Power Rangers Super Samurai vs. Ronin Warriors
Chapter 22: Facing One Another's Pasts.
The New Gen Riders got their first look at the strange, blue kaijin that had just been called in. He had a hook on the one hand and had a sword that looked like an anchor in the other, and had a Cthulhu meets Davy Jones appearance about him.
"Libra, what do you need me for? You've probably caught dozens of heroes for the boss' plan by now."
"Unfortunately, that is not the case. We need your special abilities to try and even the odds for us."
"We want you to read the memories of our adversaries so that we can pit them against someone else that hasn't fought them. Then we swoop in and finish them off!" Enter explained.
"Sounds like a reyying good time. I'm in!"
A short time later…
"Why are we always getting involved in these fight scenes? Can't I eat breakfast first?!" Kousuke complained as he, Haruto, and the Shinkengers held back a group of Dustards.
From nearby, Bangray and the others observed.
"So that's the first group of guys you want me to yank a memory from, eh? I'll give that Ruby Guy a shot, looks like he might have some reyying good memories to pull."
Bangray entered the fray, cutting through the Shinkengers to make a path for Haruto. Mako tried to hit him with her fan, but he managed to pry it away from her.
"I'll show you how to use a fan! REKKA, SHINEN!"
Crickets were heard chirping as Bangray's "attack" never came.
(A/N: The Joke here is that Nobutoshi Canna, Bangray's seiyuu, also played Tasuki in Fushigi Yuugi, who does cause flames to come out of a fan)
"If you want a fire attack, allow me!"
Flame, Shooting Strike! Hi-Hi, Hi-Hi-Hi!
"Owowowowowow!" Bangray cursed as the attack connected. "Hey, a little help here!"
As if in answer, two Megazords, piloted by Enter and Escape appeared!
"TONO!" Ryunosuke shouted, pointing to the machines.
"I see them. We shall go in Samurai Ha-Oh!"
The Shinkengers called upon their most powerful combination, which left the Mages by themselves, Bangray moved in and touched Haruto's head, as he reeled from having his mind read, only for both Wiseman and Gremlin to appear out of thin air.
"Hey, Haruto? Didn't we beat these guys already?" Kousuke asked.
Libra touched down, knocking the two away.
"And that's the whole point." He explained, before teleporting away with Bangray, Wiseman, and Gremlin.
"Hey, Haruto, what happened to you?" Kousuke asked.
"That blue guy was in my head. I don't know what he's up to, but we should possibly warn the others." Haruto explained.
Elsewhere in the city…
"So, there's a whole bunch of them in that reyying hotel, eh? Well, just how do you expect to get them out of there?" Bangray asked Ryouma.
"We have ways." Ryouma replied, bringing out some basic Inves as Cracks opened.
Team Gaim and the Space Kamen Rider Club were eating breakfast at the hotel when the Astroswitch Kaban began sounding an alarm.
"What is it Kengo?" Gentaro asked.
"Looks like Inves."
"We're on it! Come on, Micchi, Zack!" Kouta declared as they headed out the door.
"Gentaro, we better go too. Inves can be trouble." Ryuusei suggested.
"Ossu!" Gentaro replied.
The five Riders headed out the front and spotted the gray monsters. The Riders of Zawame wasted no time opening their Lockseeds, as Cracks appeared over their heads...
Orange!
Budou!
Kurumi!
…and Gentaro flipped the four red Switches on his Driver, while Ryuusei turned on his Meteor Switch.
Meteor, Ready?
3!
2!
1!
"Henshin!" they shouted, going through their respective sequences.
Soiya! Orange Arms! Hanamichi, On Stage!
Hai! Budou Arms! Ryu, Hou, Ha-Ha-Ha!
Come On! Kurumi Arms! Mr. Knuckleman!
"UCHUU…KITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Kamen Rider Fourze! Let's settle this once and for all!"
"Kamen Rider Meteor. I will decide…Your fates."
"Let's go, everyone! This is our Stage Now!"
(E-X-A Exciting X Attitude)
"Fruit? They transform with fruit? You gotta be reyying kidding me!" Bangray exclaimed.
"Yes. Don't ask." Ryouma explained. "Just do your thing on Gaim."
"Which one's Gaim?" Bangray asked.
"The fruit samurai." Ryouma explained.
Bangray entered the fight as well.
"Hey, you, fruit samurai! Come and get me!"
"Careful, Kouta-san." Micchi cautioned.
"Don't worry Micchi, I've got this!"
Soiya! Kachidoki Arms! Iza Shutsujin! Ei Ei Oh!
Kouta joined the battle with Bangray, as Ryuusei launched into his Starlight Shower Limit Break, rapidly punching one of the Inves leaving a comet trail, before connecting with a final punch that destroyed the monster.
ELEK ON! (Electricity crackle, followed by high-energy techno music)
WINCH ON!
One of the Inves was caught by Gentaro's hook.
"Hey! I caught something! Wow, it's a feisty one!" he commented as he reeled the monster towards him. "RIDER ELECTRIC SHOCK!"
(3 Klaxon Alarms) Limit Break!
"RIDER TEN BILLION VOLT BREAK!" Gentaro shouted, finishing off the creature.
In his brief distraction, Bangray managed to touch Gentaro's head, pulling out Sagittarius!
"Gentaro!" Kouta called.
Combining his Musou Saber and DJ Gun, Kouta charged at Bangray, who blocked with his claw and touched Kouta's head, as he was temporarily stunned.
"This guy's reyying interesting," Bangray commented, pulling out Zangetsu!
"Nii-san?" Micchi commented.
Budou Squash!
Micchi delivered a Rider Kick with grape energy that took out another of the Inves.
Knuckle Sparkling!
Zack punched the air, sending walnut shaped projections flying at another Inves.
1, 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000, 100,000,000, 1,000,000,000,000, Muryōdaisū: Kachidoki Charge!
"SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Kouta called, performing his Hinawa Daidai Musou Zan on the final Inves, his sword igniting in orange flames before getting cut down.
"Let's get back to the hotel and tell Kengo what happened, Gentaro," Kouta suggested.
"Gentaro-san, Kouta-san, what exactly did that guy do to you?" Micchi asked.
"It was like he was reading my thoughts," Kouta replied.
"Same here. I don't think Tomoko would know who he is?"
"It's worth a shot," Ryuusei suggested.
Meanwhile, the Go-Ongers were fighting against some Grinders accompanying a strange kaijin that seemed to be part machine and part Nighlok!
"So, you want me to get one off these guys too? All right." Bangray said as he leaped into the fray.
"Another one?" Renn wondered.
"This one doesn't look like a Banki. Could be trouble." Hiroto commented.
Bangray responded by firing blue balls from his belt, which knocked most of the Go-Ongers away.
"In my experience, it's usually the red guys that have the best stuff to work with…" Bangray said to himself as he made his way towards Sousuke, fending off the other Go-Ongers as they tried to get in his way. He grabbed Sousuke's head, and pulled out Yogoshimacritein!
"Huh? Yogo what's-his-name?! I thought we defeated him?!" Sousuke exclaimed.
"Yogoshimacritein." Renn corrected, referring to his notepad, "and yes, we did."
"Well, that's all I needed!" Bangray said as he leaped away, leaving the Go-Ongers with their original problem.
Mission Six
Both Hiroto and Miu flew past with their Rocket Daggers, slashing at the kaijin.
"Hey, Renn, is the Kankan Bar fixed yet?" Sousuke asked.
"Yes. I finally had a chance to work on it since we repaired the BuddyRoids."
"Racing Bullet!" Saki called, sending her small car out to annoy the kaijin long enough for Sousuke to load the Kankan Bar, combine it with his Mantan Gun, and opened fire, sending the Ancient Engines screaming into it.
Right on cue, it came back as a giant.
"BOMPER, the Engine Casts!"
The suitcases were sent, Engine Souls were inserted, and G12 was formed.
"G-12 formation - Engine Fusion! Engine-O G12, tune up! Go On!" the team announced.
A few quick punches and kicks put the kaijin on the ropes, and the team performed the G12 Grand Prix, sending energy copies of the four mecha that formed it, before G12 itself landed a hit with a flaming aura, destroying it.
Back at the bad guys' hideout, Bangray showed off his copies.
"So, how'd I do?" he asked.
"Excellent. These will all do nicely." Libra answered.
"So, what's the plan, Monsieur Libra?" Enter asked.
"I think we'll send the Crime Minister after the Shinkengers and those two pesky Mages. While we're at it, we'll send Wiseman after Fourze and Meteor. Gremlin can go after Team Gaim, which leaves Zangetsu for the Go-Ongers."
"Well, you guys heard the cockroach, go do your thing!" Bangray commanded.
With that, the various reincarnated baddies went off to deal with their targets.
"So, we just sit here and wait?" Kaito grumbled.
"If it makes you happy, you can be the one to finish of Gaim." Libra offered.
Meanwhile, back at the Hotel, the three Riders of Team Gaim were conferring with Kengo in their room.
"Nozama, any luck finding that kaijin?" Kengo asked.
"It's a good thing Burgermon was watching the battle. Otherwise, I wouldn't have a good image to send to Gai." Tomoko answered. "Is this the guy you ran into?" she said, showing the Riders her iPad.
"That's him!" Gentaro exclaimed.
"That's Megabeast Hunter Bangray." Gai started to explain as Tomoko video chatted with the Super Sentai otaku. "He came to Earth for his 100th hunt and was offered a chance to join the Deathgalien, only to be defeated by the Jyuohgers. His claim to fame is reaching into the memories of people and pulling out ones he finds interesting, like previously defeated kaijin."
"He didn't look so defeated when we ran into him," Ryuusei commented.
"Come to think of it, we've been running into a lot of dead guys lately." Gentaro mused.
"You're right, Kisaragi. The Go-Busters defeated Enter and Escape, but they're somehow running around this city. Plus, Enter assumed a form that according to Sakurada, he shouldn't be able to. Furthermore, Libra, Leo, and Scorpio, who were also defeated, have also been spotted in the city."
"Let's not forget that Kaito, Duke, Marika, and Sigurd are here too," Kouta added.
"And the fishiest thing of all, they're all working together." Micchi finished.
"We might need some help with this one, Kengo," Gentaro replied.
"Agreed, Kisaragi. The only one who can make sense of what doesn't is Phillip." Kengo said.
"Phillip?" Zack asked.
"Shotaro Hidari's partner, the right side of Kamen Rider Double. Because of his connection to the True Gaia Memory, he has access to all the information in the world." Tomoko explained.
"So, he's something like a human Google?" Zack said.
Tomoko nodded.
"The problem is, like the search engine on your internet browser, we may not have enough keywords to narrow the search down." Kengo clarified.
"If we knew where they were hiding out, we could eavesdrop on them and maybe catch something." Micchi suggested.
Kouta's cell phone rang, interrupting the meeting.
"Hello?" he said, before reeling in pain as his ear was blasted clean off his head.
"Mai-san?" Micchi asked.
"Yeah. She's wondering where we are because we still need to practice for that Tie-Breaker." Kouta explained.
"That's all right. There's nothing more we can do without more keywords." Kengo said.
"Tomoko-chan, you're the Kamen Rider expert, right? That guy I teamed up with a while back; after we took out that Escape chick, his wife called and blasted his ear off just like Mai did. Are the significant others of all Kamen Riders that scary?"
"She's not my significant other!" Kouta protested as he and Micchi left.
"No. Akiko Terui is a particular case. Although Shinnosuke Tomari's wife can also be scary when she wants to."
