RWBY : DCD

by DCD10unite

Kyle Morgan was chosen to become the next Kamen Rider Decade, having survived his unpleasant childhood. He must prepare himself to combat the great darkness that will befall upon the World of Remnant, accompanied by his fellow Huntsmen, Huntresses and Riders. Entrusted with the power of the legends, he has to write his own and become one himself.

19. Chapter 19 : A Rude Awakening

Chapter 19 : A Rude Awakening

Disclaimer : I do not own Kamen Rider and RWBY as they both belong to their respective owners. Except for my OC(s).

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A day had passed since Blake Belladonna fled from her team.

The remainders of team RWBY, along with the assistance of Penny Polendina, were attempting to locate their missing friend, who was last known to have been accompanied by Kyle Morgan. During the course of their journey, the team had learned a tidbit of Blake's origin, which revealed her to be a White Fang operative. What they were still unsure at the time was that why Blake hadn't been bothering to show her 'true nature' or why she decided to fled in fear even after she was exposed by the White Fang's presumed ally, Xiphon of Dai-Shocker. One of the reasons could be that she wasn't one of them anymore, and that she had no reason of cooperating with them anymore.

Weiss was the one who had the biggest doubts of all the remainders. Her tendency to fall into conclusions at the time had pushed Tsukasa to convince her in the most bizarre way possible, at least to the girls. At this point, her resentment towards the cat Faunus was no more. She might still not condone the White Fang's actions, but at least she wanted to trust Blake. Perhaps, the Kunoichi herself thought the same way of the group she was in. and if she quit from it, then her reason of attending Beacon would make sense: to make a new, better life for herself. Hence, the search for Blake came to their hands.

Suddenly, they heard an explosion coming from the southeastern docks. A huge smoke also appeared from the said location. It was clear that there had been something going on, and their friends wouldn't be farther away than there.

"An explosion from the docks?" Weiss wondered.

"That must be where the others are! Let's go, team!" Ruby said.

As the others nodded in agreement, they heard another noise coming from the road behind them. They saw the senior Riders riding in a convoy with their personal vehicles.

Ryo was riding his Gills Raider, a green dirt bike that was modeled after an armored grasshopper. Its headlights resembled a bug head/helmet with the body beneath the front wheel having a green arc with a large golden plating around it. Next to him was Hikawa in his Guard Chaser, an armored white and blue police bike that had a pair of upward-tilted exhausts and an "M.P.D" decal on both of its sides.

There was also Tsukasa riding his own Machine Decader, much to the RWBY remainders' surprise. Not only that, they also saw Shinnosuke with Ryu sitting beside him on the former's Tridoron, a modified red and black race car with white stripes racing through its body and a pair of additional wheels hanging on its rear body. Wonder what those wheels are for.

The senior Riders then stopped by at them, asking the girls for their assistance.

"You guys!" Yang called out.

"Shinnosuke! And… who's he?" Ruby asked the officer.

"This is Ryu Terui. My superior." He introduced.

"Miss Rose." Ryu greeted.

"Hello, sir!"

"We need you guys at the docks now. We've managed to locate Dai-Shocker's next operation there." Tsukasa ordered.

"So you saw it too. Well then, we'll hitch a ride with you." Weiss said.

"We're in! oh, and take Penny too, please!" Ruby suggested.

"Penny?" Shinnosuke asked.

"Yes, sir?"

"Oh, so it's you. Hi there." Shinnosuke greeted, but he was oblivious to the suggestion. "No offense, but are you really sure about this? I'm afraid you will only get in the harm's way."

"Don't worry sir, I'm a Huntress. I can help you guys out, too!" Penny volunteered.

"She had been helping us looking for Blake. I don't see any harm in bringing her in." Yang suggested.

"A Huntress? Very well, but please proceed with caution." Tsukasa said to Penny.

"This threat might be too big for you to handle alone. Try to stay close to us." Ryu informed.

"I've seen worse." Penny assured.

"The Dai-Shocker is about to move their supplies there. We figured out that it's the right time for us to strike them where they are. Also, we've discovered that the White Fang is also with them, along with a criminal named Roman Torchwick." Mr. Belt spoke from the Tridoron.

"I knew it! Torchwick's behind those robberies!" Ruby growled.

"Ruby, who's with the voice?" Penny asked the Huntress.

"Oh, umm… it's a talking belt!"

"A talking belt?"

"I'm right here." The belt answered.

"Ooh… spectacular! What a unique friend you have!" Penny squealed child-likely, much to Mr. Belt's surprise. Most humans would be left speechless of his own presence as a talking belt, though.

"Err… thank you?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Belt. She's just enthusiastic." Ruby assured.

"Well, if you say so, Ms. Rose. A unique fellow she has been, I must say."

"I look forward to know you better, sir!" the ginger Huntress greeted.

"Likewise, ma'am."

"Oh, and Yang?" the world traveler called.

"Yeah?"

"I believe we're about to get plenty by the time we arrived at the docks. They must've increased their defense in order to secure their transport. Oh, and try putting this thing into your bike's body, too." Tsukasa gave Yang a metallic disc device, with the later being a bit oblivious to it, however.

"Oookay…?"

The moment she did it, the device assimilated itself into the Bumblebee as it let out some glowing yellow circuitry lines. Curious, the brawler asked what it was.

"Wow. What's this, Tsukasa?"

"I've placed an upgrade into your vehicle. Now you can bring along your bike anywhere and anytime, even in battles too! I think you should also get used to our customs as a Kamen Rider because, you know… we have rides. Also, when you bail out of your bike, it'll automatically be stored in the pocket dimension where our Rider Machines are also being kept, or you can just deliver it to your garage depending on your own command. Oh, and here's the button for it."

"Okay…" Yang momentarily gave a thought after she received the button and hanged it onto her key. "I get it. Sweet! I've always been wondering on when that would really happen. Say, how about you make some upgrades on this baby, later on?"

"I'll consider that, Yang."

"Thanks, Tsukasa!"

With that being said, the girls rode on the back of the vehicles. Weiss with Hikawa, Penny with Ryo, and Ruby with Yang.

"You know… I feel a bit awkward somehow." Weiss commented.

Hikawa chuckled. "Hehe, I get the feeling, Ms. Schnee. But even so, I'm glad to be of your escort."

"That's humble of you." She replied.

"So, you ready?" Ryo asked the ginger girl.

"I am 100% combat ready!" Penny confirmed.

"Hey, sis!" Ruby whispered to her sister.

"Yeah?"

"There's something I need you to do for me."

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"Sun! you're okay!? Sun!?" Blake cried.

"I'm good, guys! I'm totally good! But this guy's not gonna play nice anytime soon!" he confirmed, much to his friends' relief. The monkey Faunus quickly went on his stance and gripped his weapon tightly as he prepared himself for the next fight.

"We get your memo, Sun. Guys, stay sharp. The last thing we ever wanted is to get whacked out by another missile." Agito informed.

"Duly noted." Decade-Kai nodded, followed by the Huntsmen.

The heroes on the docks fought desperately as the Bullheads kept bombarding them. Sun quickly got out of his cover to face Xiphon once again. Their previously even matched battle was all torn away by the odds, which weren't in the heroes' favor. The monkey Faunus had to fight the general while dodging the missiles at the same time. Once his attention was scattered, Xiphon used this opportunity to knock him back with his sword, added with his super-speed attacks.

"You're not really the brightest banana in the bunch are you, Sun Wukong?" Xiphon mocked as his HUD managed to find his opponent's identity. Sun could only growl in annoyance. The latter quickly regained his composure from the ground and went to engage the general once again.

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Blake was still going toe-to-toe against Roman, which even she could barely hold herself against. Roman fired a powerful Dust blast from his cane towards Blake, causing the cat Faunus to lump herself into her cover. She even found it to be a hard thing to do since Roman kept firing his explosive Dusts at her relatively thin cover, which made it much easier to break. Blake kept retreating to more cover as the crime boss continued his assault.

"Here, kitty, kitty, kitty…" Roman approached slowly.

Blake stealthily looked for another way around, as Roman himself was yet to know her actual location. The latter kept looking until he encountered his opponent, who was attempting to strike him directly. The crime boss smirked for how stupid her move was. He quickly raised his cane and shot her right through her chest, only for it to vanish. It was only her shadow clone. The moment he realized it, Blake was already right on top of him.

"Wh-what the…!?"

"Take this!"

The cat Faunus shot her Gambol Shroud and sent sparks out of Roman's body. He stumbled to the ground behind him, but not long before he got himself back on his feet once again. The two engaged in close combat once again, with the odds seemingly in favor with Blake. However, a missile suddenly closed in on them, forcing Blake to cancel her assault as the missile was directed on her with Roman simply running aside. Blake quickly made a turn to her left as she had reached a dead end, which was the dock's office. The explosion completely broke its walls, revealing the Dust containers inside. It also knocked the Kunoichi to her nearby cover with her body bruised.

"Dammit… if this keeps up, it's gonna be harder even to touch them." She cursed under her breath.

"Can't you do that a little bit… I don't know, more subtle!?" Roman growled at his partner, knowing that it was the latter's doing.

"That, Roman, is how I make sure that playing fair is the other guys' problem." The general pointed out.

"At least try to keep the damage to minimum! We don't want anyone out there noticing us! Besides, who do you think is the one to tell me for a subtle approach, huh!?" the crime boss berated.

"Even if most people had already gone to the other docks? Hmph, well then. I'll try." Xiphon obliged, while saying the last part mischievously.

