And we're back to the main story, ladies and gentlemen! Back to the crazy that is Kamen Rider W and Minako's adventures within the story! What's she gonna face next? Well, if you know the main story, you know that FangJoker will be making its full debut in these next two episodes! So let's get cracking on this case! (flips on my fedora)

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, AKA Kamen Rider Skull. So far, I've dealt with several enemies during my time as a Rider, made some great friends, and found out sone shocking secrets. The last case involved my father and his secrets of his former assassin days as Daizo Kanatsugi. His old acquaintance Inaba Shigaretsu had been somehow revived and came back to finish what he started. If it wasn't for that mysterious new Rider, we wouldn't have been able to stop Inaba-san, but... who is our new ally and why haven't we seen him before? More importantly, what's this "Foundation X" that Father's told me about in secret? It feels like there are more questions than answers right now...

Minako snapped her journal shut and sighed softly as she laid back on the couch and rubbed her forehead. "やれやれだぜ... why the hell does my life have to be weirder than everything else?"

Suddenly, Akiko's scream caught her attention as she quickly got up and bolted to the garage, seeing the RevolGarry open up as Phillip was revealed to be doing... a boxing workout routine? "You gotta be kidding me!"

"Surprised even you weren't aware, Minako," the young man spoke up. "This is pretty famous in boxing. Weight loss training. 10 more kilos and I'll be on the same level as a mosquito."

Minako huffed slightly and stormed down the steps, walking over to Phillip and smacking him upside the head with her journal. "That doesn't mean you have to make yourself a scrawny fighter, baka! What if Shotaro can't fight as W, huh?! I can't do all the heavy lifting by myself and you know it!" She gave him a water bottle quickly, tossing her notebook cleanly on to a nearby stool.

Shotaro jumped down and helped her get Phillip to sit up, sighing softly. "You oughta have figured him out by now, rook. Once he gets into something, he never stops. He's a runaway train of knowledge."

Akiko stumbled over with a full tub of cold water. "Sorry about the wait!" She whimpered slightly upon buckling under the weight before spilling the water all over the trio.

Minako spat out some water and sighed softly. "Mataku... this whole office is nothing but runaway trains of hell!!!" She shook the water off her arms and grabbed her notebook, starting upstairs to get dried off and changed before noticing Phillip looking at a corner and tilting her head curiously, not even hearing the other two starting to bicker behind her. "Doshita, Phillip?"

Phillip looked at her and shook his head. "It's probably just me, but... I swear I saw the Fang Memory for a moment."

She blinked in surprise. "The same Memory that saved you and Sho-kun on Begins Night?"

He nodded a bit. "Yeah. I don't know why I saw it though. It could have been an illusion from the weight loss..."

She frowned in thought before the quartet heard the bell ring, Minako making a face. "Oh, been a couple of weeks since we had a client."

Upstairs as Shotaro was drying himself off and Akiko was taking notes from the newest client, Fuyumi Asao, Minako was helping Phillip to cool off.

"Is he okay?" The woman asked her curiously.

Minako looked over and nodded with a smile. "Yeah, he's alright. He's just exhausted after a massive workout." She ensured the ice packs were in several key cool off zones before she stood up and walked over to the three, sitting next to Akiko and smiling at Fuyumi. "How can we help you, Fuyumi-san?"

Fuyumi looked at them. "I'd like you to find Kamen Rider."

Shotaro and Akiko were confused by the request as they spoke in unison, "Eh? Kamen Rider?"

Even Phillip's curiosity was piqued at that moment as he sat up slightly.

Akiko and Shotaro turned to face the view behind them as the former whispered, "Ain't that an easy request! He's right here!"

Shotaro shrugged slightly. "We are pretty famous, after all."

Minako frowned slightly, keeping her focus on Fuyumi as she tilted her head. "Why would you want to find Kamen Rider?"

"He's the city's enemy! A hated criminal!" Fuyumi stated to her.

The others looked over in shock as Shotaro shouted, "Huh?!"

