ARMOR CHAPTER PART 2: TOUR

It was after school and as usual the Gaming Club were only ones left in the classroom. However, they had some extra people present with them.

Shinichi began addressing his friends, "Guys, there's something you all need to know."

Keiichi asked, pointing to their guests, "Is this something that involves your team?"

The NEO-NUMBERS were also present. Daichi was sitting on a chair with his guitar, Chiaki was playing Cat's Cradle with Hanyuu, Michiru was having girl talk with Shion, Hana was just reading, while Yokoshima was chewing gum.

Shinichi nodded, "Yes."

Mion asked curiously, "OK, what's so important?"

Shinichi sensed an extra presence and sighed. He answered, "I think he should tell you all. Warren-san, I know you're here."

Warren smiled as he walked into the room, "You're catching on Shinichi." All eyes were on him.

Shinichi made a brief introduction, "OK, Gaming Club, meet Warren Smith. Warren Smith, meet the Hinamizawa Gaming Club."

Warren bowed his head a bit, "A pleasure to meet you all."

Mion had her hands to her hips. "OK, what do you want with my subordinate?"

Warren chuckled. "Subordinate? I like that. Well, Shinichi works for me."

Rena blinked. "Works for you? You mean a part time job, right? Right?"

Warren clarified, "Well, I call, he answers, or bad things happen to good people."

Satoshi commented, "Sounds serious."

Shinichi spoke, "Guys, I'll summarize. The NEO-NUMBERS and I have been recruited by a super-secret organization headed by Warren-san called A.R.M.O.R. that will help us against GIN-SHOCKER." Aside from Rika and Hanyuu, the entire Gaming Club gawked at him.

Warren added, "And in return for that help, Shinichi helps us dealing with other problems."

"Is this for real?" asked Mion.

Shinichi confirmed, "Yes, Warren-san wanted me to keep this a secret, but well since you guys know about me being a Rider, it was best you were told." He focused on Rena, "especially you, Rena-chan. I didn't want you to think I was keeping secrets from you, again." Rena suddenly hugged Shinichi, and then glared at Warren.

Rena threatened, "Take care of my Shin-kun or else I will hurt you."

Warren retorted, "I've seen my wife when she's angry. It'll take more than a glare and a vague threat to shake me, Miss Rena."

Rena's gaze softened. "Just, please take care of my Shin-kun. I can't lose him."

"I have no intention of losing him. And as a special treat, how about I give you all a tour of A.R.M.O.R. HQ?" Warren walked over to the door and opened it up to reveal the massive space known as the Sands of Time. Everyone stared in awe at the sight. The sand was a golden color and the sky was rainbow colored.

"Wow…" Satoko uttered.

Warren reached into his pocket and took out a set of tickets, offering them to the teens. "Each of you take one. The train's coming."

Everyone looked at him questionably. Train? What train?

There was a tune heard and in the Sands of Time they could see a bullet train stopping right outside. It was mostly colored white with a red front.

"What the heck!" Keiichi cried out.

Warren said, "The ChronoLiner. While there's a faster way to get there, I think this way's more fun. Hop onboard, people."

The Hinamizawa all exited the classroom onto the platform in front of the train.

Keiichi stared at the train in awe. "And I thought I've seen everything."

Mion exclaimed, "That is the coolest thing I've ever seen!"

Shinichi looked smug. "Told you today's after school club activity will be fun."

Rena grabbed Shinichi arm, cheering, "Let's get on! It's so cute! I wanna take it home!"

Warren smiled at her enthusiasm, but argued, "I don't think Ant would like that." A door into the ChronoLiner opened up and Andie came out.

Andie greeted cheerfully, "Welcome to the ChronoLiner! Show me your tickets, please!"

The teens all showed her their tickets before boarding the train, filling up the dining car. Warren was the last to enter before taking his seat. The Gaming Club and NEO-NUMBERS were already seated at the booths.

Warren ordered, "Andie, set course for King's Terminal please."

Andie saluted, "OK!" She spoke into the radio. "Full speed ahead to the King's Terminal! Express!" The train began to move. Warren then approached an old friend of his. His name was Ant and he was the train's owner. Ant was seated at the 'captain's table', drinking a cup of iced tea. He had a plate with a steak on it in front of him as well.

