Reviews:
Toa Solaric: It's a high tense situation, not everyone is going to notice Fuwa's voice being different.
Bahamut0: Glad you've been enjoying this movie. But unfortunately, even if Fuwa or Yaiba used the Caucasus Key, it wouldn't been useful, Gai's Keys do not gel well with other systems.
Geatsune22: Okay, honestly we didn't think of an 'Eagle' Key, because...we didn't think of it at the time. Plus, it'd be the third flying Key based on a bird, Bear Keys are used the least in the show. And please stop asking us to give our thoughts on Geats! It's getting annoying.
Bastion Lightz: Glad you've enjoyed the joke, it was our first highlight of that chapter.
MKDemiGodzilla-Warrior: Just wait, it's going to be fun.
Raven Soriano: Thanks for joining us for the hammiest villain in Zero-One so far.
Shooting Star Dragon 3000: Just wait, we've got more fatalities and more fights with Panzer to come.
Here are some reviews answered by our own GreyKing46:
Shooting Star Dragon 3000: Trust me, it gets even better here
Dragon Rider 66: How often do you hear people's voice crack, or they put on a voice when immigrating or putting someone down? Slash it happens so infrequently they don't notice. Remember, in-universe, it is like one sentence every week or so. And normally when they are busy.
yodogs200: Yes it takes place after 37. And we know people will find the stories after we are done, but we'd hope they'd have common deduction skills. "Oh, this chapter says that they are posting a movie after this. I will do and look at Ghost's profile. Oh, they have three movies. This movie has the earliest date, so I guess that one was first." and repeat for the multiple movies.
Geatsune22: Eagle was never a concept for Panzer. Did not even enter our minds.
That was not a question. And we don't celebrate Thanksgiving, we are British.
And I have told YOU specifically that we DO NOT NEED to be asked about Geats EVERY WEEK. It has been three months straight of this same question from you AND others. It is a good show! But we have answered this again and again!
Bahamut0: Caucasus was also shut down.
Toa Solaric: They won't. Because they do not see what the audience sees.
Author's Note: Hi guys, Ghost here. This is the last chapter of 'Protect the New Life'; next week, we'll be going back to our regularly scheduled story of Zero-One Revised! We'll see you there!
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Co-Writer GreyKing46
We do not own these characters. All rights belong to Shotaro Ishinomori, Ishimori Productions and Toei Company
Kamen Rider Zero-One Revised
The Movie: Protect the New Life
Chapter 3
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Yua and Izu were hard at work crafting the new Keys to replace their locked ones. And with the advanced technology and resources of Hiden Intelligence, they could manage it.
-Tap
Tap
Tap-
Fuwa however was tapping his foot on the ground repeatedly as this was out of his comfort zone. He was a fighter and not a thinker. He felt guilty that Aruto was fighting against Panzer on his own and with their Keys. They weren't going to be strong enough.
-Tap
Tap
Tap-
"Hnn..." Fuwa groaned.
-Tap
Tap
Tap-
"This is taking too long!" He called out as he was getting impatient.
"Would you stop tapping your foot, Fuwa? It's not going to make the creation of these Keys any faster!" Yua answered, turning around to look at him.
"I can't just stay here and do nothing! Prez is out there risking his life and we're stuck here!" Fuwa answered.
"That is precisely *why* we are doing this, Mr Fuwa." Izu interrupted. "Because for these Keys, we need combat data and your ShotRisers."
"If we're to have *any* chance of beating President Vassal-" Yua added.
"You're still using that bastard's title?" Fuwa interrupted.
"...Panzer. If we have any chance of beating Panzer. We'll need Keys that he *can't* absorb." Yua continued.
"How long will it take?" Fuwa asked.
"Not long now." Izu reassured. "I believe."
-'You need to chill, Fuwa.'- A voice spoke in his head.
Fuwa sighed heavily and paced around. "Damn it." As he headed up the stairs.
"Where are you going?" Yaiba asked.
"Out! See if I can't get AIMS to try and evacuate some people away from the fight." Fuwa answered.
"Urgh..." Gai groaned as he was slowly coming back from unconsciousness as he lay on a couch.
*PUNCH!
Thud!*
Gai was hit squarely in the face and rendered unconscious again.
"That gorilla is going to get himself killed." Yua grumbled.
"Hmm." Izu hummed, looking over the data calmly.
...
"Aren't you worried at ALL?" Yua frowned.
"Of course, I am." Izu answered calmly. "But I am of no use to anyone if I fret."
"You sure? Because it doesn't seem like you care about him. Despite being so jealous." Yua commented as she double checked some data.
Izu froze up as she heard that. "I. *Do* care." She turned to her.
"Oh? And why is that?" Yua frowned.
"I care; because when President Aruto goes out, I worry. I worry that he will not come back." Izu admitted. "It...it makes me jealous that I cannot be with him."
"Then maybe you should -show- him that." Yua shot back before she got back to work.
Her almost venom causing Izu to lower her head in thought.
*With Aruto*
Shark, Tiger and Hopper. Three powers lost in the fight so far.
*CONSUMING SMASH!*
"GAH!" Aruto yelled as he was sent flying back, quickly slotting a new key into his belt.
*FLYING FALCON!*
Better add Bear to that list as well.
Standing before Aruto, Panzer's from had shifted and accommodated even more of his armour. Green tiger striped thigh armour, a shark head bracer on his arm and his shins were grasshopper leg protrusions.
And the addition of a green polar bear torso guard on his stomach which was shooting out freezing ice.
Aruto had to keep going, the initial beatdown earlier on Panzer, he was now losing ground...or sky in this case as Panzer used his wings to get in closer.
"This power! I want *more*! _Come on, Hiden!_ Give it to me!" Panzer laughed out maniacally.
'Yeah, this isn't creepy at all!' Aruto thought to himself in fear and disgust at how Panzer was acting.
"HA!" Edward roared out, shooting ice from his stomach again, the bear's mouth opened up as it caused a blizzard at Aruto.
"G-gah!" He screamed out, feeling his body and wings freeze up.
*CONSUMING SMASH!*
Aruto looked turned around and began to fall to try and lessen the damage as Panzer's Kong fist slammed into his stomach. "ARGH!"
*KABOOM!*
Aruto rolled onto the ground, exhausted and beaten as his form was absorbed by Panzer; the shoulder guards on Panzer's armour soon turned into folded wings.
"HA-HA-HA! _Look at this!_ Get used to the ground, Hiden! You've got nothing left!" Edward laughed.
"Shut. Up. I'm. I'm not. Done yet!" Aruto grunted, getting back to his feet.
*PRESS!*
*"Hen. Shin!"* Aruto proclaimed as he slotted his Progrise Key into his Driver and turned into his Mammoth form.
*BREAKING MAMMOTH!*
Edward saw this and smiled darkly, he was *so* looking forward to destroying this form and stealing Aruto's power again. With each new power he gained, the stronger he became.
