A New Time, A New Place

FengàriKattalakis - FPoV

I was mildly surprised that Jaqueline and Pinkamena insisted on handling the cleanup. I did, however, notice the troubled look on Shinnosuke's face. "Yen for your thoughts? Or penny, bit… or whatever currency they use here," I comment.

"How did you employ a Roidmude's Slowdown?" he said bluntly.

"Honestly? No idea, considering… wait… if I was able to summon Geiz's and Tsukuyomi's Drivers as well as Ridewatches… what if?" I mutter before pausing. "I'm guessing that you recall Sugou, considering you didn't seem surprised by either Woz or the others," I sigh.

He nods once.

"You see, where I came from, as I told Woz, had no connection to Kamen Riders nor Super Sentai… and by extension, their villainous counterparts. The most we had as a 'connection' to them were television shows. And, of course, collectibles of said shows. In my case, I had a rather sizable collection of Ridewatches… specifically. And… that includes the Ridewatches of the Another Riders. Do I know for certain if I have them with me? No. I do hope so… as we know what kind of trouble they can create if out… there. At least with me, we know where they are… but I'm not likely to use them," I sigh.

Shinnosuke grimaced at that. "Summon one, then, just to make sure," he said dryly, crossing his arms over his chest.

I wince as I take a deep breath. "Dunno how to, honestly. The show never went heavily into what really drove the Another Riders. I'm guessing there was jealousy of some sort involved, considering the Time Jackers took advantage of it," I comment. "Though I do my best not to dwell on that emotion… jealousy, lust, and greed are closely entwined," I sigh.

I focus, even as I speak, tendrils of dark purplish fog gathering in one hand before dissipating. I blink several times at the sight of the Ridewatch in my grasp.

"Well, that explains it… Another Drive has the same Slowdown ability as the Roidmudes, likely to cancel out that of the Roidmudes," I comment with a grimace.

"However, unless something occurs that demands that I use these, I have no intention of doing so," I comment bluntly.

"You are wise in abstaining from such things, my," Woz started before I covered his mouth.

"Look, Woz, I understand that you respect the power of Zi-O, but I was never raised as royalty and frankly, I have no interest in acting as such… but it is said that it is those who never desire power for self-gain that often gain the most power," I comment. "So, though I don't mind the 'my liege' stuff… don't call me as such unless it's in front of idiots calling themselves 'nobility'. It's 'Fengàri' or 'Rei', I don't care which," I deadpan.

Geiz's eyebrows are rising. "I thought," he commented.

"That I was like Sugou? Nope. And most of all, I'm not oblivious to the fact that Tsukuyomi was glancing at you repeatedly whilst we were eating," I comment with a small, playful smirk. From how he blushed almost immediately, he knows exactly what I'm hinting at.

Geiz shivers slightly as my eyebrow rises. "Whilst you do whatever with Tsukuyomi, Woz and I will explore a bit… see what's around," I comment. Knowing Dom, if he hasn't contacted Letty and Mia, and by extension, Brian, yet, he will soon. Makes me wonder what the equivalent of a cell phone is in this world.

I turn as I give a sharp two toned whistle that, to my amusement, makes Woz jump. To my mild surprise, I hear the rumbling growl of the Scout almost immediately before I notice embers rising from the fuel tank before it halts a few feet away, idling.

"Sugou couldn't do that trick," I hear Geiz mutter with a murmured "Indeed" from Woz before my eyes land upon the medallion fused into the fuel tank.

"Well, I'll be damned. Guess it's a good thing blood wasn't shed on this… or it would have woken him… though if I recall correctly… it was Noble Kale merged with Danny… unlike Johnny… whose partner was far less pleasant," I sigh, my fingertips tap just shy of the Medallion. I can feel the energy within it.

"Though that raises the question of whom will wake him," I murmur under my breath.

I sigh softly as I straddle the bike before I see Woz summon his Ridestriker bike. A slight smirk crosses my face, noticing his is light green, cerulean blue, and silver with some black, exactly like his Kamen Rider armor.

"You know, for some Kamen Riders, like W, Accel, us, and even Tsukasa, I've always suspected that there was an energy hiding our identities from sight, or more precisely, memory, unless they were in on the secret in the first place," I comment.

"You would be correct. Sugou did research and found that Singularity Points do have that sort of protection not unlike the Super Sentai and their Power Rangers counterparts," Woz replied with a small smile as if he liked the fact that I, in many ways, saw things from 'outside the box' so to speak, much like himself.

I shrugged slightly as I rev the bike. "I found that I have the Another Drive Ridewatch. However, it is safe to presume the others may be in the wind and hopefully they aren't activated," I sigh after a moment before I accelerate.

I feel my ears twitch as I hear Woz's Ridestriker behind me, though I have a sneaking feeling that some of my forms may be subtly different from Sugou's.

My head tilts as I ride up the driveway, pausing at the exit, noting the roads aren't paved. 'Best to keep my speed low, so the dust trail doesn't choke out Woz or anyone else who happens to be outside,' I consider. I noticed earlier that Pinkamena had darted out as soon as the dishes had been finished, likely to prep a 'welcoming party' for a bit later.

As Woz and I pull away from the farm, my gaze sweeps around, scanning thoroughly. Hmmm… I notice that I tend to pick up the surface thoughts of others when I stare for longer than a few seconds. Only Woz, Geiz, and Tsukuyomi seem to be immune to it. Perhaps because they, like me, are alien to this world… or former and now returned Riders?

Though I have little doubt that there are other Riders in this world. It's a gut feeling. My hand lightly squeezes the brake, noticing Woz go several yards onward past me before he, too brakes, turning.

It is a quaint little music shop. My nose twitches at a scent that I note to be similar to the natural shampoos that Sunshine Runningwolf always sent me. 'Apartment on the second floor, bathroom and a half if not two,' I note. 'Various varnishes and cleaning solutions for instruments. I hear muted classical music, as well as more noticeable dubstep. Hmmm… I have an idea,' I consider.

My head tilts, scanning around before landing on the cream furred body and dual toned dark cerulean and electric blue mane before I see her head turn before she straightens, revealing that all she's wearing are black Daisy Dukes as well as a dark gray vest. She has a set of dark purple glasses with purplish magenta lenses. I notice her irises are a rich ruby color.

"Damn… your eyes remind me of someone I knew on a foreign exchange trip… Kurenai," I comment. A slight smirk crosses my face as she blinks as she blushes. "I noticed the scents of the lacquers and oils from outside. Gotta say there's a good selection here, huh… well, well, well…. and that catches my eye," I comment, noticing a very familiar violin: Wataru Kurenai's Bloody Rose.

My hand flicks out to the side as my Stratocaster materializes in my grasp. "Interested in a little exhibition?" I comment at her look of great interest.

"Sure, what style?" she replies with a smirk.

"Little of everything. But the one I have in mind is rather fitting," I comment.

"Oh? What do you have in mind?" I hear Woz comment.

"I can replicate Kiva's family song, especially with that," i comment, tilting my head at the Bloody Rose, "but what I have in mind is a bit more… unique and personal, especially for our situation," I comment to Woz. I see his head tilt with interest as he likely knows what I'm referring to in more than one way. "However… the second… is what we need to do," I finish, making his head tilt almost like a curious puppy, though the idea of his actor looking like that is rather… silly.