ADVENTURE 7 : THE SENGOKU WAR'S VICTOR!
A man stood outside of a fruit parlor, whistling to himself quietly. The sun was rising, and shining down upon the great city of Zawame. The man then stopped, raising and taking a bite of an apple, smiling as he chewed it. He then looked over as a man on a bicycle went past, waving to him. The apple-eating man waved after him, yelling out his name.
"Hello, Gundan!" The man waved. The bicyclist, Gundan Shuki, was smiling as he pedaled down the sidewalk, going past people who waved to him calmly. Gundan grinned on the outside, waving hello to everyone he recognized as he approached a garage by the end of a street. As he reached it, he quickly got off his bicycle and entered, calling out.
"Hello!" Gundan cheered, the lights coming on to reveal a single man, sitting in a chair with a bowler cap covering his eyes. Surrounding him were locked cabinets, with copies of basic Lockseeds covering the insides of them. The man then stood, taking off, and throwing, his bowler cap, revealing Lock Dealer Sid.
"Hello... Urchin." Sid commented, standing as he walked over to Gundan. Gundan stared back at him, his cheeriness now gone. "I try and lighten the mood. And you act like I just killed your kitten." Gundan replied, Sid's eyes narrowing. The Lock Dealer grabbed Gundan by the arm, shoving him as he stared him down in a deadly fashion.
Gundan then took out a Sengoku Driver with the Ryugen faceplate on the end, putting it on as he stared Sid down. "Don't make this hard... You and I both know the Black Order will do no good for this city. They're worse than Yggdrasill!" Gundan shouted, Sid laughing as he put on his Genesis Driver, laughing. "Yet they pay more than this city can pay in kindness. Capitalism is a cruel mistress." Sid commented, holding out his Cherry Energy Lockseed as Gundan brought out the Budou Lockseed. "Henshin!" Both shouted, isnerting their Locks and activating their Drivers.
HAI! BUDOU ARMS! RYU, HOU, HA-HA!
SODA! CHERRY ENERGY ARMS!
As both Arms descended onto the Riders, they opened fire on each other, Sid with the Sonic Arrow and Gundan with the Budou Ryuhou. The two ran at each other, rolling past as they got to one knee, turning and firing, making a lot of ruckus as people outside turned, looking at the building curiously.
Ryugen grabbed onto the Sonic Arrow, staring atr Sigurd as they stood close to each other. "You bastard... Yggdrasill and the Black Order are one and the same! A vicious organization!" Gundan shouted, kicking him back and blasting him in the stomach. Sigurd staggered back, falling to one knee with his head slumped over... Only to laugh and stand, firing arrow after arrow at Ryugen, sending him flying back.
Outside, people stared at the garage door, confused, as the metal on it burst open, with Ryugen being thrown outside and landing on his stomach, groaning in pain as he tried to stand, failing. Sigurd walked out after him, launching his arrows calmly. "Die. Die. Die." Sid murmured, grinning inside of his helmet as the shots continued... Only for a shield to suddenly intercept them.
"Oi... Picking on someone weaker isn't nice, y'know." Hanshakara commented, holding out his Shield Vent. With him was Vrains Giraffe-Cannon and Victory Ryuki Armor. Sigurd sighed, before raising the Sonic Arrow again. "You morons... GET OUT OF MY WAY!" Sid shouted, running forward as he fired more arrows.
Victory and Vrains ducked behind the shield as Venture held it up, Ryugen watching them before getting behind it aswell. The four waited as Sigurd got closer, before Venture and Vrains broke from cover, lunging and grabbing onto Sigurd, shoving him back. As Sid slid back, Gundan fired on the New Genesis Rider, joined by Victory with the VictoCrusher. As he fired, Victory noted that Gundan was firing in a very novice manner, holding the gun with both hands and pulling the trigger nonstop.
Sigurd took the hits, laughing quietly as he fell to one knee. "No matter what you morons do... I've always got backup on the way! Black Order guy!" Sid shouted, stepping back. A familiar blue and black Rider arrived, aiming the Diendriver at Victory, who glared at them coldly. Gundan moved to the side with Vrains as they continued to fire, with Venture beginning to fight Sigurd up close.
"Pari... Why are you with the Black Order after what they did to our future?!" Victory shouted, Diend shaking his head. The two stared each other down coldly, as Victory took out the Ryuki RideWatch and held out the Faiz RideWatch, clicking it in and sliding it in, with Diend raising his gun as Victory prepared to spin his Driver.
RIDER TIME! KAMEN RIDER VIKU-TOR-Y~! ARMOR TIME! COMPLETE! FAIZ~!
"To win!" As the red lines formed on him and slammed down, Pari opened fire on him, the shots being blocked by the armor forming. Pari opened fire as Victory drew both Faiz Phone Xs, running forward as he fired back. Both sides' shots pinged off of each other, Pari rolling as Victory tried kicking him.
