A/N: Heyo everyone! I'm back and with a new chapter! Apologies that it took me long, but after dealing with my own stuff, I'm making my process! So enjoy!
Edited by: Jayden Reviews
Sunday, October 20th
It was daytime. Down inside the chamber of the rider's training room, Mirai and Sunset were both wearing their respective rider suits as the two faced each other. Both gripped their respective bladed weapons as Woz stood patiently near the edge of the mat.
The room was silent as the two continued to stare at each other before Woz yelled "Hajime" as he chopped his hand down in motion.
Both riders prepared their weapons before running towards each other to clash their swords from one to another. As they continued to clash their weapons, Mirai stepped back before changing his blade into gun mode to aim and shoot Sunset with bullets made of pure energy. From instinct, Sunset evaded the bullets by diving to the side before slashing the blasts away.
Mirai was surprised by her progress with her agility before nodding of approval. Sunset quickly grabbed a card from her ridebook to place it in her belt before sealing it in.
ATTACKRIDE: BLAST!
She quickly switched her ridebooker in gun mode to shoot multiple bullets at Mirai. From damage, Mirai dropped to his left knee before changing his weapon back to its sword mode to run towards her to attack.
Sunset switched her ridebook back to sword mode to clash her blade with Mirai's once again. As the two continued to defend themselves, Mirai dropped his body to perform a sweep kick to knock her off her feet. But to Mirai's surprise, Sunset quickly jumped to dodge the attack before swinging her blade to slash at her opponent. From reflex, Mirai switched his blade's position to have the flat side to clash with her's before managing to push her back.
Before they could continue, they stopped when they heard Woz yell "Yame" signaling them that the match has ended. After the two dropped their guards, both of them changed back to their training uniforms before Sunset helped Mirai stand back up.
"Thanks, that was your best performance so far! Your agility has been improving and your rider form has made you much stronger!" Exclaimed Mirai with a smile. Sunset nodded before scratching the back of her head in slight embarrassment.
"Hehe…thanks! I wouldn't have made it this far without you and Woz helping me out! Even though I'm not strong enough to beat you, I really don't mind as long as I'm a good asset to this uh….team, is it? Or is it a group? Let's call it a team!" She exclaimed as she nodded her head.
After walking towards a nearby table to sit across from each other, the two drank some water for refreshment. After drinking, Sunset looked at Mirai and asked "Hey Mirai, I've been meaning to ask you a question." To which Mirai looked up to her.
"What is it?" Asked Mirai. Sunset then reached in her ridebooker before grabbing a few cards to place them on the table. The cards revealed to be blank with the only text that reads "KamenRide".
"I understand that I have Attack Ride cards and Final Attack Ride cards, but I never understood why I have these cards. What are these cards for? It says "KamenRide" like the card I use to transform, but they're blank and it feels lighter compared to the one that I use. Besides, there's so many of them! Is there a reason why I have these extra cards?" Asked Sunset.
Mirai stared at the cards before responding, "Oh, well those ar-…"
Before Mirai could explain, he was quickly cut off from Woz when he suddenly appeared behind Sunset startling her as a sweat drop appeared from Mirai's head. "Those are KamenRide cards that will allow you to change forms at some point."
"Wait?! I can change forms?!" Exclaimed Sunset in a surprising tone.
Woz nodded. "Yes, you can Sunset! Unlike most riders except for the Prince, these cards have extraordinary power. But like the Prince's blank ridewatches, I'm not certain when they'll unlock. But I believe that when we gather the other riders, your cards and the Prince's watches will be activated."
Sunset's eyes were shining in awe as she looked at the blank cards before nodding. "I see! Let's hope these cards are unlocked soon, so I can use them to fight strong monsters in the future!"
"That's the spirit, but first we need to continue training to outmatch the enemies. But I think with the both of us, we can take on anything that comes our way." Said Mirai with a smile spread across his face.
Sunset nodded before the two exited the table to continue with their training. As Woz continued to observe their training, he began to think to himself.
'Let's hope they will be ready for whatever comes their way.'
