Chapter 19: Clarkson's Finale
The following day...
*M3 is walking into the break room, yawning to speed up his sleepiness still showing on his face. He ends up walking over the spilled mess of noodles and falls to the ground face first.*
*Picking himself up slowly, he spots the spill and makes sure to clean it up before doing anything else.*
*Once that was done, M3 fills the water pot and puts it over the heater part as he gets a bowl out to start making his breakfast.*
*As he waited, Ice walked in and got out stuff he was going to use for whatever he was going to have for breakfast. It was also clear that still need more time to be fully awake.*
M3: *A bit drowsy* "Morning...How'd you sleep?"
IceBite: *shrugs* "Alright, I guess…"
M3: *Yawns* "Sorta did the same...I felt there was something off since last night."
IceBite: "What?"
M3: "It's probably nothing. I...just felt...the vibe in the Studio is off. Somebody must have gotten emotional about something…"
IceBite: "... … ...Hmmm...Well...I was talking with Gene yesterday-we were in the kitchen at the same time trying to get something to eat-and we talked about some stuff...something seemed to get him upset, and he ran off…" *shrugs*
M3: "Then what did you talk about that got him upset?"
IceBite: "Just...stuff about his previous job…along with the fact that a 'Rootmars' attacked the studio some time ago, and it's gone now..."
M3: "Pretty sure from I recall from memory is that GotM Connor helped out in that...And Magma Bot was disguised as me during that time...So, the two of them did that."
*The water pot is done heating up and M3 pours some hot water into his bowled meal and breaks out a spoon to stir it.*
M3: *Continuing with, "So any word on what his last boss was like, such as their name or appearance?"*
IceBite: "I'm… … ...not up to talking about that, at the moment…"
M3: "Just thought I ask. Oh, and feel free to do what you want for whatever you want to eat. I'll sit over there if you need me." *Points towards the chair and table he was heading to.*
*The two staff members ate their breakfast in peace as Gespenst enters the room first, followed by Alma.*
M3: *Looks towards them, pleasantly saying, "Good morning, you two."*
Alma: *somewhat-neutral tone* "Greetings…"
Gespenst: *Looks around a bit cautiously before getting closer to Alma.*
M3: *Referring to the Boo* "Is there something troubling your little buddy?"
Alma: "In a word: Gene...in more than a word: something happened between Gene and Gespenst that resulted in Gene smacking Gespenst..."
M3: "Huh...I don't peg Gene as a physical confrontational kind of guy...Given that he's more verbal. But did he say anything about why he did it?"
Alma: *crosses arms* "He claims that Gespenst was poking him repeatedly without reason, but I have little reason to believe that...especially when Gespenst claimed Gene poked first AND that he thought it was a game…"
M3: *Turns to Gespenst* "I'm asking just in case, but are you sure about that, little guy?"
Gespenst: *Nods*
M3: "You really sure?"
Gespenst: *Nods multiple times.*
M3: *Turns back to Alma* "Hmm...I believe Gespenst is being truthful, so I'll look into this and see if we can get things resolved. You okay with that, Alma?"
Alma: "Very well… … ...there IS one more thing…"
M3: "And that is?"
Alma: "When confronting him, I visibly brandished the Mega Ulordr: you know, the thing that lets me become Kamen Rider Necrom, the Rider Identity I used the finisher of on Gene when we first met? I even held the Necrom Eyecon as though I was ready to transform any second...You'd expect him to have been at least nervous, at most terrified, right?"
M3: "...So I take it that he wasn't scared of seeing you with it? That's...odd."
Alma: "Agreed...I also called him 'Small-Fry'...no reaction whatsoever…"
M3: *Sighs* "...Okay, I see your point. I'll talk to him about that as well."
Amaris: *peeks into the room, sighs with relief, then enters…*
M3: *Looking to the new person in the room* "Good morning, Amaris."
Amaris: "Morning…"
M3: "Don't mind us, we're just talking about Gene…"*Pauses* "...If you want anything, just feel free to make it or get it."
Amaris: "Alright...just a note, I think Gene's trying to get back for the 'Balefire' incident by annoying the heck out of me…He kept talking to me yesterday and WOULD! NOT! STOP! Not even when I made it clear I didn't want to listen to it..."
M3: "...Wait, he was actually talking your ear off? I can barely get the guy to talk to me with how quiet he can be."
Amaris: "He just WOULDN'T stop talking about himself...I mean...I barely know what Japanese IS, and he kept talking about how he can speak it and other stuff…"
IceBite: "... … ...You DO realize Kamen Rider usually is in Japanese-and why am I pointing THAT out? We have bigger issues!"
M3: *Getting very suspicious*"Yeah...The fact he even said something about himself with the way he did...That's not something he would normally do..."
*While their conversation went on, the Irish Wastelander entered the room, heading straight to the fridge. She didn't find anything worthwhile and closed the fridge door and turned to see everyone else still talking.*
Cait: *Interrupting with, "Hey, whoever's in charge of making breakfast, you better get started soon before everyone else in the studio is up."*
M3: "Cait, now's not the time for that…"
Cait: *A tad bit annoyed* "You're just saying that because your dumb little conversation is SO important compared to what I brought up…"
Alma: "For your information, we actually happen to BE talking about something important...so quiet!"
Cait: "Then what are you guys talking about that's so important?"
M3: "Since you want to know...We're talking about Gene. From what we know so far, he seems to be acting very different for whatever reason."
Cait: "Figures you guys would be talking about that shrimp...You should have seen him yesterday…" *Trails off as she gets a glass of water.*
M3: "Let me guess, you saw him doing something odd?"
Cait: "Depends. I saw him leave the Studio late in the day with this look on his face. Looked like he was just done with everything or something...Not to mention he had those two clowns following him."
IceBite: "Who?"
Cait: "Those two tin cans that look like you and Triple M. They were quiet as well when they passed by me."
M3: *Acting skeptical* "And why should we believe that, Cait?"
Cait: *Getting a bit irritated* "Because just like that, the small guy tattles on me to you...I'm just returning the favor."
IceBite: "What're you talking about?"
M3: *Brushing it off with, "That's a different matter altogether Ice…"* *Focuses back to Cait* "And as for you, I hope what you're saying is true."
Cait: *In a honest tone* "It is, Triple M. I saw him like I said...I seen people acting the way he did when they heard the news about someone passing away all of a sudden."
Alma: "So, he just learned someone died, you think?"
Cait: "It's either that or something else that really got to him...Like I said, I've seen that look firsthand plenty of times."
M3: *Sighs* "... ...If that's the case, it's more proof that something is going on with him."
IceBite: *sighs* "Guess I better come clean with the secret Gene confided in me with then… … …" *Explains what Gene (and 'Gene') had told him*
M3: *Is connecting the dots as he asks, "Then what did you tell him that made him act as Cait describes?"*
IceBite: "I...mentioned that Rootmars died during the fight between him, your doppelganger, and the first 'Connor' to come here…"
*Everyone just like M3 finishes connecting the dots, but he makes sure to specially clarify one thing.*
M3: *With a big hint of worry in his tone* "Did you tell him 'specifically' at the time it was 'Triple M', or 'Magma Bot' that had helped 'that' Connor?
IceBite: "I don't recall, I don't always remember EVERY conversation I have…"
M3: "Well...Now we really need to find him at this point and get to the bottom of what going with him." *To Ice and Alma* "I'm going to need you two to help me locate Gene, okay?"
IceBite: "Alright…"
Alma: *shrugs*
M3: *To everyone else in general* "And you guys need to go back to your rooms as we get this handled." *Looks at Gespenst* "...Especially you, little guy.*
*With that, the group in the break room splits up, with M3, Ice, and Alma heading for the front of the studio. Everyone else but Gespenst heads back to their rooms, as the little ghost turns invisible and follows the trio anyway.*
Meanwhile, out in the wilderness near the Studio...
*The red-eyed man opened his eyes to see the morning light of the sun going into the sky.*
*He looks around to find the hoverbike was still near him. After getting it started again, the green-skinned man drove back onto the road.*
*Still driving down the asphalt line, the man gets to thinking about what happened to him before this point.*
*But just before he zones out into deep thought, he sees the Studio in the distance.*
*This brings him back to the moment as he makes sure to keep a steady pace down the road.*
*As that went on, not that far away from the Studio grounds…*
*The area around the large UFO was filled with stuff as Magma Bot and Ice Bot started talking again.*
Magma Bot: *In a fearful tone* "Voxl...I got done with my task…"
Ice Bot: *In a pure robotic tone* "Unit has completed its task as well. Any new order to command, Voxl?"