"Your future is not mine anymore!" Pari shouted, standing and firing at Victory, only for his shots to be countered by Victory's own gunfire. Pari then sighed, taking out two RideCards as he spin-kicked Victory away from him, after the heroic Rider tried to charge at Diend. "Let's see you handle these guys!" Pari shouted, inserting both cards and aiming the gun upwards, firing.
KAMENRIDE ; ZANGETSU! BARON!
Zangetsu Melon Arms, and Baron Banana Arms, formed in front of Pari, with Zangetsu drawing out the Musou Saber at his waist as the two charged at Victory. Baron was the first to reach him, slashing him across the chest. Victory staggered back, firing at them as Zangetsu raised his Melon Defender, blocking the shots.
Meanwhile, Sigurd was forced to backflip over a bench as Venture and Vrains chased him, Gundan firing from afar. "He's too fast!" Gundan shouted, Venture scoffing as Vrains slid to one knee, firing up at the running Sigurd. Sigurd took the hits, falling against a wall as he gripped his chestplate, the Genesis Driver reacting oddly. "They're overworking the core... Bastards!" Sid shouted, before being met by a lunging Venture.
"Have at thee!" Venture shouted, diving past Sigurd and rolling to his feet, swinging his lance outwards as Sigurd parried it with his Sonic Arrow. The two Riders paced, staring at each other, before Sigurd kicked Venture away... Just in time to be hit in the back by gunfire. Vrains and Ryugen quickly ran to Venture, the three standing together as Sigurd's Genesis Driver began to smoke. Sigurd collapsed, as he groaned in pain. "No... NO!"
The three watched the odd event, before suddenly being distracted as Diend kicked Victory into the area, Zangetsu and Baron now gone as Victory rolled. "Hm. I wonder if you've told your compatriots what truly happens while collecting the RideWatches?" Pari asked, as he blasted Victory's torso some more.
"Shut... UP!" Akimoto screamed, staggering to his feet and hurling himself at Pari. Diend held out his hand, backhanding Akimoto to the ground. Venture quickly rushed over to his captain's side, aiming his lance at Diend as he dragged Akimoto back slowly, with Diend approaching slowly. "Ah... I guess I'll tell them for you!" Pari shouted, before continuing.
"RideWatches are a double edged sword! As long as they exist, so does the Black Order. Their history... Is forever connected!" Pari cackled, Venture and Vrains freezing. Ryugen, however, took the chance and blasted Diend, only making him stumble.
"So whenever your crew gains a new RideWatch, you are saving the Black Order!" Pari revealed, Victory fully stopping as he lowered his head, much to the dismay of Vrains and Venture. "Boss... " Hanshakara murmured, while Yusuke was silent in shock. Ryugen saw this, sighing as he held out another Lockseed, clicking it and putting it into his Sengoku Driver, pushing the blade down as he dove at Diend.
MANGO ARMS! KNIGHT OF HAMMER~!
Ryugen Mango Arms swung the hammer down at Diend, who stepped back as if the air around him was water, spinning easily around before shooting Ryugen a few times, forcing the Sengoku Rider to back away. Diend sighed, snapping his fingers twice. "Oh well. I've done what I need to do." Diend laughed, backing up as he aimed the Diendriver at Akimoto.
"2068 can't wait much longer, Akky! I'd get to those RideWatches pretty quickly. The Black Order doesn't like people who disobey." Pari mocked, before turning and grabbing Sid. The two then ran out of the area, heading down an alleyway. Vrains gave chase, only to stop as he noticed they were gone, disappearing down the passage.
LATER
"Hey! You're shaking the boat!" Yusuke shouted, as Akimoto was shoved against the wall, Hanshakara staring at him coldly as Sieg and Rie stood with him. The others were currently talking to the Rider they had picked up, Gundan, about what was going on in this World. Sieg leaned forward, his face covered with confusion, as Rie looked conflicted watching this confrontation play out.
"The RideWatches hold the lives of the Black Order?!" Sieg shouted, with Akimoto staring at him with shame covering his face, before nodding reluctantly. Hanshakara growled, grabbing his shirt and shoving him towards the railing of the Victory Sailer, following him as Sieg stepped back in shock at this.
"So... You've been saving the people we fight?! That's what the RideWatches really are?!" Hanshakara accused, Akimoto remaining silent as he looked up at his friend. Akimoto then stood upright, Hanshakara staring him down. "Why... Why do you keep tools that go against your goals?!" Sieg murmured, his voice shaky, as Akimoto looked over and took a few steps towards him, clenching his fists.
