Hasami-Jaguar: Well, that was pointless… (Notices the white sheet under which someone lies) Eh? That must be your dear student, Hongô Takeshi! Well, prepare to watch her die! Oh, sorry, my mistake… she’s already dead! Well, prepare to watch me RIP HER TO PIECES!!!
Rider 1: (Softly, serious) That’s what you think…
(Hasami-Jaguar stabs downwards at the table, but is shocked to find his scissor-blade blocked by something. He is then thrown backwards as a new, shadowy figure quickly rises up from the table. Two large, red multi-faceted insect eyes illuminate, followed by a swirling red Typhoon on the figure’s stomach.)
Hasami-Jaguar: W-what the—?
TV-Bae: (Angrily) Who are you?!?!?
(The figure steps into the light, revealing a new female Kamen Rider!)
Female Kamen Rider: You can call me… KAMEN RIDER SIGMA!!!
(The Triple Riders look on in awe. The Geier forces prepare for battle. And Kamen Rider Sigma strikes a defiant pose!)
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Kamen Rider Sigma
Episode 2: Last Day of the Triple Riders!!
("Sannin Raidaa Saigo No Hi!!")
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Hasami-Jaguar: (Mix of shock
and anger) Ka... Kamen Rider Sigma?!?
Sigma: You got that right!
V3: Hahaha! How’s that,
Geier? One of your own victims has come back from the grave to haunt you!
Rider 2: You’re going to
regret ever hearing her name!
Rider 1: Sigma! Show them the
power we’ve given you!
Sigma: (Vibrant) Okaaaay!
(Points to Geier forces) So, who wants to go first?
TV-Bae: Shut Up! Kill them
all!
(A brawl breaks out between the Riders,
Kaijin & Geier Combatants in the cramped operating room. Riders 1 & 2
unleash a horde of double punches and kicks on the attackers. V3 personally
takes on his two revived foes. Sigma shows off what she can do by kicking,
chopping and flipping over henchmen. The fight spills out into the hallway,
with the villains trying their best to keep the four Riders surrounded. Sigma
is doing well until suddenly she finds a long, green vine wrapping around her
arm. It is a whip-like tendril of Sarasenian, who has arrived along with
Kômori-Otoko and Ika-Fire.)
Sarasenian: ECK-ECK-ECK!
You’re still alive!? Well, time for you to die again!!
Sigma: (Sarcastically)
Thanks, but once a day is enough!
(Sigma grabs the vine with her other
arm and flips Sarasenian around on his back. Kômori-Otoko runs at her, but she
kicks him in the stomach, just in time for Rider 2 to grab him from behind and
flip him over.)
(Ika-Fire pulls off his squid
tentacle arm, revealing his flamethrower, and turns on the heat.)
Ika-Fire: FIIIIIYYYAAA!!!
Burn, Sigma, burn!!
Sigma: (Dodging the fire)
Yikes!
(Sigma does a running jump kick
towards Ika-Fire and knocks him over backwards.)
Rider 1: Ichimonji! Kazami!
We have to find out where the Geier Leader is!
Rider 2 & V3: Right!
Hasami-Jaguar: Hahaha! You
idiots! He’s far from here… and you’ll never find him!
V3: (Punching him aside)
That’s what they always say!
(V3 grabs Hasami-Jaguar by the neck,
but TV-Bae hits him from behind, and both Kaijin escape. V3 stumbles right into
Sigma, who grabs him by the arms.)
Sigma: Kazami-san! Are
you okay?
V3: (Shakes head) Ugh… yeah!
After them!
(The four Riders chase the
retreating villains, who stop every so often to engage in another skirmish.
Meanwhile, outside the base, the sun has slowly begun to rise, signaling the
dawn of a new day. Kame-Bazooka, Kumo-Otoko, Sasori-Otoko and several Geier
Combatants look down at the base’s main entrance. Kame-Bazooka ducks down,
getting into firing position.)
Kame-Bazooka:
ZOOOOOOOO-KKKKAAAAA!!! In just a few minutes, we’ll be rid of 3 of those
accursed Riders! And this new one as well! Hahaha!
(Back inside, Hasami-Jaguar and his
Kaijin comrades are running as fast as they can, while Geier henchmen
continually ambush the Riders.)
Rider 1: Stop! You can’t get
away!
Hasami-Jaguar: (Thinking)
That is so cliché… (Aloud) Of course we’ll get away! Hahahahaha!!!
SHHHHHHIIIIIZZZZZAAAAHHHHHHSSSSS!
(The Kaijin make it through one last
doorway, which slams shut in front of the Riders. Rider 2 tries to punch is down,
but it his attacks do no good.)
V3: Let me give it a try… RED
BONE POWER!!!
(V3 concentrates all his energy into
his central “Red Bone” thorax, and expels it out in an explosive charge as he
runs crashing through the door. Rider 2 looks at Rider 1, tilting his head.
Rider 1 just shrugs.)
***
(Outside the underground base
entrance, Hasami-Jaguar and his fellow cyborg mutants have joined Kame-Bazooka
and the others.)
Hasami-Jaguar: Now! Seal off
the entrance!
Kame-Bazooka: Right!
(The oversized turtle kneels down
again, and fires a blast from his back cannon. The resulting explosion sends a
shower of rocks down over the cave entrance.)
TV-Bae: Good shot! Hahahaha!
Kumo-Otoko: That’s the last
we’ll see of them!
Hasami-Jaguar: Okay, that
takes care of that. Let’s get over to our other base and move on to Part Two!
(Suddenly the distinctive “Rider”
and “V3” sounds effects are heard [i.e. the ones you hear when they usually
start their Henshin] and the Kaijin look around, confused. Suddenly, Sarasenian
notices and points up behind the remains of the base. On the high, rocky
mountain that the base was underneath, the four Riders stand!)
Rider 1: You guys can’t do
anything right!
Rider 2: (Quietly) There’s
always another base, isn’t there?
Kumo-Otoko: Curses! They
survived!
Sigma: Yup! Now, shall we go
again? Or are we through for today?
Sasori-Otoko: Let’s get ‘em!
Sigma: Fine with me!
