A/N: What is up everyone! I am here with the twentieth chapter of OOO! I hoped you all enjoyed Kamen Rider Birth's debut in the previous chapter as well as the fight against Uva. In this chapter, another Full Combo will make its debut. I do apologize for the long wait for the update of this story, it is not easy to make a good chapter while trying to not make mistakes.
Also I am so excited that Volume 4 of RWBY comes out on October 22nd! Yay! I can't wait to watch it when it premieres.
Anyways and remember, I will be following not only the RWBY episodes with some additions but also the OOO series (The Greeed, meeting Ankh, introducing Kougami, etc., but no Birth [Maybe]).
Henshin!
Third Person View
'Thought'
Greeed/Yummies
In the abandoned mansion, Uva was still reeling from the attack that the new armored warrior did. Even more OOO obtaining one of Mezool's Cores along with that wretched Faunus kunoichi injuring him once again.
Upon the memory, he swiped his hand across the bar, breaking some glasses of wine while roaring out in anger. "Damn them all…" He growled before falling back to his seat and chug down an intact bottle of wine.
Even though he couldn't taste it, he needed it to calm himself… only for a bit.
He needed to regain the loss of Cell Medals along with getting back his Core Medals. Setting the bottle down, he let out an angered sigh until an idea came up. The Trash Yummys he created… can it be possible that they can produce a Cell Medal? They were formed from broken cell medals after all in which makes sense for them.
Testing the theory, he produced a very small amount of the medals before he snapped them in half and threw the coins behind him. Before he knew it, more Trash Yummies were formed from the broken cell medals. "Go gather Cell Medals and bring them to me." He ordered. They moaned before they all left the mansion to do their master's task of gathering Cell Medals for him.
After taking another swig of the wine, his eyes narrowed as he stares at the bottle. "I will get my revenge OOO, especially my revenge on that Faunus kunoichi…. No Faunus should ever hurt me." He vowed before throwing the bottle to the wall, shattering it while spilling some of the contents inside it.
Remnants of Desires
Chapter 20: Elimination, New Yummy, Marine Combo
A couple of days past since Blake, Ruby, Ankh, and I were confronted by Uva but with Akira's help, we managed to get the Shachi Core that Uva took after the Mega Greeed's defeat. Right now, it was lunch time as Team RWBY, Team JNPR, and I were at our usual table, eating lunch while telling the others what happened yesterday. The look on their faces were that of surprise and skeptic.
"No way! Ankh was on a date!?" Nora exclaimed.
Ruby nodded. "Yeah! You should have seen it," she said. "Enrique, Blake, and I even saw him smile when he talked to her."
And that was when Weiss, Yang, and Team JNPR stopped what they were doing with Jaune dropping his fork as they all looked at Ruby.
"Please tell us that you are joking," Weiss stated.
"We are not kidding, Weiss," I replied.
"Our Ankh…?" Yang added in.
"Yes, Ankh actually smiled and was being nice to someone for once," I answered.
"Are you sure it's the same guy? Maybe he has a twin or lookalike."
"He told us to leave and not bother him like always," I started.
"He gave us his usual glare when he is upset," Blake continued.
"And he said it's all in the puppet that he is in, not him," Ruby finished.
"That sounds like Ankh alright," Yang muttered before looking at us. "But still, how can he smile? I mean the only time we saw him smile was when we got him a present on Christmas. Now there is a girl who can make him smile."
"Hey, we were surprised as you guys," I shrugged before looking around to make sure Ankh wasn't around and leaned in to tell them more. "But I think the reason that he is helping that girl was because the fact that she reminds him of someone. I realized that Ankh must have met someone who was also blind 800 years ago, someone he cared about… and he lost her."
"So that's why he is a jerk…" Yang realized.
"So the reason Ankh is kinda different around her is because she reminds him of someone he cared about," Pyrrha said in which I nodded in confirmation.
"Oh! Maybe she's his reincarnated lover?" Nora grinned.
"Nora… Even that feels too much… Even for you." Ren sighed.
"Yeah but don't mention this in front of him." I informed. "He doesn't want anyone to mention the person from his past."
"We promise!" Nora beamed with her hand raised.
"Nora…" Ren frowned slightly at her.
She sighed, "Fine! I pinkie promise…" She frowned, pinkie promising to us.
"So… Was he also actually nice to the girl?" Jaune asked, wanting to know more.
"He helped her, from what he said, see the world around her," I recalled. "He was very descriptive to the surroundings when he was helping her."
"Ahhh…. Love at first sight!" Nora giggled.
"What did you say about 'love at first sight'?" A familiar voice growled. We froze before we looked across from us to see Ankh with his glare at all nine of us. Oh boy, he must have heard the last part of the conversation since we saw his signature glare and his Greeed arm present.
"H-Hey, Ankh," I waved sheepishly.
"I ask again…. What do you mean by, 'Love at first sight'?" He growled, glaring at Nora which made hide behind Ren as the Bird Greeed was waiting for an answer.
"Well uh… she was talking about Sloths! She loves them so much, it was love at first sight!" Ruby lied quickly, hoping he would believe it.
He stared at us for a full two minutes before he scoffed and sat down, bringing out his usual treat of ice cream to eat. "I thought so," He muttered before eating.
We let out a sigh of relief that Ankh didn't hear the previous statements we said about him and Sara. "By the way…" he then turned to me and Jaune, "You two. I want you both in the sparring arena first thing in the morning." Then he gives Yang a curious look, "Actually… You and Blondie here will spar instead…"
"Eh?" I blinked.
