(watching the episode) Hmm... the more I watch this episode, the more I think about how controversial it'd be in today's world. Considering the monster at hand, this episode was lucky it aired in early 2010. Anyway, let's see how the heroes handle this little debacle as we... ah... ahh... AH-CHOO!! (snot covers the screen) Ooh, excuse me! (wipes the camera clean and squirts sanitizer on the lens)
Disclaimers: I don't own Kamen Rider W or Fuuto PI as they are productions from Toei and Studio Kai, but I do own any OCs I make.
My name is Minako Sakurada, also known as Kamen Rider Skull. I have to say, this case is definitely one of the weirdest ones. A Dopant who uses viruses as its weapon has taken out three of four members of a massive crime syndicate in the city, leaving me and the bosses stumped. We had originally thought the Dopant was a young man named Kouhei Yamamura, but I suspect otherwise and my suspicion may be right...
Continuing from the previous episode, Minako was disgusted by the sight of the Dopant in front of them. "Oh, that is just nasty!"
The Dopant launched what looked like a proboscis and struck Cross, lifting him up and shooting a virus into his body, effectively killing him.
Shotaro was shocked. "Damnit!"
The Dopant let Cross's body drop to the ground, but Minako quickly ran over and caught Cross, checking his pulse to find... nothing.
The young Rider suddenly had to dodge the proboscis and she quickly fired back at the monster, causing it to screech and morph into a glowing green puddle before it flew off.
The Riders sighed out of frustration as Phillip told his partner, "Shotaro, you were moving pretty slowly. What happened?"
Shotaro didn't say anything, simply taking the Memories out of the Driver and changing back, walking forward and frowning. "I felt it again. That Dopant is still crying." He put his hat on.
Minako stood up and sighed softly. "Which means this case is far from over."
W-B-X crime and the city
Mata dare ka ga Totsuzen doa wo tataku
Jiken no yokan "Welcome to Windy City"
Kono machi ni wa Namida wa niawanai ze
Yami ni hisomu keyword
Mitsukedasou! (Mitsukedasou!)
Hitori de wa todokanai yume
(Kensaku suru mugen no archive!
Kioku toiu umi e to dive!)
Kimi to nara kanaerareru, Half and Half!
(W-Boiled Extreme!)
W-B-X!
Futari no body and soul!
(Hoka ni nai sa only! Tsumari ainori)
Hitotsu ni
W-B-X!
Saikou no paatonaa,
Deau toki (Deau toki)
Kiseki okoru (so we can make it!)
Daburu wo sagase!
(W-B-X crime and the city)
(V for Vengeance/A Beast of Hatred)
The next morning, Akiko walked into the office and hoarsely called out, "Morning!"
Minako looked at Akiko and shook her head slightly. "Aki-chan, just get some sleep, will you? You're still sick."
Akiko shook her head. "If I left the office for a day, you guys would go nuts without me. Seriously, Sho-kun. You're the idiot who doesn't catch a cold."
Minako rolled her eyes and sighed softly, hiding a small sniffle from the others as she listened to Shotaro and Akiko get at it again, rubbing her eyes tiredly. "Matakū..." She hadn't gotten any sleep the previous night because she had been working on something of importance to her singular case: Finding out all she could about the Sonozakis and about Yukiji Bando, trying to find answers to her questions, but so far having come up empty. "Anyway, let's get over the major points of the case again."
Akiko nodded and read the file report they had. "It started last week with a traffic accident. Cross and his gang did a hit and run, hospitalizing Sachi Yamamura and putting her in a coma. The police couldn't arrest any culprits."
Shotaro nodded and followed musingly, "Kouhei, Sachi's little brother, deeply hated the Cross gang for the incident and attacked them with the very same black car they had used."
"But Kouhei Yamamura isn't the Dopant." Phillip agreed as well, thinking about the situation. "He's currently in the same hospital as Sachi."
Minako pursed her lips slightly as she put her own two cents in. "That means it's someone close to Kouhei who is the Dopant, because both times when we witnessed it attacking the gang members, it sounded like it was crying a woman's cry."
The others followed in turn: "That means the Dopant is someone besides Kouhei..." "... someone who hated Cross and his gang and who would be motivated by revenge..." "...and is currently our biggest suspect despite being in the hospital."
Minako nodded a bit. "Sachi Yamamura herself. Remember what Yushima-kun said? The two of them had planned to have their wedding in three months, at the church they chose together."
