GKC: What's up, everyone! This is GKC here bringing you the next chapter of Remnant's Climax Heroes!

SR: And helping him is DragoKnightSR!

*GKC stares at DragoKnightSR who popped in*

GKC: Oi… don't interrupt me…

SR: Oh, sorry… please continue. Ooh! And don't forget to leave a review, fellow readers!

GKC *Gives SR a mild glare then focuses back on the audience* As I was saying… this chapter takes place two days after the end of the last chapter. And since this is an original chapter, it took some time to write.

*Blake enters into the scene*

Blake: You can say that again…

GKC: Blake, I told you not to sneak in here.

Blake: You also said that I would be getting my tuna but I haven't seen it yet.

GKC: *Facepalms* Just… do the disclaimer and you'll get your tuna.

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*GKC brings out a giant tuna fish then throws it behind him. Blake's cat-like instincts take over as she pounces on the fish… and viciously devours it.*

GKC: With that out of the way, let's get this party started… HENSHIN!


Chapter 6: I am Vengeance! I am the Night!


[Team JOKR Dorm]


It was a calm, quiet early morning and all of the members of the Rider team were sleeping peacefully in their beds.

*CRASH*

Well… all except for one.

"Ite… I knew I should've put more duct tape on that." Came the voice of Aaron Jaeger, who didn't seem to be anywhere in sight within the dorm room. However, in the middle of the floor was a glowing white light that emanated from a hole that looked to be man-made. Aaron popped his head out and turns his attention to his sleeping teammates. "Oi! Wake your butts up!"

"Ugh… really, man?" Kurogasa groaned. "It's the weekend. I wanna sleep in…"

"Sleep later! Come check out what I just built!" Aaron retorted in a hyperactive manner.

"What in God's name are you up to this time?" Orion sighed as he sat up in his bed. The three looked over at Aaron as well as the hole he made. Seeing the hole made the more sensible individuals jaws drop before doing a double-take.

"Is that-" Orpheus began. Kurogasa was rubbing his eyes to see if he was hallucinating.

"Aaron, what did you do!?" Kurogasa demanded.

"Get down in the hole or I'll use you for my next Dust round experiment!" The team leader ordered in comical irritation. The three boys groaned before the three of them got themselves decent and went in the hole. They landed on some kind of platform before it suddenly began to move at Mach speed, causing the boys to let out girlish screams for two seconds until it came to a stop.

"Welcome, boys! To our new headquarters!" Aaron declared when he noticed his teammates had arrived. "And don't piss on the floor. It's expensive."

When they came out of the elevator, the boys gaped in awe at the sight of the base. It was absolutely massive with stark white walls that possessed different pictures of the Heisei Kamen Riders, both good or evil. At the far end was a large supercomputer that would make Batman jealous. On the left side were four color-coded garages with the symbols of Team JOKR resting on the doors. On the right side was what looked like a rec room complete with couches, chairs, a large plasma screen television, a few game systems, a kitchen, and even a training area. Overall, it looked like a Kamen Rider-version of the Batcave.

"What the-" Orion got out.

"Since when you have been building a secret base!?" Kurogasa gawked.

"What's today?" Aaron asked.

"Tuesday," Orpheus answered.

"Since we got into Beacon." The crimson-eyed teen stated bluntly.

"And you never bothered telling us?" Orion glared.

"I did… numerous times," Aaron deadpanned. "I said, 'Oh, guys. Just to remind you, I'm building a secret base under our dorm room.' but none of you listened."

"Well excuse us for tuning you out when it comes to trying to recover from that Kaijin-Grimm hybrid thingy." Orpheus rolled his eyes.

"That was two days ago! I mean, yeah, it's a freaking mystery how a Smash became a Grimm but we'll cross that bridge when we get there. Do you know how long I've been working on this thing? I could appreciate a little thanks."

"Aaron, not to be that guy, but… you don't really seem like someone who could build an entire base by himself." Orion pointed out.

"Oh, you're right, I had help…" Aaron lifts up his shirt to reveal the Build Driver on his waist. "...from this."

"Of course you would…" Kurogasa deadpanned. "Being the smartass out of everyone else here on this team."

"Hm, then I guess that would make you a monkey then, right?" Aaron pointed out with a smirk. "I mean, I am a devilishly handsome genius. It's only right that I'd have a muscle-bound meathead as a sidekick."

Orion and Orpheus quickly held back Kurogasa as he tried to throttle his team leader, "Who you calling a monkey!?"

"Kuro, relax! It's just Sento's personality changing Aaron's!" Orpheus told his partner.

"I don't care! He calls me a monkey again, then I'll really kick his ass and destroy the whole place while I'm at it!"

"Good luck with that, I built this place to survive over a hundred hydrogen bombs! Even if you used the strongest form you have, it would take centuries to break this place down." Aaron pointed out.

"Ghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Kurogasa gritted his teeth.

"So be a good monkey and just listen to the tour guide. Do that and I'll give you a banana."

*POP!*

"THAT DOES IT!" he shouted as he pried the other boys off and his Aura glowed, and a belt materialized on his waist.

ZIKU DRIVER!

He then took what appeared to be a red stopwatch who's frame was turned to the side and split into four sections. The two sections on the left and right had a partial picture of a mask. The top section had a symbol of katakana characters that read 'Kamen' and the bottom section read '2068' He turned the frame to complete the picture before pressing the button.

GEIZ!

He then inserted the watch into the right slot, hearing a techno confirmation noise. The sound of a digital beep and a heart pulse echoed as an image of a red holographic digital clock with '0000' appeared and various digital clocks surrounded the big one. He bashed the button on the Ziku Driver making it tilt before moving his arms in a circular motion, holding onto the Driver. "Henshin!" He shouted before spinning the ZikuDriver and locking it in place.

RIDER TIME! KAMEN RI~DER~ GEIZ!

Aaron sighed, "This is terrible…" He rubbed the back of his head in annoyance as Kurogasa transformed into Kamen Rider Geiz. "Alright, if you want a fight. Bring it. I'll beat you without even transforming."

"You're going down!" Kurogasa shouted before charging in at Aaron.