"Don't act dumb," He slapped the back of my head. "The reason is that my teachings to you, and your current skills, the difficulty has to increase, with and without the OOO armor to fight against the Greeed. And dealing with someone who can handle that and grow more is more suitable to your training… Thus blondie here.." He points to Yang.
To which she has a devious grin on her face, "Oh really now? Hmm.. I think I can manage that. Sides… I've always wanted to have a go against you, Enrique." she winked.
I rubbed the back of my head upon that. Ankh proved a point though, Kazari and Uva are strong and Ankh wants me to continue to train so we can weaken them both while having the skills Ankh once had before being in the host he is in now. The Greeed are powerful and were considered the first Huntsmen ever known since the Multi-King's Royal Alchemists created them to fight off the Grimm and protect the Kingdom.
"Guess you have a point," I agreed.
"Then Jaune? You'll be facing against Nora in your training." Jaune groaned while Nora cheered about the fact that she gets to spar against her leader.
After eating lunch, Yang and I were in the training arena as I was wielding my Medajalibur while Yang had her Ember Celica brandished in their gauntlet forms as Ankh, Blake, and Ruby watched the spar. The only people I sparred with was Blake and sometimes Cinder. "Are you ready for this, Enrique?" She asked with a grin, expecting a spar against me for a long while.
"Y-Yeah," I nodded nervously before getting to my stance.
"Good! Cause maybe later I can give you some private lessons?" she giggled, teasing me as I swear I could feel Blake glaring at me for some reason? Seriously, why is she like that?
However I soon realized what Yang meant which caused me to stammer and fluster lightly. "I-I think that isn't necessary, I don't even think that is a lesson."
"Aw, why not? Not man enough to handle a girl like me?" She teased, as more odd feelings from Blake's anger purge the back of my mind.
"Let's just focus on the spar," I insisted, wanting to avoid any further statements from her.
"Hmm.. fine." She giggled, getting into a stance, an eager spark in her eyes as she waits for the bell to ring.
The both of us saw the countdown begin before the bell rings, prompting us to charge at each other as Yang decided to deliver the first punch but I used the Medajalibur to block the hit since the sword was made with special alloys to cut through the Greeed. I began to swing my sword at her, but she was easily able to predict my movements and dodge easily.
After the next swing she started to wail on my body, punch after punch before giving me an uppercut as I land on my back. The room spun as my jaw hurt and vision was blurred. "Pathetic.. Get up Enrique!" Ankh shouted. I groaned softly as I rubbed my slightly sore jaw as I stood back up. I felt my Aura slowly healing it while I grabbed my Medajalibur off the ground.
"Come on, Enrique. Show me what you got." she smirked, enjoying this sparring match.
I took a deep breath and went back to my stance, the both of us circling, keep watching of who will try to attack first. My jaw still felt sore but my Aura was slowly healing it but it was painful. Yang charged in once again, prompting me to block it again but when she was about to deliver the next punch, I blocked the next attack again before I parried it and used the blunt end to hit her in the back after swerving from her second punch.
She looked back at me as she charged in, throwing more faster punches as I forgot that every time she gets hit, the damage helps her increase her power! She had a wicked smirk as her eyes were now red again, she was enjoying this more as she wanted to keep this sparring match going until we were both tired.
When I blocked the shotgun rounds, I rolled over and placed the O-Driver on my waist, the belt wrapped around me before I placed in the Medals that were necessary for this and scanned them.
TAKA!
GORILLA!
BATTA!
With the amor formed after the crests aligned, I punched the Gori Bagons together before charging towards Yang. Due to the punching force of the Gori Bagons, they would have an advantage to Yang's Ember Celica.
Though… I think I might've regretted it as her hair began to light up like fire, her eyes sparkled brightly from this sensation, "Finally! I was waiting for you to bring those things out!" she chirped happily. She brought back her other fist and slammed it against my chest, I could feel the blow as I was pushed back from the strike. "Now if you can just do that full grey armor, then we'll be in business!" She beamed excitedly.
Upon blocking her next punch I deadpanned under the helmet, "I don't have Sai yet, remember? Even more, using it in a spar is a bad idea due to its Full Combo power."
"Just shut it and let's fight!" she beamed out, charging at me again.
'Note to self… Try to beg Ankh to not let me spar with her again…' I groaned in my thoughts. I used the Taka Lenses to continue to predict each incoming movement that she attempted to bring. Each hit was blocked thanks to the Taka Lenses as I shot the Gori Bagons out like rockets at her. But what surprised me the most was that she caught them with her bare hands.
She tossed them aside before jumping back as she began to fire her shotguns blast at me, though I was able to block and deflect them thanks to Taka Lenses. To which I think I made her angry that I can stop them now as she charged back in, but this time she changed her tactics as she began to fire her blast while punching at me.
The Gorilla crest flashed, showing that it was near ejection in which I quickly switched Gorilla, reaching for Kame and quickly placed it in and scanned the Medals.
TAKA!
KAME!
BATTA!
Now equipped with the Kame shields, I brought them up as I continue to block each incoming shot while approaching her. Upon hearing the click from her gauntlets, I brought them down and jumped to deliver the Batta Kicks to her gut before delivering another kick that sent her up in the air.
She gritted her teeth as she grabbed my arm and drew me in closer, once close enough she smacks me in the head as I was tossed near the edge of the ring. "That hurt, Enrique…" She groaned rubbing her stomach.
"You did say I have to show everything I learned so far against you." I recalled. "But I don't like hurting my friends."
