Kamen Rider Legacy

Rooftop

Alloy stared in disbelief at where Nancy fell, the whole thing was hard to process. But the wolf's shouting drew his attention back to the battle still ongoing.

"Things were way simpler when I was the only rider..." he muttered.

Ex-aid hospital

Hawthorn follows Emu into the room and notices The boss M.O.W.

Haw: "TRANSFORM! HENSHIN! FIGHT!"

Hawthorn picks up a clip board and throws it.

Emu thought this all extremely strange, stranger when the one man throw a figure at him and it turned into what appeared to be another Gashat in his hands, this one gun-metal grey with a cartoonish knight on the front, in fancy letters decreeing "LEO'S DUNGEON CRAWL".

He had more questions but knew it was more important to deal with the immediate threat.

So, with a nod and a steeled look in his eye, he threw his jacket to the side and revealed the bright pink and yellow belt that was secured to his waist. He held up the another gashat, a pink one, and clicked the button on the side.

"MIGHTY ACTION X!"

"Henshin!" He exclaimed, slamming the Gashat into the belt.

"GASHAT-O! LET'S GAME! METTA GAME! MUTCHA GAME! WHATCHA NAME?! I AM A KAMEN RIDER!"

"MIGHTY JUMP~ MIGHTY KICK~ MIGHTY MIGHTY ACTIOOOOON X!"

Standing before the two Riders and newly revived Dan Kuroto was the pink rider of this world, the one and only Kamen Rider Ex-Aid! And then, he held up the new Gashat he received from Kenshi, holding it up and clicking it. A loud, booming voice came from it.

"DUNGEON CRAWLER! GETCHA! LEVEL UP!"

He jammed it into the second slot of his belt, and twisted the handle. In a flash of light and a chorus of what sounded like old timey music one would hear in a fantastical world of Victorian England, he was surrounded by rings of silver that appeared around him, and a Knight appeared in front of him, posing with his sword before suddenly he exploded into light, the bits of armor appearing around him like...well, armor.

"FIND THE TREASURE! DEFEAT THE DUNGEON! R-R-R-R-ROUGE CRAWLER! LEOOOOOOOOOO'S DUNGEON CRAAAAAAAWL!"

The armor snapped around the pink form of the Kamen Rider, but it seemed more animalistic than it did like regular knight's armor. The hands were impressively sized claws, Ex-Aid's face could be seen through the roaring lion's paw and his entire color scheme had turned Gun Metal Grey.

Finally ripping the Silver Page off his face, Dan spun around and blinked. "Wait! You don't-"

"Dan!" Shouted Emu as he charged forward. "I won't allow you to hurt anyone ELSE!"

"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, I-!"

He was struck in the chest by the paw and sent FLYING through the room, destroying the computers and denting the wall inward.

...

"Where-Where am I!?" Izzei's voice was found again through the initial glitch, suddenly, and painfully, aware of his surroundings. How he looked a MONSTER. He reached up and flinched when he saw his hand was a blade. His eyes wide, he began to hyperventilate.

"Where's-Where's the Zephyr Guard!? Where's my dad!? Where's Ventus!? Where's Mitsuko!?" he screamed and he fell onto his knees, hyperventilating as his world was rocked furhter. "WHAT HAPPENED TO ME!?!?"

Without warning, portals appeared in front of all of the riders that were currently working towards the greater good of the Multi-Verse in Plasma's World, pulling them back in and dropping them into the Main Hub room, with Seisen panting, holding his hands up and the book open.

As the portals behind them closed, he fell to his knees, panting and holding one hand over his eye, trying to catch his breath.

Ex-Aid hospital

Hawthorn runs over to Kenshi

Haw: angered "What did you touch?!... You know what it doesn't matter, We need to evacuate the hospital. This could get messy."

Edited by kiddthegamer on Nov 7th 2018 at 4:18:44 AM

August heard just enough of Izzei that he finally put the pieces together, just as he was pulled back into the hub.

"What the fuck."

