Super Hero Time Anniversary Face-Off Series

Ikazuchi's Gouraijer vs. ZECT's Kabuto and Gattack

The hum of four motorcycles overtook the abandoned valley where the meeting was to take place. Aboard the first set of bikes were two men. One had short, black hair and the other long, brown hair. They both dressed in black leather outfits accented with crimson and navy, respectively, and rode gold-and-black bikes bearing lightning-bolt shaped designs and their appropriate colors. Ikkou and Isshu Kasumi had been working as construction workers at a nearby site when they recieved word of the challenge. It was the way of a ninja to accept a challenge, especially one as tempting as this.

The other set of bikes were being driven by the mysterious Souji Tendou, looking as calm as usual, and Arata Kagami, who had just come from dealing with a particularly vicious worm. The duo of Kabuto and Kuwagata has existed for centuries, and the chance for the two brothers of Ikazuchi and the agents of ZECT to see who was better was something neither could pass up. Tendou climbed off his Kabuto Extender and Kagami from his Gattack Extender. Ikkou and Isshu dismounted from their Bari Thunders and stood opposite their rivals. You could feel the sparks between them.

"No words," said Ikkou.

"Just battle," replied Tendou.

"When does the fight begin?" asked Isshu.

"Now!" yelled Kagami.

Ikkou and Isshu reached for the Gourai Changers around their wrists, pressing on the button at the bottom. "Jinrai! Shinobi Change!" Sparks flew around them as they transformed into streamlined spandex outfits. Both outfits had black pants, mail arms, and chests and helmets in their appropriate colors. Golden knee pads, shoulder pads, symbols on their chests, and helmets finished off the design. A large red-and-black staff was strapped across their backs. At the same time, a fist-sized biomechanical red rhinoceros beetle and a blue stag beetle flew into the hands of Tendou and Kagami. The ZECT agents strapped the Zecters to their belts and yelled "Henshin!" as a mechanical voice repeated the same. Green cell designs spread over their bodies and suited them in heavy armor.

Ikkou and Isshu had their backs to the two from ZECT.

"Crimson lightning!" Ikkou turned around, "Horn Ninja, KabutoRaijer!"

"Azure thunderclap!" Isshu faced them now, "Fang Ninja, KuwagaRaijer!"

"Facing the shadows! Cutting the shadows!"

"Facing the light! Cutting the light!"

The two struck a final pose. "Lighting-speed Gouraijer, kenzan!"

Tendou and Kagami also introduced themselves. "Kamen Rider...Kabuto!"

"Kamen Rider...Gattack!"

"Brother, I'll handle Gattack," said KuwagaRaijer.

"It's only fitting," replied KabutoRaijer.

"Kabuto Kunai-Gun!" exclaimed Kabuto.

"Gattack Double Calibur!" replied Gattack.

"Ikazuchi Maru!" answered the brothers in turn.

Kabuto fired a volley of energy shots from his Kunai-Gun, but KabutoRaijer held up his Ikazuchi Maru in Ring Mode, creating an energy shield that blocked the attacks. The crimson Gouraijer ran ahead with his Ikazuchi Maru and swung it in the Rider's direction, but Rider Kabuto flipped the Kunai-Gun into Axe Mode and blocked the staff. Far away, Gattack was blasting KuwagaRaijer with heavy laser fire from his shoulders. "Kiba Inazuma!" yelled KuwagaRaijer as blue lightning sparked from the golden horns on his helmet. Gattack was hardly affected. KuwagaRaijer switched his Ikazuchi Maru to Cross Mode and sent it spinning for Gattack, but Gattack dispelled it with ease.

"Brother," KuwagaRaijer said, "We need our stronger weapons."

"Right," KabutoRaijer replied, "Horn Breaker!" A crimson gun shaped like the horn of a rhinoceros beetle was summoned into Ikkou's hands.

"Stag Breaker!" A weapon similar to the Gattack Double Calibur came into Isshu's grip. KuwagaRaijer clipped the Stag Breaker onto his Ikazuchi Maru and went into battle.

