DECADE CHAPTER PART 2: SHOWA VS HEISEI

"Now where are we now?" questioned Ranma as he and Kasumi appeared with the Machine Decader.

"Well, the sign says 'Hinamizawa'," said Kasumi. "Now, where have I heard that before?"

"We might as well see what this place has to offer," said Ranma as he got on the bike with Kasumi behind him. "The only way we'll be able to find out what we're supposed to do here is go and talk to people."

Kasumi nodded and hopped on behind Ranma before he drove into the village.

Shinichi had gone straight to their base and went to the monitor room in order to find Diend. There were so many hidden surveillance cameras in the village and so one of them just had to find Diend and maybe even catch what he looked like under the armor.

Shinichi was sitting at the console, and looking at all the monitors. He then caught a glimpse of Diend as he reappeared. He then watched as Diend removed his armor to reveal his appearance.

"I got you," said Shinichi. The monitor showed him where Diend was. He was going to find that thief and get those Magatama back. This was personal and because of that he wasn't going to ask for help.

It got dark pretty quickly. Since it was middle of fall, the days were shorter and the sun set earlier. Ranma and Kasumi had stopped at Okinomiya, the neighboring town, to find a place to spend the night. Luckily, they found a hotel. As for payment, they had no trouble. Again, like his clothes, Ranma and Kasumi would end up with enough money for their stay in each world they found themselves in. Mysterious, yet convenient.

"We'll spend the night here," said Ranma. "Kasumi, you go up first." He handed her the room key.

"What about you?" Kasumi asked her traveling companion.

"I want to look around some more," said Ranma. "I'll be back later. Don't wait up."

"Man, what world did I end up in?" Ranma asked himself as he rode along the dirt path in Hinamizawa. Again, he was left in the dark about the world he and Kasumi had stumbled upon. Last time they had appeared in Ifrit's World and fought alongside him against the Horrors. What Rider World did they end up this time?

The headlights of his bike began to flicker before going dim and finally dying. Grimacing, Ranma got off his bike to check on the headlights. The Machine Decader had been rode into battle several times before but had never been problematic until now. "Just what's wrong with this thing?" He opened up the compartment under his seat and began to dig out the tools to fix his bike when his danger senses alerted him of a presence. He looked up and saw that he was surrounded by black skinned humanoid that were moaning at him.

He could immediately sense that they weren't human.

'Horrors?' Ranma thought but then he saw that they didn't look skeletal nor had horns or wings. They just looked like zombies with black skin. They were Darklings and they fed on negative emotions. Somehow, they could sense that Ranma had some negative emotional baggage deep down and wanted to feed on it.

"Alright, if you want to fight then let's fight!" declared Ranma as he got into a stance. However, before either side could launch an attack, laser fire suddenly flew through the air and struck the Darklings down, causing them to vanish before they hit the ground. "Huh?" Ranma blinked in confusion but then a bright light was shone upon him. "Hey!" he exclaimed as he shielded his eyes. The light dimmed and Ranma refocused. He saw that the light belonged to a bike. The rider of the bike dismounted and removed his helmet, carrying it in his hand as he approached Ranma.

"Give them back," the boy, who appeared close to Ranma's age, demanded. He had indigo hair and eyes that were narrowed angrily.

"Huh?" Ranma blinked in confusion. "Give what back?"

"Don't play dumb!" the boy shouted. "You stole from me and Rena-chan! I'm taking them back and I don't care if I have to beat you up to get to them!"

Ranma could feel the anger being directed at him. "Hey, I have no idea what you're-" Ranma ducked when the boy tried to club him with his helmet. "Hey!"

"I saw you remove your armor, you thief," the boy accused

'Thief? Diend!' Ranma realized. Again his counterpart was causing him trouble.

"But this time you're not running away!" Ranma watched as the boy formed a belt with a crystal buckle and he realized he was facing a Kamen Rider. "Henshin! Let's Ride: Showa!"

Ranma watched as the belt released a bright flash of light and released black and white jigsaw puzzle pieces that immediately converged and enveloped the boy, forming his armor. It was black and white with green eyes and resembled an insect. A cicada, perhaps?

