Hi there, ladies and gents. I'm here for the 6th chapter of this fanfiction. In this one, Takashi gets the Ocean Module, which gives him control over water based attacks. And also, Megumi falls victim to a toxin, causing her to fall ill. How will Takashi save the day? Find out now!
Disclaimer: Same Thing. (A/N: I decided to bring Atticus Rhodes back to the story. I wonder it will be like if he got deputized by the Z.E.R.O. Rescue Squad.)
Chapter 6 - Megumi In Danger!
We find ourselves at the Shadow Fortress, where Count Marauderon who had recovered from his ailment. He was 100% better. Though something was troubling him as of this moment. He just stared out the window looking at the planet Earth.
"What troubles you, my count?" asked Zakron as he spoke.
"Well, I just don't know what to do Zakron." the count replied. "I'm still thinking of a strategy to get rid of Zero."
"Well my count, why not send a Necrodon that injects something into him?" the swordsman asked his master.
Then the light bulb of evil went on in Marauderon's head. "Yes, brilliant. We'll use Cobraken to inject Zero with a toxin that will make him fall ill."
"Excellent idea, master." Zakron agreed with this.
"I know." the count said back to his master swordsman. "With a toxin in Zero, nothing will stand in our way. NOTHING!" he said as he laughed evilly.
(Answer by FLOW plays)
Instrumental intro: Showing the planet Earth with the sun coming over it. Then it turns to Takashi standing on a hill, looking over the city. Then the moon rises, and the logo for Kamen Rider Zero appears with a dingo head on the Zero name.
(Shisen hazusenzu Freezing are? Makafushigi!)
Now showing a scene where Takashi is running across a field of grass. When he suddenly spots a bunch of monsters in his direction.
(Subete misukasu you na!)
Now shows him looking at a picture of his father, Kotaro Minami as BLACK RX. Then it slides to the Krytarians in their ship; the Shadow Fortress. From right to left it shows their leaders, including their master, Count Marauderon.
(Krieigotowa bleeding shinjite believe me!)
The panel now shows the logo for the Z.E.R.O. Rescue Squad. We now see the scientist Prof. Nick Michaels and their leader Commodore Brian Robertson III inside Z.E.R.O. rescue squad HQ. Along with the other squad members including: Dr. Toshiro Hamaguchi, Cmdr. Kazuma Higurashi, Lt. Megumi Akistuki, Botan Minamoto, Suichi Minatmoto, Kouhei Minamoto, Sotarou Higurashi and Minato Sanada.
(Shinjitsu wa doko?)
The scene shifts back to Takashi up on the hill. He then hears a call for help.
(Shikakerata wana Hai no wandarrado Nukedasu sube mo shirazu ni.)
Takashi is now running to stop the Krytarians foot soldiers called the Skulloids. He points his arm at them with his hand in the form of a claw,and he does his dad's signature starting position and he shouts, "IT'S MORPHIN' TIME!"
(Sou aishiteru kara aishiteru nara kokoro misete)
He moves his arms in different ways, like diagonally, up and to the side. The Zero Spark appears around his waist, and the crystal starts to activate.
(Kowaresou na hodo suitemi de ai wo dakishimeru yo!)
Takashi goes through the metamorphosis that involves him doing a variety of movements. His armor comes out the way his father's did when he was Black Sun.
(Tatoe sore ga yumemaborshi demo kamawanai!)
He then has his helmet on his head, and a little gold 'Z' appears on the left side of his chest plating.
(Owarenai Kono mama Nee saigo wa kimi no)
He is then fighting them off one at a time. Now he's seen riding his motorcycle Stag Crusher, at night. He slides a card into the slot on his left gauntlet glove. And the Spark Slasher sword comes out. He slashes right through the blockade of Skulloids.
(Furueru honne wo ore ni sarashite kure!)
He does his Blazing Rider Kick with his left leg. And the monsters exploded.
(YEAH! Focus on x3 a naked balze FOCUS ON!)
Takashi is now seen on a rooftop overlooking the city of Spring Hills.
(End song)
Now we turn our attention to Overlook Peak where we see Megumi working out in the gym. She was using one of those arm held things where she did some squats while holding something over her arms.(A/N: I don't know what that is called.) And Takashi was on the treadmill. He tried to keep his cool around Megumi, ever since they met and Takashi started working for the Z.E.R.O. Rescue Squad. He has been feeling a little bit sad as well. He wanted to ask her out, but was afraid she might say no to him.
