Kamen Rider Ex-Aid: Grimm Eclipse! Chapter 7: Great Gathering! Clash Ex-Aid!, a Kamen Rider + RWBY Crossover fanfic

GammaTron: *pokes a mound of reviews and PMs before yelping when Z0 pokes out* Bwah!

Z0: People really want the next chapter...they really...really...REALLLLLLY want the next chapter. *another pile of messages fall on my head* Help me~!

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Z0: Oh if only I had humility...anyway thanks buddy. You wouldn't believe the number of fans we have for this story.

GT: True. Guess they're not fans of us trying to take a small break from toku.

Z0: To be fair I think we had a nice little break and now have fics to work on to recharge when in need of such. But I digress, we'd wake SZ but…*looks at the bed resting in the middle of our work space where someone is sleeping* He needs him some sleep

GT: Yeah...He's on rest after a 5K run. Might be up in the end author notes.

Z0: Yep so for now it's just me and GT so read on readers.

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Fulgore: *smashes through the wall before destroying everything in sight*

The Black Ex-Aid stood before a computer as he typed away, he turned around as a door opened and Graphite and Parad stood there. The Black Ex-Aid sighed turning around to meet them.

"I thought you had a study group to...be absorbed into?" Black Ex-Aid asked Parad.

"Undercover gets boring. Besides, is it ready?" he asked in an excited tone.

"He's been hyper all week," Graphite complained.

"Yes…" he sighed, holding up a BugVisor with a red gashat docked inside of it, "With this, you will infect the next person sprayed with both viruses, with the stronger Bugster absorbing the weaker and adding them to their power." he explained, "Fusing the data of two games into one Bugster is hard you know...but I was able to make it work."

"Oh, nice~" Parad chuckled giddily, "So...wanna do bets on which one's gonna be dominate?"

"The robot," Graphite stated.

"But they're…"

"I know."

"No, but I meant which one of the…"

"The Robot." Graphite repeated simply.

"You are just no fun…" Parad pouted.

"Do you have a target in mind?" Black Ex-Aid asked, "The Gekitotsu Robot Gashat is best synced with the Mighty Action X Gashat, so Ex-Aid is the best target. One of his friends or maybe even his love interest would be targets of interest. Force him to go all out. Remember, the goal is to force Ex-Aid to stop holding back and let out all his potential."

"I have one in mind," Graphite informed, earning their attention.

Yatsuhashi sat beneath a tree, his legs crossed while his fists were pressed together in meditation. It had been almost a month and they still had yet to find a lead on whoever Velvet had spoken to that Fox had heard. It was rather difficult, considering that whoever Fox had heard her speak with had a subtle static in their voice. An explosion made him look up to see Parad sitting on the branch above, scrambling to turn off his volume on his game.

"Sorry. Finger slipped," Parad apologized with a sheepish chuckle, "Hahaha...bonus level…got a little to excited." he chuckled, "I'm Parad!" he smiled jumping down, "You're the tall guy on the same team as Emu's...uh...I want to say girlfriend...their relationship is not clear."

Yatsuhashi nodded before shrugging a bit. Coco thought they were a cute couple and was always trying to get Velvet to hang out more with Emu. Currently, it was a bit of a hit and miss in his opinion.

"Ah. Building up to a full one then," Parad noted with a nod, "Ya know, I couldn't help but notice that aside from one of you, the rest of your team seems to be looking for someone. Need a hand?"

"..."

"Huh...Well, I did hear a rumor about a guy with that kinda voice," Parad noted, earning his full attention, "Now mind you, it's just a rumor, but I heard the guy normally shows up at the launching pad area around 2PM every day. Some students think the guy's actually the ghost of a student who got eaten by a Beowolf during initiation or died from a malfunction in his launching pad since he shows up there."

"..." Yatsuhashi stood up, shook Parad's hand, and walked off with his sword on his back.

"...Heh," Parad smirked, "And Graphite says I'm bad at acting...Ooh tacos!" he shouted, blurring off as red and blue energy.

Emu typed away on a small computer while everyone around him happily ate. He typed enter as the code he wrote up altered the 3D model forming a sword-like shape with a curved gun-like handle. An error message came across the screen suddenly as flaws in the build and design were all pointed out.

"Ugh...another flaw…" he groaned, letting his face hit the table next to his computer.

"Is everything okay?" he looked up to see Velvet, carrying two cups of cocoa.

"Oh, Velvet. Sorry…" he grumbled, "I've been working on something for a while now." he sighed, picking the computer up and showing it and some notes that rested under it, "In a funny way I got the idea from a joke Ruby made. Pretty much everything in this place...is also a gun."

"True. Aside from a few exceptions, everyone pretty much uses a gun in their designs," Velvet agreed as she looked at it, "I have to admit, this is rather ingenious. No transformation feature taking up time between shooting and slashing and using dust to create lasers instead of firing the actual ammunition."

"I need something to deploy fast. So I figured this would be a useful design base. I just can't make the energy condenser work. The idea is it can take its internally stored energy to sharpen its blade and shooting. But each time I run a test...the code says it either blows up...or just makes a beam saber...which defeats the purpose of the sword part…" he groaned, "Or explodes…" he groaned, letting his forehead hit the table once more.

"Well...It looks like the refracting lens you're using in the model could be a cause for it," Velvet noted, earning his attention, "It's too thick, causing it to reflect back inside of the barrel and hit the dust ammunition, setting it off inside of the chamber."

"Ah!" he gasped upon seeing it, "I'm an idiot…"

Velvet giggled a little at his reaction before looking at it again, "Hmm...I'm not sure, but...I think it's also lacking something."

"Hm?" Emu blinked, looking at the image, "Something else...?" he muttered.

"I just feel that it's missing something to its design," Velvet admitted, "But aside from that, it seems like an amazing weapon to see in combat."

"Thanks, Velvet…" Emu sighed, closing his computer, "You're a real big help, you know that?"

As the two kept talking, they failed to notice their shared friends all watching them from across the dining hall. Kiriya pulled out a pair of comically large binoculars as he and Yang peeked up from a table.

"First class couple located!" he spoke like a soldier addressing the captain.

"Excellent, Private Kiriya," Ruby responded with a nod, "Commander Valkyrie, analysis?"

"They're so cute together." Nora spoke while wearing a naval hat over her head spoke with a happy giggle.

"How did they drag us into this?" Blake sighed.

"Considering your team leader and mine? Inevitable," Fox admitted.

"Shush, you two!" Yang complained.

"Hey...wait, where's Private Jaune?" Kiriya asked, holding a fake cigar in his mouth; which Yang grabbed and tossed out a window, "Hey...the joke shop charged me extra for that…"

"Shush," Coco hushed, taking pictures of the two.

"Seriously, though. Where's Jaune?" Kiriya asked.

"Don't know...when we brought up the fact everyone voted Emu and Velvet first class couple, he developed this super surprised look and just stood still for a minute," Ruby explained.

"Ah...he's jealous Emu beat him to the first love bit…" Kiriya spoke, "Which is probably due to his unkillable crush on ice queen."

"Hey…" said 'ice queen' exclaimed in annoyance.

"Shush!" everyone hissed.

"Remind me how I got dragged into this?" Weiss complained.

"You're bored, got nothing better to do, and think they are cute together," Yang listed.

"..."

"Nailed it," Yang chuckled with a smirk.

"Question?" Blake spoke, "Do they know you knuckleheads coined this term and title on them?"

"And are you prepared for how Emu will react?" Ren asked subconsciously, reminding them of the time they unplugged his PS4 while in the middle of a limited time event...and were chased by a Red Eyed Ex-Aid for five hours.

"Says the guy who caused the first 'Akuma Ex-Aid' encounter," Kiriya deadpanned before winching as a phantom pain from the beat-down went through him.

"He targeted you more…"

"Yeah, and he used you to beat me!" Kiriya snapped.

"Girls, girls, you're both pretty. Now hush up or I will get my purse," Coco threatened.

"...Why do…"

"Gatling gun that shatters concrete," Fox informed.

"...Aye, ma'am," both responded, Kiriya squeaking his out.

"Velvet...you ever get the feeling someone...or someone's, are watching us?" Emu asked as he drew an altered design to his weapon on his notebook.

"Yes, I've felt that before," Velvet replied.

"And not in the dangerous creepy way...but just the regular creepy way?" he specified.

"Oh very much so," Velvet replied, a subtle annoyed twitch coming from her left rabbit ear.

=Would Teams RWBY, JNPR, CFVY, and students Emu and Kiriya please report to Professor Hanaya's office please? I repeat: Would Teams RWBY, JNPR, CFVY, and students Emu and Kiriya please report to Professor Hanaya's office please=

"Oh lord what have they done?" Emu and Velvet both asked in unison.

"I didn't do it!" Jaune panicked from outside.

"Retreat! Retreat!" Kiriya hissed to everyone as Emu and Velvet ran off.

"For the record, none of us did anything to anyone...today!" Kiriya informed as the teams entered...to see Yatsuhashi in one of the beds, casts on his arms and tightly-bound bandages over his torso and over the top of his head.

"Yatsu!" Coco gasped, "What happened to him?"

"I sensed a surge of Bugster Virus," Taiga informed, his jacket on a table as he bandaged his own arms, "Found Graphite standing over him…" he grumbled, tightening the bandages with his teeth.

"Graphite?" Fox repeated as Velvet gasped, "Velvet?"

"That's the guy's name before I got sick that day," Velvet recalled.

"Now we got a name and another reason to find him," Coco scowled.

"No," Taiga informed, "He was playing around with Yatsuhashi. Oh, and Ruby?" he grabbed a covered object on the table beside him, "Do not scream." He removed it and Ruby screamed, "What did I just say…?"

"Oh, this is terrible!" Ruby exclaimed, looking over the shattered sword that had been revealed, "Parts were shattered by a fist, sliced through by a blade, and even eaten!"

"Graphite doesn't take well to humans...but he seems okay with Faunus...A note for another day…" Taiga grumbled, "Your friend was just pushed and blasted by his BugVisor. Physically, aside from some slight burns, he's fine…"

"And the casts?"

"A salve that's helping mend the broken bones from the push that were exacerbated by him trying to fight with them broken," Taiga noted.

"HOW IS THAT FINE?!"

"Graphite took down a sky ship. It could have been worse," Taiga explained, "But regardless, he needed him alive...to infect him."

