Everyone, I would like to introduce to you my next CW DC and Kamen Rider crossover: The Flash and Kamen Rider Kabuto. I hope you enjoy this story and let's see how well it does. I don't owe Toei, CW, DC, Flash, Kamen Rider or any of their characters.

Summary: Barry's started to become slower and with a much powerful opponent on the way, how will they stop it? Find out by reading on.

After the death of Nora West-Allen and the disappearance of the Reverse Flash, things weren't good at all with Team Flash as Barry had started becoming slower as if the Speed Force was leaving his body. Cisco had left the team to be with his girlfriend; Kamilla Hwang, Caitlin and Frost had a new suit, Joe was the captain of the CCPD, Ralph was back being a PI and Iris was busy working at Central City Citizen. Barry had stayed in the apartment as his felt his speed leaving him every time he used his powers, he was wondering what he was supposed to do without his powers.

S.T.A.R Labs:

Barry was sat in the Cortex looking at the city through the screens, he was wondering how he was going to protect the city without his powers. He was alone until he was joined by the company of Caitlin Snow, she was wearing her blue leather jacket, white blouse and black skinny jeans with black heels.

"You alright, Barry?" Cait asked as she sat down next to him, Barry shrugged his shoulders then looked at the Doctor.

"Yeah, it's just…" Barry paused, he opened his jacket pocket then took out a photo of him and Nora at the pier. "We defeated Cicada only to lose Nora and Thawne to get away!" Barry got up then kicked the desk from the anger inside him.

"Barry, we'll find a way to get your speed back," Caitlin promised, Barry turned and smiled at Caitlin. "Before he left, Cisco was working on something that you use until we can get your speed back." Caitlin suggested, the pair ran off to Cisco's workshop to see this project he was working on.

Somewhere:

Hidden in a dark building, a gold and white figure looked at various videos to see where the Flash had disappeared to but could find no trace of him.

S.T.A.R Labs, Cisco's workshop:

Barry and Caitlin had opened a small box which inside contained a silver belt and what seemed like a big red metallic beetle, the eyes on it shone orange then flew out of the box and flew around the lab.

"What is that?" Caitlin asked, Barry shrugged his shoulders as they watched the beetle fly around then land on the table beside the box.

"I see you found my old project," Barry and Caitlin turned around to see Cisco stood in the doorway with his arms crossed. "That is the Kabuto Zecter; I created it in case of emergencies and Barry losing his speed classes as an emergency." The Kabuto Zecter flew up and landed in Barry's hands, the trio looked at it and smiled.

"Looks like we found something that could help us," Caitlin smiled and Barry nodded, the alarm started to beep and Caitlin checked it out. "Hostage take over at National City Bank." Barry picked up the belt then Cisco took him down to the garage to show Barry his new mode of transport.

National City Bank:

There were several cops outside the front doors of the bank with Captain Joe West leading them, they didn't know to stop the robbers without hurting any of the hostages. The streets were quiet until the sound of a racing bike feel the roads, the cops turned to see a red and silver bike pulling up with a man dressed from neck to toe in black with a dark tinted helmet.

"Oi you!" Captain West shouted, the man turned to face the Captain and looked at him. "This is police operation, get away!" Joe shouted but the man ignored his order instead, he put on a silver belt and in flew the Kabuto Zecter. The man slid the Zecter on to the belt and it became a buckle as it created a black and silver armored figure with red stripes on the arms and the chest along with a blue visor. "What the….?" Joe was speechless and watched as the figure walked through the front doors.

Inside the bank:

The lobby was empty so the figure looked around until he saw a small group of robbers run up with huge bags of cash. They pointed their rifles at the armored figure and started shooting but the bullets weren't even damaging the figure, the armored hero then took an axe then flipped it around into gun mode then shot back at the robbers but only hitting their guns and the bags of money.

"Who is this guy?" Asked one of the robbers, he took out a pistol and shot the figure in the head but the bullet bounced off and hit the same robber on the shoulder. The armored figure turned a dial on his gun and when he pulled the trigger, it shot a red net which stunned the robbers then the figure walked downstairs to see several hostages tied up so he tore off the ties then walked off.

"Stop!" The figure stopped and looked behind him to see Captain West and several officers pointing guns at him. "Who are you?" Joe shouted but instead of answering, the armored figure shot the ground to emit a cloud of smoke and when it disappeared, so was the figure.

