Android Kikaider 02: The Fanfiction
Disclaimer: Yeah. I don't own any of these people except for the original people.
Niro whistled for his Rocket Machine, and it took off right for him. Waruder then walked up to him and said, "You won't know where to find him if you don't know where to look. I know where he is."
Niro looked at the samurai android curiously. "Are you saying that...you're going to help me?!"
"Just for today, yes. I find it dishonorable to use hostages. In order to destroy the dishonor within the organization I have aligned myself to, I ask you to help me as well."
---The Enemy of the Enemy---
"Niro! You can't seriously believe this guy, can you?!" Rieko shouted in protest.
"We don't have a choice. Besides, I trust him."
"You trust him?! He's with them, and he tried to kill you last time! How can you possibly trust him?!"
Niro just whistled for the Rocket Machine and boarded it. "Just trust me on this."
Waruder then said, "I promise that no harm will come to 02. You have my word as a samurai."
"From one of the people that just took Akira?! I say you can take your word and shove it up your..."
"Hey!" Niro interrupted Rieko. "This isn't getting us anywhere; much less help us get Akira back! I'm going with Waruder to find and bring back Akira, and that's that."
Rieko just growled in disapproval, but she responded, "Fine, but I'm coming too."
Niro just shook his head. Tears formed around Rieko's eyes as she asked, "Why not? You don't understand! Akira means everything to me! I have to..."
"Stay here so we don't leave Hiroshi unguarded," Niro interrupted.
"But..." Rieko tried to respond, but she couldn't say anything.
Niro then said, "If another android shows up to capture Hiroshi, then that will only leave Dad to protect him and Misao and Suzume to get him away from here. We can't be careless."
"Then I'll go with Waruder and you can stay here to protect Hiroshi with the others!"
Niro shook his head and said, "My fighting abilities are more developed than yours. I would be able to get us in and out with Akira faster, and should there be an attack here, I would be able to get back faster than you."
Jiro then said, "It's a good plan, Niro."
"Thanks Dad," he responded.
Rieko didn't say anything, but they could tell she was still upset. Suzume walked to Niro and said, "You better come back, Niro. If I get stood up because you're dead, then I'll never forgive you."
Niro smiled, nodded, and said, "Don't worry. I will."
Waruder then had his red all-terrain motorcycle, the Waruder Machine, come to him, and he boarded it. "Are you ready, 02?"
"Lead the way, Waruder," Niro replied.
Waruder nodded and the two drove off together. Rieko watched them drive off and silently said, "Please bring him back."
Akira looked around his surroundings and found himself strapped to an observation table. "Where am I?"
Shadow Mummy looked down at him and said, "You are in my tomb."
"Why did you take me?" Akira asked.
"I kidnapped you so that I could learn how your systems work and find the flaw in the prototype power unit."
"You mean Hiroshi? Forget it! I'm human! It's not the same for us! And even if it was, I wouldn't tell you anything!"
Shadow Mummy just looked at him and said, "You don't have to say anything. I will find what I'm looking for, son of Professor Gill."
Akira just looked up at the ceiling as Shadow Mummy put a strange helmet on his head and thought to himself, "I've got to find a way out of here! Think, Akira!"
Rieko sat in the living room playing her violin. She kept playing it until she heard clapping. Rieko turned around to see Suzume applauding the disguised female android. "That sounds really good!"
"Thanks. I play it sometimes when I have some things on my mind."
"...Still thinking about Niro's decision, I take it."
Rieko placed the violin down and groaned. "It's not fair! What makes him think that he can just tell me what to do?! He just doesn't understand how I feel!"
Suzume then replied, "Why is this bothering you so much?"
"Because I love Akira!" Rieko replied loudly.
Suzume was a bit taken back by this. "Oh! I'm sorry. I had no idea."
Rieko then looked down at the ground and said, "No. It's okay. I just feel like...like I should have done something."
"I think what it is is that you're worried about Akira. Don't worry. Niro will bring him back."
Misao walked in with Hiroshi. "Hey. What's up?"
Rieko then said, "Nothing much. We're just talking."
