Far away from where Ryan was carving a wide path of destruction through the aboveground levels, Agito Makashima and Sho Fukamachi – Guyvers III and I respectively – were making their way to the main computer system of the Chronos Denver branch. Their objective was nothing less than the complete destruction of that system. Both of them knew that the data concerning Guyver V had more than likely been transferred to every other branch of Chronos that existed, so they weren't here to try and do anything about that. Sho thought that it was good to have someone else to help fight Chronos, but he couldn't help wondering whether Ryan knew just what he was getting into when he joined their battle.

Sho didn't want anyone else to get hurt by Chronos the way he had been hurt. He hoped that he would be able to protect Ryan, or at least help the other boy to escape some of the horrors that Sho had been through.

+Fukamachi, we're almost there.+

+Good. I don't want to spend any more time in these cramped vents than I have to.+

+Remember, Fukamachi, we still have to dispose of the processing tanks.+

+Yeah, I remember,+ Sho sighed.

As they made their way through the vents, crawling on their hands and knees, Sho hoped that they would be able to leave the confines of the air vents sooner rather than later. Agito may have been right about the air ducts being the safest mode of access to the lower levels of Chronos, but they weren't exactly easy on the nerves. Sho was only glad that he wasn't claustrophobic—dealing with a rampant fear of small spaces on top of the uneasiness he was already feeling at being surrounded by Chronos agents, probably most of whom were Zoanoids in human form, would not be at all pleasant. For Agito or Sho himself.

Agito looked out through one of the ventilation grilles, tracking their progress as he had been doing ever since they had entered the ventilation system. They had almost reached their destination; in fact, they were only one room away from the main computer system for Chronos Denver.

+Fukamachi, be ready.+

+All right, Agito. I will be.+

Agito nodded to himself, as the two of them made their way through the vents. There hadn't been any contact from Crouger, not since the other Guyver had reported that he was finished dealing with the Galma that had attacked him. But, given the fact that he could still hear the sounds of mass destruction coming from above them, Agito knew that it was safe to surmise that Guyver V was still fighting.

This new Guyver had been a surprise for Agito, and the Dark Guyver hated dealing with surprises—unless he had been the one to plan them, of course. Seeing him in action, rather than easing Agito's worries, had actually made them worse. Crouger was strong, and more than that he was wary. There was none of the naïveté that had made Fukamachi such an effective pawn in this new Guyver. That was a potential problem, but it could be worked around given enough time. Right now, the current situation was enough to occupy Agito's thoughts. He would deal with Crouger later.

They had finally arrived at the room that housed the main computer, and both Guyvers were more than ready to start doing some damage of their own. Kicking out the vent cover, Agito leapt down to the floor. There was currently no one in the room, but Agito knew that that would change once he and Fukamachi started attacking. Fukamachi took his time, but he was soon standing on the floor next to Agito.

"Bio-Boost!" Agito called, feeling the Guyver's pressure field surround him.

"Guyver!" Sho yelled.

Soon, Guyvers I and III were standing side-by-side in the as yet empty computer room.

"Fukamachi, follow me!"

Leaping at the nearest bank of computers, Guyver III extended both of the Vibration Blades on his right arm. Slashing downward, he cleaved the large machine in half as if he was slicing through a warm stick of butter. Guyver I was right behind him, firing his Pressure Cannon into the banks of computers on his right, just behind where Guyver III was working on the others. The alarms began to blare, and both Guyvers knew that it wouldn't be long before they were surrounded by Zoanoids.

+Crouger, are you there?+

+Yeah. What's the what?+

+We're going to be needing your help soon,+ Agito said, after he had managed to intuit the meaning of Ryan's strange question.

+That's good. It was starting to get a little too quiet in my area.+

+Come as soon as you are able,+ Agito said flatly.

+On my way,+ Crouger said cheerfully.

Turning his attention back to the battle, Guyver III smashed another computer bank into shrapnel. That was when the Zoanoids started to arrive. Five Gregole, five Vamore, and six Ramochis came running into the room in single file. The first three Zoanoids to make it into the room were cut down by Guyver I's Vibration Blades. The others, Agito saw, were starting to fall to someone who was attacking from behind, and he had a feeling that he knew who it was.

