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Rider War
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| Standing in a field, a lone girl is then surrounded by explosions. Unharmed, the area is then turned into a battlefield between swarms of various Riders and an unseen foe. Bearing witness to the destruction, the girl then sees the being responsible… Decade. However just as she sees him, we then find out that the battle was but a reoccurring dream of Hikari Natsumi. Awoken from dozing off, Natsumi unfortunately gets up to the roar of furious customers of her family photo studio. Knowing who was responsible, Natsumi sought out Kadoya Tsukasa as he took more photos and dealt with other angry customers. Apologizing after seeing a brief vision of someone claiming his world would end, Natsumi inquires as to why he takes such poor pictures. However, as he claims that the world doesn't wanting him taking pictures, monsters appear from the sky. After he and Natsumi are separated by a strange barrier, Tsukasa encountered the stranger from his vision, asking where Tsukasa's buckle and cards were, and claimed that he could save the world. |
| But after he finds himself in another location, Tsukasa goes about to find Natsumi who simultaneously had unwillingly traveled with others through, and were picked off by various monsters of other worlds until she was left. Before finding Tsukasa again on the other side of a barrier, Natsumi noticed and picked up two objects looking very similar to what the Decade being wore in her dream. After encountering a Worm mimicking Natsumi, Tsukasa noticed what Natsumi had in her hands and had her pass them through the barrier. Acting on pure instinct, Tsukasa then transformed into Decade and defeated the Worms attacking them. |
| After moving on and encountering other monsters, each of which Tsukasa destroyed with the help of cards transforming him into different Riders and not knowing how or why he knew which ones were the right one for the situation, Tsukasa and Natsumi found themselves in another location. As they further witnessed the destruction carried on by the invading monsters, it seemed that time had stopped. Noticing the stranger from before, Tsukasa asked him if he was right about before. Soon inexplicably finding himself along with the stranger, Kurenai Wataru, in a place showing ten duplicates of earth. After he claimed that he remembered nothing of himself but fighting, Wataru stated that Tsukasa needed to traverse the nine other worlds of nine other Riders in order to save his own. |
| With time still frozen, Tsukasa and Natsumi managed to get back home as Eijiro, Natsumi's grandfather, fiddled around with their non-functioning television. Knowing what he had to do, Tsukasa was stumped on how he needed to do it. As Tsukasa and Natsumi squabbled over letting her go with him (trying to bargain with reducing his debt payments) and Eijiro revealing a a photo backgrounf into another world, we are then witness the police of that world (led by Officer Yoshiro Ai) handle an attack by two Grongi. With the situation at hand, Ai is then aided by Onodera Yuusuke: Kuuga. As this happens, Tsukasa exits the photo studio to a location very similar to what Eijiro's painting depicted. Inexplicably dressed in a police officer's uniform, Tsukasa deduced that he was in Kuuga's world. |
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Kuuga's World
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| As Yuusuke fights the Grongis, noticing another dead female officer, Tsukasa comes back into the studio taking advantage of his police uniform and attempting to play a joke on Natsumi. However after it failed, they both notice articles in the newspaper about the Grongis and a live news report about the Grongis and Kuuga. As Natsumi noticed the exterior changes due to traveling to another world, Tsukasa heads to the scene of the attack by the Grongis. Still fighting them, as Officer Yashiro gives Yuusuke pointers in combat, Tsukasa arrives, taking pictures. After Yashiro orders Tsukasa to fall back with the other officers, Yuusuke manages to defeat the two Grongis with Dragon and Pegasus forms individually. |
| With the Grongis Me Giyado Gi and Ra Dorudo Gu (Unidentified Life Forms number 8 and 7) dead, Yashiro returned and debriefed the squad over the recent events. As they speculated as to why the Grongis killed female officers on duty, speculating the Grongi game theory, Tsukasa appears, supporting the theory. However a report of another Grongi was sounded. As we see Go Baberu Da finishing off another female police officer, Tsukasa arrives as Decade, causing Baberu to mistake him as Kuuga and attack him, despite Tsukasa proclaiming he wanted to ask him questions. But as Yuusuke and Yashiro arrive on the scene Tsukasa then Quickly kills the Grongi, resulting in Yuusuke asking why he killed his own kind. After claiming that he wasn't a Grongi, Tsukasa then rode off. |
| Later that evening, as Natsumi gets up from napping, wondering if Tsukasa forgot about what he was supposed to do, Yuusuke and officer Yashiro come into the studio, assuming that it had been a coffee shop. However, after Eijiro insisted they come in for coffee anyway, Yuusuke and Yashiro discuss the appearance of number 15 (Decade/Tsukasa). After she compared Fifteen to Yuusuke, claiming he was more similar than to the Grongis, Tsukasa appeared. After Yashiro introduced Yuusuke and Tsukasa, Tsukasa then expressed his theory on the Grongi's killing methods. As Yuusuke left, feeling out of the loop unless exposing himself as unidentified life form 4, Natsumi followed him. Having trouble starting his bike, Natsumi presumed if he was number 4. Complimenting him over his fighting for the sake of others, Yuusuke claimed that he fought solely for himself. But as Natsumi claimed Yashiro seemed worried about him, Yuusuke's bike finally did start and he asked if she knew that because she was in a similar position before he left. |
| After explaining his theory to the leading officers in the Grongi investigation and noticing that his photos even in Kuuga's world still turned out badly, Yuusuke called Officer Yashiro to the base of Hitoki mountain, claiming his theory was incorrect. With Yuusuke arriving, Tsukasa explained the information he extracted from Baberu pertaining to the Grongi's game, claiming that his original theory was a Lie. After calling the last two Grongis in their own language, and claiming that Yashiro was the last they needed for their game, Tsukasa punched her. With the Grongi's game ruined due to bloodshed, Tsukasa transformed into Decade and defeated the remaining Grongis. |
| Remembering the warnings he had been given, Yuusuke then attacked Tsukasa as Kuuga. As they continued to fight, Natsumi had arrived after seeing a dimensional disturbance on the mountain. Remembering another part of her dream, seeing Decade fight Kuuga in Ultimate Form and seemingly destroying each other, she pleaded to them to stop fighting. Yet despite that, they fought on. No matter what form he used, Yuusuke was outclassed entirely by Tsukasa. As a mysterious stranger watched them (Narutaki), he seemingly caused a dimensional barrier to appear, summoning the Hopper Riders of Kabuto's world to kill Decade. |
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Superiority
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| As The Hoppers continued their attack on the other riders, Yuusuke blamed their appearance was on Tsukasa. After Yuusuke made a random verbal sound as he fought Kageyama, Yaguruma focused his attention away from Tsukasa and on Yuusuke, thinking that he laughed at his partner. After Tsukasa tried to interrogate the Hoppers, Narutaki decided to send them back, displeased with how petty they were in regards to their targets. As Natsumi and Officer Yashiro separately asked why Tsukasa and Yuusuke fought each other, Yashiro inquired if the Grongi's game was really over. As Tsukasa claimed that their objective was prevented, Yashiro raced back to the station, optimistic that they could now get leverage over the Grongi. |
| Back at the Hikari Photo Studio, while eating beef stew, Yuusuke explained as to why he had attacked Tsukasa, claiming that he was warned of Decade's threat when he acquired the Arcle. Just then, several news channels broadcasted reports of black smoke coming out from Hitoki Mountain. After hearing that Yashiro's department had been dispatched there, and Tsukasa and Natsumi comparing Kuuga's world with their own, many of the officers who were in the mountain had turned into Grongi's as a result of inhaling the smoke. As the souce of the smoke had finally gained a physical form, N Gamio Zeda, Tsukasa attacked him. Claiming that he wasn't supposed to have awakened, in human tongue, he easily forced Tsukasa off. |
