In the GaroLiner's dining car, Shiori was whistling a tune while she wiped clean some of the glasses at her counter. The phone rang so Shiori picked it up.

"Moshi moshi!" she said cheerfully.

"Hello. Is this Kenzaki Tsukuba's GaroLiner?" asked the voice on the other line.

"Yes, this is the GaroLiner! Who is it?" asked Shiori as Kenzaki entered. "Oh, Kenzaki, it's for you." She handed him the phone.

"Who is this?" asked Kenzaki.

"This is the Station Master of the King's Terminal. Is this Kenzaki Tsukuba?"

"Yes, it is, Station Master. What is it?" questioned Kenzaki.

"I have alarming news," said the Station Master. The Station Master then told Kenzaki the date where the Imagin have gone too.

Kenzaki let out a sigh. "Of course it would be that day…"

"Hurry, before the Imagin cause irreparable damage!" shouted the Station Master.

"I'm on my way!" said Kenzaki.

"You mean we're on our way," corrected Neko as she stood behind him.

Ryuji was in the DynoLiner, sitting on his bike in his cockpit. Part of him regretted leaving so abruptly but he knew he had to do this. It was important and for Kotonoha's sake. He couldn't let anything stop him, not even her.

As he tightened his grip on the Dyno-Breaker's handlebars, the viewing screen in front of him showed Ant's face. "Ant, what's up?"

"Ryuji, there's been a report of a large group of Imagin appearing in the past. I'm sending you the time coordinates now." The date flashed on screen and Ryuji's eyes widened. The date shown was Kotonoha's birthday.

"Not good," said Ryuji.

"Exactly, now go and stop them. I'll try and send for backup," said Ant.

"Don't bother," said Ryuji. "They're mine!"

His DynoLiner roared along the tracks and into the portal. He was headed to the past, on the day Kotonoha was born.

"Henshin!"

"SABRE FORM!"

"FINAL DAYS: PART 2"

The Imagin were causing everywhere, attacking the city indiscriminately without a single care. All of a sudden a tune played in the air. Among the Imagin was Nanimo and he smirked as he spoke, "They're here." He watched as the GaroLiner exited the portal, sped pass, stopped, and dropped off Neko, Kenzaki and their Imagin allies.

The Hunters all viewed the Imagin with looks of determination, ready to bring them down.

"There are a lot of them," said Raion as he pointed out the obvious.

"We can defeat them," stated Byakko.

Neko began, "Ken-kun, ikuyo."

Kenzaki nodded, "Right, Neko."

"And don't forget us!" howled Okami.

.Kenzaki shouted, "Nanimo! I'm here! Let's end this!"

Nanimo replied, "Very well then." He swiped his pass over the belt. "Henshin!"

"DEMON FORM!"

His entire body was covered in blood red armor with black marking and the armor on his shoulders resembled demonic wings. On the wrists of his gauntlets were retractable claws and hanging from his back was a cape that looked like a demonic wings. As for his helmet, the visor resembled a pair of demonic wings with a single horn in the centre jutting out.

"Time to die," said Shi.

"LUNAR HENSHIN!" called out Kenzaki as he activated Tenrou with his Rider Pass.

"LUNAR FORM!"

"GEKIRYU HENSHIN!"called out Neko. In an instant both had transformed into their Rider armor.

"Nanimo's mine!" proclaimed Garoh as he charged at Shi. Before making contact, Garoh lashed out with his sword, cutting Shi's mask. Garoh then tackled his brother, charging straight through several buildings before slamming him into the ground. The evil Rider then slammed his fist into Garoh's face and sent the wolf Rider flying back toward the park. He crashed through several trees before falling to the ground. He staggered to his feet.

While this was happening, Okami, Byakko, Raion, Buraki and Ryukendo were fighting with the enemy Imagin. The GaroLiner Imagin all brandished their respective weapons. Okami was armed with a scimitar, Raion had a naginata, Byakko was using his fists, feet and an axe, and finally Buraki was using fire and his gun. Ryukendo was using her Gekiryuken Keyblade to cut the enemy Imagin down with ease. Her eyes glanced at Shi and Garoh's battle before she set her attention upon the monsters once again.

Garoh charged at his brother and delivered a powerful punch to Shi's jaw. Shi grasped his hands together and slammed them down on Garoh's head. Garoh then lashed out with his sword, slicing off a chunk of Shi's shoulder armor. He followed up with a powerful kick to the head, causing the evil Rider to stagger backwards.

Shi then slammed his fist into Garoh, knocking his brother backward. "For everything you've done…I'm going to kill you," threatened Nanimo. "Ripper, take care of the other one…I'll be waiting, Onii-san."

A haunting tune played in the air and a Time Train sped out of a portal. It had the same aesthetics of the HorrorLiner, except it was a bullet train instead of a steam locomotive. There was a skull in front and the train was colored black and silver. It rushed past and picked up Shi before flying into another portal.

"Damn it!" Garoh cursed. "Guys, I'll leave these assholes to you! I'm going after Nanimo!" He then ran over to where the GaroLiner was and jumped up and into the cockpit. The GaroLiner then sped off to go after the DeathLiner through the same portal.

"Be careful, Ken-kun," said Ryukendo as she backhanded an Imagin that was coming up behind her. Her eyes then went on Ripper the Reaper Imagin who grinned.

"Nanimo-sama will be pleased once I kill you," gloated Ripper.

"Just shut up," began Ryukendo as she gripped her sword, "And fight me!"

They then charged at each other and swung their weapons. Sparks flew as they made contact.

CLANG!

Ifrit Sabre Form stood with Loki at his side, watching as the army of Imagin marched into the city. Behind the two was the DynoLiner, on standby.

"How many?" Ifrit questioned his partner. Loki looked through a pair of binoculars.

"Around 10 thousand," Loki reported. Ifrit didn't flinch at hearing that.

"So I'll be facing them all alone then."

"It appears so," confirmed Loki.

"You don't have to be here, you know," said Ifrit to his Imagin. The young Rider from another world would rather fight alone.

"I swore to aid you, Ryuji, from the day we met until the very end. Even now I will fight by your side."

"Thanks," Ifrit said sincerely. He was grateful to have such a loyal Imagin partner.

Loki bowed his head. "It's been an honor to fight alongside you."

"Same here," said Ifrit as he began assembling his DynoGasher. Loki had even summoned his Loki Slicer, gripping the handle of the large serrated blade tightly. Focusing his power, the blade ignited with red hot flames. Once the DynoGasher was completely assembled, the blade extended and Ifrit gripped his weapon tightly.

"IKUZE!" roared Ifrit as he charged straight at the Imagin army of 10,000. Loki was right behind him. "YOU SHALL NOT PASS, SO GO TO HELL YOU DAMN IMAGIN!"

