[Super Hero Time]
Sam: Hey guys, It's me Sam from Neo Decade. Stopping by to say Happy Anniversary to the Gang at Kamen Rider CLAW. Congrats on making it to 3 years this Monday and we hope that future projects come out successful. And don't forget, coming up next on our Journey is the 7th world: Paradox, where we're gonna go further into the histories of certain elements concerning our story using the power of Time Travel. Until then, enjoy Part 2 of Nexus CLAW you guys and see you soon :D
Chapter 2: The RRF Prince Part 2
A week passed since the incident at the hospital. Aunt Jessie officially retired from being a SADE Captain to focus on her new career of being a mother. Colonel Johnson and Brigadier General Kim returned to their respected HQ's in Europe and Asia respectively, while Captains Badillo, Reed and Garret returned to maintain their respected Strike force Squads. Uncle Nolan meanwhile monitored the area, going on different leads concerning the "Prince" of the Royal Flush Five. And then that leaves us: Jacob, Aya, Alex and I; and we did what normal teenagers do: Go to school.
"Hey Andrew, you awake in there?" Alex snapped his fingers to knock the teen out of his daze.
"Huh? Oh yeah, sorry. I was just thinking about what the Renegade said…"
FLASHBACK
"Alex take Chris back, I'll take care of her." He handed him the baby and Alex nodded, running back.
The young Renegade smirked holding her hand out. Andrew ran to join his clones, but he felt the sudden force of her power, causing him to be shot back.
"Believe me… You have absolutely no idea who you're dealing with." She smirked. "If we continue on you'll surely die."
"What was that, traitor?"
The Renegade began laughed hysterically. "Traitor…? The fact that you're going along with this stupid treaty makes you the traitors. We renegades follow our natural instinct. Humans are enemies of the Dreamon. Dreamon are the Enemies of the Humans. Always has… always will be. Remember that."
The Nurse snapped her fingers, stirring up a Nightmare Vortex behind her.
"Wait a sec!"
"You better choose a side. Are you going to side with the Ones who want to make things the way they should be, or the fools who think that their actions will actually make a difference between the races?"
The nurse reverted into her D-Brid form, of a Lioness as she turned and walked into the Vortex. It closed soon after as Andrew canceled his transformation.
END FLASHBACK
"I'm wondering what she meant about what side to be on."
"I wouldn't worry too much." Jacob said. "Besides, chances are that she was trying to psyche you out."
"You think so? It just seemed a bit weird. The Renegades have been here for about a year now. This is the first time I ever heard that from any of them."
"Well if you're that bothered by it, do some snooping. Ask your Aunt and Uncle." Aya suggested.
The bell rung signaling the end of the lunch period.
"I guess I'll do that." Andrew nodded. "See you guys after 8th period."
Andrew got up and left the cafeteria with the other teenagers.
After school, Andrew headed over to his Uncle's house where he found his aunt getting ready to feed the baby. Taking the bottle from her and the baby, Andrew sat on the sofa and fed the newborn while she got drinks for the both of them.
"Well I can honestly say that I've heard those words before." Jessie said as she sipped her tea.
"From who exactly…?" Andrew asked.
"Well you were really young so you probably don't remember. The Human-Dreamon Unification Treaty has been in existence for nearly a decade; the day it came into existence, was also the day of our wedding day." Jessie smiled once she finished. "Truly a day that we'll never forget."
Andrew felt a bit sidetracked. "Uh…"
Jessie realized that she was daydreaming and snapped out of her trance. "Right; Well after the ceremony and once the bill was signed, one of the guest preformed an attempted assassination on the two of us…"
FLASHBACK: July 23rd 2016
"You may now kiss the bride."
Nolan pulled the veil from Jessie's face as the two kissed briefly. The audience applauded naturally, not noticing one of them standing up. he was a tall Caucasian man with black-silver hair, wearing sunglasses and a tuxedo. Once he set foot on the aisle, he raced up to the altar at blinding speed, shocking everyone once he made it up there.
Nolan had little time to react, so he pushed Jessie out of the way as the man's mutated claw came crashing down on the both of them. Nolan shielded himself, but was still forced down as they crashed.
The audience went hysterical as Yuliya and Tim tried to keep everyone, including the Bride, calm.
