A/N: A filler chap to introduce a new OC for my Caucasus Fic. He is the brainchild of Shadow Element 13.
Chap 13: The Blue Blur
A young man, about 16 walked up to Smart Brain Headquarters in Tokyo. He had short light blue hair that went down to his shoulders and dark blue eyes. He was wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans. He had a pair of goggles positioned above his eyes. He was wearing a necklace that had a door hinge attached to it. He held a letter in his hand, which held the Smart Brain emblem on it. "Smart Brain, huh? Awesome!" the boy smiled. "Man, I can't believe that up until a few days ago everything was normal…"
A few nights ago…
An abandoned warehouse had been condemned, and people were told to steer clear of it… But that doesn't mean everyone listens. There are people in this world called urban explorers, people who explore the normally unseen or off-limits parts of human civilization. Shinji Kamishiro was one of these people. Unfortunately for him, the building was condemned because it was due to collapse at any moment.
CRASH!!
And like that, the entire building came crashing down around him. "Stupid rotted building," groaned Shinji as he dug himself out of the rubble, coughing. His goggles covered his eyes. He coughed up some dirt and dust. "Well, that could have gone better," he said as he patted himself down. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small digital recorder. "At least I got the collapse on tape." He then heard a sort of clicking noise and noticed a small mechanical insect that was similar to a stag beetle. "Ah! Metal bug!" he shouted. He heard the insect clicking. "Partner?" He was shocked to realize he could understand the bug.
"OK, this is weird," said Shinji. "What are you supposed to be?" The mechanical stag beetle clicked its mandibles a few more times before flying off. "Hey, wait! I didn't get you on tape." He grumbled, "Great…nobody is gonna believe me when I tell them this." He heard something being dropped at his feet and looked down. "Huh?" He squatted down and picked it up. "Wicked belt. Wonder whose is it?" He heard clicking and saw the stag beetle flying around his head. "You want me to put it on? OK." Shinji fastened on the belt. "Hm. Not bad." Shinji looked around. "Now, I need to find a way to get out of this place." The stag beetle heard the question and flew towards the belt before attaching itself to it. "Hey!"
"HENSHIN!" the belt announced.
"Woah!"
Shinji then felt weird as a hexagonal field began to cover him. The field turned out to be armor as it slowly enveloped his body. The armor was mainly silver with blue accents on the chest and arms. It was really thick. His shoulders were equipped with guns and he had a helmet with red eyes and small antennae. He also had brown and silver boots. The suit was worn over a black bodysuit.
"What the hell!?" Shinji exclaimed in shock. "What is this!?" He then received a message on the HUD of his helmet. "Huh? Stag Inzecter System? What the heck is that Inzecter?" The beetle on his belt clicked its mandibles. "You're an Inzecter?" It clicked its mandibles. "Oh, OK." He looked around. "So, how do I get out of this place?" He then realized he was armed. "Oh, yeah!" The HUD gave him crosshairs and analyzed certain weak spots to shoot at. "OK, fire!"
It didn't take long for Shinji to blast his way out of the rubble. Before anyone saw him, the blue stag beetle detached from the belt and made the armor vanish. "Thanks, whatever you are," Shinji said to the Stag Inzecter. "What? You wanna come with me? Why not? I could use the company."
In the nights that followed Shinji learnt more about the armor. It actually had 2 modes. The mode he'd changed into initially was called Strong Mode and there was the secondary and more versatile Speed Mode. The Speed Mode allowed him to move so fast that time had to catch up. It was called the Clock Up system. Since the place he lived him had a lot of hooligans hanging around, committing crimes, he decided to use the Inzecter to fight crime.
He'd stopped a few muggings, caught a pickpocket and some robberies. Before anyone could get a picture he would Clock Up and run off. This gained him the nickname "The Blue Blur".
One night, when he'd come home after patrol, he found a letter from Smart Brain.
Present day…
As Shinji was walking down memory lane, an 18 year old male with shoulder length black hair and clad in black approached him. Shinji took notice and said, "Hi."
"Shinji Kamishiro, I presume?" the man in black asked. Shinji quirked an eyebrow.
"How did you know my name?" Shinji questioned.
"Because I sent you the letter, Mr. Blue Blur," the strange man explained. Shinji looked surprise. "I'm Ichijyo Desmond Amakusa, head of the Tokyo Branch of Smart Brain Corporation."
"But, you're really young," Shinji pointed out. "How-?"
"I'm a genius," Ichijyo answered swiftly, "Now, follow me. Your job interview begins now." Ichijyo stepped towards the door and Shinji, shrugging, decided to follow this strange black clad man.
They both walked into the lobby where the receptionist greeted them. Ichijyo then led Shinji towards the elevator. They both entered and Ichijyo began to speak.
"So, you're the one that found the Inzecter, correct?" Ichijyo inquired.
"Actually, it found me," Shinji replied. "It helped me out of a jam."