(The four Riders leap down to fight
the 8 Kaijin and their henchmen aides. The fight goes pretty evenly until
Kame-Bazooka ducks down and starts blasting at the other combatants.)
Kame-Bazooka:
ZOOOOOOOOOOO-KAAAAAAA!!! Take this, Riders!
(Kame-Bazooka lets loose another
shot that hits dangerously close to Rider 2, Kômori-Otoko & Ika-Fire.)
Kômori-Otoko: (Jumping
backwards) Jeez—!
Ika-Fire: (To Kame-Bazooka)
Watch where you’re shooting, you idiot!
Kame-Bazooka: Damn! I’ll get
you this time, Rider!
(He fires again, but Rider 2 ducks
the blast, and several henchmen behind him go flying from the ensuing
explosion. Rider 2 rises and strikes one of his usual battle poses.)
Rider 2: You’ll have to do
better than that, Kame-Bazooka!
(Meanwhile Rider 1 & Sigma are
both wailing on Kumo-Otoko. Rider 1 grabs the arachnid fiend from behind while
his young protégée delivers a few spin kicks to his stomach. Sasori-Otoko
emerges up from beneath the ground to grab Sigma’s leg. She slams down on his
head with her other foot and then reaches down and pulls him up, punching him
across the face, and sending him stumbling backwards. She then looks to Rider
1, who is busy beating on Kumo-Otoko. The two Riders nod at each other, and
both leap into the air with their respective opponents. They jump towards each
other, crashing the Kaijin’s heads together and sending the Shocker villains
plummeting towards the ground, where they explode in a huge fiery explosion.
Rider 1 lands a short distance away.)
Rider 1: (Thinking) Well, so
much for that junk about them being powered up and unstoppable...
(V3 is having a difficult time with
Hasami-Jaguar & TV-Bae, but Sigma quickly comes leaping down from the sky
and kicks Hasami-Jaguar to the ground flat on his back. He stares up groggily
at his smaller, faster opponent.)
Hasami-Jaguar: Argh! I’m
getting tired of you already, Rider Girl!
Sigma: Then it’s lights out
for you!
(She leaps up, flips around in
mid-air, and descends back towards the ground with both feet forward.
Hasami-Jaguar watches on with increasing dread.)
Hasami Jaguar: (Gasping)… Oh,
@#$%!
(Sigma is about to come down right
on the Kaijin’s stomach, but TV-Bae flies through the air, bashing her out of
the way just in time. Hasami-Jaguar gets up and dusts himself off.)
Hasami-Jaguar: Well, that was
a clo— (Hasami-Jaguar turns to see V3 coming right at him now, foot extended
and surrounded by fire.)
V3: V3 PILLAR OF FLAME KICK!
(The feline villain’s jaw drops.)
Hasami-Jaguar:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
(V3 hits Hasami-Jaguar square in the
chest, sending him backwards, where he explodes in mid-air as a result of the
immense power of V3’s kick. Meanwhile, TV-Bae is busy grappling with Sigma.
Both manage to get to their feet where she attempts to lift him, but he’s too
heavy for her.)
Sigma: Ugh! You need to lose
some pounds, Flyboy!
TV-Bae: Ha! You weakling!
Sigma: Weak? (She does a
jumping split kick and smashes in both of his TV eyes) Yeah, that’s real weak!
TV-Bae: AAAARRRRGH!!!
(Clawing at eyes) You rotten little—!
(TV-Bae never gets to finish, as
he’s accidentally blown to chunks by Kame-Bazooka, who shakes his head in
disgust.)
Kame-Bazooka: Aw, @#$% it
all! (Thinking) 30 years later, and I still can’t hit the broadside of a barn!
Sigma: Not enough “Turtle
Power”, huh?
Kame-Bazooka: Oh, that’s it!
Just you wait until I get over there and—
(Kame-Bazooka fails to realize that
Rider 2 is sneaking up behind him. He proceeds to shove a hefty rock right down
Kame-Bazooka’s back cannon.)
Kame-Bazooka: Hey! What the—
Rider 2: TOOOOOHHHHHH!
(Rider 2 leaps high into the air,
just itching to be shot at by the Destron villain. Kame-Bazooka responds by
clenching both his fists.)
Kame-Bazooka: Ha! Lucky for
you I’m not the one with the internal atomic bomb this time, or this next shot
would kill us both!
(With that, he fires, failing to
realize the half-truth of his statement. Kame-Bazooka splinters and explodes
into a billion pieces as Rider 2 descends back to the ground. Rider 2 simply
makes a quick saluting motion with his hand, and then turns his attention back
to the fight. The Geier forces have been reduced to Kômori-Otoko, Sarasenian
and Ika-Fire. And they’re about to be reduced even further.)
Rider 1: RIDER KICK!
V3: V3 KICK!
(Both Riders make contact with
Kômori-Otoko and Sarasenian respectively, sending them to explosive demises.)
Rider 1: The last one is
yours, Sigma!
Sigma: Alright! Here we go,
Squid-brain!
Ika-Fire: Bring it on!
FIIIIIIIYYYYYYYYAAAAAA!
(Ika-Fire soon wishes he hadn’t said
that, as Sigma leaps into the air, spins around several times, and rockets
towards the Kaijin, still spinning. Ika-Fire ignites his flame thrower in her
direction, but the fire simply swirls around her in a vortex of bright orange.)
Sigma: SIGMA KUUCHUU KAITEN KICK!
(Sigma cuts right through Ika-Fire, causing
him to explode heartily. The ensuing inferno consumes much of the battlefield,
and the Triple Riders are forced to shield their eyes. As the fire eventually
begins to die down, the three Riders look around nervously, realizing Sigma is
nowhere to be found.)
Rider 2: Sigma!
Rider 1: Maya!
V3: (Yelling out)
Ryuuuuuuusakiiiiii-saaaaaan!
(V3's call echoes throughout the
surrounding area, but is unheard by Maya, who lays battered and unconscious in
a small stream some ways away in the dark, thick forest.)
***
(Meanwhile, Ichijô is in the Tokyo
MPD Forensics lab, where his old friend Dr. Enokida Hikari, another Kamen
Rider Kuuga face, is doing tests on the mysterious green goo he discovered
with Maya in the last episode.)
