Chapter 3: Discovery

A/N: Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Kamen rider or My little Pony: Friendship is magic. But of course, I do own my OC for the story.

As the day went by, both Thorn and Project D got along well as they went wherever they were heading. Thorn wasn't much of a trouble to Project D and he was able to protect the weak Timber Wolf when it was necessary.

They made it to a large tree where Thorn started barking.

Project D jabbed his tentacles into the tree, gathering all possible data he could from it. As soon as he removed his tentacles, he gave a satisfied nod,"Thorn, we can make a shelter out of this tree. It seems that encountering other troublemakers are rare in this area."

Thorn barked as she started clawing the tree while Project D hacked and slashed it.

-Two hours later-

After spending their time carving out the inside of the tree, they were done building their shelter.

"Nice work, Thorn. You're quite talented with those claws of yours." Project D complimented.

Thorn wagged her tail as she entered the shelter and laid on the ground to rest. Project D looked around before turning back to Thorn and said,"Thorn, I'll be back later. I'm just going to check the area."

The Timber Wolf nodded and watched as her master walked off after closing the shelter's entrance.

"Luna?! What are you doing?!" Celestia cried.

The two royal sisters were both in the castle's library where they were finding a spell book that Luna was looking for.

"Be quiet, sister!" Luna hissed."I was just getting the book I told you about. It has the spell we need to get out of this force field. I'm sure this is what father uses when he let those Elite Guards out to investigate."

Celestia replied,"You see? Father has already sent guards to investigate. There is no need for us to do the same."

The younger sister giggled,"Sister, are you feeling scared?" Celestia glared at the blue Alicorn filly and she laughed,"I knew it! My big sister, feeling scared of a little creature."

"You don't know what we're going to find, Luna." Celestia retorted."It might be a creature we might fear. I can't risk our lives just because of our curiosity."

Ignoring her, Luna flipped through the pages of the book using her magic and she soon stopped at a page,"Ah ha! I found it! Celestia, our parents said that you are more experienced in magic than me. You should do the honors of getting us out of here tonight."

Celestia rolled her eyes,"Why do I even bother explaining..."

As Celestia levitated the book to her, she read the spell a few times before closing the book,"The spell is easy for me to use. We just have to wait till our parents are asleep."

Luna cheered as she hugged her elder sister,"Thank you so much, Celestia!"

"Shadow Moon, what is the progress of our latest creation?" Ambassador Hell asked.

The silver android being turned,"It seems that Project D has survived Diend's attack. But I can't guarantee his whereabouts. That's why I've decided to sent some Kaijin in to find and assist him if they ever come across Project D."

Ambassador Hell nodded,"Good idea, Shadow Moon. But who are you sending?"

Just then, three Kaijin entered the room.

Capricorn Undead bowed to the two and spoke,"Shadow Moon, I have gathered my two most trusted allies, Deer and Jaguar, just like you asked. We are ready to assist Project D in anyway we can."

Shadow Moon nodded as a Dimension Barrier appeared beside them,"Step through the barrier. You will arrive in the same world as Project D. Find him and eliminate any threat. And don't forget to give him these..." Shadow Moon handed Capricorn a belt before he continued,"This will allow Project D to use his maximum power. Remember that."

The three Undeads nodded before they stepped into the barrier.

"Shadow Moon, are you certain that Project D won't eliminate them by mistake?" Ambassador Hell asked.

Chuckling, Shadow Moon replied,"That is impossible, Ambassador. Project D was programmed to only attack any signs of Kamen rider. Any Kaiju that steps in his way will be classified as an ally to him. It's programmed into him that way. He would not make any mistake. Unlike Project B, who attacks anyone he sees."

Ambassador Hell sighed as he left.

Back in Equestria, the Elite Guards were still making their search for the mysterious creature. They had followed the tracks that they had found but instead of finding the creature, they were wandering the entire forest in circles since they were not expert trackers.

"Look, it's the same tree we passed for the fifth time! I'm telling you, we're lost!" One of the Pegasus guards yelled.

The leader glared at his fellow guard and asked,"What makes you think that's the same tree?"

The same Pegasus guard pointed to the hoof print on the tree trunk and spoke,"I put that hoof print to show us if we were going in circles. Guess what? We are! I knew we should have asked King Solaris for a tracker to follow us."

"Enough said! I have found the real tracks." The other Unicorn guard spoke as he followed the tracks while the others tailed behind him.

But then, a shadow ran by.

The guards noticed this and started worrying."Guys...did any of you saw that?" One of the Pegasus guard asked.

Nodding, the others raised their spears as their leader warned the Pegasus guard,"Watch out!"

But he was too late. As the guard turned, he was pounced by a humanoid Jaguar while a humanoid Deer appeared and its horns cackled with electricity as it blasted a few bolts at the guards, sparking the ground in front of them to intimidate them.

"Get off me!" The pinned guard cried. However, the creature cackled as it spoke in a foreign language before biting into the guard's neck. The guard gasped from the sudden pain as his blood flowed out of his neck while the Jaguar creature got off the guard and pointed to the other guards before mumbling in its language again.

The Deer creature seemed to understand as it pulled out its swords and clashed them together as sparks cackled along the blades. The creature crossed its blades together and stabbed the swords into the ground, sending off an electrical discharge that immobilized the guards hooves.

"Sir, I can't move! What do we do now?" The last Pegasus guard asked.

The leader of the guards groaned,"We use whatever strength we have left to fight them off if they try to kill us. You just try to fly so ou can head back and go tell the king and queen about these two. We will fend them off with our magic."

As the two Unicorns's horns glowed, magical beams were fired at the creatures but it didn't seem to affect them. The Deer creature simply swatted the beams away like they were nothing and the Jaguar creature jumped in front of them as it glided a claw across the leader's face before muttering again.