The alarm on the Kaban went off, alerting Kengo.
"Hmm…it looks like it's near the Shinkenger's location. I'll give Soma a call and let him know."
Moments later, Takeru, Ryunosuke, Mako, Haruto, and Kousuke were at the location.
"This might be difficult with Chiaki at the convention and Kotoha with him."
"Not to worry, My Lord! I called them, and they will hurry here." Ryunosuke reported.
"And I called Genta, so Gold Sushi will be temporarily closed," Mako added.
'Plus, you have both the Magician of Hope and Magician of Mayonnaise with you as well!" Haruto declared.
"Magician of Mayonnaise?! What happened to the Primordial Mage?" Kousuke questioned.
"I'm in a funny mood today," Haruto replied.
"Welcome Shinkengers and Mages!" the kaijin declared. "I shall take great pleasure in destroying you, narina!"
"Must be one of the Go-Ongers' baddies; they all end their sentences with something unique," Mako observed.
"Well, then let's henshin then!" Haruto declared, only to be whacked upside the head by Mako.
"Don't you start making bad jokes too, Haruto," Mako warned.
"Don't worry Haruto-san, you have a long way to go before you're as bad as Chiaki," Kaoru assured him.
"Ippitsu Shoujou!" the Shinkengers called, drawing their kanji in the air and flipping it.
"Let's go, Dragon," Haruto said, bringing out his Flame Dragon Ring.
"And let's back him up, Chimera!" Kousuke added.
Flame…Dragon! Bou! Bou! Bou-Bou-Bou!
Hyper, Go: Hy-Hy-Hy-Hyper! (Lion roar)
Takeru brought out the Inromaru, and Ryunosuke the Hyper Disc, and they powered up as well.
"Super Shinken Red! Shiba, Takeru."
"Princess Shinken Red! Shiba Kaoru!"
"The Same! Blue! Ikenami Ryunosuke!"
"The Same! Pink! Shiraishi Mako!"
"Kamen Rider Wizard! Soma Haruto!"
"KAMEN…RIDER…BEAST! Nitoh Kousuke!"
"The Samurai Sentai Authorized by Providence!" Takeru called.
"Shinkenger!" the others answered as they struck poses.
"Going Forth!" they all called.
"Now…It's Showtime!" Haruto added.
"And, It's Brunch Time!" Kousuke added.
"Brunch Time?" Haruto asked.
"Well it's too late for breakfast and too early for lunch, so brunch!" Kousuke explained.
Connect, Please!
Haruto retrieved his WizarSwordGun from a magic portal.
Copy, Please!
Scanning his Copy Ring on the WizarSwordGun's Hand Author, he now carried two.
Haruto opened things off with a combination Flame Dragon Shooting Slash, but the Big Bad of Go-Onger merely shrugged it off.
"It will take more than that to defeat me, narina!" the Crime Minister replied.
"Well, let's see how you like this, main dish!"
Hyper! Magnum Strike!
The spirit of Chimera circled around Kousuke, before flying into his Hyper Magnum and then went flying at Yogoshimacritein, only for him to use his staff to swat it away!
"Super Shinkenmaru! Shin Kaen no Mai!" Takeru declared, launching an attack on the monster, but even enhanced by the power of the Inromaru, his sword failed to find its mark.
Ryunosuke attacked next, but his sword was again stymied by the thick armor of the Crime Minister.
"If he's a Sentai Big Bad, then let's make things shiny!" Haruto declared.
Infinity, Please! Hi-Sui-Fu-Do-Bou-Zabun-Byu-Dogon!
'Come, Dragon!" Haruto called, summoning the AxCalibur and scanning the Infinity Ring on its Hand Author.
High Touch! Shining Strike! Kira Kira! Kira Kira!
Haruto poured mana into the AxCalibur as he twirled it, causing the weapon to grow larger and larger before he slammed it down on Yogoshimacritien with a massive explosion.
"Did I get him?' Haruto wondered.
"Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! It will take more than that to defeat me, narina!"
Suddenly, Chiaki struck with an attack in the shape of his kanji, as an Earth Mojikara charged Land Slicer also impacted him!
"Shinken Green! Tani Chiaki!" he declared.
"The Same! Yellow! Hanaori Kotoha!"
"Chiaki, Kotoha, we already did that," Mako explained.
"That stung, narina! But still not enough to defeat me, narina!"
"Hit him all at once?" Mako suggested.
"Yeah! He can't shrug off all of us!" Chiaki seconded.
The Shinkengers took out their elemental Disks and attached them to the bottom of their Shinkenmaru.
"Goshiki no Mai!"
Five elementally charged sword strikes hit the Crime Minister.
"The Finale, take two!"
Haruto and Kousuke let loose with their finishers as well as the Shinkengers cleared.
"He's STILL STANDING?!" Chiaki exclaimed.
"We might need help with this one…" Mako thought.
"Takeru, can you please keep him at bay or a moment? I need to make a phone call."
"Very well Mother. Shinkengers! Let's buy Mother some time!"
They switched over to their personal weapons and attached their disks.
"Rekka Daizantou! Hyakka Ryōran!"
"Water Arrow! Meikyō Shisu!"
"Heaven Fan! Hakuryoku Manten!"
"Wood Spear! Taiki Bansei!"
"Land Slicer! Funtō Doryoku!"
The five Shinkengers performed their signature attacks on the Crime Minister while Kaoru tried to get through to whomever she was calling.
"Of all times for her to turn off her henshin brace…lemme try her cell…" Kaoru said as her teammates formed a barrier between her and the kaijin.
Back by the Hotel pool…
"Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…"
Earphones in, eyes closed, the sun on her face, Yoko Usami was taking a well-deserved nap after staying up late with JK to help him practice for the tournament. Next to her, her current roommates, Miu Sutou was topping off her tan on her stomach, while simultaneously reading a trashy romance novel about a girl who falls for a needy guy to her left. Saki was thumbing through a fashion magazine to Yoko's right when she though t she heard someone's ringtone go off. It wasn't her henshin phone (she checked to make sure), but it sounded like K-POP, so it presumably was Yoko's.
