GKC: What's up, everyone! This is GKC here bringing you another chapter of Remnant's Climax Heroes!
KRD: It's the season finale of Vol. 2! And we're gonna see this epic battle between Schwartz & Aaron! So grab the popcorn and soda, because we're in for a wild ride!
GKC: That's right! The finale begins and the chapter shall be long and incredible! Prepare your butts for you will be on the edge of your seats!
KRD: So let's do this!
SR: Yeah!
All: HENSHIN!
Disclaimer: Same thing.
Chapter 38: The Breach Part 3: Climax
Silence permeated the air as the forces of good and evil squared off against each other. With the arrival of the now revived Aaron and Miko, the morale of the heroes was boosted tremendously.
"Schwartz, your reign of terror is over!" Kurenai declared.
"Fool! I will destroy you, this kingdom, and then the whole world of Remnant!" Schwartz roared with the Grimm he had summoned roaring in agreement.
"Not while we're still here," Kurenai said. "As long as we're still alive, we'll keep on fighting!"
"Then I'll have to make sure you all stay dead." The Dark Rider gestured his army of Grimm towards the heroes, "Go, my pets! Destroy them all!"
"Not today! Come on everyone!"
"But there's so many of them." Jaune pointed out with a gulp.
"We can do this. Now that Aaron's here. He can wipe the floor with Schwartz!" Azure said.
"Yeah! The odds are in our favor!" Koa added, turning into Kurai.
"And I need to pay him back tenfold." Yang said, punching her fists as her Aura spiked dangerously.
"You're not the only one, Ma." Tora added.
"Alright guys, let's do this!" Kurenai said, before the group of friends charged at the Grimm.
As for Kurogasa however, he was being helped up by Weiss and Velvet.
"C'mon, let's get you somewhere safe." Velvet said.
"But-"
"Kuro, you're injured. You're still suffering from the drawback of using the Exceed Mask." Weiss reminded the samurai. "Besides…"
*CRACK!*
"YEOOOOOOOW! WHAT THE HECK WEISS?!" Kurogasa exclaimed in pain after Weiss had reset his broken pinky finger.
"Relax, I was just putting your pinky back in place. I mean seriously, why must you and your friends always worry us?!"
"Yeah!" Velvet exclaims in agreement.
"Uh, well, I…" Kurogasa stuttered, a little shocked. The two then held the swordsman close, both girls trembling as tears dripped down their cheeks.
"You dummy, I thought we really lost you." Weiss choked out.
"Don't scare us like that." Velvet added, her voice trembling. Kurogasa sighed as he rubbed their backs.
The battle was intense, as Rider and Huntsmen clashed with the Grimm. Kurenai and Shadow were leading the charge by taking on many of the Grimm. "Wow… I get that they're not as tired as we are, but wow!" Kurai said, impressed as she held a Beowolf in a headlock.
Shadow stabbed deep into a King Taijitsu with her claws, running up along its body. She then jumped off its head, landing with her teammates.
"I totally missed you guys." Shadow said with a smile.
"Hows about we save the reunion for after we've won, sis?" Tora pointed out. "Besides… I really need to have a talk with you after this…"
"A-And me too!" Luna stuttered for some reason.
"Right, okay." Shadow said.
Kurenai and Schwartz were moving through the air at high speeds. Schwartz was using his black wings to fly, whilst Kurenai was using his new boosters. The two were flying around, leaving a black and a golden trail as the two clashed multiple times.
"It seems killing you and Miko once had little effect," Schwartz growled. "So I'll just have to kill you as many times as it takes."
"Good luck with that, ya angsty bitch." Kurenai pointed out. The two keep clashing against one another as the two slash with their weapons.
The two Kamen Riders locked blades, glaring heartedly at each other as they used their strength to push back their designated foe. Schwartz flew higher up with a flap of his wings as Kurenai followed suit with his boosters.
"You will not beat me, Jaeger! I will be victorious! And not even this new form of yours will save you!" Schwartz roared.
"That's where you are wrong. This new armor of mine does more than boost my stats! It also amplifies my Semblance!" Kurenai explained.
"It won't matter once I've killed you!"
The two continued clashing against each other, flying across the sky. At times, they would land on Atlesian aircraft and airborne Grimm to deliver punches, slashes, and kicks.
"It's because of you that Azrael exists!" Schwartz growled, grabbing Kurenai by the arm to deliver punches to his face. "Because of you, we faced the hells and tragedies that we all had to suffer countless times over! EVERY! SINGLE! TIMELINE! But after everything that we've done, you all abandoned me! Forgot me!"
On the next punch, however, Kurenai caught it and leveled a menacing glare into Schwartz's eyes. "And to get back at us, you went all Darth Vader and killed Miko. I don't care if you came from the future or were corrupted by the Grimm. The real Kurogasa wouldn't bitch and moan about his abandonment issues if he had a family that still loved him. So don't give me that crap that it's all my fault or anything like that because in the end… you made your bed and now you have to lie in it." With that said, he reared his arm back and delivered a powerful hook to the Dark Rider's jaw, nearly breaking it from the force alone.
Schwartz was sent spiraling into the air before he recovered, his wings spreading outwards. Kurenai and Schwartz roared as they flew towards each other once more.
The Grimm lines were slowly being pushed back thanks to the Riders and Beacon's many Huntsmen and Huntresses. Ruby was slashing many Grimm, but even though they were winning she was losing breath. What wasn't helping was the fact that her Aura was getting low.
"Ruby, you need to slow down." Yang said worriedly.
"I'm fine. I'm just-"
"No, you're tiring out." Blake said as Ruby's Aura was flickering on and off. "Your Aura is about to break."
"B-But-!" Ruby said, before Yang gave her a hard glare. "Ok…"
"Uh, guys…" Jaune suddenly said as he brought up his Scroll, which featured the Aura levels of not only himself and his team but even the other teams that had joined to help the Riders. "…I think we're all in trouble." He mentioned while gesturing at the fact that everyone's Aura was getting close to the red.
"What do we do then?!" Nora panicked.
