Pikatwig: We're beginning this immediately after finishing the previous chapter! This story is going to be finished soon. ...hopefully before Kamen Rider Build begins.
KKD: And that's coming up fast, so we may need to pick up the pace.
Muk: Oh right I heard of that new Kamen Rider, when does it come out?
Pikatwig: Uh… most Rider seasons start around the beginning of fall…
KKD: Which means we have at most 2 months to finish this thing.
Pikatwig: Which means we gotta begin, fast. Oh! One thing before we do. I wanna mention that we've gotten toy previews of the Hurricane Ninja and Mighty Creator VRX Gashats and the Accel World/Sword Art Online crossover video game has been released.
Muk: Whoa hold up, there's going to be a crossover, I would be excited if I knew what Accel World was, I'm guessing it's similar other wise this wouldn't be possible.
Pikatwig: Some project that the writer of SAO made before SAO. Kinda like how Fairy Tail got a crossover with Rave Master, a series the writer made before Fairy Tail.
Muk: Huh, well what do you know.
KKD: Huh, how about that.
Pikatwig: Let's just begin.
Disclaimers: Neither Pikatwig, KKD Silver, nor Muk854 own anything here except for original concepts within. The rest such as Kamen Rider, Sword Art Online, etc belong to Toei, Bandai, Reki Kawahara, A-1 Pictures, and their respective owners.
Kamen Rider Kirito continued to search around, but failed to see any signs of either Bugstar. He fell to his knees to try and catch his breath since he has been running for almost an hour.
"...where are they? Just… where are they?" he muttered between panting, "...if I don't find them I'll… no. I won't think like that…"
He slowly stood back up and then noticed a shadow quickly fly away.
"Wait… ALO is a game where you can fly so…" he muttered as he slowly looked up to the sky and saw the Collabos Bugstar with the ALO Gashat in its head flying around, "Bingo!"
The Bugstar quickly realized it had been spotted and flew off as fast as it could. Kirito scoffed a bit before he noticed what looked like the pop out menu from Sword Art Online and interacted with it. Suddenly, it spawned out a Healing, Speed-Up and High-Jump Energy item. He quickly absorbed them all and gave chase to the Bugstar.
"You're not going to get away from me!" he exclaimed as he was able to get directly above it. He quickly inserted the SAO Gashat into his weapon and flew downwards.
=GASHAT!=
=KIMEWAZA!=
The Bugstar gasped in fear as it realized how much trouble it was now in as Kirito soared down with the Gashacon Katanna glowing with blue and white energy.
=SWORD ART CRITICAL FINISH!=
"Starburst…" he began to yell as he managed to slash at the Bugstar once and then rapidly flew through the air to hit an additional twenty times, "STREAM!"
The barrage of hits was too much for the Bugstar and it crashed down into the ground. The light-yellow Gashat then flew out of the explosion and into the air.
=GAME CLEAR!=
Over at the hospital, Asuna's body was no longer glitching out and was back to normal.
"Oh my gosh, look at Asuna!" Rika exclaimed joyfully.
"She's back to normal, something must've happened, this is great!" Keiko exclaimed just as joyful as her friend.
"She's been cured, now we need to wait for her to wake up," the nurse Asuna told them.
Kirito caught the Gashat as he landed on the ground before he began to dust it off, "This stuff is pretty dang advance… shame it also comes with the risk of your life."
"Whatever life threatening risks did these powers come with, Kazuto?" a voice said in a very kingly tone.
"Sugou…" Kirito growled as he turned to face him.
"I am not that man! You are only to call me the Fairy King Oberon!" he yelled before he tried to shoot Kirito with the Gashacon Bugvisor.
"Whatever," Kirito scoffed, "Face it. Asuna's cured and you're going to be taken down again!"
"Oh please… with this…" he smirked before he showed off the Gashacon Bugvisor, "I can reinfect her over and over and over and over and over again… you can keep trying but in the end you'll be the one to lose, hero."
