Toa Solaric: I don't own Kamen Rider Wizard, Strike Witches, or Digimon Season 1-2. I am only writing this for fun and not for any kind of profit. So no one get it in their heads to sue me. To anyone who is interested, drop a line and let me know what you think.
Now then…Saa Showtime daa!
Kamen Rider Wizard: Sky of Infinity
Spell 6: The Spirited Away of Children! The Beast's Bite!
The sky began to darken as a large figure shown flying across the sky. It was none other than Wizardragon himself with Tai.
"Dragon, we need to catch up with them!" Tai said. He only hears grunted from his inner Phantom with an annoying tone.
They seemed to go after at what looks like a giant metallic creature with multiply heads. Whoever they are chasing…it is not just an ordinary enemy.
"Come on, Chimera!"another rider appeared as he said to his partner.
That voice… where I've heard that before? Tai thought.
"We need to catch up, Dragon!" Tai urging his partner.
But before his inner Phantom could response to Tai's order, they were stopped by a bright light coming from the sky.
"W-what is going on?" Tai asked.
"Chosen of Courage…" an elderly voice said. Tai's eyes become wide when he never thought of hearing this voice again.
"You're…" Tai saw a large figure behind the light. But he can tell the being is quite large than his Inner Phantom.
Tai's eyes snaps open after he falls off his bed.
"Ouch…" Tai puts his hand against his head and rubbing the aches. He looks out his windows and realized the sun coming out.
"That dream… it almost felt real…" Tai muttered. But the strange light with the voice… it is impossible to hearsomeone from the Digital world to contact me all this year…but why now? Tai thought.
He suddenly hears the morning alarm gone off before he got himself up and get dress.
"What an unusual dream…" Wizardragon muttered to himself. But he knows there is more to the strange dream than Tai does.
"Phantoms, mysterious creatures exist long time have resurface to this world once again when the Neuroi came to invade Earth." The announcement said.
"The only one who can stop this mess with the abilities to use the Wizard rings…and turning despair into Hope for the future." Announce said.
(Taichi Sohma who was hovers right in front the magic circle and makes a glance towards the viewers as a quick flash of Kamen Rider Wizard can be seen in his place)
Itsuka itsuka
Tai is alone; sitting in a meadow in the middle of the night, his hair is softly moving his hair. But his face is hidden by his angle, since he is looking to the sky.
The full moon is illuminating the area.
And scattered around Tai… are all of his Rings.
Yakusoku no Sora
But Tai wasn't totally alone.
In a river only a few steps from him… is Kamen Rider Wizard Water Dragon, who is seeing his refection in the water.
In the top of a tree… there is Hurricane Dragon enjoying the night breeze.
Over a rock… is Land Dragon, who with just one hand crushes a small boulder.
And finally, sitting alongside Tai… is Flame Dragon.
Kimi to nara mata toberu yo
Tai takes his Digivice from his pocket, and immediately he looked younger… like the first time he visited the Digital World.
Flame Dragon looks at his belt, and then at his hands, and with determination he start walking away from his past self.
The others form of Wizard decided to do the same. Also the scattered rings disappeared.
Taichi has moved on in his life, he is now a Wizard.
But… his younger self and Agumon are saying goodbye with their hands and smile in their faces.
Kuyashikute tsurakute nemurenai yoru
The Sabbath is happening, the land is covering with purple creaks, and people fall in despair.
Dare ni demo aru yo
Wizard is walking alone, but quickly all of his forms are walking alongside him.
The White Wizard is watching from afar, and surprisingly Koyomi is with him.
The two of them look at each other in the eyes before they grasp each other's hand.
Sonna toki wa yonde kaketsukeru kara
The sky darkens, signaling the Neuroi attacking.
Yoshika is running to prepare herself for the fight.
Wizard meanwhile is fighting Ghouls as he knows he don't have to worry about Yoshika, since he trust her power.
Michiko meanwhile was watching the fight of Wizard, and was cheering for him behind a tree.
Oto no hayasa de ne
The Strike Witches are flying thought the Sky.
Wizard Hurricane Dragon appears and joins them.
Sore ga sadame demo ne aragau yo
Tai becomes Wizard Flame Dragon and start a fight with Phoenix.
But, in the refection of Phoenix in a mirror… there is a man crying, a man named Yuugo.
Tai becomes Wizard Land Dragon and Fights Medusa.
In the refection of Medusa… there is a woman crying.
Tai becomes Hurricane Dragon and fight Gremlin.
In the reflection of Gremlin… there is a man laughing.
Kimi ga hora waratte ne kureru kara
Wizard is riding is Machine Winger, and then he uses it to ride Dragon.
Kanaetai yume tooi kedo
Tai is walking alone in the city of Romania… but is unaware that certain girls are following him. Tai and Mayu walk past each other but when Tai turns around and his face turned to sorrow.