Razor sharp shark bracer, a reinforced Caucasus and Arsino horned helmet; enhanced leaping grasshopper left leg, burning flames from his right leg, flying hornet wings and falcon shoulders and a freezing breath bear stomach. He felt invincible.
He threw a fist forwards, the two roaring as they both punched with all their might.
*BREAKING IMPACT!
CONSUMING SMASH CRASH!*
Fisty met fist, energy sparking around them as they both roared with all their might. The two pushing against each other until...
*KABOOM!*
"GAH!" Aruto yelled out as he was sent flying back, his body becoming limp as the armour began to break down and fade away. The armour turned into tiny shards, absorbed by Edward. Panzer's armour glowing as feet morphed and changed, elephant like boots taking the place of his original boots. Powerful bulky armoured feet which would add to the leg power of Rising Hopper.
"YES!" Panzer cheered "YES! YES! THIS IS... PERFECT! HAHAHA!" as the Rider laughed and laughed and laughed, his eyes shifted. Changing from purple to a violent, powerful red "Oh yes! _AMAZING_! HAHAHA! Oh, when this is done, I will be... _INVINCIBLE_! HAHAHA!"
-CRASH!-
"O... ow..." Aruto whispered in pain, slowly pulling himself to his feet. His armour gone once again, of course. He felt so weak, so tired. But he... he had to keep going! "Damn it... only... only two left." Aruto grunted as he looked down. At the Shooting Wolf and Rushing Cheeta keys "I'm sorry guys. I'm trying..."
"_Come on_, Hiden! You gonna keep going?!" Panzer called our, laughing evilly as he approached slowly.
"Grr..." Aruto growled as he held up the Shooting Wolf Key, preparing to press the button...
-Vrrr~!-
"Huh?" they both blinked... before a bulky bike came rushing through, forcefully separating the two of them.
It was a grey-silver motorbike with black faux-leather seating on a back supported seat, two large black tires with blue-chrome wheels, two round framed mirrors with red lining that lead to a blue wolf-like head with light blue head-light lenses, grey-silver exhausts with red lines going to the axels and a seam that went under the folds of the wolf-headed front. And in red cybernetic styled writing was the word 'Vulcan' on the right-hand side to contrast against the blue. Atop the bike... was Fuwa! The old wolf wearing a blue and dark-grey helmet with a tinted black visor and a red outline of a wolf on the side.
"Fuwa!" Aruto gasped happily, glad to see Fuwa and the man's bike called the Machine Vulcar.
"Damn do-GAH!" Edward started, only to yell as he was assaulted by a barrage of bullets from the guns.
"Sorry for the wait, Prez!" Fuwa called as he got off and rushed over.
"It's fine." Aruto smiled "Are the keys finished yet?"
"No." Fuwa frowned, almost huffing "But I couldn't wait around. You needed some help."
"Fuwa, I could-" Aruto commented.
"I know, I know." Fuwa waved off as he dismounted his bike "Big bad hero and all that. You're a brave kid, Prez. But I am not letting you die by being stupid. That's my thing!"
...
"Hahaha. I guess you're right." Aruto laughed, getting to his feet.
*SHOTRISER!*
"Besides, let's see if he can take TWO of us?" Fuwa smirked as he held up his hand, showing off a new type of Progrise Key. In Fuwa's hand was a black-framed, dark blue Progrise Key, its screen was a metallic blue with the outline of a wolf and a dark blue round hinge, a red button on the top and a dark blue 'leg' pointed out from under the screen...but an addition was on the left-hand side. A silver rounded grip with a red arrow pointing to the Key and a big red button on top.
"Yeah, you're right." Aruto grinned as he held up his hand, having grabbed his own key from his hoodie. In his grasp was a neon-yellow-green Progrise Key, on the front was a black edge with a red button on the top. Under the front screen was a red hinge on the right-hand side, neon yellow-green circuitry and connections that looked like little feet. And finally, its front screen had a bronze plate with the outline of a grasshopper and the name *-SHINING HOPPER-* emblazoned on it.
The two stood side by side, Fuwa grabbing the cover of the key and grunting as he ripped it open revealing a large blue wolf head inside with a red eye. Both held their respective key up before pressing their respective key's buttons.
*SHINING JUMP!
ASSAULT BULLET!*
Aruto brought his key down and scanned it, while Fuwa slammed his key into his belt.
*AUTHORISE!
OVERRISE!*
From on high in space, Zea's satellite eye shot down a glowing yellow beam of digital light down to the Earth as Aruto raised his hand upward and flicked the Key's screen open like a door, where the inside showed a solid neon-yellow grasshopper inside.
-CLICK
CLUNG!-
He opened the round circuitry like a gate and released the large grasshopper and its smaller companion as they formed next to him. The hoppers bounced around, leaping at Panzer who got pushed back and away from the two as they crashed on the floor and protected Aruto. Aruto and Fuwa standing side by side, Fuwa ripping his ShotRiser off his belt.
*-KAMEN! RIDER!
KAMEN! RIDER!
KAMEN! RIDER!-*
The two stood side by side as both warriors' belts let out powerful and waiting tune, the two-staying ready, until... *"HENSHIN!"* they both roared.
Aruto quickly slotted the Key into his Driver and felt the power rise from the Key, waving his hand over to the grasshoppers within the digital net and formed around him in a spiralling sphere. Fuwa, meanwhile, pulled the Trigger of his weapon. A bullet shot out, soaring straight at Panzer, but he dodged to the right; the bullet soon curved around back towards Fuwa as it transformed itself, producing a solid metallic blue wolf.
*SHOTRISE!
PROGRISE!*
Fuwa raised his left hand and grabbed the bullet, crushing it. Red 'wiring' coursed through Fuwa's arm all the way up to his eyes and rose his fist which produced red and blue metal lasers with four protrusions as armour immediately formed over Fuwa's body.
Meanwhile a glowing golden net emerged from Aruto's belt, catching both Hopper's and dragging them in towards himself.
*-The Rider Kick Increases The Power By Adding To Brightness!-
READY? GO!*
Aruto's was wearing something similar to his Rising Hopper armour, a slightly bulkier and simpler version with neon yellow lines going over his black body armour. The tips of his feet were neon yellow, the back of his ankles up towards his shins had the yellow lines with one thin orange line above that, yellow lines that went from his thighs to under his arms then over his arms to the tips of his fingers, two black bracers on his forearms with neon yellow edges, a neon-yellow 'X' styled protrusions going between his neck and shoulders and under his arms, on his black chest and shoulders were what looked to be two grasshoppers going inwards and a silver neck-guard. Finally, his helmet, primarily black with orange lines on the top of his head, a neon-yellow colour forehead and mouthguard, two side protections that looked like a pair of crouched hopper legs and two circular red eyes.
*SHINING HOPPER!
