Silver: *Alone in the recording studio, holding a mic in his hand, singing to lyrics on the screen* Discord! I'm howling at the moon. Sleeping in the middle of a summer afternoon. Discord! Whatever did we do, to make you take our world AWAAAAAAAAAAY?
KKD: YOWCH! *Walks in clearing his ears.* Did you have to scream that last line?
Silver: Um… what are you talking about? I just held the AAAAAAAAY part…
KKD: *Has hands to ears.* That's what I meant. You don't have to yell it.
Silver: Sorry, Sempai. Anyways… *deactivates the karaoke function on the screen* guess it's time to start an episode where Takeshi ISN'T the main focus for once! XD
KKD: Yea. As much as I'd like to show off more of him since he's the main rider, the story calls for development from the other characters, too.
Silver: Luckily, good ol' SEGA's in the B-story of this episode, and he gets to meet one of the previous SEGA riders! Awesomeness sauce!
KKD: I believe the term is "Awesome sauce", not "Awesomeness sauce."
Silver: … Screw you and your logic! Let me Engrish!
KKD: Engrish? Okay, now I know you've been watching too much JoshScorcher.
Silver: Yeah, we've seriously been making a lot of references to his "Over a Barrel" review with Bhaalspawn. I think we're up to five so far…
KKD: ...No joke about that. So anyway, we've got more to work with, so it's time to begin. Shall we?
Silver: *is counting on his hands, before realizing he's being talked to* Oh. Sorry… yeah, let's get this party started! Cue the Buffalo! *suddenly, a herd of buffalo push the Disclaimer screen into place, running over KKD by mistake*
DISCLAIMERS: No one on Team Toku Sonic owns Kamen Rider, or any of the franchises involved including Sonic the Hedgehog, Hyperdimension Neptunia, etc. They belong to their respective owners including Toei, Bandai, SEGA, Sonic Team, Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, and all the etcs you can count. The only original concepts in here are those seen in the original SEGA installments such as the concepts for a lot of these riders and their powers, along with the characters who wear the suits; they belong to KKDSilver, SilveriaMaximum, Kamen Rider ZER0, OverNerd03, and all who were able to help work on this project. Also, KKD apologizes to the Carmical family if a certain likeness is taken the wrong way.
KKD: ...Ow… *twitches in pain*
Silver: *looks to see KKD on the ground* Ooh… Sorry about that, Sempai.
KKD: ...Next time… watch where the herd's running.
Silver: Right… Anyways, let's roll the film! PRESS START!
It seemed to be a normal day for Takeshi as he was in his SEGA armor, in the midst of his usual training session with Neptune. The goddess seemed to know his every move as the two clashed sword to swords in synchronicity.
"Man, it's been a while since I've trained seriously like this…" Neptune stated, sparring fiercely but starting to run out of breath.
"Maybe you should take a break," SEGA figured, "Besides, you look like you're running out of tricks to show me."
Neptune sighed as she and SEGA both lowered their weapons, SEGA changing back into civilian form. "I guess so. It's been a while since I last trained a gaming rider…"
"Who was the rider before me, anyways?" Takeshi asked.
"You mean the one directly before you, or like last console before you?" Neptune checked, obviously not wanting to tell the whole story about her past riders.
"Well, I guess the one directly before me…"
"Um… well… that would be Tatsuya! Kamen Rider SEGA Saturn," Neptune lied.
"What? But Vert told me you had another Rider 13 years ago, and I don't think the Saturn was your console at the time; it was the Dreamcast," Takeshi pointed out.
"Yeah… well you're wearing the Dreamcast, aren't you? I mean, Luna didn't become a rider until about 4 or 5 years after the Playstation came out… Anyways, I think I might know someone who can help give you some more training," Neptune stated, eagerly wanting to change the subject.
"Ugh… fine," Takeshi groaned, seeing he wasn't gonna get anything out of her at this time.
"Now, you'd better go get Kai. I bet he'd wanna see this," Neptune smirked, "Because… we're heading straight to SEGA Headquarters!"
"NANI?!" Takeshi gawked in surprise before Neptune pushed him toward the lunch hall, where the two saw Kai and Momo sitting next to each other telling jokes next to the purple haired girl Takeshi had seen a week or so ago.
"And then I was like 'That's no Flower! That's my ride!'" Kai finished telling his joke before he and Momo burst out into laughter.
"Oh Kai, you always know how to make me laugh," Momo smiled when she caught her breath, wiping a joyous tear from her eye.
"Oi vey…" Takeshi groaned, before shouting out to Kai, "Yo, Kai! We need to get going. Neptune's waiting for us by the school."
"Momo, darling, we need to hurry! We can't be late," Takeshi also heard Kisho shout from across the room, beckoning to Momo.
"Coming!" Kai and Momo shouted respectively before Kai ran up to Takeshi, before the two walked to meet with Neptune.
"So, what's up?" Kai asked, curious as to what's going on.
Neptune got a gleam in her eye while smiling, "How do you feel about getting an inside tour of SEGA headquarters?"
"WHOA! Really?!" Kai gasped, unable to hold his excitement.
"Yeah. Now, a few rules before we get there…" Neptune started, before she felt herself and Takeshi get pulled by the arm by Kai.
"SEGA HQ, here I come!" Kai shouted.
(Cue Intro Theme: Dimension Tripper; Neptune the Animation Theme)
*As the instrumental goes on, the light shines on a young teen, Takeshi Narumi, as the camera pans to show half his face before he smiles at the camera, as the scene shifts to show him transformed as SEGA in that position, before showing Kamen Riders Nintendo, Playstation, and Xbox one by one, before the opening caption appears*
Neodimension: Kamen Rider SEGA
Imi fumei moji noraretsu (An incomprehensible code sequence)
*This moment showed Takeshi and Neptune messing around on their laptops and later games, with Takeshi's SEGADriver in the background.*
Oshiete KONPAIRA (Tell me what what it means, Compiler!)
