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

SR: Here's what you may have missed last time; Kurai has captured Ruby and brought her to Azrael, Ruby was offered the chance to see her mother again, and she accepted it thus being corrupted into the Rose Alter.

KRD: So everyone else tried to save her only to fail, as Orion was heavily injured and the rest are left to lick their wounds. Aaron is feeling useless and Yang is crying her heart out. Finally, the villains have won! The show's over! Onto the next story-

SR: BAKA MOU! *does Kamen Rider Bravo's dropkick!*

*WAPISH!*

KRD: ITE! I was joking!

SR: Anyway… will our heroes save Ruby, or is this the end of their adventures? Let's HENSHIN to find out!

GKC: And a challenge to any readers who are artists! I want to see if you can draw Kamen Riders Kurenai, Shiro, and the soon-to-be Riders appearing!

SR: Is there a reward for like the best design for them?

GKC: Hm, well, best design gets to have it posted up as the cover for the story, their name plastered in the summary, and they can ask either of us any kind of favor to either improve the story or whatnot. Favors are limitless! Oh, and I'll throw in some money too. Ah! And I'll even do a personal story for them if they wish.

SR: That's a good offer.

KRD: If only there was someone who could help with drawing my RWBY OC's for an upcoming RWBY story I'm working on and my Kamen Rider Duelist armors for Kamen Rider GX…

oops.

SR: …I could help.

GKC: While those two are discussing their own thing, all applicants can message my DeviantArt account, Leodin96. By dropping a note about this, you have signed up for the challenge. Take all the time you need and inform me when you are finished. I will judge who has done the best and will announce the winner in a random chapter.

Orion: Now let's go! I gotta save Ruby!

GKC: Hai, hai, lover boy. *Pats Orion on the head* Now for the disclaimer: We do not own, except our OCs, Kamen Rider or RWBY. All rights belong to their respective owners.

SR: Now all together!

GKC/SR/KRD: HENSHIN!


Chapter 13: Rose Alter! Azure Call Part 2


Aaron was in his dorm, wallowing in his failure. The memories of this failure ring out in his mind.


Flashback


Ruby, with eyes of yellow filled with malice, cackled as blood crimson briars overtook her body. In her place, the vile Rose Alter was born from corruption in her soul.

This Alter defeated him and his friends with ease, whilst critically wounding Orion.


End Flashback


"DAMMIT!" Aaron shouted, banging his fist again. He felt like he failed not only his friends, he failed his family. "Maybe Kurogasa had a point…" He muttered to himself. "Some leader I turned out to be…"


With Yang, she had trashed the training hall in anger, frustration, and sorrow. She showed no mercy as images of the Rose Alter and Kurai filled her thoughts. She kept pounding the robots to the point where her knuckles bled.

"RRRAAAAGH!" Yang screamed as she punched through the last robot, leaving a hole in the wall. She breathed heavily, before collapsing in sorrow, "R-Ruby…"

"Yang…" Kurogasa's voice said, making the brawler turn to the samurai.

"Leave me alone…" Yang's voice was barely a whisper.

Kurogasa didn't say anything as he approached her and knelt on one knee. He reached into his pocket to grab a roll of bandages. Without saying a word, he gently took her hands and slowly wrapped the bandages around her hand. Yang's eyes were covered by her bangs, but the continuous drops of tears kept hitting the floor.

"We're gonna get Ruby back…" Kurogasa finally said. "I promise…"

Yang glared at Kurogasa, "Promise… You think you can promise something like that?!"

"I can…" Kurogasa said as he kept wrapping the bandages on Yang's hands. "Because I never go back on them. If I did, I'd be less than scum off the face of Remnant."

"Don't make a girl a promise," Yang said coldly, "When you're not certain you can keep it."

"I am certain," Kurogasa said, looking at Yang. "Because I've been there. That dark place of helplessness. When I couldn't do anything but wallow in my despair." He went silent for a bit as he thought of his next words. "When I was young, my so-called father Jacques abused his wife, my adopted mother… I tried to save her, but I failed. Her pleas, her begging for him to stop… I heard all of it through that locked door, that day… I made a promise to myself that I would never be weak again. When I'm strong enough, I'm gonna get my mom out of there. To this day, it's not happened yet. But I know one day I will get her out of there."

Yang stared at Kurogasa in shock as he told his story.

"You can tell your sob story another time, you obnoxious brat." A voice cut in, surprising the duo as they turned in the direction of the voice to reveal Orpheus, who was glaring at his partner in disappointment. "Yang's right. You shouldn't make promises you can't keep."

"Orpheus, not now…" Kurogasa muttered.

"Yes, right now!" The musician enforced as he stormed over to Kurogasa and pushed him. "What the hell was your problem back there?!"

"I wasn't gonna sit around and do nothing!" Kurogasa snapped. "You think we all wanted this!? It just happened!"

"And you thought belittling Aaron was a good way to do something! You think you're the only one who doesn't care what happened to our friends but how the hell do you think Aaron feels right now!?" Orpheus spat. "He is our leader and we're his responsibility! When one of us gets injured, that weighs on him. When he was powerless to do anything but watch Ruby turn into a monster, he tried to save her! When Orion got hurt, he made the call to have us retreat because if we didn't, Orion would be dead!"

"You think I don't know that!?" Kurogasa shouted. "I know what was at risk! We all did! But I'm not gonna sit around and have some Organization XIII reject have the upper hand while we're sitting on our ass twiddling our thumbs, wondering how we can save Ruby and by the time we figure it out, it's too late!"

"THEN STOP TALKING ABOUT YOUR DAMN MOTHER AND GET YOUR HEAD ON STRAIGHT!"

*POW! POW! POW!*

Kurogasa punched Orpheus's face three-time before grabbing him and threw him to the wall, slamming his back against it. "DON'T YOU DARE TALK ABOUT HER THAT WAY!" he said before his Aura spiked up dangerously and produced his Aura Driver.

