I do not own the Teen Titans or the Justice League Unlimited series. They are properties of Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. and DC Comics. I do not own the rights to the Kamen Rider Kabuto franchise. It is owned by Toei Inc. and Ishinomori Ind. I do claim ownership of the characters that I have made that use the Zecters in this series, any new Riders and Zecters, extra mecha, new enemies and also over the EX version of the Kabuto series Riders.

Kabuto EX

Author: Toku Warrior

Chapter 2: Invitations & the Deadly Beauty! Clock Up!

(10:00 PM – Jump City Memorial Hospital)

The hallways were really quiet as many of the patients were fast asleep. Many of the nurses on the over night shift made their rounds, checking up on those that needed attending to and making sure that nothing was out of place. Down in the ER section of the hospital a young nurse was going through a few medical records while listening to a little late night radio. She was young and beautiful. She had chin length blonde hair and wore a small silver rosary around her neck. While she looked over a patient's files the sliding doors in front of the desk leading into the ER section of the hospital opened, allowing a young man to slowly walk in.

Walking over to the nurse behind the counter, he placed his left hand on top of it while holding his left shoulder with his right, trying to help dull the pain some that came with lifting his left arm. "Excuse me, ma'am?" the young man said politely. The nurse looked up and saw the young man and gasped slightly. She gasped due to seeing his left shoulder which was covered in blood. The young man had a small look of pain on his face while trying to bear with the pain coming from his injury.

"My goodness! What on Earth happened to you?" she asked while coming from around the counter with a small first aid kit. She quickly came to his side as he turned to face her.

"Well, ya see, I kinda got slashed by something sharp when I was protecting this girl from getting attacked by a stranger earlier." The nurse moved his hand away from the injury and slowly removed his over shirt. She could easily see his injury through the torn slash mark on his white under shirt, said shirt stained with blood.

"Goodness me," she placed the first-aid kit back on the counter and took him by his right hand, "Come on, let's get you into an examination room and find you a doctor too look at that." With a look of worry on her face she led the young man off towards one of the empty exam room after buzzing for one of the on call doctors to meet them there. The young man just smiled softly as he grabbed his over shirt and hung it over his right arm.

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OP Theme: Period (FMA Brotherhood OP4)

By: Chemistry

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(Titans' Tower)

Robin was currently in his quarters, looking over the few files and pictures that he had on the strange green chrysalis monsters that had recently been appearing in Jump city. There were only a few photos and not much to go on. He rubbed his right temple while reading some of the reports that the Titans had collected from eye witnesses and some other reports from JCPD.

'Man, just what are these things?' he thought while leaning his head back. He had been going over the files ever since the moment they got back from the park. It was mid-night and he was slowly getting tired. 'And even more concerning…' he brought his head back up and resting his chin in his left hand, thinking on the events of earlier that afternoon, 'is that armored man that helped Starfire. Just who is he? What's his connection with these things? And how can he move just as fast as they can?' Many more questions began to creep into. So much so that he didn't even hear the knock at his door.

Starfire, feeling concern for the Boy Wonder, entered her personal pass code for Robins' room and entered. She noticed him thinking but about what, she did not know. Slowly coming up behind him, she laid her hands on his shoulders, causing the young detective to jump right out of his chair and nearly out of his spandex suit. Seeing the beautiful girl behind him, he quickly relaxed.

"Hey Star, what's wrong?" Robin asked, regaining his composer.

"I could be asking you the same." she replied solemnly.

"Whadda ya mean Star?"

"What I mean is that, for many hours now, you have not left your room. You have done nothing but gone over all the files without stop." She was worried for him. She knew just how much he could become obsessed with a case.

"Star, you know just as well as I do that we need to find these things and fast. They're appearing at a much faster rate than when they first started showing up. That and…" he trailed off. Starfire picked up on this and pushed on.

"And…what?"

"It's that man in the armored suit. His appearance today…it makes me even more confused than I already am." He looked at Star right in the eyes, "He just shows up out of nowhere and can fight these things head on by himself."

"And why is that a problem? Naturally, wouldn't such a powerful being be welcomed as a hero to those in need of protection from these…these strange creatures?"

