AN: Alright guys, with Gaim reaching a new stage of darkness. I thought it will be a good idea to show off my Gaim. Now then…Showtime!
Disclaimer: I do not own Sword Art Online or Kamen Rider Gaim
Chapter 1: The Orange from the Sky.
Pluck the Fruit of Heaven.
There was a jungle. Where many strange fruits and plants grew high and in the center was a huge building in the shape of a tree. In the field was a blue armored warrior with orange-themed armor that made him look like a samurai. He had a crescent-like head crest, as well as the visor resembling an orange slice. He wore a black belt buckle with a knife-like switch with the 'fruit' sliced open. He carried a katana-gun hybrid weapon and in one his hands was a sword that greatly resembled an orange slice. The horse that he was riding maintained his balance.
Behind the warrior was an army of insect-like gray monsters with blue highlights and another armored warrior behind him. The armored warrior's figure emphasized that it was female. She had a magenta bodysuit, similar to her comrade's and her helmet resembles a female knight. And her armor resembled that of a raspberry.
That the world may be dyed in your image.
Is that the glory you seek?
Across from him, was another armored warrior on his bike. He was mostly red and white, having a similar design to his enemy but looked more like a medieval European knight, and his armor also resembled a banana. Even the eyes, torso, and the side horns were yellow; emphasizing the fruit theme. Behind him was an army of the same creatures but had red highlights and another armored warrior. There were also troops piloting watermelon-like aircrafts.
He looked like a brown Viking and his armor was in the theme of an acorn.
Is that burden one you can bear?
From the sky, the blue warrior's forces were in a formation that made them look like an orange and red warrior's forces were in the formation of a banana. Then there was a third formation that resembled a green melon.
In the green army, there were the same monster but with green highlights and among them were large naginata-carrying samurai-like mecha, which seemed to be the other mode of the watermelon-like aircrafts. In front of that army was a shielded white samurai-like warrior with a bodysuit similar to the blue one's. He wore green melon-themed armor, a light green visor, and a stag-like head crest.
Beside him was a gun-wielding green Chinese-themed Rider with grape-themed armor, with purple compound eyes. The warrior's figure emphasized that it was a female. She looked at the blue warrior and looked down as if regretting a decision that was made.
The white warrior sensed her distress and looked at her but she looked back, gesturing that everything was fine.
Somewhere in the forest, was a blonde-haired girl in a white dress wearing some kind of silver necklace. She was sleeping in a bed of vines with her skin being green before waking up. When she did, she reveals that she has one red eye and her skin turned pale.
Know this. The lives of men are not ours to control, not even our own.
The blue warrior looks to his left and sees the girl. She had a flower pinned in her hair and in her hand was a fruit in the shape of a lock. She appeared to be watching the event.
We cannot defy the inexorable current of fate that carries us.
The girl becomes surprised as the wind blows her flower off. As it lands on the war area, the blue warrior roared, signaling his forces to attack. He soon charged himself. His comrade seemed devastated but shook it off and rushed with him.
But what if fate itself were to call you…
The red forces then charged next as the red warrior took lead. Then the white and green warriors stood up, ready for the battle.
To change the world?
To turn the course of the future…
The blue and red forces begin firing at each other as they continued their charge at one another.
You cannot defy fate.
The blue and red warrior roared as they were about to clash but the girl looks at the battle with a sad and worried look.
But the fate of the world is in your hands!
The green army was watching along with its armored warriors as the Orange and Banana Warrior charged at each other…
(Play Just Live More by Gaim no Kaze)
The scene is zipped open revealing Gaim, Baron, Ryugen, Aura. and Zangetsu back-to-back behind fence with locks attached. They were posing as the camera was focused on Gaim.
The plants of Helheim begin to diminish to reveal an object. That object was soon smashed by the Riders' weapons and when they stopped it was revealed to be the title.
[Got it, move…wow…]
[Don't say no, just live more! Don't say no, just live more!] We see the four Riders in a room of Samurai armors as they posed. Gaim pointed his Musou Saber while the reflection under him was Kirito.
[Survival, you gotta move. Gendai wa sanagara Sengoku.] Kirito runs towards the screen but a fence with locks blocks him from doing so. He then sees himself with Orange Lockeed and tries to call out to him. He and the fence crumbles away as the other Kirito walks away.
[Dare ga kachi nukeru? Kagi was hirake rarete shimatta. (Don't say no, just live more!)] Team Baron starts dancing with Kaito leading them. We then see Kirito and Kaito glare at each other; each one holding a Lockseed. Kirito had the Orange Lockseed while Kaito had the Banana Lockseed. In their reflection were Kamen Rider Gaim and Kamen Rider Baron, who started to charge at each other. Asuna, with the Raspberry Lockseed, looks at the battle while her reflection was replaced with Kamen Rider Aura.