"Outta my way, boys, I'm coming through!"

And, with several slashes from his Vibration Blades, Guyver V did just that.

"Crouger, do you know that you tend to say the strangest things?"

"Can we not talk about that right now?"

Two punches, a flurry of kicks, a few swipes from the Vibro-blades, and a three-shot barrage from the Pressure Cannon cleared most of the room. But more Zoanoids quickly rushed in to fill the void left by their dead brethren, and the three Guyvers made themselves ready for the next wave of the battle. There were more Vamore in this group, but there was also another breed of Zoanoid that none of the three Guyvers had seen before.

They looked like huge, bipedal wolves, tall and broad with thick, shaggy grayish-blue fur. Their long teeth and claws clearly marked them as warrior Zoanoids. These were Alvix model Zoanoids, created by Ingriam Mirabilis at Cloud Tower not all that long ago. However, the three Guyvers who were now fighting against them had no way of knowing that. All they knew or cared about was the fact that there were more obstacles for them to destroy.

The Alvix had about the same level of strength as a Gregole and was almost as heavily armored, but what made it more dangerous was its speed. It was this very speed that was giving Alvix the advantage in this battle. Since they were already being attacked by waves of other Zoanoids, the Alvix models were able to take full advantage of their augmented speed.

Their claws cut into the armor of the attacking Guyvers, distracting them at just the moments when the trio would have to be the most focused. With the Alvixs providing a distraction, the Vamore, Gregole, and Ramochis were able to avoid almost all of the attacks that the three Guyvers were making against them.

+Damnit!+ Agito swore over the Guyver-link. +This is starting to get very annoying.+

+I'll second that,+ Ryan said. +You have any idea what we might be able to do about it?+

+I would suggest that we all use the Mega-Smasher, but there would be no way to charge it without these Zoanoids knowing about it,+ Agito said.

+Yeah. And, there's also the fact that the Mega-Smasher would probably end up bringing the roof down on top of us. Not like we'd be hurt or anything by that, but it would be kind of annoying to have to dig ourselves out of that much rubble.+

+Yes, that too would be inconvenient for us,+ Agito said, as they began to mix it up with the Zoanoids again.

Sho grabbed one of the Ramochis by the head and threw it at the wolflike Zoanoid that was coming up to attack him. The new type of Zoanoid proved to be fast enough to dodge the flying body of its fellow Zoanoid, though. Sho cursed under his breath as it came at him again, claws up and ready to stab or slice.

Then the Zoanoid's head exploded, blown off from behind by a shot from Ryan's Pressure Cannon.

+Thank you, Ryan.+

+Not a problem, Sho.+

Another Alvix came charging at Sho, but Ryan got behind it and stabbed it in the neck with his wrist-mounted Vibration Blade.

+I guess if they can't see you, they can't dodge,+ Ryan nodded to himself.

+That makes sense.+

With this in mind, Sho and Ryan attempted to keep out of the Alvixs' sight and attack them from behind. This was made slightly harder by all of the remaining Zoanoids, but since those were also being whittled down by Guyver III, there wasn't as much of a problem as there might have been otherwise. Ryan plowed through a small but persistent knot of Vamore, scattering them like bowling pins. Another Alvix jumped out at him, and Ryan crushed its head with a punch. Meanwhile, Agito was having it out with another small knot of Gregole that were guarding the single remaining computer bank. He wanted those computers destroyed, since he had never liked to leave a job halfway done, and no matter what else happened to him, Agito was going to finish the task that he had set for himself.

Smashing one of the Gregole's heads with a shot from his Pressure Cannon, Agito dodged around the clawed hand of another as it came at him. Slicing that one to pieces with his Vibration Blades, Agito saw one of the Gregole's chests explode from the blast of another Guyver's Pressure Cannon. Looking over at just who had come to his aid, Agito saw Crouger standing with his right hand up, palm out and fingers splayed.

"It looks like you could use some help there," Guyver V said.

"Thank you," Agito acknowledged.