Episode 5: Powerful Enemies Approach
It was the afternoon in Canterlot City. Coming from a clothing store with bags of clothes was Rarity with a relaxed and happy expression. She was wearing a black v-neck shirt with diamond symbols all over it, a purple skirt and a black thigh-high socks with purple heels.
"Aah~ what a delightful shopping spree~! It's a relief I managed to afford these new shirts and jeans!" She said to herself in glee. As she continued to walk, she heard a familiar voice call out her name.
"Hey! Rarity! Over here!"
Rarity looked up to see Mirai and Sunset who had bags of groceries in their hands as Mirai was waving at her.
Rarity smiled before she walked towards them to greet them. "Why hello there you two! How have you been?"
"Well, the clock shop hasn't had as many customers as I'd like. But other than that, we've been doing good!" Answered Mirai.
"And I've been training hard in my rider form! It's a bit of a hassle, but I think I've been improving!" Said Sunset with a smile.
"Oh yeah! I heard from Pinkie that you're one of those rider heroes that Mirai turns into! I am happy for you and do not take offense to this, but I wouldn't be caught dead wearing those clunky suits." Said Rarity with the other two chuckling.
Suddenly, glass was heard being shattered causing everyone to turn to see the commotion. A bunch of blue launchers went through a flower store causing everyone to run away as the people evacuated from the building. As everyone continued to run for their lives, an explosion occurred inside the store destroying the building. Rarity's eyes widened from the sight, as she saw a white rocket-themed monster walk towards the destroyed store changing his right leg from blue to white.
There was another monster who looked like a stag beetle in appearance as he punched the ground causing many cracks on the concrete. With many people running, Rarity continued to stare in shock until Mirai spoke up.
"Monsters! We need to go!" Mirai and Sunset ran with Rarity to take her to a nearby alleyway before the two grabbed their drivers from their pockets. After attaching their drivers to their waists, Mirai grabbed his RideWatch while Sunset held her card before the two inserted their items in their drivers.
"Henshin!"
After transforming, the two quickly confronted the two monsters before they could do any more damage. The rocket monster was the first to notice them causing him to chuckle.
"Uche-che-che-che! Looks like we have a couple of people trying to play heroes!" Exclaimed the monster.
"Be quiet, you monsters! You're the ones who are wrecking everything and trying to kill people!" Sunset yelled, causing the beetle monster to growl.
"It's none of ya business what we do! We're just trying to become stronger beings! And we will gain it by any means necessary!" Exclaimed the beetle monster.
Mirai and Sunset quickly stood in a battle stance to prepare themselves. "Not on our watch! Decade, you take the beetle monster and I'll take the rocket monster." Commanded Mirai. Sunset nodded before Mirai and her ran toward their respective opponents.
The beetle monster clenched his fists as he ran to Sunset to throw a punch, but Sunset quickly grabbed her ridebooker to block the attack. She then switched it to sword mode to slash at the monster, but he weaved his body to dodge the attack before trying to punch her again. From his annoyance, he growled as he noticed that he punched her blade instead of her blocking the attack once more. From recoil, Sunset stumbled backwards before catching herself. She then grabbed a card from her ridebooker to insert it in her belt to seal it in.
ATTACKRIDE: SLASH!
The blade began to glow pink before she swiftly slashed the beetle monster. When the sword made contact, Sunset quickly noticed that the blade didn't penetrate through the skin. After the light began to fade away, the monster chuckled confidently before punching her in the helmet causing her to fly backwards. After crashing onto a nearby building, Sunset plopped onto the ground before standing back up to prepare herself.
The rocket monster quickly stretched his arms towards Mirai as the two ran toward each other, but missed when Mirai ducked before getting close enough to punch the rocket monster across the face. But to his surprise, the monster didn't seem bothered by the hit as he began to chuckle in a cocky way. Mirai grunted before grabbing his Zikan Girade in sword mode to slash him, but the monster blocked it with his right arm which transformed into a robotic arm with veins pulsing and a claw attached.
