Super Duper Video Game Fighters
Disclaimer:
Danganronpa is owned by Spike Chunsoft and Lerche
Kamen Rider Ex-Aid is owned by Toei Co. Ltd and Ishimori Productions
Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here the current story arc picks up where the last chapter left, in which Kaede Akamatsu is going to take the spotlight as one of the main characters going in to action, which will no doubt put the rest into conflict once they found out what she has in store, especially when Tenko Chabasira's life is on the line, so read on and Well, enjoy!
The scene shifts at the office of Izuru Kamukura inside Hope's Peak University Hospital, and the director of Hope's Peak banged his fist on the table as he is displeased at what he saw, where it shows that Nagisa is there again, with Chiaki Nanami besides Hajime Hinata. While Nagisa looks on, the live footage shows that Chiaki is trying to calm down Tenko as Hinata is attempting to start the procedure to get things over with, and while Jin does not see any issue here, Izuru is making a big deal because of Chiaki and Nagisa's presence.
He is not pleased that his distant grandson is surrounded by two rivals and wished that he would do something to put Chiaki and Nagisa out of the equation.
Jin Kirigiri tries to calm Izuru down but the director is not pleased with this and plans to use any means to have Chiaki expelled from Hope's Peak University Hospital, as well as to order Hinata to take out Chiaki in the process, but Jin argued and said that Hinata will decide on what to do next, which Izuru is not well-taken on and insists that Hinata must be the victor for he is his designated heir and will not let a disgraced doctor and a rookie intern upstage Hinata.
"Director Kamukura...please calm down..."
"How can I calm down? My distant grandson lost recently! Now is his chance to redeem himself...and now that rookie intern is trying to hug the spotlight again...! And what is worse...that disgraced doctor is thetr again and plans in taking the prize!"
"Sir...I am sure that Hinata will take down the Monokuma this time..."
"Bah! Those two would only get in the way! Hajime must defeat the Monokuma this time! Not the disgraced brat...and definitely not the rookie!"
"Director Kamukura.."
"Hajime better do a good job...but if he fails again...when he gets back...I will lecture him real good!"
"Sir...there is no need to..."
"It is needed! The future of this university hospital lies on whether Hajome can succeed or not!"
However, their argument stopped upon seeing the scene shifts at the laptop monitor where it shows that Kaede Akamatsu is there, and both Jin and Izuru stared wide-eyed seeing that a witness is there and they feared that their secret covert medical mission might get compromised if Akamatsu were to witness the doctors in action, and this made Jin worried that the Ministry of Health might grill them, yet Izuru said that Hajime will deal with her so as to silence her yet Jin is not receptive to what the director said.
"Director...that's..."
"I don't care! That girl must be silenced!"
"You're suggesting that Hinata should kill a girl? He's a gifted surgeon!"
"..."
"Let's see where this lead to...and once the Monokuma is defeated...then they can decide what to do with that girl."
"...damn..."
"Relax, sir."
"Hmph."
Izuru sighed in annoyance as he and Jin decided to watch the footage and see where this lead to, while the scene shows that Chiaki, Hinata and Nagisa are facing the patient with Akamatsu trying to calm a panicking Tenko.
EXCITE by Daichi Miura
(Opening Song from Kamen Rider Ex-Aid)
(I gotta believe...)
I don't wanna know beta na shinjitsu nara
I don't wanna know shiranai kata ga ii noni
Why Why Why Why?
Kitsukeba I Came Too Far
Tomaranai kanjiru sono yokan wa
The New Beginning
Michi no ryoiki, ima wo kiri hiraku'nda
I gotta believe!
(Turn it on...)
Sotto Excite Excite takanaru
Excite Excite kokoro ga
Michibi ano basho e
Kakenuku deku dake
(Hey!) I'm on a mission right now
(Hey!) I'm on a mission right now
Excite Excite kotae wa
Excite Excite kotae wa
Wow Kono te mo naka
Susumu beki life
Ikiteku dake
Ch. 23: Hageshī Pianisuto
Elsewhere, the scene shifts to an unspecified location, which appeared to be a warehouse, where you can see that the individual, identified only as Kibo, is shown to have been disassembled, and its head is attached to a cable leading to a laptop, where an undetermined amount of data is being transferred, and there a shadow is seen where a hand is shown to reach out something.
It turns out to be the Game Driver and a Gashat, which was the prototype version of the Mighty Action-X, and the unseen individual glanced at the disassembled head of Kibo, and the unseen person, spoke to the disassembled head of Kibo, THANKING it for the job, and tells him that he is no longer needed as he has all what he needed and will take over the role that Kibo was previously ASSIGNED.
