NEW LIFE CHAPTER PART 7: ANNIVERSARY

After school, the Gaming Club was having a meeting. This time they weren't meeting to play games. Rather, they were meeting so that Shinichi could inform them of another threat from his past.

"NUMBERS?" Mion questioned.

'That's the acronym. It stands for Neo Ultimate Multiple Biologically Enhanced Rider Squad," clarified Shinichi.

"A mouthful," commented Keiichi.

"Yeah, but that was the old name. Now they are called the Neo Ultimate Multiple Biologically Enhanced Revenge Squad. Their goal is to kill me," said Shinichi

"Well, it's obvious why they would want to kill you. I mean after you killed Gebok, that organization would send some more guys to kill you," said Shion logically.

"There's more…" Shinichi twiddled his fingers. "Gebok's alive."

That got an immediate reaction from everyone, save for Rika and Hanyuu.

"WHAT!" the Gaming Club screamed.

"Turns out the one I killed was a decoy," said Shinichi, "And as to why NUMBERS wants to kill me, it's because when…when I was…BLACK 13…" He took a deep breath and confessed, "I killed them."

"But if you killed them, how are they alive now?" Satoshi asked.

"Dr. Gebok resurrected them, I'm guessing," Shinichi answered. "And they are all too eager to kill me."

"So, some guys want you dead and you didn't bother to come tell us until now?" Mion glared.

"I didn't want you guys to worry," Shinichi answered. "And there's something else. Apparently, I used to be one of them." Everyone to him in anticipation for him to continue. "My memory is a little foggy, but there were 14 of us. We were taken by GIN-SHOCKER at a young age and trained to become an elite team of warriors."

"So, if you were a team, why did you kill them?" asked Keiichi.

"Dr. Gebok had something to do with it," Shinichi remarked. "He must've made me kill them to prove my worth."

"Well, it's no wonder they are pissed at you," Mion frowned. "So, do you know who they are?"

"I can't remember their exact faces, but they each have a tattoo of their number on them like I have my scar," said Shinichi as he pointed to his scar. "That's what identifies them as members of NUMBERS."

"So, how many have you met already?" asked Satoko curiously.

"I think I was attacked by all of them one night when they ambushed me. They spared me. The ones I've met personally are No. 00, No. 02 and No. 04." He wasn't sure if he should tell them Chiaki was No. 02, but Rika, Hanyuu and Rena already knew. He might as well tell them, "And, No. 02 is currently working for your uncle, Mion."

"WHAT!" Shion and Mion shouted in shock.

"You have one of those psychos working for my uncle!" Mion shouted, angrily hauling Shinichi up by the front of his shirt.

"Chiaki-san is not a psycho!" Hanyuu defended.

"He's one of the saner ones actually," Shinichi added. "He helped me save Rena-chan last night too.

"That's right," Rena nodded. "No. 04 kidnapped me so that Shin-kun would come and fight her."

"As for the job thing, Hanyuu-chan and Rika-chan convinced me."

Mion let go of Shinichi. "So, there are like ten more of these guys waiting to get their hands on you?" Mion asked.

"Pretty much, but I think I can handle them if they come one at a time. All I'm saying is that you guys better be careful with strangers. They can be anyone," Shinichi cautioned.

"We can help, you know," said Keiichi. "You made us into Riders; maybe you can do it so we can help you fight them."

Shinichi frowned, "I don't really want you dealing with them. They, along with me, were made to be the best of the best in GIN-SHOCKER. This is exactly why I didn't want to tell you. You'd all try and help me and…get killed. I don't want that to happen to you guys."

Mion slammed her hands onto the desk. "OK, let's not talk about all this seriously depressing crap and get to some fun! Today we're going to have Rock'em, Sock'em Robots tournaments!" She reached down and put the playset on the desk. "Who's man enough to face the glorious club leader?" challenged Mion.

The rules were simple. Everyone had only one chance to play and be King. Mion had elected herself as King and until she was defeated she would remain as King. Those who lost would be known as peons.

And Mion had been practicing. One by one she defeated each of the members of the club.