"He's not going to grow a shell like me, is he?" Velvet asked, recalling what Emu told her about her infection time.

"No. it's unique for whoever's infected," Taiga informed, 'At least they seem to not be able to increase the stress like with Velvet.' he slapped Ruby's hands, "No. You are not taking the blade to reforge it without his permission."

"But it's hurt and needs medical attention from a smith!" Ruby whimpered.

"Ugh...Ruby…" he groaned, "Look...right now, I need you to do anything else but be difficult. I just saw the monster that ruined my life and almost lost an arm and a student...So trust me when I say my mood...is not...good."

"R-Right," Ruby flinched at the look he was giving her.

"Why are you hiding behind me?" Jaune gulped.

"Because you're the only one who has their shield at the moment," Ruby replied under her breath.

"So...what is the plan?" Emu asked.

"Right now, we wait...When the virus acts up, we'll need to move fast." Taiga spoke while tightening the bandages around his arm tightly, "But as for battle, I'll be far from helpful."

"..."

"Weiss, I'm pretty sure it's not gonna be Bowser," Blake deadpanned.

"I know. I'm just going to stay the furthest away if I see a shell," Weiss replied.

"That's fair…" the Riders all nodded.

"Bowser?" Fox repeated.

"The one I got infected with. Apparently thought Weiss was a princess and wanted to marry her," Velvet explained.

"...Pfft," Coco held back a laugh.

"Kiriya!" Weiss snapped.

"I said nothing!" Kiriya declared as he ran out with Weiss chasing after him, rapier in hand.

"How is that one still alive?" Taiga asked bluntly.

"Luck. Lots of luck," Yang replied, "So is it something we've dealt with before?"

"No. This strain...it's a mixed one," Taiga noted as he pulled up a monitor, "It seems Graphite infected him with two strains and they're battling for dominance."

"Two?" Emu asked shocked.

"Why Yatsuhashi?" Coco questioned.

"I can't be sure. Graphite's not picky…" Taiga spoke, "It could be he thought he could handle the two at once. With out…" he looked around after his pause as if waiting for something, "Oh right, the blunt one isn't here."

"Wow. They're already outside," Nora noted, looking out a window.

"We've come to need Kiriya to say that blunt fact no one wants to say themselves…" Emu sighed.

While the young heroes dealt with the current situation, another troublesome situation was being developed across town. Kuroto and Ozpin stood before one another at opposite ends of a table in a mostly empty restaurant. Both had drinks placed before them, coffee and hot chocolate before them respectively. Kuroto took the first sip as he sighed.

"Kuroto...it's not your fault." Ozpin spoke.

"You allowed this little project for the reason I would supply them with the power to not let your students be harmed," Kuroto spoke, "The fact the Level 3 Gashats were lost is on me. My security detail, my facility...my pride and ego putting those children in danger."

"It was unseen. We had no idea Graphite could take human form, or that he had already infiltrated the city." Ozpin spoke.

"I...I should have known. The moment Emu told me Graphite attacked him, I should have sent him and Taiga the Level 3 Gashats." Kuroto spoke, "Rather selfishly I waited for all of them to finish alpha phase…"

"You did explain at the time that you were more concerned with them being incomplete at the time Graphite appeared in the forest," Ozpin pointed out, "Would it not have been more dangerous to send them incomplete?"

"Also true…" Kuroto sighed, "But that is but only one issue...Word of this theft has already reached friends…" he muttered slowly.

"It was only a matter of time 'till he found out." Ozpin sighed.

"You know he will use this as excuse to insert himself into our situation," Kuroto added, "And with this, he will push militarization of the Gashats. I chose to have the Riders trained here where they can be guided by you. The world doesn't need a soldier to save them...they need a hero."

Ozpin nodded in agreement, taking a sip of his sweet drink.

"I was already contacted before I came here," Kuroto revealed, "James plans to bring in a fleet and draft the Riders as they perform a city wide manhunt." he explained suddenly, Ozpin eying him as he looked down.

"Kuroto...what did you tell him?" he asked.

"I bought us time…" he responded, pulling out a case, "It's not much...and I hate myself for it…. But if it means we can continue to train the Riders our way...then by all means I'll burden these consequences by myself…" he spoke, flipping it open to reveal two Gashats, both colored in pink, "But nonetheless...we have time. As it stands, I will need to rush the creation of Level 5."

"Kuroto...you said so yourself that skipping levels could have backlash. You should finish the Level 4s," Ozpin spoke.

"You're right...and I will. But it will have to be side by side development." Kuroto explained.

"Here's an idea...how about for once in your life...you let other people make the Gashats...rather then kill yourself making, troubleshooting, and testing them yourself?" Ozpin offered, "I know you're a perfectionist, but you have people who work for you after all."

"I've never liked letting others deal with the Gashat viruses personally...I have developed a slight immunity through all my work. It is safer this way...I should be the only one that makes Gashats." Kuroto spoke before he paused for a moment and put a hand over his mouth in thought, "But sadly...it might be wiser to try that…"

"If you have people you can count on," Ozpin smiled.

"I suppose this means I'll have all the time to perfect Level 5. I have something very special for that," Kuroto noted with a smile.

"Are we good now?" Taiga questioned, scowling at Weiss and Kiriya...the former with a bump on her forehead in the shape of a piece of chalk while the latter's scalp was littered with large throbbing bumps plus several on the forehead shaped like pieces of chalk and bits of frost covering parts of his body.

"Yes, professor," both replied.

"Ugh…"

"Yatsu," Coco spoke as the three members of Yatsuhashi's team moved to him as he started to wake, "Easy now, big guy."

"He's stable." Emu spoke, taking over for reading his vitals, "For now, he can move around some. But not beyond the scope of his bandages I'm afraid."

"Yatsuhashi, why didn't you call any of us before confronting the jerk who got Velvet sick?" Coco demanded, a strict frown on her face.

"..." Yatsuhashi rose a brow at her.

"...Yeah, I would've run in just the same as you if it meant getting back at the guy," Coco sighed in admittance.

"How did you know Graphite would be there anyway?" Taiga asked as he pulled out more medical supplies with his good hand.

"..." Yatsuhashi moved his thumbs while mimicking he was holding something.

"He learned it from a guy playing a portable game," Fox explained, hearing the movements before gently putting a hand on Yatsuhashi's shoulder to make him halt, "Nearly hurt yourself further at the end there."

"...Hojo…" Taiga spoke, slowly turning his head to Emu with his eyes flashing.

"Uh-uh! I would've called immediately!" Emu denied, "And I'm not the only guy who has a portable gaming system on them in this school!"

"Parad!" Ruby gasped.

Yatsuhashi nodded to Ruby before making a few limited gestures with his hands.

"Apparently, Parad told him about a rumor he heard from some of the other students in school," Fox explained, "About a man who speaks with static in his voice appearing at the launching pads at 2PM daily almost like a ghost. Considering it was almost that time, he was more focused on getting him for what he did to Velvet than contacting others."

"Why isn't he talking?" Nora whispered.

"He's using sign language, Nora," Ren quietly explained, "Most likely, our upperclassman is mute."

"Of course there would be school rumors…" Taiga grumbled under his breath before pointing at Yatsuhashi, "Three pages on why you don't go it alone against someone out of your league. Two days after your arms are healed up enough to write." he quickly sighed as he put his damaged arm in a sling, "Hojo...like I said before; I'm going to need to rely on you for this one. So I'm leaving monitoring him to you. Arc, you'll be on standby for combat support. Kujo...stop being yourself."

"Heh. Nevah!" Kiriya declared before falling over as a piece of chalk impacted his forehead and disintegrated on impact from the force of impact, "...I'm okay."

"So we do the same thing with Professor Port, Professor Hanaya?" Jaune asked.

"Eep! Please no long stories!" Ruby pleaded to Yatsuhashi.

"Nah. That's one lesson everyone learns in first year from Professor Port: keep things simple," Coco noted with an amused smirk.

"Don't worry. Besides, I think it's better you not crowd around this time." Taiga spoke, "We don't know what to expect, so it's better to let someone with greater experience with Bugsters handle this. Hojo is the best after me. Leave it to him," he sighed, "Besides, I get the feeling all of you around my infirmary at once will lead to things being broken…" he looked at Team RWBY very obviously.

"...What?" Yang asked after a moment.

"Don't worry. Considering who's gonna help Yatsu, I don't mind bringing these girls back to their dorm for you, Prof," Coco assured before turning back to Yatsuhashi, "You focus on healing up and thinking on what you're going to write for that paper."

"Nora, you can't stay either!" Taiga shouted as he made his way to report this incident.

"Aw~" Nora pouted.

"Ren, we thank you for your sacrifice," Jaune informed.

"Huh?"

"Nora, Ren's agreed to make you pancakes with a jar of the syrup from Forever Falls mixed into the batter if you take him back to our dorm," Jaune informed.

*CRASH*

"...We're sorry," Pyrrha apologized as Taiga's eye twitched at the Nora-carrying-a-startled-Ren-shaped hole in his wall...beside an open door.

"Someone's been learning to be tricky," Kiriya joked from his spot on the floor.

"Since clearly you two are reliable... Pyrrha, you can join Arc in helping Hojo," Taiga sighed, "I need someone more reliable and less likely to break my stuff."

"What about me, Teach?" Kiriya asked.

"Go cover up rumors and make sure no one does this stupidity again," Taiga explained, "If anyone can ruin the fun of a school mystery...it's you."

"Gotcha! Hey, uh, can someone help me up first, though? I think I lost motor functions in my legs from that last piece of chalk to the head."

Fox helped him up, "I'll go with him."

"Okay, girls, let's get to your dorm. This actually makes a good opportunity for you four," Coco noted.

"Really?" Blake asked, getting a bad feeling.

"Of course. Considering a few events that will be happening this year, I feel as your upperclassman I should help with making sure your outfit-ready for them," Coco noted, causing Yatsuhashi and Velvet to pale.

'Eh?! That one comment made his stress levels spike?!' Emu thought in shock as he looked at a monitor while Coco pulled Team RWBY out.

"I'm...gonna stay here...for moral support!" Velvet spoke up, quickly moving over towards Emu and farther away from the door.

"...There's a story here that we'd rather not know, isn't there?" Jaune asked.

"That easy to tell?" Velvet asked.

