- Written By: Kento ShimoyamaDirected By: Koichi Sakamoto
By solving the case of an unbeatable game that caused players to fall into a coma, our hero procured the power of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid.
And awaiting Sougo Tokiwa are two more legendary Riders.
The keywords are: "shooting star".
Ora and Heure are bickering about their recent failure to stop Zi-O, when the third member of their group, Swartz, appears after freezing them and everyone around them. He offers Heure chocolate and treats both of them like children, then reminds the two that the events that led to Oma Zi-O are still going as intended. They must maintain their plans to crown a new king and stem the flow of time to what they desire. Swartz then takes his leave and time restarts, with Heure frustrated he was looked down upon.Elsewhere, Sougo is wondering if Tsukuyomi and Geiz can be counted as his friends after two of his classmates pass by and talk about helping each other with exams, reflecting on Tsukuyomi's conversation with him about guiding him to be a hero.
At 95Do, Junichiro is trying to explain to a customer on the phone that he only fixes clocks, not stereos. The unheard customer wants the clock on the stereo fixed, but Junichiro tries to explain that isn't a necessary function of the device and is more of an accessory. He finally gives in and agrees to fix it and hangs up the phone. Sougo wonders why his uncle agreed to a job that he didn't want to do, to which Junichiro responds that it isn't because he doesn't want to, but rather he prefers to fix clocks. Tsukuyomi and Geiz are about to leave, with Sougo wondering why they were not observing him today at school. Sougo figures out quickly that they are going out to find Another Rider and accompanies them, much to the chagrin of Geiz. As they walk, Tsukuyomi explains that there have been disappearances of 18 year old high school girls who all were born under the horoscope of Libra. Sougo deduces that all the Another Riders have a pattern when it comes to their victims, based on their previous encounters with them. If a pattern emerges, they can figure out where or who the Another Rider will strike next.
The trio head to Amanogawa High School, where Tsukuyomi had received a missing persons flier from one of the teachers. Geiz did his own research and all the kidnapping seem to happen on or near the school. Tsukuyomi then provides them with the official school uniforms, as they are going to go undercover as students to investigate. At first, they try asking the students about their age and birth sign, with no results as Geiz scares away students with his intimidating brooding face, while Tsukuyomi and Sougo get little results due to the fact it is a new school year and not many classmate know each other that well. Geiz gets the idea to beak into a teacher's office and hack the school computer to find what they need. Sougo has a slightly better idea to gain access to school record by injuring himself to distract the nurse long enough for them to read the medical records of the students. Outside, a man in a hooded brown coat is lurking outside the school, with a creepy smile on his face. After distracting the nurse, Geiz and Tsukuyomi find the only Libra in Ama High is a student Karin Yamabuki. Sougo runs into Karin after talking to the nurse, who seems sickly and barely able to stand. When she falls, Sougo catches her and then Karin panics and runs off. When Sougo tries to chase after her, Woz freezes time and appears to greet his future master. Sougo realizes this means the disappearances do have a connection to Another Rider and the Time Jackers. Woz confirms this but says that his info on this time is clouded (though it is possible he is lying), he states there is only one clue he can offer, the keyword: "Shooting Star" and then vanishes.
Karin tries to relax on a rooftop, only for the man in the brown coat to run towards her and attempt to choke her. This man is revealed to be Masato Kusaka, who then tosses her off the roof, which Sougo, Geiz and Tsukuyomi witness from a hallway window nearby. They race to what they fear will be Karin's body, only to find she has been saved by Another Fourze. Geiz and Sougo transform and fight, only to discover that Another Fourze is a tough opponent due to his ability to summon Fourze's Astroswitch Modules by driving them back with the Chain Array power. Zi-O drops his Build Ridewatch after getting hit, which Geiz swipes from him and uses to change into Kamen Rider Geiz BuildArmor. He uses the Vortex Time Burst to drive back Another Fourze, with two students looking at the fight before Karin runs up to the monster and seemingly tries to hold it down. Geiz sees the date 2011 on Another Fourze during the struggle as Another Fourze pushes Karin away and uses the Launcher Module to make an escape. Karin asks who the people that saved her are, and they try to explain they are here to help, but she does not trust them and runs away frightened.
Daita and Chikao, the two students, celebrate the fact they have seen two real Kamen Riders in action and give the secret friendship handshake of the Kamen Rider Club to Geiz and Sougo. Daita and Chikao explain to them what the Kamen Rider Club is and are excited to meet them, as they have never seen a real Kamen Rider fight. They decide to bring them to the Club and Geiz returns the Build Ridewatch to Sougo. Once they reach the club room, Daita explains that the Club's purpose is to investigate the urban legends about the Kamen Riders. Sougo sees a bulletin board with old scrap photos of the original members of the Club, noticing a boy named Ryusei was one of the members and thinking there must be a connection to the keyword he was given. Sougo asks Daita about him, who replies that Ryusei was a club member seven years ago when it was first founded. Geiz figures out that date matches 2011. Mr. Osugi enters the room and greet what he assumes are new members of the Club, but Daita tells Mr. Osugi that Geiz and Sougo are Kamen Riders. Mr. Osugi sees Geiz's Drive Ridewatch and recognizes it, opening an old keepsake box and shows Sougo the Fourze Ridewatch. Geiz wonders why a teacher has it, with Mr. Osugi explaining that a co-worker of his who is much younger gave him the Ridewatch and told him that "someone awesome is going to show up someday, and when they do, give them that!". Mr. Osugi says that Gentaro isn't on campus right now as he has gone off looking for the missing students and entrusts the Ridewatch to Sougo.
