Rider Time Zi-O: Roze from Remnant
Chapter 66 – 2068: Believe in Tsukuyomi!
Woz was currently back in his black void for the time being, trying to gather his thoughts as the clock that was present hovered above him. He looked down at the book in front of him, it being open as he watched Oma Zi-O unleash a series of multiple explosions against Team RWBY.
"As it is written here… recent graduate Sougo Tokiwa embarks on a path which will lead him to become the overlord of time, Oma Zi-O. Utilizing the Power of Agito in both the host and Agito Ridewatch, Another Agito transforms into a fearsome version of Agito Burning Form. With his ability to grow stronger alongside his army seeming unending… it seems we've been pushed into a corner as we've all split and gone with our own separate projects."
Woz turned the pages before showing an image of Tsukuyomi sitting outside by herself, Shoichi slowly making his approach.
"However with Miss Rose's plan in action and Tsukuyomi about to receive some welcome advice from a legendary Rider… we may just have a chance to turn things around."
Earth – Mid April 2019
Tsukuyomi had been spending her time alone in a park on a hill, sitting on a stone bench that overlooked the city. She had hoped by spending some time outside and alone that she'd find her answers. But unfortunately all that did was cause her to dwell on her thoughts even further. At first she didn't care that she had a mysterious past and Time Jacker powers, she was helpful to the others. She could be more reliable and fight alongside them with little issue.
But then Maguchi's words ate at her, despite knowing that he was wrong the fact that Swartz then prodded at her past specifically… it made her doubt herself. This was especially the case after she got that vaguely blurry memory. None had resurfaced since but it alone combined with Swartz's words was enough to eat away at her.
Was she actually a Time Jacker spy planted 10 years ago by Swartz? Or was she a Time Jacker that had ended up losing her memories and ended up being found by the resistance? Neither option, nor any others she came up with sat well with her.
While she was lost in her thoughts, she eventually was snapped out of them by Shoichi who had come to visit her. She was surprised since she assumed that he'd be fighting alongside Sougo. She was even more surprised when he had a simple request and that was for her to follow him.
"I uh…" Tsukuyomi spoke up after a while of following.
"You don't need to say anything," Shoichi smiled.
"It's just… shouldn't you be helping the others?" Tsukuyomi asked, "And not me?"
"I think you're just as important to help," Shoichi admitted with a chuckle as he stopped at the destination he had been leading Tsukuyomi to. It was Restaurant AGITΩ of all places.
"Why here?" Tsukuyomi asked.
"Let's just say I think I know how to help you with your slump," Shoichi said before giving a hum, "That is… if you'll allow me to help."
"I…" Tsukuyomi trailed off before she began to think. Now that she was in a calmer state she figured it might not hurt, "Sure."
"Good," Shoichi smiled before knocking and heading in.
"Welcome to-oh Shoichi," Mana gave a smile as she hurried over before giving Shoichi a hug, "I'm glad you ended up coming since I got everything ready just like you asked me to."
"Thank you," Shoichi hugged back before he went to take off his jacket, soon taking a chef's uniform that Mana had prepared and gesturing to their guest, "This is Tsukuyomi. Do you think you could get her a drink while I get started?"
"Of course," Mana gave a nod before leading Tsukuyomi over to a table, "What would you prefer?"
"Coffee please," Tsukuyomi said.
"One coffee coming right up," Mana smiled before heading over to the back to pour some coffee while Shoichi went to the back to get ready.
It had taken a bit, especially trying to avoid the Formica Pedes that were now wandering the streets. But Sougo, Geiz, Oscar and G3-X had finally made their way to the G3 Units base of operations where Omuro was waiting. Along the way Geiz had given G3-X a Blank Ridewatch to hold onto, figuring that Ruby would appreciate the extra firepower if they were successful.
"It's just three of you?" Omuro asked in surprise, "I know Shoichi gave a brief call to say he'd be a while."
"The rest of our team is dealing with other matters," Sougo explained.
"I'm terribly sorry," G3-X apologized as he went to remove his helmet before giving a brief bow, "If I wasn't rusty I could've helped them pin our perpetrator down to finish this."
"Its fine," Omuro waved it off, "The fact that you came back as the operator for G3-X is the most important part."
"Came back?" Sougo asked.
"Ah right, after the battle against the Unknown was over I chose to return to my duties as an officer," Hikawa explained as he walked over to Omuro.
"I'm the only one of the original G3 Crew left," Omuro explained, "Our boss decided to retire and become a professor overseas."
"Actually, I'm curious…" Hikawa admitted before looking over to his friend, "Why did you go back to G3? I assumed you'd keep the name G5."
"It was a lot of government issues," Omuro gave a light groan before rubbing the back of his head, "They said if we weren't actually making a G5 then we should just stick to G3."
"Not like G3's bad anyway," Hikawa said as he looked at his hand, flexing his fingers, "Ozawa made a pretty great suit."
"How is she anyway? I've been so busy I don't usually have a chance to talk to her," Omuro admitted.
"She's doing fine, she said she did have some spare vacation days though," Hikawa explained, "So she might come down and wants to see if we can free up some time too."
"Uh, who's this Ozawa?" Oscar asked.
"One hell of a woman," Hikawa said with a chuckle, "She's the one who designed G3 and upgraded it."
"The fact that it can still handle monsters in this day and age decently enough is impressive," Geiz admitted.
"We've had a bit of push back especially when other mass production types were introduced," Omuro admitted, "But we've managed to persevere."
"So what exactly do we do now?" Oscar asked.
"I think for now it would be best to rest up," Sougo replied, "With the rate that Unknown Army is growing we'll have a tough fight. We should make sure we have enough of our team before confronting the enemy again."
"Good, that'll give me a chance to prepare the G3 Unit for action," Omuro gave a nod before placing a hand on Hikawa, "Let's get you out of that armor for now, alright?"
"Sounds good to me," Hikawa gave a light groan as he shifted his shoulders, "I may still be able to operate this, but it's definitely been a while."
"So what exactly is Ruby doing?" Geiz finally asked.
"Just, something important," Sougo stressed, though the concern on his face was evident, "She told me to promise not to tell anyone until they came back."
"Zi-O, where did they go?" Geiz asked more sternly.
"I can't say," Sougo said as he held his ground.
"Fine, whatever," Geiz sighed as he turned to walk away, kicking at the ground briefly before walking off, "Of course it's something I can't help with."
"It's not that Geiz…" Sougo muttered as he saw that Geiz had picked up his pace, "It's just if I told you, you'd want to go immediately after them…"
"Do you think they'll be alright?" Oscar asked.
"I can only hope that Ruby's got the right idea," Sougo admitted.
"Hmm…" Hikawa was walking with Omuro to get the armor taken off before he glanced at Geiz after hearing the brief interaction. He couldn't help but feel he could offer some advice.
Earth – Wasteland, 2068
Ruby gave a light groan, lying face first in the ground alongside her teammates. She had ended up losing her transformation due to the prior attack Oma Zi-O had unleashed. Despite this she gasped out as she gripped the dirt, slowly but surely picking herself up.
"Guys…" Ruby managed to speak up as she got onto her hands and knees, "Guys we're not done yet."
"I was hoping you wouldn't say that…" Weiss groaned as she began to use Myrtenaster to stand.
"So this… this is the power of Oma Zi-O?" Blake asked with a shudder as she slowly managed to get to her knees.
"You know, seeing is one thing… getting hit by it is another…" Yang groaned as she rolled onto her back before sitting up slowly, "I also say he's cheating."
"Of course you would," Weiss sighed as she fully lifted herself up.
