Chapter 28: Clash of the Riders

Riding the jeep that was being driven by #02 with #06 riding shotgun, #04 called on his com-link, "Team B, report. I repeat: Team B, report."


#00 had joined Team B on the ground and they were behind a car that had been turned on its side to provide cover. #07 was looking after #05 who'd been wounded. #00 reported, "This is Team B. We have wounded and are under fire."

"We're on our way!"

"Negative. Just get the target! I'll try to cover everyone here!" said #00.


"I see him!" #06 pointed ahead at their target's vehicle.

"OK, we'll cut him off at the overpass! Just try to get out of there!" said #04.

"Will do. Team B, over and out."

"#02, pedal to the metal and punch it!" #04 ordered. #02 nodded and put his foot down on the accelerator.


"CANNONBALL!" #09 shouted as he rolled at the enemy soldiers and started crushing them under his weight.

"How's #05?" 00 asked.

"I've patched him up but we're going to get him to the med bay, stat," said #07. "Those armor-piercing rounds did a number on him."

"#03, can you use your nano-ticks to help us out here?" asked 00.

#03 looked at how many soldiers had them outnumbered. Fortunately, #09 was lowering their numbers by crushing and killing them. "The big fat ball seems to be is doing fine on his own."

A missile shot towards #09, propelling him into the air as he screamed. Assault choppers had arrived and giving the enemy soldiers much needed backup.

"I take that back," #03 corrected. "One nano-tick cloud coming right up."

Meanwhile, enemy soldiers had surrounded 09 and holding him at gunpoint. The rest of his team couldn't help him. "Crap…"

A cloud of nano-ticks suddenly floated in the air and started to infect not only the soldiers but also their weapons.

"And now, go boom," #03 commanded.

#09 was splattered as all the soldiers exploded, sending blood and gore flying in all direction as the nano-ticks self-destructed inside their bodies. #09 wiped his visor clean and grimaced. "#03, couldn't you have done that less gross?"

"And where's the fun in that?" #03 quipped as the choppers above them also exploded along with their passengers.

"Come on, let's get #05 to a dropship for evac," said #00.

"What about the target?" #07 asked.

#13 landed and looked at his comrades, ignoring the bloody mess left behind by 03's nano-tick explosion. "Status report," #13 said.

"#05's wounded," said #07. #13 knelt down and put his hand on 05. "What are you doing?"# 07 monitored #05's vitals and much to her amazement they were improving. She saw #13's hand glow as well as 05 was slowly healing.

"Ugh…" #05 sat up. "What happened?"

"You…you were hurt," #07 stammered. #09, #03 and #00 stared at #13 in disbelief.

"Upgrade?" #03 asked.

"Time distortion," #13 answered.

"Cool," admired #09.

"Heh, looks like Dr. Gebok gave you an early Christmas present," commented #03.

"#04, #02, and #06 are in pursuit of the target," 00 reported.

#13 nodded and took off with his rocket boots.

"And rocket boots," said #09. "Too cool."

"Not as cool as being able to control time," said #03.


#04, #02 and #06 were waiting on the overpass and they spotted the vehicle with the official driving it along the freeway. #04 jumped off the overpass and landed on the hood of the car, causing the official to panic and lose control of his vehicle as she struck.

Several tendrils hooked onto the rail of the overpass and #04 swung up onto it with a white briefcase. "I've got the package, and a snack."

"I'd hate to be that guy," quipped #06.

"Come on, let's bring this thing back to base before the response team shows up," ordered #04 as she got into the back of the jeep with the package.

"You're the boss." #06 drove down the freeway, smiling in satisfaction. However, celebrations would have to wait as they were being pursued.

Meanwhile, #13 had found the car of the official and what remained of the official. It had crashed into the side of the road but he was dead before that. He'd been drained of blood. "#04's work," he murmured. "And she's gotten the package already." He would recommend that she be rewarded.

He heard several cars coming his way and checked with his visor. They were part of the security team assigned to protect the official. Unfortunately, they had been delayed by Team B. Most of their team had been killed earlier.

Seeing #13, they stopped their vehicles and came out with guns drawn. "FREEZE!" one of them ordered.

#13 wasn't going to entertain them and activated his rocket boots. They fired and one of those bullets hit his right boot, damaging the rocket function. He deactivated the rocket boots and landed before turning to face them.

Clenching his fists, he charged at them and gunfire rang through the air.


Back with #06, #02 and #04, #06 was driving along the freeway, dodging traffic. "Coming through! Excuse me!" Looking at the side mirror of the jeep he saw that they had company. "Uh-oh! Look out!"

#04 looked up and alerted them, "Incoming!"

Two assault choppers were in pursuit of their jeep and they weren't alone. Two soldiers on jetpacks and armed with assault rifles were flying alongside them. The jetpack soldiers fired at the jeep with their rifles as the choppers provided support with their mounted chainguns. 06 was dodging bullets while #04 ordered, "#02, protect the briefcase! I'll handle this!"

She shot her needle-tipped tendrils at the jetpack soldiers and they dodged away from them. Scowling, 04 controlled her tendrils to curve into the air. They wrapped around one of the jetpack soldiers and slam him into a truck before she withdrew. A gunshot was heard and #02 slumped over in the passenger's side seat with a bleeding wound in his shoulder. #06 looked ahead and saw a sniper riding on the bed of a truck in front of them.

"Sniper!" #04 yelled.

"On it!" #06 aimed and fired a crystal dart that pierced right through the sniper's head. "Headshot!"

The lone jetpack soldier and the two choppers were still firing but then #13 was seen speeding on a black motorbike he managed to 'commandeer' from his 'friends' earlier. Using his functioning rocket boot which burst to life, he propelled himself and the bike into the air and fired at the first chopper's cockpit with his Vulcan Shooter, killing the pilot and sending the chopper crashing right into the second one, sending both choppers crashing onto the freeway and turning them into burning scrap. He landed, the tires screeching against the road before he sped on.

The jetpack soldier landed on the hood of their jeep and made a grab for the briefcase but 04 shoved him off with a jump kick. That move would not slow him down as he jetted back for his target. With #06 driving and #02 injured it was up to her to protect the briefcase from this guy and he was good. His military armor, which was colored in camouflage for autumn, made him stand out from the other soldiers and he wore a helmet with a brown visor.

He grabbed for the briefcase but it was knocked out of his hands before he was knocked off the jeep by #04 who caught the briefcase. "Got it!" The jetpack soldier returned and kicked the briefcase out of her hands before making a grab for it but 04 kicked the briefcase onto the bed of another truck carrying barrels. #06 spun the vehicle, tossing the jetpack soldier and 04 towards the truck. Both tried to grab for the briefcase but it was 04 and her tendrils that managed to grab it first.

The jetpack soldier tossed barrels at #04 but she dodged. However, #06 was getting annoyed as he evaded the barrels coming at him and shouted, "Quit throwing shit!" He then saw something in the rearview. "More company!"

