Alright, ladies and gentlemen. I'm here for the next chapter of The Beginning Of Zero Arc! This time, Manterroid is on a rampage in the city, and Zero uses some of his new powers to fight him. And also, there is another song that Takashi and Haru along with the other boys sing in this chapter. I'll have it be a surprise. I also have a new OC that I'm also gonna use in my other Rider fanfic, Masked Rider 0-0-9; Koji Tachibana. I also decided to make him a super powered guy in this story only, and even gave him an alias. So let's get this on the road.
Disclaimer: Same Thing.
Chapter 7 - The Mantis Strikes!
(A/N: I based this scene on a part of an episode of Chorme Shelled Regios I saw before.)
Takashi Wakamaru was turned into a cyborg after he was injured by the evil Krytarian Empire, his life was saved by a group of heroes known as the Zeta Eradication of Renegade Aliens and Operational Rescue Squad.(Z.E.R.O. Rescue Squad.) There he meets Commodore Brian Robertson III, Prof. Nick Michaels, Minato Sanada, Dr. Toshiro Hamaguchi, Botan Minamoto, Suichi, Kouhie, Cmdr. Kazuma Higurashi, Sotarou, and Lt. Megumi Akitsuki. He learned from them that the Krytarian's were trying to enslave the Earth. So, they made Takashi into the half human-half machine warrior; Kamen Rider Zero. Along the way, he also met Kamen Rider Kuuga/Yusuke Godai, Mai Valentine who also became a member of the squad, as did his friend Haru, and deputized member, Atticus Rhodes. He also met his new spirit guide; Tsukigane. He was the original Zero, before Takashi.
Now we turn our attention to the gym at Overlook Peak, where Takashi is sparing with Megumi. After she had found out that our hero had a crush on someone before, and that someone did not like him at all, and he had been dwelling on that for so long, she decided to be there for him no matter what.
"You fight pretty good, Megumi." Takashi complemented.
"Thanks." Lt. Akitsuki replied to the dingo cyborg. "You're very good too. You should teach karate."
"Well, maybe someday." Takashi said back to her.
Takashi did not ever let his guard down. So now, Megumi was going for a roundhouse kick on Takashi, when he sweep kicked her to the ground. Though he fell as well, and it was surprising even for him.
"This is why some of the other members don't want to spar with you." Megumi said as she was looking up at his face.
"Oh, sorry." Takashi said as he turned his head away.
"I don't think this ever happened before," Megumi pointed out. "But you do remember that I'm a girl, don't you Takashi?" she asked. Takashi then looked down, and saw his hand on her...assets. He was blushing like a tomato again, and boy was he feeling downright mortified. He felt like he was gonna have a panic attack, and then Megumi calmed him down a bit.
"Listen. I'm not stupid." Megumi said as she let our hero get back up on his feet. "I know they're big, though it's kinda unflattering when a guy like yourself panics."
Takashi tried to deny it, but he was stammering. "N-n-n-n-no, I wasn't trying to...Well, y-y-y-y-you know."
Megumi chuckled a little bit, "Oh, relax. I'm just teasing you." she said as she was having fun with him in her own way. "I know you never meant to do that."
Takashi was a little bit thrown out of whack for a bit. "Oh, thanks for saying that." he said as he was still blushing his head off.
"Oh, don't look so mortified. "It's alright." she said soothingly to him as she brushed her hand against his face.
"Thanks for doing that, Megumi." Takashi thanked her again as he went back to his room. He had another card to work on.
(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 the top of his belt, and he transforms into Lava Module, and uses the Lava Cannon. Then he is seen using the Ocean Module on the monsters.
(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 in his room, Takashi was coloring in another unofficial Kamen Rider card for his deck. This rider looked a little bit like Kamen Rider Axe from Dragon Knight, only the armor was colored brown and gold. The optics were red, and his body suit was black. His belt had a wolf symbol on it, and it looked like it was an Advent Deck. It was a level 4 Earth attribute rider with 1900 ATK and 2500 DEF.
"So, which rider is this for your deck?" asked Toshiro.
"Well, this one is called Kamen Rider Hunter 2.0, and he is a Wolf theme rider." Takashi informed Dr. Hamaguchi.