Issho nara dekiru yo muteki no yuuki de
A huge Neuroi begins his attack.
But the Strike Witches destroy it immediately.
Kirakira hikaru sono namida
The Strike Witches look with smile in their faces to Wizard, who changes back to Tai, who give them a proud look and smile.
Egao no mahou de ne tsubasa ni kaetara
In front of Wizard where various figures hidden by the shadows.
Unknown to him these were also Kamen Riders, who show him their Rings.
But one of them showed a switch instead.
Kitto kitto habatakeru kara
Koyomi banishes in the air.
Tai lets a huge scream, and Dragon's Wings appear in his back.
Niji o koe sono saki made
The scene ends with Tai and the girls walking together through a meadow.
They are smiling.
As his last act, Tai takes the Philosopher Stone from his pocket.
Behind him is the image of Koyomi, who is smiling at the persona Tai has become in the end.
Tai turns to his back, but there is no one here.
And the Strike Witches hug him.
It was morning at the Strike Witches' base. Tai was enjoying breakfast with the girls as usually. It wasn't until Gertrude coming in the room and looking at Tai.
"Taichi, you got a letter," Gertrude said.
"Does it have an address written on it?" Tai asked.
Gertrude shook her head before she given the letter to Tai. The magician rider takes a look at the letter and sighed again.
"Why I'm not surprise…? There is no doubt this is him writing this letter."
"Him?" Mio questioned.
"Kizaki-san," Tai answered. "I can tell it from his handwriting."
"How does he know you're here?" Gertrude asked.
"How am I supposed to know?" Tai sighed. "But again, he and his group pretty much ignored my warning about staying out of the Phantom affairs whenever I crossed path with one of their witches."
"What does he want?" Minna asked. Tai opens the envelope and looking through the letter.
"Apparently, children have been disappearing off the street and none of their parents see them at all. He wants me to check this out." Tai summarized from the letter.
"Did the police try anything?" Mio asked.
"It says there are no actual leads to the whereabouts of these children…" Tai said.
"I felt bad for these children…" Yoshika said with pitied. Tai saw this and got himself up from.
"Don't worry, Yoshika-chan!" Tai said in a heroic pose. "I won't let anything bad happen to these children!"
He soon took both Yoshika and Francesca unexpected into his arms as he hugging them.
Yoshika's face turned bright red and feeling embarrassed in front of everyone when Tai hold her.
"T-Tai-niichan…" Yoshika stuttered.
"Let go of me!" Francesca demanded, struggling of getting out of the bind.
"Don't worry; I won't let any harm coming our way!" Tai said.
Meanwhile Francesca looking annoyed at Tai's behavior. Mainly because Tai still seeing her as a child not an actually person.
For once, I want him to see me different than a child… Francesca thought.
Tai know his action may be considers childish to others, but this is the only way he could lighten the mood which is something he learned during his trip.
While the girls were on their next mission, Tai was already in the town in looking for clues about the disappearances.
But he is not alone on this trip.
"What do you think of this place, Michiko?" Tai asked, glancing at his sidekick.
"This place is a lot different from Fuso Empire, Shisho," Michiko answered honestly."But do you think we will find a clue about their disappearance?" she asked. She knows she isn't an expert in searching for missing people like her mentor.
"Michiko, first lesson, the criminal always returned to the scene of the crime." Tai said.
They soon arrive in front of a building and eagerly went into the building. The inside is just what you would expect from a diner. A waitress soon noticed them.
"Welcome you two! Can I help you with anything?" Tai shakes his head.
"We're just looking around, but we will askyou in case we need anything," Tai replied.
"Okay." The waitress soon left them and the two looking around the diner.
While they're look for somewhere to sat, there is another person who came in after them. He was looking for somewhere to get something to eat after traveling on foots.
His appearance can't be described as he wore a brown cloak over his whole body to cover him from the rough sunlight.
"I wonder how their food taste likes…" the man said. He hears Venezia is the place where his friend would be going and he thought to drop by.
"How long do you think we will meet this friend of yours?" A demonic voice asked. No one can hear this voice except for the cloaked man.
The cloaked man sits at a table and looking over the menu.
Meanwhile Tai is talking with the cook about the absence of missing children.
"All I know was that there were explosions at night when the children disappear." The cook said before he tells him and Michiko when he was working late at night. He check where they're coming from and saw several houses have big holes in them.
"I heard most of the parents tried to find them…unfortunately enough, they didn't found anyone." the cook said.
"Was this street…the only one that been struck?" Tai asked.
The cook seemed to be thinking.
"No, however, the streets were quiet than usual. I hoped nothing bad happens to them."The cook said. Michiko then looks at Tai.
"Maybe we should check these streets for more clues." Michiko said.
"Do you know where the other areas that hasn't been struck by the disappearance case?" The cook soon wrote down some street for them.