"Tch!" he spat before muttering, "Well, this is why I like your style, somehow…"

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On the other side of the docks, Agito was still struggling through the sheer number of grunts that came to his way. Some of them were also delivered by the Bullheads in the enemy's possession. He then changed his armor into Storm Form and used his Halberd to swipe them away. The Rider leapt towards a Combatant and used it as a meat shield as the grunts opened fire towards him. After sending some blows to them, Agito decided to take the fight into the skies by calling forth his Rider Machine. It materialized from a golden light, in which he took the opportunity to hop on it when it was done. He used the bike to hit some of the grunts, and changed to slider mode to take the fight against the Bullheads.

He succeeded in disabling one, but the other one fired missiles towards him. Agito was forced to evade them, and when one of the missiles closed in, he quickly changed to Flame Form and used his Sabers to destroy it. However, the explosion knocked him out from his Machine Tornador. He was about to fall into the sea beneath him. So, he used an ounce of his strength to empower his Flame Sabers, connecting them to create an explosion mid-air and momentarily propulse himself into the ground. He rolled down the moment he reached it.

"Those missiles… they're filled with Dark Dusts! No wonder-urgh… it knocked me out that hard." He muttered.

FORM RIDE : KUUGA DRAGON!

Decade-Kai, now in his Kuuga Dragon armor, sped through the grunts and the Chimera Kaijin, hitting their limbs one by one. Once the grunts were all cleared, he went on against the monster himself. As the fastest and most agile forms in Kuuga's roster, the Dragon Form might not do much damage, but its evasive maneuvers and high-speed attacks could still hit where the Kaijin hurts. It was enough to knock him down by striking its limbs. However, it still did nothing but agitate the monster.

"Those puny attacks won't kill me, Rider!" he growled.

"Then how about this?"

FORM RIDE : KUUGA TITAN!

DK-Kuuga equipped his heavy-hitter gears and charged the Chimera Kaijin head on. He conjured his Titan Sword and locked it against the Kaijin's claws. Sparks also flew out as the result. The two traded hits with each other. The Rider swung his sword to the Kaijin's abdomen, which created a large purple graze in the end. The monster shrugged it off and continued to attack DK-Kuuga by grazing the latter's body. Of course, it wasn't enough to knock the Rider away as he pushed himself back by sending energized punches to the Kaijin's torso and a powerful uppercut to the head. The monster quickly got himself up, along with the fury he had been building up.

"You'll… pay for that, Kamen Rider!" he roared.

"As if! I'm already low on my wallet, now!"

"Wait, what?"

"I thought you just said 'pay'?"

"Oh, for the-who the hell wanted your money, anyway!? What am I, a petty thief to you!?" the monster growled.

"I'm still not paying! Beacon's monthly fee is already handful even for me!" he bluffed again.

"You will do as he says, Decade-Kai."

The Rider's attention suddenly shifted towards Sun, who was being thrown to his side by Xiphon. He was all battered due to Xiphon's attacks.

"But you're not gonna pay it with your money."

"Sun!" he called out, giving a chance for the monster to blast him away with his Darkness roar. The Rider fell down and skidded towards the monkey Faunus. "Okay… didn't see that coming."

"Man… that guy's a total bummer for us, Kyle." Sun irked at his loss.

"For a moment, I thought you of all people would put up much of a fight. It seems that this is either you are really weak… or that I've gone overboard for you." Xiphon boasted.

"Pretty sure it's the latter." Sun spat.

"So I've noticed, here. Bringing a missile to a street fight." DK-Kuuga replied.

"Apologies gentlemen, but beggars like you can never be choosers." Xiphon commented.

"Choosers, huh?" the Rider muttered.

Agito rose up from the crowd of grunts to take on the unsuspecting Kaijin himself by attacking him from behind with his fireball sword blast. It immediately caught the undivided attention of the Chimera Kaijin.

"How about I invite you in, Kaijin?" Agito waved his fingers at him.

"You want me? Well… hope you won't regret it for your life!"

"Great! Now get back up there, you two." He muttered as he started to engage the monster.

Seeing the opportunity made by Agito, DK-Kuuga grinned,"If I may be so bold Xiphon, then how about I start making my own choice, right now?"

"And that is?"

"Let's settle this again. Mano-a-mano."

Xiphon was silent for a moment, thinking about what his nemesis had just proposed. It was the same thing that he did back in the main bay. However, one thing that managed to crack his smile was that Kyle Morgan had proposed to settle the thing that he had failed to spectacularly. The smile beneath his helmet turned into a mocking laughter.

"Hehehe… hahahahaha! Oh… by the Great Leader, Kyle! Did you just propose a knight's code to me? I, am, TOUCHED!"

"And what's wrong with that?"

"Don't you have any shame, Kyle Morgan? You had already failed to bring me down to my knees, before! Why bother trying it again if you are doomed to fail once again?"

"Says the sore loser himself who beat me with a cheap trick."

"Heh."

"Just so you know Xiphon, I don't need shame to bring you and the Dai-Shocker down. Or I'd rather say that my courage is bigger than that. And just like you, some bad people in my life would laugh at me the moment they see me fail. They also wanted to put me in the world of shame. I won't let that happen, Xiphon. That's why I'll make you regret doing that!"

Sun, who saw the entire scene, was bemused by his new friend's determination. It was as if he had been a fierce warrior for ages himself. Either that or he was just really good at putting up that kind of face despite being a Huntsman in training. The point was that DK-Kuuga was ready with another card on his hand, only this time he didn't flip it like he always did. Sun could also see it clearly.

FORM RIDE :

"And I'll make sure that my words are forever engraved in that thick helmet of yours!"

KUUGA PEGASUS!

The green gale of wind blew through the Rider's armor and changed him into the said form, which made Xiphon seemingly disappointed. "Huh, this again? And here I thought you're gonna deliver me something different."

"Wait, isn't that form-"

"Sun." DK-Kuuga patted the Faunus' shoulder. He ordered, "Get to Blake and back her up."

Knowing what the Rider had in store, Sun grinned and replied, "On it."

Once he was already on his way, DK-Kuuga turned his sights back towards his opponent. His mind was set on what idea he was about to do.

"I'm ready."

"Here I come!"

Xiphon tapped into his high-speed boosters, dashing towards the Rider who had also maximized his keen senses. The latter had spared much better using his armor compared to the last time they met in such predicament. He had countered and even managed to land a hit on the general a couple of times. At some point, he still got himself hit in some spots and being tripped to the ground. The moment he noticed that he was about to be struck by a sharp sting, he quickly took out his Ride Booker sword to parry it. The two warriors had both equipped their weapons, and thus they clashed with it. During the swordfight, DK-Kuuga had always knew that Xiphon might had been merely playing around with him before he took out his own showstopper. He had already had himself prepared for it.

"How about this!?"

Just as he thought, Xiphon had taken out the ultrasonic speakers to disorient his senses. He activated them and managed to take the Rider down to his knees. Not only that, Xiphon even ordered a missile bombardment directed at him. He gestured at a nearby Bullhead to blast two of its missiles. This was the moment that DK-Kuuga had waited for. He gave his enemy a bit of a chance to feel glorious. And when the missiles had come closer, he quickly opened his Decadriver to take his current Rider Card out and closed it again to engage a new command, much to the Dai-Shocker general's surprise. As a note, the Rider grinned while doing so. The Rider quickly sled his current Rider Card out from his Driver belt while it was still closed. Doing so caused a new command to be spoken.

FORM RIDE :

"What!?"

The missiles had hit its designated target, completely covering him with smokes. However, what had happened was a melodic tune of Xiphon's ultrasonic speakers being heard throughout the area. The smokes also turned into black, with white lights emanated from the now transformed Rider. He was seen performing a gesture of a conductor, with his right hand holding the Gan Gun Saber's smaller blade as a baton and his other hand holding the bigger one upside down.

GHOST BEETHOVEN!

The more he moved his hand, the bigger and more powerful the musical notes came to be. He used them to disorient Xiphon and some of the approaching grunts first, then, he disabled the Bullhead above him, forcing it to land somewhere safe. DK-Ghost then proceeded to execute his finisher.

FINAL ATTACK RIDE : GHO-GHO-GHO-GHOST!

He gathered more musical energies to his Gan Gun Naginata on both of its edges and delivered it to Xiphon, damaging his armor further and disabling all of his equipments at the same time. This included by shooting the speakers as well with his Ride Booker gun.

"Care to surprise me even more?" Xiphon growled beneath his query.

"I'm sure I already have." DK-Kuuga answered.

Xiphon pondered for a short period of time until he knew what had been going on. "I see… Sun's reaction to your card. You hid another one from me and used that form of yours to manipulate my own weapon against me. Clever."

"The thing is, this young man lets you have the thing that you wanted the most: your glory over Kyle Morgan's dead body. He had already given you what you want so that he can have his own. That's what I'd like to call generosity. And that's him being much clever than you." The spirit of Beethoven explained through the Rider's blinking visor.

"Thank you, Beethoven."

"You sure know how to make your own words, Spirit." Xiphon complimented, nodding slowly as he spoke and hiding his true agitation at the same time. His enemy was clearly using the same tactics that he had used against the heroes. Such magnificent plan had been abused against his own will. There was no way that this thing did not choke him out of his pride.

"I won't fall to your tricks and your treachery that easy anymore, Xiphon. You had poisoned me with fear before. You even had me helplessly watch it all happened. Now, I'm still here, burning all of my dreads away… for those I hold dear in my heart. And there's nothing you can do to stop that." The Rider declared.