-When I _SHINE_! _Darkness Fades_!-*
Fuwa's body was covered in a silver under suit, his feet were clad in dark blue clawed feet armour, dark blue finned-shin-guards, his thighs were covered in blue guards with red lines on black backgrounds. His gloves were segmented blue with black bracers with blue middle plating and large black 'guns' with red circuitry that was strapped on. His upper arms had black and blue protection; his chest was protected by heavy black armour with dark blue and red hexagonal markings, a red circle that held a translucent red screen that protected a metallic silver 'power source' with three points going towards the centre. On his shoulders were black pointed guards with blue segments with red markings, between his shoulders and neck, were blue framed triangle-like hexagons with three red dots outlined in the shape of a triangle. His helmet was dark-blue near black with a solid dark blue mouthguard, navy blue sharp-pointed wolf-muzzle frame with red markings, his left eye had a black outer frame and a pair of dark blue antennae that looked a little lopsided; like one antenna was a solid ear and the other was two pieces of metal fused together. His visor eyes were the normal light blue as the basic frame of Vulcan's appearance.
*ASSAULT WOLF!
-No Chance Of Surviving.-*
Red and blue eyes flashed, both warriors glaring at Panzer.
-...the exile...~-
The circular gem on Fuwa's chest began to glow red for a second, pulsing for a moment, as the two began to walk.
-...the exile...~-
There was a flash from Aruto's hand and suddenly a new weapon was in his grasp.
*AUTHORISEBUSTER!*
In Aruto's hands was a blue handled axe with a silver pommel, near the head of the handle was a black axe with a thin red circle with a brass diagonal line going through it, embossed on the black metal was a neon-yellow segmented grasshopper with one solid red-eye, the edges of the blade were silver and a silver nozzle at the top of the axe. And on the handle was a neon yellow trigger under the axe head.
"Two of you... IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE!" Panzer yelled as he clenched his fist, energy surrounding his fist "_I WILL DEVOUR YOU!_"
The American let out a roar as he threw his fist forwards, launching a green energy shockwave at Aruto... who vanished, the attack exploding behind Fuwa.
"I... _What_!?" he yelled.
"Predictable." Aruto mocked, standing behind Panzer... and he span around, slashing with his weapon. A mighty strike that cut into Panzer's armour.
"_Why you little..._" Panzer growled, turning to glare at Zero One...
-BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
BANG!-
"GAH!" he yelled out, bullets ripped apart along his back.
"Tch. Easy." Fuwa smirked, Kamen Rider Vulcan's forearms smoking revealing the hidden guns inside them.
"You... You fools!" Panzer growled.
"Takes one to know one." Fuwa mocked.
"Fuwa... let's go!" Aruto called.
-Every night
Any dawn-
Aruto was a blur as he rushed past, slashing across Edward's back. The evil Rider grunting.
-Never changed since the ancient-
As energy surrounded Panzer's arm blade, ready to slash back, Aruto almost seemed to teleport away. Zero One's speed even greater than before.
"But... how?" Panzer blinked, Aruto hadn't been looking in his direction.
-We can find brand-new self in the rising sun-
That is when Fuwa came in, bringing his fist out in a mighty blow to Edward's jaw, Vulcan's power making Edward's head spin.
-Is this war
Does it worth?-
Edward glared at the pair, stomping the ground with his new Mammoth strength enhanced by the Hopper's legs, making a localised quake.
-Climbing up higher mountain
While asking yourself endlessly-
Aruto leapt into the air, leaving a trail of yellow data circuitry behind him, Fuwa stood his ground as the Wolf refused to move! "HA!" Aruto's movements were fluid and fast as Fuwa remained steadfast and seemed immovable.
-Every sight
Any word-
*CLICK!*
"Boom!" Fuwa aimed his guns at Edward and began to riddle him with bullets.
"GAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" Edward yelled as he was thrown back.
-'How's it feel to be on the other end of the gun?'- Fuwa's AI spoke as Fuwa sent bullet after bullet into Edward's armour.
Aruto rushed down, slamming his kick into Edward's back and sent him further into the barrage of bullets.
-Assess all of its nature
Through bright shining eyes of your heart-
Edward grunted as he was stuck in the back *and* the front, these two forms were the strongest he has felt since fighting the Metal Cluster Hopper form Aruto had earlier.
-Save the world
With the wish-
"GRARGH!" He roared, shooting ice from his stomach to shatter the ground and attack Fuwa from a distance, using his shoulder wings to try and defend against Aruto.
*ZERO ONE AUTHORISE!*
Pulling out the Authorise Buster, Aruto scanned it over his Belt in order to fully unlock its power.
*Z!
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-Carry out all you missions-
*KABOOM!*
Edward got a full point-blank blast of the Authorise Buster in his back, despite having the reinforced shields of his wings and his armour, it still *hurt!*
*ZERO-ONE BOMBER!*
-You will find
You will find it finally-
Edward collapsed to the ground, Fuwa having let up his barrage of bullets to miss Aruto as he leapt above his head.
*ASSAULT CHARGE!*
"You and your disgusting rage... I'll *scrap* it all!" Fuwa snarled as he had slammed the big red button on the Assault Grip, an almost warning alarm blaring.
-Terrified, Get lost, Deception, Restless,
Overwhelmed of your heart-
Fuwa took three long steps forward and leapt into the air, summoning a wolf-like data-construct from his feet as he connected to Panzer's body.
*M! A! G! N! E! T! I! C! S! T! O! R! M! B! L! A! S! T! F! E! V! E! R!*
"HAAAA!" Fuwa roared as he launched down and struck their enemy.
-I won't let them call you are coward
You'll face them-
"GYAAAAH!" he yelled in agony.
*MAGNETIC STORM BLAST -FEVER-!*
*KABOOM!*
-Overcome,
that's for sure,
in the end!-
Fuwa landed, he and Aruto standing calmly. Proudly.
"You... You two..." Panzer hissed as he got to his feet, his eyes glowing "DIE!"
Throwing his hand forwards, a torrent of flames and lightning came rushing out, the two spinning together and forming a vortex.
-Every night-
"HUP!" Aruto called as he grabbed Fuwa, launching the two out of the way as well. Dodging both blasts.
-Any dawn-
Rushing back, Aruto preformed a downwards axe kick. A strike Edward caught and threw aside, launching an arctic wave point blast. Cold energy that washed over Aruto and made him grunt as he was thrown back.
-Never changed since the ancient-
"Not so fast now, _are ya_?!" Edward called as he laughed.
"-Progrise Key confirmed; Ready For Buster!*-
-We can find brand-new self in the rising sun-
"What?" he blinked as he looked at Fuwa as he inserted the Shooting Wolf Key into the Authorise Buster.
"Hi." Fuwa smirked as he folded the blade of the axe closed, tilting the handle to a 45-degree angle at the same moment.
*GUNRISE!*
-Is this war-
"NO, YOU DON-" Edward yelled as he brought his foot down, a giant phantom of a mammoth foot coming rocketing down towards the ground. Only for Aruto to appear in front of Fuwa, glowing yellow and blocking the attack.
-Does it worth?-
"FUWA! NOW!" Aruto yelled.
"Right!" he nodded, scanning the Rushing Cheetah key.
-Climbing up higher mountain-
*AUTHORISE!*
Taking aim a glowing orange and blue energy ball surrounded the gun barrel as Fuwa aimed, his form flashing and glowing, before he pulled the trigger.