Ichijô: (Bows) Ohayô Gozaimasu,
Enokida-san.
Enokida: (Surprised and
pleased) Ichijô-san! Found anything else for me to look at?
Ichijô: Not yet… (Scratches
head) Have the tests shown anything?
(The woman’s expression suddenly
changes from cheery to very stern.)
Enokida: (Serious) Yes, I’m
afraid so.
Ichijô: ... Afraid?
Enokida: Well, whatever that
stuff is, it has the same physical and chemical properties as a human.
Ichijô: (Surprised) What!?
Enokida: Well, not exactly...
the genetic makeup is essentially like that of human cells, though in a
drastically reduced form.
Ichijô: What exactly are you
saying?
Enokida: Well, whatever that
stuff is, at a time, it was human.
Ichijô: I see… (Thinking
back) Was that girl really telling the whole truth?
(Ichijô is walking down the hallway
from the Forensics lab. He talks out his cell phone and starts dialing. In
Maya’s apartment, her casually left out phone starts ringing, but no one is
around to pick it up. Ichijô gives up after trying twice.)
Ichijô: (Thinking) Great… I have
to find that girl now… Hmmmm, I wonder if Kurobe-san has been keeping
track of her…
***
(Meanwhile, Hongô, Ichimonji &
Kazami have convened back at Hongô’s lab at
Kazami: Hongô-san,
don’t worry about Ryûsaki-san.
I’m sure she made it out of that explosion without a scratch, and she’ll be
walking in any minute.
Ichimonji: Yeah. After all
she’s been threw, it’ll take a lot more than that to stop her.
Hongô: (Nods grimly) I know,
I’m sure she’ll be okay. But what I’m really worried about what’s in store for
us all next.
Ichimonji: True. We did
manage to defeat those revived Kaijin, but just barely. I’ve never felt so worn
out after a battle before.
Kazami: Yeah, I know what you
mean. I wonder if we would have been able to win at all if it had just been the
three of us.
Hongô: (Nods again) This new
enemy is by far the most powerful one yet. I have a bad feeling that this was
just a small taste of what they can really do.
Ichimonji: If we’re ever
going to defeat this Geier, we’re going to need to spend some serious time
training.
Kazami: And round up some old
friends while we’re at it.
Hongô: I wish it were that
easy, but the cold, hard truth is we’re all getting older. We had our time long
ago, and now the rest of the world has moved forward. And yet, with it, so have
the heroes who swear to protect it. Just look back on the past few years. The
call for heroes has been answered, and so far, all of us have been able to live
more or less normally because of it. This time, it’s a little different, since
the enemy is someone we know... and yet...
Kazami: (Nods) Right. Even
this time, I still feel that it’s someone else who has to answer this call. As
much as I want to relive the old days... I think the world may just be moving
too fast for us.
Hongô: And I hate to say it,
but it’s been ages since I last saw any of the others. We’ve been lucky to have
been able to keep in touch at all.
Ichimonji: I’m sure they’re
all still out there though… they’ve just got to be.
Kazami: Well, I say, as long
as we’re here, we might as well try to do our part. Maya needs our help, and
there may very well be a time when we can no longer provide it. So as long as
we can, let’s do it!
(Hongô & Ichimonji both give
approving nods, and all three Riders come together in the middle of the room.
Hongô puts out a hand, and Ichimonji & Kazami add theirs. Suddenly, there
is a knock on the door. Hongô goes to open it, but finds no one there. He is
about to turn around and close the door, when he sees an envelope on the floor.
He picks it up and looks it over. His expression suddenly becomes grim.)
Kazami: What is it?
(Hongô holds it up for the other two
to see. On it is a creepy black ink stamp in the shape of a vulture.)
Ichimonji: (Frowns) Geier!
What’s in it?
(Hongô carefully opens the envelope,
and pulls out a letter. He looks it over and starts reading.)
Hongô: “An invitation… to the
funerals of Hongô Takeshi, Ichimonji Hayato, and Kazami Shirô. Come to the
Fujioka Cement Quarry at
Ichimonji: What do you think
they mean by that?
Kazami: Sounds like a trap to
me.
Hongô: Probably. But this may
be our only chance to find out what it is they’re planning, so…
(The other two nod grimly.)
Hongô: (Smiling) … let’s
spring the trap.
***
(Somewhere on the furthest outskirts
of
Geier Combatant #1: Riders!
You came just as we ordered!
Kazami: Orders— feh!
You know why we’re here!
Geier Combatant #2: (Cruelly)
And you didn’t bring your little girl friend either, huh?
Hongô: Enough small talk. Why
did you ask us here?
Geier Combatant #1: You’ll
soon see. Come with us.
(Seeing no other obvious
alternative, our heroes agree. The group walks up the rickety stairs leading to
a small, nondescript building, an office perhaps. They go inside, the door
having long been removed from its hinges, and as the heroes expect, there is of
course a hidden, sliding door in the wall that activates for the group. They
continue down a dark, murky staircase, leading underground. The three men
remain calm and collected. Another door, and soon enough the Riders are in a
subterranean base. Geier henchmen sit at stations, monitoring large, and
overly-complex computers. Two new Kaijin, unfamiliar to our heroes, are
watching over everything, and look attentive once the Riders enter. The doorway
closes behind the travelers, and the Combatants pull out their knives and
swords, pointing them at the Riders.)
Hongô: So what is all this
anyway?
Geier Combatant #1: Silence!
You will now hear from the Leader of Geier!
(A Geier Vulture wall ornament’s
light begins flashing, and the eerie high-pitched noise of the open
communication line commences.)
Voice of Geier Leader:
Hahaha! Welcome Riders! I didn’t think we would meet again so soon!
Kazami: What is this all
about, Shuryô? Why did you want us here?
Voice of Geier Leader:
Because I wanted to let you know our plan before we kill you! It is such a
magnificent operation, I thought it would be a waste to eliminate you without
telling you about it first.
Ichimonji: (Sarcastically)
Well, aren’t you considerate?
