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At NOV8 HQ, McKeyla McAlister was inside the lounge when she was preparing for her reunion with the rest of her Project Mc2 teammates. “So, M, where are you going?” Her older sister Maddie asked her. McKeyla told her she was going to Café Attoms. “Oh, okay. But you have to tell mom first. Oh, and bring A.D.I.S.N. with you.” She told McKeyla, and so she did. Little did they know, McKeyla packed with her a belt and two bottles as an emergency plan.
After several hours of travel, McKeyla finally arrives at Café Attoms, with Adrienne at the register as usual. “So, chica, how are you?” She asked Adrienne. “I’m fine, Adri.” McKeyla replied. “I couldn’t believe it’s been 2 years since we last got together.” Adri just smiled and had a bit of a laugh.
Meanwhile, Ember Evergreen started a flower shop with all kinds of plants available for the public. As of this time, she’s selling orchids, which she gave a 20% discount for. “Well, this oughta do the trick.” She said to herself in her Southern accent. Suddenly, she got a call from McKeyla on her phone. “Hey, Ember.”, greeted McKeyla. “I’m already at Café Attoms, where are you?” Ember replied, “I’m on my way.”
Devon D’Marco had been a well-renowned artist for quite some time after Project Mc2 had disbanded. Her art became popular in the two years since then. She later got a call from McKeyla. “Hey, M.” She replied. “I’ll be there in about an hour.” As for Camryn Coyle and Bryden Bandweth, they became the leaders of the Angel Beats dance troupe, which had been touring around the world for several months. As the tour winded down, Camryn and Bryden received a call from McKeyla. “Hey, M, how are you doing?” Bryden asked McKeyla. “Bry, all of us are at Café Attoms.” She replied. “Are you going?”
Without hesitation, Bryden agreed. “Hey, Camryn! We’re going to Café Attoms.” Cam heard what Bryden was talking about and agreed. “I mean, we haven’t seen McKeyla in over two years.” Camryn remarked. And so, they packed their bags, and head over to Café Attoms.
Several hours later…
After nearly 2 years, the team members of Project Mc2 finally reunite. “I’ve been waiting this long to see you guys again.” McKeyla remarked. “It’s kinda sad all of us had to part ways.”, remarked Bryden. “I guess all 6 of us were destined for different things”.
As they celebrate their reunion, Andrew was nearby. He had enough prep time for his plans to be put in motion. What Andrew ended up doing was he contacted ZAIA Enterprise, and instructed them to provide him a Raidriser, as well as a copy of the Flaming Tiger Progrise Key. He eventually contacted a soldier from A.I.M.S. and gave him the Raidriser, turning him into the Flaming Tiger Raider.
Meanwhile, McKeyla and co. are having the time of their lives, enjoying each other’s company, when suddenly a trail of fire blasted the windows, to the surprise of everyone except Adrienne, who’s experienced getting her café wrecked before. “I would be rambling right now, but I just want know what’s going on.” Remarked Adrienne. That’s when the Flaming Tiger Raider showed up.
“It seems this place is…not so much in order.” The Raider commented. “Wait, what do you want from us?” McKeyla replied, ready to fight. But that’s when Andrew barges in and kidnaps both Adrienne and Devon, much to the dismay of McKeyla. “Somewhere within your heart, is a flame burning with justice.” Andrew tells McKeyla as he leaves the area, forcing her to go after them. “I’ll be right back…” McKeyla storms off, looking for her bag. “Where are you going?”, asked Bryden. “Those guys are too powerful for us to handle.” But that’s when McKeyla pulls out a belt from out of her bag, which was revealed to be the Evol-Driver.
“What is that thing?” Camryn asked McKeyla. “It’s the Evol-Driver. NOV8 found this thing in a meteor some time ago.”, replied McKeyla, who also pulled out the Astral and Rider Evolbottles. She then explained that the Evolbottles are what give the belt power. Afterwards, they head off to the warehouse.
Meanwhile, the Flaming Tiger Raider and Andrew found a Humagear and turned into the Gaeru Magia, letting it loose on the streets. Adri and Devon tried to untie themselves when the rest of Project Mc2 arrived, only for the Flaming Tiger Raider to intervene. “Well, hello there.” Commented the Flaming Tiger Raider, who proceeded to beat up McKeyla, only for her to shrug off the damage.
“Wait a minute, how were you able to resist?” questioned the Raider. “I think you forgot something…” McKeyla pulls out the Evol-Driver and equips it just as the Flaming Tiger Raider starts fighting again, and in her haste, pulls out two Evolbottles; The Astral Evolbottle, and the Rider Evolbottle. After kicking the Flaming Tiger Raider into submission, McKeyla inserts the two Evolbottles into both of its slots.
“Astral!” “Rider System!” “Evolution!”
McKeyla proceeds to crank the lever as fast as she can, causing the Snap Ride Builder to emerge. The Flaming Tiger Raider attempted to attack, but she was protected by the Snap Ride Builder. With no other chance, McKeyla prepared herself.
“Are you ready?”
“Oh, you bet I am.”, replied McKeyla. “Henshin!”
“Astral! Astral! Evol Astral! Fuhahahahahahahaha!”
McKeyla emerges from the Snap Ride Builder like a chrysalis as Kamen Rider Astral, unveiling her butterfly wings for the first time. “What kind of sorcery is this?!” The Raider commented.
Meanwhile, James and Emily caught wind of the Gaeru Magia’s rampage, and quickly transform to deal with the situation. However, the Gaeru Magia happened to be empowered by the Ark, mostly thanks to Andrew. This allows said Magia to evolve into an Ark Magia, beating both Lancaster twins as a result. However, James doused it on fire using Flaming Tiger, and shortly thereafter discovered a new feature within the Zero-One Driver; the ability to extract the Ark’s essence from any Humagear. James was able to heal said Humagear from that power.
Back in the warehouse, the Flaming Tiger Raider tried to attack McKeyla, but to no avail, as the latter managed to catch his fist without any effort. “What the?!” The Raider is agast at what’s happening right now, which leaves him with no reaction time left to attack, earning him a punch in the face as a result. Meanwhile, Andrew was observing from afar. “How was she able to use the Evol-Driver?” He thought to himself.
As the battle died down, McKeyla was able to score a few hits, but the Flaming Tiger Raider was able to fight back regardless. Unfortunately for him, McKeyla just decided to finish him off.
“Ready? Go!” “Evoltech Finish! Ciao!”
McKeyla created gusts of strong wind, turning it into a vortex that extinguished what little flame there was left. Afterwards, she Rider Kicked the Raider to oblivion, forcing him into a retreat. “Nice look, chica!”, remarked Adri, with McKeyla replying with a thank you. As they leave the warehouse and return to Café Attoms, they suddenly encounter the Lancaster twins.
“Hi James! Hi Emily!”, greeted Adri, to the surprise of the rest of the Project Mc2. “What? They’re my regular customers.”, remarked Adri. “Adri, you never told us you had friends outside of us.” Emily told Adri. “Well then, you have a lot of time to get to us.” McKeyla assured the twins that they form a good friendship. “I’m McKeyla McAlister, nice to meet you.”
“I’m James, and this is Emily.” James introduced himself. “So, wanna go back to Café Attoms?” Adri replied, “Yeah, sure. But we have to fix the place up first.”
The End…