AURA SPHERE CONNECTED! DRAGON!

"HENSHIN!"

TENGOKU EMPEROR! WHITE DRAGON!

Once he transformed, he immediately drew out Ryuu Koutei before dual-wielding with his Kage Ryuujin and rushed towards Orpheus. "RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" A voice cut in followed by an electric tune.

BITE! CRIMSON FANG!

A red blur strikes Shiro from behind, sending the dragon-themed Rider into the wall and forcing him out of his transformation. Orpheus and Yang stared at the interloper in surprise to reveal Kamen Rider Kurenai, who looked anything but happy.

"Is this what I have to deal with now? Fighting amongst allies?" Kurenai inquired as he deactivated his transformation.

"Aaron-" Orpheus began.

"Save it," Aaron cut him off. He leveled a glare at the musician then at the downed samurai. "You two are going to cut this bullshit out now. And I mean it. If you don't then I'll beat it out of you." He warned. "AM I CLEAR?"

Orpheus nodded, "Yeah…" He answered.

"Crystal…" Kurogasa muttered before getting on his feet and limped away.

"Kurogasa!" Aaron called out, stopping the boy in his tracks. "Tell the others that we're having a meeting." The samurai didn't say anything, before walking away again.

"A meeting?" Yang repeated. "For what?"

"To rescue Ruby, of course."


LINE BREAK


"So let me get this straight, Oz. You're telling me that my sweet innocent niece got kidnapped and turned into some zombie reaper by a hooded thug… because he wants to?" A man asked. He has graying black, spiky hair, dull red eyes and slight stubble along his jawline. Along with a red, tattered cloak, he wears a gray dress shirt with a long tail, black dress pants, and black dress shoes. He also wears a ring on his right index finger, two other rings on his right ring finger and a necklace with a crooked cross-shaped pendant. He pulled out a flask and began to take a swig from it.

"Yes, that's what the report said," Ozpin said with a sigh. The man kept drinking from his flask, seemingly ignoring him, "Qrow… I wouldn't have brought you here if it wasn't serious."

"When have you ever called me in when it's not serious?" Qrow said, a slight bit of anger in his voice.

"A valid point," Ozpin said. "But before you do, I figured you'd knock some sense into those kids. Give them their share of humble pie as it were." He said, showing them Team JOKR, Orion being shown as injured at the moment. "You could use that Semblance of yours that's been leaking out."

"... I see you're still as mischievous as ever." Qrow said with a sweatdrop.

LINE BREAK

Rose Alter was holding a bunch of Cell Medals as it inserted them into countless White Fang Grunts. Kurai was nearby, giggling like mad.

"Marvelous~!" Kurai giggles with glee as she watched many Yummies being born, "With this many Yummies, my Master's plan will come to fruition! And with the Alter dealing with those Riders, nothing will stop us!"

Kurai laughed as Azrael walked up to Kurai, holding a mysterious weapon covered in orange cloth.

"Kurai, I have something for you," Azrael said. Kurai turned to see Azrael holding out the weapon. Kurai took it and then unwrapped the weapon, gasping in surprise at what it was. It was a grey falchion, with three slots for Medals.

"Master, this is-"

"Yours," Azrael said, taking the Greeed by surprise. She held the blade and tested it out with a few slashes. Kurai smiled as she did a few more experienced moves. When she was done, she knelt in front of Azrael.

"Thank you, my master," Kurai said with a smile, "I will put this blade to good use."

Azrael then turned to the small army of Yummies. "And now… onto Phase 2. You and the Alter shall head into Vale, and cause as much chaos as possible."


LINE BREAK


"Itetete…"

"Hold still." Weiss huffed while she placed the medicine onto Kurogasa's injuries.

"Sorry…" Kurogasa muttered as the two were silent for a while. "I messed up, didn't I…" He sighed.

"Big-time," The heiress stated.

"Understatement of the century…" Kurogasa sighed again. "Dammit…" He cursed under his breath.

"You're going to apologize to Aaron. Got it?" Weiss said with a tone of finality.

"Yes, ma'am…" Kurogasa muttered.

"After that, you are going to apologize to Orpheus for hitting him and trying to kill him," Weiss stated.

"Yes, ma'am…" He repeated.

"Then we're going to go to this meeting and we're to plan on how to rescue Ruby."

"…Yes, ma'am."

The two shared an awkward silence.

"And you're gonna buy me a super special pastry from the bakery in town," Weiss said.

"Yes, ma- mwha?" Kurogasa had his tongue twisted making gibberish out of his mouth, making Weiss giggle. "O-Oi, zurui! You did that on purpose!" He cried out.

"Too late! You have to buy me that pastry now." Weiss said while giggling. "C'mon, how else am I supposed to get you out of your stupor?"

"I… huh?"

"You've been acting like a grouch ever since we came back. I've known you for a long time, Kuro. I know how you are."

"Puku~" Kurogasa puffed his cheeks in annoyance having comical soulless eyes.

That made Weiss laugh, so hard, she was holding her stomach. "See? I knew you would make that face. The face that always makes me laugh." Weiss said while wiping away a tear from laughing too hard.

"Meanie…"

"You know you love me," She teased.


LINE BREAK


Later at the meeting, Teams JOKR, JNPR, WBY, and Qrow were all meeting together.

"Uncle Qrow?" Yang looked surprised.

"Hey, firecracker…" Qrow waved to her niece.

"We're fucked…" Orpheus muttered, knowing exactly why he's here specifically.

*BONK!*

"Ow!" Orpheus was bonked on the head by Aaron.

"Language," The crimson-eyed leader chastised.

"That's not the point." He hissed. "He's here to make humble pie out of us with his bad luck…"

"I'm also here to help my niece, genius," Qrow said to the two, much to their surprise.

"Ack! He heard us!" Aaron and Orpheus said in unison.