"But that's the problem right there Star. He can fight them. We have to work as a team just to take them down one at a time. And don't get me started on that monster from last week." Starfire knew which monster he was talking about. A week earlier that fought a monster that seemed similar to the one Kabuto had defeated earlier. The Titans had to call in for help. Luckily for them the Justice League was able to spare a couple of there much stronger and faster members to help out. "This guy, it's like he one of them or something."

"And this is supposed to be a bad thing?" Starfire shouted back at him, taking him by surprise. "Robin, that kind man saved me and got injured in the process. Not many people who are evil would let themselves get hurt like that while trying to lure a person of good intentions into a trap."

"I don't understand Star. Why are you defending this guy? I mean, you don't even know who he is. None of us do. All we got to go on is a name that that monster called him by." Starfire looked at Robin somewhat hurt and just gave him a stern stare. She then turned around and began to leave his room quietly.

"I defend him because he, like all of the beings in the universe, deserves at least one chance." She stopped at his door way and looked back at him, "You gave them, our friends, a chance when we met for the first time. You gave me one as well even thought our first encounter was filled with anger and frustration. Yet you still believed in me without any information of my past. You did not care who I was or where I was from." She fully turned around and faced him, their eyes locking. "So why can you not give this Kabuto at least one chance? Yo do not know if he may prove to be a valuable friend or a hated enemy." She then turned around and walked away, saying one last thing. "The least you can do is try."

Robin just stood there quietly. He was completely shocked and dumbfounded by what Starfire had just done. She practically told him to grow up and mellow out for once. Sure, she was kind and quite naïve at time. But she wasn't stupid. Even she got mad and fed up with things sometimes. After a few moments he then let out a small sigh. 'Maybe she's right. Maybe I am being a bit too cautious about this guy.' He looked back at the files on his desk and his brow furrowed a bit. 'But this guy is our best lead to finding out what these things are.' He sighed again and then it dawned on him. It seemed Starfire had given him an idea. 'Kori, you're a genius.'

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(High Rise Hotel – Jump City Heights)

Inside one of the hotel suites, a beautiful young woman with blonde hair was sitting at the desk in the office of her room. Set in front of her o top of the desk was a laptop. Typing in a few commands her laptop began establishing a secure connection with whomever it was she was trying to contact. After a few moments a screen came up. On it was the word ZECT. A few seconds later a video window appeared. She quickly placed on her headset, waiting for the person on the other end to begin the conversation.

On the screen, a man sitting behind a desk looked back at the young woman. Most of his figure was hidden behind the shadows so no one could make out what he looked like or who he was. He leaned over his desk, clasping his hands together while supporting his body weight on his arms. "What do you have to report…Agent Lucia?" the man asked in a deep and monotone voice, clearly showing no emotion. The woman looked at him, her eyes filled with respect and fear of the man on the other side of the screen.

"Sir, I may have found one of our nine targets." She shrunk down the video window some as she pulled up a file with nine images and bios of nine armored beings.

"Really? Which one of those damn rogue Riders have you found? Gatack? Or TheBee maybe?" The man on the other end asked, possibly hoping it was one of those two. The blonde just smiled coyly.

"No sir. Even better." This got the man's interest as his head slightly perked up. "I believe I may have found Kabuto." This mad the man gasp in surprise.

"Are you sure? Was it really him?" the man asked, showing a bit of emotion in his voice.

"Yes sir. There was a report about a Worm attack on a group of young superheroes. I'm sure you've heard of them. They call themselves the Teen Titans."

"Yes, I've heard of them. An amazing group of young ones if I do say so myself."

"Indeed sir. Anyway, when a reporter was asking a witness a question about who she saw battle the Worm and what he looked like the witness said that he had a shiny red belt buckle, big blue eyes and big red horn going up the middle of his face." The man on the screen began smiling. He leaned back in his chair and thought about this bit of information. He then leaned forward once more.

"Lieutenant, I'll be sending some back up to give you a hand in capturing Kabuto. He is extremely dangerous but also a very valuable resource to ZECT. I want him back alive." He said coldly.