Hongô: (Smirks) I’ve got to
hand it to you guys… you always did know how to foolishly prolong our lives
with your theatrics when you could have just gotten it over with and killed us!
Voice of Geier Leader:
(Annoyed) Silence! Now, look at that TV screen Riders!
(The Riders turn to see a large
screen. Much to their shock and surprise, it shows the various Riders’ battles
[i.e. a montage of stock footage] In addition to Rider 1, Rider 2, & V3, we
see Riderman, X-Rider, Amazon, Stronger, Skyrider, Super-1, ZX, & BLACK/
BLACK RX.)
Voice of Geier Leader: As you
know, the sole reason all of our efforts to conquer the entire world have
failed has always been because of you meddling Riders! But no more… Geier will
not follow the same path as its predecessors. And you know why? Because we will
kill all of you Riders off! Without you even knowing it!
Kazami: What? You’re crazy!
Voice of Geier Leader:
Hahaha! Say what you want, but it can’t stop us! Let me tell you something,
Riders. Do you want to know why I have waited so long before returning to
plague you? Why I have waited until now to strike? I’ll tell you why. Because
over the years, you Riders have become separated, you have lost contact with
one another, and have lived out your pathetic lives in solitude. The old days
are over with, for good. You have rediscovered the normal problems that plague
humanity— poverty, hunger, war, hatred. You have become old, and outdated. No
longer do people accept your kind anymore! They fear and despise the vigilantes
and so-called “Champions of Justice” that supposedly protect them. Not only
yourselves, but your more contemporary counterparts! All nothing more than a
bunch of delusional legends from a day long gone, or pathetic up-and-comers
that never amount to anything!
Hongô: So you’ve been keeping
up with the news too, huh?
Voice of Geier Leader:
Correct, Hongô Takeshi! I know all about the exploits of the “Riders” of the
last few years. In secret, I observed and studied them, and their enemies— who
I must commend for inspiring me to come back so much sooner than I had
originally planned! I sometimes wonder why the rest of you never bothered to
show up and help them out…
Ichimonji: We’ve all been
busy with our own lives and ordeals… and the heroes of today can’t always rely
on their elders to fight for them. They have to fight their own battles, like
we did when it was our time.
Voice of Geier Leader: Oh, really?
And will your little Sigma fight her own battles as well?
Kazami: Yes, when her time
comes, and it probably will soon. But right now, we’re going to give her all
the help she needs!
Voice of Geier Leader: Bah!
What utter heroic nonsense! We are now in an age where only the strongest
survive. And Geier is the strongest! Hahahahahaha!
Hongô: You’re really
struggling for good comebacks this time.
Voice of Geier Leader:
(Irritated) Shut up! Anyways, as I was saying, all your comrades may be
scattered across the globe, but we know where they all are. We’ve been keeping
careful watch on them over the past few years, as our organization built up,
compiling multitudes of information and data on each. And we can kill any of
them on a moment’s notice… which his exactly what we will do! In fact, some of
them may already be dead!
Kazami: Liar! You can’t fool
us!
Voice of Geier Leader: Oh, I
am being perfectly honest, Riders! For right now, the Rider family is about to
lose three of its dearest members— YOU! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Hongô: You’re living in a
fool’s paradise, Shuryô— Even if you somehow succeed in killing us,
you’ll have to deal with Kamen Rider Sigma.
Voice of Geier Leader:
(Mocking) Oh, we’re so afraid of your new dumb little girl Rider. With any
luck, she’ll be dead before you are!
(The other Geier personal join the
Leader in heckling at this thought.)
Kazami: (Grits teeth,
clenches fists) You won’t get away with this!
Voice of Geier Leader: Too
late! Kill them!
(The Geier Combatants close in on
our heroes, who find themselves back-to-back-to-back.)
Ichimonji: Well, if anyone
has any good ideas on how to get out of this, now would be the time to share
them.
Kazami: Unfortunately, I
can’t think of anything better to say than... fight!
(Once again, a brawl breaks out
between heroes and villains. Geier henchmen are knocked about left and right,
but the excitement soon takes a turn for the worse as the Geier Leader speaks
once again.)
Voice of Geier Leader:
Sai-Jackhammer! Genshibakudan-Botaru! Take them out!
Hongô, Ichimonji & Kazami:
WHAT!?
(There is a stunned silence
throughout the room.)
Voice of Geier Leader:
(Irritated) What!?
Hongô: (Slowly) Genshi...
bakudan... Botaru?
Genshibakudan-Botaru: ...
Yeah? ... And!?
Kazami: Nothing, it’s just...
Hongô, Ichimonji & Kazami: (Thinking) Where do they come up with these names?
Voice of Geier Leader: Enough of this foolishness! Kill them all!
(The fight resumes, with the two new Geier Kaijin joining in. Sai-Jackhammer charges at our heroes, who dive out of the way in all directions. He ends up crashing into the large, stock-footage montage TV screen, desecrating it with his pneumatic jackhammer horn.)
Sai-Jackhammer: HAAAAANNNMMMMMAAAAAAAA! You Riders are mine!
Genshibakudan-Botaru: Hey! Leave some for me!
(Genshibakudan-Botaru’s “tail” begins to glow, causing all three of the good guys to prepare for the worst.)
Hongô: Look out!
Genshibakudan-Botaru: ATOMIC BEAMS!
(The three heroes dive out of the way as energy pulses from the Kaijin’s eyes, exploding the ground where they once stood and sending Geier henchmen flying. The three men use this distraction to...)
Hongô: RIDER... HENSHIN!
Ichimonji: HENSHIN!!
Kazami: HENSHIN... V3!!!
(The Triple Riders transform and strike their respective battle poses!)
Voice of Geier Leader: Hahaha! Good work, Riders... while you’re still alive, I might as well let you in on the wonder that is our “Operation: Tokyo Eradication”!
Rider 1: “Operation:
Voice of Geier Leader: Correct!
It involves two parts: Phase Alpha has Radio-Ari broadcasting his Sonic Murder
Waves from
V3: (Thinking) There’s
something very familiar about all this...
Rider 2: You’re nuts! There’s
no way you’re ever going to get away with this!
