Me: Here's the next chapter!
"…And there's the bell," Saito noted as the students began to get everything together, "Remember, everyone; your essays on an alternate reality are due tomorrow."
"It's a bit boring without our two knuckleheads here…" Viper whispered.
"Yeah…" Tsuna nodded as he looked at the empty seats of Rayne, Solo, and Naruto, "I hope they're both doing okay."
"But can you believe what Rayne's getting to do?" Viper pondered as the last of the students except for those who could Wave Change/Rock-On left, "She actually gets to go to another reality."
"Which Saito-san will not believe until he sees two giants fighting in the sky," Tsuna added, having returned from Italy with his Reborn a day after Rayne had left, his Guardians each on a different continent to establish a base there or, in Hibari's case since he was still on the same place as Tsuna, going to find their old home to stay in.
"It's even more annoying since there's been no viruses since Palkia came here," WarRock grumbled, "The power he had must of scared them all off."
"Actually, my sources have told me that King Cepheus has recalled all his forces for now. Anyone who has betrayed him has not been informed of this for grounds of treason," a voice said before Geo's desk opened to reveal the infamous hitman baby, "Ciaossu."
"Reborn-san!" Geo gasped.
"Why do you do that?" Tsuna demanded.
"It could be that he's going to be using something powerful against us," Reborn continued, ignoring Tsuna.
"So we're going to have to be prepared?" Saito gulped.
"Yes," Silva replied as he emerged from the desk as well.
"Onii-san!" Sonia gasped as Silva fell out of it.
"I thought you said this was safe…" Silva muttered as the Silver Arms appeared.
"Yes, it's safe for me," Reborn smirked as Marcus and Pat helped Silva up.
"Silva-san, you've been to other universes, right?" Pat asked.
"Only twice, both times I had to learn something," Silva explained, "The second one…it was something my Spirits and I will forever hold in our existences."
"Amen to that," Silver Wing nodded.
"Oh…Uh…" Silver Horn stammered.
"The people there were powerful. It truly amazed me that humans could do things like that," Silver Shield added.
"Now you're going to get me riled up with that talk," Silva chuckled.
"Ano…Onii-san, could you tell us about it?" Sonia asked.
"Sorry, little sister, you'd need to experience it if you want to understand what we did," Silva chuckled before holding up a paper, "I also have a message from Uncle Ronin. Apparently, he's made it so that those who can Wave Change are officially dubbed as a special Task Force and are now ordered to utilize a special code in order to not be declared Maverick."
"Okay, then. I'll see you at home, honey," Radar spoke as he hung up his Transer Cell.
The day had been a bit strenuous. They were nearly complete with the latest building and it looked as if it would be done by the next day. He waved to his coworkers and began to walk home. As he walked along a path, he stopped.
"You can come out now," Radar ordered.
"Impressive. How did you know I was there?"
"I am a retired soldier of Sharo. Do not think I do not spend time to train," Radar replied.
A figure emerged from the shadows. Radar rose a brow at who he was looking at. The figure wore a black jumpsuit with white claw-like markings on it. The figure's torso had a silver emblem resembling three claw marks on it. The head was covered in a black helmet resembling a snake's head with a visor over the eyes. Furthermore, the outfit hugged her figure, revealing she was a woman of slender built.
"Who are you?" Radar asked/demanded.
"Cephius-sama no ai no tame ni iki, Cephius-sama no ai no tame ni tatakau rabu woriā. Rinjū Hebiken tsukai Noka (For Lord Cephius's love I live, for Lord Cephius's love I fight as his love warrior. Confrontation Beast Snake-Fist Mistress, Noka)!" the woman declared.
"So you're an FM-Ian…" Radar scowled.
"Hai and Iie. You see, I am something between," Noka replied, "For Cephius-sama, I will kill all those who defend this planet."
"Why tell me this?"
"Because I need you to deliver it to those that my master wishes to kill, NetNavi of General Raika," Noka replied before she walked off, "Ja ne."
"Matte!" Radar growled as he raced at Noka.
"Rakugekiken."
Saito snorted awake as his Transer Cell rang. He fell out of bed as Meiru awoke with a yawn. She took the Transer Cell as Saito got up.
"Moshi-Moshi," Meiru yawned before Medi appeared on the holographic screen, "Medi-chan? Why are you waking us up so late? It's two in the morning."
-Have you seen Radar-kun?- Medi asked, worry evident in her tone –He hasn't called in two hours and he told me he was just on his way home two hours ago-
"Really? You think he's drinking with his coworkers?" Saito asked.
-Iie. He promised he would come straight home. I need help finding him-
"Don't worry, Medi-chan. We'll help."
-Arigatou, Roll-chan-
"And I have a test to give tomorrow, too…" Saito muttered as he was given his Transer Cell, "Gregar, get up. A naked woman wants you."
"Where's the pussy?" Gregar exclaimed happily until he noticed there was no naked woman but Roll Angel, "Crap! I fell for it again!"
"We're going out to find Searchman," Saito stated.
"Searchman? Did he run away from his wife?"
"No. Medi thinks something to him," Saito replied.
"Wave Roads?"
"Hai."
"Maybe a chance of Virus Busting?"
"Maybe. Most likely not."
"…Fine…"
"How…How is he, Kaa-san?" Medi and Radar's son asked, sniffling a bit.
"He's not in critical condition anymore, but…He won't be able to do any training with you for a few months," Medi replied, "How that man got his arms and legs bent like that, I hope I never find out."
"So he was in a dumpster?" Ronin asked.
"Hai. Gregar found him with his hearing," Meiru replied.
"That explains why we're not pummeling the pervert right now for reading those books…" Medi muttered before looking down and hugged her son.
