Hello Fanfiction readers! Welcome back to the ever growing popular story of Team RWBy watching Kamen Rider! Seriously, I surprised how popular this story has gotten, and it only has three chapters so far. Glad to see you people love it so much. Cue disclaimer!
(Disclaimer: I do not own Kamen Rider or RWBY. They both belong to their respective owners. All I own is this story and nothing more. Please enjoy.)
Alright, it's time for the girls to once again react to 2013's Kamen Rider and who is also my favorite Kamen Rider, Gaim once again and where Micchy will make his debut as Ryugen! Alright, let's take to the stage. Soiya!
Episode 4: Debut! The Grape Third Rider!
(Beacon Academy)
It was a new day at Beacon Academy which meant a new day of classes for the students. The famous Team RWBY all woke up from their slumber. Ruby and her sister woke up with smiles on their faces, having very nice dreams last night. Weiss woke up normally. Blake woke up with a frown and frankly, she just wanted to go back to sleep after dreaming about Adam chasing after her ass (or as some liked to call it, the 'Bellabooty') while donned in Baron's armor.
In the end, the four got up and prepared themselves for the day. Yang had hogged the bathroom (as always) leaving the girls to wait for her. Weiss just sighed in annoyance, Blake took the chance to get some extra Z's, and Ruby rummaged through the package of Kamen Rider disks when she found something.
"Kamen Rider Gaim Original Soundtrack…" Ruby read before she smirked and quickly placed a random disk into the player and was greeted with Team Gaim's Dance Theme, Teppen Star.
"Hey, this is Team Gaim's dance theme!" Ruby said as the music woke up Blake who glared at her leader. Weiss just glanced at the player; Yang heard the music from the bathroom, and for some reason, the entire team felt like dancing.
Unknown to the team, the music was loud enough that their friends, Team JNPR, heard it. Team CFVY heard it from their room, a passing by Team SNNN heard it, and they all had the huge urge to dance.
Once RWBY had all prepared themselves, they made their way to class as Ruby was busy listening to the soundtrack on her headphones. Her team members could hear Ruby blasting Exciting X Attitude and to be honest, they wanted to listen too. It's not every day you get to listen to music from a different world.
Later, during lunch, Jaune, leader of Team JNPR, had asked what was the music that had been coming from their room and they responded with tell them about Kamen Rider Gaim, the package, and the circumstances of said items appearing before their doorsteps. To hear an entire world had died because of nuclear war horrified the Team, but to lighten the mood, Ruby started talking about the show they were watching.
"It's so awesome! The action, the transformations, the music, everything about it is awesome!" Ruby said.
"The main character, Kouta, is actually a lot like you, Jaune." Blake said.
"He is?" That caught Jaune by surprise.
"Well, he's like you and Ruby combined a little." Yang added.
"Interesting." Pyrrha, the strongest member of JNPR, said, interested that there was someone who was supposedly a lot like her secret crush. "Do you think we can watch them? I'm interested in this Kamen Rider."
"Sure. We can give you the disk containing the episodes we've watched so far." Weiss said.
With that, both teams finished their lunch and continued to class, unknown to them that through surveillance cameras, the headmaster of Beacon had eavesdropped on their conversation…and had a huge urge to do 'the pose.'
After classes, RWBY made sure to finish all of their homework before getting into their pajamas for the night and prepared popcorn, snacks, and beverages, all four of them ready to watch Kamen Rider Gaim once again.
"Alright, is everyone ready?" All Ruby got were nods as they wanted to get to the episode. "Okay, it's time for the fourth episode of Gaim! Oh, I can't wait to see what happens!"
"From the preview, Micchy's going to be the next Rider." Weiss said.
"I say we're gonna have a grape night tonight." RWB all groaned at Yang's attempted grape pun which even she admitted was horrible. She's never done grape puns before. She'll have to work on that.
But for now, let the show begin!
The scene starts out with Sid calling Kaito while messing with his personal Lockseed as Kaito's soon to be Sengou Driver, Lockseed included, were seen.
Narrator: Kaito transforms into Armored Rider Baron, and duels Gaim on their bikes.
The next scene is Kaito transforming into Gaim, he and Gaim about to fight before it switched to the two racing.
"I'll admit, the race was pretty good." Yang said. "If only they hadn't stopped it in the middle of it. I was enjoying the music."
"Ditto." Ruby agreed with her sister.
Narrator: Suddenly, both bikes were swallowed by a mysterious light and shot into a strange and alien world…The very same forest where Gaim's leader, Yuuya, disappeared.
The next scene shows Gaim and Baron spinning, their teammates surprised, before they entered Helheim forest. Soon, they were attacked by Inves.
"Strange and alien is right." Weiss said as she still wondered just what the hell was that mysterious forest that was home to the Inves.
The next scene shows Baron finishing off the remaining Inves, explosion included before Baron turns to Gaim, the camera angle making it look loike Baron was staring at the girls.
Blake flinched a little as it felt that Baron was looking at her through the screen.
"Dammit, that finisher is still awesome." Yang said.
The scene continues from where it was left off as Baron walks towards Gaim. Cautious, Gaim gets into a stance.
Gaim: You wanna go!?
"Now is not the time to be fighting." Weiss said.
Blake nodded in agreement. "They need to get out of there before more Inves attack."
Baron did not attack like Gaim thought and instead closed his Lockseed, canceling his transform and returning him into his civilian form. Soon, Gaim did the same.
Kouta: What the heck do you think you're doing!? This place is crawling with Inves!
Weiss nodded in agreement with Kouta. "That was extremely reckless of Kaito to just stop and fight."
"But I think we all know at this point that he isn't the type of person to run when the going gets hot." Yang said, remembering back in episode 2 where kaito had tried to fight the Berserk Inves.
Kaito: You know this place then?
"Oh yeah. He's familiar with this place." Yang said.
Kouta: Yeah. I've been here before. That's when I got this Lock.
Kaito: That Lock?