"Yoko-chan, wake up! I think your phone's ringing."
"Not now Usada…I don't want to learn about the Shinsengumi today…" Yoko mumbled in her sleep.
The older girl shook the younger one until she was conscious enough to tell her that her phone was going off, as Yoko yawned while answering, "Hello…"
"Yoko-chan, it's me, Kaoru! Some robot bad guy is kicking our butts! Can you and your team come help?"
"WHAT?!" Yoko exclaimed, finally wide awake. "I'll go get the others, we'll be right there!" Yoko said, grabbing her towel and her bag and racing in flip flops back to the Ginjiro to let the boys know.
Back with the Shinkengers…
"Any luck, Kaoru?" Mako asked.
"I got through to Yoko's cell. She wasn't happy about being woken up, but she's going to be on her way as soon as she lets the rest of her team know."
Back at the Hotel, a bikini-clad Yoko poked her head into the Ginjiro.
"Ryuji-san, are the BuddyRoids fixed?" she asked.
"NICE BODY, YOKO-CHAN!" came the interruption from J. Yoko grabbed a nearby wrench and whacked the perpetually defective robot across the back of his head.
"What did my robot do now?" came the response from Jin-san as he heard the sound of something hitting J.
He then took one glance at Yoko's current attire.
"Nevermind. Yeah, they're all fixed! Took us long enough. Hiroto and Renn were a big help."
"I'll call Hiromu and tell him to come down here." Then looking at the girl he would always think of as a little sister, albeit one that had filled out considerably since then, replied, "I'll have him bring your jumpsuit."
Back with the Shinkengers…
"What is this guy made of? Gundanium?" Chiaki complained as he received his regular whack in the head from Mako.
"What's Gundanium?" Kotoha asked.
"It's the stuff they make Gundams out of, I'm pretty sure they built this guy out of it too!"
Mako took this opportunity to give him another whack.
"There are no such things as Gundams in real life!"
"Well, then what's Navcase's armor made from then?" he asked.
"Mako-san, may I hit him?" Kaoru asked.
Mako handed Kaoru her fan.
"Go right ahead, Princess."
"BAKAYAROU!" Kaoru screamed as she clonked Chiaki.
"Mako-san! Hime-sama! Stop hitting Chiaki!" Kotoha pleaded.
"For once, Kotoha is correct," Takeru said.
"I am, Tono-sama?" Kotoha asked.
"Yes. As enjoyable as it is to punish Chiaki, we must concentrate on the fight with the Crime Minister first."
"Finished, narina? Then I'm going to finish YOU, narina!"
"Here it comes! Brace yourselves!" Takeru commanded.
The head kaijin wound up for his finishing attack, when…
It's Time For Buster
Boost Up For Buster
A quintet of Deletion blasts came flying at the Crime Minister, causing him to stagger back with each one! The kaijin checked his body, only to find he had been damaged!
"Who has weapons that can penetrate my armor, narina?!"
"Red Buster!" A voice called, as he stepped into the scene.
"Blue Buster!" A second called, as a blue version of the first took position next to him.
"Yellow Buster!" A girl called, taking her place next to the blue one.
"Beet Buster!" Another guy called, taking his place next to the girl.
"Stag Buster!" a final member called, taking a position in front of Beet Buster before being shoved to the side.
"Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters…are back!" they all declared, striking poses as their logo appeared behind them.
(Cue: Busters Ready Go! Lyrics = Shoko Fujibayashi Composer = Kenichiro Oishi Arranger = Kenichiro Oishi (Project.R) Singer = Hideyuki Takahashi (Project.R))
(BUSTERS READY GO!)
"Busters Ready? Go!" Hiromu called as the team fanned out.
(Subete wa ano hi kitto I'm sure it was on that day)
"Go-Busters, narina?! What happened to the Go-Ongers, narina?"
(Hajimatteita DESTINY That our destiny began)
"They already fought a kaijin today, and the Engines need to rest. So, we're filling in!" Ryuji explained.
(Bokura wa nigetari shinai We're not going to run away)
Transport
(Tomaru koto naku mirai wo mita And we can't stop, because we've seen the future!)
The three core members called for their Sougan Blades and proceeded to slash at the Crime Minister, as sparks flew as he reeled in pain.
(Kokoro ga rinku shiteru Our hearts are linked as one)
"Why are their attacks working, Tono-sama?" Kotoha asked.
(Tatakau, subete no nakama to! So we'll all fight together as friends!)
(SCRAMBLE!)
"The Go-Busters regularly fight mechanical enemies, much like our predecessors. Thus, it should be no surprise that their weapons are connecting." He explained.
"Hiromu, we're connecting, but our weapons are taking a beating in the process. This guy has got some tough skin." Ryuji reasoned
"Ha Ha Ha! There is nothing you can do to harm me, narina!"
"Guess again, Yogo-what-ever-your-name-is!" Yoko taunted as the three brought out their Custom Visors.
(4-2-3-1, LET'S GO!)
Are you Ready?
"Ready!" came Nick's reply.
"Okay!" came Gorisaki.
"Roger rabbit!" was Usada's.
It's Morphin Time! Powered Custom!
"Powered Morphin!" the three called, as their BuddyRoids teleported from the Ginjiro and attached to their respective partners.
(BUSTERS READY GO!)
"What's this, narina?! They told me they were broken, narina!"
(Kono ketsui UNBREAKABLE! Our determination is unbreakable!)
"I'm glad the worst we had to deal with from Enter was the occasional French expression. These guys would get annoying after a while." Ryuji said.
