Meanwhile back with the Riders they soon took down the camp that Kelsey was originally being kept and with that camp taken down the resistance groups were able to coordinate much easier and eventually they freed Japan and discovered that China, Russia, Taiwan and North Korea were definitely free and working on getting other countries free as well and through those countries coordinated attacks to free the other countries besides America, with the Cybertronian weapon being used very effectively once Japan was free. Galvatron had talked to the Japanese government once things had settled and had told them that instead of destroying the weapon as Kelsey wanted he wanted the weapon to be put into Earth museums so as to give Earth a little more understanding of Cybertronian history and what it sometimes took to win freedom once America and the rest of the world was free from the current enemy that they were fighting

*So now we need to connect with any American resistance that might exist*

*Yes, it will be hard and slow going, I think it might be best to start in either Hawaii or Alaska since they're the closest to Japan and Russia respectively*

*Maybe both states at once?*

*No too risky*

*Fine by the way has anyone...*

*No, we haven't, we thought we had found either her or her remains but it was a false hope*

*Right, let's get to work*

While the Riders were doing that Kelsey had been found by a group with someone she would recognize quite well once she woke up. Jo Shigeru also known as Kamen Rider Stronger had indeed survived the attacks and temporary capture before being rescued while en-route to another camp, he had been injured and those that rescued him and managed to sneak him out of Japan and into America, but only as far as Hawaii since he would blend in slightly easier there. Jo hadn't contacted any of his fellow Riders despite the secured method due to just how dangerous the situation was around the world, he didn't want to distract his fellow Riders at a bad time and was also well aware of the fact that he could be captured again, but so far he had escaped capture or having to reveal his Rider status. When Kelsey was found he knew she was barely alive and once back at camp was the main person to tend to her wounds to try and help keep her alive knowing instinctively that a familiar voice might help. As such he would simply talk about what had happened to him since the fighting had started and also sang songs occasionally speaking in soft, soothing tones and in Japanese which meant no one at the camp understood him since all the Riders had taken to learning English to be around Kelsey, it was just that since she was fluent in Japanese they didn't need to use their English often, but she had kept them as much in practice as she could. As such the resistance had no communication problems with him except when he was stressed, but since everyone had different stress reactions they figured him reverting back to his first language was a stress reaction, which it was

"Joe, it's time to eat"

"Fine"

Jo eats food and then gets some rest. Three days later it was his turn on Kerenai watch again when suddenly Kelsey opened her eyes, it would be brief but enough to let him know she was on the mend, mainly because she also spoke one word after her eyes were open

"Shigeru?"

Jo reported her waking up to the rest of the group and within a week Kelsey was strong enough to actually hold conversation and retain information which included actual updates for Shigeru in Japanese

*Have you told the other Riders that you're alive yet?*

*No too dangerous*

*Fine, but if you transform into Stronger you need to tell them, especially because of the fact that with my family actually alive it won't be as dangerous as before*

*True enough, I understand and will tell them soon I promise*

*Very well*

Suddenly a resistance member comes in and says his full name thinking that it was in the correct English form

"Joe Shigeru, camp leader says if you don't come out of the room today for planning she's going to drag you out and force you to go outside for fresh air and to help in a supply run"

*Shigeru, have you told them yet that they're saying your name incorrectly if they want to say your name in English the way they're used to?*

*No, haven't been able to mainly because of the fact that quite frankly I tried once before and they thought it was a joke*

*Right*

"English?"

"Sorry, we need to talk to the camp"

And so the group is told with Kelsey there that if they wanted to say Jo's name in the correct Japanese form then they were doing fine but if they had been trying to say his name in the English form they were getting it incorrect

"What do you mean?"

"Jo Shigeru is said Shigeru Jo in proper American format and there's no e when spelling his name"

"Oh, didn't realize that we were doing Japanese form for names"

"Yep, now then I believe we have planning to do"

"Not quite yet, I need some private time, Kelsey it's because of a proximity thing"

"Right, private time it is"

Jo goes to his room and then for the first time in a long while makes contact with a fellow Rider

*Tsukasa, it's Shigeru I am alive, safe and with Kelsey Kerenai who is unable to physically fight, explanations on that later, pass on the word that I am in Hawaii with a resistance group and will tell them about you guys if you are willing so that we can coordinate attacks*

Tsukasa passes that on to the other Riders and then tells Jo about an attack plan. Seven months later America was free though not without more losses to the Kamen Riders. By the time the war was over Ichigo, Black/RX, Diend, OOO, Kiva and Kabuto were dead and the other Riders were forced into retirement due to varying injuries. Two years after America was freed Kelsey would die from complications from the wounds she had received while being tortured and she was buried with the other Riders whose bodies they had recovered in Japan by agreement with the world leaders and her family. Over time new Riders would show up and take the place of those that were forced to leave the battlefield when new evil showed up, but the retired Riders always gave what support and advice they could to the new kids while the Cybertronians gave them shelter and training at need. Also over time the war to free Earth was slowly forgotten except by the surviving Riders and Cybertronians and once a year they would remember those lost to the war and do their best to recount it to the younger generation so that it was never truly forgotten. Eventually though the Riders went into obscurity and many wondered if they were dead or alive and history books would be forced to tell the story. Only one group knew the truth of the matter, that the Riders that were cyborgs and had survived the war for Earth had eventually left the planet, settling on Cybertron so as to allow Earth peace and a respite from historical figures that should normally be dead, and to let the younger ones properly take up the fight and defense of Earth. That group was the new generation of Kamen Riders, Riders who were completely human and would age and die eventually but they always, always remembered important advice from their predecessors

Years earlier

*Always remember, even if we fade into history, even if no one believes we ever existed we are real and lived the lives we now tell in stories. You will eventually grow old and die but never forget that we are never too far away at need and that you for a time protected Earth from your evil*

Present

Once a year the new Riders reaffirmed that vow in a special secret ceremony

*We affirm the vow given to our predecessors, we will never forget you are watching in case we are unable to fight, and we will never forget that we protected Earth for a time against our evil*

No one knows when the next Rider will show up to face the new evil, but everyone know that a Rider will show up and eventually win, and the aliens know that the Kamen Riders are under EDC protection, which means that if needed the EDC will get involved and since the Riders are never out of action for too long the Riders will back up the EDC in getting the enemy off the planet and show that the Kamen Riders will still fight to the death if need be