Kouta: Yeah. They were just hanging from the trees here.
"Uh oh." Blake muttered, but her teammates heard her.
"What's wrong?" Ruby asked.
"Something tells me that Kaito is going to take advantage of this knowledge." Blake said.
Kouta: They look like normal fruits until you pick them.
"Normal is not a word I would use to describe those fruits." Weiss said.
Kaito looks around in interest as he walked past Kouta which made him think Kaito didn't believe him.
Kouta: H-Hey! It's true, honestly! You don't believe me, do you!?
"I think anyone would have a hard time believing you unless they saw proof." Yang said.
"But something tells me Kaito does believe Kouta." Blake said.
Kaito: Well then, how do we get back to the city?
Kouta: That's kinda the problem here, huh. It was pretty easy last time. Me and Mai left through the same hole we came in. But this time…
"That's right. Kouta and Mai was able to get out because there was a portal last time." Ruby said. "But they came here through their bikes. How are they gonna get back?"
"Their bikes got them there. Maybe they can get them out." Yang guessed.
"It's worth a shot." Blake said.
Kaito: I suspect the answer is these bikes.
Kaito holds up his folded Rose Attacker as an example.
Kairo: They seem to be able to travel between the worlds by attaining sufficient speed.
"I want my bike to do that." Yang said. Bikes that can travel through worlds, how awesome was that! Think of all the adventures she could get caught up in!
Kouta takes out his folded Lock Vehicle before Kaito begins to walk away.
Kouta: Hey! Where do you think you're going!?
"I could ask the same question." Weiss said.
Kaito: Staying together is useless to me.
"Wow. Way to be blunt…dick." Yang said.
"Language." Ruby said before munching on some popcorn.
Kaito: I want to find out more about this world.
Kouta: I told you, it's too dangerous to go alone!
"Kouta's right. Wandering around somewhere they barely even know is too dangerous." Weiss said.
"Strength in numbers." Blake said.
Kaito: That's no concern to me.
"I sense an insult coming." Yang said.
Kaito: You, on the other hand, seem afraid to be alone.
"And there it is." Yang said. "How will our hero Kouta deal with that sick burn?"
Kouta: What!?
Kouta thinks for a moment before deciding.
Kouta: Fine! I'm gonna go look for Yuuya.
"That would be a smart thing to do." Weiss said. "Who knows if he's even alright or not? Best to look now before he's too late."
"Yuuya's alright! We just have to stay positive and hope Kouta finds him safe and sound." Ruby said, not knowing that she would come to regret those words in the future.
(Cue Opening)
Once the opening had ended, a sign that read Kureshima was seen.
Micchy's Voice: So we have a cease-fire with Baron until they return?
"That's Micchy's voice." Ruby pointed out. "Are we at his house?"
"Probably." Weiss said. "I wonder what it looks like."
"I think we're about to find out." Blake said.
The scene changes to show Micchy, back in his school uniform, right outside the gate of his house as he was talking on the phone.
Micchy: Yeah, I know. Alright, good night, Mai.
He then hangs up the phone and goes through the front gate as his house was shown. Except it wasn't a house, rather it was a big mansion.
"Damn! He is rich!" Yang said.
"That should have been obvious." Blake said.
"I've seen better." Weiss said, but she had to admit, the place did look nice.
Micchy: Just where is Kouta?
"Out on an adventure." Yang said.
"More like a search and rescue." Blake said.
"Same thing." Yang waved.
Micchy opens the door and sticks his head in, looking left and right to see if the coast was clear before he entered, leaving the door open. As he walks, none other than Takatora was seen up above.
Takatora: Mitsuzane.
Micchy: Ah, brother.
"So they are related." Ruby said.
"Guess we now know why Micchy's so rich." Yang said.
Suspenseful music plays as Takatora walks down the stairs.
Takatora: Where have you been, to return at such an hour?
"Shit. Quick, think of an excuse!" Yang said.
Micchy: Uh, cram school was doing extra sessions tonight.
"Perfect." Yang said.
"He sure came up with that excuse quickly." Weiss commented.
Takatora: A sound idea. Your grades have been floundering a bit lately.
Micchy: I was top of my class in mid-terms.
Takatora: When you are more capable of being top of your year.
Micchy frowned before he looks down.
Weiss had a really strong sense of déjà vu. It's like she was watching herself and Winter, or worse, she and her father. As she had said before to her teammates, she did not have a very good childhood.
Takatora: Mitsuzane. One day, you will be working by my side in Yggdrasill. As such, your path in life, and what you must do to attain it are clear. Are they not?
Micchy: Of course, brother…
'Yep. Strong déjà vu.' Weiss thought.
"Hey, Weiss?" Ruby spoke up.
"Yes?"
"Did you ever have moments like these back at home, since you're the heiress and stuff?" Ruby asked.
A part of Weiss was surprised Ruby had asked that while the other part had expected her to ask that. "Yes, there were some moments in my life where my father had talked to me about how I, as the heiress of the Schnee Corporation, should act in the future. I never liked those talks. It felt like I was being forcibly controlled to do something I really didn't want to do. And judging from how Micchy is silent and all, I think he feels the same way."
"It's amazing how these characters have so much in common with people we know." Yang said.
"You don't know the half of it." Blake said, thinking about Kaito and Adam again.
Takatora: Then apply yourself. Do not allow yourself to be led astray. Cast aside distractions and you will find fulfillment in life.
"It's not that simple." Weiss muttered under her breath so her teammates couldn't hear her. Her father once spoke words similar to what Takatora said to Micchy and she didn't like it one bit.
Micchy: I know. My life's nothing, but distractions, after all.
Takatora: Mitsuzane…
Takatora looked surprised at this before his phone suddenly rang. Micchy took that chance to leave.
Micchy: Good night, then.
Takatora watches Micchy leave before he picks up his phone and answers.
Takatora: I'm here…What?