(Aisuru sekai ni Unauthorized access of evil)
(Musei no akusesu yurusanai ze Into the world we love is unforgivable)
"Let's finish this," Hiromu said.
(TARGET LOCK-ON!)
(Ima sugu shutsudou, IT'S MORPHIN' TIME! (Go-) Moving out immediately, It's Morphin' Time! (Go-))
Hiromu launched into his Volcanic Attack, turning to a cheetah and running through the Crime Minister, Ryuji's arm was replaced by Gorisaki's, and Blue Buster punched the kaijin, as Yoko came in from above and tap danced on his head.
(Tobikome (Busters) kiki no saizensen So let's plunge (Busters) headfirst into this crisis!)
An X-shaped slash slammed into the Crime Minister from the two Beetle Busters, as the Shinkens and Mages followed suit, as everything slammed into their adversary.
"I'm sorry! AGAIN!" he wailed as he exploded.
(SHUTDOWN kanryou! Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters! Shutdown complete! Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters!)
"Shutdown Complete!" The Go-Busters declared.
"Whew…" Haruto sighed.
"Yeah! Take that!" Kousuke spat.
"This brings this battle to a close. Let's go home for now." Takeru said.
"I can help with that," Haruto answered, putting on one of his Spell Rings.
Teleport, Please!
A magic portal opened, as the Shinkengers and Mages stepped through before it closed.
"Let's get back to the hotel and de-brief Kengo," Hiromu said as they headed for Ginjiro.
"Well, I'm going back to the pool when we get back."
"Yoko! This is no time for sunbathing! You should be studying!"Usada complained.
"I'll bring a textbook with me to read by the pool, okay?! MOU!" Yoko shot back.
Meanwhile, at Panorama City Beach…
Jayden and Kevin faced off against Emily and Mike in a game of volleyball while Suiren took in the game and the sun simultaneously. Next to her, Sakura was still absorbed in her book and the sounds of ONE OK ROCK while next to her, Lauren, in a white bandeau bikini and a straw fedora was busy trying to find answers to what the Nighlok were up to. On her back next to Lauren was Mia, snoring away as she slept off her morning classes.
"Any luck?" Sakura asked Lauren.
"No…not like I can hear myself think with that racket next to me. And since my Samuraizer belonged to my dad, it's not like it has iTunes. I really should invest in a mp3 player or something to drown out the noise pollution."
"I know the feeling; my sister Yuri snores like a freight train."
Mia let out another earth-shattering snore, and Lauren decided enough was enough.
"Mia…!" Lauren said, gently shaking her companion until she opened her eyes.
"Huh...?" Mia asked sleepily. "Are the Nighlok back or something…?"
"No, but you were probably snoring so loud even they could hear you from here."
"Oh…sorry…I'm just so tired…class ran long today." Mia said.
"It's okay. Try sleeping on your stomach, maybe you won't snore as much." Lauren suggested.
"Okay…"
Mia flipped onto her stomach and undid her straps to prevent tan lines, closed her eyes, and drifted back to sleep in seconds.
"Enjoying the view, Suiren?" Lauren asked.
"Huh? Oh, yeah." She replied.
"Figure out which one of the Samurai boys is the cutest yet?" Sakura asked.
"Still under deliberation."
"Hey, Sakura?" Lauren asked.
"What's up?"
"Is there any chance we'll get a chance to meet the rest of your sisters and the other Seishi like Navcase?"
"Well, Tenma and the Nighlok have been pretty quiet lately. My guess is they're either gearing up for that ritual whatever it is, or they're waiting for all the Kamen Riders and Sentai teams vacationing here to leave because things are too hot right now."
"Probably a little of both." Lauren theorized, before looking at her initial notes. "Here's what we know so far. There's a special sake that the person performing the ritual must drink to turn them into a Nighlok. We also know there's a rare planetary alignment during which the ritual must be performed. I'm still looking for details on that. Finally, the water depth must be just right for the special sake to be made. Unfortunately, we have no way to monitor it from here. I know I'm missing something, I just don't know what."
"Why don't you take a break; I'll look and see if I can find anything. If I do, I'll wake you up."
"Thanks, Sakura."
Lauren flipped onto her back and using her notepad and street clothes as a headrest and her hat to keep the sun out of her face.
"Hey, Lauren?" Suiren asked.
Lauren peeked up for a moment to see what the blonde girl wanted.
"Do you screen potential dates for your brother?"
"No. Can I take a study break now?"
"Oh, sorry, go right ahead!"
Lauren closed her eyes and sighed.
Back at the Hotel, Hiromu and the other Go-Busters filled Kengo in on what had happened.
"As I thought. Sending the head of Gaiark to deal with the Shinkengers, Soma, and Nitoh makes perfect sense. Their weapons are not effective against machines, so had it not been for your intervention, the Shinkengers, Wizard, and Beast would probably be out of commission right now. Damn! There's another one!"
"Don't worry Kengo, we'll take care of it!" Gentaro assured his friend as he and Ryuusei headed out the door.
Covering the distance quickly on their Rider Machines, they encountered the White Wizard.
"Has to be one of the guys that came out of Haruto."
"Kamen Riders! I shall drive you into despair!"
The two wasted no time getting set.
Meteor, Ready?
3!
Ryuusei stood by, waiting for the countdown from Gentaro.
2!
The White Wizard brandished his staff, as he brought in a bunch of Ghuls to help him out.
1!
"Henshin!" The two called, as rings surrounded Gentaro and the energy from M-BUS beamed down onto Ryuusei, changing him into Meteor.
"UCHUU…KITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Gentaro boomed. "Kamen Rider Fourze! Let's settle this man-to-man!
"Kamen Rider Meteor. I will decide…Your fate."
Explosion, Now!
The White Wizard pointed at the two space Riders and knocked them back with an explosion.
Yes! Gravity! Understand?
Picking up Ryuusei with his Gravity Ring, the Wizard tossed him into Gentaro, knocking them both over.
