Minako's POV
I sighed as I saw Vert argue with the Gold Third of Leanbox, S-Sha over the gift of 100 Credits. We were then pulled into another room by thankfully, some familiar faces. Miia, Papi, Centorea, Suu, Meroune and Rachnera awaited the two of us.
"Thank goodness you two are safe!" Miia said hugging the both of us.
"I'm just glad you all still remember us." I said panting a little bit.
"I'm actually quite surprised." Vert added. "How do you still remember us?" She questioned as Centorea gained her prideful aura.
"Nonsense! No force in the universe could make me forget about Young Master PJ or anything even remotely related to him!" Centorea said with an abundance of pride.
"Excellent. However until we are able to take back our rightful place as CPUs, we have to continue to do odd jobs from S-Sha." Vert sighed. The door then knocked. "That's her now. Let us go, Minako." She said as I nodded grabbing my Gamer Driver.
Vert's POV
Game Start!
The area in the arcade dungeon flashed a shade of gold as a black bodied Bugster with a dragonlike armor. It wielded a long samurai blade as well. "I see where this is going. We just have to beat the game." I grinned. "X-1! Let's Play! CPU Modulation!" I shouted transforming into Green Heart.
"Henshin!" Bakusou Bike! Minako shouted as she clicked her Gashat and slotted it in her Gamer Driver. Gashatto! I'm A Kamen Rider!
"So how should we go about this?" Minako asked after we took a few hits from the Bugster.
"How surprising, my younger sister! I thought you knew this game!" I said in mock shock.
"Geez. I haven't played Giri Giri Chambara yet!" I sighed. "So how should we do this, genius gamer V?" she asked as I smirked.
"I love that nickname. Anyways, we need to strike at the right moment, I recommend we get close to it so we can unleash our attack. I recommend leveling up, now." I said as she pulled the lever.
"Second gear!" Bakusou Bike! Minako formed into Venus's bike mode as I got on. Gashacon Sparrow! I split the weapon in two as I used Venus's Gashat.Kimewaza! Bakusou Critical Finish! We rode towards the Bugster as I slashed it with the Gashacon Sparrow several times as the Bugster exploded, leaving behind the black Gashat.
Game Clear!
"Let's use this." I said clicking the Gashat. Giri Giri Chambara!
Gaton!
"Third Gear!" Minako said getting ready for the new Gashat.
"Here we go!" I said putting it in and pulling the lever again.
Gachan! Level UP! A Gacha! Giri Giri Giri Giri Chambara!
A small gold robot flew from the title screen behind us and broke apart to create limbs, a groin guard and a mask for Minako as she gained a humanoid form. "Finally, I can fight normally again!" She said with glee as I tossed her the Gashacon Sparrow. We then saw Ryouma Sengoku walk up to us as we gained a defensive stance. "Ryouma." She growled as I prepared my spear. "So you really haven't died." She said as Ryouma smiled.
"Oh, Minako-kun. I've evolved past the means of a normal human. I basically cannot die." He said getting out a bulky dark green Gashat with a yellow dial on it. He twisted the dial. Perfect Puzzle! What's the Next Stage? The Gashat sounded as he was about to press the button. "Henshin!" He shouted clicking it. Dual UP! Get the Glory in the Chain! Perfect Puzzle! His base white suit with gold on the waist and chest along with green arm gloves, large green shoulders and a strange helmet almost looking like an owl. "Kamen Rider Para-DX. Level 50." He grinned. "Minako-kun's puny Level 3 barely holds a candle to me." He grinned as I stepped up.
"Then be prepared to face the full blunt of my power. PC may not have a chance to kill you off." I mocked. He shrugged and shook his head.
"I only came here to reclaim the Gashat. I want to let this play out for a while. Go ahead and keep that Gashat." He said disappearing.
The two of us were riding back as we noticed S-Sha walking toward the Golden Tower in Leanbox.
"Wonder what she's doing here." Minako said transforming back to normal. We then saw Ryouma walk up to her as we fought the urge to rush in and beat him.
"This better work Ryouma Sengoku." S-Sha said with her usual uninterested tone.
"Of course it will! You've collected one million Ran-Ran pigs, so you should be able to create a new body for you and E-Sha." He said with a sly grin.
"Fine then. I trust you to handle this." She said as the two walked in.
"Anything he's a part of means something bad's happening! I say we follow them!" Minako said as I nodded. We followed them into the tower to find a space with several green platforms.
"What in Gamindustri is this place?" I said without a second thought.
"We could be in this dungeon for ages!" Minako shouted as a large echo alerted some of the monsters in the area.
"Oh, if you wanna make it to the top, then you can just take the path to the right. After that there are some strong monsters, and a straight path. You can't miss it." We heard a similar voice say as Minako turned around.
"Oh, thanks Neptune." Minako said as she stared at the taller Neptune. "Oh! I remember you! From Zero Dimension!" Minako said as Neptune nodded.
"Yep! And if this were the actual game, Busty over here and I would've shared a bath scene!" She joked. "But the writer put it out. Boo. Either way, I kind of have to stop you guys from getting up there, so, could ya just leave? For me?" She asked as we grew confused.
"Why exactly?" I asked.
