Please don't be too mad at me! I know I'm going back on what I said before bu- Oh wait, you haven't even read it yet. My bad. Anyway, I trying to work on the fighting and I managed to get one scene in a W.I.P that seemed fairly nice, but I don't know if it correlates with this one. Please enjoy it anyway; we haven't even gotten to the good bits.
Super hero time!
Ex-aid:Let's game, Metccha game, Muucha game, what's your name? you're a new Gokaiger!
Naruto: Kaaaamen rider! Ex-aid! It's nice to meet you.
Ex-aid: so, are you the sempai or the kohai? the gokaigers were a while back.
Naruto: Call me what you want. I don't mind.
E-a + N: Game start! ShowTime!
Blue eyes stared into them, paired with the occasional tap of a foot. They wore mostly black, with a blue jacket to trio slowly put up their weapons, unsure of this new arrival.
"We're here to take on this dungeon. What about you?" Egi replied. The mysterious girl simply brushed her brown hair aside.
"My name's IF. I've been hired by the Basilicom to deal with the monsters in this dungeon. Don't worry, I can take it from here." Neptune gasped.
"OMG, we're here for the same reasons! My name's Neptune and these two plucky people are Egi and Compa." The two mentioned waved, only to be practically ignored.
"That's nice, but you can leave now." IF said, slowly trying to push them out of the cave. However, Neptune stood her ground.
"No way! We should work together to conquer this dungeon. Just think, it would be so much easier to do if you had help. I don't mean to brag but me and Egi, we both have something special when it comes to fighting and Compa is the best support you've ever seen." She had gotten closer and closer to IF during her speech and strangely enough, she seemed to consider the idea.
"Well, I guess if it's for the people… and I'm still getting paid either way. I'm in." Neptune cheered .
"You here that you two, she's going to join our party! We're a full team!" Compa joined her in a little celebration, while Egi walked up and shook IF's hand.
"Welcome to the team. The more, the merrier." He welcomed and IF smiled a little bit.
"Just remember, it's you who joined me." She said, semi-seriously, but Egi simply laughed it off.
"Of course, of course." Neptune began to walk ahead, towing Compa right behind her.
"Come on then Iffy, it's time to kick some butt!"
"Excuse me, but don't call me that. This is a temporary thing; Just this dungeon." Compa turned back to IF with an apologetic smile.
"Actually, once you join a party, you can't abandon it. It goes against the rules. Sorry about that." She informed. A little disgruntled, she still followed on, followed by Egi, into the cave.
Inside the cave, there were similar monsters to the dungeon they had fought in previously, ranging from Dogoos to the pixelvaders that Egi found somewhat familiar. With their new companion by their side, they were able to quickly tear through most enemies.
"You really know your way around those blades of yours huh, IF?" Egi praised, much to IF's surprise. Having been a lone traveller before meeting with them, she wasn't too used to getting complimented on her skills apart from the stiff recommendations of the guild.
"Well, if you want to survive on your own out there, then you need to have good skills." She reminded them, only to yell in shock when Neptune rushed over and tackled her.
"Come on, you were amazing! With you on our team, this adventure will go great!" She would've said more, if IF hadn't have pushed her off. Dusting her jacket off, she warned Neptune,
"Don't do that. You could at least try to focus when we're in a dangerous scenario." Despite Neptune's whines, she remained unshaken and allowed Compa to try and comfort the purple haired girl.
"She'll come to like you eventually," She said. "She just needs time." At the back of the group, Egi quietly snorted.
"I think it's going to take more than time." He whispered to himself, but still had to dodge a raging Neptune wielding a wooden sword.
"What do you mean!? I'm lovable!" Watching the mad chase occurring, IF turned and asked Compa in a whisper,
"IS this a normal thing between those two?"
"Oh yes. It's how they show that they care for each other."
"Oh."
the pair momentarily paused in there chase to turn angrily to Compa.
"Don't go making things up about us!" they cried in unison, causing Compa to cower in fear of their combined might.
"Ah, I'm sorry!" She squeaked out, letting an intense feeling of guilt flood Through Egi. He walked up to the poor girl and encompassed her in a hug.
"Nah, I'm sorry. We shouldn't have been like that, right Neptune?" The last part was said in a growl that sounded eerily reminiscent of a devil sent from the depths of hell. Shivering, Neptune tried to respond without letting too much of her fear leak through to her voice.
"Yeah… Of course, I never meant to scare you." She eventually got out. Compa smiled as if she didn't notice the dese aura of fear surrounding her from Egi.