The scene changes to show Kaito still in the Helheim Forest, walking around. Looking around, he comes to a stop as he spots some fruits on a tree.
Kaito: These are the ones?
Testing Kouta's earlier claim, he grabs on and to his surprise, it turns into a Himawari Lockseed. Kaito was shocked for a good second before he looks around and smirks.
Kaito: Ripe for the picking.
"Oh no…" Blake said.
"Great. As if this guy didn't have enough power already." Yang said.
"No doubt he'll pick some more and give them to his teammates." Weiss said.
"At least it can't get worse, right?" Ruby said.
Kaito then picked another one which turned into a new Lockseed the girls have never seen before. The Lock depicted a mango as L.S.-11 was shown on it. He smiles and throws away the Himawari Lockseed he just picked.
Kaito: Number 11? Excellent.
"…I hate myself." Ruby said as she tried to make herself as little as possible.
"Judging by how happy he looks, that Mango Lockseed must be an A-Rank Lockseed." Weiss guessed.
Kaito stops smiling as he looks forward.
Kaito: But of course…
Two trios of Inves, making a total of six of them, appeared and surrounded him.
Kaito: It wouldn't be so simple, would it?
"Nothing is ever simple." Weiss said.
"I don't like him, but I'm worried." Ruby said. "He barely won against one Inves last episode. How will he take on six of them?"
"I think that was just him underestimating them." Blake said. "Now that he knows the difference between controlled Inves and wild Inves, I think he'll fight more seriously."
"Still, why did so many appear before him?" Weiss thought out loud.
"Lockseeds were those fruits before they were picked and if episode 2 told us anything, they can still eat it even when it's a Lockseed. They must have smelled Kaito's Lockseeds and came towards him." Ruby theorized…surprising her teammates as they gave her surprised looks.
"Ruby…that actually sounded smart." Blake said.
"Hey! I can be smart too sometimes!" Ruby said.
"If only it were more often." Weiss muttered under her breath.
"Enough talk! It's time for some action!" Yang said.
Kaito puts way the Mango Lockseed and takes out his Banana Lockseed.
Kaito: Henshin.
BANANA!
Instead of the usual zipper appearing above Kaito, the Banana Armor Part materialized above Kaito when lines of energy form together to create the armor.
"I guess instead of coming out of a portal, they just materialize here." Yang said.
"Makes sense. I mean, they did come from whatever this world is so it would be weird for another portal to just appear above his head." Weiss said.
Kaito wasted no time locking his Lockseed into place into his Driver and 'sliced' it with the Cutting Knife.
LOCK ON!
COME ON! BANANA ARMS! KNIGHT OF SPEAR!
Once the Armor Part landed on Kaito and materialized his suit, he wasted no time charging, summoning his weapon froth as he faced off against the Inves.
"Alright! Let's go!" Yang said.
Unfortunately, the scene changed.
"What!? Ah-!"
COME ON!
All the girls jumped when they all heard that.
"Did anyone else hear that?" Ruby asked.
"I heard it too." Blake said.
"Where in the world did that come from?" Weiss said as she knew it wasn't from the TV.
"I don't know where that came from, but it just stole a really good pun from me." Yang said, making the girls facepalm themselves.
Kouta's Voice: Hey! Is anyone there!? Yuuya!
"Guess he hasn't made any progress." Yang said.
"Well that sucks." Ruby said.
Kouta: Well this sucks.
"Whoa. It almost happened again." Ruby said as she almost repeated the same thing Kouta said.
WBY all just stifled their laughter and focused back on the show.
Kouta: Maybe I should call the cops or something…
"If TV shows have taught me anything, it's that you can't rely on the police." Ruby said as she saw tons of super hero shows that showed the police being absolutely useless. She saw a few where the police were useful, but not many.
Kouta: Ugh, just what the hell is this place!?
"That's what we like to know." Weiss said.
The scene then changes back to Baron fighting.
"Yes! I was not denied my action!" Yang cheered.
Baron pushes back one Inves, before he blocks another Inves' attack before pushing it away in order to hit a third one with the end of his BanaSpear. He then stabs the second Inves before removing his weapon in order to slash an Inves behind him. He then turns and stabs another one before he pulls back to dodge an attacking Inves. Baron spins and slashes the Inves before he hits a second one with the end of his weapon and then slashes a third one before turning back to the second one, slashing it two times before it fell to its knees. Baron then walked past it and attacked a fourth Inves, sending it to the ground before he turns and stabs an attacking Inves that was coming up from behind. That Inves falls to the ground as Baron slashes a fifth Inves before dodging an attack from the sixth Inves. He blocks the attack and pushes it back before he slashes it across the gut, making it tumble to the ground as Baron picks a fruit which turns into a Donguri Lockseed. He clenches it in his hands, smirking under his helmet before he quickly turns and slashes an attacking Inves. He picks another one before he runs, slashes another, and quickly picks another fruit before he turns his attention back to the Inves.
"Holy shit, he did way better than last episode." Yang said, honestly surprised. "So he does have the bite to back up his bark."
"He's collecting Lockseeds as he fights." Blake said. "Even with his newly obtained powers, he's still looking for more."
"Why is he so obsessed with power?" Ruby asked.
"Who knows? We'll probably get some answers later on." Weiss said.
The scene changes to show Kouta still walking around until he spots some people collecting fruits, said people being from Yggdrasill.
Kouta: Is that…
"Ooooooooh, busted." Yang said.
"Doesn't Kouta get attacked by the White Rider later on?" Ruby brought up.
Yang, as well as the Checkmate duo, widens their eyes at being reminded.
'Oh shit.' The three all thought.
Kouta: Um, excuse me?
The Yggdrasill people were surprised to see Kouta before they quickly gather their things and take their leave. Kouta obviously goes after them.
Kouta: H-Hey! Hey, come back!
"Wow, rude much?" Yang said.
Kouta: I swear I'm not gonna do anything bad!
But by the time Kouta got down, they were already gone.