"There's no shame in admitting we're outmatched," Blake spoke up, "Especially in this case."
"We may be outmatched," Ruby said as she fully stood with the rest of her team, "But we can still keep going."
Oma Zi-O was currently standing several feet away from them, arms to his sides as he simply watched them finally pick themselves up. He was a patient man with all the time in the world if he was being honest and snarky. But above all else, he knew that Ruby and her teammates wouldn't come to face him with that level of power.
"Will you still fight?" He asked.
"Do you really need an answer to that question?" Ruby asked with a chuckle, "That attack could have killed us but really, all it did was knock us around. Aura's low but you held back…"
"Then come at me with everything you've received," Oma Zi-O called out sternly, "Or else I really will kill you all."
"Oh we absolutely will, and by the end of this all you will accept our request," Ruby said as she kept her determined stare, "Girls, do it."
Weiss, Blake and Yang each gave a nod, summoning their Chalice Arrow, Gashacon Sparrow, Magma and Blizzard Knuckles respectively.
"Now," Weiss drew out a card and slid it across the scanner, pointing her weapon upwards.
[RECOVERY!]
Weiss unleashed a green burst of energy that split and began to rain down upon Team RWBY. It wasn't long before the four girls could feel their strength and stamina returning as their injuries began to heal and their Aura recovered. This wasn't a complete heal but it was enough of a refresher for the four to keep fighting.
Oma Zi-O couldn't help but give an amused chuckle at this, "Oh?"
"You wanted to see everything we received right?" Ruby asked as she stepped forward, bringing out Silver Roze and loading the two halves of it into her Ziku Driver, "Then let me show you my… Henshin!"
[SILVER TIME! KAMEN RIDER~! (RIDER~!) SILVER! (SILVER!) SILVER~! ROZE!]
Oma Zi-O could only hold up his hand towards his face to block out the bright light that occurred from Ruby's transformation. He could feel it, despite its offensive nature… the light felt warm, just like back then.
"Team RWBY… ready, go!" Roze called out before using Petal Burst to launch into the air.
Weiss and Blake quickly dashed towards the side while Yang rushed directly for the front of Oma. Roze took aim, charging up Silver Crescent's special attack. She shot powered up shots of energy towards Oma who held out his hand to deflect them away.
[BIO!]
Weiss brought out a thunder Dust infused Glyph, aiming her Chalice Arrow and launching out a set of two vines through the Glyph. Electrified vines lashed out and quickly wrapped around Oma Zi-O, managing to wrap tightly around him.
[JET CRITICAL FINISH!]
Blake had used Shadow to dash towards the back of Oma Zi-O's side, taking aim with her arrow based weapon and unleashing a flurry of missiles out of the tips of the weapon via the Jet Combat Gashat. The attacks had seemingly managed to land, covering Oma Zi-O in an explosion with smoke spilling out from it. They did seem to hit however as the vines that Weiss had extended out fell limp.
[DRAGON! VOLCANIC KNUCKLE!]
[DIAMOND! GLACIAL KNUCKLE!]
Coating her Magma Knuckle with a fiery dragon head, and her Blizzard Knuckle with a shell of diamond-like ice, Yang rushed forward. Giving a yell she punched with both weapons at the same time, the two impacting against something.
"Did I…?" Yang cut herself off when she noticed something was pushing back.
"How amusing…" Oma Zi-O spoke as a gust of wind blew away the smoke and fire around him and Yang, revealing that he was unharmed. He was also currently gripping both weapons tightly as he held both attacks at bay.
Weiss and Blake's eyes widened, Blake inching closer while Weiss brought out Myrtenaster and stabbed against the ground, a glyph appearing behind her. Roze however expected this, readying Silver Crescent as she saw her friends gearing up for follow up attacks.
Yang's eyes widened as Oma Zi-O released his grip with a push, sending her stumbling back. She dismissed her Blizzard Knuckle before bringing out a Fullbottle to load into the Magma Knuckle.
[NINJA! VOLCANIC KNUCKLE!]
Yang gave a yell as her eyes turned a bright red, her hair lighting up in flames as she planned on putting her all into this attack. She began punching forward, the Magma Knuckle glowing purple and splitting into multiple punches that launched out at once.
Oma Zi-O simply crossed his arms, becoming a blur and flashing rapidly several times as the punches did not even connect. By the time Yang's attack had finished she was now on the other side of Oma who had used his high speed techniques to completely avoid her punches at close range. He then turned and as his hands shined a bright yellow, clawing out at Yang and slashing against her.
Yang gave a gasp as she was sent stumbling backwards, the claw attacks managing to briefly pierce her Aura, scorching and scratching her prosthetic arm.
"Interesting but futile," Oma Zi-O took aim and launched a fireball at Yang only for Blake to suddenly dash in front of her.
Blake gave a yell as she split her Gashacon Sparrow and slashed, managing to redirect the fireball to the side.
Oma Zi-O was ready to counterattack when suddenly he saw something large charging at him from the side. He turned and held his hand up, an invisible force blocking an enlarged sword that that was meant to crash down against him. He stared up at the spectral summoned armor, the Arma Gigas. He then used his hand, pushing against the sword and forcing the Arma Gigas to stumble back.
[ROZE SILVER! RYOSHI SASU!]
Oma Zi-O soon turned and held out his arm, bracing and forming an invisible barrier to block against the blasts of light energy that were launched towards him.
"It's not over yet," Roze glared beneath her mask.
Earth – Mid April 2019
It had taken a bit but Shoichi managed to speed his way through making a dish he was taught, ratatouille. Of course even if he was going fast he was still making sure that everything was prepared and handled as perfect as could be. Taking it out of the oven he then went to work on plating it and putting the finishing touches.
"Here you go, sorry for the wait," Shoichi smiled as he hurried out of the kitchen while holding the plate of ratatouille, he moved the cup of coffee to place the plate down in front of Tsukuyomi, "A little sample of my cooking."
"This is a dish of yours, Mr. Tsugami?" Tsukuyomi asked.
"Well, not exactly…" Shoichi admitted before clearing his throat, "My real name is Tetsuya Sawaki."
"Huh?" Tsukuyomi was confused.
"One time I lost my memories, just like you," Shoichi explained, "And soon after, I realized that I had this incredible power."
"So what did you do…?" Tsukuyomi asked.
"I tried to live my life as best I could," Shoichi explained as he started to take off the uniform that was over his regular clothes, "I tended my garden, cooked…"
"Crazy, isn't it? He hasn't changed a bit," Mana gave a smile.
"I mean, memories, powers, or whatever… with or without them, I'm still me," Shoichi added, "That was how you were living up until today, right?"
"I…" Tsukuyomi trailed.
"Sometimes we let ourselves get blinded by power, like that Agito," Shoichi replied, "But the thing is, our power is just an additional part of ourselves, it doesn't make us better than anyone. We're still human, it's just we have some extra quirks. That's what we have to remember."
"Still human…" Tsukuyomi looked over at the elder Rider.
"Come on," Shoichi gave a smile and clapped a few times, "Eat before it goes cold, please."
Tsukuyomi slowly but surely went to take a piece off the side, picking it up and taking her bite. As she chewed she blinked a few times at the flavor she tasted. She couldn't help but also feel nostalgic for some odd reason while tasting this dish, even if she wasn't sure why she was.
Shoichi couldn't help but softly smile when he saw Tsukuyomi's wonder and shock slowly but surely turn into a smile.
"It's delicious," Tsukuyomi complimented.
Shoichi went to sit down across from her, "You should let your friends see that smile, too."
"My friends…?" Tsukuyomi asked.
