Kamen Rider Unicorn

by Michael_Ravencroft


H: High Speed Attack / Nasca Takes Flight!

Sunset stared in utter shock at what she was seeing, at first, she thought it was over when the red racer Dopant had hit her with that powerful attack, and how she was now just one blow away from changing back. Then, out of the blue, another Kamen Rider comes crashing down to the ground and sounds suspiciously like Rainbow Dash, calling herself Kamen Rider Nasca. Which should be impossible as Sunset remembered giving the Nasca Memory to Twilight before the start of competition for safe keeping. And yet, here stood Kamen Rider Nasca.

The red racer Dopant made an annoyed grunt. “Wow, you really needed backup to beat me? Not all you’re cracked up to be huh Uny?”

“Lay off, asking help from a friend doesn’t make you weak, it makes you smart for knowing when you need help,” said Nasca.

“Hmm, kind of like…you!”

The red racer Dopant dashed towards Nasca, but before the blow could land, Nasca’s wings flared and the blue Kamen Rider dashed towards the Dopant. Nasca lashed out with her own fist and both punches met at the center, causing as shockwave from the sudden stop of the two opposing forces. Despite the Dopant’s lack of eyes or a mouth, Nasca could tell the Dopant was surprised by the speed. For Nasca, it was time to put all those Kung Fu and action movie fight scenes she had watched to use.

Nasca broke off and came in with a roundhouse kick from the left, the Dopant was hit in the side, making it grunt from the speed and force of the blow. But it wasn’t out yet, the red racer Dopant regained its footing and delivered a haymaker right to Nasca’s right cheek, making her stumble back. Nasca grunted and retaliated with flurry of punches to the Dopant’s stomach, chest, and face, pushing the monster back.

On the outside of this fight, it was happening like a blur to Unicorn. She could see them moving, but their movements were so fast that she was catching every fifth or sixth strike, and some more when they stopped for a brief second.

The two speedsters broke off again, both appearing scuffed up from their battle. The red racer Dopant glowed and metamorphed into her bike form. The monster bike roared as it rushed towards Nasca, who was about to move until she remembered that Unicorn was in the Dopant’s path. Nasca brought her forearms in front of her, and made her shimmering wings fold in to act as a shield. The Dopant popped a wheelie and came down with the front tire, spinning it out and causing sparks to fly off from the point of contact. Nasca dug her heels into the dirt, grunting from the force being exerted onto her, but she gritted her teeth, she couldn’t let the Dopant get past her.

The fiery electric wings of Nasca glowed brighter and generated a force wave that pushed the Dopant back, making it have to drive off and come around to gain stability. Nasca needed to end his quick, but was not sure how. Just then, the black wing emblems on her shoulder pauldrons glowed and shot out before her, coming together to form a sword. The sword was gun metal gray, the guard was in the shape of the Nazca Bird wing, and the blade was crescent shaped and dual edged.

The red racer Dopant revved up its engine and zoomed for Nasca. The blue Kamen Rider took up the sword, and dashed for the Dopant. Both were just mere inches from each other and about to have a head on collision, however, at the last second, Nasca pulled to the right and slashed the Dopant, causing sparks to fly from its body. The damage was enough to make the Dopant flip up and over over Unicorn and revert back to its humanoid form, rolling on the ground until hit a dirt mound.

Nasca came to a stop and looked back, spotting the Dopant holding its side. She dashed towards Unicorn and put herself between Unicorn and the Dopant, pointing her sword in the monster’s direction. The Dopant rose up, grunting from the blow she received. “This isn’t over, Unicorn! That goes double for you Nasca!”

The red racer Dopant took off, leaving both Riders alone. Nasca’s sword disappeared into light particles, and the new Rider let out a long sigh. “Oh jeez, I…Oh man…That was intense! I didn’t think I could pull all that off but just…damn! I did it!” Nasca turned around and offered Unicorn her hand. “C’mon Sunset, those cops will be here soon.”

Sunset grunted as she rose up and looked upon Nasca. “It really is you, Rainbow Dash?”

“Yep.”

“Huh…” Unicorn glanced towards the entrance. “Let’s go then. You have some explaining to do.”

Rainbow Dash gulped.

***__________<U>__________***

Later that day, it was announced that the races would continue despite the attack by the monster. Some of the competitors had dropped out, leaving those who chose to remain to move up in the ranking, some saw it as a cop out others took it as a challenge to prove that they were worthy of their new ranking. Meanwhile, the girls regrouped back at Sunset’s loft, which Rarity was loving, and Rainbow Dash found herself a bit jealous that Sunset could live on her own.

“Let’s begin Twi,” said Sunset.

Twilight nodded and stood up from the couch, in less than a second, her mind was taken to that of the Infinite Library.

*~*~*

“Okay, what’s the first word?” Twilight asked.

--- Motorcycle. ---

“Lookup: Motorcycle.”

Dozens of bookshelves scattered into the infinite white space, leaving a few shelves behind.

--- Next word, red. ---

“Lookup: Red.”

The shelves disappeared and relieved themselves of a few books, about fifty in total.

“Need a little more,” said Twilight.

--- Try super speed! --- Rainbow Dash yelled.