"Man, I'm so nervous. I wish I knew what to do." He thought. "I gotta make my move on her, but when?" he asked in his head as he had gulped at the sight of Megumi pouring water out of a bottle and onto herself. His face was now a deep red and there was smoke coming off his hair. This had never happened to him before.
Just then, the spirit of Tsukigane appeared and said, "You seem like you have a fever, my new friend."
"I know that, Tsukigane." Takashi whispered. "I just don't know what to do. She's tall, busty and dark haired. Not to mention always looking out for the rest of the squad, and she even tucked me into bed one time. That was you came around." he pointed out to the original Zero.
"Oh, right." Tsukigane said to himself as he not known of that day. "Was that before you met Kuuga?" he asked about the time Yusuke Godai appeared.
"Yes. It was." Takashi was now in control of his redness on his face. "H-h-hey there, Megumi. How's your day?" he asked as he stuttered.
"Just fine, Takashi. Thanks for asking." Megumi replied. She then noticed that Takashi was acting a little sheepish. "You feeling okay?" she asked our hero.
"Yeah, I'll be fine." Takashi said as he was trying to control his blush.
"Huh. Okay, see ya around." Megumi said as she walked off to go get changed. Takashi went out of the gym to his room, for he did not want to peep on Megumi. He was not a pervert like Urataros or Miroku, but he really cared about her. After Takashi opened his door, he fell to his bed and decided to take it easy. He was dressed in his street clothes, and he felt out of energy. Then there was a knock at the door.
"Who is it?" he asked. Then the door opened to reveal Mai coming into the room. "Oh, Mai what'ya doing here if I may ask?"
"Well, I noticed that your face was red when you were looking at Megumi, and you were trying to hide it." Mai answered. This of course made Takashi choke a little bit.
"W-w-w-w-what?!" he exclaimed as he was stunned. "You saw that!?"
"Yeah, I did." Mai replied. "I know that you have a thing for her. But you don't know how to tell her."
Takashi groaned as he confessed. "Yes, it's all true. I do have a thing for her. But I'm just afraid she might say no to me."
"Y'know, Joey is like that all the time." Mai said as she explained. "I found out that he had a thing for me after he sacrificed himself to save me from Dartz and the Seal of Orichalcos."
"You knew that all along?" Takashi wondered. "Whoa! And he never asked you out, did he?"
"No. I needed to clear my head of all the evil I had done." Mai continued. "I didn't want to see his face for a while until I cleared my head. I think maybe joining this squad was the perfect way to do that, just till I get myself back on track."
"Oh." Takashi said as he put his fingers to his chin. But Takashi said another thing. "I really love Megumi. But I don't know how to tell her"
"Don't worry, Takashi." Mai reassured. "You'll figure it out somehow. But is there something in your past, that you were traumatized about?" she asked.
"Yeah, but I'll discuss that some other time." Takashi said as he sat down to think of what he should do.
Meanwhile in Domino City, we see Serenity Wheeler in her bedroom thinking about the ones who saved her.
"Who were those bug-eyed heroes that saved me?" she thought. "And why are they here?"
She had no idea that there were superheroes that looked like bugs on the other side of Domino City, or anywhere around the globe.
"Well, whoever they were, I'm glad they saved me." she said as she talked to herself. "I'm sure I'll see them again someday."
So she decided to go out of the house for a while to get some air. It was only a matter of time before we see a young man with long black hair in a tan vest, light blue shirt and jeans while having black and white shoes on his feet. This was Mokuba Kaiba, Seto's younger brother. Mokuba had gone through a growth spurt, and he looked different than before.
"Hey there, Serenity." he greeted.
"Oh, hey Mokuba." she said back to him. "What have you been up to?" she asked.
"Oh, nothing much." he replied. "I'm working on a new way to settle that problem at Duel Academy. Hopefully, Velian Crowler and Jean-Louis Bonaparte will not get they're hands on this one."
"What do you mean?" the Wheeler girl asked again.
"You'll see once I show it to Duke and Tristan." Mokuba said as he laughed about it. "So, what happened to you?" he asked.
"Well, a few days ago, I was doused with a sleeping gas, and captured by a monster. Not a Duel Monster, but an alien." Serenity explained. "It also took me up for ransom at Kaibaland's back alley."