Benitora was about to exit his girlfriend's family's shop to go home. She was at the door with him, smiling. "Good night, Beni-kun," smiled Hikari.

"Night, Hikari-chan" said Benitora. He then leaned down to give her a kiss. Suddenly, they were interrupted when Benitora heard a loud roar and then turned to see the Imagin, an entire army of them. Hikari screamed out in terror as Benitora went to stand in front of her protectively. "Hikari-chan, stay back." Benitora pulled his Zanpakuto from its hiding place and pointed it at the Imagin.

He commanded, "Rend their flesh and devour their hearts…Tigre de la Muerte!" His Zanpakuto shattered and vanished as he assumed his released state.

Rojotigre charged full force at the Imagin Army. "I won't let you hurt my Hikari-chan!"

Rojotigre began tearing through the Imagin mercilessly. One by one the Imagin were shredded apart and turned to sand. However, even in his released state, the Imagin army was still too much for him to handle. Had he truly devoured souls since he had arrived on this world, they would be no match for him. However, he had been living off of residual spirit energy on this world, left over by the Imagin's numerous defeats, not true souls. This left him at a significant disadvantage.

"KYAAAAAA!" screeched Hikari. Rojotigre looked to see a group of Imagin were advancing on Hikari.

Rojotigre struggled to his feet and began running toward Hikari. "I gotta get to her…I can't lose her. I need to be faster!" roared Rojotigre.

He was too far away.

'Faster!'

Getting closer.

'Faster!'

They were upon Hikari.

'FASTER!'

Rojotigre didn't know what had happened. One minute he was too far away to help Hikari. Now he was on the roof of her family's shop with Hikari cradled in his arms. "Be…Beni-kun?" asked Hikari as she looked up. Rojotigre smiled at Hikari.

"I'll be right back," said Rojotigre. Rojotigre placed Hikari down before he vanished. Hikari watched as row after row of the Imagin army was reduced to sand by an invisible force. Rojotigre now had a huge advantage over the Imagin. He had reclaimed his true power…

The power of the Vasto Lorde.

Kotonoha woke up and gave a yawn as she sat up in bed. When she looked over at her side, her eyes widened in realization. "Ryuji-kun?"

After getting dressed, she looked all over the house for him. She opened doors, hoping to find him hiding somewhere, just playing around, but he wasn't. She then tried to call his cell phone.

No signal.

The girl, distraught, broke down in tears and fell to her knees. "That liar…" she sobbed.

It was late at night in the city when the Imagin came to cause havoc. Of course, they were going to meet with some interference as three female figures and one male one were standing in their path.

With Ryuji in the past and Kenzaki and Neko facing Nanimo elsewhere, it was up to Kat and her family to deal with the oncoming horde. Warren was nowhere to be found so she had unpacked a few things and given them to Rose and Cathy.

"Cheh," snorted Kat as she watched the Imagin horde coming towards the city. She was with Rose, Cathy and Bobby. "If they think they can scare us like that they're wrong." She said to her family. "Everyone, let's go."

"OK, mama!" said Cathy as she wrapped the ALPHA belt around her waist.

"I'm with you," said Rose as she wrapped the OMEGA belt around her waist.

"Me too, Big Sis!" growled Bobby.

"Henshin!" called out Kat. "Rinki Gaiso!"

"Henshin!" called out Rose and Cathy after entering the codes into their cell phones and slamming them into their belts.

Bobby let out a roar and assumed a smaller form of his Byakko no Gai beast form, the same size as a normal tiger, but decked in armor and with axes on his back. Rose and Cathy also transformed, becoming Masked Rider OMEGA and ALPHA respectively. Kat too had transformed, assuming her Black Lioness form.

"Let's give em hell!" shouted out BL-Kat as she charged at the Imagin with her entire family behind her.

BL-Kat was the first to attack and with a roar sent several balls crackling with Rinki at the horde and watched with victorious glee as they were sent flying by the explosive projectiles. ALPHA was up in the air using her jetpack and shooting at the flying Imagin with her wrist blasters before landing and removing her blade-like wings and slashing at the Imagin with them. OMEGA had drawn the OMEGA Blade and slashing at the Imagin. Bobby, or Byakko no Gai as he was called in his current form, roared and mauled the Imagin savagely.

BL-Kat somersaulted over Byakko no Gai's back and removed the axes mounted on him before landing and then twirling her weapons around. She hacked and slashed at Imagin with her dual battleaxes, showing no mercy at all. This was the excitement she craved. It was her against an army and fighting without restraint. It made her heart race and blood boil as adrenaline pumped through her veins.

"SHISHI HOKOHA!" she roared as she sent her aura lion at the horde, watching with glee as they were torn apart and reduced to sand.

ALPHA and OMEGA were back to back and the white clad Rider spoke to her black clad second mother, "Mama is enjoying herself."

"Of course," agreed OMEGA. "If she's allowed to cut loose she'll love it to death."

Byakko no Gai growled and offered ALPHA, "Need a lift?" Her answer was to get on his back. "Let's go! I wanna sink my claws and teeth into them some more!"

ALPHA giggled. "I knew there was a reason I loved you!"

Byakko no Gai blushed before he charged at the horde as ALPHA opened up her phone and pressed 'OK'.

"Excel Charge!"

OMEGA did the same too.

"Excel Charge!"

The energy travelled through their suits and into their weapons before they unleashed their attacks, cutting the numbers of the Imagin by half with a single swipe.

"Now I understand how mama feels!" said ALPHA with a laugh as she launched herself into the air and replaced her wings back to her back. She began to fire rapidly from above, shooting down the Imagin as OMEGA continued to swing at them with her sword.

BL-Kat tossed her axes which imbedded themselves into the heads of a pair of Imagin before she summoned her large clawed gauntlets. She brandished her blade-like claws and went completely berserk and went on a rampage on the Imagin. All the while she was thinking, 'I LIVE FOR THIS KIND OF EXCITEMENT!' It was what she enjoyed most of all.

Meanwhile, after Warren and Rachel had put their kids to sleep, Warren sensed the Imagin close. "Warren, they're here," said Rachel. She too could sense them coming.

"Stay here with the kids," said Warren. "This won't take long."

"You don't need me?" asked Rachel.

"Rae, if you got hurt, I wouldn't know what to do," said Warren. He faced her and placed his hands on her shoulders. "So please, just stay here. If the kids get scared…just tell them that daddy's going to send to monsters away."

"I'm a hero too, y'know? I can still help you," huffed Rachel. She then sighed. "But…I also know you're right. The kids come first…"

"Thanks Rae," said Warren as he gave her a peck on the lips. "I'll be back in a couple minutes." Warren stepped outside and faced the army. First he summoned his Vizard mask and his Zanpakuto, before shifting it into its Bankai form. He glared at the Imagin. "Yippee-ki-yay, motherfuckers!" called Warren as he charged at the Imagin army.