Kirito growled a little bit, but before he could even act…
=MIGHTY TADDLE CRITICAL FINISH!=
A pink energy wave and a light blue ice wave in the shape of an X flew at the Bugstar Sugou, making contact, and managed to make his wings vanish into thin air.
"Does this guy ever shut up?" Ex-Aid asked as he walked over.
"Outsiders shouldn't talk when a doctor is operating," Brave added.
"Minna…" Kirito smiled.
"Doesn't matter if there's three of you or even a whole army of you… I am the one with the power, none of you can beat me!"
"You know something I don't like about cutscenes? The enemy talks way to much…" Ex-Aid commented as he walked over, "Looks like it's time for the final boss. Kirito, think you're up for it?"
Kirito nodded as he held the new Gashat that he had gotten from the Bugstar's death.
"Oh please… once I beat all of you, Asuna's unemi (fate) is mine to control…" the Bugstar Sugou said wickedly.
"Funny thing you mention unmei…" Ex-Aid commented as he closed the lever to his Driver and took out the Gekitotsu Robots Gashat.
=GEKITOTSU ROBOTS!=
Brave wordlessly took out the DoReMiFa Beat Gashat and activated it as well.
=DOREMIFA BEAT!=
Kirito watched and then mimicked their actions.
=ALFHEIM ONLINE!=
The red mini robot, yellow mini DJ and a light yellow fairy of sorts all emerged from the game screens that appeared behind the three Riders.
"Asuna no unmei wa… ore-tachi ga kairu!" Ex-Aid yelled out as he loaded in the Gashat and the other two Riders followed suit.
=GASHAT!=
"Jitsutsuki Level 3," Brave stated.
"Going up to the third floor," Kirito muttered.
"Dai-Dai-Dai-Henshin!" Ex-Aid declared.
The trio of Riders opened up their Drivers' levers.
=GACHAN! LEVEL UP!=
=MIGHTY JUMP, MIGHTY KICK, MIGHTY MIGHTY ACTION, X!=
=TADDLE MEGURU, TADDLE MEGURU, TADDLE QUEST!=
=IT'S DO OR DIE, IN THIS VRMMORPG, SWORD ART ONLINE!=
The three summoned out robots flew above the Riders and attached onto them.
=I GOTCHA!=
=BUTTOBASE TOTSUGEKI! GEKITOTSU PUNCH! GEKITOTSU ROBOTS!=
=DO-DO-DOREMIFA-SO-LA-TI-DO! OK, ALRIGHT! DOREMIFA BEA~T!=
=FAIRY, FAIRY IN THE SKY! SOAR AROUND! ALFHMEIM ONLINE!=
Ex-Aid and Brave stood in their normal Level 3 forms. Kirito now had yellow armor around his legs, a bit around his chest, spiky hair attached to his head, a pair of wings, and a second sword that seemed to be made out of a pair of wings stuck together.
"Bring it on, Kamen Riders! I can beat all of you!"
(Insert theme: Excite)
"You're on, Oberon Bugstar!" Ex-Aid yelled before he snapped his fingers, causing a pink energy to appear between the Rider trio and the Bugstar with 'VS' in the center.
=FIGHT!=
(I gotta believe…)
Ex-Aid charged forward and began to punch the grounded Oberon Bugstar with the large red fist on his right hand. Brave quickly moved forward and did some quick punches.
I don't wanna know heta na shinjitsu nara… (I don't wanna know if I landed a hit)
I don't wanna know shirinai kunai ga ii noni… (I don't wanna know if I am unmatched)
Brave continued to punch in rhythm with a tune playing from the beatbox on one of his shoulders, sounding like an 8-bit version of Excite, and then quickly added in a sword slash with in time with the beat.
Why? Why why why? Kizukeba I came too far… (Because I came to far…)
The attacks continued in sync as the Oberon Bugstar tried to leap away and counterattack, but Ex-Aid made sure to cover from behind to block him from gaining airtime.