"Why 2.0?" Toshiro asked again.
"Because, the first one didn't go so well." Takashi stated to the doctor. "Also, his attacks are; Wolfbite Kick and Wolf Bite Slash. His weapon is called the Wolven Blade. The weapon looks like a 1-handed short sword. And his effect is; for every monster that's on the field or in the graveyard, he gets to absorb the ATK power of that monster and send a blast of energy right at my opponent." he explained.
"Wow. That's very nifty." Toshiro said as he was. "So, what other riders did you make?" he asked again.
"Well, I'm still working on Gaia, Kitsune, Seraph and Storm." Takashi said as was still working on the other riders. "They're not yet ready. It takes time to make them."
"Oh, well okay." Toshiro said as he left the room. "Keep working on it, dude."
"Thanks, I will." Takashi said. "Well, I might as well take a break form this, and meet up with Haru and the guys. Don't wanna be late." SO he rushed out to join his friends.
Meanwhile at the Shadow Fortress, we see Zakron training. His blade; Transomasa, was a very tough blade to crack. He always trained in this room, he is waiting for the day him and Zero will have a sword duel. He was at this nonstop. But then, Countess Jorina walked in and saw him slashing up a perfectly good dummy.
"Zakron, what are you doing?" she asked.
"Countess Jorina, I'm just training in here." Zakron replied. "I have been waiting for the day I will duel Zero, and then end the legacy of BLACK RX FOREVER!" he laughed evilly and then, the countess hit him in the head with a tree branch.
"Oh, honestly!" she grumbled as if she was annoyed. "Will you let it go this once!? This is becoming an obsession with you. You need to lighten up."
Zakron felt like he should complain, but did not want to upset Jorina or her husband no matter what. "Oh, you're right."
"Of course I am." Jorina said. "Now, the count wants to see you. He's holding a meeting."
"Right away." Zakron said as he went into the meeting room. He was sitting at the table, along with the countess, Eyeskorn, Groknoid, Findor and Marauderon was at the head of the table.
"If I may have your attention." the count started off. "I gathered you all here, because we all face a common problem. The problem being, a dingo cyborg that has been destroying our Necrodons." He said as he showed them a picture of Zero, and they all went 'Booooooooooo'.
"You took the word right out of my mouth." The count said venomously. "I hate that Rider! He used his punch on Kabutro, his kick on Destructosect, he even used a sword to slice up Mothinator, a blaster on the Crimson Gnorc, a cannon on Malkentada and recently he used a grapple weapon on Cobraken! I am issuing a hunt for this accursed hero! And, If that someone finds him, DESTROY HIM!" he demanded. Then Zakron raised his hand to ask the count something. "Yes Zakron, you have a question?"
"Indeed I do sir." Zakron said as he was. "Why don't we upgrade the Skulloids? That way, he'd have no choice but to surrender."
"That does sound good." The count said as he was. "But, will it work?" he wondered.
"Yes, it's sure to do so." the sword fighter stated as he was showing them something. It was a bio-enhancer. It looked like the Beta Capsule that was used by the giant superhero; Ultraman. "If we use this on our Skulloids, we can make them into Super Skulls! And Zero will have no chance of beating them!"
"Ah, yes!" Marauderon said as he was amazed. "Brilliant work, Zakron!"
"Thank you, sir!" Zakron said. "Not only am I a master swordsman, I am also a gifted chemist."
"Excellent!" the count said as everyone cheered. "Let's get to work!"
"Yes, your highness!" everyone said in unison.
At the youth center, we see Takashi with Hrau, Tommy, Toby, Bill, Ian and Atticus. They were about to sing again. It was that time, Karoke Day. So as they were getting ready, in comes a young man with short black hair and brown eyes, wearing a white sweater, green t-shirt, and khaki pants.
"Hey there." he said. "Mind if I join in?"
"We don't mind at all." Tommy said as he greeted the new guy.
"Who are you?" asked Takashi.
"Koji Tachibana." he answered. "Grandson of Tobei Tachibana."
"The mechanic?" Hrau wondered.
