[Locke]

This is far from a fully fleshed story and more just a reaction to a genre I'm only just discovering. As such, this is mainly written for fun rather than trying to be Inception. That said I do want to improve upon what I feel are the faults of the series I have seen so far. I wasn't even going to post it but I'm actually quite enjoying writing this and thought I may as well share it. Anyway, without further ado,

Kamen Rider Eternity, Episode 1 - Part One: The Eternal Transformation.

The President, as he was simply known, was pushing seventy but looked absolutely incredible for his age. his cheeks warm with life and his body plump with comfortable living. He was perched in a plush leather armchair, sipping off a fresh cup of coffee presented in fine china, the steam danced before his bushy silver moustache. Below him, through the window, was a school - his school. Students flooded into the grounds, amass with life, a cacophony of emotions fuelled by teenage hormones. Someone cleared their throat behind him, The President didn’t turn round and simply waited.

“Everything is in place.” Gabe eventually tested. He didn’t look like much, he was quite lanky, but he had fierce determination and was deadly when he pushed which is why he was The President’s main weapon. Otherwise Gabe was fairly quiet and reserved. He was clad in what appeared to be biking leathers, a firearm hanging from his belt.

“Do you truly appreciate why we took over this school, Gabe?”

“Eh?”

“My dream, do you still agree to fight for it?” The President span from the window he was looking out and looked straight in Gabe’s eyes, for a second his face was deadly serious, but then it softened and twisted into a warm smile.

“I promised I would give my life for your dream and that hasn’t changed.”

The President threw his head back and laughed, while Gabe simply nodded

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Meanwhile below the window students began to pour into the school grounds, all dressed in their school colours of gold and silver clad in pressed trousers, shiny shoes, shirts and ties. Amongst that crowd was Jayden, who really, didn’t stand out from the crowds at all. His headphones hung around the back of his head, as to not ruin his gelled hair, and a military jacket hung off his shoulders and over his scruffy uniform. When people saw him approaching, they gasped and stepped back out of his way.

“You don’t need to look so scary all the time, Jayden!”

Jayden lifted his head and stretched out his back, to see two other students approaching him. One was male, he still hadn’t shifted his puppy fat yet which clashed with his otherwise sharp features, he had long hair and expensive prescription glasses, he was holding hands with a female student. She wasn’t beautiful, but her face was one of kindness and soft with warmth, framed with long thick hair.

Jayden gave a crooked smile, “Udo! Yashin!”, he let his headphones slip round his neck, his music quietly leaking out.

Yashin broke free from her boyfriend and leapt into Jayden giving him a massive hug, Jayden laughed awkwardly and Udo laughed fully.

“Have you made any progress?” Udo said, suddenly serious.

Jayden said nothing, but his hand clenched at his side.

“Me either...” Udo said, as the two boys lowered their heads.

For a moment it was awkward, but suddenly a force barged into Jayden causing him to stumble forwards and almost lose his footing.

“Well look, it’s the nerds and their gorilla!”

Jayden slammed a foot down and twisted on the spot, straight into a punch. However as soon as he saw what he was aiming for, he stopped his fist a few millimetres from his target. His target blinked and fell backwards on his ass, much to the amusement of Udo and Yashin.

“I’m gonna fucking kill you!” the target growled as his friends picked him up. The target was the star of the American Football squad, ‘The Steaming Titans’, Sal. Sal, as his full name would suggest - Salvatore, was from a rich pedigree, he was an embodiment of peak human physical condition, complete with opalescent teeth and a haircut that cost almost as much as Jayden’s iPod, “Wait ‘til I tell the Headmaster, you’re gonna be kicked out!”

Jayden tutted, “I didn’t even hit you.”

“And he still fucking fell on his ass!” Udo added.

“Don’t over exert yourself...” Sal growled, “Don’t want you having a nasty asthma attack now.”

Jayden clenched his fist, “Really? Insulting people for asthma now?”

Sal stepped right into Jayden’s face, “And what if I am?”

Yashin tugged on Jayden’s hand, “Come on, we should go to class...”

Jayden gave it a minute before he finally broke eye contact with Sal, looking to Yashin and smiling and nodding, “Yeah, okay.”

“One more fight and you’re expelled remember! So you BETTER run away!” Sal goaded behind them, was a chorus of cheers from his cronies, as the three walked away..

“He isn’t worth getting kicked out of school for.” Yashin smiled at Jayden, hugging his arm.

Jayden unclenched his fist, “Yeah, I guess you’re right.” He sighed, then looked to his friends and smiled his smile, as they all stepped into the school.

Meanwhile, back in The President’s office, he was sat in front of his desk, still supping expensive coffee from even more expensive china..

“Shall we begin then, Gabe?” The President asked.

“If you will it.”

