Power Rangers Super Samurai vs Ronin Warriors

by Destonus

Keep in mind that the "vs" in the title doesn't necessarily mean they'll fight each other. It's meant more in the vein of sentai teamups where the team before the versus is the "home" team and the one after it is the "visiting" team. Five years after the defeat of Xandred, a mysterious letter shows up on Jayden's doorstep, the Samurai are thrust into someone else's conflict!

20. The Doctor is a Kamen Rider!

Power Rangers Super Samurai vs. Ronin Warriors

Chapter 20: The Doctor is a Kamen Rider?!

"Hurry Ryuusei-kun!" Tomoko shouted over the roar of the Machine Meteorstar's engine.

"I'm going as fast as I can, Tomoko-chan! Why are we in such a rush? I thought the actual tournament doesn't start for another two days?" Ryuusei answered.

"There's someone I want to try and meet before the tournament starts!" She shouted back.

"Who?"

"There's the venue! Pull over!" Tomoko shouted.

Ryuusei pulled into the parking lot and parked the bike and turned to the rear to help Tomoko with her helmet.

"Okay, Tomoko-chan. Who's so important that you pleaded for me to take you to this Panorama City Video Game Convention and Tournament? Since when did you take an interest in video games? I know JK is going to try his hand at this thing, but what about you?"

"I think a Kamen Rider is participating in the tournament," Tomoko explained. "There are rumors on the Net about a Kamen Rider who fights with video games."

"And you think where there's a video game convention plus a tournament, that this guy will be drawn to it?"

She nodded.

"Well, let's go see if we can find him if he's here at all."

The two headed around to the entrance of the building, only to find people running away, as Tomoko grabbed him tightly.

"Enter." Ryuusei declared.

"Ça Va, Monsieur Météore."

"Tomoko, get to safety and call Gentaro," Ryuusei said, bringing out his Driver.

Meteor, Ready? (funky disco music)

Enter responded by calling out a large group of Buglars.

"Get him." He said before teleporting.

"Henshin!"

The beam came down from M-BUS, changing him into Meteor.

(Cue Shooting Star)

Ryuusei charged into the fray, "Hwatcha!" s ringing out as he proceeded to dispatch the assembled foot soldiers one by one.

"He's on the way!" Tomoko had reported before she fell to the ground in pain. In the chaos, Enter had teleported behind Tomoko and downloaded something into her that caused her to flash into pixelation.

"What did you do to her?!" Ryuusei demanded.

"Non non non! You'll find out on your own, soon enough." Enter replied before teleporting away himself.

Meteor Storm! Meteor On, Ready? (Hard rock music)

"Kamen Rider Meteor Storm! My fate will deliver a storm!"

A much angrier and powered up Ryuusei went into action, but his anger at what Enter did was clouding his situational awareness, leaving him open for the occasional, and then regular counterattacks from the Buglars, turning the tables. Tomoko could only watch helplessly as the Buglars took the initiative and went on the offensive, taking turns pounding Ryuusei as he struggled to fight back.

"Where are you Gentaro…?" Ryuusei thought to himself.

Inside the convention hall, people had stopped looking at the various booths and turned their attention to what was going on out front.

"MAKE A HOLE!" a young man in gaming attire shouted from behind the crowd as he pushed his way through, tripping over himself.

"OW!" He exclaimed before getting to his feet and continuing to push forward.

Finally, the tables had completely turned. Ryuusei was in serious trouble unless Gentaro or someone, anyone, came to his rescue. One of the Buglars struck Ryuusei hard enough to knock him out of henshin as he fell to the ground bruised.

"RYUUSEI-KUN!" Tomoko shouted, as the pixelation became extremely severe and she turned into a giant orange mech made of what looked like strands of DNA.

"TOMOKO!" Ryuusei exclaimed.

Every ounce of hope Ryuusei had left his body at that moment. The situation was hopeless unless…

Mighty Action X!

"Was that a Driver?" Ryuusei thought to himself.

A pixilated pink wave passed over the area, as chocolate blocks appeared all over the place. Ryuusei turned to find a slightly older young man wearing a green and pink Driver and holding what looked like a video game cartridge in his hand. He smirked with confidence.

"Henshin!"

He swept the cartridge across his body, switching it to his other hand, before driving it downward into his Driver.

Gashatto! Let's Game! Metcha Game! Mutcha Game! What's your name?! I'm a Kamen Rider!

What looked like a character select ring appeared around him, as he touched a pink-haired character, and turned into a super-deformed Kamen Rider!

"Hey, you, can you stand?"

"I think so…who are you?"

"Who am I? I'm Ex-Aid! Um… who are you, by the way?"

"Ryuusei Sakuta…Kamen Rider Meteor."

"Can you take care of the other guys?"

"Dunno…I'm pretty beat up."

"Hang on a sec!"

Gashacon Breaker!

Ex-Aid began randomly smashing the chocolate blocks, as coins with pictures on them that looked like they could be power-up items were revealed.

"Yossha! Recovery Item Get! Hurry up and transform!"

Ryuusei turned back into Meteor, and Ex-Aid knocked the item into him, restoring him good as new!

"Time for some payback," Ryuusei said as he charged into the fray.

"All Right! I'll beat this guy with no continues!" Ex-Aid replied as he leaped at the large DNA mech, whacking it with his hammer, as declarations of "Good!" And "Great!" Appeared in the air as he connected.

"Take That! And That!" Ex-Aid declared as he continued to whack away at the monster.