“Ow! Rainbow Dash, I’m in a trance, I’m not deaf!”

--- Heh, heh…sorry Twi. ---

“Lookup: Super Speed.”

The books dwindled in number until only one remained. Twilight took hold of it and the book transformed. The cover was made of a red metallic metal, with exhaust ports coming off the sides like a motorcycle. Twilight then opened the book and the information flowed into her mind.

“It’s called the Accel Memory, its attributes are endurance, speed, and power. It has the ability to transform into a motorcycle, and in that form the Dopant’s at its strongest and……huh.”

--- What’s wrong Twilight? --- Sunset asked.

Twilight could see something inside the book, images of another Kamen Rider, his appearance was similar to the Dopant, but as armor. He carried a long, and apparently heavy sword as he struck down one Dopant after the other. The Rider transformed back and a name stuck out that Twilight whispered, “Ryu Terui…” Twilight decided to keep that information for now, until they dealt with the current problem.

*~*~*

When Twilight came out of her dive into the Library, Sunset helped her back to the couch. Once she had, the fiery haired girl walked back to the chair opposite from the couch and sat down, and gave Twilight an inquisitive stare.

Twilight sat across from the coffee table, looking like she just got called into the principal’s office. “So, you made another Driver, and gave it to Rainbow Dash, without even telling me?!”

“T-To be fair, I was actually planning on telling you later…but then the Dopant attacked and I was…I…”

“She had to make a judgement call Sunset,” said Rainbow Dash. “If she hadn’t given me the Memory and Driver, you’d be…you know!”

Sunset rubbed the temples of her head as she tried to calm herself. “I appreciate that, believe me I do.”

“So what’s the problem?!” Rainbow asked as she stood at the other end of the coffee table.

“My problem is this is dangerous, you got lucky with that Dopant! It was caught off guard. Now it knows about you and won’t be easy to beat next time. This is dangerous, and if there’s anyone here who should be putting their life on the line it’s me!” Sunset stated.

Rainbow Dash looked at Sunset incredulously. “Why should you be the only one to risk their life?! This my city too, and my friends and family! Now that I have the power to fight and protect them, I will!”

“No.” Sunset said sternly. “I’m forbidding you from becoming Nasca again, the belt and the Gaia Memory are staying with me, until I say otherwise.”

Twilight could feel the tension in the air between them, the girls looked like they wanted to say something too, but it felt like there was a hair trigger on this situation that would take but a small tap to set something off. “Um…Sunset…maybe we should take a minute a-and analyze the pros and cons of this. Having another Kamen Rider would be very beneficial to our fight against the Dopants, and if we had Rainbow Dash as Nasca during Glitter Glam’s infiltration, we probably would’ve ended the situation before it escalated. Also, it would’ve helped during the fight with Gilda as the Violence Dopant.”

“Cons, she doesn’t have any fighting experience, so she’s likely to hurt herself or others.” Sunset added.

Rainbow Dash shook her head at that. “What?! And you do?!”

Sunset stood up from her chair and stood in front of Rainbow Dash. “When I came to this world, I only had my brains and brawn, no magic whatsoever. So I refined my knowledge of science in this world, and honed my strength by learning how to fight, mix martial arts, anything I could scrap together and create my own fighting style! Even before that, self-defense was something that I learned back in Equestria, not just magical means but also physical should my magic ever fail me! So I have a foundation to work with! I won’t deny you’re athletic and have good reflexes, but you have a lot to learn before you can get back out there!”

Rainbow Dash growled and stepped back, assuming a fighting stance. “Then show me!”

Sunset shook her head. “I’m not doing this.”

“Fine!”

Rainbow Dash threw a punch, which Sunset Shimmer quickly caught in her left hand. The rainbow haired girl continued to push her fist forward, making her arm and Sunset’s shake from exerting their strength.

“We really doing this, Dash?” Sunset asked.

“Do you see me laughing?” Rainbow asked.

Rainbow broke off her punch and came in swinging again, Sunset blocked the punch with little effort, but Rainbow didn’t stop, throwing one punch after the other, leaning in to rush her, but then getting sidestepped before she could land any blows.

“Rainbow, Sunset, stop this now!” Rarity shouted.

“Oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my,” repeated Fluttershy as she hid behind her hair.

“Rainbow…Sunset, y-you shouldn’t be fighting!” Pinkie stated, looking quite distressed at seeing her two best friends going at it.

Rainbow Dash came in throwing a kick, but Sunset caught it, gritting her teeth as she took the brunt of the blow. She then reached out and took Rainbow by the collar of her shirt, “TWILIGHT, MOVE!”

Twilight did indeed move away from the couch as Sunset threw Rainbow Dash at it, but Sunset didn’t stop. She rushed to the couch and quickly pulled Rainbow’s right arm back with her right, and forced Rainbow’s head down with her left hand. The rainbow haired girl struggled against her, grunting and growling as she tried to get up, but each time she tried Sunset would jerk her arm back just enough to make it hurt but not to cause injury.

“This is what I mean, you’re not ready to fight a Dopant, especially if they’re a complete psycho,” said Sunset.

“I beat that red Dopant thing today!”

“Like I said, it wasn’t expecting you, but it won’t make that mistake again! If you think you’re ready then get out of this hold!”