Two more jetpack wearing soldiers came but #02 intercepted one and bisected him with his chainsaw. The other one landed on the truck bed and #02 jumped up to fight him as 04 had to fight her own jetpack-wearing opponent for the briefcase. #02's jetpack soldier dodged his chainsaw swings and pushed him back. Back-to-back, #04 gave #02 a silent signal. She passed him the briefcase as they spun and switched dance partners with #02 trying to slice his opponent's head off as 04 displayed her skills with her fast kicks.

"Here!" #06 tossed a crystal axe towards #04 who caught it and she swung, beheading her opponent. She then kicked the man's body off the truck bed.

The jetpack soldier fighting #02 managed to catch his right arm under his and shot the cyborg point blank with a handgun. Normally, soldiers like these wouldn't be able to fight off the NUMBERS but it would appear that these guys were not the usual weak soldiers they were used to fighting. These guys were specially trained to counter threats like them.

#02 staggered and was kicked backwards to receive more shots in the face. The soldier then took the briefcase out of #02's hand. #04 came to his rescue and tackled the soldier away. But with the briefcase in hand he took off with his jetpack. #02 jumped off the truck bed and landed in the jeep's passenger side while #04 jumped off and landed on the back. #13 sped by their jeep, in pursuit of the jetpack soldier.

"Looks like #13's on the case," said #06, smiling as he stopped the jeep. "That guy ain't going far."

"Well, I'm going to see for myself," said #04 as she jumped off the jeep. She saw #13 and the jetpack soldier head into a tunnel. Bending her knees, she activated her new super speed ability and dashed down the freeway, dodging cars as she ran.

"Fast cars and fast chicks," quipped #06. "Man, I love this job."

#13 saw #04 catching up to him and nodded. #04 nodded back. He reached out his hand and she grabbed onto it. He then tossed her through the air towards the jetpack soldier as they exited the freeway. She grabbed onto the soldier's legs, her tendrils coming out to pierce right through his jetpack, causing it to malfunction. "Get off me, you bitch!" he shouted at her.

"Not without this!" said #04 as she wrenched the briefcase free. "Oh, and look out for that building," she said mirthfully as she released him. He turned his head and smashed flat right into the side of a building.

#13 skidded to a halt as #04 landed in front of him. "Package secured," #04 reported.

"Then get on," said #13. 04 smiled and got onto the back of the bike. "General Nagazawa, the package has been secured," 13 reported back.

"Excellent work, #13," General Nagazawa complimented.

"Thank you, but it was a team effort, sir."


"Yay! It's finally my turn!" said Yukari cheerfully. It was the next day and finally Yukari's turn to date Shinichi, which she waited very patiently for it. She was dressed up in a pink and white striped shirt with a pink skirt that reached her thighs, white leggings and pink glittering sneakers. She also had two red ribbons on each side of her hair.

"Yeah, it is," said Shinichi, smiling, but his tone was morose compared to hers.

"Shinichi-san?" she asked.

"Oh?" He tried to smile honestly, but he couldn't. A lot had happened during their vacation. It was hard to believe that it was almost the end of the month. It felt much longer.

"You're worried you might get attacked, aren't you?" she asked.

"Why shouldn't I be?" he retorted. "I go out with Kurumu-chan, I get attacked. I go out with Mizore-chan, I get attacked. I went out with Moka-chan, and not only did I get attacked but innocent people got hurt." His fists were clenched.

Yukari looked at him, really looked at him. 'He blames himself,' she realized. Even if the NUMBERS had been the ones who'd attacked and killed those people, the reason they were doing so was to hunt down Shinichi. They were just collateral damage. Yukari wasn't sure what to say to cheer him up, afraid that she might say something wrong. What she learned about what happened to him in the past ten years of his life didn't really help matters either.

"Sorry," Shinichi apologized. "Come on, let's go," said Shinichi as he took Yukari's hand. Yukari felt the warmth of his hand and smiled, blushing, as they walked out of the hotel together and went towards the Cyclone-X3. Meanwhile, the pair was being monitored by Lazerbeak and the Cicadroid, making sure they would not be attacked. Shinichi's last three dates had been ruined. He just hoped that he gave Yukari the date she wanted and deserved.

Shinichi wasn't blind, and Yukari was rather obvious with her intentions. Her declaration was rather loud. She wanted to share a bed with Shinichi and Moka, creating a threesome relationship between them. Yukari was much too young to be thinking about those kinds of things. However, she was also cute and she might grow up to become a beautiful girl like the others in a couple of years.


Kurumu went down to the Dragon's Den to talk to someone. As she entered, which alerted Yuki who was working at the desk, she greeted, "Hi there."

"Hi," Yuki greeted. "You need something?"

"Is Michiru around?" Kurumu asked.

"You called?" Michiru asked as she suddenly appeared out of nowhere and behind Kurumu, causing the succubus to yelp.

"Where did you come from!-?" Kurumu asked. Michiru pointed up to the hanging horizontal bar attached to the ceiling.

"I was doing some exercise when you came in. So, what do you want to talk to me about?" Michiru asked as she peeled a banana and ate it.

"I…I want to know what he was like back in GIN-SHOCKER," said Kurumu, almost shyly.

"Oh, you want to know what Shinichi-kun was like as #13," Michiru replied.

"Yes."

"Well, up until the time he killed us I always thought he needed to lighten up and have fun. He was always so serious and he took the job way too seriously compared to us. He was always training, or doing work for Dr. Gebok." The mention of that evil scientist's name made Kurumu frown. "But he had his good points too. He was pretty loyal and he always looked out for us. He even saved Daichi's life."

"He did?" Kurumu blinked.

"Yeah, he did. Took a tank shell right in the chest," Michiru answered. "It was a miracle that he survived too. We may be cyborgs but we're not indestructible. #13 proved that when he… I mean when Gebok made him kill us."

"So, in a way, he cared for you all," Kurumu concluded.

"Yeah, that's right," Michiru nodded. "So how is he like today?"

"Well, he's pretty much the way you described him, minus the seriousness," Kurumu replied. "See, at our school Moka is the most popular, and I was jealous. I thought Shinichi was one of her admires so I try to seduce him away from her as revenge. It... didn't go as I planned it."

"What happened?" Michiru asked.

"You know that I'm a succubus, right?" the Mantis Cyborg nodded, "My race has an ability called Charm. We can hypnotize men by shooting beams from our eyes and turn them into our willing slaves," the demoness explained, using her index and pinky fingers to point at her own eyes. "I tried it on Shinichi twice, but all it did was give him a painful headache. The second time actually knocked him unconscious."

"Whoa," Michiru blinked, "That sounds heavy. What happened after?"

"Moka was angry at me, and she had a good reason for it," Kurumu continued, "Turned out she wasn't so used to people and Shinichi was her only friend at the time. That was when we had our first encounter with GIN-SHOCKER."

"Oh, Spider-Borg and Bat-Borg," Michiru realized.

"Yeah, those two. After we beat them, Moka's inner self wanted to beat me up for trying to take Shinichi, but he stood up for me." Kurumu giggled cutely, "No one's ever done that for me before."

"Ah, so that's how you fell for him," Michiru smiled.

