Episode 9: Sparks Fly for Gemini! Part 2
*Flashback*
A truck's tire pops and the truck tips over on its side, closing in on an unsuspecting Tsubasa.
CRASH!!
Gas starts leaking from the truck's broken tank.
"Aren't the rescuers here!?"
"Hang in there!"
Tsubasa laid there on the asphalt, under the truck, from the neck down. A spark ignited and the truck was set ablaze causing the crowd to disperse.
"Fire!"
"Get back! It's gonna blow!"
Tsubasa just laid there, unable to move, with eyes closed and waited patiently for her imminent death. Above the scene, an orb of light hovered above the truck, as if it was observing the situation. It then beamed down on Tsubasa and dispelled the fire.
"This is a surprise," a disembodied voice spoke, "There's a human who is perfectly compatible with my wave frequencies."
Tsubasa opened her eyes to find that she was found suspended in a field of light. 'I... can't move...'
A being of electric energy, wearing two masks; one black, the other white, with red eyes and a horn on each mask, approached her. "Ten to one, you will die," the being stated in a deep, masculine voice.
"Who are you?" she asked.
"Me? I am an FM life form."
"An FM... life form...?"
"Yes. An alien to your people. But in order for me to function here on Earth, I'll need to Denpa-Henkan with a human."
"Denpa-Henkan?" she parotted weakly.
"How about it? If you join me, I can save your life."
"Really? You can do that?"
"But that's only IF you agree to cooperate with me."
"Cooperate?"
"Oh, it's nothing difficult. In fact, it's very simple. Both you and I... will annihilate the Earth."
"Annihilate..."
*End Flashback*
Tsubasa stood on the roof of a building, under the night sky, looking down at the streets of Sakakino.
"I died once and was reborn," she said to herself.
Gemini appeared behind her, "Reborn into an existence that is far superior than a normal human being. Tsubasa, there is no need to feel any attachment to this planet!"
Tsuabasa thought of Kazuki for a split second and grinned, "You're right. Now that I have this amazing power." The heads of Gemini nodded. "Denpa-Henkan! Futaba Tsubasa! On-Air!"A bright light flashed from her iPod and Tsubasa turned into Gemini Spark.
That night, Kazuki was at his desk, typing at his keyboard. He yawned as he grabbed the terminal that was disconnected from his Transer.
"Hey, War-Rock," he called as he opened the terminal. But it was empty. "Huh?" He put on the Visualizer to find War-Rock right in his face.
"What is it?" War-Rock asked.
"Waagh!" Kazuki bugged. "Would you stop doing that!?"
"I'm not helping you with your homework."
"Ha ha," he said dryly, "I'm going over the last video file of the battle with Gemini Spark. But since I only fought half of him, I'm not sure on how to counter the S.O.B. Also, there was something he said that's been bugging me."
*Flashback*
Rockman swung down at Gemini Spark, only to be block as she disappeared into a vortex. She then appeared above him and swung down, hoping to cut Rockman down to size. Rockman blocked this time, glaring at the female Denpa-Human.
"I'm disappointed!" Gemini Spark grinned, "This is the best you can do in your Denpa-Henkan form?"
"What?!" he growled before she disappeared again and reappeared above him.
"You still don't have a full understanding of your abilities!"
*End Flashback*
"It's true that I haven't been utilizing my skills as a Denpa-Human, but we haven't had an opportunity to test until now."
"I've told you before," War-Rock spoke, "FM life forms take advantage of human hearts that are evil or weak, by brainwashing them and controlling them for their own purposes."
"Yes, I remember," Kazuki nodded.
War-Rock continued, "But for some reason, I'm not able to control your heart."
"Well, I am an electrokinetic so my power must be disrupting your ability to control me. Plus the fact that I'm a Psychic, I have strong mental shields against outside intruders." A light bulb went off in his head, "That's it!"
"What's what?" War-Rock blinked.
"Electricity! I'll fight Gemini Spark using my electrokinesis! Fight fire with fire."
