Comrade Barrel

is the second Episode of Kamen Rider Snipe: Episode ZERO.
==Synopsis==
Taiga has chosen to become Kamen Rider Snipe but it slowly begins to take it's toll on him.
==Plot==
Taiga is in the middle of a Bugster surgery as Snipe Shooting Gamer Level 1 (Proto). He is able to defeat the bugster, exit the Game World and return to CR where he sees a now-healed patient and Poppy. Poppy begins to congratulate him on yet another successful surgery when Taiga suddenly falls to his knees in exhaustion. Poppy is concerned about Taiga's health but he brushes it off insisting he has an obligation to continue treating patients as he is the only compatible user. Taiga visits a healing Maki in a room at Seito University Hospital. He remembers telling Maki he didn't want to be a Kamen Rider, with Maki replying back that if Taiga won't then he would.
Flashback to 1 month ago, to the end of the last episode where Taiga is threatening Dan Kuroto as to why Maki was allowed to attempt to perform the bugster surgery and ended up almost dying. Kuroto tells him that an ordinary person trying to use the gashats would have these dangerous reactions. Taiga is confused, he was under the impression that Maki had undergone the compatibility surgery. Kuroto advises him that Maki never received that surgery. Taiga brings up the fact that Kuroto had mentioned that Maki had what it takes to be a compatible user, with Asuna responding that the compatibility results for Maki had come back negative. Maki had been recruited to CR not as a Kamen Rider, but as support. Taiga demands Kuroto tell him why Maki would have forced himself to transform, with Kuroto replying that Maki decided to do it himself because Taiga didn't want to. Taiga blames himself for what happened to Maki and asks Kuroto to let him have the compatibility surgery. Facing away from Asuna and Taiga, Kuroto gets a cunning smile on his face for a moment. He then asks Taiga if he would be ready for what's to come, Taiga responding that he has no choice since there is no one else who can.
Back in the present Asuna implores Taiga to not overwork himself but Taiga insists he can't afford to rest. They see Sasami, apparently healed of her bugster infection, and her mother wave at them happily, Taiga smiles and waves back. Another emergency call comes in causing Asuna and Taiga to run to help. Parado watches them from atop a building and remarks how he didn't expect Snipe to be successfully treating so many patients. Kuroto stands nearby and tells him not to worry: Taiga will soon reach his breaking point, and soon they will see the birth of a Bugster in it's complete form.
Taiga and Asuna bring in a patient into the CR, her name is Saki Momose, a student at Seito University. Asuna asks if Taiga will be ok for the operation, to which Saki asks if he is the "Taiga Hanaya", a genius radiologist that she has heard about. She mentions that an upperclassman of hers name Jiro Maki had mentioned Taiga to her, she grateful for Maki's training and was told told to find Taiga is she ever had any medical troubles. Taiga is glad to hear from her how much Maki trusted him. She asks Taiga how Maki is doing, with Taiga replying that he is taking some time off. Saki asks if she will be hospitalized for a long time but Taiga assures her that once the operation is over she will be discharge immediately. Saki tells him she wants to have someone to be with her there during this time. Taiga, knowing Saki has a significant other she cares about, tells her he'll have to try even harder then to cure her. Taiga prepares to transform into Snipe but then freezes in place, drops the gashat and falls to the floor.
Taiga wakes up, he's being treated in the same room as Maki. He turns to see his friend when Maki suddenly reawakens, much to Taiga's surprise. Maki is caught up with the events that happened and is glad to hear Taiga has decided to become Kamen Rider Brave. Taiga responds that he had no choice after seeing his friend Maki injured like that, with Maki mocking Taiga saying he's there for the same reason. Taiga begins to leave but Maki tries to warn Taiga about the incident that both of them have gone through and whether or not they might be a common link. He implores Taiga to get a more thorough checkup but Taiga shuts him down, saying he is the only doctor CR has and he has a duty to save the patient no matter what happens. As Tiaga storms out of the room, Maki looks down to observe his own hand.
In the CR office, Taiga struggles towards his Gamer Driver and the Proto Bang Bang Shooting gashat. He coughs up some blood on his hand as he reaches for the Gamer Driver. Maki struggles to walk into CR and tells Taiga that what Taiga sees is a side effect of using the gashat. He implores Taiga to have the Ministry of Health examine the gashat as it could be dangerous. Maki begins to reach for the Driver and Gashat but Taiga pushes him away saying they are his and he won't let anyone have them. Being pushed onto the floor Maki implores to Taiga to look at him. He tells Taiga that he has developed symptoms similar to the game illness and Taiga will soon start experiencing the same symptoms. Taiga tells Maki to shut up as it is his duty as a compatible user to treat the game illness patients. Maki yells at Taiga, saying he has let his talent go to his head, that Taiga insists that he is the only one who can save the patients. He tells Taiga that are both alike since Maki tried to transform also but was unable to. He calls Taiga a hopeless idiot with Taiga denying it and saying he only wants to save his patients. Maki tells Taiga that he can't even protect himself, let alone others, and manages to take the Driver and Gashat from him. Taiga struggles to get them back denying what Maki says about him, but Maki yells at Taiga that he's become reckless and he should open his eyes to the truth. Maki manages to knock Taiga back for a moment, he gets back up to go after Maki but Maki disappears due to his game illness. The Gamer Driver and Gashat Maki had been holding fall to the floor as Taiga looks on in disbelief. Taiga goes to pick up the Driver and gashat as he narrates that from that day on he lost something he never should have allowed himself to lose.
==Cast==
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===Guest Casts===
*Sasami's Mother: 
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===Suit Actors===
*Kamen Rider Snipe Level 1 (Proto): 
==Rider Gashat==
*Gashat Used:
**Snipe
***Proto Bang Bang Shooting
*Level Used:
**Snipe
***Shooting Gamer Level 1
==Errors==
*to be added
==Notes==
*Closing Screen
**Text Color: Yellow & Navy
==External links==
==References==
Category:Kamen Rider Snipe: Episode ZERO episodes