"Kurogasa, don't-" Orpheus tried to stop the younger boy.

The moment the enraged boy was about to punch Aaron, the team leader suddenly snapped his fingers then turret-like devices popped out of the walls and fired electrical currents that struck Kurogasa, who began to comically twitch as ten thousand volts of electricity coursed through his body. When the electricity stopped, Kurogasa stood there smoking before falling on his back, semi-conscious.

"Thanks for testing out the security system," Aaron said with a big grin on his face. "You reacted exactly as I thought."

"You… son of a bitch…" Kurogasa groaned.

"Hey, you kiss your mother with that mouth?" Aaron teased before he passed Kurogasa's smoking form. "We'll continue the rest of the tour in the morning. For now, I need to sleep. I've been up for over two days."

"Aiyaiyai…" Orion groaned.

"You okay, buddy?" Orpheus squatted down to Kurogasa's fallen form.

"I swear if you teabag on my face, I'll kill you…" Kurogasa grumbled.

"Yeah, you're fine…" The musician deadpanned before standing up and leaving him alone. "Goodnight."

"Ugh… why do I feel like I have Qrow's Semblance?"


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"ACHOO!" A certain dusty old crow sneezed while at a bar. "Hm, someone must be talking about me." He said to himself and was about to down a glass of hard liquor before he paused when his eyes caught sight of a passing waitress with a short skirt-length. "Ah, I'm sure it's nothing." He downed his drink then sauntered over to speak to his latest conquest.


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Morning came via the rising sun and Team JOKR was getting ready for their classes. Well, almost all of them...

"You look like you didn't get much sleep…" Orion noticed Kurogasa.

"Shaddap…" He grumbled as he tried tying his tie while looking at himself in the mirror.

"You still mad we left you down there?" Orpheus asked.

"No… I'm mad at him." He jabbed a thumb at Aaron.

"You only have yourself to blame for being so easily readable," The team leader stated. He fixed up his raven black hair then gave himself a once over. "Damn, I look good."

"Whatever…" Kurogasa glowered as he was the first to leave.

Orpheus glanced at his leader, "You know that wasn't a nice thing you did, right?"

"True, but I needed to test the system for intruders somehow. Plus, it was to see if Kurogasa was just as volatile as I imagined. And as you saw from last night, I was right." Aaron fixed the collar of his jacket then smirked. "Besides, I'll make it up to him. I heard he likes shiitake mushrooms so maybe a rice omelet with that should make him happy."

"Knowing him, he'll eat it and still be mad at you…" Orpheus deadpanned.


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"Huhhhhhhhhhhh…" Kurogasa sighed again as he sat at his desk in depression laying his head on it.

"Hey, why the long face?" A voice asked. Kurogasa lifted up his head to see a familiar red-haired girl.

"Oh, hey Pyrrha." He greeted, "Let's just say I woke up on the wrong side of the bed."

"Did you fall off it?" She asked out of curiosity.

"Not exactly," Kurogasa answered. "What happened was Aaron made me a guinea pig for one of his experiments last night… testing out a security system for an underground base he built and he tested it by pissing me off…"

"Well, don't take this the wrong way, but…" Pyrrha sheepishly said. "You are rather easy to provoke."

Kurogasa slammed his head on the desk as a cloud of depression hung over and rained down on him. "It's fine… totally fine… none taken…" He moaned.

"Cheer up," Pyrrha told him as she patted his back. "Everyone has their moments. I mean, Orphee was quite a hot-blooded youth when he was a little-"

"I TOLD YOU NOT TO CALL ME ORPHEE!" A voice suddenly shouted from somewhere very far away.

"Uh, moving on…" The redheaded girl sweatdropped. "What I meant to say is, try to take some lessons in controlling your anger. It'll help you on the long road."

Kurogasa pouted in thought but nodded, "Okay, I'll try… thanks."

Pyrrha beamed, "You're welcome! I hope the rest of your day goes well."

"You and me both…"


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Azrael was sitting upon a building letting his legs dangle off as he swung them contently. He was in a very good mood for a very good reason, his experimental hybrid was a complete success.

Well, sort of. They still had a long way to go before they are a decent enough threat for the Riders but they are a success nonetheless. Still, progress will be slow but eventually, the Kaijin-Grimm hybrids will possess enough strength that no power from any Kamen Rider could ever harm them.

"All according to plan," The hooded man remarked with a smirk as he patted the Kaijin Gallery in his coat. "Hm, I should treat myself to something sweet. Maybe ice cream."


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Roman released an exasperated breath for the second time today. He had just got off the phone with a messenger from the White Fang about another shipment of Dust that was arriving in about three months' time from the SDC. Though this would put them behind schedule for quite a while if his so-called 'boss' would include him in whatever business they had planned in Vale.

"Why can't people just tell it like it is?" Roman sighed to himself.

He feels something tap his shoulder, which makes the criminal jump in fright before he looks back into the mismatched eyes of his associate and partner-in-crime, Neo Politan.

"Neo! What did I tell you about doing that!?" Roman exclaimed.

The ice cream-themed girl merely gave her boss a smirk of amusement and a shrug.

"It's not funny and you know it. Honestly, what is with people and giving me a heart attack?" He complained while taking a puff from his cigar. "So what's the problem, Neo?" The girl pointed at the various maps on the wall, then to the door as if asking when they're carrying out the plan. "When we get more guys and when the shipment from the SDC gets here. It'll be a while, a few months at best until we can get that plan underway."

Neo could only pout childishly at his answer with her arms crossed. Telling him that she didn't want to wait any longer and that she wanted to do something right now.

Roman pinched the bridge of his nose, "Alright, alright. I guess we can go on a little robbing spree. Maybe steal something sweet too if it'll get you to waste all that energy. Who knows? Might even get some action for you. And not the kind at Junior's club." He gave her a sharp look at the last part.

Neo smiled at that and suddenly held up a flyer of an ice cream shop selling its newest flavor.

"Of course…" The criminal mastermind looked at the flyer with a dry expression. "How you haven't gotten fat from eating so much ice cream, I will never know…"

*PIN~CH!*

"Owowowowow! That was a compliment! Let go of my cheek!" Roman flailed.