Tai and Michiko left the diner as they looking around the street. It wasn't until they hear screaming from their back.
They turn around to see a lot of Ghoulsemerged from out of nowhere. This causes many people to panic and flee for their life. In front of them was a gray color Phantom. The Phantom looks like a humanoid except with jaw resembled of a monster and wearing a black cloak.
"A Boogeyman Phantom…" Tai said.
"Now hand over that child," The Boogeyman Phantom said.
"So you're responsible for the missing children," Tai said.
"Ohh… so you hear of my scheme." The Phantom said with a chuckle.
"What are you doing with them?" Tai asked.
"You won't anything useful out of me…Wizard."The Boogeyman Phantom sneered as Tai frowned.
"There is another way…" Tai said before getting out his Driver On Ring.
"DRIVER, ON! PLEASE"
"Henshin!" Tai said before scanned his Flame Ring.
"FLAME, PLEASE! HII! HII! HII! HII!"
Tai gone through his magic circle and transform into Wizard.
"Saa… showtime daa!" Wizard announced.
"Get him!" The Boogeyman Phantom ordered to his Ghouls soldiers.
"CONNECT, PLEASE!"
Wizard turns to look at Michiko.
"Get somewhere safe." Wizard said. Michiko nodded.
Michiko didn't go far as she hides behind a wall and watches the battle.
Wizard took out his sword and began to fight against the Ghouls.A Ghoul tried to use its spear on him; Wizard grabbed a close by Ghoul and using it as shield against the attack and tossed the Ghoul aside. He then turns his sword into its gun form. When the Ghouls unleashed the fireballs at him, Wizard jumps into the air and firing several shots of silver bullets at each of the Ghouls.
"That is the end of your mini group…" Wizard said.
But it wasn't over yet.
The Boogeyman Phantom brought itsgiant axe and coming to attack him. Wizard got his sword and scanned his ring.
"FLAME SLASH STRIKE!" With his sword glowing with fiery flame, Wizard charge forward and slashes the Phantom.
Suddenly the Phantom's skin glowing violet before the attack hit him. When Wizard try to attack him, but his attack bounced off of the Phantom's skin and tried again. Nothing is working.
"What?" Wizard look shocked at this.
"Don't think your attack will hurt me!" Boogeyman swings his axe to the ground and unleashed an energy slash at Wizard.
This causes him to land backwardawkwardly.
"It looks like you need a hand there, Taichi," a familiar voice said.
Wizard turns around and saw the cloaked man. He wasn't sure why but his voice suddenly kinda of familiar.
"Who are you supposed to be?" The Phantom said.
"Just a friend passing by," the cloaked man said.
Michiko looks confused at his words before the man took out a ring with a golden mask on it. He then took out a buckle and placed on his waist.
Wizard saw the buckle as well and recognized it.
"That's-"
"DRIVER ON!" The belt buckle invoked with a different voice from Tai's own Wizardriver before transforming to a uniquely designed driver.
The man lifted his left arm up high.
"Hennnnnnnn~ shin!"The man said before inserted onto the side of his driver.
"SET!"
"OPEN!L-I-O-N: LION!"
A gold magic circle appears in front of the man and transformed him into Beast.
"Another Wizard?!" Boogeyman exclaimed in shock.
"That is right, I'm Kamen Rider Beast," Beast announced before pointed his finger at the Boogeyman Phantom, "Saa Lunchtime daa!"
(Play Kamen Rider Beast: Beast Bite)
He lunged forward and swung a punch that hits the Boogeyman in the stomach as the Phantom raised his weapon to strike back.
Wizard and Michiko look at each other before looking at Beast, "Lunchtime…?"
Beast dodged the axe for his head andpunches the Phantom in the gut. This causes the Phantom to move back.
"LAND, PLEASE!"
Before Beast could continue his attack, Wizard gone passed him as he changed from his Flame Style to Land Style and tackles the Phantom to the wall.
"Answer my question, where are those children?!" Wizard demands. This only makes the Phantom laughed even more.
"Hahahaha! You won't get it out of me!" Boogeyman Phantom said.
"What the heck are you doing with my meal Taichi!?" Beast demands.
The Phantom kicks him back to Beast, but Beast pushed Wizard aside and going after the Phantom.
"Not so fast Phantom!" Beast said.
Before his attack struck him, the Boogeyman Phantom turn into a purple light and vanished.
"He got away…" Wizard said before reverting back into Tai.
"But he won't belucky the next time I found him." Beast said. His armor soon disappears into thin air and turn back into his human form.
"Who are you?" Tai asked.
The cloaked man let out a small laugh.
"I thought you don't recognize me after we last saw each other." The man said.
Michiko soon got close to them and feels something familiar about the man.
"Have we met before?" Michiko asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" The hooded man said before taking off his hood.
This causes Tai and Michiko to gasp at the man before them.