Yes! Thunder! Understand?
Magic portals opened, and lightning bolts struck the two Riders.
"This guy's nasty!" Gentaro complained.
"He's probably trying to keep us at a distance! Distract him for a moment, I'll see if I can get close!"
LAUNCHER ON!
RADAR ON!
Gentaro locked on and opened fire with a barrage of missiles.
Barrier, Now!
A magic barrier went up in front of the White Wizard, blocking all of them!
Limit Break, OK!
With a "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Ryuusei launched into his Starlight Shower Limit Break from behind, throwing rapid punches that left a comet trail behind his punches, ending with a loud "HWATCHA!"
The White Wizard staggered from the hits, as Ryuusei called to Gentaro, "Now!"
"RIDER ROCKET DRILL KICK!" Gentaro shouted as he launched into the air and was going to come crashing down on their opponent when …
Teleport, Now!
"Damn! He Teleported!" Ryuusei cursed.
Now the Wizard was in perfect position to give Ryuusei some payback.
Yes! Special! Understand?
A magic portal opened in front of him, as a blast of flame shot out at Ryuusei.
"AAAGH!" Ryuusei exclaimed as he was knocked back.
"Okay, that's it, time for the big guns! Split, and insert!"
N Magnet!
S Magnet!
N/S Magnet On! (Low-toned dynamic music)
Gentaro shifted the Enter Lever to detach the two cannons from his shoulders.
"RIDER SUPER ELECTROMAGNETIC BOMBER!"
Teleport, Now!
The White Wizard teleported out of the patch of Gentaro's attack.
"Gentaro, watch out!"
Yes! Kick Strike! Understand?
The White Wizard launched into an attack like Haruto's, knocking Gentaro around until he fell to the ground.
Saturn! Okay, Saturn!
A few Saturn-shaped projectiles turned the Ghuls to dust.
"The nuisances are gone! Let's show this guy our finale!" Ryuusei said.
"Ossu!"
Cosmic!
COSMIC ON! (Bombastic Space music)
"My friendship will take on the universe!"
Meteor Storm! Meteor On, Ready? (Hard rock music)
"Kamen Rider Meteor Storm! My fate will deliver a storm!"
(Rock music) Limit Break! (Power-up based standby noise) OK!
"METEOR STORM PUNISHER!"
The top was released from his Storm Staff, which cut up the White Wizard every which way, as Gentaro inserted the Cosmic Switch, flew towards the White Wizard and used his warp drive to take them into space.
"Pull out, and insert!"
(Low-toned klaxon alarms) Limit Break!
"RIDER GREAT GALAXY FINISH!"
Surrounding his blade in Cosmic Energy, Gentaro slashed at the White Wizard, turning him into golden dust.
"Okay, time to get back and tell Kengo!"
"Kisaragi? You beat the White Wizard? Okay, good to know. That leaves only two."
"Kengo-san, I have an idea." Micchi suggested.
"Go ahead."
"The idea of all these revived kaijin is to send them after foes that have never faced them before, putting them at a disadvantage and hopefully leading to their defeat. So why don't we take advantage of the one thing they seem to not want to happen?"
"You mean for someone who has actually faced them to give someone else a hint?" Kengo asked.
Micchi nodded.
"I'm going to call Haruto-san and find out about the other kaijin they pulled from him."
Back at Mr. Brown's, Haruto was poolside, standing guard for an unconscious Mako to his left and a currently distracted by music and magazines Kaoru to his right when his phone rang.
"Hello? Ah! Micchi! How can I help?"
"We need to know about the kaijin other than the White Wizard that Bangray pulled from your memories." Micchi explained.
"He's a guy I hoped I would never see again." Haruto began, his mind flooded with the horrible truth of why unlike the other Gates, who were happy, friendly people before they became Phantoms, Gremlin insisted on being called Sora and referred to all the other Phantoms by their original Gate names. He was starting to remember the truth behind Koyomi when Micchi luckily interrupted his train of thought.
"Haruto-san? You still there?"
"Y-yes. I just remembered things I wanted to forget."
"We don't need his life story. Is there any weakness he has that we could possibly exploit?"
"Well, he hates being called Gremlin, for one thing. There is one other thing though…"
"Okay, thanks, Haruto-san." Micchi said before hanging up.
"What did you find out?" Kengo asked.
"Well, aside from preferring to be called by his human name rather than his Phantom one, he apparently has a hatred of young women with long black hair and white dresses." Micchi explained.
"That's perfect!" Kouta exclaimed, pulling out his phone.
"What are you doing Kouta-san?"
"Calling Mai…Hey, Mai, it's me, Kouta. Could you come to Gentaro's suite? We have a favor to ask."
Several minutes later, Mai had Kouta in a headlock.
"ARE YOU NUTS?! DID YOU FORGET WHAT THOSE ZODIARTS DID TO CHUCKY AND ME RECENTLY?!"
"Mai-san, please calm down." Micchi said, before being whacked by a flip flop as Mai channeled her inner Akiko.
"CALM DOWN?! CALM DOWN?! YOU WANT ME TO BE BAIT FOR A SERIAL KILLER!" Mai shouted loud enough that the whole hotel could probably hear her.
"Mai…can't breathe…" Kouta wheezed.
Zack was trying to loosen the death grip Mai had on Kouta, while she continued to bellow in protest.
"Excuse me?" a voice called
Everyone looked towards the door to find a young lady in a white dress and jean jacket with long black hair.
"Can we help you?" Kengo asked.
"Are you Kamen Riders?" the young lady asked. "My name is Hina Izumi. I'm here on business for Cous Coussier with my friend Eiji-kun."
"Eiji-kun? OOO?" Tomoko asked.
Hina nodded.
"It's okay, her brother was possessed by a Greeed, and she's friends with Kamen Rider OOO," Tomoko explained.