Ant greeted his fellow Rider, "Hello, Warren, and you've brought guests, I see."

Warren confirmed, "Yep, some official A.R.M.O.R. business. Gonna give them a tour of the base."

Ant smiled, "Well, then let me treat them to something nice. Andie, bring out the pudding!"

Andie smiled, "OK, Sir!" She went into the kitchen and after a few minutes she came out wheeling a tray with plates of pudding on them. "Pudding for everyone!"

"Yay! Pudding!" Hanyuu cheered.

"Guess this trip ain't so bad," shrugged Keiichi as he admired Andie. Mion glared and pinched his ear to remind him that he was already taken.

After a while, the ChronoLiner reached its destination. It stopped within one of the KingLiners, parking within the platform. The door opened and the Gaming Club and NEO-NUMBERS, led by Warren, walked out and into the King's Terminal.

"I can't believe what I'm seeing," said Shion as she saw the size of the place. "It's bigger than Tokyo's own subway stations."

"That's how I reacted when I first came here," said Warren. "Now, follow me." He led them all to an elevator and after he punched in a code the doors slid open. "Come on, get in," said Warren as he entered. However, as big as the elevator car was, its space was being strained by the amount of people piling inside. The door closed and the elevator descended.

Shinichi muttered, pressed against his friends, "It's a tight squeeze."

Rena cooed as she snuggled up to her boyfriend, "I like it. It's cozy."

Mion warned, "Kei-chan, that better not be your hand on my butt."

Shion apologized, "Sorry, Onee, but that's mine."

"Hey, how long until we get to this headquarters of yours?" snapped Daichi impatiently.

Warren assured them, "Don't worry, we'll be there soon."

Shion was reading a pamphlet she managed to pick up earlier. "Hey, it says here in this pamphlet that King's Terminal has a mall and an amusement park. Maybe after a tour we can check the place out."

Warren nodded, "Sure. By the way, we're here." The elevator doors opened and the group filed out after Warren. It revealed a large, stadium sized complex filled with monitors computers and desks. "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to The Terminal."

Shinichi was awed, "Sugoi…It's big!"

"Kinda reminds me of GIN-SHOCKER, just shinier!" said Michiru.

"Meh," Daichi shrugged, unimpressed.

Warren began, "And this is just the first level, people. It goes down another 40 stories, each one with at least 100 rooms this size."

"Damn!" Mion let out. "This place could be bigger than the village!"

"Miss Mion, you have no idea…" Warren remarked. Suddenly, there was a loud explosion that caused everyone to jump.

BOOM!

Shinichi shouted, "What the heck was that!"

Warren answered, "My guess? Takada got into the lab again. And speak of the devil." Takada walked out of the lab, covered in soot, as smoke escaped. He was in a blue lab coat over a black and green bodysuit and had spiked up brown hair. He was putting out his hair which was on fire.

Takada muttered, "OK, maybe I shouldn't have done that." He then noticed the audience. "Oh, hey Warren!"

Warren commented, "I'm starting to understand why Ichijyo is always so infuriated with you."

Takada remarked, "Yes, but every time I give him a reason to fire me, I also give him a reason to stay. So, aren't you going to introduce me to your friends?"

"Takada this is everyone, everyone this is our resident mad scientist."

Takada gave them a salute, "Yo!" He corrected, "And I'm not 'mad', just misunderstood." A pair of young boys stumbled out of the lab. The blond had spiky hair, whisker marks on their cheeks, and blue eyes. He was dressed in a black t-shirt with orange pants and black boots. The other boy had short dark brown hair and blue eyes, wearing a white t-shirt, black knee-length shorts and white sneakers. They were Warren's adopted sons, Naruto and Shinji.

Warren questioned, "Naruto, Shinji, what were you two doing in there?"

Naruto answered, "Takada-hakase said there was something cool he wanted to show us."

Shinji was still dazed, "My ears are still ringing…"

Takada explained, "They were the only ones who were willing. Everyone else I invited ran away."

Warren deadpanned, "I wonder why when stuff like this happens." He asked cautiously, "Please tell me it was at least some OsCorp stuff that you blew up?"

Naruto answered, "Oh, Takada-hakase said that stuff was for target practice!"

"It was…wait, what do you mean "target practice"?" He gave Takada a leveled stare, silently asking for an explanation.

