place is built to be impenetrable by anything! Breaking it won't do anything but make it worse!
Cross-Z:(squirming) H-Hey, I can't see! I can't see damn it!
Suddenly the error code changes to an open message. "Ah." "Ah." Akatsubaki and I say, Cross-Z grabs Akatsubaki's hand and moves off his visior and sees the message. "Ah." The locks on the door unlock and the doors swing open. Inside the main room is the Pandora's Box sitting atop a pedestal, next to it being a fancy chair and sitting on the arm of the chair is none other than Stalk.
Stalk: This room's password is changed every three hours.(gets up) You're little Spy gal didn't know that, did she?
Build:(walks in) So you opened the vault just to tell us that?
Stalk: No need to thank me. Messing around with you boys and girls helps me out, in the end.
Cross-Z:(readies blade) You bastard...!
Cross-Z and Akatsubaki charges ahead and I pause for a bit before I charge in. Even with all three of us, every attack we throw at Stalk is always blocked or dodged. Our coordinated attacks couldn't even hit him. "Build!" Akatsubaki shouts as Cross-Z keeps Stalk busy. I pull back the train and charge up an attack. Akatsubaki incerts two bottles into her bow. "Single! Twin!" Akatsubaki pulls back the bow as an arrow materialises. "Maiden! Katana! Twin Shot!" "Regular Stop! Moving out!" We fire at Stalk, but Stalk deflects my trains into Cross-Z. Akatsubaki fires her arrow that splits into two. Stalk deflects one while dodging the second arrow as they fly into the wall. Stalk charges at me, with Cross-Z not too far behind, I dodge and roll out of the way of Stalks attack. Akatsubaki and Cross-Z battle Stalk close quarters. I take the opportunity to change out a bottle pair. "Hawk! Gatling! Best Match! Are you ready?" The belt shouts as the armor constructs itself. "Build up!" I shout as the new armor completes itself. "Hawkgatling! Yeah~!" I take to the air and open fire on Stalk, but Stalk again manages to dodge my shots. I spin the drum before I go in for another attack. "10! 20!" I fire at Stalk, but he manages to grab Akatsubaki and uses her as a human shield. "Aaargh!" "Houki!" Cross-Z shouts. "Houki!" I shout. "Rifle Mode!" Stalk takes aim and blasts both me and Cross-Z. Cross-Z falls to the ground, as I slam into a pillar then fall to the ground. I quickly get back up and switch out bottle pair again. "Ninja! Comic! Best Match!" "Build up!" I shout as the armor is completed. "Ninnincomic!" Taking out my blade I activate the first skill. "Duplication Jutsu!" I materialise several copies and we circle Stalk. Stalk beings shooting, I activate my second skill. "Fire Jutsu! Blazing Slash!" Our bodies are engulfed in flames, but Stalk suddenly exudes smoke blinding us. "Full Bottle! Steam Shot!" Using the mist as cover, Stalk shoots my copies before shooting me directly.
Stalk:(chuckle) Nothing you do will work. I've got all your moves figured out.
Build:(stands up) Oh, is that so? Well…(removes bottles) How about this?
Standing up, I ready a new bottle pair. Shaking the bottles, I open the caps and insert the bottles into my driver. "Octopus! Light! Best Match!" My belt exclaims. "Octopus…?" Stalk questions, as I crank the leaver and the new runner constructs. "Are you Ready?" "Build up!" The armor closes up around me. "The Flashing Technician! Octopuslight! Yay~!" The Octopus part of the armor makes up the left visior, right arm, and left leg. The visior is shaped like an octopus with its tentacles facing out. The chest has suckers on them. The shoulder is a octopus head with tentacles running down the sides, each tentacle with suckers. The arm has a gauntlet with suckers on as well. Nothing of note on the leg besides small suckers on the sole. The light portion takes up the right visior, left arm, and right leg. The visior is shaped like a three lighting bolts hitting a bulb. The arm has a light bulb on its shoulder, with another light on the lower part of the arm. The leg has nothing of note on it.