Rainbow Dash tried, but each try only earned her more pain from the position her arm was in. After about a minute of struggling, the rainbow haired girl calmed down and relaxed her body. Sunset released her and sat back down in her chair. Rainbow Dash rubbed her shoulder as the others went to her, but Rainbow waved them away, not wanting their help.

“Go and get ready for the race tomorrow, I have a feeling that that Dopant will come back,” said Sunset.

“You still going to hang onto my Memory and Driver?” Rainbow asked.

“No,” Sunset glanced to Twilight. “Twilight will keep them with her. I’m keeping an eye on you in the meantime.”

“Whatever.”

Rainbow Dash got up and started walking out of Sunset’s loft, with Fluttershy following behind her as she was her ride. Once they were out, Rarity turned to Sunset. “Really, Sunset Shimmer, was that needed at all?! Rainbow Dash wants to help you, that’s all!”

“Look, it’s bad enough that all of us here have to deal with the magic I introduced into this world when I brought the Element of Magic here, and the dangers that that has created! I put the students, and you guys, in danger just from doing that!” Sunset pinched the bridge of her nose as she released a long breath of frustration. “I can’t control the Equestrian Magic and the spontaneous effects it has here, but I can at least do this to keep one of my friends out of harm’s way.”

“Sunset –!”

“Just let it be, Rares. Twilight, c’mon, Ah’ll drive ya back home,” said Applejack.

“Oh…Um…” Twilight glanced to Sunset, unsure if she should leave. Sunset showed a gentle smile and nodded to her. “Okay, I guess. Goodnight Sunset.”

“Goodnight, all of you.”

Pinkie was the last to close the door behind them, she glanced over her shoulder and said, “Maybe you should talk to Princess Twilight.” She then closed the door, leaving Sunset to ponder that suggestion.

The fiery haired girl walked over to her dresser and pulled out the journal, she then picked up a pin began writing out what had happened today. It did not take long before the pony princess wrote back.

I’m sorry that happened, but it sounds like Rainbow Dash’s entry helped. She’s always liked being a hero, at least the Rainbow Dash here in Equestria does. She’d be happy to hear that her counterpart is actually a superhero.

Sunset clinched her jaw as she wrote back. Actually, I took the belt and device from her.

Oh…Did she do something wrong with it?

No…No…It’s just…I don’t want her to do this. She shouldn’t be risking her life like that, I’m more magically inclined and combat inclined as well to fight the Dopants. I can’t just let one of my friends get themselves hurt because of something I did! I have to do this myself.

There was a long pause before Princess Twilight wrote back. Oh my, you sound just like me!

Sunset quirked an eyebrow at that. H-How so?

When Celestia and Luna were abducted and the sky was stuck in a half day and half night state, and when the Plunder Vines sprang up around Ponyville, I felt that it was my duty as a Princess to take on the responsibility of protecting everypony, but when I began the search, and the danger got worse, my friends told me that I needed to head back and that they would continue on without me.

That doesn’t like them, wrote Sunset.

They knew that if something happened to me then things would become worse, at that time Cadance and I would’ve been the only two Princesses in Equestria, and I understand why they wanted me to turn back, because Equestria still needed its leaders. But in the end, I decided to forge ahead, and almost got hurt in the process.

I guess what I’m saying, Sunset, it is important to know when the danger is great, but it’s also important to take help when it’s offered. Friends stand by each other, and help each other, no matter how bad things get.

Sunset paused in her response as she contemplated her words. Thanks, Twilight. I’ll think on this.

A smiley face appeared on the page and next to it that read: You’re welcome, and don’t be a stranger, come and see your home again. I know Princess Celestia would like to talk to you again.

I wouldn’t mind seeing home again, but Princess Celestia…I may need some time for that.

Okay, well take care, and if you need help from this side, don’t hesitate to ask.

Will do.

***__________<U>__________***

The next day arrived quickly, the turnout was surprisingly large considering the attack from yesterday. There was an increase in police presence, with some of the officers sporting an SCU logo on their body armor and uniforms, identifying themselves as the Special Crimes Unit of the CCPD. Shining Amor was there, heading the operations and making sure everything was running as smoothly as possible.

The calmness wasn’t only due to the police presence, now that it had been revealed that there were now two Kamen Riders in Canterlot City, the people felt doubly protected and so felt that they could move about with caution, but with a sense that help would come.

As expected, some of the contestants dropped out because they feared another attack, but just as many were left to continue the competition. As a result of the drop outs, many who stayed were bumped up in the rankings, those were dead last suddenly got to within the final twenty, and some who were once in fifth place found themselves in third. Of course the pressure was on for them, those who were bumped up felt now they had to show that they were worthy of their new ranking in the competition and give it their all and more.

When Sunset arrived, she found Applejack helping Rainbow Dash get her bike down from her pickup. Sunset motioned as to go to her, but stopped, remembering her actions of last night. Looking back she wished she had done it differently other than overpowering her like she did, but nonetheless, it had to be done. She couldn’t risk putting her friends in the line of fire, getting caught and rescuing them was one thing, but intentionally letting them go into danger like that was not something she ever wanted.

“You look like someone kicked your dog.”

