GROWN UP CHAPTER PART 4: DEMON

Hanyuu froze and gasped. Chiaki looked to her, concerned.

"Rika's in danger!" shouted Hanyuu. She grabbed Chiaki's hand. "Hold on!"

And they teleported.

"Come out and play…BLACK 13!" Bomber crowed as he flew in the sky, his twin gattling guns aimed at both Shinichi and Rika.

"Kuso…" Shinichi hissed.

"Shinichi, are you okay?" Rika asked.

"The bullet just grazed me," he told her. It was lucky that the Showa-Racer could generate a protective barrier for emergencies. Yet another useful option his vehicle had. "You stay in the barrier," he instructed. "Let me take this freak down."

"OK," nodded Rika. Shinichi smiled at her and ruffled her hair. "Shinichi!" she whined.

He laughed. "That's the Rika-chan I know. Now, give me a 'nipah' for good luck."

"Nipah!"

Shinichi's smile broadened before his expression turned serious. He stood up and called, "Henshin! Let's Ride: Showa!" The light flashed from his belt and the puzzle pieces formed over his body to create his armor. "If it's a dogfight he wants, it's a dogfight he gets. Weapon Ride: Showa-Blaster! Let's Ride: Skyrider!" Once assuming the flying Kamen Rider's form, he took into the sky. Rika remained in the Showa-Racer's barrier.

Bomber laughed and shot at Showa rapidly, only to miss as Showa maneuvered around the rapid fire shots of Bomber's gattling guns. He fired his own gun, aimed at Bomber's heart, but Bomber evaded. With a shout he rushed towards Bomber and threw his fist, only to miss. Bomber smashed his foot against Showa's back, sending him reeling in mid-air. Showa spun and performed a roundhouse kick that Bomber dodged by leaning backwards. With a laugh, he aimed his foot mounted laser gun and fired at Showa at pointblank range, sending him plummeting to the ground. Showa managed to recover and look up to see Bomber dive-bombing him. Timing it right, he grabbed Bomber in a chokehold and held on tight.

"Let me go!" Bomber demanded.

"Fat chance!" Showa shot back. He kneed Bomber several times in the gut and Bomber grunted from the blows. "You're! Going! Down!" He punctuated each word with a knee strike.

Ratatatatatatatatatatata!

Several rapid shots were fired at Showa, forcing him to release Bomber. His chestplate opened and he fired missiles at Showa.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The missiles detonated, causing an explosion that forced Showa out of his Skyrider form and plummeting down with a trail of smoke. Bomber smirked and flew down at high speeds towards Showa. He grabbed Showa by the ankle and held him hanging in the air with Rika watching, horrified.

"Any last words?" Bomber sneered maliciously.

"A few," Showa replied, "What's that behind you?"

Bomber laughed, "You think I'm going to fall for-?"

Bomber screamed as his wings were sawed off by a pair of chainsaw blades. Somehow, Slasher had gotten he drop on him from the air. In his agony, he let go of Showa who began to dangerously decend towards the ground. Slasher fell after him, grabbing No. 13 protectively. He then aligned his body so that he would land feet first. He did land feet first resulting in a huge crater on impact. A distance away, Bomber also crashed.

"Rika!" Hanyuu shouted as she appeared with Rika inside of the barrier, teleporting herself inside.

"Hanyuu!" Rika said, relieved. "You brought Chiaki here, didn't you?"

"You were in danger, so I thought you would need help," said Hanyuu.

"Thanks for coming."

"Thanks," Showa said to Slasher, "Now, can you let go of me? I really don't like being held like this by a fellow dude." Slasher dropped Showa on his ass. "Hey, injured here!" Slasher rolled his eyes as Showa rose to his feet.

"Damn…" Bomber snarled as he rose to his feet. His flying system was ruined, "But at least I have my guns!" He began to fire at them. Slasher used his body to shield Showa. Since his body armor was thick, the bullets just bounced off him. "What!"

"Alright!" grinned Showa, "Time to end this!" He was about to call his sword.

In the Sonozaki Mansion, the Oni no Hone began to glow. The eye sockets flared with unholy fire as the horns crackled with electricity. A tornado whipped around the skull-like helmet. Suddenly, it vanished right out of the vault.

"Higurashi no-" began Showa but suddenly the Oni no Hone encased his helmet covered head. "What the-!" He then roared as he felt a burst of power rising from him. Flames suddenly erupted from his body, red hot, as electricity crackled around him. Finally, a tornado whipped around him and with the flames and lightning already in place, he became enveloped in a tornado of flames and lightning.

"What's going on!" Bomber shouted in shock and outrage. A moaning sound could be heard from within the tornado right before it was dispersed.

The figure that stood in Showa's place had a bone-white helmet with black eyes and a pair of horns jutting from the top. The mouthplate was vertically grilled to resembled the jawbones of a skull. His bodysuit was black with red armor plating along the arms and legs. His torso armor, gauntlets and boots were colored like tiger skin, complete with black stripes. The shoulders also sported spikes as did his knees.

Slasher, Rika and Bomber gawked while Hanyuu smiled.

"What is this!" Bomber demanded.

Showa looked at his hands. His fingers were tipped with claws. He also felt much stronger. This was the power Petrifier had used and it was now flowing through his veins. He looked to Bomber, his eyes glowing with fury as he spoke, "Your end." He was like a demon now, which was true. This was Showa Oni Form. He pounded his fists together, igniting them in flames. "Slasher, let me end this." He then charged towards Bomber, gliding along the ground with the use of his new wind powers.