"Heh. And glad you kept that in mind." She smirked, standing up. "Just was seeing if you wouldn't wuss out when I got 'hurt'?"
I looked where I was and saw this was a final stand since I was at the edge of the ring. "Shall we finish this match?" I asked, going into my fighting stance.
She grinned back, her fiery hair glowing brightly, "Let's…." She answered, getting into her own stance. She charged forward as I waited, following Ankh's teachings from before.
One thing he said, too much confidence will lead to defeat. I shouldn't get too confident at all in which I had to comply to his teachings. Just in time, I brought up the shields and blocked her punch creating an orange surge of energy that emitted from the hit before using Batta legs to jump over her and used the heel of my armored foot to kick her forward before landing back on the ground while Yang was outside of the edge.
Despite being out of the arena, a soft chuckle can be heard before the blonde huntress pops up, laughing brightly as she turns to me, her eyes back to normal, "That was the most fun sparring match I have ever had in a LONG time… I think even uncle Qrow would like to spar you?" She smiled, standing up before dusting her skirt.
"Ankh said that having too much confidence is one major mistake in fighting. So… He told me that I can't be too confident to beat something that seems weaker. Weak or strong, they can win no matter what." I remembered. "I had to use Kame Shields as a taunt along with the Gori Gauntlets."
"Wise words." She said, smirking, "Think you can show me later?" She grinned.
"Well uh…."
But before I could say anything, I feel someone tugging on me as I turn to see Blake, now her arms wrapped around my right one, while having a pouty like look on her face, "I think that's enough for now, Yang…. Come on Enrique…" She said, dragging me away.
"Uh… okay?" I replied, confused.
With Ankh, Yang, and Ruby, the Bird Greeed scoffed upon seeing what occurred. "Never thought that he would be an oblivious idiot stereotype." He said.
"One reason why I'm doing this to get Blake to just tell him… It's painful to see, especially when the WHOLE school knows of it…" Yang sighed. "The whole school knows that Blake is into him."
"They'll get the gist of it some time…. Right?" Ruby questioned.
In the White Fang base, all the grunts were doing their usual tasks but they weren't the only ones there. Torchwick was looking at a map while Neo was swinging her legs while sitting on a crate. Kazari however, he was in his human form, watching each member of the White Fang do their tasks. He was eyeing each one, sensing the desires they are brimmed with. Oh how many Yummies he could make out of them but he would be wasting his energy.
He was still low on his own Core Medals but he still has the two Tako Medals and the Sai Medal. If it wasn't for the busty blonde, he would have had two of Gamel's Cores but now he is left with one of the beast Greed's Cores. He needed more Cell Medals and to do that he needs to make a Yummy.
"Decisions, decisions," he hummed lazily.
He just couldn't decide who to choose as a host for a new Yummy. That was then he remembered Uva making a Yummy from Torchwick. There's a saying: two heads are better than one. In other words, making another Yummy from the same host is better than making it from a new host. "Roman." He called out with a grin.
The criminal turned around to Kazari. "What is it this time?" he asked.
Kazari's grin grew from ear to ear before he presented a Cell Medal and approached him while going into his Greeed form. Taking notice of the Cell Medal, Roman took a step back.
"What are you doing?" Roman questioned the approaching Feline Greeed who chuckled.
"I wonder how strong a Yummy born from your desire will be, Roman?" Kazari wondered with a sneer as he presented a Cell Medal. "Uva may have created one from you but I can smell another desire you have…" Neo only watched as Kazari had Torchwick by the wall. "And it is quite suitable for a Yummy to be born from, a special Yummy."
He brought the Cell Medal close to the criminal as a coin slot appeared on his forehead in which Kazari tossed it in. Instead of bandages forming around Torchwick, a yellow void appeared in front of him before a Yummy walked out as it stumbled a bit before looking at Kazari while the two criminals and members of the White Fang just stared at the new creation.
The Feline Greeed chuckled in amusement before looking at the Yummy. "What is it you want to do?" He asked the Yummy but he knew what the obvious answer was.
"Eliminate…." It said. "Eliminate red riding hood and her friends…" It was referring to Ruby and her friends.
Kazari went into his human form and grinned, placing his hands in his pocket. "Good, now go on." He ordered, the Yummy nodding before it left the room and leaving the base.
Torchwick watched what occurred. Kazari created one of those things from him. First Uva and now Kazari. "What am I, some sort of Lab Rat to you guys?" He questioned the Feline Greeed.
Kazari went to his human form, giving Torchwick a cheeky grin. "You and everyone else here are simply walking piles of desire, including Ice Cream head here." He gestured to Neo at the last part.
Neo though, glared at him as she was about to draw out her blade until Torchwick stopped her. He shook his head as she put the blade back before storming off, "Look buddy… We are not your tools. You want to keep helping us and same with you? Then you should look where your privilege is at…"
"Help?" He snorted, looking at his fingers. "I would have killed you where you stand right now." He pointed out. "But I prefer… 'to have more players to the game.'"
Torchwick scoffed as he walked off, lighting a cigar from the annoyance. 'Cinder better have something planned for this walking fur coat… Cause I'm getting tired of this….' He growled in his thoughts.
"Kazari…." Cinder called out to him.
The Feline Greeed turned around to see Cinder approaching him. "Oh Cinder, surprise to see you here. Something must have brought you back here."
"Yes…. That and you…" She glared, her eye having flames around it, "I don't like it that you're using my men as discarded tools… I rather keep them in top shape."
Kazari drawled before going back into his Greeed form. "You know me Cinder…" He chuckled. "But you do know what I can do, right?"