"I'm standing next to you two, whaddya expect?" Qrow said. "But you are right, you Team JOKR… are-"

"Er-hem!" Ozpin cleared his throat intentionally. "Please keep it family-friendly."

"What? I was gonna say they're a bunch of real-life jokers." Qrow raised an eyebrow. "A buncha clowns."

"That's totally not what you're thinking…" Kurogasa muttered, before looking to Yang. "You sure the bad puns didn't come from him?"

Yang chuckled nervously, as Qrow eyed him.

"I'll shut up now…" Kurogasa mumbled.

"So what's the plan for getting my niece back, and then pummeling the man responsible?" Qrow asked the group. The Riders noticed that Qrow might have sounded like… well, Qrow, but he really did care for his nieces.

"Well, that's the thing. We don't have one yet." Jaune said. "Cause… well, we didn't expect that kind of thing."

Qrow looks at them with a blank expression.

"Well, what were we supposed to do?!" Nora exclaimed.

"These kids are hopeless…" Qrow sighed, looking at Ozpin in disappointment.

"NOT EVERYONE!"

Everyone turned to see Orion, struggling to use a crutch to walk over to them.

"Orion, you should be in bed!" Yang said running over to him.

"Not until we save our friend." Orion replied, "I have a plan."


LINE BREAK


Kurai hummed happily as she and her army of Yummies approached the town. Civilians ran as police barricaded the road. They trembled in fear as they saw monsters similar to the Grimm, coming towards them in waves.

"LADIES~~~ AND GENTLEMEN!" Kurai shouted, gaining the attention of the people, "It's time for you miserable humans and Faunus… to go EXTINCT!"

With a snap from the Greeed's fingers, the Yummies charged at the people.


LINE BREAK


"Hey Aaron, Orpheus, you got a minute?" Kurogasa asked, getting the attention of the two. "Um… I just wanna say sorry… about everything." He looked away, rubbing the back of his head.

The two teens glanced at one another before focusing back at Kurogasa, "Water under the bridge." They replied in unison.

Kurogasa looked back at them in surprise. "That's it!?"

"That's it." Aaron got out.

"I- you know what, never mind. I'll take it." Kurogasa deflated. There was no use arguing at this point.

"Though the next time, either of you starts a fight… I'll knock both of you out myself." Aaron warned his teammates. The two flinched and began sweating bullets.

"Yes, sir…" Kurogasa muttered. "And on that note, I gotta apologize to Yang… man, I'm such a terrible person…" He sighed, turning to leave.

"Well, you are an angsty teenager." Aaron pointed out.

"Urusai!" He shouted as he kept walking, not looking back.

"Man, and here I thought him getting together with Weiss would loosen him up," Orpheus said.

"Nah, he'll loosen up once he gets laid." Aaron snickered.

Kurogasa kept walking and before long, he saw Yang in the distance. He was hesitant at first, wondering what he should tell her? Cause at this point, trying to convey those words, even if they were honest would probably backfire. "Um… Yang?"

The buxom brawler glanced back, noticing the young samurai, "What is it?"

"Um… I…" Kurogasa trailed off, as he felt nervous. But then he did the only thing he knows how. And that was getting on his knees and bowing deeply with his hands out. "I'M SORRY!"

"Huh?" Yang looked surprised.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry for acting the way I did towards you! I just didn't want you to lose hope when Ruby got taken! And yet I made it worse! And for that, I'm sorry!" Kurogasa apologized. He didn't say anything else as he kept his head down.

"Oh…" Yang said while blinking a few times. "Eh, it's cool." She shrugged.

Kurogasa looked back up at Yang in surprise. "Wh… what?"

"What? You were only trying to make me feel better. There's nothing wrong with that. Problem is, promises don't get results. I want to save my little sis but… sometimes life isn't like that." Yang answered. "Besides, I'm pretty sure you'd get yourself killed if you went out on your own and I would never hear the end of it from Weiss."

"I…" Kurogasa got out before kneeling back up, as he looked down. "Okay, point taken…"

Yang smiled as he patted him on the shoulder, "Come on, we got a plan to make."

Kurogasa smiled as the two were about to go back inside when suddenly they heard sirens and smoke in the distance. They both received an alert on their scrolls with a message from Ozpin. "Trouble!" Yang said with her eyes narrowed. Kurogasa nodded and the two ran inside.


LINE BREAK


Many bullheads containing teachers and students alike were heading to Vale. From ahead, those that were looking outside could spot smokestacks in the distance.

"Damn," Aaron cursed as he glanced back at the rest of Team JOKR. "The city is being attacked by Yummies. Those people down there plus the law enforcement won't be able to last long."

"And with the number of negative emotions rising…" Orpheus said with a grim look.

"...we'll be expecting Grimm as well." Orion finished.

In the distance, they could see lightning bolts and waves of energy slicing through buildings. They could also see some of the Yummies grabbing people and placing Cell Medals into their heads, spawning new Yummies.

"Alright, that's it. We're dropping down there now!" Aaron stated. He gave a signal to the pilot to open the side doors. The pilot nodded and followed the order, giving the team a clear view of the devastation below.

"Gah, I hate the landing strategy!" Kurogasa cried out as he jumped off the bullhead. Taking out the Wind Dust Crystal, he inserted it on the bottom of the hilt of his Kage Ryuujin. Wind surrounded the blade before he thrust forward, creating a controlled tornado to slow down his descent.

Orpheus rolled his eyes before he flipped forward out of the bullhead, taking out his lyre as he pulled a few strings to summon several ice slides that he used to ride down to the ground.

"Oh yeah! It's game time, baby!" Orion exclaimed in an excited manner as he jumped out of the airship and dived towards the ground. Spotting an unsuspecting Yummy, Orion moved his body until he was feet-first and slams down onto the monster, crushing it beneath his boots.

Aaron shook his head in amusement before he simply drops back out after giving the pilot a salute. As he falls to the streets below, Blood Moon activates into its gun form, which Aaron used to slow his descent before reverting them back into their gauntlet form then he punched the ground with enough force to send out a shockwave while striking a superhero pose. He looked at the Yummies with a predatory smirk and simply said, "Showtime."