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*DING DONG DING DONG! DING DONG DING DONG!*

"Ahhhhhh… finally, school's over." Aaron sighed stretching out to loosen up. "I could use some ice cream for a snack. Who wants in?"

"Me! Mememememememe!" Ruby waved her hands wildly.

"I can go for something sweet," Yang said with a smirk.

"Sure," Blake nodded.

"Hm, I suppose I can have a cheat day," Weiss admitted.

"Oh yeah! Ice cream party!" Orion cheered as he and his twin brother high-fived each other.

"You know it!" Jaune agreed with a big grin on his face.

"I guess I'll go… I need something to relieve stress anyway." Kurogasa shrugged, though slightly glaring at Aaron briefly.

"I would be happy to join you," Pyrrha smiled.

"Sure, I'll go," Orpheus replied.

"Woohoo! I hope they have a pancake flavor!" Nora squealed with anticipation.

Ren shrugged with indifference.

"Alright, onward to Vale! FOR ICE CREAM, BANZAI!" Aaron declared while raising his fist into the air.

"BANZAI!" Everyone, save for Weiss, Kurogasa, Orpheus, and Ren, cheered. And so RWBY, JNPR, and JOKR went into the town via Bullhead to get their ice cream. After the airship landed, they walked on the rest of the way, while the teams all chatted with one another talking about the day and whatnot.

"Hey, feeling better?" Pyrrha asked Kurogasa.

"Yeah, a little. I'm calm for the most part. I had Ren help me with meditation and whatnot." Kurogasa replied.

"You weren't really calm when Aaron called you a monkey," Orpheus pointed out from behind.

"Not the point." Kurogasa rolled his eyes. "I'm calm now, aren't I?"

"Yep," His partner said before whispering to his cousin. "20 lien says that he loses his cool in the next ten minutes."

"Be nice." Pyrrha chided, elbowing his gut.

"Ow, alright, geez…" Orpheus scoffed.

"Ice cream parlor ahead, captain!" Nora exclaimed.

"Excellent work, Ms. Valkyrie!" Aaron said with a makeshift pirate hat on his head. "Mr. Jaune, what's the status of the line?"

"All clear, captain!" Jaune declared.

"Wonderful! All hands to the ice cream parlor!" Aaron ordered as he and the more childish members of their group ran ahead to get their frozen dairy treats.

"So much for orderly fashion." Weiss sighed.

"You'd get used to it," Ren replied.

Arriving at the ice cream parlor, the teams were all gathered at the counter, trying to figure out what flavors they want, how many scoops they want, and if they wanted to add any condiments to them. Eventually, all of them settled on their favorite flavors and got them in store-brand bowls. Ruby chose cookie dough with strawberry syrup, Weiss settled with classic vanilla, Blake took chocolate with a few gummy fish on top, and Yang took rocky road flavor. Jaune chose to have pumpkin pie, Pyrrha selected red velvet, Nora got herself a heaping load of maple syrup ice cream (no pancake flavor, unfortunately) with lots of chocolate syrup, and Ren got himself matcha green tea flavor with a small dusting of cinnamon. Aaron chose mint chocolate, Orion picked cotton candy, Orpheus chose coffee flavor, and Kurogasa got himself cookies and cream.

While they happily enjoyed their ice cream, two shady individuals walked into the store. One was a man with red hair with glasses and a fake mustache while wearing a blue suit. The other was a cheerful-looking woman with black hair and green eyes while dressed up as a maid.

These individuals were the disguised Roman Torchwick and Neo Politan, the latter of the two obviously excited to try out the new flavor of ice cream that the parlor had on sale.

"Hey, do those two look familiar to you?" Orion asked Aaron.

The JOKR team leader looked to see the two criminals ordering ice cream. Well, Roman more than Neo since she was mute. "Hm, don't think so." He said as he focused back on his treat.

"WHAT! WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE'S ONE BUCKET LEFT OF YOUR NEW FLAVOR!?" The disguised Roman shouted, slamming his fist on the counter.

The guy behind the register was taken aback by his reaction, "Um, I'm sorry, sir, but… the new flavor is so popular that we've practically nearly sold out of it. That bucket is the last one we have until we get a new shipment in three weeks." He explained.

"THREE WEEKS!?" Roman shouted as Neo gave the employee her best puppy dog look, "My kid here has been waiting for this flavor for days, and you expect her to wait?!"

"U-Um… let me check in the back!" The employee said before zipping away. A minute later, he came back. "Actually, sir, you're in luck! We have our reserved buckets!"

"Good," Roman said, before… pulling out a gun!? "I'll take all of it, plus the Lien you have in your register."

"Ahhhhhhh!" Ruby freaked out. "YOU! I RECOGNIZE YOUR VOICE! YOU'RE THAT CROOK THAT RAIDED THAT DUST STORE!"

Roman turned to see Ruby, much to his shock, "EEEH?! LITTLE RED?!"

"Wait, what?" Aaron blinked before Roman and Neo ditched their disguises. "Roman Torchwick and Neo Politan!?" He gawked.

"Wow, I can't believe we didn't see that coming," Orpheus muttered.

"Tch! Neo if you would." Roman said as Neo smiled and stepped towards them unfurling her umbrella.

"STOP!" Kurogasa shouted, prompting her to stop. Kurogasa then stood up and walked over to them. "Look. I am not in the mood for shenanigans today. So… how about this?" He said, pulling out a black card from his wallet. "I will buy their entire reserve of the new flavored ice cream for you and there won't be any problems, yeah?"

"Deal," Roman agreed.

"WHAT!?" Everyone shouted in surprise.

"Alright then," Kurogasa said, before going to the counter handing him the black card. "All of those reserve buckets of the new flavored ice cream for these two, please."

"Uh… okay?" The employee replied, confused and a bit unsure.

"You realize this guy is a criminal, right?" Aaron pointed out as he gestured to Roman while Neo waved cutely.

"Yeah, and he tried to rob a Dust store!" Ruby added.

"Can I just get the ice cream so I can get out of here and go home?!" Roman yelled, silencing the teens.