Just as one of the Alpha Beowolves lunged at the group, a familiar hand gripped the beast by the neck. Everyone was in complete shock, not expecting their savior.
"Y-You! What are you doing here?!" Yang said in surprise and disbelief. The hand belonged to none other than the Spider Alter alongside the rest of Team ROGE.
"Don't think that we came for you." The Spider Alter said venomously, breaking the neck of the Grimm in hand. She then went back to civilian form and turned towards the group, walking up to Yang, staring her right in her eyes. "We're here for our own reasons to cut loose, got it?"
The two kept their glare at each other, whilst her teammates were staring down the others. Ruby was giving Ogre her meanest glare, that the man smirked at. Gou and Weiss were giving each other the stink eye as Emily and Blake stared at each other with contempt.
"Now, now children, let's not be hasty." An all-too familiar voice said as they approached.
"Azrael!" Pyrrha noticed. The others prepared themselves as the hooded man himself walked towards them.
"Why are you here?" Yang demanded, to which Azrael merely chuckled darkly. "And what kind of evil scheme are you up to now?!"
"Me? Well, nothing at this point." Azrael said. "Admittedly, as much as I would want this… interloper, deal with the full lot of you, my pride demands otherwise. Only I am allowed that honor."
"What are you saying? Are you actually suggesting what I think you're suggesting?" Weiss asked incredulously.
"I am, much to my disgust." Azrael said with a nod, raising a hand to the sky. "A temporary alliance is necessary, only until this accursed interloper has been dealt with swiftly."
The group looked at each other before giving him a hard glare.
"Why should we believe anything you offer?!" Weiss said, crossing her arms.
"Yeah, you've turned almost everyone of my friends into one of your sick twisted monsters!" Nora added.
"Believe me when I say I loathe this action. But unless we work together, the interloper will continue to destroy and destroy till Remnant is no more. Will you let that happen, or will you allow this temporary truce and save the world?"
The group looked at each other in consideration, then towards the battles and devastation caused by both sides.
"Fine, but don't think we're gonna trust you after everything you've done." Jaune spat, glaring heartedly at the man.
"I assure you, the feeling is mutual." Azrael remarked. "But none of you are going to do anything worthwhile with your Aura levels so low. But I did manage to pick up a bit of the pissing-match between the interloper and the wolf. He mentioned that his new form boosted his Semblance."
"Yeah, so?" Yang raised a brow in confusion.
"The same Semblance which allows him to become other Kamen Riders?"
"What exactly are you implying?" Weiss asked, crossing her arms. This made Azrael chuckle, making the heroes feel annoyed.
"Think. Your Aura is low. Your ammo is no doubt spent. Wouldn't you like a… boost, so to speak?"
"A boost?" Ruby said, before her eyes widened in realization and disbelief. "Are you saying what I think you're saying?!"
"Indeed I am." Azrael said with a nod. "With Aaron's help, you all can become Kamen Riders."
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" Ruby squealed loudly with joy, jumping around with joy at the revelation. "YES! FINALLY!"
Azrael stared at the girl with a sweatdrop then looked at the rest of the teens. "Did someone give her sugar?"
"What do you think her diet consists of?" Weiss deadpanned.
"Though it's not as bad as Nora." Jaune remarked, earning him a "Hey!" from the hyperactive redhead girl.
The cloaked man sighed, "I'm surrounded by fools…"
The fighting continued on, Kurenai landing on the ground to catch his breath. He was about to return to taking on Schwartz, when suddenly his Scroll began to go off.
"Huh?" Taking out his Scroll from… wherever he had it on his person, he answered the caller. "Hello?"
["Aaron, you and the others regroup with us at these coordinates!"] Ruby said on the other line, sounding very excited. ["We're about to turn the tide in a real awesome way!"]
"Uh, okay. Give me a minute." Kurenai answered before he hung up. He instantly flew towards the location of his friends.
"As if I'd let you!" Schwartz roared as he flew towards him, only to get kicked by Decade.
"Go! I'll keep him occupied!" The Destroyer of Worlds said with a salute.
"Try not to die, old man!" Kurenai shouted back as he flew towards his friends. However, when he arrived there, he was shocked to find who was with his friends. "Azrael!"
"Yo," The villain casually said.
"Them's fightin' words!" Kurenai exclaimed while getting into his fighting stance.
"Whoa! Chill, dude!" Sun told the Rider. "Crazy guy is helping us."
"Seriously? Why on Remnant would you ever want to help us?!" Kurenai said, before pausing and facepalming. "Right… Main villain pride stereotype." and all that."
"Oh please, like I'm that low to think that." Azrael denied.
"You sure about that."
"I'm you, aren't I?"
"Fair point."
"Okay, enough of the creepy twin talk, please." Yang interrupted as she stood in front of Kurenai. "Aaron, we need you to use your Semblance."
"Because you guys wanna be Kamen Riders since your Aura and ammo are low?"
"Wow… uh, yeah. How'd you know?" Yang looked at her boyfriend in surprise.
"Because it's something only I would think of." Kurenai answered. "Y'know, because I'm awesome like that."
"You are an egotistical maniac, aren't you?" Blake said dryly.
"You just noticed that?" The crimson Rider raised an unseen brow.
"Sometimes I wonder who the real villain is among us." Azrael said with a smug smirk.
"Still you, ya jerk." The Rider pointed out. "Now then, time to give everyone some Drivers!" Kurenai focused his Semblance while the Burst Bracer began to power up, which caused the Rider to glow a bright red. With a quick exhale of breath, Kurenai sent the light towards his teammates alongside Teams RWBY, JNPR, CFVY, and even to Sun, Koa, and Neptune. They all gasped in awe as they felt the light permeate them, before they started forming Drivers and transformation trinkets that belong to many Kamen Riders.
"Whoa!" Jaune exclaimed in shock as he had the Blay Buckle wrapped around his waist.
"A phone?" Pyrrha wondered looking at the Faiz Belt.
"Ooooooh, I can play a game with this!" Nora squealed in delight seeing the Gamer Driver and the Mighty Action X Gashat in her hand.