Fuyumi looked away and clarified, "I saw a masked kaijin riding a bike yesterday He attacked our bank and took the money."

Minako nodded a bit and stroked her chin thoughtfully, already suspecting something else. "This masked kaijin seems more like a Dopant attack to me. Did you see what he looked like?"

Fuyumi thought it over for a moment. "The emergency lights were on, so I couldn't see much, but he looked like he had a bunch of weapons stuck on his body." She looked at Minako. "If he isn't Kamen Rider and he truly is a Dopant, please find him and stop him from harming anyone else!"

Minako smiled and nodded to Fuyumi, taking her hand with a firm grip. "You know us, Fuyumi-san. We protect this city from crying, and if there is an imposter of Kamen Rider out there, we'll find him and bring him to justice."

Shotaro and Akiko nodded in agreement with her statement, both of them looking determined.

Phillip was in thought out of inquisition. "Why would someone try to frame us?" It seemed he had as many questions as Minako did with her own private case.

(Cue Theme: W-B-X)

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)

(End theme)

(F's Afterglow/Burglar Rider)

Minako and Shotaro immediately headed down to the crime scene, Minako having her Driver equipped and hidden under her shirt as she looked at the scene, the rookie examining the scene as the Owl Camera got pictures from above before she turned to Jinno. "And you say it was one of the Riders who did it?"

He nodded a bit. "This is the second bank he's attacked. Witness reports say he asks his victims to guess his name and they always think it's Kamen Rider. They never choose which one though. He pretended to be a hero, and now he's done this. Skull would be ashamed of her partner."

She retrieved her camera as it shifted back to standby mode and looked through the pictures before she nodded a bit. "So we do have an imposter." She looked at Jinno calmly. "I would more than likely say this assailant is simply using Kamen Rider's name as a front for his heinous actions." She pointed out some inconsistencies of the evidence. "Kamen Rider has multiple forms, not just using guns, but also martial arts. This imposter is simply using weapons to make everyone think Kamen Rider is behind it."

Shotaro looked at the pictures and blinked in amazement. "She's right. There's no signs of any bruising where the victims could be kicked or punched."

Jin looked and saw the pictures, turning to Minako with an impressed visage. "You're definitely Shotaro's protege to notice this kind of lead. But either way, you two need to prove he's innocent, even if you need to bring Skull on the case!"

Minako nodded calmly. "Understood."

Riding down the street a few minutes later, Minako was thinking similarly to Shotaro at the moment: "Thus is just making us furious. Someone trying to frame Kamen Rider by using our name to commit crimes? Absolutely unforgivable!"

They stopped near the shoreline and sent their animal cameras out to get pictures as Minako continued thinking, "Whoever this bastard is, we'll catch him and tear that damn Memory from his body!"

Meanwhile at the Sonozaki estate, Wakana was deep in thought about Phillip. "Phillip-kun..."

A tap on the chessboard in front of her caught her attention as Ryubee spoke up, "Checkmate, Wakana."

Wakana saw the move and frowned. "Oh man, I lost." She checked her watch before whimpering slightly. "Uh-oh, is it that time already?" She stood up quickly. "I'm going to work, Father. After getting a nod of approval, she turned and quickly headed off.

Ryubee watched her leave and spoke to himself, "Always a child, so troublesome." He pulled out the Claydoll Memory and set it on the table.

Saeko looked at the Memory. "Isn't that Wakana's?"

He stood up and walked to the end where Wakana had been sitting. "Tell me, Saeko: What are we?"

She stood up and responded, "We're the Earth's chosen family, Father."

"Precisely." He picked up an ice ball and continued, "And you are the eldest daughter. You cannot live a selfish life like Wakana's." He dropped the ice in his glass with a small splash.

"I know that," she responded to him. "The Gaia Memory development and sales are all going well."

Ryubee looked at his wine calmly. "I believe it's about time to add in a new Memory to the mix."