"Mii-chan is too powerful!" Rena wailed as the head of her red robot was sprung upwards. The uppercut from Mion's blue robot had 'killed' it.

"Oh, yeah," Mion rubbed underneath her nose with her forefinger. "I'm still the King!"

Her final challenger came in the form of Shinichi. "Well, allow me to knock you off your throne, King," said Shinichi.

"Ready to lose, Banabara?" Mion asked.

"I should say the same to you, Sonozaki-chan," said Shinichi.

2 minutes later...

POW!

Spoing!

The head of her blue robot sprung up from Shinichi's attack. "Who's the King now, Sonozaki?"

Mion stared and challenged, "Best 2 out of 3?" Everyone protested. "I'm club president so I make the rules."

"Fine," Shinichi said. "Get ready."

Mion pushed her robot's head down back into place. "Game On."

"Game Over," Shinichi retorted.

POW!

Spoing!

"I win," Shinichi declared.

"Best 11 out of 21!" Mion challenged. Everyone groaned.

"I think we should really wrap this up, Mion," said Shinichi. "Dr. Irie is expecting me at his clinic."

"Just one more game!" Mion challenged. She hated losing to Shinichi. Every time she lost he would have her be his maid for a day. It was humiliating, and Shinichi kept pictures.

"No, and as winner I am going to administer the punishment game! Until the next meeting, you are going to be Rena-chan's life size dress up doll!"

Mion paled as Rena rubbed her hands together, thinking of the cute outfits she could put Mion in.

"Omochikaeri!"

"Hey! This is cruel and unusual punishment! Shin-chan! Hey! Come back here! SHINICHI!"

"Alright, Banabara-kun, I think you can leave now," said Dr. Irie. Shinichi was a hard worker. He kept the clinic clean whenever he came after school.

"Are you sure, Doc? No files to sort? No windows to polish?" asked Shinichi. "No pillows to fluff?"

"No," Dr. Irie nodded. "Oh, and I heard that it's your and Rena-chan anniversary in a week's time."

Shinichi frowned suspiciously. "Where did you hear that?"

"Your mother," Dr. Irie answered.

Shinichi rolled his eyes. Of course.

When Shinichi came home, he confronted his mother. "Kaa-chan, why did you have to tell Dr. Irie that it was my and Rena-chan's anniversary in a week?" He frowned and glared at her.

"Well, I needed to talk to someone, and that charming Dr. Irie was available," Shiori answered innocently. "So, what do you plan to give Rena-chan?"

"It's a surprise," answered Shinichi.

"Well, make sure to make her happy, because by the end of the night she might be willing to...

"KAA-CHAN!"

Rena had already picked out a gift for Shinichi. It took her awhile to decide but she finally got something that was cute and special to symbolize one year of friendship and love.

"I hope Shin-kun likes it," Rena said as she stared at the box. "What do you think, Mii-chan?"

Mion was in Rena's room, wearing a school swimsuit with bunny ears and ribbons around her neck, waist and wrists. She gave a strained smile. "Oh yeah...he'll love it." 'I'm so gonna get you for this, Shinichi!' she mentally screamed.

ONE WEEK LATER…Rena and Shinichi's anniversary.

Shinichi had made himself look presentable for his and Rena's date. He parked himself in front of her house and checked the side mirror. He was dressed in a clean white shirt with no wrinkles and black slacks with leather shoes. He didn't have a gift in the physical sense, but the gift he was planning to give her would be a special one nonetheless.

They had met on a Saturday, actually, and this Saturday was just as special. It was 365 days since he first met his angel. His beloved Cleaver Girl would come out of her house, looking all cute and pretty.

He actually got flowers for her. They were pretty. White roses like the white dress she wore with a few pink roses in the white bouquet. White and pink. Her innocence was something alluring to him and he was drawn to it like a moth to a flame.

Despite seeing her past sins in that other Hinamizawa, he knew that this was not the same Rena who'd killed two people, took the school hostage and threatened to blow it up. This Rena had not taken a life at all. This Rena was one without blood on her hands.