Warren began slashing and destroying the Imagin. They couldn't even touch him. Warren was currently at his Level 4 release state. At this level, not even a Gigandeath could harm Warren.

"THOUSAND SHADOWS OF DEATH!" roared Warren as he surrounded the army with afterimages. The images vanished as Warren appeared behind the army. The Imagin army froze in place before they all simultaneously turned to sand and collapsed.

"Heck," snickered Warren. "Wish I had a camera."

Within a multicoloured tunnel, the DeathLiner and GaroLiner flew alongside each other, bashing and grinding as they did battle. The DeathLiner's weaponry consisted of mounted cannons, guns, and a massive cannon that was loaded with enough force to destroy a city block.

The GaroLiner activated its weapons, blasting at the enemy train which also activated its own sets of weapons to unleash a counterattack. The battle was fierce as both trains suffered heavy damage.

"YOU DIE NOW!" roared Shi, showing emotion for the first time in years.

"I ain't dying any time soon!" countered Garoh.

The two trains continued their assault on each other. Explosions rocked them as projectiles flew all around. Garoh nearly lost his balance but he held firm. He was going to stop Nanimo and follow him to the ends of the Earth if that was all it took. He would not rest until he stopped Nanimo once and for all.

The light at the end of the tunnel grew brighter. It was the exit and both trains were headed for it.

"Get ready for a blast from the past," said Shi. What did he mean?

The battle was fierce as two opposing sides waged their war. The streets were starting to turn into a graveyard for fallen bodies and they were piling up one after the other. The fallen Imagin had dissolved into sand once they were defeated.

Ifrit and Loki were able to kill several of the Imagin that had invaded. Frozen, sliced up, shattered and incinerated bodies of fallen Imagin littered the ground. Both Rider and his Imagin partner were surrounded but they continued to fight with all their might. Ifrit blasted them with his ice powers as he slashed at them with his DynoGasher Sword Mode. Loki was throwing fireballs as he sliced them with his giant dozuki.

"TYRANO FORM!"

Moving swiftly through the horde, Ifrit attacked as savagely as a tyrannosaurus rex. This form was made for speed. He struck using his Tyrano-Katanas. In an attempt to overpower him, the enemy Imagin all dog piled him.

It was a futile attempt.

"MAMMOTH FORM!"

With a roar, Ifrit tossed them off his body and pummelled them mercilessly with his fists. They all fell, literally, at his hands and superior strength. Mammoth Form possessed indomitable strength and raw power, sacrificing much speed to do so. The Imagin with long-range attack capabilities fired on Ifrit who quickly switched forms; from power, to defence.

"TRICERA FORM!"

The defensive armor of his Tricera Form deflected all the blasts and he countered with blasts from his Tricera-Buster. This form, with thicker armor despite the loss in speed, was perfect for the job, at least for now. He then switched back to his default combat form.

"SABRE FORM!"

The two trains flew out of the portal and their Riders leapt out before landing on the ground. Shi sneered, and said, "Does this place look familiar to you?"

Garoh narrowed his eyes and looked around. Then, he recalled where he was. It was the playground in Fukurou where he'd taken Neko to on their first date.

"Yeah, so what are we doing here?" questioned Garoh.

Shi pointed over to where a family was. Garoh dared to look and saw a younger Emiko, with two children. A ball had rolled onto the streets and the little girl was coming for it. Garoh's eyes widened.

"This is the time that you first met and saved her life," reminded Shi. "Back when you were a young boy you came here. You could've made sure our family survived if you had let her die." Shi clicked his tongue. "And cue the truck." Like he predicted the truck was coming for Little Neko. With a flick of his wrist, Nanimo sent an energy blast that struck the truck, causing it to swerve out of control. "This is when you save her, right?"

Garoh then watched as his younger self ran over to save Neko. However, this time he tripped. Garoh watched as the truck came at them.

"NO!" yelled out Garoh.

Shi didn't make a move and watched as Garoh ran to stop the truck. He positioned himself protectively in front of both children and then thrust out both his arms. His palms slammed into the front of the truck and the soles of his boots grinded against the asphalt as he put all his strength into stopping the truck. The truck driver had long passed out since the sudden blast had caused his head to hit the steering wheel. He didn't even have a seatbelt on.

The truck finally stopped and Garoh had been the one to do it, stopping it from hitting the Young Neko and himself. He then turned to look at the two, who gawked at him."Hey, kid!" Garoh shouted at his younger self. "Get her out of here!"

"OK, mister!" nodded the Young Kenzaki. He helped up Young Neko and with her ran from the scene.

"Sugoi! A Kamen Rider!" said the star struck Young Ryuki. Emiko then took her kids and ran with the Young Kenzaki in tow.

Garoh watched in satisfaction as he'd once again saved Neko's life. Of course, he shouldn't have turned his back on his true priority.

"Fool," saidShi as pointed his trident at Garoh. He swiped his pass over his belt.

"FULL CHARGE!"

Garoh heard that and turned to see Shi aiming at him. Shi's trident was pointed right at Garoh's chest as the energy exploded forth. Garo was hit with such force that he lost Tenrou and his pass, forcing him to revert to his Plat Form.

"At long last, Onii-san. This is the end for you. Don't worry, I'll take good care of your lovely fiancée," Shi proclaimed as he walked closer.

"Kuso…" growled Garoh. If only he could reach his sword. He was on his hands and knees and Tenrou and Rider Pass, now separated, were several feet away. The last attack had forced him back into Plat Form and now he was at Shi's mercy.

Shi aimed his weapon at Garoh's throat as he stood over his. He was now prepared to finish off his older brother. Raising his Death Pass, he prepared to execute his Full Charge once more when…

"FULL CHARGE!"

"Huh?" The brothers, good and evil, both heard that, but it hadn't come from them. Suddenly, a black scimitar blade came flying out of nowhere in an arch and struck Shi in the front of the chest. Shi cried out in surprise as sparks ripped off his armor and he was tossed backwards by the attack. The blade then flew back to the owner…

The owner of the blade was clad in black armor with a wolf's head on the chest and wolf paws on his shoulders. His helmet also had a mask with a pair of prongs sticking upwards that looked like wolf ears. His hand was gripping the sword handle and in a flash of motion the blade had reattached itself to said handle. He hefted it onto his shoulder and then tapped his fist against his forehead in greeting.

"Yo, is this a private party, or can any old Rider join?" the armored man asked. There was no doubt in Garoh's mind of who this was. He recognized the voice and most importantly he recognized the armor.

Garoh Hunter Form, the original Garoh, also known as Gou Tsukuba and also Kenzaki's adopted…

"…Dad?" uttered Garoh as Garoh HF helped him up to his feet. He then remembered that he was in the past.

"So, you're little Kenzaki all grown up," said Garoh HF with a smile in his voice. "And looks like you replaced me."