"Oh, that's alright. We're a team now, we can recover from whatever happens." She assured kindly. The aura receded and subconsciously, both Neptune and IF took a deep breath of relief, thinking,
'He can be scary sometimes!'
The battle had been wearing them down for a while now. They had been ambushed by a group of imps and a Jaki, which they had not faced together before. They attempted to focus on the Jaki, but the unending imp swarm meant they could never fully divert their attention towards it.
"This is going nowhere!" IF cried as she charged forward, slipping her Qatar straight into one of the passing Imps, causing it to explode. She attempted to take a break, only to have to swing at the two new replacements that took its place. Compa took to nipping as many as she could, but they soon were rushing at her in groups too large to take down quickly with her needle, she screamed, causing Egi to break the pattern he had gotten into where he had managed to get multiple hits in with a single swing, meaning he also became overrun by the incoming imps.
"It's no use, we have to transform!" He yelled to Neptune, who was managing to hold herself quite well, but could see that the Jaki was moving in to attack.
"But how!? I don't know how I did it last time!" She questioned while swinging furiously. Egi got out his Mighty Action X Gashat and clicked the button, causing the screen to appear behind him and a pink wave to move outward.
MIGHTY ACTION X!
The pixelating wave managed to push back the enemies from the party, allowing them to regroup from their forced separation.
"Don't worry!" Egi reassured the girl. "Just picture what you felt last time. It will come to you, I know it."
"What on earth was that!? What are they talking about Compa?" IF asked in desperation. Compa went from her frightened self to a more positive outlook.
"It'll be fine. It's actually quite amazing to watch." She said cryptically, causing IF to growl in frustration and prepare herself for the returning enemies.
Egi took a deep breath. He had already done it before, but now there was a new person's life at risk and with the chance that Neptune couldn't transform this time, it made the situation even direr. Firmly grasping the gashat, he swung his arms around to the side and yelled,
"Henshin!"
Flipping the gashat so that the clear part hung down, he grabbed it with his left hand and brought it straight up as high as he could, before bringing it straight back down into the first of the slots of the gamer driver.
GASHAT!
LET'S GAME! METCCHA GAME! MUUCHA GAME! WHAT'S YOUR NAME!?
The odd stray imp that had managed to get in a position to attack him were pushed back once more by the various rider portraits. This time knowing which he was to choose, he thrust out his hand in order to catch the pink rider, which flipped and flashed the 'select!' sign. He waited until the purple energy had surrounded him and then put himself in a more comfortable position as the armour formed around him.
I'M A KAMEN RIDER…
"What on earth is that?" IF once more asked as she took in the incredibly strange looking suit that Egi had equipped upon himself, especially the non-blinking eyes that simply stared out. They unnerved her.
"This is the power that allows me to change fate!" He declared, holding out his hands.
GASHACON BREAKER!
Feeling the weight of his new hammer, he dashed forward and buried it in the eye of once of the imps, letting it disappear in the customary explosion. Jumping around, he continued to slam the weapon into any of the flying annoyances much easier than he could before. Even when the Jaki had decided to take a swing with its own club, he merely jumped on it and knocked it away with his hammer, then struck true on its head. Neptune, having been trying and focusing for a bit, had managed to get the image of the spinning disc to return to her and let a triumphant cheer.
"Yes! I'm going to join in the fun!" she stated as the green binary surrounded her once more. A platform of purple light formed underneath Neptune before it soon exploded into hexagons that faded away. This was then followed by her clothes doing the same thing, leaving her completely bare save the odd stray shape. Energy flowed within her hair, forcing the purple strands to grow immensely while also braiding themselves. The strangest occurrence however, was the burst of light that gave birth to a set of wings, glowing ethereally as a skin-tight black body suit formed upon her, showing off her growth, both in height and other areas. Now brandishing a sword, she thrusted it forward, aiming directly at the horde of monsters.
"You shall now face my Hard Drive Divinity!" Purple Heart declared as she took off into the sky, slashing down any of the imps that came before her. A swarm tried to attack her from behind, yet she quickly turned and cleaved straight through them. After, she simply stuck her blade downward and flew straight ahead, bisecting any that flew beneath her.
"Come on Iffy!" Compa said, taking up her needle and resuming in her shooting, but IF just stood somewhat slack jawed, trying to come to terms with what she was seeing.