He got off his bike and went to the door. He rang the doorbell and waited. The door swung open and with a shout of, "Shin-kun!" the girl glomped him, wrapping her arms about his neck and rubbing their cheeks together.

When he took a look at her, he noted that she was not wearing her usual white dress. She was wearing a black turtleneck top and a white skirt that came down to her knees and also slippers with ribbon straps on her feet. She was wearing the brooch he'd given her on the front of her top and hanging from her neck was her Magatama. She was holding a purse. He also noted that she wore some makeup. It was like Rena had grown several years older and she looked HOT!

Of course, Rena was the daughter of fashion designers so she had very good fashion sense.

Shinichi was not disappointed.

"Sugoi," Shinichi uttered. She was wearing some lipstick too. It was a nice color on her. The pink looked nice and made her lips seem fuller. He just wanted to kiss her right there.

She let him go and Shinichi took the flowers out from behind his back. "Here, these are for you," Shinichi offered the flowers to her. Rena took them, her eyes sparkling.

"Oh, Shin-kun…" she purred. Shinichi shivered when he heard her purr. Maybe his mom's prediction wasn't far off. Maybe Rena was going to reward him after their date and…

'Squash all perverted thoughts now!' This was their anniversary date. This was supposed to be romantic, not something for his perverted fantasies to entertain…though he wondered what sort of underwear she was wearing that made her breasts look bigger and… 'Focus!' he scolded himself.

She closed her eyes and puckered her lips. Knowing what she wanted he leaned in and kissed her. Rena loved the kisses they shared. They served to remind her that she was a lucky girl in love with a boyfriend

She pulled away from the kiss, reluctantly, and Rena said, "Let me put these in a vase and then we can go, Shin-kun!" She retreated back into her house and Shinichi couldn't help but admire her behind.

He really needed a cold shower after tonight. How was it possible for his sweet and cute Rena to transform into this sexy and mature woman?

The date began simply. Both Rena and Shinichi went to Angel Mort to enjoy tons of dessert together, feeding each other as Shion watched the couple. Everyone was aware of their anniversary, really. It was the day Shinichi and Rena had first met.

"I've saved an extra strawberry for you," Shinichi offered.

"Oh, thank you, Shin-kun!" beamed Rena. "So, what are you going to give me?" She was expecting a present from him.

"It's after the date," he told her. "And it's a special one. Something no other man can give you."

'Wonder what you mean by that, Shin-chan?' Shion thought as she listened in. 'I hope you're not thinking of something perverted.'

The couple then went to a karaoke box. They paid for a room and went inside. Choosing songs, they selected the ones which had duets, male and female duets to be exact. Shinichi had a nice singing voice, as Rena had once told him, but when Rena sang, Shinichi thought he was listening to an angel sing.

The room had no security cameras. It was nice, comfortable and private, so Rena and Shinichi used whatever time they had left to make out. Rena's lipstick ended up getting smudged so she had to fix it before they left.

After karaoke, they went dancing. Shinichi found a dance club called 'Disco Mobius'. They avoided the bar since neither of them wanted to get drunk. Eventually they would get thirsty though. When they entered, the DJ was already playing a slow song since it was 'Cheek to Cheek' time. Shinichi and Rena held each other close, their eyes locked, as they slowly swayed to the music.

Rena deemed this the best date ever.

The couple later took a walk in the park. It was nice and romantic. Shinichi had driven them both to the park and they sat at a bench together. She leaned her head against his shoulder. They were holding hands and their fingers were intertwined.

Shinichi enjoyed nights like this. No NUMBERS, No Darklings or Darkloids, and not even Gebok could ruin this.

Shinichi craned his head over to gaze at her face. He had made a solemn oath to protect her and had done pretty well in keeping up with that oath this whole time. They had met as strangers a year ago, becoming friends soon after, and now they were a couple. They weren't just boyfriend-girlfriend. Their bond ran deeper than that.

"I can't believe it's been a whole year since we met," said Rena.

"Ditto," Shinichi agreed.

"I remember how lost you seemed. You were like a lost puppy."