| As the smoke spread from Hitoki to the city, Yuusuke had accompanied Officer Yashiro, who had inhaled some of the smoke, to the hospital. After Natsumi and Tsukasa had arrived shortly after, Yuusuke demanded to know why everything was happening despite the game failing. As Tsukasa explained that they were from a parallel world and that Yuusuke's was on a similar road to ruin, Gamio's smoke spread further into the city. With this, Tsukasa raced off, despite Natsumi's objections, speculating that he might be immune to the smoke since he didn't come from the world they're in. |
| After Yashiro accepted that the fact that she was going to die, and encouraged Yuusuke to fight not just for her, but for everyone, Gaimio reveled in the thought of everyone being Grongis, bringing about an eternal darkness. However, with that, Tsukasa arrived on the scene. As Gamio expressed his feelings on that neither he or Tsukasa belonged in the world they stood in, Tsukasa attacked. After being forced off again, and overwhelmed by the vast numbers of Grongis, Yuusuke arrived. As Gamio tried to justify his intentions, and Tsukasa seeing things differently, the two riders then joined forces. After turning Yuusuke into the Goram, the two synchronized their attacks and finally defeated Gamio. |
| Heading back to the hospital, Tsukasa and Yuusuke arrived only to unfortunately see that Officer Yashiro had died. As Tsukasa and Natsumi left the hospital, leaving Yuusuke, the leftover Grongi's faded away, much to Narutaki's displeasure. As Natsumi and Tsukasa came back to the photo studio, Tsukasa assured himself and Natsumi that their part in Kuuga's world was over. After walking in and being greated, Eijiro accidentally hit a support chain, revealing another background, this time of Castle Doran. Meanwhile, after Yuusuke had visited Yashiro's grave, remembering her last words to him, he then rode off on his bike, all the while being tailed by a mysterious silver like bat. |
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Second Movement: Kiva's Prince
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| Suddenly traveling through dimensions, Yuusuke soon found himself in a room as Kivahla flew around him. As she did so, Bishop, Rook, the Arms Monsters and several Human maids enter the room, much to his confusion. Meanwhile as Tsukasa scopes out where they were taken to next, he soon finds himself sporting a tuxedo and violin case. After Natsumi inquires about his threads, and taking notice of Castle Doran in the landscape, Tsukasa deduces that they're in Kiva's World. Recognizing Doran from her dream, Natsumi and Tsukasa soon find themselves visited upon Itoya Ryo, thinking their home was a coffee shop. Inviting him in, despite telling him it was a photo studio, and seeing the painting of Doran, Ryo revealed himself to be the Spider Fangire and reverted to his true form. However, shortly after Tsukasa and Natsumi's reaction, he left feeling discriminated against. |
| After the Arms Monsters raced around Doran looking for their prince, Tsukasa and Natsumi had taken a ride downtown, seeing Humans and Fangires actually living with one another peacefully, creating confusion as to what they're supposed to do. Hearing a strange sound and following it to a run down house, Tsukasa lured out the occupant with some considerable ability to play the Violin. After Natsumi had discapled Tsukasa for being smug to the boy and trying to talk to him, Kurenai Wataru, only to be rejected, Tsukasa heard a scream in the distance. |
| Heading to the scene, Tsukasa arrived as a woman was being chased by Rook. Beginning to become skeptical of the laws pretaining to Humans and Fangires, Tsukasa transformed and did battle with the Fangire. After defeating him, Wataru and Kivat appeared. remembering the warnings he had been given, they then attacked Tsukasa as Kiva, just as Kivahla and Narutaki watched on. Fighting one another in various forms accessible to them, the fight came to an end when Yuusuke appeared, breaking up the fight. As Yuusuke vouched for Tsukasa not being a devil and imploring Tsukasa to apologize for fighting, tried to justify himself. However, Bishop appeared and informed Tsukasa of his mistake, and executed the Fangire woman who had broken their laws. Returning to the photo studio, as they dipped fruits in a pot of melted chocolate, Tsukasa demanded to know why Yuusuke was there. Claiming that a weird bat brought him, he believed that it was so that he could help Wataru. Informing them that Wataru was Half Fangire and Human, Yuusuke felt that he needed to assist the boy in his duties. Yet despite all this, Tsukasa appeared skeptical and merely thought of Wataru as spoiled. |
| At Doran, after the Arms Monsters speak with Wataru over his lack of desire for the throne and beginning to think that Wataru was to young after all after he had left. Wataru walked away from Doran. However, soon enough, Yuusuke rode up. As he tries to talk about the previous day, claiming that Tsukasa wasn't as bad as he had heard, he asked Wataru if he was heading somewhere specific. Offering a ride and realizing that Wataru wasn't going to take him up at the time, Yuusuke left him with some candy. |
| After Tsukasa found various Fangire and Human corpses, and spoke to a Fangire in the same house that Wataru was in who confessed that he disagreed with the laws, Tsukasa later that evening encountered Kivahla. After asking her if she brought Yuusuke to Kiva's World and Kivahla claiming that he was supposed to destroy it, she then transported him to a sports arena where Kusaka Masato had waited with the Kaixa Gear already equipped. As the two Riders did battle, the Beetle Fangire stormed Doran and made his way to Wataru. As he approached Wataru and claimed that he wished to be King, Wataru transformed and the two did battle. |
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Snarling King's Qulifacations
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| As Wataru and the Beetle Fangire did battle, Bishop and the Arms Monsters had arrived on the scene. Unfortunately, after requesting their help, the other monsters backed away from Wataru. Meanwhile, as Tsukasa fought on, Kusaka expressed his disappointment in Tsukasa's abilities. Back at Doran, the Beetle Fangire had summoned Kivat right off Wataru. And with that, sat on the throne and proclaimed himself King. With this, the other monsters then bowed before the Fangire, just as he had announced that the laws between the Fangires and Humans were to be abolished. But soon enough, as the Beetle Fangire had ordered Wataru's death, Yuusuke raced in, expressing his belief that Wataru was King and transformed to fight. |
| With the fight between Tsukasa and Kusaka seemingly ending in a draw, Tsukasa then found himself back where he was. As Kivahla flew past him, giggling, Narutaki stated his beliefs on Tsukasa's not supposing to live. Claiming that Tsukasa brings and breeds destruction no matter where he would go. Meanwhile, as Wataru made his way from Doran, Yuusuke had rode up, injured and bleeding. As Wataru refused to go back, Yuusuke implored him to do so for the sake of both Fangires and Humans. Asking to take him somewhere else, yet not knowing where, Yuusuke complied, claiming that he'd take a friend anywhere. However, Wataru tried to reject that idea, and unexpectedly released his fangs into Yuusuke. After this happened, Yuusuke tried to shrug it off, and left to get Kivat for Wataru. |
| Making his way to the Hikary photo studio, Wataru explained that he had unintentionally attacked Yuusuke. With Tsukasa thinking that he gave into his Fangire urges, Wataru confessed that he did. Saying that when someone gets close to him emotionally, a part of him wants their life energy. Hence why he didn't want friends, or to take up the due to his fear of lacking self control, something the king should have. Fearing that should he lose control again, Wataru claimed that he didn't think he could get it back. With that, Tsukasa said that should Wataru lose control, he'd personally put the boy down.Meanwhile, at Doran, Bishop and the Arms Monsters had finished up beating Yuusuke, who had apparently just walked right into Doran. After the Beetle Fangire chided them for not finishing him off, he then proceeded to absorb the Arms Monsters into his very being, taking their abilities. |
| As he then noticed that Tsukasa was in Doran due to the song he played on the violin, Bishop had intercepted. Claiming that under King's order, Humans weren't welcome, he attacked just as Tsukasa transformed. After quickly dealing with Bishop, Tsukasa then met with the Beetle Fangire. After he tols Tsukasa that the laws between Fangires and Humans were unnecessary and go against their very nature, they fought. However, unlike the previous ones, The beetle proved to be quite difficult, especially since he was able to transform into Kiva's DoGaBaKi form. As Tsukasa was overwhelmed with the Fangire, Wataru had found Yuusuke, who suggested that he not be there since he couldn't win. After the Beetle Fangire had given Wataru the chance to be a Fangire by consuming Yuusuke, and refusing by confirming his friendship with him and claiming the throne, Tsukasa took the opportunity to shoot Kivat off of the Fangire. |
