So, as an apology for the long pause, I would like to add a slightly longer extra. This is the original draft for the Kuuga extra episode “Trust” which was published in Shogakukan's TeleCoro Comic. See you next time!
Kamen Rider Kuuga TeleCoro Manga Draft
EXTRA EPISODE TRUST (Tentative)
- Evening, inside the management shack near a lighthouse, two boys Yuuji and Jou were having a serious discussion. The two boys had been playing around and had broken an insect collection sample (Tentative) which they had made by collecting insects together with their classmates. Everyone in the class was disappointed, and anger toward the culprits grew. The atmosphere was so overwhelming that the two students were unable to come forward honestly in homeroom. Then, the teacher then said:
"Tomorrow morning, I'll be waiting at school at 7 before everyone else. So if the one who did it is here, please come to the staff room."
"I think we really should go."
Jou spoke his mind. Yuuji thought the same.
"So Jou really thinks the same, he's a nice guy" and Yuuji was happy because of that.
The two then left the hut with a high five.
- Night. Balva and Garima and talking about the progress of the Gegeru.
Galme, Ginee, Gegura... All of them did a boring Gegeru and lost to Kuuga, and this isn't enough for the Me Group leader Garima.
Balva then says things like "The next one is Gaberi. Things will get a little more interesting."
Then human Gaberi arrives and transforms into monster form, undergoing Balva's ritual then heads to the city for the Gegeru.
He leaves after saying things like "I should try doing things the Go way like Galme".
- Morning, Pole Pole. During the preparation with Sakurako who had stopped by after an all-nighter and others, Yuusuke received a phone call from Ichijou when they were talking about Pops's birthday. An incident had occured. Pops says "Can Handsome-san come to my party tonight?" and Yuusuke responds "I think he can make it!" and runs out with a thumbs up.
- Morning, school. Yuuji walks into the staff room but Jou wasn't there. Not wanting to snitch, Yuuji does not bring up Jou's name believing that he's just running late. In the end, however, Jou did not show up.
- Yuusuke together with Ichijou rush to the scene where Gaberi is, and they are surprised at the sight of a heap of dead bodies of policemen with their wrists cut off.
Then, Gaberi who is still at the scene picks up something from there to hide it away in his body and tries to leave.
Yuusuke becomes the green Kuuga, borrows a gun from a police officer's dead body, and attacks with the Bowgun, but he cannot nail down the the pelican monster flying freely in the air at high speed.
Inversely, Kuuga is being assaulted from the air, and he performs a Super Transformation into blue immediately and changes a nearby stick into the Rod. After a fierce battle, he manages to attach the ancient mark on Gaberi with a thrust, but it is not fatal and Gaberi escapes.
And then, while running away, he runs into Ichijou pursuing him with his car, and as Ichijou swerves to avoid him, Ichijou rear-ends himself (Self-inflicted) resulting in severe damage.
- Elementary school. Jou didn't come that day after all. Yuuji thinks that he was betrayed and is angry. However, a classmate told him that Jou suddenly got sick and went to the hospital, so he decides to go check it out.
- The Institute. Enokida receives a piece of body tissue from the base of Gaberi's feather which was left behind at the site of the battle with Kuuga. Enokida, who had already been contacted by Ichijou, guesses that since there are blank periods in Gaberi's movements, there must be some kind of weakness. Enokida analyzes the body tissue while continuing the preparation of special cartridges.
- Hospital. Yuuji asks the nurse but Jou didn't come. Yuuji is filled with anger. On the way home, he comes across Ichijou being carried in on a stretcher. There, Ichijou tells the emergency staff "It's not a big deal" and tries to force them to stop the stretcher to talk to Yuusuke. He has a theory about Gaberi's movement behaviors. (Details attached) Ichijou then gives out the small hint. And then he requests Enokida for analysis, hoping that she would develop the special bullets right away after deducing Gaberi's weak points, and promises to come running after Yuusuke later. Yuusuke gives out a thumb up and leaves. Yuuji, who had been watching the scene without expression, is startled to see Ichijou vomiting blood and leaves as well.
- Based on Ichijou's hint, Yuusuke identifies that Gaberi will appear near the lighthouse next and patrols the surrounding area.
- During this time, Gaberi goes back to show off his war spoils of human wrists to Balva and the others. The other monsters (In human form) each give their reactions.
- The Institute. Since a large amount of special lactic acid was found in the body tissue of Gaberi's wing parts, they start work on developing a special bullet filled with the same lactic acid. Flying places an unimaginable strain on the muscles. This in turn produces large amounts of lactic acid. If it spreads through the body, Gaberi's muscles would become immobilized and he would not be able to fly. This is also the mystery behind the blank periods. The special bullets will be ready soon. All they have to do now is wait for Ichijou's call.
- Management shack. Yuuji is alone when a bang rings out. He thought it was Jou, but it was Yuusuke. Yuusuke says that this area is dangerous and he should go home, and Yuuji declares "That detective won't come! He definitely won't!".
Why? Yuusuke asks, and Yuuji doesn't tell him about how Ichijou was vomiting blood.
"Why? Because he definitely won't come!" He only asserts this.
Maybe it's because he wants to bet on Yuusuke.
About how much you can trust someone when you know nothing...
Then, Yuuji pretends to leave when he's repeatedly told to because it's dangerous.
However, Gaberi attacks! His first targets were adult women, next were adult men, and now his targets are children's wrists.
Yuusuke transforms into Kuuga and a deathmatch with Gaberi unfolds.
With Gouram, he challenges Gaberi in the air, but the enemy is too fast and Kuuga is in a pinch!
Even when blown away and nearly out of strength, Kuuga stands up and waits for Ichijou to arrive.
At the sight of his painful form, Yuuji involuntary mutters to himself.
"Stop... You're an idiot! You wait... You trust... Even though he won't come...!"
Kuuga's strength has already reached its limit.
It's over... Yuuji thought, but in that instant, Ichijou fires a bullet straight in Gaberi's mouth.
Immediately, the special lactic acid spreads through his body, rendering Gaberi unable to fly.
Kuuga then instantly dives out from Gouram to grab him, turning into Titan Form to give him a powerful aerial backdrop and crashes into the ground, super transforming into red and finishing off a heavily damaged Gaberi off with a Mighty Kick.
And then, Yuusuke undoes his transformation and reunites with Ichijou, both saying "Sorry I'm late" and "Aw, it's fine" at the same time while giving each other a firm handshake.
Yuuji then involuntary asks Ichijou "Why?".
Why did you come when you were that wounded to the point of coughing blood...
Ichijou then says.
"Because I trust him just as much as he trusts me."
And then, as Yuusuke gives a thumbs up to Yuuji, Jou comes rushing in.
Sorry for being late! I just went to teacher's place, he says.
He was sick in the morning and desperately begged his mother to let him out of the house but she wouldn't let him.
And if that was the case then he refused to even go to the doctor.
And then, he finally saw an opening and slipped out.
So that's what it was... Yuuji is relieved.
Yuuji then catches Jou's body as he's about to fall and decides to lend a hand and takes him home.
"Aren't you two good friends? Take good care of him, will you?"
Yuusuke's words are met with a thumbs up from Yuuji as he replies "You too".
END