//------------------------------// // Day 2: He's Just a Passing Through Kamen Rider // Story: Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Unicorn & Decade: Shocker Resurgence // by Michael_Ravencroft //------------------------------// It was night by the time Sunset and Twilight returned from the Gates of Tartarus. Sunset had noticed that Twilight still seemed a bit down from talking to Tirek, and had constantly been thinking of ways to cheer up her friend. When they arrived at the castle Starlight had greeted them and had given their friends the explanation as what and how Sunset was able to do what she did, and assured them she was back to just relax and not for any fighting. But that that didn’t mean she wouldn’t help out if something bad did happen like it today. “Thank you, Starlight, go on and head to bed, we’ll be alright,” said Twilight. Starlight nodded and went back to her room for some shut eye. As both mares started to walk down the hall, Twilight stopped as her stomach grumbled. The Princess of Friendship blushed at her loud growl, but her embarrassment didn’t last long as Sunset’s stomach echoed its hunger as well. “Let’s grab something from the kitchen,” said Twilight. Sunset smiled as Twilight led the way. Once in the kitchen, Twilight opened the fridge and cabinets, within a matter of seconds she had made a daffodil and daisy sandwich for both of them. The two mares levitated their midnight meals, Sunset bit into her sandwich and gave a moan of satisfaction. “It’s been too long since I’ve had one of these!” “So you really can’t eat any type of Equestrian food there?” Twilight asked. “I tried once, and got sick the following day. Human dietary needs are both different and similar to ponies in some ways. Sweets, most vegetables, and breads are similar diets for both ponies and humans, but eating things like hay, oats, and flowers there will either kill you or make you sick for days.” Twilight grimaced. “Glad I didn’t find out the hard way. But you seem to have adjusted well over there, at least from what I’ve read in your journal entries.” Sunset shrugged and took another bite of her sandwich. “I guess I have, in a way I kind of see it as second home.” At that moment a thought crossed her mind. “I never did ask, did you want me to look into your parents? I’m sure they’d love to see you.” The sun-yellow mare stopped her chewing for a moment and then swallowed. “You really don’t have to do that. If you could I’d be amazed, but it doesn’t matter.” Twilight cocked an eyebrow. “Why not?” “I was an orphan when Princess Celestia chose me as her protégé. I was dropped off at an orphanage when I was a foal, growing up in the Canterlot Orphanage, and then one day I unleash a great display of magical power and the next thing I knew I was chosen as Princess Celestia’s student and was accepted into her school,” said Sunset. The sound of sandwich hitting plate drew Sunset’s attention. She stared wide eyed Twilight who was looking at her with shock at this revelation. “I’m…I’m so sorry, I didn’t know that! I-I shouldn’t have brought it up!” “Honestly, Twilight, it’s alright. I got over it a long time ago, and even more after being stuck in that other world all these years, and really – EEP!” Sunset squeak when she felt Twilight wrap her forelegs around her, along with her wings. A strange feeling of warmth filled her cheeks as she felt the soft fur of her friend caress hers. “Um…T-Twilight?” “I can’t imagine not having a mother and father, or brother, is like. Applejack’s parents are no longer with us, but at least she and her siblings have Granny Smith, and each other, I just…” Sunset managed to get one of her forelegs out from the hug and returned the hug with one of her own. After a minute of hugging, both mares smiled at each other and finished their meal. With blushing faces both mares bid the other goodnight and went to their respective rooms, both still trying to figure out what this thumping feeling inside meant. ***___________ X [D]___________*** The next morning, Twilight and Sunset explained to her friends about what Sunset did and what she could do, about receiving a mysterious power and the ability to transform into an armored hero. Thankfully her friends accepted the explanation, as Sunset Shimmer did save the town and everypony from a rampaging, and possessed Cerberus. Once they were gone, Sunset decided to go out and get to know the pony versions of her friends. Sunset had had fun hanging out with Rarity, but barely escaped getting swept up in one of her inspiration induced sewing frenzies, apparently seeing Sunset had struck the fashionista with an idea for a new line of dresses, and when she told Rarity what she wore on the other side, it brought about the line of “Bad Girl” chic. Once she was out of Carousel Boutique Sunset began wandering about the town, everywhere she went the ponies were talking