| With Wataru transforming, he and Tsukasa then did battle with the Fangire. After throwing down with the monster and him flying up to take Doran, Tsukasa had then turned Wataru into the Kiva Arrow and shot the Fangire down and defeated him. With this, Tsukasa went back the the house from before, seeing the dying Fangire who asked if his son would become a good king. As he motioned for a nearby violin, Tsukasa played the one song just as the Fangire had cracked and shattered. After Wataru had walked in and stated his confidence for his new role, we then find Tsukasa back at the studio developing his latest photos. Displeased that the were the same as ever, Yuusuke had walked in, claiming that he wanted to join Tsukasa in his travels. As Kivahla came in, also wanting to join, her flying around Eijiro caused him to trip over himself and bring out another photo background: this one of Ryuuki's contracted Dragon. With this, we then see Ryuuki in the mirror world from the real, fighting several mirror monsters. |
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Battle Judgment: Ryuuki's World
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| With Ryuuki fighting several monsters in the mirror world, we are then brought to the Atashi Journal's building. As Natsumi had made an appointment to see it's editor, momoe, she spoke to her to inquire about that world's Riders. Unfortunately, Momoe Reiko had inexplicably collapsed just after she served Natsumi some cake. After Haguro Ren walked in and believed Natsumi was responsible, the police were called in and arrested Natsumi, just as Tatsumi Shinji and Kamata had arrived for work. |
| Later that day, after Yuusuke had taken a look at the new surroundings and inquired as to how long Kivahla was going to be with them, as Eijiro didn't mind her staying as long as she liked, he tried to get Tsukasa to come and explore with him. As Tsukasa thought it was pointless since the Rideers of that world were already at peace, he reluctantly went along anyway. After they learned of Natsumi being the prime suspect for murder, we then see Natsumi's trial of sorts. As an unseen booming voice informs her that she's subject to the Rider Trial System: A system where selected people in relation to the case fight one another with their own opinions, and the one who wins acts as Judge, Jury and Executioner. As this happens, we see various people in the mirror world each fighting as Raia, Scissors, Imperer, Gai, Verde, Zolda, Tiger, and Knight. After Natsumi demanded a lawyer, she got just that in the form of Tsukasa, as it apparently was his identity in that world. |
| After talking things over concerning Natsumi's side of the incident and meeting Shinji, Tsukasa had inquired if Shinji was chosen to be a Rider due to his relation with the incident. Showing them the deck of Advent Cards he was given, Shinji confessed that he didn't believe that Natsumi was responsible and held off from fighting. After seeing Scissors and Knight in the mirror world, Tsukasa decided to join in since he was her lawyer. Arriving just as Knight had finished off Scissors, Tsukasa and Knight were ambushed by Zolda. Forced out, Yuusuke had assumed that Tsukasa thought that by entering, they could bring the case in Natsumi's favor, and flush out the real culprit of the crime instead, believing that it's someone taking part in the Rider Trial. |
| With Shinji taking them to Atashi Journal and meeting Kamata, they went over the details pertaining to the incident. As Tsukasa inquired as to where Kamata was during the time of the murder, he showed them that he was in the cafe just right out the window from the scene. After further going over details, mentioning that Ren was the first person there, and that he was apart of the Rider Battle, Kamata and Tsukasa then heard the calling for battle. With Kamata transforming into Abyss, and Tsukasa transforming, they entered the mirror world. However shortly after they began, Tsukasa found himself cut off by Imperer and his contracted monsters. |
| Meanwhile, Yuusuke had gone to Ren's apartment and inquired as to why he was at the building the day of the murder. After claiming that he was just visiting, and elaborating on his and Shinji's old partnership, Ren revealed his deck of Advent Cards to fight in the mirror world just as Shinji had arrived. Believing that he betrayed them in the past by jumping ship and now mudering Momoe, they both transformed into Knight and Ryuuki, and entered the mirror world. However, as Shinji tried to fight Ren, Tsukasa got between them as he defeated Imperer. Requesting if he could cut in, Tsukasa attacked Ren after transforming into Kiva. After going through Kiva's other forms, Tsukasa had finally brought Ren to his knees. With Shinji pleased with Ren's defeat, Tsukasa then readied the finishing blow. |
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The True Culprit with Super Tricks
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| As Tsukasa pulled out the finishing card after his fierce fight with Ren, Shinji stepped in, claiming he wanted to do it himself. However, after exchanging some smalltalk, Kamata appeared intending on finishing the battle. Forcing Ren, Shinji and Tsukasa to leave of the Mirror Wolrd for the time being. After Shinji expressed his beliefes on Ren being the murderer and asked why he entered the Rider Battle before he left, Tsukasa, Shinji and Yuusuke deduced the high probability that Ren is the culprit back at the photo studio. As we then see Natsumi in her cell, thinking over the Rider Battle for her case, she begins to suspect that it might lead to the even larger battle from her dreams. After Natsumi then finds herself in an entire new location, Narutaki appears, fully aware of her identity. Claiming himself to be a prophet, he tells her of the supposed danger of Decade. However as Natsumi refused to listen, she then found herself back in her cell, with a guard notifying her of a court summons. With this, Tsukasa and Shinji talk with Kamata over their suspecting of Ren being the murderer. After admitting the possibility that it may be him, it seemed they all agreed that the battle be put on hold for further investigation. However, Yuusuke wasn't in the same spirits and vouched for Ren. After speaking of how sincere Ren seemed when he talked of his partnership with Shinji, Shinji refused to hear it and left. |
| Meanwhile, after had finished off Odin after some difficulty, Shinji had found him. After Yuusuke came to break them up, they then noticed the card Ren took. Saying that he heard about it while collecting info, he claimed that the Tive Vent card could throw someone back to a certain desired time. Claming that Momoi had called him that day, Ren wanted to use the card to find out what it was she wanted to say to him. After Shinji had claimed that there were penalties for using the cards outside the battle, Kamata then appeared from a mirror, but was pulled right back in by Tsukasa. As Tsukasa claimed that the true culprit would be the one who'd stop people from digging up the truth, claiming it was Kamata, Kamata said otherwise. After confessing his lack of empathy, Tsukasa stated that he was going to take Yuusuke's word on Ren being innocent. But as Kamata restated his alibi, Sinji then used the Time Vent card as Ren was too weak at the time. |
| As we go back to when Natsumi had just began talking with Momoi, Both Shinji and Tsukasa fly out of the Mirror World, with Tsukasa landing on Natsumi, knocking her out. After looking ou the window and saving Momoi from Kamata's pseudo blade, Tsukasa raced down to the Cafe just as Ren walked into the room. As Momoi the recalled what she wanted to talk to him about, she asked him if he wanted to come back to work for the Journal. As that happened, Tsukasa confronted Kamata, demanding to know what he was. However, unexpectedly, There were two Kamatas. Absorbing his past self into his present, Kamata then transformed into Abyss and summoned his contract monsters on Tsukasa. |