"You should know that there are still two of Gemini Spark out there. Plus they have more experience with using electricity."
"That's true," Kazuki sighed.
"In other words, whether or not you get full control over the Denpa-Henkan is all based on your hard work."
"Got a point there."
"Still, even I was surprised that there were two Gemini Sparks around... He's really strong."
"Any suggestions on how to fight him? Like strengths or weaknesses?"
"I dunno, considering I've never fought him until now." War-Rock took a second to think, "We could do some intensive training on top of a cliff... Like that hero show we saw on TV yesterday."
"Training?" Kazuki blinked.
"Just kidding," War-Rock laughed but stopped after seeing Kazuki's thinking face. "Kazuki?"
"Training..." He thought aloud. "War-Rock, you're a freaking genius!"
"I am?"
"Training is EXACTLY what we need! I could go to Nee-san."
"She knows how to fight FM life forms?"
"No, but Kaa-chan trained her in our family's Ryuuzaki style of martial arts. The name translates as "The Dragon's Edge" which is an even deadlier form of Dragon kung-fu."
"Sounds interesting."
Kazuko called from the kitchen, "Kazu-chan, dinner time!"
"Ah, time for some grub!" War-Rock beamed into the Transer.
"I swear..." Kazuki shook his head.
Meanwhile, Gemini K stood above a baseball field and projected a light red ray of energy.
"The pitcher winds up... and makes the first throw!"
The ball flew WAY out of range.
"Whoa! It's an unbelievably wild pitch!"
"Aim first, you lousy pitcher," the batter yelled.
"Dumbass," The pitcher retorted, "I just don't wanna give you a chance to hit!"
"What was that, you bastard?!" The batter ran towards the mound.
"Wanna fight!?"
The pitcher threw his glove down and the two players started brawling with the audience in an uproar.
Kazuki and Kazuko were watching the news...
"Due to sudden illness, the famous pop idol, Hibki Misora-san, was forced to cancel today's concert, which was hurriedly replaced with used footage from a Virtual Live image. Hibiki Misora-san also took break from a concert last month... (giggles) b-because of being overworked... (giggles) and there are now rumors that she is f-faking illness because she... (giggles) c-can't come up with a new song..." The anchorman breaks out into uncontrollable laughter, leaving Kazuki and Kazuko baffled as he leaps onto the desk. "I'm also a big fan of yours, Misora-san!" He began singing one of Misora's songs as his camera crew got him off the table and he got in front of the camera "Misora-san!" The camera cut off and a "Please Standby" signal came up.
"Well, that was cheerful," Kazuko sweat-dropped.
"Gimme a second," Kazuki said as he changed the channel.
"The chaos first sparked by the pitcher's wild throw has now drawn in spectators as well, escalating into an all-out brawl! This is a completely unprecedented event!"
"Ooh, that looks like fun," Kazuko said excitedly.
The reporter got in front of the camera and started loosening his tie. "Now, if you will all excuse me, I will also be taking part in the fight! Hey, you bastards!" he yelled as he ran into the crowd and the camera cut off, leaving a "Please Stand By" message on the screen.
"Well, that was unexpected," Kazuko said as Kazuki got up from the couch. "Where ya going, Kazu-chan?"
"It's an FM life form," he answered.
Kazuko sighed, "Just don't get hurt too badly, OK?"
Kazuki nodded and ran out the door, into the night.
"Hold up, Kazuki," War-Rock called.
"That fight and the anchorman laughing like an idiot was Gemini Spark's doing, wasn't it?" he asked.
"Yes."
"Then I'm going to kick their asses!"
"There will be two of him attacking us this time. Are you confident you can beat him?"
"Even a well thought out plan can defeat the most experienced of opponents!"
War-Rock beamed out of the Transer and Kazuki put the Visualizer as they faced each other. "Well, count me out. I don't join in fights I can't win."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Kazuki glared.
"I didn't come to this planet to play "hero of justice". Come on, go back to your room and come up with a plan or something."
