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Episode 10
OP Song:
Aoi Kaze No HOPE [HISTORY OF TRUNKS ENDING]
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Medieval Music - Sir Gawain
This was the past.
It was somewhere in the forest, probably in the early morning as the skies were shown to carry an orange-tinted one denoting sunrise.
A flash of light occurs which materializes a blue portal and out came Professor Paradox, along with Zi-O, Cure Tomorrow, and Hariham Harry. They have now successfully traveled back into the past. Zi-O and Cure Tomorrow had now automatically detransformed back into their civilian forms in order not to stand out too much while in the past, but they were readying their transformation trinkets when necessary and keeping a close watch on their surroundings.
"Ah yes, we're right on schedule," Paradox looks at his Chrononavigator gauntlet with a smile. Then he spoke solemnly. "Alright, children, this is as far as I can go from here."
"What? You're not coming with us?" Harry asked, curious.
"That's unfortunately not possible, Harry," George explained. "Professor Paradox is known as a Time Walker. There are certain official protocols mandate by a complicated set of natural, metaphysical, and spatio-temporal laws that he would need to follow as part of the official job description. Interfering in events directly is one of those things that he is not allowed to do."
"But wait, isn't he already interfering like right now by bringing us to the past?" Harry asked, curious as he was raising an eyebrow.
"I am merely pointing you in the right direction, young Harry, there is a specific difference on the matter," Paradox smiled knowingly in humor as the name reminded him of another Harry with a special type of scar on the forehead hidden in all of his hair; one of course who was also his student just like George. "When one refers to direct interference itself, it would mean that I would have to step in with my own power without any proper authority behind it. I'd probably get in trouble for even interfering in cosmoses that I'm not native to for many valid reasons. Ah, the joys and sorrows of inter-multiversal bureaucracy."
"Didn't really stop the Doctor though, sensei," George couldn't help but side comment while raising an eyebrow, mentioning another one of his senseis that was also a time traveler like Paradox.
"Ah but George, you and I both know that my old friend is quite the troublemaker who had already earned the right to get away with a lot of things because of his complex position in the higher order of affairs," Paradox smiled, explaining the troubadour extraordinaire of the Multiverse in a summarized form in light of being the latter's best friend in time and space. "Well then, L'Avenir Academy is just a few meters away to the east. I would simply keep a firm watch from afar for anything that might be a hindrance to your intended mission. Off I go," as he said this, a flash of light engulf him, leaving George, Hagumi, and Harry alone.
It was one awkward silence as the three stared at each other. The awkwardness in fact comes from the histories of all three of them. George knew why they were looking at him like that. He understood why. But that just made future mistakes take a more realistic shape. A dark future where he followed the role of a villain who walked the path to hell paved with seemingly good intentions.
George couched himself in order to try to alleviate the awkward silence. "...We should probably keep moving then."
However, as George tried to walk to the right, he was suddenly hugged from behind by Hagumi, surprising both George and Harry. But for George, it wasn't so much of a surprise as he wasn't expecting such. No, far from it. He'd known that he himself and Hagumi have a very complex relationship based on one major point.
Hagumi Kurai was his daughter from a possible future timeline separate from the main timeline. And this possible future no longer comes to be in the main timeline because of the major efforts of the HUGtto! Precure Team who did everything they could to finally bring down the Criasu Corporation with their goals and ambitions, misguided as they were, of stopping time eternally for everyone which was a whole can of worms that is considered to be the most terrible idea for anyone who could think in the long run especially when it concerns the wider multiverse.
Speaking of which, Hagumi Kurai and Hariham Harry have remained unaffected by the ripple effect of a possible Timeline Break that originates from this specific point. It wasn't because of the fact that they came from a different timeline from the main one that they weren't affected since Ruru Amour, an individual from the same timeline as them, was affected by the changes, which was already unnatural, to begin with. It's because it has yet to catch up to them specifically and they were running on borrowed time as they are here at this specific moment when the changes truly happen.
They only have one chance to make things right. One chance. No takebacks. The ripple effect was already affecting the present in a very bad way through the isolated changes that occur throughout the entire HUGtto! Precure Team. How much more so if the ripple effect happens here in the past? If the source of the ripple effect has been put to a halt, time itself would be corrected and everything that was in the past would reverse back to the way that history is set out to be. And George can take a good educated guess as to what was the cause of the changes.
But first, George is now touching the hands of his alternate future daughter, gently accommodating them as he turns around to find tears falling from Hagumi's eyes. Those were the eyes of a daughter who deeply missed her father in spite of all that the latter had done in her timeline. George knew as well as Hagumi knew that the former was not her father, at least one that can already be verified based on the fact that George can transform into a fictional hero that is known as a Kamen Rider.