The employee set to work after getting the payment and placed all the reserved new flavored ice cream, 10 buckets in one box and gave them to Roman who placed the box on a folding platform truck. "There ya go. Now have a nice day." Kurogasa waved.

"Thank you!" Roman said as if he had finally achieved his mission. "Now… if you'll excuse us, I've got plans to make and an underground empire to run. Bye-bye!" With that said, he left the ice cream parlor pushing the cart away. Neo stayed behind a bit as she looked at Kurogasa with a shy look and… was she blushing at him?

"Hm?" Kurogasa tilted his head. "What is it?"

*CHU*

Kurogasa was caught off guard when Neo kissed him on the cheek. Turning around, looking over her shoulder, and winking at him, she happily skipped away with her umbrella. Kurogasa was stunned but shrugged it off. When he turned to his friends, he saw them staring at him with disbelief. "What?"

"You attract all kinds of crazy, dude," Orion said dryly.

"Hey, I'm not having my day become any shittier than it is already, okay?" Kurogasa retorted. "Besides, better than destroying the place and we would have to pay for damages. And the store kept their Lien where it should be."

"Yet you still let a criminal walk…" Aaron shook his head in disappointment.

"IT'S FREAKIN' ICE CREAM!"

"Oh well, I guess we can always catch him later. Oh, and… pay up, peeps!" The crimson-eyed teen declared as those around him groaned before handing him 20 lien each.

"What?" Kurogasa blinked.

"We all bet that you would lose your cool. Some went for a timeframe that was a little earlier than they wanted. Me? Hm, I went for the better late than never kind of approach."

Kurogasa sighed loudly at this, "I'm going home…" He said, before walking out of the store.

"Don't you think you had enough of messing with him?" Blake asked her brother.

"Blake, I'm only doing this so he can mellow out and be more social. You've noticed how he's been. He's always so damn tense like he thinks the whole damn world is out to get him." Aaron stated. "It pisses me off that he can't just learn to enjoy the moment."

"Well, every person is different," Pyrrha said. "Maybe you're not doing it the right way."

"Coddling him is not going to help."

"He wasn't coddled!" Weiss interjected. Aaron gave the heiress a dry look, which made her sheepish. "Well… not entirely…"

"Look, if it'll make you guys happy, I'll hold off on messing with him. But if he doesn't stop acting like he's got a stick up his butt then I'll take drastic measures." The JOKR team leader remarked.

"He's gonna take drastic measures either way…" Orion muttered to Jaune.

"I heard that," Aaron said.

"You were supposed to," Orion said, making Aaron face fault.

"Hah! Got 'em!" Nora laughed.

Aaron gave his partner a mild glare, "Maybe I should test out my latest Dust taser rounds on a practice dummy. Thanks for volunteering, by the way, Orion."

"Wait, what!?"

"Moving on! Are we really going to let Torchwick get away?" Yang interjected.

Orpheus shrugged, "Got no choice. We can't exactly skip school days to go look for a guy who wears makeup."

Ruby groaned, "This stinks. I wish we had a night patrol we could take as extra credit…"

Aaron raises a brow then starts to get an idea before smirking, "A night patrol would be pretty convenient, Ruby. But don't worry, I'm sure someone will catch Torchwick."


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Neo sat on a crate, swinging her legs as she happily ate her bowl of ice cream. Roman himself was looking over the map of Vale, sighing from the long endeavor and almost getting arrested. He turned around, seeing Azrael standing by a crate which made him jump in fright.

"Gah! How long were you standing there?!" Roman asked as he took a minute to collect himself.

"A few minutes. It helps that Neo didn't mention my presence." The hooded man stated. Neo eyed him, knowing that he was messing with the fact that she was a mute. "I must say this ice cream is delicious." He commented, somehow having his own bowl. "How did you manage to get it?"

"…Believe it or not, someone actually paid for the ice cream with their black card." Roman sweatdropped.

"Oh? How interesting. I suppose it wouldn't be because you tried to rob the place, right?" Azrael inquired while taking another bite of his pilfered ice cream from beneath the hood.

"It may have been." Roman said, lighting a cigar, "So what's up, usually you need something when you're here."

"Ah, yes," Azrael sets his empty bowl down on a table then focuses his attention on the well-known convict. "Tell me, Roman. What do you think of the Creatures of Grimm?"

"The Grimm?" Roman looked at him strangely. "Well, honestly, I really don't care about 'em. As long as they don't attack me. Why?"

"Well, let's just say that I'm experimenting with something that's Grimm-related. In fact, I'd like to introduce you to some new enforcers that you can boss around." Azrael gestured to the shadows behind him as several blackened monsters approached their new master. However, their appearance shocked all those present except for Azrael. For one thing, all of them looked like they had stain glass-like skin with a blackened outer shell complete with a Grimm mask on their hideous faces. "These are Fangires, monsters that absorb the life energy within human beings. Though since they've been corrupted by the essence of Grimm, let's refer to them as… Fangire Grimm."

"Really…" Roman mused in interest. "I can boss these things around?"

"Of course! We're business partners after all. I mean, don't you have something to tell Junior after what happened at that Dust store?" Azrael suggested.

The criminal grimaced as he remembered that dreadful night when his quick-and-clean robbery was ruined by that little red brat. Those damn goons that Junior loaned him were anything but good. And there was no way he was getting his money back from that grubby bartender.

"Alright then, deal. I'll use them." As Roman said this, Azrael had an unseen smirk beneath the shadow of his hood.


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After the three teams had returned to Beacon and bid each other good night, Aaron had called his teammates into their secret base to discuss some important details.

"Night patrol?" Orion repeated.

"That's right," Aaron nodded.

"Doing what exactly?" Kurogasa frowned. He had a good idea, but he needed to hear it from Aaron himself.

"Find and catch Torchwick or lookout for more of those hybrid monsters," Aaron answered. "There's no telling if what me and Orion saw was the only one of its kind or not but I have a feeling that it wasn't."

"And you're sure the teachers or Oz are just gonna let us waltz around the school perimeter?" Orpheus questioned.

"Oh, they won't mind. Besides, they won't even know that we're on patrol."

"You've got to be kidding me…" Kurogasa face faulted. "You're not gonna tell them?"