"All the data has been gathered...
"..."
"And I PERSONALLY want to thank you for YOUR HELP..."
"..."
"Your role is finished."
"..."
"You are no longer needed. You can REST now."
"..."
The unseen person then leaves the warehouse, holding the Gashat and Game Driver, and about 80 seconds later, the warehouse exploded, and thus the disassembled parts of Kibo, along with the laptop and data, were destroyed beyond further use as the unseen individual left the scene and is heading to an unspecified location.
-x-
Meanwhile, the scene shifts at an outdoor snack bar, where Chiaki Nanami arrived, and saw a teenage girl waiting for someone, and there Chiaki approached the girl, who turn out to be Tenko Chabashira, and Chiaki identifies herself as the doctor who spoke to her earlier, and Tenko anxiously tells Chiaki the reason why she summoned Chiaki.
Chiaki then took out her stethoscope and aimed it at Tenko, where it shows that there are signs that Tenko is infected with a GAME DISEASE, and there Chiaki tells Tenko that right now she does not have the proper equipment yet but assured that her fellow doctor will arrive and have her checked on. Tenko is not pleased as she really wanted to get cured, and asks how can that help as she is suffering from the sickness for over a week, and Chiaki assured to her that everything will be okay.
"Please relax...my fellow doctor will arrive shortly..."
"I can't wait...!"
"Calm down..."
"How can I?"
"Relax..."
"But..."
"Everything will be okay..."
"..."
By then Chisa Yukizome and Hajime Hinata arrived, and seeing Chiaki talking to Tenko, Hinata took out his stethoscope and scanned Tenko, confirming that she has the illness, but Tenko shrieked and hid behind Chiaki, which caused the rookie intern to ask what is wrong with her, and there Tenko revealed that she does not like to be near boys and men.
Chiaki told Tenko that Hinata is a surgeon and right now he has the tools to deal with her illness but Tenko adamantly does not want a guy to touch or be near her, and Chiaki had to try persuading her that Hinata is HARMLESS and a TALENTED doctor, but Tenko steadfastly refused, reiterating that she rather have a female doctor treating her than a guy.
"No way! Anybody but him!"
"But he is the best...a gifted surgeon...he can..."
"I said no!"
"Please...you have to..."
"I rather have a lady doctor treat me than that maniac!"
"Eh...? But Hinata-kun is not..."
"I don't care! Boys are boys! And I don't want to be touched by a boy!"
"..."
Hinata sighed seeing that this is going to be a tedious method and rather than waiting, he puts on the Game Driver and took out his Gashat and pressed the button to signal its activation, much to Chiaki's dismay seeing that Hinata's action would only worsen the situation given that Tenko is so afraid of guys, and Tenko stared wide-eyed in surprise at what she is seeing in front of her.
Gashat: "TADDLE QUEST!"
A projection of several treasure chest-like objects appeared and surrounded the area, and this made Tenko deathly afraid and clings to Chiaki, begging her to do the procedure instead of Hinata, urging her not to let Hinata get close to her no matter what, and Chiaki tried to calm her down with little success even as she assured to Tenko that Hinata is a talented doctor but Tenko would not accept it because of Hinata being a male.
"I said I don't want to! I want a lady surgeon and not a perverted boy!"
"But he is the best...a gifted surgeon...he can..."
"I said no!"
"Please...you have to..."
"I rather die than being touched by a boy! He'll just rape me and take my virginity!"
"Eh...? But Hinata-kun is not..."
"I don't care! Boys are boys! And I don't want to be touched by a boy!"
"..."
Hinata sighed and tells Chiaki to hold onto Tenko as he will perform the OPERATION, and this caused Tenko to panic and shouts at Hinata to stay away or else she will use her aikido moves on him, revealing that she is a master of aikido martial arts, but this did not deter Hinata, telling her that she won't be cured if she keeps acting like a scaredy-cat.
"How BORING."
"What?"
"You're in high school yet you act like a child."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"How can you be cured if you keep on being picky?"
"So what? Boys are perverted...maniacs to the max! And I don't want to be near you!"
"You are wasting my time. The operation will push through."
"I said stay away from me!"
By then something unexpected happened as Nagisa Shingetsu arrived at the scene, and with him was someone, who turn out to be Kaede Akamatsu, and while Tenko is relieved to see her and hoped that she bails her out, she became more worried seeing that she saw Akamatsu brought another boy here, who is wearing the doctor's coat, and she demanded to Akamatsu to explain why she brought a boy here, which Akamatsu said that Nagisa is a doctor, but Tenko defiantly tells Akamatsu that she can't stand boys even if they are doctors.