Nevertheless, George just embraces Hagumi without any form of hesitation. Was it guilt that he was doing this? Was it a greater sense of responsibility and some need for atonement for all of the things that his other self, Hagumi's father, had done which were fought tooth and nail by the HUGtto! Precure Team? There were many reasons that can be proposed but George simply did away from them and focus more on trying to give comfort to the suffering young woman who was in need of parental love and care.
To think that he had a beautiful, kind, and strong daughter like this, George thought out of shame for himself in the future. This in fact was one of the many things that he fears the future. The quite justified fear that he could possibly be a father someday and not treat his child with what an actual parent does. He'd already seen it in the form of his other self, the same one who gave him that old pocket watch that is now currently in his pocket.
George gently wipes the soft tears flowing down on Hagumi's cheeks, speaking solemnly. "..I'm...I'm sorry," he said as he lowered his head out of shame.
But Hagumi wasn't having any of it as she shakes her head and embraces George once more, to which the latter only gave in for now. There was still some time to spare for the next five minutes. It was still the early morning after all and no doubt that a past Hana Nono is getting herself ready for school. On the second day if one were to be specific.
It was one quiet stakeout hiding behind the trees for George, Hagumi, and Harry.
Harry, now in his human form, was simply looking at the school with his binoculars, narrowing his eyes for any sign of unnatural activity. So far, it was exactly the same as Harry could recall from his past experiences. And speaking of past experiences, he couldn't help but cringe at how admittedly harsh he judged Hana Nono before when gauging her potential as a Precure. Truly, he hated his past self's behavior before he grew from new experiences, which is probably one of the main reasons why Harry was completely serious on his watch. If history changes at this point, then the accomplished future that everyone including him had all fought for would be for naught. Not on his watch!
"Um..." Harry tried to initiate a conversation with George.
"Hm? What is it?" George said as he was looking through his binoculars.
"I was just wondering...How exactly did you become a Kamen Rider...?" Harry asked. Hagumi, located in the middle between George and Harry, was listening to the conversation out of curiosity, for she too wondered as to how was this so, recalling the main divergence that exists between the future timeline and the main timeline.
George however remained silent for a few moments, his face becoming darker as if recalling something that he'd rather not want to remember. By the time he answered, it was only through a few summarized words based on a name. "Ultron."
"...!"
Ultron. The same artificial intelligence that was currently wreaking havoc on the present moment and had possessed Another Cure Amour. What did he have to do with George's transformation? And they dread to ask further as based on the recent encounter with the mad AI along with that cold, closed-off expression from George, it was clear that there was a very dark history behind George and Ultron. And they couldn't help but have shivers running down their spines.
"Hmm? Hey look over there," George, with the binoculars in their hands, noticed the charming, good-looking young man who was sporting an expression of discontent, probably grumbling. From close inspection, everyone recognized the young man to be Charaleet. And of course, at this point in the timeline, Charaleet had yet to turn from Criasu.
"Yep, he's here, just as I remember. And he's getting ready to do it," Harry muttered, narrowing his eyes at his past enemy.
"Hope for tomorrow, begone! Negative Wave!" Charaleet exclaims as he performs a set of gestures, with the final touch being the raising of both of his hands straight as the victim of the week is being a young student with orange hair who was angry about the recent scolding that he got due to turning his assignment late. At that moment, it wasn't just the orange-haired student that was affected; most of the entire school suddenly collapsed as the negative energy was sucked into them as it forms into a type of nimbostratus cloud. "Requisition: Oshimaida!"
And at that very moment, all of the negative energy swirled around and hit the clocktower of the school to form a vast monster known as an Oshimaida.
"..."
George was narrowing his eyes specifically at the monster, recognizing it as the main mook monster of the Criasu Corporation, the corporation that his other self heads as the company president. His fists clenched for a moment as they tightened their grip on the binoculars that he was holding, biting his lip for a moment and with his nerves flinching. He may not seem to be fearful, but he was because of the fact that the mark of future sins was present in this very location. It was a reminder of the dark future of his other self. A world that time had stopped for good. A world where he had selfish ambitions sugarcoated with selfless ambitions, the exact type of attitude that would no doubt be condemned and disapproved of by his late parents.
Even now, he still couldn't understand why did his other self do what he did. Of course, he knew the story but he just can't bring himself to understand. Knowledge and understanding are quite different in hindsight.
And it all leads back to Hana Nono. She was practically George's significant other which in turn frightens and fascinates the latter. In fact, there were many cases where the young George almost meets Hana, but the former was escaping such a meeting in order to delay the inevitable meeting that was when he was sent to L'Avenir Academy under Tsukasa Kadoya's orders.
He dreaded to be reminded of this event along with the other events that would occur after this one.