"Yes… But you should know, what I can do too…"
"You mean… One of the Four Seasons?" He snorted, looking at his claws, glistening in the sunlight that shined through the window. "I once thought them to be myths but sensing your power, I finally realized it. A Greeed…" he looks at her. "...Can't be killed by Dust or that power. You can see why we were sealed 800 years ago and OOO being the reason."
"Yes… I know… But if you don't listen to my warning.. I assure you… 'Her' power… will break you easily…" She threatened, walking off from the Greeed.
"Decisions… Decisions." He chuckled.
With Cinder she was looking over her Scroll, searching more information of the young Multi-King. Despite having no record of anything about him and his skills, there was a mention of him fighting a mantis monster as a flying arm helped the young man. That was the day the Greeed arrived, including Enrique.
A thought overcame her, wondering if there was a way to making him use his power and get rid of Kazari if he should try anymore stunts again. Whatever it was she knew that something had to be done….
However she remembered Kazari saying that OOO's power is connected to the user until he is sealed, in other words it stays even beyond death. With that Bird Greeed, she could guess he took precautions and warned him about the use of the O-Driver. She remembered overhearing how the power can drive one to death upon use but Enrique… It doesn't affect him.
The Greeed are embodiments of Desires, their Medals are as well. The King became mad with power from the Medals but Enrique… it didn't affect him which meant one thing: he lacks desires.
'Hm… Maybe I can find a way to use that 'lack' to my advantage?' She wondered in her thoughts. She has to make the young man join her. "Guess I'll have to woo him to join me." She said to herself softly, but with an enjoyable grin.
I continued to be dragged by Blake across the Academy while I was left confused. During the dragging, I already reverted back to civilian form. "Where are we heading to Blake?" I asked in confusion. She didn't reply to me as she kept marching, farther away from the others and what almost looks like to be out of the school?
"Blake, why are you dragging me away? Isn't this like the second time already?" I recalled.
"Hm?" She finally took notice as she stopped dragging me and quickly let go of my arm, "I.. I don't know what you're talking about…" She denied quickly.
"Then why did you drag me from the training room all the way to the other side of the academy?" I raised an eyebrow.
"It's…. It's just your imagination Enrique…"
"Blake, just what's going on with you?" I asked. "First you were ignoring me when I was only sparring with Cinder, then you dragged me away from talking to her, even more is that when I was talking to Yang, you were upset and after that, you dragged me away from them. Can you just tell me what is wrong with you?"
Blake had her eyes closed, her hand trembling as she quickly disappears, running off from me and leaving me stranded in the open. "Blake…" I sigh softly, not sure why she ran off. "Why has Blake been acting like that…?" She has been acting like a few weeks after the incident at the docks, including saving her from Kazari when Uva and Gamel raided the vans not too long ago.
"Hello, Enrique." A familiar, soothing voice rang out behind me.
I looked back to see Cinder with a smile and her eyes half-lidded for some reason. "Oh, hi Cinder." I waved slightly.
"Is everything alright?" She asked, tilting her head slightly.
"Yeah, Blake's been acting strange for the past month." I replied. "I don't know why but I often try to ask her but she couldn't find an answer and instead she quickly runs off."
"Hmm… Perhaps she's hiding something and unsure what to do?" I then felt her arm now hooking into mine. "Care for a walk?" She asked, a slight smile on her face.
"Well…" I scratched my cheek lightly upon her request.
"Please… for me?" she asked, her eyelashes batting at me softly.
I felt flustered from her tone as I blush, "A-Alright, sure…" I accepted. "Where would you like to go to?"
"Hmmm… How about the garden out back?" She smiled softly.
"Okay," I nodded before following Cinder to the garden. When the both of us made it to the garden, I was looking at the plants that was in my sights, making me let out a small smile upon seeing some of the plant life. "I haven't been at the garden for a while…" I said with a small smile.
"You come here often?" She asked.
"Yeah, I often come here since some of the plants are familiar to me." I replied. "It makes me feel like I am back home… sometimes Blake comes here with me."
Cinder was silent for a moment, "What… does Blake mean to you?" She asked me, keeping her bangs covering her eyes.
"Well... she is the fourth person I became friends with and I understand how she felt." I explained. "I know how she felt being left alone while growing up because it happened to me. We look out for each other."
"I see… Nothing… 'else' I take it, that you feel for her?"
"Huh?" I tilted my head. "What do you mean by that?"
"Heh… Nothing…." She chuckles softly, before looking at me as I see the light shining from her eyes. "So… what do I mean…. to you?"
"You are my friend, Cinder." I replied. "Why would you ask me that?"
She has a sly grin, stopping as she still holds my arm. She then places her finger against my chest and pushes me until I'm against a tree, "Enrique… do you like me?" She asked, her eyes lidded.
"Eh?" I got out. "Why ask me that question?"
"Isn't it… obvious?" she asked, wrapping her arms around my neck. I felt a blush rising up my cheeks, "Ci-Cinder what are you d-doing?"
"What do you think?" She giggled softly, leaning in, "I ask again…. What. Do. You. Think. Of. Me?"
"Well…" I looked away as I said, "I think of you as my friend…"
It was then I suddenly felt her grip loosen upon my reply. "Did I say something wrong?" I asked, confused.
"Is that what you think of me?" She asked.
I sighed before looking at her. "Cinder, I think of you as my friend, okay?" I explained.
"Why do you think of me as your friend?"
