Terror Tennis

Disclaimer:
Danganronpa is owned by Spike Chunsoft and Lerche
Kamen Rider Ex-Aid is owned by Toei Co. Ltd. and Ishimori Productions

First off, many thanks to those who reviewed this fic, I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here the current story arc picks up where the last chapter left, in which Akamatsu and Hoshi are duking it out, but then another character enters the fray and attempts to cash in, but makes a shocking discovery.

How will this affect Hoshi?

Well, read on and enjoy!

Ch. 9: Gētokurasshā

As Swing struggled to get up, Lazer switched back to Level 1, assuming her human-sized, super deformed form and tells Swing to please calm down, telling him she is not affiliated with any political entity, which he rebuked her for the perceived lie, but then Akamatsu removed the Gashat from the Game Driver, and her armor disappeared.

Swing was surprised at what she did as she tells him she is not hear to torment him or anything, and reiterated that she is here to help him clear his name and exposed the true culprits, even offering to testify on the tennis prodigy's behalf.

"Hoshi-kun…"

"You…"

"I'm not affiliated with anyone."

"…"

"I'll testify on your behalf."

"What…?"

"I'll help you clear your name and expose those corrupt politicians."

"Eh…?"

Saihara was also surprised, as he did not expect Akamatsu to revert back to normal, and he became worried at what she is planning to do, knowing that Swing is still in a maddened state and he might kill her on the spot.

"Akamatsu-san…"

Swing appeared to be swayed for a moment but maintained to be cautious and asked Akamatsu what is her agenda and why would he listen to her, and there she stated that whoever told him about her is a lie and even proved her sincerity as she undid her transformation.

Swing then approached her and placed the tip of his racket near her neck and demanded to know if she is serious or not, and Akamatsu nodded in a confident way, and gave him to option of either killing her or let her help him clear his name, stating that she has evidence to clear his name and expose the true culprits of the crime that Hoshi never committed.

Swing was shaking as he is conflicted, and yet Akamatsu gently reached out to him and urged him to let her help him, promising that she'll do whatever she could to help clear his name and get his normal life back.

"Hoshi-kun."

"…"

"Let me help you."

"…"

"I know you are innocent."

"…"

"Only you can decide that."

"…"

However, someone came and interrupted the discussion, where the person who appeared turns out to be a 14-year old teen boy wearing a doctor's long coat, but underneath it was a regular clothing. He is Nagisa Shingetsu, and he is wearing the Game Driver and holding a Gashat, and there he sees as opportunity at collecting the Gashats for a selfish reason.

He tells Akamatsu that she is foolish in attempting to bargain with another Kamen Rider and tells her to back off as he will deal with Swing, which Akamatsu tells him that Swing is just a teen boy who is tricked into using the Gashat in order to clear his name.

"No, stop!"

"What?"

"Hoshi-kun is not a true rider!"

"Hmph."

"He is tricked into using the devices."

"Shut up, bitch."

"Listen to me!"

"…"

But Nagisa did not pay attention as he is seen wearing the Game Driver around his waist and took out the Bang-Bang Shooting cartridge and inserted it onto the slot of the Game Driver to initiate his transformation.

Gashat: "BANG-BANG SHOOTING!"

Several item-like boxes appeared around them, which seemed like they are used for shooting games, and Akamatsu realized that Nagisa's actions are worsening the situation and shouted at him to stop, but Nagisa coldly rebukes her and tells her to stay out of the way, or else she would get hurt and would end up in a hospital.

There Nagisa began to initiate his transformation.

"Henshin."

Cartridge: "GASHATO! LET'S GAME...ME-CHA GAME...MU-CHA GAME...WHA-CHA NAME...I'M A KAMEN RIDER!"

-TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE-

The scene shows that Nagisa is surrounded by a series of holographic images that are encircling around him, and he tapped one of the images with his finger in a gun-shooting gesture, and the image went towards Nagisa, encasing him in a whitish armor which made him resembled a human adult sized, chibi-looking armored figure, which vaguely resembled an armored trooper from Star Wars, the only difference is that the helmet's EYES were so big making it look like a super-deformed person in an armor.

Another noticeable feature is that the armored person sports a MILITARY-LIKE HELMET, and the right side of his armored head sports a green-colored BANGS which partially covered the right side of the helmet and right eye.

-END TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE-

Swing stared in surprise upon seeing Nagisa transforming into Kamen Rider Snipe, and there Snipe pressed a button on the Gashat which then allowed him to summon a default weapon.

Gashat: "GASHACON MAGNUM!"

A huge magnum-like weapon materializes and Snipe took it and now he is ready to fight Swing, as he intend to beat him and take the Gashat as his prize.

"Mission start."

Swing assumed that Snipe is an enemy and pushes Akamatsu aside as he went charging towards Snipe, and the two Level 1 Kamen Riders began brawling, punching, kicking and uses their weapons to hit each other in an attempt to gain an advantage, and there Swing demanded if Snipe is in league with the corrupt politicians, which Snipe coolly deny.

"Are you in league with those politicians?!"

"Huh? What's with that?"

"Answer me!"

"No."

"What?"

"I'm a radiologist…not a bureaucrat."

"What?"

"You heard me, you tick."

Swing wasn't thoroughly convinced and asked again, which Snipe aimed the Gashacon Magnum right in front of Swing's face and reiterated that he is only here to face other Kamen Riders and not some political agenda, but then he saw the Gashat that Swing is using and he slowly lowered his weapon, and his tone changed from arrogance to concern.

