AN: Hey, guys, what's up? I'm back with a whole new chapter of Gaim ready for you. I'm going to be updating Gaim until after Chapter 5 so I can work on my other stories, just to let you know. Plus, I love Sword Art Online. Now, Showtime!

Disclaimer: I do not own Sword Art Online and Kamen Rider Gaim.


Chapter 3: Raspberry's Grace

Minato was driving home from work and next to him was the briefcase containing his Sengoku Driver and Melon Lockseed. As he was driving, he was thinking about the events that occurred during the last few months. One of them was the reunion of his sister and mother.

Ever since what happened to their father, Minato was working hard to be the man of the family and keeping the others safe especially when Shino murdered a man in self-defense. He then moved overseas to find a better job to support his family. During his time there, he found a job Yggsdrasill and climbed the corporate ladder. He was now a project manager of the R&D department.

He still kept tabs on his family while working. He even knows about what happened to her in Gun Gale Online. He was never filled with so much worry about his little sister and was even happier that she was okay. His only regret was that he wasn't there to defend her himself when Kyouji tried to kill her.

He soon stopped in front of the mansion that Yggsdrasill got him and parked. He got his briefcase and walked inside. Before he went to his room, he went into Shino's room and watched her sleeping. He got close and smiled as he gently rubbed her hair. Minato smiled back to when he and his sister were reunited for the first time in years.


(Months ago)

Minato gulped as he was in front of Shino's apartment door. He never felt more nervous in his life but shook it off and knocked on it. He waited for a few moments before thinking that no one might be home until the door opened.

"Hello?" Shino asked as she opened the door. Minato looked at her and he could definitely see the little girl he was with years ago in her.

"Are you Shino Asada?" He asked.

Shino nodded.

"May I come in?" He asked politely. Shino observed him before gesturing him to come in. "Thank you." He said.

"Who are you?" Shino asked. Minato looked at her in surprise but then again he barely wrote to her and their mother. Heck, he wouldn't be surprised if she forgot she has an older brother.

"I suppose it's my fault for you not recognizing me." Minato said.

"Who are you?" Shino asked again in a serious tone.

Instead of an answer, Minato went into his pockets and pulled out an old trinket that looked like it was made by a child years ago. Shino's eyes widened as she recognized it.

"That's-!"

"The lucky charm you gave me before I went overseas to find a job to support our family." Minato finished for her.

"Then…" Shino's eyes started to tear up. "It really is you…Nii-san."

Minato hugged her as he allowed her to cry on his shoulder.

"Is this a dream?" She asked as she continued crying.

"No, it isn't." He said as he was close to crying himself but shook it off.

After a few more minutes, he looked at her straight in the eye as Shino was wiping her tears.

"Shino, pack your things." Minato said.

"Huh?"

"Because starting today, we're going to start living like a family."


(Present)

As he was remembering that moment, Shino stirred a little bit before waking up.

"Nii-san?"

Minato was then shaken out of his thoughts.

"I'm sorry, I did not mean to wake you up." Minato said as Shino sat up.

"It's okay. So you just got back?"

"Yeah, there was a huge board meeting at the last minute." He said.

"What was it about?" Shino asked.

"Nothing important." He lied. He couldn't let Shino know what he was doing, not until it was time. "So how was your day?"

"The usual as always." She answered.

"Good and Shino…"

"Huh?"

"I promise you that I'll make up for every year that I wasn't there with you. For you." Minato said.

Shino had a small smile on her face. Despite what happened over the years to her, Kirito taught her to move on and she did.

"It's okay, you're here now, right?" Shino said.

"Right, anyways, I should let you sleep. You have school tomorrow."

"Okay, goodnight, Nii-san."

"Goodnight." Minato said before leaving.

"And Nii-san…"

Minato looked back.

"You really have changed, haven't you?" Shino noticed.

He just smiled.

"I suppose." He said before closing the door. He then looked at his briefcase.

"For the better…" He said to himself before going to his room.


(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.


(The next day in Alfheim)

After school and his job, Kirito decided to test his Rider powers in the online world. It's been a few days since his debut as Kamen Rider Gaim in the city and he became an icon in the Inves Games and among the Beat Riders.

Despite his initial answer, Kirito decided to rejoin Team Gaim until they can take care of themselves. Right now, he was with Yui in the Ancient Forest. Yui, right now, looked like a pixie and wanted to test it as well. She saw the video and wondered what the change would be like if he transformed here.