"Hijikata-san?!" Tai and Michiko exclaimed at the same time.
It's Hijikata Keisuke, the right hand of Mio Sakamoto, but he doesn't look like he is wearing his military uniform with the cloak.
"You're Beast…?" Tai asked.
"You won't be the only Wizard or at least, a Kamen Rider here." Hijikata smiled.
(Unknown location)
"Care to tell us why you were late?" Medusa asked, impatient.
The Boogeyman supposed to be here and given an update to her about his work. But he arrived few minutes late than usually.
"I thought I could finish the Ring-bearer Wizard by myself but I encounter another Wizard, Medusa-sama." Boogeyman Phantom explained. This causes the two General Phantoms to look at Boogeyman and taking in the information.
"There is another beside the pestering magician himself?" Phoenix asked. Boogeyman nodded with confirmation.
"He calls himself…Beast." This make Wiseman chuckled.
"Wiseman-sama?" Medusa asked, slight curious.
"This Beast Wizard isn't the same as our nemesis," Wiseman explained."But his magic is an old form of magic granted by a Phantom who is older than us. So he is the Archetype Wizard."
This causes the three Phantoms to understand.
"So he is just old school and he formed a contract with a Phantom, and if he doesn't fill his deal then he's as good as dead," Phoenix said, seeing this Rider as weaker version.
"Yes, so do not worry about this new Archetype Wizard," Wiseman said. "After all, the Phantom known as Chimera is something I doubt the Ring-bearer Wizard couldn't handle."
"I see…" Boogeyman said.
"Do you need a hand with them, Boogeyman?" Phoenix asked. The Boogeyman Phantom shakes his head.
"No, with the fear coming from those children, I won't have any problems in dealing with two Wizards." Boogeyman Phantom said with confidently.
"Then you three are dismissed," Wiseman said.
"Yes, Wiseman-sama," the Phantoms said before they left for their separated assignments.
(With Tai and others)
"DONUTS, PLEASE!"
Tai soon pulled out two plates of donuts and this causes Hijikata to look surprise.
"I never expect there is a type of magic like that." Hijikata said.
"I have a good ring maker." Tai said.
"Do you think he could make some for me?" The Fusoian Soldier asked.
"Maybe," Tai assumed. But he was still surprises to learning Hijikata was Beast when he helped him against the swarm of Neuroi.
Hijikata took his plate of donut and pulled out a bottle from his bag.
"What is that?" Tai asked, confused.
Hijikata opens the top and pour out mayonnaise on the donut before taking a bite.
This causes Tai to look shock, "W-what did you just use?"
"It's mayonnaise." Hijikata answered. "Do you want some?"
"N-no thank you, Hijikata." Tai said. He can't bear the idea of eating donuts with mayonnaise on it.
Hijikata looks at Michiko, with a friendly smile, "It's nice to see you again, Michiko-san. I take that you're still Taichi's disciple? I hoped you are in his good care still."
"Yes, I won't have it any other way, Hijikata-san." Michiko said.
"So Hijikata-san… how long have you been a Wizard?" Michiko asked. This has been on her mind for a while.
"And when did you get your power?" Tai interrupted.
Hijikata replied, "Well, it kinda of long story. But after you left Fuso… I thought about retired from my post and visit my relatives. A friend of mine told me about a strange incident happens in a digging site with people getting kill. So I decide to check it out. A Phantom was responsible for the death of these people. If I haven't discovered the buckle and ring, I would have been gone already."
Tai blinked, "What? Did you say that a Phantom is responsible for this?"
Hijikata frowned, but he nodded, "Indeed, it wasn't a gruesome tale. But the site where the Phantom and his Ghouls is where I meet the Phantom known as Chimera."
(Flashback: few months ago…)
When his friend mention there is a strange murder case at a local digging site, Hijikata Keisuke might wished he didn't gone there in the first place. He was hoping for some time to recover after the shooting incident by visiting his relatives. He still hasn't gone over the accident, but Taichi manage to save Mio from herself. He came to solve the mystery on his own due to instinct of assisting his nation in time of needs.
So he was at the digging site by himself, looking shock at the numerous of dead bodies lying around. Due to experience in the war, Hijikata is more used to seeing dead bodies and won't puke at the sight of them. While looking for any clues of whom responsible for this, he suddenly hears a strange noise in a cave. Being a soldier, he enters the cave alone with only a pistol in his hand. He assumed that he will find criminals…
But they weren't humans…
…and the Hijikata got sent flying due to an explosion.
Hijikata got himself back up from the ground and starts to run. From his behind, there is a humanoid spider like monster with four arms and stone like monsters.
"Get him alive, Ghouls!" The Arachne Phantom said.
The Ghouls got out their spears and shoots fireballs at him. Hijikata dive to a nearby side from the explosions and trying to caught his breath.
"Damn it…" Hijikata said, panting with every breath.