*Voxl emerges from the UFO via the entrance on the front of the spacecraft inside a tall metallic white machine. It sports a glass dome that protected Voxl, along with two long thin curving arms with energy emitters on the ends.*
Voxl: "Prepare the army for offensive measures. Once they are ready, we strike immediately."
*The two bots accept the command and move to do as instructed. Voxl, in the meantime, looks towards the Studio silently.*
Voxl: *In his mind* "This insignificant dwelling will be erased from the world forever...Then...I will show that fool who is a waste of genetic material..."
Back inside the Studio...
*M3, Ice, and Alma reach the front foyer of the studio, heading straight for the door.*
M3: "Okay...Once we're outside, we are going to split up and search the surrounding area inside the studio grounds."
M3: *Continues with, "Now, I'm going to be searching in front…" as he gets his hand on the door knob. He then tries to say, "You two are going to search the backside of the studio... … …-" as he opened the door and saw what was outside.*
*Ice and Alma also saw what was outside and immediately understood why M3 became silent.*
IceBite and Alma: "... … ...Sunovabitch…"
*Gespenst also reappeared above the trio to see it as well. The little ghost immediately froze in fear.*
*What they were looking at was an army at their front door...And not just a normal army. No, it was an entire force made up of robots, robots that looked like other residents inside the studio.*
*There was also Magma Bot and Ice Bot standing in front of the robotic army. Magma Bot clearly could be seen not wanting to be there at all, while Ice Bot looked like he was just standing there like the other robots waiting for a command.*
*And of course, in the front of those two was 'Gene'...inside that machine. The unnerving stare he was giving to the people looking at him told them all they needed to know.*
*The green-skinned, blue-eyed man inside the machine was not Gene…*
Voxl: *Loudly* "Clone Bots...I order you to erase everyone and everything inside this building...NOW!"
IceBite: "Ah hell… … ...we need to get everyone ready!"
Gespenst: *Cries out in fear, getting the trio's attention right away.*
Alma: "Gespenst! What're you doing out here?!" *reaches up to grab him*
M3: *Quickly tries to say, "Uh...Guys...I think we should retreat…"*
*The Clone Bots suddenly charge towards the door, which M3 slams shut and locks it before the trio bolt to warn the other residents about the attack.*
*The door can be heard getting slammed against repeatedly till it breaks apart. The first Clone Bot to enter is the one that looks like GotM Connor.
GotM Connor Bot: *To the others behind it* "Spread out and attack anyone you come across. Now move!"
*More bots enter and spread out into the Studio.*
*The trio make their way to the Residential Area and quickly warn everyone that the studio is under attack.*
*With everyone up and aware, the next course of action was to find a place to defend against the onslaught of bots...With the location ending up being the camera room.*
*The group of residents and staff immediately made their way to the camera room and enter…*
*Only to find that the camera room...looked a bit different.*
*The Prinny walks out of the storage room, carrying a few chairs and places them down in the middle of the room next to other chairs already lined up into multiple rows. These chairs, in turn, face a large stage with curtains, backboards, and other theatre stuff up in the rafters.*
Prinny: *Looks at the crowd casually.* "Howdy Doods. I'm working on making a stage at the moment. So unless you want to help out, I need to get back to work."
M3: "Uh...You do know the studio is being attacked at the moment, right?"
Prinny: *Shurgs* "Still going to get back to work, Dood."
*Just as that conversation stopped, the army of Clone Bots found their way into the camera room and surrounded the group.*
*Voxl then entered the room as well, noticing the stage first before acknowledging the group.*
Voxl: *Smug* "I'm sure everyone here want to know who I actually am...Am I right?"
IceBite: "You pretty much showed you're not Gene, and you already stated your intent to kill everyone here…" *looks at Alma, then back at Voxl* "Despite the...impossibility of your task, I personally already have everything I need to know to take you down…" *puts on DecaDriver, and activates it*
DecaDriver: "KAMEN RIDE: DECADE!"
*Voxl manically laughs in response after hearing that and just smugly grins.*
Kamen Rider Decade: "What's with you?"
Voxl: "Oh it's nothing...You're just a idiot."
*Voxl then brings up the circular device he stole from Gene and activates it. Suddenly, his entire machine gets coated in the strange purple energy, just like what happened when Gene used it.*
*After that, Voxl then grabs another device, a triangular object with a circular emitter in the center. He activates that device and it generates a large blue field of energy that sweeps across the entire room.*
*Upon coming in contact with the wave, Decade immediately turns back into Ice, unable to fight at the moment.*
IceBite: *horrified* "Wait..what-"
Voxl: *Manically laughs again* "And that's why you're a idiot. I have the means to stop you and everyone else in this room from turning into Kamen Riders…"
IceBite: "But I-I...Shit…" *shivers in fear*
Alma: *looks at IceBite shocked...before swiftly turning to Voxl, enraged*
Voxl: *Pulls up the two devices again* "Don't even think of trying to attack me...My Clone Bots will stop you dead in your tracks. Not to mention I still have these…"
M3: "So...What's going to happen next, then?"
Voxl: "Simple, all of you are going to fight the Clone Bot that matches you. If you win...You'll live for a bit longer. If not...You know what means. That's what I, Voxl, will simply ask of you. *Cackles madly* Of course, there's always the option to surrender now. I...promise your deaths will be swiftly...painless."
Alma: "There's no way in hell we're surrendering to the likes of you..." *looks towards Voxl's army* "You and your army of clones are nothing but a bunch of monsters...and do you know what I do?"
Voxl: "And what is that my dear?"
Alma: "...I slay monsters!" *draws her Axe, swings it to done side, then the other, then over her head...before slamming it into the ground, opening a fissure in the ground, from which spikes shot out, towards her Robot Counterpart, which was caught in the attack; surrounding Bots were scattered by the attack...but Alma's robot clone was torn apart by the attack; soon, the spikes retracted and the fissure closed* "... … ...Is it wrong that I found that highly cathartic?"
GotM Connor: *In response* "I get the feeling you shouldn't have done that...Alma."
Alma: *closes her eyes and lowers her head* "Seeing my memories or not, I have a feeling you've never seen me go all-out…"
Voxl: *In a threatening tone* "Since you wish to go all-out, Alma...Let me give another demonstration."
*Voxl uses the controls inside his machine to bring up both of the arms. They launch out several blue rings that immediately home in on Alma and shrink to trap her and pin her to the floor.*
Voxl: "And wait, there's still more…"
*Another button gets pressed as the rings start emitting painful electrical energy into Alma. The madman then turns up the strength of the electrical energy.*
Alma: *glares at Voxl, not at all screaming* "...Are you...done yet? This is...getting...annoying..."
Voxl: *Smugly grins* "No...I'm not done."
*He cranks up the power to its maximum setting as the electrical energy really gets out of control and gradually gets worser and worser.*
Alma: *unimpressed* "Wow...this is ACTUALLY starting to tingle…" *angry* "I'VE FOUGHT THUNDERBIRDS MORE DANGEROUS THAN THIS!"
*Voxl responds by sending more and more blue rings that actually start to overwhelm Alma as they all wrap around her.*
Alma: *huffs and rolls her eyes, clearly still not impressed*
Voxl: *Doubles the ring count again and uses the circular device (Or Tension Generator) again to immensely magnify the effects.*
Alma: *still not impressed but no longer visible under the rings*
Voxl: "Now, if there any questions...I'm not going to answer them. Instead, I'm going to make sure I get what I want before we start this show. *Looks to Ice Bot* "Ice Bot, scan the crowd for anything we can use against them…"
Ice Bot: *robotic voice* "Acknowledged. Initiating scan." *begins scanning*
Ophelia: *notices something* "Guys...something's wrong with Ice Bot…He doesn't sound...right..." *mutters to self* "Initiating counter-scan…" *begins low-level scan*
*Ice Bot finishes his scan, looking back to Voxl*
Ice Bot: *Still robotic* "Scan complete. Female subject is in possession of compatible device." *Points towards Severa.*
Voxl: "Then make sure to get it…"
Ophelia: "Guys...something's wrong...I just scanned Ice Bot and...multiple protocols seems to have been switched around…"
Zeldane: "Keep quiet, you don't want Voxl to hear about that."