Now Kazuki was pissed as electricity began to visibly surge through his body. "You think I'm in this to play "Hero"? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!!? I'm not a fucking kid, dammit!! The Earth is in danger of being destroyed and we're the only ones who can stop it! I only care about my sister, Koto-chan, and Koko-chan! And if you're not willing to help me protect them, THEN GET THE HELL OUT OF MY LIFE!! GO FIND SOME OTHER HUMAN YOU CAN DENPA-HENKAN WITH AND LET ME KNOW HOW THAT'S WORKING FOR YA!"
Several street lights exploded due to Kazuki's anger. He was literally seeing red now and was crying.
"Kazuki..." War-Rock stuttered.
"I thought... you were my friend... I thought... that we would always have each other's back, no matter what battle we were in..." He was still sobbing, "But if you don't feel that way, then you can leave and we'll never see or speak to each other again."
War-Rock was really taken aback by this. Kazuki saw him as a friend? The concept of friendship was still foreign to the alien, but Kazuki spoke of it like it was the biggest thing in the Universe.
"Geez," War-Rock sighed, "You're weird, you know that?"
Kazuki calmed down and chuckled, "Probably because I hang out with a weirdo like you."
"Unfortunately, it will not be that easy, Rockman!"
Kazuki and War-Rock looked up to see an armored figure standing on a lamp post. He wore a black bodysuit, red chest armor, silver boots and a matching left glove, a blue helmet with insect-like eyes and no mouth plate, and his right arm was replaced by a device that had a hook at the end.
"I'm guessing you can see War-Rock," Kazuki said, carefully.
"That's right," the man replied. "You can call me Riderman. Rockman, I don't know if I can trust you or not, but right now it's obvious these twins are the threat here. Mind some help?"
"And how do I know I can trust you?" Kazuki retorted.
"Well, for one thing, I could have attacked while you were giving that little speech of yours."
Kazuki thought for a moment before he said, "Fine, but when we're finished, how about you show me who you really are?"
"Deal," Riderman smiled.
Kazuki grinned at War-Rock, "You ready to kick some ass?"
War-Rock grinned back, "Do pigs fly?"
"Denpa-Henkan! Ryuunosuke Kazuki! On-Air!"
Shotaro was in the streets on his bike, observing the behavior of the citizens.
"Damn, everybody is either laughing or tryin' to rip each other's heads off," he said under his helmet.
He looked up and his bike came to a screeching halt. A tank rounded the corner and made its way to Hidari.
"Dammit," the driver growled, "I don't know why, but I'm pissed off! The director and producer should just get run over!"
"This is bad," an officer over the intercom, "A soldier has just gone wild and escaped from a nearby base!"
"I see 'em," Shotaro confirmed before attaching the Double Driver to his waist. "Ikuze, Phillip," he called as he pulled out a silver Gaia Memory, with a stylized "M" and pressed its button.
METAL!
In their bunker, Phillip's Double Driver appeared and the boy smiled. "Time for work," he said, pulling out a red Gaia Memory with a stylized "H".
HEAT!
"Henshin!" they called as they inserted the individual Memories. The red Memory materialized into Shotaro's belt and he palmed it in, before inserting the silver Memory into the left port. He then flicked the ports out to the side with his thumbs and four fingers extended.
HEAT-METAL!
Music - Free Your Heat
A tune played in the air as shards of metal encased Shotaro's body and he became Double. However, the left half of his body was silver and his right half was red. A metal rod scepter was attached to his back.
"Now, time to count up your crimes!" Double declared as he ran at the tank and stooped with his left hand.
The tank tried to push Double back, but the effort was in vain as the tanks conveyor belt feet broke. Double jumped to the top of the tank, pulled the lid open and pulled the driver out of the tank. He put the man down and dusted off his hands.
"Well, that was easy."
"Gemini Thunder!"
A blast of electricity was fired at Double and he dodged with the actor in his arms. The blast destroyed the tank and a crater was left. Double looked up to see a pair of twins with a mechanical arm, each, and were black and white, each.