"Because, Ryouma's been getting on my pack about slacking off and it bugs the Nep outta me!" Neptune sighed as she put on her Gamer Driver. "Either way, I either had to make you leave, or defeat you both." MIghty Action X! Gekitotsu Robots! "Dai Dai Dai Henshin!" She shouted slotting both Gashats in her Gamer Driver and pulling the lever. A Gacha! Buttobasei! Totsugeki! Gekitotsu Punch! Gekitotsu Robots!
"I guess that's how it is. I refuse to hold back against you. X-1, come!" I said calling my partner. "Let's Play! CPU Modulation!" I shouted transforming into Green Heart.
"I might as well go on even grounds with you Neptune. Third Gear!" Bakusou Bike! GiriGiri Chambara! Giri Giri Giri Giri Chambara! Minako transformed into Venus Level 3. "Let the games begin." Venus said getting out her Gashacon Sparrow. We began our fight as I clearly outmatched Ex-Aid in terms of levels while Venus was on even ground even as Ex-Aid fired her rocket fist at the two of us, only for Venus to block it. She shot several arrows at Ex-Aid as she moved the black Gashat into her Gashacon Sparrow. Kimewaza! GiriGiri Critical Finish! The weapon sounded as cartoonish electricity surrounded the bow and thousands of arrows launched at Ex-Aid. Venus then kicked as a wave of power spread across attacking Ex-Aid.
"Oh, no. Alas, I am at low health. Oh no, I'm so upset." Neptune said undoing her transformation and clearly acting. And badly at that.
"You really aren't feeling it, are you?" I asked undoing my transformation.
"Nah. I wasn't really trying. I would've used Level 20 if I was trying. But oh well. I don't actually have that. I don't have multiple personality syndrome." She said shrugging. "Go on ahead." She said as the two of us went to the path she mentioned to reveal S-Sha and Ryouma.
"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" Ryouma asked with mock surprise.
"You two are nuisances. Leave here." S-Sha said as I shook my head.
"I refuse. Anything that man is a part of will end in disaster." I said pointing to Ryouma.
"Doubtful. I am using him and these Ran Pigs to help me create a second body for myself. So I can stop using E-Sha's body." She said gripping her hand. "Her body can't take this-" S-Sha said as she got interrupt by that other personality as her eyes glew green.
"N-No. S-Sha, that's not right." She said shifting back to S-Sha and activating her Gold Third abilities.
"Well this isn't exactly my business, so I'll leave you all to do this." Ryouma said disappearing.
"There's no changing her mind. We'll have to defeat her." I said summoning X-1.
"Alright then! Mac, let's teach her a lesson!" Minako said getting out her Share Module.
"Let's Play! CPU Modulation!" We shouted transforming into Green Heart and Gold Heart.
"The green wind blowing in the moonlight! CPU Green Heart!" I said posing with my spear.
"The gold wind spreading love to all around it! CPU Gold Heart!" Minako grinned holding her chain.
"Together we are Leanbox's CPUs!" We shouted together as S-Sha prepared her sword.
"Those who threaten to disturb the peace," I started.
"Shall fall victim to my whip!" Minako said rushing in as I took a minute to recooporate from what she just said.
"Part of me feels like my brother has no idea what he's getting into. Another part of me feels like he's a damn genius." I grunted prepping my spear. We fought as S-Sha tried to block my attacks with her shield, only for Minako to use her chain to throw her spear off.
"Can't exactly fight when you don't have a sword!" Minako grinned as S-Sha tried to block her kick as she failed.
"Damn, have you no honor?!" S-Sha questioned as Minako began to laugh maniacally.
"Such petty hypocrisy! You showed no honor when you wanted use those 999,999 Ran Pigs!" Minako shouted.
"Wait, 999,999?!" S-Sha shrieked as I sighed with a knowing smile.
"Looks like Neptune came through again." I grinned preparing my EXE Drive. "Engage, EXE Drive! Spiral Break!" I shouted as my spear shined green.
"EXE Drive! Charm Break!" Minako shouted as she flung her whip at her several times as she made her whipe into a blade, and slammed it to the ground.
"Damn! All this work for nothing?!" S-Sha grunted as she fell to the ground, only for the green-eyed E-Sha personality to stand back up to us and smile.
"Thank you, CPUs. S-Sha was about to do something completely horrendous." She said with a smile as we undid our transformations.
"So wait, E-Sha, what's going on with S-Sha? Does she have DID?" I asked as E-Sha shook her head no.
"Incorrect. She was caught in an accident, and she would've died, if her spirit didn't enter my body." E-Sha explained as I thought back to previous events.
"Sort of like an Eyecon houses souls." Minako said as I nodded.
S-Sha regained control as she ran away. We returned to Leanbox's Basilicom in order to figure out our next move.
Affimojas's POV
"I cannot believe you decided to waste the precious gift I had given you!" I said as the professor shrugged.
"I only needed to transform to get data. I didn't join you just so I could help you." He said as the boy in the suit crossed his arms.
"You're more useless than that hag." He grunted as I took the Gashat Gear Dual from the Professor.
"If you won't use it, then, I'll just give it to someone who will." I said as the new recruit walked in with long blue hair, a derranged smile, and a broken horn on the left side of her head. She laughed as the boy in the suit gained a horrified expression.
"It can't be!" He said as the hostage, Necrom walked beside her.
"Hello, my lab rat, did you miss me?!" She shouted as she laughed maniacally.