"Yeah~," Kurumu blushed as her hands pressed against her cheeks. "That's not all. He even helped me pass my final math exam and protected me from a sick perverted slug."

"No wonder you girls like him so much," Michiru grinned. "I'd fall for a guy like that, too. But what about Yukari-chan? Shinichi-kun isn't a lolicon, is he?"


"Let's go there," Yukari pointed and Shinichi's eyes bugged because she was pointed to a love hotel.

"Yukari-chan!"

"Just kidding."


"Of course not!" Kurumu huffed, folding her arms under her chest, "The brat just won't get the picture."

"When a child admires someone as much as Yukari does, they often fantasize themselves marring their person of interest," answered Yuki, who was listening in on their conversation, "Yukari isn't any different."

"You mean like how she said she wanted to be in a passionate threesome with him and Moka-chan?" Michiru asked.

Yuki stared at her blankly, "...What?"

"Yeah, that was the same reaction we had," Michiru nodded, shuddering slightly.


Goemon had his hands placed in his pockets while walking through the streets wondering what to do. He couldn't go back to GIN-SHOCKER because he failed and he wouldn't like to stay with Yuji since the shopkeeper scared the crap out of him. He had nowhere else to go, returning back to pick pocketing to survive. He could just transform and steal some money from a bank, although Shinichi wouldn't like that. Not one bit. It seemed freaky though. Back when they were with GIN-SHOCKER, he would care less about those things unless it was involved in a mission. What happened to cause that sudden change? Well, whatever did happen, maybe it was for the best. Maybe he should just dance away his own troubles until he could think of something. He walked into the park and heard someone playing "Poison", an old American hip hop song from the early 1990's by Bell BivDevoe, one of his favorites. Quirking an eyebrow, he walked over to the source of the music.

Moving into the clearing, he saw a female dancer the same age as him, break dancing to the boom box next her. She was wearing blue shorts, red t-shirt, open gray jacket, blue and white sneakers, and a white cap on her head. She also wore fingerless black gloves on her hands. She had chin-length silver hair, golden eyes, and an easy grin on her face and a tasty figure. Her dancing was quick and fluid, like water. Goemon had to admit to himself that she had skill.

"Yo," Goemon waved. The girl blinked, coming out of her funk, and noticed Goemon staring at her. She hit the stop button on her boom box with her left foot and looked back with her hand at her hip.

"Yeah, watcha want?" asked the female dancer in an American accent.

"Pretty flashy moves you got there. Mind if I join?" Goemon asked.

"Don't know. Think you can out-dance me?" the girl smiled arrogantly, skipping over and pointing at him dramatically.

"I say I do," Goemon smirked back.

"Well then, mind if we bust a move and I kick your ass?" the girl said before she twirled around, sprung into a quick split and pointed at Goemon again and added, "Kotae wa kiitenai!"

"Well I don't know about the part about my ass getting kicked, but if that's a challenge you're asking for, then I'm game," Goemon smugly smirked back as he performed a few dance steps of his own.

"You've got guts. Got a name?" the girl asked.

"Name's Goemon Jaga. What's yours?" the Centipede Cyborg inquired.

"Call me be Ren Rakusa," the dancer answered.

"Well then Ren, let's dance!" Goemon declared.

"Let's kick it!" Ren replied as she kicked the music on the boom box back on. This time, the music started to play "Double Action Gun Form". The two dancers put their pride on the line and started dancing like no tomorrow.

Goemon felt... , looser than loose. He actually felt free, something that he never felt in a very long time before. He was truly enjoying himself. He had never actually dance battled with anyone before, but it was better than he imagined it would be. On top of that, he's doing it with a super hot babe.

Once the music ended, Ren picked up her boom box and hefted it on her shoulder. "Well, you're better than I thought."

"Yeah, you too. You're really good," Goemon returned.

"Ah, my mom's waitin' for me. I gotta get going." She walked up to Goemon, took his hand and scribbled something on his hand. "That's my phone number. Call me whenever you want, boya," she winked, making him blush. "See you!" she waved as she walked off.

"Yeah, you too," Goemon waved back as he went his separate way.


"How about you pick the movie?" Shinichi suggested as Yukari stared at the selection.

"That one," Yukari pointed. It was MahouShoujo movie called "Witch of Love and Justice: Mirakurun". Even if she was a genius in high school, she was still pretty much a little girl with the same interests. It may seem embarrassing for Shinichi thought to be watching something so childish but he didn't mind. He wanted to make Yukari happy.

After buying popcorn and drinks, the two walked into the theatre and took their seats. Yukari instantly took Shinichi's hand and smiled at him. Shinichi smiled back. It didn't feel much like a date to him. Yukari was still just a child so he was just taking her out as a friend. Yukari's feelings for him went beyond friendship.


The pair went to the karaoke box next. Shinichi still felt a little dubious. His last three dates had not gone as planned, always interrupted by one of the NUMBERS. But as he watched Yukari perform he calmed down. Maybe it wasn't going to be so bad.


It was getting late and they were going to head back to the hotel. However, Yukari stood in front of the Cyclone-X3 with her hands clasped together and her lips puckered up. She was expecting a kiss. Shinichi stared at her and smiled and then leaned down to brush away her bangs and plant a kiss on her forehead.

"My forehead?" Yukari asked as she rubbed the spot and beamed. She was satisfied with that for now.

"Let's head back to the hotel," Shinichi said.

"Oh, I can't wait to tell everyone my date with you went perfectly, Shinichi-san!" Yukari beamed. Suddenly, she blinked at she noticed something on Shinichi's head. "Shinichi-san, why is your hair doing that?"

"Huh?" Shinichi blinked. Holding his hand up, he could feel his twin ahoge twitching like bug antennae. "Aw crap. And today was going perfectly fine too," he frowned.

"Eh?" Yukari was confused, but she soon got the answer.

"Babysitting, #13?"

Shinichi froze, recognizing that voice and he turned around. There standing several feet in front of him was a young man with neatly combed blonde hair and dressed in an expensive looking grey business suit with brown loafers covering his feet. He had a look and posture of arrogance as he crossed his arms, looking at Shinichi condescendingly. Yukari tilted her head to the side, not recognizing him but she did recognize what the guy had called Shinichi. Only those from GIN-SHOCKER referred to him as '#13'.

"A beautiful night for a walk, don't you think?" he asked and he hung his tongue out to display his 'X' tattoo which was the Roman numeral for 10. That was all the confirmation Shinichi needed on his identity.

"Yukari-chan, stand behind me," said Shinichi to the little girl as he stood between #10 and her. "What do you want, #10?"

"Oh, you know what I want, #13," retorted #10, his face contorting into rage. "Oh, right, you go by another name, right? You're called 'Shinichi' now? Well, you may call me Kamiyami Kato."

"I knew you had a superiority complex, but to use 'kami (god)' and 'yami (dark)' as part of your name seems lame," Shinichi retorted.

"It's the name that defines me for who I really am, for my destiny, the destiny which you stole from me!" Kamiyami accused.

