Hello all you Boils and Ghouls!

Now, I know the last chapter was not as... "entertaining" as most of the others but I hope it was at least enlightening when it came to some background information which you will be receiving more of in this chapter, but first; let's deal with the questions.

Ride player hary... SHHHHH! Please don't spoil what Emu's going to do. XD Also, I don't wish to Flanderize Dichro by having everyone calling him short every chapter. I'll probably only do it when new people meet him.

Raidentensho; Considering the Grimm are practically harmless compared to the Bugster Virus... I wouldn't worry too much about any sort of side effects... Also, Dichro won't be trying to rip off any other Kamen Rider's story as it won't work with Ozpin; Dumbledore of Remnant, afterall. So instead, he's going to be as open as he can.

Judaz; while this isn't a "toy becomes real" cliche, you have to understand that this is not Parad's GGD we're dealing with but rather a brand spanking new one that our MC found. If the level-up system in it isn't proof enough that the Gashats are different, then I don't know what is. As it stands, the Bugvisor is too dangerous as it would cause the virus itself to spread dramatically when used; also the fact that it's so out of place amongst the citizens of Remnant that people would question where such a weapon came from and target Dichro just to get their hands on it would endanger those around him even more. So for this reason, he will not be getting the Bugvisor. As for the other double gashats, I'm up in the air for them as well since I have not had a specific point in time planned for when the MC will get a Gamer Driver.

Ice Bite, I would rather try to keep them a secret if I can, but I won't be doing a SYOC as I would just butcher any character I used other than my own...

With that out of the way, here is the next chapter in "The Paradox of Remnant"; I hope you enjoy!

)-Legend-(

"Yo!" - Speaking

'Is he an idiot?' - Thinking

"Dearest love," - Reading

"Kaishin no Ippatsu!" - Specials

)-First Person PoV-(

'There it is; that's the kicker...' I thought to myself as Ozpin's question played in my mind over and over for what felt like hours; I knew he was suspicious, but I didn't think he'd catch on THAT quickly. Oh well, there goes keeping a secret from a literal "immortal" man... I simply sighed out of a cross between frustration and oddly enough relief as I now knew I'd have someone to relinquish any information to; the problem, however, was making sure he could keep to his word... I looked up at him with a blank expression as I asked him, "So... what gave me away?"

"You mean aside from the fact that your name coincided perfectly with our Color Naming Tradition despite claiming to be from 'outside the four kingdoms'?" he asked right back at me. As I thought about it... I soon realized how much of an idiot I was; I left myself completely wide open for that one. I decided this had to be the moment I gave him the benefit of the doubt and confront him.

"Before I answer your earlier question... I need a favor of you," I said. He continued to look at me in his usual stoic gaze for a moment before nodding. "Whatever I say in this room stays in this room... If anyone else knew this, the results would be disastrous; moreso than they already are - and I am not joking nor making threats."

He simply nodded once more before motioning me to continue... Okay... Here goes nothing.

"My name..." I began, "isn't Dichro Spectrum; as you have already surmised... It's actually Steven Richardson... I chose the name Dichro Spectrum in order to try and blend in with the locals if contact was all but completely unavoidable - you can tell how THAT turned out..."

"Hmmm... So what were you doing in the Emerald Forest?" Ozpin asked me as he typed something on a panel - most likely recording whatever I say and testing it against some form of lie detector.

"I was merely trying to survive until I could find a way back home."

"So you truly were stranded in the Emerald Forest-" "Not entirely, sir."

He looked at me with an eyebrow slightly raised as I tried to explain. "While I had no idea where I was in the forest itself nor when in time I was, I had not actively sought out civilization for some rather... complicated reasons..."

He continued to stare at me as if waiting for me to continue before I nodded. "This is why I said for everything I say here to remain in this room... You see... I never really 'lied' when I said I was from 'outside the four kingdoms'... But I didn't tell the entire truth; I'm not even from Remnant at all." This had him raising both his eyebrows in surprise; wow, that is SO awkward to look at, but, alas, I continued my story. "Where I come from... Remnant... The Grimm... Everything here was a web show there for our entertainment."