about Kamen Rider Unicorn. Sunset was afraid the townsponies would be fearful of the combative hero, but was surprised to see that they were welcome to the idea of a hero like her. As she continued to walk, Sunset glanced into the distance and saw the mountain where Canterlot stood. Even from this distance the city still looked as majestic as she remembered. The sun-yellow mare’s heart ached a bit, part of her wanted to go to the city and see her teacher and proverbial mother, Princess Celestia. She had left on such bad terms last time, and despite what Twilight had said, she couldn’t stop thinking that some part of Celestia was might still be angry with her. Sunset sighed and continued on her way, taking the dirt path and to wherever it led. Stop thinking about depressing things, Sunset. Think of something else, she thought. Her mind did wander onto something else, that of another alicorn, a lavender colored alicorn. Thinking of Princess Twilight put a smile on Sunset’s face, and made her heart thump a bit harder. Sunset quickly dismissed that thought, but then the face of the Twilight Sparkle of her world came into her mind, and yet again the thump came back. “Stupid Rainbow Dash putting thoughts in my head! I don’t feel that way for Princess Twilight or Twilight! I don’t…they’re…they’re my friends! And I can’t like them like that, right?” “KEE!!” Sunset snapped out of her inward debate and glanced about her surroundings. Somehow she had walked the dirt path all the way to Sweet Apple Acres, but what she didn’t understand was where that sound came from. “Kee! Kee!” “What the Sam hill are you varmints doin’!” “Sis help!” Sunset ran into the farm and spotted Applejack, Granny Smith, and Big Mac, and another pony she didn’t recognize. She was a unicorn mare with a magenta mane, and cerise coat. Her eyes a light shade of her coat, and on her flank was a cutie mark of a strawberry topped cupcake. All three seem to be running towards the distance in pursuit of something or someone. Sunset continued to follow them from behind and watched as several ponies were taking Applejack’s little sister, Apple Bloom, away. They were dressed in black suits, with a skeletal ribcage painted on the front. Each of the foalnappers had a black mask on, with the eyes, nose, and mouth exposed and rimmed with white, and upon their head they bore the double headed eagle insignia. Each one, about thirty in total, made of pegasi, unicorns, and earth ponies. Two of the unicorn foalnappers held Apple Bloom aloft in a combined spherical barrier. The red maned filly kept pounding and bucking at the bubble, but it did not break. “Give my sister back!” Applejack shouted as she ran straight for the foalnappers. “Ke-Kee!” The black attired earth pony cried as he charged forward. The stallion met with Applejack at the center and body slammed into her, the blow was powerful enough to send the farm mare flying back to where she was. Thankfully, the unicorn with them used her magic to quickly catch Applejack and slowed her down until she rested before them. Big Macintosh snorted in anger, raking the ground with this right hoof. He reared and then charged in, the same masked stallion charged again, but this time the two met in the center and slammed into each other. Big Mac tried to push back against the other stallion, but the foalnapper was somehow stronger than him as he took a step forward and got under Big Mac and raised him into the air as if he weighed nothing. Applejack came to and gawked at the sight of her brother being picked up as if were light as a feather. Sunset couldn’t stand by and watch this no more, concentrating she summoned both the Unicorn Memory and Uni-Driver to her side. She quickly stood on her hind legs and strapped the belt on. < UNICORN! > “Henshin!” > UNICORN! < Sunset ran towards them as the turquoise filed enveloped her and spawned her armor, transforming her into Kamen Rider Unicorn. With her power now activated, Sunset teleported quickly to where the three were. Just as she got there, the stallion threw Big Macintosh at them, but Unicorn quickly used her levitation spell to stop him midflight and safely brought him down to the ground. Applejack looked to Kamen Rider Unicorn with relief, knowing who it was under the mask. “They took Apple Bloom! They just came in and…and…!” “Don’t worry, AJ, I’ll get her back!” Unicorn declared. The foalnappers seemed to regard Unicorn differently than they did Applejack and Big Mac, they backed away, not retreating, but cautious, as if they knew what she was and were trying to assess how to fight back against her. Sunset eyed each of the black clothed ponies, and keeping watch of the ones in the air who almost appeared like ravens if one squinted hard enough. “Kee! Kee-Kee!” One unicorn sounded. “KEE!” was the others’ response. The earth pony stallions charged for Unicorn. The Kamen Rider took a defensive