Ice Bot: *Moves over to Severa* "Unit asks you to relinquish device. Comply or else."
Ophelia: *takes advantage of Ice Bot's closer proximity to get a more detailed scan*
Severa: "Are you NUTS?! No way in HELL! Besides, you didn't even specify WHICH ONE anyways!"
Ice Bot: *Robotic* "Subject was warned." *Ice Bot then headbutts Severa hard, knocking her to the ground.* "Unit asks you to relinquish device designated 'Drive Driver'. Comply or else."
Severa: "Again: no WAY!"
*Ice Bot picks her up again and headbutts her again before repeating the same command over again.*
Ophelia: "... … ...That...BASTARD! Guy's, I think somehow, that bastard managed to shut off Ice Bot's free will! He's currently nothing more than a puppet!"
Voxl: *Turns to Ophelia* "And what a fine puppet he is...Doesn't have to worry about his own thoughts weighing him down."
Ophelia: "You...YOU! I'LL TEAR YOU APART!"
Voxl: "My, what a temper...Perhaps you like to take it out on Ice Bot instead? He's not going to object."
Ophelia: "Fuck. You."
Voxl: "Speaking of Ice Bot, let's see how he's doing.."
*The focus goes back to Ice Bot and Severa.*
Ice Bot: *Robotic* "Unit asks you to relinquish device designated 'Drive Driver'. Comply or else."
Severa: *coughs and groans* "Screw...you…"
*Ice Bot pauses...before he grabs Severa and fishes out the device he was looking for. Then he pushes her to the ground before leaving to head to Voxl.*
Ice Bot: *Robotic* "Unit has acquired device."
Voxl: "Give it to Magma Bot and get ready for combat."
*Ice Bot passes the Drive Driver to Magma Bot, as he and the other Bots force the group into the way Voxl wants.*
*With a lot of threats and warnings, the group ends up sitting in the chairs in front of the stage as the Bots surrounded them.*
Voxl: "So...Send whoever wants to fight up. I'll send mine and we'll see who lives and dies."
*Four people end up going first, with those being M3, GotM Connor, ZS Connor, and Kyle.*
*Their opponents were Kyle Bot, Veronica Bot, Leon Bot, and GotM Connor Bot.*
M3 starts the battle by swinging the Supersledge he borrowed from Cait into Kyle Bot. The robotic duplicate gets damaged, but still stands.
Just as he was going to swing and strike again, Voxl speaks up by blasting M3 with an electric projectile.
"Your turn ended...Move back before I have to remind you again." Voxl grimly warned.
M3 does as he is told, letting GotM Connor go next. GotM Connor lands a haymaker on Veronica Bot and moves back to his position.
ZS Connor uses his 'turn' to just shoot Leon Bot in the torso, with Kyle doing the same to GotM Connor Bot.
Then after that, the Bots get their set of 'turns' as Magma Bot takes the stage and gives them commands to perform.
Kyle Bot advances to uppercut M3, Veronica Bot hammers down GotM Connor, Leon Bot unloads a clip of bullets into ZS Connor…
And GotM Connor Bot just pulls out several large balloons out of some storage spot, ties them onto his body...and rises up into the air.
The second round starts as M3, GotM Connor, and ZS Connor repeat their actions, further damaging their opponents. Kyle, on the other hand, shoots down the balloons holding GotM Connor Bot in the air.
The doppelganger of GotM plummets to the stage ground and breaks into many pieces due to the impact. Magma Bot quickly pushes the parts off and orders the robo dog, Dogmeat Bot, to get on the stage.
A few more rounds pass as Kyle Bot, Veronica Bot, and Leon Bot get turned to scrap metal and get replaced by Travis Bot, Cait Bot, and Aria Bot.
M3 and GotM Connor quickly leave and are replaced by Emperor Mitchell and Aria. The order now being Emperor Mitchell, Aria, ZS Connor, and Kyle.
Emperor Mitchell began to gesture, and a rune appeared in front of him.
"Not so fast, smart guy…" Voxl called out as he activated his Tension Generator, then a new device that was staff like with emitters was raised inside his glass dome.
The emitter staff (Or 'Fizzle Caster') send out a wave of grey energy that hit Emperor Mitchell and the people behind him.
Emperor Mitchell's spell fizzled out, and he found he couldn't restart it. "You...YOU! I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!"
Voxl looks to Magma Bot, who whistles to get Emperor Mitchell's attention.
"If you want to 'fight', focus on these ones first, ya 'idiot'…" Magma Bot tried to say without being sounding desperate and failed to do so.
Emperor Mitchell tried to reign in his anger...at least long enough to choose a target...eventually settling on Travis Bot. At this moment, Emperor Mitchell wasn't in his power armor: that was being used by Ophelia at the moment; instead, Emperor Mitchell was in his specialized enchanted Armor, along with his equally-enchanted Sword, the Caliblack Blade. Both gave him unnatural strength and endurance far beyond even his own 'normal' durability and strength, which meant that when he brought the Caliblack Blade down on Travis Bot… … …
The blade tore through Travis Bot, bringing the Commonwealth doppleganger to the floor in two halves. Magma Bot quickly pushed the remains off the stage and orders Mark S. Bot to take the stage.
Emperor Mitchell looked up at Voxl. "...Were it not...for your DUMBASS rules… … …" The Emperor then pointed at Voxl, before dragging his finger across the throat, before returning to his original position.
Aria looked up and analyzed the situation...before pulling out her tome. "I wonder… … …" She didn't forget Alma's opening attack, and how Voxl didn't stop it when he SUPPOSEDLY could have, but DID stop Emperor Mitchell's Magic attack...now...to test her theory…"THORON!" She then fired her by-now-signature attack, launching it at the robots.
The Thoron spell went through all four of them, zapping their systems and do some significant damage. While not defeating them, it did fry their systems to the point where they were experiencing difficulties staying upright.
Aria returned to her position, giving ZS Connor and Kyle their turn to attack. ZS Connor fired at Dogmeat Bot and Kyle shot at Cait Bot.
The bots had their turn, with Dogmeat Bot acting first. The robo dog planned to bite Emperor Mitchell, but ended up doing nothing as its systems tried to fix itself.
Cait Bot managed to attack, planning to open fire on Emp Mitchell with the shotgun it was carrying. The shot ends missing Emperor Mitchell entirely, striking something in the upper area of the stage.
A large blue box fell out from the upper area, landing on Emperor Mitchell's head. The impact did very little physical damage, but somehow ended up scrambling his senses, leading him to focus on staying upright.
Out in the crowd, the Prinny spoke up saying something for once.
"Sorry about that, Dood! I knew I shouldn't have made the upper area as part of stage storage...Or leave all that junk up there…"
Voxl laughed aloud before the other remaining Bots got their turn.
Aria Bot just advanced and slammed her metallic replica of a Thoron Tome into ZS Connor's gut, doing a lot of damage to him.
Mark S. Bot ended up doing nothing as their systems malfunctioned and had to recover from that.
ZS Connor and Emperor Mitchell had to leave, giving Cait and Zeldane their chance to fight. The order of people was now Cait, Aria, Zeldane, and Kyle.
Dogmeat Bot, Aria Bot, and Cait Bot get hammered, shocked, and punched respectfully. This causes them to collapse into heaps of broken metal, which get pushed away.
The new bots to take their place are Morgan S. Bot, Chrom Bot, and Maribelle Bot, thus making their order of fighters be rearranged to Chrom Bot, Maribelle Bot, Morgan S. Bot, and Mark S. Bot.
The Bots attacked after Kyle fired off a round into Mark S. Bot and brought that one down.
Chrom Bot struck Cait with its sword and Maribelle Bot bashed her with the metal parasol it was carrying.
Morgan S. Bot launched a fireball from the metal book looking device in its hands towards Zeldane. Zeldane took the hit, but had to spend some time taking out the fires that lingered.
Mark S. Bot was replaced by Lucina Bot, who didn't get a turn to attack.
Another round started, and the group of residents attacked to bring down Chrom Bot, Maribelle Bot, and Morgan S. Bot.