"Oh," replied Hiroshi's guardian.
Rieko then looked at Suzume and asked, "Don't you ever worry about Niro?"
Suzume almost looked insulted when she heard this. "Of course I do!"
"Well, aren't you worried that he might not come back?"
Suzume then replied, "It's not that. Somehow I know that he'll come back, but I also know that when he does, he'll be in a worse state than he is now. Niro is tough. I know that, but it seems like each fight tears him up more and more. You see, it's not Niro's physical state that worries me the most. It's his mental and emotional state."
Misao then said, "War maybe a necessary evil, but it's still something that does terrible damage to those who fall victim to it. Each fight takes a toll on Niro's sanity, and that's something he doesn't have a whole lot of left."
Rieko then looked at Suzume and said, "I'm sorry about what I said this morning about you and Niro talking alone. I was just trying to get to you so you might accidentally slip up and admit that you like him."
Suzume blushed. "It's that obvious, huh?"
Rieko sighed and said, "To everyone but Niro. He maybe a better fighter than I am, but I'm still more emotionally developed. But don't worry about it. Just give it some time."
Suzume nodded and simply replied, "Okay."
"Hey, why would they want to kidnap Akira anyway?" Niro shouted to Waruder as they continued driving along.
"Did he not tell you? He was made into the key power source for a giant machine of mass destruction called the Armageddon Lord built by Shadow ten years ago."
"He had to have been only 6 at that time! Who could have done that to him?"
"His father, Professor Gill."
"Professor Gill is Akira's father?!" Niro responded in shock.
"Indeed. He was subjected to his father's experiments since the time he was born. His guardian, Rieko, a different one than the one you know, took him away from Shadow and ran until they met your father. I'm sure you can fill in the rest from there," Waruder explained.
Niro just looked ahead as he thought to himself, "Akira, why wouldn't you tell me something like that?"
After driving a bit more, Waruder stopped, and Niro followed suit. Waruder then said, "Shadow Mummy's hideout is just below us. But before we go in, there's something I must know."
Waruder then looked at Niro and asked, "Why do you choose to stay in your human form as long as you do?"
Niro then replied, "I may be Kikaider 02, but Niro Komyoji is who I want to be."
Waruder nodded in understanding and said, "There will probably be some resistance when we get there. It might be best if you transform into your battle android form now."
Niro nodded and placed his hands on his shoulders. "CHANGE! 02!!"
Niro transformed into Kikaider 02, and the two warriors soon went into the base. When they got past the front door, they were greeted with a bunch of drones in their path. "Looks like you were right about the resistance."
Akira looked at Shadow Mummy as he read some information on the screen. "So that's how it was done. Your organic Gemini reacts to brainwaves, and thus it was able to generate the power used for the Armageddon Lord. Impressive!"
Suddenly, an alarm went off. "What's going on?! Computer, tell me the problem!"
The computer then produced a synthesized voice that stated, "Two intruders have made it into the facility and are currently attacking the security drones."
An image came up on the monitor, and it showed camera footage of Kikaider 02 and Waruder attacking the drones. "Waruder?! What is he doing helping the enemy?! Send out all the drones! Destroy them both!"
More drones were sent out to destroy the two battle androids, but each one kept getting destroyed by either the Electro End or Waruder's sword. However, the increasing numbers began to become too much. "There's too many of them!" 02 shouted.
"We might have to make a strategic retreat," Waruder said to his partner.
"And leave Akira behind? Not if I can help it!"
Akira just looked at the monitor and thought to himself, "If only I weren't strapped to this table with this thing stuck to my head, then this wouldn't be happening!"
An idea then popped into his mind. "Wait. This guy was able to pull up the information from this helmet thing. Since he figured out that the generator operates from brainwaves, then that probably means this thing is connected to my mind! If the computer can operate the drones..."
Akira sighed and thought to himself, "It's a long shot, but I don't have a choice."
Akira closed his eyes and began to concentrate extremely hard. When he opened them again, his eyes gave a white glow as the security drones powered down and fell to the floor. "Wh...What's going on here?!" Shadow Mummy shouted.