"KAISER MODE!" suddenly echoed from the rubble as the man was shot back, crashing on the floor.
Kamen Rider CLAW: Kaiser Mode walked up from the altar, his left forearm damaged from the claw strike.
"Who're you supposed to be?" Nolan asked the mysterious man.
The man smirked and removed his glasses to reveal his blood red irises. "Someone who believes that this unification is the most pointless, idiotic gesture to come from the Royal Flush Five; and once I finish you off, I'll become the KING of Spades and rid our races of this treaty, making things the way they should be…"
"The way they should be? Do you really want to live in a world where the Human and Dreamon are in constant war with each other?"
The man smirked and transformed into his D-Brid form. He was based on a lion, red in color with a black mane. He wore evil-looking armor, jagged in the shoulders and wrist, representing the Armor's claws. On his back rested a giant zweihander blade almost all black saved for the hilt which was red.
"Humans have taken everything from me over the years. It's my turn to take from them and whoever stands in my way…"
"Like hell that's happening." Nolan attached his Speed CLAW on his wrist and charged using the Super Turbo Shot. He and the Lion D-Brid kept up with each other, which surprised Nolan. He shot himself back, and slid Kaiger on his wrist.
"FINAL SLASH ATTACK!"
Nolan drew his Shuriken, which converted into a zweihander as well. He charged The D-Brid, who got ready to intercept him. Just as Nolan was about to strike, he disappeard, throwing his enemy off.
Nolan appeared behind him and brought the blade down.
"So naïve." The D-Brid said as he kicked behind him, shocking Nolan.
"You really thought I'd fight an enemy without having the slightest bit of knowledge on his fighting style?"
"Actually, I do." Nolan's Blade reverted back to a Shuriken as he threw it in midair, something that the D-Brid didn't expect. The spinning Star shot through him as he flew a few feet away.
The Shuriken returned as Nolan latched it onto his back as he landed. The respected transformations canceled as the man stood up.
"You're under arrest for the attempted assassination of the King and Queen of the Royal Flush Five." Nolan flashed his SADE badge.
The man shook his head. "Not a chance kid." The man grunted, followed by an immense wave of power that gave him the opportunity to leave undetected.
END FLASHBACK
Once we realized, Nolan ordered for a search party to locate him. We never saw the man again after that. But for the last year, Renegades have been appearing, seeming to all have the same motive for their actions.
"Could it be possible that the mysterious man is the Mastermind behind the Renegade uprising?"
The baby let out a small wail before his mother took him from Andrew. She lightly tapped Chris' back as she answered the question.
"If so, then we can finally go after him. It's been ten years but nonetheless it's a great idea to jump on the opportunity as it presents itself.
Chris finally let out a tiny burp and closed his eyes.
"Aww someone's sleepy." Jessie rocked her tired baby.
"Thanks a lot Aunt Jessie."
"Oh it's no problem." Jessie smiled. "Lock the door on your way out please?"
"Understood;" Andrew smiled. "I'll see you guys later."
Andrew walked out the house and locked the door as promised. Jessie walked upstairs and put the baby in his crib, where he slept soundly.
Jessie looked around the blue colored room, looking at the various pictures of Chris' family members mixed with various stuffed animals and toys for when he's older. The picture that caught her eye though was the one sitting in the center of all of it. It was a picture of Nolan, Jessie, Amy, Josh, Will, Tim, Yuliya, Mitsuki, a former SADE agent, and their Late Commander: Marcus Gracia. Jessie though back to his words one day…
FLASHBACK: July 31th 2010: 16 years ago…
"So, you four…" Rodriguez started. "What are your plans for now? I know Yuliya's going to be a senior in High school, what are your plans?"
"Jessie and I enrolled in CSI for our college." Tim spoke up, before taking a bite out of his pancakes.
"And I'm going to be studying at Co-op tech, a Trade School in upper Manhattan, starting in September." Nolan added.
"Good, good. It's great to hear that, since SADE won't be a part of your lives forever."
The four teens looked at him.
"What do you mean by that?" Yuliya asked.
"Because you know, you guys are getting older, more challenges are going to start popping up, and eventually you'll end up putting your SADE careers behind you. With the Human-Dreamon Treaty in effect, neither party can go from one dimension to the other, unless it's for business purposes."
