Author's note: Battle with Haruka and…a new king!

Gear Five: Cyclone Awakening

Silence was brought about after Shou stated his intentions. After a minute of silence, Haruka finally spoke.

"Shou, Shou, Shou, do you really think you can beat me with that pathetic Bullet Road of yours?" Haruka said with a taunting voice.

"Of course I don't." Shou replied.

"And you still dare to challenge me, the Gun Queen!?"

There was silence again as the wind whispered through. A familiar voice rang out through Shou's head. Like a key just turned in that invisible lock in his head, Shou was ready for battle.

"I dare to, because I'm not a copy like you." Shou said, his eyes blazing. "And I made a promised to Arnold that I can never lose."

"Who's Arnold?" Haruka asked but Shou ignored her.

"I will show you, a Road which barrier has been broken by time. Haruka, prepare yourself!"

The night before…

"Hey Arnold, are you home?" Shou yelled into his empty house. There was no reply and the place seems deserted. "I've brought dinner!" He yelled and this time, there was a distinct yell of joy.

A fifteen year old Caucasian with black messy hair as if he just awoken from his sleep came running down the stairs excitedly. He nearly tripped on the last step but managed to hold his balance. He looked up and smiled, rubbing his dark blue eyes.

Arnold Wyndham is an extremely talented and powerful Storm Rider who rides the Elemental Road. (To find out more about this Road, read Air Gear: Foreboding Wind by JamJackEvo)

Due to some extreme circumstances, he has come to live with Shou at his house for a while. Shou's parents are away and they have the place all to themselves.

"What did you get me?" He asked as Shou handed him a red plastic bag which he eagerly opened. His smile faded once he saw what was inside. "Noodles again?

As the two finished their dinner while watching television, Arnold began to speak. "Shou, this Haruka, are you sure you're ready to face her? She has the Regalia you know."

"If you asked me this on the day you arrived, I'd say 'no'. But now, thanks to you, I'm sure I can win." Shou replied.

"But are absolutely you sure you can win?" Arnold asked again.

Shou looked up at the fan spinning on the ceiling. "I guess so. I mean, she is a copy. Anyway, she's to trap in the past and only change can beat that."

"I guess you're right. It's bad enough being a copy, but being trap by her own past, it's definitely not going to bode well for her." Arnold continued. "Beside, for something like this, it takes a cyclone to blow the past away…"

XXX

Shin jumped from roof to roof, trying to find Shou and Haruka. His heart raced as he thought back to the past.

"Shou, you better save some for me!" He said out loud but was unheard of at the speed.

Just as he turned, he saw a blur in the sky. But he was too late. The Magnum Air from Haruka shot through his right leg and he fell from around two stories high onto a roof. He gasped from the pain of the fall and reached into his right pocket, took out his hand phone with painful effort and called Akio.

"Hello?" Tsubasa picked up on the other end of the line.

"Tsubasa, Haruka is here in the city." Shin said; his voice showed great agony. "A Magnum Air came from north of the shopping mall. I think Shou is fighting her."

On Tsubasa's side of the line, he could be heard telling the rest to go find Shou and Shin.

XXX

Shou dodged the first Magnum Air and was met by another. He sent it back with a back flip kick with heavy efforts and nearly landed on his head. Haruka dodged the bullet and jumped off the roof. Shou followed suit with freefall. Haruka was already at the bottom, in positioned and unleashed another Magnum Air. Shou ends his fall with a Shotgun Brake. The force of the air dispersed the bullet and thrown Haruka back.

"You may call yourself a Queen," Shou said. "but you're only a fake copy."

Haruka, angered by that, charged in with a yell and a kick. Shou dodged the unfocused attack with ease and countered with a punch. Haruka, seeing she was outmatched, raced off through the alley in an attempt to escape grabbing the area of her stomach where Shou's punch landed.

"Don't even think about it!" Shou yelled and went after her.

Haruka entered a long alley filled with trash and puddles of water. She maneuvered through them with ease but Shou was having a hard time turning.

"He can't catch me now." Haruka thought. "With my legs and this Regalia, my speed is ten times faster than him. He will never catch up."

She was shocked when she turned to see Shou riding the wall with the Shot Ride, not to mention his speed matched her own. The wind which would have usually blown his hair back was messing it up, seemingly coming from both the front and the back.

Shot Ride upgrade, Cyclone Shot Ride

"How can you even catch up to MY Regalia?!" Haruka shouted the question.