| As Momoi told Shinji that she originally suggested to Ren to take time away from the Journal and work for someone else, Ren confessed that it was because he was jelous some of Shinji's photography. After he claimed he realized that he was wrong for thinking such and that their individual skills complimented one another, Shinji was then reminded of Tsukasa when Momoi brought up a story of there being more than just Humans in reality, and left. After Tsukasa and Shinji joined forces to defeat Kamata, Narutaki appeared to them next to a still alive, but injured Kamata. Stating that Kamata is the King of the Heart category, The Paradoxa Undead, Narutaki claimed that his little experiment had ended. Before leaving, he told Tsukasa that the world they were also in was now as good as destroyed. |
| After Shinji had given Tsukasa a copy of the photo he had taken together with Yuusuke, and Natsumi getting even for knocking her out, we then go back to Yuusuke as he had just finished taking a look at the surroundings of the studio. However, as he overheard Tsukasa and Natsumi say that they were leaving already, he claimed they hadn't done anything yet. However as Tsukasa said otherwise, Eijiro came in trying to catch a chicken he had recently gotten. But after Tsukasa set it free, aware of what Eijiro was going to do with it, Eijiro then tripped over himself once again, revealing another photo background of various cards. |
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Welcome to The Blade Cafeteria
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| With an alarm sounding off an attack by the Undead within the walls of the Board Company's head quarters, their Ace team raced to intercept. Kendate Kazuma and Hishigata Sakuya engaging the Buffalo Undead bare handed, they hold it off until they finally get the call from the company, authorizing Kazuma to his rider equipment and become Blade. Sealing the Undead, this all occurs as Tsukasa, Natsumi and Yuusuke watch from afar. After bickering with each other over what they're supposed to do, Tsukasa's then taken by three women claiming that they need to go back to work. |
| Finding out that he's supposedly a cook, and that the company's workers are strictly segregated by various ranks, Tsukasa eventually goes on to explain this to Yuusuke and Natsumi. However as another alarm is set off, Tsukasa reluctantly goes, after being implored by Natsumi. As Kazuma, Sakuya, and Kuroba Mutsuki fight the Elephant Undead, already having authorization to use their equipment, they seemingly have the upper hand in battle. However, the Undead even the score as the Capricorn Undead appears, causing Kazuma to look away from their assigned target. Growing tired of watching the seemingly even fight, Tsukasa transforms and enters the fray, and eventually destroys the Elephant Undead. |
| Meanwhile, back at the photo studio, as Eijiro and Kivahla amuse themselves, Tsukasa comes for Eijiro's help, needing him to repair his camera. As Eijiro asks him about the fee, claiming that Natsumi's been cracking down on him to be more strict with Tsukasa, the three women from before burst in looking for him, claiming that the head of the Board company wishes to speak with him about a possible bonous. With this, Tsukasa along with Kazuma, Sakuya and Mutsuki enter the office of Shijo Hajime, the head of the Board Company, just as Yuusuke and Natsumi tried to apply for jobs there. Claiming that due to the government reducing Board's funding and his refusal to follow protocol, Hajime demoted Kazuma, yet at the same time promoted Tsukasa and Mutsuki. |
| Later that day, as Kazuma was assigned to the cafeteria, it seemed that no matter what he was told to do, he proved to be too incompetent in the tasks to perform them properly. After Sakuya and Mutsuki mocked him because of his demotion and poor performance, Kazuma attempted to quit. However with some encouragement from Yuusuke, he carried on. However, after a further blunder, Kazuma found himself demoted again, this time enough to the point that he had to had over the Blay Buckle. Unwilling to give it up, Kazuma took it and fled. With this, Kamata appeared before Hajime, assuring him that he'd retrieve it. |
| After we see Natsumi witnessing Kivahla interacting with Narutaki, we then go back to Kazuma as he runs into Tsukasa. As he tries to tell Kazuma to go back to Board, Kamata appears. As Tsukasa expresses relief the saved time looking for Kamata, he transforms and attacks. Whilst they do battle, Sakuya and Mutsuki arrive on the scene, imploring Kazuma to return the Blay Buckle. Refusing, Kazuma transforms into Blade just as Sakuya and Mutsuki do to Garren and Leangle. As the two respective fights go on, both are then interrupted by the arrival of Chalice, who easily relieves Kazuma of the Blay Buckle. With this, Chalice addresses Tsukasa as the rider who destroys worlds, and attacks him. |
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Blade Blade
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| As Tsukasa and Chalice engaged in battle, Kamata took the opportunity to attack Sakuya and Mutsuki from behind. Eventually as Chalice turned his attention to the other riders, he managed to take the Garren Buckle from Sakuya. Inexplicably, however, before he could get to Leagnle, a dimensional rift appeared, and what came out of it was Todoroki. Waving his guitar in the air, he performed his finisher, causing the ground to explode and forcing Chalice to retreat. |
| Later on, as Hajime rewarded Tsukasa for killing the Capricorn Undead in the previous fight, he also demoted Sakuya and fires Kazuma. As Tsukasa went down to mock Kazuma, Yuusuke tried to convince him that Tsukasa was telling him to start again from scratch in order to better himself. Back at the photo studio as Tsukasa got his camera back form Eijiro repairing it, Natsumi claimed that what what little money Tsukasa had to offer wasn't enough. Telling him to not slack off and work in the cafeteria more, he asked her to come with him as it seemed he had plans for it. |
| At the cafeteria, Tsukasa proclaimed that the rank based segregated lunches was discontinued and that anyone regardless of rank would be served cheap yet enjoyable meals. All the while using Yuusuke and Natsumi to attract people to the cafeteria, Tsukasa's equal service dining would increase the profits to the cafetirea, hopefully increasing his paycheck. Meanwhile, as Mutsuki and Sakuya tried to look for Chalice, however ironically, he found them instead. Transforming, Mutsuki attacked him. However, just as he managed to get a good hit, Chalice removed his Buckle. With that one good hit, it revealed Chalice to be Hajime. |
| Back at the cafeteria, an announcement made over the intercoms claimed that Sakuya and Mutsuki had resigned. Skeptical of it, Kazuma went to see Hajime only to find his office empty. As Kazuma and Yuusuke raced off to where he suspected Hajime would be, and Tsukasa and Natsumi encountering someone who acted as though he genuinely knew Tsukasa, we see Hajime along with Kamata in a dark labratory. Claiming that they intended to mix the cells of the Undead and Humans (Sakuya and Mutsuki) using the Rider Buckles and a catalyst, they could finally create the most powerful Undead, a Joker. After performing the procedure, Kazuma and Yuusuke managed to break in. As Hajime dealt with Kazuma, he explained that in order to keep Board existing and funded by the government, the Undead needed to exist. and with the power of the strongest Rider and Undead at his disposal, Board would continue to exist as long as he saw fit. |
| After changing into the Joker Undead, Tsukasa inexplicably jumped out of a car windshield as Ryuuki, with the Blay Buckle in hand. Handing it to Kazuma, he then began to fight Kamata. Bouncing between the real and mirror worlds, Tsukasa had a good advantage until Hajime forced him to take a hit for Kazuma. As Kamata and Hajime tried to offer Kazuma a place in their vision to the future, only scoff at the idea along with Tsukasa, they then both transformed and attacked. After forcing the two Undead back, Tsukasa and Kazuma finally managed to destroy the two in one blow. |
| Later on, after saying farewell to Kazuma, Eijiro and Natsumi examine Tsukasa's most recent photos. While Eijiro believing that Tsukasa had improved some, and Natsumi not seeing much difference, Tsukasa wondered if what he had done for the cafeteria was for the greater good in the long run. Wanting the rest of his pay, Eijiro demanded the rest of it from Tsukasa. Unfortunately, as he got up to talk to him about it, Eijiro tripped on a nearby chair and once again revealed another photo background. |
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Faiz Academy's Phantom Thief
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| In the middle of the night, we see the fellow from the cafeteria in Blade's World scale the walls of Smart Brain High. As this happens, a seemingly harmless girl appears before a patrolling guard of the school whilst she claims in a depressed voice that she couldn't get in. As the guard inquired as to why, she merely confessed that she was an Orphenoc and transformed. Luckily, before she could kill the guard, Faiz had appeared. After he quickly killed the Butterfly Orphnoc the young man began to chase Faiz, wanting the belt. However as he was unable to catch Faiz on foot, he picked up a picture of a flower that had fallen off of the fleeing Riders' persons. |