LINE BREAK


Kurai was on a pile of police cars that were turned into her makeshift throne as the Taka Medal gave her perfect sight of the entire battle. Leaning against the pile was the Rose Alter, who was collecting weapons from her defeated foes.

"Master truly has thought of everything!" Kurai said with wicked glee. "With you dealing with the Huntsmen they keep sending, we shall control all of Vale by today's end!"

Her attention turned to a Faunus family that her Yummies captured. "Hmm, should we start with the big ones or should we begin with the little ones?"

"Leave them alone!" A voice shouted as Gambol Shroud came flying, striking the Yummies that captured the family, causing them to bleed Cell Medals. Meanwhile, the Faunus family managed to get away from the impending conflict.

"I was wondering how to draw you out from the shadows," Kurai said turning to see Blake on her own, "I'm surprised that you left your friends to try and deal with me personally."

"You almost blinded my friend," Blake said with a hint of anger, "I'm simply returning the favor."

Rose Alter and the Yummies surrounded her, "Back away!" The creatures halted at Kurai's command, "I shall deal with this nuisance myself."

She grabbed her sword and leaped into the air before landing in front of Blake.

"Are you prepared to die, ninja?"

"HYAAAAAAAH!"

Blake used her Shadow semblance to blur away only for Kurai to see Yang going full force and-

*POW!*

-punched Kurai right in the kisser. But to the blonde boxer's shock, the Greeed only skidded back two feet.

"Is that all?" Kurai said with a smile. The Greeed grabs Yang by the arm, which then sends electricity through her entire body. Kurai then tossed Yang aside and charged towards Blake and drew her sword. Blake ducked under a swing as the two got into an intense sword fight, whilst Yang staggered to get back up.

"Hold on Blake I'm-?!" Yang said, before dodging a swing from Rose Alter. "Ruby…"

Rose Alter hissed at her before twirling her scythe and slashing at her sister, forcing Yang to go on the defensive against the corrupted reaper. Yang began to recognize some of Ruby's movements from all the times they trained together. This gave her a tiny bit of hope that Ruby is still somewhere inside the monster. The two began a dance of fists and blades, but Yang was losing ground.

"Ruby, snap out of it! It's me, Yang!"

The Alter said nothing as it kept swinging, parts of Yang's clothing getting cut in the process.

Back with Blake, she was dodging Kurai's attacks as she tried to do some damage to her from behind. However, the bullets were just bouncing off the Greeed's skin thanks to her Core Medals and extra Cell Medals making her stronger than ever.

"Now this feels like a Cat and Mouse game," Kurai said with a hiss. The two entered an intense game of slashing and dodging as Blake had the agility whilst Kurai had the power.

Blake tried to get at her from behind but Kurai had begun to figure out Blake's strategy and slashed at her. It turned out to be an illusion as Kurai smirked sensing the ninja behind her. Blake yelled as she slashed Kurai as she fell to the ground, seemingly for the count.

Blake sighed in relief that she actually won, and turned to back up Yang. However, Kurai smirked as a pair of mantis claws came out of her knuckles as she went to slash Blake. A bit of fabric flew into the air as Blake rolled away.

"Well now…" Kurai said with surprise, "That's interesting."

Blake was confused until her eyes widened to see her bow in the monster's claws.


LINE BREAK


Yang was sent rolling, a few gashes and torn clothing adorned her body. She struggled to get up as the Alter walked towards her. Yang tried to punch the Alter, but it moved to the side and gripped her by her golden mane of hair.

"Hey! Hands off the hair!" The brawler yelled, her eyes shimmering from lilac to red as she punched Rose Alter directly in the stomach. The Rose Alter growled and slashed Yang across her right arm and left thigh. Yang staggered back as the attack went right through her Aura.

"Come on Ruby, I know you're in there!" Yang said, "You gotta fight it!"

The Rose Alter said nothing as her grip on the scythe tensed a little bit. She released another ear-splitting screech and used her super-speed to hit Yang multiple times, scratching the girl's clothes and skin.

"Arrrrrrgh!"

"Yang!" Orion shouted as he came onto the scene before rushing towards Rose Alter. "Stop hurting your sister, Ruby!" He shouted, before clashing his weapon with hers.

Yang fell to the ground, holding her injuries before she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"You've done enough, firecracker," Qrow told his niece. "Let us take care of it." He then walked towards the corrupted reaper. "Hey, squirt. Why don't you cut the nonsense already, will ya?"

The Alter froze, seeing Qrow as Orion knocked the corrupted Reaper's scythe away from her. The Alter prepared to screech, but Orion quickly wrapped his arms around her neck to keep her from doing that.

"Not happening, Ruby!" Orion declared as he tightened his hold around the Alter's windpipe. "C'mon, you gotta change back…! This isn't you!" He gritted his teeth, struggling all the while. "Hey Qrow, could use the help now!"

Qrow nods and grabs ahold as well, "Come on, squirt! This isn't you! You need to wake up!"

Rose Alter slammed her head into Orion's face, nearly breaking his nose. This broke the elder Arc boy's concentration and gave the monster the opportunity to grab him by the collar of his armor then threw him right at Qrow. Qrow grabs him and then jumps back to avoid an axe kick from the Alter.

"This isn't working," Qrow commented.

"There's gotta be something we could do!" Orion growled. They tried almost everything Ruby likes, yet nothing worked.

Qrow grimaced, "I hate to say it but we might have to knock her out. Just our luck it's gotta be the hard way." Qrow muttered.

"You mean your luck, right?" Orion pointed out.

"Don't get smart with me," Qrow grimaced before rushing in towards his corrupted niece. He ducked under a swipe and blocked another with his sword. He then switched his sword to scythe mode and swung hard, but Rose Alter blocked it with her own, putting them in a deadlock. "C'mon, squirt! I know you're in there!"