"Hmph, if you say so." Xiphon grunted. "But I don't think your so-called friends could stand a chance on their own."

DK-Ghost heard a loud thud behind him that turned out to be Sun and Blake being pushed back by Roman. Even with their combined forces, they still couldn't outwit the crime boss. Agito also had his difficulties as well. His armor was battered, if not severe, and was also surprised to find himself and his companions being cornered by the joint forces of Dai-Shocker and White Fang. As the White Fang soldiers started to dwindle their number, more and more Combatants were spawned in place due to Xiphon's influence, along with them were Grimms. The Chimera Kaijin was also included in the additional roster, but he, like Agito, was also battered due to their fight. The said Rider had managed to make a number out of him.

"Guys!" DK-Ghost called out.

"Sorry, Kyle… this guy's tough…" Sun apologized.

"Let's regroup for now. I don't think we can keep ourselves up if this happens longer." Agito suggested.

"They keep flanking us with their sheer numbers. I'm afraid we might not be able to keep up like this." Beethoven informed.

"Keep looking for any other alternatives. We can't risk ourselves after all of this." DK-Ghost said.

"Boss… that guy got me real bad." The Kaijin pointed at the senior Rider.

"I'll have it ready for you." The general replied.

"You may have taken down those animals, but Dai-Shocker still has their own share of mooks in their place, mind you." Roman said.

"Don't… you dare… call them… that…!"

"Blake! You still good?" DK-Ghost checked, putting his hand on her shoulder.

"Don't… worry about me." Blake assured.

"Ahh… Blake Belladonna. After what happened yesterday, you still had the guts to stop me? I wonder how thick your skull is, or your cat ears are, I should say." Xiphon gloated.

"You tell her, Xiphon! Oh right, where are the other girls? I'd like to have a word with them, too." Roman asked.

"We're already more than enough to beat you." She countered.

"Really? So, for the sake of their 'safety', you abandoned them. Well, that is no surprise anymore. Your ability to escape is just as good as how you left the White Fang. What I still don't get is that how you're still trying to face us despite not being able to face your own friends. Care to test that theory?" Xiphon tempted.

"Damn, that guy…" Sun growled.

"Leave her out of White Fang, Xiphon. She's their member no more." DK-Ghost glared.

"It's true… it's all true…"

"Blake, no! it's not!"

"I got this…" she assured, giving the Rider a determined glance. The latter nodded and helped her regain her stand.

"You're right, Xiphon. I was scared to face the world once they discovered who I am. I know that the Faunuses are still facing injustice no matter how small it is, and that is my many reasons of doing this. But… that doesn't change my Faunus heritage, and my goal stays the same; to bring equality and prosperity for both Humans and Faunuses, so that we may coexist in harmony! The White Fang and Dai-Shocker are now standing in that way, and I'm going to clear it myself if I have to!"

"Blake…" Agito muttered.

"Now, I have my friends backing me up! Even after all that has happened, I will face them for they are the ones whom I fight for! I won't cower behind anymore! I'll face them all just like how a warrior would do!"

Suddenly, DK-Ghost felt a burning sensation from his chest. This could be a sign of something good going on. The Rider muttered, "That's it, Blake. Keep going."

"So you've noticed. A new Totem is awakening inside of you. Perhaps we could use it to gain an advantage." Beethoven advised.

"You know how?"

"Until I've seen what kind of Totem it'll be."

"So White Fang has joined Dai-Shocker? Fine! I'll just build my own! We have Huntsmen and Kamen Riders! We'll crush you all together!"

A golden flash of light emanated from Kyle's chest. Its light blinded the enemies while rejuvenating the heroes' strength at the same time. The light then crawled from his chest to the Decadriver, entering the belt and into the Ride Booker. Once the process was complete, the light died down as three new Rider Cards were flung out from the device. they were Agito's main set, with the FFR card being Agito turned into his own Rider Machine.

"Huh. It kinda felt different." DK-Ghost commented.

"Now that you mention it…"

"Kyle. Dude. What just happened to you?" Sun gawked at what had just happened to the young Rider.

"Looks like Kyle and Blake's courage had awakened the Agito Rider Totem. Good job, you guys." Agito commented.

"Rider Totem?"

"It's one of Kyle's power source. If he awakens one, he can use the corresponding Rider's powers. And that's necessary for us to defeat the Dai-Shocker." The Rider explained.

"He can do what!?" the Faunus gawked again.

At the same time, Roman heard a gunshot from nowhere, which he soon realized that it was directed towards the crane above him. He quickly ran aside as the unlucky horde got crushed by the fallen container. He searched around to find the source, which came from Ruby who was shooting it while riding her sister's bike. She also shot down a few Combatants and Beowolves before making her plan into play.

"Now!"

"Go get 'em all, Ruby!" Yang acknowledged, braking her bike and flung Ruby out towards the enemies.

"Yeee-haaaaw!"

The red reaper swung her scythe wildly and knocked a few soldiers away and sped up to the hostiles she could find in a zig-zagged manner. Shots were also thrown out in the process, in which she also used to sustain her turns. The Huntress ended it by a hard swing to the ground and a gravity Dust blast that devastated the grounds and flung the enemies meters away.

Yang also skidded towards the horde to fend them off from the heroes. She then jumped off from her bike and shot her gauntles while in mid-air and ended it with a ground pound that obliterated the Beowolves. She was soon followed by Weiss who blasted her rapier with a fire Dust and the other Riders that shoved the enemies away with their vehicles. The Tridoron did more damage than the others. Once they had successfully created a gap between the two sides, they got off from their vehicles that soon dematerialized. It also included the Bumblebee itself, which left Yang bit startled.

"Whoa. Ain't that just convenient." The blonde Huntress said.

"Now that's what I call an entrance!" Ruby declared as she twirled her weapon.

"You guys!" Blake called out.

"We came!" Penny chirped.

"Man, feels good to bring my dear Bumblebee into a fight!" Yang grinned.

"Where's team JNPR?" DK-Ghost asked.

"They're the ceremony's welcoming committee. They can't come with us. Hope they can keep the audience busy until we're done here." Weiss informed.

Shinnosuke and Ryu then stepped out from the Tridoron. Along with Hikawa, they announced their allegiance. "Attention Dai-Shocker and White Fang! This is the VPD! We order you to discontinue whatever operation you are holding right now!"

Ryu continued, "You are accused of illegal Dust possession, Dust store robberies, and vandalism. We are now holding a legal warrant to your sentence should you continue!"

And finally, Hikawa added, "That being said, in the name of law, you are all under arrest!"

"VPD, they say!?" a WF soldier gawked.

"Oh man, we're so done here!" another soldier wailed.

"Don't falter! This is what you all came for, isn't it!? Continue this operation, or else you will suffer more!" a Combatant threatened the soldiers, much to their dread.

"Whoa! More people! Are we gonna have a party or somethin'?" Sun gawked.

"Oh, we're about to have one, monkey boy." Yang teased and winked at the Faunus.

"M-monkey boy!?"

"You came too, Tsukasa?" DK-Ghost asked the mentor.

"Yep. I could really use another exercise, today." Tsukasa replied.

"So… how's your talk with them?"

"Desirable." The elder Rider assured.

"Weiss, I-"

"Save our conversation for later, Blake. We need to stay focus. But for now, I can only say that I understand your circumstances. You're part of team RWBY, and I won't ignore such truth. You hear me?" the Heiress spoke. This time, she didn't demean it. All she had is only her will to stick together as a team.

"I… I understand." The Faunus acknowledged.

"Thanks a lot, man." DK-Ghost said.

"Don't mention it." The older Rider happily replied.

"So, it's already go time, huh? Well then…"

On the other side, the horde was suddenly being torn apart by what seemed to be a fox-eared White Fang soldier. He whooped each time he hit one. Even the other soldiers were surprised to see his erratic actions and wondered why there would be another traitor. He climbed on top of an Ursa and landed beside the heroes.

"Hey there." The soldier greeted.

"Waaah! A-a White Fang Soldier!?" Ruby gawked.

"How the hell!? Another defective!?" Roman growled.

"So, it seems we have a mole inside our fold." Xiphon commented.

"Who are you?" Blake asked.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, meet our intel…" Tsukasa introduced as the said person took his cover away.

The man was seen wearing a pair of aviator sunglasses, along with a yellow-lined black leather jacket with a red Aloha shirt underneath it. The jacket also emblazoned a logo of a character wearing a pair of cartoonish googles and a Mohawk helmet on the jacket's back. On his bottom were black jeans and black sneakers.

"Kiriya Kujo, reporting for duty." The man introduced.

"Whoaaa, a Faunus Kamen Rider!" Ruby squealed.

"Oh you mean this?" Kiriya removed his fox ears that were revealed to be a mere prop for his cover.

"Wh-whaaa…?"

"Those are just fakes? Then… my whole life… is just…"

"Now come on, you guys. Are we gonna rev it all up or what?" Kiriya said.

"Oh, right!" the Kunoichi broke out of her contemplation.

"I am combat ready, guys! Let's take these creeps down!" Penny declared.

"Sure thing. Oh, Sun, Penny, you hear me?" DK-Ghost asked.

"Yes?"

"Hmm?"

"Get your checkbooks ready."

"Alright! Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines!"

"Wonder what does that mean." Penny wondered.

"I guess it means that somethin' big is about to go down, here." Sun commented to Penny.

"Right!?" Ruby suddenly popped herself out to them in excitement.