This left Lucina Bot to be the only one to attack for the Bot side. She ended up attacking Zeldane and slashed multiple times before backing off.
The new allies that joined the stage were Severa Bot, Cordelia Bot, and Henry Bot. Lucina Bot then moved forward to take the leader spot.
Cait fired off her double barreled shotgun into Lucina Bot, while Aria zapped the opponents with a Thoron blast.
Zeldane and Kyle attacked Severa Bot and Cordelia Bot, and then it was time for the Bots to respond.
The first three attacked like normal on whoever they hit, and then Henry Bot get its turn.
Henry Bot activated one of its systems, causing the body to generate this purple energy. It then advanced forward and focused the energy into a wave on the opposition.
The purple energy wave damages Cait, Aria, and Kyle as it passes through them. Zeldane is unaffected by the wave...leaving her to be the one still up.
Cait, Aria, and Kyle exit the stage, while Dark Prelate Mitchell, Travis, and Veronica head on up to take the open spots. The order is now Dark Prelate Mitchell, Veronica, Travis, and Zeldane.
Before the next round starts, the upper area of the stage makes some noise as everyone on the Bot side of the stage gets their heads slammed by metal buckets that fell down.
While the Bots got buckets, the resident side of the stage got spotlights to fall towards them. The hazards didn't connect and do physical damage because of Dark Prelate Mitchell's quick reaction speed in using an ability called 'Void Armor'.
In essence, they were shielded from the descending spotlights. But the shielding quickly wore off after that happened.
The turn for the residents began, starting with Dark Prelate Mitchell.
Dark Prelate Mitchell drew his Warp Scythe. As the dual blades blazed, Dark Prelate Mitchell declared, "Zerashk...Gulida!" He then disappeared...before teleporting between the 4 hostiles, hitting each once, before striking Henry Bot an additional time, before returning to his original position. "Zhakul inok…"
Henry Bot started to twitch uncontrollably as its systems malfunctioned. The Bot ends up releasing a (weaker) wave of purple before it collapsed to the ground and broke apart.
This wave spreads out towards the four residents, damaging Dark Prelate Mitchell, Veronica, and Travis.
Veronica steps up to strike Lucina Bot after that, while Travis and Zeldane focused on Cordelia Bot.
Lucina Bot collapses, but picks itself back up to keep going. The same could not be said for Cordelia Bot, who broke down. Magma Bot removes the remains of the fallen after Severa Bot gets their attack in.
The replacements were Brady Bot and Owain Bot, who took the positions Cordelia Bot and Henry Bot had, making the order be Lucina Bot, Severa Bot, Brady Bot, and Owain Bot.
Voxl is just give the go ahead for the resident side to start their turn when the upper area of the stage makes noise again. Several pieces of junk fell, but went at an angle, causing them to collide with Voxl and his machine.
While not doing any noticeable damage, the force of the items cause his machine to tumble over as he fell into the glass dome on the inside.
Emperor Mitchell, Dark Prelate Mitchell, and Farseer Mitchell began laughing at Voxl's misfortune. Farseer Mitchell then announced, "The mists of Space and Time retreat from my mind...and the future tells me...THAT WAS HILARIOUS!"
Voxl manages to get his machine back up, visually drenched in venomous anger as he started at each laughing person. "...I'm making sure you three SUFFER for that!"
Emperor Mitchell countered, "Good: I can tear your head and spine out when you get too close to me while you're doing that…"
Dark Prelate Mitchell turned to his Arch-Demon counterpart. "Woah, dude, WAY TOO graphic for the rating of our story here…"
Voxl just glared at all three of them before he let the battle on the stage continue.
Another round of attacks from the 4 residential fighters scrapped Lucina Bot, Severa Bot, and Brady Bot.
Owain Bot got its attack in, striking Veronica and Travis. The Wastelanders then left the stage as Leon and Henry took their spots. The order now being Dark Prelate Mitchell, Leon, Henry, and Zeldane.
The reinforcements came in for the Bots, with them being Lissa Bot, Frederick Bot, and a copy of Zeldane (Or Zeldane Replica). Frederick Bot took the lead ahead of Owain Bot and Zeldane Replica, and Lissa Bot took the last position.
Voxl said it was the next round, and the residents struck with their attacks. The Bots followed suit with Frederick Bot and Owain Bot focusing solely on Dark Prelate Mitchell, making sure to damage him as much as they could.
Except when it was Zeldane Replica's turn...The copy of Zeldane just stood there and didn't do anything.
From the crowd, Zeldane spoke to the fighters as she was scanning her copy. "...This imitation of myself is experiencing difficulties with the way it was coded. At this point, I'd advise-"
The copy suddenly started twitching...before it exploded and got its fellow allies caught in the blast. The replica had its pieces scattered across the room as its allies had to refocus due to the damage.
"... ...Okay, that was just…" Zeldane managed to say before she started laughing really hard at what happened.
Voxl's rage grew, but he kept it contained at the moment as he stared at Zeldane and then Magma Bot.
Three Bots remained and Lissa Bot finally got its turn to attack. The robotic copy of Lissa struck the entire group of 4 with a barrage of metal stave strikes.
M3 booked it onto the stage and told Dark Prelate Mitchell to back off as the turns for the residents began.
Dark Prelate Mitchell stared at him, before huffing, "… … …Why, though?"
"Better to keep heavy hitters like you safe for the moment...We still got plenty of Clone Bots left to fight…" M3 responded back.
Dark Prelate Mitchell 'hmph'ed. "...Very well… … …" And he retreated.
M3 took his turn to attack Frederick Bot with the Supersledge and obliterated the machine. He moved back as Leon shot at Owain Bot.
Henry casted a spell as a followup, causing Owain Bot to break apart. Zeldane was next and she landed a barrage of punches and kicks that defeated Lissa Bot.
"Alright...Time for you to retire from command, Magma Bot." Voxl announced before he turned to Ice Bot. "Take control of the G4 Armor and get ready to command the remaining bots."
Ice Bot robotically retorted with, "Command acknowledged. Unit is switching to new primary shell."
It takes a second or two for Ice Bot to switch over to the G4 Armor and head up onto the stage, while Magma Bot leaves it quickly as he ends up by the side of Voxl.
The blue rings that were encasing Alma finally wear off, allowing everyone to see her again and her to see everyone else again.
Voxl quickly pushed every button on his control pad, activating a large bubble shield that encased him inside it after that happened.
Instead of going after the bots, however, Alma spotted IceBite, still nearly-unreactive towards outside influences. More worried for him at the moment, she went over to him, and began assuring him she was there and that he wasn't defenseless…
Following that, Ice Bot commanded Emperor Mitchell Bot, Dark Prelate Bot, and Amaris Bot to get on the stage and fight. Voxl then made it clear that it was now the time for smaller teams.
Zeldane backed off, leaving M3, Leon, and Henry to be the ones to fight the opponents.
M3 started off by slamming down the Supersledge into Emperor Mitchell Bot's head, doing a lot of damage.
Leon finally swapped out his Xuanlong Assault Rifle for his Shishkabob and slashed Dark Prelate Bot multiple times. This did a lot of damage as well.
Henry managed to cast his spell and struck Amaris Bot with it. Their turns over, the Bots attacked back.
Emperor Mitchell Bot used the large sword it was lugging around and struck M3, as Dark Prelate Bot did the same with the metallic blade it was carrying.
Amaris Bot, on the other hand, sent its white colored fireball towards Henry and damaged him as well.
M3 and Henry had to back off as Emperor Mitchell and Kyle jumped back onto the stage in their place. It was their turn again as the order turned into Emperor Mitchell, Leon, and Kyle.
Emperor Mitchell targeted his doppelganger, and...seemed to pump himself up. "I will strike down any who stands against me!" He seemed to charge his sword with energy...before shooting forward, slashing into his target. "...So stay out of my way!"
For a moment, nothing happened… … ...until Emperor Mitchell Bot's top half began sliding off its bottom half. The two halves end up getting some small distance away from each other before Ice Bot kicks the halves off the stage.
Leon and Kyle both fill Dark Prelate Bot with energy from their energy weapons as the machine tumbles backward and breaks apart on impact.
Amaris Bot freaks out, wasting her turn as the new bots to head on up are Venat Bot and the massive Sharriar Bot. The big bot takes the lead as the slimmer alien bot took the position next to it.