"There's someone out there cooking for you that wants to see that face," Shoichi explained, "And the same goes for your friends, they like you just the way you are. No matter what happens, what you learn, or how you grow, just stay true to yourself and everything will be alright."
"Stay true to myself…" Tsukuyomi trailed, giving a nod before continuing her meal.
Shoichi glanced over towards Mana, the two sharing a smile as they realized that he had gotten through to her.
Geiz was currently sitting on one of the benches that were on the rooftop of the G3 headquarters. He gripped his hands a bit as he couldn't help but feel a bit useless. It was clear Tsukuyomi was in trouble but he wasn't sure how to help. Now Ruby and her Team were off on a likely dangerous mission that he couldn't do a thing about.
"Huh, good idea," Hikawa remarked as he walked over, holding two canned coffee's, "Want one?"
"Uh, sure…" Geiz said as he took the coffee offered, shaking it up before popping the top and taking a good long sip.
Hikawa chuckled as he went to sit down next to Geiz, shaking and opening his before taking a long sip as well.
"So what's a good idea?" Geiz asked as he lowered his drink.
"Coming up here to think," Hikawa replied, "Usually when work gets a bit rough I try to clear my head."
"Really now, well I don't think it's working," Geiz admitted as he stood up and walked a few steps forward, "I don't get it… I'm strong, I just grew stronger a couple months back… but it isn't enough. Do I need to get stronger?"
"How is it not enough?" Hikawa asked.
"My friends, all of them have their own issues and problems," Geiz admitted, "But no matter how strong I get I can't help them. Hell I couldn't even take out that Evil Agito in a straight fight."
"You think if you have more power you can easily solve your problems?" Hikawa asked.
"Well, sort of…" Geiz replied, "I figure if I can end that Another Rider quickly then I can just cut through all the trouble."
"Well you're wrong!" Hikawa called out in a louder voice as he stood up, narrowing his eyes when he saw Geiz turn in surprise, "I once thought like you, in fact at one point I was envious of the Power of Agito. But I realized I had my own power as well. It's an important one that even a guy like Shoichi has."
"An important power…?" Geiz asked.
"Do you know why I introduced my name instead of my title?" Hikawa asked, "That's because the one in the suit isn't G3-X, its Makoto Hikawa. I take pride in being a 'mere human' because we may hold great power, but it's how we use it that matters."
"Take pride in being human?" Geiz asked as he walked over.
"You can't just fight all your problems away," Hikawa replied, "Sometimes just being there for your friends is just as important, as well as trusting them."
"I take it that's how you managed to get by with that dated equipment?" Geiz remarked with a small smirk.
"I had someone who could give me a good swift kick in the ass," Hikawa admitted, "Just like what I did to you now."
"And what makes you think you got through to me?" Geiz asked.
Hikawa chuckled, "Well-"
"Mr. Hikawa!" Oscar called out as he hurried over, "We have a big problem!"
"Huh?" Hikawa and Geiz turned in surprise.
Oscar had led the two over to the garage where the selected G3's would get suited up and readied up before being deployed. Arriving they'd see the current three G3 operators, all of them arguing with Omuro. Sougo stood to the side awkwardly and whistled nervously before seeing Oscar arrive with the others.
"What's going on?" Hikawa asked.
"Well you know how we were planning on deploying together?" Sougo asked, "The G3 Operators don't want to anymore."
Hikawa's eyes widened, "What?!"
"You can't just quit now!" Omuro called out, "We need you three to offer your support!"
"Offer our support?" The lead operator called out, "We're just getting in the way with these hunk of junk suits! Plus you have the G3-X operator back!"
"Yeah, you just need him right?" The second operator remarked.
"You've also got those fancy Kamen Rider's now, who needs a bunch of G3's like us?" The third operator answered.
"I'll go talk to them," Hikawa said only for his arm to be grabbed.
Geiz shook his head before walking past him, soon stepping between Omuro and the G3's and crossing his arms.
"What?" The lead operator asked.
"So what if your suits aren't the latest or the best," Geiz replied, "Do you really think G3-X is the way it is because of its equipment?"
"Well uh…" The second operator started, "Yeah?"
"Well you're wrong!" Geiz shouted before pounding his chest, "The one that decides how well the armor performs is you. You're the one who decides how useful you are! So are you just going to give up?!"
The three operators stayed silent while Omuro and Oscar were surprised by Geiz's sudden speech. Sougo and Hikawa couldn't help but smile though.
"You all chose to become G3 for a reason right?" Geiz asked, "Then live up to that reason and fight you're hardest. Even if there are some of us with stronger powers we could still use all the support we can get! We're facing an army of hundreds and every single person counts towards this fight, even you all! So if you really do want to call yourself a Kamen Rider, don't' give up and believe in yourself."
The operators gave a stunned looked before huddling up and whispering amongst themselves, the three giving nods before spreading out and bowing.
"We're very sorry for our words!"
The lead soon stepped forward and before giving another bow, "Will you allow us to fight alongside you?!"
"Of course, now get suited up since we'll probably be leaving soon," Geiz answered before walking off, giving Omuro a pat on the shoulder before walking over to the others.
"Sounds like my advice got through to you," Hikawa gave a smile.
"What you said was just what I needed to hear at the moment," Geiz replied held out his hand, "I probably would've gotten over it regardless but still, thanks."
"It's no problem," Hikawa shook Geiz's hand before he felt something in his pocket, "Huh?"
Geiz watched as Hikawa pulled out a grey based Ridewatch with a dark blue dial and button, the G3-X Ridewatch. He then took it, "Bingo, thanks for holding onto the blank."
"I'm not sure what happened but you're welcome," Hikawa replied.
"You don't need to worry about the specifics," Geiz replied before looking around, "So we're still the only ones here?"
"Yep, but something tells me we'll be seeing the others soon," Sougo smiled.
Earth – Wasteland, 2068
"Take this!" Roze called out as she shifted Silver Crescent into its spear formation while initiating her Driver's finisher.
[SILVER HENKEI!]
[SILVER FINISH TIME! SHINING TIME BLAST!]
Roze began twirling her weapon around before spinning and stabbing forward, a sharp pointed tip of light energy launching towards Oma Zi-O.
Oma Zi-O caught the blade of light before giving a yell and tearing through it. He split it in half, sending both halves flying towards the sides of him and kicking up explosions. He then held his hand forward, unleashing a burst of gold energy in front of Roze.
Roze yelled out as she was flung backwards, that was until she stopped. She gave a light gasp as she looked up to see that the Arma Gigas had caught her. She hopped out of its hand and sighed, they were running out of steam.
"We're seriously running out of ideas," Weiss said as she dismissed the summoned armor and walked over with the rest of the team.
"What do we have left to even throw at him?" Yang asked.
"Won't he just counter anything else we even have left?" Blake asked.
'That light…' Oma Zi-O thought as he put a hand to his chin, 'Its offensive in nature but it still has that warm element to it. Just like what I felt and saw before I made that decision… to think that she likely manifested and contained that great power into that form through her battles…'
"There's one thing we haven't tried," Roze admitted as she began to step forward, transforming Silver Crescent back to its rifle form and holding it out towards her friends.
Yang gave a nod and took it, removing the Silver Face from it so that they could begin the combination. Roze brought out Crescent Rose, her sister attaching Silver Crescent to the front while she was handed the Silver Face. This had completed the Silver Crescent Rose formation, Yang kneeling and holding up the rifle to steady it.
[SILVER FINISH TIME!]