"Okay Yui, ready?" Kirito asked.

"Ready." She answered as she started recording this. Kirito got the Sengoku Driver out and placed it on, allowing the belt to become attached to him. He got out the Orange Lockseed.

"Henshin!"

"ORANGE!"

Like the real world, the zipper portal appeared above Kirito's head with the giant orange sphere over him. He did his pose and placed the lock in before jamming it in place with his other hand.

"LOCK ON!"

The standby music started playing as Yui looked anticipated as did Kirito. He then pushed the sword-shaped lever, 'slicing' the fruit.

"SEIYA!"

The sphere dropped on his shoulders as he transformed into Gaim.

"ORANGE ARMS! HANAMICHI ON STAGE!"

The sphere unfolded into his armor and Gaim's Daidaimaru appeared in his hand. Gaim looked at himself while Yui flew around him.

"How do you feel?" She asked.

"Not much different." Gaim answered before a looking at his character stats. He sees that he is currently using his [Dual Wielding] skill and that in his weapons slots were the [Musou Saber] and [Daidaimaru]. He, however, sees that his armor was called the [Rider Armor] set.

"How about a few swings with your swords, Papa?" Yui suggested.

Gaim nodded and withdrew both of his swords. He looked at a tree before slashing it with the Daidaimaru and Musou Saber. It soon fell down and exploded into pixels.

"Just about what I expected." Gaim said.

"Okay, can you try to activate your wings?"

Gaim then focused real hard but all that came out was gas from the rear.

"Well, that didn't work." He observed.

"What about jumping?"

Gaim then ran and jumped high in the air. He was so high that he could see Team Gaim's Marker from where he was before crashing on the ground…hard.

"Ow…" he said before getting up. He then looks to see that his HP gauge was barely affected by it. "I definitely need practice on that." Gaim said.

"Okay, we should run more tests by fighting enemies."

"Okay, I can do that." Gaim said before wandering in the woods with Yui. He then saw a wolf. He pulled the back of his Musou Saber, causing it to light up. He then pulled the trigger and the shots instantly destroyed the wolf.

He looks and sees that his XP bar barely got up.

"That's weird, your XP bar should've gone up a little more." Yui said.

"Maybe it's just the armor's feature, it balances it out. I wonder if it's possible for Liz to upgrade it." Gaim thought out loud before going on his friends list to see that no one was on but Asuna's name was up. Just then…

"Kirito! Yui! Are you two here?"

"It's Mama!" Yui recognized.

"Oh no!" Gaim said before closing his Lockseed and taking the Driver off, reverting back to Kirito. Kirito quickly placed the Driver in his inventory before relaxing on the ground with Yui on his chest. It was only a few minutes before he sees a shadow casted on him. The two look to see Asuna.

"Hi, Mama." Yui said as she flew around her.

"Yo." Kirito greeted.

"Tired, huh?" Asuna asked as she sat next to Kirito.

"Well, what can you expect? Ever since that Inves Games, the Beat Riders wouldn't leave me alone. It's déjà vu, if you ask me." Kirito said, comparing his time in SAO to now.

"Yeah, I even looked at the comments of the video. Believe it or not, some still call you a Beater." Asuna said before giggling a little bit, as did Yui.

"Ha, ha, ha." Kirito said as he sat up. "Still though with school and my job, being a Beat Rider again is going to be tough."

"Why don't you just skip out on some Inves Games?" Asuna suggested.

"Because right now, the team really needs to get back on the rankings so I can't let them down…until they can get better Lockseeds to use instead of me."

"You're such a big softie." She teased.

"Hey!"

"She's right." Yui said.

"Oh not you too!" Kirito moaned as the two girls laughed at him.

"But still though, if you just need a break then let me know." Asuna said.

"Thanks, but no thanks. Right now, I'm the only one who can fight the Inves on even terms besides a cut of the betting money is a little nice." Kirito answered but Asuna still had a worried look on. Kirito stood up and got on his menu. "Anyways, I have to go, I have to make a couple of deliveries anyways." He said before logging out.

"Is everything alright, Mama?" Yui asked, noticing the frown on Asuna's face.

"I'm sorry, it's just that I'm worried that he might push himself too much." Asuna answered before relaxing on the ground.