[Doko ni aru? (Don't say no, just live more!)] In the reflection Kirito and Kaito have some kind of hand wrestle while someone picks up the Budou Lockseed. That someone is revealed to be Shino and sees her brother Minato holding the Melon Lockseed. In their reflections were Kamen Rider Ryugen and Zangetsu. Shino tries running to him but a fence get in between them while Zangetsu points his Musou Saber at Ryugen's neck.
[Dou tsukau? Kindan no Kajitsu!] We then see the Riders appearing one by one in the room. We then see Gaim in Suika Arms Yoroi Mode but transforms into Gyro Mode as Baron passes him on his bike. The scene then shifts to the characters activating their Sengoku Driver, from Zangetsu, Baron, and Gaim in order.
[Ima to iu kaze wa.] Kamen Rider Gaim is ready for action and slashed an Inves by its gut as he drew his Musou Saber.
[Dare mo tsutaeru tame. Omae no moto ni fuku?] Team Gaim dances while the camera was more focused on Kirito, Asuna, and Suguha. The scene shifts to Kirito saying hi to her while in their reflections were Kaito and the girl in white, who looks like Suguha.
[Tsuyukou tsuyoku Blowin' up!] Zangetsu points his Musou Saber at the screen while behind him were pinecone themed Riders. We then see Gaim hack and slash through them and in his reflection Baron was doing the same thing.
[Ashita ga, Yume ga, mada mienakute mo!] Ryugen shoots down a fence and advance as Team Gaim finishes their dance. They soon disappear to be replaced by Mysterious Girl who points at the viewer.
[Soko Genkai? Seiipai! Ikite iru to ieru nara!] Gaim slashes the screen as Team Baron continues their dance. We then see Baron, in Helheim, slashing the Elementary Inves.
[Utsumukuna yo (Kao agero) Doko made demo (Mageru koto naku)] We then see the weapons and broken armors of all the Riders with each respective Lockseed next to them.
[Shinjita michi o yuke! (JUST LIVE MORE!)] All five riders were back to back, practicing their weapons. We then see Kirito being trapped by a fence with locks and yells as the plants around it grow.
[Don't Say No! Just Live More!] Gaim rides on his horse as he rushed to battle.
Somewhere in the city, there was a shopping district, where all sorts of people where rooming around. Among them was a crying young boy talking to a young man.
"So you lost your mommy, huh?" He asked.
The boy nodded in response.
The young man was taller, had black hair, dark eyes, and light skin. His name was Kazuto Kirigaya but his friends call him Kirito, since it the in-game name he used for the past few years. He was wearing a dark hoodie, a white shirt, jeans, and black sneakers.
"Well, sometimes life sucks, and you wanna cry. But you can't let it beat you." Kirito said as he knelt to the boy's level. "You gotta take it on like a game." He said.
To him, it's been nearly three years since the events of Sword Art Online, a year since ending Alfheim Online where his girlfriend, Asuna, was trapped in by her supposed fiancée, Sugou. And it's been a few months since the events of Gun Gale Online.
Also, the corporation that took over Alfheim; Yggsdrasill Corporation, have really made a big name for themselves and have become well known in the city. They specialize in all kinds of things outside Alfheim such as clothes and real estate.
"If you cry, that's it. You lose." Kirito said. "You win by finding a way out without crying. No matter what happens, everyone has the strength to put up a fight. So what's the first thing you're gonna do?"
"Find my mommy…" He answered.
"Good!" Kirito then decided to come with the boy to help him find his mom.
"Hey, mom!"
"Mommy!"
"Mommy, your son is lost!" Kirito called. Just then…
"Keiichi!" A young woman called and the boy ran to her before giving her a hug. "Thank goodness!" She said with relief.
"You see that? You win!" Kirito said.
"Thanks, mister!" The boy said.
"No problem!" Kirito said before leaving. He approached a motorcycle with a box tied to the back.
"Uh…" The woman started, getting Kirito's attention. "I'm sorry, were you delivering something?"
"It's okay, the curry is still warm and good!" Kirito assured before driving off.
(Somewhere else)
"HELLO~! KAWAGOE CITY!" A voice boomed throughout the city. The city was pretty much typical except for the giant building which looked like a tree, which was Yggdrasill Headquarters. In a radio station, there was a middle-aged man with a polka dot shirt with various logos on, blue jeans, sneakers, and wristbands and a watch on his wrist. He wore a pair of goggles and headband on his head, and a headphone wrapped around his neck. This was the man broadcasting to the city.