"Even if I did tell them, they'd only get in the way. We can handle this. We have enough experience to just scout both the school and the city. Besides, don't you wanna see your new bikes?" Aaron inquired.

"You got us bikes?!" Orion exclaimed.

"Where are they!? I wanna see!" Orpheus demanded. Aaron nodded and led them to where he was keeping the bikes. The three were very excited, mainly because a Rider always needs a bike.

"Well, I didn't just get you guys a bike. I made you your bikes." Aaron explained as he and his team approached the four garages that bore their individual symbols. "We'll start with Kurogasa first." He snapped his fingers as the garage door that possessed Kuro's dragon symbol began to open to reveal the machine inside. "Kuro, I give to you your very own Rider Machine, the DragoBraver."

Kurogasa ran towards his bike and examined it in awe. It was a white dragon-themed bike based on a 2018 Ducati SuperSport S that had his symbol on the side in black. "Sweet! Thanks, man!" Kurogasa thanked Aaron.

'Guess I can count that as him forgiving me,' Aaron thought before he moved on to the crescent moon and sword symbol that represented Orion. "Here's your bike, Orion. The Azure Crosser."

Orion gazed at his bike, which was based on a 2020 Harley-Davidson Low Rider S that had his symbol as well as a bear theme. He excitedly ran over to it and inspected it.

Aaron shuffled over to the garage that had musical notes on it. "Orpheus, here's yours. The Shadow Chaser." With a snap of his fingers, it opened to reveal a black-purple motorcycle that was based on a 2019 Suzuki GSX-S1000 ABS with a falcon theme and Orpheus's symbol on the sides emblazoned in white. Orpheus gave a thumbs-up as he walked towards it, placing a hand on the handles.

Aaron smiles as he went towards his own garage which had his symbol on the front. When it opened, it revealed the motorcycle he had painstakingly built with his own two hands. It was based on a 2020 Kawasaki Ninja 400 ABS. It was colored primarily crimson red with black markings that resembled the fangs of a wolf with the head of the motorcycle resembling a wolf's head. On the sides were his symbol of a howling wolf. This was his personal Rider Machine, the Machine Kurenai.

Suddenly, a small alarm went off. "What the?!" Kurogasa exclaimed, taken by surprise by the alarm. Aaron and the others ran towards a nearby screen which showed the Fangire Grimm Hybrids causing a ruckus in Vale.

"Damn, not one but four this time," Orpheus said, recalling the incident with the Smash Hybrid.

"Well, on the bright side, we can give these bad boys a test run," Aaron said pointing to the bikes. The others nodded, smirking as they each went towards their separate bikes and got on.

Four separate ramps began to extend in four different tunnel entrances as the four boys revved their Rider Machines and took off down the path.


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"Alright boys, do your thing!" Roman ordered the Fangire hybrids.

The monsters released eager hisses as they marched towards what appeared to be a nightclub. The bouncer that worked at the front door looked at the hybrids with both caution and suspicion.

"Sorry, freaks. Halloween isn't here-" He didn't get to finish his sentence as two translucent fangs appeared out of nowhere and stung him in the neck. The bouncer froze feeling the sensation on his neck before feeling color literally drained out of his being. Eventually, his body became transparent as glass before falling to the ground, shattering into pieces in the process.

"So that's what they do…" Roman said to himself after watching his latest minions' work.

The Fangire Grimm hybrids smashed their way through the doors and entered the club, eliciting screams of terror from the party-goers inside.

"So? What do you think so far?" Azrael asked.

"Okay, I'm liking what I see so far," Roman answered. "You know, you and I should've met so much sooner. A lot of things in my life could have been easier."

"Oh, trust me," The hooded man spoke. "It's best we hadn't met before."

*VROOM! VROOM! VROOM! VROOM!*

"And on that note, it's my cue to go," Azrael said, before disappearing as four motorcycles came into view.

"Oh, better hide," Roman said as he ducked into a dark alleyway.

Having arrived at the source of the disturbance, Team JOKR dismounted their Rider Machines and quickly made their way towards the club.

"A nightclub? Why would Fangires trash a nightclub?" Orion wondered.

"Free drinks?" Orpheus suggested.

"Doesn't matter. We have to take them out. And I know just who to use." Aaron said as his Aura enveloped his body before it dissipated. "Kivat!"

"Yosha!" A voice cried out as a mechanical gold and black bat with cartoonishly large red eyes flapped down in front of Aaron. "Kivatte ikuze!" He then flew into his hand to which Aaron caught. "GABU!" he said when he opened his mouth and pressed his fangs into Aaron's hand.

*CRUNCH!*

A hypnotic sonar noise sounded as ghostly chains appeared around his waist and wrapped around it before melting and becoming a blood red belt with the six Fuestles and stain glass marking appeared on his face. "Henshin!" He shouted before attaching Kivat to a perch in the front of the belt, leaving him hanging upside down. Aaron was covered in quicksilver that morphed and then shattered to reveal his new form.

He was clad in a full black bodysuit as the torso armor looked like a silver vest with a high collar and a blood-red chest plate that mimicked muscles. His shoulder armor resembled folded bat wings that were held to the armor by thin chains. He wore red armored gloves and his wrists sported silver bracelets. His right leg was covered with a silver iron boot that reached his knee and was wrapped tightly with chains as if to hold something back. The left leg was unarmored save for a silver bracelet around the ankle. His head was covered with a black helmet with the visor shaped like a pair of yellow bat wings edged in red. In-between the top points of the wings was a red ornament resembling a bat's head. The mouth guard was silver and framed by black fangs.

Aaron had now been transformed into the vampiric Rider, Kamen Rider Kiva.

"Geez, we can't let you have all the fun," Orion said with a smirk as his own Aura flared before it settled. "Sagark!"

A strange silver creature that could only be described as a UFO with eyes and fangs appeared. It made gibberish sounds as the creature flew towards Orion. It then planted itself on his waist, as black straps stretching from the sides to fasten around him like a belt. The plate on the creature's head spun. It was facing upwards too.

"Henshin," said Orion as he pulled out the Jacorder and inserted it into a slot on the right side of Sagark's head. He swiftly pulled it out.