*Luna and Noire are then seen looking over their work and reacting to something as we then see images of the multiple weapons that could be used.*
matomaranai BAINARI- TSURI- (I can't make sense of this binary tree)
*Blanc and Eiji are then seen working before gasping when some kaijn appeared.*
0 to 1 dake ja nanimo tsutaerannai yo ne… (Just 0s and 1s won't help you communicate)
*During this, Saki and Vert are seen relaxing before smiling at the camera.*
Pingurinku! tsunagaru KIMI to ATASHI-tashi ga (How nice it'd be if our hearts could connect.)
*Here, Nepgear, Uni, Ram and Rom are seen hanging out as for a brief second we see the kaijin of this story, with the leaders briefly seen, most notably Arfoire and Pirachu.*
Hitto chekku! KIMERU nara ima (And we were on the same page.)
*We turn our attention to the friends of the goddess CPUs, Histoire and more before the four Gaming Riders, Takeshi, Luna, Eiji, and Saki appear before the screen with their belt ready, and transformed with the call of henshin.*
Hapi furu pyua You're a dimenshon torippa-! (Eveything's pure. You're a Dimension tripper)
*Next, the henshin processes of Neptune-tachi and the Gaming Riders are seen.*
Jigen no tobira, kettobashi oide yo (Kick open the dimensional gates and get over here!)
*Transformations complete, we see the heroic CPUs and Gaming Riders battle it out with the corrupted CPUs and other monsters.*
KIRA KIRA no kocchi no sekai he (In this sparkling world)
*We then see the aforementioned heroes and heroines execute their finishers.*
Kizuna hyakubai no saikyou PA-TI- "KIMI MO NAKAMA DA" (We can just form the strongest party. And you'll be one of us!)
*The eight return to normal before looking up to the skies of Earth, that quickly changes to that of Gamindustri, and smiled/smirked ready for the adventures ahead. The scene then shifts to the title screen*
Level 4: A Lunar Past
Meanwhile, across town, Luna and Noire were having lunch at one of the local cafes. However, as Luna ate, her eyes seemed to be staring nowhere, as if lost in thought.
"What's up, Luna? You thinking of him?" Noire chuckled, taking a bite out of her sandwich.
"...No," Luna answered plainly, "...I was thinking back to the early days... you know... when you first found me?"
"Oh… yeah," Noire replied, "You were just a baby then. Far too young to be my knight back then, but you were still strong regardless…"
Luna nodded at that, as Noire recalled of when she first found Luna.
(Cue Flashback)
It was a dark and cold December night in the year 1994, as a younger Noire, though still looking like a teen, walked down the simple streets of Tokyo, wearing warmer pants, boots, and a heavy jacket on top her more casual clothes. She was returning to her home from work, her first console almost done and set to release when...
"WAAAA" she heard a baby crying. She then looked over to the side of the street to see the infant, a female lying in a basket covered by a black blanket that seemed to contrast her hair, gold and shining in the moonlight.
"Oh you poor thing," Noire responded, bending down to get a good look at the baby, and saw that she was not in the best of conditions due to the cold, "Who would leave such a poor innocent child out here in the cold?"
She looked around for a moment to see no one was there, and then, Noire saw a note attached to the basket, which she picked up to read.
"'To whom this May concern, Due to our inability to buy any necessities to support her, we have to give up our precious little girl. Please give her a good home and care for her as if she were your own. We will be eternally grateful if you do this. Concerned and heartbroken parents.' Oh my… I'm so sorry…"
Noire then picked up the still-crying girl from the basket, holding her in her arms as the moon continued to shine on the two of them.
"Don't worry, little one… I'll always be here to protect you… My little... Luna…" Noire comforted as the young girl clung tightly to Noire in an attempt to stay warm, making the goddess smile before she walked home, her new daughter held safely in her arms.
(End Flashback)
"It was definitely a moment I will never forget for eternity…" Noire stated, a tear flowing from her eye as she smiled at Luna.
"You okay?" Luna asked.
"Hai..." Noire nodded, wiping the tears from her eyes, "...I've just been... very blessed... having you as a daughter."
"Okaa-san…" Luna murmured, suddenly starting to tear up. However, the two suddenly heard the alert sound from Luna's PSDriver.
=ALERT! ADVANCED CORRUPTING PROCESSOR UNIT DETECTED! PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES RECOMMENDED!=
"Another CPU Kaijin!" Noire gasped, "And an advanced one?!"
"But… the last one of those that happened was…" Luna gasped, bad memories coming to her mind, before she got to her feet, "I'm going. Try to get in contact with the other goddesses. I won't make the same mistake like last time."
"Luna-chan..." Noire started before sighing, also fearful for a repeat of the last time before nodding, "...ganbare."
"I'll make sure to come back to you in one piece, Okaa-san… I promise," Luna stated, before placing her PSDriver to her waist, "Henshin!"
=GAME START!=
A little while prior, Takeshi and Kai saw themselves looking up at the big building, which stood marvelling over the tops of Tokyo, with big neon letters that spelt out SEGA.
"Wow... what a sight to behold..." Takeshi gawked.
"I can't believe it… We're actually at SEGA Headquarters?!" Kai gasped.
"Looks like you boys are excited," Neptune chuckled, "Welcome to my company, and where we will meet one of my previous knights."
"Your previous knights?" Takeshi gawked, a bit curious about the Rider before him by 13 years.
