Oh jeez… so much crap going on and not enough time for myself… I swear, if I had my own apartment, I'd be perfectly fine with it. Anyway, on to Case #3, entitled "Girl… A". Fun fact: In Japan, minors who are involved in cases are entitled in such a way, so if a boy was involved, he'd be entitled "Boy A." Even the episode itself says that, so this should be interesting. Let's get cracking. (Grabs the Disclaimers)

Disclaimers: I don't own Kamen Rider W or Fuuto PI as they are productions from Toei and Studio Kai, but I do own any OCs I make.

My name is Minako Sakurada, also known as Kamen Rider Skull. The previous case ended splendidly. How, you ask? I showed my poker skills in a game for Yuuko Izumi's life. What I didn't expect was to meet the mysterious man known only to me as Yukiji Bando. Thankfully, I kept my game face on and won the day alongside the bosses. I might have slipped at the end of the battle though, but I hope they don't figure it out too soon about my secret identity. For now, I need to worry about that Bando guy. Hopefully Wakana-chan can help me…

"The Second Fuuto Tower. Today, the Diet approved its construction project." A woman was speaking as she stood in front of the public, among them was Minako as she got some notes written in her notepad.

'Gotta admit, it's nice for the boss to give me a little assignment for myself and actually do something around town, even if it's just listening to a boring speech,' the navy haired girl thought to herself while she stood next to Detective Makura, an arrangement she wasn't too happy about, but she didn't mind putting up with it for the time being.

The woman, known as Miyabi Kusuhara, continued on, "the Second Fuuto Tower will provide clean energy with no adverse effect on the environment." She then looked at a young girl. "Asuka."

"Hai." Asuka agreed and stepped up, looking at the public. "I'm Asuka Kusuhara, and this will be our tower." She pulled off the cover to reveal the image of the newest Fuuto Tower as she spoke, "I hope I see the real thing soon!"

Miyabi placed her hands on her daughter's shoulders and spoke to the audience: "For the future of our children! I hope everyone understands and supports this!"

Minako applauded with the audience as the pictures were taken.

"How fake," Shotaro's voice came from behind, causing her to look around and see the boss with Akiko, both of them standing behind her, as he continued, "bringing a child along to make it more appealing."

"Boss, Aki-chan." Minako spoke in surprise. "What are you two doing here?"

Shotaro showed his pass to her, Akiko doing the same. "Ms. Kusuhara asked us here to be her bodyguards."

Minako made a face before she nodded. "Sokkā. But shouldn't police presence be more than enough? Or is it possible that…?"

Shotaro nodded. "Yeah. Something's got her worried."

Makura looked at them. "Still, I'm sure we've got everything under control. Stubborn as your protégé might be, she's a good fighter."

Minako blushed at the praise. "Well, I'm not that good…"

Suddenly, some gunshots got everyone's attention as Minako knocked Makura down before she charged forward with Shotaro and Akiko, the trio helping the councilwoman and her daughter off stage as Minako even took a couple of rounds to her arm, the blunette yelping in pain.

Shotaro signaled to the girls quickly to show them what he was gonna do.

Minako caught the gist immediately and signaled to him to go with her good arm, that she would stay back to keep everyone safe.

Shotaro took that as the cue to run off as Minako looked at Miyabi. "Daijōbu. Detective Hidari knows what he's doing."

Asuka noticed the injuries through Minako's ripped jacket. "Ah, onee-chan! You're bleeding!"

Minako looked at her arm and yanked off the jacket sleeve to see the wounds. "Ah mou… whoever was shooting like that obviously knew where to aim, but where from?!" She noticed some odd markings on the massive "bullet", making a face of confusion.

Akiko quickly took the sleeve and ripped off a clean section, tying it around Minako's arm to keep it from bleeding her dry. "There."