The last Pegasus guard was desperately flapping his wings but he was still immobilized as the Jaguar creature made its way towards him with its mouth opened to show its teeth.

When it was merely a few inches away, the guard closed his eyes in wait of the horrible and gruesome death that approached him. However, it didn't happen. He looked up again to find that something was holding the creature by its neck.

The Jaguar creature was tossed away by a new creature that was cloaked.

It turned to face the guards, who started cowering but were soon surprised by it when the creature stabbed the ground and they were able to move again. They raised their spears at the creature but it spoke,"Get to safety. I will handle them."

Not taking any chances of fighting the creatures again, the guards nodded as they ran off to hide behind a cluster of bushes as they watched the creature turn back to the other two, who started gasping at who they were facing now.

"It's you! Project D!" Deer Undead cried joyfully as he lowered his swords.

Hearing that name, Project D started thinking Project D? Is that my name?

As Deer Undead approached Project D, he intentionally reached out his hands to shake Project D's but he got a kick in return."What do you think you're doing?" Project D demanded.

"Deer, it seems Project D doesn't know the meaning of friendly greetings. Shall we teach him a lesson?" Jaguar asked.

Deer shook his head,""No. Capricorn will have our heads if we kill him. But I fear that he has forgotten who he is."

Project D's cloak unfolded into his wings as he bore his teeth when his mouth plate split opened. His wings started creating the image of the two sinister eyes and Jaguar flinched while Deer growled back in return. Project D raised his hand and his blade extended out from his wrist before he pointed its tip at the two Undeads.

Raising his swords, Deer prepared to charge but was stopped by Jaguar,"Wait! You're no match for Project D. He is superior to all Kaijin, remember?"

Deer scoffed,"That's when he has his memories. Now, he has forgotten all about Dai Shocker. If we don't get rid of him now, he may end up like Project A and C."

He released his arm from Jaguar's grip and charged at Project D, who avoided the attack by taking a step to his left.

Deer turned and jumped with his two swords raised. Project D continued to avoid the Undead's attempts to land a blow and he blocked the last swing before he disarmed the Undead by knocking off his right sword and knocking him back.

As Deer rolled back, he got up and dropped his other sword as he held his right wrist with his left hand."I'll remember that, Project D. I will have my revenge on you!"

"Not happening." Project D said as he screeched, causing the two Undeads and the guards to cover their ears as Project D continued his screech. Deer and Jaguar immediately fell to the ground on their knees, clutching their heads as Project D approached them.

Seeing this, Jaguar got up and ran off faster than Project D had expected, leaving Deer to face Project D alone."C-coward...come back here!"

The screech stopped as Deer looked back, only to see the sharp tip of Project D's blade glaring back at him. Deer's horns started sparking as a lightning bolt struck was shot out and it scored a direct hit on Project D's chest, sending him flying. Deer quickly got up and grabbed his sword with his left hand.

Deer charged again as he swung his sword at Project D, only to miss the Kaiju's horn by an inch as Project D slashed at Deer's knee. The Undead felt the pain rushing all over his body as he fell onto his injured knee and looked up at Project D.

Growling, Deer swung his sword at Project D, who dodged it and thrust his blade forward, ripping off Deer's left horn as sparks flew off upon contact.

The horn dropped to the ground as Deer clutched his head in pain and groaned,"I will make you pay for taking off my horn!"

As the Undead got up, he felt intense pain in his chest as if something had pierced through his body. He looked down and saw that Project D's tentacles had been thrust into his body. Deer started gagging as his whole body shook in pain.

Project D made his way towards Deer,"Do you surrender? Or will you face punishment for killing an innocent soul?"

Deer fell in his back and muttered,"You really have lost your memories..."

Taking his response as punishment, Project D was about to swing his blade but he soon got a vision.

In his vision, Project D saw that he had gotten a Shocker combatmen in a choke-hold. He also saw that his tentacles were also thrust into the combatmen's chest. He noticed that in his vision, he had exhaled a green mist onto his index finger's claw and his claws glowed emerald-green. He placed his claw on the combatmen's head and his eyes flashed green. The combatmen stopped struggling and was frozen in place for a few seconds. As Project D removed his claw, the combatmen saluted him as if he was his leader instead of Shadow Moon.

Project D soon came back to reality and stared at his hand. He hesitantly brought his claw up and breathed onto it as the same green mist coated his claw in a green glow. Deer started struggling when he saw the glow but he was no match for Project D's strength as the tentacles made their way deeper into his chest to stop him. Next, Project D placed his claw on Deer's head and the Undead's eyes flashed green.

After removing his claw and tentacles, Deer fell on his knees and Project D watched as Deer's wounds started healing at a very fast rate. When the injuries were gone, Deer stood up again and knelt,"Master...how may I serve you?"

Seeing this, Project D's wings wrapped around his body again to form his cloak. He placed a hand on Deer's shoulder and whispered,"Not now. Enjoy your freedom until I call for your assistance next time I come into a fight." Deer nodded as he grabbed his swords and headed back into the forest.

Once Deer was gone, Project D's blade withdrew and he turned to see that the guards had stepped out of their hiding spots but with their spears pointed at him. He simply chuckled at their fear of him and left as a sudden mist appeared afterwards.

"Wh-what was that?"

The leader lowered his spear,"I don't know. But whatever it is, it's on our side. Just don't anger it the next time we see it. I'm also sure that that was the monster that has caught the king and queen's attention. We have to report back now."

The others nodded as they started galloping back to Everfree.

A/N: That's it. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Project D won't transform into a Kamen rider until chapter 4, just to let you know. Please review.