The Riders nodded to each other as they prepared their gears for the next round. DK-Ghost took out his newly-obtained Agito card, along with Tsukasa bringing out his own gear. Agito stretched both of his arms to the front, expanding them before he put his left arm into his alter ring. It caused the belt to conjure a white belt plate on its arc, with three red claws gripping the said plate. He slowly bend his said arm forward, forming an 'X' letter. Hikawa took out the G-Buckle, a silver device that had a single horizontal red line in the middle of it. Ryo gripped both of his hands to conjure the Meta Factor, a golden belt with a large green arc. Shinnosuke took Mr. Belt out with him and attached the Drive Driver to his buckle. He also took out a red sports car toy, twist it's body to form some sort of lever, and sled it into his brace after he twisted the Advanced Ignition switch on the Driver belt. Once he did so, the police officer performed an 'R' gesture and put his right hand near his brace. Ryu used a bike handle-like belt called the Accel Driver and brought out a red Gaia Memory with an 'A' stylized into a speedometer. And finally, Kiriya put on his Gamer Driver.

ACCEL!

BAKUSOU BIKE!

KAMEN RIDE :

"Second gear."

"HENSHIN!"

AGITO! / DECADE! / ACCEL! / DRIVE! TYPE : SPEED! / GASHATTO! GACHAN! LEVEL UP!

BAKUSOU DOKUSOU GEKISOU BOUSOU BAKUSOU BIKE!

DK-Ghost was engulfed by a golden light as the Beethoven Damashii dissipated into white sprinkles. The said light encased the Rider's body and dissipated itself to reveal the new color set for his armors, being similar to the titular Rider. The light on his torso armor and helmet formed to the likeness of Agito, and flashed its red visors upon activation. The armor's golden parts also flashed its light, blinding the enemies in front of him. The Rider had finally donned the Agito armor.

Agito pulled his arms to the belt's switches. He was engulfed in flames that soon materialized themselves into a new armor. The armor was formed in the likeness of human muscles in red color. The stone on his chest plate turned black. His gauntlets formed three pairs of blades and most of his armor bulked themselves with thicker armor plates that made him looked more muscular. His helmet's horns also changed into red and his visors turned yellow. The visors also lit themselves as his torso sprouted flames. This was one of his most powerful forms, which enabled him to use his own fighting spirit as flames. Hence the name 'Burning Form' was fitting for this armor.

Hikawa put on his G-Buckle to his waist. It let out its straps and encased its user with a blue armor, spreading itself from the buckle to Hikawa's entire body. The last one to be encased was his head. The armor itself appeared to be a nanotechnology enhancement. It somewhat resembled Kuuga, but was bulkier, more solid, and it clearly came from a piece of technology. He also had a pair of red visors and silver horns. In his left shoulder guard was a 'G3-X' letter. On his right hip was a black magnum pistol. His visors also lit up upon activation, completing his transformation as Kamen Rider G3-X.

Ryo's body emanated a blinding green light that slowly mutated his clothes and body into what appeared to be polished, organic body armor. Like Agito, his armor was mostly black, only with a differently-molded dark green armor and helmet, which was mutated from his own head. He also had some golden trimmings. His head resembled a Cactus Longhorn beetle, with a pair of red eyes and silver mouth guard/fangs. As Kamen Rider Gills, he might used to be considered as an imperfect Agito, but after a series of fighting and having his own body mutated to accommodate this form, he was then considered as the Perfect Gills who had become stronger by using such power alone.

Shinnosuke lift the Shift Speed in his Shift Brace until it hit its bumper and pushed the Shift Car back down. The Drive Driver responded by displaying 'GO' in its screen, causing Shinnosuke to be surrounded by a series of tire track projections. An upbeat jazz was also heard during the process. Those tracks glowed red and formed his Rider armor, added with Tridoron materializing a tire and shot it out towards the Rider's torso. It attached to the armor diagonally and spun for a few second before it stopped, continued with a flash from his visors. And with that, Kamen Rider Drive was activated.

Ryu was surrounded by several red exhaust tip projections. They also turned his entire body into a red flash that was soon being encased in a set of red armor plates. The armor materialized once it was connected, revealing it to be an entirely red and silver armor. The chest plate had a silver gas tank cap and a grill beneath it. The pieces that made him stood out were the bike wheels, one being on his back and the other being split into half on his boots. Finally, his helmet resembled a red biker helmet with a single blue visor that was covered by letter 'A'-styled silver trimmings. He also had a needle-like horn. As his visor flashed blue lights, he became Kamen Rider Accel.

Several Rider Thumbnails circled around Kiriya. He kicked the one that resembled his logo, being the one who had a pink Mohawk and blue eyes. The thumbnail dissipated into Kiriya's body, along with a yellow gate projection that pictured a bike's front view. He was then covered with several yellow pixels, which soon revealed to be a Rider armor. It had a set of yellow armor which consisted of a controller pad-like chest plate, upper shoulder plates, and side skirt armors. The rest of it were much like Ex-Aid, only that it had pink trimmings and yellow shoulder guards and shoes. In this armor, he was called Kamen Rider Lazer.

"Kamen Rider G3-X."

"Kamen Rider Gills."

"Kamen Rider Drive. Now, let's go for a ride."

"Kamen Rider Accel. Let's shake it off."

"Kamen Rider Lazer, on board the fray."

"Now, witness the awakening of my spirit!" DK-Agito declared.

Sun was totally gawking at the scene for how many Kamen Riders there were at the scene. The sight was clearly an eye candy for newcomers. Even Penny took more than at least 20 seconds to process what she had been seeing. Ruby, like how she always is, calmly burn the sight into her eyes, especially that Kyle had just got himself a new form. After it was all done, the heroes went on their stances and ready to face their enemy once again.

"Okay. That's the most majestic thing I've ever seen. I'm so not forgettin' this." The monkey Faunus commented.

"Who would've knew that Kamen Riders could be this fancy." Penny said.

"Oh believe me, there's more than just that." Ruby said.

"Really?"

And just as Xiphon and his cronies were faced against their new threat, he was contacted by a WF soldier from a farther Bullhead through his comms. He was reported of something else. Xiphon smirked, delighted by what he had just heard. He then gave a new order to his troops.

"Kaijin, have some of this and spawn more troops on the northwest." He ordered.

"Uhh… which one is that?" the Kaijin sheepishly asked.

"A bit of your right."

"Oh, got it boss!"

"Roman, I have a plan. But we need to get out of here, first." Xiphon whispered to the crime boss.

"Wha-are you kidding me!? We can still beat those punks to a pulp."

"Just trust me. We're both getting out of here alive."

The Chimera Kaijin quickly took the Dark Dust crystal from the Dai-Shocker general, stabbing it to his chest. His body began to enlarge and produce new limbs. They were Death Stalker's stinger and a pair of Nevermore wings. More and more dark energy also flowed through his body.

"I can feel it… the power flowing through my veins… soon, your despair will be mine!" the monster declared as he went to the direction Xiphon ordered him to.

"No. friggin'. Way." Sun gawked.

"Why is it heading to another direction instead of us?" Weiss wondered.

"Now, now, let me ask you this, my dear Ice Queen." Roman teased.

"Hey!"

"Why do you think we chose this dock of all the ones we could choose?"

"I think it's more like why this city is quiet enough for you guys to transport your supplies." Drive deducted.

"And that is?" Ryo asked.

"Because most of the citizens moved out to the main docks, where the Inter-Kingdom Huntsmen Welcoming Ceremony is currently being held." The red Rider said.

"And what time is it?" Roman asked again.

"It's 4.30 PM. Wait, don't tell me-!" Mr. Belt feared that his answer might be true.

"That's right!" and with that, Xiphon snapped his fingers to summon a dark portal for both him and Roman. "Now, we'll leave you guys out to the others. And don't forget to play nice!"

"Hey, wait!" Sun quickly jumped out to make a chase to them. However, his efforts were put to waste as the portal closed itself, leaving the Faunus to hit the ground chin-first.

"Whoa, Sun! you good!?" Agito helped the Faunus get back up.

"Ugh… I think my chin's gonna cry after this." Sun groaned.

"Still, why with the 4.30, Mr. Belt?" Ruby asked.

"It's already past the welcoming ceremony! It supposed to end 15 minutes ago. Now, all of the citizens will come home. Ruby, that's where the Kaijin will strike next! We have to hurry, everyone!"

"Copy that. Drive, Accel, Lazer, on me. The rest of you, evacuate the citizens and destroy that Kaijin!" Decade ordered.

"Leave it to us! C'mon guys!" Ruby said to the others.

"Alright, everyone. Roll out!"

With DK-Agito declared so, the heroes went to accomplish their designations. As for the other 4 Riders, the first Decade dusted both of his hands as the others went to apprehend the WF soldiers and destroy the enemies that stood against them. Along with Drive, Accel, and Lazer, they had their gears all set.

"Gentlemen?" the magenta Rider flamboyantly dusted his sword.

"Boy, am I really glad to see you guys again." Lazer greeted, readying his Gashacon Sparrow.

"Likewise, Mr. Kujo. Anyways, I have just detected a machine nearby the offices. We should check there." Mr. Belt informed.

"Could it be the one for the virus?" Drive asked.

"I'm certain of it."

"Good. Then let's wrap this whole mess up!" Accel declared as the four Riders armed themselves up and made their way through the soldiers once again. He also took out his uniquely engine-styled weapon that he powered with its corresponding Gaia Memory.

ENGINE!