"I see," Ichijyo nodded, "The Stag Inzecter actually vanished from this facility as soon as an AI had been installed. It just flew out of the laboratory and hasn't been seen in months, until now." He gave Shinji a look, "Apparently, it has chosen you as its partner."
"Way too many big words there," Shinji said bluntly.
Ichijyo sighed. 'Another simpleton. Maybe he'd fit in with Ranma and Ryoga.' He simplified, "It escaped and found you. However, even if it chose you, you are not its partner."
"I beg to differ," Shinji objected. "It says I am."
"To it, you are its partner, but you're not its official partner," Ichijyo countered. "Not until I say so."
"Oh?" Shinji retorted, "What are you gonna do about it?"
"We can take the Inzecter away and reprogram it. As for you, we can just wipe your memory away." Shinji gaped. "Well, that is if you fail. If you pass then you'll be rewarded."
"OK, when do we start?" Shinji asked eagerly. The elevator 'dinged' and stopped before the door slid open.
"Right now," Ichijyo spoke. He walked out and into a hallway, "Follow me." No reason to waste any precious time.
Shinji had been led into a large empty room with metal walls, a metal ceiling and metal floor. There wasn't anything else in the room. It was just empty.
Shinji asked, "OK, what do I do?"
Ichijyo voice came out of the PA system. He was in the control room monitoring Shinji, "One word: Survive."
"Survive? Survive What?"
Ichijyo began to tap buttons, entering the command codes, "Activate Danger Room Simulation: Level 5!"
All of a sudden, panels near the ceiling slid open before laser turrets came down. They swiveled around.
"What are those?" Shinji asked as he stepped forward to inspect but a red laser beam nearly shot his foot. "Hey!" He jumped back. The laser turrets took this as a cue and began firing at him. He ran, shouting, "LASERS!? I knew going into the plain metal room with the freaky guy was a bad idea!"
Ichijyo watched as Shinji ran around screaming. He rolled his eyes and spoke into the microphone, "Use your armor!"
Shinji suddenly remembered his Inzecter, "Right!" He raised up his arm as he heard a buzzing sound and caught the Stag Inzecter in his hand. He called out, "Henshin!" before attaching it to the belt buckle.
"HENSHIN!"
Ichijyo checked the monitors which were displaying Shinji's statistics, "Reaction time is acceptable." He punched in a few new commands, "Time to take it up another level..."
Much to Shinji's relief, the lasers stopped shooting. "Glad that's over." Panels in the walls slid open and several robot drones armed with laser rifles marched out. About 4 dozen robot drones were now setting their sights on Shinji with their weapons aimed at him. "Me and my big mouth! Cast Off!" He pulled the mandibles of his Inzecter. The armor loosened as electricity arched over his body. Steam escaped the gaps before the armor exploded
"CAST OFF!" the armor exploded off his body and Shinji's was in a new suit. It was blue with lighter armor. The mandible horns rose up and attached to his helmet. "CHANGE STAG BEETLE!" (AN: He looks similar to Gatack)
Ichijyo read the data, "Cast Off time...impressive. 10 seconds."
"Let's do this!" Shinji cried out as he detached his Stag Sabres before attacking the drones, "CHARGE!!" Shinji used the Stag Sabres and started to slash wildly while dodging shots.
Ichijyo observed, "He seems to have no actual fighting style. He's random but he can adapt to any situation. Maybe he should be part of Special Ops." He tapped a few buttons and said, "Simulation: End." He got up from his seat and headed towards the door, "Let's see he how handles against another Clock Up user."
The bots stopped firing and Shinji was relieved when all the bots powered down. He asked, "Is it over? Or are you gonna shoot more lasers at me?"
Ichijyo walked into the room after the entrance slid open, "It's not over…" He approached Shinji, "NOW, the REAL challenge begins." He reached into his coat and took out a sword. A scuttling sound was heard as a purple and black robotic scorpion crawled over and then leapt up. It attached itself to the sword.
"HENSHIN! CAST OFF! CHANGE SCORPION!" The armor materialized over his body but as soon as it formed the Strong Mode armor went flying, revealing Ichijyo in his Speed Mode armor.
(AN: It resembles Sasword's armor, but it is black and purple with red eyes)
Not many know this, but Ichijyo was the designated operator of the Scorpion Inzecter. "Try me, Mr. Kamishiro," Ichijyo challenged as he got into a stance.
"OK then!" Shinji accepted before he charged at Ichijyo. Ichijyo decided not to use his powers but instead his training. At the last second he sidestepped and stuck out his leg, tripping Shinji.
"Careless," scowled Ichijyo.
Shinji picked himself up. "Maybe, but this is just getting started!" Shinji began throwing punches and kicks at Ichijyo. Ichijyo dodged Shinji's strikes easily while holding his arms behind his back.
"You're good but my speed is superior to you," said Ichijyo. Shinji charged at Ichijyo, who easily tripped Shinji again, he was about to scold Shinji yet again when he felt Shinji's boot slam into his face. Shinji had used his momentum from the trip to spin around and deliver a kick to Ichijyo's face.