"I don't know…. It's just that…" I tried to explained, gently moving myself away from her. "It's just something that I am trying to find out… I have been like that for a while but I don't know why…" I began to walk away before looking at Cinder. "I'll see you at class tomorrow." I waved before I continued to walk away, despite knowing that it seems rude to just leave like that.
Cinder was left speechless as she watched the young swordsman walk away after telling her that he doesn't understand it or how to express it exactly. He hardly understands the meaning of love which showed he was slightly oblivious to it. But her plan… failed?
'That should be impossible… I have never failed to use my feminine ways to get what I want…' She growled in her thoughts, her hand clenching tightly in anger. Even more that hearing how he considers Blake.
"I will not let that happen…. If he does, then everything will be ruined…" she growled, knowing she would have to get even closer to get him to work for her, one way or another.
I sighed as I ran my hand through my hair as I was heading back to my dorm. What happened back at the garden surprised me but also made me feel a bit flustered as to how she approached me.
"Enrique? What are you doing here?" I turned my head to see Ruby walking towards me, a confused look on her face.
"Oh, hey Ruby, I'm just heading back to my dorm is all," I replied. "Have you seen Blake? I wanted to ask her why she has been acting strange for the past month."
"Mhm…" She shook her head. "Sorry… Did something happen?"
"It's because I wanted to ask her something. Do you know why she has been acting like that?"
Ruby flinched, as if there is something she has to say. "S-Sorry Enrique… But no…." She said.
"Oh… well thanks for trying, Ruby," I smiled softly before letting out a sigh. "It's just been busy for me."
"A-Anytime Enrique! Heh… heh…" Ruby gulped.
I was about to enter my dorm until the door was slammed open to my face, knocking me down to the ground. "Ow…" I groaned. I felt the pain as some blood trickled down, making me focus on my Aura to heal the small injury. Wondering who slammed the door open, I look up and see Ankh as he still had his grip on the doorknob, "What was that for Ankh!?" I exclaimed, holding my nose to heal it with my Aura and preventing further bleeding.
"There's a Yummy," He informed with a grin. "You know what that means: Cell Medals for me."
"You mean me?" Akira said from the room as the Gorilla Candroid was detecting it as well.
Ankh on the other hand, a tick mark was present on his forehead before looking at the older Rider. "Those Cell Medals are for me to regain my body! Not for you to use as ammunition!"
"Well, tough luck buddy. I need them. Sides, you won't lose much when I use them." He smirked.
Ankh's eye twitched before I stepped in, "Take it easy, Ankh. I know you don't like it but we need the help we can get since Ruby and the others are helping out as well. Plus, we are under contract to give Kougami 70% of the Medals. He even hired Akira to help out too. He did give you the chance to obtain the Shachi Medal from Uva."
"Grr.. don't remind me….." He scoffed, storming away from us as he heads out to grab a Ride Vendor.
I sighed before Akira and I followed Ankh to the bullhead to start our search for the Yummy. As we were getting close to Vale, I was in my thoughts upon what was wrong with Blake. She has been acting strange sometimes whenever I talk to Yang along with Cinder. I wonder what was wrong with her? My thoughts were soon interrupted as the bullhead landed, making the three of us walk out as Ankh was using his ability to detect the Yummy while Akira was using the Gorilla Candroid to detect it as well. "Will that stupid machine ever stop?" Ankh said in irritation.
"Hey, Gorie here helps me find them. Sorry, I can't sense them like you egghead." Akira frowned.
"Gorie?" I blinked. "You named the Candroid?"
"Of course. I name everything I own." He smirked.
I stared at him for a moment before I facepalmed upon realizing something. Knowing that Ruby and Yang knew Akira when the two were little, Ruby must have gotten the naming weapons stuff from him. 'Now I know why Ruby names her weapons…' I realized in thought.
As we continued our walk into Vale, Ankh stopped before turning left and right. "The Yummy is here," He informed. Before we knew it, we saw the Yummy trudging across the street, shoving people away as it seemed to be looking for something. What is it looking for?
It then soon turned to us, its eyes glowing softly, "You are….. Friends of Ruby…" It said to us.
"Eh?" I got out.
"That doesn't sound good," Akira noted, reaching for his Birth Buster.
Seeing that he is getting prepared with his gun, I got the O-Driver out from my pocket and placed it on my waist, the belt forming around my waist. I then grab the first two Core Medals, placing them in then the Tora Medal. Once all three are in, I tilted the buckle and grab the O-Scanner to scan the Medals. "Henshin!"
TAKA!
TORA!
BATTA!
TA-TO-BA TATOBA TA-TO-BA!
The crests flew around me before they aligned and formed the armor. Getting into my stance, I charged towards the Yummy as the Tora Claws extended. The Yummy oddly enough dodged my attacks as I tried to swipe at it, only for it to kick me away and go after Akira!
"Ho? Seems like it wants to beg to be turned into medals for me!" He smirked, dodging the Yummy's attacks with ease before giving a few hard blows himself thanks to the modifications of the parts on his weapon that Kougami must have gave him to be able to injure the Yummy.
The kaijin stumbled back from the hit before it tried to go after me instead. Now I know why it is only after me and Akira! It is going after those that know Ruby! "It must be after us because we know Ruby!" I said before using the Tora Claws to strike the Yummy away.
"Eh?" Akira glared at the Yummy before shooting it with his Birth Buster, "If this Yummy plans on hurting my favorite girls, then he's got another thing coming!"
Seeing that we have to stop this Yummy before it can harm Ruby and the others along with the both of us, Akira placed the belt on his waist, the belt wrapping around him as he presented a Cell Medal. He flipped the coin and caught it with his other hand as the medal fell mid-air.