"Considering her saying what she said before leaving made a stress level spike? Yeah," Emu admitted.

"That and we already have a few of those stories of our own by now..." Jaune muttered sheepishly.

"..." Yatsuhashi made a few hand signs.

"Yes, most of them Nora-related," Pyrrha admitted, "Our monthly budget has at least a quarter of it dedicated to pancake ingredients."

"And that was with a team intervention," Jaune added, "Seriously, no one should eat that many pancakes in a single day."

"There are days I'm glad I only have to deal with Kiriya," Emu chuckled.

"Well yes, but isn't he worse?" Velvet asked.

"I said there were days...not all of them…" Emu sighed in response, "Besides Kiriya has his uses. He's really good at secretive spy stuff, he knows how to blend into crowds, and his ability to find info is scary accurate."

"But also a bit pleasant to have as well," Pyrrha noted, "The last one, I mean."

"Huh? Why did…?" Jaune began to ask as he and Emu slowly looked at the redhead.

"Reasons," Pyrrha replied.

"..." Yatsuhashi made a few gestures.

"No, absolutely not," Velvet shuddered before thinking, "Well...only if Coco's entire wardrobe is burned down, then we'll ask if he can find where to get that in mint condition for her."

"I bet his ears are burning." Emu smiled.

"Yang, my ears are burning…" Kiriya spoke up as they made their way towards the parking lot for students means of transportation.

"You better not sneeze in my hair," Yang warned, her eyes flashing red briefly.

"I'll put the helmet on…" he groaned, putting on a Motocross helmet with his sunglasses still on under the visor.

"So remind me again why we are taking my bike...when you are a bike?" Yang asked.

"Because how would you explain a transforming talking bike in the middle of town?" Kiriya argued.

"Advanced AI from Atlas?"

"...You're lucky you're scary strong and super pretty you know that." Kiriya shook his head.

"Flirting won't save you from me."

"Yes Ma'am!" Kiriya saluted, "Now get going. My informant is a very busy book man. To Tukson's Book Trade!"

Emu mused to himself as he took the quiet to get back to work on his project. So far, all the readings from Yatsuhashi where stable. So clearly the virus hadn't developed enough. At its current rate, it'd take several days before it'd be ready to come out. While good in a sense of offering time to prepare, Emu could tell the suspense would become too much for most of his friends and classmates. So for now, he just decided to return to his original goal for the day: get back to his framework for a new weapon. He smiled as he revamped the entire thing with a new design. He even decided to see about adding in a third weapon to fix the balancing issue. An Ax seemed good and, so far, the tests came back mostly positive; the issue was still in the gun configuration and the control system for these modes and energy distribution.

"Ah...again…" Emu complained, getting another failure result, "Maybe borrowing the button system of the Gashacon weapons isn't the right idea." he mumbled, "It's too simple...I need something...more complex." he blinked before looking at the keyboard of his computer, "Duh!" he smiled as inspiration came to him.

"Have you ever seen Emu obsess over work?" Jaune asked as they just watched him type away like mad.

"The ninja assignment," Pyrrha reminded.

"Well, that's because it involved video games," Jaune replied.

"Huh?" Emu looked up, "What?"

"Just talking," Jaune replied.

"Alright," Emu replied as he went back to work.

"Yeah, we've lost him." Jaune shrugged his shoulder, "I didn't think Emu was good at this kind of stuff on top of...fighting, and video games, school…" he began listing, "Emu, how many talents do you have?"

"Not sure I'd call this talent as much as I call it practice." he replied, "Mr. Dan asked me to help design the Gashacon Breaker, and I was the one who developed its wire abilities. It's the only way I could make multiple slashes at once work."

"Wait, you helped make that hammer-sword of yours?" Jaune asked in surprise.

"When Mr. Dan brought me in to be Ex-Aid, he let me see the schematics of my gear and we began working on it." Emu explained, "I treated it like a make your own character. I've always been fast, so we opted to make Ex-Aid much more agile and speed oriented. He also asked if I'd like to make my armor a different color...but I always liked Mighty being pink."

"I thought it was magenta," Pyrrha admitted, "Sorry."

"It's the same color," Emu chuckled, "'Sides, Magenta fits with how my name sounds like M."

"...huh. Clever."

"So...what is this project?" Jaune asked.

"A potential new weapon," Emu explained, "Mr. Dan has plans for a lot of Gashats, so we'll need gear that can handle the burden of the newer forms we'll gain."

"B-Burden?" Jaune blinked.

"Well...Leveling up isn't that easy...some Gashats can have a lot of power and if we don't acclimate ourselves level by level, we could suffer some nasty backlash."

"...B...back...lash?" Jaune began to pale a bit.

"Yes, like causing your mind to degrade slowly with each use, possibly even making you obtain a god complex or gain no emotions at all," Emu explained, "However, these are theories as no one has ever tried to skip levels that greatly."

"So...what happens when we go Level 3?"

"Not sure...I've only tested the prototypes before…" Emu revealed, "I blacked out…" he sighed, "I was assigned Gekitotsu Robots, one of the strongest Level 3's…"

"Gekitotsu Ro...oh! That's the game you and Yang played when I was testing Taddle Quest," Jaune recalled, "The one with the robots you beat each other up with, right?"

"That's right. 'Build and battle Robots' is the kind of game." Emu smiled, "It's a very powerful combat game, which is why as a Gashat it offers a lot of offensive might."

"So if you got assigned Gekitotsu Robots, what about the rest of us?" Jaune asked.

"I only know what they are, I don't think I can be sure which one goes to who." he admitted, "Mr Dan told me mine because it is hard to overcome, so I need to be prepared. The second hardest is Jet Combat."

"Jet Combat?"

"A fighter plane simulator?" Pyrrha guessed.

"Exactly, it offers flight and fighter plane weapon systems. You need to train yourself to handle extreme flight speed and how to control all of the weapons."

"...sounds like something Mr. Taiga would use, "Jaune noted, "..and what about me and Kirya?"

"Kirya gets Girigiri Chanbara while you...I think you get a dancing/music game." Emu teased in order to see if Jaune could guess which game.

"...I get DoReMiFa Beat," Jaune deadpaned.

"To be fair, you are really good at that game," Emu admitted.

"Yeah...but you guys all get such cool combat upgrades." Jaune noted with his deadpan tone still present in his voice.

"Hey. Music can be pretty deadly if used right," Emu argued, "But...if you don't want it...I guess I could use two Level 3 forms."

"No no. I'll...take it," Jaune sighed.

"If it makes you feel better, I'll let you call first dibs on Level 4." Emu signed out, getting tired of his tone.

"...I'll hold ya to that."

Several days of anticipation passed, after three days of painstaking boring observation the young Hunters in training finally got a hint of something as the virus activity levels suddenly spiked. The two strains finally mixed and one became dominant over the other. Of course, this meant the typical symptoms began to show themselves.

"?!" Yatsuhashi's body tensed as pain wracked him.

"The Bugster is developing." Emu spoke as he rushed over to his side, "Which one though…" he muttered as he grabbed one of Taiga's spare scanners, "Unknown symptoms...a new Bugster. I'd be excited if this weren't the wrong time."

"It's like what happened to me?" Velvet asked in concern.

"It better not be Bowser again," Jaune gulped, Taddle Quest in hand.

"Jaune, get ready," Emu advised as he pulled out Mighty Action X.

"Right!" he nodded.

Both of them put their Gamer Drivers on before clicking their Gashats.

=MIGHTY ACTION X/TADDLE QUEST!=

Yatsuhashi tensed up once more before the Bugster began to emerge. Unlike other times, the orange level one form of the Bugster formed around his body like a suit of armor before increasing in size. The Bugster stood up, standing around 3 meters in height.

=I'M A KAMEN RIDER! STAGE SELECT!=

"A field...nice pick," Ex-Aid Level 1 noted with a thumbs up to Brave.

"Thanks," Brave replied as he pulled out his Gashacon Sword, "So usual routine of Level 1 and then 2 when we get him out of it?"

"Of course!" Ex-Aid cheered, summoning his Gashacon Breaker.

"Right," Brave spoke with a nod before looking at the Bugster, "Okay...looks kind of like a paladin-class character in a warrior-based RPG. Think we're gonna be dealing with slow attacks that deal large damage if they hit?"

"Depends on what the Bugster is!" Ex-Aid spoke as it swung its massive hand down to crush the two as they jumped away. Ex-Aid began jumping around, avoiding each and every swing that the Bugster unleashed.

The Bugster roared in pain as Brave slashed its leg. As it fell down to one knee, it looked up as Ex-Aid jumped and landed a kick to the giant's face, making it fall backward and to the ground. Ex-Aid cheered, jumping off its chest before aiming back down and rolling forward with his hammer to land a powerful blow to the Bugster's chest. Brave looked around before spotting a treasure chest. He ran over, about to open it before stopping...and chuckled. The Bugster got up with a roar...before the treasure chest bonked it on the head, opening up to reveal it was a mimic that proceeded to grab onto his face and try to bite it off.

"Found a mimic!" Brave chuckled, "Ah...That never gets old when it happens to someone else."

"I still need to talk to Mr. Dan about why he made those things summonable…" Ex-Aid muttered as he jumped and broke a choco block to reveal an Energy item.

"Least they're not as annoying as the ones from the Dark Cloud Games or Rogue Galaxy."

"Agr-YOU'VE PLAYED THOSE?!" Ex-aid exclaimed excitedly, his eyes twinkling with stars.

"Dude, focus!"

"Right…" he shook his head grabbing the green coin, "Item Get!"

=Kyodai-ka!=

The Green item flew into Ex-Aid as he grunted in surprise as he began to grow until he matched the Bugster in size. He cheered as he held up his Breaker and began swinging and bashing the Bugster several times. He jumped and swung his Breaker down and struck the Bugster's head, destroying the mimic and causing the Bugster's legs to sink into the ground and leave it trapped in the ground. The Bugster looked up as Ex-Aid jumped and slammed both of his boots into its chest. The force of the blow was too much as the Bugster exploded from reaching its damage limit.

Ex-Aid shrank back down to normal as he rolled backward across the ground and landed on his feet. Brave screamed and tried to run before grunting as Yatsuhashi landed on him, burying him into the ground.