She then thought about Kirito and their relationship. In SAO, they were practically partners and fought together. They watched each other's backs and became a great team. Then came ALO, when she was trapped there by her supposed fiancée, Sugou. She thought about the final battle there and how Kirito was losing while Asuna was held back before nearly being…violated.

And right now, Kirito is the only Kamen Rider in the city and the only one who can fight Inves on his own. However, the feeling of being held back like in ALO…she felt it when she watched those Inves Games with Gaim fighting. She closed her palm tight.

'Is there anything I can do?'


(At a restaurant)

Kirito rushed in.

"Sorry, I'm late, boss!" Kirito said. The manager looked at him.

"And here I thought, I lost you to those Beat Rider games." The manager said.

"Don't worry about it, besides the team said they'll call me when they need me. So where are the deliveries?" He asked before the manager pointed at the crate. Kirito picked it up and loaded it on his bike. The manager then gave him the list of addresses before Kirito took off.

While driving, Kirito was trying hard not to sleep but soon stopped at his first address. He then went to the front door and rang. He soon heard noise.

"Finally, that curry is here! I'm starving!" One voice said.

"Hey, don't hog it to yourself!" Another voice said before the door opened, revealing Zack and Peco. They had widened eyes on Kirito as did he when he just realized that the address was Team Baron's headquarters.

They just stared at each other for a few minutes.

"Well, this is awkward." Kirito noted out loud.


(At Team Gaim's garage)

Asuna just came in and the other members greeted her.

"Hey, Asuna!" Liz greeted.

"Hey." She greeted back before looking around. "Where are Shino and Ryotaro?"

"Shino said that she had to do some studying at home but she said she'll be here. Ryotaro is trying to buy a new Lockseed from Sid." Ayano explained. "What about Kirito?"

"He's just doing his part time job but he said we can call him if we need help." Asuna explained.

"Okay, because Suguha said that we need to practice our moves since we got our stage back."

Just then Ryotaro came in.

"Hey Ryotaro, did you get your Lockseed?"

He nodded.

"It was a little pricey but I think it was worth it." He said as he pulled out a Lockseed with an acorn on it and had the code 'LS-03.'

"Good, maybe we can defend ourselves with this." Asuna noted.

"But, there is Kirito though." Liz pointed out.

"I know that! It's just that, I don't want him to stress out too much."

"Aw, how sweet of you." Liz teased while Asuna just pouted.

"Not funny." She said.

"Of course it isn't." Liz said sarcastically. "Besides, it's not like there are other belts."

At the end of that sentence, a small light bulb went off in Asuna's head. She then bear-hugged Liz.

"Liz, you're a genius!" Asuna said.

"I am?" Liz asked confused.

"I'll be right back!" Asuna said before letting her go and rushing outside, passing Suguha in the process.

Suguha then looked at the rest of the team.

"What was that about?" She asked while the others shrugged.

"I don't know, but it turns out I'm a genius." Liz said.


(With Kirito)

Kirito rested his bike as he stopped at the next address on his list. It looked like a really big mansion. He then wondered why somebody from there would order curry from a local restaurant. He then shook off his thoughts and rang the door.

He then heard footsteps coming.

"About time, I'm hungry." A female voice said. Kirito's eyes widened as he recognized it.

The door opened and revealed Shino. She became shocked too.

"Uh…here's your curry." He said offering the bag, which Shino took.

"Thank you." She said before giving him the money.

"Okay, so what are you doing here?" he asked.

Shino didn't want any of her friends to know that she lives here now since her brother came back. She feared that they might treat her differently even though Asuna was living in similar manner.

"I'm just…watching this place for a friend! That's it!" Shino lied.

"Really? That looks unnecessary though."

"Well, obviously, I didn't know why she would call me to do such a thing. But she said she needed help for a project."

"A project on what?"

"Look, is that really important right now?" Kirito then looked at her with a serious look.

"Apparently yes. Shino, I'm your friend. You can tell me anything." He answered.

"I…fine. I'll talk." Shino sighed while pushing her glasses up. "To start things off, I have an older brother."

"You do? How come I never seen him before?" Kirito asked.

"Well after the…incident, he tried to find a job overseas which he did. He eventually got in the higher ups and…this is the result." Shino said while looking at the mansion.

"Wow! How come you never told us?"