"Medi-chan, I'm sure we'll be able to find the guy or girl who did this," Ronin comforted, "Just go home with your son and we'll work it out tomorrow."
"H-Hai…" Medi nodded.
"Protoman, we heard him mumbling something. Something about a snake," Meiru noted once Medi had left.
"That's some information at least, Roll," Ronin nodded when Meiru's Transer Cell rang.
"Moshi-Moshi?" Meiru answered.
-Kaa-san, tatsukete!- Sonia exclaimed –These guys just ran into our house and are taking it apart!-
"Eh?" Meiru gasped before dashing off, "Kaa-san's coming, babies!"
"All units, we have a break-in at the following location…" Ronin began.
When the police unit had arrived, they nearly fell over in shock. Outside the two homes was everyone wearing pajamas or bath robes in the cases of Ashe and Hope, all of which were being served a small drink from some men in black ninja-like, Kabuki theater outfits. The two houses were currently halfway demolished with all the belongings outside around the group. Men wearing black outfits with their heads and faces covered by a black hat and cloth were removing various nails, wires, and screws from the two buildings as more of them were building something nearby.
"What's going on here?" Ronin demanded, grabbing one of the men by the front of their outfit.
The person took out two scrolls and handed them to Ronin. The person went off as Ronin began to look at the scrolls. He paled when he saw one had a gold emblem resembling an origami kabuto.
"The Shiba Clan's emblem?" Ronin gulped.
"Shiba Clan?" Silva repeated.
"It says that they have just purchased this land from the city and are rebuilding it into a private mansion for the two families that live in the houses," Ronin explained as he read the scroll with the seal.
"And the other one?" Copper asked.
"Here," Ronin replied as he continued to read the Shiba Clan scroll before Copper unfurled the other scroll.
"Huh? What is this?" Copper demanded as he showed it to everyone.
"Eh? 'Coming Soon?' What's coming soon?" Tsuna asked.
"Maybe a mafia family?" Reborn asked.
"No. The Mafia was wiped out years ago," Copper replied, "I'll be taking this with me to investigate. Sir?"
"Ace, I'm partnering you up with Copper on this case," Ronin ordered.
"Yosh!" Ace saluted.
"'The men and women who should be working on construction are the Kuroko-tachi. They are a gift to the two families as an apology for this. They will cook, clean, and care for any wish you command them to perform. Signed, Shiba Takeru, 19th Head of the Shiba Clan and ShinkenRed,'" Ronin read aloud before whispering to those who could Wave Change, "'PS: the Kuroko-tachi will help you in more than your daily lives, they will also support you in battle when someone from Planet FM or another enemy appears. They always hide in the shadows and evacuate or guide the citizens. Kuroko can handle many jobs, but they cannot join in battle. They have no Mojikara and are incapable of performing the EM Wave Change, Rock On, Chakra, and Shamantic Abilities except for seeing them. The Kuroko-tachi want to fight to protect people too, but powers are needed to fight the enemies you face. It is thanks to them that I could fight without worry against someone who threatened to kill lives. Because you fight, the Kuroko-tachi are able to devote themselves to supporting you.'"
A Kuroko-san tapped Hope's shoulder. She turned and saw that twelve more Kuroko-san were manning an old hand-pushed taxi big enough to fit everyone. One more Kuroko-san held up a sign that read 'Shiba Clan-run Hotel Express. All expenses paid for the Stellar Family and the Hikari-Yami Family by Shiba Takeru, 19th Head of the Shiba Clan.'
"I don't believe this…" Reborn whispered.
"You can't believe something?" Tsuna exclaimed, earning a kick to the face by the Mafia infant.
"The Shiba Clan is a rarely-known clan, yet is the clan that controls nearly ninety-percent of Netopia's defenses. What's more is that it is connected to all other Shiba Clans in the other Zones except for the evil Zones," Reborn explained, keeping quiet around the police as they tried to interrogate one of the Kuroko-san, only to have them run off to do something else.
"So how long will we be staying at that hotel?" Sonia pondered, earning a shrug from the Kuroko-san that was holding the sign up, as they were loaded onto the cart and rushed off.
"Okay, people, let's pack up!" Ronin ordered, "Ace and I will stay behind to keep watch. The rest of you, move out!"
"So why is the Shiba Clan doing this?" Marcus pondered to a Kuroko-san, earning a scratching of the head from the figure before shrugging.
"He doesn't know. He just follows his Lord's orders," WarRock stated, "That's what he's saying."
"You understand body movement?" Inu asked.
"…Body movement?" WarRock repeated, "No. He just told us it. Didn't you hear him?"
"No."
"Bah. Hey, buddy, you know anything about Planet FM?" Omega-Xis asked, earning a few nods and waving of hands from the Kuroko-san, "You don't say? Man, this Shiba Clan has more info on them than we do. Buncha smarties…Hey, hey, hey! I didn't mean it like that!"
"Oi…" Geo sighed, "Night, Marcus, Amidamaru-san, Inu, WarRock."
"Night…" Marcus yawned before he collapsed on his mat, snoring away.
"Hey, you think you could ask those construction Kuroko-san to make the kid's room like the one he had when they were two houses?" WarRock asked once he was sure Geo was sleeping, earning a nod from the Kuroko-san, "Thanks. And good luck with your wife's pregnancy. Kami-sama knows Saito knows about that kind of experience."
"Okay, just what is going on?" Luna demanded.
"N-n-n-now Prez…" Geo stammered as he and Sonia hid behind Marcus.
"Oh, sure, leave me to take the full force…" Marcus complained with a pout.
"Luna-chan, we don't know why the Shiba Clan is…" Grey began.