"Hey, hey, hey! Get offa me! Ugh...Do you base your fighting style off your weight?!" Brave snapped, yet all Ex-Aid could hear was muffled screaming due to Brave's face being one of the things stuck in the ground.

"Let's see what...oh my…" Ex-Aid paused as he stared at the figure walking out of the smoke, "F-F-Fu-Ful...Ful…." he stuttered, "Fulgore!"

Standing there was a tall armored Knight like monstrosity of metal. Its body was clad in all gray metal armor with a ponytail of vivid red fibers behinds its head. Tubes connected from its head to its back as its chest was glowing with red light. However, unlike the real Fulgore, this one had additional red gauntlets with red tubes connecting to large shoulder pads of the same red armoring. The armor formed a belt and skirting along its thighs while its legs ended in red greaves. Fulgore raised its arms as blades of energy extended from the gauntlets.

"Did Mr. Dan do a redesign?" Ex-Aid pondered, "No...wait...is it from the other strain of the Bugster virus?"

"Phwah!" Brave gasped once he managed to get out from under Yatsuhashi, "I'm good! Th-IS THAT FULGORE?!"

"You played Killer Instinct?"

"I thought it was an RPG since it was in the pile of them that Ruby lent me for 'practice' of using Taddle Quest," Brave replied before screaming and pointing at the charging Fulgore, "Incoming robot with champion fighter's brain!"

"Whoa!" Ex-Aid cried, jumping over a swing as he opened his belt, "Dai-Henshin!" he shouted as his armor burst off mid-flip. Ex-Aid Level 2 landed behind Fulgore.

=LEVEL UP! MIGHTY JUMP! MIGHTY KICK! MIGHTY MIGHTY ACTION X!=

Ex-Aid stood up as he swung his arm back and used his elbow to block a strike from Fulgore, who likewise had yet to turn and face Ex-Aid. The two held their position, being back to back, before jumping and turning to face one another. Fulgore swung with his Plasma blades as Ex-Aid swung his arm out and short armed the swing. The two glared at one another before kicking one another back.

"I'll clear this game with No Continues!" Ex-Aid spoke his catchphrase as he charged and began trading blows with Fulgore.

Both of them crossed their arms to block and counter their swings multiple times. Fulgore swung with his blades as Ex-Aid leaned back, letting them pass just above his mask. Ex-Aid pushed himself up with his arm as he landed a kick to Fulgore's head making him stumble a step. Ex-Aid cried as the Bugster grabbed his leg and swung him around and onto the ground. Ex-Aid bounced off the ground due to the force of the slam; this gave Fulgore the opening it was waiting for as it pressed on and began swinging its arms and striking Ex-Aid, repeatedly juggling him through the air before an uppercut sent him flying into the air.

"Emu!" Brave gasped before Fulgore turned its attention to him, "Uh oh…" he grabbed the handle of his Game Driver, "Second Quest!"

=GACCHAN! LEVEL UP! TADDLE MEGURU! TADDLE MEGURU! TADDLE QUEST!=

Brave rolled under the punch thrown by Fulgore as he pulled out his sword with its blade in its ice state. Fulgore swung his arm in a backhanded swing as he blocked Brave's swing, making him stumble back. Fulgore pressed on as he swung with his left arm aimed at Brave's chest. Brave grunted as he twirled his sword around in his hand and blocked the plasma blade and caused Fulgore to overswing and lose its balance. Brave jumped back a step as he began tapping the B button before swinging again. Fulgore once more blocked with his plasma blade, only for ice to begin forming across its arm. The android Bugster blinked before its eyes began glowing. Brave grunted as he swung his right arm and used his shield to block the optic beams Fulgore fired at close range.

Brave grunted, being pushed back by the lasers as they bounced of the shield. Fulgore began stepping forward, keeping up the pressure. The Bugster raised its arm to slash at Brave, but Fulgore stopped as the Gashacon Breaker came down on his head with a loud clanging sound. The Robot lurched forward slightly as its beams stopped. It turned around only to be clocked upside the head once more by Ex-Aid's swing of his Breaker. Fulgore stumbled back and into a slash to his back from Brave. The robot flinched, feeling ice spread across its back and to its torso. The two Riders regrouped and stood side by side as Fulgore processed its situation. The chest of the monster began glowing bright red as the ice around it melted away.

"He's overclocking his reactor!" Ex-Aid realized.

"Oh no. Here comes the one time I ever played with Nora and she picked Fulgore," Brave groaned.

"No choice. We can't let him reach critical!" Ex-Aid spoke, pulling his Gashat out and slotting into his finisher slot.

"Emu?"

"We got to stop him! He's too strong to let get away!" Ex-Aid shouted, pushing the button.

=Kimewaza! MIGHTY CRITICAL STRIKE!=

Ex-Aid jumped into the air as he rolled forward and extended his leg out as it began glowing with multicolored energy. Ex-Aid roared as he shot forward just as Fulgore's chest opened. Brave grunted as he covered his eyes from a bright flash as both attacks met. Finally, an explosion sent Brave stumbling back.

Brave grunted, getting his vision and hearing back after several tense moments. He quickly looked around and spotted Ex-Aid, who's suit and armor was heavily damaged and his Rider gauge dropped all the way to five percent and giving off an ominous beeping sound. Fulgore pushed itself to its feet, its armored scratched and dented but for the most part it seemed better off.

"Oh shoot," Brave gasped, quickly getting up and moving to protect Ex-Aid.

Fulgore began moving to continue fighting only to stop as the Black Ex-Aid walked out in front of it.

"Stop...why ruin the mood on just one opponent..." he spoke, "When you can fight so...many more? A true tournament of combat to discover the strongest. You could fight Four worthy opponents all at once."

Fulgore stopped and seemed to process this. After a moment, its optics flashed and nodded in agreement.

"Wonderful~!" he laughed, "Brave! Tell Ex-Aid and Snipe, oh...and the bike. We shall meet you all in the center of the city. Say tomorrow, noon, let's allow Fulgore and M go at it again. The ultimate brawl!"

"What?" Brave blinked, "You want Emu to fight that thing...even I can see you got some messed up plan here!"

"What choice is there?" he countered, "If all the Riders don't show up...Fulgore will unleash his full power on the city."

"Gh!" Brave choked on his tongue at that, "Oh...you are evil."

"Oh don't say that...after all...only the losers are evil in games, right?" he laughed as he and Fulgore vanished with a Stage Select window passing over them.

"Oh, I am really starting to hate that guy," Brave growled as he looked over Yatsuhashi and Ex-Aid, "Aw man...I'm going to be murdered by our teacher/doctor before the fight…"

"Brave…" Snipe growled, appearing behind him.

"Yeah...I'm dead~" Brave groaned.

"Jaune!" Pyrrha gasped as Jaune twitched on the ground, a smoking bump coming off his knocked out noggin.

"He'll live...sadly…" Taiga sighed as he put Yatsuhashi down on his bed while Emu rested on the other one, "Stable, but out cold. The Fulgore Bugster must be relying on the other Bugster it devoured to evolve to move around with so much power." he quickly theorized, calming most of them down before he turned to Emu, "Ex-Aid has a sprained ankle, the muscles around said ankle are all torn from the force, and he is suffering a concussion and heat exhaustion." he listed, "In short...it will be a miracle for him to be able to walk right by tomorrow let alone fight another deathmatch with that monster again."

"At least he didn't get a chance to use one of his Finishers," Nora noted.

"...Finishers?" Taiga repeated.

"Oh! Well, he can rip his head off to reveal a huge gun was inside of him, missiles, and then there's the crusher!" Nora explained, "Where he opened his torso, lets a robot claw come out, and it crushes the enemy in one second flat!"

"WHY!?" Taiga snapped, spooking them.

"At least it's not Scorpion," Nora tried, "Because then there's be a flaming skull, ripping one's spine out, and blowing someone up with an egg when you turn into a penguin."

"Corner!" Taiga pointed.

"Aw, but…" Nora whined.

"Corner," Ren added, pointing at the same corner.

"Phooey," Nora pouted, but still went to the corner.

"So...the Black Ex-Aid is calling all the Riders out for some...Battle Royale?" Blake spoke up suddenly.

"He sounds like a flashy jackass…" Kiriya spoke, "Must want to get us all together to beat us all at once in a show of power and dominance."

"So...like a Saturday cartoon bad guy only in real life?" Yang compared.

"But he said...all the Riders...or he lets Fulgore loose on the city." Ruby reminded, "Uh-Oh...Emu, heal fast!" she panicked.

"Five more minutes, Mom…" Emu groaned.

"Yeah. I gave him a lot of muscle relaxers…" Taiga spoke.

"Huh...Hey, Kiriya, you think your little Level 1 VS Level 2 trick could get a healing item for Emu? Or does he have to be transformed for it to work?" Yang asked.

"Energy items don't work without our armors." Kiriya sighed, "Had I been there, I could have gotten him one. We'll just have to hope that he can somehow pull himself up to fight tomorrow."

"That seems like asking a lot," Ruby pointed out, "Didn't that Fulgore guy bring Ex-Aid down to the lowest level his Rider Gauge has ever been when their attacks hit each other?"

"I knew the robot was strong-evil WalMart made sure of that-, but how'd he get even stronger?" Nora pondered.

"There were two strains, so the strain that made Fulgore must've absorbed the other, right?" Jaune guessed.

"Yes," Taiga explained, "It absorbed the other strain more or less, consuming it for strength and accelerated growth. Next we see it, it might have gained new abilities."

"New...abilities?" Jaune gulped, "Like...what?"

"Rocket Punch," Black Ex-Aid ordered as Fulgore fired his entire forearm off like a rocket as it tore through several walls. He then watched as the arm flew around several times before returning to its original location, "He has already begun assimilating Gatton's abilities. Within a matter of hours, he shall be fully perfected."

"So that was your plan? Let Fulgore reach his full potential and watch him tear apart the Riders," Graphite realized.

"Well, I won't stop him if he beats one too bad," he responded, "But mostly at the moment, I need my best test subject to give me results."

"Test and tests...what are you making that's so damn important?"

"That's above your IQ quota Graphite. Be a good boy...and punch what I tell you to punch." he responded, walking up to the Bugster and getting face to...well Face to Mask, "Unless you want to fight for leadership of our little group...again."

"Rrr…"

"Good. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to plan my next test subject," he stated as he walked off, "Hmm...go retro, or go with something from modern horror?" he muttered, "Parad! We got a coin flip!"