"Yep. Come on in, boys!" Neptune replied, as she used her security card to get inside the front door, before being greeted by the front desk man.
"Konichiwa, Neptune-sama," the man stated, "This must be the new SEGA."
"You betcha," Neptune confirmed, pointing to Takeshi, "Narumi Takeshi's the new SEGA, SEGA DC."
"Well, a pleasure to meet you, Narumi-san," the receptionist replied, shaking Takeshi's hand before turning to Neptune, "Neptune-sama, Fukazawa-san is waiting for you in the R&D department area. I would suggest going to see him right away."
"Splendid! I was just on my way to meet with him. Thank you, Takuya-kun," Neptune waved as she led Takeshi and Kai around the building before coming across one room in particular. There were a bunch of complex machines all over the place, and a man in an all-black business suit and blue tie stood at the controls, monitoring the readings on the machines.
"Fascinating. The Rocket module is working at 300% capacity!" the man exclaimed before adjusting his glasses.
"Yo, Tatsuya-kun! I'm back!" Neptune announced, getting the man's attention.
"Ah, Neptune-sama. Welcome back! You're just in time to help me check the new rider weapon and see if it's up to your standards, as per usual," the man, Tatsuya, replied.
"Hmmm. Let's see if it's all up to snuff," Neptune replied, checking the readings on the machine, "Everything seems to check out, though I don't know if it can be implemented into the SEGA Driver just yet. Needs more testing on the propulsion vectors as well as taking into account the armor that must be added in order to use this new module…"
"Um… excuse me," Takeshi stated, walking forward, "What's this all about?"
"Oh, this is nothing, Takeshi," Neptune assured.
"New guy?" Tatsuya whispered.
"Yep," Neptune replied, before motioning to Takeshi, "Introducing the newest SEGA rider, Narumi Takeshi!"
"Takeshi, huh? Somehow I thought he'd be a bit... bigger," Tatsuya noted.
"Hey! I'm not that short! Who do you think you are, anyways?" Takeshi retorted.
Tatsuya then let out a small grin. "Takeshi Narumi…" he stated, holding out a Driver similar to Takeshi's, only looking more like a SEGA Saturn, "I am Kamen Rider… SEGA Saturn! Tatsuya Fukazawa!"
"EH?! You're my Sempai?!"
"Indeed, young grasshopper," Tatsuya smirked, "Though, let's take this to the practice field where I can truly test your power!"
"Uh... Okay," Takeshi stuttered, getting his driver ready. However, he suddenly heard the elder rider's stomach growl, as Tatsuya suddenly fell down from hunger.
"Ugh… too hungry to fight…" Tatsuya groaned, making Neptune giggle.
"Forgot to refuel, huh, Tatsuya?" Neptune replied with a smirk.
"G-Gomen… guess I've been working in here so long that I've forgotten to eat. Here, let's go and get some lunch. My treat."
"Sure. Didn't get to finish my lunch," Kai replied.
"Who's he, Neptune?" Tatsuya asked, finally noticing Kai, causing the redheaded teen to facefault.
"The goofy one here is my best friend, Kai," Takeshi noted, sweat dropping a bit, "He's a bit random, but you get used to it…"
"I've seen a lot of random stuff during my rider tenure; I think I can handle him," Tatsuya figured.
A few minutes later, the four were sitting in the company cafeteria, eating some sushi made by the chef.
"Wow! This stuff is fantastic!" Kai stated with his mouth full.
"Best sushi I ever had, and I've had a lot," Takeshi smiled after swallowing the bite he had. He then looked over to see a picture of Tatsuya on the wall, posing with another man in similar attire. "Hey, Tatsuya, who's that?"
Tatsuya then looked over at the picture and smiled, "Oh, that's my former partner, Zeshin, AKA Kamen Rider 64. The two of us worked together a lot in order to take down CPUs in the late 90s."
"Zeshin, huh? Interesting name. What was he like?"
"He was pretty level-headed, compared to my more carefree nature. Though, after he lost his legs during his final mission, he never really was the same. Always so sullen and depressed…" Tatsuya sighed, looking down, "Wish I had been there to help him. Maybe things would have gone differently that day…"
"Oh... Sorry about that," Takeshi replied.
"Yeah… sometimes us Riders don't make it out of our scuffles in one piece. Like what happened with Shin… or Akio…"
"Akio?" Takeshi asked, making Neptune pale, "Who's that?"
"Well…" Tatsuya muttered, before looking over to Neptune, who shook her head, "He's someone that the Boss really doesn't like talking about…" he then looked over to see a picture of himself and Zeshin, both in rider form, posing next to the four goddesses, with a familiar-looking Toddler on Noire's shoulders.
"Who's the toddler Noire's got there?" Kai asked, seeing the photo.
"Oh, that was Luna back when she was little," Tatsuya noted, "Man, hard to believe this was a little over a year before she actually became a rider…"
"Seriously?!" Kai gawked.
"Yeah. She was always a very energetic kid, though that meant she would go all 'lone wolf' and try to fight CPUs all by her lonesome. Though, that all changed about 10 years ago… when she almost lost herself fighting her toughest challenge… I was working at SEGA at that point and was retired, but I still remember that…"
"What happened?" Takeshi asked.
"Well, that was around the time Koji was working for Blanc as Gamecube, and Vert had just gotten her first rider in Korey, the first Xbox… though Boss would know more details than myself."
"Well… I guess I could share it, but it's kinda personal to Luna… Anyways, it started out on a pretty much normal day…" Neptune began.