"Guess that's why you took me home with you."

"I couldn't help it! You were, and still are, so cute!" she squealed.

"Shin-kun, I'm back," Rena announced as she came back home. Shinichi was mopping the floor.

"Welcome back, Rena," Shinichi greeted.

"Where's Dad?" Rena asked.

"Oh, he went to Okinomiya," said Shinichi. Several days had passed since Shinichi appeared in Rena's life. Her father had gone to the police in Okinomiya to make a report on a missing person (Shinichi).

Rena nodded and said, "I'll go make dinner."

"OK," nodded Shinichi.

"Oh, Shinichi-kun. Tomorrow you start school with me!" She beamed. "Isn't that nice? Then I can introduce you to everyone."

Shinichi clutched the mop nervously. "Would that really be alright?"

"Shinichi-kun, you haven't come out for days," she told him. "I wanted to take you out and show you around the village too."

"But…I'm…just not ready." He felt safer surrounded by walls. Rena took his hands in hers. "Rena?"

"No! You are going to meet my friends, Shinichi-kun! No buts!"

"And remember your first day at school?" she asked.

"Yeah, you practically forced me to go," he laughed

Luckily, Rena and her dad had gotten Shinichi something to wear for school. He was wearing a white shirt with short sleeves, a black vest, black slacks with white sneakers and he added his own personal touch; he had a scarf tied around his neck.

"I'm…I'm…" he stammered. He looked to Rena for encouragement. She smiled at him. With a nod be continued with his introduction. However, he did it at the top of his lungs, "MY NAME IS SHINICHI SANBAN! I LIVE WITH RENA RYUUGU!" He bowed deeply, still yelling, "NICE TO MEET YOU ALL!" He stood ramrod straight, gauging all of their reactions.

"Alright, class," said Chie-sensei. "I'll give you all 15 minutes to get to know your new classmate before we start class."

"Alright!" Mion, the class president, announced, "Let's get to know our new classmate with a round of questions!" All of the students were standing around Shinichi who was nervously sitting in a chair as they surrounded him. They began to bombard him with questions.

"What's your favourite color?" a girl asked.

"It's blue," Shinichi answered, recalling Rena's eyes, "Oh, and orange." Rena's brown hair did look orange under the right light.

"You have a favourite food?" asked a boy.

"Onigiri (rice balls) and cookies," Shinichi answered automatically, again thinking of Rena.

"So, it's true that you live with Rena?" Shion asked.

"Yes, it is," Shinichi nodded.

"Did you kidnap him, Rena?" asked Keiichi.

"No, I just found him," said Rena. "It was several days ago."

"And you've been hiding him all this time?" gasped Keiichi. He looked to Shinichi. The guy definitely looked cute with his twin ahoge that bobbed up and down whenever he moved.

"Alright, if nobody else has any questions, I will be asking what color his underwear is!" Mion declared. Shinichi blushed.

"Now, Onee, you lack delicacy," Shion chided.

"Well, does anyone else have questions?" asked Mion.

Satoko asked, "You said Rena-san found you? What do you mean?"

"I…" he looked to Rena and stared down to the floor. "I don't remember."

"You don't remember?" Satoko blinked.

Rika and Hanyuu looked at the new boy oddly.

"I can't believe how shy I was," he snickered.

"But when we first invited you to join he club, you refused," she said, frowning. "I was sad when you refused the first time."

"I just wasn't ready to join a big group yet," he told her.

Shinichi ate lunch with Rena and her friends. During class, they found out he was really smart. During math, his mind was working like a calculator as they did the problems together.

And yet he was still shy, sitting close to Rena, as he ate the lunch she'd prepared.

"Say, do you want to join our club?" Rena asked.

"Club?" questioned Shinichi. "What sort of club?" He sounded interested.

"A Gaming Club, of course!" announced Mion proudly as she stood up with her hands to her hips. "Our sole mission is to protect ourselves from the evil of boredom."

Shinichi's first impression of Mion was that she really dramatic.

"Maybe…maybe some other time," Shinichi said. He didn't do well in big groups.