"It's DJ Sagara coming to you live!"
Meanwhile somewhere else, there was a stage where a dance team was doing their routine when upbeat hip-pop themed music was playing. Many people cheered for them as they were dancing. They were the Beat Rider Team; Team Gaim.
Among them was a girl with short black hair and dark eyes. She was wearing shirt, black tights, a checkered hoodie wrapped around her waist, and sneakers. Her name was Suguha Kirigaya but other people know her as Leafa in Alfheim.
Another among them was a girl with brown eyes and long lightish brown hair. She was wearing a blue hoodie with a checkered pattern that was zipped open, blue denim shorts with black stockings, and had pink sneakers on. Her name was Asuna Yuuki or just Asuna in-game.
One of the males was one of the taller dancers. He was wearing a similar hoodie zippered up with a white t-shirt behind it, black baggy pants, and red sneakers. He had lightish red spiky hair with a headband over him. His name was Ryotaro Tsuboi or Klein, in-game.
Another female of the group, had short brown, brown eyes tied in ribbons that only fell past her chin, and wore half-rimmed glasses. She wore a white hoodie with blue sleeves and pockets, blue tights, and neon green sneakers. Her name was Asada Shino or Sinon, in-game. Kirito met her a few months ago in Gun Gale Online and helped her get over her fear of guns. At first she wasn't interested in this but as popularity grew, so did her curiosity.
Another member was one of the shorter female ones. She had brown eyes and hair in short pigtails. She was wearing a grey sweater with a blue hood and a checker pattern in her hood, a white shirt with purple highlights, blue pants, and purple shoes. Her name was Ayano Keiko, or Silica, in-game.
The final member of the dancing team was a tall female. She had short brown hair customized with clips at the side and brown hair. She was wearing a short sleeve short with wristbands on her, a light blue sweater wrapped around her waist, checkered tights, and white shoes. Her name was Rika Shinozaki or Lisbeth, in-game.
The team was dancing happily while the crowd cheered for them.
"This one goes out to all the Beat Riders out there cuttin' up the concrete!" DJ Sagara said. "It's blue skies and sunshine again today over Yggdrasill Tower! Here we go!"
The next scene shows how much fame Yggsdrasill has gotten over the years. Clothes, credit cards, charity events, hospitals, and even garbage men; Yggsdrasill owns them.
Back with Team Gaim, everyone was still dancing as the crowd cheered until the music suddenly stopped.
Everybody was confused until they looked to see who was over at the speakers. It was group of people who were wearing black and red jackets with matching uniforms.
"Hey! What's your problem!?" Suguha exclaimed as she walked over to them.
"Not those Baron creeps again!" Asuna exclaimed.
"Sorry, but Baron's taking this stage." One of the members explained. Everyone was arguing and DJ Sagara spoke over the radio.
"We know, we know, these streets ain't big enough for the both of you! But that's no excuse to roll around butting heads all over the place!"
The member offered their card back, which they took.
(In the DJ room)
"So when you wanna know once and for all who's got the most, you settle it no doubt, no fuss with a couple of these babies!" He said over the mike. He then got two locks in his hands.
One had an orange on it and had the code 'LS-07' on it. While the other lock had a banana with the code 'LS-08'.
"Lock Seeds!"
(At the stage)
"You wanna go?" The member scoffed as he got a Lockseed with a pinecone on it and it had the code 'LS-01'.
"No problem! Let's play!" Suguha said as she got a Lockseed with a sunflower seed on it and it had the code 'LS-00'.
"Suguha! Maybe we should call Yuuya!" Shino suggested.
"I can do this!" Suguha said.
"Pop one of these locks and call an Inves to do the dirty in style!" DJ Sagara explained.
Suguha and the member opened their locks and yellow virtual field appeared in front of them and above Suguha and the member were zippers which opened up, revealing a forest. And out of each portal was a tiny chrysalis monster. Suguha's had blue highlights while the Baron's had red highlights.
"Keep on winning, build respect, and you'll be a real champ in no time! Ok, rock to the beat, Riders!"
"BATTLE START!"
The two little Inves began their fight as each team was cheering for their respective Inves to win. Meanwhile, from behind the crowds, was Peco, a Baron Member. He appeared to be waiting for something.
Zack, the player, looked at him and nodded as Peco just assembled a slingshot. He fired and the shot it Suguha's hand.
"Ow!" She then dropped her Lockseed. Suguha looked around to see what just happened. "Huh? What-?" Just then her Inves broke out of the ring and started attacking everyone. Team Gaim was backing up as did the crowd.
"Hey, stupid, don't you know you don't let go of your lock during a match?" Zack said. Suguha gave him a glare before Kirito stops on his bike to see what's going on.