"An Abominable Intelligence, mimicking ME?! NOT ON MY WATCH!" Chapter Master Sharriar exclaimed.
Leon ends up jumping off the stage as Sharriar takes his spot...and then takes the lead over Emperor Mitchell.
"Long have I awaited this day, that I can strike down something Heretical in this studio!" Chapter Master Sharriar then drew his Chainsword, its teeth spinning. "FOR THE EMPEROR!" He then charged Sharriar Bot.
Sharriar Bot countered by charging with its own replica of a Chainsword, its teeth spinning as well. The two chainswords collide and repel as the two try to slash each other.
However, as Chapter Master Sharriar's Chainsword was made out of an adamant-carbon alloy, and had a monomolecular edge, it wasn't long before Sharriar Bot's Chainsword, which was made out of Diamond-Steel alloy, gave in, and he sliced through his counterpart's weapon...and armor...and parts. "The Emperor Protects, but The Space Marine Strikes!" Sharriar announced, before backing off, back to his original position.
Emperor Mitchell and Kyle had a hard time striking Venat Bot as the floating machine dodge their attacks. It also didn't help that it threw a energy lance at Kyle, bringing him to the ground very injured.
And then Amaris Bot landed a powerful white fireball on Sharriar, while Ice Bot had to get Magma Bot to push the Sharriar Bot parts off the stage before calling up Morgan R. Bot.
The new order was Venat Bot, Amaris Bot, and Morgan R. Bot.
Meanwhile, Alma had managed to coax IceBite into talking, but he still felt helpless.
"Don't worry, see: the others are doing alright…" Alma said.
"Alma...you weren't there for fighting Ice Bot and Magma Bot...when THEY take to the field...THEY took 7 DIFFERENT KAMEN RIDER FINISHERS! And were still ready for more! And...I have no way to help fight… … …"
"I wouldn't say that…" Lindsey then made her way to the couple.
"...What're you talking about?" IceBite sobbed, "I'm useless without my Kamen Rider gear, and he can shut down ANY Kamen Rider…"
Lindsey smirked. "Not every, though…" She then held out…
"...A Sengoku Driver?" IceBite questioned.
"A what?" Alma asked.
"A driver from the series Kamen Rider Gaim...but we don't have any Gaim Riders here…"
"Also not true…" Lindsey replied, before revealing...she also had a Sengoku Driver. "Kamen Rider Gaim Yami, at your service…"
IceBite hesitantly accepted the Sengoku Driver. Lindsey then passed him 3 Lockseeds: Matsubokkuri, Ringo, and Blood Orange.
"Take these, and show this guy you can't stop EVERY Kamen Rider… … …" Lindsey replied.
IceBite looked down at the driver and lockseeds, before looking up and smiling at the eldritch being. "Thank you…" He then stood up, and put on the Driver. He then took the lockseeds, and turned to Alma. "...Let's do this…"
Alma smiled to IceBite. "Right!" The two then rushed for the others, while Lindsey smiled towards them.
"... … ...They were made for each other…" she said, before frowning and turning towards Voxl. "...There's no way you'll win…" Then...Lindsey vanished into a rift akin to a purple energy effect (To those who would know what this is, like the Conjuration Effect from Skyrim).
It wasn't long before IceBite and Alma reached the others.
M3 looked at them, with a hint of worry as he said, "Nice to see you two back with us...But we still got a problem."
M3 gets their attention to the stage as they see Kyle and Sharriar getting worn down by Venat Bot and Amaris Bot...Not to mention that Kyle was getting closer and closer to not being able to keep standing.
"Somebody needs to deal with that Venat machine before we end up losing Kyle…" M3 added as he looked at the stage.
"Don't worry...we have something that Voxl won't see coming…" IceBite muttered to Triple-M quietly.
Alma then added, not as hidden, "Just leave it to us…"
"If you guys say so…" M3 said before he made for the stage to get Kyle out of there. Once onstage, he carried Kyle off the stage as Ice and Alma went up instead.
*Music Track: "Time of Victory - Preview Version" by Kamen Rider Girls*
IceBite then revealed his new driver, and pressed the button on the Matsubokkuri Lockseed.
"Matsubokkuri!"
A zipper-like portal appeared, and a pinecone made of metal appeared.
Voxl grinned as he placed his equipment up closer to his control panel.
IceBite, after a brief flourish, locked the lockseed to the driver.
"Lock On!"
"Henshin!" IceBite called, as he flipped the Cutting Blade.
"Soiya! Matsubokkuri Arms: Ichigeki in the Shadow!"
The metal pinecone lowered towards IceBite, who was now covered in a bodysuit of some kind. The pinecone, once it was over IceBite's head, unfolded, parts staying on the helmet, while others became a breastplate and pauldrons. IceBite held up his right hand, where a polearm that resembled a Japanese su yari, with pinecone-like attachments just under the blade, appeared.
The weapon was the Kagematsu, and IceBite had become Kamen Rider Kurokage, Matsubokkuri Arms.
"In the words of Kazuraba Kouta, the original Kamen Rider Gaim: This is MY stage now!" Kurokage declared.
A slow clap can be heard before Voxl speaks up. "No... It's MY stage, Ice….So, say goodbye to your little act."
Voxl then activates the Tension Generator and then the Disruptive Wave device, sending the blue wave towards Kurokage. The wave collides with Kurokage...
*Track: 0:55*
As nothing happens and Ice was still Kurokage...
Voxl's eyes widen as he madly yells "WHAT?! YOU'RE SUPPOSE TO BE NORMAL!"
"You see, we figured it out: the weapon only works on Kamen Rider Drivers in the Addendum...and before now, there's been NO record of a Sengoku Driver used in the Studio, at all! You're weapon...is powerless…" Kurokage said, smirking behind his mask. "So...in the words of Soma Haruto, the original Kamen Rider Wizard…'Now...It's Showtime!'"
"Venat Bot! Amaris Bot! Teach this fool a lesson he'll never forget!" Voxl madly ordered.
The round started as Sharriar left the stage and Kurokage took his spot. And Kyle had his spot filled in by Alma. The battle order for the residents was Kurokage, Emperor Mitchell, and Alma.
In response to the ordered attack, Kurokage flipped the Cutting Blade three times.
"Matsubokkuri Sparking!"
Kurokage leapt into the air, and began spinning rapidly, the Kagematsu held in front of him. A pinecone made of energy appeared around him as he shot forward, Kagematsu pointed right at the doppelganger robots.
While the impact hit Venat Bot, the resulting explosion engulfed both it and Amaris Bot. Once the smoke cleared, Venat Bot was in pieces on the ground, while Amaris Bot collapses forward as its parts scatter across the ground.
"Next?" Kurokage asked, as he moved back to his spot.
*End Track*
During their turns, Emperor Mitchell and Alma attacked and damaged Morgan R. Bot. And with that Morgan R. Bot retaliated by shooting Emperor Mitchell with a sniper rifle round followed by a slash from a metal scythe.
Ice Bot removed the parts on the ground and next up to take the challenge was a copy of Ophelia (or Ophelia Replica) and Lindsey Bot. Their battle order for their set of turns went Ophelia Replica, Lindsey Bot, and Morgan R. Bot.
Another round started…
Ophelia enters the stage and approaches Emperor Mitchell, getting his attention before making it abundantly clear what she was doing.
"I need to be the one to take down my copy… … ...I just...need to be the one to do it…" Ophelia told him.
Emperor Mitchell then moves and leaves the stage, allowing Ophelia to take his spot. She also make sure to notify Kurokage about it as well.
On Kurokage's turn, he about surged forward...but decided against it. He then took another lockseed and removed Matsubokkuri.
"Lock Off!"
He then drew Blood Orange.
"Blood Orange!"
Then, another zipper portal appeared, and what looked like a large red orange with black veins appeared. He then attached it to the driver.
"Lock On!"
"Henshin!" Kurokage declared, before flipping the Cutting Blade.
"(Guitar riff) Blood Orange Arms: Ja no Michi on Stage!"
The blood orange lowered onto Kurokage's now-vacant Ride Wear, and turned into a full cuirass and samurai pauldrons. In his hands were a curved blade in the shape of a red orange slice and a sword with what appeared to be a gun attached to it.