S.T.A.R Labs:

In the Cortex, Caitlin and Cisco had been watching the entire fight and looked behind them to see the bucky armored figure. The Kabuto Zecter flew off the belt and landed beside Caitlin, causing the armor to fade away and revealing Barry Allen.

"How was the Masked form?" Cisco asked cheerfully, Barry smiled then looked at the Kabuto Zecter.

"It felt great, Cisco," Barry exclaimed, he then looked at the Flash suit which made Barry feel a little upset. "It wasn't like being The Flash but it felt good to do help the people again." Barry smiled as he sat down in a chair by the Flash suit then looked up at the ceiling.

"Maybe next time, you can test out the Rider form!" Cisco suggested which got Barry's attention, Cisco pressed a few buttons then the specs for the Rider form viewed up on the screens. "The Rider form increases your speed, strength and is a lot easier to move around with; it also comes up with a Clock Up feature which allows you to move faster than the eye can see." Barry was impressed with the extra form and was looking forward to testing it out.

"Plus, you could beat Metas such as Peek-a-boo or Thawne faster than they can keep up," Caitlin added, Barry liked that idea but their happy moment was interrupted by the alarm, Caitlin checked to see what was causing then found out what it was. "Seems like there's reports of low level earthquakes happening around the CCPD, sounds like Adam Fells is at it." Caitlin told Barry who had held his hand up and the Kabuto Zecter flew and landed in his hand.

"Cisco, get ready because I'll be testing out the Rider mode," Barry told Cisco then he ran off towards the garage then rode off towards the CCPD. "I won't anyone harm my city as I'm its protector."

CCPD:

Adam Fells aka Geomancer was holding all the officers hostage and pointing one of his hands at Iris, she was hoping that Barry would come and save everyone but she didn't know that her husband had lost his speed. A red laser flew past Iris' head and just missed Adam, everyone looked to see the same armored figure from the bank robbery.

"What is he doing here?" Joe asked, Geomancer pointed one hand at the figure then shot a blast which sent the figure flying into the elevator.

"No matter who dares attack my city," Everyone turned and looked at the armored figure as he stood up and threw his gun to the side. "I will always be there to save everyone and stop evil people like you." He pointed at Geomancer with his right hand as he used the left hand to push up the horn on the Kabuto Zecter, causing the armor to raise and detach from the main body. "Cast Off!" The figure shouted then pulled the horn all the way back, causing the center of the Zecter to open up.

"Cast Off!" The armor flew off and most of it hit Geomancer to reveal the new form of the hero: black and silver legs and arms with red shoulder pads and red body armor, a black and silver red with a newly added head crest similar to the beetle on his belt. "Change beetle!" The beetle hero walked towards Geomancer and the pair started fighting, it seemed like Geomancer would win but then the beetle hero kicked Geomancer into the staircase.

"Barry, can you hear us?" Barry put a finger on the side of his helmet to access his commlink. "Cisco has got and idea to destroy the Meta cells inside Geomancer." Caitlin told Barry then he waited for Cisco to speak.

"Barry, the Zecter has three buttons; pressed them in order then close it up to activate the Rider Kick," Cisco told Barry just as he dodged Geomancer's kick and punched him into a wall. "Do it now, Kabuto!" Cisco shouted and Kabuto nodded, he then started doing what Cisco said by pressing the buttons.

"One! Two! Three!" Kabuto closed up then Zecter then slowly walked towards Geomancer until he was in range, he then opened the Zecter as fast as he could. "Rider Kick!" A huge surge of blue and purple electricity rose into Kabuto's head crest then down to his right leg, Kabuto then kicked Geomancer in the stomach and the power destroyed the Meta genes inside him.

"That won't stop me!" Geomancer shouted, he punched the floor to create a small quake but nothing happened. "What's happened to my powers?" Adam shouted then he looked at Kabuto who had started walking away from everyone then jumped out the window, leaving everyone to try and understand what had happened.

And that's the end of the first chapter and I do hope that you enjoyed it. Kabuto has debuted and taken down a Meta. Do you like Cisco and Caitlin helping Barry with his new power? If you enjoyed this, drop a review and look out for more.

See you all next time!