Super Hero Time Anniversary Face-Off

BoukenRed vs. Kamen Rider Kabuto

At a location appoximately midway between the headquarters of ZECT and SGS stood two figures. Both were Japanese men. One was dressed casually, had combed hair, and wore a peculiar belt. The second had a wilder hairstyle and wore a red-and-tan jacket with a camo interior and the words "Search! Guard! Sucessor!" across the back. Standing behind the first man was his kid sister, and standing behind the second was his Sub-Chief, a girl about his age in a similarly-designed pink uniform with a skirt.

"Obaa-chan says this," spoke the first man, "you can judge a man by the merit of his rivals. Walking the path of heaven! The ruler of all! I am Tendou..." he pointed his finger at the Chief, "Souji!"

"I've seen him on TV!" said Juka Tendou, Souji's 13-year old sister, "That's Chief Satoru Akashi of SGS! He's BoukenRed!"

"Let's see what this BoukenRed has in store for us," said Souji.

At the other end of the block, Sakura Nishihori gave Satoru his Accelular, a small black-and-red phone with a gold turbine at the bottom, and wished him the best of luck. "He's using a Rider System," Sakura explained, "this one is built for incredible speed. Do you think you can face him, Chief?"

"It should be a fun adventure," Satoru commented, "anything he can do, I can match."

"Go get him, Chief," Sakura said, "Mr. Voice set up a camera back at SGS for Yellow, Black, Blue and Makino-sensei to watch this spectacle."

"Then I'll give them a show."

Satoru and Souji walked forward. Souji held his hand to the air and summoned a small biomechanical rhinoceros beetle, crimson in color, that he strapped about his waist. "Henshin!" he yelled. A deep robotic voice echoed his words as he strapped the Kabuto Zecter around his belt. Green designs swept over his body and suited him up in a slick, black suit with silver armoring and a blue visor. Souji struck a pose. "Kamen Rider...Kabuto!"

Satoru pressed the Sun button on his Accelular and spoke the words "Boukenger! Start Up!" He ran ahead, jumped over Kamen Rider Kabuto (Masked Form) and scraped the Accelular's Gougou Turbine on the top of his helmet. When Satoru landed he was in a red-and-white spandex suit with silver arm and leg cuffs and shoulder pads. Headlights flashed on his helmet and the Boukenger symbol flashed on his chest. "Atsuki Boukensha!" he announced, "BoukenRed!"

BoukenRed pulled out his Scope Shot and analyzed Kabuto. This armor would be tough to pierce. He attached the Scope Shot to his Survibuster and launched a Climax Shoot. The attack had been repelled by Kabuto's own Kunai Gun. A volley of shots was exchanged, and both sides took about the same amount of damage. BoukenRed removed the Scope Shot and switched his Survibuster to the Surviblade sword. He also drew his Bouken Javelin. Kabuto tossed his Kunai Gun in the air and caught it by the barrel. Now it was an axe.

BoukenRed swung both blades in unison, but Kabuto pushed back with such force that the weapons had to be seperated before they snapped in two. "You're good," said Kabuto, "but you can't hit what you can't see, Akashi." He pulled the horn of his Kabuto Zecter to the left as the robotic voice from earlier spoke "CAST OFF! CHANGE BEETLE!" BoukenRed leapt backwards as Kabuto's armor jutted outward. Then the transformation occured.

Armor flew out in pieces, landing on the ground and narrowly missing BoukenRed. Kabuto was now in a more streamlined suit with red plating. A horn rose to his helmet and his blue visor shone again. He was now in Rider Form, weilding a small gold-bladed dagger. The Kunai Gun had gone to its Kunai Mode. Kabuto tapped his belt as the voice sounded "CLOCK UP!" BoukenRed barely had a chance before Kabuto was gone from sight.

Next thing he knew, BoukenRed found himself being hit forcefully in the back of his helmet and kicked into a nearby building. "Time to take this adventure to the next level," he thought, "Acceltector!" A blue disk with the Boukenger compass materialized on his chest and gave him extra armor against Kabuto's increased speed. "Dual Crasher! Mixer Head" A black launcher with a head like that of Gougou Vehicle Number Eight, Gougou Mixer appeared in his hands. BoukenRed could barely hear the sound of Kabuto's footsteps behind him. He turned and pressed the trigger of the Dual Crasher.

"Hyper Concrete!" Rider Form Kabuto had stopped in his tracks. The left side of his body, up to his armpit, was trapped in concrete. "Drill Head!" BoukenRed turned the weapon around, revealing an orange line on the opposite side of the weapon and a head like Gougou Drill hidden in the other end. Kabuto's right side was still mobile. He reached for his belt and activated his own finisher.

"RIDER KICK!" spoke the Zecter. Energy was sent to Kabuto's leg and broke the concrete around him. BoukenRed sent the Drill Head launching at hyper-accelerated speeds just as Kabuto's right leg swung forward and redirected the drill upward. An explosion was created when the drill reached its apex in the sky. As red sparks fell to Earth, both soliders powered down to their civilian states and looked at each other approvingly. Satoru crossed the battlefield to Sakura, and Souji crossed to Juka. Before they returned to ZECT and SGS, respectively, they had some parting words.

"Not too bad, Akashi," commented Souji, "with a little training, you could be a Rider yourself."

"You seem like the type that can appreciate an adventure," said Satoru, "if you ever come across any Precious, let us know."

"That was awesome!" said Juka, "BoukenRed was everything I'd imagine he'd be and more!"

"Not many people or Worms can fight a Rider and live," spoke Sakura to her chief, "Good fight."

The two groups of two went their seperate ways, but one thought lingered on their minds as their last sights of each other disappeared on the horizon. "Just one more round. I'm going to HAVE to have a rematch with him someday."

END