Suguha tried getting her Lockseed but the Inves jumped in front of her. Just as it was about to attack, Kirito rammed it with his bike. He quickly got off, got the Lockseed, and gained control. A zipper portal appeared in front of the Inves and it jumped in it. Kirito then closed the Lockseed. He then sees that the Lockseed was damaged.
"Oniichan…" Suguha said.
"Are you okay, Sugu?" Kirito asked as he offered his hand. Suguha took it as he helped her off. Just then, the rest of Team Gaim approached him.
'Kirito! How are you doing?"
"Well enough."
"You called your Inves off first." Zack said before dismissing his Inves. "That means we win by forfeit, right?"
"YOU WIN!"
Suguha was just staring at them before leaving. Kirito was chasing her before Asuna followed.
"Sugu!"
"Just leave me alone! You're the one who called Beat Riders dumb kiddy stuff!"
"It's true. You haven't even participated in some of the online territory battles recently. Yui has been starting to get worried." Asuna pointed out.
"So just go back to being responsible and leave us alone!" Suguha said before leaving.
"Sorry, she took your leave the hardest." Asuna said. Just then they see Yuuya, Team Gaim's leader, approaching them.
"Suguha! Asuna! Are you two okay?" He asked.
"I'm sorry, Yuuya…You got me this Lockseed and I screwed it up…And now, Baron's stolen our stage."
"How many times do I have to tell you to wait for me if anything goes down?"
"I can't call you for everything, Yuuya! You've got things to do…"
"Come on…"
"I'm really sorry!" She said before leaving.
Yuuya then looked at Kirito.
"Hey there. Been a while." He said.
"You saved her back there, didn't you, Kazuto?"
(Throughout the city)
"Oh man!" DJ Sagara started as people were watching his broadcast. "When the heat turned up, Team Gaim's rep just couldn't hold on! Which means they forfeit, baby! Oh!
Then a screen popped up, voting for who's better; Team Gaim or Team Baron?
Many people voted for Team Baron.
"Baron's just raking in the votes here! And Gaim's losing points like it's nobody's business! It's gonna be hard to pull this one back!"
(In Team Baron's headquarters)
"Yeah! We did it!"
"Piece of cake!"
Peco then noticed someone walking down the stairs. He was wearing the same uniform that they were wearing but had brown hair.
"Hey, Kaito! We're steamrolling these ruffians!" Peco said.
"Is that news? The weak shall perish, and the strong survive. Such are the rules of nature." Kaito said as he took his seat.
"What he said!" The rest of Team Baron cheered on.
(In Team Gaim's headquarters)
"I can't believe those Baron thugs…" Ryotaro said.
"At least we're putting the pressure on them in Alfheim." Asuna assured them. "But I still wish Kirito was here…"
"You're still going on about him?" Suguha asked.
"Well, he did bail out on us." Liz pointed out.
"But it's just not like him though." Asuna explained. "I'm sure he has his reasons."
"But why would he just quit on us, though?" Shino wondered.
(In Dicey Café)
A dark skinned man was the owner of the place and Kirito knew him well. He was tall, muscular and bold, had a beard beneath his chin, and had dark eyes. His name was Andrew or Agil, in-game.
Ever since the Beat Rider Game has taken the city by storm, it's become a place for Beat Riders to hang out and watch any news regarding the Beat Riders.
Kirito and Yuuya were having a drink as they were watching the news.
"It's been a different street from when you took off." Yuuya said.
"Everyone's big into the Inves Game now." Andrew pointed out.
Kirito looks to see a private booth with a man in his late twenties, wore a black suit and a matching hat. Next to him was a case and he was showing someone a Himawari Lockseed on an iPad. His name was Lock Dealer Sid. The boy he was talking to; looked at it to make sure it was right.
"I'll take it!" the boy answered.
Sid smiled as he took the Lockseed out in from his bag in a glass case before giving it to him. The boy gave him money in return.
"This city is crawling with Lock Dealers." Yuuya started. "And the team rankings might as well be a big list of who has the most Lockseeds." He said as the boy left.
"It's kinda sad to see, really." Kirito said but he understood in the teams' wanting for power.
"You think?" Andrew asked. "It's a hell of a lot better than what happened three years ago." He stated.
"That is true but still…" Kirito said. "…where did the Inves come from really? And how did they even get into circulation anyways?"
The three then watched a Yggsdrasill commercial.
(At Kirito's home)
Kirito unlocked the door and dropped his bag. His parents were on a business trip and they wouldn't be back for a while. It was Kirito's job to be the adult of the house, which was one of the reasons why he quitted the team. He thought back to what his dad said before he left.