He dismissed his transformation, the diving key flying a short distance through the air before disappearing again, and immediately turned to Seisen.

"I need to know how to fix them. The cores Geki changed."

The portal opened under Nancy, and she fell onto the floor with a dull thud, still unmoving and barely breathing.

Just then, Taylor came barreling through another portal, sliding to her knees near Nancy and running a hand through her hair to transform into her male form—but this time, a gallantly dressed doll.

"M-mom, a few-w more m-minutes," Nancy slurred deliriously as Taelr took the needle still grasped tightly in Nancy's hand to cut open his own chest. Inside his torso was a writhing mass of blue thread, and Nancy transformed again into her Unraveler form.

Taelr grunted as he pulled his Core out of his chest with several sickening snaps of thread and worked quickly to stabilize Nancy's Core and counteract Atro's influence.

Finally, he collapsed near Nancy (who was looking human and a tiny bit more healthy), and wheezed out several warnings to the gathered Riders.

"Greetings. I am Taelr, and also Nancy's mother. I just stabilized her Core. She's the Unraveler-human hybrid homunculus from the story she probably told you already. My work will only hold for a short while. Once it ends, she'll become more and more like Atro, and may even become a full-blooded Unraveler."

Coughing, he continued. "The Pinky Thimble you'll get in a moment. You'll find the Ring, Middle, and Pointer Thimbles in Atro and his lieutenants' possession. Nancy will have to look deep inside herself to find the Thumb Thimble."

"Tell her everything I have told you, and please... apologize to her for me...She should not have to endure this by herself..."

And his body turned into dust that blew away on a nonexistent wind, leaving behind a glimmering silver thimble. A sliver of blue light filtered into Nancy's needle.

Nancy was unconscious and insensate throughout all this.

Wherever Atro was, he would feel a deep, stabbing pain in his chest, almost like it was being ripped in two. It was sheer agony.

When Atro and Taelr become sworn brothers, they sewed a piece of their Cores into each other's Cores. And now that part was dead. Taelr only lived on in Nancy, but his Threads would soon disintegrate.

However, with Taelr's influence gone, he could sense the bit of his Core still in Nancy. Perhaps he could attempt to influence her...as soon as he got over his grief.

"Ah-"

Plasma falls back into the hub with a thud.

"Wha-"

And then Taelr appeared and died to save Nancy.

"Wha-"

And on top of all that....

Paragon just kinda...blinks at where Plasma was

"Well then..."

Beam grans and sits up. "Di' summ'n get tha number of that aeroplane...?

"No, no I did not..."

"Big help you are, cap..."

A beat.

Beam stares at Izzei. "Looks like they left that one. It attacked us, so we should-"

-thunk-

-A Gate opens beside Izzei and, like a side wipe, teleports him back to the relative safety of the Geist building's rooftop.-

"Wha-"

"Hmhmhmmmm...not the way I'd have wished any of this to play out, no...but plans will find a way to come to fruition regardless."

Gaziim turns on his heels. "Now...what to do with you, my furry, memory-challenged friend..."

Rooftop

"Okay, just calm down and maybe we can help-" Alloy tried to approach the wolf, but he was wisked away before he knew what was happening.

Hub

The events unfolding instantly and so quickly after their return just left him blinking in confusion "Okay, what the hell is going on??"

He shook his head to try and clear his mind after the repeared bizzare happenings and then hurried to Seisen's side "Hey, are you okay?"

Kenshi just looked aside. But something hit him as he ran, trying to get as many people to safety as he could.

"Wait a minute" He said, with a dawning look "Why did the page start following that Dan guy?"

With a look, he decided to keep a murder from happening, or at least, that Emu is finished venting his frustrations with the guy.

Seisen was rocked in several regards. Augusts request on how to fix the cores. Literally everything that happened with Nancy just now. Alloy asking him if he was okay. The fact that Kenshi and Hawthorne still weren't back.

There was a lot to handle.