"Look, whatever I did it I didn't do it because I wanted to," said Shinichi. Kamiyami snorted. "And I want to help you out."

"Help me out?" Kamiyami retorted.

"You know GIN-SHOCKER kidnapped us and turned us into cyborg super soldiers against our will," Shinichi explained, "So I think you'll have more hatred for them than you have with me for taking you away from your family."

Kamiyami's expression was blank for a second but then his lips curled into a smile. He then, surprising them both, tossed his head back and laughed maniacally. Between his laughs, he said, "You…you think I didn't choose to be like this? You really have changed #13!" He looked Shinichi in the eye and said, "I wanted to be this way! I wanted to throw my humanity away! I wanted power! It was my decision from the start to become what I am today! I am no longer a weak and pathetic human!"

"Say what now?" Shinichi gasped incredulously. "You're saying that you went to GIN-SHOCKER willingly? You expect me to believe that?"

"You can believe what you want!" another voice said. A figure dropped down from a building and walked into the light. This boy was wearing an old style version of a pilot's helmet and goggles. He also wore a yellow shirt, cargo pants and loafers. His right eye was blue, but his left eye was clearly cybernetic. It was pure white and had the mark XII in the middle, revealing his identity.

"Bomber," Shinichi identified.

"I'm Saisen Koremitsu," the Dragonfly Cyborg nodded. He frowned as he pointed at Shinichi accusingly, "You think you can just make us defect from GIN-SHOCKER just like that? Hate to break it to you, but even if those bitches decided to go rogue, it ain't gonna happen with us!"

"GIN-SHOCKER took our lives from us!" Shinichi shouted. "They took us from our homes! Our family! They made us kill so many people!"

"You don't get it do you?" another voice shouted. Shinichi and Yukari turned, seeing #06, Jin Majutsushi, sitting on a car casually. "That's the whole point! It's too much fun for all this to stop now!" he yelled mockingly.

"There is only one thing we want," another voice said. The pair turned up to see #03, Koichi Sumira, standing on a lamppost. He looked down at them like tiny ants, "That's to leave our mark on the world!"

"But before that," one last voice said behind them. It was #01, Todoriko Shiki, "We're going to have our fun with you!"

Four of the NUMBERS now surrounded Shinichi and Yukari. Shinichi eyes looked around at his opponents, his former comrades, who had admitted that they were not going to abandon GIN-SHOCKER anytime soon.

"So, negotiations have broken down," Shinichi realized. "Well then…Let's Ride!" His Spark Core appeared. He had no time to waste with these guys by dancing around them and thus decided to go for the big guns as he connected the Legacy Driver to his belt.

"ULTIMATE RIDE: LEGACY MODE!"

A blinding pillar of golden light enveloped Shinichi and when it shrank and vanished, Showa stood in his gold and silver Legacy Mode armor. "Yukari-chan, run and don't look back," he said as the NUMBERS activated their respective suits of armor.

Meanwhile, Lazerbeak was watching as this happened and finally decided to report all this back to Yuji.

The NUMBERS let Yukari run off. They weren't interested in the little witch. Their focus was solely on their enemy, the former BLACK 13. Clenching his Legacy Saber in one hand tightly, he focused his eyes on all five opponents surrounding him.

They then lunged.


Sparks flew as Showa and King's blades clashed. He then jumped over King as bullets riddled the ground. Parasyte and Petrifier both struck with their daggers but were pushed back as Showa shot at them. Bomber remained in the air, firing at Showa who hopped around and dodged but then he was knocked out of the air by a precise shot from the Legacy Saber's gun mode.

Petrifier, Parasyte and King tried to attack him by surrounding him but despite the closed space he was in due to them attacking from all sides, he was able to duck and dodge their attacks and even caused King to accidently knock Parasyte backwards with a stab from one of his swords. Showa pushed him back with a knee to the stomach and then knocked him up into the air with an uppercut before using a straight punch that hit King's stomach and sent him flying into a car, denting it and shattering the windows. Petrifier recovered and sent a wave of crystal rushing towards Showa who got stuck as his legs were enveloped, pinning him to his spot. Parasyte went to bury his daggers into Showa's chest but missed as Showa activated Biorider's power and turned into liquid, flowing out from his trap before becoming solid again.

"Let's Ride: Riderman!" he called and his right arm became replaced with Riderman's Power Arm. He rushed at the NUMBERS, swatting crystal projectiles away and hit Petrifier in the chest, sending him tumbling. Showa was about to engage King when all of a sudden Scanner made a loud announcement.

"Hey, guys! Look at what I caught!" called Scanner as he held Yukari hostage. He had not engaged Showa but instead gone and chased after Yukari. Despite her magic, she was no match for the Leech Cyborg as he grabbed her and drained her energy, leaving her weak and helpless in his grip.

"Shinichi-san!" Yukari cried as she was in Scanner's grasp.

"Yukari-chan!" Showa gasped. King took the chance and slashed Showa across the chest and spun around with a kick, sending him sprawling on the floor. As he tried to get back up, Parasyte sent a cloud of nano-ticks at Showa and commanded them to explode once they came into contact with him. The explosions thus forced Showa to his knees in pain.

King sneered, "You got distracted, #13 and now you're on your knees in front of me, right where you belong."

"So what, you want me to blow you?" Showa retorted, causing Petrifier and Parasyte to chuckle.

King, while angered by the remark, still kept his cool and reminded Showa, "Have you forgotten about your friend?" He pointed to Yukari with one of his swords. Scanner was holding her by her wrists, tight, preventing her escape.

Showa demanded, "Let her go! She has no part in this!"

King retorted, "I think not. She's assurance to make sure you are more cooperative."

"Teme…let her go," demanded Showa again but Bomber stood behind him with the barrels of his guns pressed against the back of his skull.

"You used to be the best, #13," Bomber reminded, "But I guess either you got weaker…"

"...Or we got better," finished King as he crossed his blades under Showa's chin. "This is checkmate, BLACK 13, and when we deliver your head to our superiors, well that means I'll be the top agent as I should be."

"You really believe that, don't you?" Showa asked, looking straight up at King, "You really think they'll reward you if you deliver me to them, dead or alive?"

"Of course," King replied, completely sure of himself.

"You don't know then," Showa sighed. "Heh, I guess in the end we're all just tools to GIN-SHOCKER."

"What are you talking about?" Bomber asked.

"As if you'd believe me, but here's the summary: you deliver me to GS, and you all become obsolete while I return to becoming their ultimate weapon. That is why you guys were revived. Once you've delivered me, your purpose has ended and like all obsolete machines you'll be scrapped," Showa said.

"You're lying!" King growled.

"Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. Don't care, really. We'll see when you go back to GIN-SHOCKER," Showa shrugged.

Parasyte was starting to have some doubts, "King, maybe #13's right. I mean why did they revive us now after they fought #13 when they could've revived us after we were dead?"

"Shut up, #03!" snapped King as he trembled.

"You call yourself a king, Kamiyami, but you're just a lapdog on GIN-SHOCKER's leash," retorted Showa.