"Being an adult…It means looking after themselves. In fact, you should start buying food and getting a job now. You're already an adult now, Kazuto."
Soon after, he started unpacking his stuff but not before looking at his picture from when he was with Team Gaim. He noticed how close he and Asuna were close.
'But looking after myself is all I can do. My hands are full with school and work. It was tough for me to drop all the things I care about for this. How is that different from before? I wish I could be by your side again, Asuna…'
Kirito then started working on a way for Yui to be able to see into this world. He was using several pieces of technology hoping to find a way.
'I want to transform, into someone strong enough to do anything. But that's a naïve point of view. I'm not just going to wake up one day and be a completely different person. Because life's not as easy.'
Later, he was studying on his assignments for school before deciding to check in on Yui.
'I just hope I can grow up with you, Asuna.'
(The next day)
Kirito managed to leave school early to attend his part time job. As he was doing his job, he thought about Team Gaim.
When the Beat Riders were first introduced in the city, he and the others didn't really think much of it. But as it gained popularity, along with Lockseeds, they became more interested in the game. In fact, when their newest friend, Yuuya, proposed forming a Beat Rider Team there were no objections.
But ever since he left the team, he was a little distant from his friends. Suguha was still a little mad at him while Asuna was extremely worried about him.
He soon shook off his thoughts and continued working as a delivery guy.
(At Team Gaim's headquarters)
The team was practicing their dance moves since their stage was taken. With no more Lockseeds available, the only thing that was keeping their rankings was the online territory battles in Alfheim. But it still wasn't enough to become #1 in the rankings.
As they were practicing, Asuna went outside and looked at the sky, as did Kirito, hoping they would see each other very soon.
(At Dicey Café)
Yuuya arrived inside after being called by Sid. He went to his private room and Sid looked at him. Sid was sipping tea as Yuuya approached him.
"You wanted to talk to me?" Yuuya asked.
"Well, you team is in a bit of trouble, aren't they?" Sid asked. "I could offer you something that could turn the tables…"
"Another new Lock?" Yuuya asked.
"No, this." Sid answered as brought out a black belt buckle-like device with a knife on its side.
(With Kirito)
Kirito was walking away after his shift was done but got a text from Yuuya.
"Yuuya?" He then read the text. "'I got my hands on something good. Check it out'." It read before he sees a picture of the device. "What the?"
He then read the address of where Yuuya wanted to meet.
(Around the old warehouses)
Asuna and Suguha were walking around, seemingly looking for someone. Asuna soon sees Kirito approaching them.
"Yo." Kirito greeted.
"What are you doing here, Oniichan?" Suguha asked. Both she and asuna were confused on why Kirito would be out here, especially near the edge of town.
"Yuuya called me out here." Kirito answered. Before walking past the two girls while looking for Yuuya. Soon the three discover an area with strange plants growing and a zipper portal was opened behind those plants. The zipper portal looked like the ones that the Inves spawned from and Kirito looked at it.
"What are these?" Suguha asked as she examined the plants.
"Isn't that an Inves portal?" Asuna asked.
"Did someone open a Lockseed?" Kirito wondered but it was unlikely considering there the only people here. "I wonder where it leads." Kirito thought out loud before going in.
"Hey!" Both Suguha and Asuna called out before going in as well.
They entered a strange forest, surrounded by trees and vines, where strange purple fruit were grown.
"What is this place?" Suguha wondered out loud.
"Don't ask me." Kirito answered.
"I don't know, but this place is giving me the creeps." Asuna answered.
Soon Suguha pulled Asuna and Kirito behind a tree. The two seemed confused at this.
"What's gotten into you?" Kirito asked. Suguha hushed him and they looked to see what Suguha was seeing.
"Look." She said.
There were full sized Elementary Inves as opposed to action figure sized ones in the Inves Game. They were examining the fruit around before trying to eat them. The red one threw one to the ground, implying that it wasn't ripe yet. The blue one ate its heartily as it was ripe.
"Are those Inves?" Kirito asked.
"Gotta be." Asuna answered.
"Then…is this some kind of Inves nest?" Kirito wondered as he walked around. He then took a look at some of the fruits nearby. The fruit stem resembled the lock arms of Lockseeds and its endocarp resembled that of lychee. Out of curiosity, Kirito plucked two of the fruits form the vines and started at them.
Asuna then noticed something lurking behind her and Suguha as Kirito continuing staring at the fruit in his hands.
'They look so delicious…' Kirito thought as he was close to taking a bite when…
Asuna and Suguha notice an Inves behind them but it was different from the Elementary Inves; it was about the size of a full-grown human and resembled a white tiger with its lower torso and long claws but most of its upper body was covered in jade armor with oriental designs.