Cross-Z: What? I've never heard that Best Match.
The bulb on my shoulder lights up blinding Stalk. I get in close, Stalk thrusts his rifle at me, but I block and catch the rifle in a hold before pointing my arm mounted light at Stalk and blasting him with bright light. My tentacles wraps around Stalk as I lift him up into the air, and I swing him around before slamming him into the ground, then into the wall, then around a few times before throwing him into a wall on the other side of the room. "We're ending this you two!" I shout, as I crank the lever. "Right!" Akatsubaki shouts, "Y-yeah!" we prepare our finishers. Cross-Z incerts the Lock bottle into his blade. "Special Tune! Pull! Pull! Pull!" Akatsubaki incerts both of her bottles into the blade. "Single! Twin! Maiden Katana!" "Ready Go!" I point my Octopus head at Stalk, as it blasts out inky smoke barrier that surrounds Stalk, the tentacles go out wrapping around both stalk and the barrier. "Vortex! Finish!" My left arm generates electricity, I raise my hand up to chop at the tentacles. "Overdrive!" I shout as I hit the tentacles zapping Stalk. Then I pull Stalk in closer and I punch the barrier as the whole thing lights up blinding Stalk. "Mega Slash!" "Twin Break!" Cross-Z and Akatsubaki swing at Stalk slicing across him. "Yay!" Stalk lands on the ground defeated. I look at Stalk who struggles to get up. My helmet folds away.
Build: I figured that attack would work on you.
Stalk:(looking at Sento) So you were holding an ace up your sleeve… But that means all the specific bottles have been purified.(takes out steam gun) I got what I was after.
Cross-Z:(reaises blade) You're not getting away!
Before Cross-Z can attack, from Stalk's chest bursts out a massive snake, we move to dodge out of its path, it grabs Stalk and leaves the building. With no one around, I turn my attention to the Pandora's Box still sitting on the pedestal. I remove my bottles and belt and return to normal. I quickly materialise a box with bubble wrap and tape. "Let's just get this done and go home." I say as I pack the box.
Tokyo…
Ichika: What's with you're mopey face? We got Pandora's Box back, man!
Houki:(nodding) That itself is amazing! Besides we can always catch Stalk some other time.
Sento:(looking at the ground) Tabane… She's rarely around, isn't she?
Houki: Yeah, she's always been like that. I guess a bit more since the Sky Wall was first erected what with what happened to her on Mars and what not.
We walk up to the door of the IS Cafe. I reach for the handle and open the door and enter the building. No one to greet me huh?... Yeah. Just then I hear movement from the Fridge as Chloe, the Girls, and Chifuyu come out to see me. All of them with relieved looks. "Welcome home." Chloe greets. She looks like she's on the edge of tears. "Welcome home..." A smile forms on my face. "We're back." I respond.
Cecilia:(sigh of relief) Thank goodness you three are alright, it was like torture when you had left earlier today.
Laura:(smiles) Welcome back, congratulations on you mission. Though I was never worried.
Rin:(looks at Laura) Like hell! You were ready to bolt the moment you heard where the three were going. And when we told you couldn't you were on the edge of tears!
Larua:(embarrassed) N-No I was not! I don't know where you got such information.
Sento:(smiles) Aw~ Were you worried? Sorry to make you feel that way.
I walk over to the counter and pat Laura on the head. "Wha! I-I am not a pet! I… I do not… Enjoy..." Laura tries to say but my pats on her head make her into like a cat. "Aw~" The girls coo. "Forget that! Check it!" Ichika says busting out the Pandora's Box and placing it on the counter. "The spoils of war." He says as the three of us sit on the counter.
Charlotte: So this is the Pandora's Box… Amazing.
Chifuyu:(nodding) Very impressive, this is a great accomplishment.
Chloe: Must have been one hell of a Heist.
Rin: Well? Then we should celebrate!