Weiss and Blake both stood behind Roze, bracing her by her shoulders with Weiss forming a Glyph to keep them in place. Roze braced herself as she began to charge up the energy for the attack, aiming straight for Oma Zi-O.
A sudden chill fell over Oma Zi-O, but it wasn't one of fear. It was an odd feeling of excitement as he had sensed something as soon as Roze started charging for the finisher. He could tell just by looking at the four, they had the potential to go further beyond what they could and this attack was just the beginning of that.
"That's it… so this is what you've truly gained since I last saw you," Oma Zi-O spoke up in a rather pleased voice as he began to step forward, arms open as he was ready to accept the finisher in full force, "Now I see. Well, if that's the case, show me the power you hold, Team RWBY!"
"Silver Crescent Rose…" Roze trailed before pressing the trigger, "FIRE!"
[RYOSHI SASU SASU SHOOT!]
In an instant a massive beam of silver energy erupted from the barrel of the combined rifle. All four girls yelled out as the beam steadily rocketed towards Oma Zi-O. The Overlord of Time and Space kept his arms spread out as he was engulfed by the silver energy, an explosion of bright white occurring after the attack had gone on for a few more seconds.
Smoke soon covered where Oma Zi-O was standing, Roze giving a gasp as her transformation disengaged itself. Her weapons vanished as she fell to her knees alongside Weiss and Blake. Team RWBY could only silently stare at the smoke, watching it clear further and further before they saw the familiar black and gold armored shape within them.
Oma Zi-O had been completely unscathed, in fact the only sign of a real struggle was the fact that his boots were partially dug into the ground, a small trail showing that the beam had managed to push him back ever so slightly.
"Impressive," Oma Zi-O said as he began to walk towards the four girls before stopping a few feet away from them, "Have you given up?"
"That depends, what's your answer?" Ruby asked as she shakily stood up.
"You really believe that I'll give you the answer you want to hear?" Oma Zi-O asked.
"I do," Ruby said confidently as she stepped forward to meet with the Overlord and held up the Blank Ridewatch, "Because it's pointless to fight anymore. All your attacks, everything you've done to me back then and now? I know you won't kill me."
"So…" Oma gave an amused chuckle, "You figured it out."
"After being alone with my thoughts, things just didn't add up," Ruby replied, "Why would you send me to your younger self? Why would you not kill me but instead send me back to Remnant? Why even give Sougo or Tsukuyomi the chance to follow me? How would tampering with time and space alongside your own past truly help you?"
"All excellent questions," Oma Zi-O gave a nod but chose not to answer further than that.
"While I'm not sure why you're doing this, even if I can maybe guess…" Ruby trailed and looked down before putting her attention back on Oma, "I can say this for certain, you've done enough to fully change how this game is going and how it will end. So why not change it a bit further?"
"You make a fine point," Oma Zi-O answered before holding out his hand, "Then allow me to offer my assistance."
In an instant, gold particles were unleashed from his hand, all of them blowing towards Team RWBY. To everyone's surprise the Blank Ridewatch reacted, it shining a bright gold before turning into a soft white glow. It didn't change however, but the four did notice that the friendship bracelets they wore were also glowing briefly before fading.
"What's going on?" Blake asked.
"I have gifted you all the tools you need," Oma Zi-O said as he began to walk to the side, bending down and picking up the broken blade of Gambol Shroud before walking over and holding it out to Ruby, "The Ridewatch will only react to the one it is tied to. As for you all… in your time of need all that is needed is to believe in your bonds, and then a new power shall make itself known to you."
"Alright then," Ruby said as she took the blade, "I'm not sure what that means, but… cool?"
"You will also need this," Oma Zi-O held out his hand and summoned one of Wizard's Connect Portals, sticking his hand through it. He then grabbed what he was seeking and pulled out a Ziku Driver, holding it out.
"Thank you," Ruby gave a nod.
"Do not let this chance go to waste," Oma Zi-O said before turning and walking away, a gust of wind occurred around Team RWBY, the group being engulfed in a vortex of dirt. When the dirt fell they'd soon find themselves back to the Zi-O Unit Time Mazine.
"Alright girls, I know this was tough but we still have a delivery to make," Ruby said as she walked over and handed Blake back the broken blade.
"Thanks," Blake said as she went to pocket it.
"Let's just take a quick breather," Weiss suggested as she stayed kneeling, "That was insane…"
"Let's hope it was worth it," Yang gave a nod in agreement.
Earth – Mid April 2019
Sougo, Geiz and Oscar were waiting as patiently as possible while Hikawa and the other G3 operators were getting suited up. The three were waiting in the main garage entrance with Omuro who was currently figuring out the situation from all the reports he could get.
"They're gathering in the plaza and surrounding areas," Omuro explained, "If we don't move out soon they might spread out even further and completely overtake the city."
"Where are the others?" Geiz asked.
"We just need to trust they'll arrive on time," Sougo replied.
As if on cue, Shoichi and Tsukuyomi entered the garage and walked over, Tsukuyomi taking the lead.
"Tsukuyomi," Sougo smiled as he watched his friend walk over.
Tsukuyomi took a deep breath, "I'm sorry, I-"
"Listen, Tsukuyomi," Sougo interrupted, "You fight because you want to make the world a better place, right? That's why you're here."
"Of course," Tsukuyomi gave a nod, "That's the entire reason I'm in this time to begin with."
"I want that too, and I'll try my best," Sougo replied, "That's why I'm going to be a King! And because, Team Zi-O, RWBY and everyone from Remnant like Oscar are here… I really can become a King who is also a Kamen Rider. That's what I think."
"I want to make the world… the future, better," Tsukuyomi reaffirmed, "No matter what happened in the past, or who I really was back then… what powers I have now… that doesn't change the fact that I'm Tsukuyomi."
"Welcome back, Tsukuyomi," Sougo gave a smile.
"Got everything sorted out?" Geiz asked as he walked over.
Tsukuyomi gave a nod, "Sorry if I worried you."
"You did, but I suppose being on your own helped you out a lot," Geiz said, "I'm just glad you're alright."
"Thanks," Tsukuyomi smiled.
"Alright now…" Sougo muttered before looking around, "Ah Woz, there you are."
"Yes, I see I've arrived just in time my Overlord," Woz said as he walked over, "Though I would advise fighting against the evil Agito in our current state. This is clearly a trap."
"What do you mean?" Geiz asked.
"It's clear that they're all gathering for us to try and stop them from spreading out," Woz replied, "If we charge in with our current numbers, I fear we will not be able to achieve victory. We should wait for Team RWBY."
"No," Sougo shook his head, "Besides what you just mentioned is a future I've already foreseen, and while it is overwhelming we can handle it if we go full power right away."
"He's right," Geiz agreed, "Let's trust that Ruby and the others will make it in time, right now we need to make sure this outbreak doesn't grow worse."
"If we're all ready, then we should get going," Sougo suggested.
At the plaza, Uhr was currently overseeing Evil Agito who was resting against a pillar. The two were at the back of an entire area swarming with Formica Pedes. Technically Ora and Finis were also watching from one of the buildings surrounding it, mostly since they wanted to see what would happen with this Another Rider.
"Is there nothing you can do about this pain?" Evil Agito asked as he held his chest.
"I already checked the Anotherwatch," Uhr replied, "It wasn't damaged, so I can't do anything about whatever you're feeling."
"I feel like I'm about to burst…" Evil Agito admitted as his chest began to subtly pulsate.
The sudden sounds of police sirens caused them both to look up to see the source. Hikawa was in the G3-X Armor while riding his Guard Chaser bike, a large trailer truck coming from behind. The trailer soon began to shift and turn as it parked, creating a makeshift blockade. As G3-X skidded to a stop, the trailer opened up, the three G3's rushing forward to join their leader for the mission, G3-X unloading the Kerberos and readying it.