Now that pissed King off. He then grinned under his helmet, "Well, then if I'm a dog then maybe I should sink my fangs into some meat." He walked over towards Yukari and raised his sword, ready to cut the poor girl down in half. Suddenly, a black and gold blur appeared and King screamed as spark flew across from his chest. Scanner was also knocked to the ground by a violent punch to the face and was slammed against the side of a building. Yukari looked up and saw the face of her savior.

Kamen Rider Necros questioned, "Attacking a child? You really are scum."

King shouted, "Who the hell are you!-?"

Kamen Rider Necros responded by hitting King with a palm strike that launched him across the street and into a building. "You call yourself 'King'. Let's see how you fare against a God of Death."

Scanner and the others were kicked around by a flash of blue as Liger Jäger came into view.

"It's him!" Parasyte shouted as he glared at the Rider.

"Time to get wild!" Liger Jäger declared as he revealed a green CAS card with gold circuit lines styled into a "P". He ejected the blue card and inserted the green one.

"PANZER FORM!"

The blue armor shattered into shards of energy and changed to a bright green as they clung back to Liger's body and reformed into new armor. The black bodysuit now had green plating on the sleeves and thighs. He wore green gauntlets with a mini gun on the left arm and twin-barrel laser cannon on the right. He had green greaves with a missile pod on each leg. He sported green torso armor and a pair of cannons on his shoulders. The lion face plate was now green. The only things that hadn't changed were the red nodes, red eyes, and gold claws.

"Surprise sucker!" a cybernetic voice shouted before a flaming fist slugged Parasyte on the side of his head, knocking him into the same building with King. Inferno Leo Mega dusted off his hands and waved at Showa.

Aphrodite jogged over from a clearing to Showa and helped him back to his feet. "Are you alright?"

"Been better," grunted Showa. "Yukari-chan, are you okay?"

"Just a little weak," she admitted.

"Scanner must've drained you then," Showa concluded. "Hey, can you look after her?"

"Absolutely," Aphrodite nodded, "Come on, Yukari. Let's go." She helped the litter witch on to her back ran out of the battlefield. Showa, at the meantime, looked at Liger Panzer's transformation with admiration. "Wow, those are some really big guns."

Bomber opened fire on Liger Panzer but his bullets were ineffective against the Liger Rider's thick armor plating.

"Nice toys," Liger complimented. "Now lemme show ya mine!" He locked his legs in a horse stance and swiped his pass over his belt.

"FULL CHARGE!"

Energy began to gather into the barrels of the two cannons as Liger charged his attack. "Hyper Cannon!" The cannons let loose a blast of red energy as Liger was pushed back slightly from the force.

"FUCK!" Bomber swore as he steered around the energy blast. He pushed himself a bit too far as he ended up crashing into the side of a building and falling down.

King snarled as he and Parasyte stepped out of their holes, "You damned Riders…" he cursed, "You can't leave well enough alone, can you?"

"If we didn't, then what kind of Kamen Riders would we be in the first place?" Mega snapped. "Besides, we aren't just about you rough up Shinichi because you can't see past your anger!"

"Then I guess it's high time we got you all erased from this world forever!" King snapped his fingers and several cries were heard before an army of Cyborg Mutants and GS-Soldiers dropped down from the buildings, surrounding the four Riders. "We knew that we would come across you three again eventually! Let's see how long you can last against our army!"

The four Kamen Riders found themselves surrounded by GIN-SHOCKER's forces, no way out in sight. Showa commented, "Looks like they're taking no chances this time."

"Mm. They're getting desperate," Necros nodded, "Well, this could be fun."

"Good thing we have some back up of our own," Liger stated.

As if on cue, a powerful blast of sound erupted from right in front of them, sending most of the Cyborg Mutants and GS-Soldiers flying.

"Hey, need any help?" Sonic asked as he stood in front of two jeeps as Slasher, Zero exited out of the vehicle. Seras, Arachnia and Carmen exited out next.

"It's much obliged," nodded Showa.

"CANNONBALL!" Armadillo shouted as he jumped off the roof of a building and came crashing down, causing the ground to shake as he flattened a few of the GS-Soldiers. He unrolled himself and said, "WOO-HOO! Party time!"

"Coming through!" another voice shouted as several more GS-Soldiers were suddenly thrown into the air. The attacker halted in front of Showa and revealed herself.

"Huh?" Showa blinked, "Sora? Is that you?"

She did look like the young priestess that would follow Leon around, but there were some major differences. This girl basically looked like some kind of were-cheetah, with fur, cat ears and a tail. She also had gauntlets with claws, and greaves on her legs. Honestly, Showa thought she was hot.

"Well, not exactly," 'Sora' smiled sultry, "I'm Bast, the Goddess of Joy. Sora made a pact with me and I'm using her body right now." She grinned as she leered at the Rider, "So, you're Showa? You're more handsome in person."

"Uh..." Showa stuttered, unsure of what he should be feeling.

"OI!" a voice a feminine outrage shouted. Bast turned around to see Moka, Kurumu and Mizore fuming.

"Relax, I'm just teasing!" Bast laughed.

(Music- Deep Breath)

King fumed at the newcomers, but his expression changed when he noticed Moka. His hateful gaze melted into a lustful smirk as he gripped his swords.

"You damned suicidal morons!" Petrifier roared. "Kill em all!"

"Now you're speaking my language!" Liger Panzer grinned. "OK everyone, let show these guys what it means to be real Kamen Riders!"

"Let's de-rezz em!" Mega agreed as he ran forward alongside Liger Panzer.

Showa nodded as he engaged the enemy, quickly crossing the gap between himself and his Youkai Academy friends, knocking down GS Troopers-Soldiers with his Legacy Saber. Reaching Moka, his hands reached towards her rosario only to be knocked back as a crescent energy blade separated him from Moka.

"#13, your fight is with me!" challenged King as his swords glowed but then Necros stood in his way.

"Forgot about me?" Necros retorted as he swung and his blade slammed against King's crossed swords. "Shinichi, let me handle this guy."

Showa nodded and pulled off Moka's Rosario, allowing her more powerful inner self to come free. Seeing all the GS Troopers-Soldiers and Cyborg Mutants, she loosened her shoulders eagerly, "Well, this is what I was waiting for."

"Just be careful," said Showa, "And for insurance," he put his hand against her back, "Let's Form Ride: Ichigo!" Her body was immediately enveloped in the armor of Kamen Rider Ichigo and she smiled. "Your kicks will definitely do more striking damage now." He turned to Kurumu and Mizore, "As for you both." He turned them both around so their backs were facing him and put his hands to their backs, "Let's Form Ride: RX!Riderman!"

Mizore was instantly donned in a sparkling light before she appeared in Riderman's armor, but her violet hair spilled out slightly from the helmet. As for Kurumu, the Sunriser appeared on her waist before a flash energy surrounded her. She wore the skintight green bodysuit and black armor of Kamen Rider BLACK RX and smiled as she drew the Revolcane.

Moka-Ichigo-sama charged at the GS Troopers,-Soldiers, knocking two down with a scissor kick before landing on her feet before performing a reverse roundhouse that sent one flying. Two tried to strike her down with their machetes but her fists sent them flying across the street before they stopped when they hit streetlamps.