"Who are you guys?"
"You can call us Gemini Spark," Gemini W introduced.
"And we're here to cause some chaos and FUCKING mayhem, baby!!" Gemini K laughed.
Double sweat-dropped, "Are you guys high or something...?"
"Shotaro," Phillip called, "I'm sensing some strange electrical frequencies coming from those two. It would be unwise to fight using Metal."
"Then let's add a little long-range combat to the mix," Shotaro smirked under his helmet. He then reset the Double and took out the Metal Memory and revealed a blue Memory with a stylized "T".
TRIGGER!
He inserted the memory and set the driver.
HEAT-TRIGGER!
Double's left side turned blue and a blue machine gun was attached to his chest. Double took the gun in his right hand and shot small fireballs at the twins causing them to dodge and land on the floor. Double continued to fire and the twins charged at him.
"Elec Sword!" they called as their electric blades extended from their hands.
Double dodged and ducked under few of their swings but he was blind-sided and struck on the back, sparks flying off his back. Gemini K kicked Double in the chest, sending him into the wall.
End Music
"Ow..." Double groaned.
The Gemini Spark twins stalked toward Double with their blades raised, ready to skewer Double like a piece of meat.
"Time to end this," Gemini W grinned.
"We're gonna skewer your ass like a piece of meat," Gemini K laughed.
"Rock Buster!"
The twins quickly dodged the barrge of blasts and saw Rockman and Riderman arrive on the scene.
"Nice of you to finally show up, Rockman," Gemini W grinned.
"Now we can kick all THREE of your asses," Gemini K laughed.
"Don't bet on it," Rockman growled.
Riderman helped Double out of the hole in the wall, "You OK?"
"Never better," Double groaned.
"Let's try and separate them," Rockman whispered.
Riderman nodded before turning to Double, "You should stay back and take some time to recover."
"Thanks, but I can still keep going," Double disagreed, "Mind if I join in on the fun?" He took out the HEAT Memory and pulled out a Yellow Memory that had a stylized "L".
LUNA! He inserted the Memory and the driver played another tune.
LUNA-TRIGGER!
Double's right half now turned yellow in color.
"Not at all," Riderman smiled.
Rockman charged at Gemini K while Riderman and Double took on Gemini W.
Battle 1: Rockman VS Gemini K! FIGHT!!
"Battle Card! Predation! Ninjatou!" Rockman's arm turns into a short blade. He and Gemini cross swords and glared at at each other.
Gemini K scoffed, "What's that shitty lil' tooth pick gonna do to me, pussy?"
"Obviously, you don't know shit about Japanese history," Rockman grinned, "Back in the old days, shinobi used these and other kinds of weapons in combination with close range combat and sneak attacks."
"So what?!"
"So, I can do THIS!" Kazuki pushed him back and kicked him into a nearby building.
Gemini K phased through the building and Rockman followed after him. Inside the building, Misora's manager was on his Transer's phone module and didn't notice the fight.
"Yes! I believe Misora will return next week! Yes! I'll make sure of it! I'm very sorry! Yes! Yes!" He closed his Transer and sighed in his chair. "Honestly... where did you disappear to Misora?" He lowered his head and dodged a swing from Gemini K. "Hurry and come back!"
(A/N: OK, how anyone does NOT notice a fight going on behind them is way beyond me. It's like a Mortal Kombat fight going on in your room and you don't hear bones breaking. What gives with that?! But anyway, I digress. Back to the fight!)
The two fighters phased out of the building and land on a wave-road.
"Battle Card! Predation! Moe Ring!"Rockman shot a ring of fire and Gemini K dodged it slashed at the ninjatou, breaking the blade.
He jumped and laughed, "Did you REALLY think you could win by separating us, you dumb shit!?" He dropped down and Rockman blocked up, but Gemini K crouched down and looked at Rockman, who was open... or was he?
"I'm down here," Gemin K snickered.