The President smiled and nodded, he reached under the desk for something and suddenly the desk before him began to lower into the floor, with a few blasts of pressured steam. The floor closed and for a moment, silence, then suddenly the floor opened again and something new began to rise out from the ground, this time it was a vast console like something straight out of an aeroplane.

“Are you sure you can contain this, Gabe?” The President asked, not looking up as he began to press a complex combination of switches.

“I believe in your dream, containing it shouldn’t be necessary.”

“I don’t mean that.” The President shook his head.

“You mean...”

“Yes.”

“Well at least the Beginning Driver is complete.”

“Oh! Good answer!”

Gabe nodded.

“Okay, launch!”

Without warning the clouds above the school darkened, spiralling violently and turning into storm clouds, at first it was just rain and the teens simply dashed to get inside the building, but then...then the lightning came.

First people simply stood in fascination, anticipating the crack of thunder with each flash, but then suddenly, and without warning, a bolt of lightning arced free from the clouds and smashed right into the side of the school with a huge showering of flames and debris. This was enough to cause an immediate eruption of panic and chaos. The sky, as if somehow in sync, seemed to alter its behavior to fit the growing panic as suddenly the lightning began to arc down into the crowds of screaming, panicked teenagers.

“I have to help them.” Jayden said, as he watched through the window.

“I know it’s pointless to try and stop you.” Udo smirked.

“I will clean up my Dad’s mess, even if it kills me.” Jayden said.

Udo grabbed Jayden’s arm, “it isn’t just your Dad’s.”

“You know what I mean.”

Udo let go, and Jayden leapt out of the window, he dropped to the ground in a roll, and went from the roll into a sprint at the nearest student, throwing them across the ground, as only a second later lightning smashed into the ground where they were once stood.

“Thank you.” The student smiled, Jayden helped them up with a nod and sent them on their way.

Udo came rushing out of the building, “You know now is the time to use it.”

“If I have to.” Jayden sighed.

“I sent Yashin to get it.”

“Until then, we need to get everyone somewhere safe.”

“Agreed.”

When most of the students had scattered, the sky changed its behavioral patterns again, and now the lighting was crashing into the same space over and over again, each time faster and more violently than the last and with each crack it left a little more behind, something was forming in the space the lightning was smashing against.

“It is coming.” Udo informed.

“Quantum Destiny...” Jayden growled, “Our Father’s Quantum Destiny.”

“They never built it to be used like this.”

“That doesn’t change that it is used like this.”

“I guess not...”

Finally the lightning stopped and there was something new left behind. It looked like a knight, but chiseled entirely from marble, clutching a long serrated blade. It let out a moan of anguish, and rose up with a horrible clacking sound, its body still steaming and crackling with energy, causing any rain to hit it to immediately evaporate. It pointed it’s sword right at Jayden, Jayden rose his fists and shifted into a fighting stance.

The President watched from his window and smiled, sipping from his coffee, “I already knew about you, Jayden and your friend Udo, I was just hoping you weren’t the only ones. Try not to be killed, now, and show me that Driver your Daddies worked so hard to build...”

“So it is only two Creators son’s, there are no others here?” Gabe questioned.

“Time will tell.” The President smiled, “This school was built directly on top of The Hole, after the accident 13 years ago.”

Gabe nodded but said nothing.

“So if it is anywhere we’ll find them, it’ll be here.”

Gabe threw both of his arms out and clapped his heels together, “Your will. My will.”

The President returned to calmly sipping his coffee cup and watching as down below, Jayden rolled desperately away from the swings of the creatures sword, “They will be here, to sabotage this, he will be here. I’ve already made the calls, The Driver is prepped and ready to go.”

“Very well.”

A woman appeared beside Gabe holding out an open briefcase, inside of it was a complex looking belt, that looked much like a miniature version of the controls on The Presidents desk. Gabe picked it up and placed it around his waist, for a second he took a deep breath.

The President turned to look at him and smiled, “Your Brother would be proud.”

Gabe said nothing as he began flicking a complex sequence of switches, tugging knobs, spinning wheels until the whole thing screeched into life, bleeding out steam. “Henshin.” Gabe said with a dramatic pose as the Driver leaked energy over his entire body. The light clung to him, moving almost rhythmically as it took shape around him, “Kamen Rider Beginning!”

He now looked more machine than man. He was clad in bulky metal armour, that only relinquished on his upper arms, legs and his sides. Between the metal armour was black and gold striped leather, the metal was plain silver, the helmet was just as basic, although still constructed with aerodynamics in mind, with compound eyes and that same gold and black colour scheme. Inside the helmet, the Beginning System was booting up, first allowing him to see, then the targeting system engaged, then the weapons unlocked, then it connected with his neural patterns and synced with his heart rhythms, “All systems go!” the Driver commanded.

“Save the planet, Gabe!” The President saluted.

Gabe nodded and headed out of the room.