"Hen… shin!" Sagark spoke as the plate spun rapidly. He became covered in quicksilver and then the layer shattered to reveal him in black and silver armor. He wore a full bodysuit with silver bracelets on his ankles and on his wrists which stretched over his forearms. His shoulders had spikes on them that jutted upwards. On his chest was a stained glass flower pattern. His helmet had blue eyes that resembled Kiva's but there was a snake's head in between the two eyes. The helmet also had a crown on top. The Jacorder, now in Bute Mode, had a thin red blade extending from it.

Orion had transformed into the royal vampiric swordsman, Kamen Rider Saga.

"I better get to it as well," Kurogasa said as his Aura enveloped and produced a belt. It was a black belt that had a mechanism that was decorated black and gold with a red stone. On the sides were two black and gold cases that held what looked like Fuestles. He then reached from behind and pulled out a black and gold knuckle-like object that had some kind of barrels on the end. He held it up and pressed it against the palm of his free hand.

R-E-A-D-Y!

The belt made a blaring alarm sound before Kurogasa shouted, "Henshin!" and slid the device into his belt buckle.

F-I-S-T O-N!

A gold cross appeared on the belt and spun rapidly before it fired off a short distance in front of Kurogasa. The cross came to a stop before generating a suit of armor with the cross as a faceplate. When the body was complete, it rushed at Kurogasa and covered his body, turning solid.

He was donned in a black bodysuit and white armor with a silver chest plate that had a red sun symbol on the front. His shoulders were gold with rounded white armor and his face was covered with a white helmet and a silver mouthplate. The gold cross faceplate had a black slit for a visor which allowed him to see. The golden faceplate then opened up, revealing red eyepieces. The faceplate had opened up in four sections with the lower ones going to his cheeks and the upper ones rising up just above the eyes.

Kurogasa turned into Kamen Rider IXA.

Orpheus sighed as his Aura was channeled around his body before it diminished. "Kivat II!"

Flying down beside the musician is a mechanical bat just like Kivat, except he was black and red with yellow eyes and he seemed to be bigger as well. "Hmph, they should be grateful for this demonstration of our power." He then flew onto Orpheus's hand. "GABUI!"

*CRUNCH!*

A warped, distorted low hypnotic sound pulsed as a darker belt formed around Orpheus's waist, it is a black version of the belt but the Fuestles were gold. "Henshin!" He shouted, after thrusting Kivat II out before attaching the older bat to the belt upside down. Quicksilver coated him as well before it shattered to reveal a darker version of Kiva Emperor Form, the armor being black and red while having green lenses and he has a black cape. This was Kamen Rider Dark Kiva.

With the four Riders gathered, they charged into the nightclub to stop the Fangire hybrids. When the Riders got inside, they passed by fleeing dancers and some guards that were too afraid to fight the monsters that were rampaging inside the club. Team JOKR arrived to see four Fangire-Grimm hybrids practically massacre the remaining guards that decided to fight.

"Gotta give these guys credit… they've got some brass-balls," Saga pointed out.

"They're going to get themselves killed at this rate." Dark Kiva remarked.

Kiva looked around the room before he spotted Junior and the female twins that he couldn't remember the names of, cowering behind the bar counter. "Found the head honcho. Looks like he's staying out of this fight."

"Good," Dark Kiva said cracking his neck, "That leaves us with the Hybrids to deal with."

"It's party time! Kiva-style!" Kiva declared as he gestured at the monsters. "Let's go, boys!"

"You don't have to tell me twice," Kurogasa said, before dashing towards the Fangire hybrids. Taking out his IXA-Calibur, he slashed the four Fangire hybrids, causing sparks to fly off their bodies and staggering backward, noticing the knight themed Rider. "Fangire… Return the life you have stolen from God!" He quoted before switching his IXA-Calibur to the gun mode and fired bullets.

Sparks flew off from their bodies but they roared in defiance. The Riders each took on a Fangire hybrid of their own throughout the club.

Saga engaged in a sword fight with a hybrid that bore a resemblance to the Horse Fangire. The Rider and the monster were locked in a brief power struggle that sent sparks from Saga's Jacorder and the hybrid's sword. Saga's blade glowed, and in an instant, he slashed through the Hybrid's own sword, causing it to stumble back from the loss of momentum.

"The king has decreed your sentence…" Saga said as he brought up his Jacorder in a fencer's stance. "Your sentence… is death." The hybrid stepped back, as it roared at him. The white vampiric Rider inserts his Jacorder into Sagark via the end of his weapon.

WAKE UP!

A UFO-like tune began to play as Saga's Jacorder glowed before he sent it to his opponent. The blade extended until it pierced through the hybrid's chest. A symbol of Kiva appeared overhead as the Kamen Rider leaped into the air towards the overhead symbol before appearing on the other side. Once Saga had landed, he pulled on the Jacorder, which lifted up his bound foe into the air a bit before he placed two fingers on the red 'thread of fate'… then slowly slid his fingers down to the handle of his sword. The action sending volts of crimson electricity into the hybrid's body before it was consumed in a violent explosion of stained glass and black mist.

With Dark Kiva, the red Rider battled against a hybrid that bore a resemblance to the Bear Fangire. While it wasn't much of a threat to someone that was on the level of Kiva Emperor Form, it still proved to be a capable annoyance for him.

"Come on! Is this the best you can do?" Dark Kiva taunted as he stepped back to avoid several claw swipes from the Fangire-Grimm hybrid. He casually blocked one then lashed out with a punch to its gut that delivered enough force to send sparks flying from its body. Undeterred by the pain it felt, the monster persisted in fighting its enemy by pouncing on the Rider, only to receive a kick right in its face, cracking the Grimm mask a bit from the force. Dark Kiva grappled the hybrid and stared delivering knee strikes that created more sparks from each impact he made against its blackened body. Once he had gotten substantially bored with beating the crap out of it, the Rider backhands the monster with his left fist, sending it crashing onto several tables.

The Fangire hybrid struggled to get up despite all the injuries it was given. The sight alone made the Dark Rider almost pity the beast. Keyword: almost.