Garoh wanted to cry. He really did, but now wasn't the time. Shi was top priority

"Hey, I think these are yours," said Garoh HF as he handed Tenrou and Garoh's Rider Pass back.

"Thanks, you Old Wolf," said Garoh as he accepted the items.

"Yup, definitely Chibi Ken," said Garoh HF fondly.

Garoh shot back, annoyed, "I told you not to call me that!" Still, he had missed that sound.

"You better hurry, he's getting up," warned Garoh HF as Shi got back to his feet.

"Right," nodded Garoh. He called out, "LUNAR HENSHIN!" and slid the pass along the blade of Tenrou.

"LUNAR FORM!"

Imagin continued to fall at the duo's hands but even so there were still too many of them to kill. Ifrit cursed as he got hit in the back but spun around to slice the attacker's head off.

"There's too many," Ifrit panted. Even he had his limits. Two against an entire army of bloodthirsty monsters wasn't exactly fair odds.

"I know," Loki agreed; his hood down and mask gone to reveal a wolfish face with sharp teeth. He was definitely an Efreet Imagin. "But we need to keep fighting." His eyes blazed.

"Don't have to tell me twice," Ifrit returned before they both returned to the fight. He pressed the four buttons on his belt and activated his newly acquired form. "Cho Henshin!" He slid the Dyno Pass between his belt buckle's 'jaws'.

"DYNO FORM!"

Back with Ryukendo and the GaroLiner Imagin, things weren't looking good for our female Rider. She was struggling to stand and her armor had dents and cuts all over it. Also, her bodysuit looked worn out and she blood was soaking through. Her visor was also cracked.

"I won't let Ken-kun down," said Ryukendo as she forced herself back to her feet, gripping Gekiryuken tightly. "You hear me!"

"Pathetic," snorted Ripper. He commanded the other Imagin, "Kill her and put her head on a platter." The evil Imagin roared and attacked Ryukendo who fought back with all her might.

"I won't fail…" she told her self. "I won't fail…" She yelled out as her Ki started to flare out, "I WON'T FAIL!"

Ryukendo roared out loud as she allowed her Kageki to flare out around her, glowing bright gold. She was not going to be defeated and she was determined to win no matter what. Her aura then took form above her, transforming itself into a golden dragon with large wings. It roared out as Ryukendo called out, "ULTIMATE GEKIRYU HENSHIN!" Her armor then glowed as her Kageki began to affect it.

The first thing to happen was the dragon breaking apart and turning into energy which then slammed into her shield. It changed gold with a shining sapphire gem in the centre and decorated with a pair of dragon heads that were facing away from each other. Her sword also changed as the blue was replaced by shining silver and the blade itself turned gold with Gekiryuken's head changing gold with shining red eyes and a blue sapphire gem in the centre of his forehead. The blade also grew longer, and sharper, changing shape to resemble a pair of dragon wings that were attached together.

Next, her suit was repaired and transformed as the bodysuit changed from blue to startling silver. Her armor also turned completely gold with a bright sapphire gem lodged in the chest. Finally, her faceplate/visor turned silver as well.

With a loud cry, Ryukendo announced, "ULTIMATE RYUKENDO! RAIJIN!" She saw the Imagin surrounding her and shouted out, "GET OUT OF MY WAY!" She swung her blade in a horizontal arch and sent the Imagin flying.

Ripper ran at her with his scythe, ready to take the newly upgraded warrior down, but unfortunately met a quick end as Ryukendo called out, "KYUUKYOUKU RYUOU GIRI!" The energized blade of Gekiryuken sliced right through Ripper's midsection and both halves of his body exploded as he screamed out Nanimo's name in vain.

"NANIMO-SAMA~!"

The battle had been long and hard for them and even in his strongest form Ifrit was overpowered by the Imagin's superior numbers. Ifrit was lying on the ground, a hand over a recently inflicted wound that was bleeding and with blue flames licking several wounds. One hand was gripping the Loki Slicer which his Imagin partner was currently possessing. His armor was ruined and his cape was in tatters. He panted as he said in a weak voice, "Loki, are we gonna make it?"

"Do you wish for me to tell a lie?" asked Loki.

"If it helps."

"We'll live," said Loki. Ifrit chuckled weakly.

"OK, NOW tell me the truth."

"Things look grim, Ryuji," responded Loki honestly from the weapon.

"So, we're going to die here," Ifrit stated.

"Yes, it appears so," Loki responded. There was no reason to lie.

Ifrit snorted, "You could've lied."

"Would there be a point?"

"Guess not." Ifrit chuckled humourlessly. "Remind me again why I'm even doing this."

"It's to protect the life of the woman you love and to defend the world you've called home and the people of that world you call your friends and family," said Loki.

"Oh, I remember now. Koto-chan," spoke Ifrit as he struggled to make his body stand up, using the Loki Slicer to support himself. "Looks like I'm going to be lying to her. I promised her I'd come back."

"Yes, you did," said Loki. "But it can't be helped. Better to die like a man for what you believe in."

"Are you okay with this?" asked Ifrit. He didn't want to bring anyone into this and get them killed along with him.

"Our lives are linked," Loki said. "Since the day you and I made that pact. Let me tell you that I am honored to fight and die alongside you."

"Personally, I would've preferred to live," Ifrit shrugged. "But, what are you gonna do?" He chuckled bitterly.

"They're coming," Loki said as the Imagin surrounding them prepared one last attack.

"I know," Ifrit noted. "But I'm not going down yet, and if I'm going down…they're coming with me!" He struggled to get back to his feet, using the Loki Slicer for support. He then let go of his weapon. His arm hung down his sides as he locked his eyes on the enemy Imagin. Crossing his arms in front of his face, with the fingers curled, he called on every ounce of Mythical Ki he had in his body.

Ifrit called out, "GENJYUKEN! FORBIDDEN GENGI!" His entire body glowed intensely with Infinity Ki. The flame-like aura expanded further and the Imagin all backed away from it.

"THIS IS FOR YOU, KOTONOHA!" Ifrit called out, throwing his arms out, "MUGENKI KAMIKAZE HA (Infinite Ki Suicide Wave)!"

There was massive explosion of energy which wiped out all the Imagin who were unfortunate to be caught in it. They were vaporized on the spot with no chance of survival. Those that ran couldn't escape fast enough and were killed where they stood. It was Ryuji's most powerful technique and a last resort move.

Unfortunately, that also meant that the user would not survive either. That was why it was a forbidden technique.

'Sayonara, Koto-chan. Gomen nasai…'

Kotonoha gasped. "Ryuji?" She'd heard his voice…but he wasn't there, not anymore. "Ryuji…"

The first to strike was Garoh LF who started to swipe away at the evil Rider, spilling sparks as he struck with Tenrou. He then used a back kick that connected with Shi's chest, sending him staggering backwards. Garoh HF dashed past him and continued the assault with expert swings of his own blade, striking at vital points with the sharp edge of his Gasher. The evil Rider cried out in anguish. He then switched to stabbing Shi repeatedly with his Gasher and then using a front kick to send Shi back.