Minako nodded to her in gratitude before she noticed more shots getting closer. "Duck!" She shielded the others and took some shots again, this time feeling them hit her in different areas other than her arms. 'Ow! Shotaro, you'd better hurry!!' She coughed up a bit of blood, knowing that she must have been hit somewhere serious, but she kept it hidden for Asuka's sake.

Suddenly, a shadow covered all of the ladies, making them look over to see W stopping any more bullets as Asuka questioned, "Papa?"

"Eh?" Minako looked at her in confusion as did Shotaro.

Asuka simply smiled. "You came, Papa!"

"Eh? Pa… Papa?!" Shotaro was confused and shocked.

Minako blinked in dumbfounding as she spoke, "Huh?!"

W-B-X crime and the city

Mata dare ka ga Totsuzen doa wo tataku

Jiken no yokan "Welcome to Windy City"

Kono machi ni wa Namida wa niawanai ze

Yami ni hisomu keyword

Mitsukedasou! (Mitsukedasou!)

Hitori de wa todokanai yume

(Kensaku suru mugen no archive!

Kioku toiu umi e to dive!)

Kimi to nara kanaerareru, Half and Half!

(W-Boiled Extreme!)

W-B-X!

Futari no body and soul!

(Hoka ni nai sa only! Tsumari ainori)

Hitotsu ni

W-B-X!

Saikou no paatonaa,

Deau toki (Deau toki)

Kiseki okoru (so we can make it!)

Daburu wo sagase!

(W-B-X crime and the city)

(Girl… A/Papa is a Kamen Rider)

Shotaro kept shielding the ladies as he pointed in a different direction. "Head that way! Hurry!"

Minako nodded, playing along with the charade. "Arigatoū, W!" She and Akiko led the mother-daughter duo away from the vicinity as W took off to try and deal with the shooter.

Inside the building, Minako collapsed to her hands and knees, coughing heavily.

"Sakurada-san!" Miyabi shouted, concerned for the young detective.

Akiko ran over and helped Minako stand, feeling the wet crimson liquid seeping out of her side. "Oh man, you're losing a lot of blood. Let's get you somewhere so we can patch you up enough for the paramedics!"

"Hang in there, onee-chan! Papa will keep us safe!" Asuka cheered her on.

Minako nodded as she stumbled alongside Akiko, silently praying for Shotaro and Phillip to have some success.

Meanwhile, W was having a difficult time with the incoming hailstorm of bullets as Phillip spoke up. "I can't figure out where they're firing from. No doubt there's a Dopant behind this, Shotaro."

"We need to fire back!" Shotaro agreed with his partner, ducking behind a fallen table for cover.

"First, we need the location of the shooter. Trigger's too powerful to use without knowing that much." Phillip reminded him.

"Ah, mou!!" Shotaro growled in annoyance. "If only Skull could be here right now! She would be able to get over there easily!"

"That brings up something else though. We never found out any more about this new Skull." The younger boy spoke up. "I'm starting to get a feeling she's deliberately hiding her identity for some reason."

Shotaro dodged another round of gunfire. "Worry about it later, Phillip! We need to focus on defense right now!" (Metal!) He switched their armor to Cyclone Metal and knocked away the remainder of the bullets with the Metal Shaft, looking around the area and not seeing anything. "Okay, we have a general idea of where the Dopant shot from. But nothing else otherwise."

"Agreed. For now, you'd better check on Minako." Phillip concurred.

Shotaro sighed. "Oh man, that's right. The rookie got peppered with those shots pretty bad." He ran off to change back.

Inside, Minako was being looked after by the women, Akiko looking over as she heard footsteps and saw Shotaro returning. "Sho-kun! She's bleeding heavily!"

Shotaro ran over and checked on the prone young woman, noticing a bullet sticking out of her side, dangerously close to her stomach. "Okay, gonna need a plastic bag, some gloves, and pliers, Akiko."

Akiko nodded. "Right!" She passed him what he needed, holding a cloth ready to keep the bleeding down as necessary.