"That's awful." Mokuba said as he did not know this. "What else happened?" he wondered.
"Well, I was saved by these two guys that looked like bugs." she continued. "But one of them looked like a dog rather than a bug. They told me that the fought for human freedom."
"Wow, I never thought there were heroes like that around this neck of the woods."
"Me neither." Serenity said as she was still thinking about them.
At the Shadow Fortress, we see the Cobraken Necrodon getting prepared for his descent to Earth.
"Well, looks like it's ready for deployment." the count said as he saw it in all it's glory.
"Indeed, it is your evilness." said Eyeskorn as he also saw it. "Any further instruction?" he asked to his master.
"Not yet." Marauderon said as he spoke to his assassin and his new monster. "For now, just send him to Earth and have him find some place to hide in."
"Right away." So Eyeskorn sent the Cobraken to a place in Spring Hills, and he found himself a hiding spot. Little did the monster know, Megumi Akitsuki was sent on a assignment with Nick to find any unusual activity in the area by the wharf. Their van was parked by the warehouse where Marik Ishtar used as his hideout when he took control of Joey and Tea, and made Yugi and Atem duel for their freedom or be sunk by a giant anchor. But Joey snapped out of it, and was saved by his own sister. And watching the whole thing at Overlook Peak, Brian and Minato were checking on their progress.
However, a certain dingo cyborg was feeling down, thinking about telling a certain lieutenant how he feels about her. "Man, I need some advice."
Brian soon turned around, and noticed that Takashi was looking a little blue. "What's the matter, Takashi?" he asked.
Then Mai came in and told him, "He's down because he doesn't know to tell Megumi how he feels about her." The commodore and the student of Dr. Hamaguchi were amazed. Though they both knew that he started to have feelings for her ever since Megumi started working with the squad.
"Well, I'm sure you'll get it right someday." Brian said as he was.
"Yeah, It'll happen when the time is right." Minato explained. "So, don't worry about it dude."
Takashi smiled a little bit. "Perhaps you're right." he accepted the statement. "I will not rush this, I will do what I can." he said. Then he left the room, and went to finish working on a new Kamen Rider card for his deck. It was a rider that looked like Wing Knight(Len) from Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, but with a red costume. He was holding a sword like weapon as he was jumping in mid-air. The optics on this ones helmet were blue, and it looked like a dog. But it had a demonic power. This was Kamen Rider Yokai.
Back at the wharf, Minato spotted a monster hiding in the area. Cobraken jumped out of nowhere and started to terrorize the people working at the waterfront. Then Minato hid himself behind a bunch of barrels, and Megumi went up for a karate chop and punch combo. It connected, and Cobraken screamed in pain for a bit.
"Yuck, what are you?" Megumi said as she was feeling a little grossed out at the sight of the monster.
"I am Cobraken, the one finger of poison for the Krytarian empire." the half cobra half squid monster said as he made his appearance known.
"Poison?" asked Megumi. "Well, bring it on!" she exclaimed as she charged at him again.
"Very well then!" Cobraken said as he bared his fangs. He caught Megumi and then did the unthinkable. "POISON BITE!" he said the name of his attack and bit the lieutenant in the arm.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!" Megumi screamed in pain as she got bit. Minato was shocked in horror as he saw this whole thing. SO, he got out a gun and shot monster right in the claw.
"Ow!" said an in pain Cobraken. "Who shot me!?" he demanded.
"I did!" exclaimed Minato as he still held the gun firmly. "Stay where you are! Or I promise my next shot won't miss!" he swore. "What did you do to her?" he wanted to know.
"So glad you asked." he started off. "I bit her and infected her with a toxin that only I can reverse! Soon, the whole city will be infected and there is nothing you can do about it at all! So you better surrender now!" he demands for the human to surrender.
"I DON'T THINK SO!" a voice shouted as someone jumped at Cobraken. It was Zero in his Lunar Module armor suit. "I won't let you do this vile thing , you maniacal freak!"
"Ah, Zero." Cobraken said as he was impressed by his entrance. "It seems you showed up for me to infect you with my toxin!" he said as he was ready for another jab.
"Actually, I'm here to bash you up, monster!" Zero said as he charged at him and fought him off as he boxing puched and karate kicked him right in the chops. Then he gave a roundhouse to him and sweep kicked him, causing the monster to fall down. Then, Zero turned his head towards Minato and said, "Minato, what happened to her?"