Mirai was shocked until the monster's claw detached from the arm to grab hold of Mirai's leg to throw his body and slam him onto the ground. The monster continued to slam him a few more times until he finally let him go, causing him to fly in the air before crashing onto the concrete. Mirai began to slowly stand back up as he thought to himself. 'What kind of monster is this?! He seems familiar….' Mirai quickly noticed the claw aiming towards him again making him dodge to the side before using his sword to slash it away. After backing away, Mirai clicked a button on the back of his sword before pulling the trigger, engulfing the blade with energy.
GIRI GIRI GIRI!
He then slashed a wave of magenta energy at the monster. After making contact, the attack barely left a scratch causing Mirai to grunt to show his frustration. Before he could do anything else, the monster changed his left leg into a drill with noticeable veins before he kicked Mirai in the chest.
From damage, Mirai rolled on the ground before meeting up with Sunset as she was on the ground as well from damage. The two quickly stood back up to prepare their weapons when they noticed the beetle monster and the rocket monster was walking towards them.
"Ergh! These guys are strong! My attacks barely even fazed that beetle freak!" Exclaimed Sunset before grunting from the pain she feels in her ribs.
"They are, but even so! We can't stop fighting! We need to protect the people! So we need to go all out!" He yelled as he changed the position of his weapon.
ZYU!
"Right!" Sunset nodded as she grabbed a card from her ridebooker before switching it to gun mode. She placed the card in her driver before sealing it in.
FINAL ATTACK RIDE: D-D-D-DECADE!
Mirai removed his Ridewatch from his driver to place it in the slot of his Zikan Girade.
FINISH TIME! ZI-O!
As both of their weapons began to charge up, they aimed at the two monsters as multiple holograms of the Final Attack Ride card appeared to line up towards the beetle monster. After they pulled the trigger, both of their weapons shot a huge blast at their targets.
SURE SURE SHOOTING!
Sunset's blast went through the cards making each disappear as the blast came in contact with the beetle monster. Mirai's blast came in contact with the rocket monster, creating a holographic silver clock before an explosion engulfed both of the monsters.
Mirai and Sunset were breathing heavily as they finally felt relieved after destroying the monsters. But, after the explosion began to die down, the monsters were still standing with only a few scratches causing both Mirai and Sunset's eyes to widen from shock.
"That was our strongest attack…..what are these monsters…." Mirai asked in slight shock. The two monsters were about to attack again, but they suddenly began to hold onto their chest in slight pain. Reluctantly, the rocket monster turned to look at the two riders.
"Tsk! You two are lucky for now! But soon, we will be back to kill more people and hopefully you…." Said the monster. The beetle monster punched the ground causing the concrete to rise up surprising the two heroes. Mirai and Sunset quickly ran around the raised concrete to see that they have disappeared.
"They escaped! Where did those two go?!" Sunset asked as she looked around to find traces of them.
"It might be possible that they were getting weak! They're probably resting somewhere before they could strike again." Mirai said while gripping his fists. These monsters were more powerful than the previous ones he encountered.
"Oh! That makes sense, since they were gripping their hearts from what I saw! Maybe they have a limited time to attack." Sunset said, thinking about any potential weaknesses.
"That is a good theory. But we should go, we need to return to the Chambers and heal up before those two monsters come back." Mirai said.
Inside the main part of the base, Mirai helped heal Sunset's wounds leaving with a few minor bruises. Mirai had some cuts and bruises because of the harsh slamming, but he just put some bandages and an ice pack on to heal.
Rarity, who followed them to the base, spoke to them. "Are you two okay? You both took a nasty beating from those monsters!" She said in a concerning tone.
"Don't worry about us, Rarity! Our suits are very durable, it could protect us from way more harsher injuries. We just need to heal up first to prepare for next time." Mirai told her.
"Wait, Rarity. What about your sister? Is she okay?" Asked Sunset.
"Oh! Sweetie Belle is quite alright! I called her and my parents recently and they told me that she was safe at home. Luckily my home wasn't attacked." Rarity nodded quickly.
"That's good. Hopefully, we will be healed by the time those creeps come back. It will be tricky to pinpoint when they'll appear next, so we'll have to rely on the news or maybe go on patrol later." Mirai said, trying to think of a plan to attack. Rarity's eyes widened from shock, quickly becoming more concerned for her friends.
"Huh?! Dear heavens! You're still going to fight them?!" Exclaimed Rarity. Mirai and Sunset nodded.