Shotaro pulled on the gloves and accepted the pliers, carefully wiggling the bullet out of Minako's body and attempting to keep the damage at a minimum. 'Glad I kept the Driver on so you can help me, aiboū.'

"Happy to help, Shotaro. And smart thinking with keeping the Driver under your vest so Asuka and Miyabi won't see." Phillip responded in kind.

Shotaro managed to get the bullet out of Minako's side and carefully deposited it into the bag Akiko held out, letting her place the cloth on the blunette's injury and wrap it up.

"Alright. Hope that helps until the paramedics get here." Shotaro said out of concern. Admittedly, he was starting to like the rookie, not just for how clever she was, but also for her cool nature in the line of fire. 'She might make for a fine pro one day.'

"Yeah. Her courage really knows no bounds." Phillip agreed, and even though none of them could see, Shotaro could feel his partner smiling proudly.

All the while, Minako was thinking to herself about the case: 'The request came in last night like a sudden gust. City Councilwoman Miyabi Kusuhara needed guards for herself and her daughter.'

(Flashback)

Shotaro and Minako were looking at several notes that read "Kill", but they looked like they were made via bullets.

"Think it's a Dopant?" Minako looked at Shotaro, to which he replied, "yeah."

"I heard a rumor that you all specialize in this." Miyabi explained. "I'll pay for everything in advance."

Minako nodded a bit as she looked at the councilwoman. "Do you have any suspicion as to who could be behind this?"

"No." Miyabi shook her head. "There are a lot of enemies in government work. I can't worry about things like that all day."

"Your daughter's in danger too. You shouldn't bring her with you." Shotaro reminded her as he got up and paced around a bit.

Miyabi stood up. "The people in this city are too apathetic about government! Without a performance like this, the construction won't happen!"

Minako looked at Shotaro. "If she gets killed by the Dopant, either way, the construction won't happen."

"I know we'll be okay, onee-chan." Asuka spoke up, causing the rookie to look at her as she continued, "because I believe."

Minako walked over and peeked through the bars and smiled at the little child. "What do you believe in, Asuka?"

"Secret!" Asuka smiled back at her.

(Flashback End)

'We took the case because Asuka had a smile that looked like it might falter. I think the boss was drawn in by that. He figured I'd be the best to simply observe, but… I doubt any of us actually thought the Dopant would take a chance to attack during the event.' Minako concluded her thoughts as she slowly woke up, seeing herself in a hospital room as Akiko was looking over her and smiling in relief, the brunette girl exclaiming, "Yokatta!! Sho-kun, she's awake!"

Shotaro walked in and immediately went to her. "Hey, how ya feeling?"

Minako chuckled slightly. "I've been better, Boss. Did not expect to be shot up."

He chuckled slightly and sat down. "Phillip's waiting to do his Lookup to try and figure out where the shooter was."

Akiko nodded a bit. "I'll go and bring him the bullet then."

Shotaro nodded in agreement. "I'm gonna go talk with the councilwoman, see what I can get from her."

Minako nodded a bit. "Asuka can stay with me if she wants. I'm sure she'll want to hang out with me for a while."

He smiled a bit. "I'll pass on the message." He got up and headed out, Akiko following him.

At the police station, Miyabi walked over to him. "Hidari-san, you and your protégé impressed me. She truly took on those shots like nothing, then you collected a perfectly preserved bullet for your evidence."

Jinno nodded a bit. "Indeed. Thanks to your cooperation, Shotaro, we're doing our best to help you two find the shooter. Thankfully, Ms. Sakurada also helped Makura stay safe when she pushed him down."

Shotaro chuckled slightly. "Well, the kid's been known to do as she needs to on instinct." He sat up. "That reminds me, councilwoman. Minako has been asking to have Asuka stay with her."

Miyabi nodded. "I think that'd be a smart arrangement. I'll bring her straight over. Tomorrow though, we'll be negotiating to purchase the land. Please try not to repeat today's incident."

Shotaro nodded. "I understand, ma'am."