The Fusoan soldier tried every skill he has to hold off against the Phantom and the Ghouls. But he failed in the process.
'If only he—! No I couldn't wait for him' He promised himself that he will solves this only his own to make up for the incident.
It wasn't until Hijikata accidently frustrateslammed his fist onto a strange stone as he saw something glowing beside him.
"Huh?" Hijikata turns to look at the stone as objects emerge out of the stone. Hijikata could make out their shapes as a golden ring and buckle.
"What the heck?" Hijikata looks confused as he picked them up.
"A ring…?" Hijikata mutter as he looks at the ring and picked it up. It almost likes—
Suddenly he got hitting by a shot of webs around his body and saw the Arachne Phantom.
"There you are, soldier boy," the Arachne Phantom said with a seducing tone. "What a bad child for running away."
'I rather die than being tortured by the likes of you' Hijikata thought furious angry as he struggle against the webs tangled him.
The Arachne Phantom grabbed him by the shirt before throwing him away, actually causing him to hit that far wall, fortunately away from the globs of acidic inks.
"It's too bad that the Ring-bearer Wizard won't be here to save you…" The Phantom mused as she expected to see fear in Hijikata's eyes.
Hijikata groan before looking down. He saw that he was wearing the strange buckle and silver belt, this isn't an ordinary belt.
"Put on the ring." A deep voice said.
Hijikata looks around, he finds no one around except for these monsters.
"Put on the ring." The deep voice said again.
"Ring?"Hijikata asked, looking at the ring in his hand.
He immediately puts the ring on his right hand.
"But how do I use it?"Hijikata questioned before saw something on the buckle.
'Worth a shot'Hijikata inserted the ring into the Driver.
"SET OPEN!"
Soon he wasn't in the site anymore or the Phantom after him. But there is something large emerges in front of him. A large chimera creature appears in front of Hijikata. Unlikely the myth counterpart, this one looks like it made out of metal and have multiple heads with two wings. On its breast is a red bull head, the right shoulder rests an orange falcon, on its left shoulder rests a blue dolphin head, it tail has a green chameleon head and the main head is a golden lion with green eyes.
"Wow…"Hijikata was shocked by the creature's appearance. "Are you a Phantom…?"
"I am Chimera!" The metallic Phantom declared.
(Flashback Pause)
"I don't know what is worse. A Phantom chasing you in a cave or a Phantom who lives in the belt?" Tai asked.
"I know how it sounds but that what actually happened," Hijikata said.
"I never heard of Phantom exist in a belt," Michiko said. She turns to her mentor, "Shisho? Do you know anything?"
Tai frowned, shakes his head, "Neither have I,"
"Will you let me continue at least?" The Fusoan Soldier asked.
(Resume Flashback)
"Keisuke Hijikata. By opening the door on the belt, we have become one." Chimera explains.
"Door? What are you talking about?"Hijikata questioned.
"You will receive the ability to use magic, and in exchange will provide me with mana." Chimera said. "If you do not, your very life will be extinguished."
"Huh?!"Hijikata look shocked at the information."Really?!"
"Now devour those Phantoms and eat their mana in my name. That is my purpose by the Witches themselves." Chimera said. "Accept your destiny as the Wizard, Beast!"
Chimera went into Hijikata's belt as he returned back to the real world.
"L-I-O-N!LION!"
A yellow circle appear in front of him and went passed him as he transform into his new form.
"No way?!"Hijikata, now Beast, exclaimed. He looks shocked at his own appearance right now.
"How is that possible?"Arachne Phantom asked.
It wasn't until the Ghouls charge at him. Beast dodges their attacks as he was still surprised by his it wasn't until he caught one of the spears from the Ghouls and look surprise.
"I can do this…" Beast said. He remembers seeing how Taichi fought as Wizard and he knows that he might have a chance against these Ghouls.
The ancient Wizard began to fighting back against the Ghouls around him. As he slammed the two Ghouls down to the ground and cause them to explode. Two magic circles appear in front of him before they went into his belt.
Beast felt satisfied now as his strength is replenished before looking at the rest of them. He knows that he can absorb mana from them to recover his magic and feed Chimera.
"You, who exactly are you?" Arachnne Phantom demands angrily.
"I am wizard, Kamen Rider Beast!" Beast said before pointing his finger at the Phantom. "Saa… Lunch time daa!"
(Present)
"My first battle against the Phantom…" Hijikata said. "Fortunately, I manage to figure out how my magic work and defeats her. Although, I didn't mention that I became a Kamen Rider to anyone since it will cause more troubles. I don't know where you got it, but the name Kamen Rider has a nice ring to it."
"It's not a problem, Hijikata." Tai said.
"Aren't you a little scared of being devoured by this Chimera?" Michiko asked in a worry tone.
"I'm okay since as a soldier, I must prepare for possible chance of death in battle." Hijikata said.