Tsukuyomi looks at her tablet and discovers from archived news reports the first four girls went missing in 2011. So Geiz and Sougo time travel to 2011 to stop Another Fourze while Tsukuyomi stays behind and guards Karin from her attacker. In 2011, a boy named Sakuma is struggling to get to an abandoned building and tries to use his powers on a young girl. But he is upset as his powers are fading and walks outside, only to see Kamen Rider Fourze and the Scorpion Zodiarts engaged in combat with each other. The battle is interrupted by a time freeze created by Swartz, who makes the boy his volunteer in an "experiment". The boy agrees to it as he wants more power, with Swartz placing the Another Fourze Anotherwatch inside of him to change him into Another Fourze. This causes Gentaro to lose his powers and for the Scorpion Zordiarts to vanish from time, much to Gentaro's confusion as Swartz proclaims that history has been altered as the boy is now Fourze.
Another Fourze claims the first female victim, whom he absorbs by changing into Cosmic Energy using a duplicate of the Core Switch. Zi-O and Geiz arrive too late to save her, but battle Another Fourze to stop him. Another Fourze is stronger this time, using the Rocket module to punch both Riders and then hurl it to send Zi-O flying. Geiz uses the DriveArmor to try to outmaneuver Another Fourze, but he counters with the Chainsaw module. Zi-O tries to equip the FourzeArmor, but Another Fourze attacks him before he can place the Ridewatch in the Ziku Driver. Woz intervenes to ensure that Zi-O "inherits" the power of Fourze by blocking a punch and striking the savage monster with a flame like energy blast that knocks Another Fourze back. This gives Zi-O time to change into the FourzeArmor, which Another Fourze tries to shoot with his Launcher module, only for Zi-O to deflect the missiles.
Meanwhile in 2018, Tsukuyomi finds the abandoned building and enters it, only for Masato to follow her from the bushes. She finds Karin sitting on a bed and tries to convince her to leave but Tsukuyomi is suddenly ambushed by Masato. She draws out her Faiz Phone X and threatens to fire, only to be saved by a stranger who tussles with Masato.
Back in 2011, Zi-O quickly executes the Limit Time Break, transforming into a rocket to blast Another Fourze into space, then does his own version of a Fourze style Rider Kick. Another Fourze plummets back to Earth and hits the ground, exploding once Zi-O lands. But, to his shock, Another Fourze molts into another Another Rider....Another Faiz!
Back in 2018, Masato finally manages to get the stranger he's been fighting off of him, only to be revealed that it is the one person in the world Masato Kusaka hates the most...Takumi Inui aka Kamen Rider Faiz!
Episode Tropes:
- All Your Powers Combined: Another Fourze seems to be able to use any Astroswitch of his choice aside from the form changing switches.
- Beware the Silly Ones: Woz appears late into the episode to give Sougo enough of a reprieve to use the Fourze Ride Watch without being interrupted.
- The Cameo: The sequence shown in 2011 is from Episode 3, when Gentaro first fights the Scorpio Zodiarts. Additionally, Chuta Ohsugi returns as an alumnus of Fourze as well as a special appearance of Kong and Nezumi as current members of the Kamen Rider Club. The end of the episode reveals that the mysterious hooded figure was Masato Kusaka and the person who tried to stop him was Takumi Inui.
- Continuity Nod: When Mr. Ohsugi opens his tackle box to get the Fourze Ride Watch, there’s also a picture of Ms. Sonoda among other things in the box.
- Deliberate Injury Gambit: When Geiz suggests hacking the school system to find out who would fit with the Another Rider’s MO, Sougo instead throws himself down the stairwell and has Geiz and Tsukuyomi go tell the school nurse so they can instead use the nurse’s computer.
- From Bad to Worse: Despite defeating Another Fourze using FourzeArmor, Another Fourze’s shell molts, revealing him to also be Another Faiz.
- It May Help You on Your Quest: When Mr. Ohsugi sees the Ride Watches on Geiz’s arm holster, he quickly opens his tackle box to give our protagonists the Fourze Ride Watch. He then tells them that Gentaro would have done it himself, but left it to Mr. Ohsugi just in case a while back and is currently looking for one of the missing students.
- Transformation Is a Free Action: Averted. Sougo attempts to use the Fourze Ride Watch in 2011 against Another Fourze, but Another Fourze does not let him have the chance.