"But I'm a member now," said Shinichi. "The best days of my life have been when I spend them with you guys."

"I'm glad you came to Hinamizawa," said Rena.

"Me too." They enjoyed the moment a little longer. "Let's go home," said Shinichi. "Your gift is waiting back home."

Rena nodded but then her eyes shone as she pointed forward. "Look, fireflies!"

Indeed. Dancing in the air were fireflies. Shinichi couldn't help but stare as well.

"They are so beautiful! I wish I could take them home..." she cooed.

"They are beautiful when free," he said. "But it would be nice to see them all the time." He could hear cicadas singing as well. Nature was wonderful. Simple things could create such a beautiful mood. "Maybe we can stay here for a few more minutes." There was no rush.

Rena opened up her purse and took out a box. "For you," Rena said. "Happy Anniversary, Shin-kun." Taking the box, Shinichi opened it and his eyes widened. It was a blood red scarf, like the one worn by Kamen Rider Ichigo and Nigo.

"Rena-chan, thank you," he said. He tied it around his neck. "I like it."

"I knew you would. You love wearing scarves," she stated a-matter-of-factly.

Shinichi gave Rena a ride back home. However, instead of letting her go inside, he had another idea.

"Rena-chan, I'd like to give you my gift now," he told her.

"What is Shin-kun going to give Rena?" asked Rena cutely. "Is it something cute that Rena can take home?"

"No," Shinichi shook his head. "I want to take you flying."

Rena gasped. "What?" Flying? Was he serious?

"I've never taken you flying, Rena-chan. I think that would be the perfect gift."

Rena looked hesitant.

"Just trust me," he said.

"Rena trusts Shin-kun," she murmured.

Shinichi smiled. "Take my hand," Shinichi said to Rena. Rena nodded and took hold. He pulled her over to his body and wrapped his arms around her waist from behind. "Now, just relax. This might feel weird the first few seconds."

"It's OK. I trust you, Shin-kun," said Rena.

"OK, here we go! Henshin! Let's Ride: Showa!" In a flash of light and jigsaw puzzle pieces, Shinichi's Kamen Rider armor formed. His eyes flashed as the chance was complete. "OK, and now…Let's Ride: Skyrider!" His armor changed again, assuming the form of one of the Kamen Rider whose powers he had access to. "Now, here we go!" He shot up into the sky as Rena shrieked.

Showa was holding Rena around the waist from behind her as they soared over Hinamizawa. "Shin-kun, this feels amazing!" said Rena as she spread her arms. She had never flown like this before. It was indescribable.

"Told you I had something special planned for our anniversary," Showa said with a laugh. "I can see Mion's house from up here!"

"Me too! And I can see Keiichi-kun's house and Rika-chan's house as well!" Rena yelled out.

"OK, now it's off to Okinomiya! The place looks awesome at night from the sky!"

"Let's go!" she encouraged, laughing.

It didn't take long for them to reach Okinomiya. The lights were lit up and Rena thought she was looking at stars from above. "It's so beautiful. Ooh, I wish I could take it home!"

"I gave you my camera for a reason, Rena-chan," said Showa. "Take pictures if you want."

Rena took hold of his camera and used it to take pictures of the town from above. These pictures would be special to her. This was what Shinichi had intended for her anniversary present. Any guy could treat her to dinner or even but her a cute teddy bear, but only her boyfriend could give her this.

"How do you like it, Rena-chan?" asked Showa.

"I love it! I wished it would never end!" Rena told him.

"Happy Anniversary," Showa smiled, but then his scar began to throb. "Huh?"

Ratatatatatatatatatatata!

"Watch out!" Showa shouted as he rolled out of the way, causing Rena to cry out in shock. The bullets zipped right passed them.

"What!" Rena shouted.

Showa looked over his shoulder cautiously and his eyes widened. They were not alone in he skies. Following them, with arm-mounted machineguns, was another Rider. He wore a jetpack that had dragonfly wings flanking it, gold armor worn over a black bodysuit, and his legs were joined together to resembled a dragonfly's tail since the toes had sharp tips with a laser gun mounted on his right ankle. His helmet resembled a dragonfly's head with large bulbous eyes staring directly at Showa.

