Tabidate! Rowdyruff Boys Z!
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Ryouma, Haruhiko and Ryuunosuke were at the living room of Haruhiko's cabin, discussing about their next course of action.
"So… how do we go about attacking the Barbans and freeing the girls?" asked Ryuunosuke.
"Not sure, the Barban's fortress- Arakure Mutekijou is located at the very center of the lake, and with the kind of view it gets, I doubt sneaking past them is a very wise plan" said Ryouma.
"There's got to be some way…" said Haruhiko.
Just then, the boys came out of the room to see the three men discussing about their plans.
"Oh, hey, guys, I see you've woken up" said Ryuunosuke.
"We need help" said Yousuke.
"Eh?" asked Ryuunosuke.
SPD Headquarters…
"Commander Kruger, we went to the location where Abrella was supposedly located" said Ban as he came in.
"And?" asked Kruger.
"Another dead end, that Abrella is a wily little snitch" replied Ban.
"sigh, I figured as much, well, we'll just have to keep trying" said Kruger.
"Yes sir" and Ban left the room.
"Anything wrong, Kruger-kun?" asked Swan, who just came in.
"Uh… no, nothing at all" just then, the communications line that connected to Murphy rang.
"It's the boys" Kruger turned the line on.
"Brick, is this you?" asked Kruger.
"Long time no see, Kruger, by the way, we need your help" said Brick.
"What kind of help?" asked Kruger.
Later…
"There it is guys, the Arakure Mutekijou, inside we'll find the Barbans, and their leader, Captain Zahab, along with his posse of villains. By the way, Yousuke, I mean, Brick, where are those 'reinforcements' you mentioned about?" asked Ryouma.
"Don't worry, they'll be here any minute…" said Brick.
"I'm sorry, but there won't be anymore minutes for you!" everyone turned back and saw the guy who visited Butch.
"Who's this?" asked Brick.
"This is Sambash, one of Zahab's cronies, careful; he's a tough one" said Ryouma.
"Ha! Not as tough as how I'm so gonna totally trash you punks!" shouted Sambash.
"Don't be so arrogant, Brick, Boomer, Butch you ready?" asked Ryouma as he assumed a fighting pose.
"You bet we are!" said all three boys.
Ryouma and Brick did a tag team and jumped at Sambash to his sides, and then they held him in place as Boomer prepared his Laser Pool attack.
"Jaku Gyokusai!" and Boomer performed his attack as Ryouma and Brick jumped away.
"Ha!" but Sambash broke the entire Laser Pool, causing the balls to spin out of control and hit Boomer, Brick and Ryouma.
"Don't underestimate me! You've got guts, but definitely not a lot of sense!" gloated Sambash.
"I'll show you sense!" shouted Butch as he jumped up and tried to hit Sambash from above.
"Worthless!" and Sambash immediately pointed his gun and blew Butch away with a shot.
"Ugh!" grunted Butch as he recoiled from the shot.
"Hyah!" Boomer jumped up and attempted to attack from above as well, trying to catch Sambash off-guard, only to get shot off as well and rejoined Butch, who was also joined by Ryouma and Brick.
"It's no use! He's too good with that gun!" remarked Boomer.
"He's gotta have a weak-spot somewhere!" exclaimed Brick.
"Fat chance, boy! I'm too good to have a weakness!" boasted Sambash.
"Does this guy ever shut up?" whispered Boomer to Ryouma.
"Nope, even I'd think Zahab wouldn't stand having him around" replied Ryouma.
"Quiet, I'll crush you guys like cockroaches!" shouted Sambash as he went for them, but was stunned by a shot from nowhere.
"Huh?" he looked at the direction of the shot; it was Ban, wearing his DekaRed outfit.
"You think you're all high and mighty with your boy's toys, how about going against me!" Ban challenged, for he was not only the SPD Earth Squad's field leader, he was also their top gunner.
"Alright, I could use the exercise!" shouted Sambash, and both gunners started a wild firefight in the woods, Ban stayed behind a tree and jumped out to shoot every so often, while Sambash hid behind a rock and also shot back, both gunners shooting nothing but the foliage of the forest.
"Humph! You're pretty good!" remarked Sambash to Ban, "But I'm just warming up!" then he jumped out to shoot again, but was hit by a red-colored shot.
"Gaahh!" grunted Sambash as he fell on his back, "What!?"