"Kaede! What's the meaning of this?"
"Huh? I brought a doctor with me..."
"But he's a boy!"
"So?"
"I already told you! I hate boys! So no boys even if they are doctors!"
"Tenko-chan...relax...they can..."
"I said no already!"
"Tenko-chan..."
Yukizome stared in bafflement seeing that Nagisa is here, and so is Chiaki, but the two females, along with Hinata, are baffled even more as this is the first time they see Akamatsu, and wondered if she is aware of the situation, and if she is, this would cause problems as they were instructed by the Minister of Health to keep the GAME DISEASE a secret from the public to avoid panic.
Nagisa himself appeared to be as smug as before, yet he is curious about Akamatsu as something happened earlier which prompted him to come here along with her, and hoped that this situation will favor him beneficially.
Behind a nearby bush, you can see Suichi Saihara lurking, and he is watching the scene unfolding as he appeared to be observing them, and is hoping that Akamatsu would do her part and make sure things would work well as Chabashira's survival depend on Akamatsu's actions, as he has apprehension towards Nagisa, seeing that the 14-year old medical prodigy cannot be trusted at all.
"Okay, Akamatsu…I leave everything to you…hope this works out in the end…"
As Chiaki tries to calm a distressed Tenko down, Hinata asks Nagisa what is he doing here, in which Nagisa said that Akamatsu led her here saying that she wishes to challenge him to a match on who would be the first to take down the Monokuma and cure the patient, which caused Hinata and Chiaki to stare at Akamatsu, as they seemed to doubt what Nagisa said.
Nagisa went on to say that he did not expect that there would be another COMPATIBLE USER of the Game Driver, which made Hinata stare in disbelief and curiosity, and there Nagisa asks Akamatsu if she is a doctor or a nurse, but she revealed that she is actually a talented PIANIST, which made Nagisa stare in suspicion, as he knows that the Game Drivers and Gashats are assigned to CHOSEN medical practitioners, not outsiders.
"Did you say you're a PIANIST?"
"Yes."
"Don't FUCK with me. Only doctors can access those devices. How can you get those if you are not a doctor?"
"I have my ways."
"Hmph. Whatever."
"It's fine. Anyway…"
"What?"
"I have a wager for you…"
As Nagisa demanded to know how she got the devices, Akamatsu instead made a wager, where she stated that if she is the first to defeat the Monokuma, he would have to return the devices he took from Chiaki. Nagisa appeared smug as he seemed to admire her boastful yet optimistic attitude, and he agreed to it as he told her that if she loses she would have to surrender her devices.
Akamatsu accepted, but said she would not lose to someone who FIGHTS DIRTY.
"What was that?"
"You heard me…I will win this match FAIR and SQUARE."
"Hmph. You sound so confident."
"I am."
"Then let's begin. And I will see to it that you made a mistake challenging me."
"Looks who's talking…"
"Hmph."
"…"
Tenko twitched her eyes seeing that Akamatsu and Nagisa are making a bargaining chip out of her and screamed to Akamatsu not to let the boys lay a finger on her, further aggravating her condition as the stress took its toll on her and the Game Disease began to overtook her body and nanotechs began to envelop her body and soon she is possessed, where it took the form of a giant ringworm, though it also vaguely resemble a tire.
Chiaki and Hinata stared in surprise at seeing this and are about to go into action when Nagisa told them that the game is on and it will be strictly between him and Akamatsu, therefore Chiaki and Hinata must not interfere, which did not sit well with Hinata, reasoning that Akamatsu is not a doctor or a nurse, and thus she has no right getting involved in this situation.
But Nagisa reiterated that this is a duel between him and Akamatsu, therefore no one else must get involved, and he told her to be ready as he will make a fool out of her, but she rebuked him saying that just because she is a pianist does not mean she can't face something that involves medical intervention and said that she will be the one who will win this match.
"You sure sound so confident for a girl who only knows music…"
"Coming from a kid who only play with toy guns…"
"What was that?"
"Don't sound so cocky."
"That's my line, you blond bitch."
"Say that after you win, you blue-haired pipsqueak."
"What was that? Fine, I'll make you run home crying that you'll wish that you'll stick with Barbie dolls."
"…"
Nagisa acted smugly as he puts on the Game Driver around his waist, and Akamatsu did the same, and there the two brought out their cartridges and pressed the button to activate the Gashats to commence in taking down the Monokuma and save Tenko.
