With Sunset starting her training with an old Kamen Rider, Takeshi Hongo, an old student of his comes back for revenge and possesses a powerful number memory.
Episode 3: Crimson Shadow/ Old reunion (Part two)
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“Is this really part of my training?" Sunset questions.
"Of course it is. Now I want you to run five laps around the Temple outside!" Takeshi says.
"Then what's with the weights?" Sunset gestures to the red weighted gauntlets on her arms that cover her hands to Sunset's elbows and weighted red bulky boots. "To help with endurance." He then pulls out a stopwatch. "Start...... Now!" He starts the stopwatch and Sunset starts running... well barely. She struggles to pick up her left leg. None of her training with Celestia could prepare her for this, hell Applejack might have a hard time doing this.
"Make sure you're done by the time I finish showing your friend around and finish making dinner," Takeshi says and heads inside. "You can do it Sunset! I believe in you!" Twilight cheered. After hearing Twilight, Sunset pushes herself even harder, picking up her feet one after the other at a quicker but still slow pace. "T-thanks Sparky," Sunset says with a smile letting Twilight know she can head on inside the temple.
"Are you ready to start the tour?" Takeshi asks. "Yes," Twilight says.
"Do you think it was a good idea to leave Sunset alone out there by herself?" Twilight questions. "Do not worry, no one knows the location of this temple but the both of you and an old student of mine," Takeshi replies.
"An old student? If you don't mind me asking, where are they now?" Takeshi stops walking and sighs. "His name is Kaze. He is an old student of mine, I found him when he was just a little boy. In a way, your friend Sunset reminded me of him when he was in his younger years." Takeshi explains.
"What happened next? Did something happen between the both of you?" Twilight asks.
"Four years ago, I started looking for someone to be my successor. Originally it was going to be Kaze but, he had changed and was going down a path I could not follow, soon enough I had no choice but to banish him." Takeshi says sadly and opens a door leading to a flight of stairs leading underground. Twilight stops and looks at him. "You're not planning on killing me right?" Twilight asks nervously.
"Of course not," Takeshi says. "I'm just going to show you the lab, you like making inventions right?"
"How could you tell?" Twilight asks. "Just a hunch."
Takeshi presses a button and two steel elevator doors open. "This is one of the rooms I've hadn't shown Kaze. I was waiting for the right person to show it to." He explains. The two step inside and the doors close shut.
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Sunset falls face-first onto the ground panting. It's been only an hour since she started and she's only done one lap around the temple so far.
"One down....." She takes a few breaths, "...four to go." She says to hersel. struggling to get back onto her feet, after a few tries she succeeds and sits down on the steps. She miraculously pulls the weights off her arms, Sunset examines her forearm and sees it swelled up. "Well, that doesn't look too good." She says and takes a look at the sky. It was late afternoon now, the sun would be setting soon. "It's getting late, I should probably get Twilight home," Sunset says to herself and carefully gets up. From the horizon, she could make out something red heading straight towards her.
'What's that?'
Sunset squints her eyes. "Wait– Is that the car from yesterday?" The car swerves to a stop a few meters in front of her. "This is either going to go really bad or worst..."
A tall man barely in his mid-twenties steps out of the car. "Where is Takeshi Hongo." The man says.
"Why do you need to know, aren't you the guy who tried to run him over yesterday?" Sunset retorts.
"No wonder you look familiar." He says. "You must also be his new student. No matter, this doesn't concern you." He says and walks past her. "It kind of is my business if you're going after an innocent old man," Sunset says. The man looks back at Sunset.
"Tell me, how much do those weights that you have on weigh?" He asks and Sunset gives him a confused look. "Is this a trick question or—" He grabs Sunset by her arm and throws her through the doors of the temple. She crashed through creating a large whole big enough for the man to enter inside.
He looks at Sunset who's crash into a wall with chunks of it laying on top of her. She groans slowly opening her eyes.
"Hmm, I'm surprised your still conscious." He says impressed. "I would say it was nice meeting you but, we both know that I'd be lying." He then makes his way down the corridor. Before blacking out, Sunset could make out the number 12 glowing in red on the side of his neck.
As she close her eyes an alarm blares in the background and red lights start flashing.
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The elevator doors open and Takeshi steps out first. Twilight walks out and looks around in awe. "This is 'Hangar Bay'. This will be your base of operations, I hope it is to your liking."
"This is..." Twilight walked up the steps and enters white room filled with technology that you would only see in sci-fi movies or shows on TV. "It's perfect, I never imagined I would see tech like this in my lifetime!" Twilight exclaims. "It could use a bit of work here and there but besides that," She takes a deep breath. "I feel like I died and gone off to heaven!" Takeshi chuckles and smiles.
"I'm glad you like it, this underground base is for you and miss Shimmer to use as your base of operations." Takeshi says. "Really!? Thank you so much! With all the stuff here, I can help Sunset a bit more." Twilight says and thanks the old man. Twilight was about too look around some more until red light started flashing and sirens blared.
"Wait what's going on!?" Twilight asks. "Follow me." Said Takeshi and leads Twilight to the master computer. The screen displayed several different images around and inside the temple, walking through the corridor is a man with a katana sheath strapped to his hip with his sword in hand slashing at the walls and everything in his path. "Who is that!?" Twilight asks worried.
"Kaze Yamikawa, my old student. He must be back for revenge against me." Takeshi says with a stern expression on his face. "Wait, if he got in..." Twilight's eyes widen in fear. "Where's Sunset?! We left her outside!" Twilight yells in panic.
"Go find her and bring her back here. I'll deal with Kaze, it's about time I finished this." Takeshi says and he and Twilight quickly run to the elevator.
"It's about time I settle this old reunion"