"One, I was just reunited with him months ago. There were times that I even forgot that I have an older brother. And two, you guys might act different towards me if you found out that I live like this now." Shino explained.

"That's not true. Look at Asuna." Kirito pointed out.

"Yeah, but you guys met in SAO. It was different back then." Shino pointed out.

"Shino…" Kirito said.

"Look, just please promise me that you won't tell anyone. At the very least, it's my secret and you can at least respect it."

Kirito thought about it before nodding. He can understand where she's coming from.

"I get, I get it…it's a promise." He said, making Shino smile.

"Thank you."

"No problem, anyways, how come you're not in the garage?"

"My brother wants me to study extra hard for school and cram classes."

"Cram classes? Seriously?" Kirito asked.

"Yeah…but I'm almost done studying for today, anyways. What about you?"

"Maybe, I still got some more deliveries to make. I should probably go now." He said before leaving.

"Thanks and Kirito…"

"It's our secret, don't worry." He said assuring before leaving on his bike.


(At Yuuki Mansion)

Asuna got back to her mansion and snuck in. She hid as she saw her father on the phone.

"No, I'm not looking for that." He answered.

"…"

"Really?"

"…"

"I see."

Asuna ignored him as she went quietly into her father's room. She went through the cabinets and eventually found his wallet and pulled out one of his credit cards from it. She then heard footsteps coming this way. She looked for any place to hide or leave from until she got an idea.

Her father then came in and pulled out his watch.

"I still don't see how that works." He said before leaving.

Asuna watched him leave…from the window. She then sighed in relief before seeing a tree close by. She jumped towards it and climbed down.

"I guess a little bit of Kirito is rubbing off on me." She said to herself before leaving.


(At Dicey Café)

Asuna went in and was greeted.

"Hey, Asuna." Andrew greeted.

"Hey, Andrew." She greeted before going into Sid's room. Sid was sipping his drink and Asuna dropped the credit card in front of him. He looked up at her.

"I suppose you want a Lockseed?" Sid asked.

"That and a Sengoku Driver to place it in."

Sid then stared at her with a skeptical look.

"What makes you think I have another? Besides, you're a member of Team Gaim and they already have a Kamen Rider." Sid pointed out.

"Well, given the amount of popularity that Kamen Rider Gaim is getting, every team would kill to get their hands on that power, right?" Asuna asked as she took a seat.

"I suppose…" Sid answered.

"And I'm going to guess that you were prepared for something like that and have other Drivers because of this." Asuna deducted.

"What are you getting at?" He asked.

"Nothing, I just want to take advantage of the opportunity now while it's open." Asuna answered. Sid then looked at her before laughing. He then went into his bag and pulled out a blank Sengoku Driver and a Lockseed with a Raspberry on it and the code, 'LS-14'.

He placed them on the table before taking the credit card and scanned it. He then placed it back on the table.

"I suppose some people are really too interesting to say no to, huh?" Sid asked before leaving to get another drink.

Asuna smiled at the objects on the table.

"Trust me, I know that better than anyone." She answered.


(Later at Gaim's garage)

Shino just arrived and sees the others practicing.

"Hey, guys." Shino greeted.

"Oh hey, Shino!" Ayano greeted.

"Where were you?" Suguha asked.

"Studying." She then looked around. "Hey, where's Asuna?"

"Right here." A voice answered. They soon turned to see Asuna who was smiling.

"Where'd you go?" Liz asked.

"Just had to pick up a couple of things." Asuna explained. "Anyways, now that we have our stage back, we have to make up for lost time."

"Asuna is right!" Ayano said. "We have to give it our all!"

"Well, let's get started then!" Liz said.


(With Kirito)

Kirito was at the last address on his list. He soon walked up to the place and knocked on the door. The door soon opened revealing an old friend from SAO.

"Thinker!" Kirito recognized.

"Kirito!"

The two gave each other a handshake.

"How it going?" Kirito asked.

"I'm doing well."

"How's the married life?"

"Well enough, actually…we're having a baby soon."

"Wow, congratulations." Kirito said.

"Yeah, it's a big step for us so we're taking it slow. So, I've heard you made a bit of a name for yourself among the Beat Riders."

"I've been getting that everywhere now." Kirito said while scratching the back of his head.

"Remind you of the attention you got in SAO, huh?" Thinker asked.

"Yeah, you can say that again."

