Chapter 01: The Awakening of Kuuga.
_Forest_
Dante doesn't know how much time he had been running, yet he doesn't care. Right now he only wants to get out from this forest.
And so at some point the belt that appeared into his body slowly returned inside, with Dante's being completely unaware of the fact.
"Tch! This there is no end for this forest…" An annoyed Dante says those words.
And the fact is the now with all these running he had made him realize this was definitely not a dream.
However being annoyed suddenly was replaced with being happy. Since Dante's finally could see civilization just a little more ahead.
"Yes!" Cheered the young man, who then started to run at full speed, but inside he also was disappointed… just looking at that place made clear that it was not his hometown…
Well, at last he could find help, which must be good, right?
But as he enters trough the forest… the scream of people could be heard.
Now normally Dante would simply change his route and just instead of going where the screams are he would have go on the opposite direction… so he just will run with the people.
But for some reason he can't just ignore this, and even when he would normally never do that… Dante start running even faster where the screams are coming. Maybe he could help someone?
But while running he managed to hear to voice of one of the people who are running and screaming. Specifically a man in his mid thirties.
"Oh no! Another Unidentified Lifeform!" Yelled the man who never looked back as he focused all his attention in running away from the danger, and the other people too, they never looked back.
"I'm starting to have seconds thoughts about this…" And even when he said those words, Dante never stopped running.
That alone showed he had at least the necessary to inherit the title of a… Kamen Rider!
(Opening: Kamen Rider Kuuga. By Masayuki Tanaka).
We can see various images related to Kuuga: His Belt, his Bike, and his mark. And lastly we can see Dante falling from the sky and landing in a town destroyed by the Neuroi!
Karappo no Hoshi Jidai wo ZERO Kara Hajimeyou (In this empty planet, a new era begins from zero).
Dante's resting in a wall of the desolated town looking sadly at the destruction… however then from the ruins appears various Grongi! And they clearly want to attack Dante!
Densetsu wa Nurikaeru Mono (The Legend will be repainted)
Then the image changes to the Sky. And then show various Witches flying in their Strike Units, suddenly all of them look bellow to see Dante and the Grongi in the destroyed town. Dante simply look at them and gives a Thumb Up. Which they respond by give a Thump Up at him as a response showing trust in Dante.
Ima, AKUSERU wo Tokihanate! (Right now, it's the time to let go the accelerator)
Then the scene changes to Kuuga at the top of a cliff, he is looking at the Witches who fly trough the Sky to protect people from the Neuroi. His red eyes flashed with determination to protect them as the Grongi start to running at him.
Kuuga Atsuku Yomiagere (Kuuga! Revive impetuously!)
Now we can see Kuuga in his Mighty Form launching punches and kicks at the air. Then we see his Dragon Form attacking with his Dragon Rod. Next his Pegasus Form he shoots an arrow from his Pegasus Bowgun. And finally his Titan Form as he practices with the Titan Sword.
Kuuga Hokori no ENAJII (Kuuga! Energy made of Pride)
All the Kuuga's forms appear behind Dante and bow before him. A second after that they jump at his body leaving Dante's alone, but then he summons the Arcle and prepares to transform.
Kuuga Tsuyoku Aru Tame ni (Kuuga! In order to become stronger…)
And behind Dante's various Witches appear to give him a smile from protecting them from an enemy they could not face.
No Fear! No Pain!
Kuuga is riding with his TryChaser 2000. He does it from different roads, and in each one a different group of Witches fly over him.
Ai no Mae ni Tatsu Kagiri (Protect love to the very end)
But now the scene changes at the Witches fighting the Neuroi and defeating then, and nearby is Dante watching over them, he knew that can fight and handle themselves against the Neuroi so he only will act if a Grongi appears to attack them.
No Fear! No Pain!
The scene changes to Kuuga in his Mighy Form fighting the Grongi with punches and Kicks.
Osoreru Mono wa Nani mo Nai (You're not afraid of anything)
And it ends with him giving a Rider Kick to the Grongi, Zu-Gooma-Gu.
Kanzen Doku Sou! (Leave all of them behind!)
But then we see N-Daguva-Zeva, the leader of the Grongi looking at Kuuga from the top of a mountain while the skies are dark and there is rain and lighting falling.
Ore ga Koete Yaru! (I will surpass all of them!)
From the top of other mountain Kuuga is glaring at Daguva as he closes his hand in a punch, showing that even then he will fight him.