"The Shiba Clan? You mean the Shiba Clan is rebuilding your homes?" Luna gasped.
"You know them?" Geo asked.
"Hai. They're the top rival my family's companies have," Luna explained, "They make more money, more salaries, more everything than any company my family owns. Someone must have done something great for them to do this for your families."
"You think it's Rayne-chan?" Sonia pondered.
"Maybe," Luna replied, "Look, I'm going to have to go now. My parents are expecting me to be taking piano lessons in an hour. Ja ne."
"Ja ne!" Sonia waved.
"Hah! Penalty game!" WarRock grinned as he and the three Kuroko-san he, Gregar, and Black were playing with painted whiskers on Gregar's face.
"Well, they're certainly having fun," Pat sweatdropped when another Kuroko-san ran up to them with a map and a chopstick.
"What's wrong?" Amy asked as the Kuroko-san gave her the chopstick and opened the map to show all of the city with numbers on nearly everything, "Huh?"
"Hey. There are numbers on this," Kyoko noted.
"Numbers?" Haru repeated, "Oh! Hai, hai! 3-5-6?"
"He says that to find the number on here. There's apparently a virus outbreak there," WarRock explained, getting a nod from the delivery Kuroko-san.
"What?" Geo exclaimed.
"They're not lying. They've got a system," WarRock translated for the Kuroko-san, "Come on. Let's go!"
"M-Matte! We still haven't gotten the passcode right," Geo exclaimed before WarRock entered the Transer Cell and pulled Geo off.
"Matte!" the others yelped before following, unaware of the few dozen Kuroko-san following them with robes and white cloths.
"Hmm…'Coming Soon.' What does it mean?" Copper pondered as he looked at his Transer Cell, having a picture of the scroll with the words on it.
"Here! Check out 'Gold Sushi!'" a sushi seller grinned as he handed Copper a flyer with a bow, holding it in both his hands.
"Oh! Th-Thank you," Copper said as he received it.
"Please do!" the man grinned as he went on to hand more flyers out.
Copper just shook his head. He never did understand sushi carts. He looked down at the flyer before his eyes widened. There, clear as day, was the same message as on the scroll: 'Coming Soon.' It was even in the same handwriting. He quickly motioned for Ace to look at it. Ace looked and quickly dialed Ronin to come over to their location. Soon enough, the two had come with Hope, Saito, Silva, and Meiru.
"Gold Sushi!"
"Hello," Meiru greeted, "It's not that often you see an osushi cart in this day and age."
"Right. You'll take note of me, right?" the man asked as he handed her a flyer.
"Sure! I love sushi," Meiru smiled, 'Especially when it's on Mega-kun's…'
"You made this flyer, right?" Hope asked as she looked at it.
"Yeah."
"Then…" Ace grinned as he held up the open scroll with the two words on it, "Is this also yours?"
"Yeah."
The man went back to handing out flyers for three seconds. Then, he turned back to them with a horrified, comical expression on his face. The four men approached.
"So it's you who did that to their homes then? You're under arrest!"
"Hold on, Copper," Ronin ordered, "You're a member of the Shiba Clan, correct?"
"So that means you guys are…" the man paled before he fell on his rear and tried to crawl away.
"How about you talk with us?" Ace asked.
"Why did you send this and change our homes?" Meiru and Hope demanded.
"It wasn't me! It wasn't me! It wasn't me!"
"Listen, you! The handwriting is exactly the same!" Copper declared, "So…"
"Are you guys going to take my moment…" the man whined before he got up with an angry expression, "…And waste it?"
"Now calm down…" Ronin began before the man started to cross his arms and grin.
"Alright, I've got it! I'll tell you after you've eaten my sushi. On the house, of course," the man grinned as he went to his cart and began to prepare it.
"Stop screwing around. We don't have time for that!" Copper snapped.
"Just eat. Gold Sushi is good!"
"You're crushing the rice again!" a metal-made paper lantern colored blue, red, and gold snapped, startling everyone but the seller.
"You be quiet! I am not crushing the rice!" the man snapped as he put a plate of completed sushi before them, "Alright, eat. If you don't eat, I'll definitely won't tell you!"
"What do you do, sir?" Copper asked.
"Just go along with it," Ronin replied, "Itadakimasu."
"I thank you for this humble meal," Silva bowed.
The man held back a snort of laughter as he looked away. All seven ate the sushi. They began to scream and fell over, holding their necks.
"It's spicy!" Hope cried.
"Piece of cake!" the man grinned, "Let's get going!"
"Goyou de! Goyou de! Goyou de!" the lantern cheered as the man picked up the bars of his pull-cart and ran off.
"You don't need an answer! Bye-bye!" the man cried as he raced off, surprising them at the speed he was going.
"That punk! Goyouda! Goyouda! Goyouda!" Copper called as he chased the man.
"Wait up!" the others called as they ran after the man.
"You think we're close enough?" Marcus asked as they ran up to the roof of a building.
"Yeah. I think so," Geo replied as they looked out at the Wave Roads to see multiple Viruses attacking practically anything and everything.
"Let's get g…!" Ashe began when a drum was heard beating as the Kuroko-san that had followed them came up to the roof.
"Ack! Wh-What are you guys doing here?" Geo exclaimed as the Kuroko-san surrounded them along with the white 'walls' they had.
"Eek! Hentai!" Sonia shouted.
It was then that the two 'walls' were moved to before them and behind them. The Viruses looked at the sight in confusion as the drum beats got quicker. The front 'wall' ran off, revealing everyone in armorless samurai outfits. Behind them were ten flags that bore Rockman's symbol and the Shiba Clan symbol.