=10 YEARS EARLIER=
Luna sighed as she sat back in her chair. Despite being only 9-10 at the time, she looked as if she had the body of a 15 year old, and seemed to act like it as well. Her blond hair had neon blue highlights in it, and she wore a blue and gray shirt with a black skirt and blue slippers.
"I feel a bit silly," she muttered.
Suddenly, she heard the door open, as Noire stepped in the house, in similar attire to what she usually wears in the present day.
"Hi Mom. You okay?" Luna asked.
"Just a bit winded…" Noire panted, out of breath, "Those new versions of the MacTroopers…"
"They're called iTroopers now, Mom…"
"Right… those iTroopers make it hard to go outside nowadays," Noire sighed, sitting down next to Luna.
"Don't worry, Mom. I'll be there to help you, just like you've always been there for me," Luna assured.
Noire smiled as she looked at her daughter. "My, have you grown quite a bit. I remember when you were this little," she stated, showing how tall Luna was with her hands when she was an infant.
Luna blushed, obviously embarrassed by her size. "Don't remind me. I'm such a freak, aren't I?"
"Of course not, Luna-chan. You're beautiful. Your body just grew a bit faster than most girls your age," Noire told her.
"I look like a midget version of the teacher!" Luna complained.
"Luna, don't be like that," Noire replied, hugging her daughter, "You're perfect just the way you are…"
"I guess…" Luna sighed, as she and Noire finished hugging, "So, have the upgrades to the new Driver come in yet?"
"Indeed they have. The Version 2 PSDriver can now access new forms, compared to the version 1 which only had 2…"
"...How many forms can it access, exactly?"
"Three, currently, but it can be updated with more and more discs as they are developed."
"That's good. Don't want to end up a two-trick pony like with the original PSDriver," Luna noted, as Noire handed her the upgraded PSDriver v2. However, as the driver was placed in her hands, Luna heard the alert signal go off.
=ALERT! ADVANCED CORRUPTING PROCESSOR UNIT DETECTED! PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES RECOMMENDED!=
"Advanced CPU? Never heard it say that before," Luna gasped as Noire got nervous, "I gotta hurry."
"Oh no you don't, young lady," Noire snapped.
"Let me go! I can handle it, Mom!"
"Advanced CPUs are more dangerous, you gotta wait!"
"I managed to max out in levels with the original driver, I can handle this!"
"True you maxed out version 1, but you'll be back to level 1 with version 2, and with that, you need backup!" Noire scolded.
"No way! Korey and Koji argue all the time, they're not helpful!" Luna responded, "Besides, levels restarting?! That's crazy! I'll prove you wrong!"
With that, Luna pushed away from her mom before running out the door, Noire sighing.
"Why did the side-effects of the PSDriver make her a typical teenager so quickly?" Noire sighed, before pulling out what appeared to be an advanced model of the PS Vita before the console was conceived as she spoke into it, "Blanc, Vert, we have a situation. Get your riders ready, and make sure they don't argue this time…"
Luna finally reached the area where the Advanced CPU was attacking, which looked very similar to Kratos from God of War, except he had more golden armor, and his face looked more demonic.
"Well, you must be the CPU everyone's talking about," Luna smirked before pulling out her v2 Driver, "Time to take you down. Henshin!"
=GAME START!=
With that, Luna was covered in the PS2 armor, which looked similar to the PS4 armor in the present, only with a pink visor instead of blue.
"Hmph! A Rider? You don't intimidate me," the Kratos CPU scoffed.
"You should be! I'm Kamen Rider Playstation, and all CPUs shall fall to my blade! Beyond the Boundaries of Play… Let's fight!"
=ROUND 1, FIGHT!=
The CPU charged first, brandishing two giant golden blades compared to PlayStation's one black and blue one. However, the CPU took one swing and knocked the Rider into a wall whereas before in the version 1 armor, Luna would've remained stuck in the ground able to hold off the assault.
"Looks like you're all bark and no bite, little rider!" the CPU laughed, "Don't you know who I am?!"
"Yeah… you're the guy who's gonna get his butt whooped to Belgium!" PlayStation boasted, as she charged forward again.
"You're kidding, right?" the CPU asked, kicking PlayStation in the gut, knocking the wind out of her, "If anything, I can kick you to Poland and back! You know not who you're dealing with, little girl. I'm no mere CPU, and I'm not just the Kratos CPU, either. I am a member of the AI, and you will remember my name... Yons!"
"Ha! No way! I maxed out my Version 1 armor, and I can beat CPUs like you in a heartbeat!"
"Then how do you explain the blade in your back?" Yons asked, before suddenly warping behind Playstation and stabbing one of his blades in her back.
"Ugh! Onore… CPU-yaro..." PlayStation grunted as the original Xbox, which looked like a blockier version of Xbox One, and GameCube, who wore purple armor that was modeled after the console, arrived alongside Noire, gasping at what happened.
"LUNA!" Noire screamed, as she ran toward her.
"Oh no... Not now. Luna, don't you dare end up like Akio!" Xbox responded as he and Gamecube charged straight at the CPU, Xbox holding some sort of Assault Rifle-like weapon and GameCube equipped with dragon-like claws as the two attacked the CPU head-on.
"Luna… please… don't leave me like this…" Noire murmured, crying as she held the injured body of Luna in her arms.
Xbox and GameCube continued attacking until Xbox's green parts turned red, forcing him to back off as he screamed in pain.
"Korey!" Gamecube gasped, as he ran over to the green rider, who changed back into his civilian form as his pants stayed ablaze, Gamecube changing weapons to dual wooden hammers before shooting ice out of his hands to stop the flames.
=ICE SMASHERS! READY TO SMASH!=
"Thanks, Koji… you saved me..." Korey panted.