"So how come you're not with your team now?"

"Well I have to make money through other means somehow, besides it's not like they're in trouble or anything." Kirito said before looking at his watch. "That reminds me, I'm going to be late for their dance!" He noticed before offering the curry.

Thinker took it and gave him the money.

"Thank you!" Kirito said before he got on his bike and placed on his helmet.

"No problem! Good luck!" Thinker said.

"Same to you!" He said before driving off.


(At Gaim's stage)

The team was dancing and everyone was cheering, some that were even glad that they could dance here again. Soon their music stopped and so did their dance and everyone was cheering for them.

They soon decided to take a break and they did. Asuna was getting a sip from a bottle of water until she was approached by a familiar face.

"Yolko!" Asuna recognized before hugging the girl.

"Asuna, it's great to see you again!"

"You too!"

"I saw your dance that was great!"

"Thank you but, what are you doing here?" Asuna asked as the rest of Team Gaim approached them.

"Well, I'm actually leader of a Beat Rider Team, Pop Up, and…" Yolko pulled out a Kurumi Lockseed and a Dongui Lockseed. They knew what this meant.

"No problem, I can take you on." Klein said as he got his Donguri Lockseed out.

They soon went to an appropriate area and activated their Lockseeds, summoning their Inves. Luckily, they were all Elementary Inves but were the size of humans.

"BATTLE START!"

Kirito arrived and sees the scene before getting off his bike. He then went through the crowds to see what was going on.

"C'mon, you got him!"

"Don't give up!"

They screamed as a man in black hooded robe was watching them. He looked what was in his hand which was the Orange Lockseed but it was red and had a black flame decal on it. He then placed it in his pocket before moving through the crowd. He then 'accidentally' bumped into Yolko, making her drop her Lockseeds.

"Oh no!" Yolko said before the man hid himself among the crowds.

The Inves soon materialized and started attacking.

"Not again!" Ryoataro said before dismissing his Inves. Just as Yolko was about to be attack Asuna kicked it from behind, causing it to move back.

"Yolko, get out of here!" Asuna advised.

Yolko nodded before running. Kirito caught up to Asuna.

"Again?"

"Yeah, that man in the black robe…" Asuna answered.

"We'll deal with that later but first…" Kirito said before placing his Sengoku Driver on and getting his Lockseed from the Lockseed Holder that he brought from Sid recently.

"Henshin!"

"ORANGE!"

The zipper portal appeared over his head with the orange sphere appearing. He did his pose before placing the lock in and locking it in place.

"LOCK ON!"

The standby music was playing for a little bit before Kirito used the lever to cut through the Lockseed.

"SEIYA!"

The orange sphere dropped on him, transforming him into Gaim.

"ORANGE ARMS! HANAMICHI ON STAGE!"

The sphere unfolded into its armor from and Gaim withdrew his Musou Saber as he placed his Daidaimaru in his other hand.

"Asuna, get somewhere safe!" Gaim advised.

"But Kirito, I can-." Before she can say anything else, the Inves appeared in between them and split them apart. Gaim slashed it with one sword before continuing the attack.

As Asuna got away, along with Team Gaim, she looks to see the other Elementary Inves go for a Donguri Lockseed. It grabbed it before eating it.

" Kirito!" She called.

"Huh?" He then looks to see what she was pointing at. The Inves grunted before a blue light consumed him and then it mutated into a blue longhorn beetle type Inves with long antennae.

The Kamikiri Inves looked at Gaim before charging. Gaim was defending himself before the Elementary Inves smacked him in the back. The Kamikiri Inves then used its antennae as whips and smacked Gaim before Gaim was thrown backwards and tried to get up.

Asuna, tired of watching this, ran up to the scene.

"Asuna, what are you doing!?" Liz called out.

"I'm going to help." She said as she ran. Gaim got and sees Asuna behind the Inves.

"Asuna, what are you doing!? You have to leave!" Gaim said as he got up.

"No, what kind of girlfriend would I be if I did." She said before pulling out the blank Sengoku Driver. Gaim looked at it in shock as the Inves tried attacking him.

"Asuna!" Gaim let out. "Are you sure about this!?"

Everyone else on Team Gaim was surprised at this as well.

"Yeah, I'm sure. You helped me out a lot of times, Kirito. And I'm grateful for it but, this time Kirito, it's my turn to protect you." Asuna said before placing it on.