"Damn…They're fast!" Inu exclaimed.
"It's their way of helping us. It provides a distraction to let us change," Silva explained, "It also helps them evacuate the people from the fighting area."
-Let's get to changing!-
"Hai! Henshin Rock On!" Ashe and Grey shouted.
"Transer Cells! Denpa Henshin!" everyone else shouted before they all changed.
"And now we have to do what in order to complete registration?" WarRock asked before a Kuroko-san handed each of them a paper from Ace.
"…Eh?" they all screamed.
"No way!" Gemini Spark B snapped.
"Look. You want to be called Maverick and end up getting deleted? Or worse, captured and dissected?"
"…Suddenly, this isn't half bad."
"I will prevent the loss of lives! My resolve transforms into a shooting star of wishes! Shooting Star Rockman!"
"Power may be strong, but Melodies from the heart are even stronger! Shooting Star Lyra Note!"
"Changing Forms to deal with multiple situations is our specialty! Shooting Star Axl!"
"The bridge between Life and Death! The heir of Amidamaru! Shooting Star InuMaru!"
"The bonds of the twins will electrify all who hurt our nakama! Shooting Star Gemini Spark!"
"Space Warriors, authorized by the Satella Police, fall from the sky to defeat the enemy," Rockman explained, "Nagareboshi Sentai…"
"…Hoshienger!" all six declared.
"I hate it…" Gemini Spark B muttered.
"Let's just get going!" Lyra Note declared as she swung her guitar at a Virus, whacking it into others before blasting them with a shock Note to delete them.
"Hai!" everyone agreed.
"A-Trans: Wolf Woods!" Axl Ashe and Axl Grey called as they changed into two Wolf Woods and began to spin over each other like drills, shredding thrugh multiple Viruses, "Drilling Claws!"
"BattleCard: Predation! Meteor!" Rockman declared as a flurry of meteors assaulted the Viruses.
"Gemini Thunder!"
"Shockwave: Buddha-Giri!"
"Hey! Wait!" Copper snapped as he ran on the other side of the river that the man was running beside, "I said wait!"
"Man, he sure is persistent!" the man whined.
"Stop!" Ronin shouted as he ran beside Copper, "Who are you?"
"You can see! A Sushi Seller!"
"No way!" Copper barked as the man grinned as he sped up before skidding to a halt when the girls stood before him.
"We were waiting," Hope smirked.
"What is coming soon?" Meiru asked.
"Soon means Soon! Man! I'm busy too!" the man complained as Ronin, Ace, and Copper ran up.
"Stop! Wait up!" everyone barked as the man turned and ran off once more, actually jumping up on walls and swerving all around.
"I'm going to be sick!" the lantern complained.
"All units: Be on the lookout for an Osushi Cart with a talking lantern that is going to be sick," Ronin ordered into his Transer Cell.
"And that's the last of them!" Lyra cheered as Rockman blasted the last Virus away.
"Great job, Rockman-kun!" Lyra Note grinned as she hugged him from behind.
"Oh…uh…A-arigatou, Lyra Note-chan…"
"Look!" InuMaru called as he pointed to a nearby rooftop, showing the Kuroko-san that had changed them into their outfits were silently cheering and applauding.
"Thank you!" Axl Ashe waved.
"EarthBreaker!"
Everyone screamed as they were hit with a massive purple sphere of energy. Bass appeared before each of them at different times, delivering a powerful blow to each of them. The Kuroko-san freaked out as they rushed to go get help/evacuating more people from the area.
"Who…Is this guy?" Axl Grey grunted as they got up.
"Bass!" Lyra Note gasped.
"You mean this is that Bass guy?" Axl Ashe asked.
"Hm? Well, well, so you two must be Ashe and Grey," Bass noted.
"You…know us?" Grey asked.
"But of course. You see, not only do I gain the power of my defeated opponents if I use the Get-Ability Program, but also memories. I must say…twins are delicious."
"Wh-what…?" Rockman paled.
"Oh, none of you knew them, but these two did," Bass said as he pointed at Axl Ashe and Axl Grey, "You just know their damn BioMetals Model Z and Model X."
"Model Z and Model X?" WarRock repeated.
"Ah! Y-You didn't…!" Axl Grey paled.
"Oh, but I did!" Bass sneered.
"You bastard!" Axl Ashe screamed, "A-Trans: Wolf Woods!"
"A-Trans: Gemini Spark B!" Axl Grey shouted before he and Axl-Woods charged, "Murderer!"
"Then that means he…" Lyra began.
"Those two who helped us those few times…" Lyra Note whispered.
"No. He couldn't have…could he?" WarRock gulped before a bloody Ashe was slammed onto a rooftop, "Ashe!"
"Kaa-san! Tou-san! It's Bass! He's here!" Lyra Note called into her Transer Cell.
"Something wrong?" Ronin asked as the mother and father of two twins, a near-adult male and a teenage girl skidded to a halt.
"Bass is here! He's attacking the others," Saito replied as the man skidded to a halt and looked back, eavesdropping on the conversation.
"Hang on, sweetie! Mama's coming!" Meiru and Hope called as they ran off.
"Copper, keep pursuing him," Ronin ordered as he, Silva, Ace, and Saito chased after the two mothers.
"Alright! Let's go!" the man grinned as he turned his cart around and started following them.
"Hey, you! Don't follow them!" Copper demanded as he stopped the man.
"No. I was thinking of running that way first."
"Listen you…!" Copper began.
"Goyou de! Goyou de! Goyou de!" the paper lantern snapped as he shot at Copper and knocked him out with a headbutt, floating where he had knocked over and out Copper, "I got him, Boss!"