Takada explained, "I was working on this arm-mounted cannon and Naruto wanted to test it. It got 5 shots before it started to malfunction. I got it off him before it blew up, though."

Warren crossed his arms. "And what did you use to build this cannon?"

Takada shrugged, "Just some old tech and parts lying around the place."

Warren pressed on, "Was it in a large box?"

"I think so. There were a lot of boxes too."

"Was it the one that said, in BIG, BOLD letters "Do not touch, this means you Takada."?"

Shinji held up said box, "You mean this box, Father?"

Warren snapped, grabbing the scientist by his coat and shaking him, "YOU IDIOT! You just dismantled a 40 trillion dollar piece of 31st Century tech!"

Takada blinked, "Really?" He grinned, "Cool!"

Warren shook his head, "No, not cool. But, well, you are one of our better scientists, so I can't fire you."

Takada sweatdropped worriedly, "You're going to hurt me, aren't you?"

Warren answered, "No, but my Thunderbolts need a new test dummy and you, my friend, have just volunteered."

Rena's eyes were upon Naruto and Shinji. Her friends knew what was coming. Instantly, she went into take-it-home mode and grabbed the two boys, shouting out, "KAWAII! OMOCHIKAERI!" before running off with them.

"Rena! Come back!" Keiichi shouted.

"Don't go kidnapping kids!" Mion added.

Shinichi palmed his face, "Rena-chan…"

"She does that a lot, doesn't she?" Warren asked his newest recruit.

"Only when she sees cute things," Shinichi answered.

"Excuse me, but now I have to get my sons and Miss Rena back."

After saving Shinji and Naruto from Rena, Warren continued to give the group a tour of the place. That was when Shinichi bumped into an unexpected and familiar face. His hair maybe shorted, but he still recognized him.

"Hey, Kenzaki," Warren greeted the GaroLiner Hunters' leader. They shook hands in greeting.

Kenzaki returned the greeting, "Hey, Warren. You babysitting or something?"

Shinichi shouted, pointing, "YOU!" He would never forget a face like Kenzaki's.

Kenzaki cocked an eyebrow at Shinichi, "Do I know you?"

Shinichi began, but then remembered his friends were present. He didn't want them to know Kenzaki had slept with his mother so he stopped himself, "You…got older."

Warren clarified, "Shinichi, this Kenzaki is about 10 years older than the one you fought."

Shinichi nodded, "Oh, OK." This was awkward.

Kenzaki said, "Well, later. I gotta go see the missus."

Warren said to his friend, "Give Hotaru and Neko my love."

"Will do!" He walked past the group.

"You fought him?" Mion asked.

"There was a bit of a misunderstanding," said Shinichi.

"He tried to kill Shin-kun," Rena answered.

"WHAT!" the Gaming Club shouted.

"Geez, thanks a lot Rena-chan," muttered Shinichi.

The tour continued, and Daichi was growing bored and impatient. Warren was just taking them for a long walk and there was nothing exciting about the A.R.M.O.R. HQ as far as he could see.

Daichi asked, "Hey, does this place have a training room or a decent dojo or anything like that?"

Warren answered, "Several. We don't need our agents getting rusty."

Michiru commented, "Kinda reminds me of the old GIN-SHOCKER."

Warren laughed, "Trust me, they have no where near the technology or resources we have."

Yokoshima remarked, "Well, they did make us what we are today."

Warren said, "We could have made you better, and with your permission of course. We don't resort to kidnapping."

Hana wanted to know something. It was important so she asked, "Warren-san, may I ask if you can…cure my condition?" The experimentation on her DNA caused her to grow extra arms when REALLY emotional. She hated them. They made her feel like a freak.

Warren, aware of her condition, answered, "Of course. I'll take you to the med-bay afterward and we can have you out of here by dinner time."

"Thank you."

Daichi questioned, "I don't get it, though. If you have all these resources, why haven't you taken down GIN-SHOCKER yourselves?" That was a valid question.

Warren answered, "We still do things by the book. Meaning, until they make a bold enough move, we can't strike back."

Shinichi nodded, "I agree, but after all they've done, they deserve to be wiped off the face of the Earth." His eyes became cold when he said that.

Warren agreed, "And they will be."

Yokoshima said, "Well, I'm convinced."

Michiru added, "Me too!"