Voice of Geier Leader: Oh, I
think we will. Either way, we win! Zero Hour is as
(The battle continues, with Kamen
Riders and enemies going at it. Rider 1 & 2 team up against Sai-Jackhammer,
but even the might of the Double Riders does little to stop the powerful rhinoceros
Kaijin. V3 attempts to handle the atomic-powered mutant firefly
Genshibakudan-Botaru with even less luck, and gets promptly thrashed around.
Realizing victory at this stage is impossible, the Triple Riders, once
cornered, leap up and smash through the ceiling. The battle continues outside,
with Geier henchmen begin flung left and right. The participants
run/roll/tumble down a great gravel hill, into the deep openness of the quarry
below. Genshibakudan-Botaru keeps V3 busy by hovering around just out of the
heroes’ jumping range, striking when the opportunity arises. Sai-Jackhammer
throws Rider 1 & 2 left and right, their usually unstoppable double attacks
hardly making a scratch. V3 attempts to gain the upper hand by punching
Genshibakudan-Botaru out of the air on his next pass, but the Kaijin blasts him
with his Atomic Beams first, causing the third Kamen Rider to tumble to the
ground in pain.)
V3: ARRGHHHH!
Rider 1: V3!!!
Genshibakudan-Botaru:
Hahahaha! One down, two to go!
(The Double Riders look at each
other, and nod.)
Rider 2: Ikuzo, Hongô!
Rider 1: Right, Ichimonji!
Double Riders:
TOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!
(The Double Riders leap into the air
and flip around. Sai-Jackhammer looks up. They assume respective kicking
positions.)
Double Riders: RIDER DOUBLE
KICK!!!
(The two Riders rocket towards the
Geier Kaijin, striking him right in the chest. Sai-Jackhammer roars and digs
his feet into the ground. The force of the Rider’s kick is so great it sends
all three sliding backwards, the Riders still in mid-air hitting the Kaijin. At
last, a massive shockwave ripples and the Kaijin flies backwards, crashing into
a pile of gravel. The two Riders land cleanly on their feet, breathing
heavily.)
Rider 1: ...
Rider 2: ...
(Suddenly, the Riders’ worst fear
comes true as Sai-Jackhammer comes smashing out of the rubble at top speed,
grabbing both Riders around the neck before they have time to react. He lifts
them both high into the air and roars.)
Sai-Jackhammer: HAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNMMMMMAAAA!
Now THAT was something you shouldn’t have done!
(As the rhinoceros Kaijin begins to
tighten his grip, Rider 1 & 2 feel the very breath being pulled from their
lungs. V3, still incapacitated, lays a short ways away with
Genshibakudan-Botaru & the other Geier forces looming over him. Things look
excessively grim for the Triple Riders.)
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Sai-Jackhammer: HAHAHA! I’m
gonna enjoy snapping both your scarf-wearing necks at once! And when I’m done
with that, I think I’ll gore the two of you just for laughs!
Genshibakudan-Botaru:
BAAAAAAA-KUUUUU! And as for Greenie here, by the time I’m finished he’ll be
everywhere from
Familiar Voice: My, my, such
violent words, boys!
(The Geier forces, shocked by this
sudden intrusion, look up to see Maya, slightly bruised and worn out, standing
with arms folded high atop the edge of the quarry. Her voices echoes throughout
the great gravel pit.)
Rider 1: (Gasping) Maya...!
Sai-Jackhammer: (Scoffing)
So, Little Miss Rider finally decides to show herself! Even I’m amazed you’re
still alive.
(With that, he drops both Riders,
who cough, hack and gasp for breath. He walks slowly in the direction of Maya,
and points up at her.)
Sai-Jackhammer: Come down and
play with us, Rider Girl! Or are you too afraid to rumble with the big boys?
Genshibakudan-Botaru: Hahaha!
(Maya, undaunted, walks casually
down towards them, hands in pockets. She stops just short of Sai-Jackhammer,
and smirks.)
Maya: You know something?
Sai-Jackhammer: (Angrily)
What!?
Maya: I’ve always wanted to
try this.
(With that, she swiftly kicks him
right between the legs, eliciting a loud “KLANG!” Everyone just stares in
disbelief. Steam pours out from Sai-Jackhammer’s nostrils. Maya giggles
nervously and slowly starts backing up.)
Sai-Jackhammer: (Furious) BAD
move, little girl...
Maya: (Innocently) Oh really?
Sai-Jackhammer: (Bluntly)
Really. HAAAAANNNNNMMMMMMMAAA!
(Sai-Jackhammer charges at Maya, who
nimbly leaps over him, using his back as a boost. He turns around, angrily.)
Sai-Jackhammer: SAI-DASH!!!
(The Kaijin charges once more, his
silver horn pounding back and forth like a jackhammer.)
Maya: That’s quite a weapon
you’ve got there!
Sai-Jackhammer: All the better
to kill you with!
(Maya leaps over the Kaijin yet
again, but this time the rhinoceros creature grabs her out of the sky by the
ankle and slams her towards the ground. Maya breaks the fall with her hands and
spins her body around, causing Sai-Jackhammer to go crashing onto the ground
hard on his side. Maya gets up and brushes her hair back.)
Maya: You’ll have to do
better than that to get me.
Sai-Jackhammer: (Snarling)
Shut up, you dumb—
Maya: (Shaking finger) Hey
now, is that any way to talk to a lady?
Sai-Jackhammer: (Steam coming
out of nostrils) GRRRRR! Die, you miserable wretch!!!
(Sai-Jackhammer rushes at Maya and
grabs her by the shoulders. He lifts her into the air, causing her body to turn
upwards. He is about to slam her into the ground face-first when she uses both
her hands and simultaneously pokes him in the eyes. Sai-Jackhammer roars in
pain and grabs his eyes, dropping Maya long enough for her to roll away and
leap into the air, landing right in front of Genshibakudan-Botaru, who promptly
tries to grab her. She jumps and backwards spin-kicks him into the accompanying
crowd of henchmen. By this time Riders 1, 2, & V3 have all come around and
risen to their feet, moving to Maya’s sides. Sai-Jackhammer shakes his head and
glares up at her.)
Maya: (Smiles) I hope you can
see well enough now… you don’t want to miss this!!