"She has a toxin in her blood." said Dr. Hamaguchi's student as he gave the plot. "The only way to reverse it is him. You'll need to wear him out in order to beat him. We need him alive to make the antidote."
"Okay, I'll do what I can do." Zero said as he turned his attention back to the monster. "Let's do this thing!"
"Thought you'd never ask!" Cobraken said as the fought again. This time, Zero was the one who got knocked down. Then the monster stepped on him, and made a threat to him. "If you want to defeat me, meet me at the beach in 4 hours if you want the antidote. Until then, take this!" he said as he unleashed his fangs and went for another poison bite. The fangs went into his arm, and yet Zero was able to toss him away. But he had noticed that one of Cobraken's fangs had been removed from his mouth.
"OW! OW! OW!" the monster screamed. "Man now I gotta see the dentist! I'm afraid of the dentist!" he confirmed that he was scared of dentists.
Zero was a little confused about himself fighting a monster that was scared of a dentist. He had no idea that there was a monster with fear in itself. Then Cobraken went back to the Shadow Fortress to get his tooth fixed.
Zero went over to Minato and asked, "How's Megumi? Is she gonna be okay?"
"Hard to tell." Minato said as he did not know. "We have to get her back to headquarters."
"Good idea, Minato-san." Zero said as he agreed with that idea. So the both of them went back in the van and rode all the way there. "You sure you know how to drive this?" he asked the future doctor.
"Yes." Minato said as he was certain about this. "I just got my drivers license this morning."
Back at the Shadow Fortress, Cobraken was in Groknoid's office like room. He was getting his tooth fixed.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Cobraken screamed again, as his broken tooth was getting repaired. "THAT HURT!"
"I know, but that's how it goes." Groknoid said as he explained. "But if you want, I could use laughing gas on you."
"Laughing gas?" asked the Cobra monster. "What does that do?"
"It makes you laugh and prevents the pain from happening to you." said the jester as he continued.
"Oh, okay then. Let'er rip!" he begged for it. SO Groknoid applied it to his jaw like face, and the monster started to laugh a storm.
Just then, Zakron walked in and did not expect to see the Krytarian jester doing a dental job. "Groknoid, why are you being a dentist? And what's Cobraken doing here?" he asked.
"He encountered Zero, and bit him in the arm. But then, Zero pushed him away and out came one of his fangs." Groknoid confirmed. "So that's why he's in pain. I'm trying to fix his tooth, so he can meet the demand he made to Zero."
"What sort of demand?" asked the sword fighter.
"He said that if Zero wanted the antidote, he said to meet him at the beach in 4 hours. So I'm making this as I can." the jester replied.
"Really?" Zakron said sarcastically. "I thought there was no antidote."
"Well, you're wrong." Groknoid said to the swordsman as he showed him the formula for the antidote. "The only place it is at is here on Cobraken's head." he said as he pointed to a spot where the antidote is. It was an anti-venom that could cure anything. Zakron was annoyed to find out that they made a monster that had his weakness out in the open like a silly dimwit.
"You idiot!" Zakron said as he strangled the jester. "WHY DID WE MAKE A MONSTER THAT HAS HIS WEAKNESS OUT IN THE OPEN?! ANSWER ME DAMMIT!?" he shouted.
"Enough!" said a voice that was revealed to be Countess Jorina. "There must always be a monster that has it's faults. It is why we need to replenish our stock of DNA, otherwise we'll lose our resources."
"Oh, right." Zakron said as he remembered that reason. "I can't believe I forgot about that reason."
"I recommend you don't forget again." Jorina instructed.
At Overlook Peak, we see Toshiro figuring out what kind of thing is in Megumi's bloodstream. Takashi was standing outside of the room, along with Brian, Nick and Minato worrying about the one person who tried her best to protect the people she cared about most.
"Dr. Hamaguchi, how is she?" asked the commodore.
"Well, Brian, she has been injected with a toxin, that is spreading as we speak." Toshiro confirmed. "If we don't find a cure soon, she'll go into a coma for a long time." he informed the three standing in front of him.
"Uh...I got bitten by that Cobraken thing." Takashi informed them as he showed them the spot where he got bit, but the mark had healed mysteriously. "Whoa! The scar healed. I didn't even feel the toxin spreading through me. Any of you know why that is?"