"Papa," Hagumi called out to him, grabbing him by the hand as if to reassure him.
Naturally, it did. Not only that, but it gave a sense of guilt and responsibility that was budding within the heart of the King of Time, the chosen heir of the throne. George Kurai was actually relieved in a way that his alternate daughter has everything from her mother down to her kindness. And of course, as to why he was called 'papa', it's because of that one little agreement that they had not too long ago when Hagumi was embracing him. Actually, it was more so of a promise than an agreement.
"...Can I call you...papa...?"
Of course, he responded with a yes with no hesitation that was tinged with such guilt to atone for things that he has yet to do despite making less sense or logic based on the semantics of time travel and probable futures, to which he bore witness to what was perhaps the third most beautiful smile in his entire life. The second was Hana Nono while the first was his late mother.
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Toki No Hana - Kamen Rider Girls
While he was in deep thought as he smiled at the reassurance that Hagumi was giving him now, he'd notice Hana Nono and Saaya Yakushiji taking two students to safety. This was it. There were only a few moments left before she became a Precure.
"Hugyu!"
"...!"
Hagumi gasped as she sees her younger self, still in the form of Hugtan as she had used every bit of her power to return to the past, and she is currently being dealt with.
George narrowed his eyes carefully at Hugtan as he sees the events unfold before his eyes. He would see Hana try to run after Hugtan, but become frightened at the last moment as the boulder that was launched by the Oshimaida made a landing towards Hugtan and Harry. She was scared, that George could tell. In fact, even his heart stopped beating for a moment as he sees the past younger alternate version of his daughter getting almost killed were it not for the latter's power. He knew that he could intervene in this one specific moment in spite of the struggling fact that he could simply step in and put an end to this conflict right now. But he can't, not with the Hana Nono of his time and that of her teammates currently suffering from a fatal paradoxical ailment. One wrong misstep and it would be over for all of them. The world itself would succumb to a terrible paradoxical cataclysm as it rips itself apart by the inconsistencies of the timeline.
"Hooray...Hooray...Watashi..."
Now, George was watching as he sees the worried face of the past Hana Nono growing into a much firm and determined expression, with fists clenching, breathing in and out. The beginning of her journey as a Precure, breathing in and out.
"("Hana")," George narrowed his eyes in concern, his fists clenching, calculatingly waiting in a patient and trusting manner, paying attention to the little details that may be off.
"No!" Hana dashes forward and raises both of her arms in a T-shaped manner. Her resolve was set in spite of her fear from before as she cannot just allow Hugtan to get hurt. And of course, Hagumi couldn't help but be touched as she sees her younger alternate mother trying her best to defend her in spite of not being a Precure yet.
"Mama..." Hagumi muttered softly, concerned.
"Hana-chan..." Harry muttered softly, concerned.
"Move!" Charaleet said, slightly annoyed at the interloper that was standing in the way of the Oshimaida.
"No!" Hana refused.
"Out of the way!" Charaleet said once again.
"Never!" Hana refused once again.
"Pfff. Crush her, Oshimaida!" Charaleet commanded while maintaining that annoyed expression.
The Oshimaida jumped to the sky in order to try to crush the interloper who was standing in the way of Criasu's goals.
"Hey you! What do you think you're doing?!" Past Harry exclaims to Hana, both bewildered and alarmed.
"It's not 'Hey, you'! My name is Hana!" Hana declared and clarified, standing her ground with no absolute fear that was present on her face. She turns her back to Hugtan, lifting her up as she speaks. "It wouldn't be cool for me to run away now. That's..." Hana closes her eyes for a moment before opening them up once again, determined with a fiery passion that had the spectators of the present time, especially George, mesmerized and in awe. "That's not the Nono Hana I want to be!" she declared this as she and Hugtan were now being engulfed by a bright pinkish aura, one that was recognized by the spectators as belonging to a special positive type of energy known as asu-power, and it was slightly driving the Oshimaida and Charaleet back on their tracks.
"This asu-power!" Charaleet was shocked, raising her left hand as he felt the positive brightness.
"Hugyu!" Hugtan muttered, the light blue heart gem at the center of her headpiece was brightening greatly. A bright pink-shaped heart was materializing in Hana's chest which fired straight, fully materializing a Mirai Crystal.
"A new Mirai Crystal is born!" Past Harry muttered in shock and awe as he sees Hana grabbing it with her hand. And then, he noticed a PreHeart coming out from the luggage behind him. "And the PreHeart is reacting!" He sees the PreHeart flying straight to Hana who grabs it. "Now, Hana! With all of your heart!" He declared.
"Here I go!" Hana declared, pointing the PreHeart straight.