The former Chosen looks at Hijikata.
"But how are you about to eat Neuroi at the same time?" Tai asked. He remembering him devouring several Neuroi drones and still feels shock.
"I was surprised when I was capable of fending off against the Neuroi, but I have another source for Chimera to feed if therearen't any Phantoms around." Hijikata said.
"So what are you doing here?" Michiko asked.
"I heard this Venezia is where the new base of Strike Witches and I thought about checking it out. I never thought you two are still here…" Hijikata admitted.
"Yeah…" Tai doesn't want to thinking back when he decides to leave the girls after his pact with them is over. He finds it more difficult than he originally predicted.
"Huh?" Hijikata looks confused. He could swear that he saw Tai hesitant or it was his soldier instinct in haywire.
But how Mio-baka going to react if she learned you becomes a Kamen Rider?Tai questioned thought to himself.
(Somewhere over the sea…)
"Achoo!"
Mio sneezed when she trying to use her magic eye in order to see where the Neuroi Core located.
Why did I feel an urge to kill a certain fool when I get back to base? Mio thought. But her interruption would causes to be unaware of a sneak attack.
"Sakamoto-san, look out!" Perrine shout as she activated her barrier to protect her superior's back from the Neuroi attack.
"Thank you… Perrine," Mio said.
Perrine looks at Mio.
"Sakamoto, are you sick?" Perrine asked. Mio shakes her head.
"Of course, not." Mio said.
"So you are here to check on Mio-san?" Tai asked. Hijikata looks a little uneasy when Tai mention his Major.
"Probably…but not now anyway…maybe after we deal with that phantom…speaking of that, would you mind fills me in on the situation with that Phantom?" Hijikata asked with curiosity.
After a few minutes of explanation, Hijikata is in a deep thinking.
"I see… this is going to be difficult problem with the children gone missing," Hijikata said. They had explained to him about what they know so far.
"The Phantom is the only lead to whereabouts of the children, if we only get him to confess." Tai said.
"But it won't be easy since he is expecting you to come after him and he seems to be able to negate your magic attack." Hijikata noticed.
"But I can't allow him to taking any more children," Tai said.
"Hmm… I have an idea on how to locate the children," Hijikata said.
Tai and Michiko looks at Hijikata in surprised.
"You do?"
"Mama! Papa!"
"Someone! Please!"
"I want to go home!" Another child whimpers in fear.
"Bring it down, you stupid children!"an angry voice shouted. The Boogeyman Phantom returns as his appearance frighten the children.
The Boogeyman Phantom turns his back on them.
"Aaah… nothing more than sounds of music to increase my magic resistance…" The Phantom said.
It won't be long until one of them falling into despair and bring a new recruit to Wiseman's army as a plus bonus.
Coming out of the house is Tai as he looks around. He already gives the householder family the warning about the strange incident kidnapping children and promised to protect them.
"I hoped this time it will work," Tai mutters.
Now they have to wait until the Phantom and his ghouls troopers coming at them.
It wasn't until Tai turns around and got hit in the head by a punch. This causes Tai fall on bunch of garbage beneath him.
"What the-" Tai groan but a Ghoul standing in front of him.
The Ghoul is about to stab him if Tai didn't rolled out of the way. Tai got himself back up and starts to kick the Ghoul.
It wasn't long until there are three more Ghouls popping up on him. The former Chosen didn't have time to gets his Connect Ring out when he trying to avoid gets stab by their spears.
"Save me!" a voice screamed. Tai turns around and seeing the girl in black hood being carried off by three Ghouls.
"Kisama!" Tai angrily shout as he about to run after the Ghouls after passing them aside.
But the Chosen wasn't aware that the Ghoul stabs him from the behind with the spear in the stomach. This causes him to fall into the ground and blood starting to coming out of his wounds.
The Ghoul removesits spear and soon left after realizing the Wizard is dead.
But the Ghoul unaware that Tai on the ground is fake after the fake body disappear, Tai come out of his hiding place and turns to looks at them.
"Please, hang on…." Tai said.
The Ghouls were dragging the girl to their boss in the hideout as the Phantom seems to be expecting them all along.
"Hmm… I thought there is something odd about you," Boogeyman Phantom said.
He comes forward and removing the hooded from the girl's head and revealed to be Michiko. This causes the Phantom to chuckle out loud.
"This is unexpected, but I know your Wizard friend would switch with the real child." The Boogeyman said."But it's too bad that your friend is going to fall for the trap that I set up for him."
Michiko looks surprised.
"What?!" The Phantom soon showing something from his back and took out a captive Unicorn familiar before he smashed it with his palm.
It soon returns to its original form as a ring.
"I'll know well about the Wizard's clone trick but I plan a special trip for him…" The Phantom explains in a mocking tone.
Tai hurry and going into the warehouse after what Koyomi told him.
"They should be around here somewhere…"Tai said to himself.
