[Sentai]

Tires squealed in protest against the weight of the six-wheel APC drifting around another sharp bend, forcing the driver to wince. Worried he was about to slide the tail end through another building front. “Hikari’s to goddamn fast, this beast can’t keep pace!” What made him jump more was Mira’s hand slamming into the council from behind him. “Don’t lose him!” Using his chair for support, her free hand pressed the small talk-stud on her earpiece. “Hikari! Shin, don’t wait for us, that Shinimasu comes first! When you’re clear of the civilians use the new Key!”
“Confirmed.” Mira winced, recognizing the sound of Shin turning off his com-unit through the earpiece. “Ma’am?” “Focus on driving!” He was trying his best, swerving around people unlucky enough to step outside and see what the commotion was barreling down the their sleepy town’s streets. “Why do we call him Shin? If I’m gonna die trying to follow him, only fair I know. Ya know?”
She smirked, but still gave his helmet a hard punch from behind. “Focus on the road. He chose the name. When we found him he couldn’t remember his name, or why he was naked in the middle of the National Park, but when we brought him home he took to an Anime named Neon Genesis Evangelion. He chose the name based on the main character, Shinji. Didn’t you notice those tall protrusions from the shoulder-blades? He did that himself, apparently. Willing the armor to mimic part of Shinji’s Eva in the show.”

Another building burst. The Shinimasu, uncaring of the lives destroyed, continued leaping through one building after another. It’s spindly eight legs grasping onto the rubble to propel itself quicker through the air. But Hikari was closing quick. Using Assault mode he leapt from rooftop to rooftop across the street from the beast. Watching as it’s long neck turned towards him, and all twelve pupils eyes watched Hikari’s progress.
“Hikari Blade.” Opening his palms Hikari gripped the blades right as they appeared, upside-down with the blades pointed behind him. Allowing him to quickly swipe and slice through the debris the creature was sending hurtling towards him. “Do you have a name?” The creature just opened it’s maw and bellowed it’s annoyance. “None of you have a name either.”
One foot pressed into the rooftop, sending Hikari in an aerial cartwheel. Allowing him to clear the roof and keep an eye on the monster at the same time. “Out of places to hide, Nameless Shinimasu.” Once Hikari’s feet skidded across the ground, pausing on the rain slickened grass several meters from the neighborhood. And far from anyone he would hurt..
“If you won’t give me your name, then you have no use to me.” One hand swiftly removed the Assault Key, while the other slipped in the new. /Hikari B-B-BUUUUSTER!/ The surge flung his arms outward, sealing closed the vents opened during Assault Mode. The creature was already charging. Stomping across the wet field between them before being flung back as the armor’s energy surged. And when it recovered, a new Rider stood. Molded armor to match Hikari Base. Sleek black with white seams. And where the Assault had Orange compound eyes this new rider had two downward tilted slits, compound designs showing through and brilliant red.
Hikari took apart his Henshin Buckle, replacing the four pieces attached to the turbine with two half-hexagonal black pieces. /Hikari Buster C-C-CANNON!/ Hikari spread his feet for support, slapping his hands together. Keeping his fingers tight while the cannon formed along his arms, with the barrel encompassing both hands. And supports attaching the rig against his chest, ending with a target reticule already locking on to the Shinimasu getting ready for another charge. “Full Charge.”
Two prongs flipped forward, already gathering rippling energy along the length. Building between them against the barrel in the shape of a large glowing blue sphere. “Light Destroyer!” Grunting from the recoil the ball fired forward, searing the grass as the great beam soared forward striking the monster square against it’s emancipated chest. Twisting it’s body, compacting it as though caught in a great vacuum before the Monster finally detonated. Sending a resounding explosion echoing through the countryside.. Just as the APC slid to a halt behind Hikari.

Mira handled cleanup. Overseeing the Hikari Project cleaning the grounds, reimbursing residents now homeless from the struggle, and taking whatever readings they could. What was new though was Shin. Usually he liked to leave once a Shinimasu was destroyed, but this time he was standing beside Mira. Wearing that same military jacket and black tank top. And those same faded, ripped, denim blue jeans.
“Something’s on your mind, Shin. What’s wrong?” Shin just continued watching her men working, with his hands stuffed deep into the pockets of his jacket. “They never tell me their names.”
That had always bothered her. But she never found the time to ask: “Why do you ask every Shinimasu we come across their name, Shin? Did you remember something?” Shin just shook his head. “Something I dreamt about, something I continue dreaming about. A Shinimasu with a Name.”
“Do you remember the name, or what he/she looked like?” Shin turned his attention towards the sky. Seeming abnormally calm as the large droplets of rain splashed across his sharp features. “No. Just that He had one, and it was important. But I can’t remember.”
“You will Shin. When I found you, you didn’t know or talk or anything. But look now. Look how you handle the Hikari Driver.”
Shin just shook his head. “I didn’t learn how to use the Driver. It was all I remembered when you found me. How to Henshin, how to fight, and how to kill Shinimasu. It was like knowing how to breath.. All reflex and instinct.”