A rejuvenated Ryuusei whacked away at the Buglars, but there were still too many. Then two words echoed out:

"UCHUU…KITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! RIDER ROCKET DRILL KICK!"

Fourze slammed into a bunch of the Buglars, destroying them as his drill leg came to a stop.

"Gentaro! What took you so long?!"

"Sorry, I got stuck in traffic!" Gentaro replied, rubbing the side of his head sheepishly.

"Why didn't you just use Rocket States and fly here?" Ryuusei asked.

"Um…didn't think of that! Who's that?" Gentaro asked.

"He said his name's Ex-Aid."

"Where's Tomoko? I thought she was with you?"

"She's in that thing…" Meteor said pointing to the thing Ex-Aid was fighting.

"GIVE TOMOKO BACK!" Ex-Aid demanded, hitting it one last time, which separated Tomoko from the monster, as Ex-Aid went in to catch her.

"Kamen Rider…" Tomoko replied.

"Rest now. I'll get your smile back!"

"Now that's something more familiar to us," Ryuusei said, pointing to the kaijin who had now appeared. He had a Gatling gun for one arm; missile launchers on both shoulders, the other arm had a cannon, and two smaller helper arms underneath his main ones.

"That's a Bugster. I don't know what it's doing here, but we've got to destroy it. Otherwise, it'll erase Tomoko-chan!" Ex-Aid explained.

"Let us help too! She's our bud!" Gentaro insisted.

"But that form looks really bulky…I don't think you can keep up with us." Ryuusei observed.

"Don't worry, this is only Level 1!" Ex-Aid replied. "Dai Henshin!"

Ex-Aid grabbed the pink handle on his Driver and pulled it over, locking it into place as a pink projection appeared in front of him.

Gachan! Level Up! Mighty Jump! Mighty Kick! Mighty, Mighty Action X!

Ex-Aid passed through it, as his arms retracted and slimmer arms and a thinner body emerged, this one was mostly pink in color and looked more like a traditional Kamen Rider than his previous form.

Suddenly, the Bugster released his own pixilated wave, causing hulks of destroyed vehicles and scrap metal to populate the area. He then aimed his cannon at some of it, and it began to disintegrate as it was affected by the beam.

"What's he doing?" Ryuusei wondered.

"He's not attacking us?" Gentaro asked. "What a weird kajin."

"I've collected enough!" The Bugster declared.

A holographic display was projected from his head, as his helper arms touched an icon, which then collapsed into his cannon, as a beam came out and something started to take shape until what looked like a barracks had appeared on the battlefield. After a few moments, orange squid-headed grunts in fatigues carrying assault rifles began to emerge from it.

"Oh! I get it now! That's a barracks! He's an RTS Bugster!"

"Hey, Ex-Aid! Could you run that by us again?" Gentaro asked.

"Real Time Strategy. A game type where you construct buildings to produce an army to attack your opponents. I think he gathers scrap and the remains of vehicles, which he then uses to create buildings that spawn foot soldiers, maybe even vehicles or defensive weapons!"

"Uissu! Let's try to destroy that debris then stop him from making anything else!"

LAUNCHER ON

RADAR ON

Gatling!

GATLING ON!

Fire!

FIRE ON! (Dramatic music)

Gentaro locked onto a tank hulk with his Radar switch, and then opened fire with his weapons, trying to eliminate as much of the debris as possible to prevent the Bugster from creating any more stuff.

"Just enough left!" It said, as it opened its menu again and pressed another icon, and used his beam to produce a laser turret that opened fire on the Riders.

"It's going to be tough getting near him now…" Ryuusei said.

"I'll draw its fire! Mr. Spaceman, could you hit it with a finisher?" Ex-Aid asked.

"I'm Fourze! Not Mr. Spaceman! But I've got this!"

Ex-Aid leaped around, getting the turret to focus his attention on him instead of Gentaro and Ryuusei, as Gentaro moved the lever on his Driver after locking on.

Gatling! Launcher! Limit Break!

"RIDER BULLET MISSILE STORM!" Gentaro shouted as bullets and missiles slammed into the turret and destroyed it, before breaking out Claw, Hammer, and Chainsaw to help Ex-Aid with the other foot soldiers.

"Gentaro, could you loan me the Fire Switch?"

"Here you go!" Gentaro answered, tossing it to him.

Ryuusei inserted the Switch into his Meteor Galaxy and switched it on.

Limit Break, OK!

Ryuusei launched into a fire-enhanced version of his Starlight Shower, the final punch smashing the barracks to smithereens.

Ex-Aid took his Gashat out of his Driver, and blew on it, before driving it into a slot on the side of his belt.

Gashatto! Kimewaza! Mighty Critical Strike!

Ex-Aid launched into a series of kicks, which destroyed the foot soldiers.

Kaishin no Ippatsu!

"Your turn, Bugster!" Ex-Aid declared, taking the Gashat out of his Kimewaza Slot Holder and getting ready to insert it in his Gashacon Breaker.

"Time for a tactical retreat!" the Bugster said before vanishing. The Riders powered down, as the young man in gaming clothes headed over to Tomoko, pulled a strange stethoscope out of his pocket and using it to scan Tomoko.

"Game Syndrome…just as I thought. But how did she get it here in America?"

"Wait a second, are you a doctor?" Ryuusei asked.

"No…I'm still just an intern. I'm Emu Houjou. I work in CR at Seito University Hospital."