He moved his hand, which was clutching his eye, in the direction of the portals and shut them forcefully. With his eye now exposed, it was shown to be dripping with blood, a single stream down his cheek and collecting on his chin. He took a shuddering, weak breath and shook his head, idly wiping the blood from his cheek as he rose to his feet.

"this is becoming more and more difficult by the day." He mumbled to only himself, winking his bleeding eye closed and gesturing over. Suddenly, from his chest, the thrumming golden core leaped from his chest and hovered above the group, slowly healing their wounds. "Lot to take in...lot...lot to take in..."

He gestured to Nancy. "Put her in a bed. we'll inform her when we get to it." He mumbled to them, then turned to August and Alloy. "I'll survive. It doesn't matter. Over use of the book." He took another deep breath. Then, he turned to August and thought about the question very carefully, even himself unaware.

"You'll be able to." He spoke to August, but his tone was to everyone in the room. "You'll all be able to. once you're strong enough to do it."

...

It was thankfully, relatively easy to evacuate the hospital. Mostly easy do the fact that with the weekly attacks by Bugsters and other such horrible monsters, evacuation became just as common as a cold around here! So, as Kenshi and Hawthorne finally helped pull the last sick client out, there was a loud BOOM!, and a part of the wall exploded outwards, sending Emu flying and skidding on the ground.

Standing in the hole freshly made in the wall was what appeared to be Ex-Aid, only black and purple, instead of pink and green. He pointed down to Emu.

"I WANTED to do this civily but I suppose I'm going to need to remind you of your place, mutt!" He shouted as he held up a new Gashat...well, new to him, not to Emu and Hawthorne. "Witness...the power of a GOD!"

"Where did you-!?"

He clicked it.

"GASHATO!"

"WITNESS...GOD!" and plugged it into the driver.

"ART STUDIO! GETCHA! LEVEL UP!"

The music that came from it was what could only be described as tinny swing music one would expect from an old 30's cartoon, with loud, bumping bass and cartoonish sound effects. Black rings, dripping with ink, appeared around him.

"DRAW! CREATE! BRING YOUR IMAGINATION TO LIFE! THE MERRY GO ROUND BROKE DOWN! TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON'S ART STUDIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

The armor snapped onto him, with what appeared to be...well, it was almost stereotypical of what one would expect a painter to be. An apron that appeared to be more armor than it did cloth, a baret that was tipped to the side, and the biggest thing was the massive broadsword, that looked like a ink dipped pen, in his right hand.

"NOW!" He shrieked, his body contorting as he cackled and pointed. "WITNESS YOUR END! WITNESS GOD! WITNESS-"

The Silver page suddenly flew out again and suddenly wrapped around Dan, this time covering his entire form and shape. A moment later, Dan was gone, and the Silver page floated back down onto the ground, landing in front of Kenshi and Hawthorne.

There was an awkward silence, and then a cough from someone in the back row.

"Um..." Emu looked back at Kenshi and Hawthorne. "Was...that supposed to happen...?"

...

"-PERFECTION!"

It was almost comical, how all of a sudden, out of literal fucking no where, a Black Kamen Rider who looked like he was getting ready to Bob Ross over someone appeared directly in the middle of the Guardian Hub, frozen in place as it dawned on him his multidimensional teleport that had just happened to him.

He looked around slowly at all the likely surprised faces.

"...Ehhh...?"

Kenshi looked at the page like an idiot, before turning to Hawthorne.

"Well, I'd say the book just shortchanged us, but beggars can't be choosers" He commented.

Looking at Emu, he simply chuckled nervously.

"I think so" He answered, a bit confused "We came here to recruit a Rider, but who would have thought we'd get the local loon" After a pause, he asked.

"You seem to have your grievances with him, care to tell?" With a sheepish look, he also extended his hand to him "Also, can I have the Knight back? It's my default"

“We’ll be able to fix everything, huh...maybe...”

Plasma stops herself, shaking her head.

She looks to be deep in her own thoughts...

And then a new Rider blipped into the Hub, earning a rather girlish yelp from her.