"Yosh! Let's get going then! But first…" the man smirked playfully as he used an ink brush to paint all over Copper's face, "…Penalty Game."
Once he was done, Copper's face looked like a mix between a cat, a dog, and a hippo. The man put the brush away and picked up his cart's bars once more. He sped off, sparks coming off his wheels as he turned to follow them.
"You're pathetic!" Bass roared as he swatted Lyra Note away, "None of you excite me!" He ducked under a Break Saber Rockman had before blasting him away with his buster, "Isn't one of you…" He delivered a painful uppercut to InuMaru, "…A challenge? Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"
"BattleCard: Predation! Wide Wave!" a voice called before a wide blade of water negated the flurry of fireballs when Roll Angel, Megaman, MJ, Copy Cat, Protoman, and Acid Ace appeared.
"Are you okay, sweetie?" Roll Angel and Copy Cat asked as they hugged Lyra Note and Rockman respectively.
"Hai, Kaa-san," both replied.
"Ah…So this is where you went to, Megaman!" Bass sneered as Megaman and Roll Angel engaged Beast Out.
"What are you doing here, Bass?" Beast Megaman growled.
"Isn't it obvious? Power!" Bass roared as he engaged Hub Style.
"Muramasa: Download," Protoman spoke.
His armor glowed before becoming slimmer. He gained a flowing crimson overcoat with black trimming. Leather straps wrapped around his boots and gloves while he gained a katana at his hip. He unsheathed it and aimed it at Bass Hub Style while Acid Ace prepped his laser and sword with MJ using his Over Soul Armor.
"Bring it!" Bass Hub Style roared as his eyes became pitch black with crimson 'atoms' in them.
With that, they rushed at Bass as he began to fly backwards, away from them. Gregar Megaman jumped at Bass Hub Style and attempted to kick him multiple times, with Bass HS teleporting away each time. The last time, Protoman sailed in with a flying kick, but Bass HS teleported away, letting Gregar Megaman take the kick. Protoman kicked Gregar Megaman at Bass HS, letting the blue bomber assault him before being blasted away by a blast from Bass HS. Falzar Roll Angel appeared behind him and blew a blast of flames at the Hub Style enemy. Bass HS warped to below her and struck her in the neck. She collapsed, releasing Wave Change while gasping for breath.
"Kaa-san!" Lyra Note called as she ran over to her mother from the Wave Roads.
"Bastard! How dare you attack my wife! I'll kill you!" Gregar Megaman roared as he rushed at Bass HS.
He unleashed a barrage of energy slashes at him accompanied by multiple shots from his mugen arms and a blast of flames. Bass HS avoided all of the attacks before performing the same maneuver he did on Meiru, sending him to the ground. He then grasped Gregar and Falzar by their necks with a sinister grin on his face.
"No! Gregar/Falzar!" their partners gasped.
The two CyBeasts roared as green and red auras roared off them, taking the shape of either a massive, metallic-green wolf or a massive, metallic-red eagle. A pitch-black aura erupted off Bass that took the form of a massive, metallic black and gold lion. The lion charged and consumed the two aura beasts before entering Bass. As this went by, Gregar and Falzar's armor began to crack up and shrink.
"And now…I have it! I have the power of the CyBeasts!" Bass roared as he dropped Gregar and Falzar.
With that, his entire body began to resonate with a black aura. He let out a powerful roar that began to rumble the Wave Roads in the area. Those still on the Wave Roads were knocked over with Protoman and Copy Cat landing beside Falzar, Gregar, Meiru, and Saito, changing back into Copy, Ronin, and Hope. The black energy receded into Bass to reveal his new form. His armor was bulkier than before with claws for feet. His hands ended in razor-sharp claws while his torso was covered in sleek and bulky armor, spikes running along his shoulders. On his back were two demonic wings with Sharingan Eyes in them. He also had a tail and his tattered cloak. His helmet's 'ears' became rigged with spikes along with the diamond on it changing into a demonic eye-shaped crystal.
"I'll crush you! As Bass GX!" Bass roared.
"Triple Star Break! AM Sage Kaiser!" Rockman roared.
"Star Break! Wood Dragon/Fire Leo!" Lyra Note, Gemini Spark, and InuMaru declared.
"OverSoul Armor!" MJ declared as his spirits became their armor forms.
They charged at Bass GX before the enemy flew into the air. The other quickly followed him. Lyra Note: Wood Dragon came from above, but Bass GX teleported next to her and kicked her to the side. InuMaru: Fire Leo tried to same with his katana out, but Bass GX teleported above him and kicked him to the ground. When Gemini Spark B: Wood Dragon came at him, using Bason in an OverSoul, Bass GX elbow-jabbed him, teleported to his side, and punched him away. Gemini Spark W: Wood Dragon tried her Star Force Big Bang on him, but he took it head on and was unscathed when it was finished. He slammed Gemini Spark W: Wood Dragon into her sibling and forced the Wave Change to end. Five Kuroko-san caught Pat, various injuries forming on his body. MJ created his Totem Pole Cannon and fired while Bass GX replied with a violet EarthBreaker the size of a marble. The two attacks collided and negated each other. MJ screamed as Bass GX unleashed a barrage of bone-breaking hits on him, knocking him into the ground and forcing his Wave Change to end. Acid Ace and Rockman fired a combined Charge Shot at him before charging with swords. Bass GX dodged the attacks before swatting the two away. His hands glowed before transforming into demonic versions of Gregar and Falzar's heads.
"Jyuken Ho (Beast Fist Cannon)!" Bass GX roared as he fired concentrated fire beams at the two, forcing them out of Wave Change and to be caught by more Kuroko-san.
