A/N: Now, this is something I did because Meteor was killed off in another story, so I decided to make it so he goes into The Gaim Timeline after his death and meets Hase and Hideyasu. It's back, I have proper permission now.. Anyway, let's get on with it!

Disclaimer: None of the characters belong to me. The story this is based on (Super Hero Taisen: Playing For Keeps, which can be found under KyoryuCharge in the PR/SS category) belongs to SilverSentiment, but the concept of having anyone who dies in there go to another universe free from the virus belongs to me.

It had come down to this.

One minute, he had dehenshined, the next, there was nothing, now, he was alive, although not where he wanted to be.

He had no idea how it happened, but somehow his soul was now in another dimension. This was shocking for Meteor, but he knew that someone had to be behind this. He had no idea who that was, but he was back.

Kinda.

Of course, it was not all fun and games for Meteor, since he saw strange Riders running around battling creatures that they called Inves.

This place, according to the signs, was apparently named 'Zawame City' and not, sadly, his home. He couldn't believe what had happened. Apparently, he had been taken over by some sort of virus, and the only way to get rid of it was to kill the person. And now there he was, sitting on a bench, in the chilly morning breeze. He knew he'd never see Gentaro again, or Tomoko, but he knew that now there was not turning back. But, it all changed when he saw them.

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It had come down to this.

They didn't know where he came from, but he was there, and brown, right in front of them.

The young man with a brown jump suit and brown hair sat before the two, looking at them with a look of sorrow in their eyes. They asked him what happened, he said it was a long story. They introduced themselves to the boy known as Meteor, they were Hase and Hideyasu.

It wasn't everyday that a person just popped into existence, after all. This was a unique occurrence. They were surprised when Meteor told them his story, and that he was a Rider they had never heard of. They wanted to be friends with him, give him somewhere to warm his heart which had been damaged by the Zangyurak. They asked him what his favourite nut was.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A Meteor Not Broken By Death~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

He thought about this question for a while.

It was strange, but hey, they were Pinecone and Acorn based Riders, after all.

Meteor thought for about five minutes, then spoke.

"Pine Nut."

Hase and Hideyasu looked at each other for a second, then back at Ryusei, before pulling him into a hug.

Meteor knew that everything would be ok.

A/N: After all, I do get a little upset when characters I like die. Don't we all?

Peace out.