The Second Chance

**The Second Chance** is the first episode of *Kamen Rider Geist*. It reveals how Gabriel Murray became Geist, having earlier appeared in *Kamen Rider Shift's season finale* . It features the debut of Geist Blackbeard Form.

## Synopsis

Gabriel Murray strives to be a Ghost Hunter just like his late father, Joel Murray. On his 18th birthday, he receives a Geist Eyecon as a present from his late father's spirit. However, a mysterious monster appears, demanding that Gabriel hand the Eyecon over. Gabriel boldly confronts the monster, but...

## Plot

One night, a mysterious ritual takes place where an elder man summons two black humanoids and infuses them with weapons. A ghost hunter named Joel Murray is investigating a haunted mansion during a live broadcast. Joel explores the mansion until it begins to collapse, and his crew is able to escape. However, he is stopped by something, causing him to get stuck in the mansion and seemingly dies.

This turns out to be a dream that his son, Gabriel, has been having for a while now. A young woman, Bridget Tyler, is knocking on Gabriel’s front door and is greeted by Gabriel’s butler, Ervin Jefferson, and he shows her where Gabriel is. She wakes Gabriel up and wishes him a happy 18th birthday and says that her gift is to take him to a Tech Festival. He thanks her and turns down the offer as she drags him down the stairs to a birthday cake that Ervin made. Ervin tells Gabriel to make a wish. Gabriel holds the necklace that is a keepsake of his father and wish to have his father back. The three overhears the television as a news report states that paranormal sightings had been reported such as a car split in half and a Ferris wheel removed and launched into a tower. Bridget states the illogicalness of it being paranormal activity while Ervin begins to worry. Gabriel begins to get excited as he sees this as a chance to be a ghost hunter just like his father. Bridget laughs at this while Ervin tells Gabriel not to get involved. While a postman cycling to the Murray Mansion, he is stopped by two invisible figures, and one of them ends up slicing his bike. The postman, Barry, delivers the news and a package to the Murray Mansion residents and Gabriel. The package was sent by Gabriel's late father from October 4, 2013. The package suddenly splits in half by unknown means and by grabbing the package's content, Gabriel witness two invisible figures that attack his friends and attempt to claim the Eyecon.

Despite Ervin telling Gabriel to run away, Gabriel refuses and tries to fight the ghosts in order to protect Ervin and Bridget. Despite his efforts, the two ghosts defeat Gabriel. In his final moments, Gabriel holds his father's pendant while struggling to fulfil his father's promise before collapsing from the injury. His friends arrive too late and mourn on Gabriel's corpse. Gabriel wakes up in a white room where he is confronted by a young man. The young man introduces himself as Lynn and he tells Gabriel that he was killed by Phantoms. Gabriel is confused and asks where he is. Lynn tells him that he is in purgatory and was on his way to the afterlife until he got a “get out of death” free card in the Eyecon, which captured Gabriel’s soul when he died. Gabriel looks at the Eyecon as it gains color. Lynn tells Gabriel reveals the function of the Eyecon and says that it can grant him a wish, even bring him back to life. He tells Gabriel to think of him as his guardian angel and gives him the Geist Driver telling him that if he wants to hunt ghost, here’s his chance. Back in the real world, Gabriel is revived as a ghost as his corpse disappears. The two Phantoms are about to finish off Ervin and Bridget. Gabriel hears Lynn’s voice tell him to put the Eyecon in the driver. He does so and a ghost like figure appears and attacks the two Phantoms. The figure flies towards Gabriel and turns him into Kamen Rider Geist. He fights the Phantoms while Ervin and Bridget go to search for him since they can’t see his spirit. He fights the Phantoms, finishing one of them off with a Spirit Kick to defeat it. However, the other Phantom is able to escape into the city.

Wondering how he can catch up to him, Lynn gives him the Storm Pegasus motorcycle to catch up to him. Geist faces the second Phantom, but the latter uses a dirty tactic by summoning his grunts. Geist is getting beaten but the spirit of Blackbeard appears. Lynn tells Geist to ask him to lead his power. He does so and becomes Geist Blackbeard Form and overpowers every Phantom and their leader in a swordsmanship combat. Two unknown figures view the battle from afar. The youth seemed to be displeased but the elder simply smiles. Gabriel returns to the Murray Mansion and reveals his current existence as a ghost to his friends, as they quarrelling again for said being's existence and Gabriel once again tried to control his current ability. Returning to his father's office, Lynn appears and reveals that Gabriel must collect all 15 Heroes' Eyecons within 100 days or else, he will truly pass away. Lynn reveals that Gabriel has 99 days left and 14 Eyecons left to recover.

## Cast

* Gabriel Murray: Sammy Castro
* Bridget Tyler: Christie Carpenter
* Lynn:
* Ervin Maxwell: Adrienne Sandoval
* Jerald Dobson: Orville Lawrence

## Geist Eyecons

* **Eyecon Used:**
	+ Geist, Blackbeard
* **Souls Used:**
	+ Geist Soul, Blackbeard Soul

## Notes

* As part of INTV Action, this episode aired alongside *Power Rangers Strike Force* episode 2, The Rangers' Return.

## See Also

* Eyes Open! It's Me! - Counterpart in *Kamen Rider Ghost*