(Author's Note: An intern in the medical field has completed medical school but has not become a fully licensed doctor able to practice medicine on their own, so they work under the supervision of a licensed physician, as Emu does later in the series as a surgical intern under Hiiro.

UPDATE: In Japan, medical school is a six-year undergraduate program, the last two years of which are spent in clinical training at the university's hospital, after which you take a test and are awarded your M.D. So in actuality, Emu is an intern because he hasn't completed medical school.)

Ryuusei noticed that when Emu referred to himself, he used "boku" instead of the "ore" he was using while he was Ex-Aid.

"CR?" Ryuusei asked.

"Computer Rescue Center. We treat people who have been affected by Game Syndrome…" Emu started to explain before Gentaro interrupted.

"Hi! I'm Gentaro Kisaragi, the man who will befriend all Riders! Put 're there!"

A bewildered Emu was put through the motions of Gentaro's trademark Friendship Handshake.

"This is your friend?" Emu asked. The two other Riders nodded.

"Game Syndrome affects people differently, but the virus gets stronger when the person afflicted gets stressed. Tell me, what stresses her out?"

Both Riders shook their heads.

"That's okay. One of you should take Tomoko-chan to a local hospital where they can keep an eye on her. I'll be over as soon as I can to check up on her."

"Come on, Tomoko-chan," Ryuusei said, helping her to his Rider Machine and then helping her on.

"Thank you…Kamen Rider-sensei…" she replied before passing out.

"Tomoko!"

Ryuusei wasted no time getting a move on with Gentaro close behind after giving Emu the number to the Magphone.

Back at CR…

The phone in the lounge began to ring, as a pink haired girl leaped out of a game cabinet and then accidentally turned on speakerphone.

"Emu? How's the convention?" She asked.

"The convention's fine, but someone here in the city has come down with Game Syndrome! I managed to free the patient from the Bugster, but it got away before I could destroy it."

"EHH! IT'S STILL ON THE LOOSE? IF IT'S NOT DEFEATED SOON, IT'LL BE A PIPAPOPOPANIC! MOUUUUUUUU…"

Emu had to hold his phone away from his ear as she went into a full meltdown.

"Poppy, calm down. Please pull yourself together, okay? There are some other Kamen Riders here. I think with their help; I can defeat the Bugster and regain this girl Tomoko-chan's smile. Listen, this is crucial. Don't tell the Director or Hiiro-san about this; I don't think they'd be very pleased with me if they found out. Gotta go, Okay?"

Just before hanging up, Poppy exclaimed, "Okay! I won't tell the Director or Hiiro-san!"

"Tell Hiiro or me what?" A voice asked.

"That there's a Bugster loose where Emu's on vacation…" she answered, then turning nervously to find an older doctor with a handsome younger one. "DIRECTOR?! When did you get here?"

The Director got a look of comic surprise on his face, then exclaimed,

"THERE'S A BUGSTER LOOSE IN AMERICA?! THIS IS BAD, VERY BAD!" The older man shouted in disbelief.

"I KNOW! IT'LL BE A PIPAPOPANIC IF WORD GETS OUT! The Minister could shut us down, or worse!" Poppy seconded.

The two began to comically panic around the room before the younger man managed to calm them down.

"Father, please let me go to America. I have colleagues there, and furthermore, the Intern should not be allowed to perform operations unsupervised." The young man said.

"Okay, Hiiro! I'll make the reservations immediately!"

Meanwhile, outside the door, a man in a brown leather jacket and a Hawaiian shirt happened to be listening.

"A Bugster, all by itself in America? I'm on board!"

Elsewhere, in an abandoned, run-down clinic, another doctor with a white streak in his hair and camouflage pants and combat boots put down his headphones from a successful phone tap.

"So, there's a Bugster in America…if I play my cards right, I can defeat it and make them give me all their Gashats."

He opened a web browser and began booking a flight to America.

"Mission start."

Elsewhere in the city, the Shinkengers (minus Chiaki, plus Haruto and Kousuke) had headed over to Rainbow's End, a local amusement park. The group was waiting outside the bathroom because a ride on the park's famous roller coaster had proven too much for the Primordial Mage and he was currently losing his lunch.

"I hope Kousuke-san is okay…" Kotoha commented.

"Don't worry Kotoha; he'll be alright," Mako assured her.

"Amazing. The guy can face off against the White Wizard and save the world, but a roller coaster proves too much for Mayonnaise," Haruto commented.

"I wish Chiaki were here; he'd make some bad joke about Kousuke-san's situation, and then you or Hime-sama would whack him upside the head," Kotoha said.

"Well, Chiaki's very busy with getting ready for that video game tournament that's coming to town," Mako explained.

"I wish he would put the effort he puts into video games into being a Shinkenger," Takeru said.

"He said something about wanting to beat someone, My Lord! Some guy named 'Genius Gamer M.'" Ryunosuke explained.

"This 'M'. Does Chiaki even stand a chance against him?" Kaoru asked.

"I have a way of finding out. Hang on a second." Haruto said, dialing a number.

Somewhere, in a bowling alley…

"Narumi Detective Agency! We solve all cases in a half-boiled way!" A young woman's voice replied.

"That's hard-boiled!" Shotaro protested.

"Hello, Aki-chan, Shotaro. Could you put Phillip on? I need him to do a lookup for me."

"Oi! Haruto! Just because he has access to the Gaia Library doesn't mean you or anyone else can just use him as a human Google whenever you feel like it!" Shotaro said.