Mai released her death grip on Kouta.
"I would like to volunteer to help you lure out the Phantom," Hina explained.
Sometime later, Hina was in the park with her earphones on, in contact with Kengo.
"Any sign of him yet, Izumi-san?" Kengo asked.
"No, not yet. I sure hope this works." She replied.
"Hello, beautiful lady!" a voice called. Hina whirled around to find Gremlin!
"You know, you look just like someone who broke my heart."
Hina screamed, and no sooner did she, did orange and purple bullets strike the kaijin from behind!
"What the?!"
"Caught you, Gremlin!" Kouta exclaimed, as he and the other already transformed Riders came out of their hiding places.
"How DARE you call me by that name!" he shouted, pulling out his scissors, only to find that they had been bent!
When Gremlin turned to face the Riders, Hina had removed his weapons from his back and bent them severely out of shape.
"Get to safety, Hina-san. We'll take it from here." Micchi said as Hina got to a safe place to watch.
"Okay guys, this is our stage now!" Kouta shouted.
Gremlin threw down some stones, which turned into Ghuls.
(Music Cue: Rise up your Flag)
Musou Saber in one hand and DJ Gun in the other, Kouta went on the attack, shooting Gremlin with shotgun blasts from his DJ Gun while taking slashes at him. Micchi switched to Kiwi, and activated the Au Lait function on his Driver, charging his blades with kiwi shaped energy before cutting down some of the Ghuls.
Kurumi Au Lait!
Zack attacked a few others with a super powered punch.
"Now for you!" Kouta exclaimed, as he combined his Musou Saber and DJ Gun, and attached his Kachidoki Lockseed.
Lock On!
Nearby, as per the plan, the New Gen Riders and Bangray were standing by to finish off the targets, but as with the last two efforts, things were not looking good for Gremlin either.
"Think we should tag in and give him a hand?" Sid asked.
"Have patience!" Minato-san snapped.
Just then, a voice called, "Say Cheese!"
The Riders turned, only to have their picture taken by a guy with an Arizona State shirt on!
"He took our picture!" Sid exclaimed.
"Let's reyying pound him!" Bangray seconded.
"Uh oh." The man replied, bolting as the kaijin and Lock Dealer chased after him. Minato-san and Kaito shrugged their shoulders and hurried after them.
1, 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000, 100,000,000, 1,000,000,000,000, Muryōdaisū: Kachidoki Charge!
"SEIHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Kouta cried, striking Gremin with an orange-charged slash from his Taiken Blade, as Micchi and Zack finished him off with a double Rider kick.
Finally, with their Engines all recharged, the Go-Ongers set out to deal with the last revived target, Zangetsu.
"Mantan Guns! Engine Soul, Set! Mantan Rods!"
The Go-Ongers pulled out their sidearms and charged the Armored Rider, only for him to block with his shield and cut them down with his own Musou Saber.
"Renn, any ideas?" Sousuke asked.
"Still working on it," Renn replied.
"Let's go, Miu," Hiroto said.
"Okay, Ani."
Mission One
"Burning Dagger!" Hiroto called, sending an intense blast of flame at Zangetsu.
Mission Two
"Freezing Dagger!" Miu followed, the cold blast from her Rocket Dagger reacting with the intense heat of Hiroto's attack.
"Road Saber! Saber Straight!" Sousuke called, flying by with his sword.
"Did we get him?" Hanto wondered.
Melon Squash!
Zangetsu threw his energy charged shield at the Go-Ongers, hitting all of them before the weapon returned to him.
"This guy's tough!" Saki complained.
"He's changing the thing on his belt!" Gunpei observed.
Soiya! Fourze Arms: Seishun Switch On!
"He turned into Gentaro!" Saki exclaimed.
"Rider Rocket Punch!" Zangetsu called, hitting Gunpei, before going skyward as the Drill Module manifested on his leg.
"Rider Rocket Drill Kick!" Zangetsu called, slamming into Sousuke with the attack.
"Okay pal, I can see your last stop!" Sousuke shouted, combining his Mantan Gun with the Kankan Bar and loading the Ancient Engines.
"Double Cross Stopper!"
Railroad gates appeared on either side of Zangetsu, as the three train Engines' spirits flew through him.
"Go-Onger! Checkered…" Saki started to say, as the smoke cleared, revealing Zangetsu in a heavily armored samurai form!
Soiya! Mix: Jimber Melon! Ha-Ha!
"Uh Oh…"
Lock On!
Zangetsu attached his Melon Energy Lockseed to his Sonic Arrow and drew it back.
Melon Energy!
He created a melon that caused arrows to rain down on the Go-Ongers.
"Mou! How are we supposed to beat this guy?" Saki wailed.
"Let's try something different. Saki, Renn! Loan us Bus-on and Bear RV!" Hiroto said.
"Wing Booster, Attention!" The Wings called.
"Bus-on Soul, Set!"
"Bear RV Soul, Set!"
"Super Highway Buster!" the other Go-Ongers called.
"Speedor Soul, Set!"
"Go-On Bond Special!" the entire group called out.
"Doru Doru!" Speedor called.
"On On On !" came the cry from Bus-on.
"VVVV!" came the cry from Bear RV.
The core three Engines slammed into Zangetsu, causing him to explode and turn into gold dust like the others as the Go-Ongers posed dramatically.
Meanwhile…
"He went this way!" Sid called as Bangray followed behind him.
"Where'd he reyying go?" Bangray asked as the other two caught up.
"Hello, gentlemen!" a voice called in English.
"There he is!" Sid called, pointing to a man standing on top of a van.
"Get back down here, so we can reyying pound you!" Bangray shouted.
"Sorry, but I'll be doing the pounding today!" the man declared, putting on some kind of belt buckle.
"A Driver? He's a Rider?"
"Ping Pong! Now, let's, Henshin!"
Signal Bike! Rider! Mach!