Shotaro got the realization. "Then he also must have done something to make her angry!" He headed out quickly with Minako following behind.
As they got to the studio, Minako heard a screech and looked around the building, her eyes widening in surprise. "Boss!"
Shotaro looked over and saw the Dopant, pushing Minako towards the door. "Alright, go help the others out!"
"Hai!" She bolted inside to help the civilians escape, dodging the tentacles quickly and moving everyone out, even Yushima as they tried to escape the Dopant.
Shotaro noticed the two separate and made a face. "Yushima and the Dopant... God, I hate when the rookie's right!" He put the Double Driver on. "Phillip!"
As Shotaro got changed, Minako quickly pulled out a pistol of her own and fired at the Dopant, cutting the tentacles off quickly.
Yushima nodded a bit. "Nice one, Minako-san!"
She nodded and grabbed Yushima, hauling him away before her ankle was grabbed by the Dopant and she was lifted upside down, staring the monster in the eyes. "Uh oh!"
Suddenly, W jumped down and chopped the tentacle, making Minako drop to the ground as the girl scrambled back quickly.
Shotaro manhandled the Dopant and shouted, "Who the hell are you?!" He noticed the green glow and his eyes widened. "Oh crap!" He got clear as the Dopant transformed into the green mass and flew off once again.
Minako growled in annoyance. "Damnit! We lost it again!"
Phillip sighed softly. "Well, we're back to square one."
Shotaro nodded a bit. "And Yushima just went from being a suspect to a target."
Meanwhile, Kirihiko was walking around, calling for Saeko.
"My sister isn't here." Wakana told him. "She and my dad went to the opera."
"What?" Kirihiko was confused about that.
"Oh? They didn't tell you?" Wakana smiled at him mischievously. "Looks like the stock in our proud son in law has gone down lately."
Kirihiko shook his head slightly. "Even if that was so, I'll soon recover."
Wakana leaned in out of interest. "Do you have something in mind?"
Kirihiko smiled a bit. "The latest Gaia Memory sold by Nezu, the Virus Memory, has a surprising ability."
"What is it?" The younger Sonozaki sister asked eagerly.
"Sorry, Wakana-chan!" Kirihiko grinned at her. "I'm afraid that's all I can say." He turned and left the room.
Wakana clicked her tongue in annoyance and left as well.
Back with the detectives, Shotaro was talking on the Stag Phone. "From Watcherman's info, while in elementary school, the Yamamura siblings lost their parents in an accident. They had no relatives to help care for them. I can't imagine a friend or coworker doing serial murders."
"So we have no suspects!" Akiko spoke in dismay.
Minako sat up as she thought it over. "Not quite. If Sachi Yamamura is the Dopant, why would she attack her own fiancé? They clearly loved each other, so something must have happened between them."
Shotaro shook his head. "I still think it's ridiculous. Remember, Sachi has been in a coma the whole week."
Phillip suddenly spoke on the other end. "But... Minako's right. We hadn't considered that yet."
A quick trip to the hospital and an inspection of Sachi's body confirmed what they thought: Sachi had a Living Connector on her arm.
"Looking at the bio connect, the Gaia Memory is still in her body. So she truly is the Virus Dopant." Phillip told the team.
Minako frowned slightly and shook her head. "The one time I was hoping my suspicions were wrong..."
"But how'd it even happen?" Shotaro asked in confusion.
Minako thought it over, trying to remember what the previous week had told her before she realized. "Oh my God. The scream from Sachi that night! She must have been shocked or terrified when she was about to get hit!"
Phillip nodded a bit. "Sudden reactions like that or emotions like hatred or anger can change a human body or mind into a Dopant."
Shotaro thought it over, remembering the Dopant's cries. "That time, it was Sachi's heart crying."
Minako had a crazy idea as she went to the door.
Akiko looked at her. "Where are you going?"
The blunette looked at her. "I'm going to talk with Yushima-kun."
Shotaro nodded a bit. "I'll tag along, rookie."
Phillip nodded a bit. "I'll try and persuade Sachi not to hurt anyone else by bringing her to the Gaia Library."
Akiko looked at him in surprise. "You can do that?"
Phillip shrugged. "Not gonna know until I try."
Shotaro nodded. "Alright. We're counting on you, partner!" He left with Minako.