-While asking yourself endlessly-
*P! R! O! G! R! I! S! I! N! G! B! U! S! T! E! R! D! U! S! T!*
"HA!" Fuwa proclaimed as he fired the shot, sending the ball of energy right at Edward which seemed to form a cheetah coming from the blast itself.
-Every sight
Any word-
*PROGRISING! BUSTER! DUST!*
Edward screamed out in pain, his armour breaking in places as he rolled to the ground as Aruto had pushed back the mammoth foot.
-Assess all of its nature-
"Let's finish this!" Aruto called as he caught the Rushing Cheetah Key that Fuwa threw at him.
"Right." Fuwa nodded as he threw the AuthoriseBuster to the side.
-Through bright shining eyes of your heart-
Vulcan ripped his ShotRiser from his belt, taking aim, while slamming the button on the back. Meanwhile Aruto began to scan the orange Key onto his belt.
*ASSAULT CHARGE!*
-Save the world
With the wish-
*BIT-BYTE-KILO-MEGA-GIGA-TERARISE!*
"HA!" Aruto roared as he jumped into the air, slamming his fist against the Shinning Hopper Key in his belt.
Meanwhile a massive ball of energy had gathered around the barrel of Fuwa's ShotRiser, the wolf warrior roaring as he pulled the trigger.
-Carry out all you missions-
*S!
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"Oh no..." Edward grunted.
-You will find-
"ORIYA!" Fuwa roared as he pulled the trigger, his attack launching through the air. A massive energy wolf head roaring, soaring through the air as it rushed at Edward.
"HA!" Aruto roared as he came falling down, throwing his leg out as yellow energy surrounded it. And he quickly caught up, his foot slamming into the energy blast. Fuwa's attack and Aruto's energy kick combining into a swirl of blue and yellow energy that looked like a miniature sun.
-You will find it finally-
"HA!" Aruto roared as his foot slammed into Panzer's chest, before explosions surrounding the two of them.
*SHINING
MAGNETIC STORM
TERA
BLAST
IMPACT!*
Both Fuwa and Aruto landed together, leaving Panzer in the background and in the flames of the explosion.
This *had* to break him.
Surely.
The two panting in exhaustion from their quick and non-stop assault on their foe.
Aruto's eyes suddenly wider as he span and kicked Fuwa! The kick sending the two in opposite directions...
As an electric charged hornet's needle rushed through the air, stabbing where Fuwa would have been.
"ARGH! What the hell?" He screamed from the pain.
"Sorry!" Aruto called out, seeing the needle stab the ground as Panzer growled like a mad beast as he got back up.
"_You. Both. SUCK!_ So. Damn. Much." Edward growled, his armour reforming as he got to his feet. "It _all_ could've been over. If you just _gave me, what I wanted_!"
"Prez. What did he say? It sounds like he's mad at us." Fuwa asked.
"That's the sum of it." Aruto answered as the dust settled from the area and a quick flash of deep violent red formed in Panzer's visor eyes.
*At Hiden Intelligence*
Yua was looking at the final stages of the new Keys that were made for Fuwa and herself. Izu was remaining silent as she was contemplating what to say to Aruto should he return.
"I can't believe how fast Zea and Hiden's equipment creates Progrise Keys this fast." Yua admitted.
"Thank you, Yua." Izu responded, breaking her silence.
Yua looked at Izu and realised that the words from before resonated with her. "Why don't you tell Aruto how you feel?"
"Why?" Izu asked. "It is against the law that-"
"Forget the law of HumaGears and Humans for a minute. What do *you* want? What do *you* want with your relationship with Aruto?"
Yua asked "Because the law only stops MARRIAGE! You can be with him if you want. YOU. You have to choose your life, Izu! You have to pursue the paths that matter to you!"
Izu looked at the ground in shock, the answer was there...Shesta hadn't broken the law with being with Aruto. She could've been with him too.
Could have.
But she refused.
It hadn't been against the law, but she refused to BECAUSE of said law.
But why?
Did she... Was she scared that not being able to marry Aruto would hurt her?
Izu held this thought in her mind as she realised how foolish she had been.
Confused and amazed and horrified, her head falling into her hands.
Yua saw this and sighed, walking over to Izu and held her hands. "It's scary. I get it."
"Scary...?" Izu whispered in thought.
"Having feelings for someone who is in love with someone else...It might be better to tell them how you feel rather than bottling them up." Yua answered.
"But would that make me a Magia?" She asked.
"If it's positive emotions? I don't know. Negative ones, yes." Yua answered. "But I do know if you don't tell Aruto how you feel, you won't forgive yourself."
...
"But he is happy." She frowned "He is in love. I can't. It is unfair to him... And to Shesta."
Yua looked at Izu and frowned, knowing this sort of dilemma would haunt Izu for ages. But she couldn't let Izu wallow in self-destruction.
She and Izu where never the best of friends or anything. Rivals, borderline hating each other at worst of times. But this?
...
"I know exactly how you feel." Yua responded "But this is something you have to think about yourself. Something you need to talk to Shesta about. Especially since we have more important things to work on. The keys are nearly finished. Just know... I believe in you."
Izu looked up at her, with somewhat teary eyes as she knew she would have to talk to both Aruto and Shesta. "I. I will *try*."
"Good." Yua nodded, turning back to the programming "Because I am stuck. The keys are basically finished but... we are missing something."
"What is it that we need?" Izu asked as she looked at the almost finished Keys and accessed the computer.
"I don't know." Yaiba frowned "It's something... Something the Hopper Blade had. Something that stopped the Ark program within MetalCluster Hopper. Something that sealed Shining Hopper's development."
"Hmm...If I may?" Izu asked as she looked at the Keys.
"Of course."
Izu accessed Zea, sending her consciousness to talk Zea, trying to find a way to finish these two new Progrise Keys.
-*"Information, hello Izu. What is it that you need?"-* Zea asked.
"Zea. To complete the Progrise Keys we will require access to the Zero One battle data as well as the positive emotions data used for Shining Hopper and Progrise Hopper Blade respectively." Izu stated.
*-"Of course."-* Zea answered, giving Izu the data. *-"Use it well. And be warned, these are empowered Keys, do _NOT_ break them"-*
"Thank you, Zea." Izu answered as she uploaded the data to the Keys.
All they needed now, was time...
*Back at the battle*
"ARGH!" Both Aruto and Fuwa grunted, flung back by Panzer who had caused more destruction than before.
The two had been barely dodging his attacks, the two quickly growing tired.
"Prez..." Fuwa groaned as he was on the ground.
"Yeah?" Aruto asked, faced down on the floor.
"Jeez...this bastard is *strong*." Fuwa added.
"Yeah. I know." Aruto struggled to get to his feet.
"And if that guy yells our names, one more time-" Fuwa added.
"_ZERO-ONE! VULCAN!_" Edward roared out, demanding their appearance.
"Grr!" Fuwa groaned.