She nodded slightly. "Of course. It'll be a top priority."

Back with our detectives, Minako watched through her Hercules Phone as the Owl and Bat Cameras caught the sights of the masked kaijin on video.

"You were right, Rook! It was a damn Dopant! He's the one causing this mess!" Shotaro spoke softly.

Minako frowned slightly as she looked at him. "I'm sensing a trap here, Boss. What's the next move?"

He smirked slightly. "We spring the trap, of course." He held up his Memory and clicked it. (Joker!)

She smiled back and pulled out her own Memory, clicking it. (Skull!)

He spoke to Phillip. "We're up, aīboū! How are you feeling?"

'Hanging in there,' Phillip responded. 'Not like I use my body anyway.'

Shotaro chuckled and nodded. "True." He and Minako posed quickly before they spoke, "Henshin!" As they revved up, they transformed into their armors and headed off to go after the Dopant.

They arrived right on time as Minako shot at the Dopant to get its attention. "Oi! Enough of your nonsense, imposter! What are you pulling?!"

The Dopant looked at them. "Oh, it's the real deal. You guys are faster than I thought."

"Say what?!" Shotaro snapped in annoyance.

"Later!" The Dopant raised his gun arm at the two, but Minako was quicker on the draw, firing at it and knocking it back. "Gonna have to get up early to pull one over me!"

The Dopant quickly scrambled on to its bike and sped off, Minako pursuing it quickly as Shotaro brought up the rear.

It tried firing at them again, but Minako fired back to deflect the shots as the RevolGarry appeared behind them and allowed W to switch to the booster half and speed past her to catch up with the Dopant.

She saw the gun arm start firing off explosive rounds and revved up, jumping over the half and half Rider before she readied her own Memories. (Target! Enhancement! Bomb! Maximum Drive!) "Have a taste of this! Skull Burning Bullseye!!" She unleashed her blasts and sent the Dooant flying away before she came to a stop. "Well, it didn't do a Memory Break, but it got close." She turned and headed back to her boss, seeing him pick up something. "What is it, boss?"

Phillip spoke up curiously. "Not sure. But the Dooant definitely dropped it. Looks like we finally have a clue."

Shotaro and Minako joined Akiko as she was trying to interrogate Fuyumi on the rock wall, the rookie stepping forward. "Hey, Fuyumi. We know you've got a reason for wanting us to catch the fake Kamen Rider. But why work in secret? It doesn't help matters any. Believe me, I've been there. It's... hard to explain, but I've kept secrets from Sho-kun before and they nearly got me killed."

He nodded and went to Fuyumi. "You need to start cooperating with us."

Fuyumi hesitated before she asked, "Have you ever heard of Twin Rose?"

Shotaro nodded a bit. "It's the name of a phantom thief duo. They'd rob convenience stores and then vanish into thin air."

Minako bristled slightly; this sounded too similar to her father and Inaba being the Twin Reapers and assassinating people without hesitation.

Fuyumi looked to the side slightly. "I'm one of the members."

The rookie looked up in surprise. "Eh?"

Akiko was equally shocked. "Then you're a wanted criminal!"

Fuyumi continued, "My partner's name is Kenji Kurata. We'd deliver a warning, then get what we wanted without killing anyone. That was our style. But... yesterday I accidentally saw it. That was Kenji! He'd never do something so cruel!"

Minako frowned slightly and hugged herself, understanding Fuyumi's situation all too well. "That didn't mean you had to lie when you made your request."

Fuyumi shook her head slightly. "I wanna find and stop Kenji more than anything!"

Minako pursed her lips slightly and looked at Shotaro, who nodded to her, before she turned back to Fuyumi. "My father was the same way when he was one of the Twin Reapers. But thanks to my godfather, he changed his ways. We can help you too and maybe do the same for you and Kenji-san."

Shotaro nodded a bit. "All clients have their reasons, and if we didn't consider that, then we wouldn't be good detectives."