Phillip nodded. "Let's do this." He gently pressed a thumb against the Living Connector before entering the Gaia Library and opening his eyes. 'I can sense her presence.' He started walking around the area. "You're here, aren't you? Come on out."
"Who are you?" The voice caught his attention as he looked over to see a limp haired woman walking around near a couple of other shelves before she limped out into view.
Phillip calmly turned to her. "Sachi-san. There's a man who really wants to save you. I came to see you in his place. Could you tell me why you're trying to kill Yushima-san?"
Sachi looked at the ground quietly.
Meanwhile, Shotaro and Minako were getting some information from Queen and Elizabeth, the former saying, "Yushima? That womanizer. He preys on women with the line 'Won't you be a model for my paintings? That man is the worst."
Elizabeth nodded. "Oh, yeah. Even halfhearted."
Queen leaned over to talk with her friend. "Speaking of which, Elizabeth, weren't you bragging about being a model for a painting?" She smiled suggestively. "Don't tell me that was for Yushima."
Elizabeth tried to get away, but she bumped into Santa-chan who brought them items for colds and dumped them out on the table.
Minako took some items and smiled a bit as she stood up and bowed politely. "Arigatoū, Santa-chan. It's really appreciated. But right now, the boss and I need some information on Yushima-kun."
Queen nodded a bit. "There's been rumors lately that Yushima has been running wedding scams."
Minako's eyes widened as she looked at Shotaro. "Boss!"
Shotaro nodded a bit. "I know." He looked at Queen. "Do you know where he could possibly be?"
Meanwhile, Sachi was telling Phillip her reasoning for everything. "I loved Yushima. But I happened to see who he really is. It was like seeing a nightmare. But that's when that guy let me buy the Memory. I accepted and thought I'd get a little vengeance on Yushima. But I was indecisive. There might not have been a point in it and I should just start over with Kouhei. But when the car came at me, I put the Memory in my arm as self-defense and my mind became a monster. First, I took revenge on the guys who did the hit-and-run. All that's left is the one who deceived me."
"Sachi-san, you're being controlled by the Gaia Memory's power." Phillip tried to reason with her. "You're losing who you are."
At the same time, Minako was driving the HardBoilder with Shotaro holding on to her this time as he shook his head and muttered, "Please let us make it in time!"
At the same time, Yushima was with his latest fiance, suddenly getting a bad feeling of dread.
The couple suddenly screamed as the Virus Dopant burst in through the window.
Down below, Minako pulled to a stop at the doors of the building and looked at Shotaro. "Get going, boss!"
Shotaro nodded and ran up quickly, Minako waiting for a minute before she henshined and followed him quickly.
Minako suddenly stopped by the basement, getting a thought and quickly stepping aside, listening to the footsteps dashing downstairs before she delivered a punch to Yushima's face and grabbed him by the shirt, glaring at him angrily. "So who did you sacrifice this time, you shameless romancer? A dancer? An artist? You'd better talk right now because I have half a mind to let you get killed by the Dopant!"
The two heard the wail of the monster in question and she hauled him away quickly, dodging the Dopant and shooting its tentacles back before she looked at Yushima. "You have to apologize to Sachi-san!"
"What?!" Yushima looked at her incredulously.
Minako pointed at the Dopant. "You turned Sachi's mind into that, you selfish bastard! You apologize to her from the bottom of your heart if you want to save her!"
"Are you crazy?" Yushima shouted fearfully.
The Dopant growled angrily and shot its tentacles at them, but Minako shot them back quickly,
Within the Gaia Library, Sachi was backing away from Phillip. "Why are you trying to stop me?!"
Phillip walked towards her. "She doesn't want you to kill anymore."
Sachi kept backing away. "I appreciate the sentiment... but it's too late. I can't be stopped!" Her eyes turned green as the aura surrounded her. "My mind... has nothing left but hatred!!" With a large burst of energy from her body, Sachi blasted Phillip out of her mind and Minako away from her Dopant body.
Minako winced in pain. "Damn... that's some strong hatred..." She looked at Yushima. "I guess reasoning is out of the question for now." She picked him up. "Come on! Let's get outta here! W will catch up!" She led Yushima to safety outside, Sachi in hot pursuit.
Shotaro saw the two running out with Sachi following them and put the Driver on quickly. "Phillip!"
He transformed into W as soon as the Cyclone Memory appeared in the belt and followed the group.
At the Sonozaki estate, Saeko was talking with Kirihiko about the Dopant issue. "I'm sorry, but this won't restore your honor."