"I got to admit. I am running out of ideas." Aruto whispered.
"What? About? The Grip? I give it to you and-" Fuwa offered.
Both Aruto and Fuwa's AI immediately reprimanded him for that. "Are you crazy?"
-'Do you know what will happen if that psycho gets Shining Assault Hopper?'- The AI answered.
"If Panzer gets that power...He'll be unstoppable. And did you see his eyes? The flashed *red*." Aruto added. "You -know- what might be happening."
"God. Damn it. We're trapped with this bastard." Fuwa growled, *really* not wanting Ark to appear.
"At least he's the only one." Aruto commented.
"I'll give you that." Fuwa answered, getting to his feet.
*ATTACHESCYTHE!
ATTACHESHOTGUN!*
"Grr!" Panzer glared, turning towards them.
In Aruto's hand was a black scythe-like weapon with a teal stripe along the shaft of the weapon and a silver blade.
In Fuwa's hands was a black gun-like weapon with a light blue stripe, a blue button and black grip with a golden barrel-end.
"We gotta keep going." Aruto said as he spun his scythe "Cover me."
"Alright, but I want to see sparks fly." Fuwa responded.
"Just don't get in the way." Both spoke to each other at the same time.
"_Huh?_ So *here* you are. _Ready to die?_" Panzer glared, almost acting like a punk as he saw their weapons and laughed.
*FULL CHARGE!
KABAN SHOOT!*
"HA!" Fuwa roared, launching a blue energy blast from his weapon right into Panzer's chest.
Panzer saw the oncoming attack, shooting out frozen air right at the blast to keep it from his body as it crashed to the floor.
Aruto appeared above Panzer, bringing his scythe down with a powerful swing "HA!"
*SLASH!
CLANG!*
Panzer's wings blocked the attack, but the strike was going through the cracks of the wings and hit Panzer in his back.
*ATATCHELAUNCHER!*
"Eat this!" Fuwa called out as he pulled out a new weapon, holding it towards Panzer once more.
_"What the-?"_ He asked in shock, as the blast fired straight at him.
*KABOOM!*
"GAH!" He grunted, thrown back "HA!" he roared, slamming a fist into the air, launching a blazing energy punch through the air.
Fuwa was holding a black rocket launcher-like weapon with a bronze stripe, a bronze button connected to a black handle and a bronze trigger.
*ATTACHESHIELD!*
*CLANG!*
"Huh?!" Panzer glared as he saw the shield blocking the attack, Aruto holding him back.
A black slab of metal, stylish and elegant with some pink stripes along the shield face.
"Nice try." Aruto smirked.
*ATTACHECALIBUR!
ATTACHEARROW!*
Fuwa and Aruto let their other weapons go away, the two instead pulling out bladed ones.
"You have these weapons, and don't even mass-produce them?" Panzer called out. "_HYPOCRITES!_"
In Aruto's hand was a black metal sword that was clearly unfolded from a square, yellow accents covering the weapon.
In Fuwa's hands was a black bow with silver edges and purple stripes and a purple grip.
*CREAK!
SHINK!*
"FIRE!" Fuwa roared as he shot arrow after arrow at Panzer, causing them to lodge into his armour.
The two then rushed forwards, striking with their bladed weapons.
Both the Arrow and Calibur slashed deeply into Panzer's armour, creating an 'X' on the bear's face and dragged their enemy down.
The two landed heavily, their strikes landed true even *if* that armour could regenerate. Panzer was still a fifty-year-old man and he has been going in this fight for almost half a day.
"Th-think that did it?" Aruto asked, panting heavily.
"Shut up and finish him off!" Fuwa roared as he pointed the Attache Arrow at the crater.
"Right!" Aruto nodded.
*KABOOM!*
And the two were sent flying, their transformations ending as the rolled across the ground.
Crawling out of the ground, looking like a mechanical zombie crawling from its grave, growling like a beast as its armour began to reform. "_Keys...!_ Your Keys! _Give them to ME!_"
Aruto and Fuwa groaned as they were out of Panzer's range.
"You BASTARDS! WASTING MY TIME! If you just did as I told you, I would've killed you *quickly*!" Edward shouted out.
"Good thing he didn't... Finisher." Aruto mumbled "But man am I tired..."
"Yeah." Fuwa agreed.
Panzer panted as he walked toward the two, his feet dragging from his exhaustion and numbed pain. He didn't care what he was going to do next. He was going to *kill* them. Point blank in the head.
*BANG!*
A glowing orange bullet rushed through the air, hitting a largely damaged building. Causing a bunch of it to fall on his head.
Rushing to the sight was a sleek silver-white motorbike, a high-seat with black faux-leather cushion, black handles with chrome brakes, two mirrors with burnt-orange joints, the front of the bike had a pair of yellow lenses head-lights, ridged black tires, a singular exhaust, orange protective mudguards and orange detailing with black triangles. In silvery cursive writing was the word 'Valkyrie' on the front right-hand side to contrast against the orange. On the seat was a white and burnt-orange helmet wearing Yaiba driving towards them, holding their ShotRiser in her hand. "I'm here, guys!"
"Y-Yaiba?" Fuwa asked as he saw her.
Yaiba came to a stop, revealing that Izu was sharing the bike. The HumaGear hugging Yaiba around the waist.
"President Aruto!" Izu called out.
"I-Izu?" Aruto whispered as the two dismounted.
"Don't worry, we've gotcha." Yua reassured.
She and Izu grasped his arms, helping the Hiden heir to his feet.
"Yeah, yeah, don't mind me. I'm good. Don't worry about me." Fuwa grumbled, getting up on his own.
"Wait... Where's Gai?" Aruto asked.
"Passed out with a bloody nose in the resting room." Yua answered.
"...Did *I* do that?" Fuwa asked, thinking about that punch.
"No. Ms Yaiba gave him a kick to the face as we were leaving." Izu bowed... With Yaiba covering her mouth.
"Izu! You said you wouldn't tell!" She hissed.
"Wow." Aruto whispered in awe.
"Damn, Yaiba. Nice." Fuwa chuckled.
"Grr! Whatever!" Yaiba huffed, pulling away.
"Here you go, President Aruto." Izu spoke calmly, smiling at Yaiba for a second, before holding out the MetalCluster Hopper key to him.
"Thanks Izu! It Izu the perfect timing, Yua the best!" Aruto grinned as he took the key without hesitation, trusting the two's work.
"Hai!" The two called together with a nod, pointing at each other with a cry of "Aruto ja naito." They smiled.
"Hnn! Hmm!" Fuwa grunted as he leaned forwards and coughed, holding back his laughter.
"Fuwa... Here." Yaiba spoke, holding out a yellow and blue Progrise Key to him. The Key made from a transparent, almost crystal-like material.
On the screen of the Key were a wolf head and body with the words -RISING WOLF, ABILITY: RISING BULLET-.
"Whoa...Is this what you were working on?" Fuwa asked, reaching for the Key, to which she lifted it from his grasp.
"Do NOT break it." Yua warned.