"Huh… neat." Ren commented seeing the Alter Ring.
"Awesome!" Sun said with a wide grin as he ran a hand across the surface of the Double Driver.
"This is so cool." Neptune commented as he tapped a finger on the Ghost Driver.
"Hm, so not my color plus it wrecks my outfit." Coco remarked as she fiddled with the Drive Driver and the Shift Brace.
"I'm… not sure about this." Velvet said timidly, seeing the Den-O belt around her waist.
"You're not the only one." Fox added seeing the Fourze Driver.
"How's a fruit lock going to help?" Yatsuhashi raised an eyebrow, looking at the orange Lockseed along with his Sengoku Driver.
"Oh, this is the best day of my life!" Ruby squealed with joy as she bounced excitedly while the Kabuto ZECTer flew around her head.
"At least I'll be fashionable." Weiss said, looking down at the WizarDriver.
"You sure I won't die from being bit by him?" Blake asked as she looked at Kivat flying just above her head.
"You'll be fine, shoujo!" Kivat assured.
"Oh yeah, mama's gonna enjoy this." Yang smirked as she stared at the Dragon Advent Deck.
"Oh boy, oh boy!" Koa bounced on the balls of her feet as the OOO Driver appeared around her waist.
"Welp, nothing like the present." Orion said, seeing the Arcle on his waist.
"Yeah, I'm ready to drop the beat on this guy." Orpheus said, holding onto the tuning fork.
"I don't know about you, Kuro, but I'm ready to end this." Aaron said, having the Build Driver temporarily taking over his Aura Driver.
"Yeah…" Kurogasa said, as he took out the Ridewatch, while having the Ziku Driver on his waist. "Me too. I'm gonna put an end to Schwartz once and for all."
"Ready, guys?" Aaron asked his companions as he took out the Rabbit and Tank Fullbottles.
"Yeah!" They said.
"Then let's do this!" Aaron said, before activating their devices. They all then got into their poses, before they all shouted...
"HENSHIN!"
*GONG!*
*VROOM!*
*MIRROR NOISES*
COMPLETE!
TURN UP!
HENSHIN! CAST OFF! CHANGE: BEETLE!
SWORD FORM!
CYCLONE-JOKER!
TAKA! TORA! BATTA! TA-TO-BA! TATOBA! TA-TO-BA!
FLAME, PLEASE~! HII! HII! HII, HII, HII!
SOIYA! ORANGE ARMS! HANAMICHI ON STAGE!
DRIVE! TYPE: SPEED!
LET'S GO! KAKUGO! G-G-G-GHOST! GO! GO! GO! GO!
GACCHAN! LEVEL UP! MIGHTY JUMP! MIGHTY KICK! MIGHTY MIGHTY ACTION X!
HAGANE NO MOONSAULT! RABBITTANK! YAAAY!
RIDER TIME! KAMEN RIDER~ ZI-O!
And with that, each person starting with Orion and ending with Kurogasa had completely transformed into their respective Riders.
Orion smirked as his armor materialized on him, making him Kuuga.
Ren stood there as a golden light overtook him, becoming Agito.
Yang chuckled as she slid in the Advent Deck, allowing the reflections to cover her and reveal Ryuki doing a fist pump.
Pyrrha was covered in red photon light that glowed before it died down, revealing herself as Faiz.
Jaune watched as the blue holographic card shot out of the buckle, pulling back towards him, before it engulfed him, changing him into Blade when he came out of the other side.
Orpheus hit the tuning fork against his wrist before placing it on his head and before long, the small golden oni head was on his forehead and he was lit on fire before waving it off, becoming Hibiki.
Ruby squealed as hexagonal armor formed over her body, before she pulled the horn on the Zecter to send her bulky armor flying as Kabuto's horn connected to her helmet.
Velvet gasped as she felt a red aura cover her, slicking back her hair and giving her red eyes and a strand of crimson. Her timid demeanor was replaced by a confident smirk as she pressed the red button on her driver and slid her pass across it. Her base armor clung to her body, as red armor and visor attached as well, creating Den-O.
Blake winced when Kivat bit her hand and caused stained glass veins to form on her. The bat combined with a newly formed belt and instantly morphed her into Kiva.
Sun smirked as he inserted both the Cyclone and Joker Gaia Memories into his crimson belt. After making the belt form a W-shape, a cyclone along with green and purple electricity engulfed Sun as he changed into Double.
Koa gleefully inserted the King Combo into her belt before taking a scanner and sliding it across her buckle. She then gleefully sang along with the jingle as she became OOO.
Fox fiddled with his Driver, finally hitting all four of his red switches. After the belt's countdown, he pushed the lever on the side and transformed into Fourze.
Weiss took the red ring on her hand and flipped the visor down before scanning it over her buckle. A fiery red glyph appeared and engulfed her, changing her into the magical Wizard, when she came out the other side of the glyph.
Yatsuhashi curiously placed the Orange Lockseed into his buckle and locked it in as the metallic orange slowly came down from the zipper portal above his head. He then took the knife on his buckle and cut open the Lockseed, which caused the metal fruit to land on his head. The bodysuit formed and the metallic orange split open, allowing armor to materialize and Gaim took to the stage.
Coco raised a brow as she turned the key on her Driver before the Speed Shift Car drove around her. She inserted the car into her Shift Brace and used it like a gear shift. A tire flew around before she became Drive, complete with a Tire slamming into her chest.
Neptune placed the Ore Eyecon into his Ghost Driver, which summoned the Ore Damashii parka. After pushing the lever, markings covered him as the parka covered him. In a burst of black mist, Ghost appears from it as he pulls down his hood.
Nora excitedly puts in the Mighty Action X Gashat in the Gamer Driver then pulls open the fuschia lever to reveal the image of a Rider. The Character Select bar appears around Nora and she presses the image of a cartoonish character, after which she is instantly transformed into Ex-Aid Level 2.