But he soon caught off by the attention when the door behind him is close.
"Wait! Who shut the door?" Tai said.
It's wasn't until he saw a bunch of dynamic around the room and they're about to set off. Tai tries to contain get out of here with magic but he was too late.
*BOOM*
"AAAAAHHH!"
Michiko looks quite horrified right now as the thought about what happens to her Shinso right now.
"It's futile attempt of your Ring-bearer Wizard." The Phantom explains. "After all, I got the real child who your friend has been hiding over here."
Michiko saw another children being brought in by a pair of Ghouls before they take him straight to cell along with other captive child been held.
"Hmm, you are pretty stupid… Phantom," a familiar voice that Michiko would recognized from anywhere.
"Shisho!" Michiko exclaimed with glad in her voice.
A figure comes out of the shadow and it's none other than Tai holding his WizarSwordGunwith Garuda on his shoulder.
"You! I thought you were finished!" The Phantom exclaimed.
"It's isn't that easy than you thought, Phantom-san." Tai explains. "But you're the one who fallen for my trap."
"But how?" Phantom asked.
Tai didn't answers and starts firing silver bullets at the Ghouls.
He has no reason of giving full explanation to the Phantom since he remembers seeing how people do it on the cartoon and doesn't see the point to it.
Suddenly the Phantom turns around and sees two Ghouls falling on the ground as Hijikata appear out of nowhere.
"It's nice to see you came in time, Taichi." Hijikata said.
"Who the hell are you?!" The Phantom demands.
"I'm the one who calls for snacks." Hijikata said before showing his Driver On Ring. Tai happens to do the same as well.
"DRIVER ON!"
"DRIVER ON, PLEASE!"
"Help the kids, get out of here." Hijikata said to Michiko.
Michiko nodded as she head to back before the Phantom barked out an order.
"Ghouls!" Boogeyman Phantom ordered to his minions.
The stone like minions starts their assault on the two Riders. Tai turns and dodges as he shoots out multiple bullets at the Ghouls. Hijikata punches each Ghouls back before he leap through the walls as he kicks each Ghouls' head as they were destroys by silver bullets.
Tai got out his Flame Ring and Hijikata got out his Beast ring.
"Henshin!"
"LAND, PLEASE!"
"SET!OPEN! L-I-O-N: LION!"
Two different magic circles appear around them as they transforming into Wizard and Beast.
"Saa… Showtime/ Lunchtime daa!" Wizard and Beast said at the same time.
The Phantom got out his weapon as he charges at the two magician users with the goal to win. Beast got out his sword from his belt before the two magician riders clashed blade with each other as sparks flying everywhere. It wasn't until the Boogeyman Phantom throws them off with a powerful swing. This sent them up a few feet in the air before falling down.
The Boogeyman Phantom grips his weapon as he approached the Riders.
Wizard is the first one to get up and taking out another ring before scanning it with his Driver.
"BIND, PLEASE!"
Suddenly yellow magic circles appear around the Phantom and calls out rock like chains to bind the Phantom from moving. But this causes the Phantom to laughing at them.
"Hahaha…! Don't you already know that magic is unaffected against me?" The Boogeyman Phantom exclaimed.
He uses his arms and destroyed the rock like chains.
"You're wrong! Magic isn't the only thing a Kamen Rider can do…!" Wizard said.
Michiko is currently helping the children to escape from the Boogeyman's hideout.
I hope they're okay… Michiko thought.
She soon notices one of the children have a worried look on his face.
"What's wrong?" Michiko asked.
"Miss… but what if the monster come back for us again?" the little boy asked.
She doesn't know what to response since she doesn't know what they went through under the Phantom's captive.
"Don't worry. You won't have to worry about the monster anymore." Michiko said.
"How come you aren't afraid?" another child asked.
"Because the Kamen Riders will defeat him... you just have to have some faith." Michiko said.
"Kamen Riders?"
(Back to the fight)
"As Kamen Riders… we fight with our own strength for the sake of people's hope of tomorrow!" Wizard said.
Wizard got up as he dodges the Phantom's swing before punch him under the stomach. This causes the Phantom to move back. Beast got up next as he delivers an attack follows from Wizard.
"Let's go, Hijikata-san!" Wizard said to Beast.
"Yosha!" Beast said as he replaces his ring with a red ring with the symbol of buffalo on it and place in the Driver.
"BUFFA! GO! BU-BU-BUBUBU BUFFA!"
Beast thrust out his arm as a red seal went over his body as a red cape with a horned buffalo's head and a nose ring.
Wizard got out his Land Dragon and scanned the ring to his Driver.
"LAND DRAGON! DAN DEN DON ZU DOGON! DAN DEN DOGON!"
A yellow magic circle surround Wizard as stone like dragon merge with him as he become Wizard Land Dragon Style.