Minako smiled a bit as Akiko chuckled slightly and spoke, "Sounds like you two could really be a couple with how you're both so serious!"

The detectives looked at their handler in shock and spoke in unison: "EH?!"

"Keywords: Kenji Kurata." Phillip had entered the Gaia Library back in the garage once the team had regrouped and was doing a Lookup. "Twin Rose." He saw the shelves reduce, but still too many to go through. "Not much luck."

Minako pursed her lips in thought, ignoring Shotaro's stressed pacing. "What could we be missing?"

"I won't let that bastard use the name of "Kamen Rider" to hurt people again!" Shotaro slammed his fist into the wall, catching the girls' attention with a start from them before he explained, "The name of Kamen Rider is one that was given to us naturally by the people. I've gotten pretty attached to it and I won't forgive anyone who sullies that name! Never!"

What he didn't realize was that he'd given Phillip an idea as the young researcher spoke, "One more... a decisive Keyword."

Minako looked at the shape curiously. "We still don't know what this is though..."

Akiko looked at it upside down and smiled. "Oh! It's an apple butt!"

Thankfully, that was what Phillip needed as he spoke up: "Bingo! That piece of metal is part of a locker key plate. Considering Kurata's area of activity, there's only one place with an apple symbol mark." He returned to reality and continued, "West Suzunari District, Northeast Sherwood Building."

Minako smiled and rubbed her forehead slightly. "Can't believe I didn't see that before."

"Yahoo!" Akiko cheered excitedly, hugging Minako. "Just call me the queen of inspiration!"

Minako chuckled slightly and watched Shotaro call Fuyumi up before she frowned slightly, her instincts warning her of trouble once again. "Why would Kurata rampage while using the name of Kamen Rider?"

Phillip nodded to her. "I know, right? We need to investigate more and form a plan."

"There's no time to waste!" Shotaro cut them off, storming over to them. "Kamen Riders are the heroes of justice for this city! What good will it do if we don't restore our reputation? We can form a plan as we go!" He headed out the door.

Minako sighed softly. "I have a bad feeling about this." She followed Shotaro quickly.

At the Sonozaki mansion, Kirihiko walked over to Saeko. "I saw Mr. Banjo yesterday. He was requesting a meeting with you to introduce you to one of his colleagues."

Saeko nodded a bit. "Yes. Surprised you noticed, considering you haven't been around lately. I wonder if you're trying to sabotage us?"

Kirihiko turned and looked at her retreat I form in shock and distrust as she whispered into her watch, "Looks like it's showtime."

Meanwhile, the Arms Dopant, Kenji Kurata, rode into his building area, stopping when he saw Shotaro, Akiko, and Fuyumi confront him.

He got off his bike and looked at the latter female. "Fuyumi..." He reached up and pulled his Memory out, revealing his true face.

Minako peeked out from around the corner, watching them with a calm expression of concern.

Fuyumi ran over to Kenji quickly. "Kenji, you have to stop! Come back to your real self, please!"

"The old me?" Kenji asked monotonously before he chuckled slightly and shoved her down. "No way!"

Akiko ran to Fuyumi to help her as Kenji continued, "I can't stop it myself! Now that I've eaten the forbidden fruit known as the Gaia Memory!"

"Yamate, Kenji-san!" Minako stepped out, looking at him with a sympathetic expression (Thankfully, she was in the shadows somewhat so her gave wasn't visible to him). "Believe me, I have had family members who've gone through something similar to you and Fuyumi-kun. My father lost his best friend to the madness the Gaia Memories possess. Please, just give up the Memory."

Kenji laughed again and looked at her, his arm raised to his right eye. "If I gave up my Memory, I'd be giving up my humanity!" (Arms!) He plugged the Memory back in and transformed again.

Minako sighed softly and looked down. "Then I'm sorry. But... you leave me no choice now." She held up her Memory and clicked it. (Skull!) "Henshin!" She plugged it into her Driver, took her hat off, and flicked the slot to the side. (Skull!) In a swirl of metal, she transformed into her alter ego and placed her hat back on before stepping fully into the light and pointing at him. "Saa... omae no tsumi o... kazoero!"