"Yep." Koji stated about his grandpa. "So let's do this!" he said as he was ready to go for this chance. They all rushed out to the stage and were all set to sing.
(Change Into Power by Paul Gordon plays)
(A/N: That song is from Digimon The Movie soundtrack. I also do not have my own copy of it. And I also do not won that. All rights go they're respective owners)
[Instrumental Intro]
"Oh yeah." Koji started off this time.
"Change into power. We got the power." they continued in unison.
"We got the strength within. We always fight to win." Haru sang.
"Change into power. We got the power." they repeated.
"Together you and me will, win the victory." Tommy sang.
"When I need someone to guide me. To stand right beside me. I know who to choose." Hrau went again.
[Short instrumental break]
"And if we stick together, for now and forever, there's no way to lose." Toby sang this time.
"Oh yeah." Koji sang again.
"Change into power. We got the power."
"We got the strength within. We always fight to win." Haru sang again.
"Change into power. We got the power."
"Together you and me will, win the victory." Tommy sang again.
"To all the boys and the girls, in the digital world. From near or far." Takashi sang.
"We'll be your ultimate friends, and until the end. Wherever you are." Ian sang this time.
"Oh yeah." Bill sang that lyric this time.
"Change into power. We got the power."
"We got the strength within. We always fight to win." this time Atticus and Hrau sang together.
"Change into power. We got the power."
"Together you and me will, win the victory." now Tommy and his brother sang together.
Next, Atticus and Koji did the rap? "DIGIMON, We fight to win! We fight to win!"x4.
Takahsi sang the last part all by himself. The guys let him have the spot light.
"Change in to power We got the power. We got the strength within. We always fight to win. Change into power. We got the power. Together you and me will, win the victory."x2.
"End." Koij sang as the final notes played.
(End song) The people in the audience cheered for the lot of them. They all bowed to the crowd.
So, after they all said their goodbyes, Takashi walked around the city with Koji. While they were doing that, they stopped at a hilltop.
"So, your grandpa help Takeshi Hong, Hayato Ichimonji, Shiro Kazami, Joji Yuki, Daisuke Yamamoto and Shigeru Jo?" Takashi wondered as he was shocked to learn that his grandpa helped six of the legendary 13 Kamen Riders.
"Yes." Koji answered. "And I'm a special agent of the Z.E.R.O. Rescue Squad." Koji said stunning Takashi even more. "I even helped Nick Michaels make your bike, Zero."
Takashi was shocked with amazement. "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTT!?" he shouted. "You helped Nick make my bike!?"
"Indeed I did." Koji answered again. "I was recruited 4 months ago. And I have been the mechanic ever since. And I always wanted to help a Kamen Rider in need of a bike."
"Well, looks like you got the chance." Takashi said as he was. "So, anyway. I heard that you run a bike shop in Tokyo, right?"
"Yep, I even hired some more hands to help me with it." the grandson of the original Kamen Riders ally said. "Even when I'm away, they always manage to keep it the way it is."
The both of them laughed about it. Takashi knew he was already making a new friend. Just then, Takashi communicator beeped. "Go ahead."
"We seem to have found a disturbance at the park." said Nick as he contacted our hero. "I need you to find out what it is."
"On it, Nick." Takashi said. But before he signed out Koji spoke into the communicator. "Hey there, Nick."
"Koji Tachiban, is that you?" he wondered what was going on. "What are you doing here?"
"I thought I could help you with your cause to battle Marauderon." Koji said as he was. "I'm not gonna let you down. I'll always stay by the side of good no matter what the cost."
Nick was amazed that Koji was staying by the side of good. "Oh, very well. I'll have you assist Takashi on this mission. Good luck you two."
"Thanks Nick. See ya." they said in unison as they signed out. So, Takashi got on his bike and Koji got on his which was a modified version of a Harley Davidson Renegade. It was a blue motorcycle with hot rod flames on it.
"Nice Harley, dude." Takashi said.
"Thanks." Koji said as he put his helmet on.
By the time they got to the park, they noticed that there were some Skulloids attacking the people there. But they looked like they had armor on themselves.