Aaron chuckled as he placed in the red and blue Full Bottles into his belt and started to crank the lever. Red and blue liquid filled out two frames that merged with him, steam bursting from his armor. He took a pose as Build appeared in his place.
After pressing the button on the ridewatch, Kurogasa slid it into the Driver as the holographic clock appeared behind him. After spinning the Ziku Driver, the hands of the clock locked in the 10 and 2 position as the katakana for 'Rider' appeared. Gears enveloped around him as the armor formed before the 'Rider' katakana shot out and attached to his lenses. The king of time, Zi-O, has arrived. Everyone, including Schwartz, was in complete shock and awe at the appearance of the Heisei Riders.
"Now then…" Build said with a smirk. "Let's show him the true power of the Heisei Era's Kamen Riders!"
"Yeah!" They all shouted before they all charged at Schwartz and his minions.
"Don't forget about us!" Shadow shouts, followed by the rest of Team MYYR.
"Get them!" Schwartz ordered the Grimm as the latter all roared and shrieked and did as their master commanded.
Drive and Kabuto dashed ahead at high speeds, crossing and slashing multiple Grimm.
"Holy crap, and here I thought my Semblance was fast!" Kabuto exclaimed.
"So this is how you experience a fast semblance." Drive said in awe. "I feel like there's caffeine flowing through my entire veins!"
The Bull Alter roared as he took a Boarbatusk by his neck and performed a German suplex that left a huge crater.
"Ha! Beat that you chumps!" The Bull Alter said mockingly.
"Hmph." The Oni Alter scoffed as he cut off both heads of a King Taijitsu alongside other Grimm. "Weaklings and amateurs."
"Oi, less talking and more climaxing!" Den-O shouts, slashing with her sword.
"Phrasing!" Wizard shouted as she slashed some of the Grimm with her WizarSwordGun. "I'm much more used to Myrtenaster than this…"
"And I find it interesting to use a two sword style." Gaim said as he used his Daidaimaru and Musou Saber on a pair of Grimm.
"YEEHAW! SEIYA!" OOO cheered as she was jumping around, clawing into Grimm left and right with her Tora Claws. "This is the best thing ever!"
"I'll never understand how this works!" Fourze cried out as he was flying wildly with the Rocket Module, but he was clearing the Grimm with ease.
"How can you see while you're flying?" OOO asked, jumping beside him. "Is the Semblance helping or is it the HUD?"
"I don't know~!"
"Man, this is way better than playing Taiko: Drum Master!" Orpheus said, as he smacked a few Grimm with the Ongekibo Rekka that were lit on fire then sent fireballs at a few more Grimm.
"You mean those times I beat you at that game, Orphee?" Emily said, kicking away a Beowolf.
"Not the time, Emi! And I told you it's Orpheus!"
"How do you pilot this thing?!" Double said as he engulfed a group of Grimm in a large tornado. "I'm getting dizzy!"
"Please try not to vomit in the suit…" An intellectual voice said.
"Ah! Who said that?!" Double panicked.
"How the heck do you think I feel?!" Ghost exclaimed, as he was controlling a tornado of spirit energy. "Ulp, gonna be sick!"
"This is the coolest thing ever!" Ryuki shouted as she rode upon Dragreder while the Advent Beast was shooting off fireball after fireball at the Grimm below.
"I feel like I am a hero wearing this!" Blade said as he used both the Blay Rouzer and Crocea Mors, double wielding as he slashed the various Grimm before him.
"It's different from what I'm used to, but it works!" Faiz said, as she fired multiple laser shots at a few more.
Kiva was slashing Grimm Hybrids with her claws, destroying several of the monsters on her own before quickly leaping onto the roof of a building to avoid being cleaved in two from another Hybrid. "I feel lighter than before. Normally it would involve my weapon to make it here."
Agito and Ex-Aid were both using agility to jump from rooftop to rooftop, kicking and smashing away the leaping Beowolves and flying Grimm.
"WAHOO!" Ex-Aid cheered as she bashed an Ursa Major on the head before using it to break a few blocks and grab a red medal.
"MUSCLE UP!"
Ex-Aid then suddenly gained muscles in her body. "Awww yeahhhhhhh! Bringing out the big guns!"
"The hell?!" Double exclaimed in shock, allowing a Grimm to smack him in the face. "Ow!"
"Pay attention dude!" Kuuga shouted as he punched a few Grimm. He didn't notice a large Ursa Major going for him, that is until the Bull Alter gored the said Grimm to death much to Kuuga's surprise.
"I didn't do that for you, got that?!" The Bull Alter said. "When this is over, I'm still kicking your ass!"
"Fine by me!" Kuuga then charged at another large Grimm and delivered a powerful kick.
"No, NO, NO!" Schwartz roared in anger as he saw the Riders as well as Azrael's group making short work of the Grimm. "This wasn't how it was supposed to end!"
Decade smirked as he pushed Schwartz off of him before giving him a few shots from his blaster.
"Sorry, ya angsty bitch! But it's definitely happening!" Build shouted as he used the Rabbit Foot to bounce towards the Dark Rider. He kicked out with his Tank Roller Shoe, to which Schwartz ducked under. But it was then that he got punched by the Spider Alter as well as slashed by Zi-O.
"Heh, just like old times Aaron." The Spider Alter remarked.
"Don't make it weird." Build said dryly.
"Fair enough, I got more than enough reason to wreck this asshole."
"As do I." The Oni Alter said, standing next to Zi-O. "I can somewhat take in satisfaction that I could technically kill you."
"Only after I've taken another crack at him." Zi-O remarks, gripping the Zikan Girade tightly. "We're ending things here and now."
"Together!" Kabuto added, as the other Riders including the ones from the future stood tall before him. Seeing all the people standing before him made Schwartz tremble. A brief flash in his mind made him grab his head as darkness leaked out of his body.
"You fools… just don't know when to just LAY DOWN AND DIE!" Schwartz roared, letting out more of his Grimm side. His black wings were slowly growing, his Aura Beast landing near him and snarling at the Riders. "DIE OUT! FADE AWAY! JUST DISAPPEAR!"