"Hey, don't think you forgot about us!" it was Ryouma and Brick, they joined up with Ban and now Sambash had to take care of all three Reds.
"Damn you! You'll regret that shot!" shouted Sambash.
Ryouma summoned up a staff which transformed into a bazooka called the Jugekibo, while Brick summoned his SPD Battlizer, the melee expert of the team, Brick takes it like a man.
Ban jumped and shot Sambash from above while Ryouma fired off a few shots of his own to either hit or distract him.
Sambash was running out of ground rather quickly, and eventually, Brick got behind him and did his "Fire drive" attack, stunning Sambash and leaving a gash on his chest.
As Sambash struggled to his feet, the other Dekarangers- Kruger as DekaMaster, Swan as DekaSwan, and Tetsu as DekaBreak.
"Hey guys, glad you could make it" said Brick.
"You too, though I never expected to meet again in these circumstances" said Kruger.
"Hey! Don't ignore me!" cried Sambash.
"Ah, yes, I think its time for judgment!" shouted Kruger.
With those words, Kruger drew out his SPD badge and began the judgment on Sambash.
"Alright! You…" then he turned to Brick, "Uh… Brick, what's his name?" asked Kruger.
"It's Sambash" replied Brick.
"Alright!" then he turned back to Sambash, "You, Sambash, are guilty of, umm…" Kruger started to think of something, considering they only just met.
"… uh, you are guilty…" then he snapped his fingers, "You are guilty of disturbing the peace in this quiet forest!" he shouted, and everyone, including Sambash, sweat-dropped.
"Sir, does that even qualify as a serious crime?!" asked Ban.
"I… guess so" replied Kruger awkwardly.
"Enough, I'm taking you down!" shouted Sambash as he raised his gun and shot at Brick, who jumped to get the shot.
"Brick!" Kruger looked at the injured boy, "Alright then! You are accused of attacking against a young boy, and also for showing open hostility to the police!" and the judgment scanner activated.
"Wha… What is this?!" said Sambash in surprise as he was scanned by the judgment scanner reticle.
"You… Are… JUDGED!" yelled Kruger as the scanner completed, placing Sambash on GUILTY, marked by a large red X.
"I don't know what this is about, but your going down!" shouted Sambash as he aimed his gun yet again at Kruger.
"I think not! Vega Slash!" Kruger rushed in such a speed that no one saw him move until he sliced his D-Sword Vega right through Sambash, destroying him in a vaporizing explosion.
"Amazing, he defeated Sambash!" remarked Ryouma.
After a little while of settling down after all the commotion, Brick laid out his plans. The idea was to have Ryouma and the Dekarangers attack from several different points from the castle's interior, while they infiltrated the castle keep as the others draw the enemy's fire, the plan was all set.
Arakure Mutekijou…
The Girls were strapped into flat iron beds intended to hold them down; they were still unconscious due to Zahab's anesthetics and were being prepared for energy absorption.
"Alright, this is it! Time for the Daitanix to be re-empowered and take the Earth!" exclaimed Zahab triumphantly.
And the machine activated, the girls screamed in pain as they felt their energies be sucked out of their systems, "Yes, just a little more…" said Zahab deviously.
Suddenly, an explosion resounded throughout the castle.
"What was that!?" shouted Zahab.
"Sir! We've been attacked!" said Budou.
"Just perfect, where is Gregory?" asked Zahab.
"I don't know" replied Budou.
"Well, don't just stand there, find out who's attacking us!"
"Yes sir!"
Outside…
"Looks like we're gonna be busy for a while…" remarked Ban, looking around at all the Yartots scattered about him.
"This shouldn't be too difficult…" remarked Ryouma.
"On the contrary, GingaRed, it's the hardest thing you'll ever face here!" it was Budou.
"Budou! I see you've been unfortunately well" said Ryouma.
"Don't mock me, GingaRed, I'm more interested in your new friends over there" said Budou, pointing over towards the Dekarangers.
(A/N: By the way, Budou was the one who visited Boomer back in the second chapter)
"Well, you'll be surprised to know that Sambash met quite the dramatic end with them" said Ryouma.
"Sambash, beaten? My, my, my, they really must be powerful to be able to do so" remarked Budou.
"Alright, less talk, more fight!" shouted Ban as he rushed into the fray, combining martial arts with his gunplay.
Elsewhere…
"You sure the Dekarangers and Ryouma will be able to handle those guys?" asked Boomer.