Akiko whacked him with a sandal.

"I heard the sound of a sandal hitting Shotaro's head. Are you two arguing again?" Phillip asked as he came into the room.

"It's Haruto. He wants you to look something up."

"Okay..." Phillip said, going into his trance and entering the Gaia Library.

"Keywords, if you'd please."

"Genius Gamer M"

All the books in the Library flew away in various directions until a single book entitled, "Emu Houjou" appeared before him.

"That was strange. I only needed the one keyword to narrow it down to a single volume." Phillip said as he opened the book in front of him. "This is intriguing…"

"What is it, partner?" Shotaro asked. "Ow! Akiko!"

"Let him finish!" Akiko said, whacking him again.

"This Genius Gamer M is actually a medical intern named Emu Houjou. He is also apparently a Kamen Rider."

"EHHH!" Shotaro and Haruto both exclaimed.

"What is it, Haruto?" Mako asked.

"Phillip says that this M person is a Kamen Rider like I am," Haruto explained.

"Something tells me Chiaki isn't going to last long in that tournament," Kaoru said.

"Well, even so, we should still cheer him on, right?" Mako said.

"Yes, it's important to have hope. At least he's not a Gate; that could get messy."

Suddenly, Kousuke came running out of the bathroom screaming, "GHOOOOOOOOOST!"

Takeru immediately fainted at the sound of the G-word (or o-word, technically)

"Tono! Fear not! Your loyal vassal will revive you!" Ryunosuke declared.

"What happened, Kousuke…?" Mako asked, very skeptical.

"Well, I was cleaning up at the sink after I barfed, when I had this weird ringing in my ears, and when I looked up at the mirror, there was this guy with crazy hair and a snakeskin jacket in it! He told me, 'Kousuke Nitoh, come with me, you must fight, or you will not survive!' I said to him; 'SAY NO MORE!' and I ran out! That'll teach me not to mix jalapeño's and mayonnaise again!"

"Can we go on another ride now, please?" Kaoru asked.

"What happened?" Takeru asked as he came to.

"Kousuke-san said he saw a GhMPHF!" Kotoha started to explain before Mako quickly covered her mouth.

"Well, that does not sound so bad. Shall we challenge more rides in this place?" Takeru asked.

With that, the Shinkenger/Wizard party headed off in search of more thrills.

Inside the bathroom, the same man Kousuke saw in the mirror stepped out of it, along with a Tiger Rider and Rhino Rider.

"That guy is starting to vex me…" the man said, as he removed what looked like a purple stylized case containing a deck of cards from his coat.

Back at the hospital…

"Hello, Tomoko-chan!" Emu said as he entered her room.

"Hello, Kamen Rider-sensei."

"Just 'Sensei' is okay. Are you feeling any better?" He asked as he took out his Game Scope.

"Surprisingly, yes. But why is that?"

"The Bugster must not be very busy right now. Typically, they try to do things to stress out their hosts to aggravate their condition, but you still haven't told me what that is."

"Yo! Tomoko! We're all here!" Gentaro exclaimed as the other members of the SKRC arrived with gifts and black roses.

"Oh…I see now." Emu said to himself.

Suddenly, the show Tomoko was "watching" was replaced with breaking news, saying that the monster was heading for Panorama City Hospital!

"This is bad. We've got to…" Emu started to say when a handsome doctor walked in.

"Thank you for your initial efforts, Intern, but I am taking over the Bugster removal operation."

"Hiiro-san? What are you doing here?"

"Poppy told Father and me what happened. As your supervisor and a fully licensed doctor, it is my job to take over this operation."

"Oops?" Miu said.

"Hey, who do you think you are? Tomoko-chan will be all right with Emu taking care of things," Ryuusei protested.

"That's Hiiro Kagami…he's a genius surgeon and another CR doctor," Emu explained.

"Another Kamen Rider, eh? Put 're there!' Gentaro said, extending his hand.

"I say No Thank You to shaking hands with you, with your regent hairstyle and banchou appearance. Come, Intern. I suppose I should let you assist with the operation at the very least since you started it in the first place."

"Hey, Hiiro! Let us help too! She's our bud!"

Hiiro sighed.

"Very well, you may assist as well. But do not get in my way."

"You got it!" Gentaro replied, banging his chest.

The Riders headed out to the helipad, where the Bugster was waiting. Hiiro, Emu, Gentaro, and Ryuusei attached their Drivers, and the CR doctors pulled out their Gashats.

Mighty Action X!

Taddle Quest!

The opening screen appeared behind both doctors as chocolate blocks, and treasure chests populated the Game Area. The Bugster did as well.

"Skill Level 2, Henshin!" Hiiro said, using precise surgical motions to insert his Gashat, then opened the handle immediately as an image of his Level 2 form appeared and passed over him, Leveling him Up immediately.

"Dai Henshin!"

Emu went through his henshin pose and Leveled Up as well.

3…

2…

1!

"Henshin!" Gentaro shouted, transforming to Fourze.

Meteor, Ready?

"Henshin!" Ryuusei called, changing into Meteor.

"Commencing Bugster removal operation." Hiiro declared.

"All right! Let's clear this with no continues!" Emu shouted.

"UCHUU…KITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Kamen Rider Fourze! Let's settle this once and for all!"

"Kamen Rider Meteor. I will decide…your fate."

"Have room for two more?" A voice called, as the two men from before showed up on the helipad as well.