When she did, a yellow belt formed around her waist and the Driver got a new faceplate. It was the image of a magenta warrior whose helmet looked like a knight behind a dark red background with lightish red vines.

She got out her Raspberry Lockseed.

"Henshin!"

"RASBERRY!"

A zipper portal appeared over her head and opened. Soon a metal bunch of raspberries appeared from it, in the form of a cylinder which looked like a beehive. She slowly raised her arm that was carrying the Lockseed up before quickly bringing it down, placing it in the Driver, and locking it in.

"LOCK ON!"

The standby music was different from Gaim's. It was the sound of trumpets playing with trotting horses in the background. Everyone looked in anticipation as did Gaim, even though he was fighting.

She then used the lever to slice through it. The top half looked a bunch of raspberries split open while the bottom half held the image of a rapier.

"COME ON!"

The Raspberries dropped on her shoulders as she was clad in a magenta bodysuit with a white quilted upper body armor and silver armguards and legguards.

"RASBERRY ARMS! PIERCING MAGNIFIECNT BEAUTY!"

Inside the Raspberries, Asuna's head was covered with a magenta helmet that had a silver mouthpiece and two clear compound eyes. Then a dark red studded helmet with a white grilled visor on the top and upwards side flaps fell on the top of her head, making her eyes a dark red color.

The rest of the armor unfolded revealing silver parts as well. The sides of the fruit folded together before coming down on her shoulders as silver shoulder guards with red studs in the center. The back was folded up and went to her back, similar to Gaim's. The front folded together with the inside facing out, which looked like a dark red breastplate with white linings with a yellow chestpiece with a red stone in the center. And in her hand was a rapier with a handguard that looked like a bunch of raspberries. This was Kamen Rider Aura.

"Woah!" Gaim said as he dodged another hit before being tackled by the Kamikiri Inves.

"Another Kamen Rider!?" A bystander said. Team Gaim was also speechless as Aura looked at her rapier, Raspiecer.

"I can work with this." She said before charging. She slashed the Kamikiri Inves in the back and kicked it off of Gaim. She offered her hand which he took.

The Kamikiri Inves decides to retreat while the Elementary Inves stayed behind.

"I'll take the blue one!" Aura said before charging.

"Right!" Gaim said before pulling the back of his Musou Saber and fired at the Inves.


(With Aura)

Aura was in an empty street as the Kamikiri Inves tried running.

"Oh no you don't!" She said before pulling the back of her sword. Soon some raspberries from the hand guard glowed and floated off. She then pointed her rapier at the monster and raspberries flew at it at a high velocity and when they hit the Inves, they exploded.

The Inves got down and tried to get up but when it did, it sees Aura and tried to use its whips but Aura sliced through them before slashing the Inves multiple times in the chest. The Inves fell on the floor and struggled to get up. Aura then walked towards and was about to finish it until…

"Be warned." A female voice said. Aura looked around and sees the blonde mysterious girl with a red eye.

"Suguha?" Aura then looked at her more closely. "No…who are you?"

"You are grasping for the reins of fate." 'Suguha' started.

"Huh?"

"Continue down this path…And there shall be no turning back." She said. "You will have to fight to the bitter end."

"Maybe but…" Aura started. "I'll always remain by Kirito's side! I don't care what happens to me as long as I can be with Kirito to the end even if I have to continue fighting for the rest of my life!"

'Suguha' then had a sad face on and Aura looks to see the Inves trying to get away. Aura looked back to see that 'Suguha' was gone. Aura then paid attention to the Inves.

She grabbed the lever on her Driver and pushed it once.

"COME ON!"

"RASBERRY SQUASH!"

Multiple raspberries flew off of Raspiercer's handguard and flew directly into the blade, making it glow bright red.

Aura then ran into the Inves and slashed it multiple times. The Inves had red marks on its body before it fell down and exploded. Aura's blade returned to normal and tried to look for 'Suguha' but couldn't.

"What the heck just happened?" Aura said before leaving to Gaim's side.


(With Gaim)

Gaim slashed the Elementary Inves before shooting at it with his Musou Saber. He then charged at it and slashed it with both of his swords. He then combined his swords into their Naginata Mode.

He constantly slashed with both sides of it. The Inves rolled on the ground before trying to escape only to be met with Aura's blade. She slashed at it before sending energy berries at it. They exploded on the monster and it tumbled towards Gaim.