The main base of the key was blue, with the screen being made of yellow. The wolf and words written in a metallic blue. The entire thing glistening in the sun.
"I won't." He nodded, snatching it from her hand.
"Fine." She rolled her eyes, pulling out a second new key. One shaped like Shining Hopper.
It was an orange-screened key with the name -DASHING CHEETAH- with a black cheetah on the screen with an orange 'leg' near the bottom of the screen and -ABILITY: SUPER DASH-. On the black base of the Key was an orange button near the top corner.
"One for yourself, Yua?" Aruto asked.
"We need as much fire power as we can get." She responded calmly, slotting her ShotRiser in place.
*SMASH!*
"THAT'S IT!" Panzer yelled as he emerged from the rubble.
"He's still *standing*?" Yua asked.
"He's immortal at this point." Fuwa groaned, grabbing his ShotRiser.
"I am going to *_KILL YOU!_* You have gotten _IN MY WAY_ all *DAY!* I'm going to *destroy* ZAIA, *ruin* HIDEN! *Kill you two*!" Panzer roared, pointing to Aruto and Fuwa. "And use *HER* as my toy!" He pointed at Yua and Izu.
...
"I am going. To kill you." Was Yua's simple statement as she brought her hand up, her Key spinning against her palm. Stopping it besides her face, she brought her finger down on its button.
*SUPER DASH!*
"Scary..." Both Aruto and Fuwa commented, shaking their heads.
Aruto quickly brought his key up, tapping its button.
*EVERYBODY JUMP!*
Fuwa grabbed his Key and pressed its button as he brought it near his head and gripped the screen.
*RISING BULLET!
-Cr-cr-crack!-*
"Hnn!" Fuwa grunted as he completely ignored the 'don't break it' warning.
"Panzer... stopping punks like... you... is my... *RULE*!" Fuwa roared, ripping the screen open.
*AUTHORISE!*
Quickly scanning the Key, Aruto unfolded it before slotting it into his Belt.
*PROGRISE!*
Bringing her arm around, Yaiba took a deep breath before slotting her Key in. A flick of her wrist unfolding the screen as it was fully inserted.
*AUTHORISE!*
"GRAHH!" Fuwa roared, slamming his new Key into place before ripping his ShotRiser off its Buckle.
*DUORISE!*
The three stood side by side. Aruto in the middle with Fuwa on his left and Yaiba on his right. Yaiba gripping her ShotRiser in a loose grip, Fuwa holding his weapon high into the air pointed at the sky, while Aruto brought his left hand up to point at Panzer.
*-KAMEN! RIDER!
Let's Rise!
KAMEN! RIDER!
L-L-Let's Rise!
KAMEN! RIDER!
Let's Rise!-*
The sounds of the three belts fell into harmony, the Metal Cluster Ride Module keeping Panzer back.
*-KAMEN! RIDER!
L-L-Let's Rise!
KAMEN! RIDER!
Let's Rise!
KAMEN! RIDER!
L-L-Let's Rise!-*
"*Henshin!*" The three called together.
Aruto was first, bringing his hand down and folding the Hopper Key in half. Letting the MetalCluster Cells quickly wash over him.
*METALRISE!
METAL~CLUSER~HOPPER~!
-IT'S HIGH QUALITY!-*
Aruto was fully covered in his silver armour, standing to attention as two bullets flew around the air.
*SHOTRISE!*
A blue metal bullet with a yellow glow turned into a wolf with glowing red eyes, yellow fangs and a shimmering blue aura.
*BLAST, TO-BIA GA RISE AND SHOOT!*
Fuwa reached his hand out and threw it forwards to catch it. Blue and yellow energy surrounded Fuwa as blue energy lines surrounded him as armour began to form over Fuwa.
*RISING~ WOLF~!
VUL~CAN~!*
Fuwa was now in a silver and black suit, his light blue boots were clawed with yellow circuitry markings going up his shin guards with grasshopper-like fins, light blue thigh guards with neon-yellow markings. On his chest was black and light blue armour with neon-yellow circuit lines, a circular core with a light-yellow centre, pointed black shoulder guards with light blue protrusions and neon-yellow markings, light blue upper arm guards, light blue bracers with guns on top with neon-yellow circuitry. Finally, his helmet, it was black with a light blue mask, neon-yellow eyes and grasshopper and wolf-ear antennae.
*-A Jump To The Sky Increases The Bullet's Elevation!-*
His fingers flexed inside his armour as he smirked.
-Hey, Let's Go~!-
The orange bullet left a trail of orange data around the area as it formed into a shining metal cheetah as it roared out, leaping over Yua as she accepted the transformation.
-DASHING~ CHEE~! TAH~!-
Yaiba's bodysuit was a shimmering silvery-blue with clawed boots and orange circuitry that went up to her thighs, and sleek thigh guards. On her torso and between her neck and shoulders were two sets of orange claws like a cheetah's paws, orange claw-like markings on her chest, rounded shoulder guards with three claws near her upper arms, and dark silver bracers with orange claws on top. Lastly was her mask, silver-white with light blue eye visors with whiskers and cheetah ears on her mask.
*-Together We Will Survive!-*
"Whoa, better than I thought." She commented as she looked at her armour before looking forwards.
Aruto blinked for a moment, finding himself within the Zea satellite. The endless white void with calming 0's and 1's floating around him. Below he saw an endless darkness, filled with burning red kanji and katakana for words such as: 'hate', 'ruin', 'anger', 'extinction' and so on.
A gasp left his throat as suddenly it felt like the ground below him... disappeared. And he was falling towards that darkness once again...
He felt like he was drowning like concrete boots were on his feet as he was dragged down into the dark, his arms reaching out to the light as he knew he wanted someone to catch him.
-clasp!-
Within the darkness, standing there in the light, he saw them. He saw Fuwa and Yaiba, smiling down at him as they pulled him back into Zea and helped him stand. 'Thank you.' He thought as his body moved.
-flash!-
Aruto's yellow eyes flashed as he took a step forwards, pointing out at Edward "Panzer! There is only one force that can stop you... -And That's Us!-"
_*"DIE!"*_ Panzer roared, shooting out his frost breath, but the three separated away so the attack missed.
A barrage of spears made from MetalCluster Cells began to stab into Panzer's back.
Panzer screamed out in pain as he could almost feel his wings being taken out.
Yaiba was running. Faster and faster, moving faster than anything seen before out of any of their rider forms. She did not have the prediction system of Shinning Hopper, instead her system showed her the best path to move to make up for how fast she was.
'Is this how Aruto sees things while in this form? How can he process-? Stupid question.' She thought as she attacked and struck the armour and kicked the arms of Panzer.
She jumped, doing a flip in the air, as she gave a mighty axe kick to Panzer's shoulder.
"ARGH!" Panzer roared out in pain.
*SHATTER!*
"My shoulder!" He panicked, before being socked in the face by Fuwa's fist.
*SLAM!*
"I'm punching *all* the bad Presidents today!" Fuwa smirked.
-'On your left! Give him one for me!'- Fuwa's AI called out.