...and a swift chop to Dan’s face.

Officer’s instinct, you understand.

Hub

"If you insist" Alloy said flatly at the sight of Seisen bleeding. Even if he disagreed it was a good enough answer for the moment considering everything else going on.

Including the sudden appearance of a shouting rider.

Alloy just stared in surprise as Plasma attacked and shook his head muttering "Guess I shoulda known Toon would go for the kidnapping route again.". He raised a hand in greeting and stepped forward to try getting between the two before they could get into a brawl "Yo. Guess you're the new recruit? Sorry about that"

Seisen's response just prompted some odd contemplative noises in August, at least until someone else suddenly appeared in the middle of the hub. Given everything else that had happened recently, this wasn't even that surprising.

"Yeah, sure. Of course."

August shuffled over to the book, though not entirely sure why.

"Uh... multiple universes exist, we're all from different ones, they're all in danger. Anything else?"

Edited by FerrousMaelstom on Nov 10th 2018 at 8:04:42 PM

"...Oh! Right, um...' He reached down and pulled the Gashat from his grip, holding it out to him. "Sorry if it's not exactly...what you had before, but-"

As soon as it left his hand and returned to Kenshi's, the Gashat morphed back into the Figure from before, Emu's eyes growing wide as he did.

"Incredible..." He mumbled before he shook his head. "Our relationship with Kuroto is..." He paused, finding it impossible to find the proper word. "Well, he helped us. Then tried to kill us. Then helped us again. Then tried to kill us. Then...helped us in the long run...?" He asked, counting on his fingers. "So...I guess helping us out numbered the killing us so...I suppose it evens out?" He chuckled awkwardly.

"But when you say..."recruit"....where did Kuroto go? And...frankly, who are YOU two? You said you were Riders..."

...

Dan barely had time to react before he got struck in the face by Yuriko, sending him reeling back and clutching his face, less in pain and more in shock. His attention turned to them all, he indignantly screamed, "Who do you think you are?!"

"oh no." Seisen groaned, picking himself up and wiping the remains of the blood from his face. "Out of all the people...out of ALL the Riders...why HIM?"

"Do you people not know who you tangle with!? I am Neo-Shin-Kuroto Dan! I am a GOD! And you will RESPECT me as such!"

ex-aid hospital

Hawthorn seems to have left a person shaped dust cloud.

The hub

Hawthorn comes through the portal to ex-aid's world in a flying leap attempting to tackle Dan.

Haw: anger "Give me my pen, you psychotic peice of shit!!!"

As her henshin dissipates, Yuri just...blinks. This man...this man was, in every sense of the word, crazy. Nuts. Insane. A god? Did he really just say a god? But he just got slapped, could gods be slapped?

All of these thoughts crossed her mind, with the blankest of expressions.

At the very least, his first question was more or less clear.

“Azami, Yuriko. Police Investigator. Kamen Rider. Gate Resistance Security Operative. Rider designation, Plasma.”

What, he asked.

“And barring some so called god, who exactly are you, Mouthful-san?

August slumped down on the floor and looked around the room, going from Seisen to Dan and back again. Frankly, he had no idea what to do here. He could try water again but there didn't seem to be any pipes to break in the Hub.

"Can we... try again?"

He reached for the book and went to open it but then second-guessed himself. He still didn't really know how the portals worked and they weren't all back yet.

"Anything in this that'd convince him?"

Hub

Alloy just stared at the new, and apparently deranged, rider. For a brief moment he considered that he might prefer Toon over this guy, but he ignored that thought and Dan's demand for respect with a nonchalant shrug. "...Well, I guess if you're a 'god' you already know about the demon hopping around the universes, killing riders and eating the souls of their worlds then? My bad."

With that said, he turned to go pick Nancy up and find her a bed to rest in.

Edited by BlitzTrain on Nov 15th 2018 at 12:44:16 PM

Kenshi simply nodded. "Sounds like a real pain to deal with" He commented. And he meant it. To deal with someone who jumped sides again and again would be really aggravating, particularly if they were annoying narcissists. He liked to know where he stood with people, it's what makes life easier.