"All bark and no bite." Dark Kiva scoffed as he took out a Fuestle and placed it in Kivat II's mouth tapping it once.

WAKE UP ONE!

A dark organ tune played as the scenery turned red and the moon of Remnant became a crescent moon. His fist was imbued with dark energy before jumping towards his opponent. "Darkness Hell Crash!" Dark Kiva shouted before punching the hybrid causing it to roar in pain before exploding into broken stained glass and black mist.

With Kiva, he was sending multiple kicks and punches into the hybrid's body, forcing it back. The hybrid, which resembled the Spider Fangire, responded with a swing, but Kiva used the fist as a springboard to jump into the air. He then came back down with an ax kick that cracked the hybrid's mask as it forced its head into the ground. The hybrid staggered as it came up, roaring at Kiva angrily.

"Geez, this guy doesn't know when to quit," Kiva said. "Oi, Kivat. Think you can distract it?"

"Leave it to me!" Kivat said, before detaching from Kiva's belt and flying towards the Hybrid. Kivat flew around it, biting it a few times as the Hybrid tried to bat away the annoyance that was Kivat. "Haha! What's wrong? Can't keep up with my speed?" He taunted as he kept flying around before aiming for its face. "Kivat Kick!" He shouted, kicking it in its face. The hybrid stumbled back, before shooting webs at Kivat. The small golden bat easily weaved through the webbing but it ensnared one of the fleeing guards. "Oopsie." The four Riders sweatdropped at Kivat's blunder.

"I got this!" IXA said before pulling a Fuestle and inserted it in the IXA Driver, and pushing the IXA Knuckle.

I-X-A C-A-L-I-B-U-R: R-I-S-E U-P!

Energy flowed into IXA's blade, as the image of the sun appeared behind him. The hybrid was blinded by the intense light as well as the heat. With one swing, IXA slashed the hybrid, burning it in the process and sending it flying before it slammed into a wall and shattered into stain glass and dust.

"Well… looks like I got the last one," Kiva said as he stared at the lone hybrid that resembled the Lion Fangire. "Oh, this is gonna be satisfying." He brought up his fists and popped his knuckles. He then gestured with his finger at the monster, telling it to come at him. The hybrid charged at Kiva, roaring as it extended his claws. The moment it got close to the Rider, Kiva dropped down to the ground and whirled his legs around to trip the hybrid while knocking it onto the floor. "Ready, Kivat?" Kiva pulled up his Wake Up Fuestle.

"Yosh, Ikuze!" Kivat said as Kiva inserted the Fuestle into his mouth.

WAKE UP!

Kivat flew off his belt once again and flew around Kiva as a flute-like noise played. The crescent moon returns, as Kiva lifted his right leg high into the air, though he squealed in pain from stretching out too much.

'Oh god! How does Seiji Takaiwa do it without pulling a hamstring!? I knew I should've taken those yoga lessons!'

Kivat flew around his leg, and the chains on his armored greaved leg broke off revealing red bat wings with three green gems. Kiva used his left leg to spring himself high into the air. Silhouetted by the moon, Kiva was hanging in the air upside down before repositioning himself to perform his kick.

"Darkness Moon Break!" Kiva shouted as his kick hit the hybrid and pushed him into the ground. A crater in the shape of his symbol formed underneath the Hybrid. "And with that, I say to you… skedouche!" The gems in Kiva's right leg pulsed before sending energy into the monster, causing it to explode into broken glass and black mist. What remained of the Hybrid was a colorful sphere filled with energy.

"Oh, better take care of that or else it'll turn into an even bigger monster." Saga said as he poked the sphere with his Jacorder.

"Right," Kiva pulled out a Fuestle with an image of a castle then placed it in Kivat's mouth.

CASTLE DORAN!

A war horn blared out as a huge purple and grey dragon whose body was in the shape of a castle that was at least three or four stories tall came into view. Its neck and head were connected in the middle of one side of the wide castle with its tail on the opposite end which had a small tower on its tip. Each of the dragon's short legs was at the out corners of the castle with golden manacle around each of its ankles and a length of chain connecting long enough to allow the great beast to walk on land without restraint. Huge purple bat-like wings protruded out the sides allowing it to stay airborne in its nightly flight. The castle was very impressive itself, with four windows on each side that were as tall as the castle was. There was a guard tower at each corner and between the ones in the front, just above the head, was a clock tower. This was Castle Doran, the dragon fortress of Kiva. Doran flew in and landed with a loud boom, roaring as it loomed over to the colorful orb. With no hesitation, he gobbled it up and gave a loud burp before flying off.

"Ugh, that dragon needs a breath mint," IXA said, waving his hand in front of his face, "I could smell it even with a helmet on."

"The number of breath mints needed to even refresh Castle Doran's breath would have to be at least a swimming pool-sized amount." Dark Kiva pointed out.

"Ah, who cares? We beat the monsters and we looked good doing it." Saga stated. "Besides, those things were hardly a challenge. Guess these hybrids aren't all that tough."

"I don't know…" Kiva muttered. "It seemed… too easy."

"My club!" Junior exclaimed after he finally worked up the courage to leave his temporary hiding spot. The man looked at the interior, which was wrecked beyond recognition. "And I just got the payments from the last repair job done!"

"Meh," Kiva shrugged. "Our dance partners were a bit too frisky."

"You costumed freaks better have enough to pay for this!" Junior demanded.

The four Riders glanced at each other before Kiva marched over to the nightclub owner/secret criminal… and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt, hoisting him up with one hand. "Let's get one thing straight… Junior. I suggest you take up this little incident with your insurance agent. Otherwise, we'll just inform the cops that the guys that previously worked for you were involved in criminal activities. And trust me, we have evidence. So I suggest you keep your nose clean… unless you want us to pay a visit."

"Gh… fine then! Just get out of here!"

"Oh, we're not done just yet," Kiva said as he marched over to the bar and slammed Junior on the table. "Those things attacked this place for a reason. Obviously, it would have to do with you. Tell me, did you have any recent dealings with the criminal underworld?"

Junior kept his mouth shut but the Rider's Omni-Lens glowed menacingly when the lights overhead began to flicker a bit.