stance one came in swinging with a right hook, but Unicorn caught that hook punch and used the pony’s momentum to throw him into several of his companions. Another tried to body slam her, with a quick teleportation, Unicorn appeared over the stallion and came down on his back with both her hind hooves, driving him into the dirt. She then flipped off him like a springboard and landed a few ways away. Some of the unicorn assailants came in, and with their magic they produced sword weapons. Unicorn blocked the blows with well-timed shield spells, however, while she was defending she missed the pegasi up above that flew down. Like bombers they released their quills from their wings that rained down like bombs and exploded upon impact. The sword wielding unicorns broke off as Unicorn got pelted by several of the exploding quills. Sparks flew from her armor as she was sent flying backwards and rolling across the grass until she hit a tree. “Damn, they’re tougher than I thought.” “Who, those Combatmen? They’re easiest to beat.” “Seriously they’re hella strong and – Wait a minute, who’s there?!” “Up here.” Sunset looked up and saw a unicorn stallion sitting in a tree. His mane was a sandy brown, with a coat of light red, eyes a dull green, and a black jacket. Around his neck was a camera, which he levitated and snapped a photo of Unicorn. “If you don’t stop messing around with them, they’re going to take that kid away, you know that right?” Unicorn glanced back towards the Combatmen and saw that the two keeping Apple Bloom were starting to get further away. “I know, I’m trying!” “No, if you were they’d be all gone and she’d be with them.” The unicorn jumped off the tree and landed on the ground a few feet from Unicorn. “Guess I’ll have to show you how it’s done, rookie.” The unknown unicorn stallion stood on his hind legs and placed his forehooves over his waist. A silver belt appeared, with a red sphere at the center, and surrounding that belt were nine symbols. A book was attached to his hip, which opened thanks to his rose colored magical aura, and out from it he drew a card. The unicorn stallion placed both hooves on either side of the buckle and pulled it apart. [Kamen Ride.] Sunset’s eyes widened with shock. “Wait you’re a –!” “Henshin.” The unicorn slipped the card into the belt and closed it. [Kamen Ride: Decade!] A flash went off from the belt and a ghostly image of armor appeared, and both halves of that image overlaid with the unicorn stallion, transforming him into Kamen Rider Decade. His armor was blocky, with black and white X pattern going from the left side of his chest, the center of the Rider’s chest was black and ran down to his hooves, the inner thighs and legs of the armor was colored white, along with the underside of the arms. On the outer thighs, legs, and going up his body and shoulder pauldrons, his armor was red. The helmet had green eyes, with a slight curve as if showing a narrowed gaze, and had black bars in it like a bar code. From the center of his helmet, one of the black bars took to protecting his unicorn horn. The Combatmen all seemed to jump at the sight of Decade, a sight that made Decade chuckle. “Well then, let’s get started.” Decade jumped into the air, spun once, and came down with a flying kick to one of the earth pony Combatman. Decade used the Combatman’s face as a springboard, propelling him into a backflip, while in the air, Decade detached the Ride Booker and transformed into a blaster. Taking it into hoof, Decade squeezed the trigger and fired multiple energy bolts at the Combatmen. Each explosion sent them flying into the air and let out a painful “Kee!” sound. Unicorn shook her head at this and rose back to her hooves. With a swift teleportation, Unicorn appeared in front of Decade as her took aim, with his blaster now aimed between her eyes. “I’d suggest moving.” “You may be a Kamen Rider, and they may be bad guys, but they’re still just ponies! You’ll kill them at this rate!” Unicorn argued. Decade chuckled. “Take a closer look.” Unicorn looked back at some of the downed Combatmen and watched as they began to turn into puddles of goo and then the goo began to evaporate. “What in the name of Celestia are they?!” Unicorn gasped. “Combatmen are genetically engineered soldiers, they're made from nothing and from nothing they return. So don’t hold back rookie, and hit them hard to save that kid!” Sunset narrowed her gaze as she smirked, not having to worry about hurting her opponents was a load off her conscience, now she could go all out. Bearing that in mind, Unicorn materialized a new Gaia Memory. < CYCLONE! > {< CYCLONE! MIMETIC DRIVE! >} A whirlwind of emerald wind surrounded Unicorn, transforming her into Mystic Cyclone form. Unicorn stood beside Decade as she looked towards the air. “I’ll handle the airborne ones, think you can take the ground?” “Please, I’ve fought worse.” Unicorn