02 looked at the deactivated drones, looked at his partner, and said, "Looks like someone's watching out for us."
Waruder then said, "Two. One to destroy us and one to help us."
"Let's get moving," Kikaider 02 said as he ran down the hallway along with Waruder.
"This can't be happening! The system is going completely haywire!"
Akira chuckled a little, and this caught Shadow Mummy's attention. "You! You're doing all of this!"
Some spare security drones came into the room, but Shadow Mummy quickly disposed of them by firing exploding shells from his right hand. "I'll kill you for this, you brat!"
Just then, the door was kicked down, and in came 02 and Waruder. "I find it very dishonorable to take hostages. Release him, or prepare to be destroyed by both of us," Waruder demanded.
"I didn't think you of all people would betray Night. Now die!"
Shadow Mummy charged at Waruder, but 02 intercepted him and punched him, sending him right into a wall. Waruder then drew his sword, and slashed the bandaged android in half right down the middle. "That was way too easy," 02 noted as he was removing the straps on the table.
Akira then disconnected from the system and took the helmet off as Shadow Mummy came back together again. The reconstructing android laughed and said, "You cannot possibly destroy me! My reconstructive powers insure my immortality!"
02 put his arms together as blue electrical energy surrounded them once more. "Reconstruct after this! ELECTRO END!!!"
Kikaider 02 charged at the enemy android and landed two quick slashes before jumping back. The electricity crackled through every part of his body as his pieces slid off from each other and exploded. 02 looked at Akira and Waruder and said, "Well, that was easy."
"Indeed, and it was very strange as well. Shadow Mummy does not usually fight unless he is alongside his master, Shadow Golem," Waruder replied.
02 and Waruder looked at each other, and the silver samurai android said, "It would appear you were correct in your strategic placement."
The young Kikaider replied, "Maybe, but it still means we've got to haul our butts back to the house now."
Jiro was sitting outside as Rieko and Suzume kept talking. "So how long have you known Akira?"
Rieko responded, "I've known him for ten years. We met shortly after the fall of Shadow. We were just little kids then."
"Little kids? So how did you...grow up, for lack of a better word?"
Rieko replied, "Well, I really don't know the answer to that one. Akira thinks it's because of the Gemini. In his theory, the definition of evolution is a change. Not necessarily into something more advanced, but a change to match the environment around. Basically, he thinks that since the Gemini constantly evolves, my body just became more mature like any other human."
"Whoa! I had no idea the Gemini could do that!"
Jiro added in, "There are probably a few more things that the Gemini can do that we never knew it could do."
Suddenly, a white energy wave struck the ground in front of the house. The exploded terrain caught everyone's eye. Misao and Hiroshi came outside and asked, "What's going on?"
Jiro replied, "It looks like an attack. You better stay here."
Jiro quickly put his hands on his shoulders and shouted, "SWITCH ON!!"
His human features flaked off as he transformed into Kikaider. Rieko soon followed suit by transforming into her android form, and the two androids readied themselves for a fight. Once the dust cleared, a strange-looking red and white android with claws, an energy wave blaster on his chest, and the number 100 on his back appeared. "I am Shadow Golem. I have come here to retrieve the power source."
"I don't know what's worse. Having to fight without Niro being here, or knowing that he was right?" Rieko replied.
"Now is not the time for jokes. Let's get busy!" Kikaider replied.
The two battle androids soon engaged the Night warrior in hand-to-hand combat. However, the red and black android quickly batted them away. "Pathetic! I was hoping for more of a challenge!"
Rieko then said, "I've got your challenge right here!"
Reiko then put her fists together and the jewels on her palms gave a brilliant glow. She then aimed them at the attacker and shouted, "RIEKO LASER!!!"
Rieko fired a large energy beam at Shadow Golem, but he fired off his energy weapon at the beam, and the two became locked in a power struggle. Unfortunately for the female android, Shadow Golem's back was starting to gain more and more ground. She kept giving her attack as much energy as she could, but it only continued to slow down the approach of Shadow Golem's attack. "Akira, I'm sorry. I guess I really wasn't strong enough," she thought to herself.