| The next morning at the photo studio, Tsukasa had come to notice a most eloquent breakfast spread on the table. Assuming Eijiro had prepared it, he and the others were surprised to find that the young man from the cafeteria, Kaito Daiki, had prepared it. After he claimed that the spread was to repay them for taking care of Tsukasa and left, Tsukasa and the gang decided to head out into world. After Natsumi and Yuusuke again poked fun at Tsukasa's new getup, a school uniform, he decided to head down to the school he was supposedly enrolled in; Smart Brain High.Arriving there, Tsukasa immediately started hearing gossip of Orphnocs and Faiz, making it apparent as to what world he was in. |
| Later on, after we see Natsumi Yuusuke and Eijiro discussing about the Orphenocs and their habits as they finish up the food left for them from Kaito, we got on to see Tomoda Yuri and Ogami Takumi taking a photograph of a pot of flowers. As this happens, a cadre of the schools top four students (Momose, Shukawa, Genda and Shirogane) known as the Lucky Clover, start harassing Yuri, assuming she was taking a picture of them. After Tsukasa decided to intervine, Kaito had appeared, wishing to talk to him. After Kaito told Tsukasa about Faiz and to not get between him and the Rider, Yuri and Takumi appeared, wanting to thank Tsukasa about earlier. |
| As the day went on Tsukasa, Shirogane and Genda decided to play eachother in tennis. As they played on, each side suspected that the other was Faiz. However, after Tsukasa won the match, they then proved eachother wrong as the Lucky Clover members revealed themselves to be Orphnocs, and Tsukasa transforming to defend himself. As they fought, Narutaki observed the scuffle. After Kaito appeared to him and told him to stay out of his business as well, Narutaki clearly showed signs of feeling threatened as he wondered what Kaito was planning. |
| With this, Kaito approaches the four Orphnocs, proposing that he be allowed to join the Lucky Clover in exchange for clues as to Faiz's identity. Showing them the picture he picked up earlier, Shukawa and Shirogane head out and start killing innocent bystanders around Yuri, suspecting that she's Faiz. However, their suspicions are once again proven wrong as Takumi equips the Faiz Gear, revealing him to be Faiz. Back at the school as Tsukasa started looking for Yuri and Takumi. After heading out and eventually finding him as he fought he attempted to transform just as Kaito showed up. Claiming that their deal was complete, he proclaimed himself a member of the Lucky Clover. However, believing that five members was one to many, Kaito then transformed into Diend and attacked them. After he had summoned Rey and Kabuki, and killed Shirogane did Tsukasa then finally enter the fight. |
| Meanwhile, as Takumi and Yuri were making their way from the fight, Momose had intercepted them. Seaking to kill Takumi for retribution for the Orphnocs that he had killed as Faiz, he transformed and attacked. When Momose turned his sights on Yuri, Takumi immediately jumped up to defend her, forcing him to reveal himself to be an Orphnoc as well. As this happened, Tsukasa picked up the Faiz Gear off the ground. After Kaito proclaimed that he wanted it, the two riders then faced off. |
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555 Faces 1 Treasure
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| With Takumi revealing himself to be the Wolf Orphnoc, he urged Yuir to run away, despite her apparent shock. As that happened, Tsukasa inquires as to why Kaito desires the Faiz Gear. Claiming that it's a precious item, he goes on to explain that there are various items of similar value spread all across the nine worlds, and that he covets them all. After being shot back, and dropping the Faiz Gear near Takumi, he then used it to call for the Autovajin and escaped with Yuri. After Kaito disappeared, Tsukasa eventually gave chase. After Takumi had dropped Yuri off, grief stricken over the truth of what Takumi was, he decided to rid himself of the Faiz Gear. As Tsukasa watched from afar, he threw it into a river. Recovering it, Tsukasa brought it back to the photo studio later that evening as Yuri came by to return his camera. After discussing Takumi's reasons for being and acting as Faiz, Tsukasa encourages her to look past his being an Orphnoc. |
| The next day, Kaito appears before Takumi, antagonizing him into handing over the Faiz Gear. After trying to beat it out, Takumi confesses that he had thrown it away. With Kaito expressing his skepticism, Tsukasa arrives on the scene with the Faiz Gear in hand. Inquiring if Tsukasa was intending to give it back, Tsukasa merely claimed that he wanted to take a picture. As Kaito didn't believe Tsukasa saying that Takumi had something already more valuable than the Faiz Gear, their meeting was then cut short as Narutaki appeared right after Kaito had disarmed Tsukasa. |
| As Yuri went back to look for her camera, Shukawa appeared before her. With the other members of Lucky Clover openly attack the students of Smart Brain High out of revenge and for Humans not accepting them, Kaito broke into the photo studio knowing that Kivahla was working for Narutaki. In the other world that Narutaki had taken Tsukasa to, Narutaki had summoned Ryuuga to kill Tsukasa. However, just as the Rider was about to deliver the killing blow, Kaito appeared between them and transformed. After summoning Kiva and making quick work of Ryuuga, Kaito brought Tsukasa back to where they were and gave back the Ride Booker in exchange for the Faiz Gear. |
| Meanwhile, back at the school, as Takumi had tried to ward off Lucky Clover in his true form, and showing that he was the same person regardless of whether he was Human or Orphnoc to Yuri, Tsukasa arrived on the scene. As Momose mocked him for aiding Takumi, Tsukasa transformed, followed by Kaito unexpectedly handing the Faiz Gear over to Takumi. After they had eventually defeated Lucky Clover, Takumi returned Yuri's camera to her and tried to walk away. However, Takumi was soon stopped in his tracks as Yuri made it apparent that she didn't care about him being an Orphnoc and that she wanted him to stay with her. As that went on, Tsukasa noticed Kaito rummaging through some rubble. Thinking he hit the jackpot, we then see that Kaito had found the Orga, Psyga and Delta Gears, which he claimed were far more valuable than the Faiz Gear. With this he took them and disappeared. |
| Later on at the photo studio, Tsukasa looked through his new pictures in which Eijiro noticed. Commenting on the more developed quality, Natsumi quickly informed him that they were taken by Yuri when she borrowed Tsukasa's camera. After Yuusuke had questioned where Kaito had gone off to, another photo background, this time one of an intricate mural, inexplicably revealed itself with a note attached. Startled, they shortly found out that it was Kaito's doing due to the note instructing them to not interfere with his business. |
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Reunion: Project Agito
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| Whilst a swarm of police officers surround what appears to be a Grongi on a rampage, Yuusuke and Natsumi read various newspaper articles about the Grongis back at the photo studio. Eventually tuning into the television to see a live report of the Grongi attack, everyone was then surprised to see that it wasn't Kuuga who intercepted the Grongi (even though Yuusuke was in the room), but someone equipped with the G3 System. After the user had killed the Grongi, at the expense of some collateral damage due to mishandling G3, the news report changed to another crew trying to interview the System's designer, Yashiro Toko, on whether it was necessary for Grongi control. With this, Tsukasa finally realizes that they're not in Kuuga's world while Yuusuke races to see Yashiro. |
| Arriving at the police headquarters, Yuusuke eventually finds Yashiro as the user of G3 was quitting due to pressure form the media. As another officer stated that not one officer wants to use the System, and Yashiro claiming that she'd recruit and train officers and normal citizens to use it, Yuusuke immediately volunteered himself right on the spot. After seeing Yuusuke go through training, Kaito also participating and finding out they were in Agito's World do we go back to Tsukasa and Natsumi, who is apparently a Mail-man in this world. |