took off into the sky, upon which the pegasus Combatmen swarmed on her. Unicorn watched as two of them fired their explosive quills at her, but Unicorn summoned the emerald wind to create a shell of dense air pressure, making the quills explode on impact and shifting the concussive force away from her. Unicorn focused her magical energy into the wind and created spheres of glowing condensed air pressure. “Air Bullets!” Unicorn fired her first volley at the Combatmen, each one landing a hit and the targets giving a satisfying “Kee!” upon getting hit. Five Combatmen were on Unicorn’s tail, but the masked rider turned around and gave the lead mare a flying kick to her face. She jumped to the right Combatmen and struck with an elbow right in the center of the wing joints. The pegasus Combatman gave a very painful “KEE!” and fell out of the sky like a lead weight. Sunset felt a little bad for hitting her enemy there, pegasi were sensitive around their wing joints, and an elbow strike like that must’ve been extremely painful. Several more came in to attack and Sunset was starting to get annoyed by them. Using her telekinetic spell, Sunset moved the Cyclone Memory into the right hip port. >} CYCLONE! MAXIMUM DRIVE! {< Unicorn wrapped herself in the emerald wind and began flying circles around the remaining seven pegasus Combatmen. The result created a typhoon around them that caught and held the Combatmen in place. “Typhoon Rumble!” Unicorn’s right hind hoof blazed with magical energy and wind as she bounced off a wall of hardened air, she appeared as a green streak, pin balling from one side to the next as she struck each of the seven Combatmen in succession. Each one exploded in a shower of green fire once the attack ended. Decade watched this and shook his head. “Not bad.” [Kamen Ride.] Decade took out another card, this card however had the image of a different Kamen Rider on it. Decade slipped the card into the Driver and closed it. “Henshin.” [Kamen Ride: Kabuto!] Blue energy paneling appeared over Decade, rapidly changing this armor, and once complete, Decade had become an entirely new rider. The colors had changed, the armor had turned red, with the shoulder pauldrons having a silver edge to them, his helmet had big blue eyes, with a horn that ran up its face and split into a wide V shape. Although the armor changed, the belt and book were in the same place they were originally. The strange horn glowed and from the book another card came out, and Decade opened the belt again. [Attack Ride.] The card slipped into the belt and Decade closed it. [Clock Up!] The world around Decade looked as if everyone and everything was moving at a centimeter per hour, this was the power of the Clock Up card, the power to accelerate time for the user. Decade transformed the Ride Booker into sword mode and took off after the Combatmen. Outside of the Clock Up, the Apples and Unicorn watched as each Combatman pony was struck by an impossibly fast blur and then turned to goo in the next split second after. All of the earth pony Combatmen were felled quickly, and soon after, there were only the two that held Apple Bloom. Unicorn returned to her default form, and Decade appeared next to her, transforming back into his original form. Both Riders glanced to each other and nodded. [Attack Ride.] >} UNICORN! MAXIMUM DRIVE! {< Both Kamen Riders took off into the air, before Decade appeared several cards bearing his insignia, and with Unicorn, spiral magical energy gathered to her left hind leg. “Spiral Breaker!” [D-D-Decade!] Decade smashed through one holographic cards one after the other, each one layering over his right hind hoof and coating it with more and more power. At the end, both Riders struck the two Combatmen unicorns in one shot, causing an explosion. Big Mac, Applejack, Sugar Belle, and Granny Smith feared the worst of the youngest Apple, but thankfully their fears were for not as two beings came walking out of the dying flames, eyes glowing as their forms were silhouetted by the glow of the fire. Within a bubble of turquoise magical energy, was Apple Bloom, completely safe and sound. Unicorn and Decade met the rest of the Apples and gently released Apple Bloom back to them. “SIS, BIG BRO, MISS BELLE, GRANNY!” The older Apples brought the youngest into a family hug, glad that she was safe and sound. Decade changed back to his pony form and used his telekinetic magic to snap a picture of the reunion. “That’s a keeper.” Sunset released her form and changed back, smiling at the reunion but then shifting a suspicious gaze towards Decade. “Okay, we need to talk.” Decade chuckled. “We do, but later. You should enjoy this nice day.” The unicorn pony began walking off and almost immediately a shimmering veil of silver appeared, it rippled like water and came towards Decade, and in the next second he passed through it and disappeared. Sunset looked