The sound of rockets soon overcame the scene, and Kikaider 02 leaped off his flying motorcycle and kicked Shadow Golem in the head. He then turned to Rieko and said, "I hate to say 'I told you so,' but..."
Rieko replied, "Well, it certainly took you long enough!"
The Rocket Machine landed right beside her, and Akira got out of the sidecar. Rieko was extremely quick to put her arms around him, and Akira repeated the action. "I'm sorry if I made you worry."
Rieko replied, "That's okay. All that matters is that you're here safe."
While Rieko and Akira were enjoying the reunion, Suzume kept more focus on the fight between 02 and Shadow Golem. Both were engaged in fierce hand-to- hand combat. When Shadow Golem broke away from the fight, he soon found himself wrapped in Waruder's chain. "What do you think you are doing, Waruder?!"
"I still keep my allegiance to Night, but I gave my word that no harm would come to Kikaider 02 today. I will honor that vow!"
"Then you will die with him!" Shadow Golem yelled as he fired off an energy wave at Waruder. The samurai android was quick to dodge, but 02 noticed that the wave was soon heading for Suzume. "NO!" he screamed as he blasted towards it and intercepted it with his own body.
"Niro!" she yelled as the blast hit her friend. Once he landed on the ground, she ran to him and tried to help him up. "Are you okay?"
Keeping her back to her, Kikaider 02's circuitry began to take on a golden glow once more. "Suzume, get back. This is going to be big."
The teenage human girl did so as 02 retracted his hands into his arms. He then pointed the arms, now gun barrels, at Shadow Golem. "Waruder, get out of the line of fire!"
Waruder did so as energy collected into the gun barrels. Once he saw Shadow Golem charging up his weapon, Kikaider 02 shouted the name of his ultimate technique. "TWIN BLASTER!!!"
As 02's massive golden blast headed for Shadow Golem, he fired his energy wave again, but it immediately dissipated upon contact with the Twin Blaster attack. The Night android soon found himself screaming in immense pain as his entire body exploded from the energy blast and the remains became dust. Waruder just stared at the site in absolute awe. "So this is the power of the Gemini. Now I see why Master Kuro wants Hiroshi so badly."
Suzume ran to her friend's side as his circuitry turned back to normal. Once Kikaider 02 started holding his stomach in pain, she looked at it and found that there was an opening with damaged circuitry. "Niro, you're hurt!"
02 just said, "I'll...be fine...Just need...to..."
It was then that the damaged 02 fell to the ground. Suzume then screamed out, "AKIRA! RIEKO! SOMEBODY! NIRO'S HURT!"
Akira and Rieko arrived on the scene, soon followed by Jiro and Waruder. Akira looked at 02 and said, "He's only gone into system shutdown, but we've got to get this wound repaired."
"System shutdown?! Isn't that supposed to be a bad thing?!" Suzume asked frantically.
Rieko then said, "Not really. For an android, a system shutdown is like being unconscious or passing out. But if Akira says that we need to get this fixed, then we've got to get this fixed!"
Waruder picked him up and placed him over his shoulder. "I'm sorry I could not live up to my word, but I will help in any way I can."
Akira then said, "My lab is in the basement. Take him down there. Rieko, get the tools ready."
Both of them nodded and headed off. Jiro then asked, "Is there anything I can do to help?"
Akira sighed and said, "Not really. I'll be doing all the surgical stuff, so the only thing you can do is just wait it out."
Suzume just looked in the direction that Kikaider 02 was carried off to. "Niro, please be okay."
A/N: Hey! Once again, thanks for sending in all the reviews! I'd also like to thank Tenniyo once again for mentioning my fic. Speaking of which, if you're looking for Ichiro and Rei to come back...sorry, but it's not going to happen. However, in Tenniyo's story, Reparations, Ichiro and Rei do show up again in a whole new plot situation. Also, one of the other cool things about this story is that a lot of the one-episode characters, like Toru and Miyuki, make cameo appearances as well as some of the original live action show characters that were used in this story as well. Interested? Read it!