"This is getting boring. I'm outta here!" Yons scoffed before donning a black cloak, similar to those used by Organization XIII in Kingdom Hearts, before teleporting away.
"You coward! Come back and fight us!" Gamecube shouted, before sighing and pulling out his henshin disc, reverting to a young man with dark brown hair, green eyes, a purple t-shirt, black shoes and jeans. Korey then stood up beside him, a bit injured from the fight, his blonde hair slightly burnt by the fire, his green eyes showing his exhaustion, not to mention his green t-shirt, black jeans and sneakers were covered in ashes.
"Luna… Luna!" Noire sobbed, as the young girl slowly opened her eyes.
"O… Okaa-san?" Luna murmured, barely conscious, "I'm sorry…"
"Oh, Luna…"
"...I was… too stupid to listen to you…" Luna groaned.
"It's alright… I will always be here for you… I could never leave you… you're my daughter…"
"Okaa-san…" Luna murmured before her eyes shut again. Noire then lifted the girl up, walking toward the two men.
"We need to hurry if we're gonna save her. Follow me."
Luna slowly opened up her eyes, seeing that she was in a bed in a house somewhere. She tried to sit up, but felt the pain in her side as she lifted upward.
"Whoa there! You really shouldn't be standing. It took a lot of share energy to heal you, and you're not fully recovered yet," a male voice stated, revealing a man wearing a yellow cap with a W on it.
"Ugh… J… Justin-sempai?" Luna grunted as she was gently forced back onto the bed.
"Glad you're still with us, Luna-chan. Noire was worried sick about you…" Justin noted.
"...Wouldn't be surprised… what happened to that CPU from earlier?"
"He disappeared. He's part of the AI, an advanced squadron of CPU Kaijin who have evolved past their programming, and can create CPUs of their own," the two heard the voice of Blanc state, as she walked in the doorway, "Guess you could say they're the anti-us."
"Blanc-sama…" Luna murmured.
"You were in pretty bad shape, young one. Luckily, I was able to use a similar technique on you that I've done on Neptune in order to heal you. Though, you will be immortal until it wears off, probably a couple years or so…" Blanc joked.
"...I know you wouldn't do that. My driver made me a freak already, you don't want Okaa-san to worry even more with your magic affecting me," Luna responded.
"Just be glad you're alive. Noire may be my rival, but I still help her when she needs help. Also… we don't want a repeat of what happened to Akio…"
"Yea… that's true," Luna sighed, recalling herself firsthand Akio's sacrifice for Neptune, "I almost made the same mistake, didn't I? I need to be more careful…"
"Yea… not just for our sake," Blanc started before turning in a certain direction, "but for hers, too."
Luna looked where Blanc looked to see Noire sitting in a chair not too far from where she laid, sound asleep.
"H-How long has she…?"
"Since she got you here. She hasn't left your side…"
"... I see. I need to never make such a mistake like that again. I promise… for Mom's sake…"
=Present Day=
"I still remember that time… I was a fool back then," Luna said to herself as she rode on her motorcycle toward SEGA Headquarters, "Well, I won't make that mistake again! I've got a team by my side now, and I won't let anything happen to them or me!"
She quickly parked outside and rushed to the door, stopping on a dime so she wouldn't slam into the door.
"Luna Hashimoto of Sony Corporation. I need to see Neptune, now!" she ordered to the guy up front, before he nodded and unlocked the door, allowing Luna to run in.
"Wow… she almost died fighting that CPU?" Takeshi gawked, a bit worried.
"Yea, and it was a close one too," Tatsuya nodded.
"However, we did learn a lot due to that encounter," Neptune stated, smiling, "Luna truly understood what it took to be a leader, which impacted her interactions with Wii and 360 when Koji and Korey passed the torch. The gaming riders started to learn how to get along at that point, and became a lot more effective team."
"That's true, Boss. I may have only been watching, but it was great to see Luna grow so mature in such a short amount of time… but I'm not sure how Noire thought of it," Tatsuya chuckled.
However, just as they spoke, they suddenly heard Luna run up to them, obviously out of breath.
"Takeshi… trouble… downtown…" Luna gasped.
Takeshi looked at Luna, before realizing his alert system was going off wildly, compared to a normal alert.
=ALERT! ADVANCED CORRUPTING PROCESSOR UNIT DETECTED! PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES RECOMMENDED!=
"What the hey?! ...Never heard it say that before," Takeshi noted.
"Oh no… the A.I. are back," Neptune gasped.
"Noire's already contacted Blanc and Vert. Eiji and Saki are on their way, but I wanted to get you guys in person," Luna informed.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go kick some AI butt!" Takeshi stated.
"It won't be that easy, Takeshi," Tatsuya warned, "The AI are incredibly tough, and stronger than normal CPUs. You're gonna need all four gaming riders there… and maybe even a fifth." As he said that, a smirk came to Tatsuya's face, as he placed his SaturnDriver to his waist.
"Wait… are you seriously thinking of going out of retirement for this little battle?" Neptune asked Tatsuya.
"Hey, the Gaming Riders may need all the help they can get. We've never seen how truly strong an AI is. Plus, it'd be just like old times, right?" Tatsuya asked, winking.
"I guess so…" Neptune replied, "But I'm also coming with you guys! Kai, stay here until we get back."
"Aw man! I have to miss out on the action?!" Kai groaned.
"We do have a special playable demo of Sonic Boom to occupy your time if you want… It's in game test room B," Tatsuya noted.
"Wait, really?!" Kai gasped, before running off toward the testing room.
"You'll have to pardon him; he's a bit… game-crazy," Takeshi chuckled as he hooked up his own SEGADriver.