Kouta: Man, what was their problem?
Suddenly, Kouta hears something being loaded and ducks in surprise when a shot missed him and struck a tree next to him.
"Whoa! Who did that!?" Ruby asked.
"I think we're about to find out." Blake said.
Kouta turns and sees the White Rider; his Musou Saber aimed right at him.
"Shit!" Yang said.
"Run Kouta!" Ruby said as she remembered that Gaim did not fare well in the preview.
Kouta: What the heck are you doing!?
"Obviously trying to kill you!" Weiss said.
The White Rider does not answer as he opens a Donguri Lockseed and throws it to the ground. This confused not only outa, but the girls.
"Why'd he throw it to the ground?" Yang said.
They got their answer when an Inves appeared. Quickly seeing the Lockseed, the Inves dives for it and eats it before transforming into a Deer Inves.
Kouta: It grew!?
"I was right! The Inves are attracted to the Lockseeds!" Ruby said.
"Hmm, it seems Inves gain more power by eating Lockseeds than when they eat just the fruit." Blake said. "By eating the fruit, they simply gained wings, but by eating a Lockseed, it evolved."
"Then I guess we now know that Kouta and the others need to make sure they don't let an Inves eat a Lockseed." Weiss said.
With a snap of his fingers, the Deer Inves attacks Kouta. Kouta quickly dodges the Inves charging attack, but it then turns and struck Kouta with its horns, knocking Kouta to the ground.
"Kouta needs to transform, quick!" Ruby said, worried for the man.
"I don't think this Inves is just gonna let him transform." Yang said.
The Inves then goes and attempts to grab Kouta, but he kicks it away and quickly gets back up, his Orange Lockseed in hand.
Kouta: Henshin!
ORANGE!
LOCK ON!
As Kouta does his pre-transformation sequence, the Inves and the White Rider look with interest, the Inves more than the Rider as Kouta then 'slices' his Lockseed with the Cutting Knife.
SOIYA! ORANGE ARMS! HANAMICHI ON STAGE!
Once donned as Gaim, the Inves attacks again. It goes for a punch, but Gaim blocks and moves out of the way of a second attack. The Inves turns and tried to backhand him, but Gaim moves out of the way before blocking a headbutt from the Inves. The Inves pushes him back a little, but Gaim knees it, making the Inves draw back before Gaim punches it two times before slashing it, drawing sparks. Meanwhile, the White Rider observes Gaim fighting, analyzing him.
"I'm worried." Ruby said. "I have no doubt Gaim can win against that Inves. It's the White Rider I'm worried about."
"You're not the only one, sis." Yang said.
Back with Gaim, he foes for a slash to the head, but the Inves ducks and struck Gaim in the gut with its head, making Gaim stumble back.
Gaim: Why you…!
Gaim goes for another slash attack, but the Inves moves its head and knocks the Daidaimaru out of Gaim's hands. The Inves then goes for a punch to Gaim's chest. Gaim grabs it and throws the Inves back before delivering three punches of his own, making the Inves draw back as Gaim took the chance to take out the Pine Lockseed.
Gaim: I'm gonna need this one for you!
"More power will definitely increase his chances." Blake said.
"At the cost of his speed, of course." Weiss said.
PINE!
LOCK ON!
The Pine Armor Part appears above Gaim as his Orange Armor Part disappears into light particles. He then 'slices' his Lockseed.
SOIYA! PINE ARMS! FUNSAI DESTROY!
With the Pine Iron in hand, Gaim spins it around a few times before sending it at the Inves, landing a direct hit that left the Inves dazed a bit as the Pine Iron was wrapped around it. Seeing his chance, Gaim pushes down on the Cutting Knife two times before drawing his Musou Saber.
SOIYA! PINE AU LAIT!
"I could go for an Au Lait right now." Yang said.
"Me too." Weiss said.
Gaim then throws the handle of the Pine Iron away before he runs up to the Inves and gives it three consecutive slashes across the chest before it exploded. Gaim breaths in a bit of exhaustion before he hears footsteps and turns to see the White Rider behind him.
"Gaim may have won against the Inves, but he's not out of the fight just yet." Blake said.
"Time to see what this man is really made of." Weiss said.
The White Rider makes a motion with his heads as if he's saying 'Hmph' and draws his Musou Saber. Gaim shits his Musou Saber to his other hand and hold up his right in a stop gesture.
Gaim: Hey, back up! I'm just looking for someone! Why're you doing this to me!?
White Rider: Hmph!
The White then attacks, forcing Gaim to dodge. The Rider goes for another attack, but Gaim deflects it with his weapon before he uses his shoulder pad to block a shield strike from the enemy Rider. The Rider goes for a stab to the head which Gaim barely dodges as he grabs a hold of the Rider's arm, but he is then dragged to the edge of a river as the Rider pulls his arm away and goes for an over hand slash which Gaim manages to block in time.
Gaim: Just…leave me alone…
White Rider: What? Is this your best?
The White Rider then moves up, making Gaim move his hands up, leaving him wide open for the enemy Rider to slash Gaim across the chest three times.
"Kouta!" All of Team RWBY cries out in worry.
"This man is too much for him." Weiss said. "Kouta is still just a civilian while this guy is trained. He'll lose at this rate."
"Even with Gaim's extra strength, he still doesn't have the skill to go toe to toe with the White Rider." Blake said.
The scene then changes to Kaito holding a vine of Lockseeds.
Kaito: These should suffice.
"Well, at least someone's happy." Yang said in a tone that she really didn't care.
Kaito then takes out his Lock Vehicle and it unfolds itself, transforming into the Rose Attacker.
"Dammit, that's still awesome." Yang said.
Getting on, Kaito, as Baron, drives until he's surrounded in a rose and then leaves the Helheim Forest. Back with Gaim, the White Rider bashed him with his shield before slashing across the chest in a diagonal slash, another in a straight arc and a third downward slash.
"Fuck! He's getting pummeled!" Yang said.