It wasn't long before the grouping of Team Zi-O alongside Oscar and Shoichi stepped out of the trailer, the Riders all having their belts ready while Tsukuyomi and Oscar had their weapons out.
"Now then, you know your roles!" G3-X called out as he took out a scorpion and attached it, soon loading a red missile attachment onto the center front barrel. The other G3's all nodded before going for their Scorpion attachments, locking the grenade launcher in place and taking aim.
"FIRE!"
High caliber grenades alongside a singular missile were launched out, the explosive firepower managing to clear a path towards the center of the plaza that was still somewhat clear.
Tsukuyomi quickly held out her hand, freezing a good portion of the Formica Pedes and allowing the cleared path to stay for just a bit longer.
"Let's go!" Sougo called out as he led the Riders alongside Tsukuyomi and Oscar towards the center of the plaza.
"Now, our mission is to draw as many away from them as possible," G3-X said as he readied his armaments and began to step forward, "Is that clear?"
"Sir, yes sir!" The G3's all saluted before following after the veteran Rider.
Uhr however wasn't amused, "Wipe out as many as you want, there will always be more."
"But only as long as you've got the Anotherwatch in him, right?" Sougo reminded.
"You…" Evil Agito hissed out as he stepped forward, staring directly at Tsukuyomi, "I told you what would happen if you showed up again…"
"I don't need your words anymore," Tsukuyomi replied, "I know for sure what my answer is and I could care less about using my powers to rule. You and I, we're nothing alike."
"Whatever you all do is useless," Uhr spoke up, a bit surprised by the sudden confidence by everyone, "He's Another Agito with the power of the real Agito."
"Something that isn't yours," Shoichi spoke up as he stepped forward, readying himself, "Henshin!"
Everyone watched as Shoichi transformed into Agito in a flash of light, holding his hands forward as he got in a fighting stance.
[ZI-O! ZI-O TRINITY!]
"Now it's our turn!" Sougo called out and stepped forward past Shoichi as he readied his personal and Trinity Ridewatches, "Henshin!"
[ZI-O! GEIZ! WOZ! TRINITY TIME!]
Geiz and Woz prepared themselves as they stood at the ready, despite knowing this would happen they were still not used to this transformation. Both of them gave yelps as they entered their base Rider forms before changing into their watchstrap forms in a matter of seconds. The two launched forward as Sougo transformed into his base form, all three coming together to form Zi-O Trinity.
[MITTSU NO CHIKARA! KAMEN RIDER ZI-O! GEIZ! WOZ! T-RIN-I-TY~! TRINITY!]
"Fall upon your knees!" Woz took immediate control of Zi-O Trinity's body near instantly, "For we are Kamen Rider Zi-O Trinity! All hail the great Overlord Zi-O and his retainers, Geiz and Woz… the Triumvirate, architect of history, and the ruler of all time!"
"You gonna embarrass me every time?!" Geiz called out, moving Trinity's right shoulder.
"Geiz…" Zi-O groaned as he took over again, not wanting an argument now of all times.
"Silence, right shoulder," Woz declared.
"I'm no one's right shoulder!" Geiz hissed out.
"You're both shoulders though…" Zi-O trailed.
"Your friends sure are interesting!" Agito gave a light laugh as he looked back at Tsukuyomi.
"They weren't always like this…" Tsukuyomi could only sigh at this.
"This might be better though," Oscar admitted as he patted her shoulder.
"If we're starting off strong then I'll join the fun!" Agito declared as he pressed down on both sides of the Altering, the air rippling in front of him before fading to reveal his chest was still the same, but he now had the armor for both Storm and Flame forms. This was a form that united his three base forms, Trinity Form.
"This…!" Woz gasped out as his shoulder was facing where Agito was when the form change occurred, "This must be proclaimed!"
"Wait, Woz…!" Zi-O yelped as Zi-O Trinity was dragged over to Agito despite his and Geiz's protests.
"REJOICE!" Woz proclaimed as he gestured to Agito and himself as he took over Zi-O Trinity yet again, "Zi-O Trinity and Agito Trinity Form! Three hearts as one, three powers as one, a combination of six powers, acting in union!"
(Insert: DEEP BREATH by RIDER CHIPS ft. ROLLY)
"Enough already, damn it!" Evil Agito yelled out causing both Riders to take a step back in surprise, "Kill them… kill them all!"
"Let's get going," Zi-O said as he took back control, "I think this'll work!"
"Yeah, let's go," Geiz shouted.
The Formica Pedes charged forward with both Zi-O and Agito charging forward to meet them. The two Riders began shoving them away while kicking them back. Zi-O brought out both the Zikan and Saikyo Girades to dual wield, cutting his way through the large grouping.
Agito meanwhile punched a few Pedes away before summoning the Storm Halberd from his belt, it spinning out and striking through several groups of enemies before returning to him. Just as it did he also summoned the Flame Saber, the crest opening up on it as he extended the blades on his pole arm. Striking at any nearby Pedes he then held his double bladed staff out while holding his sword close. Blue wind energy and orange flames began to gather respectively before he spun and slashed out. A spiral of blue wind and orange flames lashed out all around him, cutting through the Pedes and causing massive explosions all around.
Tsukuyomi and Oscar were joining in on the action whenever they could. Tsukuyomi freezing any Pedes that got too close for comfort while firing at any that were further away. Oscar meanwhile kept close to Tsukuyomi, striking with Long Memory and fighting alongside the Taka Watchroid and Kodama Suika Arms to place well aimed attacks against the incoming Pedes.
Zi-O stabbed his Saikyo Girade through a Formica Pedes, leaving it stuck in its abdomen as he removed the face from his weapon. He slashed through a Pedes getting too close with the Zikan Girade while attaching the face onto it.
[SAIKYO FINISH TIME!]
Zi-O then combined his weapons together while the Saikyo Girade was still in the Pedes gut, fully forming the Saikyo Zikan Girade as energy began to build up.
[ZI-O SAIKYO! KING GIRI GIRI SLASH!]
Zi-O then activated the faces Best Face, unleashing a large golden blade of energy that tore through the Pedes he had stabbed into. Zi-O then spun around, slashing out as his gigantic blade of energy tore through all of the enemies around him, all of them exploding as a result.
Evil Agito gave a yell as he leapt towards Zi-O only for Agito to suddenly jump into view, kicking with his right leg and forcing Evil Agito to the ground from the force behind it.
Agito then landed near Zi-O, "Let's do this."
"Right," Zi-O nodded as he tossed his weapon away, readying his finisher.
[FINISH TIME! ZI-O! GEIZ! WOZ!]
Agito meanwhile got in his kicking stance, his head crest opening up as his symbol appeared at his feet, gathering in both of his legs. The two leapt upwards, Shoici performing a somersault before kicking out with both legs. Zi-O meanwhile crouched before kicking out with his right, projections of Zi-O, Geiz, and Woz mimicking his movements before overlapping onto his body.
[TRINITY TIME BREAK BURST EXPLOSION!]
The two yelled out as they kicked out against Evil Agito who rushed towards them. Evil Agito then gave a gasp before screaming out as he was struck by both kicks, the two Riders pushing forward and unleashing all their energy out against him. Evil Agito could only scream as he was flung backwards, striking a nearby pillar and being embedded into it with his arms spread out.