Yang slowly got up, when she saw a familiar black blur hit the ground next to her. It was Blake, but her outfit was torn and her bow was surprisingly back on her head.

"Blake!" Yang cried out with worry as she went to her partner's side. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine… I underestimated that reptile monster." The cat Faunus-in-hiding replied.

"Kuso, it's endless!" Kurogasa shouted as he slashed another Yummy with his Kage Ryuujin. He and Aaron were surrounded by Yummies.

"No choice then," Aaron said after he punched another Yummy in the face. "It's time to transform!"

"No need to tell me twice!" Kurogasa said, as his Aura glowed around him and produced the Sengoku Driver. However, instead of producing the Banana Lockseed, he instead took out a Lockseed that had a watermelon and unlocked it.

SUIKA!

At that point, a large zipper portal opened up from above and a gigantic metallic watermelon came floating down.

"WHOAAA! THAT'S A HUGE WATERMELON!" Nora gawked. She then drooled thinking about how to eat it while Ren facepalmed.

"Nora, please focus on the fight," Ren told his childhood friend. "Plus, it's made of metal."

Kurogasa then locked the Lockseed into place.

LOCK ON!

COME ON!

The giant fruit landed on Kurogasa, taking the two by surprise.

"He got squished!" Nora exclaimed in shock.

That's when the metal watermelon started spinning around the two of them.

SUIKA ARMS! ODAMA BIG BANG!

YOROI MODE!

The Watermelon shifted and opened to become a giant armor. He took on the form of a small Gundam. His shoulder pauldrons, chest armor, and the armor covering his upper thighs were watermelon colored, red arm armor, and black armored legs. Then in his hand was the Suika Sojinto, a double-bladed sword.

"Big watermelon became a big samurai!" Nora added in surprise. The giant armor began to cleave the armies in droves, using its double-bladed sword as well as finger machine guns.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW RAMBO!?" Kuorgasa shouted in a bit of a craze. Orpheus sweatdropped, watching Kurogasa in action. He chalked it up to Kurogasa needing to let off some steam after the mess-ups he did.

He rolled his eyes as he summoned a neon green and pink driver called the Gamer Driver. In his hand was a big black and purple game cartridge called a Gashat. This one was larger, however, because it had a button with the Rider on it. On the side was a black Chibi game character piloting a similar looking mech suit, with the title "God Maximum Mighty X" on it. Orpheus pushed a button on it, and it came to life with a light that pixelated the area.

GOD MAXIMUM MIGHTY X!

"Grade Billion… Henshin!" Orpheus said as he held up the cartridge, then opened his eyes to reveal them glowing purple. He then inserted the device into his belt slot.

MAXIMUM GASHATTO!

"WATASHI GA… KAMI DA~~~!" Orpheus shouted as he opened the pink part of his belt.

GACCHAN! LEVEL MAX!

A character roster spun around Orpheus as he selected a black Chibi figure. The figure transformed him into a black and purple gamer themed Rider with red eyes as a giant face appeared above him.

SAIJOKYUU NO KAMI NO SAINOU! KUROTO DAN! KUROTO DAN! SAIJOKYUU NO KAMI NO SAINOU! KUROTO DAN! KUROTO DAN!

Orpheus pushed the button on the cartridge before jumping up and into the giant face's mouth before it closed up.

GOD MAXIMUM X~!

The Face then let out spring-like arms and legs, whilst the top let Orpheus's head out. This was Kamen Rider Gemn in his Grade Billion form. Gemn laughed like a mad man as he jumped around, pounding countless Yummies into piles of Cell Medals.

Aaron shook his head at his teammates then focused his own Aura to summon the ZECT Rider Belt. He raised his hand into the air as a portal opened and out flew a red mechanical Kabuto beetle. It flew in and circled around Aaron, before he caught it by the belly, holding it parallel to his face. "Henshin." He said, before sliding the mechanical beetle into the belt.

HENSHIN!

Suddenly hexagon panels formed from the belt and it kept spreading out all over his body until he was encased in armor. The body was concealed in a black bodysuit, but the rest of it was concealed in heavy steel armor. The torso was thick and blocky with a high collar and the only color is around the collarbone area. The shoulder plating is rounded with silver steel and red on the undersides. Black disks reside near the joints, and the left one sported a red rhino beetle insignia for its makers, ZECT. The arms are layered with circular metal segments protecting the arms, and the helmet was also a piece of thick silver steel complete with a round blue visor and a crest of horns on the forehead.

Aaron then flipped the horn slightly and there was the sound of a charging noise as blue electricity crackled in their armor. The segmented armor on his arms spread out, letting out steam, before the bulky armor on their torso, shoulders, and head did the same thing.

"Cast Off!" He said, flipping the horn to the other side letting the gold part of the horn that's under, show and the back slid open.

CAST OFF!

Suddenly, the pieces of armor went flying off in little parts, hitting a few Yummies in the process.

CHANGE: BEETLE!

The armor is noticeably smaller than the Masked Form, and it appears much more maneuverable. The arms were free of the metal plating, minimally protected only by single sheets of steel running along their arms. The shoulder pads were red with silver trim, fitting the curve of their real shoulders, appearing lightweight with an easy fit. The torso armor was completely crimson and looked thicker than the rest, but still light. The chest plate even looked like the back of a beetle's shell, covering their abdomen. The helmet was also red, and a horn appendage looking like a Japanese rhino beetle's horn rose up from their chest armor and locked in place in the middle, bisecting the visor, giving the appearance of two large blue eyes instead of the single visor. This was Kamen Rider Kabuto, who held up his weapon as he got ready to charge. "Clock Up!" Kabuto said as he pushed the side of his belt, before becoming a red blur.

CLOCK UP!

Just like Caucasus from a few chapters back, Kabuto was moving fast across the field where time slowed down to a crawl. When he was done, he left the Clock Up dimension and stood ahead of several Yummies with his Kabuto Kunai-Gun in his left hand while he raised his right hand heavenward.