Bomber rapidly shot at the approaching Showa. However, the now demon empowered Rider's body was enveloped in an aura of intense heat, creating a barrier. The bullets that Bomber fired melted as they hit the barrier, leaving Showa completely unharmed. Showa finally came into range, horrifying Bomber.

"TAKE THIS!" roared Showa as he hurled an enflamed fist at Bomber's face. "VOLCANO PUNCH!"

POW-BOOM!

The impact caused an explosion that sent Bomber hurling through the air before he skidded along the ground. He was in great pain and an intense burning sensation on his face made him realize that he was now in over his head.

"LIGHTNING SPEAR!"

He looked up to see Showa with a Lightning Spear in hand. "HYAH!" Showa shouted as he hurled the spear at Bomber. The spear impaled and electrocuted Bomber as he screamed. Once the effects of the attack ceased, Bomber dropped to his knees, his armor smoking. He was barely able to move as the shock had stunned him. He grabbed Bomber by his collar and hauled him up. Showa's black eyes stared directly into Bomber's own. Part of his helmet had been melted off by Showa's flaming punch, exposing part of his face. He was staring at Showa with absolute terror.

Showa wanted to kill Bomber. He wanted to make him suffer for harming his friends. He wanted to make him suffer for being aligned with GIN-SHOCKER. In his free hand a tornado formed and it looked like a drill made of air. He had the Cyclone Drill pointed at Bomber's exposed eye. All he needed to do was push and it would go all the way through his brain.

But then he dropped Bomber and kicked him onto his back.

"You're not worth it," Showa said coldly before turning his back to him. Bomber had already been defeated. His fear was evident enough. Bomber could barely stand and just laid there in his now ruined armor. There were scorch marks from the Lightning Spear. "Go back to Gebok and tell him that I'll send him to hell." He then walked towards the others who gawked at him.

Bomber scrambled to his feet, now able to feel his legs. "This…this isn't over!" he shouted before he ran away.

Showa sighed as he dropped down and sat against his bike. The Oni no Hone helmet vanished, leaving Shinichi. Rika knelt next to him. "Are you okay?" Rika asked.

"Just…tired…" he answered. That new transformation had been intense.

"Let's get you home," said Hanyuu. "Can you stand?" Shinichi climbed back to his feet, wiping the sweat off his brow. "Are you sure you're fine?"

"Positive," he said to Hanyuu. "Now stop worrying."

"That's good," said Hanyuu.

"There's still the problem of our current state," said Rika. They still looked like teens.

"Actually, I think I can reverse whatever happened to you," said Shinichi.

"You think?" Rika cocked an eyebrow.

"When I changed into that new form, another part of my memory unlocked," Shinichi clarified. He looked at his hands. "I can control this small scale time reversal." He eyed Hanyuu. "I also have a theory of how this might've happened. It was a wish from a god." Hanyuu possessed the power to reverse time as well, but as a god she possessed a whole host of abilities, so turning Rika and herself into teens would not be too far out there.

Hanyuu pressed her index fingers together nervously. "Hanyuu!" Rika said harshly.

"Au! I'm sorry! I never meant for this to happen!" said Hanyuu.

"So, you caused this?" Rika accused.

"I made a wish on a star!" Hanyuu said. "I didn't think it would've worked!"

"With your powers, a wish can be powerful!" Rika countered.

"But I just wanted to be old enough to date Chiaki-san!" Hanyuu argued. The No. 02 of NEO-NUMBERS blushed at the confession.

"Well, either way, I think I can reverse your growth and turn you girls back to normal," said Shinichi.

"Do it," said Rika. "As much as I like being this way I don't want to be asked questions I can't answer."

"Right," agreed Shinichi. "Now, let's get you girls home so we can start."

"OK, let's start. Keep those robes on tight, girls. We don't want them slipping off," said Shinichi as he clapped his hands together, "Now, just relax and close your eyes. This is a delicate procedure."

They were back at the Furude Shrine and inside the Saiguden.

"Are you sure you know what you're doing?" asked Rika.

"Well…" Shinichi answered, "Never tried it on a live person before, but I think I can handle it."

"You better," wrote Chiaki. "I don't want Hanyuu-chan hurt."

"All I gotta do is think how far I want to reverse time on something. A world wide time reversal would drain a lot of my energy. A small scale one like this won't hurt me," he answered. "Alright, let's do this!" He pointed his hands at Rika and Hanyuu, palms wide. "Time Reversal!"

Rika and Hanyuu were returned back to their normal ages thanks to Shinichi. However, Rika would never forget about the fun she had with Shinichi. To remember their little date by, Shinichi had taken a few pictures of their time together which Rika kept after he had the photos developed and copied. Rika would never forget about the memory of her kiss and Hanyuu too would never forget the happiness she felt when going out with Chiaki. She of course would need to wait to grow into an adult but she was willing to wait.

As for Shinichi, he was close to unlocking all his old powers and had even unlocked a new one. The Oni no Hone had chosen him to wield its power. Did that mean that, eventually, the Kage no Hoshi would do the same? Only time would tell. Only time would tell.

Meanwhile, covered in bandages was No. 12: Bomber. Saisen growled angrily as he lay on his bed in his quarters. He'd suffered burns from Showa's flaming and electrical attacks. Clenching his aching fists, he swore to get even with BLACK 13.

"Next time…you're dead!" he swore.

Kamen Rider Chrome: A happy ending and a new power. The Oni no Hone activates. Next, will it be the Kage no Hoshi's turn? Stay tune.