"Because it's the only way to defeat the Black Order! If I don't, they remain in power!" Akimoto shouted, Hanshakara getting in his way again. "So you're willing to place people's lives on it like that?! Fueling the enemy is the same as being on their side!" Hanshakara retorted, shoving Akimoto as the pirate rider shoved him back.
"Do not compare me to the allies of the Black Order!" Akimoto shouted, as Sieg and Rie backed up, staring at their two friends arguing. "Then don't be like them!" Hanshakara shouted, as Akimoto growled and reached for his Jikuu Driver, pulling it out with the Victory RideWatch. Hanshakara stared at him coldly, before stepping forward. "Do it." Hanshakara ordered, Akimoto staring at him angrily.
Elsewhere aboard the Victory Sailer, Gundan leaned over a balcony and looked out over the Zawame City Harbor. He was standing away from the fight, looking at his city as people walked alongside Inves at the harbor edge. He then clenched his fist, punching the boat side as he turned away from the sight, leaning against the railing.
"False peace... Sickening! This isn't real peace, y'know!" Gundan shouted, Yusuke working on a can-like object next to him. "Really? Then... What is it?" Yusuke murmured, peeking over the edge to look at what he saw. Gundan took out his Lockseeds, looking them over. "My friend... He believed in true peace. Where the two sides weren't just forced to be with each other... They actually came together on their own, for a union of power." Gundan explained, Yusuke nodding as he remembered the Civil War from his World.
The two nodded, before Gundan looked towards Hanshakara and Akimoto. The two continued to stare at each other, dead silent. "What's wrong with them?" Gundan inquired, as Yusuke looked up from his work with a sigh. "They're arguing about the true power of RideWatches. Apparently, they can fuel the Black Order when he uses them." Yusuke explained, Gundan nodding as he looked on in confusion.
"But... They're still fighting for peace, right?" Gundan asked, Yusuke nodding slowly. "Yeah, but it isn't that simple. Hanshakara and Akimoto have a different version of peace, and different experiences with it, I guess. Hanshakara wants the right amount of peace... And Akimoto wants to beat the Black Order as fast as possible." Yusuke explained once more, with Gundan nodding his head in reply as they watched Akimoto being shoved back by Hanshakara, who quickly left the boat in frustration.
"So, anyways, wanna know about the thing I'm working on- Gundan?" Yusuke began, only to stop halfway as he looked around. Gundan was gone, walking quickly after Hanshakara and putting his Sengoku Driver on. "That can't be good... " Yusuke murmured, as Brook got to his feet from the bow, having been playing his guitar.
ZAWAME CITY
After the Black Order took over Zawame, they quickly had an alliance with the organization known as Yggdrasill, using them as their main Rider-tech development group while they provided them with ways to control the Zawame populace for Ryoma's experiments, aswell as getting scientists from all different Worlds to work for him, giving him different kinds of genius.
A group of scientists sat in a room, surrounded by Kurokage Shin Troopers. The troopers, instead of their normal spear weapons, aimed human rifles at the scientists' heads. The brilliant workers were sweating nervously, their eyes flickering around to each other as they sat around a business table, with the Yggdrasill logo plastered on the breast of their uniforms. A door at the other end of the room opened, a man entering as he stretched tiredly.
"Hello everyone! Welcome to the new mandatory meeting!" The man, Sengoku Ryoma, announced. The scientists nodded their heads forcefully, as the Kurokage Shin Troopers forced their heads down and let them up with the barrel of the guns put to their heads. Ryoma laughed at this, going to the end of the table. At the end of the table were two things ; Pari, and a man in a prison uniform with handcuffs on his hands and feet.
"Hmph. You wanted the World Breaker?" Pari asked, standing as he held his Diendriver in one hand. Ryoma smiled, clasping his hands together by of his face and walking over, patting the Rider on the shoulder. He then went to the prisoner, crouching infront of him and looking at his face.
The man's hair was shaggy and unkempt, covering most of his face. His body structure was massive, giving the impression that he was full of strength and more brawn than brains. The man raised his head slightly, staring into Ryoma's eyes. His face was full of torture and torment, looking similar ot that of Gundan.
"Now, now! My wonderfully brilliant colleagues. How have the projects been going?" Ryoma turned, ignoring the prisoner as he lowered his head once more. He walked over to the scientists, as Pari looked on silently from the back. He then pointed at one of the scientists, an older man, and the Trooper watching him let him stand, pulling him up rather roughly.
"T-The Full Bottles are completed, sir! B-But the other thing you've asked for was finished before schedule, so we'll-" The scientist answered, only for Ryoma to hold up a hand to silence him. "That's fine! I'll take it now!" Ryoma shouted, the scientist staring. "B-But you said you'd only need it if the populace went wild! Sid only faced off one rogue citizen!" The scientist retorted, Ryoma sighing as he continued to hold his hand up.