"Track! Eradicate! I'm always at Mach Speed! Kamen Rider…MACH!" he declared, going through his pose.
"He just mocked us! Now I'm really going to reyying kill him!" Bangray called.
"I'm with you!" Sid seconded.
"Should we help them, Kaito?" Minato-san asked.
"The fools rushed in. Let them get pounded. We hang back for now." Kaito replied.
"Now, Steel Sound Police Department, ladies, and gentlemen!"
(Music Cue: Full Throttle)
~Mataseta ne Hey, Ladies and Gentlemen junbi wa ii? (Sorry for the wait! Hey, Ladies and Gentlemen, are you ready?)~
~Mada mitaiken no Shock kimi ni misete ageru (You're in for a Shock, a novel experience, let me show you)~
Zutto Mach!
Mach brought out his Zenrin Shooter, and opened fire on his two attackers, before slashing at them with the wheel, as the weapon exclaimed "Zenrin!"
~Tatoereba It's an Amazing Circus! totsuzen ni (It's like, It's an Amazing Circus! A magic act that bursts into town)~
~Machi ni arawareta magic dare mo toriko ni naru (Everyone will be enthralled)~
Signal Bike! Signal Koukan: Magarl! (Heavy metal electric guitar riff)
Mokuteki hataseru nara Eye-for-Eye Justice (If that's what it takes to get it done, I shall serve an eye for an eye kind of justice)
~Piero wa chotto kowai sa (It's somewhat like the life of a clown, a bit scary)~
~Sou iu mono seija double face? (I've got a good side and a dark side, double-faced I am) ~
Mach began firing wildly, while jamming the Boost Igniter on his Driver, causing all the shots to home in on Sid and Bangray!
Signal Bike! Signal Koukan: Kikern! (Horror violin chord)
~Tobase tobase (Let'er rip, let'er rip)~
~Signal ga ore no spotlight (The signal's my spotlight)~
Mach fired a shot and then hit the Boost Igniter, causing a portal shaped like a warning sign, as a bullet shaped demon beast came out of it, grew to giant size, and then began biting Bangray.
Hissatsu! Full Throttle: Kikern!
~Tobase tobase( Let'er rip, let'er rip)~
~Oitsukasenai mahha no supiido (No way you're catching up with my Mach speeds)~
Mach leaped into the air, did a few somersaults, before extending a foot out to kick Bangray, while an aura shaped like the Demon Beast surrounded him.
~Warui kedo michi wa yuzurenai (Sorry, dude, 'coz the road's all mine)~
~Break wa nai Full throttle (No braking, just going at Full throttle)~
"I got defeated by a giant beast! This reyying Sucks!" Bangray shouted as he exploded.
~Kokorogoto Hey, Ladies and Gentlemen zutto mahha (My soul's always going at Mach speed; Hey, Ladies and Gentlemen~
~Saishin Next System ima taibou no debut (The long-awaited Next System now makes its debut)~
"Your turn, Mister Cherry!"
"I am Sigurd!" Sid protested.
"Whatever, I'm calling you Mister Cherry," Mach replied. "What do you think, readers?"
"Who in Helheim is he talking to?!" Kaito spat.
~Joushiki hamidashite mo ore no ryuugi (Being unconventional is my style)~
~Hihan wa uketsukenai (you may pan me, pass judgement upon me, but I ain't listening)~
~Sukoshi naraba ochite mo ii (Cut me some slack, a little screw-up won't hurt)~
Signal Bike! Rider: Chaser! (Heavy metal guitar solo)
Mach turned into a form that was more purple and silver, a combination of his own form and that of his friend, Kamen Rider Chaser.
"Let's do this together, buddy!"
Shingou Axe!
~Tobase tobase (Let'er rip, let'er rip)~
~Omota me na kuuki kakimawase (The thick air settles down, let's whip it up)~
Mach loaded the Signal Chaser Bike into the Signal Landing Panel, and pushed the walk button on his crossing signal shaped axe, as a red light began to flash.
Matteroyo!
~Tobase tobase (Let'er rip, let'er rip) ~
~Dore mo izure mo mahha no supiido (Whichever road I take, I go at mach speeds)~
Mach drove the weapon into the ground and began shooting at Sigurd with his Zenrin shooter while he waited for the light to change.
Itteiyo! Full Throttle!
Pulling the trigger, Mach slashed, as a crosswalk appeared in the attack, knocking Sigurd out of henshin and out cold.
~Nando demo kudaiteku yabou (Full of ambition, I'll mow down any obstacle in sight)~
~Break wa nai Full throttle (No braking, just going at Full throttle)~
"And that's a wrap! Thanks, everyone!"
Kaito and Minato-san grabbed Sid by the shoulders and carried him off, as Mach lifted his outer visor to let off stored up energy, then dehenshined.
Otsukare!
"Enemy Riders in retreat. Nee-chan and Shin-nii-chan would like that!"
"YOU IDIOTS!" His Malevolence bellowed back at their hideout. "NOT ONLY DID YOU CAUSE BANGRAY TO BE DESTROYED, BUT YOU ALSO DIDN'T CAPTURE ME A SINGLE RIDER FOR OPERATION LHAPN!"
As His Malevolence bellowed from a shadowy video on Enter's laptop, what the bad guys didn't know was that Burgermon was recording the whole thing!
"Mageste, please. All the blame should be placed on Monsieur Citron! It was his idea to call Bangray in the first place and send those revived kaijin after all our foes!
"For once, Enter is right. It's all Sengoku's fault!" Libra seconded. "Besides, my pup will be ready to go soon."
"I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR FAILURES! YOU HAVE ONE MORE CHANCE TO CAPTURE ONE OF THEIR COUNTERPARTS FOR OPERATION LHAPN, OR I WILL COME THERE PERSONALLY TO DO IT MYSELF!"
This Brings this Chapter to A Close…