CLOCK OVER!

The Yummies then began to double over in pain before exploding into Cell Medals that rained down.

"Ore-wa ten no michi o iki, subete o tsukasadoru.*1" Kabuto said in Japanese.

"Cleaning this up is gonna be a pain…" Baron commented.

"Clean up will be nothing next to the repair costs." Kabuto pointed out.

"Look alive, the next wave is incoming!" Gemn said as the three saw countless more Yummies awaited them.


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Yang and Blake were going toe-to-toe with Kurai, who had many new tricks thanks to the Core Medals she possessed. It also didn't help that Kurai's sword was also powerful enough to send out waves of energy.

"Hahaha~! This is just so much fun!" Kurai said swinging her blade, "A wonderful battle as Vale will soon fall!"

"We won't let that happen!" Yang said, determined.

"I'm sure you believe that," Kurai remarked, "But how can you hope to save this city if you can't even save your own friends?!"

That made the two flinched, knowing she's talking about Ruby who was no doubt making short work of her friends. They began to wonder if they can actually save Ruby, before shaking off those doubts.

"We will save our friends," Blake said with determination.

"And put an end to you for good!" Yang added, punching her fists together.

Kurai giggled as she sent out the Taka, Tora, and Zou Medals before inserting them into her sword. The blade then came to life with red, yellow, and grey energy that began to move outward, extending the blade which shocked Yang and Blake.

"That doesn't look good…" Yang commented.

"I think you're right, Yang," Blake said as she got ready for anything.

"Taste my everlasting desire!"Kurai said, laughing maniacally whilst her eyes glowed brightly, "SAN KEMONO KIRI!*2"

She swung her blade in an X arc fashion, sending an x shaped wave of energy that was cutting everything in its path. Blake tackled Yang out of the way, as the blast cut multiple things before hitting a statue close to Kabuto and then flying into a nearby building. Kabuto stares in surprise as a lot of stuff was sliced, showing the interior to be red hot. The Riders did a double-take to make sure they weren't hallucinating what they just witnessed.

The cartoon eyes on Gemn's armor were replaced by soulless white, surprising anime eyes.

Baron momentarily dropped his weapon in shock.

Kabuto looked ready to lose his mind. They all recognize this attack, for it was a darker version of OOO's own Triple Scanning Charge attack!

Kurai laughed maniacally, "What power! This is truly a gift from my master! Now you face the true power of Core energy!"

"Oh boy, we're screwed…" Yang said, brushing herself off.

"We're not giving up!" Orion growled as he held up his Lunar Divide. "We're gonna keep fighting until we save Ruby!"

"Then come, Heroes!" Kurai said as the Alter stood by her side, "Come and face your inevitable destruction!"

The Riders charged at Kurai and the Alter as it became a heated 2-on-4 clash! Blades clashed against blades, fists were blocked and countered by other fists, as both sides showed no signs of backing down. Orion and Aaron faced down the Alter whilst Kurai was holding her own against the two giants.

"Okay, Ruby! This is the last time we'll tell you to snap out of it!" Orion said. The Rose Alter merely cackled as she got ready to attack. The two clashed once again, as the monster and Kabuto fought at high speeds.

"Well damn, I can't see a thing," Qrow said. "Nothing but blurs."

Orion clenched his fists, still not getting why Ruby hasn't been able to hear them. He wanted to find a way to get through to her, right to… "Her soul…" Orion said in realization.

"Huh?"

"We have to reach into her soul! That's how we can get her to snap out of it!"

"And how exactly are you gonna do that genius?"

"I'm gonna do this!" Orion said as he put down his Lunar Divide and his Aura glowed before materializing the Mega Uloder. Not wasting any time, he took the Necrom Eyecon and pressed the button.

STANDBY

He then inserted it into the Mega Uloder and flipped it upward. A black and neon green ghostly parka flew out and around.

YES, SIR!

LOADING!

"Henshin!" He said, before pressing the top button making a droplet splash on the Driver.

TENGAN: NECROM! MEGA URODO!

Energy covered Orion as he was now in white armor with many markings. Adding to it is the parka, which flew onto him and revealed his mask.

CRUSH THE INVADER!

This is the ghostly Rider Necrom, as he began to float like a ghost. He then turned to Rose Alter, as Kabuto was holding the monster.

"Hurry," Kabuto yelled, "I can't hold her forever!"

"I'M GOING IN!" Necrom shouted before rushing towards Ruby, going in spirit mode. "RUBYYYYYYYYYYYYY!" he shouted before his soul went inside her body.


LINE BREAK


Inside, Necrom saw that he was now in an ocean of darkness. Some of the darkness was acting like a web, holding a crimson Aura Sphere in the middle.

"Is that… An Aura Sphere?" Necrom said in surprise. He then peered closer to see Ruby locked inside of it, albeit unconscious. "Ruby!" He exclaimed, flying over to her. "Ruby, wake up! You gotta wake up!" He shouted, banging on the Aura Sphere. Suddenly a large briar smacked him away, as the web began to morph into a giant rose. He got ready to fight when he began to hear Ruby's voice everywhere.

"Where's my mom?"

"Why didn't you come back, mom?!"

"Am I living up to her legacy?"

"Please come back!"

They echoed and repeated across the walls, as the briars and vines lunged at Necrom. Some of the roses began to bloom sharp jaws that tried to take a bite out of him.

"Gh! Not today, you overgrown weed!" Necrom said as he pushed the button and pressed the button to cause a drop to hit the Eyecon.

DESTROY!

DAI TENGAN: NECROM! OMEGA URODO!

Necrom held his hands out, Dragon Ball Z style, as energy began to form in his hands. He sent out the energy as a large orb, but the briars blocked his attack and then smacked it back to him alongside multiple attacks. He could feel the attacks chipping away his Aura, as he tried to dodge all the attacks.