Hanyuu tugged on Warren's hand and asked, "Ano…Warren-san?"

Warren replied, looking down, "Yes, Hanyuu?"

Hanyuu asked, "Can you please restore Chiaki-san's voice as well?" Chiaki stared at his young friend. She cared about him that much?

Warren answered, "We should be able to. I'll have Tony look into it."

Hanyuu smiled gratefully, "Thank you. Because of what GIN-SHOCKER did to him he's been unable to speak."

"That shouldn't have happened," said Warren sympathetically. No one deserved to be robbed of their own voices.

Shinichi spoke up, "I'm sorry Kaa-chan was unable to come here to see all this."

Warren, "You don't have to worry about that. Rae and Lucy giving her a separate tour. She's keeping her away from most of the others hopefully."

"What an amazing place!" said Shiori as she explored the underground Terminal with Rachel and Lucy. "I wonder if my son and his friends have seen what I've seen."

"Knowing Papa, he gave them a different tour," stated Lucy.

"The exclusive one for new recruits," Rachel agreed. She said to Shiori, "I'm surprised you're taking all this well."

"After finding out about my son's own secret, I don't think anything can faze me," answered Shiori.

"But you must worry," Rachel replied.

"Yes, I do. I'm a mother. It's my job to worry about my child, but he's grown up so quickly that I can't keep up and I've missed watching him grow up," said Shiori sadly.

"Spend as much time as you can with him. I can see that he misses all the time he could've spent with you too," said Rachel.

"Yes, I know. It's nice to have him around and helping me write. I don't feel so lonely anymore knowing I have Shinji back."

Shiori, Lucy and Rachel continued their tour and walked past a huge metal door which was marked with an 'X'. Curiously, Shiori stopped to ask, "Where does this door go?"

"That's Storeroom X," Rachel answered. "And it's off limits."

"So, it's a storeroom? What's stored inside?" Shiori asked.

"It's actually a vault for dangerous paranormal/supernatural artifacts, alien tech, and weapons of mass destruction," Lucy answered.

"Which is why it's off limits," added Rachel. "Warren's the only one with clearance."

"That's because Papa doesn't trust anybody else in there with all the stuff inside. Anyone can get tempted by what's in there." Lucy clapped her hands together, smiling, "So, is anyone hungry? If you are then let's go to the mess hall."

Mion asked, "How many people here are insane like that Takada guy?"

Warren answered, "We keep most of them locked away in The 42."

Satoshi asked, "What's the 42?"

Warren answered, "Our prison. It's where we keep the worst of the worst locked up."

Rika frowned, "I don't like the sound of that."

Hanyuu agreed, "Neither do I".

Warren added, "Well, that's where we'll be putting the higher-ups of GIN-SHOCKER once everything is taken care of."

Shinichi stated, "If they survive. Gebok's mine, though."

Warren shrugged. "Fine with me. I'm no stranger to vendetta."

Shion quipped, "Just make sure it's not fake this time around, Shin-chan."

Warren warned, "Now, this next stop may be a bit extreme, but it's important for Shinichi to see this."

Shinichi said firmly, "I'm ready."

Warren asked, "Anyone else want to come with? You can back down if it's too extreme for you."

Shinichi said, "I think the NEO-NUMBERS and I can handle it." He turned to Mion and the Gaming Club members. "You guys can go and hit the mall if you want."

Rena refused, clinging to Shinichi. "Rena's going with Shin-kun, no matter what!"

Mion spoke, "OK, have fun! Come on, guys! Let's see what's fun around here!" Regular teens would never have wanted to go into a prison. That was obvious.

Warren instructed, "Just be sure to follow all the signs and directions. Wouldn't want you to be lost."

"Hey, I'm club leader. I never get lost!" boasted Mion. She then led her gang away to have fun in the King's Terminal.

"OK, let's go," said Shinichi.

Warren brought the NEO-NUMBERS and Rena before a large, circular device.

Yokoshima asked, unfamiliar with the device, "What is this doohickey?"

Warren answered by activating it, "Jump Gate, location Negative Zone. Prison 42. Voice command: Smith. Cancer. Zodiac."

The computer complied, "Command accepted. Welcome Director Smith. Opening Jump Gate to Prison 42." The circle immediately filled with a blue light.