Sunset snapped out of her thoughts and glanced to her left, spotting Lightning Dust approaching her. The former Equestrian chuckled. “Well, I feel like someone did.”

“What’s up then?” Lightning asked.

Sunset glanced to Rainbow Dash, Lightning Dust followed her gaze and nodded. “Ah, girlfriend trouble? You two have a fight over who’s top and who’s bottom?”

“WHAT?! NO!” Sunset stated with a blush. “We’re just friends!”

Lightning Dust laughed loudly and patted Sunset on the back. “Chill Sunset Shimmer, just a joke.”

Sunset rolled her eyes but went back to sighing. “We had a fight after the whole thing with that monster. She almost got hurt and I was worried about her coming back and race again.”

“Yet you’re both here,” said Lightning Dust.

“I’m here to make sure she doesn’t get hurt, otherwise I’d make her stay away,” said Sunset.

Lightning patted Sunset on her shoulder arm and grinned. “I get it, Sunny, you’re trying to lessen the competition huh?”

“What?”

“No I get it, really. I can tell, you got a killer instinct inside you that wants to be the best no matter what, second place, your best effort, is never good enough. We need to push ourselves and bodies to the limit and beyond, whatever it takes to the get to the top.”

Sunset raised an eyebrow, she recognized that kind of talk. It was very similar to how she used to speak back before her reformation. “Believe me Lightning, it’s not worth it.”

Lightning looked at Sunset confusion. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Sure, you may get somewhere higher than where you previously were, you may even destroy every good perception of yourself that other people may have had. But what’s it really worth to get what you want? Severing your bonds, burning bridges, all you are is lonely, and with nothing to comfort you other than yourself.” Sunset glanced to Lightning Dust and saw that her eyes were wide with…shock? Confusion? It was hard for her to read. “Lightning, you okay?”

Lightning Dust shook her head and gritted her teeth. “Spoken like someone who lost it all. Me? I can’t afford to be nothing but the best, having friends will only slow me down, and speed is my life. See you on the track, Shimmer.”

The mint green girl pushed passed Sunset, but in that moment of contact, Sunset felt something, a spark of hostile energy that felt familiar. Sunset continued to watch Lightning Dust walk away until she disappeared into the crowd, not noticing that Twilight was approaching her, “Sunset are you alright?”

“Yeah…Twilight.”

“Yes?”

“You have the Nasca Memory and N-Driver, right?”

Twilight opened her backpack and displayed the objects to Sunset. “Of course, is something wrong?”

Sunset glanced back towards the crowd, clenching her jaw and fists she asked Twilight, “Do you really believe that Rainbow Dash is ready to be a Kamen Rider? To take on this kind of danger? Honestly?”

Twilight zipped her backpack up and looked Sunset in the eyes. “Honestly, I don’t like you fighting as Unicorn. I hate knowing you put yourself in danger to fight monsters that have every intention of killing you! Despite what I feel……I know that you are the only one who can fight them. Because if you didn’t, my brother would be dead, Countess Coloratura would still be with that horrible agent, Glitter would’ve gotten you expelled or put in jail, Sugarcoat’s father would be in a coma and countless others thanks to Gladmane, and Sunny Flare might’ve become fully corrupted from the Queen Memory! And then there’s the countless other people you could save in the future! So…… do I wish this was someone else’s fight? Yes! But I know this happened for a reason, I have the Infinite Library, and you can become a Rider.”

“If I can help lessen the danger a little, with Hawk, Dillo, or even a new addition to your powers, I’ll do it! If I could, I would fight with you! But I…I can’t…I’m just not like that. So, as strange as it sounds, when Rainbow pressed the button on the Nasca Memory, that moment when I was in a trance, I saw her, as a Rider, Kamen Rider Nasca.”

Sunset’s eyes widened, surprised by this revelation. “Y-You did?! Why didn’t you tell me?!”

Twilight rubbed her shoulder as she looked at the ground. “Because I was reluctant as well…! I just got some wonderful friends that I care about! One of them saved me from madness and from destroying two worlds, and is now fighting dangerous people to keep everyone safe! And now I get a vision of a new Kamen Rider Driver belt build, I know who it’s meant for! I’ll have two friends fighting and putting themselves in danger! I just…this is all my fault…If I didn’t have this knowledge then none of this would be happening to you and Rainbow Dash…”

Sunset felt a stabbing pain in her heart, she never noticed how much Twilight was suffering because of all this. The burden of her knowledge brought both joy and sorrow to Twilight, she could make these fantastical devices to help Sunset fight the Dopants, but each time she made them knowing that her friend was going into battle and if she made even one mistake in her design, it was Twilight who would have to live with the guilt that it was a flaw that she overlooked that cost her the life of her friends. The fiery haired girl reached for Twilight and brought the genius into a hug, surprising Twilight and making her release a squeak from the action.

“I’m sorry, Twilight, I’ve been able to fight like I have because I trust you and the things you create. But I never took into account how much you worry for me when I do fight, I’m sorry,” said Sunset.