"Hey, I was once the same way," Tatsuya chuckled, as the two held their henshin discs, Tatsuya's being Sonic Jam, before putting them in their drivers to henshin along with Luna.
"Henshin!"
=GAME START!=
With that, Takeshi became SEGA DC once more, and for the first time in quite a while, Tatsuya became SEGA Saturn again, his armor white in coloration with blue accents, vaguely resembling Sonic but not to the extent DC was. The three riders then ran outside, the two SEGAs summoning out their bikes, each using a copy of Daytona USA for their respective consoles.
=DOWNLOADING MACHINE DAYTONA! INSERT CODE!=
The two then inputted Left-Right-Left-Right-A-B-Start to summon out two Machine Daytonas, Neptune hopping on SEGA DC's with him, as the four drove off toward the attack.
"Ah, it's been so long since I've been around here!" Yons laughed, as he swung his swords around at everything.
"Not so fast, Kaijin!" the AI heard Kamen Rider Nintendo shout, as he and Xbox ran towards the Kaijin with their sword weapons equipped.
The two Riders, inexperienced against the A.I., just started banging their swords at Yons, who was still wearing his cloak, but the cloak surprisingly acted like a shield, aiding in his defense so it was like the blows did nothing.
"You fools," Yons cackled, before swinging his swords, seemingly only with his mind, in a circle around him, knocking the two riders back.
"Dang! This bald of evil is way too tough!" Xbox gasped.
"Hmph. You'd think that, wouldn't you, rookie?" Nintendo scoffed, rushing forward.
Xbox sighed, as she got up and equipped her Guardian Gun. "You are such a Kaito…" she groaned, before looking over to see Neptune, Playstation, and the two SEGAs zoom over, coming to a drifting stop on their motorcycles, "Well, it's about time you guys got here! Thought you'd miss out on the party! And… wait, did you clone yourself, Take?"
"Nope," SEGA DC replied, "This is my predecessor, SEGA Saturn."
"Whoa! THE SEGA Saturn?!" Xbox gasped.
"That's right," SEGA Saturn confirmed.
"Oh great, as if having one SEGA back isn't bad enough, now I gotta deal with TWO of them?" Yons groaned.
"Don't forget, your fight is with ME, monster!" Nintendo shouted, clashing swords with Yons pretty easily.
"Nintendo, fall back! You don't know what he's capable of!" Playstation shouted.
"URUSEI! You don't know what you're talking about!" Nintendo snapped before getting launched back by Yons.
"Newsflash, wiseguy, I DO know what I'm talking about! I've faced him before!" Playstation retorted before sighing.
"Like I said, he is such a Kaito…" Xbox affirmed, "Anyways, come on and join in on the battle!"
"Right," Playstation replied, "Beyond the Boundaries of Play! Let's fight!"
"It's time for Game Start!" the two SEGAs shouted together.
=ROUND 1, FIGHT!=
This time when Yons charged, this time at Playstation, she was able to deflect all of his attacks, with help from both SEGAs and Neptune. The two SEGA riders then stepped back, pulling out their NiGHTS Rifles, which they shot at the AI on "low".
Xbox then came in, moving up close before shooting the Guardian Gun in Boltshot mode point blank at Yons, causing the Kaijin to get pushed back a bit.
"Onore… ONORE, KAMEN RIDERS!"
"I say it's about time we finish this the old fashioned way!" Xbox stated, smirking behind her helmet before inputting her hissatsu code and jumping in the air. Playstation and the two SEGAs then did the same, as the four riders jumped in mid-air for a second.
=FINAL LEVEL! ALL POWER MAXIMUM!=
=POWER PLAY! LEVEL UP TO MAX!=
=X-LEVELS GREEN! READY TO PUSH THE LIMIT!=
"Gaming Rider KICK~!" the Riders shouted as they aimed their drop kicks at Yons, who was struggling to stay up, before the riders made contact, causing an explosion, which left nothing of Yons except his cloak and bits of data everywhere.
"Game… over!" the four shouted, as their respective emblems appears, the SEGAs getting an S rank for once, while Nintendo's Star definitely seemed to not shine as much, as the rider lay knocked out on the ground.
"O-Onore… CPU-Yaro…" Eiji grunted, as the other riders changed out of rider form.
"Man… been a while since I got an S rank," Takeshi panted, "By the way, how do these convert to experience and power for us Riders?"
"Well, you see, Rider Experience allows us to access new weapons and forms as well as increase the power of attacks against CPU Kaijin," Tatsuya noted, "Think of it like an RPG game. When you level up, your attack power increases as well as you gain more moves. Speaking of…"
Suddenly, Takeshi realized his SEGADriver was suddenly glowing, before it flashed.
=LEVEL UP! NEW ABILITIES CAN BE ACCESSED!=
"Whoa… okay… I didn't expect that. ...I was used to Neptune tossing the discs to me, how am I supposed to know what abilities, powers, or weapons I got now?"
"Well, it's more based on power level. The more complex a disc is, the higher level you have to be to wield it. Speaking of…" Tatsuya stated, before tossing a DC Disc toward Takeshi, Chu Chu Rocket, "Neptune's been having me work on this for a while, and now that you're high enough of a level, you can use it. Anyways, we should get back to SEGA HQ. Still have more weapons and stuff to work on."
"Um… right," Takeshi replied as he and Neptune got onto his bike, while Saki hitched a ride with Tatsuya, as they along with Luna drove off, leaving Eiji behind.
"Ugh… I hate Mondays…" Eiji groaned.
Back at SEGA HQ, Takeshi, Saki, and Luna found themselves playing with Kai on the Sonic Boom demo, which felt strange due to the fact that Knuckles, whom Kai was playing as, had such an awkward model.
