"So, how are you?" Asked Hope. Hope was in a hospital, with Lightning and Emily. "I feel ok. So, what's wrong with me?" Asked Lightning. "Collapsed lung, shattered collarbone, and possible kidney failure in both kidneys. How fun" Said Hope. "Hope. You can heal me, right? You said you could do that" Said Lightning. "Yeah, it has been a while though" Said Hope. Hope then placed his hands above Lightning, and focused his energy. Orange fire like energy then poured down onto Lightning, mostly healing her, only leaving then cuts and bruises that she had on her. "Well, this is odd. Try walking around for me" Said Hope. Lightning then stood up and walked around. "I feel fine. Nothing hurts. All that's wrong are these cuts and bruises" Said Lightning. "Hope, you said something was odd. What's wrong?" Asked Emily. "I felt like all my energy left me" Said Hope. "Is that normal? For when you do that?" Asked Lightning. "No. Even though I've only done it twice now" Said Hope. "Well, maybe you need some rest" Said Emily. "Maybe. Maybe we should have a big something with our teams and Lightning, Emily" Said Hope. "Maybe. But, Weiss called me about something" Said Emily. "Hey, Lightning. Wanna come?" Asked Hope. "Sure" Said Lightning. Hope then hugged Lightning, and they both faded away. "Lovebirds" Said Emily, before she faded away.
Meanwhile, in Weiss and Ruby's home in the RWBY Dimension
"Weiss, why does it matter?" Asked Ruby. "It only matters to Hope. It's about Lightning. If it's about Lightning, then he will come running. You know Hope. If it's about Lightning, Emily and certain others, then he will care the most" Said Weiss. Someone then knocked on the front door. "Speak of the devil" Said Weiss, as she went to open the door. Weiss then came back, with Hope and Lightning. "You look like you got hit by a truck" Said Ruby. "A purple, green and white truck? Yeah, felt like it too" Said Lightning. "Well, I just wanted to tell you both that that truck may have been Yang" Said Weiss. "Yang!?" Asked Hope. "Hope, calm down" Said Lightning. "No" Said Hope, before he left Weiss and Ruby's house. "Maybe he's just going to blow off steam somewhere" Said Emily. "No he's not. Emily, how do you think he would feel if one of us died?" Asked Lightning. "... Mad. But, I've died twice to him. And he's only got sad about it" Said Emily. "Maybe you're more important to him then Emily" Said Ruby. "We are all important to Hope. Some of us may just be more important to him" Said Lightning.
Meanwhile, at Divided as Uno: The Amazingly Amazing Pizza Shop
"Hey, Mia" Said Hope. "Hi, Hope. The usual?" Asked Mia. "Yeah, might as well" Said Hope. "What's wrong?" Asked Mia. "Hm? Oh, um, nothing" Said Hope. Suddenly, a loud car drove past the shop. "Still?" Asked Hope. "Yeah. Shocking, right?" Asked Mia. "Might need a coffee with the usual" Said Hope. "You don't drink coffee" Said Mia. "True. It's for my wife" Said Hope. "Yang? I didn't know you two got married" Said Hope. "And she chases me wherever I go, now more then ever" Thought Hope. "No. We didn't get married" Said Hope. Five men, four of them with baseball bats, then walked in. "Excuse me, but what are you going to be doing?" Asked Mia. "We came to rob the place, but we will be taking you instead" Said a man wearing sunglasses, making Hope snort. "Sorry, what?" Asked Hope. "I said we're taking the girl, little man" Said the man wearing sunglasses. "First of all, out of all of my friends, I'm 10th tallest. I come up to the top of the tallest's chest. Second of all..." Said Hope, before he punched the guy wearing sunglasses in the nose. "Sweg pitch" Said Hope. One of the guys with a baseball bat then tried to hit Hope with it, but Hope dodged it, and knocked the guy to his knees. Hope then kicked him in the back of the head, knocking him out. The other three guys also tried to hit him, but Hope used his Hookblades to redirect two of the men into each other, knocking them out, and blocked the third one. Hope then kicked him in the nuts, and then punched him in the temple, knocking him out. "And there was much rejoicing shortly after" Said Hope. "Hope. Are you sure you're ok?" Asked Mia. "Oh. Sorry about that" Said Hope. The man that was wearing Sunglasses then ran outside. "Yeah, you might as well run" Said Hope. "Hope! Are you sure you're ok" Said Mia. "... No. My best friend tried to kill my wife" Said Hope. "Why?" Asked Mia. "I don't know yet" Said Hope. "Well, why not ask?" Asked Mia. "Really?" Asked Hope. "It was a suggestion" Said Mia. "It was a terrible suggestion" Said Hope. "Hey Hope" Said Jerry, as he walked over to them. "Jeerrry" Said