"Taiga-san? Kiriya-san? You're here too?" Emu exclaimed.

"When we defeat the Bugster, you're giving us all your Gashats," He took his Gashat and held it out like a pistol.

Bang Bang Shooting!

"Tactics Level 2, Henshin!"

"We're keeping our agreement, right?" Kiriya asked.

"Of course," Taiga said.

"Okay, I'm on board!" Kiriya held his Gashat up near his face.

Bakusou Bike!

"Henshin!"

Gashatto! Let's Game! Metcha Game! Mutcha Game! What's your name?! I'm a Kamen Rider!

He then drove the Gashat into his Driver and round-housed the profile picture to turn into Lazer.

Somehow, the Bugster did a Stage Select of its own; taking them to a battlefield full of bunkers, pillboxes, and other defensive emplacements, as he suddenly disappeared, and reappeared with Tomoko in his clutches!

"This is not good," Hiiro replied.

"This is not normal?" Gentaro asked.

"No. We've never seen a Bugster do a Stage Select before," Emu explained.

"Come get her boys at my base! But you're going to have to fight your way there! Ha Ha Ha Ha!"

The Bugster teleported again, as a fortress loomed in the distance.

"We're getting there first," Taiga said, forcibly transforming Lazer to Level 2 and getting on him before riding off.

"How are we supposed to catch him? We don't have bikes!" Emu wailed.

"We do though!" Gentaro said, as somehow their Rider Machines appeared next to them.

"Get on you two. We won't let those guys win." Ryuusei said, as Emu got on with Gentaro and Hiiro hopped on the back of the Machine Meteorstar.

The two hadn't ridden far while dodging napalm explosions when Bugster foot soldiers on motorcycles themselves headed towards them.

"Uh oh. This isn't good." Gentaro said.

"I've got this! You concentrate on driving!"

Gashacon Breaker!

Gentaro accelerated, and Emu used his Gashacon Breaker to take down the other bikers, with exclamations of "Good!" And "Great!" Appearing as they were dispatched.

Ryuusei and Hiiro took a different path, as a pillbox suddenly opened up on them!

"Please accelerate. I will take it out." Hiiro explained, bringing out his sword.

"You sure that'll work on it?" Ryuusei called back.

"There is nothing I cannot cut."

Ryuusei sped up, dodging the barrage of bullets, while Hiiro got ready on the back.

Gashatto! Kimewaza! DoReMiFa Critical Finish!

Hiiro took out the pillbox with a fiery, musical slash that resembled a G Clef, as it neatly split in two.

On a third path, a machine gun nest opened up on Taiga and Kiriya, manned by a group of Bugster grunts.

Zū Kyun!

Taiga took aim with his rifle mode.

"Keep me steady, Coroner."

Gashatto! Kimewaza! Jet Critical Finish!

A powerful blast was unleashed from the Gashacon Magnum, which nearly took Kiriya off balance, but not only took out the machine gunner but the entire gun crew!

"Damn. I was only aiming for the guy with the machine gun."

"Then you shouldn't have used a finisher then!" Kiriya protested. "You nearly wiped us both out!"

"Shut up and accelerate. I want those Gashats."

"You're still letting me keep the corpse, right?"

"Yes. That was our agreement."

Elsewhere, Gentaro and Emu were riding along when Emu spotted something in the distance.

"Um, Gentaro-san? Is that what I think it is up ahead?" Emu asked.

"Hrm, let me take a closer look!"

CAMERA ON

"Emu, did you happen to see a tank?" Gentaro asked.

"Yes, why?"

"Because I see it too! I don't think that Hammer of yours is going to do such a good job on it…"

"It's a sword too, you know!" Emu protested.

"Any other weapons?" Gentaro asked.

"No…I only have the two Gashats."

"It's hard to flip switches and drive at the same time. See if you can reach up and grab the handlebars for a second!"

"Too far!"

"Okay, reach down to my Driver and turn on the inward switch on my left side!"

ROCKET ON

Emu turned on the Rocket Switch by accident, causing them to accelerate rapidly!

"No! Not that one! The one next to it!"

LAUNCHER ON

Emu turned off Rocket and turned on Launcher, which is what Gentaro wanted him to do in the first place.

Gentaro locked on with Radar, and opened fire, causing a massive explosion, but when the smoke cleared, the tank was still there, and opened fire with its machine guns and main gun, forcing Gentaro to dodge!

"Maybe if we hit it together?" Emu wondered.

Gekitotsu Robots!

"Dai…Dai…Dai Henshin!"

Gachan! Level Up! Mighty Jump! Mighty Kick! Mighty, Mighty Action X! A Gacha! Buttobase totsugeki! Gekitotsu Punch! Gekitotsu Robots!

"I just had a thought! Grab the switch that looks like a Gatling Gun, and put it in the inward slot on the right side of my Driver!"

GATLING ON

"Okay, shift that lever on my Driver!"

Launcher! Gatling! Limit Break!

Kimewaza! Gekitotsu Critical Strike!

Gentaro hit the rocket booster, as the two charged in a hail of missiles and energy bullets, as Emu fired his Gekitotsu Smasher at the tank before hitting it again while the weapon was attached to his hand, destroying the tank with a…

Kaishin no Ippatsu!

"We're almost there! Let's keep going!"

"There's Hiiro-san and Ryuusei!"

"Uh oh, that other guy's coming too! We'll have to hurry! Turn on that Rocket again!"