"Whoa! Those Skulloids may have armor, but I'll do what I can to stop them!" Takashi said as he ran towards them. He jumped at one of them, and knocked him down. But he got back up.
"Huh? What the?" Takashi was shocked to see one of those boneheads getting back t his feet. "What's going on?!" he wondered.
"Ah, Zero. We meet again!" Zakron said as he appeared.
"Zakron!" Takashi exclaimed. "What are you doing here?" he demanded to know.
"So glad you asked." Zakron accepted the demand and said to him, "These are no ordinary Skulloids. These are Super Skulls!" he explained.
"Super Skulls?" Takashi wondered again.
"Yes." the Krytarian swordsman confirmed. "I used this tonic on them, and made them extra powerful. Now you no choice but to surrender!" he threatened.
"Never!" Takashi said feeling enraged.
"Hmmph." Zakron did not look impressed at all. Koji was running towards the battle site. "That's how you want to play it? Then DIE!" he shouted. He was gonna thrust his sword into our hero, but was blocked by something else.
"THE MAN SAID NO, YOU BASTARD!" Koji shouted as he kicked Zakron to the ground. He then punched him in the eyes, and gouged him there too. Next, he went up and grabbed him by the throat, and started to choke him. "YOU STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM HIM, OR I'LL BE THE ONE YOU WISH YOU NEVER MET!" he shouted again.
"Who are you?" Zakron wanted to know who the one that attacked him was.
"I am Koji Tachibana!" he said. "The grandson of Tobei Tachibana. The man who was an ally to Kamen Rider's Ichigo, Ningo, V3, Riderman, Amazon and Stronger!"
"Well, Mr. Tachibana, BRING IT ON!" Zakron tried to thrust his blade into Koji's body, but Koji blocked it and countered it with a Knife edge chop, then hit him with the ninja knife kata. He also used the move called 'The Stroke', a move perfected by Jeff Jarrett. Next he got him to drop his blade and got him in Bret 'The Hitman' Hart's famous move, the Sharp Shooter.
Zakron got up after Koji let his legs go. And he was infuriated, so much he said, "Don't think this is over, Zero! I'LL BE BACK!" he warned. He then transported back to the Shadow Fortress.
"Whoa! Thanks for saving my hide, dude." Takashi said to his new friend.
"No problem, Takashi." Koji said as he helped our hero up to his feet. "So, that was Zakron?"
"Yeah." Takahsi replied. "The first time I met him, he wanted me dead."
Koji scoffed about that fiend. "Heh. He doesn't look so tough. I think you can take him."
"Thanks, dude." Takashi replied. "Well, I guess he's had enough. Let's get back to Overlook Peak."
At Overlook Peak we see Megumi in the lounge again. She was watching an episode of a show called 'Vigilante Vengeance'. This week, a teenage boy was wronged by a bunch of thugs, and is working on way to get back at them. If he does get back at them, he will win $1,000,000 in legal tender.
*GRUMBLE GRUMBLE GURGLE ROAR* There was a strange noise being heard around the room. Then Megumi looked down to find out that it was her stomach. She began to rub it a little bit. It growled again, and she knew what was up with it. "I'm hungry. Better see what's in the fridge." So she went over to the fridge and went to look for something to eat. So she found something that was labeled in her name.
"Ah, here we go." she said as she got out a slice of pizza and put it in the microwave, set it to 2 minutes and 30 seconds. After that time went by, she got it out of the microwave and began to eat.
"Itadakimasu!" she said as she took a bite of it. Later she washed it down with a root beer.
(A/N: I like root beer. But my favorite is Barq's brand.)
*UUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRPPPPPPPP* Megumi burped after she took a swig of it. "Whew, excuse me." she said. After she had finished it, she massaged her stomach knowing that she was in was in enjoyment of it. "Oh, that hit the spot." she said as she felt full. So after that she washed her hands, and then said "Well, better get to the main hold.
So when she got in, she saw that there was one more person in the room. Standing next to Takashi was Koji Tachibana. Megumi did not know of this guy until now.
"Uh...What's Koji Tachibana doing here?" she asked the whole squad.