Sento:(looks at Chifuyu) Sounds good… So who's paying?
The two of us look at the cash register sitting on the counter. We look back at each other, I get up and we look at the available money inside the register.
Later…
Tabane enters the lab and pauses when she sees the Box. "Eh? Eh~!?" She shouts running over to the box to look at it. "Why is the Pandora's Box here?! Wait, did you guys get it back?! This is aw… H-Huh?" Tabane stears at the holographic table with a blanket over it. Sitting on it is pizza, Sushi, frech, chinese, and german dishes. No English dishes to be seen.
Tabane: Huh? What's with the fancy feast?
Chloe:(grabbing food with chopsticks) Don't worry, we paid for it with the money in the register.
Everyone else:(putting hands together) Thanks for the meal!
Tabane:(ears flop) Aw~, come on~!
Ichika: It's fine. It's not like you were using it for anything important.
Tabane:(puffs cheeks) Mou-! Ikkun! Did you seriously just say that?! Aw forget it. Eat up! Hell, eat the damn plate! I'm digging in too!
Cecilia: Sensei? Was it really necessary for me to not make any of my home country's food?
Sento:(looks at Cecilia) I'll be 100% honest with you Cecilia, I'm sure that there is some good food in your country. But with you making it, I can't trust in it. Eating it would be like playing real Russian Roulette. You don't know if you're going to die or not.
Cecilia:(sweatdrop) So… Brutally honest…
Sento:(grabs Sushi) I need to so you get the message.(eats food)
Later… We are Observer
Everyone's fast sleep, the Reps in set up beds. Ichika sleeping at the table that was set up. Set off to the side is all the Full Bottles, Pandora Panels, and the Box itself. A hand reaches out grabbing a pair of bottles and putting them into a bag. The hand collects all the bottles, takes the panels and puts them against the Box and ties it up with a larger bag. The hand takes the bag and the box and goes to leave heading up the stairs and exiting the fridge. As the figure walks towards the door a voice speaks out.
Sento: Kind of late to be going out, isn't it?
Tabane: I've got work… is what I'd like to say, but I guess that's not gonna fly anymore, is it?
Chifuyu: Not by a long shot.
Sento:(sitting at the counter) Nabeshima knew who Stalk was.
Nabeshima:(flashback) I was ordered to frame Banjou Ichika for murder… the person who gave me the order… It was Stalk, and Stalks identity is… The astronaut and inventor of the IS, Tabane Shinonono.
Chifuyu:(clenching fist) I never would've thought you were Stalk…
Tabane: That's a pretty tall tale their. Please tell me you have proof. Who knows? Nabeshima could be lying.
Sento: That's why I arranged today's battle. Stalk always knew how my attacks worked, every time. Not to mention the sudden hybridization of the Transteam system and the IS system. Some one had to have such deep understanding of the IS systems to integrate it. With my attacks, it was like he had found out about them beforehand… But this time,(gets up and walks over) I when I used Octopuslight at the end… I was like She had no way of dealing with it.
Tabane:(smiles) I see! You wanted to confirm if I was Stalk, so you had Chloe purify the last bottle without me knowing.
Chifuyu:(walks over) Are you Stalk?...
Sento:(angered) Answer us!
A silent pause grows between the three, Tabane slowly turns to meet the gaze of the two. Both Sento and Chifuyu with a harden stare. Tabane looks at their faces, before a smile forms and she dashes out the door. "Hey! Wait!" Sento shouts as he and Chifuyu race after Tabane. The empty cafe grows silent with the door closing shut.
Construct 56 Complete
Next time…
The traitoris inventor...
Tabane: All you've been doing is playing the role of a Superhero.
Sento: For the Justice that I believe in…
A determined transformation.
Sento: I will beat you!
Sento pulls out the device that he used during the Crisis. Now recolored in Rabbit and Tank colors.
Sento: The woman I knew as Tabane Shinonono is already dead.
Construct 57: The False Kamen Rider