"This is the power of the Cycle Road." Shou said with a smirk.

He jumped off the wall once he passed her and sent her a kick, using his waist as the pivot for the attack. The kick hit her right in her abdomen.

"How can…a k-kick be so…p-powerful?" She coughed out.

Next thing she knew, she was sent flying backwards even with the speed at which she rode. She managed to land on her ATs with a badly forced smile. But it soon turns into shock as Akio appeared behind her.

"This is for dumping me!" He shouted, spinning fast in the air, stopping when his left leg touched the ground. He transferred the momentum from the spin and used it to deliver a powerful upper kick which sends Haruka to an awaiting Tsubasa who reached an extreme height in the air with his new Protocore Duo.

Akio special, Dropkick Drill 1800 to Kick to Sending Air

"This is for stealing the Regalia!" Tsubasa yelled and sends Haruka to Shou with a front flip heel kick.

Air Trecks upgrade, Protocore Jump

The Cyclone will blow you away…

Shou was spinning on the ground at an extremely fast speed till he became a blur. His voice sounded like a loud whisper of a spirit. "And this is for being butt ugly!" He ends it with a powerful right punch and with all his strength, plus the speed of the spin, sends Haruka crashing into the wall.

Cyclone Road top three, Cyclone Hammer 18000

"The cops will be coming soon." Tsubasa said; approaching Shou who was taking off Haruka's left AT.

"Alright then, let's go." He stood up and Akio stuck a sticky note on Haruka's head. "What's that for?"

"A note explaining to the cops what's been happening." Akio stood up and Shou saw 'happy birthday' written on it which gave him a laugh.

XXX

That night, everyone gathered around Shin's hospital bed with food and drinks and lots of present. It was a happy occasion. At least, it was to Shin, Akio, Tsubasa and Shou.

"Finally we can bid goodbye to the past and welcome the future!" Shin gave a toast and was followed by the others.

They watched the news as they reported the capture of Haruka with glee followed by another capture of Masaru being found in the ocean by the coast guards.

"Serves him right after what he did." Akio said.

The rest laughed as the police threw Masaru into a van in a straight jacket while he shouted at the top of his lungs, trying to cause a time warp.

"To bad Arnold isn't here huh!" Miu said.

"Yeah, he would laugh his brains out. But he'll be here later though, so no worries." Shou replied.

"By the way Shou," Shin said. "How did you catch up with the Left Core?"

Shou went on explaining the Cycle Road. With the shifting of position in his legs, it causes a vacuum in between his right leg and left leg. The wind hits the right leg which is positioned in front of the left, spreading it out in a V-shape. This creates a sort of empty space in between. After a while, the space will be completely void of air since the air passing by acts like a wall. Like when you open the door of a space craft in space, air gets suck out. So, the empty gap acts like a vacuum, sucking in air from the only place left available which is the back. The wind from the back pushes the rider forward and the faster the rider goes, the stronger the vacuum gets.

"So we got another reason to celebrate, Shou finding a new Road." Amaya stated.

"Now I understand why you asked me to fix the Regalia onto your AT backwards. Since the wind of the Cycle Road comes in from the back as well, you can gather air even with the Regalia facing behind you." Akio said.

"You know Shou, now that you have your own Regalia, you are technically a King." Tsubasa said.

"I guess I am." Shou said.

"So what kind of King are you?" Daichi asked.

"I don't know, what name do you guys think would be good?"

"The Bike King?" Amaya said, fully serious.

"You're joking right?" Akio said.

"The Tornado King?" Daichi suggested.

"Too long. Besides, it sounds horrible." Tsubasa replied.

"I know," Miu started. "the Cyclone King of the Cycle Road."

"That," Shou said. "doesn't sound half bad."

Author's end note: Review would seriously be good. A special surprise in this gear if some have noticed. (Cough, crossover, cough)

Tricks

Dropkick Drill 1800 to Kick: A Dropkick Drill ending before hitting the opponent and into a powerful upper kick.

Protocore Jump: Tsubasa's newly installed Protocore Duo allows him to jump five times higher than he originally could.

Cyclone Hammer 18000: The wind coming from both front and back of Shou pushes his spin. Even without using Revolving Recoil, he can accelerate. This pushes his spins to the point where he looks like a spot of blur. Ends with a powerful rib crunching punch to the opponent. Shou's third strongest attack.

Cyclone Shot Ride: A faster version of Shot Ride.