Jinno nodded in agreement. "I'll make absolutely certain that the security around you will be doubled, councilwoman."

"It'll be okay! Papa will come save us again!" Asuka smiled at them, showing them a picture of Kamen Rider W that she had drawn. "Look!"

Jinno walked over and looked at the picture, asking her, "Papa is… that Kamen Rider?"

Asuka nodded. "Yep!"

Shotaro looked as well, conflicted on how to tell her.

At the Detective Agency, Akiko walked in and went to the garage. "Phillip-kun! You in here?"

"Yo! I was waiting for you to get that bullet over here." Phillip told her.

She nodded and walked over, passing the bullet to him before noticing the trash can stuck to his rear. "Eh? How'd that happen?"

He shrugged. "When I woke up, I found myself like this. But as long as it doesn't affect the Lookup, it doesn't bother me."

"Well, it worries me!" She said out of concern, grabbing the can and pulling hard, frowning when it didn't move before she asked, "What do you think about the whole situation? Shotaro being a papa and all?"

He chuckled and smiled. "Ridiculous. In all the months I've known him, he never even explicitly mentioned being a father to any child. Now with Minako, I could conceivably see that."

She jumped slightly. "Eh?! Minako being a mama to… Shotaro's kid?! No way! Those two get along, but they are nowhere near attracted to each other!"

He shrugged. "Just a suggestion." He took the bullet and looked at it curiously. "Where did the enemy fire from?"

Back at the hospital, Minako and Asuka were hanging out and drawing together before they heard a knock on the door.

Minako looked up. "Come in!"

The door opened to reveal Wakana stepping in with some flowers for Minako. "Hey, Minako! Sorry if I'm interrupting anything."

Minako smiled and sat up as best as possible. "It's alright. Asuka and I were just having fun drawing."

Wakana nodded and placed the flowers in a pot before she sat down near the girls. "I'm sorry for what happened to you earlier. Are you okay?"

Minako shrugged slightly. "Yeah, thankfully. The doctor told me that I had some serious luck to not get hit on any vital arteries near my stomach."

Wakana nodded in agreement. "No doubt. You're super lucky, Mina-kun."

Minako nodded before she fell into thought, her mind going back to meeting Yukiji. "Um… I kinda need to ask you something." She looked up at her. "Do you know someone by the name of Yukiji Bando?"

Wakana thought for a moment before she placed a well manicured hand on her chin thoughtfully. "It's strange… I remember my dad talking about the guy, but Bando-san never really showed his true face. Always kept it hidden under a golden mask. Truly vexing in a way…"

Minako frowned slightly as she nodded. "Yeah. I don't know what it is about him, but he's got an air of mystery to him that kinda crazily goes well with how handsome he is."

The twin bunned girl looked at her fellow woman and shrugged. "Who knows? My dad told me Bando-san might just be interested in research."

The blunette nodded slightly. "Maybe…"

Later that night, Miyabi was holding her conference with some proprietors: "We've finally made it this far. All that's left is to obtain this land…" She looked at a map of the area she wanted to purchase.

Suddenly, gunshots went off again and pierced the map with more following quickly after.

Shotaro grabbed the councilwoman and got her out of the room as the others followed and everyone took cover in the hallway, the gunshots still going off.

Shotaro pulled out the Bat Shot and activated it. (Bat!) He let it loose to get some pictures as it dodged the bullets.

He panted slightly and looked at Miyabi. "Good thing I stuck around, huh?"

She nodded. "It was the least you could do, along with protecting my daughter." She got up and walked out with the officer, leaving Shotaro to head out to the balcony and look around for the culprit.

'This method definitely isn't normal.' He noted to himself. 'Why go so far to target her?'

The next morning, Shotaro was picking up Minako as he talked to Phillip. "Did you happen to get the pictures from the Bat Shot?"

"It's very complexing. During the gunshots, it got pictures of all the surroundings, even the sky and nearby buildings, but nothing's in those pictures." Phillip spoke in confusion.