"AAAAHHH!" Suguha yelled, snapping Kirito out of his thoughts. Asuna grabbed by of them by the hands and ran away from it with them. After several feet, the three hid behind a tree.
"Did we lose it?" Kirito asked.
"I think so." Suguha responded.
"We have to get out of here. This place is starting to scare me a little." Asuna said.
"Don't worry, we'll make it out of here alive. I promise." Kirito said before noticing the device from the picture Yuuya sent them. He picked it up and showed it to the girls. "This is what Yuuya wanted show us, right?"
"So, does that mean Yuuya has been here? If so, then…where is he?" Suguha wondered.
"It looks like a belt buckle." Asuna examined.
"You're right. I wonder…" Kirito said before placing the device on his waist. When he did a yellow belt was formed around him; connecting him and the belt. Then a faceplate materialized on the blank side. It was the armored face of some sort of figure with a sword-like decoration on his forehead, a blue helmet, a rainbow-colored visor, and a steel mouthplate.
Just then the fruit in his hands transformed. One of them was the Orange Lockseed while the other had a strawberry design on it with the code 'LS-06'.
"What-!?" Was basically everyone's reactions.
"Aren't those Lockseeds!?" Asuna recognized.
"So that means…the fruit here are…" Kirito concluded,
"So the Inves here eats these?" Suguha asked.
"They're probably summoned through the Lockseeds because they're attracted to them." Asuna concluded.
"Probably." Kirito answered. But their thoughts were interrupted when the Inves from before, the Byakko Inves, finally caught up to them. The three then ran away from it.
"Damn it!" Kirito muttered but the three found the zipper portal and went through it Unfortunately, the Byakko Inves followed as well.
"This way!" Kirito instructed as they ran throughout the warehouses. The three then found a safe place to hide as the Inves was looking for them.
"What is that thing!? Is it an Inves!?" Suguha asked.
"Probably." Asuna answered.
Kirito looked at the back of the Orange Lockseed and sees that it was in an octagonal shape. He looks at the center of the belt buckle to see that it had a compartment that the Lockseed can fit in.
The Inves's armor started to glow and fried beams from it, destroying everything in plain sight. One of the beams almost got them, but it missed. Kirito thought about their situation before looking back at the two girls.
"I'll draw him away! You two get out of here while he's distracted!" Kirito instructed.
"No, Kirito. It's too dangerous!" Asuna protested.
"Just find somebody please! I, at least, want most of us to come out of this alive!" Kirito said before moving out of cover.
"Kirito!" Asuna called out. She tried to get to him but Suguha held her back.
"I'm sure he'll be fine. He always is. We have to go now though!" Suguha said, who didn't like this anymore than Asuna did. Asuna ignored her and ran after them
Kirito ran in front of the Byakko Inves.
"This way, you freak!" Kirito yelled before running away. The Inves started chasing after him. Kirito used some impressive parkour moves over a few of the crates while the Inves was charging at him.
Soon a fence stopped him and he grabbed a nearby pipe as the Inves caught up with him.
"You ugly-!" Kirito said before swinging it at the Inves but it barely felt anything.
The Inves then disarmed him, smacked him, and threw him through the fence. Kirito rolled on the ground as the Inves approached him.
Asuna and Suguha found them and prayed that Kirito will be alright.
Kirito then looked at his hand which was holding the Orange Lockseed. He looked back at the approaching Inves. He didn't want to die; he didn't survive SAO, ALO, and GGO just to die in real life. Kirito was desperate enough to do anything to live.
He got up and pressed the button on the side of the Lockseed. The latch opened and the orange on it lit with an orange light.
"ORANGE!"
Soon a zipper portal appeared above him and opened. Instead of an Inves, a giant orange appeared but instead of a normal fruit it was an orange sphere with metal studs. Kirito then placed the Lockseed in the compartment and literally locked it in. The Lockseed had that orange light again.
"LOCK ON!"
The belt soon made a horn-like sound, the kind in which warlords would use during the Sengoku era. It then turned into music with the Byakko Inves staring at him.
"What do I do next?" Kirito asked. He soon noticed the little sword-shaped lever. "This?"
He soon pushed the lever down to the lock and when he did the front of the Lockseed was sliced off while hanging from the rest of it. The portion that was cut off had a picture which depicted a sword that was scimitar styled after an orange slice.
"SEIYA!"
The orange sphere dropped and landed on Kirito's shoulders, engulfing his head. Then energy came out of the orange and onto Kirito's body, coating him in armor. He had a blue bodysuit which had quilted leather. His arms and legs had golden bracers for extra protection. On the side of his belt was a black sword with a gold line on the blade with a trigger under the sword guard and the cross-like guard looked like it actually doubled as a gun.