"I asked for you to be silent... Trooper." Ryoma ordered, the Kurokage Trooper clicking the safety off. Seconds later, the scientist's body fell to the side, landing on the floor behind the other scientists as they gasped in horror, some beginning to cry. The prisoner raised his head slightly, staring at the dead man's body, before letting a small grin show on his face, exposing yellowed teeth.
"Damn old man... Loved to use the shock collar on me." The prisoner scoffed, raising his head higher. "Can't wait to kill you again, though... That'll be fun." The prisoner spoke loudly, his face exposed... to show Kaito Kumon. Ryoma smiled, walking over and patting his shoulder, before punching him and knocking him off the chair. "Threats are not appreciated, dead man. You're lucky we haven't killed your little friend." Ryoma mocked, Kaito looking up at him from the floor as Pari looked on silently.
"Now then!" Ryoma exclaimed, turning as he clapped his hands, a smile on his face as he looked at the other scientists. "This is just the old crowd, yes? I've decided we need to be more in touch with the times, if you know what I mean?" Ryoma commented, patting one of their shoulders as he exited, the safeties all clicking off as Pari looked away, Kaito closing his eyes as the sound of screams and gunfire filled the room.
As Ryoma left the room, he walked past a woman in all green. She looked to be about Pari's age, and was staring at the room he left silently. Pari left next, stopping as he saw the woman. The two locked eyes, staring each other down, before she let out a quiet scoff and turned, crossing her arms as she began to walk away. Pari stared after her, before taking a step... And being punched down by a new figure, suddenly in the hallway to protect the woman.
"Hands off." A new voice said, with a Rider standing before him. The Rider resembled a shark, with mainly blue armor going over an undersuit with red details. On his waist was a dull Jikuu Driver, along with a coin-like piece overtop of it. The Rider grabbed Pari's arm, yanking him to his feet and staring into his eyes with strange yellow visor eyes.
"Neptune. Back off." Pari threatened, showing his Diendriver as the Rider, Kamen Rider Neptune, glared at him. "Only if you back off the Queen." Neptune argued, Pari staring before nodding. The shark Rider then stepped back, letting him pass. As Pari did, he turned to shoot off one remark at the Rider... Only to find him gone, a puddle left in his wake as the gun Rider sighed in frustration.
Meanwhile, Ryoma entered an elevator and went down it, Kamen Rider Neptune joining him in it and handing him something from behind. "A parting gift from the Workshop, all upgraded as you requested from your first use of it." Neptune explained shortly, Ryoma nodding as he looked down to see the Gaim AnotherWatch in his hand, laughing, before stopping as he heard a crash from above him.
ELSEWHERE IN ZAWAME CITY
Hanshakara walked past a dance stage, shoving past humans and Inves alike. As he did this, people stared at him as if he was flipping them all off, giving rude stares. Their stares, however, made them completely ignore Gundan trailing the man, following him as the dancing team on the stage wrapped up their song, beginning to start another one.
Hanshakara went to an alleyway, where he was grabbed from behind by Gundan. Hanshakara turned quickly, raising a hand to slap whoever had grabbed him, only to see Gundan hold out a hand to pacify him. Hanshakara lowered his hand, grunting as he turned away, beginning to walk again as the Beat Rider followed.
"What do you want." Hanshakara growled, as he reached the end of the alleyway, looking out of it with Gundan next to him. The two fell silent as they saw three Inves playing with a young boy, who cheered happily as he bounced around with them, before all three fell in the grass field they were in, laughing and waving their arms around.
"... This isn't real peace. And you know it." Gundan stated, Hanshakara sighing as he nodded. "Fake peace isn't peace... It's just another way to wage war." Hanshakara continued for him, Gundan smiling as he patted him on the shoulder. Hanshakara then sighed, taking out his Advent Deck and looking down at it with somber eyes.
"If this was my world... We could fight more easily for our freedom." Hanshakara complained, putting both hands in his pockets. Gundan listened to this, and then stepped up next to him. "And if this was Akimoto's world, he could fight more easily for freedom." Gundan countered, Hanshakara turning and staring at him in confusion, leading to Gundan continuing.
"His RideClocks or whatever, they give the Black Order more power, right? Well, what if he doesn't have any other choice?" Gundan asked, Hanshakara falling quiet as he thought about the question. "It's probably harder for him to take that burden upon himself than it is for you to accept working with him." Gundan finished, Hanshakara remembering their argument.
"... You have a point." Hanshakara finally answered, looking over at Gundan as he held up a thumbs up, smiling. The Mirror Rider smiled back faintly, holding up a thumb in agreement. "I remember when my older friend first taught me about this kind of thing... It was the day before he got captured." Gundan explained, closing his eyes as he remembered that day...