Kabuto pulled the horn of his Zecter to the right, and Gattack placed his finger between the horns of his and rotated them outward. The Zecter's mechanical voice came back.

"CAST OFF!"

"CHANGE BEETLE!" "CHANGE STAG BEETLE!"

If the Gouraijers hadn't rolled at the moment they did, they would've been hit by armor flying in every attack. Kabuto and Gattack's horns moved upwards onto their helmet as their bulky chest armor flew off. They had switched into their sleeker, faster Rider Form. Both activated the sliders on their belt as the Zecters sounded "CLOCK UP!" Kabuto's Kunai met KabutoRaijer's chest, sending the Horn Breaker into the air. Kabuto caught the Horn Breaker and blasted his Ranger counterpart with a few blasts from his own weapon. Gattack pried the Stag Breaker off the Ikazuchi Maru at rapid speed and performed a "RIDER CUTTING!" on KuwagaRaijer with both sets of weapons. "CLOCK OVER!" yelled the Zecters.

"Illusion Horns!" grunted a downed KabutoRaijer. As far as the Riders were concerned, he had vanished. Then a giant crimson boot came down from the sky and stomped on them. KabutoRaijer had grown to giant size...or had he? When next they looked over, he was standing in front of them, normal-sized, with his weapon reclaimed. Kabuto and Gattack climbed on their Extender bikes and prepared to run over the Gouraijers, who were standing still. Was it a trap? They charged their bikes ahead at rapid speed, only to look behind them and see two empty spandex suits lying on the ground.

"Double Combination, Double Gadget!" the Gouraijers were behind them with the Horn Breaker and Stag Breaker combined into one. "Thunder!" KabutoRaijer pressed down on the trigger and sent a small yellow ball of lightning energy in the direction of the Riders. Kabuto and Gattack Clocked Up yet again. Kabuto's Zecter spoke the words "RIDER KICK!" as Kabuto delivered a roundhouse kick to the energy ball. Gattack did much the same with his Zecter and jumped into the air. The thunderball flew back towards the Gouraijers and exploded around them. KabutoRaijer and KuwagataRaijer's visors were cracked, revealing angry eyes beneath. They jumped into the air, becoming little more than a streak in their color. Kabuto and Gattack turned around to see the Gouraijers riding towards them on their Bari Thunders, the components of the Double Gadget in their hands.

"Kabuto Extender!"

"Gattack Extender!"

Kabuto jumped onto his bike and Gattack onto his. They rode towards the Gouraijers. Their bikes were bulkier, but had better defense, and could withstand the barrage of shots from the Horn Breaker and the slash of the Stag Breaker. As the two Riders rode forth, a switch was flipped on each of the bikes. To the Gouraijer's surprise, the bikes Cast Off, just like their Riders. Kabuto's front half (even the wheels) split in two as a large silver horn protruded forth. Gattack's entire thing split in half into a hoverboard-like machine, the mandibles of his stag beetle design sticking out. "RIDER KICK!" Kabuto and Gattack performed the traditional Rider finish from atop their bikes, sending KabutoRaijer and KuwagataRaijer spinning out of control. The Brothers Kasumi landed on the ground and powered down. Kabuto and Gattack returned to their human forms of Tendou and Kagami. The four fighters met again in the center of the battlefield.

"You wouldn't stand a chance againt Gouraijin," Ikkou stated.

"Not even Kabuterios and Kuwaga Titan could save you from its power," Isshu bragged.

"The Rider System needs no mecha," Kagami explained, "raw human power is more than enough."

"Grandmother says this," Tendou pointed towards the sky, "the bigger they are, the harder they fall."

"Well, it was a good fight," Ikkou said in a friendly manner, "the Ikazuchi School humbly admits its defeat."

"We could learn from you," Isshu shook hands with Kagami.

"ZECT has Worms to deal with," Kagami seethed, "but someday, perhaps."

"Let it go, Kagami, we are the victors," Tendou said to his partner.

The four climbed on their motorcycles and rode off into the setting sun. The full force of speed and the lightning from the dark had faced off, and what a fight it had been.

END