"("Hana")," George thought, concerned and inspired. And then, he too felt an inner connection. What was unique about George as a Kamen Rider was that he had the powers of both asu-power and toge-power, both positive and negative energy, all in a perfectly harmonious balanced mystical spectrum which renders him quite unique as a space-time sensitive.
George Kurai, the King of Time who holds no desire to be a king or any type of monarchial ruler, who does not have a dream to call his own and is only plagued by the epitome of nightmares. And yet, he has this resolve to atone and try to move forward, fearing the future and what he could or would become.
And then, he, Hagumi, and Harry bears witness to the transformation of Hana Nono into a Precure.
Her hair turns light pink and grows longer and wavier with a pair of buns on top held by red ribbons and daisies. Her eyes are lighter and slightly change shape, with her eyelashes thickening, and she now wears lipstick. She wears a pink and white midriff top with three white and gold button straps in the middle. Her transculent sleeves are puffy and off-the-shoulder. She also wears light yellow wristbands that resemble pom-poms with light pink ribbons. Her skirt matches her top and is pleated with a translucent layer and mint green ruffle on top of it. Her PreHeart hangs on her left hip over a pink pompom bow with a white ribbon. She wears short light pink and magenta boots with red bows and yellow pom-pom trim with white thigh-high socks. Her accessories include a pearl headpiece with a pink heart on it and green clover earrings.
"Cheering on everyone! The Pretty Cure of High Spirits! Cure Yell!"
And everyone sees Hana Nono, now transformed into Cure Yell, standing tall, her facial expression determined and without any form of fear. The light breeze was blowing her magical girl clothing and her pink long hair.
"You...really are a Precure," Past Harry spoke in awe.
"That's right," Harry spoke with a determined expression, recalling the many countless experiences of the past that he had with the young special woman by the name of Hana Nono. "Nono Hana is...a Precure. The Pretty Cure of High Spirits. Cure Yell."
"I'm totally hot!" Hana looks at her entire appearance in awe.
Charaleet was shocked to see what he was now bearing witness to. Another Precure? Impossible? He thought. "A new Precure?! There are more crystals now?!"
Hana looks towards Charaleet, her expression maintaining focus on the upcoming battle that lies ahead.
But then suddenly...
BUILD!
"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"...!"
Everyone looks to find Another Cure Yell suddenly teleporting from behind and inserting something into Charaleet who was screaming in pain as he is forcibly transformed into something else. A dark purplish aura surrounds him as he transformed into a monster resembling Kamen Rider Build, but looks more monstrous. The armor is faded and mutated, the blue is rusted and the red looks like old leather. Spikes jutted out from the boots and shoulders, the helmet has a monstrous face with a fanged mouth and a glass-like optical visor resembling a rabbit ear and a tank barrel hiding two hideous eyes, and a skeleton spine on its back. On its chest says Build and 2017 on the back, his belt looks ruined and organic growing out of its waist with two full bottles.
As of this moment, Charaleet has now transformed into Another Build.
BUILD!
"Grrrr...GRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Another Build roared.
The giant clock-like Oshimaida was now standing absolutely still as this process was occurring, glitching slightly like static as it begins to return to normal.
"Let's go, Yell! Let's go, Yell! Let's go me!" Another Cure Yell cheered for herself as she twist and turned before her eyes landed on the past Cure Yell who was looking in shock as she spotted herself, much to her bewilderment, but also noticed the subtle difference in the color of their clothing.
"Who...Who are you?!" Cure Yell asked.
Another Cure Yell only responded with a smile that was subtle but sharp, almost like it was made to stab through the pure and cheerful heart of one Hana Nono.
"Your death," she said, with her eyes turning into a subtle blank expression that shakes Cure Yell tremendously.
Suddenly, George Kurai now enters the scene, jumping down from above through the use of a clock-like portal as he landed on the ground. He slowly stands up, his expression becoming serious and dark, his eyes narrowing at Another Cure Yell.
"Eh?!" Cure Yell was surprised to see a young man suddenly jump from the fray. From what she could tell, he was wearing the male uniform of L'Avenir Academy. He has black hair and purple-brown eyes. And overall, he was admittedly...handsome. "Who...Who are you?"
George only glanced back at Hana, his darkened expression turning into a much more gentle and accommodating expression when looking at the latter. "George Kurai, but I doubt that you would remember this after this is all over."
"Eh? What do you mean by that?" Cure Yell muttered in concern, her arms raised just near to her chest, placing both hands on the latter.
"Eh?! George Kurai?!" Harry muttered in shock, doing a mental double take as he narrowed his eyes at the young man who was supposed to be older last he checked.
"Ah?!~ Darling?!~ You're here?!~ Wonderful!~ Now I don't have to feel bitter anymore?!~" Another Cure Yell made a cheerful smile, raising her pom-poms together.