Accel charged in first by swinging his Engine Blade towards the WF soldiers. The weapon itself had always been the best he had in his own disposal. Its weight was heavy enough to proof that he had already been battle-hardened throughout his service. He swept the Combatants in relative ease, and not even the Kukri-Wielding ones could block his attack. The red Rider soon engaged with an Ursa. As its claws left him unfazed and unhinged, he used the opportunity to deliver a heavy slash, ended with him stabbing the Grimm's head. Another Ursa lunged at him, in which he welcomed it by using the bike tire on his back. He brough the tire to his front and spun it towards the Ursa's head, grinding it until its lifeless corpse dissipated.

Another Ursa managed to get its claw above Accel, toppling him down to the point where he was put on his knees. However, the Rider smirked under his helmet as it was all a ruse to surprise the Grimm with his armor's immense strength. He was able to withstand the attack and even slammed the monster to the ground by merely holding its paw. He had also found himself a handful of Combatants, in which he activated his blade's finisher by pulling its trigger.

ENGINE MAXIMUM DRIVE!

The Engine Blade let out a red steam on its edge to empower itself. It formed a consentration of red 'A' letter energy that he threw to the hostiles by swinging it to the ground and forth for a more devastating effect. The Rider had ended his enemies with a spectacular explosion backdropped with the said letter.

Meanwhile, Drive was able to hold on his own only with his red Door-Ju. His gun was able to both fire energy blasts that blew the soldiers away and shielded him from every Dust launcher blasts with its energy door barrier. his martial art skills were also not to be triffled with. He treaded numerous hits with them as he backed it all up with his gun, even ending up breaking some of the soldiers' masks. He was then surounded by a pack of Beowolves enhanced by the Combatants' presence.

"Shinnosuke, let's do a quick work to them! They don't worth our time for searching the machine." Mr. Belt instructed.

"On it. it's time they know why this isn't called 'Type Speed' for nothing." Drive said as he twisted the belt's knob and lifted his Shift Car for three times.

SPE-SPE-SPEED!

The red car-themed Rider dashed towards his enemies with his Shift Tire spinning by the command. He sled himself to the ground and tripped all of them, including the Combatants. the Drive Driver also let out an energy burst that momentarily slowed their time in mid-air, letting Drive to execute his consecutive energy barrage from above the ground. The attack successfully destroyed them, and the focus shifted once again towards another Rider.

Lazer was seen carrying a pair of dirt bike wheels connected to a handle grip for each one. They could also shoot lasers from their muzzles with different types of blasts. His Left Armed Unit fired barrages of energy needles that can paralyze WF soldiers, while the Right Armed Unit fired powerful shotgun-like bursts that were enough to push Ursas back from his position and even topple them down. He then decided to engage his enemies close. So, he switched from the guns to the wheels that spun in high speed, making them a pair of buzzsaws. If one looked closely, the tires were installed with micro-spikes that made them sharp and harmful enough to graze the Ursas' skins. Even Combatants tried to counter it in vain from both close and afar. The yellow Rider constantly changed his weapon from close-ranged to long-ranged mode and vice versa, making him exteremely lethal on both quarters. Deciding to clean the spawns up, he ejected his Gashat and inserted it to the Kimewaza Slot.

GASHUN!

"Time for the final lap!"

GASHATTO! KIMEWAZA!

BAKUSOU CRITICAL STRIKE!

Lazer fired his weapons at the enemies, bombarding them with every powered bullets he could spit out. Sparks were sent out from their bodies until they were unable to avoid his next attack. The Rider then threw his Armed Units away as they flew following his direction. He jumped high and delivered a powerful Rider Kick. The weapons both acted as side pincers, effectively eliminated the enemies in a wide range.

As Decade fought his way through a large army of WF and Dai-Shocker's combined forces, he soon found himself closing in on the machine's location. However, he was greeted with a pair of bouncers, in the form of a Uber Ursa and a bigger, much feral-looking Alpha Ursa.

"You both know that you're not even being paid for this, right?" he spoke as the Ursas growled in confusion. "So how about I give you a thousand lien check and pretend that this never happened?"

The Uber Ursa laughed as it approached the 'puny' Rider and pushed it away. It even gave him a thumb down and ordered the Alpha Ursa to pummel him to the ground.

"Oh, crud."

The Rider narrowly dodged the attack and dashed towards its arms to deliver a knee strike to its head, only for the Alpha to catch it with is other paw and slammed him away. He happened to roll towards the position Lazer was in.

"A bribe, Decade? Really?" the latter deadpanned.

"At least they don't get to kiss their brides." Decade joked.

"You and your word plays." Lazer sighed. "Say, how's your end?"

"I'm closing in to the machine. They got in the way."

"Great! Need some backup?" Lazer offere as he cocked her weapons.

"Nah, don't worry." He denied. "You just gotta have to keep an eye on the soldiers. Lock 'em in and make sure no one escaped."

"Copy that, boss." Lazer accpeted as he continued his own battle.

"Now, then. Time to talk some business out from your thick skulls."

The Rider prepared a Form Ride card with a thumbnail of Den-O whose visor was shaped like that of an axe other than its original red peach one. The 'Kin' (gold) kanji-shaped visor had golden trimmings that made it looked sharp. Its axe-like horn divided its helmet's halves. The armor it had used was black and gold, having four exhaust tips on its torso. There was also a pipeline that went from the collarbone to its shoulder pads. A red huge node was seen on both of the said pieces.

FORM RIDE : DEN-O AXE!

The form's armor parts circle through the Rider and configured itself accordingly to the card, replacing his original torso armor. the visor came out first as a train railing down to his helmet before it assembled itself into the axe visor. Its black compartments lit up upon activation. Decade had donned Den-O's heavy-hitter form with the strength of that of a bear, which was actually a certain bear-like creature whose weapon of interest is an axe.

The Rider held both his Rider Booker sword and Den-Gasher axe. He approached the two Ursas that didn't bother to wait for him to start. They swung their claws altogether at him, but they were blocked by a simple raised left arm. Unfortunately for the monsters, it was the one that held the axe. D-Den-O swung it and managed to cut their paws clean, which caused them to roar in pain. While they were being disoriented, the Rider sought this opportunity to ravage them further with his bladed weapons , added with an Attack Ride command of a catchphrase.

ATTACK RIDE : NAKERU DE!

"I'll make you criters into crybabies, soon enough." He declared as he popped his neck.

The Rider slashed their bodies off and tear their limbs apart, leaving them no chance to fight back. Holding back might be his best trait in dealing with lesser enemies, but he was still a formidable one, regardless. However, he still had better things to do than to play any longer. He then choped the alpha's head off with his axe and plunged his sword above the enhanced one's head.

"And I knew I should've brought a tear gas myself."

ATTACK RIDE : SLASH!

And with one single powerful swoop, he split its head in two and obliterated their corpse completely into black mist.

"But alas, you are robbed of your ability to weep."

D-Den-O looked back to see his comrades did a good job at capturing the WF soldiers by binding them with the docks' chains that they could find and cleaned out the rest of the enemies. The three Riders all gave him a thumb up, in which he gladly returned. They proceeded to continue towards their objective.

"Well, here we are... in the moment of truth." Lazer spoke as they strode forward.

---

The citizens were all satisfied and delighted by what had become of the ceremony. They met various Huntsmen throughout the Kingdoms of Remnant, though only a few select of them are being sent to Vale. The ceremony itself was a preparation for the upcoming Vytal Festival which would be held in 4 months from this point. Both kids and adults went home with their merchandises and souvenirs on their grasps. Most of them went home with their vehicles, be it cars or bikes, while others prefer a walk on foot. The ceremony had filled them with enough joy to expect more in the Vytal Festival.

Until…

A large creature above them soared through the late afternoon skies. The moment it flapped its wings, a huge gush of wind blew through them, causing the buildings around them to crumble. Soon, Combatants started to spawn from the ground and terrorized the citizens. The joy they had brought was replaced by fear and despair. As the chaos ensued, the evolved Grimm started to feed on the dark energy only he could digest. He could feel the taste and the power it had brought to his body. The Chimera Kaijin laughed maniacally as he destroyed all that stood in front of him. He then took notice of a full family; a husband, wife, and their son. The Kaijin slowly descended to their location, attempting to crush them with his bare hand.

Just as his hand was close, it suddenly flew out from its supposed place. It turned out that his hand was cut off by what he always thought as 'pesky Huntresses', being Ruby and Blake who respectively jumped out from the Bumblebee and Machine Decader. The Chimera Kaijin summoned a horde of Grimms in response. Among them were a bunch of Boarbatusks.

"Leave the boars to me!" Ruby shouted as Blake agreed with a nod.

The cloaked Huntress had the right idea. Her weapon was already big enough to strike powerful blows towards the Grimm horde. Added with a gravity Dust blast, she propelled herself into the horde and danced with her Crescent Rose, striking them near and afar. Along with her super-speed Semblance, Ruby left her enemies into nothing but black smokes and rose petals. Blake sled down beneath the red reaper as the latter was in mid-air and navigated through various hostiles. She cut most of their limbs with her dual-wield weapon, continued with Dust shots. She then landed in front of a Beowolf that tore her apart, only to find it as her shadow clone. Behind the said clone was the real Kunoichi with her sickle flail ready. She struck down a large number of Beowolves and Combatants that were about to attack her leader. Once they were done cleaning the minions, they turned their attention towards the evolved Kaijin.

As both of them continuously struck the Kaijin by jumping to his other arm, Sun was keeping the remaining minions at bay, while Penny guided the citizens to safety. The monkey Faunus also used his Semblance by connecting his palms, which conjured several shining clones of himself. The clones spreaded around the Combatants, knocking some of them out before exploding into a ball of energy, which knocked them away.