Twilight felt a fluttering in her heart, and decided to indulge in this moment and lean her head against Sunset’s shoulder. “You’re just you, I can’t stop you because that heroic part of you is what I admire and like about you, and which is why I understand why you don’t want to let Rainbow Dash fight, but…”

Sunset separated from Twilight a little and looked her in the eye, she then turned her gaze to Rainbow Dash who spared her a passing glance before heading towards the track. “Twilight, listen to me carefully…”

***__________<U>__________***

The racers assembled at the track, Indigo Zap had returned, not wanting to pass up the chance to have her rematch with the two CHS girls. Lightning Dust was there as well, with Sunset keeping a cautious eye on her. The fiery haired girl turned to Rainbow Dash and cleared her throat, gaining her attention. “Dash…I’m sorry for how I acted last night…that…that was uncalled for and…”

“And?” Rainbow asked.

“Just remember that I can make stupid mistakes, especially when it’s to protect my friends.”

“Sunset…what’re you –?”

[RACERS ON YOUR MARKS!]

Their conversation was cut short when the announcer came on. A symphony of motocross bike engines went off, with the riders ready to tear down the track and win it all. The lights above them were red and shifted to a flashing yellow, the racers tightened their grips and gritted their teeth, waiting for that flash of emerald to signal their start.

At last the light turned green and all twenty racers shot out of the gate. Sunset, Indigo, Rainbow, and Lightning had attacked the course, taking the lead and somehow getting further ahead of all the other racers. This wasn’t a race of twenty contestants, no, this was a race of four as the girls battled for the first place spot.

Lightning was gaining on Sunset, with a determined gleam in her eye as she passed Rainbow Dash. The rainbow haired girl narrowed her gaze and sped up, using a dirt mound to make a sharp turn and overtake Lightning Dust. The blonde girl growled in frustration as Rainbow got ahead of her, her mind quickly trying to think of a way to get ahead of her.

Indigo and Sunset were neck and neck, barely giving an inch to one or the other. The first lap ended with Sunset and Indigo crossing first, Rainbow second, and Lightning third. Another lap was done, and Lightning was catching up, but she still couldn’t get around Rainbow Dash. By the ninth lap the signs were showing that it was going to be either Sunset or Indigo who would come in first. Lightning Dust would not allow that, she had go further, push harder.

Lightning Dust saw a dirt mound coming up and got an idea. With a wicked grin she went full throttle towards the mound, Rainbow, Sunset, and Indigo had passed it, but Lightning went up it, using the incline to ascend into the air. The speed at which she jumped carried her far as she got closer and closer to Rainbow Dash’s position. However, it was becoming apparent that at the rate she was going, Lightning Dust would land on top of Rainbow Dash.

The rainbow haired girl briefly glanced towards the crowd and saw the jumbo-tron screen that showed Lightning Dust about to land on her. Rainbow looked up just in time to hit the brakes as she turned the bike to the side. Lightning Dust landed ahead of Rainbow Dash, but at the cost of Rainbow being thrown from her bike and rolling on the ground. Dazed Rainbow looked up just in time see her bike come straight for her, but thankfully managed to duck out of the way in time. The other racers in the back stopped when they saw the stunt, but Sunset and Indigo went on oblivious to the incident.

When they spotted Lightning Dust on their tails, they looked back and saw Rainbow on the ground. Sunset hit the brakes to her bike and did a one-hundred and eighty degree turn towards Rainbow Dash. Lightning looked back and smirked, shaking her head in disappointment. “Geez, she gave up first place to go back for her? What a loser, looks like it’s you and me Zap!”

Just then, Indigo Zap hit her brakes and quickly turned around and drove in Sunset’s direction. Sunset got to Rainbow first dismounting her bike quickly and sliding to the ground beside her friend. “Rainbow are you okay?!”

Rainbow Dash coughed. “Yeah, just got the wind knocked out of me, I don’t think anything’s broken.”

Sunset turned to the incoming noise, showing Indigo Zap pulling up to them and dismounting to come to her aid. “Indigo, you came back?”

“I remembered the Games, Rainbow Dash went back for you when those plant monsters almost ate you, and I left you and Sugarcoat back there without even stopping to help her. Crystal Prep ain’t about that anymore, and neither am I.” Indigo reached out to Rainbow Dash. “C’mon, let’s get you off the track.”

Carefully, both Sunset and Indigo Zap hefted Rainbow Dash up, despite her protests that she could walk on her own. Lightning Dust crossed the finish line in first place, and yet there were no cheers, there was no gratification in this win, growling, Lightning Dust turned her bike around and headed straight for the three. Lightning Dust stopped before them and dismounted her bike, letting it fall unceremoniously to the ground.

“Why did you two turn back?!” Lightning asked.

“Seriously, dude? You pulled that crazy stunt and almost hurt our friend,” said Indigo Zap.

“She’s fine, we have EMTs here for that reason! You didn’t have to turn back when the race was still on! And besides that, so what?! The mounds are fair game, it’s not my fault she wasn’t paying attention!” Lightning argued.

“You could’ve angled away from me! There was plenty of open space for you to land and not in my general direction!” Rainbow shot back.

Lightning Dust growled as she went to pick up her bike. “Get back on you two, we’re finishing this race! Out of this sorry collection, you three are the only ones I consider competition! And a win like this isn’t worth it unless I beat you to the finish line!”