ROCKET ON

With both firing, and Gentaro and Emu holding on for dear life, the two sped ahead of Ryuusei/Hiiro and Taiga/Kiriya, arriving at the fortress first.

"We won! Now let's get inside and save Tomoko!"

"Here comes the welcoming committee!" Ryuusei said as they pulled up.

Poppy suddenly appeared, with a man dressed all in white with a large hat.

"Emu! I'm here to help!"

"Poppy? Oh! You brought Miura-san!" Emu exclaimed.

"That's right! I'll sing this song with no do-overs!"

(Cue Music: EXCITE)

Daichi Miura sang and danced, and Poppy danced along as the Riders prepared for battle.

Giri Giri Chanbara!

Gachan! Level Up! Bakusou! Dokusou! Gekisou! Bousou! Bakusou Bike! A Gacha! Giri! Giri! Giri! Giri! Chambara!

Gashacon Sparrow!

"I'm through playing around. We're coming, Tomoko-chan!"

Meteor Storm! Meteor On, Ready? (heavy rock music)

Elec!

ELEC ON (Electricity crackle, followed by high-energy techno music)

Armed with Billy the Rod, Gentaro charged in, as Ryuusei attacked with his Meteor Storm Staff with a chorus of "Hwatcha!"

"Taiga-san, Kiriya-san, can we work together for once?"

"I say No Thank you," Hiiro said, pointing at Taiga, "To working with HIM,"

"Fine, we'll keep this 2v2+2. Tactics Level 3."

Gachan! Level Up! Ba-Bang-Bang! Bang-Ba-Bang! Yow! Bang Bang Shooting! A Gacha! Jet! Jet! In the Sky! Jet! Jet! Jet Comba~t!

Taiga launched skyward, firing his Gatling at both the Bugsters and the other Riders.

"Okay, no more Mister Nice Kamen Rider!" Gentaro said, clearly irritated by Taiga's actions.

Rocket!

Gentaro inserted the Super Rocket Switch and turned it on.

ROCKET ON! (Rocket launching sound, followed by bombastic brass music)

"Let's dance with the angels, Jet Man!"

Gentaro launched skyward and began dogfighting with Taiga.

In his bulky Level 3 form, Kiriya did his best to keep up, but it was time to thin the masses.

Kimewaza! Giri Giri Critical Finish!

He fired a mass of arrows that blotted out the sky, which then on command slammed into a bunch of the foot soldiers to take them out!

Kimewaza! Mighty Critical Finish!

Emu slammed the ground around the foot soldiers, taking a bunch out.

Kimewaza! Taddle Critical Finish!

Hiiro delivered a fiery slash to the enemies.

"Meteor Storm Punisher!"

Ryuusei finished off the finishers, as the top flew around and cut down the remainder.

Up in the air, they heard a "Rider Tailspin Crusher!" As Taiga fell out of the sky and Gentaro touched down and changed back to Base States. The Riders destroyed the door and fought their way into the fortress, which turned out to be one immense room with Tomoko strung up against a pole.

"You're going down now, Bugster! Hiiro-san, Taiga-san, Kiriya-san. Let's work together to beat this guy!" Emu insisted.

The other three nodded, probably because Emu was not going to give them another choice, as he brought out a golden Gashat and activated it.

Drago Knight Hunter Z!

"Let's finish this in multiplayer on a Bugster Hunt!" Emu declared as the other three received copies.

"Should have known he'd pull that out. Oh well. Tactics Level 5!"

"Skill Level 5."

"Fifth Gear!"

"Dai…Dai…Dai…Dai…Dai Henshin!"

Gachan! Level Up! Mighty Jump! Mighty Kick! Mighty, Mighty Action X! A Gacha! Do-Do-Drago! Na-Na-Na-Kni~ght! Dra-! Dra-! Drago Knight Hunter! Ex-Aid!

Gachan! Level Up! Taddle! Meguru! Taddle! Meguru! Taddle Quest! A Gacha! Do-Do-Drago! Na-Na-Na-Kni~ght! Dra-! Dra-! Drago Knight Hunter! Brave!

Gachan! Level Up! Ba-Bang-Bang! Bang-Ba-Bang! Yow! Bang Bang Shooting! A Gacha! Do-Do-Drago! Na-Na-Na-Kni~ght! Dra-! Dra-! Drago Knight Hunter! Snipe!

Gachan! Level Up! Bakusou! Dokusou! Gekisou! Bousou! Bakusou Bike! A Gacha! Do-Do-Drago! Na-Na-Na-Kni~ght! Dra-! Dra-! Drago Knight Hunter! Lazer!

"Maybe I should power up too!"

Cosmic!

COSMIC ON! (Bombastic Space Music)

"My friendship will take on the Universe!" Gentaro declared.

Suddenly, Enter and Escape appeared!

"Sorry, change of plans. The Mademoiselle and I will be taking you on, Monsieur Espace." Enter explained.

Back at Rainbow's End, everyone was finished with their thrill-seeking for the day and was heading for the exit.

"Um, Mako-san, does this park have any mascots that look like those people?" Kotoha asked, pointing to a rhino, tiger, and snake man.

"Don't think so. Besides, they look like they're headed for us." Mako replied.

"Besides, look at their belt buckles. They're identical." Haruto pointed out.

"You think they might be Riders?" Takeru asked.

"More than that. I think they've been sent to collect Nitoh."

"You're really vexing me, Kamen Rider Beast. This is your last chance to come quietly. Otherwise, my friends and I will take you by force!"