Nick then spoke up and said to our hero, "Yes, I know of it. When I inserted the Lunar Crystal into your body, it's powers made you immune to all viruses, toxins, and all sorts of diseases. Except for the common cold."
"Oh, wow." Takashi said as he was in awe about this thing. "I'm immune to all kinds of diseases. Who would have thought of that before?" he wondered jokingly. Our hero was also thinking of an idea to stop this toxin from getting out to the city. "The monster made me an ultimatum. If I want the antidote, he wants to fight me at the beach in 4 hours. So, how should I beat him?" he asked.
"I have an idea." Nick said as the light bulb in his head went on. "It's crazy, but it just might work."
"Really, what is it?" asked Brian.
"Takashi, when Tsukigane was with you in the dream world, did he show you the other forms of your armor?" he asked our hero.
"Yeah, he first showed me the basic one I use, Lunar module." Takashi said as he described his armor. "The 2nd one is called Lava Module, and there was a Blue one. What was it? Oh yeah, Ocean Module."
"Of course, that mode gives you control over water based attacks." Nick stated as he knew of the water based armor.
"Really?" Takashi wondered. "That would be something. I wonder how I should unlock it."
"Well, I think that it will unlock itself today." Nick said. "I don't know when though."
"I'll figure it out." Takashi said to Nick, Toshiro and Brian.
Brian then spoke, "You'd better head for the beach and confront this monster. It's the only option we've got right now."
"Got it sir!" Takashi saluted and ran off to go find Stag Crusher. "With the oceanic power of Ocean Module, I will be able to save the woman I love!"
Meanwhile at the Shadow Fortress, Marauderon was waiting for his monster to be finished with his tooth being fixed.
"Groknoid, how's Cobraken's tooth?" asked the count. "Is it fixed?"
"Yes, your evilness." answered the jester to his master.
"Good." Marauderon said. "Is he ready to go back to Earth for his battle?" he asked again.
"Ready." Groknoid replied. "And he's waiting for your command."
"Very well." Marauderon instructed. "Send him down to the beach!"
"At once, your viciousness." he activated the teleporter and like that, Cobraken was at the spot he mentioned.
"This is sure to be grand indeed." the count said so boldly. "Soon, Cobraken will infect the whole city! And Zero will be destroyed!" he laughed evilly.
"A plan as bold, as it is cold." Groknoid rhymed as he agreed with this plan.
We now see our hero riding on Stag Crusher, they were heading for the beach at 100 miles an hour. Takashi only had 2 more hours left. SO he had no time waste, he was not gonna let a fellow squad member fall victim to something like this whole mess.
"Are you sure you can do this, Takashi?" asked Stag as he kept going at the speed he was in.
"Yes, I know I can do this Stag." Takahsi replied. "I'm not gonna let some snake monster ruin everything for me. He's going down!"
Then, Tsukigane appeared beside him, flying in mid-air. "I think you should use the Ocean Module. It will be useful in this respect."
"Okay, but what weapon do I have?" asked Takashi.
"You will have the Ocean Grappler." Tsukigane confirmed to our dingo cyborg hero. "That weapon will be part of your finisher. The Oceanic Rider Drop."
"I'll keep that in mind." Takashi replied. "We're arriving at the site now." he said as he was closing in on the beach. There was nobody around, because the beach-goers were all evacuated to a safe area. They all went home that time, and had not been seen ever since Cobraken appeared. Takashi got off his bike, and jumped down towards the monster.
"Hey, I've been looking all over for you." Takashi said sarcastically.
"Well, that's just perfect." Cobraken joked. "Cause there's nothing I'd rather see right now than you."
"Then you're in luck."
"Why is that?" Cobraken wondered what he meant by that statement.
"Because, I'm gonna erase all the damage you have done!" Takashi exclaimed as he took the starting position his dad used during his battles with Crisis, and then a belt appeared around his waist and is said in an electronic voice, "HENSHIN" and then he put his arms in a zigzag format, forming a 'Z'. He then put his left arm to the side of his head, and shouted the code word.
"IT'S MORPHIN' TIME!"
And then, put is left fist, into his right hand, and began doing various arm movements, in all directions. And he stopped doing the movements, and ended in a position that was mirrored from the position his dad used during his war with the Gorgam. Next, there was this flash of light that was multi-colored. And, suddenly the armor came on in the formation of his dad's 3rd form RX Bio Rider, only with Dingo ear's on the top of the helmet, and fangs on the mouth piece. His shoulder pads were white, and there was a little gold colored 'Z' on the left side of his chest plating, and his knees, wrist's, ankle's and elbow's were red while the rest of his armor was blue. He also had antenna's on his forehead, and a golden yellow, crystal with a little green light at the bottom of the antenna's.
