Jump 282: Kamen Rider Heisei, Part 7

Jump #282: Kamen Rider Heisei, Part 7
>King of Cups: Great maturity, endless patience, tolerance of other points of view, and a deep knowledge of human nature. One who intuitively knows the strengths of those around him, and gently cultivates them.
This is everything that I intend to be, especially with this arc. I'll do my best to live up to it.
>Location: Tokyo, 2007
>Identity: Drop-In
>Drawbacks: Time Trippin' Ride (0), Jumper FAKE (+200), Once Again, The Worlds Have Connected (+600)
So not only do I have this guy plotting my downfall... and what IS his deal, anyways?... but he's also found a way to ensure that enemies can get a piece of my power regularly! Granted, this USUALLY isn't too dangerous, but I swear, if it starts raining blood because some monster botched their Perils Of The Warp roll... well, no, I'll get blamed for THAT as well.
>Just Passing Through (Free, Drop-In)
I may just be a guy on vacation, but it doesn't mean I can't blend in with the locals, right?
>Don't Forget It (Free, Drop-In)
Photography! It's too bad that I can't really detect people who don't belong without taking pictures.
>The Shining Sagas (1700, Drop-In)
So when I want the camera to be on me, I can more easily be recognized to play the role of hero or villain. I can imagine this is going to be handy.
>Treasures Are Irreplacable (1600, Drop-In)
Come on, is there any jumper that is NOT at least occasionally a kleptomaniac?
>In My Sights (1400, Drop-In)
I don't really plan on using this here, at least not TOO much, but... yeah. Infinite worlds, infinite treasures, why do you think I kept the portal gun from Rick and Morty?
>This Is The End (1100, Drop-In)
I already have a count down to the apocalypse, but something like this will help be more specific in many ways.
>Singularity Point (500)
Time travel is such a hassle. It's nice to not have to worry about being erased from history. And to be there to help put things back where they belong.
(Once again, a 300 point gratuity for buying items. Quite helpful.)
>Time Trippin' Ride (700)
I've been doing my best to make sure everything fits on the same belt, no reason to change that, right?
>J-Touch (400, Drop-In)
Summon alternate forms? 'Final Ride' form? I like the sound of this.
>Den-O Driver (Free, Singularity)
And onto the Super Shiny Belt O' Doom you go! ...you know, I should probably not call it that, maybe this is part of why Narutaki has it out for me? Naaaah.
>DenGasher (Free, Singularity)
It makes for a nice saber, really.
>Climax Cellophone J-Taros (0)
Climax form, eh? Another Final Form to add. Rather than being a mishmash of Rider forms, I can have them all simultaneously. Where do I sign?
>Imagin: Tin (Free, Singularity)
I may have only one form, but that's all right, it's quite fitting.

>Nine years later:
>"Damn you, Crux!"
"... *sigh* Hello again, Narutaki. Shouldn't you be cursing Decade? Or have you finally gotten over that self-hatred?"
>"Nine years! Nine worlds! You're going to destroy it all, just for the sake of more power!"
"Coming here and interrupting my lunch, I swear to- look, the Rider War never happened because you were too much of a prick and I was unwilling to kill everyone-"
>"You killed them all!"
"-and so I short-circuited your time travel bullshit, which doesn't mean they're dead, it means THEY NEVER CAME HERE-"
>"You're going to kill everyone! Destroy the ten worlds!"
"-AND COULDN'T HAVE DIED BECAUSE THEY NEVER CAME HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE-"
>"They were here, then you went back in time and erased them!"
"-MOTHERFUCKER YOU CLEARLY HAVE NO GRASP OF HOW TIME TRAVEL WORKS-"
>"You infiltrated every world, brought them together when they were never meant to be!"
"-AND I SWEAR I'M GONNA PUT YOU OVER MY KNEE AND LEARN YOU, BOY."
>"You're a madman! But I've brought them all back together, they'll destroy you and the ten worlds will be safe!"
"... do not EVEN tell me that you are starting a Rider War for the FIFTH TIME. Shouldn't you be out fishing or something, in that outfit?"
>"At least Decade was only going to destroy worlds, you'll destroy the whole universe!"
"Multiverse, you mentally-challenged failure at physics. You know what, to hell with you and this entire masquerade. I have been MORE than patient, I've fought these stupid wars, we've seen cities levelled and I've had to undo the damage because you are that much of a prick. I'm going to go out there, wearing THE SAME FACE I HAVE WORN FOR THE LAST ALMOST SEVENTY YEARS-"
>"Changeling! Infiltrator!"
"-FUCK YOU, I EARNED MY POSITION IN THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT!"
>"He'll kill us all!"
"Oh my GOD, do you even LISTEN to yourself? HEY. You people. You know me, of course. Kamen Rider Crux? Depending on when you know me from, police inspector? Eventually deputy superintendent-general? Yes? Why are you listening to THIS GUY, when I've done nothing but protect the innocent for as long as I've lived here?"
>"It's a trick!"
"It's a trick, he says. I'm retired! I'm in my sixties! If I was going to destroy anything I would have done it long ago!"
>"Attack him! Don't let him get away!"
"Get away? I'm going to go back inside my home. I'm going to sit back down and enjoy lunch with my wife. And you, all of you, should feel ashamed of yourselves for ganging up on an old man."

Of course, they attacked immediately.

And then I kicked their stupid, old-man-attacking asses.

This didn't exactly help them believe that I wasn't going to destroy anything, because CLEARLY if I'm an old man and THAT strong, I MUST be the villain of the series arc! God, so frustrating.