Hope. "Why are there unconscious people in here?" Asked Jerry. "Well, when you fart for 6 minutes straight, it's almost impossible not to be unconscious. Why Bruno of all people, didn't do it is amazing to me" Said Hope. "It was Mia?" Asked Jerry. "No, there was another person in here" Said Hope. "Oh. Ok" Said Jerry. "Here you go" Said Mia, as she gave Hope a pizza box and a coffee. "How much?" Asked Hope. "This ones on the house" Said Mia. "That's not really a good practice. How about... for regular customers, they get a 20% discount? I mean, when competing with other pizza places like TJ's Pizzaria, Shuriken Piznobi's and Pizzapliers" Said Hope. "That's a good idea" Said Jerry. Hope then gave them 20 Lien. "Keep the change" Said Hope, before he left. "Did you see that, Edison?" Asked Mia, before a hooded jumper with halves of lightbulbs for hands floated down from the celling.
Meanwhile, at Yang's house
"Yang!? Are you home!?" Asked Hope, as he knocked on the front door of her house. "The doors unlocked" Said Yang. "Ok. I brought pizza" Said Hope. Hope then entered Yang's home. "Yang? Where are you?" Asked Hope. "It doesn't matter" Said Yang. "Yes it does. I just came by to have pizza with my buddy" Said Hope. "I don't matter to you anymore" Said Yang. "What!? Yes you do. Yang Xiao Long, you will always matter to me. I cannot be mad at you, because I know you will never willingly harm anyone of our friends" Said Hope. "Go away" Said Yang. "No" Said Hope. Yang then walked downstairs, and into the lounge room. "Get out!" Shouted Yang. "No. I am your friend, I should be able to talk to you peacefully" Said Hope. "Agh! Fine. Let's talk" Said Yang, before she sat down next to Hope. "Coffee?" Asked Hope. "No" Said Yang. "Now, I just want you to know, that I still like you. I know that you were just being used by the purple Cell Medals inside of you to attack Lightning. Yang. The room is spinning" Said Hope. Hope then collapsed. "Hope!? Hope, talk to me, Hope!?" Shouted Yang.
20 minutes later, at a hospital
"Is he going to be alright?" Asked Yang. "He had a serious heart attack. You're lucky that you got him here in time" Said a nurse. "This is the closest hospital in town, after all. Tell me, is Penny around?" Asked Yang. "Yes. Would you like me to get her?" Asked the nurse. "Yes. Yes, please do" Said Yang. The nurse then left. "Hope. If this is some sort of fucked up test, then please finish it now. You have always had perfect health, so please wake up now" Said Yang. "Hello Yang" Said Penny, as she walked into the room. "Great, someone else who I've harmed" Said Yang. "True. But, it wasn't you. It was the medals inside of you" Said Penny. "I know. I've basically locked myself into my home ever since I tried to kill Lightning, as an effort to try to not let them take over" Said Yang. "Well, have you ever tried to fight against them?" Asked Penny. "I have. They won every time" Said Yang. "Every time?" Asked Penny. "Yes. I fought them every time. And lost every time. I know what they are, I know what they do, and I shall fight them every time" Said Yang. "Really?" Asked a voice. Suddenly, Yang was surrounded by purple lights and the purple Core Medals. "Yes. You're all just trying to harm my friends, if they get in your way" Said Yang. "Are we? You know who was in control during that accident" Said a voice. "Yes I do. And that... that was personal" Said Yang. "You are giving into your desire. Once you give in, will you like what you become?" Asked the voice. "You asshole!" Shouted Lightning, after she punched Yang in the face, knocking her down. "What the hell was that for!?" Asked Yang. "First you try to kill me, then you try to kill my husband, what's wrong with you!?" Asked Lightning. "He had a heart attack!" Shouted Yang. "Oh, sure he did! A heart attack from what!? Your fist going through his chest!?" Asked Lightning. Yang then stood up, and her eyes went red. "Stop it you two!" Shouted Penny, as she used two of her sword to block Lightning and Yang. "This is exactly what Basco would want. For us to fight with each other while he looks for the Cross of Fire. When he finds it, he will become invincible. Do you understand?" Asked Penny. "Yes" Said Yang. "Fine" Said Lightning. Suddenly, a jumper, with orbs on it's wrists, floated into the room. "What is that?" Asked Yang. "A Parka Ghost. They came to us, with another Rider" Said Penny. "Who?" Asked Lightning. "Well, it's better to show you" Said Penny. "I'll come with" Said Yang. Penny and Yang then left the room. "Don't worry, old soldier, I'll keep you living" Said Lightning, before she sat down in a nearby chair.