"Did Neptune just become that? That shouldn't be possible. And Egi… he used that weird belt and that pink thing…" She was shaken out of her pondering by the ground quaking and she turned to find the Jaki had made its way to her. Taking up her Qatars, she stood defiantly before it.
"If it's a fight you want, it's a fight you'll get!"
Smacking the last of the imps in the eye and ignoring its final screech, Egi turned to Purple heart as she flew down to meet with him.
"That was a great job there Neptune." He complimented, with the transformed girl nodding.
"You also show great strength despite that unique form." She somewhat praised back, much to the indignation of Egi.
"You act like I have a choice and don't forget, it was me that reminded you about how to transform." HE stated, but calmed himself down quickly afterward. "Anyway, we should take down that Jaki now, shouldn't we?" Getting a positive response from Purple Heart, who flew ahead, the rider stuck his arms out and exclaimed,
"Dai-henshin!"
Before moving the pink lever to the side to reveal the face and allowing the screen to release its projection which he walked through.
GATCHAA! LEVEL UP!
MIGHTY JUMP! MIGHTY KICK! MIGHTY-MIGHTY ACTION! X!
In the second level, he surged toward the lumbering enemy, pressing the pink button on the Gashacon Breaker to bring out its blade with a mighty,
JAKIIN!
IF had kept up with the swings of the beast, yet any attacks she made simply weren't doing enough damage to the thing, even with Compa's status ailments from her shots. Pushing the club away from their dead lock, she jumped back to see the transformed Egi and Neptune take her place and begin landing tremendous hits on the Jaki, forcing it more and more back. It tried to lash out, but was deflected by Egi's blade and was unable to block the incoming thrust of Neptune's sword. The movements became laboured and it was down to its last legs.
Egi, questioning what the green B button on his hammer did, pressed it, only for a noise to happen with nothing else. HE hit it a couple more times, to no avail. It took the monster near hitting him and him releasing a counterstrike for it to show its true capabilities, from that one slash, he had managed to land the equivalent of three hits, with a corresponding 'hit!' sign appearing as well.
"Huh, well that's helpful." He commented. "well, if he's down, then let's finish it. Neptune!"
"Right!"
Neptune began to charge energy into her blade, which soon began to glow with an ethereal light. Egi meanwhile, was preparing his gashat for use in the Gashacon Breaker.
GASHUUN!
GASHAT! KIMIOUJA!
MIGHTY CRITICAL FINISH!
"Take this!" the flaming blade coupled with the charged sword of Neptune easy pierced straight through the Jaki, forcing it to release one last groan before it exploded.
KAISHIN NO IPPATSU! GAME CLEAR!
Making their way towards Compa and IF, they both cancelled their transformations.
"That was awesome!" Neptune said happily.
"I agree. We are really shaping up to be a good team." Egi replied, much to the confusion of IF.
"What do you mean good team?" She asked. "That was mostly you two out there in your weird transformations." Egi merely chucked in response.
"We weren't transformed the whole time were we? It was because we acted so well together that we didn't need to transform until the end. That's the point of team, to help each other. Besides, there will be more battles much harder than this in the future."
"Oh really?" She replied, sceptical. "Aren't you just going round beating the monsters for people?" Neptune gasped dramatically.
"You mean we didn't tell you? We're going on a grand adventure across the world in order to find the key fragments and free a great being that can talk through people's minds! Doesn't that sound amazing!?"
"Sure. It also sounds incredibly made up."
"Actually, it is entirely true." Egi interrupted. "I don't know how I can prove it to you in any other way, but I can show you this." He pulled out the key fragment they had gotten last time and showed it to the blue coated girl. "This is the key fragment that we've collected so far. We need to find the others that are in the other landmasses." She took a moment to take it all in and all the others could do was wait in anticipation.
"Well, I suppose that travelling to the other landmasses couldn't hurt. I guess I'm coming with you on this journey of yours." She finally stated to the joy of the party. "To be honest, if it weren't for Egi, I think you would probably fail, so you pretty much need my help."
"Thank you." He said in relief followed by Compa Neptune was too busy celebrating to thank her. They began to walk out, but stopped when IF made to wait.
"I just remembered! Hey Egi, you transformed into that armour with a pink thing right? Can I see it?" She requested and Egi quickly pulled out the gashat. She looked intensely at it before nodding.
"Yeah, it is the same." She said before reaching into one of the many coloured cell phone carriers she had hanging off of her and pulled out something that the others never expected to see.
"A new game thingy!?"
"It's called a gashat Neptune."