"He won't last much longer if this continues." Blake said, worry clearly in her eyes.
"There has to be a way!" Ruby said, trying to hold onto hope.
"But what can he do? His enemy is just too strong." Weiss said.
Gaim fell to his knees in exhaustion, but managed to block another attack from the White Rider. He pushes the Rider back and makes a break for it, but stops when the enemy Rider blocks his path. Gaim stumbles back and falls on his but as the White Rider advances towards him.
White Rider: Don't run. Attack with all your might.
"It's either fight and die or run and live for Kouta now." Blake said. "Kouta needs to run, now."
"Blake's right. He can't take any more of this." Weiss said.
Gaim: Why? Why would I want to fight you?
"That and this is his first time fighting against a person instead of an Inves." Yang said. She's had plenty of experience fighting other people. She had no problem fighting others the first time around, but she knew that most people would question why they needed to fight.
White Rider: Why?
The Rider then goes to attack again, forcing Gaim to quickly dodge before blocking another attack.
White Rider: If you dare ask that to your enemy's face, you do not deserve to have joined the fight at all!
The White Rider then pushes Gaim's weapon out of the way before delivering two slashing him across the chest, making Gaim fall to the ground. Turning, Gaim sees the White Rider loading his Musou Saber.
White Rider: You don't deserve to wield that belt. I will relieve you of it.
"Shit! Run Kouta!" Yang said.
Showing no mercy, the first shot was dangerously close to hitting Gaim's belt before the rest of the shots struck Gaim across the chest, each shot drawing a cry of pain from Gaim.
"Kouta!" All the girls screamed in worry.
"Why is he doing this? Why!?" Ruby said.
"This is just…" Weiss couldn't say more.
Gaim rolls around a bit before looking back at the White Rider as his breath was filled with fear.
Gaim: N-No…
"He's afraid." Blake stated. "He can't fight like this anymore."
White Rider: It's pointless to seek meaning in battle. For you will find your rest place before your answer.
The White Rider talks as he slowly walks up to Gaim. In his fear, he let himself get slashed two times before stumbling back to a tree. He turns back and goes to step back, but his foot lands on air he sees that he on the edge of a river.
"He's cornered! Fuck!" Yang said.
White Rider: This world is filled with evil. Evil beyond purpose or reason.
The Rider then goes for the finishing blow, but Gaim blocks the attack, but shows sign of struggling.
White Rider: If you've lived this long without seeing that, your life is a waste.
"That's not true!" Ruby suddenly shouted. "No life is a waste!"
"Ruby…" Yang and the others muttered in surprise.
"Sure, the world isn't perfect, but that doesn't mean anyone who doesn't know that doesn't have a right to live!" Ruby said. "We learn as we grow which means their meaning in all life! How dare he say something like that!"
Yang couldn't help but smile at her sister, proud at how her sister was right now. The others smiled, mentally agreeing.
White Rider: Let this place be your grave!
"Kouta!" Once again, the girls, cried out in worry for the Rider.
Pushing Gaim's weapon aside, he goes once again for the finishing blow, but Gaim ducks just in time as the tree behind him was sliced clean off. But the White Rider wasn't done yet as he punches Gaim with his shield, throwing his down into the river as in a flash of yellow, Gaim had returned to his civilian form.
The girls breathe a sigh of relief, glad that Kouta was still alive, but what they saw next made their worry increase.
The White Rider looks down at Kouta who was completely drenched. Kouta quickly crawls out of the water and onto land as the image of the White Rider aiming his gun at him keeps flashing in his mind. In fear, he stumbles and crawls as he tries to get away. Back with the White Rider, he closes his Lockseed, revealing his civilian form to be Takatora.
"So it was him." Blake said. She had guessed him to be the White Rider after seeing the Melon Lockseed in his hand back in episode 2.
"I can't believe he and Micchy are related." Yang said.
"Kouta…he looks so scared." Ruby said.
"He's not like us." Weiss said. "We've trained our whole lives to be as skilled as we are now. Kouta's a white, blank slate compared to us. Another thing that he has in common with Jaune back when he was still starting out."
The scene changes to Team Baron's hangout as Kaito was shown talking to both Hase and Jounouichi.
Hase: So what's the big meeting for?
Kaito is shown messing with his playing cards before he takes out two Lockseeds, Ichigo and Matsubokkuri, and places them on the table.
Kaito: I'me giving these to you. Take them.
Hase and RWBY: Huh?
"Wait, he's giving those Lockseed to them instead of his own teammates?" Ruby said.
"What's he planning?" Blake said, narrowing her eyes at Kaito.
Jounouichi: What brought this on?
Kaito: You'll get new Lockseeds from me instead of Sid. In exchange…I want your teams as Baron's vassals.
That surprised everybody, both in the TV and the real world.
"What!?" The girls said in surprise.
Hase: You want us to work for you!?
Jounouichi: Actually, Hassy, it's not a bad idea. With Locks like these, we'll sweep the Inves Games. And with a team alliance, we'll go up in the rankings. It's better than letting Gaim wipe the floor with us.
Kaito: Then it's a deal.
"Hold on just a minute. Why in the world would Kaito form an alliance all of a sudden? It doesn't make sense." Yang said.
"Who knows? That man is just too unpredictable. Even more so than you." Weiss said.
Kaito: This is its own form of strength.
'Of course it be something about strength.' Blake thought.
The scene changes to Mai and Micchy outside of Kouta's apartment. Mai rings the doorbell and after waiting a few seconds, Kouta's sister opens the door.
Kouta's Sister: Oh, Mai.
"She's looks worried." Ruby said.
"Maybe Kouta finally got back and she saw the state he was in." Yang guessed. "I know I'd be worried if Ruby ever came home looking like she just escaped death."
"Except that's exactly what happened to Kouta." Blake said. "We may be Huntress-in-training, but even we haven't come that close to death before. Kouta's lucky enough to still be even alive right now."