Three White Fang Bullheads were seen shooting them with missiles. The two found themselves in trouble of getting their hands on the hostiles. The Bullheads also aimed for Ruby and Blake, which Penny took notice on. She quickly took out her weapon from her backpack, which turned out to be multiple gray-colored blades, with a luminous green power symbol at the center of the bronze-colored hilt, and a green line running parallel to one side. If one looked closely, the blades had cables on each hilts that were connected to her mechanical pack. The ginger Huntress converted her blades into guns, which immediately shot the missiles one by one. Everyone present in the scene gawked at what she was capable of.

"Sweet milks and cookies…" Ruby muttered.

"Nice save!" Blake thanked.

"Whoa." Sun simply responded.

Penny returned it with a happy nod and declared, "This is Penny Polendina: I am combat ready!"

The Huntress proceeded to attack the approaching minions. She used her blades to propel her into the air and sent three of her swords flying ahead of her, which took down two Combatants. When she landed, she swung her hands to her right and then left, which sent several of her floating swords flying in the respective directions, sending two more minions flying back that were struck, shredded, and impaled by the blades.

As she retracted the blades back to her, three Beowolves charged at her. In response, Penny arranged her blades into a spinning circle, knocking two of them back, then jumped in the air and smashed the third guy with the circle. As Penny landed, a large group of Grimm charged at her, which she quickly took down by launching all of her blades at them, knocking them all into the air.

Sun used this chance to shot them all down while in mid-air and dealt with more enemies. He continuously switched from his staff to gun-chucks while fending the Combatants off. He managed to make his way through towards a Uber Ursa that had been waiting for him.

"Okay, here it comes!"

The cyborg Grimm swung its paw towards the Faunus, which he dodged away and countered with earth Dust rounds. The blasts were heavy enough to push it inches away from Sun's position. It quickly angered the Uber Ursa as it shot multiple dark beams from its maw. From this point, battling it close would be too dangerous for an agile fighter like Sun Wukong. He had to resort to his earth Dusts if he ever wanted a chance to at least knock it out. As he was busy, the Bullheads opened fire at him. It drove the monkey Faunus away from the Grimm's position and made some trouble to his assault. As the bullets were about to hit him, Penny quickly stepped in and defended themselves by turning her blades into a spinning shield.

"Whew, thanks a lot!" he thanked.

"You might want to get back a few meters, Sun Wukong." Penny advised.

"How did you-?"

"I've read your CV. Now go!"

After Sun gave her a nod and complied, Penny released another two blades from her backpack, which she anchored into a building wall behind her. The wires on her weapons retracted and sent her flying back towards the said wall. She swiftly landed before making her swords float in front of her in a spinning, cylindrical cannon, as each sword transformed into guns. She promptly charged the assorted blades, with a green glow accompanying the motion, before unleashing the pent up energy in a massive concentrated beam, which sliced the Bullheads in half, causing them to fall into the ground. Penny then fired several of her swords into the side of one of few remaining Bullheads and tightened the wires, pulling the VTOL down to the ground in a massive explosion with minimal effort. As the explosion occurred, she smiled to her friends from behind.

And again, they could only gaze towards the scene in amazement. Except for Sun, who feared that she might had killed the pilot.

"Hey, at least you don't have to do that! What about the pilots inside!?" he asked.

"Don't worry. The pilots aren't the White Fang soldiers. How about you go take a look?" She answered. The moment her ally looked around, he saw two Combatants slowly vanishing into black smoke. This implied that they were not the same being as humans nor Faunuses.

"You're right. Thank Oum we didn't kill people." He relieved.

"Don't worry, I was built to defend people, not killing them. And that's always my prime directive." Penny assured.

---

DK-Agito and Yang cleared out the Combatants using their vehicles. The two skid from one place to another and hit as much Combatants as they could find.

"Yang, look for the rest of the citizens in the front block. I'll keep 'em busy." DK-Agito ordered the blonde.

"You got it, Kyle!" she complied and fist-bumped with the Rider.

Yang continued her brawl against the upcoming Ursas. She rammed them first with her bike before she bailed out to strike another Grimm from mid-air. She didn't take any second thoughts to charge in towards her enemies as her bike vanished into pixels.

An Ursa suddenly lunged behind her. As usual, Yang would counter it with her gauntlet punches. She brawled with the rest of them until she felt that they were slowly rounding up on her and almost left her with no room to act. She decided to jump high using her Ember Celica to gain more altitude. Once she was high enough, the Huntress activated her rage Semblance and delivered a ground pound that emitted a shockwave of flames that erupted from the ground. Finally, she landed a hit towards a bunch of Combatants and blew them away.

"C'mon you damn freaks! Come here and face me!" Yang roared, which brought forth a slight fear towards her enemies. They trembled for a moment until they decided to continue their assault once again.

DK-Agito fought a wave of Combatants with ease just by being unarmed. It had almost the same capabilities as Kuuga in terms of hand-to-hand combat, only that the Agito armor was much oriented in the sturdiness of its own. Despite bearing the name of 'Ground Form' which made it sound heavier than it looked, the armor was light enough for him to perform nimble and agile attacks. The Legend Rider's base form itself was even able to counter most of the Combatant's hits, turning their own fighting moves against them. Despite not being granted with elemental attacks, he could still break their bodies apart that made him far more powerful than a martial arts master. Or perhaps, he was the powerful master himself! He could tell it just from his own fighting moves, being more focused and had much more harmony as opposed to Kuuga's flame-oriented Mighty Form. Not to say that the latter was bad, but each Rider Form he had had its own merits from one another. This, of course, made him love his legacy more.

However, while he was able to overpower the minions himself, he suddenly felt another jolt in his body. And to that end, another voice responded inside his helmet.

"Kyle, what's going on?"

"Wha-Beethoven?"

"Don't worry, the latest upgrade on your armor enabled us Damashiis to communicate with you even when you're not using us, though it's limited on the Damashii you'd just used. We can still be connected, here." Beethoven explained. It surely is convenient, Kyle thought.

"I-I see… the armor, Beethoven, it just… rejected me."

"Rejected you? How?"

"I… I don't know… somehow, I felt it that way."

"Alright, we'll keep that in our query. But in the meantime, can you still keep this up?"

"I'll try… assuming that doesn't happen again and Newton doesn't mad at me for this."

Beethoven sighed, "I'm sure he won't be this time, child."

---

The family and the rest of the citizens were all guided by G3-X and Weiss, who also provided cover from incoming enemies. They were greeted by lots of Combatants who stood in their way. Deciding to make a quick work to them, Weiss twirled his weapon's Dust roulette and stopped it when the red Dust was selected. She raced her hand to the Myrtenaster's edge and engulfed it in flames. G3-X also retracted his left hand to conjure a blue matrix projection. It slowly formed an additional armor for his left gauntlet, but with a large blade beneath it. The Rider swung his arm to retract the said blade, activating his powerful close combat weapon: the 'Destroyer'.

"Don't worry, folks! You're all gonna be alright, for your heroes are here!" G3-X introduced.

"Make sure none of you are left behind! We can get through this safely!" Weiss assured them.

The heiress swung her weapon and released a wave of flames that burned the Combatants, as the Rider sliced through the Ursas that came to the citizen's way. The high-frequency arm blade was the perfect weapon for a stand-on-ground situation. His range of mobility might be limited, but not his own wits. The moment a Beowolf lunged at him from the right while he was still busy handling Combatants on his bladed arm, he quickly took out the blade that pierced through a Combatant's chest and took out the 'Scorpion' gun. He ducked from the Grimm's attack and shot its jaw, caving its head from the bottom. It lumped to the ground as it disintegrated into a black smoke.

Meanwhile, Weiss summoned a glyph beneath her and jumped to another glyph she summoned mid-air. The glyphs propelled her from one place to another, piercing the Combatants she could find. A bunch of blade-wielding Combatants tried to attack her all at once. She reacted by gracefully dodging and attacking them at the same time. Her moves were akin to that of a ballerina, pridefully showing her prestigious background as an heiress. The Myrtenaster accompanied her fencing skills with elemental attacks, mostly revolving around ice, fire, and gravity. Once she was managed to flock a handful of the horde, she bound them to their ground with her gravity glyph and froze them in place. The rapier was then set on its fire Dust round and she thrust her weapon while speeding up to her target, causing it to explode.

The heroes swept the hostiles out in a relative ease. More and more enemies came to their location, but it didn't stop them from guiding the innocents to safety.

"Go, go, go!" G3-X ordered.

The civilians had finally reached the outer point of the battle. Weiss casted out an ice glyph and constructed an ice wall so that the horde wouldn't pursue them any further. G3-X also took notice of this.

"An ice wall? Good thinking, Weiss." The Rider complimented.

"Now, all we need to do is hold this line. None of them gets through this." Weiss said.

"Copy that."

"Also, I think I might have another idea for this." She grinned.

A Beowolf took notice of the two heroes standing in front of the ice wall. It howled to call its own pack and quickly approached them. However, what they didn't realize is that both G3-X and Weiss had a plan ready for them.

"You ready?"

It slowly formed and materialized a briefcase, in which he pressed the activation code for the said equipment, being 1-3-2. The briefcase unfolded itself upon the command and was revealed as the 'Cerberus' gatling gun.

RELEASING SAFETY.

"Wow." The Huntress simply wooed. She might have seen a bunch of Atlesian firearms back in her hometown, but this one was on a whole new level even for her.