"I still don't get what the designers were thinking when they made his redesign," Neptune sighed as she sat next to Tatsuya.
"You know how the designers tend to be when it comes to attracting a new audience, they think it takes a new design each decade to get things down right for the current generation," Tatsuya chuckled.
"Still doesn't excuse the crappy job they did 8 years ago…" Neptune replied.
"Hey… Takeshi… I heard that Tatsuya told you about the… thing…" Luna stated, as she ran ahead of the others in the game as Amy, which was surprising especially to Takeshi as he played Sonic.
"Uh… yeah… he kinda did… was it something too personal?" Takeshi asked.
"No… honestly, I would think it'd be best for you to know. Not every rider makes it out of a battle unscathed. I mean, look at Zeshin and Korey. Both were injured in their battles. And… Akio…"
"Seriously, what's going on with that Akio guy that just mentioning his name makes almost everyone suddenly get so glum?" Takeshi asked.
"Well… remember how I almost died 10 years ago? Akio… he did die. 13 years ago. 2001, the day the Dreamcast died," Luna replied, which made Takeshi shocked before he looked over at Neptune, who looked at him with sad eyes.
"...It's true, isn't it, Neptune… I mean, Boss?" Takeshi asked.
"Yes… it is…" Neptune replied, "I'm sorry, Takeshi. I should have told you sooner. The reason why it's been 13 years was because I didn't want anyone else getting hurt by being my knight. Though… your courage that day we met… it made me realize that more people would get hurt without my knight, whether or not I'm in the console business anymore."
"Glad to see you got over those fears, Boss," Tatsuya smiled.
"It doesn't mean I no longer blame myself for Akio's death," she muttered.
"...Hey Boss? How would you like to try this demo with use when Saki's done?" Takeshi offered.
"...That'd be nice, Takeshi… and you know what… while I still expect you to call me Boss… you don't have to say it all the time," Neptune assured, bringing smiles throughout the room.
"Actually, Takeshi… Neptune can take my place now, I gotta go back home," Luna replied as she gave the controller to Neptune and left with a smile.
"Well, she seemed happy," Kai noted, "Hey, you guys got God of War on this thing?"
With that, everyone chuckled at Kai's comment while Luna left the building.
As Luna left SEGA HQ, she looked to see Noire standing there, waiting for her.
"...Hi… Okaa-san…" Luna smiled.
"...Luna-chan…" Noire smiled before hugging her daughter, "...I'm glad you're okay…"
"Hey… I didn't make the same mistakes before, right? ...I had back-up this time," Luna pointed out.
"True," Noire nodded, "And I'm proud of you, my little baby… you've grown up so fast."
Luna smiled before hugging Noire back.
"C'mon, let's go get dinner. I'll buy you your favorite," Noire grinned.
"You're the best, Okaa-san," Luna smiled, as the two walked off.
Back where Yons was defeated, the bits of data suddenly gathered back together under the cloak that remained, before Yons suddenly appeared where he had exploded, grinning.
"Hmmm. Looks like I'm much harder to kill than my creations. Mark my words, Kamen Rider Playstation… I will get you someday! And your gamer friends too! MWAHAHAHAHA!"
Neptune: Okay, min'na, looks like we have a serious problem here, so I've called in all three of you for this segment.
Noire: ...Really? ...He had to make that Wizard of Oz reference? *facepalm*
Vert: He's quite half-boiled, isn't he?
Blanc: Yes. But then again, the AI are all quite troublesome.
Neptune: Yes, the reason we're all here instead of just two of us is because this is the A.I. Edition! You have been warned.
Blanc: So… Nepstation start?
Noire: Guess so. Neptune?
Neptune: Right! Emergency Nepstation, start! *quickly shows the title screen before zooming back to the four sitting in their chairs, looking serious*
Vert: You may be wondering why we aren't cracking jokes at a time like this. That's because the AI are a group of dangerous enemies.
Blanc: As explained in the chapter, they are a squadron, or sentai, of CPUs who have evolved past their basic programming, developed their own real intelligence, and obtained the power to create their own CPUs. Makes it easier on Arfoire I suppose.
Neptune: It's rumored that the Seven Sages created them to be our opposites, Esag being my anti-CPU, and Yons being Noire's. Kinda like the Psycho Rangers or Jaden Sentai Nejiranger in a sense...
Noire: True, and speaking of Yons, he's our topic of the day. Being the Kratos CPU, he has access to any and all weapons in the God of War games. The CPUs he creates are based off PlayStation characters; the Tiny CPU from chapter 1 is an example of such a Kaijin. Not to mention the cloak, the symbol of his AI status, grants him more powers than before. But it kinda reminds me of the Organization from Kingdom Hearts.
Vert: As well, my AI opposite created the Hunter CPU last chapter, meaning they're all pretty dangerous. Also, isn't Kingdom Hearts a Playstation exclusive? That could mean Yons may produce CPUs like them as we speak!
Blanc: Correction, Kingdom Hearts originated on the PlayStation consoles. The games also expanded to my handhelds later on, meaning my AI opposite, to a lesser extent, can create them too, but again, since Nintendo didn't originate KH, his will be weaker.
Neptune: Seems like you guys have each had a Kaijin created by your doppelgangers so far, which only leaves Esag to create one. And considering the name, and which company he's a part of, you can probably guess which character he's based on, but I won't spoil anything until he comes in…
Momo: *suddenly pops up* … SPOILERS!
Hinata: Um… Momo… she just said she wasn't gonna spoil…
Vert: Um… what are you two doing here? Aren't you guys in your other story?