around and even used her magic to try and sense any use of a teleportation spell, but there was nothing at all. Deciding to look for Decade another time, Sunset turned her attention to the Apples. “Hey, so what exactly happened?” Sunset asked. “It was the darndest thing, we were just startin’ get some work done, but then those creeps just come bargin’ in here and take Apple Bloom! The only thing they kept saying was that weird noise as they were takin’ her!” Applejack explained. Sunset crouched a little lower and smiled at Apple Bloom. “Hey, you alright AB? I know that was scary, but you don’t have to worry, I’ll make sure that they don’t come back.” Apple Bloom released herself from her family’s hug and went to hug Sunset, taking the unicorn off guard. “Thank you Miss Shimmer!” Sunset gingerly raised her right hoof and stroked Apple Bloom’s mane soothingly, a gesture, she recalled, that certain alicorn princess once did for her when she was scared. “No problem.” ***___________ X [D]___________*** Sunset decided to head back into Ponyville proper to inform Twilight of what occurred. As she passed through the open market place, Sunset caught a familiar sight out of the corner of her eye. The same stallion was lounging on a bench and using his camera to take pictures of the area. Sunset furrowed her brow and quickly teleported right in front of Decade right as he took a picture. “That’s not going to be a very flattering picture,” said Decade. Sunset snorted as she continued to glare at him. “You know I’m on your side, we’re both Kamen Riders.” “I saw, but look at it from my perspective. The three-headed dog, Cerberus, attacks the town. The next day, a friend of mine’s little sister was almost foalnapped by a bunch of badly dressed henchmen, and then you appear out of nowhere and help save the day. And that you just so happen to be a Kamen Rider,” said Sunset. Decade tapped his chin as he mulled that over. “Huh, now that you put it that way I’d be suspicious of me, too.” The stallion carefully stood up from the bench and smirked. “Let’s start over, my name is Tsukasa.” Sunset raised an eyebrow. “‘Tsukasa’, it means ‘wing’ in Neighponese, right?” “Ha, figured Japan had a counterpart, even in this fantasy world,” said Tsukasa. “Walk with me.” With a bit of caution and reluctance, Sunset walked alongside Tsukasa. During their walk, the unicorn stallion gave Sunset a rundown of who he was. The infamous “Destroyer of Worlds” and apparently “Savior of Worlds” as well. Tsukasa gave a brief explanation of the different Kamen Riders in different dimensions where they too protected people from various, monstrous threats, and of the hardships each of them faced along the way. “Wait, so one of the Riders became a god?” Sunset asked. “Oh, Kouta? Yeah, he did, him and his girlfriend both. So technically god and goddess,” said Tsukasa. “And…he’s still a Rider?” Tsukasa’s horn glowed as he levitated an orange from a nearby stand, and just as quickly placed a bit on the counter of the merchant pony. With precession, Tsukasa began to peel the skin off the orange and evaporated it with a quick lighting spell. The unicorn stallion carefully took a piece of the fruit and began to eat it, savoring the juicy flavor. “Mmm, something about this world just makes fruit and vegetables taste better, probably the pony biology,” said Tsukasa. Sunset watched all this and raised an eyebrow. “How long have you been in Equestria?” Tsukasa shrugged, “Eh, a few hours now.” The sun-yellow mare halted in her tracks, mouth agape. “And you just know how to use unicorn magic?!” The dimension traveler just chuckled. “It comes with the territory. Whenever I visit a new world, I gain some rudimentary knowledge of it. Such as how magic works, and how to walk on four legs, which is still a strange feeling.” Sunset snorted. “Well that’s unfair, I still stumble from time to time since I’ve been away for some years.” The fiery maned mare sighed and brought her thoughts back to Sweet Apple Acres. “More importantly, why are you here, and why were those Combatmen after Apple Bloom?” It was here that Tsukasa’s chipper mood went a little sour. “Those badly dressed henchmen are from a group known as Shocker. They’ve gone by different names, Gel-Shocker, Dai-Shocker, Super Shocker, Space Shocker, and Nova Shocker. Each reincarnation steadily getting worse than the last, each one led by monsters, an organization created entirely of past enemies of the many Kamen Riders, your senpais. They will stop at nothing to conquer not just the world but all worlds, failing that, they’ll destroy them all.” Sunset suddenly felt a chill go up her spine. “Each time they’ve failed, the power of the Kamen Riders, a force of good, keeps their evil down. But each time they come back a little stronger, and a little craftier. Some learn from their mistakes, and I won’t lie we’ve come across some close