Fruitlock Forty Two: The Fated Battle

Ventricus and Samurai prepare for their fated battle against Death. They stand apart from each other to ensure that Death cannot attack them simultaneously. They both charge at him, but he blows them away with his hand. They get up and try again, this time Samurai uses his telepathy to stop him from using his powers. Ventricus reaches behind him and slashes his back. Samurai quickly transforms into his Watermelon Arms to ram him, but Death deflects his attacks. Ventricus jumps from behind and holds him while Samurai quickly transforms into his Strawberry Arms. He initiates the final attack and Ventricus lets go, as Death is attacked by several energy seeds from the sky. Ventricus then performs his slash attack that forces Death back. Then, Samurai transforms into his Jimber Lemon Arms and quickly performs his Lemon Energy Kick, but is attacked by Death. Then, he transforms into his Jimber Cherry arms and uses his super speed to attack Death from behind while Ventricus summons all his energy to send a wave towards him. Then, Death summons his own power to send it towards them. They duck in time and Samurai quickly transforms to his Emperor Arms. He constantly switches between weapons, managing to defeat him with every attack. Ventricus takes advantage of this and weakens him further. However, Death erupts with anger and flies in the air.

"You fools! You think you can defeat me? I don't think so! I will show you what I can do!"

Death transforms into a hideously deformed Dragon with three eyes, six wings and talons that are so sharp it can literally rip a human to shreds. He descends down and forces the two to come up with different strategies.

"Son, we have to find his weak spot!"

"Right! I'll go behind and you hit front!"

The two move quickly to try to defeat the dragon, but the skin is too tough for either of them to penetrate. They try everything, but cannot penetrate his flesh at all. So, Samurai jumps on the Dragon in the hopes of finding a weak spot, but is taken for a ride by the dragon. Death tries to get Samurai off him by flying into several buildings and then tries to fly up hoping to deprive him of oxygen. It works and because of lack of oxygen, he faints and falls down. This grabs the attention of the Riders and the Rangers who see him falling fast and Death approaching.

"Guys, Cade's falling and he's not slowing down!"

"Don't worry I got this!"

"Super Rocket!"

Astro flies into the air, passes the dragon and saves Samurai from falling further. They land near the facility and Astro attempts to revive him.

"Come on buddy, get up! Come on, that thing's still out there!"

Ventricus arrives and stands beside his son. He grips his fist and flies toward the dragon. He tries every attack possible to defeat it but his attempts fail. The dragon swipes at him and forces him towards the ground. Samurai is still unconscious and Astro tries his best to revive him. The other Riders and Rangers try to fight off the dragon, but are too weak to take him on.

"Come on Cade, you can do it! We're counting on you!"

Makoto arrives and holds Samurai's hand. Suddenly, her hand glows and in it a golden fruit appears from nowhere. This surprises the whole team including Death who had been searching for the fruit.

"Whoa, that's cool."

Cade wakes up and takes a bite of the fruit. He is enveloped by the light and it shines so brightly that everyone in the city can see it. The light then fades for a bit revealing that Cade has a silver suit with a black button-up shirt, a silver tie and silver hair. Everyone is surprised to see him in this form, including Cade himself.

"What am I? What's all this?"

"That my son, is the power of the fruit. You have transcended God, you have become more than a god. Forget about the bible, forget about all this nonsense about Noah, Sodom and Gomorrah, and Jesus Christ. You are more than that."

"Me? I'm a God?"

"No, you are more than a God, you are the bringer of life and hope."

Furious, Death tries to charge toward him, but with his new abilities he pushes him back with only one hand. However, he manages to hold the dragon as if he was able to just grab him. Then, he throws Death across the facility and then slams him down. Death tries to come towards him, but Cade flies up and pushes him again. Then, Cade transforms into his Emperor form and then summons his DJ Gun. He flies up and then with all his might stabs Death in the heart. This causes his skin to be pierced and then his heart is stabbed. He flies up again and this time, he summons the power of every fruit and prepares for one final attack.

"Fruit Salad Au-Lait!"

A giant orange, strawberry, banana, peach, lemon, melon, pine cone, acorn, mango, and watermelon appear in the sky and Samurai slams the fruits down engulfing death in an energy wave that destroys him for good. The explosion is so vast that it spreads across the city. Cade stands in front of the crew and the team cheer for his victory.

"Yeah, you did it man!"

"Yeah, awesome dude!"

"Alright, he did it! He's way better than God!"

"Fuck yeah! I mean is that okay to say that to you man, after all, you are God now."

"I don't know what I am right now. But I am glad it's all over."

"So, what now man?"

"Well, I want to know more about who I am, so I'm leaving this planet to find myself. And I'm taking the forest with me so that the people of the forest are safe. I found a planet that could house them."

"Son, good choice, I am proud you."

"So am I son."

"Me too bro."

"Mom, Jane, thanks for coming. I'm sorry I can't stay, but I promise that I will return when I can."

"I know son, I'm so happy for you!"

The three embrace each other along with Ventricus. All the Riders and Rangers shake Cade's hand wishing him the best, but Sarah and Janet hug him the hardest.

"Well Ventricus, thank you for everything."

"Thank you son. Follow your destiny and I promise that you will find what you were looking for."

Ventricus disappears and the forest disappears as well. Cade and Makoto leave together and fly towards space. The Riders and Rangers return back to their respective homes and the city tries to recover from the battle. The team helps the city recover by helping the people and restoring peace to the city. Julian wakes up from his coma, and looks toward the sky. He smiles and a teardrop falls from his cheek.

"Thank you Cade, thank you."

Six Months Later

Note: This is told in the perspective of Luke who had witnessed everything.

Well, time has passed and now everything is calm. Pantheon was convicted for multiple counts including attempted murder, espionage and attempted assassination of political leaders. The employees that survived were sent to jail for their part of the crime. Julian decided to write a book about what had happened in Pantheon and gave testimony against the company. He is still recovering, but he is doing well. Sarah still misses Cade and wonders why he hasn't returned home. James, Russell and Owen have decided to dance together for charity and have started a dance team for the poor and disadvantaged. Max went back to school and has been telling the story of our adventures to everyone. I wish he would stop doing that. Flynn and the other Riders have returned to their day jobs. Yep, they are back to being normal but will rise to the occasion when needed. The Rangers have also returned to their normal lives, whatever that means. Okay, that's a lie, Marvelous comes back to visit every now and then. As for me, I now work for a contractor that started up recently. I still visit the antique shop, but hey, if it wasn't for them I would not be here. Thank you Cade being my friend and thank you for opening your home to me. I know that things are very quiet, but I promise you that if evil returns once again, I hope to be there to stop it. And I hope Cade comes back to help.

Meanwhile, at the neighboring city of Turbine Hills, the strange red car that was seen in Japan is seen driving on the road with a new Kamen Rider at the driver's seat. He looks to the sun, and then to the road ahead of him. He speeds up toward the road leaving a trail of fire behind him.