(Maya stretches both arms horizontal
to the ground across her upper torso to the right, and slowly begins raising
them in a clockwise motion. She brings her arms to her left side.)
Maya: HENSHIN…
(She pulls in her left arm to her
waist, clenching her hand in a fist, and moves her right arm strait across and
extends it to the right, hand open.)
Maya: … SIGMA!
(Maya leaps into the air, the
Henshin Belt now on her waist. The Typhoon in the belt begins spinning, and
energy is expelled from it. In a flash of brilliant light, Maya becomes Kamen
Rider Sigma! Sigma lands on the ground between her three predecessor Riders,
and strikes a dynamic, albeit feminine battle pose!)
Sai-Jackhammer: Kamen Rider
Sigma!!!
Sigma: You took the words
right out of my mouth!
(Rider 1 grabs Sigma by the
shoulder.)
Rider 1: Sigma! You’ve got to
get to
Sigma: What!? What about you?
V3: Don’t worry about us!
Just get over there— quick!
Sigma: Okay!
Sai-Jackhammer: Uh-uh! Not
without going through me first! HAAAAAANNMMMAA!
Genshibakudan-Botaru: Or me!
BAAAAAAAA-KUUUUUUUU!
Sigma: Alright, but we’ll
have to make this quick.
Rider 2: Sigma, we’ll handle
Genshibakudan-Botaru. You can’t waste too much time here!
Sigma: Right!
(The battle continues, with the
Triple Riders leading Genshibakudan-Botaru and the remaining Geier combatants
away from Sigma & Sai-Jackhammer, who charge at each other. Despite his
superior size and strength, Sai-Jackhammer’s smaller female opponent easily
dodges his slow, lumbering blows. Her fighting style, a combination of light,
fast punches and swift kicks, coupled with lots of blocking, flipping,
spinning, and dodging is too fast for the massive villain.)
Sigma: Tsk-tsk-tsk. For all
the fuss over your new-and-improved organization, you’re way too slow!
Sai-Jackhammer: (Really
annoyed) Not only are you quick on your feet, girlie, but you’ve got a bigger
mouth than any of the other Riders!
Sigma: I guess you’re right.
I should stick to the important things… like this: SIGMA PUNCH!
(Sigma clenches her fist and throws
a good one right at Sai-Jackhammer’s horn. The resulting blow causes the
nearly-indestructible weapon to shatter on impact and sends the larger Kaijin
flying backwards into some unused machinery, smashing it on contact. As the
dust settles, Sai-Jackhammer angrily gets to his feet, and hunches over,
preparing to charge.)
Sai-Jackhammer: (Furious)
ARRRRGGGGHHHH! Now you’ve just crossed the line, Rider!
Sigma: Oh, Yeah? Come and get
me, big shot!
(Sai-Jackhammer roars in anger and
charges at the smaller opponent. Sigma just stands still, not appearing to do
anything. As the Kaijin draws closer, it looks like this is it for our
heroine.)
Sigma:
TOOOOOOOORIIIIIIYYYYAAAAAAAA!
(Sigma jumps up and kicks
Sai-Jackhammer right where his horn once was.)
Sigma: REVERSE RIDER KICK!
(She boosts herself backwards,
flipping in midair and landing gracefully several meters away in a crouched
position. Sai-Jackhammer grabs at his face, speechless. Sigma slowly comes to a
stand.)
Sigma: Sai... yonara.
(Sai-Jackhammer falls backwards and
explodes. Sigma reverts back to Maya and quickly runs to her conveniently
nearby motorcycle, stopping briefly to glance back in the direction of the
Triple Riders.)
***
(Meanwhile, high atop
Radio-Ari:
ARI-ARI-ARI-ARI-ARI! Ah, look at it, boys. A populous metropolis now, and in
less than an hour, a barren ghost town! What time is it?
Geier Combatant: Iii-gah!
Radio-Ari: Excellent! Just 18
minutes to go until Zero Hour! I can’t wait! ARI-ARI-ARI-ARI!
***
(Ichijô is cruising through the
streets of
Ichijô: (Thinking) Godai Yûsuke…
I wish he were still around here… I could really use his help right now. Maybe
I’ll check in with Sakurako-san, or his sister…
(Ichijô’s train of thought is
interrupted when he spots Maya cruising past him on her motorcycle. His eyes
widen as he realizes who it is. He immediately puts on the siren and follows
after her. Maya turns slightly to look behind her.)
Maya: (Thinking) Oh great…
don’t tell me the police are going to pick me up for speeding now…
(Ichijô leans out the window.)
Ichijô: Ryûsaki-san! Pull over!
Maya: (Yelling back) What is
it now, Keiji-san?
Ichijô: I need to talk to
you! About that sample we found!
Maya: What about it?
(Ignoring his earlier statement that
it was strictly “Police Business”, the detective decides to tell all.)
Ichijô: It has traces of
human DNA in it!
Maya: Great! You believe me
now?
Ichijô: If you’ll just pull
over, I’ll—
Maya: No time! Sorry!
(She accelerates even faster. Ichijô
pulls his head and arm back into the car in disgust.)
Ichijô: (Muttering to self)
She is just asking for a ticket, isn’t she?
(He speeds up as well.)
***
(Atop the tower, at one of the
observation decks…)
Radio-Ari: ARI-ARI-ARI! Is
the transmitter in place?
Geier Combatant #1:
(Saluting, with arm diagonally across chest) Iii-gah! Yes sir!
Radio-Ari: Excellent! And how
much time is left?
Geier Combatant #2: Just 11
minutes, sir!
Radio-Ari: This is going to
be so sweet! I can’t wait!
(Down below, Maya, having finally arrived, parks and dismounts, running up to the base of the famous structure. She makes her way into the main lobby towards the elevators.)
***
(The Triple Riders have succeeded in
luring Genshibakudan-Botaru and his forces further and further away from the
city, as part of a plan they’ve silently concocted via antennae telepathy.)
V3: (thinking) So far so good... If this works, we’ll be able to lure these goons away from the city. I put my faith in Sigma’s ability to stop Radio-Ari. As for this guy though, we might have to...