While Another Cure Yell was talking, two clock-like portals were summoned from the left and the right. Coming out from those portals was none other than Hagumi Kurai who was readying her Mirai Crystal and Hariham Harry who was clenching his fists as if to prepare himself for combat, much to the shock of Past Harry as he sees this along with the tilted head of Hugtan, almost like she was curious about her future self.
"Eh?! EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!" Past Harry said in shock, stuttering. "You...You're me!"
Harry glances at his past self, showing a smile on his face. "Yo! Me!" he said with a casual salute on the forehead.
But what Past Harry was more surprised than anything was the young teenage version of Hugtan who was Hagumi, surprised to actually see her as a grown-up and not as a baby. Past Harry looks back and forth between Hugtan and Hagumi, the latter smiling down on him which made his heart ache as his eyes were almost to the point of tears.
"H...Hagumi?" Past Harry muttered softly, asking in order to make sure that it was her, his beloved savior who managed to shackle the chains that link him to the Criasu Corporation.
"Yes," Hagumi confirmed with a beautiful smile. "Long time no see, Harry."
And as she said that, Harry couldn't help but have tears leak in front of his eyes, pondering as to how can this be possible as the last of Cure Tomorrow's power that was spent for both of them returning to the past made Cure Tomorrow into Hugtan.
And then, Hagumi begins to raise her Mirai Crystal as she transforms.
''Mirai Crystal! Heart Splash!''
Lighter colored eyes and the same hair color, but it is very curly and slightly passes her waist, worn with a large amount pulled into a layered ponytail held by pale pink bands, the top of which is adorned by a gem. She has split bangs and curled forelocks framing her face and at the center is a slightly altered variant of her forehead piece. Her pearl pink mini-dress features pale pink lining, with puffed off-shoulder sleeves and white fabric covering the collarbone with a winged pink gem at the center. At the middle of the chest are two hot pink stylized hearts connecting to her heart transformation device, which is decorated with pale blue ribbon and resides on a pink band of her fluffy white waist piece. The skirt is ruffled and hiked up on each side to reveal a semi-ruffled white skirt, and on the back is a ruffled pearl yellow flowing cape-like piece of fabric. Her pink shoes with pearl pink detail with a frilly cuff and a white ribbon at the center adorned by a pink gem. On each wrist is a frilly pearl pink cuff, and she wore pink heart earrings.
''Embrace the sparkling future! Cheering on everyone! The Pretty Cure of Hope! Cure Tomorrow!''
Cure Yell was shocked as she sees what appeared to be another Precure. "E...Eh?!"
"Now then...Let's go! Hooray! Hooray! Everyone!" Another Cure Yell cheered on. And as she cheered on, all of the Another HUGtto! Precure Team appeared from the pink portals that materialized from behind her.
"Ahha! If it isn't his majesty of time?" Another Cure Étoile smiled a bit too flirtatiously as her eyes lustfully looked at George, with one hand placed to her waist.
"So you actually followed us, I say?" Another Cure Macherie looked amused at George.
"This might actually be fun for us since it has been a while since we last fought you," Another Cure Ange smiled a bit too flirtatiously as her eyes lustfully looked at George, with one hand placed to the right side of her face.
"And this time, I'm more than prepared," George said in a solemn tone as he raises his right hand that has the Zi-O Ridewatch, pressing the top of the button.
ZI-O! ZIKU-DRIVER!
A digital hologram of a clock-based helmet appeared from the watch before it dissipated. Suddenly, there was a transformation belt automatically materializing into his waist and wrapping around his entire person. It was white-grey in color, on the front of it had a display screen with two available slots protruding on each side of the belt for inserting the Ridewatches and a crown button on top.
George begins to insert the Ridewatch on the right side of the slot and it begins on standby as a sound of a clock ticking comes from the driver itself. He presses the button on top of the driver with his right hand, making the main driver tilt counterclockwise a little as he raises his arms to his right side before he moved over his head as they eventually landed in position. His left hand raised to the upper right side with his left palm outwards while his right was by the hip with his right palm open. It was similar to the movement of the hands of the clock.
As he was doing that, a giant holographic clock formed behind him with several different gears around it turning and the clock hands spinning counterclockwise. He was ready as he flick his hands and was about to say the word that will shock Cure Yell who watching as she slowly but surely recognizes what she was seeing with her own eyes.
"("It...It can't be...")" Hana thought in shock and awe.
Back in the present moment...
"Hana! Hang in there! Hana!" Sumire Nono was beside the hospital bed where Hana Nono was placed at, still glitching but not as grievous as before. Sumire was holding on to the right hand of Hana Nono, motherly tears forming in her eyes.