His name was Kamen Rider Showa.

Showa immediately threw a fist aimed at Ranma's head but Ranma leapt back. Showa got into an offensive stance as Ranma landed back on the ground a good distance away from Showa.

"Listen, I did not steal from you! It was my twin!" Ranma shouted.

"That excuse?" Showa scoffed, "Like nobody has ever used it!" Showa charged and threw fists at Ranma only for the pigtailed martial artist to dodge. As he was dodging, Ranma strapped on the Decadriver and already had his card in hand.

"If you're not going to listen to reason, then it looks like I have no choice!" Ranma shot back, driving Showa backwards with a well-placed kick to the midsection. "Henshin!" He put the card in his belt and reset the buckle.

"Kamen Ride: Decade!"

Showa watched as 9 unfamiliar symbols surrounded Ranma before forming ghostly suits of armor. The suits then overlapped Ranma's body, forming a dark-colored suit which soon filled with color as red panels slammed into his helmet. The eyes on the helmet flashed green as red filled into the originally dark spaces.

Showa stared at Decade suspiciously. He had seen Diend's armor so he was unfamiliar with this form. However, he was not going to be fooled. He saw what Diend looked like under the armor and assumed that Diend had two different suits to throw people off his scent.

Showa summoned his Showa-Blade and charged, slashing at Decade only for Decade to draw his own weapon. The blades of their respective weapons connected, causing sparks to fly.

"Listen, the guy who robbed you isn't me!" Decade explained. Showa, however, was not interested in listening and kicked Decade in the stomach, knocking him backwards. He then swung at Decade who stepped aside to avoid the attack. Decade then swung at Showa again but Showa ducked and then swung his leg to knock Decade's Ride Booker out of his hands. Seeing his opponent unarmed, Showa tossed his sword away and decided to show this 'thief' his true power.

Showa called out, "Let's Ride: Ichigo!" His belt released a flash of light and when it faded Showa had transformed into Kamen Rider Ichigo.

"Huh?" Decade blinked. "He can change into other Riders too?" Up until now he assumed he was the only one who could assume the form of other Riders. He looked at Showa's new form. Black bodysuit with silver gloves and boots, a green helmet with red eyes and antennae, a green chestplate and finally a red scarf.

"Rider Punch!" Showa-Ichigo leapt at Decade and landed an explosive punch into the world-jumping Rider's chest, sending him reeling.

Decade grunted as he recovered. He picked up his Ride Booker and clipped it onto his belt. "Well now, then I should change myself too." He drew a card and put it into his belt.

"Kamen Ride: Kuuga!"

Decade's armor changed. The bodysuit turned black with black gauntlets and matching torso armor. His helmet now sported a silver mouthplate with red eyes and a crown that had two horns, resembling a stag beetle. Now he was D-Kuuga.

D-Kuuga charged at Showa-Ichigo and the two began to box, throwing their fists at each other before swinging kicks that collided, sending them staggering backwards. D-Kuuga then jumped at Showa-Ichigo to land a flying kick at the Rider only for Showa-Ichigo to leap backwards.

"Let's Ride: Nigo!" Showa-Ichigo called out. Again he changed. While he looked similar to his previous form now, the helmet was now black and his gloves and boots were blood red. He clenched his fists and charged at D-Kuuga, tackling him with his shoulder. He then used an uppercut before landing a violent kick into D-Kuuga's midsection.

"Kamen Ride: Agito!"

Kuuga and Agito were both similar in appearance, except that Agito was gold with longer horns and sharper shoulders. Also, they drew power from similar yet different sources. Flexing his fingers, D-Agito rushed at Showa-Nigo and sent him skidding backwards with a punch. Showa-Niga had blocked with his forearms but the force of the hit reverberated through his body, forcing him to change again.

"Let's Ride: V3!" He changed once more, his bodysuit changing green with a high collar, a chestplate that was silver with a red segment going down the middle and green eyes. He performed several arm movements and then called out, "Red Bone Power!" A burst of red energy came out of Showa-V3's chest and slammed into D-Agito, sending him flying. When the tornado dispersed, D-Agito had collapsed.