They charge at the Boogeyman Phantom as the Phantom been pushed back further. The Phantom got up as he sends an energy slash with his weapon and hit them.
"VERY NICE, SPECIAL! FABULOUS!"
Wizard jumps out of the smoke and he wores the Hell Claws as he and Phantom clashed against each other with weapons. Beast jumps from Wizard's shoulders and pierces the Phantom's weapon and scars his face.
"Unforgivable!" Phantom cried out in pain. Why does his magic resistance feeling weaker than before?
"It looks like you're useless without the children's fear of you…" Beast said.
"Shut up!" The Phantom exclaimed as he turns around and starts to run away.
"It's time for the Finale!" Wizard said as his claws as they're glowing with power of earth.
"Main Dish!" Beast said. He pulled out the Buffa Ring and spun the dice on the Dice Saber, Punching it, he got a Five.
"FIVE! BUFFA! SABER STRIKE!"
The two Riders going into their stances as the Phantom try to flee.
Wizard unleashed energy like wave from his claws and struck the Phantom's back. A gold seal appear in front of Beast as five gold buffalo charge at the Phantom and hit him before the Phantom exploded. Beast's seal appeared in the explosion as the seal being absorbed by Beast's his belt.
"Itadakimasu!" Beast called out with a praying.
"So that how it work…" Wizard said, observing Beast's belt after watching the seal being absorbed by his Driver.
"Now let's get out of here before the local official get the wind of this place." Beast said to Wizard.
"For once… I agree," Wizard said.
After the children return back to their homes, Tai, Hijikata, and Michiko were walking together. Tai soon turns his attention toward Michiko and look at her.
"Michiko, what you did is a little reckless." Tai said.
Michiko's plan is using herself as bait to finding out where did the Boogeyman Phantom kept the children and using the Familiars for Koyomi to track her. It was reckless in Tai's own book, Hijikata somehow convince him to agree but they make extra preparations to deal against the Boogeyman Phantom.
(Flashback)
After seeing Michiko being taken off, Hijikata took out a green ring and place in his Driver.
"GRIFFION GO!"
Suddenly a green mechanical griffon form in front of him.
"Go follow them." Hijikata explains to the Familiar.
The little familiar soon flew off in a hurry with Hijikata follow from behind.
"COPY, PLEASE!"
Tai made an extra clone of himself after seeing Michiko being carried off by the Ghouls.
"Go after the other one." The clone nodded.
It wasn't long until he felt his clone being destroyed in a trap set up by the Phantom.
(Present)
"But you did… good," Tai admit.
"Shisho!" Michiko soon hugged him with both of her arms.
"So that rumor is true…" Hijikata mutters to himself. He have been in several countries and hearing Tai's unusual reputation with different witch division.
"It looks Dragon have an interesting host, I hope you tamed some witches for yourself." Chimera teasing said.
Shut up, Chimera! Hijikata thought. He doesn't want to think about it.
"Hey Hijikata-san, I've been wonder but do you want Tai to take Chimera out of your body?" Michiko asked. This make the Fusoian soldier looks surprise.
"Huh?" Hijikata looks confused.
"I see… then you won't have trouble of being devoured by Chimera." Tai respond, taking out the Engage Ring.
"No thank you." Hijikata protested.
"But why?" Michiko asked. Hijikata have a serious expression on his face.
"I don't know if Taichi can take on Chimera since Chimera supposed to be older than his Dragon Phantom and it mean he is quite stronger than him..." Hijikata explain. Tai suddenly felt his Inner Phantom seem to be pissed off.
"Chimera is stronger? I will like to test that theory, soldier boy." Dragon growl, darkly. How dare someone mock his strength?
Easy there, Dragon… I don't want to start a fighting… Tai thought as he doesn't want to fight now.
But Hijikata seem to be getting along with his inner Phantom same as him with Dragon.
Tai then looks at Hijikata.
"Alright, but if you get yourselves into trouble due to Chimera, I will have to save you from being devour." Tai said.
"Sound like a compromise but I hope the opinion don't have to come." Hijikata said.
There were two figures watching them from the rooftop.
"So that is the Ancient Wizard Beast and Kamen Rider Wizard…" the young man said, "They aren't what I expect…" he said in quiet voice.
"Indeed, it looks like he is getting stronger…" the young woman said to herself.
It wasn't long until the white Garuda familiar land on her shoulder and she took out a slip of paper, "It looks like we have a new assignment from our mentor."
"I see…" the male said as he got himself up. "Let's go… Mayu,"
"Very well, Leon."
Both of them took out their rings and places against their belts.
"TELEPORT, NOW!"
AN: So what do you think? Hijikata being Kamen Rider Beast is unexpected faction but he has Nitoh's taste for mayonnaise. It looks like they aren't the only magician Riders here…Anyway, be sure to review or message me for any questions, comments, or concern. And don't be afraid to look at my other stories.
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