"Right!" Fuwa nodded... And a grasshopper foot appeared around his foot.
"What the hell?!" He gasped as he saw the grasshopper foot and leapt higher and higher than he had ever before. "WHOA!"
He was so much faster! With so much more strength!
"Jeez, Prez! Why didn't *you* make us our gear?" He called out.
"What's THAT supposed to mean?!" Yaiba snapped.
"Sorry, Yaiba!" He apologised, before slamming his fist down against Panzer's armour.
He landed after giving a mighty punch. Standing high be span around, giving a harsh axe kick to his jaw before then flipping away with a high kick to the guy of the dark rider.
"That's for stealing our Keys!" Fuwa glared.
"*This* is for your sexist remarks!" Yaiba followed up, speeding around and slashing him with her feet.
"And THIS is for being such a MONSTER!" Aruto finished, throwing his fist and unleashing a large blade of Hiden Metal.
*=SLASH!
CRASH!
STAB!=*
Edward screamed out in pain, his armour being devoured by these locusts and destroyed by the superior alloy metal.
-01! 01! 01! 01! 01!-
The three began to act as one. Fast, calm, precise and ready. Yua with streams of silver and orange, Fuwa with blue and yellow. While Aruto was, ironically, the slowest while using his silver and yellow streaks of metal with furious power.
-01! 01! 01! 01! 01!-
Yaiba dashed around, following the path lead for her. The optimum path. Ducking, diving and dodging debris and blasts of fire and ice, flipping over a bolt of lightning, as she ran in a circle around the battlefield.
-01! 01! 01! 01! 01!-
Fuwa came rushing down with a harsh knee, coming down from a mighty jump. His strike causing shockwaves as his attack clashed.
-01! 01! 01! 01! 01!-
"GRAH!" Panzer yelled, twisting his body and throwing Vulcan away. Launched right at Valkyrie...
-Kōdaina ākaibu access shite-
Only for a silver platform to form under his legs, Fuwa landing easily on the Hiden Metal platform and holding out his hand.
-Kensaku shitatte I don't think it's right.-
Yaiba jumped up, her hand grasping Fuwa's as he gave her a mighty throw. The feline based Rider flipped lightly in the air, dodging another blast of lightning,
-Dēta wa kako wādo wa sain-
Panzer attempted to use his wings, planning on escaping with a burst of speed from his wings, only for Hiden Metal to form above him and force him back down.
-kotae wa 404 Not Found…-
Right into the flying forearm of Yaiba as she rushed by, clothes lining him.
Panzer flipping in the air... As Fuwa came down. Having jumped off his platform, coming rocketing down with a double drop kick.
-01! 01! 01! 01!-
Fuwa'a strike caused a powerful shockwave, Panzer's armoured boots digging into the ground as he was pushed back.
"Prez!" Yaiba called as she saw the optimal path, her steak shifting up a wall.
-01! 01! 01! 01!-
"Gotcha!" He called, creating a path for her.
Up.
"HA!" Fuwa roared as he kicked away, as he flew back the warrior grabbed his ShotRiser
-REAL×EYEZ hajimari no aizu-
*BANG!
BANG!
BANG!*
"Grrr!" Panzer growled as he was pushed back, his armour sparking.
-Atarashī jidai wo-
"Hup!" Yaiba called as she jumped away from the metal road that Aruto had carved for her, falling towards the ground like an orange rocket. The engineer twisting lightly as she reached down and pulled the Trigger of her ShotRiser.
-We gotta SUN×RISE Burning like the fires-
*BLITZ! -FEVER!*-
Silver and orange energy surrounded Yaiba as she rushed down, almost seemingly teleporting. Moving faster than even Gravity should have allowed
-Kiri hirake unmei wo-
*CRASH!*
And holding the AttacheShield, she came slamming down atop Panzer as he had been attempting a surprise attack/finisher.
Dislocating his right shoulder.
-You wanna REAL×EYEZ egaita miraizu-
Panzer, roaring in pain, jumped back. His body quivering in agony as he tried to escape.
-Buchi nuite Ikeru no wa-
Only for Fuwa to be there and kick him. Hard.
-You're the only ONE!-
Towards Aruto, who was holding the AuthoriseBuster.
He aimed and fired, a pulse of yellow digital energy formed at the end of the barrel turning into a large yellow bullet that formed a grasshopper and devoured Panzer's armour fully.
Panzer screamed out, crashing to the ground as his armour was now gnawed down to the base suit. "My suit! My suit!"
-01! 01! 01! 01!-
The three Riders landed together, gathered at three different sides, surrounding Panzer from escaping.
-01! 01! 01! 01!-
Yaiba pressed her Key as she readied herself for her own attack first.
*SUPER DASH!*
She ripped the weapon off her belt, quickly taking aim as orange and silver energy began to gather.
"Let's end... This test drive!" She called, pulling the trigger.
*D! A! S! H! I! N! G! B! L! I! T! Z! B! L! A! S! T!*
Shooting from the barrel of her ShotRiser was a large orange cheetah, tearing the ground under its paws as she struck forward and slashed through Panzer, causing an explosion.
*DASHING BLITZ BLAST!*
"Time... To kick your ass!" Fuwa roared, slamming the button on his Key before ripping his ShotRiser from his belt.
*RISING BULLET!*
Fuwa pointed his gun into the air, energy flashing up his body from his feet and flowing all the way up his armour until it all collected into his gun.
*R! I! S! I! N! G! BL! A! S! T! I! M! P! A! C! T!*
"HA!" Fuwa roared as he fired the blast into the air.
Forming from digital metal and glowing energy, a large blue wolf with glowing yellow streaks howled down and chomped onto Panzer's head, devouring him while also exploding.
*RISING BLAST! IMPACT!*
"GAH!"
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"Ha!" Aruto roared as he slammed his fist into the ground, sending shockwaves of MetalCluster Cells through the ground and emerging from the ground as mighty spikes of power.
*METAL RISING IMPACT!*
"GAH!" He yelled in pain, Panzer rolling across the ground and grunting in pain.
"Fuwa... Yua... Let's end this!" Aruto called.
"Right." Both nodded, slotting their Riser's in place.
*RISING BULLET!
SUPER DASH!*
"HUP!" they all cried, jumping into the air together.
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Combining their colours; Silver, Blue and Orange, the three constructs of a grasshopper, wolf and cheetah roared out, glaring right at Panzer as they struck him right in his chest, waist and stomach.
*METAL!*
Panzer's armour was shed, devoured away by Aruto's Grasshopper.
*RISING! BLAST IMPACT! FEVER!*
Fuwa's wolf howled out, striking the body armour away to reveal the old man underneath.
*DASHING BLITZ BLAST! FEVER!*
Panzer, no, Edward screamed as he saw his CrushDriver break and shatter away by Yua's Cheetah, turning into fragments of fragments. And releasing *all* the Rider Modules contained within that were stolen away.