Tomarananai kanjiru kono yokan wa… (I can't stop this feeling, this premonition)
The new beginning
The Bugstar managed to use a magic blast to knock the two Riders back a bit and get into the air.
Michi no ryouiki ima wo kirihairakun da (I am curing through the road of rightousness)
I gotta believe!
Turn it on!
Soutou... (Slowly…)
Kirito flew over and managed to kick him.
EXCITE! EXCITE! Takanaru (My heart's beating fast!)
EXCITE! EXCITE! kokoro ga (My heart)
Michibiku ano basho e kakenukete ikudake (Is guiding me to where I'm needed. I'm dashing through until I arrive!)
"No you don't!" Kirito exclaimed. He slashed the Bugstar back onto the ground before striking with a downward slash from above.
(Hey!) I'm on a mission right now
(Hey!) I'm on a mission right now
Ex-Aid and Brave soon met back up and prepared to do another double slash.
EXCITE! EXCITE! kotae wa (I've multiplied)
The double slash managed to make the Bugstar's wings vanish off of his body again.
(One!) kono te no naka (Unless I'm confined)
(Two!) susumu beki life (I'll keep saving the life)
(Three!) ikite iku dake (I've filled up to the max)
"You pesky heroes won't stop me! I am invincible! Nothing can stop me, I'll end you all!"
"Oh shut up!" Ex-Aid yelled as he kicked at the Oberon Bugstar before managing to knock him over to Kirito.
You don't wanna know yumemiru hoto ni (You don't wanna know… the more I dream)
You don't wanna know kizu ka fuetekuno wa (You don't wanna know why I keep getting hurt)
Why? Why? Why? Why? kizukeba no one's around (Because no one's around)
"Here's goes nothing," Kirito muttered before giving the Bugstar a mean uppercut slash and rapidly striking with his two blades, "Now this is more like it!"
Kami ga atae shitatta hitotsu no trial (God only gives on trial)
Hey, what's the purpose?
Ex-Aid soon paired up alongside Kirito to give him a hand, using his giant fist to give the latter a boost up allowing him a powerful downward slash.
Tsuitekina azayaka ni koete yo (Follow me. We'll cross in a flash!)
I gotta believe!
I gotta believe... I gotta believe... I gotta believe!
Turn it on!
Soutou… (Slowly)
"That's it!" Ex-Aid declared as he managed to punch the face of the Bugstar in, "That's how you play this game!"
"Spending some years inside of a game would help with that," Kirito muttered with a bit of a sheepish grin under his helmet.
EXCITE! EXCITE! Takanaru (My heart's beating fast!)
EXCITE! EXCITE! Kokoro ga (My heart)
Michibiku ano basho e kakenukete ikudake (Is guiding me to where I'm needed. I'm dashing through until I arrive!)
Brave sent out an ice charged musical note at the Oberon Bugstar, Ex-Aid and Kirito quickly flying away from the attack, and the attack managed to freeze the Bugstar solid.
(Hey!) I'm on a mission right now
(Hey!) I'm on a mission right now
"Nice one!" Kirito smiled as he put Ex-Aid down and grabbed Brave, "Here we go!"
"There's nothing I can't cut," Brave commented as he switched his blade to its fire mode and slashed the Bugstar's back.
EXCITE! EXCITE! kotae wa (Chase my shadows)
Kirito and Brave landed on the ground before tossing their blades into the air to make sure that the wings on the Bugstar wouldn't regenerate.
(One!) kono te no naka (In my hands)
(Two!) owari naki game (Is a never-ending game)
(Three!) tanoshimu dake (I've just got to enjoy)
The Oberon Bugstar collided with the ground and all three Riders readied their Gashats for the finisher.