"Counted on it," Rockman grinned before delivering a bone-crunching knee strike to Gemini K's face, causing him to stumble back. Rockman reared back his right fist and concentrated his electric energy into it, while while curling his fingers to resemble claws. "Ryuu no Tekken!" Rockman began pummeling Gemini K with a barrage of electro-powered palm strikes to his body.
(A/N: "Ryuu no Tekken" = "Iron Fist of the Dragon")
At the same time... Battle 2: Kamen Rider Double + Riderman VS Gemini W! FIGHT!!
"Swing Arm!" Riderman's hook disappeared, replaced with a spiked mace. He held his arm out and it launched, with a chain attached.
"Rocket Knuckle!"Gemini Spark shot her arm at the flying mace and the two weapons collided, causing an explosion. The arm returned to Gemini Spark and she punched Riderman, propelling him into a lamp post.
"You're not getting away!" Double declared. He shot several blasts of light but they just phased right through Gemini W, destroying some cars. "Dammit!"
"I have no time to waste on bugs like you," Gemini W sneered.
"Hey! I resent that!" Wave-Rider yelled from the Rider Arm's screen.
Gemini W blinked, "An AM life form? I thought you all were extinct."
"Shows what you know, ya dumb bitch!"
"Wave-Rider..." Riderman groaned, "This is no time to antagonize the alien."
"True, but that doesn't make it any less fun!"
"Now this is interesting..." Gemini W phased out of view.
"She's getting away," Double said.
"Probably to rejoin the black twin," Riderman concluded as he turned to Double, "Can I leave you with the rest?"
Double gave Riderman a thumbs up, "Just leave it to me! Nice workin' with ya, by the way."
"Likewise," Riderman smiled as he phased out of view.
Gemini K was on one knee, breathing hard and so was Rockman. Using his electrokinetic powers puts stress on his body so he still had to be careful. Gemini W appeared and helped her twin up. Riderman appeared next to Riderman.
"You OK?" Rockman inquired.
"I'll live," Riderman nodded before rubbing his chest, "She hits pretty hard, for a girl, though."
"Looks like we've got an AM life form on our hands," Gemini W smirked while gesturing to Riderman.
"AM life form?" Rockman blinked as he looked at Riderman, "You have an AM life form?!"
Wave-Rider appeared and greeted Rockman. "Hi, the name's Wave-Rider!"
"That's impossible!" War-Rock barked, "The planet AM was destroyed a long time ago!"
"Obviously, you don't know much about history."
"Let's take care of these fucks with Gemini Thunder," Gemini K interrupted. Gemini W nodded and the twins jumped into the air, ready to execute the Gemini Thunder.
"Battle Card! Predation! Vulcan Bazooka!" Rockman called as his arm turned into the volcano themed cannon.
"Machinegun Arm!" Riderman called as his gauntlet turned into his trusty machinegun.
The twins clasped each other's mechanical hands and shouted out, "Gemini Thunder!", and fired at Rockman and Riderman. Rockman and Riderman released their own blasts of energy and the opposing sides collided. However, the Twins' attack proved to be stronger as the electric blast pushed back the combined blasts and went through the two blue Denpa-Humans.
"Aaaarrrgghhh!" they cried out in unison as they were both sent flying.
The Gemini Twins smirked as they disappeared to follow their prey. Riderman landed by the harbor and Rockman fell into the ocean.
The Twins appeared above the ocean's surface.
"How boring," Gemini W sighed, "We beat 'em too easily."
"Let's separate the fucking traitor from the shitty kid so we can make him tell us where he hid the Andromeda Key," Gemini K said.
Ignoring Riderman's unconscious form, the twins decided to go after Rockman and dove into the ocean. They illuminated their bodies to scan the area.
Gemini W grinned when she saw Rockman unconscious. "Found you." She reached for his body but it disappeared in a puff of smoke. "A decoy?!"
"Rock Buster!"
The shots went after the twins, but missed. The tried to change their frequency but it was to no avail and their eyes widened as a couple of shots landed.
"Wave frequency is impossible in the ocean," War-Rock explained.