Disclaimer: Yeah. I don't own any of these people except for the original people.
Niro whistled for his Rocket Machine, and it took off right for him. Waruder then walked up to him and said, "You won't know where to find him if you don't know where to look. I know where he is."
Niro looked at the samurai android curiously. "Are you saying that...you're going to help me?!"
"Just for today, yes. I find it dishonorable to use hostages. In order to destroy the dishonor within the organization I have aligned myself to, I ask you to help me as well."
---The Enemy of the Enemy---
"Niro! You can't seriously believe this guy, can you?!" Rieko shouted in protest.
"We don't have a choice. Besides, I trust him."
"You trust him?! He's with them, and he tried to kill you last time! How can you possibly trust him?!"
Niro just whistled for the Rocket Machine and boarded it. "Just trust me on this."
Waruder then said, "I promise that no harm will come to 02. You have my word as a samurai."
"From one of the people that just took Akira?! I say you can take your word and shove it up your..."
"Hey!" Niro interrupted Rieko. "This isn't getting us anywhere; much less help us get Akira back! I'm going with Waruder to find and bring back Akira, and that's that."
Rieko just growled in disapproval, but she responded, "Fine, but I'm coming too."
Niro just shook his head. Tears formed around Rieko's eyes as she asked, "Why not? You don't understand! Akira means everything to me! I have to..."
"Stay here so we don't leave Hiroshi unguarded," Niro interrupted.
"But..." Rieko tried to respond, but she couldn't say anything.
Niro then said, "If another android shows up to capture Hiroshi, then that will only leave Dad to protect him and Misao and Suzume to get him away from here. We can't be careless."
"Then I'll go with Waruder and you can stay here to protect Hiroshi with the others!"
Niro shook his head and said, "My fighting abilities are more developed than yours. I would be able to get us in and out with Akira faster, and should there be an attack here, I would be able to get back faster than you."
Jiro then said, "It's a good plan, Niro."
"Thanks Dad," he responded.
Rieko didn't say anything, but they could tell she was still upset. Suzume walked to Niro and said, "You better come back, Niro. If I get stood up because you're dead, then I'll never forgive you."
Niro smiled, nodded, and said, "Don't worry. I will."
Waruder then had his red all-terrain motorcycle, the Waruder Machine, come to him, and he boarded it. "Are you ready, 02?"
"Lead the way, Waruder," Niro replied.
Waruder nodded and the two drove off together. Rieko watched them drive off and silently said, "Please bring him back."
Akira looked around his surroundings and found himself strapped to an observation table. "Where am I?"
Shadow Mummy looked down at him and said, "You are in my tomb."
"Why did you take me?" Akira asked.
"I kidnapped you so that I could learn how your systems work and find the flaw in the prototype power unit."
"You mean Hiroshi? Forget it! I'm human! It's not the same for us! And even if it was, I wouldn't tell you anything!"
Shadow Mummy just looked at him and said, "You don't have to say anything. I will find what I'm looking for, son of Professor Gill."
Akira just looked up at the ceiling as Shadow Mummy put a strange helmet on his head and thought to himself, "I've got to find a way out of here! Think, Akira!"
Rieko sat in the living room playing her violin. She kept playing it until she heard clapping. Rieko turned around to see Suzume applauding the disguised female android. "That sounds really good!"
"Thanks. I play it sometimes when I have some things on my mind."
"...Still thinking about Niro's decision, I take it."
Rieko placed the violin down and groaned. "It's not fair! What makes him think that he can just tell me what to do?! He just doesn't understand how I feel!"
Suzume then replied, "Why is this bothering you so much?"
"Because I love Akira!" Rieko replied loudly.
Suzume was a bit taken back by this. "Oh! I'm sorry. I had no idea."
Rieko then looked down at the ground and said, "No. It's okay. I just feel like...like I should have done something."
"I think what it is is that you're worried about Akira. Don't worry. Niro will bring him back."
Misao walked in with Hiroshi. "Hey. What's up?"
Rieko then said, "Nothing much. We're just talking."