Zerokara ichi ichikara uchuu no hatemade (From zero to one, and from one to the edge of the universe…)
Terashitasu hikari wa koko ni aru (The shining light is right here!)
Yeah no one can stop me! No one can stop me now!
=GASHAT! KIMEWAZA!=
Brave quickly spun the turn table on his left arm to create musical notes to jump upwards into the air, Ex-Aid's robot arm gained rockets to let him fly upwards and Kirito flew up. The trio remained suspended in the air for a moment before pressing the buttons on the slot holders.
Soutou (Slowly…)
EXCITE! EXCITE! Takanaru (My heart's beating fast!)
EXCITE! EXCITE! Kokoro ga (My heart)
Michibiku ano basho e kakenukete ikudake (Is guiding me to where I'm needed. I'm dashing through until I arrive!)
=GEKITOTSU DOREMIFA ALFHEIM CRITICAL STRIKE!=
The trio of Riders flew downwards, with the Gekitotsu Smasher changing from an arm to a leg on Ex-Aid, as they sailed down.
(Hey!) I'm on a mission right now
(Hey!) I'm on a mission right now
"NO!" the Oberon Bugstar yelled as he attempted to block the attack, but the trio of Rider Kicks easily broke through it.
With the trio of strikes landing on the Bugstar, they all got PERFECT with their successful strikes.
=KAISHIN NO IPPATSU~!=
EXCITE! EXCITE! kotae wa (I've multiplied)
EXCITE! EXCITE! kotae wa.. (Chase my shadow…)
The Riders quickly turned around and slashed at the Oberon Bugstar before they posed with their backs towards the exploding Bugstar.
=GAME CLEAR!=
(One!) kono te no naka (Unless I'm confined)
(Two!) susumu beki life (I'll keep saving the life)
(Three!) ikite iku dake (I've filled up to the max)
The explosion occurred and the Oberon Bugstar turned back into Sugou. The trio turned to see the man was unconscious and injured, but clearly alive.
(End Insert Song)
"Phew!" Ex-Aid sighed with relief as they all closed their drivers and removed their Gashats.
"What should we do with him?" Hiiro inquired.
"Take him back to jail," Kazuto responded as he headed away from the two Riders and the unconscious man, "I'm going to go check on Asuna."
"Ok," Emu nodded.
Kazuto soon arrived back at the hospital and saw Asuna was outside of the hospital room, "...Asuna…"
Asuna turned towards Kazuto with a soft smile before she pulled him into a hug, "Kazuto… I was scared… I didn't know what was happening, but I'm happy now that you're here."
"...I'm happy you're safe now," Kazuto responded as he hugged her back.
Unknown to the two at the moment, Keiko and Rika were both watching this and both had slightly annoyed expressions on their faces.
"Seriously, even after a life threatening situation they still act like that in public, geesh," Rika complained.
"Let it go," Keiko sighed.
A few hours later, Suguha watched as Kazuto and Asuna walked into the Kirigaya household, "I heard there was a shooting at your school! Are you ok?!"
"Don't worry Suguha, everything is fine," Kazuto assured.
"B-"
"Relax," Asuna told her, "Nothing bad happened to any of us, we're all ok."
The slightly younger girl looked at the two before sighing in relief.
"Alfheim?" Emu blinked, having seen a poster for the game after he and Hiiro had sent Sugou back to jail.
"It means 'Land of Fairies'," the nurse Asuna informed as she walked over, "I heard some of Kazuto's friends bring it up."
"A VR game…" Emu gawked as he saw some AmuSpheres, "It looks so amazing…"
Asuna gave a shrug and proceeded to drag Emu back to the hospital by his doctor's coat.
In ALO, Asuna and Kirito stood with a small fairy as they explained what had happened to her.
"Wow…" she gawked, "So daddy changed into a superhero to save mommy... amazing."
"That's the laconic version, but yea…" Kirito responded.
"Are you alright, mommy?" the fairy asked Asuna.