Warren looked to the NEO-NUMBERS and Rena and asked, "You guys coming?" Shinichi held Rena's hand. They looked to each other before jumping in without fear.

Daichi shouted, "Hey, wait for me!" He jumped in after the couple. Then one by one the rest of the NEO-NUMBERS entered. Warren went in last and the portal flickered out.

"Woah…" Mion and Keiichi said in awe as they entered the actual King's Terminal. Like any train terminal there were ticket counters and ticket machines. However, unlike the usual train terminals, the King's Terminal was vast. There was an indoor amusement park, a zoo, shopping mall with a variety of stores, an immense food court and also a movie theatre. There was even an arcade and several restaurants available.

"What do we try first?" Satoko asked. She was eager to try anything once in this new playground.

Shion held the pamphlet and spread it out to show the King Terminal's map. "Let's see…" The others crowded behind her to read over her shoulder, which she found annoying. "OK, how about we all hit the amusement park!"

"OK, Gaming Club!" Mion ordered, "To the amusement park!"

The group arrived in a long, boringly colored hallway lined with rectangular holes that were blocked by horizontal and vertical beams of energy.

Daichi commented, "Feels just like GIN-SHOCKER's holding cells."

Michiru added, "I'm already shivering."

Rena was clinging tight to Shinichi. She didn't like this place and Daichi saw it as an opening to insult her.

"Oh, look at her tremble!" Daichi laughed. Shinichi glared coldly at Daichi, shutting him up. Shinichi wrapped his arm around her shoulders, pulling her close in order to comfort her. It proved affective as her trembling stopped.

Shinichi asked Warren, "How bad are these people to deserve being imprisoned here?" Shinichi then heard a dark and maniacal laughter. Rena shrieked and hugged Shinichi.

"What was that!" the girl exclaimed.

Warren answered, "That would be my Uncle J."

"Uncle J?" Hana cocked an eyebrow.

"Don't ask."

Shinichi guessed, "So, this place is for holding the criminally insane and monsters, huh?"

Warren added, "And people that just flat out piss me off."

Daichi joked, "So, how come No. 13 isn't behind bars? He's dangerous."

Shinichi growled, "Shut up, Daichi."

Warren answered, "Shinichi hasn't even come close to what these people have done."

Daichi argued, "Mr. Smith, this guy singlehandedly killed 13 of us, and tore apart a facility and people while escaping."

Shinichi shot Daichi a dirty look, "Do you live to piss me off?" Daichi returned the glare.

Warren stated, "I have the Norse God of Mischief locked in a cell right down this hallway. Bear minimum for being locked in the 42 is Genocide. I have at least 400 prisoners in here that can do what Shinichi did before breakfast."

Daichi quipped, "I still would buy tickets to see him in one of these cells. In a flash a cleaver was held under his chin. His eyes were locked with Rena's. They had become creepy, devoid of any gentleness, with slit for pupils.

Rena threatened, "Don't make me use this."

Shinichi, surprised, asked, "Rena-chan, where did you hide that?" The laughter from before rang out again.

"OOH, I like that girl! She's got style!"

Warren tried to calm the situation down, "Miss Rena, please, put that away. I don't want Uncle J getting riled up." It was a bit surprising to see that Rena here had something in common with another girl he knew. 'Maybe she's related to Kotonoha…'

Rena apologized, "Sorry." She lifted up her skirt where there was a holster for her cleaver. Hana and Michiru covered Daichi and Yokoshima's eyes as Chiaki turned away.

Warren offered, "Would you like to meet him?" He was talking about 'Uncle J'.

Shinichi shivered a bit. After hearing that laughter, going to see the man felt like a bad idea. "I don't feel comfortable about doing that for some reason."

"Good choice. He's one of our more dangerous prisoners," said Warren.

Suddenly the alarms blared.

"Nani!" Rena shouted.

"Sounds like trouble. Come on, follow me!" Warren ordered.

The King's Terminal was being put into emergency lockdown. The reason was that something huge had been detected headed its way. Warren had brought the NEO-NUMBERS and Rena to the main command centre of the Terminal. Warren went to his spot and demanded, "Give me a visual of the threat."

"Yes, sir!"

The large screen in front displayed what was coming and Warren frowned. "Damn…that's big."

Kamen Rider Chrome: Looks like the King's Terminal is in trouble!