"We have no other choice. Even though we could barely land damage on those two, we need to find a way to defeat them." Sunset said.
"But why in the world would you need to do that?! I mean, the injuries you have now are bad enough! But the ones you might get in a second scuffle…..my word I could barely think about it! Maybe let the police handle it!" Rarity said, her voice being slightly higher showing concern.
"The police won't be an option. They have normal weapons and procedures that won't affect these monsters. So as riders, it's our job to handle them." Mirai said reassuringly to Rarity.
"But the destruction these creatures caused, you two could be killed!" Rarity exclaimed, not understanding why they would risk their lives doing this. Sunset walked towards her as she smiled before placing her hand on Rarity's shoulder.
"It's a possibility that we could die from this, but worse things will happen if we don't do anything. You see, when you all helped me out, I realized a lot about myself. How much I hurt other people, including you and our friends. And now, if we just stay back and do nothing, these monsters will hurt or even kill anyone whenever they get the chance. I won't allow that to happen." Sunset said to Rarity, with Mirai nodding. Rarity looked at her with wide eyes, slightly understanding but still wrapping her head around all this.
"Also not just that, I will work hard to find a way to counteract their durability and find a weakness. But, for now, I think it's for the best if you head back home. Your family is probably worried by now." Mirai said.
Rarity nodded before saying her goodbyes to the two before entering the elevator. As it closed behind her, she began to think of what Sunset and Mirai told her.
Monday, October 21st
On the very next day, in the middle of the park; people were running in terror as the two monsters had recently appeared once again. The beetle monster punched the ground creating cracks as the rocket monster spawned a blue veiny appendage on his right leg that shot out strange rockets to shoot at the civilians. Thankfully they all missed, but property on the park such as benches and play equipment were destroyed.
The beetle monster noticed a businessman frozen in place from being frightened. The monster chuckled before walking towards the man to grab hold of his collar.
"Ah, looks like one didn't run! Judging by your suit and tie, you must be a businessman! Oho! You must think you're pretty strong, huh?! Let's see how strong you truly are!" The beetle monster pulled back his fist as it began to glow. Before he could punch him, he suddenly felt a wave of energy slash his arm that held the man. Annoyed, he turned to see who attacked him.
He saw both Mirai and Sunset running towards them before stopping to prepare themselves. The beetle monster noticed Sunset was holding her sword, quickly assuming that she's the one that damaged him. Annoyed, the beetle monster dropped the man allowing him to run away in fright as the rocket monster spoke up.
"Huh?! How the hell did you two appear so soon?!" Exclaimed the rocket monster in a frustrated tone.
"We just so happen to patrol in case you both showed up! Anyway, it's time to end your reign of terror once and for all!" Mirai stated, in a fighting stance gripping his fists. The beetle monster chuckled before speaking.
"Hah! You could barely touch us last time! What makes you two weaklings believe that you'll beat us this time?" He said in confidence, barely even giving them attention.
"Even so, I doubt that you're completely invincible." Mirai said. He had a plan set. Sunset told Mirai about how the beetle monster relied on his fists as the rocket monster relied on his organic weapons. So, Mirai had an idea where he would fight the beetle monster while Sunset would fight the rocket monster.
Mirai and Sunset both charged towards their respective opponents until something expected happened. Just like yesterday, the rocket monster spawned a rocket on his right arm, but this time on his left arm as well. However, the one on his left arm caused his arm to throb. He flew in faster than expected, grabbing both Mirai and Sunset before flying off with them to fight. The beetle monster watched as this was happening.
"That will take the load off! Crushing weaklings is fun, but I'll just leave it to him! Although…." He turned and used his vision to look at a faraway building. It read "Canterlot Middle School". He chuckled and brought his fists together.
"Crushing a cluster of weaklings is even more fun!" He stated, slowly walking in that direction.
Meanwhile, in a different location in the city. Rarity was in panic when she heard that the two monsters returned. Further proven because she saw people running away as they screamed about the monsters. She was running across the sidewalks in fear before stopping to grab her phone from her purse to call a number. The phone answered before Rarity spoke.