"Ore wa tsuki no ko. Kamen Rider...Zero!" Takashi said to the beast. "FEAR. THE. DINGO. AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" He howled in full fury.
(BGM: Blue(Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65)
"Just try me." Cobraken said before he snapped his claws. "Skulloids!" he said the name of his grunts. The minions all popped up from a flash of light that looked like an X-ray test. "Get him at once!"
"Yo ho ho, sir!" the grunts all said in unison as they all charged at our hero.
Zero used all of his martial arts skill to try and best his opponents. He punched some of them, the he did a flying side kick. He did some karate yells, and Kung Fu shouts at them all. Then, he used a Jackhammer move that looked like the one used by Bill Goldberg. He also did a Leg Drop on another one. That one was the move used by WWE Hall Of Famer; Hulk Hogan. Then as the lot of Skulloids vanished, our hero returned his focus towards Cobraken, and started fighting him.
"Ugh. I won't rest until you give me the antidote!" Zero exclaimed. He kept punching the monster in the face, until he was shoved away by him.
"Do you honestly think I would give it to you that quickly?" Cobraken mocked. "I just said that to lure you here, so that I can kill you! You're friend is doomed! And there's NOTHING you can do to stop me!" he teased which caused Takashi to get really angry.
"YOU BASTARD!" Takashi yelled at Cobraken as the monster was feeling nervous. "I WILL MAKE THAT ANTIDOTE, EVEN IF I HAVE TO KILL YOU!" he warned as he charged at the monster in full fury. But then, he felt something happening to him. Something good was rising inside him, and aquatic. One of the cards on the right side of his belt came out, and it said Ocean Module on it. This was the new mode he needed.
"OCEAN MODULE...ACTIVATE!" he shouted
He slid the card across the top of the Zero Spark, and the computer said "OC-EAN-MOD-ULE-ACTI-VATION-GO!" The his armor changed again, this time it was not the red one he had the time he battled against Malkentada. It was all different shades of blue. Regular, Sky, and Teal. His shoulders were red, and so were the top of his hands. His belt looked like Bio-Riders, only it was Gold Yellow, Red light on the left side, Blue on the right. The optics on his helmet changed from red to yellow. And there was a little gold 'Z' with the number 3 on the left side of his chest plating. his was the look of Ocean Module.
"I'm the water powered protector,...ZERO...OCEAN MODULE!" he shouted as he did more movements and we get a good long look of his new armor.
"New suit? So what." he said mockingly.
"Oh, it's much more than a new suit, Cobraken." Zero countered. "In my Ocean Module, my armor's twice as strong. And my weapon capable of blasting you to atoms.
Cobraken slowly backed away from him. "Then I hope you don't mind if I give you a little stress test." he shot a new attack at him. There was a cloud of smoke, but our hero was still standing. Or should we say...Walking towards him?
"Hardly what I had expected." Zero said as he was. "Now for a stress test of my own. OCEAN GRAPPLER!" he said as he got out another card.
"O-CEAN-GRA-PPL-ER-UP-AND-ON!" said the belt computer after he slid the card across the top of it. And on his arm appeared the weapon in question. It looked like the Hunter Claw from Big Bad BeetleBorgs. Only it was improved.
"So, this is what it looks like." Zero said as he was impressed by his new weapon.
"You really think that toy of yours can take me down!?" Cobraken demanded. "I'll kill you!" he charged right at our hero, and then a voice was heard. "I DON'T THINK SO!"
Just then, we see a young man with long dark brown hair watching this battle, and he jumped down and ambushed the monster. It was revealed to be Atticus Rhodes who had recently returned to Spring Hills. "Hey there, Kamen Rider Zero. Thought you could use some help." he said waving to him.
"Atticus Rhodes?" Zero wondered. "I don't believe this! What is he doing here!?" he wondered as he did not know why he came back to this city. "Well, you couldn't have come at a better time, dude.
"So, you do your finisher, I'll watch you work." Atticus said as he backed away.
"Reinforcements, Zero?" Cobraken wondered. "I thought you fought alone."