Hinata: Um… Momo thought she heard spoilers. Sorry to bother you all… *walks out with Momo*
Noire: ...Anyways, to close off, I actually heard Esag's CPUs are the strongest, and he's the most powerful one of all. If he announces his presence with one of his creations... well... our Riders are in for a very tough time.
Neptune: Naturally would make him the leader. So remember, folks, if you see the AI organization, don't hesitate to call us. *points to a number down on the bottom of the screen*
Blanc, Vert, and Noire: ...huh?
Blanc: You do remember this is only a fanfiction, right? They can't see the number you're pointing at.
Momo: *jumps in* Hey! Only I'm allowed to break the fourth wall!
Neptune: Newsflash, Momo. It's kinda our thing, too, in our games!
Vert: *pushes Momo out* Anyways, guess we gotta head out. But remember… if you see a CPU or AI, you know who to call…
Neptune: Teen Titans! *appears in a Robin costume, with Vert as Starfire, Noire as Raven, and Blanc as Beast Boy*
Blanc: *irked* Not what we had in mind.
Neptune: What? Were we gonna do Ghostbusters instead? *the four suddenly appear in Ghostbusters uniform with the ghost-fighting devices on their backs*
Noire: This is getting silly. Can we just end this off?
Vert: Sounds good, but we should probably tune our ecto-packs first. *turns hers on and sings to the hum* Do!
Blanc: *sings to her hum* Re!
Neptune: *turns on hers* Neptune!
Noire: *groans as she turns hers on* G'night, everybody.
Jikai, Kamen Rider SEGA!
Takeshi: How could you do this?! You're no different than those other girls, Hana!
Hana: Why does he even care? It's just a dumb Toku…
Vert: Girls, we may have a situation… this may not be just Yons.
Neptune: Th-That CPU is Esag's!
Hana: Someone help!
Takeshi: Nee-san!
Level 5: Sibling Conflict!
Game Start!
*Hinata appears and twirls around before a magical flash on the screen shows the recap of the chapter of Guardians of Eclipsia.*
Hinata: Sora-chan… Why'd you have to leave...?
*MataBrown henshins onscreen before letting loose an inferno at the screen, before Kanohi masks showing the latest chapter of Mataranger appear.*
MataBrown: Sorry to hear that, Hinata. I hope my team doesn't go through the same problem.
*Kamen Rider SEGA begins his henshin, as well see data replace the screen to show scenes from the current Kamen Rider SEGA episode*
SEGA: Yea. It seems the Gaming Riders are starting to come together as a unit, though...
*The Gaming Riders then appear alongside the Matarangers, and the Guardians looking out at Gamindustri before SEGA, Hinata and MataBrown turn and smile*
MataBrown, Hinata, and SEGA: SUPER HERO TIME! See you later!
Hinata: Yay…!
KKD: Phew! That took a while, didn't it?
Silver: Eh. It wasn't TOO long. Still, it was pretty cool to see a bit of Luna's backstory, as well as see SEGA team up with one of his predecessors, Saturn.
KKD: Yea. Not to mention, if only briefly, we saw other Gaming Riders like GameCube & Korey as Xbox (suffering Red Death, too), as well as Tatsuya mentioning Zeshin, 64.
Silver: And I also see you went with a bit of "Professor X" styled characteristic to his character, considering both were paralyzed during a mission… while Charles kinda took a dumb one with a stray bullet in X-Men First Class… though we don't know what happened to Shin...
KKD: True, in other news, we finally see how dangerous one of the AI is in action, and Yons is one of the weaker members of the group. With Esag being the strongest, imagine how much trouble our heroes will be in if they had to face him right now.
Silver: Wait… YONS is the weakest?! But he's supposed to be FAIZing Kratos, and we have Esag as *is suddenly censored out by Flutter-censors*
Momo: …SPOILERS!
KKD: That's not the point in how they work. First off, Vert's AI counterpart is the weakest since he's been around the least amount. Yons is the second weakest…
Silver: And I'm guessing Esag and Blanc's AI counterpart are the strongest since the NES and Master System surfaced around the same time...
KKD: Yea, that's about right. And for the record, their forms only dictate their powers and abilities, not the levels and strengths of those powers. Not to mention each cloak grants each AI with a different ability.
Silver: Hopefully their power is less than 1006… wait… I have this thing upside down...
KKD: Hold up. You planning to use that old meme?
Silver: Hey, I've used in the past Over 9000 times before. XD
KKD: Oh Neptune help me... Anyways, favorite part?
Silver: That emotional scene with Luna and Noire. That's deep. Also, as a note to the note I made last week, I just watched the full thing of that trailer I mentioned before, Fall of the Crystal Empire. It's pretty awesome. I also like the new armor Celestia and Luna got between the trailer and the actual thing. Anyways, your favorite part?
KKD: I think for me, it's Luna and Noire's interactions as mother and daughter; you don't see that so much in many forms of media today. Oh, and not to mention SEGA teaming up with SEGATA SANSHIRO... er, I mean Kamen Rider SEGA Saturn. Fun fact, did you know the actor for Kamen Rider Ichigo, Hiroshi Fijioka, was the mascot for the SEGA Saturn? That's why I made that slip up.
Silver: LOLz. Anyways, we should probably end things off. *turns on the Karaoke screen* Shall we play them out, Sempai?
KKD: Yep, pretty much. Until next time, I'm the Crossover King, KKD Silver.
Silver: ...And I'm the Radiant Rider, SilverariaMaximum!
KKD: Jaa ne!
Silver: Stand up the Vanguard! And…
Silver and KKD: *activates Karaoke and begins singing* Sie sind das Essen und wir sind die Jäger! *The two rock out to Attack on Titan's theme song as the screen fades to black*