"Time to shoot you out of the skies, No. 13!" shouted the Dragonfly Rider before shooting at Showa again.

Ratatatatatatatatatatata!

Ratatatatatatatatatatatata!

Rena screamed as Showa performed impressive aerial moves to avoid the bullets. He couldn't fight back, not without harming Rena. He had to drop her off someplace safe before engaging this opponent.

Showa flew straight for a sidewalk and let go of Rena. He pointed to an alleyway. "Go!" He instructed. She nodded and took cover. Looking up, he saw Bomber coming down. He didn't touch down but instead hovered a few feet off the ground. On his helmet was 'XII' and it was also on the gold crystal on his belt buckle.

"Who are you?" asked Showa.

"Don't tell me you've forgotten your old pal Bomber, have you?" the golden Dragonfly Rider said. "So, now you want to fight instead of run away, huh, No. 13?" taunted Bomber.

Showa's eyes narrowed. He hovered above the ground. "Let's take this to the skies!" He shot into the sky.

"My domain!" Bomber laughed as he shot after Showa. It was a game of cat and mouse as Showa flew through the air with Bomber giving chase. He had to get him out of Okinomiya before he did any damage. However, doing damage was the first thing that crossed Bomber's mind.

"BOMBS AWAY!" Bomber declared as his chestplate opened up. He put himself above Showa and Showa looked to see what he was trying to do. To his horror, Bomber began to drop bombs on him. Showa avoided them but in his place explosions erupted all over the street, causing damage.

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

A few buildings were hit as well. The sudden explosions were causing the people who were still in town to panic and scream. It wouldn't be long before the police got involved to deal with the explosions. A car here, a bike there, and even a truck became victims to Bomber's carpet bombing. And Showa couldn't stop him because he had to avoid shots from Bomber's machineguns.

Ratatatatatatatatata!

BOOM!

BOOM!

Ratatatatatatatatatata!

Between the gunfire and the bombings, Showa was in for a tough and loud night. "I just hope Rena-chan is safe," he murmured.

"Are you just going to run, No. 13? You're not a coward, are you?" taunted Bomber. This was all a game to him. In this game lives were at stake. Those were the kind of ones which were to his liking.

Growling, Showa decided, "Now or never!" He turned around and flew straight towards Bomber. With a grin, Bomber stopped his bombing and closed up his chest before aiming his guns, including the one strapped to his ankle, at Showa before firing.

Ratatatatatatatatatata!

Zap!

Zap!

Ratatatatatatatatatata!

Showa avoided the shots the best he could as he rushed towards Bomber. When he got close, he assumed his default form. With a roar, he drew his arm back and shouted, "RYUUSEI PUNCH!"

POW!

Bomber's head snapped backwards from the force of the punch and he ceased his firing. Showa began plummeting, the ability to fly not applicable to his default state. "Showa-Racer!" He called. The bike, in Flight Mode, arrived in the nick of time and caught Showa before he became street pizza. He then took the skies once more to engage Bomber on his trusty stead.

Bomber recovered and aimed his guns at Showa, only for the Rider to begin firing lasers at him. Bomber returned fire with his machineguns, prompting Showa to summon his Showa-Blaster and shoot back with him.

Artillery fire was being thrown around in the skies above Okinomiya. Bomber was trying to take Showa down with his guns as Showa tried to use his own guns to do the same.

It seemed like Showa and Bomber were even. Unfortunately, his assessment was incorrect. A storm of needles suddenly flew at Showa. Showa swerved out of the way at the last minute but a few of the needles manages to hit him in the side. Even the Showa-Racer was hit. "Huh!" His eyes saw another figure in the air with them. "Oh, damn…" It was Zero.

"Zero, why are you here!" demanded Bomber. "We decided it was my turn to kill him!"

"No, you were the one who decided," Zero corrected.

"Well, don't get in my way!" warned Bomber.