Gaim then pushed the lever on his Driver.

"SEIYA!"

"ORANGE SQUASH!"

Gaim then jumped through the air and aimed as he went into a side kick position. He was soon glowing through orange energy as he passed through energy orange slices and collided with the monster, causing an explosion with energy orange slices flying out of it.

Gaim closed the Lockseed in his Driver, reverting back to Kirito and Aura did the same before reverting back to Asuna.

Kirito walked up to Asuna and stared at her speechless. After a few moments of silence, Asuna decided to speak up first.

"Kirito, I-."

Before she can finish, Kirito kissed her on the lips. They soon separated.

"Think of it as my way of saying thanks." Kirito said before they hear snickering and they see Team Gaim. They then approached them.

"Nice job!" Suguha said.

"Asuna, you were amazing!" Ayano said.

"I can't believe you transformed too!" Liz remarked.


(Throughout the city)

"YOW! All you viewers out there won't believe this footage!" DJ Sagara said as he played footage of Aura fighting. Everyone in the city was watching the video with astonished faces.

"That's right, it looks like Gaim has a partner backing him up! Not as a dancer but as a Kamen Rider! She's swift and majestic but don't let that fool you, you can practically feel the killer instinct that she lets out. So let's call her…Kamen Rider Aura!"


(In the city)

The same black hooded man was watching the broadcast.

"So this world is Gaim's." He concluded before taking out the Blood Orange Lockseed. "I'm going to use the new life that Dark Decade has given me…to end yours." He said as he tightly gripped his Lockseed.

He then looked at Yggsdrasill building.

"And I'm not letting you interfere with my plans either." He said before walking away.


( Later in Alfheim)

"Really? Mama did that?" Yui asked as Kirito was telling her about Kamen Rider Aura.

"Yeah, she was real good with that sword. Still can't believe that she did-."

Before he can finish, the door opened with a somewhat agitated Asuna on the other side.

"Oh, hey Asuna." Kirito nervously greeted as Asuna walked up to him.

"Alright Kirito, where is it?"

"Where's what?"

Asuna pulled out her Sengoku Driver from her inventory.

"Where did you get that!?" Kirito said, trying to play dumb. Asuna then looked at Yui.

"Yui, does Kirito have one?"

"Yui, please don't-."

"He does." She answered.

Asuna then turned to Kirito.

"How come you didn't tell me?"

"Well, it's not like I didn't want to, it was just that I had make sure it was safe here. It could've been a hack, bug, or even a virus!"

"Really?"

"I swear."

"Okay, I believe you." Asuna said before placing her Driver away, making Kirito sighed in relief. "So, did you try using it?"

"Well, yeah. It wasn't much different from the real world other than it slows down your XP rating."

Asuna nodded at this information.

"Anyways…" Asuna started. "Now you don't have to take all the action for yourself. Know that I'm here to help the team as well."

Kirito sighed.

"There's no talking you out of this, huh?"

"Nope!" She said in a child like tone.

"Okay, I guess I could use a break time-to-time." Kirito admitted. "Besides, I can focus more time on trying to get Yui to see the real world."

"How close are you!?" Yui eagerly asked. Kirito messed up her hair in response.

"Very soon, but don't rush it." Kirito answered.

Asuna smiled before she remembered something.

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot. We have a couple of quests to do with the others." Asuna said.

"Okay, c'mon Yui." Kirito said before Yui went into her pixie form. "By the way, how did you get your Sengoku Driver? Sid?"

"Basically yeah, but…" Asuna started before remembering what she used to get it.

"But what?" Kirito asked.

"Nothing at all! Anyways, let's go!" Asuna said before leaving. Kirito and Yui sighed before following.

They were soon flying through the air to meet the others but Asuna decided to ask Kirito something.

"Hey, Kirito?"

"Huh?"

"I've met a blonde girl with one red eye but…she strangely looks like Suguha. Would you know her?" Asuna asked.

"I don't, but I have seen her. It was around the time I first transformed into Gaim." Kirito answered.

"Okay and what she said…"

"Was it something about fighting to the bitter end?"

"Yeah, it's been bugging me a little bit." Asuna answered.

"Same here, but nothing can be done about it."

"Papa, Mama, what are you talking about?" Yui asked as she followed her parents.