"Well, it's like this." Brian started off. "Koji was at the youth center with Takashi, and company. After they left, there was a disturbance in the park. They found out that Zakron was behind it."
Megumi gasped about this. "Zakron pooped up again?" she asked.
"Yes." Takashi replied. "And he had this chemical he used on the Skulloids, and made them into Super Skulls. They over powered me, and then Zakron tried to kill me."
Megumi gasped in horror about that incident. "That fiend! I ought to have him beheaded!" she said venomously.
"Whoa! Wait a minute there." Koji continued. "I jumped in the sword fighters way, and he disappeared after that." he explained to her as she was sighing.
"Phew." Megumi said feeling relieved. "Thank goodness. Takashi, I'm glad you're okay." she went over to him and held him in her arms like before.
Takashi started to blush again. "Uh...I think you made your point Megumi." he said as he informed her that she had been holding him too hard. "I do need to breath, you know."
"Oh, sorry about that." Megumi said as she blushed and then let him go.
However on the Shadow Fortress, Zakron was in the throne room with the rest of the crew of this vessel. He was being evaluated for his work on the Super Skulls.
"Zakron, you did perfect with the Super Skulls." the count said. "Also, why did Zero escape?"
"He was aided by someone named Koji Tachibana." the swordsman said as he was.
"Koji Tachibana?" Marauderon wondered. "Who is he?"
"He said he was the grandson of Tobei Tachibana. Someone who helped Kamen Riders Ichigo, Nigo, V3, Riderman, Amazon and Stronger years ago." the master swordsman said as he was feeling terrified.
"Ah, yes." the count said as he got off his throne and walked around a little bit. "I have heard of him. He recently retired from making their motorcycles. Also, Tobei Tachibana is dead."
"Really, your evilness?" Zakron asked.
"Yes." the count said as he explained how he died. "He died of old age, and now his grandson is out there helping the new generation of Riders in secret. He always has a disguise to use when he is out in the field.
"Absolutely cunning." Eyeskorn thought. "He is such a pain in my eye!" he ranted.
"Eyeskorn, go rant somewhere else!" Marauderon ordered.
"As you command." the assassin acknowledged.
The count turned his attention back to his sword fighter. "Zakron, I want you to send our newest monster; The Manterroid to Earth at once! And have him be aided by those new Super Skulls!" he ordered.
"Yes, sire." Zakron said as he grabbed the container holding the Manterroid, and dropped it into the hole on the counter. "Manterroid, go to the wharf, and wreak some havoc!" Then there was a flash of yellow light beaming down from the Shadow Fortress, and just like that, there was the monster. It looked like a cross between a Praying Mantis and Freddy Kruger from Nightmare On Elm Street.
"I'm on it, Zakron!" Manterroid said as he was also laughing evilly. He blasted a part of the building in his path away, and then went to do some more damage. Then he blew a horn and called the Super Skulls to his position. "Super Skulls, help me out here. I need you to find stuff to destroy. Got it!?" he instructed.
"Aye Aye, Manterroid!" the said all at once. Then they went on another attack. The people who worked at the wharf were scared away fast, and bolted out of that mess.
Meanwhile, at Overlook Peak the alarm was going off again.
*BEEP BEEP BEEP* It was blaring throughout the base. The squad went to their stations and started to scan the city. Then, Minato found the source of the problem.
"It's coming from the wharf." Minato exclaimed. "There's a new Necrodon rampaging in that sector. It looks like a cross between a Praying Mantis and Freddy Kruger."
"What!?" exclaimed Koji as he was shocked to see the monster he saw in horror movies. "Man, that guy looks mean." he worried.
"Don't worry, I'll take him down." Takashi said as he was getting ready to confront the beast. "I hope I can use either Lava or Ocean Module on him." he was thinking of a strategy.
"Wait, before you go, there's something else here." Minato said as he turned our heroes attention to the monitor again. It showed a swarm of Super Skulls aiding him. "There seems to be another set of Super Skulls rampaging."
"Damn!" Takashi cursed. "So, I won't be able to get to that mantis!" he started to feel frustrated and banged on the counter in anger.