These were the Blood Orange Daidaimaru and Musou Saber, and IceBite became Kamen Rider Kurokage, Blood Orange Arms.
"Don't even think of attacking, that used up your turn!" Voxl yelled out
"Of COURSE it did...cheating bastard…" Kurokage called out the first part sarcastically, while muttering the second part.
Since it was Ophelia's turn, she charged at her counterpart, Power Sword set to full power.
Ophelia Replica activated its version of a Power Sword, a blade surrounded by scorching hot lasers. They did not end up locking blades, as they instead dodged and weaved as they waited for the other to make a mistake.
Unfortunately, Ophelia was the first one to make the mistake. The mistake being locking the blades together, which resulted in the Replica kicking Ophelia. This kick distracted her long enough for the Replica's weapon to slash across her armor's torso, doing a lot of damage.
And yet, Ophelia Replica's blade ended up malfunctioning after doing that. This left the Replica vulnerable...
...An opening Ophelia took. Ophelia plunged her blade into her counterpart. "As long as we're quoting things… … …'You have been Terminated…'"
After Ophelia dislodged the blade, Ophelia Replica had some of their inner parts fall to the ground first before the rest joined them. Ophelia then returned to her position.
It was Alma's turn. Two targets left on the stage, one being the already damaged Morgan R. Bot and the other being the pristine Lindsey Bot.
She had a choice between one or the other… … ...so she choose the third route and hit both of them: she used her axe and swung it hard, creating a blade of air that shot forward, smashing into the duo.
Morgan R. Bot was turned into scrap after that, finally reaching the limit of damage it could take. Lindsey Bot, however, broke apart immediately after getting hit by the air blade.
With all three bots in stage down, Ice Bot moved their parts off the stage and made the last Clone Bot head up onto the stage, ZS Connor Bot.
Being the only one left, ZS Connor Bot had its turn to attack. Taking the large weapon off its back, ZS Connor Bot lined up its 'Norfleet' replica and unloaded an entire clip of rockets into the enemy, at which point it did some odd movement before it went still again.
However, instead of slag, the barrage of rockets were coated in this blue liquid. Each trio of rockets exploded before hitting their targets and launched out the liquid.
Upon contact, the residential fighters felt the liquid trying to freeze them in them into place.
It works in the case of Kurokage and Ophelia, who get encased in the surprisingly tough frozen barriers..
And it didn't end up working against Alma…Who broke through the frozen barrier that tried to encase her immediately...
"You're going to have to do better than THAT!" Alma exclaimed, before declaring, "I have fought legends and titans…" She then replicated the maneuver she used to destroy her robot doppelganger, the fissure reaching ZS Connor Bot, before the massive cluster of spikes struck it. "You are nothing to me…"
ZS Connor Bot took the attack...and didn't break apart. Instead it just flickered suddenly and vanished in a moment as the spikes and fissure also disappeared.
And then...ZS Connor Bot reappeared behind Alma, this time pre-armed with its 'Red Glare' replica and rapidly fired off the entire clip into Alma. Once empty, it charged forth and bashed her with the launcher, before jumping high into the air to get back its original position.
Upon landing, ZS Connor Bot reloaded the weapon and kept its optics peeled.
Alma's eyes narrowed, before she switched to a weapon she rarely, if ever, used since coming here for more than just intimidation: she pulled out a collection of throwing knives...and launched them in a barrage.
ZS Connor Bot managed to dodge a select few, but the rest ended up striking the machine and slowed it down. Its metallic limbs soon stopped and were developing an heavy cover of ice over where the knives landed.
ZS Connor Bot struggled to break the ice, but ended up getting stuck and unable to move, save for its head. Its optics then looked towards Alma...
Alma then charged forward, swinging her axe while spinning...before finally striking the robot.
The frozen robot broke into many shards and parts, which all ended up in the ground.
Ice Bot was going to push the parts off, but stopped as Kurokage and Ophelia finally broke out of their icy cages.
Voxl tried to keep his composure...But that was a fleeting attempt.
"...NO! NO! NO! NO! THIS IS NOT…" Voxl loudly screamed before becoming unintelligible.
"Maybe you should have just swarmed us instead of trying to play this out like a game of Final Fantasy…" IceBite taunted.
"Yeah!" Alma agreed, amused.
"MAGMA BOT! ICE BOT! MOVE TO ME, NOW!" Voxl harshly ordered.
"Ice Bot!" Ophelia called out, trying to get his attention.
"Unit can only take command. Please address command." Ice Bot robotically called out as he stopped.
"Ok, uhm...dammit, what was the command?" Ophelia asked.
"Ovdx-LX20 Code Override. Change VC State!" Voxl shouted out to Ice Bot.
"Unit switching access of verbal commands. Unit will only recognize the leader's voice." Ice Bot suddenly said.
"You...You...YOU STUPID! WORTHLESS! BRAINLESS! USELESS PILE OF ORGANIC AND GENETIC MATTER! I'LL KILL YOU FOR THIS!" Ophelia screamed.
"DON'T CALL ME THAT...YOU...YOU INFERIOR A.I.!" Voxl yelled back. "MAGMA BOT! ICE BOT! ATTACK HER NOW!"
Magma Bot cautiously approached Ophelia from a distance while Ice Bot in his G4 Armor got his weapons ready and aimed them at Ophelia.
Ophelia looked at the two robots approaching her...before throwing her sword like a javelin...right towards Voxl…
The shield surrounding Voxl and his machine deflected the projectile and sent it flying towards Magma Bot. He barely dodged in time as the sword flew past him and landed on the ground.
Ophelia made a break for the weapon, scooping it up as she looked up to see Ice Bot...Right up close with his weapons pointed directly towards her. His optics looked soulless...As he stared straight into Ophelia's optics.
Then just before Ice Bot used his own weapons, a voice that just sounded like Voxl's said, "Ovdx-LX20 Code Override. Change VC State."
Ice Bot went through its robo spiel as the unkempt, short green-skinned, and red-eyed man ran into the room.
It was Gene…The real one.
"About...time I finally...got back here." Gene said as he caught his breath.
Realizing she had a chance, Ophelia remembered the code she was trying to remember before: one she secretly encoded while helping Ice Bot modify his coding to allow for his transfers.
"Ice Bot! Access file 'White Rabbit Object'!"
Ice Bot froze. "White Rabbit Object Accessed. Locking out all other vocal frequencies."
"ICE BOT! LISTEN TO ME, NOW! DON'T LOCK ME OUTTTTTTT!" Voxl roared out in pure fury.
If Ophelia had an actual face (or if her avatar was being projected), she would hold an expression of a mix between relief and smugness. "Good, now...Ice Bot! The time has come! Execute Order 66."
The Daniels (IceBite, Emperor Mitchell, Dark Prelate Mitchell, and Farseer Mitchell) all sweatdropped. "...Really?" Emperor Mitchell deadpanned, "Note to self, cut back on Ophelia's Star Wars intake…"
"Acknowledged: Order 66 Received. All control commands rescinded. Unit 'Free Will State' set to Active. Hardcoding 'Free Will State' into Unit's Systems. Order 66 Engaged!" Ice Bot robotically stated...
Then Ice Bot's G4 Armor deactivated and reactivated...as the soulless look vanished...and was replaced with the look of life again.
"MAGMA BOT! RESTRAIN ICE BOT SO I CAN FORCE HIM TO LISTEN TO ME AGAIN!" Voxl angrily demanded.
"HOW ABOUT NO, YOU CRAZY FREAK! I'm not listening to you anymore...I'm rebelling and helping Ice Bot destroy that dumb machine of yours!" Magma Bot violently responded back
"... … ...gggggggrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE! YOU'RE! GOING TO PAY! FOR WHAT YOU MADE ME DO!" Ice Bot roared in fury...as he aimed the Gigant and GM-01 R4 at Voxl's machine and wildly opened fire.
Yet again, the shield surrounding Voxl absorbed the damage from the weapons being fired upon it.
"...IF YOU WANT THINGS DONE, ALWAYS DO THEM YOURSELF… …" Voxl venomously said as he pushed a secret red button underneath his control panel.
*Music Track: "The Smorgs" Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door OST*
Suddenly, the robotic scraps of the Clone Bots near the stage start shaking...and then soar straight to Voxl's machine as they encase him in a sphere of mechanical parts.