"Kaito, quick!" Gundan called, whispering as an explosion shook the area. Gundan fell back onto his rump, Kamen Rider Baron standing over him as he pierced a Kurokage Trooper's Driver with his Banaspear, joined by Kamen Rider Knuckle. The two Armored Riders were engaged in a fight with Kurokage Troopers, fighting while protecting Gundan.
"GUNDAN!" Kaito shouted, as he quickly turned. Gundan ducked in fear, as the Banaspear went over his head and slashed a Kurokage Trooper's arm, sending the soldier flying back as he detransformed. "These guys are too easy... Zack! Stay on guard!" Kaito shouted, spinning around as he slashed two more Kurokage Troopers.
"Aye, sir!" Zack shouted, running onto a wheel-chair ramp nearby them and leaping off it, punching two Kurokage Troopers as he landed, kneeling. He then stood, spinning around and smacking four of them back. After this move, he went to chase down two of the four, the other two being handled by Kaito. As this happened, though, a trio of figures approached from behind.
Zack turned, just in time to be blasted by three arrows from the first figure. Knuckle was sent flying against a wall, the figure revealed to be Another Gaim, now holding a Sonic Arrow. With him were Kamen Riders Sigurd and Tyrant, using Cherry Energy Arms and Lemon Energy Arms respectively. The two Genesis Riders aimed their own Sonic Arrows, firing at Baron.
Kaito grabbed onto Gundan, leaping back as they narrowly avoided the arrows. The two landed, backing up as they stared down the trio. Kaito looked over to find Zack, only seeing Kurokage Troopers dragging his unconscious body away from the scene. "Tch... Dammit!" Kaito grunted, pushing Gundan behind him as Tyrant and Sigurd charged.
Baron ducked past Tyrant, kicking Sigurd in the gut. He then turned, slicing Tyrant and knocking him back. "Hah! Even with the Genesis Drivers, you stand no chance against me!" Kaito mocked, turning. As if on cue, he was hit by a quintet of blasts from the Sonic Arrow, sending him flying against a wall. Another Gaim walked forward, Helheim cracks forming around him as vines slithered out of them, holding him to the wall.
"Gundan... RUN!" Kaito screamed, as Tyrant ripped his Driver off, detransforming him. Another Gaim looked over, smiling, as Gundan stared in horror at the scene, his eyes wide with utter shock. A. Gaim took a step forward, only for Gundan to turn and practically flash away, sprintign as fast as his legs could.
Gundan shivered, holding his arms as he thought back to the incident. Hanshakara noticed this, looking over as he patted his back awkwardly, looking around as the two species continued to interact calmly with one another. Their moment, however, was interrupted as a loud boom was heard from down the street.
DOWN THE STREET
READY, GO! VOLTECH FINISH!
Vrains, in his MoleDrill mode, kicked three Kurokage Shin Troopers across a park field. The Troopers went sailing past Kamen Rider Surge-On Level 2, who was using the Gashacon Blaster to send five of the Troopers sailing over a railing. Inves and human alike ran from the park, screaming in horror.
"Let's keep it up. Gotta find the thing Akimoto talked about." Rie reminded Yusuke, who nodded in response. The two had been sent out by Akimoto to find the Gaim RideWatch, and had intercepted a group of Kurokage Shin Troopers attacking a fruit cart, which led to them stepping in to help protect it.
"Sir, are you alright?" Yusuke asked, turning. The man's fruit cart, while knocked over, was still intact. The worker, a man with black hair and black eyebrows, stood to thank them... Revealed to be Kiyojiro Bando. The man smiled at them, bowing his head in thanks as Surge-On finished off the last of the Troopers.
"Thank you, sirs." Kiyojiro thanked, Surge-On freezing awkwardly as Vrains did the same, both staring as Kiyojiro fished around for something on his cart. As he did this, the two Riders looked at each other silently, both wondering if he had really just said that. While Surge-On's suit wasn't very descriptive, it did have a skirt and other feminine details.
"Here." Kiyojiro held out something to Vrains as he turned, Yusuke looking to see that it was the Gaim RideWatch. He took it from the fruit salesman's hands, looking it over to see that it was perfectly fine with no damage done to it. Yusuke raised his head, quickly nodding in thanks, and turned to leave... Only to growl. "Diend."
"Yo." Kamen Rider Diend stood, aiming the Diendriver leisurely at Surge-On's head. Rie had frozen, shaking in terror as Pari laughed jovially. "Let her go!" Vrains shouted, Kiyojiro watching from behind the Build Rider. Pari merely laughed more, taking out a dull-gray version of a Pandora Panel. He then tossed it up, backing away as he kicked Rie towards Vrains.