"What the-!"
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" Schwartz shouted as he sent out a roar of dark energy, sending them flying. "I've been letting you fools play around for long enough! It's time I finish you and this accursed world!" He then got atop his Aura Beast and flew high into the air. Then, the beast opened its dark jaws as energy began building up. "DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE!" he shouted as the Aura Beast fired its flames of dark energy on them, which unfortunately hit its target. All of them screamed in pain as it was too much and all but Build who transformed back into Kurenai Exceed Burst and Zi-O had their transformations cancelled out.
"Hahahahahahahahahahahaha! You all have stood no chance against me!" Schwartz laughed as his Aura Beast flew down and he got off.
"I'm… not giving up…!" Zi-O grunted as he struggled to his feet, as the group looked behind, seeing him. "We're… not giving up! Not until our last breath!" He then slowly stretched out his hand and a golden light formed. When it disappeared, it revealed a bulky golden Ridewatch which had Zi-O's face on it.
"That's-!" Schwartz got out. Kurogasa didn't say anything else as he pressed the ridewatch, and it opened up revealing the faceplates of all 20 Kamen Riders of the Heisei Era.
GRAND ZI-O!
Kurogasa then inserted the Ridewatch into its slot.
GONG! VROOM! ADVENT! COMPLETE! TURN UP! BING! CHANGE: BEETLE! SWORD FORM! WAKE UP! KAMEN RIDE! CYCLONE-JOKER! TAKA TORA BATTA! 3 2 1! SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN! SOIYA! DRIVE! KAIGAN! LEVEL UP! BEST MATCH! RIDER TIME!
During the standby music playing, a golden clock tower rose from the ground, the face of the clock showing the katakana for 'Rider' as the hands slowly spun around and golden confetti suddenly rained down. Twenty rusted statues rose from the ground as well, ten on each side of the Rider flanking him. The rust then suddenly cracked and fell into the dust revealing the statues to be the Heisei Kamen Riders.
"Henshin!" Kurogasa shouted, spinning his buckle once more.
GRAND TIME!
KUUGA AGITO RYUKI FAIZ BLADE! HIBIKI KABUTO DEN-O KIVA DECADE! W OOO FOURZE! WIZARD GAIM DRIVE! GHOST EX-AID BUILD! IWAE! KAMEN RIDER~ GRAND ZI-O~!
The Heisei Rider statues were engulfed in golden gates as Kurogasa transformed into Zi-O. The gates then combined with Zi-O, turning his armor into gold. The gates then opened to reveal the 20 Heisei Riders giving their signature poses, before becoming solid gold. The golden clock tower then disappeared as the katakana for 'Rider' shot out before attaching to the eyes of his helmet and the golden confetti disappeared after. Zi-O has assumed his final form, Grand Zi-O.
"EEEEEEEEE! SO COOL SO AWESOME YEAH~~~!" Ruby squealed very loudly as her eyes, alongside so many others, sparkled in awe at the golden rider.
"No! Impossible! I won't lose to the likes of you!"
"No you won't… because Aaron and I will end this…" He said, before touching the Relief Panels on his body.
KUUGA!
AGITO!
RYUKI!
FAIZ!
BLADE!
HIBIKI!
KABUTO!
DEN-O!
KIVA!
W!
OOO!
FOURZE!
WIZARD!
GAIM!
DRIVE!
GHOST!
EX-AID!
BUILD!
One by the one golden door portals opened up, showing the years of the Kamen Riders that were active in that year and coming out where Heisei Kamen Riders all in their Final Form. Ultimate Kuuga, Shining Agito, Survive Ryuki, Blaster Faiz, King Blade, Armed Hibiki, Hyper Kabuto, Liner Den-O, Emperor Kiva, Xtreme W, PuToTyra OOO, Cosmic Fourze, Infinity Wizard, Kiwami Gaim, Tridoron Drive, Mugen Ghost, Muteki Ex-Aid, and Genius Build.
"Oi, Tsukasa, you're joining in, right?" Zi-O asked.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm coming…" Tsukasa said as he took his K-Touch and slotted in the card.
KUUGA AGITO RYUKI FAIZ BLADE HIBIKI KABUTO DEN-O KIVA!
FINAL KAMEN RIDE! DECADE!
Soon after, Tsukasa transformed into Complete Decade, attaching the K-Touch to his buckle and placing the DecaDriver attached to the side, before joining the other Riders.
"Aaron, let's end this." Zi-O said.
"I'm right behind you, partner." Kurenai said with a nod and a thumbs up.
"DAMN YOU ALL!" Schwartz roared again as he opened and closed his Driver four times. He then raised his blade as his Aura Beast engulfed it, creating a huge pillar of darkness. "I'M GOING TO DESTROY EVERYTHING IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES!"
HELLISH BITE! DRACONIC HELLFANG!
"We won't let you have your way! We're going to protect the things important to us!" Grand Zi-O declared.
"Because that's what it means to be a Kamen Rider!" Kurenai added.
Kurogasa then hit the buttons on both watches.
FINISH TIME! GRAND ZI-O!
With that announcement made, he spun the ZikuDriver one last time.
ALL TWENTY: TIME BREAK!
"I-keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" Grand Zi-O shouted, as all twenty Heisei Riders jumped up in the air and as they powered up their final moves, Kurenai rushed in towards Schwartz. The Dark Rider was about to swing, but not before the twenty Heisei Riders all dived down for their respective Rider Kicks towards the pillar of darkness crashing into it with their kicking feet, starting from Kuuga at the top all the way to Zi-O at the bottom. Their symbols appeared on the pillar of darkness before they exploded on contact, changing the darkness into a pillar of light, which engulfed Schwartz. Kurenai meanwhile, threw in an uppercut at Schwartz sending him flying and the pillar of light, broke off from the blade that it engulfed, and was redirected at Schwartz with Kurenai at the other end.
"Finish it, Aaron!" Grand Zi-O shouted.
Kurenai placed a hand over his Driver then opened the mouth before closing it once more as it bites the Burst Bracer in its mouth, which made the hidden eyes flash yellow behind the 'sunglasses'.