There he asked Swing if the Gashat he is using is a prototype version, which made Swing baffled.

"That Gashat…!"

"Huh?"

"Hey!"

"What?"

"That Gashat…"

"What about it?"

"Is that a prototype version?"

"Say what?"

Akamatsu heard this and asked Snipe what he meant, and there Snipe told her that the Gashat that Swing is using is a prototype version, which is a Gashat that allows the user to transform, but it is very dangerous due to the cartridge being unstable and prolonged usage can be fatal.

Snipe told Akamatsu that he has experienced using the prototype Gashat before, and said that those who has not undergo a special surgery that would protect the user from Gashat's dangerous effects will suffer fatal injuries, and stated that if Swing is aware of it he should not have use the Terror Tennis Gashat in the first place.

Akamatsu stared in shock at hearing this.

"What was that?"

"You heard me! If that guy is…"

"So those who had special surgery…like you and me…won't suffer from the Gashat's effects…"

"Correct!"

"And if Hoshi-kun didn't…?"

"Then he's in for some bodily harm."

"Oh no…"

"…"

Snipe then asked Swing if he has received a special surgery before using the Gashat, which Swing denied, and asked why ask that so suddenly, and Snipe stood in shock as he realized that Swing was tricked into using the devices, and told him what will happen.

He then asked Swing who gave him the devices, and before Swing could answer, his body began to convulse and electric sparks appeared all over his armored body before falling to the ground, and both Snipe and Akamatsu saw blood dripping down the ground as Swing began to gasp for air, and Akamatsu removed the Gashat from the Game Driver, and the armor disappeared.

There Hoshi is seen looking pale, having difficulty in breathing and vomited a lot of blood, which Snipe clenched his fists seeing that someone has tricked Hoshi into using the prototype Gashat without undergoing special surgery.

As Snipe checked on Hoshi, Akamatsu saw someone coming, and stared wide-eyed, seeing that more trouble is about to commence, as a new entrant came, which turn out to be the black Ex-Aid!

Snipe became more incensed, while Akamatsu became worried.

"Damn!"

"Oh no…"

"Just what we need…"

"What's he doing here?"

"How should I know?"

"If he's here for Hoshi-kun…"

"Damn that intruder…"

"…"

The black Ex-Aid, who is currently in Level 1, stood before them and stared at the weakened Hoshi then glanced at Snipe, and a silent yet tense moment took place, lasting for a few seconds before the Level 1 black Ex-Aid flips the lever of the Game Driver and assume Level 2.

Cartridge: "LEVEL UP! MIGHTY JUMP! MIGHTY KICK! MIGHTY ACTIO~OOOONNNN X!"

-TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE-

The scene shows that the Black Ex-Aid stood there as the projection screen went through him and his Level 1 for SHATTERED before assuming his Level 2 form, which showed his black and purple form, which is identical to the Level 2 form if Ex-Aid.

-END TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE-

The atmosphere became tense as the black Ex-Aid began to approach Akamatsu and Hoshi menacingly before Snipe intercepted him despite being in Level 1 form, yet the black Ex-Aid showed no signs of letting up.

"Hold it right there!"

"…"

"What do you want?"

"…"

"Are you here for a fight?"

"…"

"Answer me!"

"…"

The black Ex-Aid then punched and kicked Snipe around mercilessly before tossing him aside, but as Snipe is about to fire his magnum, the black Ex-Aid is shown to be armed with a gauntlet that fires projectiles, and shoots down Snipe, and now he is aiming his weapon at Akamatsu, which she braces herself, but Snipe opened fire and disrupted the attacker.

There Snipe told the black Ex-Aid that he will take his Gashat and beat him up regardless of anything else that came in his way.

"That's far as you go!"

"…"

"I'll beat you up!"

"…"

"And I'll be taking your Gashat!"

"…"

"You won't escape me this time!"

"…"

Snipe then flips the lever as he initiates his transformation to Level 2.

Cartridge: "LEVEL UP! BANG, BA-BANG BANG! YOW! BA-BANG BANG SHOOTING!"

-TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE-

The scene shows that the armored Snipe jumps up in the air, then fired wildly with the Gashacon Magnum, causing the SCREEN to crack and shatter, and there you can see Snipe's armored arms and legs DETACHED, and another set of arms and legs appear, along with the head, and there you can see that Snipe emerges, now in a sleeker armor that has navy blue armor, and he now resembled his natural height, his chest armor is silver which has a controller pad, his second armored form no longer sport its SUPER DEFORMED look, and thus she now has added agility and can move more naturally.

Another noticeable feature is that Snipe sports a helmet that has a military motif that has a target scope with the letters STG engraved on the helmet, a BANGS, which is colored green implying that it has a HAIR which covered the right portion of the armored face.

And lastly he sports a thin, right-sided green cape.

-END TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE-

The Black Ex-Aid gave no reaction after seeing Snipe's Level 2 form, and decided to face him as if he is a mere distraction that needs to be erased.

To Be Continued... .

Hope you like this chapter, as the action was quite brief yet fast-paced.

However, trouble ensue as they discovered that the Gashat that Hoshi used is a prototype version, and without surgery, he is badly wounded, and prolong usage will be fatal for him. Will Hoshi be able to survive long enough to clear his name?

The black Ex-Aid shows up and is worsening things here…

Preview:

The next chapter begins the countdown to the conclusion, as Snipe faces off the black Ex-Aid while Akamatsu tries to have Hoshi hold on to dear life…

See you in June or July…

Reviews are needed...