_-*IMPACT!*-_
The three Riders collided and kicked Edward square in the stomach, sending him flying and into a crater, ripping his clothes away, causing him to bleed out and break down on the ground as his own Bear Module was savagely torn apart by the three Rider Modules and shattered the Key it was housed in.
Edward fell limp on the ground as the three Riders landed safely, the explosions filling the air as their eyes flashing.
Aruto chuckled in relief, finally seeing that it was over. Izu quickly walked toward them to congratulate their success. Aruto removed his his key as she approached, the two giving quick talks and thanks.
"Tch. A bit tougher than I thought." Fuwa laughed.
"Exactly." Yaiba nodded as she removed her key, her transformation ending. Fuwa following her lead a moment later.
-Czzck!-
"Huh?" They looked down as they saw Dashing Cheetah and Rising Wolf spark.
-CzzCK!
CZZCK!-
"What's going on?" Fuwa asked.
"No, no, no!" Yua panicked as she saw their Keys-.
*-SHATTER!-*
...that.
"Son of a-! What happened?" Fuwa asked.
"I believe that the strain of the fight was too much for the proto-Keys. Ms Yaiba utilised hers effectively and fought past its limits." Izu informed. "Shining Hopper is a key that is a very demanding key, on the system and the user. Ms Yaiba added extra safety measures, pushing the keys performance harder than it should have been. Too much for it to handle."
"I should have listened to you, Izu. The Blitz enhancement to the Fever function must have been too much. Tch. All that hard work waisted." Yaiba mused.
"Okay...And mine?" Fuwa asked... To which all *three* immediately glared at Fuwa "What? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Do we HAVE to say it?" Izu frowned.
"What are you talking about?" He asked.
"You... You seriously don't... How the..." Yaiba blinked, her eye twitching lightly.
"Grr! This is my rule! Not listening to instructions!" Aruto said in a Fuwa immigration, pretending to rip open a Progrise Key.
"Well I-" he blinked.
"I. Have told you. HOW MANY TIMES not to FORCE these things open! And you NEVER! LISTEN!" Yaiba snapped "AND NOW YOU'VE BROKEN THIS... I AM GOING TO KILL YOU, ISAMU FUWA!"
"Prez, help!" Fuwa backed off as he saw his cheetah partner glaring at him.
"You're on your own, Fuwa." Aruto and Izu answered with a deadpan look.
-'Run, you fool!'- Fuwa's AI responded, urging him to escape...as Yaiba immediately chased him.
*Time skip*
It was days later, the scandal that Edward Vassal had caused had *not* gone unnoticed. The threat and destruction that this man caused had *ruined* the reputation and standing with Alpha International.
-"Visiting President of Alpha International, Edward Vassal, has been sent to prison today. The fifty-five-year-old has been charged with multiple counts of violence, terrorism, death threats, theft and corporate espionage; Alpha International has made a formal declaration that he has been removed from his position and has given a formal apology to the people of Japan, Hiden Intelligence and ZAIA Enterprise."- A newscaster spoke, as Edward's picture was on the broadcast.
"Why did he think this was a good idea? On ANY level?" Aruto asked as he and Izu were watching the broadcast.
"Upon investigation, Mr Vassal saw the lowered numbers of ZAIA's stock and found a means to capitalise on it." Izu explained.
Aruto looked in shock at that. How can someone be that *stupid* to think that a hostile takeover like that would even *work*. "Jeez." He rubbed his eyes. "At least the Progrise Keys aren't sealed anymore."
"And the Progrise Hopper Blade has been fully fixed." Izu added.
"Yeah, about that." Aruto commented as he stood up "Those new keys..."
"Unable to replicated, President." She responded calmly "As it was an emergency, none of the systems were keeping any saved files of the progress."
"Right..." Aruto sighed. "Still, I suppose it's for the best. We don't want Gai stealing *that* data too."
"Of course, sir." She nodded, looking down and thinking.
"Is something the matter?" He asked, looking at her with a kind tone.
"President. I will be right back." She smiled, leaving the office.
He blinked quickly and nodded, seeing her leave without another word.
Time ticked by the president worried about his assistant. While having a chance to think back about the court case.
Edward had claimed that he was doing what Gai did. That he was fine. That he thought forcefully taking other's companies was fine here because of Gai, forgetting the whole situation involving the contests and rules they had set up.
...
He also remembered the aftermath...
*Flashback*
"The competition is off?!" Gai snapped as he and Aruto were at a familiar little store.
A travel agency.
"Yes, Sir. Because of what happened and...with one of the travel agencies destroyed." Yamato spoke.
Vett soon spoke up. "Yamato and I have decided to work together as partners in the same agency."
The two stood side by side, heads held high.
"Congratulations, you two." Aruto smiled, as he knew that this was the best outcome that could've happened.
Gai growled as he had a bandaged nose and healing bruises on his cheek. "This is-"
"Gai. Remember the terms? No matter what happens, the travel agencies remain open." Aruto recalled.
"I. Remember." He answered.
"This isn't over, Hiden." Gai said simply, walking away slowly.
Aruto took a deep breath as he saw Gai leave and sighed slowly. He turned to Yamato and Vett and extended his hand to them. "Good luck, you two."
"Thank you, President Hiden." Vett responded, with a bow.
"We won't forget this." Yamato agreed.
"Don't forget each other. You two can do this." he grinned, grasping their hands "Leap together, leap towards your dream, and grasp it. I know you've got it."
Both Yamato and Vett smiled with pride and excitement from this kindness. "I just hope we can help you find a good travel location soon, President Hiden."
"Maybe one day." he smiled.
*End time skip*
Back in Hiden Intelligence, Izu was walking through the corridors.
Returning to Aruto's office.
Her heels making soft 'thuds' and 'clicks' as she walked.
"Aruto." she spoke as she entered.
Izu was wearing knee-high boots like her normal ones, split vertically down the middle with black on the inside of the boots pointing towards themselves while teal pointed outwards. She also wore a leather skirt that stopped halfway down her thighs, all teal with a few black decorations and a belt holding the skirt in place. She wore an open jacket that followed the same design as her normal outfit, which stopped at her midriff. And finally, she wore a dark grey shirt that covered just as much as her jacket with a blue Hiden Intelligence logo.
"Oh, oh my god. Izu?" Aruto asked in shock. "What is-? That's. Whoa."
"I felt like a change of pace was required." she nodded with a soft smile. "A new start is coming."
...
"Yeah. Yeah, you're right." Aruto nodded with a smile. Standing tall, he took a look out of the window "Look at that -Rising- sun! It makes you -RealXEyez- the beauty of life!"
"I agree, sir." she nodded as she walked up, standing side by side with him. Her fingers slightly intertwining with his "It is a -Dashing- morning, sir. A new dawn, a new day, to -Shoot- for success with."
"Hai!" the two called together, pointing out towards the city "Aruto ja naito!"
As we zoom out of Aruto's office... we zoom up. Rushing towards the roof. Where a warrior in red bird like armour was standing "What a lovely day." the warrior spoke, his green compound eyes flashing "It's good to be back." he said almost darkly.
The end
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