"ORANGE ARMS! HANAMICHI ON STAGE!"
"Huh? Am I an orange now?" Kazuto asked before his head became covered in a blue helmet with a silver mouthguard, a dark gray visor, and a sword-like decoration on his forehead. Then the sphere dropped an orange samurai-like helmet with studs. When it landed it turned the visor orange, making it look like an orange slice. The sphere soon sparked and began to disassemble, the sides folded in half in the form of shoulder pads, the chest plate with a black line on top, leaning on his back was the top of the orange with the silver inside facing out. Soon that orange like scimitar appeared in his right hand. This was Kamen Rider Gaim.
"Eh?" Gaim looked at himself in awe. "Whoa…"
"N-Nani!?" Asuna let out. She too was speechless of the transformation. While Suguha was amazed.
"Did Oniichan just transform into a Kamen Rider?"
"A Kamen Rider?"
"They're basically people who fight for justice and the lives of innocents." Suguha explained as she and Asuna continued watchine.
The Byakko Inves simply just growled, jumped, and tried to swat at Gaim.
"Hey! Get off!" Gaim said as he flipped the Inves over his shoulder. Gaim looked back and was slightly amazed at his new power.
'I can fight him like this!' Gaim thought as the Inves got up and charged again. They soon moved to another warehouse and the Inves was constantly trying to slash Gaim. Gaim was landing more hits with his Daidaimaru.
"Okay, c'mon!" Gaim said only with the Inves grabbing him and throwing him outside into a pile of junk.
Gaim got up and tried to stab him only to be disarmed. The Inves grabbed him by the neck and tried to strangle him. Gaim's arm soon landed on the sword that was hanging from the side of his belt. He grabbed it and slashed the Inves as he withdrew it, causing it to move back. Gaim landed another slash and went for the Daidaimaru.
He tested both swords.
"It's been a while since I dual-wielded but…I can still do this!" Gaim said as he rushed towards the Inves. He slashed the Inves with both swords and it was doing a huge amount of damage. The Inves finally broke Gaim's combo when it kicked him. It soon tried running away.
"Get back here!" Gaim said as he chased after it. The Byakko Inves jumped onto a building and fired its beams on several cars around Gaim. They exploded but Gaim is unharmed.
"Okay, that's it! My turn!" Gaim said as he jumped too, only to grab onto the railing. Just as he was about to go over it, the Inves swatted him away making him fall down. "Damn it!" Gaim noticed some stairs nearby and climbed.
"Okay, where were we?" Gaim said as he finally arrived at the same level as the Inves. The Inves kicked him back but Gaim pointed his weapons at him. Gaim looked to see the yellow portion of his Musou Saber and pulled it, making five lights in the gold line of the blade. He pulled the trigger causing and shot five rounds in succession.
"Wow, that's handy." Gaim commented as he pulled the guard back again and fired another load of five rounds onto the Inves. He tried firing again but he was out. "I'm out already!?"
The Byakko Inves charged but Gaim dodged, slashing him in the process. The Inves tried slashing but Gaim defended himself with his swords and kicked the Inves away. As he got into a combat position he notices a hold at the end of the Daidaimaru's hilt. He looks at the Musou Saber's hilt to see it was the right shape for it.
"Do these…?" Gaim thought out loud before connecting the two blades making it a double bladed lance. "They do!" Gaim remarked.
The Inves roared as it try to slash Gaim again. Gaim dodged and slashed again. The Inves decided to retreat by going up the stairs.
"Hey, get back here!" Gaim said as he followed only with the Inves turning around and slashing him. Gaim tried to fight back but the Inves blocked it and kicked him away. It punched Gaim and grabbed him before throwing him over the railing.
He landed on the floor and got up but felt a presence behind him. He looks to see a girl with brown boots, white clothing, blonde hair and a red eye. To Gaim, she looked just like…
"Sugu!?" Gaim remarked as he got up.
"Be warned." The girl started. "Your choice now will turn the course of fate" She said as she climbed down the stairs.
"Is that you, Sugu!?" Gaim asked as he walked towards her but he was paying attention to what she said.
"Continue down this path…And there shall be no turning back." She continued. "You will have to fight until the bitter end. Till the world is dyed in your image." She finished. To Gaim, this didn't make much sense but he remembered every word for later.
"If that's…" Then the Byakko Inves showed up and Gaim got in front of 'Suguha'.
"If that's what it takes to protect you and the others then so be it!" Gaim said. 'Suguha' had a face filled with sadness and regret as she unlocked the Lockseed and removed it from the Sengoku Driver.
"LOCK OFF!"