"Dammit, no! I'm not letting it end like this!" Orion growled as he tried to fend off the briars. "Ruby! You need to wake up! I can't do anything without you!" He shouted as the briars now latched onto him. "Ruby! RUBY!" He yelled again as the briars covered him. "RUBYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!"

"Do you desire my power?"

Orion was taken by surprise as his Aura began to take shape.

Light seeped through the cracks of the briars before they broke apart. Orion was taken out of his Necrom persona and his Aura floated in front of him, molding and shaping itself into a blue bear with white markings.

"Are you… The manifestation of my Soul?" Orion asked in awe.

"I am. Your desire to save whom you care for has awakened me." The bear said. "Those that seek to destroy have done an injustice to you, have they not?"

"Yeah. They corrupted Ruby's soul in the worst way possible."

"And how do you plan on resolving this crisis?"

"I…" Orion got out, but he trailed off.

"I sense hesitation." The bear said. "You have awakened me for a reason. You wish to save this girl, do you not?"

"Of course I do!"

"Then tell me how you will do so!"

"I…" Orion stuttered, "I don't know…"

"Do you doubt yourself? You do know how to save her!"

"B-but how?!"

"If you wish, I shall grant you the power to break through this crisis. But be forewarned, while power I shall grant, it is not for the weak of heart. Doing so will bring dire consequences. Are you prepared for that?"

"Yes! I'm prepared to save Ruby!" Orion said with determination. "Ruby doesn't deserve this fate! I will do whatever it takes to save her!"

The Bear nodded as he stood on two legs, "Very well! The Wolf gives strength, the Dragon gives resolve, therefore my gift shall be the Power of Wisdom! The wisdom that will enlighten you to the truth!" The blue Bear lunged at Orion, who stood resolute. "Now, awaken to your power!"


LINE BREAK


The Alter threw Kabuto aside, canceling the transformation. The monster readied her scythe to cleave him in two but the blade stopped, inches from his face. Rose Alter began to grip her chest in pain as an azure light glowed from it. Orion was seen flying out as he landed on his feet, glaring at Rose Alter with a smile.

"Did it work?!" Aaron asked, rubbing his head.

"Not quite but I know how to save Ruby!" Orion declared with his smile still present. "And I'm gonna do it… Plus Ultra!"

His Aura spiked and took the form of a large blue bear with white markings. A light glowed around his waist and revealed it to be an Aura Driver but the buckle resembled a bear's head shaded an azure blue with dimmed eyes. His belt strap also had golden crescent arcs running along the black strap.

AURA DRIVER!

He held up a blue sphere with a black image of a bear in it then opened the 'mouth' of his driver as a heavy metal tune played.

Orion held up his Aura Sphere with two fingers and said, "Henshin!" He then tossed the sphere into the air and allowed it to fall perfectly into the jaws of his Driver then closed it as the eyes of the bear shone with an emerald light.

AURA SPHERE CONNECTED! BEAR!

His aura came to life as the blue bear smacked away nearby enemies before waddling over to Orion and gave him a big bear hug. Then came a bright blue light that engulfed Orion, with little lights acting like stars in a night sky. Once the light dimmed, it revealed a new warrior in Orion's place.

He was clad in a full black bodysuit with dark blue lines along the arms, legs, and torso. He had an azure blue chest plate that was a bit bulkier than his body with a blonde furred collar, azure-white shoulder guards with claw marks, dark blue and gold forearm gauntlets with bulky armor in the shape of bear claws, bulky dark blue and gold greaves, and azure and white boots with gold claws on the toes. He wore a black helmet with a blue 'mask' that resembled the head of a bear with a V-shaped green visor and a gold mouthplate that resembled the grill visor on a medieval knight's helmet.

TOMERARENAI WARRIOR! AZURE BEAR!

The new Rider popped his neck then slammed his fists together in a show of strength, "Gankona hīrō ga… sanjou!*³" He declared in Japanese.

The Rose Alter screeched as she charged at the new Rider. He smirked as he grabbed the monster's scythe, pushing him back only a little bit before he slammed his elbow into the shaft, breaking it in two. The Alter and Orion's friends were taken by surprise at his newfound strength. The Rider then began wailing on Alter, pushing it back with shockwaves from each and every blow he dealt.

"Whoa! He's hitting her with enough force to shatter buildings!" Kurogasa exclaimed in surprise.

"Wow…" Aaron said surprised.

The Rose Alter snarled and tried to use her speed to knock down the Rider. However, the blue warrior took each of her hits and still remained standing on his feet. It was as if nothing could harm the man. Eventually, the Alter tried to go for his face with a punch but the Rider quickly caught her attack with one hand. Rose Alter tried to escape but her opponent's grip was strong, nearly crushing the bones just from squeezing it too much.

"Ruby, if you're in there, I apologize for what's about to happen next." The Rider apologized before he lifted up the bear's head on his Driver then had its jaws chomp down on the Aura Sphere within.

BITE!

Orion reared his right arm back as blue energy gathered in his fist, the bear claws on his gauntlet transforming into energy projections before he unleashed all of it in a single punch to Rose Alter's chest with a war cry.

URSINE CLAW!

Rose Alter released a pain-influenced cry as the force from the Rider Punch elicits an explosion that sent her to the ground. With the monster weakened and injured, her chest began to glow before it produced a single red sphere with an image of a rose within. The Aura Sphere releases a small holy-based light that seemed to vaporize the monstrous transformation of the Alter, revealing a normal yet unconscious Ruby Rose.

The blue Rider swiped the Aura Sphere into his hand and looked at it, "Extraction completed."

"Damn, we couldn't have predicted this!" Kurai cursed before jumping high onto a building then jumping again to sprout wings to fly off, "All forces retreat!"

The nearby Yummies fled in a panic, "You will regret this, Kamen Riders~!" Kurai shouted as she flew off. The Riders breathed a sigh of relief as they canceled their transformations.