"Hana-chan..." Anno Tanpopo was with her daughter, looking at Hana with concern
"Onee-chan..." Kotori Nono muttered softly as she was near the bedside.
"Hana..." Shintarou Nono was on the other side of the bed, looking at his daughter with concern.
For some mysterious reason, Hana Nono was able to get flashes from the past through the eyes of her younger self, seeing George beginning to transform once more into Kamen Rider Zi-O.
"George..." Hana muttered softly, her cheerful heart soaring with tremendous feelings of concern for the young man.
And then suddenly, a type of projection begins to appear as they were shown George Kurai who was now about to initiate a transformation pose.
"Eh? George-oniichan!" Kotori exclaims in shock.
"Eh?!" many who were nearby were also exclaiming in shock. Two of the Precure Teams such as the Mahou Tsukai Precure! and the KiraKira⭐Precure a la Mode were staying in this hospital room in order to guard the HUGtto! Precure Team who have all of their families and loved ones with them were also exclaiming in shock.
"Oh? Isn't that...?" Cure Macaron looks at the young man with interest.
"It's the general," one Clone Trooper Medic said as he looks on with a firm and respectful expression. And the same can be said for the rest of the clones who were looking on at George Kurai.
And as it seems that time was synchronized just as Hana Nono uttered his name from the present time, so would George recall something from his past. A memory from his mother as he once helped her in the garden that was filled to the brim with the most exquisite of flowers.
But there was one particular flower that he had glanced at when he asked his mother.
"Okaa-san," the young child once asked.
"What is it, George?" the mother said with a gentle smile.
"What is that type of flower?" he asked.
"Ah!" the mother made a knowing beautiful smile that George could not forget. "That is a chrysanthemum, George. It was once cultivated in China centuries ago. It has appeared in ancient Chinese writings as early as 15th century BC and was used as an herbal remedy. Its boiled roots were believed to provide headache relief, and the sprouts and petals were eaten in salads. The Chinese city of Chu-Hsien was named after the chrysanthemum and literally means "Chrysanthemum City." From China, the chrysanthemum made its way over to Japan by Buddhist monks in AD 400. Soon after its introduction, the Japanese were so enamored by this beautiful flower that it was soon adopted as the emperor's crest and official seal. "Kiku" is the Japanese name for chrysanthemum and every year there is a National Chrysanthemum Day which is also referred to as the Festival of Happiness. In the 17th century, the chrysanthemum was introduced to Europe where Karl Linnaeus, the father of modern taxonomy, coined the Western name "chrysanthemum." The name is derived from the Greek words "chrysos" meaning gold, and "anthemon" meaning flower. Today, they are also commonly referred to as "mums." almost as if the name resembles the description of one's mother in the British tongue. In fact, they are the official flower for Mother's Day for Australia."
"Heeh, is that so?" the young child pondered deeply.
"That's right," the mother nodded. "And did you know that there are different colors of chrysanthemum? Like this one for example," the mother pointed at the red-colored chrysanthemum. "This one has the color red and the meaning behind this is actually quite romantic. It symbolizes love and deep passion and it was this type of flowers that your father once gave to me when we were in high school."
"Really?!" the young child's eyes grew brighter.
"That's right," the mother said with a smile. "So George...when the time comes for you to meet a special type of person, always remember the chrysanthemum."
"Yes, okaa-san," the young child said with a smile.
"("Okaa-san...")," George thought about his mother as he begins to exclaim. "Henshin!"
He backhanded the driver as it spins 340° counterclockwise until it went back to its original position while bringing his arms in an X pattern before bringing them back to his sides. The clock hand from the holographic clock spins together at the twelfth before splitting to the sides, the small hand landed on the ten and the big hand landed on the two. The pink katakana word spelled 'Rider' formed under the clock hand. The katakana pulsed outwards, launching them ahead of him as three holographic watch bands circle around him forming his armor. They dissipated a moment later as he was now officially in his armor.
DING! DONG!
RIDER TIME! KAMEN RIDER! ZI-O!
It consists of a jet-black suit with a silver band in the center with silver ornaments on the sides of his shoulder and chest armor with pink highlights, and pink highlights on the hips and forelegs. On his forearms are the Ridewatch holders carrying two blank watches on his right and one on his left, he had a silver RideWatch that says 'Bike' in Japanese carried on his left holder. His hands are black with pink armor on his fingers and backhand. His helmet looks like a clock with a white clock piece with the symbol that spelled 'Kamen' on the forehead, and a black visor until the Katakana flew back and slammed into his visor as it shines brightly in pink.
Now...
George Kurai has become Kamen Rider Zi-O.
Now, he was taking something out of his left arm. It was a Ridewatch with the face of a Kamen Rider called Build, with the year "2017" seen from the bottom.