Ozpin's look of shock was soon replaced with a rage that made even me cringe but I still had more so I tried to hold my hands up and asked him, "Whoa, don't go attacking me just yet, okay? I can prove it. Beneath the school is a place called 'the Vault' where the Fall Maiden, who has had a run-in with a woman who stole her powers, lies in intensive care. You plan to pass her aura, the very symbol of her life, onto someone else so that the Fall Maiden's powers would abandon the woman that stole her power in the first place." That did it... Ozpin stared at me wide-eyed as he dropped his cane in raw, utter shock.

I don't believe it... I broke Ozpin!

"H-How...?" was all he could mutter. As much as I was tempted to say 'Lucky guess?' I knew I had to put this poor guy out of his misery if I wanted to get back on his good side and have him as an ally rather than an enemy. "Remember what I said; this world was nothing more than a show for my world's entertainment, but now that I'm ACTUALLY here I can say it was more a vision into this world's future - I can already tell you that future has been altered."

"Altered?" That fixed him, somewhat... He was still recoiling from having one of his biggest secrets blown, but I could tell he was able to think clearly enough to understand what I had to say. "How was it... 'altered'?" was all he asked.

"You remember the day that you came up to Blake and offered her a chance to attend Beacon Academy instead of being jail-bound for 4 years; how that whole incident that triggered it came to be?" He nodded, prompting me to continue. "Well... That never should have happened. The Grimm that attacked the train weren't supposed to be there. Blake was supposed to be the one that cut the dust carts from the engine as she rode it back to Vale; leaving Adam behind. And that Kamakiri Grimm; I didn't lie when I said it was made specifically to fight me - Salem knows that I can absorb the essence of Grimm and views me as a threat now. She'll send her cronies to try and do me in as soon as possible."

Mentioning Salem must have triggered something as his eyes widened even more before his serious, stoic expression returned. "And how, pray tell, can you absorb the essence of Grimm?" he questioned me as if daring me to answer it. I stuck a hand into my jacket and pulled out the GGD before putting it on the table standing up on it's insert side.

"With this..." I started, "the Gashat Gear Dual; a device not of this world, much like myself. Unlike me, however, it did not come from my world either; rather, it came from a television show I enjoyed from a country called Japan... It is a device that can transform me into Kamen Rider Para-DX -" As I said this, realization hit me... Hard... "Which is supposed to be a secret... that I blew to ten people already..." I held my head low in embarrassed shame... "Ah crapbaskets..."

"Rest assured, I will have all involved parties held liable for keeping the information regarding your identity confidential unless advised otherwise, Mr. Richardson -" Ozpin stated, being quick on the uptake as ever, "or would you rather me refer to you by your alias to simplify the process of becoming accustomed to your new name?"

"I'd rather try to get used to my new name, sir." And that was an honest answer; I don't want to forget who I was before, but I had to get used to being Dichro Spectrum for the time being. He made a grab for the GGD, but, before he could even touch it, I slapped his hand away after I nabbed the device myself. "Don't!" I yelled out. "If you or ANYONE other than me even tries to fiddle with this thing, it will unleash a threat infinitely more disastrous than the Grimm ever will be!" He looked at me with a raised eyebrow and asked what could possibly be worse than the Grimm... If only he knew...

"The Bugster Virus. I can't give the exact statistics on how it works, but I can tell you the basics of what it can do."

He motioned for me to continue as I put the GGD back in my jacket. "The virus itself is dangerous but what comes from it is even moreso. The virus came around from corrupted and mutated video game code that can infect a human and then got spread by a madman - and that's the TL;DR of it..."

"Tee... Ell... Dee... Are?" he repeated slowly, as if trying to understand it. I simply chuckled and said, "It's an acronym; it means 'Too long; didn't read' and is mostly used to describe phrases or descriptions that are HEAVILY summarized in their size. Anyway, the actual virus infects a human via a corrupted game where the victim starts to suffer weakness, pain throughout their bodies, and even random bouts of passing out. As this 'gaming illness' progresses, the victim's body deteriorates into code and is transformed into what is known as a Bugster. The Bugster is a monster based around certain characters or aspects of whatever game the virus came from and cannot be hurt except by other Bugsters or a Kamen Rider." I looked around the office for a second before asking, "Is there a chance I can get a seat or something to sit in?" With a nod, Ozpin pointed to a few chairs that were situated by a small desk with a pot on it. 'Well that's convenient...' I thought to myself sarcastically as I walked over and grabbed one before setting it in front of the headmaster's desk and sitting in it.