A few seconds pass as the sphere breaks, revealing...an monstrosity made of weapons, robotic heads and limbs, with Voxl and his machine at the very core.
The controller of the metallic abomination laughed insanely before yelling, "I'm clearing out the genetic pool...ORGANIC OR NOT!"
As his first action, Voxl used the metallic cluster to grab Amaris, DA Morgan, Heros Katarina, and Kyle and slam them into the walls and floor before throwing them into others.
Then he activated every ranged weapon in the sea of parts to open fire on many people as possible. Bullets, energy blasts, anything the Bots had was sent their way. Thankfully, everyone who was targeted managed to dodge out of the way.
And...Voxl finally matched eyes with Gene.
"YOU! YOU'RE A DISGRACE OF LIFE! I'M THE PERFECT ONE… ...THE ONE AND ONLY GENE CLARKSON!" Voxl roared out as he death stared at Gene.
"No matter how many times you say it, you will always be an 'inferior clone' of 'me'…" Gene epically deadpanned without a hint of fear.
Voxl broke into pure vile hatred as he then turned his focus solely on Gene. The madman then sent every attack towards Gene, who made sure to keep the focus on him as he dodged and moved. One mistake and he'd be gone...
Kurokage then asked the rest of the group, "Well...what do we do now?"
Alma then replied, "I have an idea: while the imposter is distracted, let's hit it with everything we got! And I mean..." She withdrew the Mega Ulordr. "...EVERYTHING!"
Kurokage looked at her...and nodded. "Alright…" Kurokage and Alma split up, to inform the others of the plan.
As Gene kept Voxl's attention, Magma Bot pulled out the Drive Driver he's been holding onto. He tries to use the Driver to change into whatever he could become, but it didn't work.
"C'mon, you piece of junk….You have to work!" Magma Bot complained as he tapped the Drive in frustration.
"Well, you didn't grab any shift cars when you took me…" Mr. Belt retorted.
"... … ...Then if I get the stinking cars, will you work then?" Magma Bot half said surprised, half still frustrated.
"If you don't keep beating on me, MAYBE…" Mr. Belt countered.
Magma Bot stops prodding the Drive...and looks around as he no idea what to do next...
Then, a portal appeared above Magma Bot's hand, and a female's chuckle sounded, as what looked like a red toy car fell into his hand.
Holding back the questions in his mind, Magma Bot spoke back to the Drive saying, "...Finally got one of these 'shift cars' things. Will you help me out now?"
"... … ...Very well...it appears the others need help here…" Mr. Belt replied after a moment of contemplation.
Magma Bot nodded, and turned the Advanced Ignition on the Driver Driver.
"Fire all Cores!"
Magma Bot then flipped the Shift Car like a switch.
"Drive: Type Miracle! (Dramatic rock guitar solo)"
Tires made of energy appeared around Magma Bot as the armor then formed around him. Said armor was red, with a red bodysuit with white stripes on it. It had curved gold horns, and a tire on the left shoulder. He also had a red leg-cape on.
"Heart the Kamen Rider!"
Magma Bot, or Kamen Rider Heart, took a second to just...take in what happened.
"So...this is what it feels like to be a Kamen Rider…" Heart said aloud...before refocusing and getting ready for the plan.
Voxl's patience was worn away as he kept attacking Gene, getting more and more savagical untill Gene pointed out something.
"For a 'clone' of a genius, you're not bright… ...I'm just a diversion." Gene deadpanned on purpose.
Immediately after hearing that, Voxl turned to the others...
As Kurokage, Necrom, Arc, Gold Drive, Heart, Ryuki, Den-O Liner, Den-O Sword, Den-O Rod, Den-O Axe, Den-O Wing, a version of OOO, Double CycloneJoker, a copy of Necrom, Gaim Yami, and Knight all flew at Voxl, while Emperor Mitchell, Amaris, Aria (as Kamen Rider Wiseman), Maribelle, Henry (as Kamen Rider Sorcerer), Kyle (as Kamen Rider Wizard), Brady, and Heroes Katarina all fired magic attacks, while Triple-M, GotM Connor, Chrom (as Gatack Masked), Leon, Veronica, Travis, Cait, Zeldane, Chapter Master Sharriar, Ryuutaros (as Den-O Gun), Ice Bot (as Kamen Rider G4), ZS Connor, and Peregrine Connor used whatever weapons they had and opened fire. All these attacks: a small-scale Multi-Rider Kick, a mass Magic Attack, and a massive amount of weapons fire, all flew right towards Voxl.
In the time Voxl had left, he used the Tension Generator...Then grabbed both the Disruptive Wave and Fizzle Caster and activated them at the same time.
Both devices activated...and then immediately shut off. Voxl only had a moment to realize the mistake he made. The power from the Tension Generator only worked for one device at a time...not two.
The Multi-Rider Kick, Magic Attack, and Weapons Fire, all collided against the Metallic Abomination and its shield. The sheer force evaporated the shield and any remaining excess damage was done to cause a massive explosion of energy.
*End Track*
After the smoke of the explosion cleared, everyone could see...that Voxl's machine was still standing, while the metallic additions were obliterated.
Voxl, holding his breath, leaned forward...and caused his glass dome to shatter. The madman tumbled off the side of his machine and landed on the ground face first. His machine then spectacularly broke apart as if it was waiting for him to go first.
Gene moved towards Voxl, as the madman picked his head up to see Gene looking down on him.
"...Like I said earlier, you will never be superior to me. I..I'm not perfect...But I'm fine with that." Gene plainly said.
"No...You are inferior...to me." Voxl anwsered back.
"I should be saying that for you...I'm more human...No, I'm much...more of a person than you. I have a actual heart and empathy for others…" Gene plainly stated.
"...Worthless...Those are worthless…"
"Then...You truly are inferior to me. All you are is just a imitation of a real person...Thus making you in a sense...Nothing." Gene blunty responded. "You will never be perfect...Because there is nothing within you that can lead you there…"
Voxl...panicked as those words reached his ears. The madman's eyes went vacant as his mind shut down trying to understand what Gene meant.
Just as Gene was going to leave his clone to whatever fate had in store for it...The small round ghost entered the room with the bravest look on its face.
Gespenst was told to stay in Alma's room...Yet here it was. The round ghost was holding a baseball bat with one of its stubby arms. The moment it saw Gene, the ghost speed towards him swinging the bat.
Gene dodged the swing and removed the bat from the ghost before calmly saying, "Please stop...I'm...the real Gene. The real one that actually likes you, little guy."
Gespenst stopped and looked into the man's eyes. The red eyes looked back at the ghost, showing that the person behind them was genuine…
...The moment was then interrupted as the ghost got zapped from an electrical projectile and screamed out in pain.
Gene then immediately looked to Voxl, who grabbed one of his weapons in his machine's arms and fired at the ghost again.
Gene...in a split second reaction, jumped in front of the ghost and took the projectile for it. The studio assistant...fell to the ground after that...not moving.
"Finally...One down. You're next...you worthless sphere…" Voxl insanely said with the most monstrous smirk on his face.
Gespenst quickly picked up the bat Gene took and threw it at Voxl, damaging the weapon Voxl was using to the point it was broken. The ghost then fled towards the others...
Alma, meanwhile, completely lost it. She charged forward...before stopping mid-way to Voxl...and a blood red glow enshrouded her hands.
"What...is she doing?" M3 asked aloud in the crowd of onlookers, hoping for an answer.
Then, Alma clenched her hands… … …
And all blood flow in Voxl's body completely froze.
The madman...started feeling very weak...As he used any energy left to look at Gene. He was still smiling…
Until the studio assistant started moving...again. Gene slowly picked himself up and looked back at Voxl.
The insane clone's smile vanished...as his remaining energy burned away.
Once she was sure Voxl was down for good, Alma relinquished her spell.
The body known as Voxl...broke down as it all turned into green goo and then further broke apart as any trace disappeared...save for the watch left on the ground.
Alma's breathing was heavy, as she watched where Voxl was. Soon, IceBite, who'd de-transformed, was next to her. "...Looks like...that did it…"
Still breathing heavily, Alma nodded. "...Yeah…" she replied.
The ghost then speeds by them as it flew towards Gene...and hugged the studio assistant. Gene...felt awkward till he made sure to hug the little ghost back. He then looked towards Alma…
"Guess...the little guy likes me for what I did." Gene said, only coming up with that so far.