Back with our heroes at Beacon, Taiga groaned, sitting down in Ozpin's office as he gave the details of the Black Ex-Aid's challenge. The health professor was very visibly annoyed as he finished up his third mug of coffee.

"He's gotten bold, hasn't he…" Ozpin sighed, "Demanding a challenge in broad daylight. Even blackmailing compliance by threatening to let lose a variable Terminator of a monster."

"How are we gonna get people out of there...Not have them record all that will happen, and not report it up to the big guy." Taiga listed.

"Well...I guess if it's this stressful, I can't stop you from doing things the Taiga way." Ozpin replied.

"...You mean that?"

"Sadly yes."

"...This was your idea...when she finds out...I'm pointing at you," Taiga reassured, pointing at him.

"I will handle it."

"You brought this on yourself," Taiga spoke, somehow pulling out a riot grenade launcher.

"True," Ozpin agreed, he then paused and thought for a second, "What is going on with Mr Hojo?"

"I left him in the hands of his friends. Let them fill the roles of nurse," Taiga explained simply, "By all accounts that idiot is my Rival as a Kamen Rider. I'm not going to go to extremes to help him get back on his feet. If he can get up after this...then he's earned respect."

"Hmm...finally warming up to him in your own way." Ozpin smiled. "I hope he does get up though...we really could use all Four of you."

"Emu...Emu?" Ruby asked, poking his face several times, "Oh come on! Now is no time to be sleeping like you're dead…or Uncle Qrow."

"Well he did take a lot of medicine…" Jaune reminded.

"Nah...no...no...no more Freddy's…" Emu mumbled in his sleep.

"Freddy's?" Ruby repeated, tilting her head, "Does he mean Freddy Fazbear from FNaF World?"

"..." Weiss and Blake looked at Yang.

"She saw the video trailer for it and found them adorable," Yang explained, "She hasn't played the other games."

"God damnit, Foxy...go away...nobody likes you…" he mumbled on, unsure if this was some dream or nightmare. But for some reason, it seemed entertaining.

"No that's Bonnie," Kiriya chuckled.

"Ah!" he shouted, shooting up, "I got jump scared in my own dreams! Dang it, Chica!"

"...Well least it wasn't that Ink Machine game," Kiriya commented.

"Ink what?" Weiss raised a brow at that.

"Yay! You're awake!" Nora and Ruby cheered.

"No seriously, Ink what?" Weiss asked once more.

"Better you not ask," Emu groaned, rubbing his head, "Ah my head...what happened after the boom?"

"Well, we...got challenge to a four-Riders-on-one-Bugster battle that if we don't show up for, the Bugster will attack the city."

"How long was I out…?" Emu asked.

"About to be six hours," Kiriya explained.

"I left you guys alone for six hours…" Emu blurted out, turning it around on them. "Now the city is in danger. Kiriya, I don't know how but this is your fault."

"...EH?!" Kiriya exclaimed.

"We also know that Fulgore's going to be powered up with that other strain he absorbed," Jaune added.

"And I'm guessing from all the red add-ons he got from what Vomit Boy's been telling us…" Yang began.

"Hey!"

"...It's probably Gekitotsu Robots," Yang continued as if she hadn't been interrupted.

"So…" Emu muttered as a thought came to him, "I have a very dangerous theory."

"Is this another dangerous theory like the time you thought Mario's Fire Flowers grew from Fire Dust mixed into the soil of a flower seed?" Kiriya recalled.

"Maybe…" he muttered, sheepishly as everyone blinked at him.

"Did it work?" Ruby asked excitedly.

"HE BLEW OFF MY EYEBROWS!" Kiriya snapped.

"They grew back...kinda…" Emu muttered.

"Your theory?" Blake asked.

"...Well first I need to meet Fulgore again," Emu grunted as he got up and winced at the pain to his leg, "That might be the only way to prove it...and if I'm right, then there could be a way for me to beat him."

"Do you think you're good enough to transform and go Level 2?" Jaune asked.

"I have to," Emu sighed, "He wants all of us or else...then I can't risk it." he sighed, "I'll just have to work through the pain."

"No, no, no. I know that, but I mean if you can do it now so Kiriya can use Level 1 to get a healing item for your leg," Jaune corrected.

"Yeah, no. That comment stung so he can walk on a cast," Kiriya pouted.

"Nora, Ren will make pancakes for lunch and dinner the rest of the week if you can get Kiriya to transform into Level 1 Lazer," Jaune informed.

"Wait...oh, you sneaky little…" Kiriya turned to Jaune, "Just for that...I plan to share your browser history to the school."

"SMASH!" Nora roared, hammer out with a gleeful look on her face.

"Yeah, I'd be afraid, but Nora smashed the computer when it showed a picture of waffles," Jaune deadpanned.

"Clever Boy." Kiriya spoke while putting on his shades... before running out the door as fast as he could.

"Kiriya, this isn't funny!" Yang shouted, joining Nora in chasing him.

"Help!"

"..." Jaune opened a window, "Kiriya messed with Yang's hair and stepped on a plate of pancakes!" he closed the window, "Well, that should keep people away from Kiriya."

"...Okay, how?" Ren asked.

"Emu's been having me train by applying RPG video game logic to real life," Jaune explained.

"It helps him remarkably well." Emu explained, "I even showed Pyrrha how to use it to make him study and train."

"Can you do something like that for Ruby?" Weiss asked.

"Hey!" Ruby pouted.

After convincing Kiriya to comply with Jaune's suggestion, everyone spent the rest of the day preparing themselves for whatever would happen tomorrow. Taiga had done something...questionable...to get authorities to close off that section of the city. To the credit of the students, they really didn't want to know; nor what happened to the grenade launcher he was seen leaving with. But regardless, they could face the monster without worry of civilian interference. After a rather sleepless night, the four Kamen Riders and friends arrived to the designated location early in hopes of beating the Black Ex-Aid and Fulgore there.

It seems their enemies had the same thought. Three figures where already waiting for them. The Black Ex-Aid was sitting on a bench as Fulgore stood behind him waiting for the command to confront his opponents. Standing beside them was Graphite in his human form. The Black Ex-Aid stood up as his two companions walked up beside him.

"Gentlemen...glad you could make it. And so early, too. My, my... some of you are eager, aren't you?"

"Oh! It's Nega-Ex-Aid, like you said!" Nora exclaimed, causing both to Ex-Aids stumble.

"Nega-Ex-Aid?" Ex-Aid repeated incredulously.

"That's the best they can come up with? ...I feel insulted," Nega-Ex-Aid muttered, "That better not stick…"

"Oh! Black-Aid, then!"

"THAT'S WORSE!" both barked.

"Oi, what's this? Edge-Aid! You said it'd be just Fulgore!" Lazer shouted, giving him yet another alternate name.

"You I'll beat up for funsies…" the dark Rider groaned.

"Oh! Shadow-Aid!" Ruby added.

"IT'S GENM, NOT SHADOW-AID! I AM NOT AN EMO HEDGEHOG!" the dark Rider snapped before freezing, "Ah...Oh, you brats…"

"Hey...you stole the name of my Uncle's company!" Ruby complained.

"Yes...that's exactly what I did…" Genm muttered, "To add insult to injury…" 'Please let them buy this...please let them buy this…'

'They'll never buy that…' Lazer smirked behind his helmet.

"You jerk!" Ruby shouted.

"YOU BASTARD!" Yang snapped.

'Yes!'

'No!'

"Well...he's got a name…" Ex-Aid muttered, "Not how this normally goes, I imagine...but now we can stop calling him Black Ex-Aid. And I'm back to being the one and Only Ex-Aid."

"Is that really important?" Snipe complained.

"How would you feel if there was a Black Snipe?" Ex-Aid argued.

"I'd shoot him in the head," Snipe replied.

"It's the principal of the matter," Brave agreed.

"You know what? I'm dropping the formalities. Fulgore...snap their spines like toothpicks," Genm ordered as Fulgore summoned his plasma blades.

"I've got Fulgore; you guys catch Genm!" Ex-Aid ordered, rushing forward.

"Wait, that's the plan!?" Brave blinked.

"Got any better ones?!" Ex-Aid shouted, jumping over Fulgore's slash as he leapt behind the Bugster.

"Come on. It's three…" Lazer began as Graphite and Snipe walked towards one another.

Graphite smirked, pulling out a Bugvisor and clicking it to a handle on his hand before clicking a button.

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A black mist formed around his human body before burning away to reveal his true monstrous form. Graphite grabbed the two tusks on his back before pulling them out and into his double bladed polearm. Snipe roared as he charged at him. The two attacked as Graphite swung low as Snipe jumped over and began shooting at him.

"After all these years...You're mine!" Snipe declared as he flipped back from another swing before aiming and shooting.

"Even after all these years! You still hang onto that dream of beating me with this power!?" Graphite responded as he swung his weapon and blocked each shot.

"You're my prey...and I'll be the one to shoot you dead!" Snipe exclaimed as he pressed the B Button and unleashed a barrage of shots.

"Then let's see you try! Now entertain me through battle!" Graphite roared as his weapon ignited with fire as he jumped into the air. He came down and slammed the ground, causing a large explosion.

"Well...that leaves us…" Lazer muttered next to Brave. Lazer turned around only to be blindsided as Genm kicked him, sending him sliding away.

"Kiriya!?" Brave gawked, turning to Genm who's hand reached out and grabbed the knight-themed Kamen Rider by his throat, "GRK!"

"Oh what fun...but I'm upset I get the rookie and the bike…" Genm sighed in annoyance as he slammed his Bugvisor to Brave's shoulder as the chainsaw roared to life and he slashed it down and across his chest.

As Brave stumbled back, Genm spun around and twisted his Bugvisor around. He stopped, aimed, and shot Lazer just as he was getting back up and sent him stumbling back down. Genm then swung his arm around and aimed at Brave before shooting him in the chest multiple times.

Ex-Aid grunted, blocking Fulgore's punches. Fulgore grunted, swinging to try and get Ex-Aid with his plasma blades only for Ex-Aid to duck or block each swing. Fulgore spun around to backhand him only for Ex-Aid to double jump over him. Ex-Aid grunted, bringing his Gashacon breaker down on Fulgore's head, making the monster stumble back a step. Ex-Aid swapped to sword form as he began slashing his chest multiple times. Fulgore let him land one more swing before punching Ex-Aid across his mask, making him stumble back. Fulgore extended both arms forward as he fired projections of his plasma blades that combined into white blasts. Each one hit Ex-Aid and sent him skidding back across the ground.