"Henshin." He dropped the Medal into the Driver. A round circle with an image of a Cell Medal on top appeared in front of the Driver as a hologram. Seeing this, he began twisting the knob.
*CRANK!*
*CRANK!*
*POP!*
The centre of the Birth Driver popped open in a flash of light, signalling the activation. An orb of green light then surrounded him as several orbs flew out from the belt and positioned themselves around him at certain points of his body and donned him in the Birth armor. He rubbed his hands together, "Alright, let's start earning."
Akira and I charged towards the Yummy from both sides as we both punched the Yummy, sending it rolling across the ground. It growled as it charged us again, but we dodged it before kicking it away. The Yummy stumbled to the ground before slowly getting up and began to glow, brightly. It twitched more and more before saying, "I will… eliminate Ruby and her friends!" It shouted and before we knew it, it glowed a yellow and surprisingly blue color before a new monster came out as the wrappings shed from its hide, taking us by surprise upon seeing a new form of Yummy.
"A hybrid Yummy?" Birth observed upon seeing the new Yummy that emerged from its wrappings.
It was a mix between a squid and a jaguar bit more ugly looking at the mouth had tentacles coming out of it as the left side of its body was draped with more tentacles of a squid. Its right arm was that of a spear while its chest has a boned rib cage.
I really wasn't seeing things and this was no stunt either. It was the Ika-Jaguar Yummy from the OOO series. Even more is that it was way more ugly in person than it was in the show.
"This isn't good…" I grimaced.
"You two better be careful. The sneaky shrew actually created a Yummy from the power of Mezool's and his own Core Medals." Ankh warned from the rooftop.
"Thanks for the info," Akira said sarcastically as the Yummy charged towards us. When Akira blocked its hit, it used its newly found strength to use the spear on its right arm to strike Akira across the chest before the tentacles on its left side to extend and sent us flying across the street. "Ow…" The huntsman groaned.
"This Yummy is a strong one…" I agreed as the both of us got up. The Ike-Yummy used its tentacles to slam us across the ground before thrusting its spear-like arm to strike my armor before sending one more attack to send me rolling across the ground, causing me to wince in pain. Seeing as now back on the ground, the Yummy was about to deliver its attacks once more but it was interrupted by someone.
"HAAAAAA!" A familiar voice rang out, we turned our heads as Yang jumped off of the building and began firing upon the Yummy, forcing it to block from her fire, and bullets before dropping down next to us, "How's it hanging guys? Not too wet yet?" she smirked.
"Yang? Why are you here?" I asked as Akira got back up as drew out the Birth Buster again to keep the Yummy away from us.
"Duh, I'm here to help!" She responded as she and Akira fired at the Yummy.
"You only made it worse," said Ankh. "The Yummy was born from the desire to harm Ruby and anyone she knows which includes you three."
"Exactly why, it's the best choice in getting rid of you all…"That snarky familiar voice rang out.
We quickly saw a familiar Feline Greeed in his human form as he leaned against a light post, across from us and giving a toothy grin. "Kazari…" Ankh said, his tone hiding the hate that was laced behind his words. "Why am I not surprise for you to do something like this."
"You know me Ankh," Kazari drawled before noticing Yang. "Ah, hothead, you are here as well. Makes things easier for the Yummy. Killing two birds with one stone but instead it is four with one stone."
Yang's eyes turned red as she fried a shot at him, to which he used water to stop it, "Why don't you come down here and fight like the cat you are?!" she shouted out at him. I swear I could feel Kazari's snarky attitude break like glass...
"You know… I'm still reeling from the hit you delivered back on the bridge." He grinned, an audible pop was heard from his neck. "And the loss of one of Gamel's Core that I absorbed…" He then went into his Greeed form as he looks at his claw-like blades, glistening in the sunlight. "How about I enjoy spilling your guts? And that isn't a joke."
"Bring it on you pathetic excuse of a cat!" She taunted, angry that he would try to hurt her sister with this tactic.
"Yang, wait," Akira stopped her. "Don't let your anger get to you. Using the Yummy is one thing but for him to say that, it is only a lure for him to kill you."
"Akira is right, Yang." I nodded as I stood by the two. "You try to handle the Yummy, Akira and I will handle Kazari." I placed my hand on her shoulder. "After all, I reach out to help my friends in need of help."
Yang sighed before calming down as her eyes turned back to normal and gives me a soft smile, "You're a lucky man…. Heh, if she didn't like you, I would rock… your…. world.." she winked, charging at the Yummy.
"Eh?" I blinked under my helmet. "Hey Akira what did she mean by that?"
Akira turned his head to me, I swear he blinked under his helmet. "Really?" He chuckled. "Never thought you to be that type of person." He patted my back a bit too much, "Maybe you'll learn it when you finally realize it yourself."
The armored huntsman was the first to charge at Kazari while I followed along, the both of us and tried to punch Kazari but he blocked the attack before striking my torso, attempting to weaken the power of the Tora Medal so it can eject from the O-Driver.
"You two are out of your league…" Kazari huffed, sending a blast of water at us, pushing us back from our spots.
We winced from the highly pressured blast as the both of us were drenched in water. I turned my head to my side to see the other two Medals I carried: Unagi and Kame. Seeing Unagi, I grabbed the Medal and quickly switched it with Tora before scanning the buckle that held the Medals.
TAKA!
UNAGI!
BATTA!
Now equipped with the Unagi Whips, I got myself prepared while Akira thought it was also time to make a change. The Gorilla Candroid grabbed a Cell Medal from the milk tank and tossed it and a great length to the Huntsman who caught it before placing it inside his belt, twisting it before an orb glowed on his left arm.