"Business purposes…? Like what?"
"Well since the return of the KING of Spades and QUEEN of Hearts of the Royal Flush Five, and the realization of the Yume Sekai, Officials have been working with the Dreamon, expanding each side's technology to better one another."
"What'll that do exactly?" Tim asked.
"Well for one thing, put an end to centuries of fighting between the races, and also expand on what we all can accomplish, with the Human's desire to learn, and the Dreamon's desire to provide knowledge, and vice-versa. Eventually, it's dreamed to create a utopia between the two, so that Dreamon aren't viewed as Man's Greatest fear, but as their Dreams come true. Hopefully, SADE will dissolve and man won't have to worry about their fears getting the best of them.
END FLASHBACK
Jessie smiled. "Well Commander, we made your dream come true. Unfortunately however, SADE is still needed. And possibly it always will be…"
The doorbell rung suddenly as Jessie put the picture down. "Did Andy forget something?"
She ran downstairs and opened the door.
"Hi can I help you?" Jessie asked.
"Mrs. Jessica Johnson I presume?" The young woman asked.
"Yes, that's me. How can I help you?"
The woman outside responded, dressed in a business attire, carrying a clipboard under her arm and a NYPD badge around her neck. "My partner and I are from the NYPD, and we were looking for the woman who attempted to kidnap your son. Can you give us a description of what she looked like?"
Jessie felt a little off, helping them but did anyway.
"Well… She was in her early twenties, little bit taller than I am. She had brown colored hair and green…"
"Something the matter ma'am…?" She asked.
"Sorry, for a second I thought I was describing you." Jessie played it off. "It's like you two fit the description. Anyway, she had green eyes, and if I remember right, she had an R tattoo on her right ankle."
The woman nodded and copied down the notes. "Was there anything else?"
"No that's it officer."
"Great then; Oh and By the way; did the Tattoo look like this one?"
The officer revealed her ankle, which showed the very tattoo.
Jessie looked at it for a split second and slammed the door, which the Renegade caught.
The Renegade kicked the door open as Jessie fell towards the floor.
"The baby's coming with us. Someone special wants to meet him…" The Woman smirked as she walked upstairs.
Jessie struggled to get up as she made her way up the staircase. Once she got up, her eyes widened in horror as the Mysterious man stood, holding Chris in one arm.
"My my; so this is the Prince of the Royal Flush Five…" He smirked.
"Let go of my Baby!" Jessie's motherly instinct kicked in.
"Handsome kid isn't he?" the Renegade smirked, transforming into the Lioness D-Brid.
"Indeed he is." The Man said, turning into his Lion D-Brid form.
"What do you want with him?" Jessie said.
"Well there are a number of things. I can either: A) Threaten his life unless you get rid of the unification. Or B) Use such a rare thing such as himself, to cause destruction between both worlds. And trust me. There's nothing more powerful than a naturally born Hybrid."
"Nothing more powerful…?"
"I'll give you 24 hours to come up with your decision. Say your goodbyes now; this could be the last time you ever see him."
"CHRIS!" Jessie ran towards them, but the lioness D-Brid stepped in front of her and socked her in the stomach, causing her tumble over in pain.
"Dammit…" She whispered, getting the wind knocked out of her.
"You now have 23 hours and 59 minutes. I'd suggest you get moving."
The duo turned around as a Nightmare Vortex appeared.
"Wait!" Jessie managed to speak, causing them to turn.
"Just who the hell are you…?"
"My name… Maverick: Leader of the Renegades." He began to laugh maniacally as he walked through the vortex.
Meanwhile, Sydney and Alex walked, meeting after school to get to know each other a bit better.
"So you always wanted to be a Kamen Rider?" Sydney asked Alex.
"Yep, ever since I was Five years old, it's been my dream to fight alongside my Childhood heroes." Alex said. Andy and I made it our goals to keep working until we reached our goal. So being a Hunter does have it perks."
"Oh? How so…?" Sydney asked.
"Well, I get a Bike, weapons, the ability to kick a lot of butt."
Sydney wrapped her arm around his. "And the Girl right…? That must be the best part of being a hero right?"
