The Ridewatch Hero (Kamen Rider Zi-o x My Hero Academia)

Ch.40 - Extraction Plan

"Oh Ryou...wake up."

"Is it safe to keep him like this?"

"Absolutely.  We've taken away his Ridewatches, without them, he's just a normal, Quirkless kid."

Ryou slowly opened his eyes.

He found himself in the same bar as he was in before he was knocked out.  Dabi, Toga, Twice, Tomura, the purple entity dressed in a suit, and another man where in front of him.

Ryou went to move, but it was no use.  He looked down to find himself in heavy restrains, from his legs to his arms, unable to move.

To his right, he noticed Bakugou beside him, with his hands in some sort of steel device.

"Bakugou...are you alright?" Ryou managed to say.

"Of course I am.  Why wouldn't I be?" Bakugou looked at Ryou, giving him a cocky smile.

"Because I don't feel so good." Ryou laid his head back.

And that was true.  His eyelids felt extremely heavy, it was a job to keep them open.  His entire body ached.  Was it the backlash of the strain creating the Ohma Zi-O Ridewatch and using it all at once it had on him?

"Ah, you're finally awake.  Pleased to meet you, Kamen Rider.  My name is Kurogiri." The purple entity said, bowing. "It's been a while."

Ryou managed to weakly smile. "Where is he...I know he's here."

"He's in the back."

"Ryou Soutou..." Tomura said, looking at Ryou in the face with one eye. "At long last, we finally have you."

"Yeah, here I am.  To be honest I kind of expected more.  This just looks like you bought a building and called it a hideout."

Tomura started to scratch his neck, when a hand was placed on his shoulder.

"Easy, Tomura." Doctor Genus patted him. "He won't be insulting us much longer."

Genus walked through the Villains and kneeled down in front of Ryou.

"Well well...long time no see.  I haven't seen you since you killed your dad."

Ryou fell silent, his anger slowly intensifying.

"You know, I examined everything you had on you...and I'm quite impressed.  You found out how to use the secondary Ridewatch function, a hidden mechanism in the Ridewatches.  It isn't used by the main Riders themselves...it's kind of an...how you say it..."us" thing.  But this..." Genus held up the Ohma Ridewatch. "...this is extremely interesting.  I never thought I'd run across this.  It seems you're coming along ahead of schedule."

"Shut up, you bastard." Bakugou spat.

Genus smiled, and walked in front of Bakugou, ruffling his hair.

"Ah...Katsuki Bakugou...the Cross-Z Magma Ridewatch came from you.  Excellent work contributing to my research.  But do shut the hell up.  If not, I will undo your restraints, beat your face into that bar top, and drag you by your precious hair here into your fucking grave.  So can it, pipsqueak...because the men need to have a chat."

For once, Bakugou shut up, merely growling silently.

"Better.  Now, Ryou, would you like to know why I'm interested in this Ridewatch as opposed to the others?"

"Surprise me." Ryou spit on Doctor Genus's shoe.

Genus laughed, and took a binder from Kurogiri, and flipped a few pages ahead. "I've been doing some reading...and I managed to discover something called "The Legendary Ridewatches.". It's quite interesting.  There are three Ridewatches, Ohma Zi-O, which you have here, Grand Zi-O, and Oma Zi-O.  Combine those together...and you get something... spectacular!"