It was at this point that Zi-O begins to recall something from his past as he delicately holds the Ridewatch in his hand.
Sento Kiryu.
Years: 2017 - 2018.
Born as Takumi Katsuragi, he was the son of Shinobu and Kyoka Katsuragi. Since his youth, he was considered a brilliant prodigy. Takumi was present during the Sky Wall Disaster and learned that his father was one of the main causes of it. And it was because of this main reason that the origins behind the citing of his reasons for "love and peace". Sometime after his father's apparent death, Takumi was employed at the Touto Institute of Advanced Matter Physics and revered as the talented "Devil's Scientist" for his research on the Pandora Box, the Nebula Gas, and the Sky Wall. While taking up his father's research on Project Build, he developed the Fullbottles and the Build Driver to filter out the Nebula Gas' raw power without the risk of becoming a Smash.
Eventually, Gentoku Himuro caught wind of his human experimentation and had him arrested. Despite losing his position, Gentoku later recruited Faust so that he could continue his research. Within a few months, he advanced his research to create the Smash, the Transteam Gun, and the Hazard Trigger. Despite Faust's objectives, Takumi reiterated that Project Build's primary purpose was to combat the alien Evolto, whom he discovered was masquerading on Earth as Soichi Isurugi. Confronting the alien, Takumi's plan was foiled and his appearance was switched with the musician Taro Satou. Erasing his memories as well, Evolto smuggled Takumi out of Faust and made it appear as if "Sento Kiryu" was just an amnesiac man found in an alleyway nearby Nascita on a rainy day.
Takumi Katsuragi, with his face altered and memories erased, continued to live a bright new life as "Sento Kiryu". While Takumi was previously apathetic and stern, Sento was more bold and generous in contrast, as well being capable of sympathizing with others. The Evolto-possessed Isurugi indoctrinated Sento as Kamen Rider Build to fight Smashes and harvesting their Nebula Gas essence into Fullbottles. Sento Kiryu continued to pursue regaining his lost memories and would help prove Ryuga Banjo's innocence for Katsuragi's apparent murder.
At the end of his story, the World of Kamen Rider and the World of Build merge for good, with Evolto's plans utterly foiled by the combined efforts of Sento Kiryu and his friends.
As of the present moment in time, a young eleven-year-old George was helping Sento out somewhere in the latter's own personal laboratory. They appeared to be making a couple of modifications to the Time Mazine.
"And there, all done, this is the best! Hi, five!" Sento smiled with satisfaction as he raises his right hand towards George, the latter raising his hand slightly with a smile, and the former would now clap the latter with a smile. "Yosh! With this brilliant upgrade of my design, I'm sure that you can use it to the fullest potential...For love and peace! Right!"
George nodded with a smile.
''(''Kiryu-sensei'')''
Zi-O thought with respect, a sense of resolve burning in his heart as he begins to raise the Ridewatch carrying the power of his sensei straight for all to see. He begins to twist the dial and press the button from the center.
BUILD!
And then, he placed it on the left side of the slot. Then, he presses the crown of the belt and slants the belt a little, beginning on standby. He would backhand his driver as it spins 340° counterclockwise until it went back to its original position.
ARMOR TIME! BEST MATCH! BUILD!
And then, the katakana word flies out of his belt and then a holographic Fullbottle appears with the words 'Armor Time!' floating around it. Within the bottle, the Build armor materializes as the Fullbottle fades away. The armor does Build's signature gesture. Then the armor scattered and floats around then attaches to him.
Now, he has silver armor with red and blue. His helmet is similar to Build's helmet with the tank's barrel and the rabbit's ear sticking out of the clock's hands. The face is red and blue, as well as the chest armor. Each of the shoulders has Fullbottles, one red on the right and the blue on the left. The left thigh is blue and the right is red. The katakana attaches to the visor that said 'Build' and a handheld Drill crusher is carried and attached to his right hand.
''IWAE!''
''...?!'' everyone, both friend and foe alike except for Zi-O, looks towards the side and finds a man wearing a brown coat with a grey hood, standing tall and right near beside Cure Yell who yelped in shock at the sudden appearance, raising his hands in a dignified matter as he carried his book with honor, He begins to praise this very moment, praising the worthy and chosen successor to his beloved overlord and benevolent demon king of all time, Sougo Tokiwa - Kamen Rider Zi-O.
''He is the heir to the power of all Riders. The King of Time, traveling beyond time and space to protect the past and future of all Precure. His name is Kamen Rider Zi-O Build Armor.'' he said this as he raises his right hand straight at Zi-O, smiling. ''This is the moment when the King honors the Legend Rider who makes the resolve to fight for the sake of love and peace for all his very own," he clenches his fist proudly as he slowly lays it down.