The Agito Anotherwatch soon dug its way out of Evil Agito's chest, falling to the ground and shattering. Uhr gave a hiss as he saw this happen, quickly rushing off as the Formica Pedes all began to cry out before dissolving and vanishing into black specks.
(Insert End)
"We did it," Zi-O gave a soft chuckle.
"No, wait," Woz realized something was wrong however when he saw that only the Agito Anotherwatch had fallen out, "The Agito Ridewatch wasn't removed."
"Wait, what?" Geiz asked.
"What's wrong?" Agito asked.
Evil Agito gave a groan as the cracks from his chest began to shine white, pulsating rapidly. It wasn't long before a heartbeat could be heard as the cracks began to grow. Cracks could soon be seen all over the Burning Form's body. Suddenly the front of the body shattered, revealing the body as a hollow shell before light began to emanate from it. Out from the shell of the former Another Rider, a new form stepped out as it landed on both feet.
Agito's eyes widened as the light began to die down, "No way… he has a Shining Form?"
"Eh, what's a Shining Form?" Zi-O asked.
"Agito's strongest form, however… this is not that," Woz explained.
"What's going on?" Oscar asked.
"I'm not sure," Tsukuyomi admitted as she kept her Faizphone X raised.
As the light fully died down, a large horizontal slash of light rocketed through the area, Zi-O and Agito both yelling out as they were thrown backwards by the sudden slash. While Zi-O managed to keep Trinity, Agito had reverted back to Ground Form. Tsukuyomi and Oscar meanwhile yelped while throwing themselves down to the ground to avoid the slash.
Maguchi had evolved despite the defeat, his body now being thinner with bone-white coloring on his bodysuit and armor, with various silver plating lining his shoulders, forearms, chest and shins. His Driver was a twisted version of the Altering, but it was closer to it than any other Another Rider had come thus far. He kept the blood red eyes from his previous form but there were two unique additions, a silver scarf, and a blade that extended from the top of his right forearm.
"I have ascended…" Maguchi gave a gasp of satisfaction and pleasure as he held his chest while raising his arm up high, "I am not longer any Agito you know… I am… no longer even Maguchi…" He gave a maddening chuckle before looking towards everyone, "I am Mirage Agito!"
"Mirage… Agito?" Agito questioned before getting up, "Fine then."
Mirage could only stare in a bored stance as he watched Agito envelop himself in flames. Agito soon changed into Burning Agito, being similar to Maguchi's prior Burning state, but this one having orange eyes instead of red.
Agito then brought out his forms weapon, summoning a pair of white and red bladed swords attached at the hilts and folded up. He unfolded them and transformed them into their Naginata state before giving a yell and rushing forward.
Mirage gave a chuckle before rushing forward and slashing at Agito, the two clashing blades as they tried to overtake each other.
Zi-O got up, "Alright let's go help-"
He was cut off by the sound of a time gateway opening up, the Zi-O Unit Time Mazine flying out of it and landing in a clear spot. Ruby quickly ran out with her team in tow.
"They're back," Geiz said.
"Then they were successful," Woz mused.
"Oh jeez, we missed a lot," Ruby said as she saw Mirage fighting with Agito.
"I don't think that matters right now," Weiss admitted.
"She's right," Blake agreed, "You know what to do Ruby."
"We didn't get our butts kicked for nothing," Yang pointed out.
"Right," Ruby said before running towards Tsukuyomi and Oscar, "Tsuki!"
"Huh?" Tsukuyomi was surprised to see a Blank Ridewatch tossed at her, just barely managing to catch it with both hands. She gave a gasp as a sudden pulse occurred at her grasping it in her hands. A new Ridewatch formed in a flash of white, it having the usual Zi-O 'Kamen' symbol alongside the date 2068 with an unknown Rider Face that was partially hidden. The body was a pearl white while the dial and button were a pure bright white.
"Whoa," Oscar managed to get out.
"Wait, what?!" Geiz called out in surprise.
"Hmm…?" Mirage managed to force Agito's weapons down as he turned towards Tsukuyomi upon sensing the Ridewatches completion.
"What's going on?" Agito muttered before quickly forcing himself away from Mirage.
"Here, Tsuki!" Ruby held up the Ziku Driver she received before throwing it towards her friend.
Tsukuyomi gave a light gasp as she caught the Ziku Driver, staring at both it and the Ridewatch in surprise, "These are…?"
"They're yours!" Yang called out, "You know what to do!"
Tsukuyomi stared for a bit before she gave a nod, readying her Ziku Driver before grasping her Ridewatch with both hands and fully turning the dial while pressing the button.
[TSUKUYOMI!]
Tsukuyomi loaded the Ridewatch into the Rider Time slot before pressing the main button of the Ziku Driver, unlocking the front of it as she closed her eyes. The techno standby music of Zi-O II began to play as a gold astrolabe appeared behind her, constellations being seen as the center configured into that of a crescent moon.
"I'm putting an end to this…" Tsukuyomi then took a deep breath and opened her eyes, "Henshin!"
[RIDER TIME!]
Soon yellow crescent shaped katakana for 'Rider' formed on the astrolabe before launching outwards, gold bands forming around Tsukuyomi as her body shined a bright white. The bands soon bunched together and latched onto her, fully forming her Rider suit, the katakana flying back and latching onto her visor.
[KAMEN~ RI~DER~ TSUKU~YOMI! TSU-KU-YO-MI!]
If there was one word to describe Tsukuyomi's Rider Form, it was elegant. She had a black bodysuit, having similar armoring on her legs to Zi-O and Roze, but with gold detailing on her knees and ankles, her boots being tipped with white. Her arms had gold bands on her biceps and left forearm, having gold tipped fingers with a singular Ridewatch holster on her right forearm. The sides of her hips held two white skirt pieces with gold lining on the top, acting similar to a skirt. She held a small white breastplate with a thin Zi-O styled watchstrap going down to her upper stomach. From underneath the breastplate was a slanted gold lined white cloth that was tucked underneath her skirt plate and draped down to her right ankle. A gold lined white cape that split at the bottom complimented this look, it going down to the back of her knees.
Her helmet was fairly standard, being similar to Zi-O's with a black base and watchstrap on the back, a white rim towards the front with a gold frame encircling a soft pink inside. The visor was plastered on front, a black crescent moon shape with the katakana for Rider being shaped in the visor. The clock hands were also placed to where the time read 2:00pm.
"REJOICE!"
Everyone aside from the remainder of Team RWBY was surprised at the sudden announcement. Because it wasn't Woz who had declared the sudden rejoice…
…it was Ruby?
Tsukuyomi turned in surprise, "R-Ruby?"
"The Fifth Rider arrives!" Ruby called out as she gestured towards Tsukuyomi, "The freedom fighter who has traveled to the past to change the future! Her name is Kamen Rider Tsukuyomi, and we bear witness to a new future unlike any we've ever seen!"
"I'll give it an eight," Weiss said.
"That's only because Blake helped her with it," Yang remarked.
"Let's just hope she doesn't have to give a big speech anytime soon," Blake crossed her arms, "But I think she did good."
Finis was still watching from afar, gripping their fists tightly from this, "Ora, get Swartz and Uhr… now!"
Ora could only nod in a stunned silence before stepping back and running off.
"D-Did she just steal Woz's thunder…?" Zi-O asked.
"Did she spend most of her time gone practicing that?" Geiz asked.
"Why do I feel as if my pride has been bludgeoned…?" Woz questioned.
"You've got this," Ruby gave a smile and a thumbs-up.
"T-Thank you," Tsukuyomi gave a nod before turning towards Mirage and Agito who had been staring at her the whole time. She took a deep breath before walking towards the two Agito Riders.