GA-CHOMP! BRACE FOR IMPACT!
The crimson Rider took a stance as yellow-red electricity began to pulse around his body then it traveled down to his feet. A brief flash of his compound eyes and he ignited the boosters on his hips and back, sending him to the air as he appeared in front of a full moon. The light from said moon shadowing his form as it resembled the head of a black howling wolf. With a small corkscrew in the air, Kurenai shot down towards Schwartz with a blast from his boosters while his kicking feet were outstretched into a dropkick.
"HYAAAAAAAA!" The wolf-themed Kamen Rider roared as his charged up Rider Kick struck the Dark Rider in the chest and pushed his way right through.
BURSTING EXCEED FANG!
Kurenai managed to land on his feet, spinning his body around to slow his momentum while sparks erupted from his skidding boots.
"Gah… GAH! GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" Schwartz yelled as he crackled with electricity before-
*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! BOOOOOOOOOOOM! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!*
"YEAAAAAAH!" The group, save for ROGE and Azrael, cheered.
Kurenai stood up then looked back at his friends… and gave them a thumbs-up to acknowledge their victory against their foe.
"Nooooooo… nooooooo!"
They all gasped as they saw Schwartz out of his armor, critically injured as he slowly stood up to his feet. For the first time, they saw Dark Kurogasa for what he truly was.
"Oh c'mon!" Sun groaned loudly. "What's it gonna take to beat this guy!?"
"Damn you… DAMN YOU ALLLLLLLLLLL!" He shouted. "I'll never forgive you! NEVERRRRRR!" A dark aura then spiked out of his body.
"Great, what now?!" Coco demanded.
"If I can't win! Then I'll at least take one of you down with me!" Dark Kurogasa shouted as he suddenly rushed towards… Yukina!?
"Yuki!" Yin shouted.
Yukina froze in fear as she saw Dark Kurogasa rushing towards her.
"DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE!"
Yukina closed her eyes, and assumed the worst.
One second passed…
Two seconds passed…
Three seconds…
Five…
Ten…
Yukina slowly opened her eyes. How was she still alive? She looked and gasped when she saw Dark Kurogasa suddenly frozen in place. It was as if he was struggling. The next that happened was him stepping backwards, holding his head in pain as he roared. "ARGHHHHH! RAAAAAAAAAGH! NOOOOOOOO! RAGGGGGGGGH!"
"What's going on?" Orion wondered.
"I don't know…" Ruby got out as they looked on. Dark Kurogasa continued roaring in pain before… something unexpected happened.
"Yu… kina…"
Everyone gasped. Was that coming from… Dark Kurogasa?
"Could it be…" Kurenai said quietly as he watched this display with his eyes narrowed behind his helmet.
"Is that…" Weiss gasped.
"Otou… sama…" Yukina got out. "Otou-sama!" She said, as she was going to run over to him.
"No, don't!" Future Kurogasa shouted, causing her to stop. "Don't… come near me… I can't hold off my dark side for long… grrrrrragh!" He yelled. "No! Your body belongs to me!" Dark Kurogasa yelled, but yelled again as Future Kurogasa took over again. "Grrr… I don't have much time… one of you… has to kill me! It's the only way… to get rid of Schwartz! Hurry!" "No, I won't let you!" Future/Dark Kurogasa struggled with themselves as they tried to take control of the body. "You are supposed to kill them! This is our chance!" "NOOO! No more! You're not… in control of me anymore!"
"What do we do?" Ruby asked.
"I'm not really sure." Jaune answered.
"Someone! Anyone!" Future Kurogasa shouted. "Hurry up!"
"No! You can't ask anyone to do that!" Yukina shouted. "I don't want you to go!"
"If someone doesn't, then we will all be dead!" Future Kurogasa said, still holding his head in pain, before looking at Gou. "This is your chance, Gou! You wanted to kill me, right? Then do it!"
"While it amuses me that you beg for death." Gou remarked, before drawing his sword. "I'm a tad disappointed that I'm killing a future version of you rather than the actual you."
He raised his blade to which Future Kurogasa nodded.
"No, wait, please don't!" Yukina begged.
"Yukina… we both know this is the only way." Future Kurogasa said. "You bastard! I'll make you regret this!" "Erghhhh! Just… make it quick… Gou…"
"Otou-sama…" Yukina sobbed out.
"Kiero!" Gou shouted.
*STAB!*
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Dark Kurogasa roared as the darkness suddenly spewed out of the wound where Gou stabbed him. Future Kurogasa winced as blood trickled down his lips, collapsing to his knees. Once the last bit of darkness was finally out, Gou took the blade out and turned around sheathing it as he walked away, not turning back. And Future Kurogasa collapsed to the ground.
"Otou-sama!" Yukina cried out as she and the others rushed over to him.
"Let's go…" Gou muttered as he walked past the other members of his team and Azrael. "We've been here long enough."
"Very well, come along." Azrael told the rest of Team ROGE before snapping his fingers and the group disappeared into motes of purple light.
"Otou-sama! Otou-sama!" Yukina cried out as she held her dying father in her arms.
"Yukina…" Future Kurogasa muttered, slowly opening her eyes.
"Why… why did you do that?" Yukina sobbed as tears fell from her eyes.
"There was… no other way. My dark self was already infused with me. It was too late to save me anyway…"
"But…"
"It's okay… it's… been a long time coming…" Future Kurogasa muttered, as he looked at everyone else. "Sumanai… minna… I caused all of you a lot of trouble, didn't I…"
"Just stop talking already. What happened here? It wasn't you." Kurenai told Future Kurogasa.
"Hehe… even now, you're- *cough! cough!*"
"Otou-sama!"
"I'm sorry… I don't have much time left…" Future Kurogasa said, before looking at Yin. He reached over and grabbed his hand before putting it together with Yukina's. "You two… live your lives as much as you can. Be as happy… for as long as you can…"
"Y-Yeah… okay." Yin nodded, beads of tears forming in his eyes.