"What happens to the patient if this... Virus... fully forms into a bugster?" Ozpin asked as I sat down. I turned to him and stated, "Simply, they die... Exactly, though... I can't really say as it might not apply to THIS world; normally, the data from someone that has perished via becoming a Bugster or getting a 'Game Over' trying to cure their virus is transferred to the Proto Gashat the game's data originally came from - a Proto Gashat is a prototype of the game its meant to be."

"How does one... CURE... the virus?" was his next question.

"Simple. They have to clear the game the Bugster came from; but it has to involve the Bugster in some way; the most common way of doing this is by destroying the Bugster which is something only another Bugster or a Kamen Rider can do."

"You talk of Bugsters as if they are not 'all' on the same side... Do they have personalities of their own if formed enough?"

I simply nodded at him before speaking again. "Of course they do; Bugsters are just as variant as people... Though most of them tend to seek the destruction of humanity, some want to be left alone and exist while some want to actually help humans; there was even a rather benevolent Bugster who had his game cleared without having him destroyed just so he can keep his victim safe, but, at the same time, there are those who just seek to hurt others for their own amusement."

"Sounds to me like that is more in common with our Human/Faunus relations..."

I shook my head slightly at this before speaking, "While that may seem true, more often than not the Bugster will seek to do harm and cause destruction. Anyway, once the victim is cured, no trace of the Bugster Virus is found in them. The GGD, that's what I call this..." I pat my jacket where the GGD was before continuing, "Is a gashat that is loaded with a lethal dose of the virus; what happens if anyone tries to use it is that the virus skips forming the Bugster and destroys the user's body... Or at least that's how it normally is."

"I take it something happened with yours?"

"You can say that again..." I stated in a deadpanned voice as I looked down at my feet. "The GGD didn't destroy my body when I first used it, but damn did this thing hurt like a monkey humpah..." I suddenly heard a snicker as I look back at the headmaster who was trying to look innocent glancing to one direction with a small smirk on his face. 'So Ozzie DOES have an impish side...' I thought to myself. "Normally, the base level of either form is 50 which is quite high compared to the normal Level 2 or 3 forms and the rarer Level 4 and 5 forms. Mine, however, started out at level 2 in both forms and I had to work up to their current levels; Knock-out Fighter being level 20 and Perfect Puzzle being 21. There are also other differences but for the sake of confidentiality, I'm going to withhold that information."

Ozpin merely nodded with a small smile; evidently he either thinks I'm nuts or he's actually glad I'm not telling him every little thing for once.

"Now then... You said you had... complicated reasons for not seeking out civilization?"

Now this was as good a time as any to test his metastability... "Tell me, professor; have you ever heard of 'The Butterfly Effect'?" As he shook his head in a negative, I nodded and began to explain. "It is a rule in the Chaos Theory that states the smallest changes can drastically alter the present and the future. It was named after a claim that 'Killing a butterfly will change history'. Me simply existing here has caused this to happen."

"Then that makes you, Mr. Spectrum, a pivotal piece of the puzzle in this scenario"

"Come again?" I asked confused. "What I mean is that because of your appearance and your actions, this world is now both safer and in greater danger than ever before. The way I see it is you are now the key to either it's salvation or it's destruction; if what you've said is true, then we now have a chance at surviving an upcoming war-"

"I'm afraid that this is no longer a war, Mr. Ozpin..." I interrupted him. He looked at me with an eyebrow raised as I looked at him with as serious and stoic an expression as I could muster. After a moment, he motioned me to continue. "The moment I became Kamen Rider Para-DX was the moment this war became a game... And there are rules to each and every game that must be obliged; otherwise it will result in a 'Game Over' for everyone involved... As of this moment... Everyone on Remnant is playing 'The Game' and the only way to win... is to survive." I might not have wanted to say that since it makes me sound like a villain of some kind, but it was the truth; the enemy WILL view this as a game and the only way to win is to survive as long as you can.

"And that isn't just because your device is themed around a game, isn't it?" he asked. "The world that it comes from revolves around games as it's primary theme."

I nodded before telling him, "Yes, although the GGD is actually two games instead of just one. Either way, you are correct."

"I see... Then we'll play by these rules as best as we can."

I nodded and asked if there was anything else he needed to know; his reply made me cringe a little... "Only to know if you have your aura unlocked."

I shook my head uneasily as he nodded in understanding. "Then we now have our first 'objective'. Until then, I have a proposition for you." 'Uh oh,' I thought in dread, 'that's not good.'