Garoh LF dropped down on Shi and swung down with his weapon. The evil Rider raised his trident to block and they locked weapons. Garoh LF continued to push down as Shi tried to push him back. Garoh HF then appeared behind Nanimo, slashing him in the back. Shi kicked Garoh HF back as he slashed Garoh LF across the chest. Garoh LF leapt back.

"Gou! I'll take it from here!" shouted Garoh LF. His vision was becoming blurry. He was reaching his limit.

"OK!" nodded Garoh HF. This was his son's fight after all.

Garoh LF and Shi faced each other, both warriors breathing heavily. "Kill you…" threatened Shi. "I'm gonna slit your stomach open and watch your insides spill out…"

"C'mon, Nanimo…" groaned Garoh LF as he struggled to keep his balance. "All these years…you could never beat me."

"Well, this time…I will. And then, I'm gonna go see that little girlfriend of yours, and I'm gonna kill her too…"

"I won't let you anywhere near my Neko-chan…" said Garoh LF as he positioned Tenrou.

"I'm gonna enjoy this," said Shi as he pulled out his Rider Pass. He waved it over his belt.

"Give me your best shot," challenged Garoh LF.

"FULL CHARGE!"

Dark energy flowed through Shi's body before channelling into his trident. Shi charged forward, thrusting it forward. "Die."

A full moon appeared behind Garoh LF. He lifted up his blade and moved it in a circle. The moon behind him began to eclipse. He rushed at Shi. "SHOKU GIRI!" Garoh LF roared as he slashed at his brother with every bit of strength he could muster.

Shi's trident slashed open Garoh LF's armor, cutting deep into the metal beneath.

Tenrou slashed across Shi's chest. A silver arc followed the blade, before that too slashed through the evil Rider.

Both Riders now stood with their backs facing each other. Shi's trident was outstretched while Garoh LF's sword was at his side. Both Riders' armor shattered to pieces which faded.

"I'm sorry…" apologized Kenzaki. "Little brother…Know your place."

"Damn…you…" cursed Nanimo as he coughed up blood and collapsed.

Kenzaki stood there, breathing heavily and bleeding badly. 'I'm sorry, Neko…Guess this is one promise…I can't keep…I love you…' thought Kenzaki as he shut his eyes and collapsed to the ground.

Neko felt a pang in her chest. "Ken-kun…No…" she uttered as tears began to fall from her eyes.

5 days later…

Kotonoha continued living but not truly alive. She was a shadow of her former self, an empty shell. Her eyes which had once been filled with life were now dull and lifeless. It was like she'd lost her will to live.

Of course, her reason for living had left her, sacrificing himself for her and everyone else. Unfortunately, only she and a few others would know of Ryuji's brave sacrifice.

She was melancholic and introverted, not responding much to anything anymore. The groupies backed away from her, obviously sensing hr mood.

The ice crystal she wore as pendant hung from her neck but the bright glow had dulled. She still kept it. It reminded her of him, despite the pain it brought. It was something precious she had to remember him by.

She wasn't the only one depressed. Rina and Siera hadn't come to school since they heard the news. They were in grief and mourning over their loss. The fiancé they loved was gone now having sacrificed himself, and not coming back.

Kotonoha had contemplated several times to commit suicide but Athena managed to talk her out of it. The Amazon Imagin knew she had to protect Kotonoha now more than ever. She cursed Ryuji angrily for leaving Kotonoha like that but she understood fully well why he had to leave. He was protecting her.

Kotonoha was sitting on the rooftop, alone, eating lunch, when Warren came to see her. "Feeling lonely?" asked the elder Rider.

"Sensei?" questioned Kotonoha.

"Want some company?" he offered.

"Thank you," nodded Kotonoha as Warren sat down.

"You've been looking really down lately," stated Warren.

"You know why. Ryuji hasn't come back. I don't know if he's alive or dead, but he hasn't come back," said Kotonoha, on the verge of tears.

"He'll come back. My kohai is too stubborn to die," said Warren. "And trust me; I know a few things about death."

Kotonoha questioned, "But why isn't he back now? Doesn't he love me anymore? Doesn't he know how much I miss him?"

Warren answered, "Oh, he knows, but you need to give him time. If he's not back yet there's a reason for it."

"But what reason could there be? What's keeping him away?" asked Kotonoha.

"Kotonoha, this is Ryuji we're talking about here. When he's not with you or fighting Imagin, what would he be doing?" said Warren, trying to jog Kotonoha's memory.

"Training himself…I guess," said Kotonoha uncertainly.

"Besides, his heart's still beating isn't it?" asked Warren.

"What? What do you mean?" questioned the confused Kotonoha.

Warren pointed at the pendant. "Ryuji can't die because you have his heart. As long as you have it, Ryuji will always come back."

"His heart?" Kotonoha grasped the pendant.

"Yep," nodded Warren. "He gave you his heart. That's what will always connect the two of you."

"His heart is mine? I hold it?" smiled Kotonoha.

"Exactly," said Warren.

"Thank you, Sensei. You've given me hope," said Kotonoha, the light starting to return to her eyes.

"Eh, it's what I do," shrugged Warren.

"So, do you know where he is?"

"That, I can't tell you," sighed Warren.

"Why? Why can't you tell me? Please, tell me where he is!" pled Kotonoha desperately.

Warren apologized, "Sorry, but the last time I saw him, he was leaving my world to go off and train some more. I really don't know where he is."

Kotonoha blinked in surprise. "He was in your world? If you find him can you give him a message? Tell him I love him and that I miss him."

"Want me to hit him for you too?" asked Warren, a mischievous twinkle in his eyes.

"Yes, a slap for making me wait for so long," said Kotonoha.

"Good, I get to have so little fun these days," said Warren.

It was after school when Kotonoha returned to her home. Once again she'd taken leave from her job at the Radish. Sekai covered for her. Her friend knew she needed some time to herself after Ryuji disappeared.

Once Kotonoha entered the house, the loneliness and despair returned. Without Ryuji to talk to she felt lost. Despite Warren's words of encouragement giving her hope of Ryuji's return, she still desperately wanted him back.

Once in her room, Kotonoha threw herself onto her bed, clutching the sheets as she sobbed. She did this whenever she was alone. She'd barely eaten or slept since Ryuji went away. She just wanted to cry out her pain, "Ryuji-kun…come back to me…" she pleaded. She wished with all her heart that he would come back.

The others didn't know what had happened either. It was like he'd vanished off the face of the planet. Warren was of no help either and just told her Ryuji was training and couldn't come back yet. He told her to wait but she just couldn't wait any longer. She missed him and her heart was breaking with each day of his absence.

