12: Setting Sun

They all stood looking over the harbour towards looking towards the sunset. The day had passed while they were gone. Will then looked down at the ring she was still wearing that Haruto had placed on her that morning while she was asleep from the attack. They had now been back for a few minutes, and since they had confirmed it was over none of them had spoken. Each was thinking back on what had happened.

Then Will turned to Haruto and spoke "Thank you for saving me." She smiled as she spoke and the topers then turned around too and stood alongside her. "and helping the rest of us."

"It is what a Kamen Rider does" He replied smiling back at them. "A good friend taught me that meaning."

"He must be a really good guy then." Taranee commented.

"He is, and about your age too, a great kid." Haruto told her as he then looked back up towards the horizon. "So what about you lot?"

"We fly home in a couple of days" Hay Lin told him.

"So don't worry we won't be around much longer causing trouble" Cornelia added.

Haruto laughed a little as he looked back down at them as they then started to all walk towards the plaza where he found Will. "You were no trouble, it was nice to meet others who defend this world. Even if you protect every world."

"Well, least we also know that this world has someone else to protect it " Irma mentioned to him.

"I am not the only other one" Haruto then pointed to a TV in the window of a shot with the headlines 'Kyoryuger defeats another monster'. They then walked on a bit more. "There are many other heroes in the world. Me, them, other riders and the super sentai, we are not alone."

"Well still knowing we have someone we can come to if we need is good to know." Will then said as she stopped, looking on her right hand, she then took off the ring and offered it back to Haruto. "I think this belongs to you"

Taranee also remembered she was wearing the same type of ring too, she also took it off and held it out "As this one does."

Haruto smiled as he shook his head. "No, they are your now, each is a symbol of hope, your hope." Will and Taranee game a smile back as they both placed the rings into a pocket. As Haruto then reached inside his left trouser pocket and pulled out 3 more and offered them to the others. "All of you have hope to hold to, let these remind you of whatever your hope is."

"Thank you" Hay Lin said as she took one.

"Yes, I will treasure this" Irma told him as she took the next.

Cornelia took the last as she said "A little bigger then what I am use to but it is lovely."

Around them the lights of the area lit up as the sun was now disappearing on the horizon, the sky slowly going back and starts appearing in the sky, the moon high up, shining out as it was a full moon.

"We better be moving" Will said a little disappointed. "My mom must be wondering where we are, least this plaza was where we arranged to meet up."

The others also looked a little disappointed too, but then they all jumps at Will giving her a hug. Cornelia moved out first and spoke to Haruto as they now stood in a ally leading into the plaza. "Take care of yourself" She said as she waved going past him.

Taranee was next "If you are ever in Heatherfield, feel free to find us, bye" She then walked along a bit to Cornelia who was standing a few paces away.

Irma came up after Taranee. "Thank you for everything." She smiled at him and then gave a cheeky wave as she moved away.

Following her was Hay Lin. She gave a little bow as she spoke "I wish you the best on you adventures".

As she started to move of Haruto said to her "And on yours."

Finally Will came up as the other walked ahead a little more towards the plaza itself. "So, will we ever see you again?"

"Who knows" He replied "Maybe our adventures will cross over, but don't be afraid to call if you need help" He said smiling to her.

"Will come on!" Cornelia called back to her, waving at the end of the passageway.

"You be careful then" Will told Haruto as she started to run after them, looking back at him as she smiled and waved.

He nodded and also smiled and waved back before calling back to her "You all watch out for each other." He then saw them disappear into a crowd of people in the plaza. He walked up to it and then walled up some stairs near where he came in and walked along to a quiet spot on a balcony. He looked down and saw the girls meeting with a woman a few inches taller than them. She had long dark blue hair that was wavy and came half way down her back. She was also wearing a pale yellow tank to and tight jeans. She had on white trainers and over her right shoulder was a large brown bag that clearly would be used for shopping. Haruto leant against the railing watching he could see that were speaking the he couldn't hear what was said.

"Will, girls" She said as they approached and gave Will a hug,

"Hey mom, sorry we are late" Will replied as she retuned the hug.

"Now don't worry, I got here late too." She said back, a little embarrassed. "So you all have fun today?"

"You could say that" Cornelia replied as they all didn't really know what to say, as she wasn't aware of what they were.