"Oh," replied Hiroshi's guardian.
Rieko then looked at Suzume and asked, "Don't you ever worry about Niro?"
Suzume almost looked insulted when she heard this. "Of course I do!"
"Well, aren't you worried that he might not come back?"
Suzume then replied, "It's not that. Somehow I know that he'll come back, but I also know that when he does, he'll be in a worse state than he is now. Niro is tough. I know that, but it seems like each fight tears him up more and more. You see, it's not Niro's physical state that worries me the most. It's his mental and emotional state."
Misao then said, "War maybe a necessary evil, but it's still something that does terrible damage to those who fall victim to it. Each fight takes a toll on Niro's sanity, and that's something he doesn't have a whole lot of left."
Rieko then looked at Suzume and said, "I'm sorry about what I said this morning about you and Niro talking alone. I was just trying to get to you so you might accidentally slip up and admit that you like him."
Suzume blushed. "It's that obvious, huh?"
Rieko sighed and said, "To everyone but Niro. He maybe a better fighter than I am, but I'm still more emotionally developed. But don't worry about it. Just give it some time."
Suzume nodded and simply replied, "Okay."
"Hey, why would they want to kidnap Akira anyway?" Niro shouted to Waruder as they continued driving along.
"Did he not tell you? He was made into the key power source for a giant machine of mass destruction called the Armageddon Lord built by Shadow ten years ago."
"He had to have been only 6 at that time! Who could have done that to him?"
"His father, Professor Gill."
"Professor Gill is Akira's father?!" Niro responded in shock.
"Indeed. He was subjected to his father's experiments since the time he was born. His guardian, Rieko, a different one than the one you know, took him away from Shadow and ran until they met your father. I'm sure you can fill in the rest from there," Waruder explained.
Niro just looked ahead as he thought to himself, "Akira, why wouldn't you tell me something like that?"
After driving a bit more, Waruder stopped, and Niro followed suit. Waruder then said, "Shadow Mummy's hideout is just below us. But before we go in, there's something I must know."
Waruder then looked at Niro and asked, "Why do you choose to stay in your human form as long as you do?"
Niro then replied, "I may be Kikaider 02, but Niro Komyoji is who I want to be."
Waruder nodded in understanding and said, "There will probably be some resistance when we get there. It might be best if you transform into your battle android form now."
Niro nodded and placed his hands on his shoulders. "CHANGE! 02!!"
Niro transformed into Kikaider 02, and the two warriors soon went into the base. When they got past the front door, they were greeted with a bunch of drones in their path. "Looks like you were right about the resistance."
Akira looked at Shadow Mummy as he read some information on the screen. "So that's how it was done. Your organic Gemini reacts to brainwaves, and thus it was able to generate the power used for the Armageddon Lord. Impressive!"
Suddenly, an alarm went off. "What's going on?! Computer, tell me the problem!"
The computer then produced a synthesized voice that stated, "Two intruders have made it into the facility and are currently attacking the security drones."
An image came up on the monitor, and it showed camera footage of Kikaider 02 and Waruder attacking the drones. "Waruder?! What is he doing helping the enemy?! Send out all the drones! Destroy them both!"
More drones were sent out to destroy the two battle androids, but each one kept getting destroyed by either the Electro End or Waruder's sword. However, the increasing numbers began to become too much. "There's too many of them!" 02 shouted.
"We might have to make a strategic retreat," Waruder said to his partner.
"And leave Akira behind? Not if I can help it!"
Akira just looked at the monitor and thought to himself, "If only I weren't strapped to this table with this thing stuck to my head, then this wouldn't be happening!"
An idea then popped into his mind. "Wait. This guy was able to pull up the information from this helmet thing. Since he figured out that the generator operates from brainwaves, then that probably means this thing is connected to my mind! If the computer can operate the drones..."
Akira sighed and thought to himself, "It's a long shot, but I don't have a choice."
Akira closed his eyes and began to concentrate extremely hard. When he opened them again, his eyes gave a white glow as the security drones powered down and fell to the floor. "Wh...What's going on here?!" Shadow Mummy shouted.