"Hey, they're Japan's greatest heroes, they'll be able to handle it" replied Brick coolly.
"So now we just slip in, save the girls and go home, right?" asked Butch.
"Yup, pretty much that's the plan" replied Brick.
Hold on, Blossom, I'm coming to save you thought Brick.
Inside…
"Whoever's causing trouble out there picked a really bad time to attack, but it's no serious matter, once the Daitanix is all powered up, I'll be able to take on all of those fools!" said Zahab as he watched the girls squirm from his machine.
"Ugh!" in an instant, Zahab was struck by a shot which sent him careening for his own machine and stop the process, "Who did that!?" he bellowed.
Afterwards, Boomer and Butch, holding their weapons in a laser rifle mode, came in.
"Who are you?!" asked Zahab.
"No one in particular, we just came to get our girls back" replied Boomer.
"And no old-school wimp of a pirate captain is gonna stop us!" said Butch.
"OLD-SCHOOL WIMP!?! NO ONE CALLS ME A WIMP, AND OLD-SCHOOL AT THAT!" boomed Zahab.
"Keep trying, you old-school wimp!" shouted Butch again.
Outside…
Ban and Ryouma were fighting Budou while Tetsu, Swan and Kruger were busy with the Yartots.
"Ha! These losers are no better than the Anaroids!" remarked Tetsu, as he kicked one in the chin, then did a sort of megapunch into another one's gut, hitting in a form of domino style all the others behind the first one.
Swan moved from one position into another punching each Yartot's stomach, then she jumped and kicked two of them in the face with her heel, then hopped up, her feet clinging onto the neck of another, and started a dance of fists turning around dizzyingly.
Kruger was slicing up Yartots like there was no tomorrow, slicing horizontally and vertically as they came from his sides and front, then finished them all up in a shockwave slash that sent all of them reeling down.
Meanwhile, Ban and Ryouma were dueling against Budou, the latter proving to be more than a match for Ban's guns and Ryouma's sword.
"Argh! This guy is impossible!" remarked Ban.
"He's Budou, he's the best swordsman in the Barban ranks!" said Ryouma.
"Best swordsman, huh? I'd like to compare!" Kruger was practically asking for a challenge from Budou.
"You think you have what it takes to challenge me? How absurd!" said Budou.
"Don't get too over-confident, Budou, you haven't faced anyone like me before" said Kruger, "Guys, you go help the boys, I'll handle mister salty-pants here." Said Kruger mockingly towards Budou.
"Alright, Boss, let's go Ryouma" said Ban.
"Right" and Ryouma followed suit.
"Alright, looks like it's just you and me now…" remarked Kruger.
Inside…
Brick joined in and along with Butch and Boomer continued fighting against Zahab, Butch may have been right about him being old-school, but definitely not a wimp.
"What do you think of me now!?" bellowed Zahab as he looked down on the boys who were floored.
"I think you're just a plain, flat-out bully! That's what you are!" it was Ryouma.
"Ryouma! You've made it!" exclaimed Brick in relief.
"GingaRed! At long last you're here! This is most fortunate, for I will finally exact vengeance for your ancestor's actions and revive the Daitanix as the last thing you'll ever know in this life!" shouted Zahab.
Suddenly, the castle started shaking, and then it stopped, only to be followed by the sound of a loud, intense roar.
"What was that?" said Brick.
"Mwahahahahaha! It is the Daitanix, though you have stopped the energy transfer process, it has acquired enough in order to finally be re-awakened!" gloated Zahab.
"Dammit, what do we do?" asked Butch.
"You'll have to destroy the Daitanix, there's other way!" said Ryouma.
"How?" asked Brick.
"Find the screw that keeps the Arakure Mutekijou attached to the Daitanix, you'll be able to slip inside and find the creature's heart core, and the only way to destroy this creature is by destroying its heart, there's no other way, can you handle it?" asked Ryouma.
"No problemo!" said Brick and motioned for the others to head off with him.
"Oh, no you don't!" and Zahab took after the boys, but was blocked by Ryouma and Ban.
"Hey, if you wanna get the boys, you gotta get through us first!" shouted Ban, and while the two red task force warriors took on Zahab, the boys went and saved their respective "girlfriends."
Outside…
Haruhiko fell to his knees as he saw the sight unfold on the lake, "No… The Daitanix is… alive!" and his eyes showed a deep fear.