Ex-Aid grunted as he tapped the B button several times before charging and slashing Fulgore across the chest multiple times. Fulgore stumbled back as each cut multiplied into five, making him stumble back with each strike. Fulgore stomped his foot in frustration before shooting his optic beam. Ex-Aid used his swords blade to block the beam as they both stood their ground. The blast lose energy as Ex-Aid punched Fulgore across the face. Fulgore returned the favor by slashing Ex-Aid across the chest with his plasma blades.

Ex-Aid stumbled back a few steps as Fulgore regained its senses. Fulgore punched his right hand forward. Ex-Aid blinked before grunting as it shot off. The rocket punch missed and flew up into the air in an attempt to arc back to its place of origin. Fulgore swung with his left as Ex-Aid blocked the blades on his arm with his sword. Fulgore grunted as it launched its left arm and began pushing Ex-Aid back before sending him flying and landing in a fountain. Fulgore's arms returned to him before aiming them both forward at Ex-Aid again. Ex-Aid flipped to his feet as he reverted his Breaker to hammer mode. The Rocket punches neared him as the Rider swung his hammer and knocked them off course and away from him. Fulgore seemed to blink at that.

Ex-Aid grunted as he jumped and closed the distance before bringing his Breaker down on Fulgore's head. He pressed on and slammed his weapon against Fulgore's chest repeatedly, making the Bugster stumble back with each blnt strike to its chest. Ex-Aid swung again only for Fulgore's left arm to return and block his swing by grabbing his wrist. Ex-Aid grunted before looking as his chest opened to reveal his reactor as he began overclocking it.

Ex-Aid blinked as he looked into Fulgore's interior before seeing what he was looking for. There, just below his reactor, was a slot holding Red Gashat. Ex-Aid grunted and punched his free arm into Fulgore's chest cavity. The Bugster groaned as immense amounts of energy feedback began surging between the two.

"AH!" Ex-Aid cried in pain as his Rider Gauge began dropping.

"Ex-Aid!" Ruby gasped.

"We can't get close," Ren warned, "It might fire its laser and we'll get caught in the stream."

"GH!-!" Ex-Aid grunted as the pupils of his eyes began fading away, "I...won't...let go…" he grunted out as his gauge dropped to 50 percent, "That Gashat...isn't meant for you...it isn't meant to hurt people! It's meant to save them! I won't let a tool for saving lives become a weapon to hurt them…"

Fulgore's other arm finally returned as he began punching at Ex-Aid, causing his Rider Gauge to drop even faster.

"Ex-Aid…" Snipe muttered, seeing his gauge dropping.

"EMU!" Lazer cried out.

"It's...okay…" Ex-Aid called out as the pupils returned to his optics, "I'll clear this boss rush...With no continues!" He shouted, pulling his arm back and out of Fulgore. In his hand was the red Gashat as he held it up in victory, "Level up Item...Get!"

Fulgore stumbled back as the loss of the Gashat caused it to over expend its energy. It fell down to one knee as the energy feed back caused electricity to race all over its armor. After a few moments, all of the Red addons faded away, leaving a Fulgore who looked exactly as he did in the video games. Ex-Aid held the Gashat forward before he clicked it.

=GEKITOTSU ROBOTS!=

A screen for the game formed behind Ex-Aid and after a moment a tiny little Red robot flew out and around the Kamen Rider. Ex-Aid awed as it flew forward and attacked the downed Fulgore, keeping it from getting up. Ex-Aid flipped the Gashat around as he closed the door of his Driver and inserted the new Gashat. Ex-Aid twisted his legs around as he leaned towards his left with his left arm brought up and folded against his chest as he raised and began swinging around his right arm.

"Dai~Dai~Dai HENSHIN!" he declared as he opened his belt with one final swing of his arm.

=GACCHAN! LEVEL UP! MIGHTY JUMP! MIGHTY KICK! MIGHTY MIGHTY ACTION X!= the robot flew up to Ex-Aid and proceeded to open up and 'eat' the upper half of Ex-Aid.

"WHAT?!" the non-Riders and Brave exclaimed.

=A-GATCHA! BUTTOBASE! TOTSUGEKI! GEKITOTSU PUNCH! GEKITOTSU ROBOTS!=

With that, the Robot folded and conformed to Ex-Aid's torso, forming a large red and white barrel chest armor plate with black armor straps going around and under his arms to his back. The little stubby boots of the robot formed into black shoulder pads with red stripes at the top and golden bolts in them. A visor folded up and connected to Ex-Aid's helmet. New red armor framed his goggles with new armor over where his ears would be resembling vents. Two small white divots formed head mounted vulcans like an actual giant robot and to top it off a large golden V crest formed in the center of his forehead. The two arms of the robot spun around and locked in place over Ex-Aid's left arm, forming a giant three fingered gauntlet.

"I'm going to kick your butt with No Continues!" Ex-Aid cheered, slamming his giant boxing glove of a left hand into the ground, causing a shock wave that shook everyone off balance.

"Whoa! He did your punch when you jump in the air, Yang!" Ruby awed, "But on the ground!"

"How strong is that arm!?" Weiss demanded.

"Let's begin round two, Fulgore!" Ex-Aid cheered as he rushed and punched Fulgore, sending him flying back, "Whew...so that's what fifty-two Megatons of punching power can do…" he awed, "Awesome~!"

"Eh, I've tanked worse all at once," Yang muttered.

"PUNCH HIS LEGS OFF!" Nora whooped.

"Can we get some help here?!" Brave snapped at the seven as he was barely blocking the shots fired by Genm with his shield.

"Ha!" Ex-Aid shouted as he turned around and punched his left arm...and shot the entire gauntlet off as the port where his arm entered projected a jet of fire and shot at Genm, hitting him in the back and sending him flying away.

Genm hit the ground as the gauntlet flew around and plugged itself back on Ex-Aid's left arm.

"Oh...Thanks!" Brave thanked.

"Oh, I've wanted to do that since I was a kid~" Ex-Aid awed as he spun around and backhanded Fulgore, making him stumble back.

"Rocket Punch~!" Yang squealed in glee, stars in her eyes, "Ruby, he has a rocket punch!"

"I'm still refusing to help you modify Ember Celica to become rocket punches," Ruby deadpanned.

"Aw...what's the point of having a weapon happy adorable sister if she won't help with my schemes?" Yang complained, shaking Ruby.

"Because rocket punches are a hackneyed dime-a-dozen gimmick," Ruby deadpanned, "Now adding chains that end in spheres that get propelled by rockets and blow up with a different effect based on the Dust loaded into them to Ember Celica? That is something precious."

"Come on. Up and at 'em," Ex-Aid spoke, helping Brave and Lazer to their feet.

"Okay, I may be the same Level as that guy, but experience and stats wise? We're out of our league here," Brave informed as he pointed at his and Lazer's gauges that showed them both barely at thirty-five.

"Leave it to me," Ex-Aid spoke, "It might not be good teamwork...but right now..." he lifted his gauntlet, "I feel like I can handle it. So...mind if I go solo this level?"

"Got it, Boss," Lazer agreed.

"Good luck. Think we can get some healing items from your trophies, Lazer?" Brave asked.

"I'm not gonna stick to the role of team healer…" Lazer pouted as he began breaking trophies.

"Well, maybe you'll get arms and legs at Level 3," Nora noted.

"I better!" Lazer complained as he held up healing items.

"Ooh! Or maybe Jet Combat and you become a Rocket Bike!" Yang beamed.

"We're not adding rocket to your bike...again!" Lazer and Ruby barked, the latter more traumatized than the former.

"Really, Yang…?" Blake deadpanned at her partner.

"It was the best first week of summer ever. Of all time," Yang giggled in glee at the memory.

"I've never been more interested in watching men in colorful costumes fight…" Weiss muttered, "But it's less painful then hearing this conversation."

"Grade 3," Genm spoke, inserting Shakariki Sports as Fulgore charged in first.

Ex-Aid rushed as he punched Fulgore in the chest, making him stumble back. Fulgore swung, only for his arm to be blocked by a backswing from Ex-Aid. Ex-Aid used his giant hand and grabbed the Bugster by his face. Ex-Aid swung around and tossed Fulgore to the ground. Ex-Aid swung around and blocked a tire that Genm tossed at him.

"I'm still at a loss how wearing a bike makes your stronger," Weiss sighed.

"Don't diss the power of wheels!" Lazer huffed.

"Yeah!" Yang agreed as the two bumped fists.

"Kiriya...what...oh never mind," Blake gave up, deciding not to question what he was doing near them.

"Are you really gonna complain after seeing Ex-Aid get eaten by a robot?" Ruby argued to Weiss.

Ex-Aid shouted as he rushed and punched Genm before swinging around and punching Fulgore. Ex-Aid swung around and struck them both with a backhand swing of his giant gauntlet, making sparks fly. Genm roared, swinging with his Bugvisor, only for Ex-Aid to punch his chest, sending him skidding back. Fulgore opened his chest to charge up only for Ex-Aid to punch said core and send the robot flipping back through the air as sparks rained from its torso.

"What the?!" Graphite blinked, seeing Fulgore go flying over his head. He then heard Genm grunt in pain as he was sent skidding across the ground and next to him. "Huh?" he looked at Ex-Aid as he lifted his gauntlet up.

"Man...so this is what it feels like to be a power type…" Ex-Aid awed, polishing his gauntlet and breathing on it, "Oho...I am never trading this game away."

'It wouldn't for me anyway…' Lazer and Brave thought, the former looking at his hands and feet and the latter at the shield attached to where the rocket punch arm would've attached to.

"So that's the power of Level 3…" Snipe huffed, his Rider Gauge around sixty percent from his duel with Graphite.

"Okay...let's do this," Ex-Aid spoke, aiming at all three enemies, "I'll take all three of you out of this fight!"

"...and it comes with an increased ego and feeling of being invincible. Lovely," Snipe muttered, his eyes rolling in exasperation.

"Teacher...I think if anyone has the power to say it at the moment...it's him." Lazer pointed out.