"Yes sir. But sir, I could get Kabuto back on my own. I do-" she was quickly cut off by the man.

"Now listen her Lieutenant! That Rider has one of the most powerful Zecters created by ZECT. As such he's also one of the most powerful Riders. The host that the Kabuto Zecter chose is also not entirely normal. I do not want this operation to be a failure in the long run that you are defeated. Consider the backup as a safety precaution." The young blonde understood what her boss meant and bowed in apology.

"Yes sir. Please forgive my impudence towards the matter."

"Very well. Your backup should be there with the next twenty-four hours. Get some rest and then get ready. The moment they arrive, you strike. Until, pinpoint his EXACT location, understand?" he spoke sternly and with unmatched authority.

"Sir, yes sir!" she replied with a salute. With that, the man terminated the connection. The young woman then closed her laptop and began thinking up of a plan to lure out Kabuto. 'Boy, your ass is mine. If I capture you, I'll get a promotion and a Perfect Zecter for sure. No longer would I be a member of the Spider Troops. I could become a real Rider.' A spider-like mecha dropped down form the ceiling and propped itself on her shoulder. Looking at the mecha, she cooed lightly, "Just you wait my little friend, we'll bag that bastard and then have them upgrade you from an Imperfect Zecter to a Perfect Zecter in no time." The Spider I-Zecter jumped up and down while making small beeping sounds, chirping in agreement with its master.

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(Jump City Memorial Hospital)

After spending a few hours in the ER, the doctor was finally able to relax. He was called in to see a walk-in and when he got to the room he was surprised by the type of injury the young man had. He was able to clean up the wound and stitch it up. Luckily for the young man, there was no trace of bacteria or any early signs of an infection. The nurse had wrapped up the young man's no sown up shoulder in some gauze and gave him a kit to help clean and take care of the injury.

"I must say kid, that was really one nasty gash you had there. But I bet that girl was thankful for your help." Boy was the doctor ever right. Of course, he had no idea who it was that the young man actually saved. "So Mr.…", the doctor looked at the young man's I.D. card, "Kain Taisuke. Hmm, part Japanese?"

"Yes sir, on my mother's side. I never had a father so I was given her last name." the young man, know known as Kain, replied.

"That's sad, you not having a father figure while growing up. A father is a very important ting to have in a child's life." The doctor then looked at Kain's insurance card. "Well, it seems that you'll be covered thanks to this. Well Mr. Taisuke, I hope that your injury heals up just fine. Please come back and see me if you develop any complications." He put his hand out for the Kain to take.

"Thank you doctor." Taking the outstretched hand and shaking it, "I'm just glad you were here when I arrived." The doctor just smiled sheepishly while placing a hand behind his head.

"Think nothing of kid. Now, I'm going to write out a prescription for some pain medicine. Take one pill a day for about two weeks while the cut heals." The doctor finished writing out the prescription and gave it to the nurse in the room.

"Sure thing doc. And thanks again." Kain waved goodbye as he left the room. After that he followed the nurse back to the front desk and waited for a moment while she filled up his prescription bottle.

"Here ya go. Now you be careful cutie pie." This compliment caused Kain to blush some as he took the bottle and his doctor's note for the medication. She smiled at him while resting her head on the back of her hands, giving him a wink. He smiled sheepishly as he said thank you and waved goodbye.

As he exited the hospital he looked up at the sky and saw the full moon. He then began making his way to the alleyway a few blocks down. Entering the alley he walked down a few hundred feet and then bent over and removed a duffle bag from underneath some boxes. He had hidden his belongings so no one would steal them while he was in the ER. He quickly took off his shirt and set it on the ground with his over shirt.

As he unzipped the bag and began sorting through his clothes, looking for a new shirt to wear, his aibou flew out from his over shirt. Hovering over its masters' shoulder, it looked on as Kain made his selection of shirts. Placing the ruined clothes in a plastic bag, he set them in his duffel bag and then zipped it back up. He then slipped his new shirt over his head and pulled it down. He then grabbed a new over shirt and slipped it on as well. He was now wearing a red short sleeved shirt with a picture of a scarab on it. His over shirt was black in color and made of silk. It had spider web-like patterns all over it. Picking up his duffle bag he slung it over his right shoulder and then walked out of the alleyway.