calls, but the fact that Shocker is back, and in this world, must mean something.” Tsukasa looked off towards the street, watching as the numerous ponies walked about and talked, each with happy smile on their faces. “A world filled with magic and wonder, fueled by pure harmonious energy. It’s something that even they can’t resist. I’m not sure what their plans are, Sun-chan, but somehow I feel that filly is part of it. Watch her closely.” Before Sunset could inquire further, the Silver Veil appeared again, and passed over Tsukasa. The veil stopped a mere few inches from her muzzle and then disappeared. Sunset fell on her rump and sighed heavily, she had come to Equestria to get some rest and relaxation, only to find out that an evil organization was planning something diabolical in her homeland. “Wonder how things are going for Rainbow and the girls? Probably less stressful than this mess.” ***___________ X [D]___________*** Sunset felt like she needed another trip to the spa, which at this point she may need to pay Rarity a visit. Knowing her Earth counterpart, that girl – mare – would no doubt be up for a little spa time. Once she reached the castle, the front doors burst open and Twilight and Starlight came rushing down the stairs. Twilight nearly knocked Sunset Shimmer to the ground as she hugged her tight. “Sunset, I heard about what happened at Applejack’s! Are you alright? Do you need to go to the hospital? Wait, we’re too far, Starlight, do you know any healing spells?!” Twilight ranted. The sun-yellow mare snapped out of her surprise and chuckled a little as she placed her hooves on Twilight’s shoulders. “Twi, I’m alright. Those bad guys were way too easy, plus I had help.” “Help?” Starlight and Twilight uttered at the same time. “Yeah, turns out there’s another Kamen Rider. Still not sure about him though, but otherwise I think he’s a good guy, maybe,” said Sunset. Twilight’s ears drooped against her skull. “Oh…well…maybe we shouldn’t then.” “Shouldn’t what?” Sunset asked. Starlight stepped forward and with a confident smirk stated. “Oh Twilight had thought it best that you guys have a day, just you two, out of town, maybe in Canterlot?” Twilight’s face tinted pink as glanced at her student. “Starlight, after everything that happened, you can’t expect –!” “Sounds great.” Twilight’s face went from pink to crimson, her feather’s fluffing up at hearing what Sunset said. “Y-You want to go to Canterlot?” Sunset rubbed the back of her head and chuckled nervously. “Honestly, it was one of the things I wanted to do. Spend some time in my old stomping grounds…I…I doubt that anypony remembers me other than Celestia. And before you ask, no, I don’t want to see her. Not right now, anyway…” ***___________ X [D]___________*** “Kee, kee!” Ambassador Hell walked down the halls of his lair, the Combatmen saluting him as he passed by. It took some time for him to adjust to his dragon form, but it was going to take him a little longer to accept the pony forms of his henchmen. For years he had been planning the rebirth of Shocker, but each time Shocker rose up, Kamen Riders would appear to take it down. So, Ambassador Hell thought of a different method, regrow Shocker in a different world, a different universe, and from there they would grow ever more powerful. For when the Kamen Riders, and in the unfortunate event, the Super Sentai, found out they would be powerless to stop them. No miracles would save them, not once they have taken the ultimate magic of this land. Ambassador Hell continued his walk through the halls, eventually arriving in the main hall, where his throne awaited. At his right side was an Earth pony stallion. His armor was silver, with dark plates, a belt was tied around his waist, with a glowing green orb at the buckle. At sides of his forelegs were black crescent blades, and on the heels of his hind hooves were the same crescent blades. The stallion’s helmet was colored silver as well, with the mouth guard black. Two black, horn-like antenna rested at the center of his forehead, and his round eyes shined an emerald green. Ambassador Hell knew this man well, less than a man anymore, was now only filled with ambition and darkness, and a hatred for the Kamen Riders. This man who had at one point led Shocker in his absence, was known as Shadow Moon. Surrounding this throne room were a plethora of monsters, Greeed, Yummies, Phantoms, Inves, Fangire, Mirror Monsters, and Zoidarts. Each one a powerful creature from their respective worlds, each one defeated by the Kamen Rider of that world. Yes, the hate and fury of these monsters would never be satiated, not until the last Rider was dead. Ambassador Hell took his seat upon the throne and looked to each of his comrades. Unlike himself and Shadow Moon, the majority of the other Kaijin remained in their original forms, unaffected by this world’s strange magic. Ambassador Hell