"A stronger enemy to fight…" Graphite smirked, "Yes...let's battle!"

"You fool. We can't underestimate him."

"Be silent, Shadow-Aid!" Graphite laughed as he and Fulgore charged Ex-Aid.

"Ha! Told ya so!" Nora laughed at Genm.

Ex-Aid punched Fulgore before using his hand to block Graphite's weapon. He grunted, pushing Graphite back before summoning his Gashacon Breaker in hammer mode and used it to strike Graphite before spinning around him and punching Fulgore again. Ex-Aid swung and struck Graphite and used the force of his swing to spin and slam Fulgore across the face with the hammer in his other arm. As Ex-Aid's body kept spinning, he stopped by extending a leg out as he landed an uppercut to Fulgore's torso and proceeded to lift him up and over his head.

"Okay, we can add in a massive strength boost when he uses this," Brave noted.

Graphite awed at the display of power as Ex-Aid tossed his Breaker away and pulled the Gekitotsu Robots Gashat out before stretching his arm around to insert it into the slot on his hip. Ex-Aid grunted as he tossed Fulgore into Graphite. As the Bugsters fumbled to get up, Ex-Aid brought his left arm down and used his gauntlet's thumb to push the button.

=Kimewaza! GEKITOTSU CRITICAL STRIKE!=

Ex-Aid reared his left arm back as the entire gauntlet began glowing a bright fiery red. Ex-Aid roared as he charged up energy before punching his arm forward and shooting the gauntlet off. The Rocket Punch shot forward and hit Fulgore before tearing through his chest and hitting Graphite, who was behind him. Graphite cried in pain as an explosion obliterated Fulgore and sent him flying away. Genm gasped at that before seeing the Rocket Punch loop around and come at him. It struck his chest armor and pushed him back before slamming into a tree. The Dark Rider's eyes widened as Ex-Aid rushed towards him.

"Ha!" Ex-Aid shouted, punching his left arm back into the gauntlet. Genm coughed in pain as the tree behind him shattered to splinters. Genm stumbled as Ex-Aid used this moment and grabbed at his belt.

Genm grunted as he grabbed his arm while the two struggled. Ex-Aid grunted as he launched his gauntlet again, sending Genm flying away. Ex-Aid groaned in pain as he fell back before looking down to see he had at least yanked Shakariki Sports out of Genm's belt.

"Got it!" Ex-Aid called.

"Yes!" Ruby cheered, able to see the Gashat in his hand, "Emu got one more back!"

Genm grunted, reverting to Level Two. He pushed himself back to his feet as he glared at Ex-Aid. He growled in anger, looking down to see the now empty slot in his belt. He reached for his Bugvisor as Graphite stumbled over to his side. Graphite laughed as he and Genm aimed at Ex-Aid who flipped back to his feet. Ex-Aid looked back and forth between them and the new Gashat he retrieved.

"Oh don't you even…" Genm realized.

"Do it…" Graphite laughed in excitement, and...joy at Genm's very clear frustration.

"If it works with the Prototype…" Ex-Aid declared clicking it.

=SHAKARIKI SPORTS!=

"Oh-hoh-hoh~ Using the very thing he used on us on him? Oh, Boss, you are tricky," Lazer chuckled.

Ex-Aid docked the Gashat into the spot where Gekitotsu Robots occupied before closing the belt. The Robot armor released him and floated around as the Bike from before drove around him while on its rear wheel. It skidded to a halt as Ex-Aid struck the same pose as before.

"Dai~Dai~Dai Henshin!" Ex-Aid declared, opening the Gamer Driver once more.

=A-GACHA! SHAKARIKI! SHAKARIKI! BAD BAD! SHAKA TO RIKI TO SHAKARIKI SPORTS!=

"Did the song change?" Ruby pondered, comparing it to how it sounded when Genm became that form not to long ago.

"Radical~" Ex-Aid joked as he yanked one of the wheels off his shoulder. He tossed it as it looped around Graphite and hit Genm in the back. The tire bounced off Genm and into Graphite's side, making him grunt in pain, "It's like some kind of shuriken beyblade…" he awed as it flew back into his hand.

"Don't go calling yourself a ninja though. We've already got two," Yang joked as she motioned to Blake and Ren.

"Yeah...like I could pass for a Ninja…" Ex-Aid joked his eyes emoting being closed as he sheepishly chuckled, "But I do like this. No wonder you enjoy this armor so much, Evil me."

"Don't call me Evil you!" Genm snapped.

"Alrighty, I'll just call you what you are then." Ex-Aid laughed, inserting Shakariki Sports into the finisher slot.

=Kimewaza!=

"Loser!" Ex-Aid laughed, clicking the button as he spun around as the wheel began spinning in his hand.

=SHAKARIKI CRITICAL STRIKE!=

Ex-Aid tossed the wheel as it formed energy serrated blades along itself. The wheel flew in a constantly spinning arc as it got wider with each full circle around Ex-Aid. Genm and Graphite were too focused trying to estimate how long it'd take to reach them, that they were suddenly blindsided when it suddenly curved and flew at them both. Graphite used his weapon to block the strike, while Genm gawked as the wheel struck him next. Both enemies were sent flying back by explosions, and likewise both hit the ground with groans of pain...and a laugh of excitement from Graphite. Genm growled, getting up as he aimed his Bugvisor at the ground just as his gauge dropped to ten percent.

"We'll settle this next time...Emu Hojo!"

"Yes we will!" Graphite laughed just as Genm unleashed a black fog.

Ex-Aid tossed his wheel as it dispersed the fog. But it was already to late. They already ran away with the use of their cover. Ex-Aid ran over to where they use to be as he looked around as his wheel attached itself back to his shoulder.

"Seriously…?" he groaned, "Total First Boss nonsense…" he sighed, crouching down to fume in annoyance.

"We still won, though!" Ruby beamed.

"We won!" Lazer and Brave cheered.

"Technically Emu won...everything." Weiss pointed out.

"Party pooper…" Lazer groaned.

"So this is Level 3…" Ex-Aid motioned to his Sports Armor. He then looked at his left hand which held both Gashats by the memory card, "Oh...the adrenaline is wearing off…" he realized, falling over as he reverted to Level 2, "Oh...everything hurts…" he groaned as the accumulated damage from his fight with Fulgore caught up to him.

"Of course it would," Weiss scoffed.

"Told you...dangerous...but it worked…" Ex-Aid argued his eyes spiraling around, "On a related note...somebody get me a doctor...that's not Taiga please…"

"Just for that, I'm not carrying him." Snipe spoke as he began walking away, 'So...he did it, he gained the power of Level 3...I need to catch up.'

"We've got a Lazer if that's an okay substitute," Nora offered, holding up said 'substitute.'

"Woman, you let me down this instant!" said 'substitute' shouted, flailing his short arms around.

"I get to see a big beatdown, a guy getting a hole literally punched through his body, and pancakes all day for a week! ...Is it my birthday, Renny?" Nora asked, ignoring Lazer.

"..." Ren facepalmed.

"Ugh…" Emu groaned as he and the others gathered in the cafeteria for a late lunch, "First my leg, now my whole body...who knew sticking your hand into a robot's energy core would be so painful?"

"The scientists in Atlas," Kiriya joked.

"Uncle Dan is gonna be so happy that we got back two Level 3 Gashats." Ruby smiled as Emu put both of them on the table.

"Hey...I'm just realizing...This is Ex-Aid on the sticker of Shakariki Sports!" Jaune gawked, looking at the Gashat.

"Hmm…" Pyrrha blinked, taking a look, "Emu, he's right...this is a perfect visage of Ex-Aid."

"That guy must have locked the Gashat to only work with a Mighty Action X Gashat armor…" Emu shook his head as he sat up, "I think Mr. Dan can unlock it for the others to use."

"..." Kiriya and Jaune shared looks before both thought of how it'd look on them in their armors, "...We're good."

"So Emu gets two then…" Weiss blinked at their reaction, "I figured you two would be scrambling at the thought of more power."

"Have you thought how we'd look in it?" Kiriya whispered to the heiress.

"True...I suppose that bright neon green and pink only really works with one of you guys," she muttered, looking at Emu.

"What…?" Emu blinked, noticing her looking at him.

"You know, you might be out of a job now, Kiriya," Yang noted.

"Hm?"

"He's got a bike now he can call on," Yang noted.

"But...that's just a pedal bike...I'm a Motorcycle...I'm the Bike Man!" he declared as the thoughts dawned on him, "Emu, get rid of that gashat!" he panicked, sliding across the table to try and steal it only for Emu to take both of his Level 3 Gashats and let Kiriya slide off the table and then across the well waxed floor.

"Hi Kiriya...bye Kiriya…" Velvet smiled as Kiriya slid across the floor and past her and her team.

"Honestly, the new first years are a lot more fun than our year," Coco noted in amusement.

"Can't say I've ever met so many colorful people." Velvet smiled as they watched Kiriya crash into Cardin and drag him along as he kept sliding.

"Hn," Fox simply nodded alongside Yatsuhashi.

"Yatsuhashi," Emu spoke up, walking over to them, "You feeling better?" he asked with a smile.

"..." Yatsuhashi nodded, a faint smile on his face.

"That's good," Emu sighed, clearly relieved to know he was feeling better.

"We should kind of thank you, too!" Ruby cheered, "Inadvertently we got two Gashats back from the bad guys thanks to this."

"Oh?" Coco pondered.

"And one of them is why Kiriya's slipping away," Yang joked.

"I'm not jealous!" Kiriya shouted before a crash went off, "...It was Cardin's fault, Ms. Goodwitch!"

"Poor Kiriya...we knew him well," Yang and Coco bowed their heads in respect while clapping their hands together.

"I ain't dead yet!"

"He may as well be." Emu smiled.

"GH?! So cruel…."

"I am alive...immortalized….you are the creator, you traitor…" Parad quietly sang to himself, currently playing a game on his handheld.

"Hahahaha!" Graphite laughed from inside a screen as his monster body was 'leaking' data which was slowly being patched up, "Ex-Aid kicked my ass! I can't wait to get back out there and fight him again!"

"Rawr?"

"Oh come on! You fought him, too! You know it was a rush!"

"Rawr-rar-rawr…"

"What do you mean you were focusing more on your 'princess?!'"

"Rehehehehehe~"

"Ugh...You want to go for round 3 with that Ex-Aid, right Fulgore?"