Rockman gave the twins an evil grin, "So that means that I can do THIS! Battle Card! Predation! Magnet Bomb!" Rockman luanched several metallic spheres from his Rock Buster and they they surrounded the twins. He then put up a spychic barrier around himself and pointed two fingers at the bombs, "Later losers. Rairyuu Nagashi!" Rockman shot a current of electricity past the twins and the bombs, causing the bombs to explode. However, when the bubbles cleared, the Gemini Twins were unharmed.
(A/N: "Rairyuu Nagashi" = "Lightning Dragon Current")
"Nani!?" War-Rock gaped.
"That's just bullshit!" Rockman yelled, "That should've worked!!"
"For a fucking retard, like you, that was a good plan," Gemini K laughed.
"Unfortunately," Gemini W added, "You forgot that electricity is our specialty and we're stronger in the water."
"Oh, fuck me..." Rockman groaned.
"Gemini Thunder!!" the twins cried as their attack went out through the water and through Rockman.
"Aaarrrgghhhh!!!!!!!!" he cried out.
"Kazuki," War-Rock called, "Hurry and get out of the water!"
Rockman followed the advice and jumped out of the water as fast as he could and landed on the harbor docks in a smoking heap, near Riderman.
"Hang in there, Kazuki!" War-Rock called but Kazuki didn't answer, "Kazuki! Kazuki!!"
"Rockman," Riderman grunted, "Are you OK?!"
"He's unconcious!" War-Rock answered, "We have to get the hell out of here but he can't move."
The Gemini Twins hopped out of the water, with their Elec Swords at the ready, prepared to strike down Rockman and Riderman.
"Looks like this is the end," Gemin W grinned.
"Yeah, say good-night, pussies," Gemini K laughed.
They raised their blades but stopped when they heard the strum of a guitar string and music began to fill the air.
tobikasu SIGNAL sore zore no kyou wo sete
The signals that fly about ride on each of their todays
"What the fuck is this song?" Gemini K demanded.
Rockman awoken to the sound of the music. "Th-This voice..." he mumbled.
onaji shuuhasuu kasnae ai kimi to hanasu
Overlapping while I talk to you on the same frequency.
The camera flies to the source of the voice and shows the Harp Note playing Harp in her Guitar Mode.
With her, was another figure and his appearance was illuminated by the moonlight. He wore a black bodysuit with brown metallic gloves and knee-high brown boots, his chest armor was brown and mimicked muscle and had a design of a gazelle's head on it and had white fur lined along the outside of the armor. The pads on his shoulders were brown and had gold curved horns on each side. His brown helmet completely covered his head, which consisted of a silver mouth plate, a vertically grilled visor, a small purple gem in the center of the forehead, and curved gold horns. On his right knee was a knee pad, shape like a gazelle's skull and was colored gold.
mayoi tamerai wo furikiri
Shake off your hesitation and bewilderment,
soko ni aru hazu no michi wo ikou!
Because the path over there i the one we'll take!
miageru sora wa kokoro ni tsumoru negai no iro
The sky I look up at is made of the colors of the wishes piled up in my heart
"Humph!" Gemini K scoffed, "It's just a Harp Denpa-Henkan!"
"I think she's called Harp Note, right?" Gemini W added.
egaku yume wo utsushi dasu
Beginning to project the dream I envisioned.
kanarazu itsuka kono te ni fureru asu he no chizu
I will surely one day, with this hand, touch the map leading toward tomorrow!
"I don't know what the fuck's she doing here," Gemini K said as he got closer to Rockman, "but let's ignore her." The Twins stopped in their tracks when they heard the music getting louder. They looked up and Harp Note and the brown figure in the air during mid-sing.
tsuyoku takaku todokumode kagayaite!
Shining strongly, highly, until I reach it!
"Machine Gun String!" Harp Note called as she shot her guitar strings at the twins, forcing them to dodge, and the cavalry landed gracefully. "Don't call me an idol anymore! I'm now the butt-kicking artist, Harp Note!"