She placed it in Gaim's hand. The Inves charged again but Gaim defended himself and slashed him off the building. Gaim followed in and pursuit and looks to see 'Suguha' pointing at his Musou Saber. He looks to see a Lockseed compartment. He placed it in and locked it.
"LOCK ON!"
He looks to see 'Suguha' gone.
"1-0-0-0!"
He sees the Inves getting up and firing its beams. Gaim deflected them when spinning his lance. His Musou Saber was charging with orange energy.
"Taste this!" Gaim said as he released a couple of orange energy slices. They both hit the Inves before trapping it in an orange energy sphere with a green top. Gaim twirled his lance to the Daidaimaru's end and it glowed with orange energy as well.
"ORANGE CHARGE!"
Gaim screamed as he charged and sliced the Inves and the orange sphere in half. They drifted for a few moments before exploding with some orange slices flying out.
Gaim got the Lockseed out and placed it back in his Sengoku Driver before closing it. When he did, his armor and weapon dissipated leaving Kirito. Kirito looked at himself for a few brief seconds before Asuna dived into his arms and Suguha approached him.
"Sugu. Asuna…" Kirito let out before looking where her blonde doppelganger was last seen.
'Then who was that and what did she meant by what she said?' He wondered.
"Idiot!" She let out. "I-I thought you were going to die!" She said while trying not to cry.
"Hey, it's alright. I'm fine now, don't worry." Kirito said as Asuna let go of him.
"I still can't believe you transform into a Kamen Rider!" Suguha said.
"Huh?"
Suguha got her phone out and looked up a video on Kamen Riders and showed it to both Kirito and Asuna.
The video showed a Kamen Rider with his left side black and his right side green fighting a monster. Then it showed a black Rider with his helmet red, his torso yellow, and his legs green as he was fighting a different monster. They then see a white Rider whose suit resembled a spacesuit fighting as well. Then there was one last Rider, who had a black trench coat with red rubies on him fighting another monster using magic.
"Like I said to Asuna, they're people who fight for justice and the lives of the innocent. I think…you would make a Great Rider."
"So I would be…Kamen Rider Gaim?" Kirito asked.
Kirito then removed the Lockseed to look at it.
"So, what happens now?" Asuna asked. Kirito continued looking at the Lockseed.
"I still I can't believe that I actually…transformed." Kirito remarked.
(Omake: Kamen Rider Olympic Battles I)
"Hello and welcome to the first Kamen Rider Olympic Battles! I am one your hosts, Nihlus Kryis! Or better known as…Kamen Rider Decade!" Nihlus introduced himself over the mike.
"And I'm Asada Shino or Kamen Rider…Ryugen." Shino said as she brought out her Lockseed before putting it away.
"So Shino, which course will it be for this battle?"
"The one hundred meter race! Featuring the Neo-Heisei Riders!" Shino announced as all the primary Neo-Heisei Riders were at their starting points.
"We have Kamen Rider W! OOO! Fourze! Wizard! And last but not least, Gaim!" Nihlus announced as all the Riders were waving at the crowds of people.
"Okay all bets are locked in and all Riders, please take your position!" Shino announced and all the Riders were locked in.
Kamen Rider Birth appeared with his gun, aimed at the sky, and fired.
"Go!" Birth watched the race begins as dead pigeon fell on top of him.
"Looks like Wizard and Gaim are close with W and Foruze shortly behind them!" Shino observed.
"Why is OOO walking!?" They looked to see OOO just walking. "Idiot, this is a race!"
"Let's just ignore him and oh boy, W is getting real close."
W is catching up as Fourze was getting tried.
"So Shino, who did you bet on?" Nihlus asked.
"W." She answered.
"Really? You're not betting on your friend?"
"No offense to him, but W's Cyclone Memory can easily make him faster." Nihlus then noticed they're past the halfway mark.
"They are past the halfway mark and W has just passed Wizard while closing in on Gaim!"
They all start to get tired as the finish line was right in front of them. They were getting near as W, Wizard, and Gaim were neck-to-neck.
W then showed amazing speed and passed through the finish line. Gaim entered second and Wizard as third. Fourze crawled his way to the finish line.
"It is over! W is the winner!" Nihlus announced. W was cherring on while Wizard was passed out from exhaustion and Gaim hid his face in shame.
OOO then walked over to the finish line.
"What is with him!?"
AN: There's my Gaim! Usually, I would upload another chapter with this but I don't think have enough time for it. Anyways, review or send PMs for questions, comments, or concerns. Don't be afraid to review this chapter, send questions, or look at my other fics. Alright, I'm done, goodnight.
UPDATE: Due to some recent information, I have to change Ryugen and Zangetsu.