"Takashi, control yourself." Megumi said as she was about to keep our heroes nerves in check. She stroked his head a bit and then lifted her hand from his hair. "Look, don't doubt yourself. I don't care if those grunts got an upgrade. I know you can beat them." she said as she was helping him build his confidence.
Takashi was enlightened by what Megumi had said. "Thanks, Megumi. I feel better just thinking about it."
Megumi smiled at him when she knew it would work. "No problem, Takashi." Then Koji interjected and had something to say.
"I'll go with you." Koji said to Takashi as he wanted to help him again. "I may not be much, but I can hold my own in a fight."
"Alright." Takashi agreed to this. He grabbed Koji's hand as if they were arm wrestling.
"Are you sure about this?" asked Nick as he wanted to know if our hero knew what he was doing.
"Yes, I am." Takashi said as he was ready to go.
Back at the wharf, Manterroid was still causing his destruction. He had blasted another part of the place and terrified a bunch of innocent people.
"Haha! This is perfect!" Manterroid said viciously. "I'll have this place demolished by sunset!" he ranted.
Meanwhile, we see Takashi riding on Stag Crusher, and Koji riding on his wheels. They saw what the horrible beast had done.
When they both got inside, the saw the horde of evil right in front of them. Takashi dismounted from his bike and said, "Hold it right there, Manterroid!"
The monster and his grunts turned around and saw the young men they saw earlier. "So, you think You can stop me?" he said sarcastically. "How pathetic!" he laughed insanely.
"I'll make you eat your words!" our hero shouted.
(BGM: Ride The Wind by Masahiro Inoue)
Takashi 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!" he exclaimed as he did another variety of movements, one of which being the one used by the Mighty Morphin Red Ranger, and the other being used by the Silver Psycho Ranger. "FEAR. THE. DINGO! AAARRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Zero howled in full fury.
"So, you're the rider I've heard about?" the mantis monster said as he looked. "Not impressed."
"Oh really." Zero joked as he wandered closer to the monster. "Well, let's see how you deal with my Lava Module...ACTIVATE!" he exclaimed as he got out the card with the picture of the 2nd form of his on it.
He slid the card across the belt and the computer said, "LA-VA-MODULE-ACTI-VATION-GO!" And then, our hero was in a burst of bright light. It was like a flow of lava was melting his armor, but instead it was making the 2nd form. This was like his basic form (Lunar Module), but it was red, orange, yellow and blue on the armor. The optics switched from red to a teal blue color. This is what Lava Module looked like.
(A/N: If you want the full description of the Lava Module armor, check out chapter 5)
"Lava Module, eh?" Manterroid was intrigued by this. "No matter, I'll still dispose of you! Super Skulls, get him!"
"Aye aye sir!" the Super Skulls said in unison as they all charged right at our hero.
Now, we see an old man watching the battle from the sidelines. He looked like he was a Ronin (a Samurai without a master). But, he was holding a staff made of bamboo.
Zero in his Lava Module tried to fight off the Super Skulls, but they were too strong for him to handle. They tried to pull a dog pile on him, which made Zero unable to withstand it anymore.
Manterroid laughed evilly, and scoffed. "This is the one whose supposed to stop the Krytarians and Count Marauderon? What a joke." he mocked our hero and tried to make him feel saddened. "You are nothing! NOW, YOU DIE!" the monster tried to stab our hero with his mantis claws, but it was blocked by Koji Tachibana.
"I. Won't. Let. You. Kill. Him!" he said as he punched the monster away. Manterroid collided into a wall.
"What!?" the monster demanded. "How can a human like you be able to knock me into a wall?"
"Just something I learned from my grandpa!" Koji said as he shoved the Super Skulls aside. And checked on our hero. "Zero, you alright?" he asked.
"Yeah, I'll be fine." Zero said as he was gonna try another mode of his. "I'd better try Ocean Module on him."
"No, wait." Koji countered. "I'll deal with this." He put his arms to the air in a jumping-jack shape, and then he put his right arm to the left side of his position. and shouted, "EQUIP!" he then pressed a switch on what appeared to be a hand held device that looked like the In Loader from Justiriser. He slammed the switch down and out of nowhere came this pulsing light, and an armor suit formed around him and thus, Koji's inner powers had been awakened.