Looking around one more time to make sure no one was watching he focused his thoughts on his waist. The same silver belt from earlier reappeared and fastened itself on. Looking around again and not seeing anyone in site he shouted out, "Henshin!"

His Kabuto Zecter flew around and down to the front of the belt, fastening itself on. "HENSHIN" came from the Zecter as Kain was once again covered in his familiar bulky armored form. After a moment, where Kain once stood was now standing Kamen Rider Kabuto – Masked Form. He then grabbed the Zecter's horn and pulled on it, making it shift backwards, popping the front half of the head to the left.

"Cast off." Kain said quietly.

"CAST OFF." – Zecter

His outer armor shot off, revealing his sleeker armor underneath. The long horn once again lifted up and fixed itself to his helmet face, separating the single blue eye plate into two blue eye pieces.

"CHANGE: BEETLE." - Zecter

He now stood as Kamen Rider Kabuto – Rider Form. He then slapped his right hand on the pad on the side of his belt while saying "Clock Up."

"CLOCK UP." – Zecter

In a flash he was off and down the road. After a couple of seconds he was back at the riverside park. "CLOCK OVER." Coming to a stop, Kabuto looked around and noticed the Police line all around. Looking around he could see the cracks on the ground and the crumbled stone wall from when he had fought the Worm earlier. While looking around he walked over to the railing on the side. He then remembered the Titans.

"I wonder. They did seem confused about the Worm. That must mean that they either haven't faced them yet or aren't fully familiar with them." He then got an idea. Quickly slapping the pad again he was off to his next destination.

"CLOCK UP."

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(Tokyo Japan, ZECT Secret Underground Lab)

Explosions rang everywhere as much of the research files and equipment was being destroyed. It seemed that someone was trying to get rid of ZECT from the inside. Running down a metal floored corridor, a woman wearing a white lab coat and carrying a thick brief case was running for her life. Chasing her was a group of ZECT's personal task force, the ZECTROOPERS. She stopped and ran down a flight of steps but fell over as one of her spiked heels got caught in the metal grating. Hitting her back hard on the ground, she slowly got up, retrieving her briefcase, and continued running; the ZECTROOPERS not to far behind.

"Quickly, stop her from escaping!" the leader of the group shouted. "If she gets out of here with what she has she could ruin everything. Just then a blur of red and black raced pass them. "Huh, what was that? It couldn't be."

Running into a dead end, the woman tried to turn around and find another way out but quickly found her path cut off as a red and black blur stopped right in front of her. Looking back at her was an armored being. Wearing a black body suit in design similar to Kabuto's, her forearms and lower legs were covered in red metal armor that seemed to be tipped with fiery metal feathers. She had red metal platting on the side of her thighs and on the side of her upper arms. Her torso armor was sleek and red with the lower half trimmed in silver. The front of the breast plate had a design of a phoenix on it. Her shoulder armor was also red and round and had ends that looked like fiery metal feathers. Around her waist was a silver belt with a metal track all around it. On the front of the belt was a hexagonal buckle with the word ZECT in the center.

Her helmet was black all over with the exception of a phoenix like images made into the helmet, color in red and framing his eye pieces that were green in color. The sides of her helmet also ended in fiery metal feather tips. On her right wrist was a silver bracelet with a Phoenix shaped Zecter mounted on it. Looking at the woman was a powerful Rider, one that served ZECT and led the group of ZECTROOPERS that immediately fell in behind her. She looked at the woman and what she saw was a woman who appeared to be in her mid thirties to early forties. She had long black hair and bright blue eyes. Around her neck was a pendant that held something dear to her. She looked back at the Rider and feared who it was.

"Kamen Rider…Flazer." she spoke in a scared and quivering tone. The Rider, now known as Flazer, slowly walked forward until she was only a few feet away. Raising one of her armored hands and gently stroking the woman's cheeks, she lightly brushed her hair out of her face.