Gashat: "BANG-BANG SHOOTING!"
Gashat: "BAKUSOU BIKE!"
Chiaki, Hinata and Yukizome stared in surprise seeing that Akamatsu is able to access the Gashat, as several projection image of ITEMS appeared around their surrounding areas, and Hinata wondered what Gashat is Akamatsu using, in which Chiaki stated that it is the Bakusou Bike, a video game where the player control a motorcycle and cruise along in various race courses with INSANE obstacles, which Hinata finds it absurd, but Yukizome then raises the question on how Akamatsu is able to use it since the records at Cyber Rescue Unit has the list of people who underwent COMPATIBILITY SURGERY and so far Nagisa and Hinata are the only ones to undergo that kind of surgery.
This made Hinata suspicious and asks Yukizome if Oma is aware of this, which she says that so far Oma has not made any mention about it.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, Dr. Hinata."
"That can't be."
"Huh?"
"There is no way Oma would be unaware of this."
"If Chairman Oma is aware, he would have told us about it earlier…"
"Whatever. Let's see where this play out."
"Okay."
The scene shifts to Nagisa and Akamatsu, as they prepare to fight the Ringworm Monokuma and there Nagisa twirls the Gashat like a gunslinger while Akamatsu spins around gracefully before inserting the Gashats inside the slot of the Game Driver, commencing their transformations.
"Henshin."
"Henshin."
Cartridge: "GASHATO! LET'S GAME...ME-CHA GAME...MU-CHA GAME...WHA-CHA NAME...I'M A KAMEN RIDER!"
-TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE-
The scene shows that Akamatsu is surrounded by a series of holographic images that are encircling around her, and instead of using her palm to tap one of the images, shedid a jumping spinning roundhouse kick to tapped one of the images, and the image went towards Akamatsu, encasing her in a whitish armor which made her resembled a human adult sized, chibi-looking armored figure, which vaguely resembled an armored trooper from Star Wars, the only difference is that the helmet's EYES were so big making it look like a super-deformed person.
Another noticeable feature is that the armored person sports a yellow motorcycle helmet with red spikes, and she is armed with a pair of gauntlets with motorcycle wheels that act as weapons. She now assumes Level 1 form.
-END TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE-
Assuming Level 1 form, Akamatsu transform into a Kamen Rider, and is ready to fight, but she waited for Nagisa to finish his transformation as she watches him assume his Level 1 form.
Cartridge: "GASHATO! LET'S GAME...ME-CHA GAME...MU-CHA GAME...WHA-CHA NAME...I'M A KAMEN RIDER!"
-TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE-
The scene shows that Nagisa is surrounded by a series of holographic images that are encircling around him, and he tapped one of the images with his finger in a gun-shooting gesture, and the image went towards Nagisa, encasing him in a whitish armor which made him resembled a human adult sized, chibi-looking armored figure, which vaguely resembled an armored trooper from Star Wars, the only difference is that the helmet's EYES were so big making it look like a super-deformed person in an armor.
Another noticeable feature is that the armored person sports a MILITARY-LIKE HELMET, and the right side of his armored head sports a green-colored BANGS which partially covered the right side of the helmet and right eye.
-END TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE-
Hinata and Chiaki stared intently as they saw Akamatsu's Level 1 form alongside Snipe, and both watched intently as Akamatsu proclaimed her call sign as Kamen Rider Lazer, which caused Hinata to moan in annoyance, finding Akamatsu BORING after she made a BORING code name for herself though Chiaki finds it rather fitting since the name Lazer is like a homonym sound of RACER.
"Lazer…?"
"Well…I guess it fits rather fine."
"How so?"
"It's sounds like the word RACER, and since the Gashat she uses is the Bakusou Bike, I guess it means…"
"Whatever."
"Huh?"
"That girl…using that Gashat and making a name like that…she is BORING."
"Hinata-kun…"
To Be Continued...
Looks like things are heating up, as the supposed main heroine of Danganronpa V3 is going in to action, and now she is poised to show what she can do, but will she be able to beat Snipe after he beat Chiaki? Will Akamatsu be able to help Chiaki regain the Mighty Action-X Gashat from Nagisa?
And can she be able to save Tenko as well?
What is Saihara's involvement in this matter?
Preview:
The next chapter will be action-packed as the Bakusou bike arc continues, where Akamatsu shows what she can do and how can she be able to outsmart Nagisa given her talent as a pianist and whether she can fight a rather HUGE opponent like the Ringworm Monokuma…
See you in 3 to 4 weeks…
Reviews are welcome...