"Ryuji-kun…I love you…so please…" she sobbed, soaking her sheets with her tears. "Come back…Come back to me…"

She then heard tapping on her window and when she looked up her eyes widened. There was Ryuji, sitting on the windowsill with a smile on his face. Was this a dream? Was her mind playing tricks on her? "Ryu…ji?"

He got off from the windowsill. The tears flowed from her eyes as she gazed upon his visage. Had she gone insane? Was this a hallucination? Or…was this real?

He sat on the bed and cupped her cheek softly. "Tadaima, Koto-chan," he smiled.

Then Kotonoha did what she'd wanted to do for a long time now.

SLAP!

"Itai!" Ryuji cried.

"Baka!" she shouted at Ryuji who'd recoiled in pain from the slap. She then pounded his chest with her fists. "Baka! Baka, baka, baka, baka, baka!"

"Hey, is that anyway to welcome me back?" he questioned.

"You left me!" she accused angrily. "I woke up and you weren't there! Then you were gone for days! Now, you ask if this is any way to welcome you back? "

"OK, I guess I deserve that," he shrugged. "But you know why I did what I did."

"I know," she sniffled as she leaned her head against his chest, pushing him onto the bed so that she was lying on top of him. "Is this a dream? Please, don't let it be a dream." She closed her eyes. "Please, let this be real…"

"It's real," he said, his arms encircling her waist tenderly. "I'm back."

"I've…" she sniffled, "missed you."

"Same here," he replied, running a hand through her soft bangs. "I'm sorry it took so long for me to come back."

"Just like last time," she finished. "You left me alone again, Ryuji-kun. I can't just forgive you for that."

"So…are you going to punish me?" asked Ryuji, and he started to sweat worriedly as he saw his beloved angel sport an almost evil grin. "Koto-chan?"

"Hm…what should I have you do?" she said as she rubbed her chin. She then got a light of inspiration in her eyes. "Oh, I know!"

Ryuji didn't like where this was going. He fearfully wondered what his beloved Kotonoha had planned for punishment.

"You mean you're NOT going back straight away?" questioned Ant incredulously as he watched Ryuji remove his bandages and rip the IV out of his hand.

Ant had found him and Loki, both severely injured. While Loki was nearly falling apart, Ryuji hadn't looked so good either. Blue flames licked all over his grey skin. It was fortunate for them that Ant had taken them to the King Terminal's own hospital to get treatment ASAP. Ryuji had Ant keep his condition a secret so that meant Kotonoha wouldn't be informed.

Ryuji and Loki both took a whole month to fully recover.

"I nearly died when I used my Forbidden Gengi," stated Ryuji.

"Well, that's why it's called Forbidden!" Ant retorted.

"I need to train harder," stated Ryuji.

"You do know this means you'll be away from Kotonoha, right?" said Ant.

"How is she?" asked Ryuji.

"Last I saw she was completely devastated. She thinks you're either dead or not coming back."

"She'll survive," said Ryuji. "She has Athena with her and friends to help her."

"True, but she's a wreck without you. Don't you care?"

Ryuji whirled around in anger and spoke, "Don't you dare question how much I care for my Tenshi-chan!"

"Sorry," Ant apologized. "But, still…you should go back to her."

"When I'm ready. For now I need to train," said Ryuji.

"How long?"

"A year, two at most," answered Ryuji.

"I'll set something up then," Ant told him.

"Thanks." Ryuji called, "Loki, let's go!"

"OK!" said Loki as he bowed. He then changed into an orb of energy that flew into Ryuji's body.

"Here, take these," said Ant as he tossed Ryuji a set of world tickets. The DynoLiner's Rider caught them. "If you want a challenge while you're training, you should go to those places."

"Thanks."

For nearly two years Ryuji travelled those worlds and trained himself hard. It was rigorous and painful but he endured all that. This was for Kotonoha and he was determined to become stronger for her.

The Genki in him had evolved. The Mugenki, or Infinite Ki, needed to be controlled and harnessed. Power was wasted if it was uncontrollable.

Now, he was back at the King's Terminal and ready to return home, to Kotonoha. It was time for him to go back home.

"I'm coming home, Koto-chan," he spoke as he boarded the DynoLiner. The coordinates of his destination were already programmed into the vehicle. It then chugged along the tracks towards a portal.

As Ryuji and Kotonoha sat in the living room, enjoying each other's company after his 5 day long absence, the front door suddenly swung open as a frantic Neko entered. As soon as her eyes fell on Ryuji, she cried out, "IFRIT-CHAN!" before pouncing on him. Kotonoha quickly dodged to the side as Neko's weight dropped on top of Ryuji, knocking him back onto the surface of the couch. "YOU'RE BACK!" Neko shouted again. Ant had picked her up from back in the past and brought her back to this timeline. Kenzaki had left Koneko with Ant before going to confront his brother. The Imagin had gone off in search of Kenzaki, leaving her and Koneko alone.

"Yes, I am," deadpanned Ryuji. "Now, as much as I appreciate the gesture, I don't want to be crushed or go deaf yet." He pointed to his ear for emphasis. Neko was being unnecessarily loud. She got off him and apologized. He sat up and rubbed the wrinkles out of his shirt.

"Ifrit-chan," sniffled Neko. "Do you know where Ken-kun is?" She asked. Ryuji went silent. "Well?"

"He didn't come back yet?" asked Ryuji.

"Where is he?" Neko asked again.

"I'm sorry, Neko-nee, but I don't know where he is," answered Ryuji.

That wasn't what she wanted to hear.

2 Days Later…

Neko sat alone in Kotonoha's dining room, picking at her food. She wasn't in the mood to eat anything. Nothing at all could cheer her up. Two days ago, her brother had returned and while that had brought her happiness, she was still missing something.

It was Kenzaki. He still hadn't returned. While a part of her was telling her that he may be gone, a stronger part of her kept telling her to never lose hope. Her Kenzaki was stronger than that. He would come back. He would come back just like Ryuji did.

Still, after an entire week without a word from him, even Neko was starting to lose hope.

The doorbell rang. She ignored it the first time but it continued to ring. No one else was in Kotonoha's house but her. Gripping her fists and gritting her teeth, she stood up and stomped towards the door. She was going to beat up the guy who dared to interrupt her while she was wallowing in self pity.

She pulled the door open and shouted, "WHAT!" and then her eyes widened as he saw the person standing in front of her. "It…can't be…"

"Hey, Neko," Kenzaki Tsukuba smiled. "I'm back."

"KEN-KUN!" she pounced on him, knocking him off his feet. Her arms were wrapped tightly around his neck as she rubbed her cheek against his. "Ken-kun! Ken-kun!" she cried repeatedly. She then stood up and helped Kenzaki to his feet. Neko then slapped him hard in the face.