“Forget it, Lightning, you crossed, you won. I’m going to help my friend, some things are more important than winning,” said Sunset.

Lightning eyes narrowed, memories flashed before her eyes as her anger boiled over. “Nothing…Nothing, is more important than winning! Otherwise…you’re nothing!” Lightning Dust reached into her pants pocket and pulled out a red device. “And no one is faster than me!”

< ACCEL! >

The racer pressed the Accel Memory into her neck, fusing into her body and transforming her completely into the Accel Dopant. The Dopant glared at the trio and pointed at them as her visor shined. “Guess we’ll make this a Death Race!”

The crowd screamed bloody murder as they were evacuated from stands, several of the SCU cops came in, fully armored and wielding high-powered weaponry. Shining Armor led the group and announced over his blow-horn, “ATTENTION, GET DOWN ON THE GROUND NOW OR WE WILL BE FORCED TO OPEN FIRE, THIS IS YOUR ONLY WARNING!”

The Accel Dopant turned towards the battalion of police officers and chuckled mockingly. “If you think you can hit me, then pull the trigger! But even if you do, it won’t make a difference!”

One of the officers, carrying a grenade launcher, aimed high and fired canisters into the air. The canisters landed around the Dopant, exploding and releasing a large smoke screen. Sunset glanced towards the cops and noticed Shining Armor giving her the signal to get away.

“C’mon!” Sunset whispered harshly.

All three girls managed to get off the track and headed towards the exit, at that moment though, the Accel Dopant created a super speed whirlwind to blow away the smoke and the canisters, crossing her arms in front of her chest and shaking her head. “Is that it? I was expecting more.”

And you’ll get more, Shining Armor thought. “FIRE!”

The officers opened fire on the Accel Dopant, shotguns and automatic rifles went off one after the other as bullets were sent flying in Lightning Dust’s direction. The Accel Dopant didn’t even bat an eye as a red aura flared up around its body and everything began to slow down immensely, the bullets looked as if they were moving at a snail’s pace. Lightning even managed to pluck one out of the air and examine it with fascination. Alas, Lightning Dust’s fascination was short lived as she dashed across the track and appeared before the muzzles of the guns. Focusing the speed energy into her hands, Lightning Dust began slicing the muzzles off the rifles, and at the same time, disarming each and every officer in that area.

After at least a few seconds, the Accel Dopant returned to the same spot she stood before. The bullets laid on the ground, along with all of the police officers pistols and ammo clips. The SCU officers saw their rifles ruined, dropping them and now even more defenseless than before.

“And I wasn’t even trying. Now, when you blink again, you won’t be opening your eyes!”

< JOKER! >

{< JOKER! MIMETIC DRIVE! >}

Lightning Dust heard that familiar sound and was about to move, but before she could, Unicorn appeared and delivered an energized punch to the Dopant’s face, sending her flying across the track until she dug her heels into the dirt, stopping herself. When she looked back, she beheld Kamen Rider Unicorn in her Ace High form.

“Heh, Uny, you’re back for your beating?!” Lightning mocked.

“No, I’m here to stop you.” Unicorn entered a fighting stance, and prepared for Lightning’s attack.

“Jeez, didn’t you learn from last time? You’re not fast enough to stop me!”

Lightning Dust dashed across the track, covering yards in just mere seconds. Unicorn’s horn glowed, and as the Accel Dopant’s fist neared her, she vanished, letting her hit nothing but air. In the next second, Unicorn reappeared a few inches to the right and delivered a roundhouse kick to Lightning’s side, making sparks shoot out from the impact point.

“W-What the hell?!”

Unicorn teleported again, but then reappeared behind Lightning. The Dopant noticed this and swung her arm in a wide cutting arc, but once again Unicorn disappeared. Lightning expected her to reappear somewhere else, but Unicorn reappeared in the same spot. Unicorn quickly hit the left hip port and began her attack.

\ HAT TRICK! COUNT IT! /

Unicorn’s fists and feet blazed with violet energy that wisped like flames. Unicorn struck the Accel Dopant in the chest, causing sparks to fly.

\ 1! /

Unicorn teleported again, reappearing behind Lightningand  punched the middle of her back.

\ 2! /

Unicorn began teleporting all around, confusing Lightning as to where she would appear next. “The problem with your speed is that you’re still limited by your vision, it’s all about reaction time! I tried to fight you with flight and defense, and that didn’t work! I understand that I needed to go full offense!”

It was more than that, as a unicorn pony, Sunset’s teleportation was thought based. She was always a fast thinker, and it translated into her teleportation. And with Lightning being pure visual, she couldn’t use her speed to predict where Sunset would go because she was too distracted by the teleportation and trying to wait and see where Unicorn would appear. Plus, psyching her out by reappearing and disappearing was a bonus. Unicorn reappeared in front of Lightning and delivered a kick to the same spot she struck earlier.

\ 3! /

The energy doubled and exploded, sending the Accel Dopant flying backwards and bouncing off two dirt mounds before hitting the ground again.