As for Kurumu-RX and Showa, the two stood back to back as they fought against a pair of Cyborg Mutants modeled after jaguars with blades for arms. Sparks flew as they parried the attacks and the two spun around, switching partners as Kurumu-RX ran the creature through at the same time Showa hit his Jaguar Cyborg Mutant with a headshot right between the eyes. He then joined Mizore-Riderman who was taking down GS Troopers-Soldiers and she used the Machinegun Arm to fire bullets made of ice to take them down. Showa leapt onto her shoulders and jumped up to fire with his Legacy Saber Gun Mode, killing the GS Troopers.-Soldiers.

He picked up an assault rifle and called, "Michiru!" before tossing it. The assault rifle flew towards Carmen who was slashing with her scythes. As soon as she saw the rifle coming her way her hands changed back to normal and she caught it before unloading its payloadammo upon the GS-Soldiers. "Thanks! Shotgun!" She kicked up a shotgun and then kicked it through the air. "Hana-chan!"

Arachnea caught the shotgun as she stuck her twin Spider Kamas into a pair of Hound Cyborg Mutants. She shot several GS Troopers-Soldiers down and then discarded the shotgun as she withdrew her Spider Kamas, sending the two Cyborg Mutants to bloody death.

Shots hit close to her feet and another flew past her head. "Snipersup on that building!" she called as she pointed to one of the rooftops.

"I'm on it!" said Zero as he aimed and fired his needles, the projectiles hitting the snipers and exploding, sending them to sweet oblivion. He picked up a sniper rifle and started picking off GS-Soldiers one by one before discarding the weapon once it ran out of ammo.

Sonix was surrounded by GS-Soldiers, all armed with electric batons. He simply snorted as he slammed his fork to the ground, creating a shockwave to send all of them flying. Another GS-Soldier stood behind a car and aimed a flamethrower at Sonix. He was about to fire, when Slasher suddenly rolled in front of him and spat a gluey substance from the nozzle of his facemask. The glue stuck onto the flamethrower's nozzle. With nowhere for the flames to escape out of, the gun started to overheat, forcing the soldier to drop it. Slasher took the moment of distraction and slammed his fist on the GS-Soldier's head, knocking him into the air.

"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god," frantically uttered a terrified Scanner who was trying to crawl away somewhere to hide only to stop at a pair of silver boots. Looking up, he stared up at Moka-Ichigo-sama who then slammed her foot into his chin, tossing him into the air. She then grabbed onto his foot and smashed him facedown onto the ground.

Bast was racing around as a blur to the world, slashing at the GS-Soldiers and Cyborg Mutants that got in her way. She was clearly have the time of her immortal life, laughing as she made mincemeat out of her pray.

Slasher proved his strength by knocking out the GS-Soldiers with his fists. He grabbed two by their heads and bashed them together before using them as makeshift clubs. He then tossed them away like garbage as he activated his chainsaws.

"I almost feel sorry for those guys," Sonix mused as he used his Cricket Fork to drive the GS-Soldiers away. A Cyborg Mutant modeled after an anteater grabbed him with its long tongue but said tongue was sliced in half by Showa's sword before the Cyborg Mutant was destroyed by a powerful sound blast that tore its body apart.

Some of the GS-Soldiers managed to intercept Aphrodite and Yukari as they watched the fight from afar and went for the attack, thinking that they were easy prey. Aphrodite, however, proved them wrong as water suddenly circled her and Yukari and grew into a massive tidal wave that swept the soldiers away

Zero engaged Bomber in the air, exchanging projectiles. When Bomber fired a missile from his chest Zero dodged to the side and the missile exploded against the side of the building. Zero was blinded by the dust and rubble and Bomber capitalized on this by hitting Zero with a kick, dragging him through the air. He then fired a laser from the gun equipped to his foot, sending Zero painfully crashing to the ground.

Sonix, seeing this, shouted, "Yokoshima, rocket launcher!"

Armadillo saluted and rolled towards the jeep, GS-Soldiers in his path moving out of the way lest they be flattened. He made his way to the jeeps and unlocked a trunk that was in the backseat of one. He pulled out a rocket launcher and aimed at Bomber. "OK, target locked. FIRE IN THE HOLE!"

The rocket was a heat seeker and locked on Bomber. Bomber tried to out fly the rocket but he was hit and his winged jetpack took damage. "Fuck! Fuck! FUCK!" he screamed as he started plummeting before crashing.

"Not such a bad shot now, am I?" Armadillo taunted but then he was stuck in crystal which covered all but his head and the arm holding the rocket launcher.

"I'll be taking this!" said Petrifier as he took the weapon of Armadillo's hand. "Oh, and you're still an idiot." Armadillo wanted to curse but he was instantly covered in crystal.

The rocket launcher model that Petrifier had taken from Armadillo was different from conventional rocket launcher as it sported a rotating chamber to load up to eight rockets of the surface-to-air or the surface-to-surface variety.

He looked through the scope, locking onto Showa but then a rope tied around the barrel of the weapon, tearing it out of his grip. "HEY!" he shouted but then paled as he saw that it was in Seras' grip once she withdrew her tendril from it. "#04…Misato…" Petrifier backed away. "You wouldn't hurt me, would you?"

She squeezed the trigger and fired, Petrifier screamed and his screams increased in volume as he was launched into the air by the resulting explosion.

King and Necros were still having their sword fight. Necros had managed to relieve King of one of his swords, causing the Dobsonfly Cyborg to defend himself with only one lone sword. As they crossed swords, King said, "Why do you protect #13? Do you have any idea about everything he's done?"

"Yeah I do," Necros replied.

"And you still protect him!-?" King shouted.

"A monster like me got a second chance, so why shouldn't he?" Necros retorted as he hit King in the midsection with a kick that drove him backwards. "And I know all about second chances." He put his sword away and took out his Mobirider and a Rider Key. "Rider Change!"

He activated the key with the phone.

"KAMEN RIDER SKULL!"

His armor changed as tornado surrounded his body before black fragments bonded to his body, donning him in a black armored bodysuit with silver bracelets on his wrists and ankles. A tattered white scarf hung from his neck and he sported a silver, skull-shaped helmet with black eyes and a scar running down the right one. Silver rib-like patterns decorated his chest and he also wore a white fedora on his head. His belt buckle was the same model used by Eternal with a black Gaia Memory inside.

"Now, time to count your sins," said Skull-Necros before he charged at King. King slashed at him but he dove underneath the swing and rolled along the ground before getting up on one knee with a submachine gun held sideways and aimed at King. He fired the Skull Magnum, hitting King with shots from the gun. He continued shooting, forcing King backwards with each shot. He took the Gaia Memory out of his belt and loaded it into the Skull Magnum.

"SKULL: MAXIMUM DRIVE!"

He pushed the chamber up onto the gun's barrel and fired intense, skull-shaped blasts at King, knocking him further and further back until he was backed up against a car. Taking the Skull Memory out of his gun, he loaded it into the Maximum Slot on the side of his belt.