"Yeah. It's like the sniper has no form." Minako ruminated curiously.

"Well, the bullet isn't metal. It's the tooth from a lifeform." Phillip reported.

"A tooth?!" Shotaro was surprised. "Like in one's mouth?"

Phillip nodded. "If we knew how the sniping was done, we'd be able to identify the Memory."

Minako blinked slightly before she remembered something. "Ah! That's right!"

(Flashback)

("When Aki-chan was wrapping my arm up, I noticed some distinct markings on the round that had hit me in the tricep area.") Minako recalled as she got a good look at the "bullet" in her arm.

(Flashback End)

"And didn't you guys tell me that both of the sniping events happen near water?" Minako asked curiously, starting to put two and two together.

Shotaro nodded. "Why, you think you have an idea of what it was?"

Minako nodded and pointed towards the water fountain. "Look at where we are now. I betcha ten to one that's where it'll pop up next. Somewhere in the water around town."

As it turned out, Minako was on the mark (another intended pun) as later on, the detectives were riding in the government van that Jinno had requested for them, the blunette having Asuka on her lap.

The girl looked at Shotaro. "You saved Mama last night, didn't you?"

He turned and nodded to her. "Well, it is part of our job."

Minako nodded a bit. "As detectives, sometimes we have to protect our clients."

Asuka nodded a bit. "Thanks, oji-san!" She turned to Minako next. "And thanks for keeping me and Mama safe yesterday, onee-chan!"

Minako chuckled and smiled back. "You're welcome, Asuka." She looked at the picture the young girl was drawing today, seeing W next to her and a man whom Minako perceived as the father. "You must truly like Kamen Rider, huh?"

Asuka nodded and smiled. "Yeah!"

Minako thought for a moment. "Could it truly be possible that Kamen Rider is your papa?"

"Why ask that?" Asuka looked at her curiously.

"Well, I heard two voices coming from Kamen Rider-san, so personally, I think he might be a 'they', someone who is two in one."

Asuka tilted her head slightly. "Like a split personality in one body?"

Minako nodded. "That's right."

Miyabi looked at Minako. "Do you know about the Kamen Rider?"

The younger detective nodded. "Yes, actually. He and Kamen Rider Skull are acquaintances of mine and the boss's. They've saved our lives multiple times over."

Asuka smiled excitedly. "Kakkoi! I heard a rumor that Skull-chan is a girl!"

Minako chuckled slightly. "I heard that rumor too. In fact, I believe that's true, because she actually saved me during my last case."

"We'll be arriving shortly." The driver said, cutting off any more conversation.

Asuka looked at Minako. "Tell me more about Papa and his friend later, onee-chan!"

Minako nodded to her. "Okay." She sighed softly as she looked at Shotaro.

Shotaro smiled to himself as he thought, 'This is why she's better with kids.'

Meanwhile, Saeko was busy with Kirihiko as she called some people. "Dismiss all of Development Team Six. Instead, have Team Seven continue the plan, got it?" She hung up in a small huff.

Kirihiko smiled at her. "You deal with people like a bolt of lightning."

"Sure you won't regret that tomorrow?" Wakana asked, standing on the ceiling in her Clay Doll Dopant form. "Sorry I'm late. I was doing some stuff. Plus, I was talking with Mina-kun yesterday."

Saeko walked over. "Is that all, or are you just screwing around?"

"I came to warn you, Father's in a really bad mood." Wakana told her.

"Is it about that tower?" Kirihiko asked her before he placed a hand on his beloved's shoulder. "Leave the thorn in Saeko's side to me."

Back at the site, Minako was watching the man in charge racing remote control cars with one of his subordinates as Miyabi tried to talk with him.

The blunette looked at Asuka. "Yare yare da ze, does Mama have to deal with that all the time?"

Asuka nodded to her. "Yep."

Minako sighed and walked over, looking at the man. "You really should be considering Ms. Kusuhara's offer. You play like a child, yet you think nothing of the actual children."