02 looked at the deactivated drones, looked at his partner, and said, "Looks like someone's watching out for us."
Waruder then said, "Two. One to destroy us and one to help us."
"Let's get moving," Kikaider 02 said as he ran down the hallway along with Waruder.
"This can't be happening! The system is going completely haywire!"
Akira chuckled a little, and this caught Shadow Mummy's attention. "You! You're doing all of this!"
Some spare security drones came into the room, but Shadow Mummy quickly disposed of them by firing exploding shells from his right hand. "I'll kill you for this, you brat!"
Just then, the door was kicked down, and in came 02 and Waruder. "I find it very dishonorable to take hostages. Release him, or prepare to be destroyed by both of us," Waruder demanded.
"I didn't think you of all people would betray Night. Now die!"
Shadow Mummy charged at Waruder, but 02 intercepted him and punched him, sending him right into a wall. Waruder then drew his sword, and slashed the bandaged android in half right down the middle. "That was way too easy," 02 noted as he was removing the straps on the table.
Akira then disconnected from the system and took the helmet off as Shadow Mummy came back together again. The reconstructing android laughed and said, "You cannot possibly destroy me! My reconstructive powers insure my immortality!"
02 put his arms together as blue electrical energy surrounded them once more. "Reconstruct after this! ELECTRO END!!!"
Kikaider 02 charged at the enemy android and landed two quick slashes before jumping back. The electricity crackled through every part of his body as his pieces slid off from each other and exploded. 02 looked at Akira and Waruder and said, "Well, that was easy."
"Indeed, and it was very strange as well. Shadow Mummy does not usually fight unless he is alongside his master, Shadow Golem," Waruder replied.
02 and Waruder looked at each other, and the silver samurai android said, "It would appear you were correct in your strategic placement."
The young Kikaider replied, "Maybe, but it still means we've got to haul our butts back to the house now."
Jiro was sitting outside as Rieko and Suzume kept talking. "So how long have you known Akira?"
Rieko responded, "I've known him for ten years. We met shortly after the fall of Shadow. We were just little kids then."
"Little kids? So how did you...grow up, for lack of a better word?"
Rieko replied, "Well, I really don't know the answer to that one. Akira thinks it's because of the Gemini. In his theory, the definition of evolution is a change. Not necessarily into something more advanced, but a change to match the environment around. Basically, he thinks that since the Gemini constantly evolves, my body just became more mature like any other human."
"Whoa! I had no idea the Gemini could do that!"
Jiro added in, "There are probably a few more things that the Gemini can do that we never knew it could do."
Suddenly, a white energy wave struck the ground in front of the house. The exploded terrain caught everyone's eye. Misao and Hiroshi came outside and asked, "What's going on?"
Jiro replied, "It looks like an attack. You better stay here."
Jiro quickly put his hands on his shoulders and shouted, "SWITCH ON!!"
His human features flaked off as he transformed into Kikaider. Rieko soon followed suit by transforming into her android form, and the two androids readied themselves for a fight. Once the dust cleared, a strange-looking red and white android with claws, an energy wave blaster on his chest, and the number 100 on his back appeared. "I am Shadow Golem. I have come here to retrieve the power source."
"I don't know what's worse. Having to fight without Niro being here, or knowing that he was right?" Rieko replied.
"Now is not the time for jokes. Let's get busy!" Kikaider replied.
The two battle androids soon engaged the Night warrior in hand-to-hand combat. However, the red and black android quickly batted them away. "Pathetic! I was hoping for more of a challenge!"
Rieko then said, "I've got your challenge right here!"
Reiko then put her fists together and the jewels on her palms gave a brilliant glow. She then aimed them at the attacker and shouted, "RIEKO LASER!!!"
Rieko fired a large energy beam at Shadow Golem, but he fired off his energy weapon at the beam, and the two became locked in a power struggle. Unfortunately for the female android, Shadow Golem's back was starting to gain more and more ground. She kept giving her attack as much energy as she could, but it only continued to slow down the approach of Shadow Golem's attack. "Akira, I'm sorry. I guess I really wasn't strong enough," she thought to herself.