| Arriving at the last known address of Ashikawa Shoichi to deliver a letter, they arrive only to find that Shoichi wasn't welcoming of guests. With the arrival of what they thought was a Grongi, looking for Shoichi as well, Tsukasa transformed and attacked. Deducing that it was an Unknown since it didn't respond to Tsukasa's words when he used the Grongi's language, Tsukasa eventually destroyed the monster. With Shoichi claiming that killing one wasn't a wise move, Tsukasa tried to give Shoichi his letter. After ripping it up, a large cross fell from the sky, summoned by another, more powerful Unknown, the Taurus Ballista. |
| Later that evening, Yuusuke had apparently made the decision to stay in Agito's world, thinking that the reason he traveled with them was to meet Yashiro again. With the rest of the group expressing some depression, thinking he'd be with them till the end, Yuusuke bid his thanks and farewells, and walked out the door. As he hopped on his bike, Natsumi asked him if his relation with Yashiro was the same as last time. Saying that Yashiro seemingly already had someone like that in mind, Yuusuke simply claimed that he didn't want to repeat his previous errors and protect her. |
| The next day, as a report came in saying that life forms 48 and 49 (Zu Mebio Da and Me Ginoga De) were spotted down town, Kaito was ordered to be equipped with the G3 System, and Yuusuke as support. Meanwhile, as Shoichi limped through a dark tunnel, Tsukasa and Natsumi approached him once again, this time claiming to be his protector from the Unknowns. Amused, Shoichi then shot out a tenticle from his sleave at Tsukasa. Grabbing Natsumi instead, he quickly threw her aside and showed Tsukasa the supposed monster he wanted to protect, and transformed into Gills' Exceed form. Back at the Grongi sighting, Kaito arrived on the scene. After finding G3 to be sub-par, Kaito immediately removed it and transformed. Summoning Drake and Delta to the battlefield, they immediately killed Ginoga just as Yuusuke arrived and more Unknowns appeared, killing Mebio. |
| Meanwhile, Tsukasa transformed, telling Shoichi that he didn't want to fight him. However, after Shoichi displayed that he was in great pain, Tsukasa trying to restrain him, he had no choice but to fight. But soon after, Shoichi fled and stumbled onto Kaito and the summoned riders fighting the Unknowns. Easily destroying them, he then turned his sights on Kaito and Yuusuke. Getting between them, Tsukasa tried to stop them, claiming that he had to get in Kaito's way again. Kaito feeling that he had no choice in the matter, prepared his finisher in tandem with his summoned Riders. With this, Shoichi then removed the Decadiver from Tsukasa just as Delta's target mark hit him, making him a sitting duck for Kaito. |
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Awakening: The Tornado of Souls
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| With Yuusuke pulling Tsukasa out of the way and chiding Kaito, Tsukasa demanded Shoichi return the Decadriver. However, as Shoichi dropped to his knees in pain, warning everyone of the Unknown's arrival. Sure enough, Taurus Ballista returned, chastising them all for having power beyond what Humans should have. After creating another exploding cross and disappearing, just as Shoichi did the same, Tsukasa inquired as to what Kaito was after. Not given a straight answer, Tsukasa decided to follow Shoichi. |
| Eventually finding him, Tsukasa insisted that he'd guard Shoichi. Not amused anymore, Shoichi telepathically sent Tsukasa phasing through a support beam and left. Back at police headquarters, Kaito was commended for supposedly defeating the two Grongi's from before. After mentioning the Unknowns, Yashiro admits that she had been aware of their existence for some time. And due to that, had another upgrade for the G3 System just in case. Knowing what it was, Kaito later approached Yashiro she wept in front of a locker with the name "Ashikawa" labeled on it, forced her away from it and took what he came to Agito's world for: The G4 chip. |
| Back at the photo studio, Natsumi wondered as to why Tsukasa was so bent on protecting Shoichi. After Tsukasa showed her the letter, finding out that the sender was Officer Yashiro, we then go back to Kaito and Yuusuke. After they talked on about the G4 chip, Kaito's true purposes and antagonizing Yuusuke on what Yashiro was to him, Yashiro appeared, shooting at Kaito. After shooting the chip, Kaito fled the scene, but was there long enough to hear her speak of something "more valuable". Later on, after we see Tsukasa appear to shove Shoichi out of harm's way again and telling him it's for Yashiro's sake, Natsumi asks Yuusuke to help Tsukasa. Telling him who Shoichi was, Yuusuke went back to headquarters, equipping the G3 System and vowing to Yashiro that he'd bring Shoichi back to her. Meanwhile, after Shoichi explained to Tsukasa as to why he started secluding himself from everyone and thing, Ballista appeared. After Shoichi transformed and attacked, Yuusuke arrived. |
| As Yuusuke then went off to try and convince Shoichi to go back to Yashiro, displaying what the G3 System was capable of because of Yashiro's hard work to make it so he wouldn't have to run away, Kaito appeared, requesting they show him what it was that was more valuable than the G4 chip. However, with the reappearance of Ballista, claiming Humans were foolish for thinking they needed the power they had, Tsukasa appeared, agreeing with him. However, after claiming that what they really didn't need were creatures protecting them, the Alter Ring appeared on Shoichi. With this, and Tsukasa having the Decaderiver back from picking it up earlier, Shoichi finally transformed into Agito. With Tsukasa, Shoichi and Yuusuke eventually defeating Ballista, Yuusuke wnet back to headquarters, resigning his post as a G3 user, and as promised, brought Shoichi back. Back at the photo studio, as Eijiro was viewing Tsukasa's latest photos Yuusuke returned. After stating that he was staying, another photo screen had unexpectedly revealed itself. This one depicting the Denliner. |
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Super Den-O's Beginning
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| Knowing right off the bat that they were in Den-O's world, Tsukasa and the gang exit the photo studio in another odd outfit. After finding a Rider pass and ticket for the Denliner, Tsukasa is unexpectedly possessed by an Imagin. Assaulting a pedestrian, it then became apparent that he too was possessed by an Imagin. With that, the Imagin possessed Tsukasa made use of the Pass and transformed into Den-O. Quickly dealing with the Mole Imagin, and being exorcised from Tsukasa via "Laughter's Bullseye", the bodiless Imagin then took root in Yuusuke, much to Natsumi's disturbance. |
| Taking the Imagin possessed Yuusuke back tot he photo studio, he explained how they gain physical forms, and that they were loosing them up until a few days prior. Even addmiting that he didn't remember his name or what he looked like, he then stormed out, looking for more Mole Imagins that he believed were responsible for how he was. Unfortunately, Tsukasa and Natsumi lost track of him, and instead decided to search for the Denliner. As things seemed bad, things went worse as Tsukasa was then possessed by three more Imagin. As they claimed that Decade was responsible for their world's problems, various buildings started disappearing. |
| Meanwhile, As the possessed Yuusuke grew frustrated in not finding any of the Mole Imagins, Kaito appeared to him, looking for the the key to use the Final Dorm Ride Denliner card. Offering him a new body in exchange for the card's use, the possessed Yuusuke angrily turned it down. With this, Kaito transformed with the intent of forcing the Imagin to be used with it, and the Imagin-Yuusuke transformed into Den-O and attacked. As the Imagin possessed Tsukasa chased Natsumi, Tsukasa had finally regained control of his body, forcing the Imagins out, and into Natsumi. Now able to fight Decade, the Imagin possessed Natsumi transformed into Den-O, along with Tsukasa doing the same to defend himself. |
| With the fight between the Imagins and Decade spanning various forms, they soon found themselves in an open field after they were caught in a dimensional rift. As the Imagin-Yuusuke had also found himself in a tight spot with Kaito summoning Sasword and Saga against him, Natsumi thought to herself how things were starting to seem similar to her dreams. However, as all seemed lost, the Denliner appeared. Boarding it, they soon found that the Imagins who had possessed them (Urataros, Kintaros and Ryuutaros) were on board. As the Owner made it apparent that he knew there were things wrong with the multiple worlds, we then go back to the Imagin-Yuusuke, just as Kaito had shot him off the side of a rooftop. |
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Super Momotaros, Appears!