Mai: Hello.
Kouta's Sister: I'm sorry for calling you here. Come in.
The two bow before they enter the apartment. Once in, Mai slowly opens the door to Kouta's room as she and Micchy see Kouta huddled up in a corner as his Sengoku Driver and Lockseeds were on his bed.
Mai: Kouta, what happened to you?
"Micchy's brother happened." Yang said.
Kouta doesn't speak for what seemed like a good minute before speaking up.
Kouta: I went to that forest again. The forest where Yuuya disappeared…And I had to fight a new, white Armored Rider.
Micchy: A white Rider?
Kouta: He was strong…terrifyingly strong…
"Indeed he was." Weiss said and she didn't say that to just anybody. To her and the girls, the White Rider was that strong in their eyes.
Kouta: I didn't stand a chance. He could have killed me.
Mai: No way…I mean, killed…
Kouta: He would have! He could have, easily.
"He's really traumatized." Yang said, feeling sorry for Kouta. A man like him should be dealing with this.
"It's natural to be traumatized after an experience like that." Blake said. "I'd be more worried if he wasn't traumatized by it."
"Kouta…" Ruby mutters in worry.
Kouta: Isn't this weird? All I did was play in the Inves Games. Even when I dueled Baron, it was still all according to the rules. But the truth is…This belt's power is way beyond that. It's not for playing a game. It's for fighting to the death, fighting for your life.
Mai: Kouta…
Kouta: I realize now…That as long as I keep wearing this belt, he'll come for me again. And next time, I won't make it out in one piece. So I…can never transform again.
Micchy: Kouta…
"Dammit, how's he supposed to come back from this?" Yang said. "He can't stay like this forever."
"Yang's right. Nothing will change if he continues like this.' Ruby said.
"It's not that easy, you two." Weiss said.
"We know that, but we just can't take seeing Kouta like this." Ruby said, her face downcast in sadness.
Mai: No problem. We'll be fine.
"Huh?" All of Team RWBY said.
Mai: You don't have to worry about us anymore.
Mia then goes and grabs Kouta's Driver and Lockseeds.
"What is she going to do? We all know she can't use the Driver. It's locked to Kouta." Yang said.
"She can't use the Driver, but she can use his Lockseeds." Blake said.
Micchy: Mai, that—
Mai: Yuuya got this to help the team. We'll keep it safe with us in the garage. Okay?
Kouta just gives Mai a nod.
"She's practically saying that she'll hold on to it until Kouta gets back up on his feet." Yang said.
"This is why I like her and why I ship her and Kouta." Ruby said.
Mai: Just rest up. And come hangout whenever you feel like it.
Kouta: Mai…I'm sorry.
"You don't have to be sorry about anything, Kouta." Ruby said.
Mai: It's fine. Don't worry about it.
"See? Even she agrees with me." Ruby said.
The scene changes to Mai and Micchy walking by some fountains.
Micchy: Mai, did you hear about Baron's alliance? If we don't have Kouta, then…
Mai: That's enough! We can't keep depending on Kouta! We've got to take care of the team ourselves!
"She's right. With the way Kouta is now, he won't be of any help to Mai and the others." Weiss said.
"Don't you think that's a bit harsh to say?" Ruby asked.
"It's not like I wanted to say it." Weiss said. "But the fact remains that Mai and the others are on their own from here on out."
"I bet Mai must feel pretty bad right now." Yang said. "I bet she's thinking that because she and the others depended on Kouta so much, he became like that."
"I was thinking the same thing." Blake said.
Micchy: But…
Mai: I know the place…where Kouta went.
Micchy: What?
Mai: That's where we got in trouble before. Kouta saved me then, too. He always does. He keeps getting himself hurt to save everybody else. So, I can't leave this belt with him anymore. Just having it will hurt him.
"Looks like I was right. She is feeling guilty." Yang said.
"But we can't deny that fact that as long Kouta has that belt, the chances of running into Takatora are high." Blake said. "And after that battle, it's better for him to stay away from him than fight."
Micchy: …What's wrong with getting hurt if it means you can save someone else?
Mai and RWBY: Huh?
Micchy: I don't think Kouta did anything wrong. If you think he did, then you don't understand what he's done for us.
Mai: Micchy…
"Whoa, where's this coming from?" Yang said.
Micchy: I know Kouta can come back from this! He hasn't done anything wrong!
"I agree with Micchy one hundred percent! Kouta did nothing wrong!" Ruby said.
"Micchy must really respect Kouta to have this much faith in him." Blake said.
"I wonder what happened between him and Kouta that made Micchy respect him so much." Ruby wondered.
"Who knows?" Weiss said.
The scene changes to nighttime at Micchy's mansion, thinking back to how traumatized Kouta was as he watches something on his phone. That something was a practice video with Mai teaching the others as he thinks back to Mai's words of taking care of the team.
Micchy: I want to change. I hate being like this.
"Nobody likes feeling useless. Nobody." Weiss said.
Micchy: But…What can I do to help?
"I tell you what you're gonna do." Yang said. "You're gonna march up to Sid and demand he give you a belt!"
To Yang and the others surprise, the next day, Micchy is shown walking into the Drupers and walks up to Sid, placing down a credit card on the table as Sid was polishing some Lockseeds.
Micchy: I need something from you.
"Okay, I did not mean that literally." Yang said.
Sid: Yes? A Lockseed?
Micchy: Yeah, and a belt to put it in.
"He's sure getting straight to the point." Weiss said.
"He must really want to help." Blake said.
Sid: There are some things money just can't buy, you know?
"Funny coming from a Dealer like you." Weiss said.
Micchy: Why not?
Sid: I only let a few specific people have a Sengoku Driver. House policy, you know? Besides, you're Takatora Kureshima's little bro, aren't you?
"He knows his brother?" Weiss said.
Micchy: You know my brother?
RBY all stifled their laughs as Weiss stared at the screen wide eyed. "…Oh god, it happened to me now."