"Because of your interference, intended or otherwise, Team JNPR is lacking a true team leader since there are three candidates to choose from and Team RWBY, while having a leader candidate in Ms. Rose, needs an evaluation to determine if she is, indeed, fit to lead," he began to explain. "This is where you will come in."

'Oh no...' I thought as I could sense trouble was brewing, though didn't know how I could feel that, before asking, "H-How so?"

"Until further notice, you will be my eyes and ears for both teams. Your task will be to determine Ruby Rose's qualifications to lead while simultaneously evaluating and nominating a leader for Team JNPR. You will have a minimum of three months to perform this while we seek out a means to unlock your aura; if you have unlocked your aura before this time, however, you will still have the remaining time to finish your task before being assigned to one of the teams. Is this acceptable?"

"So... in other words..." I started hesitantly, "You want me to babysit both teams...?" I was expecting some kind of remark that made my observation seem like an over-simplification; that I was wrong in having to essentially guide both teams through a WHOLE term holding their hands... What I got, however, was a smirking nod.

'You fat, conniving monkey humpah... I bet this is payback for me breaking you earlier!'

"I do, however, have a suggestion..." he stated as he picked his cane back up, "I would recommend having someone you trust wholly and unconditionally to unlock your aura for you." That got me to thinking about how Jaune got his aura unlocked by Pyrrha... That whole ritual thing might be my best bet, but who would I trust unconditionally to do so without mucking it up big time? Only one name came to mind as I nodded. "I have someone in mind," I told him as I stood back up. "Then we'd best be on our way to the medical wards to inform Team RWBY of this development," he said as he too got back up and started for the elevator.

)-Meanwhile-(

)-Third Person PoV-(

Several minutes had passed since the now Team RWBY entered the medical ward; the room itself was a typical solid white room with two rows of beds with dividers and curtains between them with a door in the back leading to another hallway - presumably to more equipped rooms that can handle surgeries. Team RWBY, minus Weiss, were sitting in a small section of the room vacant of any beds or dividers; in their place being chairs and a desk, where they discussed amongst each other.

"So anyone else worried about what happened out there before the initiation?" Ruby asked in concern. Yang merely shook her head in a negative as she gave her answer, "I'm more worried about what happened 'during' initiation. Didn't anyone else notice what Dichro did when he destroyed both Grimm?"

At this, the other two girls nodded. "I don't really think it's anything to do with Dichro himself, but that device he carries," Blake deduced, "You noticed how he used it to remove his armor, change his armor's form, and effectively power up his attacks, right?" At the girls' nods, she continued. "Perhaps that's the real culprit of whatever caused him to absorb the Grimm after he destroyed them..."

"I'm a bit more worried about what he's capable of; you heard him - he said he 'scared off the Grimm and made them move out of the forest when you did your um... thing..." Yang interrupted but hesitated as she referred to her Faunus partner's train hijacking.

"I did, and I also saw what he did without it; or did you forget that he bent a solid metal armrest?" she asked her blonde partner and her little sister. "Oh I saw..." Ruby started, "Scared me thinking he hurt himself..." Nervously, she picked up her cloak and began to fiddle with it before continuing, "And then there's that Grimm that Blake, Weiss and I encountered - the Kamakiri as he called it... That..." She shivered as she thought of what it did to Weiss' leg. "If such a Grimm was meant to fight HIM... and it STILL lost..."

"It's all the more reason to try and get to know him." Yang nodded at her partners words before adding her own thoughts into the mix. "We also know this much; he's still no different than any of us - he's still just a kid deep down; you didn't see it, but he was scared to even visit here with us. I had to ask Professor Ozpin that someone else see him." Both girls looked at the blonde brawler in shock as she said this. "I just think... It might be worth it to get along with him if nothing else..."

"There's a bit more, still..." Blake began, "Did you notice those scratches on his arms and face? If he had an aura, those wouldn't even be there." It was now the Faunus' turn to be stared at in shock. "You mean... He doesn't have his aura unlocked?" Ruby asked, almost afraid of the answer she was going to get. Blake's nod was all she needed, though, to have her fears confirmed. "Then... just how powerful will he be if he does have it unlocked?"

"Rubes, think about it," her sister interrupted as she put a hand on the younger girl's shoulder, "He saved you and Weiss in the forest and then saved you a second time back at the temple. If he meant any harm, then you would be back there with Ice Queen and I'd be tryin' to lob his head off."