Meanwhile, in an laboratory
"Hello again Penny. Who's that?" Asked a man in traditional Japanese clothing. "Hello Takaheru. This is Yang Xiao Long" Said Penny. "Hello, Takaheru. So, you are the next Kamen Rider, after Hope?" Asked Yang. "Yes. I will be Kamen Rider Ghost" Said Takaheru. "Kamen Rider Ghost? Why?" Asked Yang. "Touch me" Said Takaheru. "Why?" Asked Yang. "Trust me. Do it" Said Takaheru. Yang then tried to touch Takaheru, but her hand went through him. "You're a ghost!?" Asked Yang. "Yes. I am a ghost. My enemy, the Gamna, killed me to get one of my Ghost Eyecons. Somehow, I came back as a ghost, and now, i can use the Ghost Driver to turn into Kamen Rider Ghost. Would you like to see my transformation?" Asked Takaheru. "Ok, maybe if Hope wakes up he can show you his" Said Yang. "Is he the Kamen Rider before me?" Asked Takaheru. "Yes. Kamen Rider RWBY" Said Yang. "Well, let me show you my henshin" Said Takaheru, before he put on the Ghost Driver. Takaheru then picked up the Ore Ghost Eyecon, and pushed a button on the side of it. Takaheru then opened the Ghost Driver, and inserted the Ore Ghost Eyecon, before closing the Ghost Driver. "Eye! Bachimera! Eh eh! Bachimera! Kagen! Ore! Prepare yourself! Gho- Gho- Gho Ghost!" Declared the Ghost Driver, as Takaheru transformed into Kamen Rider Ghost Ore Damashii. "Wow! You look... flashy" Said Yang. "I personally don't like the horn" Said Takaheru. "So, I heard there was a new Kamen Rider in town" Said Hope, who was in the doorway. "Hope! You're alright" Said Yang, before she ran over to Hope and hugged him. "Yeah" Said Hope. "So, you're Kamen Rider RWBY" Said Takaheru. "Yeah. Don't like that horn" Said Hope. "Me neather" Said Takaheru. "Let's henshin" Said Hope, as he put on the RWBY Driver and quickly transformed into RWBY Scythe form. "Wow. That looks amazing" Said Takaheru. "So, this is what riders do in there spare time? Compare suits?" Asked Yang. "Oh yeah, about you" Said Takaheru, before he walked up to Yang, and grabbed the Purple Medels inside of her, and threw them aside. The Purple Medels then turned into a purple clothed, haired and eyed Yang. "Well, this is embarrassing" Said Purple Yang, before she ran off. "You're free from them. By the way, Ghost, how did you know?" Asked Hope. "I'm a ghost, remember? It's kinda in the name" Said Takaheru. "Oh. Ok" Said Hope.
Meanwhile, in an dungeon
"Where am I?" Asked Lightning. "Lightning?" Asked Maya. "Maya? What are you doing here?" Asked Lightning. "I was going to see Kouta, but I was knocked out by someone or something" Said Maya. "Do you know anyone here?" Asked Lightning. "Just Koyomi" Said Maya. "That means that only the ones closet to a rider are being kidnapped" Said Lightning. "That's correct, Lightning "Clare" Farron. And now, the biggest war in rider history will begin. And this time, only few may live" Said a voice. "The ruler of the world of monsters" Said Lightning. "Yep" Said the voice.