Yusuke quickly went forward, catching her and the Panel, as he glared at Diend. Diend smiled inside of his helmet, tossing the Diendriver up and catching it. "Some more Bottles for ya. See you found the Gaim RideWatch. I'd destroy it, to stop those Black Order bastards from having anymore power than they need." Pari suggested, as Yusuke cocked his head to one side.
"We'll do what we see fit. Besides, isn't it a bit cruel to call your bosses ' Bastards ' ?" Yusuke asked, Pari scoffing as he looked down at the Diendriver. "Oh, poor poor Yusuke. Everyone serves their purpose, to a point. It just depends on when their purpose runs out, if you catch my drift." Pari retorted, though there seemed to be a tang of resentment in his voice when he said this.
"Bullshit! I won't let you get away that easily!" Yusuke shouted, taking off a pair of Bottles from the panel as Pari chuckled. "Let's grow you more, then... " Pari trailed off, taking out two RideCards as Yusuke inserted the two new Full Bottles, one resembling a pair of horns while the other resembled a cloud.
AKUMA! CLOUD! BEST MATCH!
"Henshin!" Yusuke shouted, turning the crank quickly. Snap-Riders formed around him, pumping out one half that resembled a demon, having claws along his finger and chain shackles on both the hand and foot of the half. The other half, meanwhile, resembled a white cloud, having round shoulders and a cloud-like shield on the arm of that half. The halves then flew back, slamming into Yusuke as steam flew from the seams.
ARE YOU READY? THE DEMONIC STORM! AKUCLOUD! YEAH!
Pari sighed, inserting both Cards. Once he inserted the first of the pair, he then pushed the barrel forward, exposing the logo to reveal the Accel logo. Next, he inserted a second card, with the logo being revealed as the Chaser logo. He then aimed the Diendriver forward, firing it.
KAMENRIDE ; ACCEL! CHASER!
Accel and Chaser formed, Chaser gripping the Shingou Axe as Accel held the Engine Blade. "Rie! Get Kiyojiro to safety!" Yusuke shouted, as Surge-On nodded, firing a few shots at the two bike Riders, before taking Kiyojiro by the arm and running off through the park, away from the fight that was about to take place.
Accel and Chaser sprinted forward, Vrains doing the same as Pari fired shots from behind the two. As he ran, Yusuke raised the shield arm and blocked the shots, protecting him until he reached his two close quarters combatants. He pulled the shield arm back, raising his foot and kicking into Accel's chest, driving him back, before turning and backhanding Chaser away from him. The shackle chains seemed to heat up as he swung his arm and leg around, the chains turning orange and whipping around, hitting the two Riders and burning them, forcing them to retreat a bit.
"Bastard... KILL HIM!" Pari shouted, the two Riders nodding as they ran forward, attempting to slash him. As their weapons came down, they were stopped by a puffy cloud-like object forming in the way. Their weapons slashed into it, becoming stuck in it, as if stuck in taffy. As the two Riders fought hard to pull their weapons free, Vrains turned his crank slowly, savoring the moment.
READY, GO! VOLTECH FINISH!
The cloud then poofed, the two Riders staggering back as they had been trying to pull. This gave Vrains the chance to step forward, a ball of fire forming on his arm and rolling down it, going between a horn design on his wrist as he punched the two, the fireball flying into them and sending both flying back, exploding as Pari laughed.
"A nice little training session for you... Perfect." Pari commented, tossing his Diendriver up as a dimensional wall formed behind him, going towards him. Vrains took off running towards him, yelling in anger, only to stop short as the wall absorbed Diend, abruptly vanishing afterwards. Yusuke sighed, turning to see Hanshakara and Gundan arrive at the scene.
"Sorry it took us so long... But I found something out." Hanshakara explained, Yusuke looking at him in confusion as Gundan nodded, backing him up. Before he could explain, however, the air was filled with a scream from afar... Rie's scream. The three turned, sprinting off as Hanshakara and Gundan took out their gear.
FURTHER IN THE PARK
"NO!" Another Gaim stood over Surge-On, aiming the Sonic Arrow down... Only to stop and turn, blocking a slash from Kamen Rider Baron Lemon Energy Arms. Another Gaim turned, staring Baron down, before kicking his shin and slashing him. The Rider was sent sliding back, holding his side as Kamen Riders Vrains, Venture and Ryugen arrived, with the third of the group seeing Baron and quickly running over to him.
"Kaito!" Gundan shouted, Ryugen and Baron reuniting as Vrains and Venture helped Surge-On stand. "Hey... Kid." Kaito replied, getting to his feet weakly as the five of them regrouped, looking at Another Gaim, who merely laughed and outstretched a hand towards them, before clenching it and pounding on his chest angrily.
"I am bringing peace to this wasteland of a city! I gave you that Genesis Driver to help me! Took away it's limits, promised you a life better than what you had!" Another Gaim, Sengoku Ryoma, screamed. Hanshakara then snapped, pointing at Kaito as he walked forward, before turning to point at Another Gaim.
