Yuuki didn't know what was going on. One minute he was on his way to the post office to get his package returned and suddenly the sky turned blood red and everything moving just froze like statues. Even the people were standing in a state of suspended animation and he saw an ice cream falling off its cone when a girl dropped it.
"What is going on!?" Yuuki started to freak out. He was a logical individual by nature but he was finding his logic challenged. First by the Kamen Riders and the monsters they fought, but he quickly adapted, and now this.
Suddenly, Yuuki saw a wall being blasted open and much to his surprise a familiar and famous figure was rolling across the ground before landing on his back. "Ifrit!?" It was one of the Kamen Riders. Actually, it was the first Rider that had appeared. It was Kamen Rider Ifrit (Sabre Form).
"Kuso…" Ifrit cursed as he got up to his feet. "Gross, I'm covered in snot." Indeed. His entire body was covered in what looked like mucus. Stalking towards him was a humanoid demon with one large eye set in the middle of its face, a large nose in its chest and a large mouth in its stomach with razor sharp teeth. Instead of fingers it had knives and forks. It was colored in black and drool was dripping from the large mouth in its stomach.
The monster, a Horror, laughed and snaked its tongue out to give Ifrit a raspberry. Growling in anger, Ifrit roared and charged at the Horror. The Horror opened its mouth and stretched out its tongue to wrap around Ifrit. The Rider struggled against the moist appendage, disgusted by the moist wrappings. His feet dragged along the ground as he was being pulled.
Suddenly, the package in Yuuki's hands started to beep and beeping louder and louder. He put down the box and opened it up to take out the strange white item which looked like an oversized belt buckle with a circular window in the centre that was surrounded by symbols he didn't recognize. There were also handles at the sides of the white object. "What am I supposed to do with this?" He then recalled the instructions in the manual. "Could it be…?" He had thought that the item might be a joke but right now he had a feeling that it was not a joke at all. In the box was also a book-like item that had a clip. He'd opened it up and saw blank data cards.
He picked up the 'book' and saw the data cards again. This time they were filling with images and he recognized some of them. There were pictures of Kamen Riders. He recognized Wraith and Ifrit, but not the rest. Still, it had to mean something.
"OK, Yuuki," he told himself. "Time to make your dream come true." Yuuki placed the white object, which turned out to be a belt buckle as a black belt strap wrapped around his waist and fastened it on. He then opened the 'book' and pulled out a card which was in a special compartment. The image depicted a Kamen Rider in red with black vertical stripes all over his helmet and green eyes.
The belt buckle turned 90 degrees clockwise and revealed a slot. Recalling the instruction, Yuuki slid the card inside the slot and pushed the handles on the side. He then called out, as the instruction explained, "Henshin!"
"MASKED RIDE: VORTEX!"
The images of ten armored figures began to overlap Yuuki before covering him in armor. At first it was all black with white eyes but then it began to fill with color.
Ifrit managed to shatter the tongue using his ice powers and smashed his fist hard into the Horror's face. It was at that moment did he notice the newcomer. "NANI!?"
It was Yuuki, or rather Vortex, that he saw. Vortex's suit was a mixture of black, white and red. His legs and arms were covered in armor that was white on the inward side and red on the outer side. The two colors were divided by a thick black line that ran the length of his limbs, and his hands were now covered by black leather gloves. His upper body was decked in the same red-colored armor with a black X in the centre outlined in white. On his left shoulder was the number '10'. His head was encased in a helmet that was the same red color as his armor with black, vertical lines and a set of large, green eyes. Two longer lines looked like antennae. Hanging from his right hip was the book-like card holder.
"Sugoi," Yuuki/Vortex looked himself over. "I'm a Kamen Rider now." He looked ahead and clenched his fists. He then charged forward.
Ifrit wasn't aware that another Rider was in this world, not to mention one he didn't recognize. Still, this was his turf and he didn't want any unwelcome interlopers. "Oi, newbie! Scram!"
Vortex didn't hear Ifrit and started to pummel the Horror with his fists like a boxer before sending it to the ground with a vicious backhand. He reached down and opened up the 'book' and drew out a card that depicted Ifrit's image on it. The buckle turned up and Vortex slipped the card inside before pushing the handles to reset it into place.
"MASKED RIDE: IFRIT!" the belt announced.
"Masked WHAT!?" Ifrit let out and in front of him the new Rider had just changed into an exact image of his old Ifrit Form. "Oh, I don't believe this!"
Vortex/Ifrit had no time to admire himself. He then drew out another card that depicted a gun and a sword. Once his buckle was set, he slipped it in and pushed the handles.
"ATTACK RIDE: COLD SNAP!"
The weapons depicted on the card appeared in his hands and as if guided by instinct he aimed the Sub-Zero Shooter and a blast of ice cold and freezing frost energy streamed out and slammed into the Horror, encasing the hapless creature in ice. Finally, he charged forward and performed a cross slash with the Ifrit Dao, cutting the Horror up into four pieces. Instantly, the frozen Horror exploded as its icy prison shattered.
As soon as the Horror was destroyed, the crimson stasis field dropped and everything was back to normal, including Yuuki and Ryuji as their suits vanished along with the Stasis Field. Both boys, still wearing their belts, now gawked at each other.
"Ashikaga!?" Ryuji just couldn't believe it. It was that bookworm from the school library who was always making eyes at his Kotonoha.
"Hasuma!?" Yuuki couldn't believe it either. Kamen Rider Ifrit was in fact Kotonoha Katsura's boyfriend, the infamous delinquent known as Ryuji Hasuma.
Just what had the glasses wearing boy gotten himself into?
Not too far away, a man with a long pointed nose and top hat smirked as he witnessed the silent exchange of shocked reactions. "Oh…this is going to be interesting," he snickered before he vanished in the blink of an eye.