"When in doubt, adapt to the situation, and turn it to your advantage," said Shinji, smirking under his helmet.
"Really?" asked Ichijyo. "Then, let's see if you can adapt to this! Clock Up!"
"CLOCK UP!"
"Clock Up!" responded Shinji.
"CLOCK UP!"
The battle went into overdrive as both Inzecter users slashed at one another like crazy. Ichijyo was feeling disappointed in Shinji's attacks. "Your battle abilities are average at best! I'm not even using my powers!"
"Hey, I don't even have powers!" retorted Shinji. "And you didn't get lasers shot at you for the past ten minutes!"
"I grew up with lasers shot at me!" Ichijyo replied, referring to his Academy days. Shinji was trying to figure out a weak point in Ichijyo to use to his advantage, but he couldn't find one. "Even if you could find a weakness you won't find one in time."
"You're right," said Shinji, "So how bout something new!" He charged at Ichijyo. "Clock Over!"
"CLOCK OVER!"
Shinji ended his Clock Up, using the built up of energy from his sprint to knock Ichijyo backwards.
Ichijyo Clocked Over at the wrong time and was sent flying into the wall. "Alright…that's decent" said Ichijyo.
"Thanks for the praise," replied Shinji.
"Then try this," said Ichijyo as he turned invisible.
"Crap…" muttered Shinji.
Ichijyo struck at Shinji from all sides. Turns out he had made clones while invisible
"Cast On!" called Shinji.
"CAST ON!"
The armor of Strong Mode attached to him. 'He learnt how to use the armor fast' thought Ichijyo.
Shinji was looking around. He smiled and began firing…paint bullets? Shinji was using them to try and cover Ichijyo in at least a little bit of paint, and made a few hits on each of the clones, as well as the original.
"Paint!?" shouted Ichijyo.
"Not so invisible now, are you?" smirked Shinji.
"But…I never read about the armor shooting paint! You managed to equip your armor with your adaptation talent…Impressive. Match over!" shouted Ichijyo as he disengaged the armor, thankful that the paint hadn't bled through the armor. "Congratulations, Operative Stag."
"So I got the job? Awesome!" cheered Shinji as his armor disengaged as well.
"Alright, you will get your uniform and equipment. Also, when I call you for missions, you will answer. Also, you get a pay of 100,000 American dollars. You will get your own account. Your pay will go into the account every 30 days. However, cuts WILL be made for damages.
"OK, that money sure can buy a lot of equipment," said Shinji.
"The job also includes a health and dental plan. Also, you are to be enrolled in Red Horse Academy. You will get your own apartment on campus. Of course…I need to ask you a favor."
"Sure, what is it?" asked Shinji.
"Red Horse Academy has some artifacts hidden underneath. I haven't found anyone who can track them under the school. Nobody in my employ has the skills. I wonder where I can find one?" asked Ichijyo.
"Sure, I'm your guy," said Shinji. He was unaware that Ichijyo was actually talking about alien artifacts and that Ichijyo actually had an archeological team at his disposal, but wanted to test Shinji.
"Oh, and here's something for you to read," Ichijyo said as he pulled a thick book out of his coat and then tossing it at Shinji. Shinji grabbed it.
"What is this?" Shinji asked, looking at the blank cover.
"It's a list of all the super criminals you may end up facing with this job. That's why you have a dental and health plan. It's a precaution." Ichijyo tossed Shinji a key and Shinji caught it. "That's the key to your apartment. Hope you can get settled and study that list hard."
"You got it, boss!" Shinji saluted with a grin. He was thinking, 'Hiyori is gonna be so proud of me.'
Ichijyo was thinking, 'Maybe I should pay his sister a little visit. God knows she needs it.'
Name: Shinji Kamishiro
Inzecter: Stag Beetle
Appearance: Shinji is a 16 year old with short light blue hair and blue eyes. He normally wears dark blue jeans and a gray t-shirt. He also wears a pair of goggles around his neck.
Personality: Shinji is a fun-loving young man. He's very laid back, and not much gets him riled up. He's also a martial artist, his family owning the Kamishiro School of Martial Arts. He's not at Ranma's skill level, but is still a tough fighter.
Shinji is an avid urban explorer, which is why he wears the goggles, to keep anything from getting to his eyes. He was chosen by Ichiro do to his ability to adapt in tight situations, which he taught himself for urban exploring. While exploring an abandoned warehouse, Shinji discovered the Stag Inzecter. The Inzecter soon accepted Shinji as its partner. Needless to say, he was shocked to see the metallic insect and even more shocked when he could understand that it was saying. Shinji, after being contacted by Smart Brain, transfers into the Red Horse Academy. He begins to develop romantic feelings for Shampoo.
Shinji has a younger sister, Hiyori, who is 15. Two years ago, Hiyori was attacked by Tetsuki Yamato, a brutal and psychotic serial killer and rapist. Hiyori ended up a paraplegic and blind from the attack, but alive. Shinji has been hunting down Yamato since.