"SKULL: MAXIMUM DRIVE!"

"Rest in peace."He adjusted his fedora then leapt into the air as his chest created an energy projection in the shape of a skull. He kicked the energy skull and it flew like a missile, hitting King with immense, explosive force as he screamed, the car exploding and knocking him into the air. Carmen and Arachnea saw this and leapt, slashing at King in midair as he cried out in pain and humiliating before he got caught by Mizore-Riderman's Rope Arm and slammed violently to the ground. She withdrew the Rope Arm and smiled as King tried to get back up.

"Damn…damn it…" he cursed.

"LEGACY CHARGE!"

"RIDER LEGACY KICK!" Showa shouted as he leapt through the rings, destroying several of the GS-Soldiers and Cyborg Mutants. He watched as Kurumu-RX took down GS-Troopers with her Rvolcane before going for the kill by running a Cyborg Mutant through, withdrawing her blade seconds before it exploded.

"That's nice, Kurumu-chan, but watch mine!" he complimented as he removed his Legacy Driver from his belt and attached it to his Legacy Saber while it was in sword mode.

"LEGACY CHARGE!"

Showa rushed at the GS-Troopers and Cyborg Mutants and attacked. With each slash, a transparent image of one of the Legendary Riders would appear, performing the same action as he cut down the number of enemies. "RIDER LEGACY SLASH!" he called. They all exploded once he slashed one last time, causing them all to explode around him as he shouldered his blade. "How's that?"

"Very nice!" Kurumu-RX acknowledged.

Sparks flew as Parasyte tried to take on Liger Panzer. Unfortunately for him, the Panzer armor was thick and it only took a backhand from Parasyte to send him flying into several GS-Soldiers, knocking them down like bowling pins. He tried to get back on his feet, only for a heavy staff to be bashed on the side of his head. Parasyte rolled on his side and growled at Mega. He stood up and lunged with his daggers. Like Liger Panzer's armor, Inferno Leo Mega was too thick for Parasyte to puncture, and proved it by blocking with his forearms. Mega grabbed Parasyte by the shoulders and started to swing him around before sending him flying into a Shrimp Cyborg Mutant, sending them rolling on the ground.

"Get of me!" Parasyte screeched as he kicked of the Cyborg Mutant off. Getting to his feet again, he growled as nano-ticks started to escape from his body and flew at Mega.

"That won't work on me!" Mega shouted as he spun his Leo Staff before slamming it to the ground. A wave of fire erupted and roared at the ticks, making them separate.

"Don't just stand there! Get him!" Parasyte shouted, slapping the Shrimp Cyborg Mutant forward. The creature roared as it charge, but Mega wasn't about to just sit by and take the blow. Taking a stance, he tapped his belt.

"FINAL DOWNLOAD."

Fire began to erupt on each end of his staff before he jumped and twisted into the air. "Overheat!" he yelled out. Normally, he wouldn't call out his attack, but considering whom he was working with, he might as well do something flashy as well. Gravity took hold of him again smashed the first end of his burning staff, knocking the Shrimp Cyborg Mutant backwards as flames licked its body. As it tried to snuff the flames out, the first phase of the attack actually propelled Mega back up. He came down again, this time with the Leo Staff over his head. Reaching his target, he let out a shout and slammed it against its head once more. This time the damage was too much as the Shrimp let out a screech before it exploded in a fiery blast. Mega landed on his feet and loosed his neck from side to side.

Liger Panzer growled as he saw more GS-Soldiers and Cyborg Mutants dropping down from the rooftops. "Guys, I think it's time we finished this," he said before pressing down on the button on his belt.

"FULL CHARGE!"

"Everyone hit the dirt!" Mega shouted, seeing what Liger Panzer was about to do. The rogue, original and Youkai Riders got low.

The hatches on the Panzer armor all opened up to reveal a menagerie of missiles. Three of the GS Riders ducked down as the enemy all gawked.

"Holy shit!" Petrifier snapped.

"Every man for himself!" Scanner cried as he tried to run.

"He's got more ammo than me!" Bomber cried in outrage.

"BURNING BIG BANG!"Liger Panzer roared as his stash fired and flew all over the place. The remaining GS-Soldiers and Cyborg Mutants stood no chance as each missile hit them and explosions ravaged the area. When it all cleared up, no GS-Soldier Cyborg Mutant remained. There were only a few flames here and there. Most of the cars didn't survive either and the buildings where completely roughed up.

End Song

The five GS Cyborgs were backed into a corner, realizing that they were outnumbered and outgunned. "This… this isn't over…" King swore as he threw a smoke bomb on the ground. It exploded as provided a smokescreen for them. As it cleared up, they were gone.

"So they ran," Liger Panzer huffed. "Not like they had much of a choice anyway." The air around him warped with heat as his armor shattered into shards of energy, leaving him in just the bodysuit

"That's for helping me out, man," Showa said as he place his hand on Yuji's shoulder.

"You know it," he grinned. They bopped their fists together.

"Hey, about Yokoshima," Carmen said as she tapped on Armadillo's crystal cell with the back of her hand, "He's stuck."

"I got him," Mega said as he walked over, only to find Moka-Ichigo-sama's arm stretched out before him. "Huh?"

"Allow me," Moka-Ichigo-sama said as she marched up to the petrified Armadillo. She clenched her right fist and smashed it against the crystal cell with great force. With her inherited vampire strength and the enhanced cybernetic power bestowed on her by Showa, it was more than enough to shatter the crystal. Armadillo was sprawled on to the ground, coughing as his transformation cancelled in the form of his armor shattering.

"Where's that jewel bug!-?" Yokoshima demanded, looking around, "Come out so I can-!" He stopped as he noticed Moka-Ichigo-sama standing before him. The armor shattered in puzzle pieces, revealing the silver-haired vampire with a coy look on her face. Yokoshima gulped.

"What's the matter?" Moka-sama said as she leered at him with a smile, showing her razor fangs, "Are you afraid of this version of me?"

"Me...? Afraid...? Hahaha, no way," Yokoshima denied, although him backing away from Moka-sama while sweating bullets said otherwise.

Showa removed the Legacy Driver from his and reverted back to normal, causing Kurumu and Mizore to change back as well. He stumbled a bit, dizzy and exhausted from straining himself but the two girls kept him steady by grabbing an arm. "Are you okay?" Kurumu asked, pressing his arm against her chest.

"I'm fine," he said. "Just a little drained. Is Yukari-chan alright?"

"I'm alright," said Yukari as she ran towards Shinichi and hugged him around the waist. "My hero."

"Hey, what about us?" Daichi asked indignantly after his armor was canceled in a ripple of soundwaves. "We did most of the work too!" The rest of the Riders also deactivated their suits, the armors vanishing in various ways corresponding to each wearer.

"Ah, a lot of little girls are like that," Misato shrugged, "Anyway, it's been fun. Let's get going before the police show up or something."

"Whatever," Daichi huffed, walking back to the jeep. "I call shotgun!"