"That's the reason they were being so docile. You kept one of their Overlords in prison, so they were scared to fight you." Hanshakara explained, Another Gaim growling as Gundan and Kaito nodded, much to the shock of the others. Venture gripped his lance, pointing it forward at Another Gaim as Ryugen, Budou Arms, joined him.
"You did not create peace... You created a silent war on happiness! Peace is something both sides must come together to accept... Even if one side must do what they despise in order to gain it, it must be willingly. You cannot force them!" Hanshakara scolded, Another Gaim growling as he clenched his fists, his body pulsing with power.
"Well-put." Akimoto commented, Brook and Sieg with him, already transformed. Akimoto held the Victory RideWatch in one hand, Vrains tossing him the Gaim RideWatch. "... Once this quest is over, I have made promise after promise to destroy these things." Akimoto continued, Venture staring at him quietly, before nodding. "You'd better." Hanshakara threatened, only for Akimoto to nod in return.
Victory then held out both RideWatches, twisting the faces and clicking them in as his allies gathered behind him. Venture, Ryugen, and Baron stood more at the forefront, as Akimoto inserted both RideWatches, holding out an arm. "Henshin!" He shouted, then spinning the Jikuu Driver.
RIDER TIME! KAMEN RIDER VIKU-TOR-Y~! ARMOR TIME! SOIYA! GAIM!
Victory's armor formed, only for a large orange ball to drop onto his head from above, engulfing it. The ball then unfolded into the Gaim Armor, covering him as he stepped forward. Another Gaim simply roared, clenching his fists. And throughout the area, roars could be heard. The Riders all turned, seeing Elementary Inves racing towards the park. "Now... Let's set sail to VICTORY!" Akimoto shouted, before charging, with the others doing the same.
Vrains and Loki dove past three Elementary Inves, slicing them. Vrains landed first, turning and whipping a chain around the other Inves near them. Loki then landed, grabbing the other end of the chain and slamming it against his guitar, strumming it. Lightning went along the chain, going to the Inves and shocking them, an explosion occurring as they were destroyed.
Surge-On set three Inves on fire as she ran by them with the Gashacon Blaster in it's Torch Mode, the Inves running right past Brook as he slashed them with his Gan Gun Saber, not letting one by him as he worked diligently and quietly, ending with him turning and slashing a final one down the middle, as Surge-On blasted a final Inves with her Gashacon Blaster in Shotgun Mode.
Baron jumped past Another Gaim, blasting him with his Sonic Arrow. As Another Gaim stumbled to recover, Victory and Venture went in, punching him with both hands as the Sonic Arrow went flying upwards into the air, landing in Victory's hand. The weapon began to alter itself, Victory spinning around as he aimed the same Sonic Arrow, but with the Lockseed slot replaced for a RideWatch slot.
VICTORY ARROW!
Victory and Ryugen, together, fired court martial style at Another Gaim, sending him stumbling back into slashes by Venture and Baron, the two Riders forcing the Another Rider into the area between them. As this happened, Another Gaim screamed out in rage. He hurled his cleaver weapon out randomly, hitting the Genesis Driver and detransforming Kaito, who staggered back. The other three Riders continued to fight, Kaito stepping back as he looked at the scene.
Seconds later, they were joined in the fight by Overlord Baron, slashing Another Gaim as Victory turned and looked him over, before shrugging as he turned back to the fight. "Be happy that you were revived... And live on in peace." Victory murmured, Kaito's monster form nodding as the four Riders charged forward.
Venture roared, reeling back as he hurled his lance forward. Overlord Baron did the same, the two weapons hitting and bouncing back to their owners, Another Gaim staggering into more ranged fire from Victory and Ryugen. Another Gaim finally sank to one knee, growling in rage as Helheim vines began to leave his body, reaching out for things around him.
"Let's finish this quick!" Akimoto shouted, the three others agreeing as Venture withdrew the Final Vent card, inserting it into his lance. Akimoto hit the tops of both RideWatches, spinning his Jikuu Driver again as Ryugen hit the Sengoku Driver's blade three times in quick succession, Overlord Baron preparing his weapon.
FINAL VENT!
FINISH TIME! GAIM! SQUASH TIME CRUSH!
BUDOU SPARKING!
Victory raised his Victory Arrow, energy charging behind it as an orange glow overtook the arrow. Hanshakara, meanwhile, had pegasus' wings fomr behind him as he ran forward with his lance. The lance slash hit first, sending Another Gaim up into the air as vines formed from Overlord Baron. He was then blasted by a purple, Asian dragon-like attack, before finally taking an orange arrow to the chest and exploding, Ryoma hitting the ground and going unconscious as the Another Gaim RideWatch also landed, cracking and then exploding.