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| With Kaito retreating, thinking the Imagin-Yuusuke would get over being uncooperative with some time, Tsukasa and Natsumi then get to know the occupants of the Denliner. After finding out that the Denliner had somehow connected with the photo studio, and hearing further explanations in regards to the problems in Den-O's world, including the identity of the Imagin possessing Yuusuke: Momotaros, did Tsukasa set out to find him, claiming that since he was loud and rambunctious, he'd stand out real easy. |
| Meanwhile, Momo-Yuusuke had caught the scent of another mole Imagin and had ridiculously chased him through a traffic jam and an amusment park. After he transformed and quickly killed the Imagin, Momo-Yuusuke was finally found by Tsukasa as he took care of a wound on Yuusuke's body. With Tsukasa telling him to return Yuusuke's body and mocking him for not thoroughly thinking of what he was doing, Momo had caught the scent of another Imagin. Seeing that it was in a police officer, they gave chase. After realizing that it switched hosts, they split up and eventually cornered it. Leaving the host, the Alligator Imagin then used the unsuspecting boy to travel to the past. |
| Hopping the Denliner and heading to December of 2008, they arrive just as the Imagin had decided to wreak havoc. Attempting to fight it, the Imagin seemingly held it's own quite well against the two riders. As it seemed that Momotaros had considered giving up, Kaito than returned, summoning Riotroopers and claiming to have come back for Den-O. Claiming that since Momotaros had no body, he was worthless to everyone. However, when Tsukasa mentioned some good qualities, such as caring for Yuusuke's body while he was using it, and using Momotaros' name did he start to remember. Using the Final form Ride card to transform him back to his physical form, ejecting Yuusuke in the process.Reinvigorated with his body back, Momotaros took on the Alligator as Yuusuke got over being dazed and confused. With Yuusuke transforming, joining the fight with Tsukasa and making a slight error in regards to their opponent, the three of them finally defeated the Alligator Imagin. |
| With Momotaros returning to the Denliner, Ryotaro and Kotaro had also apparently returned, claiming they found the cause of their world's time distortions. With the Taros Imagin disappearing, Natsumi expressed concern, wondering if they should do anything. However, as Tsukasa claimed it was the Denliner's business to tend to, Eijiro somehow caused yet another background to fall down; this one displaying the Tokyo Tower, and somehow causing Sieg to appear.(Note: this episode ties in with the film, Super Den-O & Decade: The Battleship of Onigashima!) |
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Warning: Kabuto Out of Control
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| Realizing he was in a new world, Tsukasa soon found himself dragged along with a group of men in Hummers, wearing the same exact outfit he was wearing and calling themselves Zect, thinking he was one of them. With that, we then see another Tsukasa as he watched the Hummers drive off. With Natsumi inquiring about his outfit, the other Tsukasa decided to head back to the Photo studio.With other Zect soldiers surrounding what is seemingly a normal young man, Tsukasa gets between them after arriving on the scene. However, the young man then revealed himself to be a Worm. Molting into a Coleoptera Worm, the Zect Soldiers opened fire. Having virtually no effect, the situation then called for the commanding officers Arata and Otogiri So to transform into Gatack and TheBee. With the Worm and the Riders going into Clock Up, the Worm still seemingly had the advantage, besting the two in combat. However, when the battle seemed lost, something had in a blink of an eye, beaten the Worm down and fled. Taking the opportunity, Otogiri killed the Worm with a Rider Sting. with the Soldiers falling back, knowing that what brought down the Worm was Kabuto, Tsukasa approached Arata, asking him to explain the situation in his world. |
| Bringing him back to the photo studio, after Natsumi explained their purpose, Arata explained what the Worms were and what they do. As they did that, the two Tsukasa's went over photos they had taken. After leisurely starting to accuse one another of being the Worm, Natsumi decided to use the Laughter's Bullseye on both Tsukasa's as they started competing against the other. As one Tsukasa laughed and the other cried, the one who cried ran away. Catching up to him, the one Tsukasa tried to claim that the other was fake. With that, the other Tsukasa decided to prove once and for all who he was by transforming into Decade. After slapping the one Tsukasa around a bit, he, in a fit of rage, revealed that he was the Worm and went to attack a girl passing by. Luckily, in a blur, Kabuto killed the Worm. Thinking that Kabuto may have some kind of connection to her, they eventually followed her her to her family Oden restaurant. |
| After getting to know the girl, Mayu, and her grandmother, Tsukasa and Natsumi brought her back to the photo studio to take pictures of her. Claiming that she found Tsukasa's photos unique and that he reminded her of her older brother, she went on to explain that he was murdered by Kabuto. Meanwhile, at Zect headquarters, Otogiri revealed to Arata his plans on capturing Kabuto. Curious as to why Otogiri wanted to capture him even though he had killed many Worms, Otogiri claimed that his presence causes panic amongst the general populace. However, we then see that Otogiri's agenda is more towards revenge. |
| The next day, as Tsukasa decided to head down to Mayu's family restaurant to expand their menu, Mayu's grandmother stormed in, insisting that the restaurant remain the same as always. Later on, as May had apologized for what had happened, a Worm had appeared before them. Telling Mayu to run and transforming, Tsukasa did battle with the Worm as it molted into a Geophilid Worm. Finding it a bit difficult to handle, Tsukasa transformed into Kuuga's Pegasus Form, using it's heightened senses in order to counter the Worm's Clock Up ability. Eventually Killing the worm, Zect showed up, inquiring if he was Decade, the destroyer of worlds. After Tsukasa expressed his annoyance with the repetitive name calling, Arata and Otogiri attacked. |
| As Mayu was still being chased by Worms, Kaito had apparently been watching Tsukasa's fight with the Zecter Riders.Claiming he wanted the Clock Up System, he transformed and joined the scuffle. with the tide of battle even, Kaito faced off with Arata while Tsukasa fought Otogiri. However, even with the use of Riotroopers, Kaito found Arata too difficult to handle and retreated, making him want the Clock Up System even more. Meanwhile with Tsukasa, he had decided to use Faiz's Axel form to counter Otogiri's Clock Up System, even though it could only last for ten seconds. However, as they fought, Tsukasa noticed Mayu being attacked by Worms. Trying to get to her in time, Otogiri took the opportunity to shot Tsukasa down. Luckily Kabuto had appeared, deflected the stray stingers Otogiri had shot and killed the attacking Worms. After Otogiri had attacked Kabuto, only to easily be beaten down, he de-transformed in front of Mayu, causing her to recognize him as her supposedly dead older brother. |
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The Road of Grandma's Flavors
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| With everyone reacting to Mayu's brother apparently being alive, and Otogiri reveling in the fact that the key to his plan in capturing Kabuto, the Clock Down System, is complete, we see Mayu looking for Otogiri with Natsumi. After Natsumi claimes that they had already tried looking for Zect's headquarters, they soon find themselves chased by a Subst Worm. Trying to get away, they eventually run into Kaito. Asking him for help just as more Worms arrive, Kaito points out two things. One, the Worms seemingly have a special interest in Mayu, and two, just as Kabuto kills the surrounding Worms, that Kabuto also apparently shares a similar interest in her as well. With this, Kaito transforms, summoning IXA and Psyga to his side. |