"Kuso…" D-Agito groaned as he got to his feet. "Once more!"

"Kamen Ride: Ryuki!"

Showa-V3 watched as Decade assumed the form of Kamen Rider Ryuki. He wore a red bodysuit with black and silver armor. On his right arm was a gauntlet shaped like a dragon's head. His helmet also sported a visor over the eyes with horizontal grills running over it. He then threw another card into his belt.

"Attack Ride: Strike Vent!"

A cannon shaped like a dragon's head equipped to his right arm. D-Ryuki punched forward, sending a torrent of flame at Showa-V3. Showa-V3, however, had a counter and he unleashed another one of V3's secrets "Reverse Double Typhoon!" A concussive blast of spiraling wind blasted out of his belt. Wind and fire collided but flame prevailed as they wrapped around and reverse the spin rotation, causing Showa-V3 to be sent sailing by the resulting explosion. He landed on his back, his body smoking, but he wasn't going to give up. "Let's Ride: X!"

D-Ryuki shouted, "Give it a rest, kid! I don't want to hurt you!"

"Ridol Whip!" Showa-X called as he revealed his weapon, which was his multipurpose tool. It could be a fencing sword or a battle staff. Right now, it was being use as the former. He charged forward and D-Ryuki blasted him. However, the armor of Kamen Rider X was made out of a powerful alloy. It could withstand both the pressure of the lowest depths of the sea or intense flames. Right now, the latter held true. Showa-X slashed at D-Ryuki and the draconic Rider blocked with his Drag Claw. He then kicked Showa-X backwards and activated another card.

"Kamen Ride: Faiz!"

He'd transformed into D-Faiz and after flicking his wrist he took the Ride Booker and converted it to Sword Mode. The Faiz form was black with red stripes going up his legs and sleeves. It had metal bands around the forearms and shins and his chestplate was silver. The helmet had big yellow eyes and a mouthplate resembling sharp teeth.

Sparks flew as their weapons clashed while they swung at each other. D-Faiz gained the upper hand…blade and sliced Showa-X's weapon in half while also cutting down his chest. He staggered back and changed again, "Let's Ride: Amazon!" He changed into the feral Showa-Amazon.

"My turn!" declared D-Faiz.

"Kamen Ride: Blade!"

As Blade, Decade's sword-wielding skills increased. The bodysuit was blue and leather-like and he wore silver armor that had a spade on the chest. His helmet had one sharp horn and red eyes. Claws met sword as the two Riders clashed. Showa-Amazon was more feral in this state, shouting out, "Gi! Gi gi! Gigigigi!"

It was getting annoying.

D-Blade thrust his sword at Showa-Amazon but the feral Rider grabbed his arm and took a bite, causing D-Blade to yell out.

"Chew on this!" shouted D-Blade as he managed to draw a card and slide it into his Decadriver.

"Kamen Ride: Ranki!"

Flames enveloped his body as he whirled around and tossed Showa-Amazon away. The feral Rider hissed as he stared down the now Oni-like Rider. He had blue armor that looked more like flesh with matching red gauntlets and boots. A silver harness was strapped to his chest and his helmet was faceless save for markings that looked like those worn by kabuki players. His helmet was crowned by horns that extended from a demon-like face on his brow.

"Let's make some noise!" said D-Ranki as he threw a card into his belt.

"Attack Ride: Ongekibou Rekka!" This summoned his drum sticks and with flames at the front. He dashed towards Showa-Amazon and bashed him in the chest, hard, sending him flying. As he flew through the air, Showa-Amazon called out again, "Let's Ride: Stronger!"

He landed in the form of Stronger, black, armored in red, with an 'S' on his chest. He slammed his palms onto the ground, sending electricity through and then up D-Ranki's body, shocking him. He then charged, slamming an electrified palm into Ranki's body again, sending him reeling.

"Kamen Ride: Caucasus!"

He transformed into another form. He now had a golden chest not unlike a beetle's abdomen and his right shoulder was rounded with silver and gold accents. His left shoulder was adorned with golden horns not unlike those of the insect his armor was styled after. His helmet was gold as well, but three horns which were hidden under the thicker armor folded up, two on either side of his face while the last bisected his visor.