Future Kurogasa then looked at Blake and Miko. "Blake… Miko… I caused you both the most grief… I'm so sorry… When I killed Miko, I had all but given up. To be honest, I thought in the corner of my mind, somehow, she was still alive. And my faith was rewarded when I saw her again… Heh… Nine Lives… I should've known."
"For what it's worth… I forgive you." Miko offered.
"Thank you…" Future Kurogasa smiled sadly, before looking at Weiss. "Weiss, I…"
"Dummy…" She said weakly with a sad grin on her face. "You're always like that. Reckless to a fault."
"Heh, yeah…" Future Kurogasa chuckled weakly, before looking at the current Kurogasa, "You better take care of her and don't make her cry…"
"Yeah… I won't…"
"Otou-sama…" Yukina sobbed as she held his hand crying.
"C'mon Yukina… don't cry… you're my precious musume." Future Kurogasa whispered as he held his daughter's cheek, wiping her tears with a thumb. As she kept crying, he then did something she never thought he'd do…
Nowhere to turn… nowhere to hide…
Between a rock… and a… hard place…
Yukina looked at her father in surprise.
Someone to find… I know that times are tough, just… down and out…
Putting my faith… in tomorrow…
"Kuro…" Weiss murmured.
No way to know so I'll just follow my heart…
Each and every road seems to be calling… to me…
I'll keep moving on so there's no… looking back…
A deep breath… and my best foot forward…
One small step from zero to start again…
If we want… to be strong… have to believe that we can…
Just taking one small step to hero… I'll make… a change…
And start brand new… I'll be wishing for the same thing I always do…
It's always… you…
*PLOP!*
And with his final breath, Future Kurogasa's hand went limp… and it never moved again. Yukina's eyes widened as she held her father close and began silently sobbing into his chest. Yin and Weiss hugged Yukina for support as Ruby, Nora, and Koa cried into Pyrrha's arms. Velvet was visibly upset as she cried too when Coco hugged her for comfort. The boys and Tsukasa could look on in silence.
"You okay man?" Orpheus asked Kurogasa, placing a hand on his partner's shoulder.
"I don't know… it… feels weird, seeing yourself die…" Kurogasa muttered.
Kurenai stepped forward, "We may have won this battle but…" He looked down, watching solemnly as Yukina cried onto her dead father's chest. "The cost was too high."
"Unfortunately, that's just the circle of life." Tsukasa stated. "We can't change the outcome, no matter how much we wish. The only thing you can do for the dead is to stand up on your own two feet and keep moving forward."
"Keep moving forward…" Kurogasa muttered. "Yeah, that's something Monty would say…"
Tsukasa rubbed his head, "Man, you are easily the weirdest bunch of kids I've met. But, that's just how my life is. Speaking of which, it's time for me to head on home." He waved his hand, summoning a Dimensional Wall. "See you all sometime in the future." He said before the Destroyer of Worlds left through the wall, which disappeared soon after.
Later on, everyone meets in the pavilion as Roman Torchwick is escorted by Mercury and Emerald towards an Atlesian airship. "Oh, I can't believe that you caught me, you've really taught me the error of my ways." He said mockingly.
*WAPISH!*
"Shut up." An Atlesian smacked him on the back of his head.
"Ooh, really nice Torchie!" Koa said with a wave.
As the teams were talking amongst themselves, Kurogasa was staring at Velvet as she was talking with the rest of CFVY. Aaron noticed this, and nudged. "Go on."
"H-Huh?" Kurogasa looked at his leader.
"Go talk to her. You at least owe her that much."
Kurogasa sighed, "I've been terrible to her, haven't I…"
"Which is why you need to fix things between the two of you." Aaron stated.
"No worries, you got this." Orion gave a thumbs-up with a grin. "I'm sure she'll understand."
"Just don't expect any last favors from her." Orpheus snickered.
"Oh ha-ha…" Kurogasa rolled his eyes, before he walked over to Velvet. Coco, Fox, and Yatsuhashi noticed as they decided that it was their cue to leave, leaving the rabbit Faunus and Kurogasa alone. "Uh… hey."
"Hey…" Velvet said softly. The two of them were silent for a moment, unsure of what to say. Velvet opened her mouth to speak, but was uncertain about what to say.
"Um… about… what I said earlier… you know, when I was about to get my neck crushed…" Kurogasa trailed off, scratching the back of his head. "I…"
"I know…"
Kurogasa sighed at this, "Look, I'm not gonna pull back any punches. Yes, I… did ignore you. I'm sorry for that. I thought maybe we had something too. But I never stopped caring about you. I know we didn't spend as much time as we wanted. But in that time we did… you were one of the sweetest girls I've ever met."
Velvet didn't say anything else, except hug Kurogasa. The young samurai was taken aback by this, but he nonetheless reciprocated the embrace. "I'm sorry… I'm so sorry…"
"It's okay… I know you didn't mean it." Velvet assured as they kept hugging each other before they broke it. "Just promise me… that you won't forget about me."
"I won't." Kurogasa said. "I may not have been able to care about you in that way, but…"
"I know. It hurts, but… I can live with it. I know I'll find someone as amazing as you…"
"Velvet…" Kurogasa muttered.
With that, Velvet leaned in to kiss Kurogasa on the lips, much to his surprise. She held onto him for as long as she could, wanting him to remember her for this moment. After about half a minute, Velvet eventually broke the kiss between them. "Velvet… you…" He got out.
"Just something to remember me by." Velvet said, offering a smile despite the tinge of pink on her cheeks.
"Um… thank you." Kurogasa smiled shyly. With one last smile, Velvet went back to her teammates with a bit of a hop to her step. Kurogasa sighed in relief, knowing that they at least ended it on good terms. When he turned to his own, he saw them with smirks. "What?" He frowned with a pout.
"Oh nothing. We don't really have to say anything." Orion said with a sly grin.
"But these photos do!" Aaron laughed, revealing his Scroll which had a picture of Kurogasa and Velvet kissing. "I'm definitely showing this to Weiss."