"Like I'm going with you guys!" Kousuke shot back.

Driver On!

"HEN…SHIN!" Kousuke shouted, going through his henshin pose.

Set! Open! L-I-O-N! Lion! (Lion Roar)

"Henshin," Haruto called going through his pose.

Flame…Dragon! Bou! Bou! Bou-Bou-Bou!

"We will back you up," Takeru said as he and the other Shinkengers brought out their Shoudouphones.

"Ippitsu Shoujou!"

Kanji were drawn, and transformations were completed.

"Now…It's Lunchtime!" Kousuke declared.

"Now, it's Showtime!" Haruto added.

"Shinken Red! Shiba Takeru!"

"Princess Shinken Red! Shiba Kaoru!"

"The Same! Blue! Ikenami Ryunosuke!"

"The Same! Pink! Shiraishi Mako!"

"The Same! Yellow! Hanaori Kotoha!"

"The Samurai Sentai Authorized by Providence!" Takeru and Kaoru called.

"Shinkenger!" came the cry from the others.

"Going Forth!"

A horde of Gelnewts appeared to accompany the three Riders, which the Shinkengers immediately headed for so that Haruto and Kousuke could concentrate on the three Riders.

"Haruto, we're a little outnumbered."

"You forget I have something for that," Haruto called, putting on his Connect Ring and bringing out his Drago Timer.

Drago Time! Set Up! Start!

Water Dragon!

Hurricane Dragon!

Land Dragon!

"You three handle the rhino! Nitoh, you deal with the tiger, and I'll handle the snake."

The Snake Rider took a card out of his belt buckle and inserted it into a slot on his cobra staff.

Sword Vent!

A coiled saber appeared in his hand.

"Let's go."

Haruto brought out his WizarSwordGun and then doubled it with his Copy Ring.

Flame! Shooting Strike! Bou! Bou! Bou-Bou-Bou!

The Snake Rider knocked the fire blasts away.

"I want one of those."

Steal Vent!

One of Haruto's two weapons appeared in his hand.

"You know, it won't work without my Rings."

The Snake Rider tossed it aside.

"I don't need it to beat you. I just don't want you to have an advantage!"

He charged in and struck Haruto multiple times.

Connect! Please!

Haruto used his Connect Ring to retrieve his extra WizarSwordGun and went back on his own attack, only to be sent reeling by the Snake Rider.

"That does it," Haruto said, dismissing his Dragon Clones and bringing out a silver gaudy Ring.

Infinity! Please! Hi-Sui-Fu-Do-Bou-Zabun-Byu-Dogon!

"You're mine, you stupid Kirakira…" The Snake Rider declared.

He tried to swing at Haruto, but Haruto used his Infinity Ring on his Driver to dodge attack after attack.

"I'll show you Kirakira. Come! Dragon!" Haruto said.

Axe in hand, he opened the Hand Author and scanned his Infinity Ring.

"The Finale!"

High Touch! Shining Strike! Kira Kira! Kira Kira!

Haruto twirled the weapon repeatedly, pouring mana into it until it was gigantic, and then slamming it down on the Snake Rider. He immediately began to disintegrate.

"THIS ISN'T OVER!" he bellowed as he finally faded away.

"Whew." Haruto sighed in relief.

"Okay main dish, you're going down!"

Strike Vent!

"Claws? No fair!"

Kousuke was forced to dodge instead of parry as the Tiger Rider attacked with his claws.

Buffa, Go: Bu-Bu-Bububu-Buffa! (Buffalo grunts)

He spun the wheel on his Dice Saber…

"Come on 5, come on 5…"

…and rolled a two.

"A TWO? WHAT GIVES!?"

Buffa! Saber Strike!

The two buffalo charged at the Tiger Rider, and he dispatched both with a swipe of his claws.

Final Vent!

A large humanoid tiger grabbed Kousuke and dragged him along the ground, straight to the Rider, who slashed him in the chest.

"Owowowowowwowow!"

"Mayonnaise! Do you need some help?" Haruto asked.

"Worry about Mr. Rhino! I got this guy!"

Freeze Vent!

"Somehow, I do not believe that he does. Shinkengers, Mother! A diversion!"

"Rekka Daizantou, Ozutsu Mode!" Kaoru called.

Takeru used his belt buckle to call for the Kuma Disk and inserted it in Chiaki's absence.

"Kabuto Gorindan!" the Shinkengers called.

The Disks hit the Tiger Rider and sent him reeling back, as Kousuke thawed out.

"You're in for it now, main dish!"

Hyper, Go: Hy-Hy-Hy-Hyper! (Lion roar)

"TAKE THIS!"

Hyper! Magnum Strike!

Chimera slammed into the Tiger Rider, and he began to disintegrate as well.

"One more. Let's hit this guy all together!" Takeru declared, bringing out the Inromaru.

Super Disk

"Super Shinken Red, going forth! Super Mogyuu Bazooka! Heretic Ruination!"

Everyone unleashed their attacks again, all slamming into the final Rider and taking him out.

"Whew." Haruto and Kaoru sighed.

"We won!" Kotoha exclaimed.

"Can we go home now, Takeru? I think we've had enough excitement for one day." Mako asked.

"Yes. Hopefully, Chiaki's day has been less eventful than ours." Takeru said.

Meanwhile, back with the others…

"Hey, Pink Haired Lady, can you do our theme?" Gentaro asked.

"Be right back!" Poppy said, as she vanished with Daichi Miura and came back with Anna Tsuchiya and her backup band.