"Ah, so you remember me, don't you…Dr. Taisuke? Then you know why I'm here?" Dr. Taisuke quickly slapped away Flazer's hand and tried to run away. The Rider didn't even bother to go after her as the ZECTROOPERS cut off her escape path. Turning around and just standing there with her arms behind her back, "Now, now Doctor. That wasn't very nice. I only want to help you."

"No you don't! You just want to stop me from stopping ZECT!" She looked at the Rider with disgust in her eyes. "You, you're nothing more than a hussy that loves nothing more than to do her perverted master's bidding! Well, both you and ZECT can go to hell!" she said as she spat at the floor near Flazer's feet, which just went on to anger the Rider. Now Flazer was mad. No one insulted her master in such a way and lived.

"No, Doctor, that's where you're wrong. I'm not going to hell," she raised her hands, forming a bright and powerful fireball in them and aimed it towards her target, "YOU ARE! RIDER BURNING!"

"RIDER BURNING." her Zecter spoke out as she fired a stream of powerful flames right at the doctor. For the doctor, her last thoughts we of both her son and of her husband.

KABOOM!

The wall where the Doctor was at before was now blown to bits, along with any traces of the good doctor and the files she had with her. Flazer walked over to the scorched ground and just sighed heavily. "Pheh! What a waist of a good brain." She turned around and walked past her squadron, "Come on slowpokes. We need to report this to the chairman." With that the ZECTROOPERS followed behind their leader.

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(Jump City, USA)

Inside the T-Tower, many of its residents were fast asleep. That is, except for a young detective and a beautiful alien princess. In the common area of the Tower, both Robin and Starfire were sitting on the couch. Both of them were in their civilian forms, wearing their pajamas. Robin had on only a red muscle shirt and a pair of black boxes while Starfire had on only a pink night shirt and pink shorts. They were sitting down but not near one another. Star was still upset with him and Robin had been trying to apologize for about an hour now.

"Come on Kori, I said I was sorry. You were right, I was getting too obsessed again. Maybe I could give this guy a chance. So please, would you just look at me." Robin pleaded with his girlfriend. Starfire finally sighed and looked at him.

"Dick?"

"Yes Kori?"

"Why do you not trust me?" Robin didn't know what to say. He was completely taken aback by this question. Kori just looked at him in the eyes, waiting for his answer.

"What are you talking about? Of course I trust you. I trust you with my life and you know that."

"If that is true then why do you not trust my judgment of people?"

"It's not that Kori, it's just…just that there have been times when you trusted someone and it turned out that they were only using you. Remember back when Blackfire tried to get you to take her place in prison?"

"Yes, I do remember."

"We believed her and trusted her. And because of that we almost lost you. I…almost lost." Dick stared down at the ground and then raised his hands, looking at his palms while thinking. "Kori, if I ever lost you I don't what I'd do." Starfire's eyes widened at his confession and then smiled. She scooted over next to him and pulled him into a soft hug. Dick was a little shocked at first but then returned the hug, resting his chin on her shoulder as she buried her head into his chest, each one enjoying the warming embrace. Little did they know that they were being watched…from outside.

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(Outside Titans Tower)

Hanging onto one of the stone slabs next to a window was a Worm. But not just any Worm, this one was already in its molted form. Like the last one from earlier in the day, this one had a black body but the rest of it was different. It had bulky armor all over its body. Its shoulders, forearms and lower legs were covered in purple armor as was its torso. It had long spike-like blades jutting forward from each wrist. Its face slightly resembled that of a hyena as around its neck was a flowing black mane, its purple armor decorated in black spots. This Worm hated all forms of love and seeing the two young lovers hold one another pissed it off greatly. It figured it would kill them both and then take the form of the young man holding the girl.

So all it had to do was act and quickly. It knew that there were other powerful beings living in this building so it needed to act fast. So with a quick strike to the window it smashed its way through and landed in front of the two young lovers.

Running towards the tower in Clock Up mode, Kabuto suddenly started to feel the presence of a Worm nearby. 'Huh, that's new, I could never sense the Worm before. And judging by the strength of the signal and the distance of where I'm at it located….AT TITANS TOWER?' As quickly as his legs could carry him, Kain made a mad dash right for Titans Tower, praying that the Clock Up wouldn't time out on him until he got there. 'Hang on Titans!'