SHOVEL ARM!
Pieces of metal attached to his arm, now formed a large shovel like arm that is now equipped to his arm. "Let's shovel out some coins!" Akira smirked, as he charged in, Kazari for once, was dodging his attacks, trying to keep away from him, yet some how, he kept getting closer and closer. The weapon, since it was named Shovel, must be why since he will be digging out Cell Medals from Kazari.
Waiting for the right opportunity, I carefully went around the two as the sound of an eel was heard behind my helmet, making the whips extend while sparking electricity. "Akira, now!" I shouted, thrusting my arm out as the whips extended out to the Feline Greeed, wrapping around him.
He smirked, nodding to me as he charges in, once close enough, he begins wailing on the Kazari, sparks and Cell Medals flew off of him like fireworks as he yelled out at the loss of so many medals. "You won't do that anymore!" He shouted out, sending a blast of water and wind at us, sending the both of us flying and impacted against the wall while Akira crashed through a window.
He plucked some of the Cell Medals he lost off the ground before walking towards me as I struggle to get up as my back was against the wall. "Now, I will be getting what is-" He was interrupted as his body stiffen. "Mine…" He slowly looked back, only to see Ankh's arm form. The Feline Greeed looked at the rooftop, seeing Ankh's host. "Not again…" He quickly lashed back, preventing Ankh from taking his Cores with the Bird Greeed losing one of the two Tora Cores we collected but managed to get a certain Tako Medal and Zou Medal in his hand. He quickly flew back to his host, repossessing him before he ogled at the two Cores he obtained.
"You seriously have to watch your back Kazari," huffed the Bird Greeed. "You took one of your Cores from me but this is fair enough."
"You…. Lousy bastard!" He growled out, finally showing his anger at us for the first time. Man, he was seriously pissed. "If I lose yet another core! Then you lose her!" He stated, turning towards the Yummy, "Drown the hothead!"
The Ike-Jaguar Yummy nodded, dodging Yang's next strike before wrapping its tentacles around her, the blonde huntress struggling before it jumped off and into the water, dragging her down with it.
"Yang!" I called out as the Ike-Jaguar Yummy dragged her into the water. I had to do something, I don't want to lose any of my friends to the Greeed and Yummies. I was about to panic until I remembered the Tako Medal we got from Kazari. I quickly looked at Ankh. "Ankh, I need Shachi and Tako Medal!" I exclaimed.
Ankh looked at me for a moment before he tossed me the Shachi and Tako Medal as it then landed in my hand. I placed in the Shachi Medal and Tako Medal as I now had all three blue Core Medals in my belt. Once in, I grabbed the O-Scanner and scanned the medals.
SHACHI!
UNAGI!
TAKO!
SHA-SHA-SHAUTA! SHA-SHA-SHAUTA!
The crests of the three said Medals formed a blue crest before it flew back to me. Now I was equipped with all three blue Core Medals which was Shachi, Unagi, and Tako.
This was the Marine Combo, ShaUTa.
(Cue ShaUTa Combo - Shout Out)
The power that was coursing through my body, it felt interesting. It felt like my body was rather able to be liquified while my lungs felt like they were capable to allow me to breathe underwater. I took a deep breath before I jumped into the water as I felt my body suddenly adjusted itself to allow me to survive in the water with the armor.
Hearing the sound of an octopus behind my helmet, I sped faster towards the Yummy before a delivered a flurry of kicks in which it released Yang and allowed me to grab hold of her and head back to the surface. Once I did, I landed on the docks and set Yang down, the blonde brawler coughing water out of her lungs. I let out a sigh of relief to see she is alive. "Enrique…?" she coughed.
"You're alright." I sighed in relief under my helmet. I took notice of Birth running up to me. "Akira, can you take Yang to the infirmary? The Yummy is right now-" Before I can finish, the Ike-Jaguar Yummy popped out of the water and grabbed me before bringing me into the water as it was trying to choke me knowing that the Full Combo was allowing me to breathe underwater. As we were going deeper into the water, I struggled from its grip as the Yummy was trying to crush my neck until I began to focus on the Full Combo. Before I knew it, its tentacle phases through me as my body acted like water, feels funny not to mention. It tried to strike again only for it's attack to pass through me thanks to the power of the Full Combo.
Now prepared, the Tako Legs activated again as I delivered another set of multiple strikes to its chest. I swam around the Yummy to avoid its incoming tentacles that it tried to swing at me. Dashing towards the Yummy, I used the Tako Legs and wrapped them around its arms, allowing me to deliver a series of punches and kicks to it as cell medals were bleeding out of its form.
It was now in fury, "Eliminate OOO!" It roared before lashing its tentacles at me.
I used the Unagi Whips to whiplash the Yummy, causing a painful shock to its body before I spin around and sent the Yummy out of the water, landing on the surface.
Since I finally got the Yummy out of the water, I swam up and jumped out before facing the Ike-Jaguar once more as it got up.
Hearing the sound of the eel behind my helmet, the Unagi Whips extended once more before I began to whiplash the Yummy, each hit causing it to reel back in pain of each shock it received while losing more and more Cell medals.
"I.. will… eliminate OOO and... his friends…!"
I twirled the whips before I lashed out on both the Yummy and Kazari, causing both of them to lose some Cell Medals. Kazari rolled across the ground before he got back up, clutching his chest as smoke was emitting from his 'skin'.