(Cue Switch On!)

"Hey, Ryuusei, don't tell Yuki and the others I'm about to hit a girl," Gentaro said.

"Fine, just don't mention anything to Tomoko-chan."

"This is Gog." Escape said, kissing one of her pistols. "And this is Magog." She explained, kissing the other one. "And I am Escape. I'm pretty good." She said, changing into her Battle Mode.

Gentaro summoned the Fire Switch and inserted it into the Barizun Sword, and took some flame-enhanced swings at Escape, which she gracefully dodged.

"Hey! Stay still!"

Escape responded by firing back akimbo.

"Stand back! I'm about to take a giant step!"

Giant Foot!

Gentaro augmented it with Freeze using his Switching Lung.

He stomped his foot, and a large energy foot came down and froze Escape in place.

"That should hold you! Now I reinsert this here…"

(Low-toned klaxon alarms) Limit Break!

Gentaro fired up his verniers and flew towards the frozen Escape.

"RIDER GREAT GALAXY FINISH!"

The ice broke, and Escape fell backward.

"Tch!" she said and vanished.

"Mademoiselle! You and Monsieur Météore will pay for that!" Enter said.

"Let's finish this, Gentaro," Ryuusei said.

"Ossu! Remove…and reinsert!"

(Low-toned klaxon alarms) Limit Break!

(Rock music) Limit Break! (Power-up based standby noise) OK!

"RIDER GREAT GALAXY FINISH!"

"METEOR STORM PUNISHER!"

The attacks struck Enter, and he staggered back as well.

"Merde! Another Time, Kamen Riders." He said before vanishing.

While Gentaro and Ryuusei had been fighting Escape and Enter, the four CR doctors were no match for the RTS Bugster, and he was on the ropes.

"Wait! I haven't built my army yet!" it pleaded.

"Think we're going to give you that chance?" Taiga retorted.

Kimewaza! Drago Knight Critical Strike!

Flames, energy slashes, lightning blasts and blue and yellow waves of continuous energy slammed into the Bugster, taking it out.

(8-Bit Victory Music) Game Clear!

As the Riders congratulated each other, except for Taiga and Hiiro, who wanted nothing to do with one another, Kiriya went over and examined the Bugster as Ryuusei helped down Tomoko.

"You're safe now, Tomoko-chan."

The Game Area disappeared, and they were back on the helipad.

"Hey, Hiiro! Can we be friends now?" Gentaro asked.

"To that, I still say: No Thank You."

"Aw! Come On! What about you, Commando Man?"

"Sorry, I don't befriend kids," Taiga replied.

"What about you, Bike Man?" Gentaro asked.

"Bike Man?" Ryuusei thought to himself.

"Okay!" Kiriya said.

"Yossha! First this, then this, and finally this! Got it!" Gentaro explained as he did his Friendship Handshake.

"Thank you very much…Kamen Rider-sensei." Tomoko said, bowing in appreciation to the CR Doctors.

She then strangely went up to Kiriya, hugged him tightly and said, "Merry Christmas."

"Tomoko-chan, since we destroyed the Bugster, your Game Syndrome should be cured," Emu explained.

"My question is still who infected her with the virus in the first place. It is not one of the known strains. I will do research into it when I get back." Hiiro said. "I am also confiscating your Gamer Driver and Gashats until you return from your vacation."

The other three headed off their separate ways, as Emu, Gentaro, Ryuusei, and Tomoko headed to be out-processed.

"Tomoko-chan, why did you say, 'Merry Christmas' to that guy? Did you sense something?"

Tomoko nodded.

"I hope it doesn't rain that day."

Ryuusei decided it was best not to pry any further and decided to change the subject.

"Hey, Tomoko-chan, do you know of a Tendou Souji?"

Tomoko pointed skyward.

"Walking the Path of Heaven…The One Who Will Rule All. Tendou…Souji. Kamen Rider Kabuto."

"So, you have heard of him?"

"Yes. Tendou was raised by his grandmother and trained for years to be worthy of the Kabuto Zecter. He and the other Zecter users fought against the Worms. He was last seen in France."

"Hey, Emu! You going to be in town a while?" Gentaro asked.

"Just for a few days. I'm here for the convention."

"You're not participating in the tournament?"

"I thought about it, but everyone knows who Genius Gamer M is, and I think everyone would forfeit if I joined in. So, I'm just going to root everyone else on, and maybe pick up some new gaming T-shirts."

"That's it?" Ryuusei asked.

"That's it. Although the funny thing is, a fortune teller told me I was going to meet a wizard, a detective, and a fruit samurai; she never said anything about two spacemen."

"Well, have fun while you're here, and don't hesitate to call if you want to help out! There's a lot of kaijin around town!" Gentaro said as Ryuusei elbowed him.

"Gentaro, that Hiiro guy took his Driver and those Gashat things. He can't transform right now."

"Oh, right. Well, if you spot any kaijin, just let us know! Us Kamen Riders need to work together, right!"

"Yes. We must protect people and retrieve their smiles!"

"That reminds me of Godai-san."

"Godai-san?" Ryuusei asked. "I'm guessing he's another Kamen Rider that came before us?"

She nodded.

"Yusuke Godai. Kamen Rider Kuuga. He always said he would protect everyone's smiles. He was the first Kamen Rider to appear in the Heisei Era…" Tomoko said as she began a dissertation about Kuuga.

See you Next Chapter…