\ TILT! /

***__________<U>__________***

Out in the safe zone, Rainbow Dash was being treated by the EMTs, but after assessing that she was alright they moved on to others who were having panic attacks or the officers who were exiting the battle zone. The girls watched all this, but Rainbow Dash was clenching her fists, it was apparent to her friends that she wanted to go out there and help, but after what Sunset Shimmer said to her, she was hesitating, doubting herself.

Twilight stepped forward and placed her hand over Rainbow’s clenched fist. “Rainbow, why do you want to be a Kamen Rider?”

Rainbow looked to her friend, noticing her serious expression. “What are you talking about?”

“Tell me, why do you want to fight as a Kamen Rider? You know that you’ll be facing dangers like that Dopant, and possibly worse since you and Sunset will be right on the front lines, even knowing that, do you still want to be Kamen Rider?”

Rainbow thought on that, did she want to be a Kamen Rider because she just wanted to be a hero, or, was it really because it was something she wanted to do? Yes, Sunset had a point, she was not as adept at combat as Sunset was, Rainbow was athletic and strong, but she lacked the finer combat skills. Still, the Nasca Memory chose her, and she wanted to fight, not for some thrill, not because of the fame of being a hero, but because she didn’t want to see her friend fighting alone. The others couldn’t fight because they did not have Drivers or Gaia Memories, but now Rainbow had both, and could help Sunset.

“I do, I want to become a Kamen Rider, I want to help Sunset and protect everyone!” Rainbow stated.

Twilight released Rainbow’s hand and opened her backpack presenting the Nasca Memory and N-Driver to her.

“Are ya sure about that, Twi? Sunset was really clear she didn’t want Rainbow usin’ that,” said Applejack.

“I’m sure, because Sunset gave me a message. She said ‘I’m sure the Dopant will show up again, and when it does, I know I’ll need help. And if Rainbow’s willing to learn, I’ll teach her what she needs to know and we’ll be the best Kamen Riders around’.”

Rainbow Dash’s eyes watered a little, she quickly rubbed them and took the Memory and belt, dashing away to go and transform. Pinkie was giddy as she bounced around and said in a whisper, “Team up, team up!”

***__________<U>__________***

Unicorn stood fast, panting from putting so much power into teleportation. The Joker Memory gave her a power boost to perform so many teleports, but each time it was running her down, and Lightning Dust was able to see this.

“Looks like you can’t use that trick forever, you’re almost on empty,” said Lightning.

“I don’t have to, I just needed to by enough time for her to make a decision,” said Unicorn.

Before the Accel Dopant could ask what that meant, a blue blur came rushing from behind Lightning Dust. The Dopant turned her head at the last second to look back but only just in time to receive a high speed, disrespectful kick to the face. The attack made the Accel Dopant fly in Unicorn’s direction, but thanks to the enhanced reflexes granted to her by the Joker Memory, she was able to side step the incoming Dopant as she flew into the stands. Unicorn watched as Kamen Rider Nasca came floating towards her, landing and now she stood awkwardly before Unicorn, rubbing the back of her helmet.

“Look…Sunset, I…”

“Stop, Dash, just stop. I was out of line…I shouldn’t have acted the way I did last night,” said Sunset.

Nasca shook her head. “No I get it, you were trying to look out for me and I appreciate that. So, partners?”

Rainbow held out her fist, and Sunset fist bumped her back in return. “Hope you’re ready for a lot of training, partner.”

The Accel Dopant wrenched itself free from the debris and cursed as she rushed back to the track and glared at the two Kamen Riders. “I was wondering when you’d show up again!”

Nasca chuckled and stood proudly as she glared down the Accel Dopant. “You mess with my friend, you can bet I’ll be around! Delivering justice at sonic speeds! Kamen Rider Nasca!” The fiery electric wings flared from Nasca’s back as she struck a pose. “C’mon, do a pose,” she whispered.

Sunset rolled her eyes, but decided to humor her new partner. “Why not…The Magic of Friendship unleashed! Kamen Rider Unicorn!”  The moment Sunset struck her pose, an aura field burst off from both herself and Rainbow Dash, creating an explosion behind them.

If Lightning Dust’s form had eyes, they’d be twitching in agitation at what she was seeing, and shortly after she growled in annoyance. “That’s it, I’m turning you guys into road kill!”

Nasca stepped forward and hit the button at the center of the buckle. The Nasca Memory released and the N flipped to the orange side, allowing Rainbow Dash to place the Memory into the new slot.

\_/ NASCA! VERMILLION MODE! \_/

Suddenly, the blue coloring of Nasca’s armor shifted, becoming an orange, vermillion color. The wings on her back were energized, shimmering with an even greater brilliance.

“You got this?” Unicorn asked.

“I got it,” said Nasca.

Unicorn nodded and crossed her arms, this was Rainbow’s first real battle as a Kamen Rider, and now it was time for her to spread her wings. Nasca got into a runner’s stance and shot off faster than Unicorn could see. The Accel Dopant rushed at the same blinding speed towards Nasca, and in less than a nanosecond, the area was filled concussive, thundering booms. Unicorn couldn’t catch every movement, but she could tell their high speed battle was going fierce.