The sound of rockets soon overcame the scene, and Kikaider 02 leaped off his flying motorcycle and kicked Shadow Golem in the head. He then turned to Rieko and said, "I hate to say 'I told you so,' but..."
Rieko replied, "Well, it certainly took you long enough!"
The Rocket Machine landed right beside her, and Akira got out of the sidecar. Rieko was extremely quick to put her arms around him, and Akira repeated the action. "I'm sorry if I made you worry."
Rieko replied, "That's okay. All that matters is that you're here safe."
While Rieko and Akira were enjoying the reunion, Suzume kept more focus on the fight between 02 and Shadow Golem. Both were engaged in fierce hand-to- hand combat. When Shadow Golem broke away from the fight, he soon found himself wrapped in Waruder's chain. "What do you think you are doing, Waruder?!"
"I still keep my allegiance to Night, but I gave my word that no harm would come to Kikaider 02 today. I will honor that vow!"
"Then you will die with him!" Shadow Golem yelled as he fired off an energy wave at Waruder. The samurai android was quick to dodge, but 02 noticed that the wave was soon heading for Suzume. "NO!" he screamed as he blasted towards it and intercepted it with his own body.
"Niro!" she yelled as the blast hit her friend. Once he landed on the ground, she ran to him and tried to help him up. "Are you okay?"
Keeping her back to her, Kikaider 02's circuitry began to take on a golden glow once more. "Suzume, get back. This is going to be big."
The teenage human girl did so as 02 retracted his hands into his arms. He then pointed the arms, now gun barrels, at Shadow Golem. "Waruder, get out of the line of fire!"
Waruder did so as energy collected into the gun barrels. Once he saw Shadow Golem charging up his weapon, Kikaider 02 shouted the name of his ultimate technique. "TWIN BLASTER!!!"
As 02's massive golden blast headed for Shadow Golem, he fired his energy wave again, but it immediately dissipated upon contact with the Twin Blaster attack. The Night android soon found himself screaming in immense pain as his entire body exploded from the energy blast and the remains became dust. Waruder just stared at the site in absolute awe. "So this is the power of the Gemini. Now I see why Master Kuro wants Hiroshi so badly."
Suzume ran to her friend's side as his circuitry turned back to normal. Once Kikaider 02 started holding his stomach in pain, she looked at it and found that there was an opening with damaged circuitry. "Niro, you're hurt!"
02 just said, "I'll...be fine...Just need...to..."
It was then that the damaged 02 fell to the ground. Suzume then screamed out, "AKIRA! RIEKO! SOMEBODY! NIRO'S HURT!"
Akira and Rieko arrived on the scene, soon followed by Jiro and Waruder. Akira looked at 02 and said, "He's only gone into system shutdown, but we've got to get this wound repaired."
"System shutdown?! Isn't that supposed to be a bad thing?!" Suzume asked frantically.
Rieko then said, "Not really. For an android, a system shutdown is like being unconscious or passing out. But if Akira says that we need to get this fixed, then we've got to get this fixed!"
Waruder picked him up and placed him over his shoulder. "I'm sorry I could not live up to my word, but I will help in any way I can."
Akira then said, "My lab is in the basement. Take him down there. Rieko, get the tools ready."
Both of them nodded and headed off. Jiro then asked, "Is there anything I can do to help?"
Akira sighed and said, "Not really. I'll be doing all the surgical stuff, so the only thing you can do is just wait it out."
Suzume just looked in the direction that Kikaider 02 was carried off to. "Niro, please be okay."
A/N: Hey! Once again, thanks for sending in all the reviews! I'd also like to thank Tenniyo once again for mentioning my fic. Speaking of which, if you're looking for Ichiro and Rei to come back...sorry, but it's not going to happen. However, in Tenniyo's story, Reparations, Ichiro and Rei do show up again in a whole new plot situation. Also, one of the other cool things about this story is that a lot of the one-episode characters, like Toru and Miyuki, make cameo appearances as well as some of the original live action show characters that were used in this story as well. Interested? Read it!