"Well, that was a pain in the ass," Aaron remarked before he glanced at his partner, "So, Orion, care to explain?"

"It's a long story…"


LINE BREAK


Azrael was really displeased, no worse than that, he was furious. He had been given a report that not only did his perfect creation get purified, but one of the Rider's gained a new power to perform such a task. He sighed as he shook his head from his angry thoughts and turned to the figure that he's venting his frustration on. That exact figure was Kurai, pinned up on a cross and covered in injuries. His hands crackled with dark power, as he walked towards the Greeed.

"You… have failed me for the last time…" Azrael growled darkly.

"No… please, spare me, Master…" Kurai begged.

"SPARE YOU!?" Azrael shouted. "Time after time, you fail to meet my expectations! Were all those times you succeeded nothing but flukes?!"

"N-No!"

"THEN WHY DO YOU STILL FAIL ME!?" Azrael shouted.

"It's those Riders! They always find a way to beat us!"

"FOOL!" Azrael snapped. "It doesn't matter, at the end of the day, they are still fallible beings! Limited by their ideals and hypocrisy!" Azrael held up one of his hands to summon an energy whip. "I don't want to see your sorry face in my sight again. After your punishment, you are of no use to me."

Kurai's eyes widened in horror, before the sounds of whip cracking and screaming echoed.


LINE BREAK


3 Days Later…


"Uwhoooa…"

"Easy squirt. I gotcha." Qrow said as he was helping Ruby with her physical therapy, slowly walking while the others looked on.

"We cut it really close this time…" Kurogasa sighed with arms crossed, leaning against the wall.

"Yeah, I'm just glad she's safe." Yang sighed happily.

Aaron smiled, seeing Ruby safe and everything was ok. He then turned to Orion, "And not only that, we found out how to stop an Alter." Aaron agreed.

"To think it was our new Drivers," Kurogasa added.

Orion walked up to Qrow and Ruby, helping them with the physical therapy.

"And what do we do with this?" Blake asked, showing the Aura Sphere that was inside Ruby.

"Orion should keep it," Jaune suggested. "After all, he did save Ruby and he is her boyfriend."

"Besides that." Weiss rolled her eyes. "You might have to look into this one, Aaron."

"Well, it certainly gives me the chance to study them. Ruby's will just have to be my guinea pig." The crimson-eyed fighter stated.

"No," They all stared at him with a deadpan.

"Relax, I was just kidding."

"Jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii…" They all said, complete with the sound effect.

"Wait, I just realized something…" Yang said with a brief look of shock on her face.

"What?" Weiss asked.

"Ruby never told our uncle or dad that she has a boyfriend!" The buxom blonde whispered with a look of panic on her face. "If they find out then they'll-"

"YOU HAVE A WHAAAAAAAAAAAT!"

"Too late," Blake said with a deadpan.

Jaune glanced at Orion with a dry look, "You should probably run."

The elder Arc twin gulped in fear, "Good idea!" He whimpered before he fled for his life. As he ran, an angry Qrow ran after him, swinging his weapon in scythe mode.

"GET BACK HERE AND LET ME CUT YOUR BALLS OFF!"

"NOOOOO! I NEED THEM!" Orion wailed.


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Orpheus was out in Vale, watching the people repair the damage done to their kingdom. Even though there was so much chaos, the citizens were able to fix much of the city. Unfortunately, there were still looks of fear and apprehension in their eyes. The musician could understand how they were feeling since they had enough trouble with the Grimm. Now they had to contend with monsters that were from another world and they hardly had the means to fight them off.

He gave a sigh as he looked to the skies, watching as they turned grey and before long, it started to rain. "Wonderful…" He muttered before pulling out an umbrella to keep himself dry.

He walked down the city streets, surveying more of what damage the Yummies had done. But then something caught the corner of his eye after hearing the rattling of trash cans. He looked to his left and in an alleyway, Orpheus saw Koa, all battered and bruised in the alley, unconscious. He went towards her to help her, but his eyes widened in shock as he saw bleeding from her wounds was not blood, but Cell Medals.

"…Koa?"


SR: And that's the chapter! And it seems that Orpheus has discovered a secret. Will he tell the others or will he keep this to himself?

KRD: Find out on the next exciting episode of Dragon Ball-

*WAPISH!*

KRD: ITE~!

GKC: What did I tell you about using that!? *Holding his giant mallet*

SR: Z!

*WAPISH*

SR: Ow!

KRD: Roll the clip! Now...


Announcer: Jikai! Remnant's Climax Heroes!

Kurogasa: Battle of the Bands?

Koa: Why do you torment me like this?!

Aaron: I got it! We're making Team RWBY the Kamen Rider Girls and we're sure to win!

Ruby: Um… what language is this?

Kurogasa: Hm, hm, hm. Let Kurogasa-sensei teach you everything about Japanese!

Orpheus: He's gone mad with power…

Next Time: Beacon's Battle of the Bands!

Momotaros: This is our time to shine! O-re… Futatabi sanjou!


GKC: Ah, sokka! I just realized that nobody knows the name of Orion's Rider form!

SR: What a blunder!

GKC: But I shall announce his name! He is called Kamen Rider Azul!

KRD: I think Kamen Rider Azure is better.

GKC: Urusei! I like Azul better! Y'know what, let's let the fans decide his name. What do you think folks? Azure or Azul? Leave your vote after you do your review. In the meantime, let's explain his stats. Orion's Rider Form is definitely stronger than Kurenai and Shiro. His punching and kicking power are twice as strong as the other two Aura Riders and his defensive power is nigh off-the-charts. Unfortunately, he also possesses reduced speed, meaning he's slower than his fellow Riders and his max jumping height is a little lower than Shiro's.

SR: Till then, stay tuned for the next Henshin!

GKC: Peace out, everybody!


Translation*:

1: Walking the Path of Heaven, to rule everything!

2: Three Beast Slash!

3: The stalwart hero has arrived!