Nasca threw a kick to the Accel Dopant’s head, but was blocked. However, Nasca used that same momentum to perform a spinning back kick to the Dopant’s chest, pushing her back. The Accel Dopant focused her energy into her fists and began striking out with a flurry of punches, each one a literal blur as they moved at super speed. Nasca’s Vermillion Mode granted her not just speed but enhanced reflexes, allowing her to see where the punches were going to land. During one sequence when Lightning Dust cocked back for another punch, Rainbow saw an opening and fired off a jab, straight, and hook punch to Lightning’s gut.

The Dopant skidded backwards from the force of the rapid strikes, holding her midsection from the slight pain. Nasca had readied to go in again, but suddenly, the button at the center of the N began to blink. Oh crap, there’s a time limit!

The orange side released the Nasca Memory and switched back to the blue side, Rainbow took up her Gaia Memory and stared down Lightning Dust. “Having a drive to win is not wrong, but it is wrong when you endanger your life and the lives of those around you.”

“Shut up! I have to be the best, to be number one no matter what! All my life, I’ve had to prove it, and I won’t stop proving!” The Accel Dopant transformed into her motorcycle form and charged up its remaining energy for a final attack.

“Alright then, have it your way! Time to go into overdrive!”

Nasca slipped the Gaia Memory into her right hip port and hit the button.

>} NASCA! MAXIMUM DRIVE! {<

The fiery electric wings of Nasca unfurled, and Rainbow performed a vertical takeoff, shooting straight up into the air. She began to angle herself back gaining both speed and distance as she repositioned herself in Lightning Dust’s direction. The Accel Dopant revved up its engine and zoomed for a dirt mound, using it as a platform to launch herself into the air and aimed directly for Nasca.

“SONIC RAINBUSTER!”

Kamen Rider Nasca flipped around and stuck her right foot forward for a flying kick. A Mach Cone formed in front of her, and in a split second, a thunderous sonic boom roared through the sky, wrapping her in a field of sparkling rainbow light, with the wings expanding and acting as jet engines to increase her speed. Both opponents met in the sky and a great explosion sounded, Sunset clenched her fists when the dust cloud covered the point of collision as seconds past and no sign was seen of either Rainbow Dash or Lightning Dust.

Then, Sunset caught movement as a shimmering light came bursting through the dust cloud and flew towards her. With a relieved sigh Sunset walked towards her friend, who was slowly floating down to the ground with Lightning Dust in her arms and completely knocked out. “Good work, Nasca.”

“Heh, thanks, Unicorn,” said Rainbow.

“So were you able to get the Accel Memory?”

Nasca’s body language shifted, her head looked back and forth as if looking for something, and Unicorn bgan to panic.

“Oh no, don’t tell me –!”

Suddenly, from the dust cloud, a red sphere came floating out. The sphere shot towards them and appeared before Nasca. The Kamen Rider gently put Lightning Dust on the ground and held out her hand. The sphere landed on her hand and released the Accel Memory. Rainbow Dash chuckled as she rubbed the back of her helmet nervously. “Here it is…”

“Yeah, just, be more careful about that next time. Let’s go.”

The sound of two bikes echoed over the silence, Sunset’s bike was already transformed into its Rider form, but Rainbow Dash’s motocross bike had transformed as well. The front of the bike had the shape of a falcon’s head, colored blue with tribal Nazca lines running along the body, with the tail end sporting two wing fins in the shape of Nasca’s wings.

“Sweet! New ride!”

***__________<U>__________***

Case Report: Accel Dopant

The culprit of the motocross attack was found out to be Lightning Dust. According to what information I was able to find, Lightning Dust was the daughter of the famous racer, Wind Rider. He was disqualified from ever competing in professional and competitive racing due to his numerous counts of cheating by sabotage or by using illegal enhancements to his racing car.

Needless to say this disgrace translated into the raising of his daughter, Lightning Dust. Apparently he had drilled a mentality into her mind if she wasn’t the first and best in any competition, then she was less than nothing. From what I was able to research, Lightning Dust was an accomplished sports player, basketball, baseball, soccer, and racing. But she had a bad habit of pushing herself to the edge and beyond, often resulting in injury to herself or those around her.

The Accel Memory granted her the power go beyond her limits, but it also made her drive to win even greater. In the end, Lightning Dust was taken in by the SCU and for now is being held in a secure location until they can determine what they can do with her. There really aren’t any laws geared towards people who obtain power, and since it’s very likely the Accel Memory appeared to her, like Sunset’s and Rainbow Dash’s, they can’t exactly track down anything.

But for all of that, some good came out of it. Rainbow Dash has now taken an active role in fighting the Dopants. Now that she has a Gaia Memory, she is able to fight alongside Sunset as Kamen Rider Nasca. I know that with Rainbow’s help, we can end this Dopant threat faster.

Twilight finished her report on the Accel Dopant and switched gears to take in data. The girls had gathered on the outskirts of the city in as remote an area as they could find. Today, Sunset was going to train Rainbow Dash in the finer points of Kamen Rider combat, and Twilight could tell that both girls were excited about having a sparring match. Sunset walked off to one area and Rainbow Dash the other, both wearing their Driver belts.

“Ready to do this, Dash?” Sunset asked.

“Been ready,” said Rainbow Dash.

< UNICORN! >

< NASCA! >

“HENSHIN!”

“HENSHIN!”