"Sometimes, I like having allies with me." Zero said as he was. "And it's not a sign of weakness. It's a promise I made to protect the goodness of others before me. And that will never change!" he exclaimed as he stuck his weapon out at the monster
The claw of the grapple grabbed the monster, and Zero took him up into the air. "Okay, now for the final attack." Zero said as he got ready.
"OCEANIC RIDER DROP!" he shouted as he zip-shot himself up to where the placed the monster at, and grabbed him by the neck and body slammed him to the ground. Then the next thing that happened, there was a big KABOOM! And the monster was destroyed. Only it's venom was left behind.
(End Song)
"That ought to do it." Zero said as he gathered enough to make an antidote for the toxin in Megumi.
But, before he could go back to HQ, he turned to Atticus and said, "Thank you for your help Atticus Rhodes." he thanked him for what he had done.
"No prob, dawg." he said with his surfer attitude. "So, what did you need that residue for?" he wondered.
"A comrade of mine was injected with a toxin by that monster." our hero explained. "And now, I have to hurry and help a doctor make an antidote for the toxin, or she'll go into a coma."
"That's not good." Atticus replied. "Well, I think it would be best if I went with you."
"Very well." Zero said as he did not agree with this idea, but did it anyway. He took the former Nightshroud on his bike, and the both of them rode back to Zero's hide out.
"I can't believe I'm taking Atticus back to HQ!" Zero said in his thoughts. "If I power down right now, I'll blow my secret to him."
"Maybe not, Takashi." Tsukigane said as he appeared again. "Why don't you have him be deputized into becoming a member?" he requested.
"Good idea, Tsukigane." our hero said to his predecessor. "I'll let Brian know about it when we get back."
Meanwhile, at the Shadow Fortress. Marauderon was upset with his sixth defeat at Zero's hands.
"NO!" he shouted. "ANOTHER MONSTER DEFEATED, AND ZERO GETS A NEW ARMOR SUIT!? WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?!" he demanded.
"I'll explain that part." Jorina said as she walked into the throne room. "He got a red armor when he faced Malkentada the other day. He also had his motorcycle transform into a robot. I've never seen anything like it before."
"Neither have I, your evilness." Zakron stated.
"Well, whatever these new 'Module' armor suits as their called can do. It does not matter." the count said as he went to stopped in his tracks. "Jorina, could you help me relieve my stress?" he asked his wife in a loving tone.
"Of course, my evil love." she said as she walked him back to their room.
Back at Overlook Peak, we see Takashi now in civilian form, looking over Megumi who was slowly recovering from the toxin. It was like they had to get into reverse what Cobraken did to her in the first place.
"So, the antidote was in the monsters fangs?" asked Nick as he was talking to Takashi.
"Yep." he replied. "And also, Atticus Rhodes help me today."
"Really?" Prof. Michaels wondered.
"Yes. And he also wants to join us."
"Well, I wonder what he and Brian are discussing in his office." Nick said as he turned his head and wanted to know what the idol wannabe and the commodore were talking about.
And inside Brian's office, we see him speaking to Atticus about the idea of him being a field operative for the squad.
"Well, Mr. Rhodes. I like the way you help Takashi with his job today." Brian said as he was glad for Atticus' selfless act.
"Thank you, sir." the former Nightshroud said as he was sitting across from the leader of the squad.
"Also, congratulations are in order." he stated. "I officially appoint you as the Z.E.R.O. Rescue Squad's field operative." he shook Atticus' hand and he gladly accepted the offer.
"Okay, I aim to assist with anything you might have me do." Atticus said as he agreed to the terms.
"Excellent." Brian said. "Now, why don't you head on home and get some rest?"
"Good idea." Atticus said as he went to his place to go to sleep.
Meanwhile, in the med-room, we see Takashi looking over Megumi who was waking up. She was feeling groggy, but she when she opened her eyes, she saw Takashi looming over her. She smiled at him so warmly.
"Takashi." Megumi said as she hugged him tightly. "Thank you for finding that antidote for me. I thought I was a goner."
"No problem, just doing my job." Takashi said as he stared into her eyes, and he thought they were lovely. He really wanted to ask her to be his girlfriend, but then he remembered one thing from his past that he was upset about. He walked a little bit away from her. He had that memory for a harsh bit of his past.
"Hey, what's the matter?" Megumi asked looking concerned. "Are you gonna be okay?" she asked again.
"I'd be lying if I said yes." Takashi said to the busty girl behind him. "I think I should tell you about something that happened to me in the past."