Ruby pats Weiss' back and says, "I know how you feel."
Sid takes a moment to finish eating his snack before speaking.
Sid: His dad's a real big shot up in Yggdrasill Corp., and he's a project manager of their R&D department. If it got out that I let his little brother stick his hands into the fire, I wouldn't be able to show my face in Zawame City again.
Suddenly, Micchy gains a new look on his face as he sits down while Sid puts away his Lockseeds.
Micchy: Well, Mr. Sid. You're absolutely right. I'm a Kureshima.
"Uh, why does Micchy have that look on his face?" Ruby asked, scared a little.
Micchy: I have a very promising career laid out before me if I were to ever join Yggdrasill. I'm sure I could become even more power than my brother, Takatora.
Sid: Oi, oi…
"Is…Is he using is family name to persuade Sid into giving him a belt?" Weiss guessed.
"That's…kind of evil." Yang said.
Micchy: I completely understand you're afraid of angering my brother. But in the long term, I'm not sure it's him you should be afraid of. You'd do well…to get on my good side while you can.
"Wow…Who knew he was such a little devil?" Yang said.
'Why do I feel like this foreshadows something?' Blake thought.
(In the future)
The girls watched in horror as Ryugen shot Gaim in the back.
"Son of a bitch!"
'I hate it when I'm right!' Blake thought.
(Back to the present)
Sid slowly smiles before he slowly starts laughing out loud so hard that his face was red.
Sid: You've got the Kureshima ruthlessness all right. I like you, kid.
"Coming from someone like you, that doesn't mean much." Weiss said.
Sid then gets up and leaves, but not before saying…
Sid: Now, if you're the nice, well-mannered Kureshima son I think you are…say I happened to leave something behind. I'm sure you'd return it.
Sid then takes his leave, leaving Micchy to look at the left behind Sengoku Driver and Budou Lockseed.
Micchy: If I were the well-mannered son, I suppose.
"Well, I certainly didn't think that was he was gonna get his Driver plus Lockseed." Weiss said.
"I know. Who knew he was such a little devil?" Yang said.
"Oh, I can't wait to see his transformation!" Ruby said, excited.
The scene changes to show Team Gaim dancing on stage with the crowd cheering for them. Off to the side, Mai held Kouta's Orange Lockseed in hand.
"Looks like Mai's the one standing guard this time." Yang said.
Once the team finished dancing, the crowd cheered when a voice spoke up. Turning, everyone saw Team Invitto's Leader, Jounouichi walking through the crowd.
Jounouichi: What's that matter, Gaim? I don't see your little bodyguard anywhere.
Tense music started playing once everyone saw the A-Class Lockseed in his hand. The members of Gaim quickly went to Mai for help except Micchy who stood in place. Mai walked forward to defend her team when Micchy held up his hand to stop her.
Mai: Micchy?
Micchy: I've got this, Mai.
Mai: Huh?
"Here it comes!" Ruby said, munching on her popcorn faster.
"It's time for Micchy's debut as a Rider!" Yang said.
Micchy: Hideyasu Jounouichi, Team Invitto's leader. You're cowardly tricks are infamous.
Jounouichi: I prefer the term 'tactics' thank you very much.
"So this man has played dirty in the past." Blake said, already not liking the man.
"Oh, he is in for a big surprise." Yang said.
Micchy: Did you think you'd stomp all over us without Kouta here? Sorry to burst your bubble.
It was then that Micchy took out his Sengoku Driver, surprising everyone.
Jounouichi: Don't tell me you're…
Mai: Micchy, that's a…
Micchy: But it's not going to be that easy.
Micchy then placed the Sengoku Driver, a belt materializing around his waist as the indicator showed a green helmet followed by the sound of a Chinese flute. As the people talked, Jounouichi knew that he couldn't take this lightly and unlocked his Ichigo Lockseed. In response, Micchy unlocked his.
BUDOU!
"Budou?" The girls said in confusion.
"Uh, isn't it supposed to be grape?" Ruby asked.
"Maybe that's how they saw grape in their language?" Blake guessed.
As Micchy's Budou Armor Part descended from a Crack, another Crack formed and a Bat Inves flew out, surprising some people as they backed away while an arena formed around Micchy.
"That's a new one." Yang said as she looked at the new Bat Inves.
Micchy then begins his pre-transformation sequence which was spreading out his arms before crossing them. He then placed his Lockseed into the Driver and locked it into place.
Micchy: There will always be hardship and sorrow in life.
LOCK ON!
Micchy: But I'd rather take them upon myself than let the people I live suffer. That's why you did it…right, Kouta?
Chinese-style Erhu music started playing as somewhere in the city, Kouta was seen carrying a bag of groceries.
"Those are words I can live by." Ruby said.
"It's something others should follow as well." Weiss said.
And then, the moment everyone has been waiting for.
Micchy: Henshin!
Micchy then 'slices' his Lockseed as the bottom image depicted a handgun.
HAI! BUDOU ARMS! RYU, HOU! HA, HA, HA!
The metal grape dropped onto Micchy as inside, Micchy's head was donned in a green helmet before it was donned in studded grape-like plates. The rest of his body was garbed in green and black protective cloth. It was styled like Chinese cloth armor, complete with the decorative cloth at his waist. The metal grape then unfolded. The top and back folded onto his back, creating a pack-like armor. The sides folded outwards while resting on his shoulders like samurai armor. The front then folded in half with the top half covering his chest. Then, Budou Arm's personal weapon appeared in Micchy's right hand. It was a purple jeweled handheld gatling gun which partially looked like a bunch of grapes. This is the RyuHou.
Once the transformation was done, Mai and the others were shocked the crowd went wild and they weren't the only ones.
"Oh my god! He transformed! He transformed! He's an Armored Rider now!" Ruby squealed.
"Those really do look like Ren's." Yang said as she got a closer look on the new green Rider's clothes.
"They really do." Blake said.