Kirihiko looked at her in confusion. "Why?"
Saeko explained the problem. "A Dopant made from mental energy is significantly weaker than one made of the body. Basically, that one was a fluke."
Kirihiko stood up. "I don't believe that! I saw the Dopant kill a human with a virus!"
Saeko shook her head. "Virus is a Memory that originally could wipe out an entire city in one go. The research had already been done. But I will admit... hatred can sometimes be extremely scary."
Back with the group, Minako and Yushima ran across the road and ended up in front of the church where the wedding should have been held.
Yushima looked up in realization. "This place is..."
Minako nodded a bit. "Yeah. Your fake wedding place." She noticed the doors opening and put Yushima behind her as they saw a dressed up Sachi coming out.
Sachi opened her eyes and looked at Yushima as she morphed into her current state. "Why did you deceive me?" (Virus!) Her body morphed into the Virus Dopant as she went on, "I loved you. It's unforgivable!"
Yushima looked at Minako. "Don't let her hurt me, please!"
Minako looked at him and made a face. "Despicable as you might be, you're still a Fuuto citizen, and I won't let you or her cry."
A wind gust knocked away the incoming tentacles as Shotaro stepped in and looked at Sachi. "You have to stop this! Revenge won't solve anything!"
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" Sachi screamed angrily, flying at them with increased power, but Minako quickly loaded the Bomb Memory in her side slot and punched Sachi back.
Minako shook her head. "I don't think so."
Shotaro looked and saw the Bomb Memory, Phillip speaking the question on his mind: "How'd you get the Bomb Memory?"
Minako looked at them and smiled. "I suppose Bando-san isn't my only benefactor."
Shotaro nodded a bit, having an odd feeling, but not questioning it... for now.
Minako stepped forward and battled Sachi, knocking her back with explosive kicks and punches, looking at W. "W! Heat Trigger form!"
Shotaro nodded a bit. "There's no choice." He and Phillip put the respective Memories in before the former took the Trigger Memory and loaded it in the Trigger Magnum. (Trigger! Maximum Drive!) "Trigger Explosion!" They aimed the Magnum at Sachi and fired a massive stream of flames, frying the Dopant and reducing it to nothing.
Minako sighed softly and looked at Yushima as he said, "You did it! You did it! You're amazing!"
Shotaro looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "What do you think?"
The young woman looked back at her mentor and sighed again before she walked over to Yushima and knelt by his side. "Yushima-kun. Don't play with a woman's heart so willy-nilly. If you find someone you truly, truly love and appreciate with all your heart, then don't be afraid to truthfully show it."
Yushima took her words into consideration before he nodded. "Okay."
She stood up and walked over to her companion, the Riders walking away.
'It's been a few days since we closed the case, but Sachi is still in the hospital, though she has Kouhei watching over her. I'm sure she'll be awake soon and when she does, she'll have a gentle smile on her face.' Minako finished writing her latest journal entry before she let out a mighty sneeze and sniffled heavily. "Mou, Aki-chan! I told you not to spray everywhere!" She blew her nose loudly.
Akiko looked over. "Well, at least you were the one who was sick!"
Minako scowled at her godsister in annoyance before she heard a sneeze from Shotaro and looked over, smirking slightly. "I guess the boss's immunity to colds got compromised."
Shotaro looked over and shook his head. "Shut up and pass the tissues, would you?" He started sneezing up a storm as Minako tossed the tissues over, the episode coming to a satisfying close for our heroes... albeit a messy one.
Next time on W: A Case of Detectives!
???: I am Mr. Question.
Wakana: Please catch that stalker.
Phillip: Okay.
Shotaro: Hold on, Wakana-hime!
Saeko: Stop being a talent already.
Minako: I know you're a good person, Wakana-chan.
Wakana: Why are you trying to kill me?!
(Q on the Radio/Targeted Princess)
This clinches it!
(The Real W begins here!)
Sokichi: This is...
(Minako's redemption arc!)
Minako: There's only room for one Skull in this city, and that's me!
(Decade's true ending!)
Natsumi: Henshin!
(Kamen Rider Movie Great War 2010! Be sure not to miss it!)
Wow, if I keep going like this, I might make it to the end of the series before Christmas. Plus... I think this is the shortest chapter of this story yet. Maybe there's more action next time. Well, hope you guys like it anyway.