Mr. Takamura looked up at her. "And who are you to talk, little lady? Working so young when others like you should be hanging out at college parties? Maybe it's because Ms. Kusuhara says such transparent things that she's not liked by the people. Maybe that's why her husband-" He was cut off by Minako grabbing him by the shirt.

"Shotaro, look after Asuka." She passed the young girl to him.

Shotaro nodded and backed up, looking at Asuka. "She might be injured, but she still packs a punch."

Minako gave Takamura a death glare. "Bring something like that up again or mock her and I will be certain that she ruins you." She pushed him aside before she walked away. "Boss, Ms. Kusuhara, let's go. It's obvious that he's just being pretentious and snobby."

Miyabi looked at her. "I'd rather wait at the waterside."

Minako nodded. "Right. I have something I want to test anyway." She led the three to the waters, noticing Kirihiko passing by her as he noticed her as well, their eyes meeting as unknown rivals or something else would.

Stealthily, the young woman used her sleight-of-hand trick to implant a microphone on his person where he wouldn't see it as she brushed by him before she continued on, putting her earbuds in so she could listen to his conversation and ignoring the small spark of a feeling in her hand for the time being.

Kirihiko looked back and smiled as he watched her walk away, thinking to himself, 'So that's the Minako that Wakana mentioned? She does seem like a strong woman, and quite intriguing.' He returned to the task at hand.

Minako was adjusting her earbuds and the volume before she heard Takamura speaking to Kirihiko: "So you're the lucky boy who went from salesman to a commander?"

"Your ineptitude is causing big problems for my wife." Kirihiko responded in kind. "All you have to do is eliminate that woman, right? Shall I do it in your place?"

"Please don't interfere with my chance at getting a promotion. I can handle this alone." Takamura told him before Minako heard the sounds of a closing door.

Quickly she pulled out her Hercules Phone and called Phillip while she looked at Shotaro. "Boss, I'm gonna need you." Once he was by her side, she explained everything she had heard to them.

"So you think that Genzou Takamura is suspicious?" Phillip asked her curiously.

"I know he is, Phillip. I explicitly heard that Kirihiko guy say-" She looked to see if Miyabi was listening before she lowered her voice. "I explicitly heard that Kirihiko guy say that Takamura had to eliminate the woman, that means Ms. Kusuhara!"

"I see." Phillip responded before his voice muttered, "Enough of that already." His voice became louder, as if he was turning back to the phone. "Sorry, private discussion. Anyway, I found out more about the Second Fuuto Tower from a Lookup."

"What was it?" Minako asked curiously, patiently waiting for Phillip's response.

"Daizaburou Kusuhara, Miyabi's husband, was murdered last year." Phillip spoke after a moment.

"Huh?" Shotaro and Minako looked at each other in surprise.

After hanging up with Phillip, Shotaro spoke to Miyabi, who confirmed the story while Minako made some drawings with Asuka by the water. "Yes. My husband was assassinated. The culprit still hasn't been caught. The Second Fuuto Tower plan was my husband's dream, and carrying it on and completing it is my dream. To do that, I became a councilwoman."

"That's why you lied to Asuka?" Shotaro asked, understanding what was going on. "If she helps you with your work, she'll be able to see him."

"Soū desu." Miyabi confirmed.

Shotaro looked at her. "You shouldn't lie like that."

Miyabi nodded slightly. "Even if it is, I don't think she can live without it." She looked at the young girl sadly.

Minako was finishing a drawing of Asuka and Kamen Rider W standing together and showed it to Asuka. "Hey, check it out."

Asuka looked over and smiled as she saw the detailed drawing. "That's cool, onee-chan! You're so talented!"

Minako smiled a bit and hugged Asuka as she thought to herself, 'So this is what it's like to be the elder sister. Aki-chan was always the elder, but it was hard for both of us when Uncle Sokichi died. But having a kid sister isn't so bad after all.'