"Well come on, I have a table booked at this nice looking restaurant I found near the hotel." She said as they started to walk towards the road exit of the plaza.

"If it sushi again I don't feel like having it" Taranee complained.

"Come on, sushi is there signature food, it is lovely" Hay Lin said to Taranee.

"I am kind of in a position to agree with Taranee" Irma added, as she hugged them both from behind.

Back on the balcony Haruto watched them walk off as a voice called out behind him. "Haruto!" he didn't look round as he knew who it was. Kouske ran up alongside his left and also leaned against the rails. "So how did it go?" he asked.

"Look for yourself" Haruto replied as he pointed to here they were.

Watching from above, standing on top of the plaza buildings in the shadows stood a person wearing a white covering suit, over it was something that looked like a trench coat. It had long sleeves over the top of the arms. Above them was a solid white armour panel that covered the shoulders and around the base of the neck. All of those had a gold outline on them. Around the wrists and just above the ankles were a small bit of black armour with a gold edge. He also had a black gloves on. On the left hand was a ring similar to the one Haruto used on his left hand but with an amber inside and the silver markings looked like 2 curved beaks pointing towards each other, on the right hand was a ring with a purple inside that had some white rings inside and what looked like a stick figure being pulled through them. Coming out down his chest was 2 silver lines that went down and around behind him. On each were a verity of rings. His helmet was white and shaped as if he had a hood on while the faceplate was set back and matched the left hand ring. He also had a driver on around his waist that matched Haruto's except his had black frame on it rather than black and around the hand on it was red rather than gold. The hand on it was set to the right side.

He had stood there watching everything, and now seeing the girls leave he muttered in a deep quite voice "So they are not staying...Good, they won't get in the way then."

He then used his left hand to flick a leaver on his driver like Haruto does to move the hand from right to left then back to the right before pressing his right hand to it, there was a quick purple flash from his ring and his driver spoke in a darker voice then Haruto's: "Teleport...Now!" Then a white aura vortex rose up over him and he dissappered.

"Good job then" Kouske said as he patted Haruto's back, seeing the girls. They both watched for another minute or so as the girls walked out of the plaza and out of sight. "So tell me about it." he then asked smiling to Haruto.

Haruto smiled back and laughed a little. "Come on, I will tell you and the others over dinner." The then turned to walk off with Kouske following as he then mentioned "They did remind me of something, how important the bonds of friendship is."

END

Across the world there was a pale white 2-story house, tucked back from the road the sun was rising over the suburbs of Heatherfield. In the Driveway was parked a Large white pickup truck, 4 doors with a full cover over the back area. On the side of it was written in large black letters was: 'Animal Control Department', also round the front there was a sign that has the label 'Sold' on it.. Around the back of the house in the shadow of the building out walked 2 figures from the wooden and glass back door. From the garden they could see down the hill onto the river, beach and towers that made up Heatherfield. They stood near the building. 1 was male standing 5 foot 11, the other was female and just shorter at 5 foot 9.

"So Heatherfield." He guy said, a teenage voice came out. He was looking down at the city. "Didn't get a chance to look at you last night when we arrived."

"We are here then" The female spoke, clearly a teenage girl. "So bro, we going to say hello to Will then, been a few months since we saw her."

"Of course we shall, I'm certain mum will want to also catch up with her mum" He then said as he pulled out a white crystal from a pocket in his left hand. The crystal was about 4 inches long, clear but had a pale purple glow in it. On the top was some gold metal holding onto it, and above it was a silver chain. "But let's not forget our main thing to do now we moved here, finding the guardians."

There was a purple flash behind the house. Across the road from the front of the house in another identical building slept in a upstairs room, covered in different posters and books, slept another teenage girl. She slept on a wooden frame next to the window, with the bedding looking like the ocean. In the middle of the room was another bed but no-one asleep on it. There was a wardrobe between the beds and another one at by the door which was opposite the window. The girl looked similar to Irma, she was slightly taller and had longer hair. When the flash happened she suddenly woke up, her eyes were a dark blue. She quickly sat up in her white long sleeved top and opened the curtains to see outside. Looking around she couldn't see anything. She then placed her right arm up to the window and a strange pattern of cyan lines appeared along it and the hand. After a couple of moments she lowered the hand and the markings disappeared. She closed the curtains and lay back down. She tried to go to sleep but couldn't shake the feeling something powerful was there.