"I know you can do this, boys, I have faith in you!" thought Ryuunosuke determinedly.
"Hmm… this might prove to be a challenge." And even Demon Prince himself came to oversee the boys' progress.
Back inside…
Kruger had crippled Budou, proving once more that he, DekaMaster, was the master. (Pun completely intended)
"You are strong, heh, it's what I would expect from a swordsman better than me…" complemented Budou.
"And you aren't such a bad fighter yourself, Budou…" remarked Kruger.
"Then finish me, you know it is in your nature, as a warrior…" said Budou.
"I will not destroy for that reason, but for what you had done, JUDGMENT!"Kruger then pulled out his judgment scanner and checked Budou, "GUILTY!" and Kruger performed his Vega Slash, finishing off Bubou, but before his opponent could "depart" Budou gave Kruger his last regards before going up in fire and smoke.
The boys also arrived as well, carrying the girls in their arms, and from the look on their faces, they seemed determined to protect them. (A/N: Ain't that cute?)
"Hey guys, what's up?" asked Kruger.
"Kruger, can you get the girls out of here? We're gonna try and destroy this monstrosity!" said Brick.
"All right Brick, we'll keep them safe for you" said Kruger.
"Thanks"
Back with the other Reds…
Ryouma was blasted by Zahab and sent flying somewhere.
Ban was shooting at Zahab like crazy, but Zahab threw off all his shots like baseballs.
"What the-!", "Chew on this!" Zahab dashed and sliced at Ban with his sword, and Ban was sent flying next to Ryouma.
"Damn! This isn't working! We need another strategy!" said Ryouma.
"How about a double team? I know it isn't original, but it's the best shot we have."
"Alright, let's do this!" and Ryouma and Ban stood together.
"Hahahahaha! Come ya Red sissies! I'll squash you all to next century!" gloated Zahab.
"Alright, Zahab, you asked for it!" said Ryouma, and he dashed for Zahab.
Zahab raised and struck, but Ryouma dodged and managed to get behind him, unfortunately, Zahab managed to turn before Ryouma could strike, "Did you think I'd fall for that trick?" asked Zahab boastfully.
"Actually, yes, now Ban!" called Ryouma, Zahab was confused, but was not when Ban shot him while Zahab's back was turned, then Ryouma lodged his Seijuuken into Zahab.
(A/N: Seijuuken- Translation: Star Beast sword)
As Zahab stood dying with the Seijuuken pierced through his body, he uttered his last words to Ryouma, "Damn you! Damn you and all your ancestors!!" then Zahab perished in a dramatic boom as Ryouma dislodged his blade from his body to finish the alien pirate once and for all…
Elsewhere…
The boys arrived in a chamber housing a massive chute that looked like a giant corkscrew.
"I guess this is it" said Brick.
"I suppose so" said Boomer.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" said Butch, the others nodded and slid down into the Daitanix's body.
Outside…
Ryouma and the Dekarangers managed to get back to the shore with the unconscious girls; there they joined with Ryuunosuke and Haruhiko who were waiting for them, still watching the encroaching Daitanix wade through the lake to the mainland.
Inside…
Brick and the boys finally arrived at the center of the creature, the heart core, once they destroy this, the Daitanix will be finished.
"Alright guys, all we gotta do is… what the!?" Boomer managed to block an attack meant for Brick from elsewhere.
There stood the final member of the Barbans, and the one who visited Brick.
"Who are you?" asked Brick.
"I am Gregory, Prince of the Barbans, and I have been waiting for you, you Rowdyruff Boys Z shall never stop the Daitanix, even if all of my comrades have fallen, I will never surrender!" exclaimed Gregory.
"Fine, if it's a fight you want, you got it!" and the boys drew out their weapons, with Brick using Murphy as the Battlizer.
Boomer and Butch jumped up and tried to hit Gregory with their weapons, but Gregory easily deflected all of them, sending them flying backwards, Brick went up next and sword-fought with Gregory for a while, but not even the Battlizer could keep Brick up for long, as he was easily struck down.
Boomer and Butch then activated their Laser gun modes of their weapons, but Gregory grabbed Brick and used him as a shield to defend himself, then he threw Brick at them, knocking Boomer but Butch managed to dodge and dashed for Gregory. They deadlocked, but Gregory kicked Butch in the chin, and then again into his gut, sending the green ruff careening to the ground next to the others.