Back at the garage, Phillip was doing his Lookup. "Ancient lifeform and tooth. So far, this is correct. But I just can't find the final Keyword. Just where does it hide all the time?"

Akiko was looking through the photos. "It's definitely not in the photos, so maybe it's somewhere else. Some place where the flash might have reflected, like a watery surface."

Phillip looked up from his musing. "Aki-chan, you're a genius! If I eliminate all the land and air lifeforms…" He moved some of the books until he found what he was looking for. "Bingo! The Memory we're looking for is 'Anomalocaris'!"

"Anomalocaris? Isn't that the shrimp thing?" Akiko asked in confusion.

"Exactly. The Anomalocaris Dopant has a lot of teeth in its mouth. It can fire them from the water like guided missiles." He quickly called Shotaro up on the Stag Phone. "Shotaro!"

On the other end, Shotaro seemed surprised. "No wonder the rookie was thinking of checking the water sources! She was right on the dot the whole time!"

"Yeah. Like you said, she'll make for a fine pro detective one day, not just for her skills, but that keen observation definitely gives us an edge when it comes to look ups." Phillip agreed. "Anyway, the sniper was there in the two attacks. Right in the water! Keep Miyabi Kusuhara and her daughter away from the water's edge!"

Minako was accompanying the two Kusuhara girls and their entourage as Shotaro watched while speaking with Phillip. "You've got a hundred point brain, but it always comes at the worst time!" Quickly, he put his Driver on and activated his Memory. (Joker!) Running to the water, Shotaro shouted, "Henshin!"

At the garage, the can clattered to the floor as Akiko jumped up and went to Phillip with a cheer. "It came off!"

Back at the waterfront, Minako quickly shielded the group from incoming shots, rushing them away from the water. "I knew that's where it was coming from! Ikē! Hayaku!" She got clipped by a tooth and yelped. "Itai!"

Suddenly, W appeared and blocked the teeth before he looked at the others. "Hurry and run! Go!" Rushing to the edge, he spoke with Phillip: "Now that we know where the enemy is, we can blast it, right?"

"Shouldn't be a problem!" Phillip agreed.

Coming to a stop, Shotaro flicked his wrist and pulled out a blue Memory. "Alright! Now I can fire all I want!" (Trigger!) He put the Memory in and pushed the Driver open. (Cyclone! Trigger!) With a blue color replacing the black and a gun similar to Skull's appearing, but in blue, Shotaro fired into the water, hitting the bullseye and sending the Dopant out of the water and on to dry land.

"Finally got you on land, you damn shrimp monster!" Shotaro smiled to himself before he shot at the Dopant again, meeting its teeth with his own windy bullets.

The Dopant hissed and tried to spread an ink cloud out.

"That won't work." He put the Heat Memory in the Stag Phone and let it fly around to attack the Dopant before he went to Cyclone Joker and activated the Maximum Drive. "Joker Extreme!" Kicking the Dopant, W let it explode behind themselves and looked around to see the culprit, but they were stunned to see the kid who was with Takamura. "It's not Takamura!" He kneeled down and picked up some of the pieces.

"Papa!" Asuka ran over with Minako and Miyabi hurrying to catch up to her, but none of them noticed another Anomalocaris Dopant appearing and firing more teeth being fired from the water except for Shotaro.

"Stay back!!" The detective shouted and quickly got up, the episode concluding with the Memories encircling the Rider's face.

Next time on W: A Case of Detectives!

Miyabi: Stop! You're after me, right?!

Shotaro: The truth is your papa...

Asuka: Mama! It's a lie, isn't it?!

Phillip: Little lies come back.

Kirihiko: I'd like to try splitting you in two.

Minako: No matter what the consequences, I will protect my friends!

(Girl... A/Price of a Lie)

This clinches it!

Wow, that's a lot to take in. But it looks like Kirihiko and Minako might be meeting in a totally different way. Stay tuned to what's next!