''IWAE! He is the heir to the power of all Riders. The King of Time, traveling beyond time and space to protect the past and future of all Precure. His name is Kamen Rider Zi-O Build Armor. This is the moment when the King honors the Legend Rider who makes the resolve to fight for the sake of love and peace for all his very own."
From various parts of L'Avenir Academy, everyone who was presently lying on the ground was suddenly able to get back up from their stupor, almost awakened at the sound of the regal announcement that was fit for a King.
"...!"
Many of the students and teachers who got up and head towards the direction where they felt something burning within their hearts full of hope begin to see a figure standing tall, one that was just behind Cure Yell, Cure Tomorrow, Harry - both present and past, and Hugtan. It was a figure that they could never believe with their own eyes to be a real individual walking among them.
"Ka-Ka-Kamen Rider?!" everyone exclaims in shock.
The same can be said for Saaya Yakushiji and Homare Kagayaki who like all of the students and teachers saw something extraordinary with their own eyes as a positive spectrum of energy brightens their physical appearance.
"Ka-Ka-Kamen Rider?!" they exclaim in shock.
Back in the present time...
''IWAE! He is the heir to the power of all Riders. The King of Time, traveling beyond time and space to protect the past and future of all Precure. His name is Kamen Rider Zi-O Build Armor. This is the moment when the King honors the Legend Rider who makes the resolve to fight for the sake of love and peace for all his very own."
The Nono Family looked on in shock and in awe. It was one thing to be told of being a Kamen Rider. It was another to bear witness to it entirely. The Yakushiji Family, Kagayaki Family, and Aisaki Family were also in shock and awe as well.
All of the HUGtto! Precure had managed to slightly open their eyes as they saw their new friend taking on another set of armor.
"George..." Hana muttered softly, slowly forming a smile, thankful that he is alright.
"Wow..." Cure Miracle muttered in awe, with both hands joined together.
"Kamen Rider..." Cure Whip muttered in awe.
"Heeh, how interesting, fufufu," Cure Macaron made an amused smile.
Kotori Nono, recovering immediately from her shock, exclaims in a loud voice in order to cheer Zi-O on as she raises both of her hands. "Ganbare! George-oniichan!"
And thus, a positive type of energy begins to swirl throughout the entire academy, dispelling the negative energy. All of the positive energy was now being gathered upon the Kamen Rider, his physical appearance carrying a yellowish type of aura from head to feet.
Cure Yell couldn't help but look on in awe as she sees the very bright energy that was now being shown to her. It was likened to that of the sun that doesn't harm one's eyesight and helps one to walk forward to the future without any fear. For so long as the sun rises, there will always be hope for a better tomorrow.
Hugtan was also looking on in awe, somehow muttering softly. "...Pa...pa..."
The Oshimaida looks on in shock. In fact, he was fearful of the Kamen Rider who was swirling with powerful asu-power from within him to the point where he made a few steps back, his expression becoming dismayed.
"The laws of victory have been set!" Zi-O said, raising his right hand in the form of a salute very similar to Sento Kiryu's style, showing a confident determination.
"The laws of victory have been set indeed."
Somewhere watching from afar was a tall individual wearing a suit of armor reminiscent of a samurai warrior of Japan, silver in color. He has sharp-edged blades found on the shoulders, arms, and legs. He has a red sash belt, with a circular image found on the right side sporting the symbol of a thousand-year-old organization called the Foot Clan. But there were his eyes that one needs to definitively consider. It was pure red, a symbol of an evil soul hiding behind this armor.
Surrounding him from all sides were Foot Ninja Soldiers, wearing their respective black-colored uniforms, with their katana swords sheathed from behind their backs. And from his right side, there was GameOver who was only smiling ominously from the background.
"So says the Shredder," the armored warrior spoke as his red eyes begin to glow ominously.
Insert Song: End
ED Song:
Kamen Rider 4 [Time - Mitsuru Matsuoka]
12 Core Members:
Professor Paradox - A: David McCallum
Legend Main Heisei Riders:
Sento Kiryu/Kamen Rider Build - A: Atsuhiro Inukai
New Characters:
Charaleet - VA: Fukushi Ochiai
Shuji Yakushiji - VA: Hiroki Tasaka
Reira Yakushiji - VA: Maya Okamoto
Chitose Kagayaki - VA: Tōko Aoyama
Chiyo Kagayaki
Homare's Grandfather
Haidon Aisaki - VA: Tôru Nomaguchi
Miyako Aisaki - VA: Nobue Iketani
Masato Aisaki - VA: Yukari Shimotsuki
Baku Aisaki
Ch'rell/Utrom Shredder (2003 TV Series) - A: Scottie Ray