In a CIA meeting room, the woman, Narumi, Mason, and Hudson were sitting on chairs near a table. The woman drinks from her coffee.
"I was stowing away on a cruiser when I overheard from two Russian Soldiers that they will send two soldiers to show you what power they possess and then send in thousands every single week after that." She said.
"Why are you telling us this? And why were you stowing away?" Hudson asked. The woman soon finished drinking her coffee.
"To warn you. And to request help. About a year ago, my husband came back from an expedition. He wasn't himself. He began scribbling on the walls with a pencil, going from one topic to another every ten minutes. I called the authorities. I thought they would take him to an asylum and try to return him to normal. But then I saw men in suits take him away and one of them telling me that 'I did a service for Mother Russia'. I don't know what he was talking about, but when I heard rumours of monsters at the military, I knew that my husband had something to do with it. Against his own will. I'm asking you to save him in return for my warning. I'm sure that I will be put to death for this." The woman said.
"Don't fear that. If what you say rings true and we prevent that from happening, we will grant you a citizenship here, no questions asked. It's the least the President could do after he finds out that an impending invasion was averted and that you're to thank." Hudson said. He looked at Narumi. "You'll also be granted a citizenship as well if this aversion is a success. We've just started on the Driver, and it will take us until tomorrow to finish it. By that time, we would have prepared a team of soldiers that will infiltrate the source of the Neo Waves and attempt to quell it." Hudson said as he got up. Narumi nodded.
"I request that Mason is to be part of the team." Narumi asked.
"Out of the question." Hudson said.
"Give me one reason why." Narumi said.
"He assassinated the President. That's enough to convince us that he can't be trusted." Hudson said.
"You and I both know that's a damn lie!" Mason said, slamming his hands on the table.
"You were there! You were told to kill him! There is no other way to say it!" Hudson said, staring at Mason.
"Enough." Narumi said, slamming his hands on the table too. The two stopped their bickering and looked at Narumi. "If Mason can't come, so be it. However, I'm going alone. I didn't need an army to back me when I was back in my world, and I certainly won't need one now. Mason, however, is the closest thing I have to a partner. If he comes, then I at least have someone watching my back." Narumi said. Hudson gave pause.
"Alright. He can come. However, you two are going alone. If you do not make it back within twenty-four hours upon landing time, we're sending in the army to either back you up or retrieve your corpses." Hudson said.
"Good. We'll be ready once the Driver is made." Narumi said as he and Mason walk out of the room.
One day passed. It was time. Narumi and Mason walk to an active helicopter as Hudson stood there. He handed Narumi a suitcase, gave Mason a portable Neo Wave scanner, and nodded at them. Narumi nodded back as he and Mason hopped on the helicopter. The helicopter began to lift up and take off, flying to Russia.
Hours later, the helicopter was just over Russian land. The sun was setting. The snow was falling. Mason and Narumi sat on a bench as Mason reads the Neo Wave scanner.
"Now, according to this, we will be directly at the source of the Neo Waves in one second. Huh, that doesn't sound right." Mason said. Narumi was distracted however.
"Mason, do you hear that?" Narumi asked Mason.
"Hear what?" Mason asked.
"The buzzing of wings…" Narumi said. Mason looked outside via the door.
"CRAP! There's a dozen Dopants following us!" Mason said as he saw eleven blue Dopants with a hard blue shell that was almost like a beetle's shell. On their heads were a rhino beetle's horn. Ahead of them was a red Dopant with a hard beetle-like shell like the other Dopants, but his head had two horns like a stag beetle, the color was red instead of blue, and on his waist was a buckle with a golden center and a silver border. The buckle was shaped like an X. They were flying towards the helicopter in a direction that the pilot couldn't see them.
"I knew it." Narumi said as he opened his briefcase. He saw a red device that was shaped like an I, with a slot for the Gaia Memory. Next to it was his black Gaia Memory. "When I say the word, we hop out." Narumi said, taking out the device and the memory.
"Are you crazy?" Mason asked, getting his parachute.
"Trust me." Narumi said, placing the device on his waist. The device created a strap that came from the device, went from one side of the waist to the other and attaching the end back to the device. While it was creating this belt, another slot was made at the side of the waist. Narumi got out his Memory and pressed a button on it.
"SKULL!" The memory announced. Narumi clutched the memory with his hand and said…
"Henshin." He then placed the Memory into the device as Mason grabbed him.
The Dopants collide with the helicopter, making it explode as Mason and a skeleton-like figure fly out of it. Mason's parachute opened and they safely landed on the snow-laden ground. The skeleton held Narumi's white fedora in his hand and upon getting up, placed it on his helmet, which looked like a skull with an S-shaped crack on it. His scarf blew in the wind as he saw the five remaining Beetle Dopants land with their master, the Stag Dopant. He pointed his finger at the Stag Dopant.
"Now… Count your sins!" The skeleton said, his voice the same as Narumi's. The Beetle Dopants rush off at Narumi, as he throws a fist at the first Beetle Dopant. He then jumps a bit off the ground and punches another Beetle Dopant. He elbows another one, and then knees the fourth one. Finally, he takes out a blocky black gun and fires it at the Dopants. Mason runs in and punches the Stag Dopant several times before the Dopant caught a punch and tightened his grip. Mason gritted his teeth in pain, but soon Narumi shot a few blasts at the Stag Dopant. He then sees the gold and silver X buckle on the Stag Dopant. "So, you're their commander?" Narumi asked.
"Don't ask me questions! I should be the one asking you questions! Like where the hell did you obtain our technology?" The Stag Dopant said in a Russian accent.
"…Trade secret…" Narumi said as he takes out the Skull Memory and places it in the black Magnum.
"SKULL! MAXIMUM DRIVE!" The Memory said. Narumi held his gun towards the Dopant as a purple light shined from it.
"You can power a gun using that? No one told me about this!" The Stag Dopant said, staggering.
"Skull Punisher…" Narumi said as he pulled the trigger, unleashing a giant purple burst of energy at the Stag Dopant, however, the five Beetle Dopants run in front of the blast, taking the bullet as they explode. As the smoke clears, the Stag Dopant flies off. Narumi tried to shoot, but the bullets missed. Narumi took the Memory out of the Magnum as Mason shakes his wrist in pain.
"Something tells me that we haven't seen the last of him." Mason said. The armor off Narumi breaks apart and flies off in the wind, returning Narumi to his civilian clothes.
"If we follow him, we can find out where their base is. Mason, you still have that scanner?" Narumi asked.
"Yeah." Mason said, holding it.
"Good, follow that Dopant." Narumi said, rushing off after him, with Mason following.
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