"Right... I still owe him for that..."

"Then it's settled," Yang said as she put her hands on her hips, "We help him around Beacon as much as possible and try to be his friends."

"I'm not so sure Weiss would appreciate that..." Ruby interjected.

"She might have to, Ruby," Blake said as she got back up and looked at the door, "She might not think it, but she owes it to him as well to try and get to know him. I've also been thinking about something." When asked what by both girls, the Faunus girl sighed before replying, "Didn't anyone else notice his hair twitching on it's own when he was zoned out?"

Unfortunately for her, both girls shook their heads to confirm that they didn't notice. She sighed again but this time out of frustration. "If I had to guess, that wasn't hair at all, but really antennae for a Faunus. I have a hunch of what kind he is, but I still need to know one last thing before I make any final conclusions." Ruby was the one who asked, "What's that?"

"How he survived in the forest for so long. He had to have found a way to sustain himself somehow; hunting without any form of weapon alone would be tricky enough."

As she stated this, Dichro and Ozpin entered the room; the headmaster catching the attention of all three girls as they did so. "Ladies, I have an announcement to make involving you and Ms. Schnee when she is released," he started, "This will also apply to Nora Valkyrie, Pyrrha Nikos, Jaune Arc, and Lie Ren; though as they are not at the time present, they will be notified upon arrival."

"What news is that, prof?" Yang asked oddly curiously.

"You will have to find out, Ms. Xiao Long. For now, though, if you have any questions for Mr. Spectrum or myself, feel free to ask them."

Blake was the first to speak up as she asked, "I actually have something for Dichro. I want to know just how did you survive in the forest for so long? There isn't that many hunt-worthy game out there due to the Grimm presence." At this, Dichro shrugged as he closed his eyes and faced away for a second. "Not sure... I only had a few berries and a stream to keep me sustained."

"When was the last time you ate?" "Yesterday," the dichromatic boy answered, "Why?"

"Then you should be famished by now. Aren't you hungry?"

"Kinda, but not really... I mean I can go for a lil' snack or somethin' but nothing heavy." Blake pondered on this as she nodded her approval. 'Looks like I found out what you are, Mr. Spectrum...' she thought to herself.

"What is that thing you used earlier?" Ruby inquired as she looked him over trying to find the device on his person. His reply, however, wasn't what she was expecting. "The Gashat Gear Dual, or the GGD for short. Don't ask how it works because I don't know."

"Can I at least try i-" "NO!"

The poor reaper jumped at the shout whereas Yang got up and was ready to punch the midget in the face for yelling at her sister like that. "Hey, what's the big idea; she only asked you a question?!"

"I don't know EXACTLY how it works but I do know that anyone who uses it besides me gets killed by it. That's not something I want happening to anyone." This caused Blake to look at the boy in concern and Yang's expression to change from anger to guilt. "Sorry, I didn't know you were trying to protect her..." she began, "But you didn't have to shout at her like you did."

"I'm sorry, too, but the sooner I can curb her curiosity on the subject, the better off she'll be." His apology was enough for Yang for the moment, but she still kept her violet gaze on him warily. At that moment, Weiss was wheeled into the room from the back door by a nurse before they placed her onto the bed closest to the rest of her team. The girls then tried to bombard the poor heiress with questions but were interrupted as Ozpin spoke.

"Ladies... Now that you are all here, it's time to make an announcement. From this moment on, you will be known as Team RWBY, lead by Ruby Rose." This news shocked all present but none moreso than Ruby herself as she stared at the man with an open mouth before being glomped by her sister as she cheered, "I knew you were special, sis!"

"However..." The girls turned to Ozpin as he started again, "Due to the circumstances of Ruby's nomination for leadership as well as a lack of a nominee for leader of the soon-to-be Team JNPR, I have devised a plan to help evaluate her qualifications as well as those of Team JNPR. While your leader may be Ruby Rose, she and Team JNPR will be monitored and evaluated by Mr. Spectrum here for the remainder of the term; until then, he will act as the true leader for both teams."

The girls all stared at Dichro in wide-eyed shock while Dichro, himself, glared at the man who had made that announcement. 'This year...,' Ozpin thought to himself, 'is going to be a headache...'

xXx

There you go! The next installment of the Paradox of Remnant! Hope you've all enjoyed it, so until the next chapter...

See ya next game!