"I'm not," Zero countered. "I'm here to help you. The two of us against just him, he's no match for us."

Bomber thought about it and agreed, "A tag team match, huh? Nice…" He focused his eyes on Showa. "LET'S GET HIM!"

Ratatatatatatatatatatatatata!

Showa was being hit by barrages from both sides. The needles of Zero and the bullets of Bomber hit his bike at the same time. Showa decided to abandon his racer and jumped off right as it exploded. "Let's Ride: Skyrider!" He turned into Skyrider.

The two NUMBERS double-teamed him, sending bullets and needles flying to subdue and finally kill Showa. Showa dodged the bullets and batted the needles away with his arms and legs. He got hit by both and grunted in pain as sparks exploded from his armor.

"Hyah!" Bomber came down and separated his legs. His swung his right leg down and hit Showa in the shoulder. Zero flew up behind Showa and buried his fist into Showa's back.

"Ugh!" Showa grunted.

"You die now," said Bomber. "Any last words, BLACK 13?"

"As a matter of fact, I do," Showa replied. He called, "HIGURASHI NO YAIBA!" He threw his arms out to the side and his head back as he released a burst of energy from his body that threw Zero and Bomber off him.

"What is this!" demanded Bomber.

Zero spotted the sword coming. "Stop that sword!" he ordered.

"I got it!"

Ratatatatatatatatatata!

Unfortunately, Bomber missed and the sword fell into Showa's hand.

"SING!"

The sound of a thousand cicadas filled the air as Showa's body released a bright flash of light. Showa was donned now in his Higurashi Form armor and on his back, spread out, were cicada wings made of energy.

"DAMN YOU! YOU SON OF A BITCH!" roared Bomber as he fired at Showa.

Ratatatatatatatatatatatata!

The bullets, however, did no damage to Showa.

"WHAT!" Bomber gaped.

"My turn," Showa said as the blade glowed. He thrust the Higurashi no Yaiba forward and fired an energy arrow that shot right through Bomber's chest. Bomber's eyes went wide as his bombing systems and his jetpack were damaged. Smoke rose from the jetpack as his wings failed to keep him aloft. Somehow, Showa had missed some vital parts. Bomber began to plummet but was caught by Zero.

"Time to withdraw," said Zero. Bomber silently agreed.

"You're not going anywhere!" Showa shouted as he swung. "HIGURASHI ZAN!"

Zero avoided the attack and quickly fled, carrying Bomber. Showa let them go.

Panting, Showa landed on a rooftop. Bomber had caused so much damage. "Better fix this. Return to the Past, Now!"

His belt released a pillar of light which soon engulfed the entire town.

"So two of them came at you at the same time?" asked Shion as the group reassembled at school.

The anniversary had gone off without a hitch and thanks to the Return to the Past, all of the damage Bomber and Zero had done was erased. Thankfully, they didn't try for a second round for an attack. It made Shinichi wonder why not, but he didn't question his good fortune. As such, he told his friends about the attack when they got together for after school club activities.

"You mean Bomber blew holes in the buildings?" asked Keiichi, gaping.

"And the street, and blew up a few cars. Bomber didn't seem particularly concerned that his bombs were missing me beyond the fact that they weren't killing me," Shinichi sighed. "Dozens of buildings had holes blown in them. I don't want to think of how many people got hurt."

"Oooooh! They ruined Rena and Shin-kun's anniversary!" Rena frowned. After being transformed into V3 many months ago, Rena was immune to the memory erasing aspects of Shinichi's Return to the Past ability. The same could be said for the other teens who'd been Riderfied by Shinichi.

"I guess it's lucky that Shinichi can turn back time then," Satoshi nodded. "But why didn't Bomber and Zero attack again when you two went out again? Shouldn't events have been repeated?"

"I don't know," Shinichi shrugged. "I'm not complaining though."

"No, this is bad," Shion realised. "If Bomber and Zero didn't come back after time was reset, then wouldn't that mean that they are immune to the Return to the Past?"

Silence fell.

No. 12: Kamen Rider Bomber was created by Warlord-Xana