"There we go. Now, wait 'till you see what this baby can do." G3-X raced his hand through the body of his most favored firearm. He also took out his pistol, which changed some of its parts so that it could connect into the gatling gun's left side barrel.

"I don't think I'll have to wait for that." Weiss smirked.

She summoned a large fire glyph in front of them, which immediately stopped the enemies on their tracks. G3-X also had his weapon ready and aimed at them. All that is left was a matter of the trigger.

"Care to have a word?" the Huntress asked.

"Uhh, you know… insert witty quote, here."

The Rider pulled the trigger and started firing at the Beowolves. The bullets were empowered by Weiss' fire glyph, engulfing the bullets that made them hot enough to make holes on the Grimms' bodies. The monsters, like most animals, were all driven by their instincts, making the heroes' job much easier in cleaning them out. However, there was this one particular Beowolf that for some reason managed to defend itself from the heavy fire. It used the other Beowolves as its meat shield and dodged away to reveal a charging Boarbatusk, which forced the heroes to roll away and broke their formation. Not willing to give in, Weiss summoned her haste glyph to strike down the remainder of the Beowolves as G3-X attached a red grenade module - the "Salamander" - to his gun's muzzle and launched it towards the said Boarbatusk. All of the enemies exploded from the attack. They would soon find themselves back to back against the smarter Beowolf that appeared slightly bigger than the others.

"Never thought we'll find an alpha here." Weiss commented.

"We should finish this quick. There are still plenty of them for us." G3-X said.

"You're right. I'm summoning my haste glyph on you. We'll strike it close."

"Roger."

The Huntress froze the said Alpha Beowolf as it was about to lunge them right on. She then did as she instructed to the Rider and gave both of them a boost for their attacks. They charged towards the Grimm with G3-X striking the Grimm with his right fist and weakened it. He also took out his 'Destroyer' blade and along with Weiss, stabbed the Grimm a couple of times until it was reduced to nothing but a broken body. Like the others, it soon exploded.

---

"Ready, Gills?"

"Always on your mark, brother."

Agito and Gills raced to a large quantity of Combatants, as the Chimera Kaijin started to conjure Beowolves and a Nevermore. They also pressed a button on both of their bike's right grip. Once the command was about to be commenced, the jumped off from their vehicles.

"Now!"

The two of them jumped and delivered a double Rider kick towards the nearby horde. As for the vehicles, Machine Tornador accessed its hover mode and Gills Raider enlarged and changed itself into a mechanical Cactus Longhorn Beetle. Its appearance resembled Gills, especially in its head and the arc on its chest. The wheels where absorbed and being replaced with two pairs of feet. It also had bulkier rear feet. The Tornador and the Gills Walker would soon see the destruction of their enemies. The former would then engage the Nevermore by shooting lasers from its headlights.

Agito in his Burning Form was his strongest heavy-hitter to date. Even an Ursa would burn its paws the moment it touched his armor and left the Rider unfazed. Agito grabbed the said paw and threw the Ursa to a large group of Combatants. He didn't even give them a chance to recover and delivered them a flaming ground pound. His fist was connected to the Ursa's abdomen and caved it in before it exploded along with the others. The explosion flames were then absorbed to the Rider's armor, further empowering his strength. As he fought a bunch of Beowolves, a Combatant shot him with a Dust rifle from behind. His response was conjuring a dual-bladed weapon and threw its half right towards the Combatant's chest, impaling it to nearby debris. He also beheaded a Beowolf and dissected countless others. Once he was done, he approached the impaled Combatants that soon dissipated into a black smoke and took the half of his Shining Caliber back.

The next one to stand in his way was a malicious creature of Uber Ursa. It went toe to toe against the Rider with its fire Dust crystals that imbued its claws with flames. The two fought fiercely without even attempting to dodge one another's attacks, trading powerful fiery blows that cracked the grounds. One spark to another, until Agito found an opening on the monster's left. He pushed the Uber Ursa away, giving him a chance to climb the monster's back and tore its crystals apart with his flaming bare hands. Once the back was left unguarded, he jumped high and dual-wielded the Shining Calibers to jerk the Grimm's back open. It roared in pain, only for it to be ended by the Rider's final powerful Burning Rider Punch. The attack caved the monster's body and it lumped to the ground before it finally exploded.

Gills swiftly took down many Combatants to further preventing them from harming the citizens. He went from one enemy to another, displaying his ferocity by taking out his armaments. First, he used spikes from his wrist and sent sparks flying from Combatants. He also impaled a Beowolf with it to shield himself from the Nevermore's upcoming claw strike. The giant bird Grimm didn't notice so, enabling him to roll away safely and continue his assault towards the rest of the enemies. He noticed a Combatant closing in on him and attempting to strike the Rider down with a blade. However, Gills gave it a warm welcome by kicking the blade away and struck the Combatant with his other feet that had sharpened its own ankle blade. It connected right to the Combatant's skull and he didn't even think twice to behead it right away.

Agito soon called upon the Machine Tornador and rode on top of it to engage the Nevermore. Empowered with the Burning Form's energy, the Rider Machine was able to shoot fireballs that burnt the giant Grimm's black fur. The painful screech was heard above the evening's darkened skies of Vale. Despite the batters it took, the Nevermore stroke back by speeding up and turned itself around towards the red Rider. He narrowly dodged it by bending himself to the back until it was enough to perform such move. His boots were stuck with electromagnetic surges that kept him from falling down. The Rider ascended from his position and charged the Tornador's exhausts with the flames of his armor, adding more boosts to the said Rider Machine.

"Gills, I got a Nevermore coming hot to your direction right away! We'll finish this in one swoop!" he instructed.

"Heard ya' loud and clear. C'mon, beauty. Let's do our thing."

Gills jumped on top of his Walker, charging his right ankle blade with a green energy. The Gills Walker's legs were also imbued with it, enabling the machine to jump higher in feet. On the other side, Agito and his Tornador rammed the Nevermore down from above. The Grimm was unable to struggle back due to the immense force it had been put into. Next, the Gills Walker reconfigured itself to become its Rider's boosters, pushing Gills up as he commenced his bladed Rider kick. As soon as the attacks connected, the Nevermore's body was torn apart and its lifeless corpse fell to the ground.

However, the Riders weren't given a time to rejoice. The corpse was soon absorbed by the Chimera Kaijin, who was still fighting against some of the heroes. Both of them jumped away from the monster after sending out a joint attack by having both of them rapidly grazing his arm at the same time. They landed on the ground, exhausted after they found out that the Kaijin healed itself using the Nevermore's essence. His wounds slowly healed by the effect. The heroes regrouped in front of their biggest adversary, preparing for another round.

"So large numbers can never waver your resolve. Well then! You're going to face me, and me only, into your doom!" the Kaijin gloated.

"This thing's ain't gonna end itself much sooner!" Sun exclaimed.

"Can you guys still go for another round?" DK-Agito asked the others.

"Yeah, but not for long." Weiss answered.

"We used up most of our Semblances during the fight with the minions. I think we can only save it for one final push. Hopefully." Blake added.

"Then we can still keep this up. If any of you can still fight, come with me." Agito proposed.

"I'm in." DK-Agito said.

"In." Gills followed, patting the former's shoulder.

"Add me." Penny said.

Blake and Weiss nodded at each other, "We'll go, too."

"Then the rest of us will support you from the back and prepare if bad becomes worse. We'll also make sure that this doohickey goes nowhere but here. Any questions?" G3-X asked.

"Nah." Yang denied, which the others agreed on.

"Okay, here we go!"

The strike team charged towards the Chimera Kaijin. the latter swung his claw at them, which Agito returned by throwing his burning fist. It enabled the others to strafe away from its attack and delivered a couple of heavy blows. DK-Agito bashed both of his fists down towards the monster's back, which hindered a bit of its flight. Gills and Penny grazed its skin while Weiss and Blake was dealing with its stinger. As the Chimera Kaijin and Agito clashed their fists, the latter was forced to disengage when the Kaijin breathed a dark energy from his Boarbatusk torso. Agito would then strike the monster once more to the torso as he dealt with the claws, too. Fortunately, DK-Agito stepped in to support the Rider on the front, too. The two Riders delivered powerful hits against the evolved Kaijin, much to the latter's anger as his enemies seemingly gained the upper hand.

Another problem came from the wings and the stingers, which were protected by the Kaijin's dark Aura. The heroes also found themselves troubled in dissecting those parts. As Gills backed away from his attacks, Penny and Blake shot their weapons as Weiss froze them. It did weaken the dark Aura's integrity, which enabled them to tear the Kaijin's wings, with Gills finishing it up by slicing them with his wrist blades. However, the stinger's dark Aura was far thicker than the wings were. The Chimera Kaijin managed to break his stinger free from the ice espite being downed to the ground. He menacingly attacked the heroes, blasting forth his dark energy and brought damage to the surroundings.

The heroes from the sidelines opened fire after they dodged the incoming blasts. The blasts were enough to hinder the monster's movements, which immediately brought its attention to them. He swept his attackers away and lunged towards G3-X. the latter rolled under the attacking monster and quickly mounted the "Anthares" hook on his left arm. He launched it to the Kaijin's torso and bound him with it. While he was unable to move, G3-X shot the "Cerberus" to the monster's back as Yang and Sun stroke him head-on. The Dust blasts from both Sun's gun-chucks and Yang's gauntlets left the monster's torso scarred. He roared in pain as Agito and DK-Agito kicked his head from both sides. The two blonde Huntsmen moved away to give Ruby a room to deliver dozens of heavy slashes and shots from the Crescent Rose while speeding through. She jumped behind the Chimera Kaijin and skewered his stinger, causing the monster to roar in pain.