"I won't ask again, Junior. Tell me what I want to know… or I'll start breaking something. Preferably you." Kiva warned the man.

"Alright, alright! No need for that. I… may have done a business deal with Roman Torchwick." Junior admitted. He already had enough trouble with those Grimm-like monsters, he didn't want any trouble from these masked freaks.

"When?"

"A few weeks back! He paid in cash for some of my boys then never came back! That's all I know, I swear!"

Kiva looked at him for a moment before throwing him to the ground unceremoniously. "Clean yourself up." He said, before he and the other Riders walked out. "Remember what I said, Junior. Keep out of trouble… or we'll be back."

"W-Who are you?" The thuggish man questioned with a bit of fear.

Seeing a chance to scare the criminals, Kiva turned to face them as the lights overhead flickered rapidly, giving the Riders an ominous presence as Kiva spoke in a slightly scary and ominous voice. "I am Vengeance… I am the Night… I. Am. BATMAN!" After he made his declaration, the lights turned off, showcasing only the glowing eyes of the four Riders… before they vanished into the darkness.

It would only be minutes after the police and ambulances arrived that they found Junior curled up into a ball with a dark, wet stain on his pants while he kept mumbling about 'bats'.


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"Really? Batman?" Kurogasa deadpanned. "How much more lame can you get?"

"Oh please," Aaron rolled his eyes. "Like you wouldn't do the same thing if you were in my shoes."

"He's not wrong. I was tempted to do it." Orpheus added.

"It's the wrong bat!" Kurogasa snapped.

"Does it matter? It's not like anybody actually knows who we were called. Plus, technically, Kiva does look like a bat." Orion pointed out. "Well, Jack-O-Lantern too, but you get the point."

"I… well you do got a good point," Kurogasa sighed, "Anyway, we should head back before classes start."

"Or serve detention." A familiar voice said, making them flinch before slowly turning to see Glynda standing there.

"H-How long were you standing there?" Kurogasa said, trembling in fear.

"Long enough…" Glynda said before she brought up her tablet and showed them video footage… of Team JOKR out in the streets on their bikes then transforming into their Rider forms.

"Oh…" The boys said in unison.

"Now then, is there anything you boys would like to tell me?" She inquired with a stern glare and a frightening aura.

"Um…" Orion gulped.

"We had a lead on Grimm hybrids that were wreaking havoc in town," Aaron answered truthfully.

Glynda frowned, "I see…" She remembered how the boys explained to her and Ozpin that there were potentially dangerous monsters that had been crossbred with Grimm. "Then I suppose I can be lenient since you all responded accordingly…" The team smiled brightly in relief. "…by cleaning the entirety of Beacon for the next three days."

"Ah, man…" Team JOKR groaned in unison.


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Azrael was sitting on a crate as he read a novel that was titled 'Ninjas of Love', "Hm, what a fascinating piece of literature…" He said to himself. He was also twirling a small silver coin in his fingers.

"Tch, another failure," Roman said, pacing around the room.

As for Neo, she was still eating her ice cream! On her 50th bowl! How that girl can stomach so much ice cream is anybody's guess…

"Relax, Roman," Azrael remarked as he turned a page on his book. "I expected those hybrids to perish. The next batch will undoubtedly be stronger."

"Oh? Well, pardon me for being skeptical since I wasn't informed that a bunch of costumed vigilantes was running around messing everything up!"

Glowing yellow eyes glanced at the criminal mastermind, "Watch yourself, Torchwick. Just because we have a business deal together, doesn't mean that I won't replace you with someone else."

Roman stepped back, remembering that this man was just as dangerous as his other 'boss'. He sighed and took a puff from his cigar. "So what's gonna make this batch any different from the previous ones?" Torchwick asked.

Azrael stopped twirling his coin, revealing it to have a hawk design on one side, and an x on the other. This was a Cell Medal. "Let's just say… that they'll have themselves a little boost." He smirked as the screen went dark, only showing his glowing yellow eyes before fading.


A/N: And that's the end. Wow, I was not expecting to get another chapter out this quick. Then again, I have my co-writers to thank for that.

Fen: Yep! I liked writing this one.

SR: Me too!

GKC: Yeah, I- WHOA! When did you get here!?

Fen: Just now.

GKC: Uh…? *Looks around the studio then back at his guests* You didn't… teleport in here, right?

Fen: I walked right through the door… (-_-) like a normal person would.

SR: Heheh, so we should definitely tell them about the next chapter. You could say it's rather… Desirable!

*Insert rimshot*

GKC: …

*SMACK!*

SR: *holds a large bump on his head* Ow geez, the back of my head!

GKC: Shame on you! SHAME. ON. YOU! That was as bad as Yang's puns!

Yang: Hey! I resent that!

GKC: Silence! Or I'll get Ruby to do her 'gumball' treatment again!

SR/Yang: Shutting up now…

Fen: Gumball treatment?

GKC: Moving on! A reviewer asked me what particular situation was involved that got Aaron to sleep with Sienna. As much as I don't want to reveal it (partially due to the contract I have with him), I will say… It was by accident.

Yang: You call it an accident, I call it a-

GKC: Yang, I said be quiet!

*Yang covers her mouth*

GKC: Good dragon. Now… I'm sure everyone is wondering what the purpose is for the Cell Medal. Well, it will involve OOO, enough said. You can thank SR for that idea.

SR:*gives a peace sign* You're gonna love it!

Fen: I'm starting to wonder what you've been doing these past two months I was gone…

GKC: *pats Fen's shoulder* Oh, I've been planning so many things. World domination being one of them. Now, ignoring the rest of the peanut gallery, let's get on with the preview. ROLL THE CLIP!


Announcer: Jikai… Remnant's Climax Heroes!

Azrael: I'm going to need you to stage an attack.

Ozpin: There's been a raid on a nearby village by bandits.

Aaron: Hey! Those are mine, you thief!

?: So these are supposed to make you strong?

Next Time: A Staged Assault! The Stolen Core Medals!

Azrael: With these, I'll be able to create stronger hybrids…


GKC: And with that, I say to you all… Peace out, everybody!