***
(Back at the Tower, Maya looks
impatiently at the numbers on the elevator as she goes up alone.)
Maya: (Thinking) I guess I
should be thankful that at least there are no innocent bystanders around to get
hurt… (Realizing, out loud) No innocent bystanders? In
(Much to Maya’s surprise, the
elevator suddenly stops. The doors open, and before she can do anything. The
spider-like Geier Kaijin grabs her by the neck!)
Maya: ULP!
Spider Creature: Die,
Sigma!!!
Maya: GYAH—!!!
(But before she can do anything, the
creature, with lighting-fast speed, has swung her around and pushed her into a
window—and through it. Maya goes through the glass with a tremendous crash, and
careening out of the tower, heading towards the pavement below like a speeding
bullet.)
Maya: (Shrieking at top of
lungs) AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
(The Geier Kaijin snickers, brushes
back her long purple ponytail, and walks calmly to look out of the shattered
window. She is dismayed though, to see her victim has not splattered all over
the ground below.)
Spider Creature: What the…?
(The arachnid monstrosity looks
around, confused to find no trace of her victim. Suddenly, Sigma appears from
behind the monster to kick her right through the same window! As the monster
tumbles over the edge, Sigma walks over and looks down. Much to her surprise,
the creature fires a long, silky line of sticky webbing up, which wraps around
her neck, and pulls her over the edge along with the Kaijin! The monster uses
her other arm to shoot another strand of webbing up, and swings to safety.
Sigma pulls the webbing off of her neck and lands for a split second on another
girder, before rocketing up like a grasshopper, jumping from bar to bar until
she reaches the Geier villainess. Both grapple, and soon enough both leap up to
the very top of the tower! Radio-Ari and the Geier legions look up in surprise,
as Sigma and the Spider Creature land right in the midst of them!)
Radio-Ari: SIGMA!
Sigma: (Throwing Spider Creature
off of her) Whoa! This is convenient!
Spider Creature: (Getting to
her feet) Sigma! You won’t stop us!
Sigma: We’ll see about that!
You got me into this mess in the first place, and I’m not going to be satisfied
until you’re all six feet under!
(Sigma pauses, pointing to the
Spider Creature)
Sigma: On that note... who are
you anyway?
Spider Creature: Hahahaha! I am
Tobidashi-Kumo!
Sigma: (Sarcastic) Oh, just
great. And you’re the first to go down!
Tobidashi-Kumo: Wrong! Get
her!
(Tobidashi-Kumo’s own legion of
female Geier Combatants appear to surround Sigma. These gals provide her with a
much tougher fight, as they are almost equal in speed and agility. The male
soldiers and Radio-Ari concentrate on securing the transmitter. Sigma grabs one
of the female soldiers by the arm, and twists it behind her back.
Tobidashi-Kumo extends her arm switchblades, and lunges right at Sigma, who
throws the unfortunate solider at the Kaijin. The hapless henchwoman is
accidentally stabbed by the Kaijin, and falls over before dissolving in a foamy
demise.)
Sigma: Yikes!
Tobidashi-Kumo: Hahaha! Like
my Tobidashi-Blades, Sigma? They’re the same ones that killed you once before,
and I promise the next time I do it, I’ll be sure to cut off the pretty little
head of yours too. I’m definitely going to enjoy that!
Sigma: If you can catch me,
that is!
Tobidashi-Kumo: Not a
problem.
(The spider Kaijin spits webbing
from her mouth, which covers Sigma. It wraps around her entire body, pinning
her arms and legs. Radio-Ari comes over to assist his comrade, striking a
battle pose.)
Sigma: Ungh! Not bad!
Tobidashi-Kumo: Die, Sigma!
(But Sigma’s eyes begin to glow a
bright red, and with tremendous force, she tears the webbing right off.)
Tobidashi-Kumo: (Shocked) No!
Sigma: Oh, yes!
(She kicks the Kaijin in the face,
sending the arachnid villainess tumbling head-over-heels, before turning to
Radio-Ari.)
Radio-Ari: Come on, Sigma! Do
your worst!
(Radio-Ari and Sigma face off, and
soon enough are exchanging punches and kicks. Sigma manages to pin the
oversized ant against the railing by holding his arm, and as the Kaijin begins
to fall back, his free arm moves towards a dial on his chest.)
Sigma: It’s over for you!
Radio-Ari: Not yet! Sonic
Murder Wave!
(Sigma jumps out of the way just as
the murderous screeching sound, manifested in an energy wave, fires out off
Radio-Ari’s chest speakers and blast apart the Geier transmitter.)
Radio-Ari: Noooo!
Tobidashi-Kumo: You idiot!
Sigma: Nice aim!
Radio-Ari: That’s it! I’ll
get you for that, you—
(Radio-Ari runs at Sigma, but she
drops to her hands and sweep kicks him. As he falls over, she quickly springs
up, grabs him, and pulls him up. Together, they leap into the air. In midair,
Sigma pulls him up over her head and over her shoulder, pulling him downward
and slamming him right in the gut with both feet.)
Sigma: SIGMA HAMMER KICK!
(Radio-Ari goes careening off the
edge of the tower, yelling “ARI-ARI-ARI-ARI!” the whole way down. Ichijô, who
has finally spotted Maya’s motorcycle, jumps out of his car just in time to see
the free-falling Kaijin.)
Ichijô: (Jaw dropping) What
the—!
(Radio-Ari slams into the pavement
in a tremendous crash, and explodes into a ball of fire. Ichijô throws up his
arms to shield his face. As the fire dies down, he draws his gun and looks
skyward. He spots several figures running around high up on one of the
observation decks.)
Ichijô: You’ve got to be
kidding me!
(Back up above, Tobidashi-Kumo is
furious over the loss of her comrade, and with their plans foiled, the Geier
legions beat a hasty retreat. Sigma follows. Back on the ground, Ichijô runs
into the
Tobidashi-Kumo: You worthless
human…
Ichijô: (Shocked) You are…?!
(Suddenly, Sigma drops down and
grabs the Kaijin off of Ichijô, and punches her through another wall. As Ichijô
slumps to the floor, Sigma grabs him to check and see that he’s okay.)