Chou Henshin!
In a final scene we see Kuuga and the Witches together; each of the Witches is smiling, proving that Kuuga managed to protect their smiles.
Kamen Rider Kuuga!
The last we see is Dante resting over a meadow in a peaceful sunny day, watching with a smile as how everything turned in the end.
(End of the Opening)
-With Dante's-
So our hero followed the screams until he finally arrived at the place where they originated.
And so he sees that there are still people who desperately are trying to get away… and a kind of giant spider web made in the roof of a house.
But that paled in comparison with which is the center of all that terror and panic.
A Monster…
And so, Dante can't believe what is happening in front of his very eyes.
A monster attacking a town and the people who live in it… a monster who resembled a Spider (Yeah, make descriptions is not my strong point… but this Monster is: Zu-Gumun-Ba/The First Grongi in appear in Kuuga).
That scene itself is something he only had seen in Tokusatsu shows, that scene is something so common that no one will be surprised if one of these is seen in a Tokusatsu…
But this is not a Tokusatsu… this was real…
To see something like that in person is a really different experience. Dante could feel the fear of everyone here as they ran with all their power to get away from that spider monster.
And not only are these people scared of that Spider Monster…
Dante's also scared.
I know it can sound weird these modern times, but Dante came from a little peaceful town and actually never experienced the levels of violence that now are in front of him.
So it's only natural for him to become paralyzed in fear. This is the first time he had ever seen death in such a direct way. He only had seen death occasionally in TV, in some movies and programs.
But suddenly see that in real life… It's not so awesome anymore.
Soon the Spider Monster launched away the body of the unfortunate man who was caught in his web and then started to search his next victim. In other words the person who catches his attention first will be the next victim.
And unluckily for Dante… who by this point he was the only one left, since the other people managed to run away when they had the chance.
So he only managed to snap out from his fear when the Spider Monster launched himself at him!
"No!" Exclaimed Dante, before quickly moving away just in time to avoid a punch from that creature, and Dante had the feeling that punch should have connected… then he will not be alive.
"You where just lucky that time… Linto, now I'm not going to fail" These words come from the Spider Monster, and Dante's could not understand any word the monster speaked. Since probably it was a language that Dante's never heard.
And still just hearing that Monster speaking like that was just enough to send shivers to Dante's spine and also made his heart beat even more faster than before, as incredible it sounds.
But now he managed to snap out of his fear and move, Dante only could do the first idea that appeared in his head about how possibly deal with this situation: Fight the Monster.
Even as he never truly fighted in his life (Because he didn't need to do it) there was no other option.
"Take this!" Dante decided to go for a punch in the face.
*Pawnch!*
…only for the Spider Monster took the punch and didn't even flinched at a punch that could damage normal people… what is more, Dante was actually the one who felt pain in his hand.
"Gahh!" Screams Dante's as he nurses his damaged hand with the other.
"Useless…" Responds the Spider Monster, who in an instant open his mouth and shoot his web to Dante's neck!
"Urk!" Dante's struggles to get free, but is useless, since the web wrapped around his neck!
And quickly Dante's start feeling the lack of air and the pain produced by basically being strangled to death.
'So… this is the end…?' Those where to currents thoughts in the head of Dante, who could only shred a few tears for how this turned out: From a normal day in his life to suddenly being killed by a monster.
Why!?
Why something like this must happen to this young man!?
The only thing he wanted was just to be in his home watching Kamen Rider Kuuga and hopefully manage to adapt to his new home in the city…
With that say, what Dante's truly wants is just to be back in his town with his friends… is that much to ask?
And yet this really messed up situation happens.
Is the only alternative just stopping his struggle and just simply accept death?
That really an attractive solution, I mean, it just stop fighting back and just let death to take over.
'Maybe it's for the best… and it's not like there was anything I could do apart from running…' Acceptation is something that some people can feel when death is close, and Dante is felling it right now.
But then his mind seemed to drift away from this in an attempt to ease the fear as he feels nothingness taking away his life.
But then he thinks about the life and people he had left behind (Not by choice mind you…).
'Mom… Dad… Grandma…' His family first, just thinking he will die here and they will never know make this situation even more difficult, 'Pablo… Raul…Diego…Daniel…Ana…' And now he remembered his friends back when he lived in a town.