The three Riders, four if you count Overlord Baron, then looked at each other. Ryugen then burst out into cheerful glee, Hanshakara and Akimoto joining him as their comrades finished off the fighting with the remaining Elementary Inves summoned by Another Gaim, looking to see their friends laughing madly.
LATER
Kaito Kumon opened a prison cell door, Zack looking up to see his old friend there, climbing to his feet slowly and weakly. Kaito looked down at his old teammate, his eyes watering as he noticed Peko, and the other Team Baron members in this jail, weak and withered, kept unfed. Zack staggered forward, going to Kaito and staring at his face, before collapsing into his arms.
Hanshakara witnessed this as the Victory Sailer took off from the Zawame Harbor, having taken some stuff from the now-abandoned Yggdrasill Tower. With Kaito in charge, Akimoto had decided that the World of Gaim was now liberated from the Black Order. Hanshakara remained at the railing, sighing to himself, only to be joined by Akimoto, who held out a canned drink that they had on the ship. Hanshakara took it, sipping it as Akimoto sipped his own.
"... I'll be straight with you. What you said... It made me think." Akimoto began, Hanshakara looking over curiously. "If I keep fueling the Black Order, I'm mostly helping the problem." Akimoto continued, Hanshakara opening his mouth to speak, only to be stopped by Akimoto's next words. "But... I won't stop my quest. Seeing what happens in the future because of the Black Order... I can't let it happen. Never... I'll never let it happen." Akimoto finished, Hanshakara looking over and smiling at him, before rubbing his shoulder.
"That resolve is one for peace." Hanshakara stated, a warm look on his face as Akimoto and Hanshakara shared a laugh, the Victory Sailer entering the time stream as they sailed off to their next adventure, with Fortune in the background spouting off about a ' World with a two in one hero '.
BLACK ORDER WEAPONS FACILITY
Pari walked through the hallways, seeing copies of Kamen Rider Duke standing there, with mass-produced Genesis Drivers and Sonic Arrows to protect the doors they stood by. He simply let out a sigh, remembering the murder he had witnessed earlier and sighed as he turned a hallway, seeing a familiar face standing there.
Through a glass wall, set with row upon row of strange guns aimed at him, was Evolto in his monstrous form, chained and in a glass chamber. The monster's green eyes seemed to pulse as it saw Pari, who continued to walk past it. He had seen this before, it was there every day. As he went by, he noticed Kamen Rider Mad Rogue studying about five different screens, whistling calmly as he approached one final door, with four numbers on it. In front of it stood two Hard Guardians with special patches on their arms, and FullFull Bottles plugged into each arm via slots.
"Hey. Is Bro awake?" Pari asked casually, his arms crossed as the Hard Guardians scanned him over, before beeping and nodding, a glass peephole opening up on the door as Pari approached it, hearing loud bangs from inside the room. As he peered in, he saw what the room had become, and nearly burst into tears from laughter, holding his sides as he looked into the blocked off and isolated room.
On the inside, the cell was a desolate black space, with a single podium with chains on it to hold one man on his knees with a book in front of him for him to write on. The person chained up looked to be about a year older than Pari, and was writing in the book nonstop. As Pari peered in, he saw the different bombs set above the man incase he were to escape. By the door on the inside, was a little slot for food trays to come in and out of it.
"Bro still writing what happens for your RideWatch scheme? That's cool." Pari commented to the Guardians, before dropping his Diendriver on the ground by the door. "Clumsy me, got distracted by laughing." Pari scolded himself, stooping and picking up the Diendriver, before dusting himself off and turning, walking off.
However... Inside the cell, the writer looked up from the book to notice something floating towards him, looking like a modified RideWatch. The RideWatch floated through the area with no gravity calmly, going to one of his chained hands. The fingers grasped around it, the prisoner beginning to laugh.
Pari walked through the halls, hearing laughter and the Hard Guardians beginning to open the door to check in on what's going on. He burst into laughter harder, as the glass in front of Evolto had begun to crack, with the guns all shutting off. Pari then turned, aiming his Diendriver all the way down the hall at the numbers on his brother's door. "Gotcha, Prisoner 9292." Pari joked, before turning and leaving the facility, as screams were heard echoing through the hallways.
NEXT TIME ON KAMEN RIDER VICTORY ;
"I can't work with him!" "Yeah! What he said!"
A man with a question mark on his shirt crossed his arms, turning away as another man with a binary-themed phone case stuck his tongue out at him.
"You're the only two that can transform! THINK OF SOMETHING!"
Another W approached the two boys as Ghoul tried to hold him back, his Eyecon lighting up.
"I... I CAN'T GO ON ANYMORE!"
ADVENTURE 8 ; BURST! THE DOUBLE CONUNDRUM!