"Aaron, you bastard!" Kurogasa shouted, with a heavy blush as he started chasing after them.
But no more than five seconds later, they both cringed in pain. "Owowowowowowowow…" They said.
"Okay, you're lucky we're still trying to recover. But I'm showing these to her later…" Aaron winced.
"Not on your life," Kurogasa growled begrudgingly.
Meanwhile…
"Um…" Miko said shyly as she and Blake were face-to-face.
"All this time, I thought you were dead, but now here you are." Blake smiled, before hugging her future daughter. "I finally get to see you, Miko."
"Mama, please… This is embarrassing." Miko said shyly.
"I'm sorry…" She apologized as she let go and wiped her tears. "It's just… I got so worried that I would never see you, but…"
"I'm sorry, Mama. I didn't mean to."
"It's okay…" Blake said, kissing her forehead. "Try not to do that ever again, okay?"
"Hai…"
"Yeah, you better not." Yin said, before pulling his half-sister in for a hug, "Bakayaro, what were you thinking making us believe you were dead…?"
"Gomen ne, Nii-san…" Miko apologized, returning the hug.
"You're lucky I'm in such a good mood or I'd give you such a wallop on the head." Yin said with unspoken relief in his voice.
"Hehe… I love you too, Nii-san." Miko giggled, before breaking the hug. Miko then looked over his shoulder, as she saw Melody. She was fidgeting in place. And… Why was she blushing?
"C'mon, Mel. Go on." Rei urged, giving her a couple pokes.
"Mmmmmm…" Melody pouted.
"If you don't do it pup, I'm gonna force you." Rei stated, arms crossed.
"Mmmmm…" Melody pouted again, before she slowly walked up to the future cat Faunus, "Hey…"
"Hey Mel…" Miko smiled… who also blushed.
"Wait, what?" Ruby looked bewildered between the two of them. "What the heck? Am I missing something here?"
"I'm just as confused as you are, Red." Koa said, scratching her head.
"Don't call me Red."
Then the unexpected happened when Melody grabbed Miko by the shoulders… and gave her a full-blown kiss on the lips.
"EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!" Everyone present asked shocked.
"Oh my…" Pyrrha covered her mouth in surprise.
"D-D-Did they just-" Jaune stuttered.
"They did…" Ren finished.
"Well… They look adorable together." Nora said with a smile.
"Dude, what the hell man?" Orion looked to his partner in scandal.
"Me?! What did I do?!" Aaron exclaimed with a similar look. "She's your daughter!"
"Who happens to be into yours for some reason!" He countered.
"Eheheheheheheheeeeeeeeeee…" Yang however, thought otherwise as she looked at the scene with a smile that only a pervert would express and drool coming down the corner of her lips, to which her sister noticed.
"YANG!" Ruby scolded.
*WAPISH!*
"GET THOSE THOUGHTS OUT OF YOUR MIND, WOMAN!" Aaron shouted while holding up a mallet… that he had conjured from out of nowhere.
"Where did you get that mallet?" Sun thought out aloud.
"It's best not to ask…" Neptune said.
"Ow, what was that for?" Yang complained to Aaron. "It's hot!"
"You know darn well why I smacked you." He said, crossing his arms. "No thinking those thoughts about our kids."
"Perv." Weiss deadpanned.
The wolf Faunus broke the kiss from Miko as she blushed heavily, "D-Dummy… I missed you so much…" Melody said, wiping a few tears from her eyes.
"I missed you too," Miko smiled before the two hugged each other then kissed again.
"Wow… I never thought Melody would be into girls…" Ruby muttered. "Just what did I teach her in the future?!"
"To be fair, both of them were rather hesitant to express their feelings until Ma and you helped them out." Rei remarked.
"What? Me and Red helped Melody and Miko… uh… get together?" Koa blinked.
"Well you convinced them love comes in all shapes and sizes… as corny as that still sounds."
"Uhhh…" Ruby got out as now all eyes were on her. "W-What are you all looking at me like that for?!"
"I think you know why." Weiss said with a raised eyebrow.
"Wait hold on, you can't pin this all on me!" Ruby panicked.
"Too late, I think we already did." Koa said, chuckling.
"Wait! Koa at least should share some of the blame!" The red reaper pointed at the Greeed.
"Oi!"
"Oh yeah, that too." Weiss said, as they all stared at her.
"You traitor!"
"Behhhhhhhhhhhh!" Ruby stuck her tongue out while pulling her bottom eyelid down.
Yep… just another day in the life of these students of Beacon Academy.
SR: Well that was one hell of a finale, right guys?
GKC: I was expecting a longer, more drawn out fight.
SR: Like Dragon Ball?
KRD: Oi, don't even go there… we made it though. Vol. 2 is finally over… we can finally get to the good stuff now. But first, an extra chapter between Vol. 2 and Vol. 3. We never got a Miko chapter so that's what we're doing!
SR: And after that, another extra chapter for Koa!
GKC: There seems to be a lot of that happening.
KRD: Let's roll the clip!
PREVIEW
Announcer: Jikai! Remnant's Climax Heroes!
Aaron: Absolutely not happening, General.
Ironwood: Surely you must see the benefits in an army of Riders.
Blake: So Miko… how did you and Melody… you know…
Miko: …It's a long story.
Next Time: Aftermath, A Daughter's Tale
Melody: This is so embarrassing…
KRD: And that should do it! Oh before we go! Question. Do you readers want to keep Team MYYR around? I personally love having them around. I did that kind of thing with Awakening of Kiva where Lucina and the future kids stay in the past to live their lives after the story ends.
GKC: You mean the whole cliche thing that still happens even though Fire Emblem Awakening was over? Yeah, we know all about that.
SR: Yup.
KRD: But yeah, should we keep Team MYYR around or send them Back to the Future?
*Back to the Future theme plays*
KRD: -_- *pulls out shotgun* *KA-CHINK! BOOOM!*
SR: My radio! ;-;
GKC: Uh… review and comment on this chapter.
SR: In any case, we hope you enjoy 2021!
GKC: Peace out, everyone!