Kenji looked at her. "You're the real deal too, huh? Play with me then!" He rushed at her, starting to battle her as she defended herself while attempting to strike back, and he chuckled when she jumped back. "Not bad." His hand changed into an axe as he slashed at her, leaving sparks and knocking her back before he pulled a large broken blade out from its sheath and rushed at her again, the rookie dodging quickly.

(Heat! Metal!) Shotaro jumped in and blocked Kenji next before using the Metal Shaft to battle him, suddenly getting shot back as Kenji's arm changed again into its gun form.

Minako jumped back into the fight with her Skull Magnum and fired at Kenji, matching his shots blow for blow and loading the Bomb Memory in her side slot before shooting flaming bombs at him, Shotaro joining in as Heat Trigger form before the senpai Rider took control of the battle, shouting, "How dare you drag the name of Kamen Rider through the mud!"

Minako watched Kurata laugh as he spoke, "Amazing! The real thing truly is strong! I can't get enough of this!" But again, something in the junior detective's gut was telling her they had walked into a trap, so she immediately ducked out of sight and transformed back to herself to avoid any enemies seeing her when she heard a phone beeping from the enemy's hold.

Her senses proved to be on point as she heard Kurata say, "My client's driven in the final nail. This is the real show." He snapped his fingers and immediately, a swarm of Masquerade Dopants surrounded Shotaro while pulling Akiko out of hiding as well.

Minako gasped quietly and started to panic as she thought, 'Goddamnit, I knew it was a trap!! Good thing I had the foresight to hide and change back!'

Apparently Shotaro was thinking the same thing as her as he played the fool, feigning his surprise perfectly. "No way!"

"It can't be... a trap set up by the organization?!" Phillip realized.

"That's right, you two. You followed my hint just as I expected. You're good at sniffing things out, as they say." Kurata said snidely.

Minako's eyes widened in shock. 'No way... he dropped it on purpose!' Realizing she was still in the area, she slipped off to get to the HardBoilder.

But as soon as she got to the higher platform, she stopped when she saw Shotaro be blocked from putting the Luna Memory into the W Driver and get forcefully transformed back. "Boss!"

Her shout attracted Kenji's attention as he shot at her, but she managed to make her escape quickly.

"Damn! We lost that little brat!" He growled before looking at the downed Shotaro. "Doesn't matter. I'm sure the other one's in that larger vehicle anyway."

Minako heard Kenji and gasped slightly before she gained a determined visage. "They aren't getting Phillip while I'm still free!" She ran to the RevolGarry and helped the now conscious Phillip out before getting him onto her bike and getting in front, handing him a helmet and revving up before she took off, the RevolGarry following them.

"What do we do now?" Phillip asked her out of concern. "We can't let Shotaro and Akiko get hurt!"

Minako shook her head slightly. "I don't know... but we'll think of something!" Inwardly, she knew that Saeko had set them up for failure this entire time, and she was determined to take down the eldest Sonozaki sister, and the episode closes out on her visor covered determined visage with the Memories framing it.

(Next time on W: A Case of Detectives!)

Phillip: This is all starting to make sense.

Saeko: He is the Child of Fate.

Minako: I won't let Phillip be taken by you!

Phillip: I'm... I'm losing myself...

Shotaro: W's seventh Memory.

Akiko: It... goes out of control?

Kenji: The fun games start here.

(Fang! Joker!)

Minako: Phillip! Stop!!

Phillip: Shotaro! Minako! I need you both to ride with this devil all the way to hell!

(Arm Fang!)

Minako: Let's get to it!

(F's Afterglow/Get your Partner Back)

This clinches it!

Whoo! What a way to restart this mess, with Phillip/Raito and Minako having to work together to save Shotaro, Akiko, and Fuyumi, but not without a little help from a feral friend. More to follow next time, so stick around!