Brick straightened himself and again fought with Gregory, this time using the Battlizer's Fire Drive Attack, Brick ignited his sword and slashed at Gregory, but the latter dodged it with ease, counterattacking Brick and disabling Murphy.
Murphy was thrown and fell into a hole and ejected out of the Daitanix. (Through the only place on the body other than the mouth, ears and nose, it ain't pretty, but it would do)
Brick and the boys looked at their opponent, who would have guessed this guy could fight like the dickens?
Gregory once again took position in front of the heart core, "I'm better than you, so why don't you just give up, and I'll dispose of you mercifully quick" said Gregory menacingly.
"No way, we've come too far to stop now, this monster's going down, and if it takes getting rid of you to do it, then fine by us" said Brick charismatically.
"I second that motion" said Boomer, as he stood near Brick.
"Me too!" said Butch, also taking position beside their leader.
"Fine, give it your best shot!" said Gregory.
"Gladly" said Brick, suddenly, all of the boys lit up with the golden aura.
"What the-? It can't be!? The Lights of Ginga!" and Gregory was slightly taken aback, then the boys warped into an alternate dimension which looked like they were standing in the cosmos of space.
Boomer cupped his hands, and so did Butch, while Brick held his right hand to his heart. Then Boomer and Butch aimed their hands at Brick, a stream of their energies flowing into the Red Ruff, after allowing some time to focus, Brick began to burn with a bright red aura, and Boomer and Butch also glowed their respective colors as well, then Brick's red aura turned into a white one and soon, Brick himself transformed- every shade of red on his clothes turned black, his skin turned as pale as the moon, his cap disappeared and his hair turned jet-black.
"I am now… Rowdyruff… BIARCE!" exclaimed the newly formed Ruff.
(A/N: Biarce- pronounced "Bee-yar-say)
Outside…
Jinno, aka Demon Prince, looked and saw that his bracelet started to resonate, "Hehe, so… they finally summoned Biarce, took them a while, though…"
Meanwhile, the newly formed Biarce stood poised with his hand raised to his sides, while Butch and Boomer stood with their hands to their hearts, meditating to feed Biarce their energies.
"Wha-What is this power!?!" and for the first time, Gregory showed signs of fear.
Biarce extended his left hand with his right hand drawn back, then he pulled both together as a type of blade appeared in a flash of light in his hands, called by saying "Rowdyblade" in a young sounding but solemn voice.
"Meet your end, Rowdy Crusher Wave!" Biarce then spun around, the back of his left foot extending towards Gregory, then he turned and faced the Pirate Prince, stepping forward with his right foot, and finally, slashing the air and unleashed a mighty ripple of slashing waves all aimed for Gregory.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" and Gregory blew up in an explosion, along with the Daitanix heart core…
Outside…
Everyone, except the still unconscious girls, watched as the Daitanix roared in agony as its entire body went up in a fiery climax.
"No!" Ryuunosuke said quietly, the boys were still inside.
One week later…
Ryuunosuke watched the news, Fuzzy Lumpkins was causing trouble again in Tokyo, but was fortunately stopped by the Powerpuff Girls Z, he immediately turned it off though, since watching the girls only broke his heart now that he lost his best friends and his young apprentice, Ryuunosuke sighed as he closed the shop for today.
That night, Ryuunosuke tried to sleep, but had problems doing so, so he went and used some sleeping pills to try and calm himself, and returned to bed, what surprised him though, was a visit from the Lights of Ginga.
Ryuunosuke looked at the floating golden orb of light, astonished, suddenly, it spoke to him, "The future… is certain" and suddenly, it gave Ryuunosuke a vision of the future, which showed what appeared to be… Brick? And the other boys fighting a giant robot. "You're silly toys can't match up to us, Abrella, cause we'll definitely smash you to kingdom come!" said Brick, "You boys won't be able to stand against me! I'm the greatest weapons dealer in the universe, anything I have can and shall destroy you!" shouted Abrella, "Take a wild shot!" shouted Brick, and the vision ceased, Ryuunosuke returned to consciousness to find that the Lights had gone.
But he smiled at what lay in store for him, looks like he won't be too short of another exciting adventure…
END
A/N: I finally have the first part of my trilogy finished, yes, you heard me, a trilogy, and certain parts of this story were altered for convenience, for instance, those of you who read this story when it began will notice I changed the scene where Boomer and Miyako first met, due to certain CIRCUMSTANCES beyond my control.