Alex chuckled. "Well one of them anyway. The fact that your actions is helping someone live another day, no matter if they're Human, Dreamon or both, is the other Perk. That was the whole point of the Unification: To bring an end to the constant battles between the Humans and Dreamon: a World where both races could live in harmony."
Sydney nodded, but looked down slightly, looking a bit guilty. Suddenly, the Screens all over the city started to project Maverick's face, shocking everyone in the area.
"Who's that?" Alex asked himself.
"Humans… Dreamon… I'm known as Maverick; The Leader of the Renegades. Currently I have in my possession the most powerful life in the entire planet.
The Camera zooms out revealing Chris. Many people scratch their heads as to what he means by that.
"This Baby is the offspring of the KING of Spades and the QUEEN of Hearts. A naturally born D-Brid; naturally born D-Brids are just as strong as an Adult D-Brid. Even so, this one was born from two of the Strongest. KING of Spades… If you're listening, I have a proposition for you. Either you destroy the unification or your Son dies."
Nolan watching Maverick on the screen, clenches his fist in anger. "Dammit. All we worked for…"
"After all; I don't have to kill him. I can always turn him into my own personal Renegade." Maverick laughs sinisterly. "And there's one other option. You can come and get him yourself. It's your choice. You have less than 24 hours to do so…"
The transmission cut off and everything reverted to what they were before. Only this time the city's in a state of panic.
"Andrew, you saw what I just did?" he asked in his Brace.
"Yeah I did. I'm racing back to SADE. The commander just sent a message to me wanting me to meet him. As for everyone else, he needs you guys to get the crowd calm and look out for any Renegades trying to start something out of the confusion."
"On it." Alex nodded.
"Evil never rests does it?" Sydney joked.
"Apparently not." Alex replied.
"Well it'd probably be good if I went home; no telling what will happen next."
"Good idea. Maybe tomorrow we can pick up where we left off." Alex told her.
"How about dinner and movies?" Sydney suggested.
Alex was taken aback. "Well…"
"Great, see you tomorrow at 6pm." She kissed him on the cheek and ran off.
Alex sighed. "I need to stop being such a chick magnet."
"Focus on the task at hand, will you?" Yami said out of nowhere.
"Hey, you; forgot you were here."
"Just shut up and go already."
"Got it;" Alex said as he ran in the opposite direction.
Andrew arrived at the SADE building where Nolan stood outside on his Bike.
"You know what we're gonna do right?" Nolan asked his nephew.
"Um… Storm the base, kick butt and save the baby?"
"Exactly. I have the coordinates to where they are, so let's move it."
Andrew nodded. "Ready Hikari?"
"Ready."
"You ready Kaiger?" Nolan looked.
"Let's Ride Wild." Kaiger growled in approval.
The two then started their bikes up and raced towards their destination.
Arriving at an abandoned area at the outskirts of Manhattan, Nolan draws a card from his pocket and casts it away. The card sparks red and black lightning as a Nightmare Vortex opens up.
"Wanna turn back?" Nolan asked Andrew.
"Not a chance." Andrew revved his sky bike and shot through the portal.
Nolan smirked. "Atta boy…" And he followed.
They arrived in a slightly alternate area, the difference being the color of the sky being red instead of blue. And the clouds black instead of white.
They looked up at the tall building, where Maverick stood with his arms crossed, and the Lioness D-Brid cradling Chris in her arms.
"I'll take care of them." Maverick said as he cracked his knuckles. He leaped off the building and slammed into the concrete 20 stories down, unscratched.
"Nice entrance." Andrew commented.
"Surprised you found me. But what else can I expect from the KING of Spades?"
"Return my Son to me."
"Apparently you didn't understand what I said about him being as powerful as he is. Your son is one of the most powerful D-Brids at the very moment, his power rivaling the KING of Spades, despite the fact that he's only 8 days old. It's going to take a lot more than a demand for me to let him go. Break the unification."
"Like hell I will. After all the years we spent to try to unite the Civilizations… There's absolutely no way that I'll be willing to destroy the treaty.
"I see… Well in that case, I'll have to kill you and become the KING. Once that happens I'll do it myself!"
"We'll just see about that. Andy!" Nolan turned to his side, seeing Andrew giving Hikari his Shuriken Key.
"Ready!" He said as Hikari latched onto his brace.
He threw Kaiger his key and Kaiger latched on in a similar fashion.