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(Back inside the T-Tower)

SMASH!

Both Robin and Starfire immediately let go of one another and leapt to their feet at the sound of the glass window being smashed in. The Tower's alarm system, sensing the breach, activated, letting the loud alarms blare throughout the tower, waking up the other Titans. As they sirens went off, both Robin and Starfire stared down the intruder.

"What the hell is that thing?" Robin asked aloud, staring at the monstrous creature.

"I do not know." Star then noticed the creature drooling in hunger, its eyes locked on Robin. "But judging by how it is looking at you, I think I might now what it is desiring right now."

Just as the Worm began to slowly move forward the double doors behind them opened up to reveal Raven, Cyborg and Beast Boy fully awake (well, BB's still half asleep) and royally pissed.

"Yo, who's messin' up my Tower?" – Cyborg

"Dudes, I was right in the middle of a good dream. I was surrounded by girls in bikinis at the beach." – Beast Boy

"I was just sleeping. And now I'm awake. So…" Raven stopped her sentence to see the monster near the window and got the idea of what was about to happen. "Never mind, I think I know what's going on."

The other Titans quickly gathered around Robin and Starfire. Unlike the others, Robin didn't have any of his weapons with him so all he could do was fight and fight hard. The Worm, not the slightest deterred from the sudden turn of events, prepared to strike. Cyborg got ready with his sonic cannon while beast Boy morphed into a Gorilla, Star powered up her starbolts while also getting her eye beams ready as well and Raven used her dark energy to levitate some of the objects in the room, her eyes glowing white while her hands were covered in her own dark energy.

"Alright Titans, let's show the freak what happens to those that break into our home!" Robin proclaimed which the other Titans agreed upon. "Ready Team?" Everyone nodded. "Alright then, TITANS G-" Robin nearly finished his line when they all heard something familiar. Something that Starfire herself was glad to her again.

"CLOCK OVER."

Just then everyone moved their attention to the broken window as did the Worm. To bad for the Worm though as while the Titans saw someone enter through the broken window, all the Worm saw was the bottom sole of a metal boot being driven into its face. The Worm was knocked right into the air and straight. Over the Titans' heads and down behind the couch. The Titans looked behind them and saw the Worm's body twitching slightly like it was having a small seizure.

Beast Boy was the first to look back and who he saw made him thank heaven that help had come when it did. "Dudes, look, it's the bug man!" Beast Boy shouted, gaining everyone's attention. Starfire grew a wide smile as she flew forward and hugged their night time visitor.

"Friend Kabuto, it is so nice to see you again!" Starfire had the mysterious Rider in another one of her bear hugs, which Kabuto found himself really starting to hate.

"O…k….can't…breathe. Need….air…now…please!" Kabuto struggled to get out. Star quickly let go and set Kabuto down. The Rider quickly took in much needed air and then heard growling. Looking back behind the couch he noticed the Worm slowly getting up, shaking the dizzies out of its head. Not wanting to let the fight drag out, Kabuto quickly went on the attack.

(Insert Song – Full Force)

Quickly advancing upon the Worm, Kabuto grabbed the couch and, with his good arm, used it as a bat and whacked the Worm straight into the far right wall. The Worm, upon impact, formed a dent in the shape of its body before sliding down, landing on its head. Then, with a slap of his palm on the side of his belt, Kabuto quickly went into Clock Up mode.

"CLOCK UP."

Everything around him slowed as he ran right in front of the Worm and picked it up by the snout. With a flick of his wrist, he then flicked it across the room and into the kitchen, causing the monster to land onto and smash through the table. This wouldn't stop the Worm as it got up quickly and charged at the Rider. Lashing out it swiped at Kabuto with its right arm blade. Not wanting to get injured a second time, Kabuto grabbed onto the spiked blade with his bare hand and held the monster at bay. Of course, he didn't realize that the Worm had another blade on its other arm. Which it gladly used to slash the Rider across the chest.