"You go, girl!" Harp whooped.
The figure went into a Muay Thai kata and introduced himself, "And I am the warrior, of the Savannah, with an undying body! I am Imperer Spear!"
"Bastards..." Gemini K growled.
Harp Note put a hand on her hip and glared at the twins, "Just when I come back from abroad after perfecting my new song, I find this... a coupleof twins picking on my baby cousin! I won't forgive you for this!"
"Looks like Gemini's behind all this!" Harp confirmed.
"Who's... the baby, Miso-shiru...!" Rockman grunted, trying to get up.
"We'll kill you as well if you get in our way!" Gemini W pointed.
"We'd like to see you try!" Harp Note taunted as she turned to Imperer Spear, "Ne, Spear-kun?"
"I second that motion!" Imperer Spear nodded as he took out a Battle Card and lifted his right knee, opening the gazelle skull. He then slid the card in and lowered his foot. "Spin Vent! Gazelle Drill!"A gauntlet, with a pair of long horn-shaped drills, appeared out of thin air and attached to Imperer Spear's right arm. The drills revved up a few times to show that the brown warrior meant business.
But before anyone could do anything, Rockman got up and threw two Battle Cards. "Battle Card! Predation! Double Ninjatou!" He struck the Gemini Twins from behind, surprising everyone.
"Rock-kun!" Harp Note gasped.
The twins smirked before disappearing, leaving the four humans on the docks.
"That was impressive," Gemini W's voice echoed, condescendingly, "You were able to get one hit off of us."
"It's gotten more fun!" Gemini K's voice laughed, "Next round, we can relish in your defeat when we drive your ass into the fucking dirt!! Ha ha ha ha ha!!!"
"We've completely lost," War-Rock admitted.
"Fucking... assholes..." Rockman panted before collapsing.
"Kazu-kun!" Harp Note cried as she ran to her cousin and hefted him up. "Let's get these two home!"
"You got it!" Imperer Spear nodded as he went to get Riderman.
Kazuki slowly opened his eyes to find that he was back in his room, alone. He got up slowly, but winced from the pain since his body was bandaged up.
"So, you're awake."
Kazuki put on the Visualizer to see War-Rock by the window. "How long was I out?"
"3 days," he answered.
"Kazuki-kun!"
Kazuki looked over to the door and saw Kotonoha, shocked and in tears. She was wearing a pair of pajamas that Kazuko loaned her.
"Koto-chan?!" Kazuki breathed.
She quickly ran to his bed and hugged him tightly, crying. "Oh, thank God! I was so worried!"
"Wait, you know?!"
"Misora-chan called me 3 days ago, and told me what happened!" she explained.
"She hasn't left your side since then."
The teens looked at the door and saw Joji, also covered in bandages.
Kazuki raised an eyebrow, "Joji, what are you doing here? And what the hell happened to you?" Still with the Visualizer on, he then saw Wave-Rider floating next to Joji and Kazuki's eyes widened. "You're Riderman!?"
"Yup!" Joji nodded.
Then Misora came storming into the room and pushed Joji out of the way, comically throwing Joji into the opposite wall. "Kazu-kun! You're awake!" She then glomped him, landing onto his ribs.
"Argh! Miso-shiru, watch the ribs!"
"Sorry..." she apologized meekly.
"I see he's awake," Kazuko said as she walked into the room.
Behind her was a young teen, with brown spiky hair and brown eyes, of Japanese descent. He wore a brown leather jacket over a black sleeveless shirt, black cargo pants and a necklace, with a miniature wooden gazelle skull attached, hanging around his neck. On his left arm was a black and brown Transer with a gold gazelle head on it.
"Who's he?" Kazuki blinked.
"Right, this is the first time we've met formally," the boy nodded, "I'm Hoshikawa Subaru. Nice to meet you!"
The two boys shook hands. "Same here," Kazuki nodded, "So you must be the guy that was with Misora the other day."
Misora looped an arm around his and smiled, "That's because he's my boyfriend!"