slammed his fist against the armrest of his throne, ushering in silence to the Kaijin army. “Explain to me how we lost one of them?” Ambassador Hell asked. Shadow Moon stepped down from the right side of the throne and stood before his leader. “Sir, Kamen Rider Unicorn was in the vicinity and…another Rider.” Ambassador Hell’s brow furrowed. “Who?” The throngs of Kaijin looked to each other, apparently they already knew, but were reluctant to speak his name. Shadow Moon sighed and uttered the name, “Decade.” Ambassador Hell’s aura flared up in agitation, Kamen Rider Decade, the one who was groomed to be the spearhead of Shocker, the true “Destroyer of Worlds”, now a traitor to the cause and siding with the other Kamen Riders, helping them in their battle against Shocker. The raging aura of Ambassador Hell settled as he took in a deep breath, and spoke, “It does not matter, once we reach our goal the rest will fall by the wayside. How went the other mission?” Shadow Moon turned around, and in the middle of the room an arcane magic circle opened up. From it appeared three beings known as Phantoms. The first was colored white with a violet visor, he was called Wiseman or by his Phantom name, Carbuncle. To his right was a woman, with undulating snakes in her hair, she went by the name Medusa. And lastly, to the left, was a male creature, bright red, with gold highlights, his name was Phoenix. At the center of their triangle was a statue, and not just any statue, it was a statue of the Spirit of Chaos himself, Discord, caught in mid shock of what happened. “Ambassador Hell, we have returned with the Chaos Spirit,” said Carbuncle. “Not much of a challenge though, for an omnipotent magical being, he was easily subdued,” said Medusa. “As I had warned him, playing with ponies will make you soft.” The crowd of Kaijin parted as Tirek’s hooves clopped against the stone floor, his eyes narrowed and fixated on his former partner in crime. It was poetic, in way, he betrayed Discord, and in the end it was Discord who ended up handing over the item which would lead to his defeat. “Now, for my revenge.” Tirek opened his mouth and suddenly, purple, chaotic light rose from the statue of Discord. The magical essence flowed straight into the centaur’s mouth, causing his body to emit an orange aura. The scrawny, almost sickly looking centaur began to grow. Tirek began growing with sculpted muscles, his short horns grew out, becoming U shaped. The scraggly beard and mane became fuller and longer with each passing second, until finally, the mighty Lord Tirek practically towered over the denizens of Shocker. The last remnants of Discord’s magic flew into his mouth, upon which Tirek snapped his jaws shut, his eyes glowing with the absorbed magic. “Wake him,” said Tirek, his voice had become deeper, and gravelly. Medusa’s eyes shined and the stone prison shattered, releasing the depowered Spirit of Chaos. Discord fell to the floor, feeling an all too familiar weakness in his body. The Spirit of Chaos glanced about his surroundings and saw the numerous Kaijin that littered the room, and then looked upon the three who had spirited him away, but his gaze narrowed in anger when he laid eyes upon the one being he had hoped to never see again. “Tirek,” said Discord, disdain heavy I his voice. “Heh, heh, nice to see you again, ‘friend’. I can’t wait to start taking all that magical power from your precious ponies, and I’ll start with that little pegasus you’re so fond of.” Discord rose up quickly, extending the claws on his lion’s paw to take a swipe at Tirek, but his weakened state made that impossible, falling back to the floor in a heap before he even got close to the centaur. “If you harm one hair on her head, I’ll tear your apart atom by atom!” “Good luck with that, take him away!” Tirek ordered. “Kee, kee, ke-kee!” Combatmen unicorns entered the room and quickly shackled the Spirit of Chaos, dragging him away to their holding cells. “So shall I begin extracting the magic from those ponies?” Tirek asked. Ambassador Hell glared at the centaur. “You will restrain yourself until the time is right, we still need the Miracle Magic of this land. And once we have it, we will possess the power to rid ourselves of the Riders, and finally have dominion over the multiverse!” The Kaijin all released roars and cheers, all chanting the name of their leader. “HELL! HELL! HELL! HELL!” “Shadow Moon, I want you to send more competent warriors this time, if Kamen Rider Decade shows, I want him dead,” said Ambassador Hell. “Send me!” Phoenix demanded. “I want to see if this new Rider is any good.” “I as well.” The crowd of Kaijin parted as a Zodiart stepped forward, his body was white as snow. Black and gold armor covered his upper chest, shoulders, head, and forearms. This Zodiart had a helm like that of a unicorn, with a spiral horn. “I think a Unicorn, should fight a Unicorn.”