Sigma: Are you alright Keiji-san!?
Ichijô: (Thinking) Not again!
(Out loud) You… who are…
Sigma: You’d better get out
of here!
(Ichijô nods, and makes a break for
it. But he soon stops and turns to see Sigma and the Kaijin battling it out. As
he watches the two lithe female combatants struggle against each other, he is
reminded of the old days, of Kamen Rider Kuuga’s battles with the Grongi…)
Ichijô: (Suddenly thinking)
Wait… that voice… it can’t possibly be…
(An idea hits him, he grabs his pistol
and runs out of the building. Tobidashi-Kumo manages to find a break of Sigma’s
attack and punches her in the stomach, stunning her. The Geier Kaijin uses this
time to make a break for it. Sigma follows, but, finding her gone, reverts back
to Maya. Realizing she better meet up with the others, Maya makes her way back
to her motorcycle, just in time to find Ichijô there waiting for her. She goes
from a run to a slow walk before eventually stopping.)
Maya: (Gulps)… Um…
Ichijô: Ryûsaki-san… I think we need to have a
little talk.
Maya: (Trying to act
nonchalant) Oh, Keiji-san… about that whole driving off really quickly
thing, uh, well, I had to run an errand real fast…
(Ser voice trails off as she
realizes Ichijô isn’t buying her story one bit.)
Maya: Okay… okay… uh…
Ichijô: Look, you’re not in
any serious trouble or anything. I just need to—
Maya: (Cutting him off,
pointing) Ah! Wild Bear!
(Ichijô instinctively whirls around,
gun drawn, but finds nothing there. He glances back just in time to see Maya
speeding off. She shoots him an apologetic look and waves. He sighs and lowers
his firearm. But then he is again reminded of his old friend Godai, and he
smiles half-heartedly before turning back to his car.)
***
(Maya accelerates down the streets
of
Genshibakudan-Botaru:
Hahahahaha! You poor fools! It seems your little gal pal has succeeded in
destroying Radio-Ari... which automatically sets off the internal timer in my body!
In three minutes, all of
Rider 2: Oh, great! Even if
we do manage to keep him here, a good chunk of
Rider 1: We’ve got to get him
as far away from the city as possible... perhaps if we can disable the nuclear
device, we can at least diminish the damage…
V3: Right! Hongô-san!
Ichimonji-san! Cover me!
Double Riders: Okay!
(Riders 1 & 2 run forward
through the field of explosions resulting from Genshibakkudan-Botaru’s volley
of rapid-fire Atomic Beams. They manage to get to the Kaijin and grab his arms
while V3 jumps through the air, landing right in front of him. V3 rips the
glowing plutonium tube from the center of his chest right off, but the creature
throws the other two Riders off as well.)
Genshibakudan-Botaru:
(Angrily) GRRRRRRR, get off of me! Get off! Feh! Even if you’ve managed to
remove the nuclear power to my blast, it’ll still be big enough to kill all
three of you!
Rider 1: We’ll see about
that! NOW!
(All three Riders attack at once,
punching and kicking Genshibakudan-Botaru into submission. One by one, they
break off and leap away. Rider 1 goes first, landing on his conveniently-placed
New Cyclone. Rider 2 follows suit on his own motorcycle.)
Double Riders: V3!
V3: TOH!
(V3 gives Genshibakudan-Botaru a
swift chop to the face, then jumps backwards through the air, landing on the
back of the two Cyclones and putting his arms on his fellow Riders’ shoulders.
Rider 1 & 2 rev up, and all three head straight for the dazed Geier
Kaijin.)
Triple Riders: RIDER TRIPLE
POWER!
(The Rider contingent makes contact
with the Kaijin, sending him flying backwards. But, he slowly begins to rise.)
Genshibakudan-Botaru:
(Slowly) Ha... haha... hahaha... HAHAHAHAHAHA! You fools! You’ll never stop me!
Rider 1: I can’t believe it!
Rider 2: We have no choice
now... we’ll have to get him away from here ourselves!
(The Triple Riders rush
Genshibakudan-Botaru and grapple with him, hoping their combined strength can
overcome him. It’s just then that Maya, having already turned into Kamen Rider
Sigma, comes running over the hill.)
Sigma: (Panting) Hey! Riders!
Rider 1: (Glad) Maya! You did
it!
Rider 2: It’s up to you now,
Ryûsaki-san!
Sigma: What!?
V3: You have the
responsibility now! To keep humankind free from the forces of evil!
Rider 1: I know you can do it
Maya!
Rider 2: Believe in yourself!
Sigma: But you—!
Rider 1: Don’t worry about
us! We’ll meet again... I’m sure of it!
Sigma: Hongô-san!
Ichimonji-san! Kazami-san!
Triple Riders: Keep on
fighting for Justice!!!
Genshibakudan-Botaru: HA!
What delusional garbage! Now we’ll all go to Hell together!!!
(With that, the Triple Riders put
their last ounce of strength into leaping into the air... still holding onto
Genshibakudan-Botaru.)
Genshibakudan-Botaru: Wait!
What are you doing!?
(The Riders and Kaijin, yelling in
unison, plunge deep into the ocean. Deeper and deeper, further away from the
coast. Sigma’s knees lock up, and she can only stand and watch. And then...)
Sigma: (Reaching a hand out)
Wa—
(There is a massive underwater
explosion, the effects of which can be seen even from the surface in a great
ripple followed by fierce waves sloshing against the rocky coast. A deep,
distant rumble can be heard. Sigma, speechless, runs down as close to the sea
as she can. The sky has since turned grey with clouds, and the distant growl of
thunder is heard. And almost upon command, the rain begins to fall. Sigma
collapses to her knees, too shocked to even utter a word. She watches in
desperation for a sign of possible survival, but none comes. Nothing, but a
singled tattered piece of red fabric comes washing ashore. Sigma gently picks
it up, to see that it is the scarf of one of her predecessors. Slowly, she
stands, her legs still shaking. The rain pelts down mercilessly. She grips the
soaked cloth in her hand tightly, wringing the sea water from it. And she stays
standing there for a long, long time.)
To Be Continued...
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