25 seconds of silence went by as Kazuki and Kotono processed the information they just heard.
"Your boyfriend!!??" they shouted.
Subaru nodded sheepishly, "We've been together for a few months now."
"Wow," Kazuki sighed, "Now I KNOW we've been out of touch for too long." He looked at Subaru, "So I'm guessing you have a Denpa being too?"
To answer his question, a brown armored humanoid gazelle emerged from Subaru's Transer. It had had red eyes, a pair of long horns, and carried a twisted two-pronged spear. "I am the AM life form with an undying soul," the gazelle humanoid spoke, "You may call me Imperer."
(A/N: Imperer's seiyuu would be Kusao Takeshi)
"I still don't get how there can be AM life forms on Earth," War-Rock spoke up, "I thought they died out centuries ago."
"Obviously we are still here," Imperer corrected. "We've been on this planet WAY before our planet was annihilated, learning the ways of this planet's societies and adapting to their ways of life."
"There are others here," Wave-Rider nodded, "But we can't locate them over long distances."
"I guess that makes sense" Kazuki nodded, "Damn, this is giving me a headache."
"Here, lie down," Kotonoha instructed.
"Well, we'll give you some time to relax," Kazuko smiled as she left the room, with the other guests following.
War-Rock also left the room to leave the teens to themselves. Now, Kazuki and Kotonoha were alone.
"I'm sorry," Kazuki whispered.
"What's wrong?" Kotonoha asked.
Kazuki turned his face away from her gaze, "I got my ass handed to me... And I made you worry, again..."
"When I heard what happened, I was so scared. I kept thinking that you were badly hurt and I couldn't do anything to help you." Tears began to well up in her eyes again and she was sobbing. "I… know I can't stop you from fighting... But I couldn't bear it... if...if..."
"Koto-chan..."
Kazuki could never stand to see Kotonoha cry, so he did what he thought was the best course of action. He leaned forward and kissed her. Kotonoha's eyes widened for a minute but she relaxed and melted into the kiss. They were like that for almost a minute before Kazuki reluctantly broke the kiss. Kotonoha was beet red and she was in a daze, her eyes clouded by the bliss of the moment.
"Kazuki-kun..." she breathed.
"Sorry if it was so sudden," he apologized, "I just couldn't stand to see you cry. I love you, Koto-chan, and I NEVER want to see you hurt in anyway."
He was going to say more when Kotono got on top of him and kissed him again. His eyes widened this time as he slowly closed them and returned the kiss, enjoying the warmth and taste of his best friend. They broke the kiss and Kotonoha rested her head on his chest, her breasts pressing against Kazuki's toned body.
"I love you, Ryuu-kun," she sighed.
Kazuki smiled as he wrapped his arms around Kotonoha. "I love you too, Hime-chan." She then moved from his grasp and lifted the covers, laying next to him as she pulled the covers back over them. "Koto-chan," Kazuki blushed, "What are you doing?"
"You're still cold," she answered with a blush, "I stay here, with you, so you can warm up and fall asleep better." She broke out a smile, "We used to do this when we were kids."
Kazuki gave a slight chuckle, "You're right, I've forgotten." He then pulled Kotonoha in closer to wrap her in another hug, which she returned. "Oyasumi, Hime-chan."
"Oyasumi, Ryuu-kun," Kotonoha replied as the two teens slowly drifted into a deep sleep.
Kazuko and Misora were watching from the door and smiled.
"It's about time," Misora whispered.
"Got that right," Kazuko nodded as she closed the door to Kazuki's room.
The two teens would enjoy a long period of happy dreams together, basking in each other's warmth.
To Be Continued...
Bushido: And that's it for this one! Rockman gains some new allies! Kazuki and Kotonoha share their first kiss! What lies in store for the gang for the next Rockman Days ahead?! R+R guys!!
Next Episode: "A Cancerous School Festival!"
(A/N: The title roughly translates as "Gakuensai no Gan". It's not accurate, but I tired my best)