With a sigh, he looked at Emu, and turned serious.

"There is a madman with an army trying to destroy all worlds" He revealed "Their strength is no joke, so we are recruiting as many Riders as we can to fight them. Your world is deep enough that it's not easy to reach, so it would be a good place to find an ally"

With a nod, he simply gave an encouraging smile.

"While a small group of us try to recruit people, we just ask you, and whatever other allies you have, to be ready and keep growing stronger. I am Arashi Kenshi, also known as Kamen Rider Leo"

Taking the page, he went back to the Hub.

Once there, he looked around, and saw Seisen's state, wanting to check his condition.

"Are you alright?" He started talking faster than normal, trying to see if he could help "Can I do something to help? And I am sorry, the page kept pulling and I feel someone scammed us, but I got a man called Emu informed, so, not a total loss, right?" With that, he chuckled, trying to keep some level of spirit on himself and the others.

Edited by Blueace on Nov 15th 2018 at 10:59:42 AM

"Mouthful-San!? I'll have you know that I-" And then, he was tackled to the ground by a very annoyed Hawthorne, grunting and shouting, "UNHAND ME, FOOL! I WILL DESTROY YOU AND ALL YOU CARE ABOUT!"

Seisen could only stare at the chaos in his hub, nodding at Kenshi as he came in and helped him to his feet. "I'm fine, what's done is done. I wish we could trade him in somehow but unfortunately, the book has decided for him to be the one to help us. So, we need to work with what we have." He nodded to Kenshi and August, before sighing. "Just...don't think any less of me for what I'm about to do."

He rose to his feet and approached the two wrestling riders and cleared his throat.

"Oh mighty god, who bestowed us with your presence! We who are unworthy to walk in your steps ask for your help to save the entirety of the Multiverse! We need your genius, we need your compassion, your powers, and your...your...handsomeness...? To save us all!"

Kuroto stopped struggling with Hawthorne before he smirked and pushed the Gashat into his hands, where it turned back into his pen. "FINALLY Some sense around here!" He chuckled, standing up and dusting himself. "I will help your little project...you're lucky I'm so compassionate today!"

"Yes, lucky." Seisen said, deadpan. He looked to the others. "And...your adventures?"

The Hub

Hawthorn snatches the pen from Dan's hands jumps off him and begins inspecting it for damage.

Haw: mumbling " The psychotic bastard better not have messed up the nib when he jammed it in that moronic belt."

Hawthorn glares at Dan for a moment then finds a chair some where near by and begins to fill an inkwell with in made with a stone.

“Ah...”

Yuriko stifles a chuckle at the sudden 180.

Oh yeah...this guy’s going to be...interesting.

Nancy awoke with a jolt, saw the silver thimble on the ground, and made a choking noise deep in her throat.

"I-I heard everything," she sniffled, beginning to cry. "Mom's dead, the other Thimbles are in the Unraveler leaders' hands, and I have to solve some stupid riddle about 'looking inside myself' to find the last one!"

Nancy's voice raised into a shout and she shook her fist at the heavens. She slowly turned to face Kuroto Dan with a furious expression.

"If you try to hurt my friends, I will kill you. If you try to kill my friends, I will kill you. If you betray us, I will kill you, even if it's the last thing I do!" Her voice was dangerously low as she said this. For a second, her doll-like true form flashed through her human guise.

Exhausted by all the talking she was doing, Nancy laid back down again and quietly wept into the pillow.

Kenshi could only look at Seisen in disbelief as he tried to placate Kuroto's titanic, bruised ego. If he started acting like he was a god again, the real one help him, Ken will have to knock him down many pegs.

But all of that was left to the side as Nancy started crying. There was a lot wrong on the situation, particularly her threatening someone several years older with death, but those could wait.

For now, Kenshi walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her in what he hoped was a comforting hug, even if he felt he couldn't say anything that'd make her feel better.