"Rider Ally...ULTIRISER!" Koji shouted as he was in an armor suit that looked like a fusion of Sharivan and Blue Beet from B-Fighter.
"Ultiriser!?" the mantis monster said as he was stunned to see a Kamen Rider-like ally appear from out of nowhere. "No matter. I'll still kill you both!" he ranted as he took another charge at the duo.
"Not this time!" Ultiriser said as he blocked Manterroid's shot and hit him with a Muhamad Ali punch and he even did Mr. Ali's dance when he was boxing.
Back at the Shadow Fortress, Count Marauderon and his wife Jorina were watching it happening on the monitor.
"Reinforcements?" Marauderon wondered. "I must admit, I'm impressed and angered at the same time when Zero first appeared."
Jorina turned her head to her husband. "So, Koji Tachibana is this...Ultiriser?" she wondered.
Zakron watched it happen as well. "Well, I can't believe that infidel has shown himself again." he complained. "How is it he has the power to send the Super Skulls away?"
"I wish I knew." the count said as he still looked at the screen. "It doesn't matter right now. Let's see what happens when Manterroid makes liter out of Zero!" he laughed evilly and watched on.
Ultiriser was still bashing up the Super Skulls, while Zero was beating down Manterroid. He used a body blow punch on the monster but it was not enough to stop him. Manterroid hit our hero back with a laser shot, and he fell down.
"I will never give up! Nor will I die!" Zero said as he was not about to give up. "You alien scuzz buckets will never take over my planet!" He roared in rage and charged at the monster again, this time he gave him spear. But the monster was still getting back up from it.
"Takashi, try one of the cards. Use the one that says Shadow Block on it." instructed Tsukigane as he showed him the card he needed.
"Okay, here goes nothing!" he exclaimed. As the monster shot a huge laser from his eyes, he thought he had beaten our hero. But he came out of the smoke.
"What!? How is this possible!?" Manterroid demanded to know what was going on. "I thought I destroyed you!"
"No, I'm not." he said as he held a shield in both of his arms. When he separated them he split the shield into two halves. "I'd like you to meet my new weapon. Shadow Block."
The monster grunted as he was disgusted about this incident. The our hero said, "Allow me to explain. Shadow Block is a shield that blocks all kinds of attacks. And it can also separate into two claws that'll be useful in taking you down!" Zero charged at Manterroid again, and this time scratched him a little.
"Arg!" Manterroid said as he was pushed back but still standing. "You really think you can beat me!?"
"I know I can!" Zero said as he got ready for a new finisher move. He jumped into the air and shouted, "SHADED RIDER CLAW!" as he scratched the monster again. this time it was a permanent job.
(End Song)
The monster exploded, and our hero said, "Manterroid, your time is up!" he did the Timeranger hand thing as he was in victory. Also, while Ultiriser was bashing up the Super Skulls, they all teleported back to where they came from.
"Well, that should do it." Ultiriser said as he was. Then he ran over to Zero who was victorious in his battle with Manterroid. "Hey, nice use of that Shadow Block dude." he said shaking Zero's hand.
"Thanks, Ultiriser." Zero said as he congratulated him on his victory. "You did a good job against those Super Skulls."
"Nothing to it." Ultiriser said as he reverted back to his human form. "Right now let's head back to base."
"Got it." So they both got on their bikes and rode back to to HQ.
Inside the Shadow Fortress, we see Count Marauderon furious at another failure.
"DAMMIT, DAMMIT, DAMMIT!" he shouted. "I can't believe I failed again!"
He then turned his attention to Zakron, Eyeskorn and Groknoid. "THE LOT OF YOU SHALL PAY FOR YOUR INEPTITUDE WITH ANOTHER ENERGY DRAIN!" he shouts again.
So he did just that, and then his wife pulled him away. "My count, you must refrain from losing control of yourself." Jorina said.
"But, aren't there other ways for me to do that?" Marauderon asked his wife.
"Yes." Jorina replied. "I will show you what they are. Follow me." she instructed as she walked her husband out of the throne room.