"I'm fine Yui," she assured, "I promise."
"I heard from Silica and Lisbeth that your body was vanishing into thin air…" the fairy, Yui, informed, "How can you say you're 'fine' after all that?"
"Because I am," Asuna responded, "Besides, the doctor told me that there aren't any known after effects so I'm good."
Yui sighed before she hugged Asuna a bit and smiled softly, "I'm just happy you're still here."
The trio smiled a bit before they heard somebody crash land not to far away from them. They headed over and saw a Spriggan with a white coat and pink hair.
"Emu… maybe you should've read the instuctions…" a navigation pixie with pink hair and a yellow version of the outfit that Yui had told the Spriggan.
"...Tensai Gamers don't read instructions…" he responded.
"...that you Emu?" Kirito asked.
"Kazuto?" Emu blinked as he got up, "I saw this free play demo for that game that your girlfriend's pals mentioned and… I couldn't help myself…"
"And I came in here to make sure he didn't do something stupid…" the pink navigation fairy informed.
"It's nice to meet you," Yui smiled as she flew over.
Emu stared a bit at the fairy and had a questioning expression.
"This is Yui," Kirito informed, "She's mine and Asuna's daughter."
Emu's expression simply grew even more questioning at that.
"She's from SAO and her data eventually got transferred here," Asuna quickly explained.
Emu's expression then cooled down as he and his navigation fairy looked around a bit.
"So… what's your navigation fairy's name?" Kirito asked.
"I'm Poppi, nice to meet you," she smiled.
"Wait… you're the nurse from the real world…" Kirito quickly recalled, "How are you-?"
"It's complicated," she quickly responded.
"So… can you show us around?" Emu asked.
Kirito and Asuna nodded in response. Emu and Poppi then joined the trio in roaming around ALO…
Pikatwig: I'll openly admit… the closing bit in ALO was kind of a 'something that just came to me' sort of thing. It honestly seemed like it would fit with Emu being a gamer and Asuna being a Bugstar and able to transmit data in and out of a video game.
KKD: Sounds like it makes sense to me, too.
Muk: Yeah, makes sense.
Pikatwig: So… the plot is wrapping up and next time is the overall conclusion and epilogue. We started this in November and it's been… uh… how many months now?
Muk: Eight.
Pikatwig: ...wow.
KKD: Dang… and from the sound of things, Ex-Aid's ending soon. We got one last chapter to work on.
Pikatwig: Thankfully, it is short. I will make a quick comment that a few scenes ended up being bumped up to this chapter, mainly due to me upholding my word that there would be more scenes with the SAO characters in this chapter.
KKD: Makes sense seeing last time was almost fully dedicated to the Riders.
Muk: Yeah so it makes sense to even it out.
Pikatwig: And so the Bugstars are beaten as of now and things are looking calm. ...yea. Uh… favorite part Mine was when the trio of Riders finished off the Oberon Bugstar… and then the appearance of Emu and Poppi/Poppy in ALO.
KKD: I personally like the final battle in this episode. It was cool to see the trio of Riders defeating a Bugstar at once… and it may have to do with me actually having input here compared to the rest which Muk had to help out with.
Muk: That was how I felt in the last chapter, but yeah the final battle was my favorite as well, especially the finisher.
Pikatwig: Oberon attempted to block the finisher, but got overwhelmed like Kiriya and… somebody else. Spoilers. ...this chapter was written the day the episode came out and I don't wanna get yelled at again.
KKD: Oh… wow.
Muk: Well what do you know.
Pikatwig: Admittedly that was always my plan, it just happened to happen the way it did. Silly luck.
Muk: Yeah, who would've thought.
Pikatwig: So… one more chapter and who knows how much more time until Ex-Aid ends. Let's wrap it up and get to it.
KKD: Yea, well, until next time, everyone.
Pikatwig: Just Live More.
KKD: Jaa ne.
Muk: Sain'ofu.