"You monster! You'll pay for the murders you've caused!" Protoman roared before his blade was caught.
"Oh, I don't think so," Bass GX sneered as he made Protoman look him in the right eye, "Tsukuyomi."
Protoman clutched his head as he unleashed an agonized scream. Bass GX then slammed his knee into his opponent's face and then slugged him the solar plexus. Protoman's body smashed through the Wave Roads and into the ground, making a massive crater. The smoke cleared to reveal Ronin, his WaveNavi being absorbed into Bass GX. Copy Cat changed her arms into massive particle beam cannons and fired. Bass GX swatted them away before slapping Copy Cat down to beside Geo, forcing her back into being Hope and Copy.
"He's…We can't beat him…" Geo gasped out, coughing up some blood.
"And now…" Bass GS began when multiple disposable chopsticks hit him, exploding on contact.
"Matte! Matte! Matte!" a voice declared.
Everyone looked out to a building to see three figures. One was what would be called a 'WaveNavi' resembling a gold and blue lobster with gold flames. The other was like the lobster, but resembled a blue and white squid with violet flames. The last was a man around the appearance of Silva's age. He had wild, short, black hair with a binding rope made out of a black and white polka dot bandana, a white, blue, and gold Sushi-seller outfit, and onyx eyes. Meiru, Saito, Silva, Hope, and Ace gawked. It was the Sushi Seller. He turned to them, mainly Silva, and grinned.
"Yo! You guys sure were in a pinch!" he teased before turning to Bass GX and pointed two pairs of disposable chopsticks at him, "Mr. Bat-Head! I'll be your opponent!"
"Who the hell is this guy?" WarRock asked.
"A sushi seller," Hope replied.
"Com-ing soon!" the man declared, "Didn't I tell you? I was waiting for this situation! This! Just be quiet and watch! SushiChanger: Version Wave! Sushi Wave Disk!"
With that, he pulled something out of his left pocket. It resembled a piece of sushi with an orange item on the top. He flipped it open to reveal it was actually a cell phone-like device. He then pulled out a small orange disk. The sides of the disk folded inwards as he pushed a button on his device.
-Irashai (Welcome)!- the device declared as he put it back into its sushi-like appearance and put the folded disk on top, making it play a drum and guitar-like tune.
"Ikkan Kenjou ('Present Consistently' or 'Presenting 1000 Coins')!" the man declared.
A gold energy design for the kanji of 'Light' appeared before him. It went onto his face and he transformed. Before them now, the man wore a blue jumpsuit with a gold Samurai-theme to it. His gold helmet had a black visor resembling the kanji for 'Light' on it while a fish from his cart hopped onto the back of his silver belt, turning into a fish-themed blade and scabbard.
"I'm the sixth Shinkenger, requested by Take-chan to come here to help Sil-chan with the FM-Ian problem. ShinkenGold!" the man declared with a pose…earning just startled looks from Geo, Meiru, Saito, Hope, Ace, Sonia, Marcus, Grey, Pat, Silva, Ashe, the spirits, and the Electromagnetic Aliens, "Oi! Be impressed already! Were you watching?"
"Eh?" Sonia pondered, "Eh?"
"No way," Ashe gasped.
"Another guy who can Wave Change without a partner?" WarRock asked.
"W-w-why is he…?" Pat began.
-He's sparkly- Model A awed.
"Shinkenger? ShinkenGold?" Lyra repeated.
"Just what is that?" Silva pondered.
"I bet you're surprised!" ShinkenGold grinned behind his helmet, "Leave this to me!"
"I've never heard of you, ShinkenGold, but you annoy me," Bass GX growled as ShinkenGold easily jumped onto the Wave Roads.
"Come at me, Mr. Bat-Head," ShinkenGold ordered as he lowered himself closer to the Wave Road, a hand out while his other was close to grasping his blade.
"That is a strange stance, I'll admit it. However…You are not the one I want to fight. Viruses, kill him," Bass GX ordered as a swarm of sword-wielding Viruses charged.
'Is he the one who sent those Viruses out?' Silver Wing thought.
"It's true my sword is my own style, but my strength is the real thing. Prepare yourselves! Sakanamaru!" ShinkenGold declared.
The Viruses roared as they got to ShinkenGold. The gold warrior became a blur as the Viruses went by him. He held up his sheath with his blade halfway out of it. He put it back in and the Viruses were sliced to ribbons, exploding.
"What was that just now?" Geo asked.
"Was it Iai?" Amidamaru pondered.
"What's Iai, Amidamaru?" Marcus asked.
"Slashing while drawing the sword from the sheath," Amidamaru explained, "In terms of speed, it's faster than fencing."
Nearby on a higher Wave Road, Mettenna with bows and arrows released their artillery. ShinkenGold noticed the arrows and began to perform his swordsmanship on the arrows, using a reverse-handed technique. He sheathed the Sakanamaru and the arrows were sliced to splinters.
"Over there this time?" ShinkenGold pondered.
He jumped up onto the higher Wave Road as more Viruses with swords charged at him with the Mettenna. ShinkenGold easily parried each blade and slash before delivering his own in return with interest. Within seconds, he had decimated nearly half of the Viruses fighting him.
"A straight slash using a backhanded grip, right?" Marcus pondered as they got up.
"Exactly," Silva grinned.
"What an unorthodox sword style!" Lyra exclaimed in awe.
"But he is strong," Ashe noted.
"Who is he?" Sonia pondered.
ShinkenGold jumped into the air as he slashed two more Viruses, landing on a part of the Wave Road that resembled a tree. The Viruses began to shout at him while shaking their weapons. ShinkenGold just laughed.