"..."

"...He doesn't talk, does he?"

"Silence, please. I…" Parad began before a scream went off on his game, "...oh great. Now I gotta do that fetch quest for Alice Angel again. Stupid Butcher Gang..."

"No this is totally normal…" Graphite explained to the other two, "He never stops playing games for some reason."

"Rawr rawr?"

"No we don't know what game he's from. But I don't think it matters. He has amazing power and potential." Graphite declared proudly like some sort of brother.

"Oh finally. Something much more reliable then a pipe or an a-" Parad began with a grin...only for it to fade, "...a….are….are you kidding me right now? You...you toyed with my emotions like that?!"

"Rar-raw-rawr?"

"It was a machine gun...and it just dissolved into ink…" Parad explained, "Okay! I am going to rip her a new one when I get my hands on her!"

"...I worry about that boy." Graphite bluntly said, "Oi Parad...what happen to Mister Mastermind?"

"Huh...Oh he's in the corner. He needed to rest after his ass kicking," he said before lasering his focus back to his game, "Good...regaining conciousne-BORIS, NO~! My puppy buddy~!"

Off in the corner, the Gamer Driver and Proto Gashat where resting on a box. The user shadowed in the corner as he bound several wounds across his torso with medical gauze. He sat down after a moment before he began laughing. He grabbed the Gamer Driver and tapped his fingers across the top a few times.

"Gehehehehe...to think that much progress from one battle...Gehehehehehe~!" he laughed maniacally, his eyes glowing an unsettling violet, "Oh this is gonna be good~"

The Bugsters watched him stand up and put the belt on before inserting the Gashat and flipping it open in one single motion as he walked through the screen of light. Genm rolled his neck and marched over to a small box before clicking it open. Inside were many Gashats. Several had color...while the rest were all dull black with muted stickers.

"It's time to move along with the game," he pulled out a Gashat, "Time to test that Bike...and see if he can resist his own selfishness...hehehehe."

"...should a Bugster be created to keep his friends distracted then?" Parad asked/suggested.

"Oh yes...I will begin my next game plan. Showing them the true character of Kiriya Kujo," he laughed to himself.

"And we lost him…" Parad muttered, "...oi, nameless grunt."

"I have a name…"

"What's Torchwick's credit card number? I need to buy chapter 4 and 5 of the game I'm playing."

"...About that…he...blocked it."

"Eh?! But..how...the mystery of the machine hasn't b…"

"Chill man...it's just a game about some cartoon."

"...Okay just for that, you're gonna be our next Bugster," Parad frowned as he stood up, "And considering what game I've been playing...heh….hope you like ink."

"Eh, I'm more of an oil painting conni…" the lackey began before Parad grabbed him by the face and slammed him into a wall, letting him get embedded into it.

"Hey….there's no vaccine...to cure our dirty needs…" Parad whispered, the virus spreading into the lackey as his body began to blacken, along with the wall he was embedded in, "So you must...Build up our Machine...you die tonight~"

"Between Parad and this lunatic...I feel like the only sane person," Graphite complained while pointing at Genm, who was still maniacally laughing, "Bowser bring out the drinks. We're gonna be here a while!"

"Roar-raw!"

"He has a belly fridge?! Oh, nice!"

'Why do our bosses leave us with these lunatics…?' Several of the nameless grunts asked as they watched the evil masterminds either slip into bouts of insanity...or drink away their problems...somehow.

GT: Hoo boy...Things are not gonna be good for next time...Especially if the Bugster next time uses Toon Logic.

Z0: How can we beat that...GT, SZ bust out the research tools, we need to get our inner Nerd on.

SZ: *hits a switch on the wall, revealing a large set of research tools*Can do, good sir! *looks at the readers*And while we are busy, please enjoy the preview for the next chapter. GT? Honors?

GT: *salutes before pulling out a paintbrush and paints the screen*

Next time Ex-Aid Grimm Eclipse!

Emu: Oh...this is that horror game. The Bugster is turning this entire building into the stage from the game!

Ruby: Horror game...but this all looks like a cartoon.

Yang: I feel like we're gonna lose Blake in here with how she dresses.

Taiga: Why am I dragged in on this one!?

Ruby: Wait Professor...are...you scared?

Taiga: What?! Nonsense! Why would I be afraid of...AH!-!

Genm: Kiriya...It's time you show your friends the real person you are.

Kiriya: Friends? I think you've been fooled...along with them…

Save File 8: Inky Secrets

SZ: And now...for something entirely new!

Chibi-Let's Plays!

"Yes!" Ex-Aid cheered, kicking his door closed, "Finally...it's time for me to have a day all to myself. What to play…" The wall opens up to reveal shelves filled with games, "Hm...oh Lets see...Spider-Man is due new DLC...but Pokemon Let's Go just arrived, too….AH! The decisions!"

"What are you doing?"

"BWAH!" Ex-Aid jumped and spun around to see Brave, "Oh. It's just you."

"You ran out of class with super speed...No really. You smashed the teacher's desk and ran off as a blur with an energy item," Brave deadpanned.

"GOD DAMMIT!" Snipe roared, shooting the roof.

"Oh...well I have no homework for this weekend and Kiriya is off on some random trip with Yang, so I finally have time to play games for 48 hours straight…" Ex-Aid explained, his eyes closed happily.

"Oh...well maybe we can play a two player," Brave suggested.

"...Hmm….oh I got it! SoulCalibur VI!" Ex-Aid beamed as he grabbed said game.

"...Wait. What if Ruby sees us playing it?" Brave asked, realizing how...weapon happy Ruby would get the moment she'd see the weapons in that game.

"Oh come on...How would she know? And besides we'll just let her join if she does. You worry too much." Ex-Aid laughed, popping it into the console.

"...Fair...just don't use Inferno on me. I tend to stab things when I lose to Inferno."

"..." Ex-Aid blinked a few times before changing his selection.

"Oh come on! You did that on purpose!"

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Ex-Aid whistled, turning his head away.

"...okay just for that, I'm using Astaroth."

"Don't you dare…"

"What's wrong? Scared you're gonna get a ring out?"

"..." Ex-Aid stared before his eyes flashed.

-a Few Moments Later-

"..." Brave stared at the screen in shock as his character was being bounced around like a basketball, "I should not have smack talked you…"

"That's what you get for choosing someone who's moveset practically guarantees a ring out," Ex-Aid grinned in a smug manner as they returned to the character select screen.

"Hey guys, wh-" Ruby began as she walked into the room, "OHMYGOSH! Look at all those weapons!"

"Gah!" Ex-Aid cried as Ruby rushed over and pushed him down to get a better look at the screen.

"Ooh~ So many...axes, greatswords, naginata, katana, nodachi, e-OH MY GOSH! IS THAT A SCYTHE USER?!"

"Hey? Hey. Hey," Brave whispered.

"What?" Ex-Aid groaned on the floor.

"I told ya so," Brave chuckled.

"...Hey Ruby, would you like to learn how to make your own character?" Ex-Aid asked.

"..." Ruby simply blinked before pushing Brave aside and grabbed the controller, "Show me where. Now."

"Actually, I have to do something real quick…" he put Brave in his seat, "But I have a good stand in." he said, patting his shoulder, "Be back in a bit~!"

"Wait, what?" Brave blinked as Ex-Aid rushed out, "Hey! HEY~! Don't leave me wi-"

"Tell me where the create a character is now!" Ruby demanded.

"Aww…." Brave cried.

"Ah…" Ex-Aid sighed, stretching his arms, "Oh I know I can use this moment to get pizza for this weekend." he smiled while walking off, "Hmm...should I go supreme, meat lovers, veggie lovers?"

"Dude help!" Brave called from the room, "Ruby made her character...and she's broken! I can't even beat her with Inferno!"

"This...is...AWESOME!" Ruby cheered, "And look...she looks just like me, I am awesome~!"

"She's not lying! She actually made her character look like her!"

"...Wait, broken?" Ex-Aid paused, "...I'll beat her later. Pizza first."

"No please...no more…" Brave begged.

"Round 2!" Ruby laughed.

"You think the others will be okay without us?" Yang asked, riding Lazer in his bike form.

"Ah I'm sure they'll be fine, they have Snow Queen and Ninja girl to keep them balanced." Lazer replied, "Come on that concert is only a few more miles away!"

"I know. Got the snacks?"

"Y-wait...what snacks?"

"The snacks we bought to sneak into the concert to save on money?"

"..."

"Kiriya!?"

"RUBY DID IT!"

"I'm back!" Ex-Aid cheered, "Oh and I invited the o…thers…." he stopped seeing Brave passed out.

"30 rounds in a row...not once did I win…" Brave groaned.

"Another!" Ruby cheered.

"Help….me…." Brave begged.

"Ruby...aren't you...going too far?" Weiss asked.

"Nonsense! Look I made a character who looks like you Weiss!" Ruby countered.

"Wait, what?" Weiss blinked as she looked at the screen, "...that's creepy. You even got my rapier down right."

"You should see the Blake I made!" Ruby smiled.

"Which is impossible! There isn't even a kusarigama character in the g-" Brave began.

"I made due with dual swords," Ruby cut him off.

"Ruby...we think you have a problem." Pyrrha spoke up.

"...Oh! Pyrrha, I'll make you next!" Ruby realized, "Sophitia's fighting style is perfect for you!"

"What have I unleashed?" Ex-Aid whispered with wide eyes.

"You...I blame you…" Brave pointed an accusing finger at Ex-Aid.

"Alright I got this…" Ex-Aid sighed, "Ruby let's play a round."

"Okay, I'll beat the Greatest Gamer ever and-" She began…

-A few moments later-

"How?!" Ruby cried as her character was beaten within a few minutes. A make your own character who looked like Ex-Aid with a broadsword.

"Genius Gamer. Don't doubt my skills, Little Red." Ex-Aid spoke, twirling the controler like a gun before pretending to blow on it.

GT: Well...that was fun. We'll more than likely have more of them at the end of each chapter later on.

Z0: Indeed, we'll do them more like RWBY Chibi to as close to lets plays as we can get. But be sure we'll do them now and again. Maybe not after especially intense chapters...to keep the mood alive. Or maybe we will...we are a random lot. Anyway enjoy folks, we'll see you next time!

GT: See ya! Make sure to Read and Review!