Zakron was still a little bit drained of his energy, and while ,he was wincing in pain he said in his thoughts 'Damn you, Zero. I'll get you for this!'
At Overlook Peak, Takshi took it easy in his bed as he always did. He was about to fall asleep, until his door opened up and in came Megumi.
"Uh..Megumi, what are you doing here?" he asked.
"Well, I was just a little worried about you." she replied.
"Oh. Well, don't worry too much." Takahsi said confidently. "I'm alright now. But, I don't think I've seen the last of those Super Skulls."
"I know you can beat them." Megumi said as she was sitting next to our hero. "Hey...Uh...Takashi."
"Yeah."
"Remember earlier today..." Megumi paused in mid-sentence. "...When you accidentally grabbed my breasts, I know it was juts an accident."
Takashi started to blush again. "Well...uh...I-i-i-i-i n-n-n-n-never meant for it to happen." He was about to say some more, but was cut off by Megumi putting her finger over his mouth.
"Shh. Don't be so nervous." Megumi said calming our hero down a bit. "Right now, just get some rest Takashi." the she kissed him on the cheek. "Good night." she said to him as she left the room.
Takashi still blushed as he was stunned by what happened to him. "Yep, I'm definitely going to ask her out." he thought to himself as he fell down to his pillow.
"You might as well, wait a little while longer." Tsukigane said as he appeared.
"Yeah, you're probably right, Tsukigane." Takashi agreed as he fell asleep.
Meanwhile, in another universe we see a temple like place, where we see the same old man from before. Only now he was with 6 youths as they all looked over someone. The boy in front of them looked like he was in 9th grade, and he was wearing a navy blue jacket, black jeans, and a red shirt with a line on it that ended in a clockwise pattern. He had green eyes, and purple hair. The ones in front of the boy were looking like ninjas. One was in red, one in blue, another in black, the fourth was in white and the last one was wearing green. The old man must have been their sensei.
(A/N: I based this scene on Lego's Ninjago series. I thought I'd make it look different.)
"Kai, Jay, Cole, Zane, Lloyd. You have done well in treating his wounds." the sensei said to his students.
"Thank you, Sensei Wu." the lot of them said in unison. Just then the ninja in red; Kai spoke "So, what should we do about his mess?" he asked.
"Well, we wait for him to wake up." Sensei Wu said as he was.
"True. I hope he's okay." Zane said as he scanned him with his bionic eye. You see, Zane is a robot, so that makes him the first Nindroid.
"Well, all we can do is wait." said the girl that was with them. This was Nya; Kai's sister.
The boy that was laying unconscious, went by the name of Randy Cunningham. He was chosen by Sensei Wu and his students to protect all life on Earth.
"Uncle, I wonder where we put the ShuriDriver." Lloyd said to his uncle who happened to be the sensei.
"I think it's in the basement, Lloyd." Sensei Wu said as he sent his nephew to look for the device in question. "I hope this boy can wake up in time to help the Dingo Rider who is having difficulty fighting that Count Marauderon person." he said in his thoughts.
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 is going to recruit Jo to join the squad.
Takashi: Jo, I would like you to join a group that I join.
Jo: What's the name of it?
Takashi: The Z.E.R.O. Rescue Squad.
Also, another Necrodon is attacking. This time it's in Domino City, again.
Marauderon: Send down Cyclon at once!
And, our hero unlocks another armor.
Takashi: THUNDER MODULE, ACTIVATE!
Can he stop this mad tornado monster?
Find out next time, on Kamen Rider Zero! Chapter 8 - A Shocking Tornado!
Takashi: Spark up your life, and turn it into an adventure!
Well, that was quite a battle. I hope our hero can stop Cyclon. And who is the mysterious boy with Sensei Wu and the Ninja? Well, I'm building up the wait for the arrival of my own version of Kamen Rider Ninja. But enough of that, let's have a look at Zero's new weapon.
Shadow Block: A shield like weapon that can block any kind of attack, and can also separate into two claws that can come in handy for climbing up rock walls.
Shaded Rider Claw: When the Shadow Block is on both of Zero's arms, he can split them to do this move. He jumps into the air and does a variation of the Strike Laser Claw from Zoids New Century Zero.
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