They were always there for him, and even when Dante's revealed that he liked Tokusatsu… they accepted it and even started to watch themselves, just think about that day was enough to always send a smile to his face.
And then something unexpected awakened deep in Dante's heart: The Will to Survive.
Something that a human can experience when there is still minimal opportunity to recover and survive.
It's like a soldier who is trapped in the enemy side manages to steel himself to run to a field full of mines because there is still a chance that he could survive and rejoin his comrades.
Likewise, a person who is dying of blood lost will not have the will to survive, since the fate of that person will be sealed.
'No… it can't end now!' Declared Dante, putting all his will force behind those words.
With all the power he can muster at the moment, and even when the lack of oxygen was already doing damage to his body. Dante raised his left arm.
And the Spider Monster saw that, and it had to admit being a bit impressed by how this Linto managed to move even when he was about to die.
But even then it's just a useless effort from a condemned person.
"I don't want to die!" Somehow Dante managed to find some power left to shout those words.
So he gives everything and launches his punch once more at the Spider Monster's head.
*PUNCH!*
The punch collides with the Monster's head… and that causes the Monster to being send launched to a nearby wall.
*Crack!*
The power behind that punch was not enough to make the Spider Monster break through the wall, but enough to leave his silhouette marked in the wall.
For a second only silence could be heard in what just seconds ago was a situation that was already with a decided outcome.
"What!?" Is the only thing Dante could say in this situation, what else he could say except that? The same punch he used and failed spectacularly now somehow was strong enough to send that Spider Monster flying!
"But… how is this even possible!?" Even as it saved his life, our hero couldn't help to ask himself how he did something he clearly knows that he could never do in normal circumstances.
So the first thing he does is watch his hand (The one who punched the monster) but by doing that Dante's gets the surprise of his life.
"What…?" And to top all of the former things that happened to him over the curse of this day… what he sees in his hand is the cherry at the top of the cake.
His hand is covered… by a suit of white armor?
"This is… why it seems to be familiar?" It appears the impression of having that strange event happen in his body was enough to for a moment forget about the Spider Monster.
"Gaaaah!" But a battle cry interrupted Dante's thoughts.
Running at him is the Spider Monster! And it seems to be pissed!
"Ha!" Dante made that sound by moving to his left side to dodge the Spider Monster.
And quickly standing up Dante could see that now there are claws in the Monster's hand, with those claws being similar to a Spider's Fangs.
But quickly the Spider Monster stopped running and changed his direction towards where Dante's is.
"If one punch managed to get that kind of reaction, take this!" Yelled Dante, who after seeing his hand transformed in that suit of armor, he came with an interesting theory which by this point was better than nothing.
Dante uses his leg to give a kick in the stomach of the Spider Monster, who was about to use his claws to slash the young man's face.
And since his legs had more range they impacted first, but this time the Spider Monster wasn't launched away and crashed into a wall, instead he just barely moved from his position once the kick made contact.
But by doing that action another change happens in Dante's body: Now his leg is covered by the same suit of armor.
Feeling that he is having the upper hand, Dante's uses his other leg and arm to give punches and kicks, with each one another part of the suit of armor cover his body.
But for some reason the Spider Monster just stayed quiet while those attacks impacted him… it's like he is expecting something… like he is feeling something familiar along with those punches and kicks.
"And now take this!" Seeing that his punches and kicks worked, Dante uses his head for the finale… which mean he headbutted the Spider Monster in the face…
And with that the final move was complete and the suit of armor covered his head and body, and a Belt appeared in his waist.
A belt that the Spider Monster recognized at first sight, because how he could forget that belt after experienced the power of the last one who used it?
"You are… Kuuga!?" As expected the monster speaked in his own language. But this time Dante managed to understand something.
"Kuuga…" Repeats Dante. He immediately recognized that name.
After all that was the name of the Kamen Rider of the series he was planning to see before all this mess happened.
Touching his head that is now covered by the suit of armor, Dante's managed to make a mental image of how he must look right now, and that image coincided with one he had seen from Kuuga in the internet…
"I'm Kuuga!?" Is the only thing Dante managed to say coherently, "B-but Kuuga is supposed to be Red, not White," Murmured the new Kuuga.
If the situation was not of life and death then Dante will be most likely jumping around like a fanboy… because honestly, who will not do that upon discover that now they are a Kamen Rider?
And the fact he is now a Kamen Rider managed to boost his confidence, making him not afraid from the monster that was about to kill him before.