D-Caucasus stopped reeling and activated his next card.

"Attack Ride: Clock Up!"

D-Caucasus disappeared from sight and Showa-Stronger looked around for his target, only to be struck from all sides by an invisible force. When Caucausus' Clock Up wore off, he asked, "Would you please stop this? I'm trying to explain something to you!"

"Shut up! Let's Ride: Super-1!" Showa shouted as he shifted into Super-1.

"Always the stubborn ones," muttered D-Caucasus as he too changed.

"Kamen Ride: Den-O!"

Den-O's armor now took Caucasus' place. It was red with sharp shoulders. The helmet had a visor resembling two halves of a peach that had been split. His forearms were covered by white gauntlets and he sported silver boots.

D-DenO and Showa-Super-1 traded blows, raining punches and kicks at each other. Those punches of Showa-Super-1 hurt as hell.

"Thermal Hands!" Showa-Super-1 called out as his gloves became green. He fired a cryogenic spray out of his left hand at D-DenO, which froze him in place as the ice enveloped his feet.

"Crap!" D-DenO shouted as he tried to break free.

"Hyah!" Showa-Super-1 landed an explosive flaming punch with his right fist, sending D-DenO tumbling.

Decade grunted as he got up to his feet. "OK, last time!"

"Kamen Ride: Kiva!" Decade's next change was into a form that screamed vampire. His chestplate was muscular with black accents and he had silver shoulders shaped like folded bat wings. His bodysuit was black with silver bracelets on his wrists and red gloves. His entire right leg from the knee down was covered by a metal boot with chains around it. His helmet had a yellow visor shaped like bat wings and the mouthplate resembled fangs.

"Let's Ride: ZX!" Showa changed also into his ninja-like ZX form.

D-Kiva and Showa-ZX stared each other down as D-Kiva drew a card and put it in his belt.

"Final Attack Ride: Ki-Ki-Ki-Kiva!"

Showa-ZX also began to power up his attack as energy collected in his right foot. He was preparing for his ZX Kick attack. D-Kiva kicked up his leg, the iron boot's chains breaking off to free the wings. He then leapt into the air as did Showa-ZX.

However, neither of their attacks would connect as chains of darkness erupted from the ground and bound them, causing them to crash to the ground. Decade and Showa's suits reverted to their default forms as they struggled with the chains.

"OK, what is going on here!" demanded a silver-haired man dressed in a black turtleneck shirt with blue jeans, black boots and a black trench coat. He didn't look pleased.

Decade identified him, "Warren!"

"Hello, Ranma," Warren greeted. "It's been awhile."

Showa gawked at his superior, "You know this thief?"

"Hey, I'm not a thief!" Decade snapped.

"You two, get out of your armors. We have a lot to talk about," Warren ordered.

Meanwhile, in an undisclosed location, Gebok sat in a swivel chance with his legs crossed and playing with his fingers. He grinned as he gazed at the result of all his research. Before him was a huge monitor screen connected to a control console. What was being displayed on screen were the cities of New York, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Paris and Kuala Lumpur.

"Soon, the world will fall into madness!" laughed Gebok. "Soon, very soon!"

He had done his research on the syndrome. While trying to duplicate the parasite that caused it would be time consuming, Gebok had discovered an easier and more effective way to spread the syndrome. To be honest, it wasn't the actual syndrome but Gebok was able to design a method that caused people unaffected by the syndrome to show the symptoms, particularly the most dangerous symptoms during the LV3, LV4 and LV5 stages: mental and emotional instability, hallucinations, paranoia, and finally suicide.

A few GIN-SHOCKER soldiers had 'volunteered' for the initial testing and in the end had clawed their own throats open in fits of madness. They had first tried to kill each other but since their chambers were isolated they could only attack themselves to death.

Gebok loved watching the results of his work. Soon, his transmitters would be all set and then worldwide madness would begin.

Kamen Rider Chrome: And so we find out what Gebok had planned and Shinichi and Ranma have an explosive confrontation.