He stumbled a bit before glaring at me. "I will get you next time… I will get my Cores back sooner before Ankh or Uva get their Cores back." He vowed, pointing his claw at me.
I stared at him before I took a deep breath. "I know one thing, Kazari." I countered. "If the people I protect are okay then I am okay as well." I delivered a whiplash which wrapped around him before I spun around with as much strength as possible with the help of my Aura before sending him flying, disappearing from our sights. "And that was for trying to send a Yummy to harm Ruby and my friends along with trying to make the Yummy drown Yang."
Akira was already at work, collecting his fill of Cell Medals that spilled from Kazari and the Yummy, while Ankh was trying his best to grab as much as he could, despite the hunter being one step ahead of him. Yang though finally stood up, flicking her hands as she tries to dry off as quickly as she can. Then the both of us looked at the Yummy who got back up as it was finally weakened.
"Time to finish this!" I declared before scanning the medals in the buckle.
SCANNING CHARGE!
With the Unagi whips, I lashed at the Yummy, grabbing it before I drags it up in the air as I too jump to the air, the Tako Legs forming as soon descends while the Tako Legs form a drill and pierced through the Yummy, causing it to explode into cell Medals.
(End Song)
"My medals!" Ankh said as his arm form began to take as much Cell Medals as he can as the medals rain down to the ground.
The medals he couldn't catch, Akira used a Cell Medal and placed it in the slot of his belt before twisting the knob.
CRANE ARM!
A crane-like device formed on his right arm before he swung his arm out, extending the hook as it began to magnetize the medals Ankh couldn't get before it reconnected to the mechanism on his arm. "And I got mine."
"No!" Ankh shouted out, flying over to the mass of medals on the crane, trying to pry them off, "They're mine!"
"Oi, oi!" Akira argued as he tried to slap away the Greeed arm, leaving me and Yang to watch the two argue over the Medals they collected.
However for me, I was feeling the effects as I stumbled until Yang helped me up. "Thanks Yang," I thanked as I moved the buckle back to its original position, dispelling the armor.
"Hey, anytime." She winked as oddly enough I think I feel her touching my chest? I looked down a bit and saw she was, making me blush lightly before I sighed. "We should head back... "
Meanwhile, back at the White Fang HQ, Kazari is slashing, breaking, and destroying anything he could find. Angered to lose another Core that he used. Though, it wasn't all bad as he lifted up his missing Tora medal, "Well… Better than nothing…" He sighed, placing the medal into him as the bandages on his legs glowed before the wrappings were replaced with a brighter color, showing that he is halfway there to get his other two sets. Despite having one Cheetah and Lion, he has one set but his two other sets remain. In other words, he only has one of each while having one Zou and one Tako.
"Um…. Sir Kazari?" One of the White Fang soldiers walked in, a girl with short orange hair and deer antlers.
He turned around, the White Fang soldier flinched as she could feel the anger radiating from his 'skin.' "What is it this time?" He asked.
"U-Um…. J-Just seeing if you're alright? Cinder…. And Adam asked me to see if you're alright?" she asked, slighting backing up until she felt something behind her, she turns around to see Kazari now behind her.
"Alright you ask?" He questioned. "And why would I be capable to feeling okay like the rest of you?" His claws extended from the armor, going over his hand. He brought it close to her face, seeing her face in the reflection of the blades.
"J-Just making sure is all…."
Kazari stared at her before he thrusted his blade to the wall, actually piercing through the bedrock. The Faunus was unharmed, only a couple of strands of her hair fell. She fell on her rear as Kazari pulled his blades out of the wall before going to his human form, giving a grin. "Even Faunus feel fear from us." He mused. "For my kind, we don't feel anything. So I suggest you watch your words more… carefully as you say."
She quickly gets up, before running out, the Feline Greeed, easily hearing her wails and cries of fear as he chuckled and leaned back, looking at his hand for a moment before gripping it tightly, "I swear…. Once I have all of my medals… They will die… Starting with that hothead, while I make her sister watch as I skin her alive…." He said coldly with some amusement behind it.
CURRENT MEDALS:
Taka (x2)
Kujaku (x1)
Lion (x1)
Tora (x1)
Cheetah (x1)
Kuwagata (x1)
Kamakiri (x1)
Batta (x1)
Kobura (x1)
Kame (x1)
Wani (x1)
Shachi (x1)
Unagi (x1)
Tako (x1)
Gorilla (x1)
Zou (x2)
(NEXT TIME)
I took a deep breath before I asked her, "Blake… w-would you like to go to the d-dance… with me?"
"It's what I do, Blake. Being there for those I care about." I responded with a smile. "I'll always be here to help. If anything, I'll be here to help you out as well."
"Where do you think you are going?" Ankh asked the woman in the cat-burglar suit.
Next Time: Extracurricular, School Dance, Infiltration
A/N: Well! That is it for this chapter folks! Despite losing one of the two Tora Medals they have, they managed to get Tako, completing yet another Full Combo along with a second Zou Core. I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter as well as the fight with the Marine Combo against the Ike-Jaguar Yummy. Also, I am also looking for more Beta-Readers so if you are interested, let me know via PM. Again, I do apologize for the late update and I will see you all in the next chapter.
Also, I am gonna announce that Kamen Rider Dark Drive: Hyperdimension Road (Kamen Rider [Drive] x Hyperdimension Neptunia V) will be put on hiatus since I ran out of further ideas for it sadly. :(
However! I decided to make another Drive crossover that I will be working on. It is called The Wings of Drive (Kamen Rider [Drive] x Sekirei). Until then, stay in the shadows everyone!