"Micchy's first opponent is a flying Inves and he has a gun." Weiss said. It didn't take a genius to add the math that Micchy had this in the bag.
Random Person: Another Armored Rider!?
Somewhere with Kouta, he was just passing by some people when he stopped and saw what was on the web.
Sagara: Hello, Zawame City, and all you Beat Riders out there! Have I got major news for you! Okay! Feast your eyes on the hottest new footage!
It was then that Micchy's Rider form was shown.
Sagara: C-C-C-Can you believe it!? Team Gaim's got their hands on a second Armored Rider! Even Team Invitto's A-Class Seed couldn't save them!
The video then shows Micchy quickly finishing off the Inves with a finisher.
"What? He's using a finisher already?" Ruby said.
"This is only part of the video. I think we'll see the rest later." Blake said as she noticed that the episode was soon about to end.
Sagara: This new Rider's a gunslinger with a zing of Chinese flavor! He shoots down foes with a burst of fire, like the roaring breath of a dragon! So let's call him Armored Rider Ryugen!
"Ryugen? That's what he's called?" Weiss said.
"It kind of fits when you think about it." Blake said.
Sagara: Okay! Get pumped people!
"We're already pumped!" Yang said.
Kouta: What the…!?
But before Kouta could say more, the episode ended with the screen showing his current Lockseeds.
Narrator: Next time, on Kamen Rider Gaim!
The first scene showed Kaito dropping his cards as Team Gaim was talking with Micchy.
Kaito: They're defiantly worth our attention.
"Great, now Kaito's got his eyes on Micchy." Weiss said.
The next scene shows Kouta and Mai arriving to see Micchy facing Kaito, Jounouichi, and Hase.
Mai: Baron and his cronies have challenged Micchy!
"Shit! Three on one!" Yang said.
"That's not fair!" Ruby said.
The next scene shows Ryugen fighting as Mai was deciding whether to give Kouta's Driver back.
Kouta: This is something only I can do! That's why I was given this power! That's why I won't run from it!
The next scene shows Kouta transforming before helping Ryugen and clashing with Baron as Gaim.
"Yes! He's back up again!" Ruby cheered.
"Glad he didn't stay down in the dumps for long." Yang said.
The next scene shows Gaim 'slicing' his newly given Ichigo Lockseed and transforming to Ichigo Arms.
ICHIGO ARMS! SHUSHUTTO SPARK!
The last scene his Gaim in Ichigo Arms getting into stance with Ryugen, the two ready to fight.
Next time: Return! The Strawberry Arms of Friendship!
"Strawberry! My favorite!" Ruby cheered. "Oh, I wonder what kind of weapons Gaim will get this time. I can't wait!"
The girl then watched as the same announcement for the Gaim & Wizard movie was played before the episode finally ended.
"Man, so much stuff happened in one episode." Yang said, a bit mentally exhausted. And they still had two more episodes to go through before bed!
"So, thoughts on the episode?" Ruby asked.
"Takatora is a monster." Weiss said with complete honesty.
"I think we can all agree that he was a monster." Blake said. "The fight between him and Kouta showed just how outmatched Kouta was against him, even when he was being boosted with the Pine Arms."
"Just goes to show that absolute power does nothing against overwhelming skill." Weiss said. "Still, with Micchy now being an Armored Rider himself now, I wonder what will happen to him and his brother."
"That's only when Takatora finds out." Yang said. "I doubt this secret of Micchy's will last forever and something tells me that it won't be long until Micchy finds out his bother Armored secret."
"Well, despite all that happened, today's episode was great!" Ruby said. "I can't wait to see Micchy in action and when Kouta finally comes back from his trauma. Both of them are gonna kick Baron's armored butt! Next episode!"
"Hold on!" Weiss stopped Ruby before she could grab the remote. "We're out of popcorn."
The girls looked and saw that they were indeed out of popcorn.
"Whoa. Guess we blew through three episodes worth of popcorn during the fight between Takatora and Kouta." Yang said, making a mental note to exercise tomorrow. "Weiss, could you be a dear and get us some more popcorn?"
"Why do I have to do it?" Weiss asked.
"Because you always know when the popcorn is just right." Ruby said. "Now as your leader, go makes us some more popcorn!"
Grumbling under her breath, Weiss reluctantly did as told and went to go pop some more popcorn when she tripped on the package that held all their Kamen Rider DVDs. She quickly regained her balance and picked up to package to move it out of the way when she noticed something in the box and took it out.
'Kamen Rider Gummi?' Weiss read off before she ripped open the small package and took out a gummi shaped like Gaim's head. The color obviously telling her that it was orange flavor. 'It's just a regular, old gummi.' Weiss popped the candy into her mouth to try it…and her eyes widen.
"JUICY!"
"Whoa!" RBY all jumped in surprise when Weiss suddenly shouted at the top of her lungs and turned to see her completely drenched in…juice?
"Weiss! What happened!?" Ruby asked her partner/BFF in worry.
"Too…juicy…" Weiss said, still in shock.
All the girls were confused until they saw the gummi package in Weiss hands and took it from her, looking at it in confusion.
"Kamen Rider Gummi?" Blake said in confusion before she took out three gummies for each of them, Ruby and Yang taking one for themselves.
"It's just a regular looking gummi." Yang said before glancing at Weiss, still in shock.
The girls all looked at one another before throwing caution to the wind and ate the gummi. An explosion of flavor soon occurred.
"JUICY~!"
And done! Like what I did at the end? I jusy thought of it this morning and thought, 'why not have the girls enjoy Japanese candy?' So taking the gummi commercial I took out from the episode, I had the girls taste the gummi and voila! Hope you all liked today's reaction. Next time, Kouta finally gets back up from his trauma and obtains the Ichigo Lockseed! Not only that, but the girls will see the next, and unexpected (Seriously people, who didn't see that coming when they first watched that?), Riders. Until then, this has been Ashbel Longhart here, signing out.