| As Natsumi and Mayu took the time to escape, it was seemingly in vein as the Subst Worm who chased them first caught up. As it cornered Mayu, she gave off an odd glow. Expelling waves of energy, enough to kill the Worm just as Tsukasa arrives, it was then revealed, even to Mayu, that she was a Sisyra Worm. With Kabuto making quick work of Kaito, and the revelation of Mayu's true nature, Otogiri came to see her. Asking her to come with him, revealing himself to be a Phylloxera Worm, she reluctantly obliges. Meanwhile, as Natsumi and Tsukasa try to tell Mayu's grandmother of what she really is, Tsukasa presumes that she knew the whole time. Confiming it, she claims that she doesn't care. Worm or Human, Mayu is her granddaughter. With Otogiri bringing Mayu to Zect's headquarters, she soon finds herself restrained by Zect troopers. As Arata protested Otogiri's methods in capturing Kabuto, Otogiri had other troopers restrain and beat him down. |
| As various news reports started claiming that Kabuto was already dealt with, an injured Arata made his way to the photo studio. Warning Tsukasa of what Otogiri intended to do and how he was doing it, he gave the location of Zect's headquarters to Tsukasa. Meanwhile as the preporations were set, Otogiri was finally reunited with Kabuto face to face as they activated the Clock Down System, stopping Kabuto in his tracks. After revealing that some of Zect's personnel were also Worms, Kabuto de-transformed revealing him to look like her brother, causing Otogiri to claim that there couldn't be two of him. With Tsukasa arriving, saying that Otogiri was the one who needed to go, Mayu objected. After explaining that Kabuto was really her brother, Soji, and that the time before was him simply trying to kill the Worm who mimicked him, Soji claimed that he couldn't get out of Clock Up since then. |
| After setting Mayu free, Tsukasa and Soji transform to do battle. Easily defeating the lesser Worms, they, however, had a more difficult time against Otogiri, who could still naturally use Clock Up. Realizing what needed to go, Tsukasa and Soji quickly destroy the Clock Down System, even with Soji knowing what that meant as a result. With the system gone, Tsukasa and Soji eventually defeated Otogiri. However, with the Clock Down System gone, Soji remained unable to stay in a normal state of time. With Mayu getting one last glimpse, Soji returned to his constant state of Clock Up. |
| After bringing Mayu back home, Eijiro went through Tsukasa's latest photos, finding them to be quite good. As Kaito pouted, claiming he couldn't get his treasure, Tsukasa presented him with a vile of supposed valuable spices. Even though it was actually pepper, which Natsumi attempted to point out, Kaito left. With two Kivahlas flying around arguing with each other, one supposedly being a Worm, Eijiro tried to calme them down, and in the process revealed another photo background. This time one of a Taiko drum in the middle of a forest. With this, we see Narutaki claiming that this new world will be Decade's final resting place. |
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Idle Hibiki
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| Finding themselves in the wilderness, Tsukasa deduces that they've arrived in the final world of their journey, Hibiki's world. After talking about the monsters of the world, the Makamo, and pointing out that there was one near by, a young boy appeared and wrestled the beast. Despite showing some considerable skill, the boy unfortunately wasn't a match for the monster, prompting Tsukasa to transform. With Tsukasa countering it's speed this with even greater speed by transforming into Kabuto, using Clock Up to kill it, we then learn that the boy is Asumu, aprentice to Hibiki. After coming upon a camp site, the gang is introduced to Hibiki, a somewhat lazy individual from the way he carries himself. After taking one look at Tsukasa, Hibiki remarked how the outfit Tsukasa wore looked like what the supposed legendary master of Ongeki-do wore. Learning that Ongeki-do was a means of martial arts through the mastery of sound, Tsukasa had begun to take pleasure in what Hibiki had called him, the Grand Master of Ongeki-do. Getting a call of a Makamo sighting, Asumu insisted Hibiki to come with him, despite how it was apparent he had no interest. |
| Meanwhile, as three Bakeneko were about to attack innocent people, Todoroki and a cadre of other men announced the arrival of the master of the Zanki style of Ongeki-do. Transforming, with his guitar in hand, Zanki attacked the Makamo as Akira and students of the Ibuki style arrived, announcing the arrival of their master. With Ibuki transforming and joining the fight, they individually killed two of the three Makomo present. Bickering with each other over who could kill the third, Tsukasa arrived on the scene, transforming and killing the last. With both Oni identifying him as the destroyer of worlds, and Tsukasa claiming himself to be the Grand Master of Ongeki-do, Ibuki decided to then invite him to his studio for tea. |
| Going back to Asumu, we see him training by himself, set on become an Oni as Hibiki appeared. With Asumu recalling how odd he was acting, such as refusing to train him or even look at him directly, we see Kaito appear from behind a tree, intending to snatch a scroll in Hibiki's backpack. After Hibiki threw a disk animal past Kaito, into the tree, Hibiki then casually named Kaito Asumu's new master. With Asumu explaining how the three schools of Ongeki-do (Hibiki, Zanki and Ibuki) were one in the beginning, along with their respective scrolls, but split into three, he claimed he didn't care about the styles and just wanted to be Hibiki's student. Wanting the others, Kaito claimed that he'd go steal the Ibuki and Zanki scrolls. With this, Kaito headed to Zanki's dojo after a small squabble between Zanki and Todoroki, intending on offering them his skills. |
| Making his way back to the camp site, Asumu asked Hibiki once more to take him in as his apprentice. With Hibiki claiming that he was going to retire as an Oni, he stated his intent on taking the Hibiki style with him. As Asumu begged him not to, claiming that becoming an Oni was the only thing he could truly devote himself to, a Tengu appeared. With Asumu intending to fight, Hibiki suggested they run instead. However as they did so, the Makamo tackled Hibiki and began to strangle him. As Yuusuke raced to help him, he transformed and tried to fight the monster off. Unfortunately, Yuusuke found the Makamo to be too overwhelming, causing a reluctant Hibiki to transform. After killing the beast in a display of great skill and strength, Hibiki began to undergo another transformation as he began wailing in pain. |
| After attacking Yuusuke and running off, we then go back to Tsukasa at Ibuki's studio as Ibuki received a letter of challenge from the Zanki school. Realizing that Kaito was behind it, we then see the Zanki school receiving a similar letter from the Ibuki school. With this, both parties meet in an open field, declaring that their feud would finally be finished. However, instead of being fought by the two masters, Tsukasa and Kaito coincidentally fought on the school's behalf. In the middle of their fight, Kaito then decided to make his move, turning invisible and straling the scrolls of the Zanki and Ibuki scrolls. With Zanki and Ibuki transforming, demanding their scrolls' return, Kaito summoned Den-O and turned it into Momotaros to distract them, making his getaway. |
| With Asumu stumbling onto the fight between the Oni and Tsukasa, their fight was then interrupted by the monster Hibiki transformed into, causing Momotaros to disappear. With Asumu identifying it as Gyuuki, a legendary Makomo, it easily forced Ibuki and Zanki out of the fight. With Tsukasa having to fend the beast by himself, he transforms into Ryuuki, in the hopes that it can properly provide the necessary edge to stand against the beast. |