"What a beautiful form…" Mirage called out in joy as he walked forward, "So you have evolved as well! Surely now you must realize that we are above all others because we've shed our human limitations and become… more, we have become God's!"
"No," Tsukuyomi answered firmly as she stopped several feet away from Mirage.
"No…?" Mirage asked, "What do you mean?"
"I am Tsukuyomi," Tsukuyomi introduced, "And I am nothing more and nothing less. I may have extraordinary abilities but that doesn't make me better than my friends or allies. Those abilities are just a part of me."
"If you deny your godly gift then I shall simply put you out of your misery," Mirage gathered light within his blade before spinning and slashing, unleashing a wave of light.
Tsukuyomi gave a gasp as she suddenly held her hand forward, stopping the wave in mid-air before it touched her. She received a sudden flash of information, acting on instinct. Soon enough she touched the wave of light, suddenly morphing it in her hands into a ball of light. Tsukuyomi turned and gave a yell, launching out the sphere of light at Mirage.
Mirage gasped out as he was struck by the attack, sparks flying as he was sent staggering backwards.
"So it's more than just time stop," Tsukuyomi realized before remembering what Ora and even Tid had done previously. She concentrated and held out her right hand, light gathering before she summoned a sword of light from it.
"Just what is this?" Mirage questioned before rushing forward and slashing at Tsukuyomi who blocked with her blade of light. He gave a gasp as he was kicked back, soon being slashed by the blade of light. He was forced to stumble away, ducking and rolling to avoid a follow-up slash.
Tsukuyomi rushed forward, keeping her blade of light summoned as she sent several slashes against Mirage. Despite her new form she had to admit she was rough at close range combat. Especially given the blade came directly from her hand.
Mirage managed to dodge past several of the slashes before spinning back at the final one. He leapt forward, slashing with his forearm blade and managing to strike Tsukuyomi in the chest.
Tsukuyomi gasped out as she was sent rolling, sparks flying as her blade was dismissed. She gave a groan as she picked herself up.
"Come on Tsuki, you can do it!" Ruby cheered.
"Kick his ass!" Yang yelled.
"I need a weapon," Tsukuyomi muttered and stood up, holding out her hand to try and summon her Faizphone X. To her surprise her Driver launched out yellow Katakana for 'gun'. Soon enough a Zikan Girade in its gun mode was summoned, but it was different. It was primarily a pure white on the handle, the gun and blade portion being a pearl white with a yellow tinted blade, the katakana being written in yellow alongside the green being replaced by black highlights.
[ZIKAN GIRADE TSU!]
"Whoa…" Zi-O said with a gasp, "Tsu!"
"I don't get it…" Weiss trailed.
"It's a bit of wordplay," Blake explained before she was stared at by her teammates, "It's a second Zikan Girade but instead of two it adopts the first letters of her name."
Tsukuyomi gave a yell as she began firing, yellow bursts of energy launching out and striking at Mirage who attempted to slice at them with his blade. Unfortunately, Tsukuyomi was too quick on the draw, the gun being a perfect fit for her as she began to circle Mirage Agito and pull the trigger.
Mirage tried to run and keep up only to gasp out, sparks flying as he was struck by the attacks..
"Now then… I'm taking back Agito's power!" Tsukuyomi threw her weapon away before pressing down on her Ridewatch and initiating her finisher.
[FINISH TIME!]
Tsukuyomi leapt into the air, the sky turning to a bright starry night briefly as a crescent moon shined behind her. The area changed back to day in a flash as her right boot shined with a bright white energy, yelling out as she kicked forward with her right leg.
[TIME JACK!]
Mirage could only jolt and turn in surprise as he watched Tsukuyomi hurtle towards him. He then cried out in pain as he was struck in the chest, Tsukuyomi kicking further as the Agito Ridewatch soon flew out of his body.
Tsukuyomi kicked off of Mirage before landing on one knee, watching the Agito stagger back as she took the Ridewatch, "He still has that form?"
"Likely because of his natural powers of Agito," Agito said as he began to walk over, "Those Watches likely awakened and sped up the evolution process."
"Then let's put an end to this," Tsukuyomi said as she activated the Agito Ridewatch before initiating an Armor Time.
[ARMOR TIME! AGITO!]
The Agito Symbol appeared in front of Tsukuyomi before sliding backwards and through her, soon enough adorning her with her own version of the Armor Times.
She gained the usual armor on the shins and boots, though in gold. Her breastplate was also now gold from the bottom as the center white portion was now mimicking Agito's chest. She had the Armor Time gauntlet in gold over her right arm and hand where her Ridewatch strap was. She also now had proper shoulder armor, those being the horns of Agito's crest, the armor pushing back her cape to where it wasn't draped over her shoulders. Finally her helmet was different, the bottom and top resembling Agito's helmet, with the addition of Agito's horns underneath her clock hand head crest. 'Agito' in Katakana flashed onto her visor, fitting inside the crescent moon shape.
"Oh wow, I wasn't expecting this," Ruby looked around and leaned towards Oscar to whisper, "Should I rejoice this too?"
"I think you're good," Oscar whispered back.
Agito meanwhile took a deep breath as he bathed in the light of the sun, his armor cracking before breaking away, revealing a sleeker more fitting bodysuit with white armor lined with red. He had now become his strongest form as an Agito, Shining Form.
Both Riders said nothing, taking calm breaths before charging forward.
(Insert: BELIEVE YOURSELF by Naoto Fuuga)
Mirage yelled as he rushed forward, slashing only for Tsukuyomi to meet him, flames erupting from her hands as she brought out the Flame Saber. The two Riders clashed against each other, though Tsukuyomi seemed content with keeping the clash a stalemate.
Agito quickly jumped in, kicking Mirage in the chest to force the evil Agito away. He then landed before performing a high swinging kick, his body blurring as he did so. He landed his kick and lowered his leg before punching forward and forcing Mirage backwards.
Mirage growled and rushed again, trying to slash at Agito only for the true Agito's body to blur. Mirage could only gasp as he was struck by several fast paced punches and kicks, sending him flying onto his back.
Tsukuyomi then summoned her own Storm Halberd, discarding the sword she had before rushing forward. She began twirling it around, recalling what Agito did and summoning a blue whirlwind that blew outwards.
Mirage rushed forward, giving a hiss as he pushed against the wind before managing to grab the Storm Halberd. To his surprise Tsukuyomi let go before kicking the halberd against him, making him take a few steps back.
Agito brought out the Shining Caliber once more, this time unfolding and splitting both blades before rushing forward. He began to slash, his swipes blurring as the light reflected off of them, managing to disarm Mirage of the stolen weapon.
Mirage Agito yelled out as he charged his forearm blade with light energy, slashing at Agito who leapt backwards to avoid it.
"Let's finish this," Agito said.
"Right," Tsukuyomi gave a nod before initiating her finisher.
[FINISH TIME!]
Tsukuyomi mimicked Agito's movements as two Agito Symbols appeared. There was a yellow one beneath Tsukuyomi's feet and a blue shimmering one in front of the two. The female Rider took a deep breath as she gathered the energy of the symbol into her right leg.
The two then rushed forward before kicking out with their right legs and launching through the symbol in front of them. It burned away as they passed through, the energy being transferred to Agito's right leg.
[GROUND TIME JACK!]
The two yelled out as they sped towards Mirage Agito at high speeds, both of them slamming their feet against the Agito's chest to knock him to the ground. The two then landed while keeping their momentum and slammed their boots against his Altering, it cracking as they began dragging him across the ground. Both Riders yelled as they pushed further and further before the Altering shattered, a huge explosion erupting as Tsukuyomi and Agito slid out of it. The two slowly stood as the explosion died down to reveal Maguchi in a stunned state, seemingly babbling nonsense.