KER-CLICK

"You were saying, Daichi?" Shogo smirked as he aimed his shotgun at the Cricket Cyborg's face. Daichi sweat-dropped. Shogo then went into the passenger side as Daichi climbed onto the truck's bed.

"Seriously, it's like Shogo's married to that thing or something," Daichi commented.

"Can you blame him?" Michiru giggled as she got to the diver seat of the other jeep, holding a shotgun of her own. "Shotguns are cool."

"You'd think so," Hana remarked.

"Hey, where's Leon?" Kurumu asked.

"Heh, he pulled another vanishing act," Shinichi stated with amusement.


While Bast had used her supernaturally enhanced speed to reach the shrine, Necros had arrived with Aphrodite riding piggyback after he used Shunpo to cross the distance between the battlefield to this place. Necros put Aphrodite down and allowed his armor to vanish, his body finally feeling the effects of his exhaustion as it caught up with him. He started to fall but Bast and Aphrodite caught his arms before he touched the ground.

"Let's get him inside," said Aphrodite and Bast agreed as they dragged Leon into the shrine before putting him in a futon and tucking him in with the blanket. "He exerted himself. He didn't recover fully from his last fight."

"He still put up a fight, though," said Bast as she admired one of Leon's Rider Keys. "Such power in a small package."Bast gained a catty grin on her face. She leaned forward and planted a kiss on Leon's lips. In a flash of light, Sora was no longer possessed by Bast, but was still kissing the unconscious Shinigami. Sora's face turned bright red. "My...my first kiss..." She then let out a sigh as she too passed out on top of Leon.

"This group is fun!" Bast's voice cackled throughout the air,"I think I'm gonna like being with all of you!"


Gebok frowned as he watched the footage of the street battle in his lab. He didn't expect that things would end up like this. Behind him, the door hissed opened and someone walked inside. "The ambush was a failure, I presume?"

Gebok turned around and bowed, "My apologies, General Nagazawa."

"How many times have we wasted our men, Gebok?" Nagazawa frowned. "Already we only have five NUMBERS remaining with the others gone rogue with BLACK 13. Too much is riding on this."

"Yes, I wasn't expecting #13 to convince numbers #00, #02, #04, #05, #07, #08, #09 and #11 to revolt along with him," Gebok nodded tensely. "Fortunately, I have the perfect solution. Right now, I am working on a new generation of NUMBERS; each one stronger than the previous. I already have the materials I , I need candidates."

"I expect for this project to be completed as soon as possible," Nagazawa told him. "There is also the matter of these young women that are following BLACK 13. Our scans show that they possess similar abilities to most of our cyborgs here. What is your take?"

"I can tell you one thing," a feminine voice said behind him, "None of them are human." Nagazawa turned around and found a shapely figure leaning on the doorframe.

"I'm sorry. I don't recall this being an opened conversation. Who are you?" Nagazawa demanded.

"She is my most recent project," Gebok grinned as the woman approached the two men. "General, allow me to introduce you to one of the members of the Cyborg Youkai Corps, Madame Medusa."

"Youkai?" Nagazawa repeated. "As in monsters?"

"That's right," the Cyborg Youkai nodded, stopping before them. "We have existed for as long as humans have. The only reason why you are only hearing this now is because most of us live in another dimension and closed off locations."

"Is that right?" Nagazawa frowned, "Damn. So Spider-borg wasn't blowing smoke after all."

"The girls that are so fond of #13 are as followed; Vampire, Succubus, Witch, and Yuki-Onna. There is even a Werewolf among them. Also with them are special Dragons, a fox demon, and another Witch. The Youkai you must really watch out for is the Vampire, Werewolf, Fox and Dragons. They are at the S-Class for a reason."

"What is your suggestion then?" Nagazawa asked.

A smile graced her lips, "Let me go after #13. It's been a while since I had my fun. Besides, it would be a good opportunity to say hello."

"Very well then," Nagazawa nodded. "You assignment is to capture BLACK 13 alive. You are then to bring him to the extraction point for reprogramming. Select whatever cyborgs you need for the mission. Dismissed."

"Yes sir," she saluted before walking out the lab.

Nagazawa turned back to Gebok. "What about you, Gebok? Are you still planning on investigating BLACK 13's previous location?"

"Indeed I am," Gebok smiled, turning back to his work. "Even with the Cyborg Youkai Corps, I only managed to gather a few scraps of data. I am anxious to learn more and for that I need more information."


KAMEN RIDER DATABASE

"Hi, I'm Bast!"

"And I'm Sora."

"And welcome to the KAMEN RIDER DATABASE!" both girls announced.

"In this chapter, we got involved in a Rider VS Rider showdown. Well…not exactly," Bast began. "There were some mooks and monsters but other than that is was the NUMBERS VS the ex-NUMBERS and their allies."

Sora continued, "And Bast-san took over my body so we could fight together."

"Hey, it was the only way," shrugged Bast. "Anyway…let's review some new Riders!" The screen showed Liger in his Panzer Form armor. "Alright, a Rider based on a liger! My favorite wild cat! Now, as you can see Liger becomes covered in thick and heavy green armor that provides him with extra protection but at the cost of his speed. He is also equipped with a pair of massive hybrid cannons and concealed missile launchers which drastically increases his firepower. Liger Panzer has two Full Charge finishers: Hyper Cannon which is a powerful blast of energy from the cannons with an equally powerful recoil and the Burning Big Bang which is when Liger unleashed all his weapons at once and lets loose his payload on his enemies. Overkill, but it gets the job done."

"However, Liger Panzer does have a weakness. He risks overheating due to using his weapons and this form lacks a cooling system to prevent him from overheating and so he rarely uses Liger Panzer," finished Sora.

"And next up, our boy! Leon Smith, aka Kamen Rider Necros. He uses a new Rider Key today and becomes Kamen Rider Skull!" Bast pointed to the screen.

Sora started the explanation, "Kamen Rider Skull is the Rider form of Sokichi Narumi. He was a private detective who solved Dopant crimes but he was gunned down on his last case, passing his hat onto his apprentice ShotaroHidari who would become Kamen Rider Double along with Phillip. Kamen Rider Skull isn't all that unique and is actually similar to the old school Riders as he simply has enhanced physical combat skills. He is armed with the Skull Magnum and Skull Memory, with the latter allowing Skull to perform Maximum Drive finishers by either inserting it into Maximum Slot in his Skull Magnum or the one on the right side of his belt. Kamen Rider Skull's system is similar to Eternal's as they utilize the power of a Gaia Memory and the Lost Driver."

"He also looks cool with that fedora of his," Bast added. "Man, does he make it look good."

"You can never go wrong with a good fedora," Sora agreed. "Well, that's all the Riders for this chapter. Come back when we unlock more Riders to look at!"

"Till next time!" Bast waved.


Tailsmo4ever:Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Hot fights and dark foreshadowings. Stay tune for the next chapter!

KAMENRIDERCHROME: And yes, foreshadowing. Also, don't forget the Rider action. It's always good, isn't it? Now, what happens next? Who is Madam Medusa? Find out next time on Showa & Vampire!