"What's wrong? I'm over here! Over here!" ShinkenGold taunted with a friendly wave when he fell off and on his back on the Wave Road, "Ow-ow-ow!"
"Sushi Seller-san…" Lyra Note began as the group got to him.
"Are you okay?" Rockman asked.
"Stay away!" ShinkenGold ordered, stopping everyone nearly four yards from him, "No need for your help!"
With that, ShinkenGold got up and charged into battle once more. Everyone just stared at him in a bit of confusion. ShinkenGold slashed at two more Viruses before he did a jump resembling him running in the air above some of the Viruses to get into the center of them. He became a blur to the humans fused with FM-Ians and AM-Ians. ShinkenGold proceeded to sheath his sword once more. The Viruses all screamed in agony as they were sliced to ribbons and exploded around him. ShinkenGold chuckled before he heard a cracking noise.
"Nana?" ShinkenGold pondered until he saw the Wave Road becoming ribbons all around him and at his feet, "I cut the Wave Roads too?"
"Sushi Seller-san!" Lyra Note gasped as ShinkenGold fell onto the Wave Road Bass GX was on, landing on his face, before he was covered in a pile of Wave Road pieces.
"That was dangerous!" ShinkenGold exclaimed as he got out of the pile, "SakanaMaru: Model Wave sure cuts well!"
"You annoying bastard!" Bass GX roared as he formed giant blades of darkness in his hands.
He charged at ShinkenGold before the two began to fight with their blades. One impact of blades sent ShinkenGold backwards in the air by a few meters. He landed and sheathed his sword before him.
"So you're next?" ShinkenGold asked.
"Summon: Yatargasu Flock!" Bass GX declared.
With that, multitudes of three-legged crows flew around ShinkenGold, pecking at him. ShinkenGold yelped as he tried to fight off the birds. Rockman charged at the fight with the others following right behind him. Rockman fired a Flame Wheel BattleCard and scared the flock away. MJ released a charged shot and knocked Bass GX over, his aura being dissipated by the last parry he and ShinkenGold had.
"Oh, you've gotten better!" ShinkenGold grinned as MJ landed beside him.
"Nani?" MJ pondered as ShinkenGold took out his Sushi Disk and put it on the guard of his SakanaMaru.
"SakanaMaru!" ShinkenGold declared, "Hyaku Mai Oroshi (100 Pieces Drop)!"
With that, ShinkenGold jumped at Bass GX. He went by the rouge NetNavi as blue lightning began to engulf Bass GX. ShinkenGold sheathed his blade and Bass GX screamed as his tattered cloak and his new armor were sliced to ribbons.
"I did it!" ShinkenGold cheered, "Hey! Did you see my skill?"
"You are…" MJ began.
"Sugoi!" Grey gasped.
"Hey, who the heck are you?" WarRock demanded before the smoke cleared to reveal Bass in Hub Style, his power flaring right off him.
"You bastard! How dare you!" Bass Hub Style roared, making ShinkenGold scream and fall on his rear.
"Talk later!" Rockman yelped as he took out his Star Break Cards with Lyra Note, Gemini Spark, and InuMaru, "Triple Star Break!"
"Star Break!" Lyra Note, Gemini Spark, and InuMaru declared, making ShinkenGold get to a sitting position and awe at them.
"Silver Arms Gattai!" MJ declared.
The Silver Arms glowed before engulfing MJ. They transformed into their armor forms, remodeled to be more hi-tech and combat-worthy, while a visor appeared over MJ's eyes, red electronic eyes appearing on them.
"Megaman Junior: Silver Armory," MJ declared, his voice a unison of his own and the Silver Arms.
"Time to reveal something I gained," Bass HS grinned in a feral tone, "Kage Bushin no Jutsu! Chameleon Technique!"
With that, Bass HS vanished as ten of him appeared. Ashe and Grey unleashed a flurry of bullets at them. Lyra Note: Wood Dragon unleashed a tornado of leaves as Gemini Spark: Wood Dragon fired a tornado of green lighting. InuMaru: Fire Leo blasted with a beam of intense flames. The attacks fused and collided with the bushin, dispelling nearly all of them. Rockman: AM Sage Kaiser unleashed a flurry of ice, fire, and leaves at the remaining clones, mowing them down with one being cleaved in ten by MJ: Silver Armory. It was then everyone but Rockman: AM Sage Kaiser was hit with multiple green lasers and EarthBreakers, knocking them backwards.
"I can't sense anything!" WarRock growled, "Damn!"
"What do we do?" Lyra Note: Wood Dragon asked as they regrouped.
"We've got to find out where he'll attack!" InuMaru: Fire Leo replied before they were hit again.
"No good! It's too late once we're attacked," Rockman: AM Sage Kaiser scowled as he lost his invincibility and was assaulted by the invisible Bass HS.
"Nice," ShinkenGold grinned under his helmet as he got up, activated his Sushi Changer, and took out a purple disk, "You're up, Ika-chan."
He tossed the disk into the air. Much like his Sushi Disk, the purple disk folded up and landed on top of the closed Sushi Changer. It began to glow a soft violet.
-Thanks For Waiting! Ika Origami Wave!-
The squid-themed WaveNavi gave out a squid cry before transforming into a human-sized, white and blue, metal squid. On the back of its upper body was the disk, folding in and out like it was flapping wings. It flew over towards the others.
"Here it comes!" ShinkenGold cheered as Ika-chan landed beside the fighters.
"An Ika?" Lyra Note pondered, everyone having lost Star Break but Rockman.
"That's…" Silva gasped.
"I was waiting for you, Ika-chan!" ShinkenGold grinned before he turned into gold EM Waves and entered Ika-chan, "Let's go!"