Megumi did not know what he was talking about. "I don't get it, Takashi." she said. "What do you mean?"
"Well, before I met you, there was someone who I had a thing for." Takashi confessed about his past. "Her name was Hiori Yukimura. She was the popular girl at my school. And I always thought she was nice, but when I asked her out, she said no to me."
Megumi was shocked to hear that Takashi had a crush on someone else in the past. "So, there was someone you had a crush on before?" she wondered.
"Yes." he answered. "But, after she said no, she shoved me down to the ground and made me all bloody in the face. This was when I was in Elementary School. However, last year, I saw her again. This time she was pointing a gun at me."
Megumi gasped in shock again. She had no idea that the one girl he originally had a thing for would point a gun at him. "Why would she do that?" Megumi wondered.
"Well, she hated me." Takashi answered. "Hiroi tried to shoot me. But she was stopped by someone. I couldn't see his face but I knew he was a good person."
"Really?" asked Megumi.
"Yeah." our hero answered. "So she ended up in jail, and I was free of her. The one who ratted her out to that mystery guy, it was my cousin; Yamato. Also, I felt sad about it to this very day. I thought I would be happy with her, but now..." Takashi started to choke up a bit, and tears started to swell from his eyes. Yep, it was the first time that Megumi ever saw Takashi crying in front of her.
She then grabbed him and held him again, this time over her shoulder. "It's okay." she said soothingly as she stroked his hair a little bit. "You'll be alright." she continued to stroke his head and try to calm him down. "Let it go. I'm here for you."
After a few moments of Takashi crying his eyes out on Megumi, this time she moved him to her breasts. He started to blush a little bit, but he was starting to clam down. He was set free from Megumi's grip to breathe.
"Thanks, Megumi." he said wiping the tears from his eyes. "I'm not usually like this, but-" he was cut off by Megumi putting her finger over his mouth.
"It's alright." she reassured. "You have every right to be upset about it. But, don't dwell on it so much. I'll be there for you, no matter what."
"Really?" he wondered.
"Yes." She said as she hugged him again. Then she let go of him and said, "So, Takashi. If you ever need someone to talk to, let me knoe. Okay?" she asked.
"Okay, I'll let you know when I do." our hero said as he left the room, and went to his bedroom, he took off his jacket and went to bed. It looked like he was gonna dream about Megumi and him on a date. But who knows when that'll be? Only time will tell.
To Be Continued...
(Quiet Cool by Joe Lamont plays) The scene is just Zero riding Stag Crusher on the road, on a cloudy day.
(Instrumental intro)
(I can't hold her, I can't touch her face anymore.)
(It's all over, so what am I trying for?)
(So hard, to try to make sense of it all.)
(They took it too far. They fell in too deep. Too scared to surrender.)
(With the sound of a gun, It was over and done.)
(They took my love away!)
(I'm on a mission. I'm gonna be nobody's fool.)
(They're gonna face Quiet Cool.)
(The one condition, to do what I've gotta do.)
(Quiiiiet Coooool!)
(End of song)
Hey fans, next time on Kamen Rider Zero.
Takashi meets the one who helped Nick make Stag Crusher.
Takashi: WHo are you?
?: Koji Tachibana. Grandson of Tobei Tachibana.
Also, Marauderon sends Manterroid to Earth.
Marauderon: This time, victory will be mine!
Can Takashi use his new powers to stop this mad mantis?
Find out next time, on Kamen Rider Zero! Chapter 7 - The Mantis Strikes!
Takashi: Spark up your life, and turn it into an adventure!
Oh, I almost forgot, here is the bio of the new OC I made in the last chapter.
Name: Tsukigane
Age: 3,005 years old.
Status: Spirit Guide/ the original Kamen Rider Zero.
Kamen Rider Zero Ocean Module:
Armor color(s): Blue, Sky Blue, Teal, Red(shoulders and top of hands)
Optics: Yellow
Weaponry: Ocean Grappler.
This weapon can only be used while Zero is in Ocean Module. It's finisher move is called the Oceanic Rider Drop. It kinda looks like a wrestling move, but different.
Well, I'm sorry I took so long with this. I had to try and remember the idea. Also, I made that part about a person by the name of Hiori Yukimura up. She is in jail in this story. And she will not ever break out, so Takashi will be safe.
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Until we meet again, see ya!