"Don't worry about it, we'll explain it to you later." Kirito answered before they arrived at their intended destination.


(In Helheim)

The hooded man was walking through the forests while ignoring the fruits nearby. He then felt a presence behind him. He looks to see Zangetsu with his blade and shield out.

"You are not welcome here." Zangetsu coldly said.

"Neither are you." The man responded.

"Surrender now and you'll be escorted safely out."

"Really? Because…" The man, to Zangetsu's surprise, pulled out a Sengoku Driver. On the faceplate was an armored face of some sort of figure with a sword-like decoration on his forehead, a blue helmet, a red-colored visor, and a steel mouthplate.

He placed it on and allowed his belt to form. He pulled out his Lockseed.

"Henshin."

"BLOOD ORANGE!"

Red streams of energy appeared above his head and collided before transforming into a huge metallic red sphere with red studs and black flame decals with a green top.

The man then placed the Lockseed in the compartment and literally locked it in.

"LOCK ON!"

It started playing an electric guitar theme as Zangetsu braced himself. 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 but it was red.

"BLOOD ORANGE ARMS! JANOMICHI ON STAGE!"

The blood orange sphere dropped and landed on the man's shoulders, engulfing his head. Then energy came out of the sphere and onto his body, coating him in armor which looked very similar to Gaim's.

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 blood orange with the silver inside facing out. Soon that red like scimitar appeared in his right hand.

He looked exactly like Gaim except his silver mouthguard was black in the center, had a visor the resembled a blood orange slice with black flame decals, and a red sword-like decoration on his forehead. The rest of his armor looked like Gaim's Orange arms but it was red and had black flame decals on it. This was Kamen Rider Bujin Gaim.

"You're Gaim…" Zangetsu noticed before observing him further. "No, you're not."Zangetsu said before looking at Bujin Gaim's Driver.

He then remembered that only two Sengoku Drivers were given other than his, there was no way there could be another Rider already.

"Who are you?" Zangetsu asked as he pointed his sword at Bujin Gaim.

"I am…Kamen Rider Bujin Gaim!" Bujin Gaim declared as he prepared both of his swords.

"It doesn't matter, either way. We can't have you kids playing in this forest."

Bujin Gaim just laughed.

"I am no kid! I am someone whose power should not be reckoned with!" He pointed his Daidaimaru at Zangetsu.

"Let me show you…" He said before charging.


(Omake: Kamen Rider Cops I)

In the middle of the road was huge traffic and people are yelling form their windows just pass through. What was the trouble? There was a huge Makamou blocking the road and not moving at all with its master having a chat with the police; the Kamen Riders.

"Sir, can you please move your giant crab away?" Officer Gaim asked.

"Why? I don't see any problem with it." Kabuki replied.

"There is a massive 50 car pile-up behind us!" Gaim pointed out.

"C'mon what's taking so long!?" A driver asked

"I have a hair appointment in 20!" Another one said.

"Calm down, we're trying to resolve the situation." Officer Wizard said.

"Should we get a tow or something?" Gaim asked.

The Makamou then roared.

"Maybe we can still solve this diplomatically." Gaim said before looking at Kabuki. "Sir, can you please put that thing on a leash?"

"I don't think so, Fluffy gets really mad if any authority is put on him."

"Fluffy?" Wizard asked.

"Yes, Fluffy." Kabuki answered.

"What's the holdup!?"

"Are you serious!?"

"This can't be happening!?" Were only a few of the complaints heard from the street.

"Everyone, just stay calm and we'll have the situation under contro-." Just then a driver walked up the gigantic Makamou.

"Is this the son of b**ch that kept us waiting this long!?"

The Makamou roared.

"Fluffy doesn't like being yelled at." Kabuki warned.

"Well Fluffy can forget that because…" he then looked at Fluffy. "Alright, you big piece of seafood move out of the way now before we all ram you with our cars and-." Before he can finish, Fluffy grabbed him and started chewing on him before going on a massive rampage in the highway.

Gaim and Wizard looked at Kabuki.

"I know what this looks like but…you can't pin this on me." Kabuki said in his defense.


AN: Alright, guys, there is my latest chapter for Kamen Rider Gaim! I based Aura's armor a little bit on Knight Gundam so I hope that's okay. In the next chapter, the story will go back on track with the Gaim storyline. So 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.