"I've never seen an EM Wave Human do that before…" Axl Ashe gasped.
"He called it an Ika Origami Wave. What's that?" WarRock pondered.
"It can't be…" MJ: Silver Armory whispered, "Ika Origami?"
"So…let's drive out Mr. Bat Head! Ikasumi Hou (Squidink Cannon)!" ShinkenGold cheered.
The 'mouth' of Ika-chan aimed forwards as Ika-chan fired a blast of ink. Bass HS gasped as he lost his invisibility. He snarled as he glared at the flying squid.
"Damn it!"
"So there you are!" ShinkenGold cheered.
Ika-chan landed on top of Bass HS and clamped down hard on him. Ika-chan proceeded to pummel the NetNavi with its two free legs before using the three it had binding him to kick Bass HS over. Ika-chan flew over to the others.
"How's that?" ShinkenGold gloated.
"Sweet!" Axl Ashe cheered.
"Here's our chance, Rockman-kun," Lyra Note grinned before seeing he wasn't listening.
"Rockman?" Axl Grey pondered.
"Yo! Geo, snap out of it!" WarRock snapped.
"Huh? What? Oh...Hai!" Rockman: AM Sage Kaiser nodded, "Triple Fury!"
"Shock Note: Fortissimo!"
"Gemini Thunder!"
"Overdrive!" Axl Ashe and Axl Grey shouted.
"Spirit Assault!" MJ: Silver Armory roared as he fired energy in the shape of his Spirit Allies at Bass HS.
"Shockwave: Buddha-Giri!" InuMaru roared.
"No!" Bass HS cried out before he was struck with all the attacks at once.
The explosion that followed temporarily caused the Wave Roads to appear around the area. The smoke soon dissipated to reveal Bass in his normal attire, minus the tattered cloak. He seethed as he glared at them all, promising death the next time they met. With that, he vanished in a portal of shadows.
"We did it!" Lyra Note cheered.
"At least with this…" Rockman began, reverting to his normal form, when ShinkenGold appeared before him.
"I did it! I did it!" ShinkenGold cheered for himself as Ika-chan flew around him, changing back into Wave Form, "Chapter Closed!"
ShinkenGold laughed a bit as he proudly brought his Sushi Cart to an outdoor medical tent the Kuroko-san had set up. With them was Copper along with Medi as she finished treating Ashe. He stopped before them and lowered his cart down.
"Alright. Sorry to keep you waiting," ShinkenGold apologized.
"Now will you properly explain who you are?" Ronin demanded.
"Just who are you, punk?" Copper demanded.
"You…" Silva began, getting everyone's attention, "…are Genta?"
"Huh?"
"Oh…Oh…You remember me!"
"Eh?" Grey pondered as Genta changed back with tears going down his face happily.
"Long time no see, Sil-chan!" Genta exclaimed.
"Genta…" Silva began as Genta ran over to Silva and made a successful jumping hug; letting Silva catch him as the sushi seller's feet got around Silva's waist.
"You little punk!" Copper snapped, "What are you doing?"
"Hey, do you two have to deal with this all the time?" WarRock asked to Ika-chan and Ika-chan's friend as the humans/former NetNavis were trying to pry a happy, crying Genta off a blue-faced Silva, earning squid noises from Ika-chan, "…Really? Now that's an optimistic way of looking at things."
"I'm…I'm sorry. But they won't be able to utilize Wave Change ever again," Boreal apologized as he gave Meiru and Saito back their Transer Cells in AMAKEN, "They'll recover, but they won't be able to fuse with you both."
"Dang…I guess that's the end of Megaman, eh?" Gregar asked, chuckling weakly.
"No…I think Geo's taken up the mantel pretty well. Same with Silva," Saito replied, "Just rest, old friend."
"I'll miss being able to fly. But I'm a mother now. I have other priorities than just Virus Busting," Meiru spoke, "Thank you, though, Falzar. You've let me do so much more than I did back in the Cyber Era. I don't know how to repay you."
"You've done enough, Roll-sama. You took me into your wonderful home, accepted me and not simply call me a monster. It is I who should owe you."
Nearby, Sonia sat down with Jazz in her lap while Geo had Volt. Volt and Jazz looked over at their parents with small frowns. They looked upwards at the two teens.
"Onee-chan, wha' mama and papa sad 'out?" Jazz asked.
"Gregar and Falzar are really hurt and they're worried about them, that's all," Sonia replied.
"O'ay, Onee-chan," Jazz nodded.
"'ii-'an, 'eepy…" Volt yawned as he nuzzled into Geo, falling asleep.
"It is late," Geo noted, "Maybe we should go home?"
"Hai. Kaa-san? Tou-san? I'm taking Jazz and Volt home," Sonia said.
"Hai. We'll…We'll try to catch up as fast as we can," Saito nodded.
"Hai, Tou-san," Sonia nodded before kissing his cheek, "Gomen."
"…She gets that from you," Saito muttered after Sonia and Geo had left.
"Me?"
"She said 'gomen.' She was sorry. She's kind-hearted and I think is blaming herself for this."
"You remember when I was like that?" Meiru asked.
"Yeah. But then I remember that it was also your kind-hearted half that made me fall in love with you. That same part that I see each and every day I spend with you."
"And the other half?"
"It's rare, but I do see that other half of you. It pains me when you're like that as well."
"Oh dear…"
"If you're about to say 'gomen,' do something else. I don't want to see anyone else act like that right now."
Meiru nodded and gave him a gentle kiss. She walked off, Falzar staying in her Transer Cell. Suddenly, the two stopped what they were doing when they recalled what Sonia said.
Me: I don't own Umemori Genta/ShinkenGold.