Kabuto screamed in pain as sparks flew from his chest while he fell backwards from the blow. Getting up slowly, the Worm jumped up in the air and then came down next to him, grabbing a hold of him and opening its mouth wide. What was it going to do?

CHOMP

That's what it wanted to do. The Worm used its strong jaws and clamped down on Kabuto's injured left shoulder. The Rider screamed in agony as the Worm's was starting to reopen his wound from the last battle.

"Oh no you don't!" Kabuto grabbed onto the Worm's arms with his hands and began delivering devastating knee bashes into the creatures' gut. Repeatedly, after about several knee strikers, the Worm let go as it help its gut in pain. "Here, chew on this!" With that Kabuto drew out his Kunai Blade and used its gun mode feature. He quickly charged the Worm and used him gun by ramming the muzzle down its throat. The Worm began clawing madly at Kabuto's armor, sending spark flying everywhere. But the Rider held on tight, working through the pain as the Worm kept slashing at his armor. Shoving the gun down a bit more, Kabuto pulled the trigger and released a rapid amount of gun fire into the creature throat.

The Worm backed away in severe pain, holding its throat and coughing up blood. Kabuto then withdrew the Kunai Blade from the gun and, grabbing it by the tip of the blade, threw right at the Worm, forcing the blade to ram it right in one of its eyes. He then used his right thumb and pressed the button on top of his Zecter.

"1, 2, 3." He quickly pressed the front of the Zecter head closed while pushing the horn back to it frontward facing position. He then entered out of Clock Up.

"CLOCK OVER"

The Titans saw Kabuto and the Worm return to normal and then noticed the amount of damage the Worm had taken. But that didn't mean that it didn't get a few good hits in as well. They all stared at Kabuto's armor and saw slash marks everywhere. Kabuto then turned away from the Worm, facing the far wall. The Worm, wanting revenge, charged at Kabuto with all the energy it had left. Not a good idea on its part. "Rider…Kick." Kabuto, using his right hand, pulled back on the Zecter horn, activating his finishing move.

"RIDER KICK."

Performing a counter spin kick, Kabuto's energy empowered right boot smacked right into the Worms' face, causing it to blow up on impact into green and orange flames. After a few seconds the smoke cleared and the Worm was no more. The Titans looked on in awe once again at this warriors' display of power. Kabuto, feeling worn out after the battle and the constant drawn out use of the Clock Up ability, slowly fell forward face first onto the ground as his Zecter left its perch from the front of his belt, releasing Kain from his armor.

(End Song – Full Force)

"Friend Kabuto!" Starfire shouted as the mysterious young man fell forward, having passed out from exhaustion. Acting quickly, Raven stopped his fall by grabbing onto him with her dark energy. Setting him down gently, the Titans quickly gather around him. "Kabuto! Friend Kabuto! Please, say something!" Starfire had tears in her eyes and was about to go into a full blown fit when she felt Robin's hand on her shoulder. "Robin?"

"Don't worry Star. We'll take care of him. Right guys?" Robin asked the rest of them which they all answered with a simple nod and a smile. Starfire just looked at all of them and thanked them all while wiping a few tears from her eyes. "Okay, let's get him to the infirmary. Titans, move!" And with that command, they quickly took the injured and exhausted Rider to the infirmary.

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ED Theme: Ray of Light (FMA Brotherhood ED4)

By: Nakagawa Shoko

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Toku Warrior: Wow, poor Kabuto. So, we know who Kabuto is and he seems to have gone to the Titans. Also seems he's discovered a new ability in the process. Wow, I feel sorry for him. Two Worm attacks in just under 24 hours and having to constantly use Clock Up, must be hard on the body. And what's ZECT up to with the blonde woman? Who's this Kamen Rider Flazer? What is the relation between Kain and that Dr. Taisuke? All these questions and more will be answered as this story continues.

So, what did you all think? Love it? Hate it? Let me know. If you guys have any ideas of what you'd like to see in this story or if you want me to use one of your own characters in here then let me know. All credit to anyone's used ideas and/or OC's will be given to them. So, as always, R&R.