No, now Dante Gonzales could fight back!
"Alright, now you're ready for round two?" Asked Kuuga as he raised his punch in front of his face and closed it in a fist. Showing the Monster that now he is willing to fight him.
"I will kill you, Kuuga!" And even as he doesn't understand those words, Dante know the Spider Monster is going to fight too.
However, both, Kuuga and the Spider Monster where so focused in each other that failed no notice how there where people flying over them.
Those people are girls that right now are flying in some kind of machines. Also they had weapons with them, showing that they are not normal girls.
These girls also can gain attention from other reason… they're not wearing any pants… so their panties could be clearly see.
Strike Witches.
That is their name.
And now they are pointing their weapons to Kuuga and the Spider Monster.
"One of these is confirmed to be the Unidentified Lifeform N7," Says a girl with red hair, "The other isn't in any report, so it could be the Unidentified Lifeform N10," She said seriously.
"Damn, even when we have to worry about the Neuroi…" Murmured a girl with brown hair with the same tone of voice that the red-haired girl used.
"It can't be helped, every time the other soldiers try to fight them they only end being victims of them," Says a black haired girl who had an eyepatch in her eye.
They were called by an emergency call signaling trouble nearby them, and when they arrived instead of one of them like it said the call there are now two.
What they don't know is if they arrived mere seconds earlier they could have seen a young boy transforming in what apparently has been classified as 'Unidentified Lifeform N10'.
One of them was troublesome, but two is even worse, even when today is the first time they had seen one of them. What is worse if they decided to ally and begin killing more people together, and even when reports say these creatures attack with just one of them, there is still the possibility of more two of them working together.
"W-what we should do?" Ask nervously a voice belonging to a girl of short brown hair.
"Miyafuji, we will wait and see how the situation advances, and then we attack," Decided the black haired girl.
They had heard about what those creatures had been doing, and that is something they could not forgive.
What they don't know yet is that this encounter will mark a point where the future of humanity will be at stake.
Notes:
So, our Dante finally managed to do a Henshin!
Also he begins his journey in a more hard way than Yuusuke Godai: Dante's lacks support and friends that Yuusuke had, and he practically doesn't exist in any record from the StrikeWitches world.
But eventually he will have allies and friends in the military. (Based in that I was thinking about Minna or Mio taking the role of Ichijou Kaoru as Kuuga's main ally… who you guys think will be fit for that?).
And since his knowledge of Kuuga is limited, he also doesn't know about how use the various powers and forms of Kuuga, so he will learn thanks to battling, so the hard way.
Also, as you can see the Grongi/ Unidentified Lifeforms had been around a little before Dante was transported. So Kuuga in his Growing Form officially is the Unidentified Lifeform N10.
And finally, the Grongi (This world version) changed the Rules of their Games: Now the last victim must be a Witch.
Also, sorry if the chapter isn't too big, but sadly this is the more I can manage to write and even I envy those writers who can make big chapters but I wanted to make this quickly.
So please leave reviews.
PD: Also, I have to admit that at first Kuuga was not going to be my main option for this story.
It was Agito.
In a sense I feel that Agito's enemies (The Lords) where perfect for this setting, since they could attack the Witches reasoning that they where an abomination of nature or something similar to a 'Pseudo-Agito'.
And so a hero appears in similar circumstances to Shouichi Tsugami (Amnesia) and becomes Kamen Rider Agito, the one who will defend them! (I choose a boy since the Witches are girls, so I wanted a male character to help in a way he is needed).
But in doing so, because of the setting of this world I could not have used Kamen Rider G3-X. With that an important part of the Agito's side of the story will be taken away. However Gills would appear.
(Let's be honest, in that time period in the Strike Witches world it would be impossible to create G3-X).
Optionally it would have been Kamen Rider Birth, since his powers really fit into the Strike Witches world.
So I came with Kuuga. (But when I think about it the idea of the hero being G3-X sounds a little attractive, especially since his weapons blend nicely with the Strike Witches world elements).
By the way, I also playing in my head with the idea of a High school AU were the Witches are students in a special academy for them, since they can use magic. And an OC is a boy who mysteriously goes there with the powers of a Kamen Rider. Probably Faiz, OOO's or Gaim will be the Kamen Rider series for that crossover.
Still I hope you guys like this, and if any of you have an idea please send it in a review or PM.