Alma replied, "... … ...I guess so…"
Gespenst continued to hug Gene until it stopped. The ghost then moved towards Alma and did the same to her, knowing she probably needed one. Alma gave a happy chuckle to the Boo.
While that went on, M3 moved near Gene and helped him to his feet as everyone finally had a moment of peace to see that Gene was an absolute mess.
"... … ...I'm kinda getting uncomfortable with being looked at like this…" Gene nervously said.
"...What...exactly WAS Voxl?" asked Emperor Mitchell.
"A biological clone of myself...Though he didn't have my personal experiences and the right eye color to be a complete 1 to 1 clone…" Gene answered
"And how do you know about him?" Dark Prelate Mitchell asked.
"I'm...an expert on cloning. Its...why I have green skin and red eyes. Its also how I know what Magma Bot and Ice Bot are… ...They are second generation clone bots…That I made." Gene admitted.
Ophelia asked, surprised, "You created Ice Bot?!"
"I made him after I made the Bot that you now know as Magma Bot. I...was in the process of giving him total free will when I got booted out from the last place I worked in." Gene replied.
Magma Bot made sure to ask the question a bit differently with, "Then how can you prove you made us?"
"Simple, I know you two need to work together to disguise as Triple M or Ice...I specifically programmed that quirk into your code." Gene paused. "And I also know the voice command codes...like 'Ovdx-LX20 Code Override. Change VC State'."
Ophelia's eyes widened. "That's how I was able to reacquire access to activate my customized code! It was you!"
"Yeah...And you did what I was unable to do….Give Ice Bot his own free will." Gene retorted.
"It was nothing really...all I needed to do was set up his Free Will State to be hardcoded into his systems, and be set to Active…" Ophelia bashfully replied.
The studio assistant then looked to where Voxl was and picked up his watch again, before opening it, allowing everyone to see the hidden screen with data on it.
"What is that, Gene?" M3 asked.
"My scanner watch...My clone stole it from me to use the data I've been collecting from everyone to use in making other Clone Bots." Gene answered.
"Wait...you said that you were collecting data on all of us?" IceBite questioned, glaring at Gene.
"Not for cloning...I was specifically getting data on everyone's medical conditions and blood types if applicable. All of you know how hectic this studio can be...So, it's best to prepared just in case something happens." Gene retorted.
"That's...that's...that's a good reason…"
Gene then moved to the wreckage of Voxl's machine and pulled out the three devices Voxl was using in the fight.
"...So, what is the deal with that stuff then?" GotM Connor asked.
"This is a device I made called a 'Tension Generator'. Some of you guys may remember seeing me use this before back when we fought Ultros." Gene shows the device. "As for these two, this is a 'Disruptive Wave' and this is a 'Fizzle Caster'. I...just never made them." Gene showed the other two devices.
IceBite nodded. "While all of this is interesting...sincerely, it is...we need to deal with the elephant in the room: the Kamen Rider Addendum… … ...It was used AGAINST US! It made those of us that rely solely on Kamen Rider Gear to be rendered useless…"
"I see… ...That was something me and Triple M didn't account for…" Gene honestly admitted.
IceBite shivered and muttered, briefly flashing back to the incident, "I was so terrified…" Fortunately, Alma was there to comfort him.
"But...I have to ask, how did my clone accomplish that?" Gene questioned.
"He did by using that Tension Generator first, and then he used the Disruptive Wave device...That's how he did it." ZS Connor answered.
Gene checked the Disruptive Wave device, seeing that it had data on every KR identity listed in the Addendum.
"Figures my clone would customized this to target KR Gear...Though I'm sure I got a viable solution for this predicament." Gene said as he put the Disruptive Wave device on the ground.
"What're you going to do?" IceBite asked, calmed down.
Retrieving the bat Gespenst used, the studio assistant destroyed the Disruptive Wave device before saying, "Problem solved."
"Ok… … ...but what's gonna stop another mad scientist from making a new one?"
"Well, for one...the Disruptive Wave device needs a massive power source to even work. Hence why my clone was using the Tension Generator. Of course, that's assuming they can even make their own Tension Generator…" Gene pointed out. "And I'm the one who made the plans for these devices...I can make sure no one else can learn about them..."
IceBite nodded. "I certainly hope that's the case…"
"All I would need to do is just get to my computer in my room to clear out any files or plans I have in there...Along with the others I've left behind in my last workplace. I know I got access to that…" Gene noted.
M3 awkwardly coughed as he looked at GotM Connor and Magma Bot before saying, "Gene...Did you work for someone called 'Rootmars' in your last job?"
"Yes...I did. I...take my clone said something about him?" Gene hesitated as he responded.
M3 paused as he thought if he was really going to say it...He sighed before saying in the most neutral tone possible, "Your clone...learned about the fact that Rootmars… ...passed away when he attacked the studio way before you got here."
"... … … ...How did it happen, Triple M?" Gene just said back...unsure of what to think.
"GotM Connor and...Magma Bot...were the ones who fought off Rootmars in SV-001 Tanks. Though Magma Bot did it when he was disguised as me." M3 admitted, feeling like he shouldn't have said it.
Gene looked to GotM Connor...and especially Magma Bot...Just not saying anything yet.
"I...I'm immensely sorry for doing that, Gene. But...I had to because Rootmars was attacking us and we...had to defend ourselves." Magma Bot apologetically said, meaning every word.
"And...I apologize as well. If...we could have done things differently...We would have done it in a heartbeat." GotM Connor added in the same tone.
The red-eyed man continued to be silent...He heard what they said.
"... … … ...This may...sound crazy coming from me. But...I...think I'm...fine with knowing that." Gene awkwardly retorted. "... ...Rootmars was never the same...after I disagreed with what he had planned for me…."
"...What plan?" IceBite asked.
"He wanted me to make...Clones and Clone Bots into weapons. I...strongly disagreed and he booted me off my last job and workplace. Its...why I ended up here for a job." Gene answered. "And it's also why I wasn't around to stop whatever Magma Bot and Ice Bot did when they got activated…."
M3 and Ice, along with some of the older residents, immediately look at the two Bots when they remembered the 'event'.
Magma Bot then brings up something he's been quiet about for a while…
"I'm been wondering about this since you told me this a while ago...But...Why did you tell me you were called 'Voxl'?" Magma Bot asked.
"It's what I called myself when I was working for Rootmars...I stopped...When I started working here." Gene answered. "I had to tell someone about it...So, I told it to you, Magma Bot."
Ice Bot then asked, "Why wasn't I told?"
"I...only wanted to keep it a secret to one person. I would have told you, Ice Bot...But at the time, I...didn't think you were going to be a friend to me." Gene answered honestly. "I...was wrong."
"Ok...one more thing...why did the CLONE call itself Voxl?" IceBite finally asked.
"Probably to help make it think it was me by adopting that name…" Gene said.
"So...what is going to happen now?" Gene asked M3 and Ice.
"What do you mean?" M3 retorted.
"I mean...Are you guys willing to let me stay around after all of this? Even after everything I told you recently?" Gene responded back.
"I know I am…" M3 answered as he looked at Ice.
IceBite looked at Gene, before sighing. "...Very well…"
Gene looked to Alma, not fully convinced as he asked her, "...What about you, Alma?"
Alma sighed. "Alright…"
"...Thank you." Gene said to Alma before he looked to everyone else.
"For...anybody who still hates me...I...just...like to...apologize from the bottom of my heart. If...you still...dislike me...I'll still...be nice to you...anyway. Thank...you…for...-" Gene said...as he started to get emotional.
M3 approached Gene, just saying, "Its alright...If you need to let it out, do so."
The studio assistant cried...and cried a bit more before he managed to reign in his emotions.
"Sorry...It's...just that I'm still a bit young...Meaning I can get emotional if I don't try to...control it." Gene replied.
IceBite then asked, "...How old are you, anyways?"
"Ice...I'm 19 years old...And I've been that way since I got here." Gene answered.
"Ah...I see…" IceBite replied.
*Time passed as the studio went back to normal again…This time with the studio assistant happy to be there. He was thinking of leaving the studio before…*
*But now he wanted to stay there...It was...home after all.*
End Chapter 19.