"HENSHIN!" They duo called out, sliding their CLAWs onto their belts.
"KAISER MODE! KENSEI MODE!" the systems announced as they transformed into their respected forms.
Maverick transformed into his D-Brid Form as the three of them went into battle.
Jessie wakes up, realizing she's in a hospital bed again, with a splitting headache. She looks over and sees Sydney next to her.
"You're the girl from the other day aren't you?" Jessie asked.
Sydney realized she woke up and jumped. "I'm sorry to intrude but… After seeing what happened earlier I found you unconscious at your home so I brought you to the hospital."
Jessie sat up to get herself in a comfortable position. "How'd you know where I lived?"
"Alex told me…" Sydney admitted. "Um... I have a question."
Jessie raised an eyebrow. "Ok, shoot."
"What would it take for someone to become a SADE agent?" Sydney asked. "I mean… I want to have the feeling that my actions help someone to live another day, no matter what race they are."
Jessie smiled. "That sounds like something Alex would say."
"But I have a problem though…"
"A Problem…?" Jessie asked.
Maverick avoided attack after attack, but the combined power between the Riders pushed him back.
"This is impossible; this shouldn't be happening…" Maverick said, standing up, followed by crashing back down.
"Andrew, let's finish this…" Nolan said.
"Right."
They detached their CLAWs off their belts and slid them on their Braces.
"FINAL SLASH ATTACK!" their systems announced. Nolan took his shuriken, which began to glow green. He chucked it, as it hit Maverick headfirst, sending him up into the sky. Andrew's feet began to glow blue, while Nolan's green as they both jumped into the air.
"LEGACY IMPACT!" The two flew over the falling Maverick, as they lined themselves above him, dropping down like Blue and Green Meteorites. They both preform a Kick, carrying down the monster back to earth, where his screams were heard from the explosion.
Their transformations canceled as the Lioness D-Brid walked towards them in her Human form.
"You're next." Andrew said as he made his way towards her. Nolan put his hand in front of him.
"Stand down." He told him. Nolan focused on the D-Brid, as she carried Chris back to him. Chris looked at the D-Brid with a wide grin on his face.
"He's smiling…?" Andrew wondered.
"Even at a young age, he can tell when someone's a threat or otherwise." The D-Brid replied. "This little one will make a great prince someday."
"So does that mean…?"
"We'll meet again, Kensei Rider." She said. "After all; This is only the beginning." She smirked and began to walk away.
"Wait a sec! Who are you?" Andrew called out.
She stopped and turned. "Raika…" She answered. She continued to walk away until she disappeared.
"Only the beginning huh…?" Andrew said. "Seems pretty Vague, don't you think?"
"For now, let's just go home. With Maverick dead, that's a major blow to the Renegade forces. Perfect opportunity to think of a counteract for the rest of them."
"Well if you say so…" Andrew said.
Elsewhere, a weakened Maverick walks down the hallway of an old office building where he approaches a room. He opens it and retrieves a black case from the drawer.
"Well now; that was a close call." He said, breathing heavily. "However, I did buy enough time for her to make her move; make me proud…"
Sydney stared at the R Tattoo on her arm wishing that if she stared long enough that it'd disappear.
"What was I thinking…?" She asked herself. "Asking to join SADE even though…" She shook it off and threw her sweater back on. "I should get to bed, My first day at the Academy starts in the morning."
She quickly changes her clothes and gets into bed, the thought of her Tattoo bothering her.
"If the captain thinks that I'll be fine… Then I'll just take her word for it…" She whispers to herself.
[END]
[Super Hero Time]
Andrew: So this is Part 2 of Kamen Rider Nexus CLAW. I wish it was a bit more action packed, but I was focusing more on detail and trying to fill plot holes as I went along telling the story. Nonetheless, The author WILL continue on this if you guys want him too, the reason why it's stopping now, because he doesn't want it to bomb like FANG did (Lost popularity.) Anyway, since by the time you're reading this it is Nov. 28th, there's nothing else to say: Thanks for reading and celebrating Kamen Rider CLAW's 3rd anniversary. We really appreciate it and we hope you guys stay tuned to new chapters of FANG, Neo Decade and DM Vortex Wars, for you Duel Master fans out there. Until I see you guys again.