"Baka!" cried Neko. "You made me wait so long! Baka! Baka! Baka! Baka!" She cried as she continued to slap him but she was crying, tears streaming down her face.

"I'm sorry, Neko…" apologized Kenzaki as he wrapped his arms around her. "I'm so sorry. I never meant to hurt you."

"Don't ever leave me alone again…" sobbed Neko as she cried into his chest. "Ken-kun, Garoh-chan."

"Well, it's done," said Kenzaki. "Nanimo is in custody now."

She was wondering what'd happened to Nanimo. "Ken-kun…doesn't it make you sad?" asked Neko. "He was your brother."

"Exactly, Neko," nodded Kenzaki. "He WAS my brother. Neither of us sees the other as brothers anymore. To him, I'm just the man who killed him, and to me…To me he's just another criminal."

"But…it does upset you to see him like that? What once was your brother turned into a monster?"

"He was right Neko. Nanimo…the Nanimo I knew, he died that day. Because I was too stupid, my own brother died. And he became a monster because of it."

"I'm sorry…Ken-kun." They both shared a tender kiss and embraced each other. "I love you."

"I love you too, Neko-chan."

Their precious moment was ruined as Kat threw open the door and glared at Kenzaki briefly before turning around. "Okaeri nasai, Bakayarou," said Kat. She then mumbled to herself, "Big jerk, I thought you were really dead." She then sniffled as she wiped away her tears.

"Oh, I almost forgot," said Kenzaki. "There's someone I want you to meet."

A man came in. He had short, spiked up black hair with grey on the sides and a face that told people he'd had fought and experienced many battles. He wore a purple jacket over a black t-shirt and jeans. He looked to be in his mid forties but was in good shape for a man his age.

"Neko-chan, and Kat, I'd like you both to meet Gou Tsukuba, my adopted father," introduced Kenzaki.

Neko gasped in shock. Kenzaki had told her before that Gou had died so that meant that this Gou came from the past.

"Kenzaki," spoke Gou. "Would you mind going back to the GaroLiner to check on our things? I'd like to have a word with these girls, in private."

"Sure thing, you Old Wolf," said Kenzaki before leaving out the door.

"So, you're the Neko that Kenzaki-kun talked so fondly about?" said Gou as he gave Neko a brief look over.

"You're…Gou-san?" asked Neko in shock.

"Hai, I am. I take it you've been taking good care of my son?" smiled Kenzaki's adopted father.

"Hai, I have. He's a great guy," said Neko, a smile on her face.

"We are talking about the same Kenzaki, right?" joked Gou.

"Hai, my fiancé…and hopefully…" Neko trailed off.

"I'm glad to hear it. You know, even after all the time we spent together, I never really saw him truly smile."

"He started smiling when we got together," said Neko fondly.

"Yes, I was very happy to see him smile whenever he spoke of you."

"Did he tell you how we first met then?" she asked fearfully.

"Yes, back when I first brought him to my homeworld to begin his GekiJyuKen training," said Gou. "I was there if you recall, fighting right alongside him.

"Oh, well what about the second time?"

Then, Kat decided to jump in. "Your boy tried to put a bullet to her head!"

"Yes, I know," nodded Gou. "He explained everything to me. And you must be Kat. Kenzaki warned me about you."

"Well, of course. I am a criminal," said Kat proudly.

"Well, actually he told me you were a complete sociopath/psychopath with no redeeming qualities whatsoever that should be put down for the good of all humanity."

"Aw…how sweet of him," Kat said in mock gratitude. "Well, you can tell him to go-" Neko immediately covered her sister's mouth with her hand.

"Please, forgive my sister, she can be a little...rude," said Neko in Kat's defence. Kat tore her sister's hand off her mouth and glared.

"Oh, it's fine." Gou chuckled. "Kenzaki has told me a lot about you and what you've all been through. I can understand."

"So, Neko-chan, how has everything been?" asked Kenzaki as he walked back in.

"Kat-neechan, Onee-chan, why is it noisy? I was trying to…sleep," yawned Koneko as she walked down the stairs. Her eyes fell on Kenzaki and went wide. "ONII-CHAN!" she cried out. She then ran down the stairs and tackled into him.

WHAM!

Gou watched in amusement as Koneko purred and rubbed her cheek against Kenzaki's. "Onii-chan, you're back! You're back! You're back!" squealed the Kitten Imagin

Kat sighed. Koneko didn't take after her at all, even if she had been the one to make a contract with the young Imagin. She just acted like a younger version of Neko. She muttered to herself, "Where did I go wrong…"

"I'm back, Koneko-chan," said Kenzaki with a smile. "I promised I would come back."

"Does this mean we can go to the park now?" asked the Imagin expectantly.

"Sure, let's go. Come on, Neko."

Several Days later…

"KANPAI!" King Frederick and King Eustace cheered as they raised their glasses.

"To our heroes, the Kamen Riders, for saving the world!" cheered the King of the God Kingdom.

"Here, here!" agreed the King of the Demon Kingdom.

There was a party going on and all the Riders and their Imagin, not to mention their friends who knew their secret now was all in attendance. Even Hikari was there since Benitora had been invited. It was all set up by Ant with the Station Master and he'd booked a room for them within the King's Terminal Hotel to be used as the party venue. Drinks and food was being served as a moderate pace by the hotel staff as the group partied hard.

The guest list included Ryuji, Kotonoha, Kokoro, Athena, Loki, Eros, King Frederick, Rina, King Eustace, Siera, Gou, Kenzaki, Neko, Kat, Rose, Cathy, Bobby, Koneko, Okami, Byakko, Raion, Buraki, Kumiko, Shiori, Andie, Warren, Rachel, Vash, Teresa, Hikari, Miyako and Benitora. Alex and Tessa weren't left behind either and had been brought along by their parents to eat cake with Kokoro and Koneko. Gekiryuken was in attendance too as he hung from Neko's neck.

Of course, Hikari was in a state of shock too as she stared at Ryuji, Kat, Neko, Kenzaki and Warren. "So, you've all been the Kamen Riders this whole time?"

"Fooled you, didn't we?" grinned Kat.

"Actually…" began Hikari. "I kinda suspected it."

"How so?" asked Neko.

"Well, Kat, Ryuji and Warren-sensei knew a lot of stuff nobody normal would know and do things that no normal person could do. I remembered when Kenzaki and Ryuji fought each other and nobody normal could do the things they did. Also, normal people couldn't beat up those groupies and win while outnumbered. It just wasn't…normal or logical," admitted Hikari.

"Hey, you're dating a guy who's a ghost," pointed out Ryuji. "Logical and normalcy are both relative terms now once you cross into this world."

"And now that you're one of us, you'll experience even more strangeness," spoke Gekiryuken.

Hikari stared at the medallion. She was going to have to get used to knowing it could talk from now on. "Guess that's why you were missing for a week one time, Kat," said Hikari to Kat, recalling when Kat just suddenly disappeared for a whole week.