The body was a vibrant yellow and the front logo depicted a biker on a dirt track. It had the GD logo and the patterned part while the name shown was 'Bakusou Bike'. Egi had heard of the game, which was frowned upon by many professional racing gamers for its complete lack of fair gameplay.
"Bakusou Bike, where anything goes…" He muttered to himself. Compa, having heard the muttering slightly, asked him to clarify.
"It's a game that flies in the face of honour. It was looked down upon as it allowed players to do anything to win, whether it was go off-track or sabotage the other racers."
"Oh, that sounds fairly serious for a video game." Compa said.
"I found it when I was recently out in the nearby dungeons, so when I saw you do your thing, I thought maybe you dropped it. Give it a try." IF informed them.
"Well, I suppose it couldn't hurt…" Taking the yellow Gashat from her, he held it u and pressed the button.
BAKUSOU BIKE!
The yellow wave came out and in that moment, you could see that his personality was changing.
"I feel the need for speed!" He declared, making the girls wonder what had happened to him "Henshin!"
GASHAT!
LET'S GAME! METCHAA GAME! MUUCHA GAME! WHAT'S YOUR NAME!?
I'M A KAMEN RIDER…
The majority of the armour was the same as what he had in his action gamer form, yet the main head part had lost its purple sheen, instead taking on a yellow hue. It also traded out the hair for two handle bars and the chin seemed to stick out more, taking an angular shape. In his hands were two wheels held by handles, connected to two barrels as could be found on a gun.
"Woah, it's so different!" Neptune said and both girls agreed. Despite the simple changes, the way he held himself also seemed to change. He moved a slight bit faster and he was ready to dash at any time.
"Well, I guess that's alright then. Let's get to the fun part! Dai-henshin!" flipping open the lever, he jumped in the hologram, but If was the only one who noticed that it had been replaced by a bike.
GATCHAA! LEVEL UP!
BAKUSOU, DOKUSOU, GEKISOU BOUSOU, BAKUSOU BIKE!
Egi wasn't sure what was wrong with this form. It seemed… restrictive. He could feel something holding his legs and arms in a certain position but with a little twisting, he could move somewhat. He noted the dull roar of an engine – perhaps he was in a vehicle. He turned his head as much as he could to the girls, yet they were all stunned at his appearance until he heard IF's laughter.
"Oh my god, you're a bike."
"Eh!?"
"I have got to try this."
His body had lost its shape to be replaced by a fairly large motorbike, done in yellow. The eyes of level one had been moved to the lights and there was a band of pink leading up to the handlebars.
"This cannot be happening!" he said, trying to position himself in front of a crystal to see his appearance. IF eagerly jumped on, grasping the handles firmly and pulling them back. She smiled with glee at the way that the engine roared.
"It's just like mine!" She exclaimed and began riding the bike in random directions before stopping between the other two.
"Come on Compa! This is going to be great!" she urged Compa, who was a little nervous.
"I don't know…"
"Don't worry, if she gets to crazy, I'll take control." Egi assured her, so she got behind IF and held on as she revved the engine and they began to leave the cave at a faster speed.
"You know I'm holding onto this gashat thing right? You're just like my bike, except you don't need fuel, don't need maintenance and you're even able to fight!"
"What? Oh great…" Egi just knew that he would he using this gashat much more often, either for combat or for a more menial task.
'Well, If it's a ride they want, Let's go full throttle! I'm going to take them on a wild ride!'
Neptune was running as fast as she could while crying.
"I can't believe they left me! I'm meant to be the protagonist!"
STOP! I know I said, I wouldn't give him three gashats, but I was thinking on my previous explanation and begin to wonder.
"If you were faced with that without any assistance, Would you use it for combat?"
I follow the typical line of logic by believing that if you saw a motorbike, you wouldn't think about how easily it could kill (Not without getting into some seriously deep thoughts) But rather how fast it could go, what are the specs; that sort of stuff. It will be used more as a mode of transport and an IF-Egi joke (Like the Compa-Egi doctors thing or Neptune-Egi age thing) , yet still act like a character and eventually fighter. It's not like it was an original idea - Neptunia literally did it with the Sega hard girls. it won't be used for combat for a while, so please understand.
Also, feel sorry for the future of Kamen Rider Lazer. First, he will be forgotten as a character and simply relegated to 'lead rider's rider machine.' then, sometime, they will decide to do an all rider break again, I just know it.
It will be trying to headbutt someone to death...