(Insert End)
Watching the end result of the fight was the rest of the Time Jackers, as Ora had managed to call both Swartz and Uhr to watch after the latter had left. All of them could only watch in a stunned silence, well aside from Swartz who was doing his best but failing to hide the building rage within him.
"What do we do now?" Uhr asked.
"I need some time to myself," Swartz spoke as calmly as he could before turning away, vanishing as soon as he took a single step.
"A Rider and a Time Jacker…" Ora hissed, "Just how are we supposed to win against that?"
"Something needs to change," Finis spoke up, "Because as of right now we're on the path of losing this war."
As the fight ended, the day grew later as the sun began to set. The G3 crew led by G3-X went to help clean things up as well as work on detaining and escorting Maguchi away. Thankfully the crazed Agito had lost his powers the moment the finisher shattered his Altering, meaning he was now harmless. However due to him purposely choosing to harm innocents and attack the police, there were plans for him to be locked away for a long time.
Everyone else had dismissed their transformations for a while by this point, though Tsukuyomi had been staring at her transformation devices since the battle ended.
"I'm a Kamen Rider now," Tsukuyomi repeated for probably the eighth time.
"You sure are," Yang said with a light laugh.
"I'm glad to see you're so happy about it," Blake said.
"She better be happy," Weiss huffed as she crossed her arms, "We worked very hard for that!"
"Right," Sougo gave a nod and put a hand on Weiss' shoulder, "Thank you guys for doing that."
"R-Right, you better thank us…" Weiss managed to speak up but turned away, still a bit shaken by her brief talk with Oma Zi-O.
"It was a stupid idea," Geiz gave a stern look towards all the members of Team RWBY before sighing, "But I'm glad it worked out."
"S-Sorry about not telling you but I figured you'd try to stop us," Ruby rubbed the back of her head with a nervous chuckle.
"I…" Tsukuyomi looked over towards Ruby, "Ruby… I…"
"You don't need to say anything," Ruby said before going to hug Tsukuyomi, "I'm just glad you sorted everything out. So in that case, welcome back."
Tsukuyomi couldn't help but giggle at Ruby using Sougo's words but hugged back, "I'm home."
Shoichi couldn't help but smile at the scene before him. Though he also gave a curious look once he saw Tsukuyomi walk over, the time traveler holding out the Agito Ridewatch, "Hmm?"
"We technically didn't receive it from you," Tsukuyomi said, "Thus it feels only right to return it."
"Keep it," Shoichi went to clasp Tsukuyomi's hand around it, "You could probably use it more than I could, plus you need that for the whole king thing right?"
"Yeah," Sougo gave a nod.
"Then that settles it," Shoichi looked towards Sougo, "You should become a King. I mean, I haven't met one yet, especially one who's a Rider."
"You'd be surprised," Sougo gave a soft chuckle, remembering Alain.
"I wish you all well in the rest of your battles," Shoichi said before pausing, "Actually, I'll call you in a bit. Look out for my number."
Everyone could only stare in confusion by what Shoichi meant by that as they watched the senior Rider walk off. Weiss however took a deep breath and walked over to Sougo, suddenly giving him a hug.
All of Team Zi-O was surprised alongside Oscar. The rest of Team RWBY however understood clearly as to why Weiss was acting like that, especially given who they had confronted in 2068.
"Huh?" Sougo looked in surprise, "Weiss?"
"I don't get it," Weiss muttered, though it was loud enough for Sougo to hear her, "How could you ever become that…?"
"Sometimes I wonder that myself," Sougo admitted softly, though he knew that the Oma Zi-O he met didn't have the same experiences that he did, "I feel like it's possible… but with everyone here, I think it'll be alright."
"It better be," Weiss muttered again as Sougo hugged back.
Two Days Later
Tsukuyomi was a bit confused by what was going on as Junichiro had mentioned that they were all going for a walk. But it was already pretty late and the clock shop owner had yet to mention anything about making dinner. So Sougo, Geiz, Woz and her joined the uncle in his nightly walk.
"I'm surprised you wanted to take a walk this late," Tsukuyomi mentioned as she walked alongside Junichiro. She was unaware of Sougo trying to contain his laughter while Geiz silently berated him for nearly blowing their cover, Woz simply sighing.
"Oh you know, I thought a nice walk would be nice," Junichiro admitted with a bit of a laugh.
"But if that's the case, what about dinner?" Tsukuyomi wondered before realizing what she said, "Not that I don't mind but I am curious why we're all taking a walk if we're just going to get our own meals."
"Oh… about that," Junichiro soon gave a smile as he stopped, "We're here!"
"Huh?" Tsukuyomi soon turned her attention to in front of her, "You guys?"
"Hey Tsuki," Ruby waved as she walked over with the rest of her team and Oscar.
"You ready for tonight?" Yang asked.
"What's tonight?" Tsukuyomi asked.
"Well I wasn't sure why but the others wanted to surprise you," Junichiro explained before pointing up.
"Huh?" Tsukuyomi turned before her eyes widened in surprise, their whole group was in front of Restaurant AGITΩ, "I don't understand…"
"The owner mentioned to me how you kids helped him out after he had lunch at 9-5-DO," Junichiro explained before leading the group towards the door, "So he extended an offer to give us all a complementary dinner."
"Pretty cool, right," Sougo said with a smile as he walked over to Tsukuyomi.
"Well what are we waiting for?" Geiz asked, "It'd be rude to keep him waiting."
"Then let's get going," Oscar suggested.
Junichiro gave a nod before opening the door and entering, everyone entering with a greeting as waiting for them was Shoichi and Mana, the two having set up a large dining table for the group as the inside was empty due to Shoichi hosting them all as a private party.
"Welcome," Shoichi gave a smile.
"Huh, cool marking," Sougo gave a sly smile as he saw the mark of Agito on the chef's clothes.
"Thank you, he worked very hard on it," Mana gave a wink.
"Please come this way," Shoichi gestured for the table as he made sure to get everyone seated, "I'll give you some time to look over the menu, there's a few overseas specials tonight just for you all."
Tsukuyomi couldn't help but smile as everyone began to make small talk and discuss what they'd be eating for the night. Jokes were made, conversations were started, drinks were ordered and food was slowly but surely being prepared for a one of a kind meal. Despite her lost memories and strange powers, Tsukuyomi felt at ease with everyone. She couldn't help but compare it to a big old family, the feeling staying with her for the rest of the night, reassuring her of the future.
To Be Continued…
Next Time:
"Despite your efforts you were missing several pieces of the puzzle."
"Why are the Bugsters targeting him?"
"So you've come back."
"To think a girl from another world has been the source of my problems all this time."
"Have a safe trip."
Chapter 67: 2019: Truths Unveiled
Author's Note: If there was ever any place to introduce Tsukuyomi's Rider form that wasn't the end of the series, it had to be during the Agito Tribute. That tribute in canon is one of my favorites because of how they weave Tsukuyomi into it. So I figured I'd go full force and have her become a Rider here and now. And of course while there are no upgrades currently planned for her, she won't be restricted to her base gear.
As you can see I've given her a Zikan Girade repaint and she gets to use Armor Time with her first being Agito Armor. So expect her to get more Armor Times whenever we get to certain Riders. However that might have to wait as the Time Jackers aren't exactly happy about this development. Stay tuned for a bit of a special chapter as we see the fallout of Tsukuyomi becoming a Rider at this point in Zi-O's story.