"Mother! The two creatures are back! Are you and Father safe at home?!" Rarity asked in panic. Her mother replied that they were, which made her worry less. But she was still frantically worried.
"What about Sweetie Belle? She's still safe in the house, right?!" Rarity asked, especially worried for her little sister. But, her mother replied that she wasn't home. Rarity was in shock. Before she could question her little sister's whereabouts, she stopped in her tracks from what she saw.
She saw the beetle monster walking by. In fear, she hung up her phone and quickly hid in the shadows; hoping that the monster didn't notice her. She was trying to calm herself down as the beetle passed by. She looked on quickly relieved that he didn't see her.
But she looked in the direction to where he was headed. Rarity quickly realized that he was making his way towards the middle school. She gasped in fright as she knew that it's the one place her little sister might be located. Usually on this day, her little sister spends her time in her club at school. Rarity was trembling as she knew what the monster might do.
He was going to break into the school and kill everyone there, including her sister. Rarity's hands were shaking but she quickly thought of an idea.
'The police! I need to call the police!' She thought to herself. She quickly dialed the number, but stopped when she remembered what Mirai told her. Especially after witnessing Sunset barely being able to touch him, what good could the police weapons do to him? She scanned the area to see no sign of Mirai or Sunset. She was breathing heavily from panicking before looking back to see the monster still walking towards the school. Without thinking, she ran in front of the monster trying to push him away to stop him.
"Stop! Please! Don't go in there! I'm begging you!" She pleaded while trying to push him away. The beetle monster barely even looked at her as he pushed her aside. From his strength, she rolled on the ground causing her uniform to be covered in dirt. She trembled as she looked up to see him walking closer to his destination. Her eyes widened before standing back up to try and push him once again. She used her feet to keep her steady as she tried to use her strength, but he refused to budge as he continued to walk causing her to be pushed back.
"Please, no! My little sister is in there! She doesn't deserve this!" She exclaimed in a trembling voice. The monster is beginning to become annoyed. He began to growl at her before pushing her away once again as he continued to walk forward.
After being pushed, Rarity hesitantly tried to stand back up but stopped when she saw that the monster stood in place as he looked back at her with murderous intent in his eyes. Rarity's eyes widened as she began to shiver from fear. 'H-He's serious…! He won't even give me a chance if I stand back up…! He will kill me if I try to stop him…!' She fearfully thought to herself. After the beetle monster saw that she fell onto her knees from defeat, he scoffed before continuing to make his way towards the school. Tears began to appear from her eyes as she had no other choice but to witness this creature murder her sister and other innocent children.
"I-I'm sorry Sweetie Belle…I-I've failed you as your sister…" Rarity says to herself as she sobs. Suddenly, memories began to flood her mind. Her sister being born, how they always bickered as siblings do at times, but most of the time, they had fun together. Rarity was sometimes tired from her antics, but she still loved her sister and sometimes even indulged in her.
'If I don't do anything, Sweetie Belle will die from this monster…..' Rarity thought to herself and remembered what Sunset told her yesterday. It doesn't matter what will happen, if someone doesn't do anything about these monsters, people will get hurt.
Rarity stood back up, still trembling from fear but she had no other choice but to protect her sister. She didn't think as she suddenly ran towards him. She did what she never did before in her life, clenched her fists. As she ran closer to the monster, she prepared for the worst as she closed her eyes before throwing a punch.
She expected the punch to hurt but soon after, she didn't feel a thing and heard a crash. She opened her eyes and was surprised by what she saw. The monster was far away on the ground with a small crater underneath him struggling to stand back up.
"My word…." Rarity was shocked and confused about how this happened. She then noticed that she was wearing black gloves alongside a red and gold gauntlet. Another thing that she noticed was that it looked like she was looking through red lenses.
Mirai managed to run to the area after a little scuffle with the rocket monster. Sunset was dealing with him so Mirai now ran to the area to fight the beetle monster. But he was surprised that he was in a crater on the ground. Something must've somehow hurt him. He then noticed Rarity causing his eyes and mouth to widen underneath his helmet. At the sight of this whole thing, Mirai uttered one word.
"...K…..Kuuga!"