"Well, it felt like a week to you," began Kat. She glanced at Warren, "For me it was like 7 hellish months."

"Huh?" Hikari blinked in confusion.

"You came to me for training," reminded Warren. "You wanted to become strong and you said you were willing to do ANYTHING."

Kat snarled, "I nearly died."

"No pain, no gain," quoted Warren, "And what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. You are stronger now, right?"

"Yeah, that's true," nodded Kat.

"Is this something I should know about?" asked Hikari, but she wasn't sure she wanted the whole story.

"Long story, I'll tell you later," said Kat.

"Just, promise not to tell anyone," pleaded Kotonoha.

Ryuji warned, "If you tell anyone, I'll-" He received a smack behind his head. "Itai! Kat!"

"Don't threaten my friends, it's a party," scolded Kat.

"Especially Hikari-chan!" growled Benitora. He then told Hikari, "By the way, Hikari, it was Ryuji here who was that masked lunatic that attacked me."

Hikari gasped. She exclaimed at Ryuji, "That was you!"

"In my defence," Ryuji began, "I've had bad experiences with his kind."

"Not an excuse," mumbled Benitora.

"You wanna make something of it, Beni-kun?" Ryuji shot back.

"No fighting here," reminded Kat. "It's a party."

"When are you ever against fighting?" Kenzaki questioned suspiciously.

"Hey, I may like to fight, but I like food more, and I don't want a fight ruining all this food," explained Kat.

"It figures…" sighed Kenzaki.

Siera and Rina then leaned against Ryuji's sides, both smiling. "So…any plans for the future, darling?" asked Rina flirtatiously.

"Not really," shrugged Ryuji as he gently shoved Rina back.

"We're glad you're back and alright," said Siera.

Ryuji gazed over at Kotonoha and smiled. "Me too."

Kotonoha caught his smile and smiled back.

"Well, guys, we've saved the world," began Warren. "Now what do we do?"

"Maybe relax," suggested Ryuji. "Summer vacation is coming and I'm looking forward to doing nothing at all and goofing off after all this."

"Don't forget your homework," Warren and Rachel, being teachers, reminded.

Warren added, "Saving the timeline doesn't excuse you from doing it." The students, except for Kotonoha and Kokoro, groaned.

"Oh, this was going to be the biggest scoop of my career," said Miyako, referring to the Imagin invasion and the Riders' victory, as she downed a glass of sake. "But, too bad nobody remembers." After the Imagin had been defeated, Ant somehow had the invasion erased from history like it never happened. Nobody remembered because, as far as they were concerned, it never happened. The reporter eyed the party and smiled, "Well, almost nobody." She was grateful to be friends with these interesting people. They had changed her mediocre life quite dramatically.

"I think it's better that way," said Kenzaki. "The less people know the better."

"What ever happened to Nanimo?" asked Kotonoha curiously. She hadn't gotten a story yet.

"Where he belongs, locked up in prison," answered Kenzaki. He looked over at Gou who was talking with Okami and the new Imagin that had joined up with Kenzaki after he took over the title of Garoh. Koneko sat on his lap as he regaled the tiny Imagin with tales of his time as Garoh and GekiViolet. Though on this world he had been gone for a week, he had truly been gone for over a year, training his body to its peak, and learning how to control his Kageki.

"So, you want to train?" asked Gou as he sat in the medical car with Kenzaki. He had bandages on his chest following his victory over Nanimo. Gou had gotten Nanimo locked up while Kenzaki was unconscious. The past and current Wolf Riders were discussing their next move. "May I ask why?"

"Even with Nanimo defeated and imprisoned, there are still powerful enemies out there," said Kenzaki. People, or more appropriately monsters, like Gog and Sauron were still out in the Multiverse, somewhere. "I can use my Kageki, but I can't control it. I turn into a raging monster whenever I use it."

"So, you want me to teach you to control it?" questioned Gou.

"I never got a chance to finish my training with you last time, now may be the last chance I get," answered Kenzaki.

"Alright, then get some rest. Training starts bright and early," smiled Gou. "I'm proud of you, Kenzaki. You do the name of Garoh proud."

"Thanks, Gou…But I've still got a long way to go," said Kenzaki. "I'll see you in the morning, you, Old Wolf."

"Good night, Chibi Ken."

"Don't call me that!"

"OK, everyone!" announced Ant with a camera on a tripod. "It's picture time!" He set the timer and bounded over to the rest of the party. "Everyone, say 'henshin'!"

"HENSHIN!"

Flash!

The photo taken was developed some time later and it showed everyone in it, and the Riders doing their henshin poses too.

It was the last day of school before summer break officially began for the students of Sakakino High. It was the final period and the students remained seated as they watched the seconds ticking away on the clock. Our heroes actually welcomed the wait. With the threat of the Imagin and Nanimo over, they could live normal lives from now on…

Or so they would like to believe…

Suddenly, the entire sky outside turned dark despite it being the middle of the afternoon and the clock stopped ticking. Not only that but everyone around our heroes had stopped moving and was as stationary as statues.

Alarmed, our heroes ran out of their classrooms and out of the school building to see what was going on. Once outside, they looked up at the sky to see it actually cracking and pieces of it falling. The large hole that was forming revealed a large demonic and evil eye staring back down on the city.

One of our heroes, known heroically as Ifrit but also went by the name of Ryuji Hasuma, sighed.

"Looks like summer vacation has to wait, guys," said Ryuji.

"Damn, and I was looking forward to a break," grumbled Kenzaki.

"Well, looks like that will have to wait," said Kat.

"Warren-sensei?" questioned Neko.

"Alright," nodded Warren. "Let's go, everyone."

"Time to show this evil eye what we can do," smirked Benitora as his eyes turned gold.

Sand poured out of Ryuji and Kenzaki's bodies to reform into their Imagin.

Looks like another adventure awaits for these heroes.

"HENSHIN!"

((FIN))

Shadow Element 13: It was great working on this fic. Working with ZK is always a pleasure. Benitora/Rojotigre, Warren Smith/Skull Rider Wraith, Nanimo/Kamen Rider Shi and Kenzaki Tsukuba/Kamen Rider Garoh are all my creations, and I'm glad ZK can do them the justice the deserve!

ZK Chromedragozoid: Well, that's the end of School Days: IFRIT VS GAROH. Things have started out alright and ended alright as well. A happy ending, sorta, but evil never sleeps and neither do these guys. Well, I sure hope you enjoyed reading about the adventures but there will be more soon. Just you wait and see.

Ten-Faced Paladin: Hey! It's done! The story is complete and ready for all to see! I had fun working through this story, lending ideas and throwing in details now and then. Feels weird being part of a finished story after helping with it for so long. Well, there will be more adventures in the future. Until then!