"Alright. One final push, people! Give 'im all we've got!" DK-Agito said as he inserted his Crossattack card.

ATTACK RIDE : CROSSATTACK!

The command empowered the heroes' respective weapons, including Penny and Sun who were also amazed by it.

"Man, this is awesome!" Sun cheered up.

"I'm truly impressed, Decade-Kai!" Penny praised.

"Gills, G3-X, on me!" Ruby instructed as the two complied.

Ruby and Gills were the first ones to charge in. they swung their respective bladed weapons at the Kaijin, continued with Agito sending off a heavy burning straight jab and Sun thrusting his Ruyi-Jingu Bang staff that launched the monster meters away in which DK-Agito and Yang had been expecting him to be.

"This is it!" DK-Agito said.

"The moment we've been waiting for!" Yang continued as they both nodded, unleashing their burning fury towards the Kaijin.

"ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORA!"

"HYAAH!"

"ORAA!"

The barrage flunged him back to his previous position, in which he was greeted by rapid blasts from G3-X and Penny's respective guns, ended with the former's grenade and the latter's charged-up beam blasts. Next, Weiss and Blake were casted with 'Haste' Glyphs as they prepared their ice Dust rounds. The Huntresses charged and thrust their weapons towards the Chimera Kaijin, encasing him in an ice wall. Finally, DK-Agito prepared his finisher card while muttering to himself.

"C'mon, armor. Don't fail me now."

FINAL ATTACK RIDE : A-A-A-AGITO!

The Rider stroke a pose as his horns spreaded out extra horns and his visors lit up. Agito's symbol was also formed on the ground. After he gathered enough energy, he dashed towards the Kaijin and delivered a shining Rider Kick that broke through the ice wall, pinning and dragging the latter's head through the ground while breaking the asphalt in the process. He ended it by jumping off to the front, rolling on the ground before he regained his composure and skidded to stop. An explosion also occured after a shining halo ring appeared on top of the Kaijin's head. However, the explosion didn't kill him off, leaving the cloaked Huntress to wonder about it herself. As for the young Rider, he felt the jolt again, stronger than the previous one. Fortunately, it was still ignorable.

"Did we do it enough?" Ruby muttered.

"Nah. But we still got something to ask him about." DK-Agito answered.

"Oh yeah. I get what you mean there, Decade-Kai." Agito nodded.

"I-impossible! I could never be beaten by vermins like you all! The Dai-Shocker will rule over the world, and I, Chimera Kaijin, will oversee it all!" he roared.

"This again?" Yang exasperated.

"Never thought these creeps would be a bunch of sore losers." Sun commented.

"That's what they're made for, Sun; to display Dai-Shocker's own persistence. Guess it's just all there is from them." She replied.

"A monster made for a statement. I wonder what sort of madman behind this Dai-Shocker scheme." Penny said.

"Then how about you tell us about the virus you had been working on, Kaijin?" Agito interrogated.

"Heh, what virus, you slag?" the monster spat.

Seeing that the Chimera Kaijin was unwilling to give them answers… perhaps a rude one, Gills uppercut the monster as his wrist blade tore through his chest. He grabbed the Kaijin's head and threatened, "You better not try anything funny, bub. It won't be hard for me to take you out before you could even make your way back."

"Wait, a virus?" Sun asked.

"Recently, we found out that Dai-Shocker had been working on a virus, one that could threaten the citizens of Vale. It's a developed one from the kidnappings before." DK-Agito filled them in.

"From the Mirror World, you say? So, you're saying that the victims who were trapped inside the monsters had been injected with this kind of virus?" Weiss said.

"A plague… we're planning to spread a plague." The Kaijin spoke.

"What?" Gills gawked.

"We are simply trying to draw out people's deepest desires, that they have no need for the wretched Kamen Riders to reside in Remnant. The balance must be restored to Remnant for the world to face its own destiny; an everlasting servitude to Dai-Shocker. For that, they will be granted salvation from their inevitable end… and freedom from abominations like you." He said.

"Let me guess: Xiphon endorsed this." DK-Agito asked.

"He is. And I'll make sure that none of you see him ascend… alive!"

The Chimera Kaijin attempted to shoot his Boarbatusk energy blast, only to be foiled by Gills kicking the boar head from above and impaled it with his ankle blade. Once the blast was disrupted, the green Rider kicked him away through his head. However, the monster anticipated this by growing another pair of wings back and made his way up to the sky. The heroes fired their weapons, but they were deflected by the monster's already charged-up dark Aura.

ATTACK RIDE : BLAST!

Even a combined attack with Penny and DK-Agito's charged-up blasts were not enough to bring the monstrosity down. And much to the heroes' surprise, their blasts were also absorbed by the dark Aura. He turned back to reveal the Boarbatusk torso already charged-up with the absorbed energy. Without further ado, he fired the enormous energy towards the heroes with no chance of avoiding it. As they covered themselves, the heroes heard two roaring bike engines, along with familiar flashy voice commands passing through them.

ACCEL! MAXIMUM DRIVE!

HISSATSU! FULL THROTTLE : SPEED!

KIMEWAZA! BAKUSOU CRITICAL STRIKE!

FINAL ATTACK RIDE : DE-DE-DE-DECADE!

It was revealed to be Decade riding on top of Lazer, who took a form of a yellow dirt bike with his head becoming the bike's headlight and Drive riding on Accel, who also configured his armor into a bike-like vehicle. The four Riders bravely dashed towards the death ray. The commands that they engaged from their Driver belts shielded them from the energy's lethal effects and dispersed it into thin air. As the monster's attack was canceled, the bike Riders' exhaust tips boosted them towards the Kaijin as card gates and red heat energy respectively accompanied them. Their attacks connected to the Chimera Kaijin's Boarbatusk torso, which damaged it enough to render it useless.

"Now!" Decade ordered.

"I knew this is gonna happen! Well, then...!"

FINAL FORM RIDE : A-A-A-AGITO!

DK-Agito's armor detached into a phantom projection of the original Agito, reconfiguring itself into the likeness of the Machine Tornador's slider mode. After it materialized, Decade-Kai ran through a building and hopped on top of it with a single spin. All that is left was to eliminate the Chimera Kaijin once and for all. However, no one said that it would be easy, and the Rider knew it would never be.

Meanwhile on the ground, Ruby fawned over the Riders who stopped right in front of them, especially the ones who assumed their bike forms.

"Umm… guys, are those bikes what I think they are?"

"What is it, Ruby?" Blake asked her leader.

"Those colors... those helmets, they're... Accel and Lazer's!"

"Yes we are!" Lazer spoke from his 'head' light.

"Waah! How... how did you guys become bikes!?" she flabbergasted.

"Ah, sorry for the surprise, Ms. Rose." Accel spoke. "Our Rider system are one of the most unique ones to ever exist. It allows us to assume bike forms and move it out on our own."

"Though at some point, we may offer you a ride, kid. That's only if you want it."

"Of course I do!" she beamed, much to the bike Riders deadpan."But still, aren't you guys tired or... maybe even hurt just by holding that position?"

"Don't worry about it. but for now, how about we see how our friend's doing?" Accel advised.

"He's right, Ruby. Besides, what did I tell you about getting your head in the game?" Weiss reminded.

"Oh, right! C'mon, guys!"

The Chimera Kaijin retaliated by clashing at each other in the evening sky of Remnant. While the Kaijin used both of his claws as the only intact weapons left, Decade-Kai used both of his sword and FFR module to even the odds. The damage that the monster sustained from the last strike had weakened him to the point that his composure became messy over the time. After seconds of struggling, the young Rider had finally managed to bring him down to the city block that connected directly to the docks. Being barely able to move his own body, the Chimera Kaijin could only wait for his impending doom.

FINAL ATTACK RIDE : A-A-A-AGITO!

Decade-Kai jumped to his ride's back and executed a Rider kick. A symbol of Agito also appeared right in front of it. The FFR spun itself to further enhance the Rider's finisher. Finally, it drilled through the Kaijin's body, as he was completely obliterated by the explosion.

"Curse you Decade-Kai!"

His last words echoed to the sky, making the captured White Fang soldiers tremble in fear as they were being tied by ropes. The Rider's Agito armor reattached itself after he skidded in the ground while landing. His victory over the Kaijin was enough to strike fear in the hearts of the soldiers, that they should had never threatened the world of Remnant, let alone siding with Dai-Shocker.

However, DK-Agito felt a powerful jolt as his armor sent off electric sparks, sending him down to his knees. The Rider also felt the pain that he had yet to experience while wearing his armor before. It seems that the disturbance had never been a small, ignorable problem to begin with. The longer he stayed inside, the more painful it came to be. So, he pulled the Agito card out from his Decadriver and reverted to his civilian form. He couldn't help but wonder why such thing happened to him.

"Can't believe this Totem packed tons of wallop." He panted as he looked over his Agito card.

"Kyle!" Beethoven called him out in his spectral Parka Ghost form, unseen to the others but him.

"Beeth… The armor's too strong for me to handle. I think… it might be the problem." He said.

"Hmm… I wonder. You also said that you felt different the moment you awakened the Agito Totem. And so far, you seem to be doing fine when you did it, before."

"Do you know something about this? About my Driver, maybe?" he asked.

"I'm afraid that I cannot provide the answer you are seeking now. Your Decadriver's origins still remains a mystery, even for us spirits of the Riderverse. Perhaps the Rider League's technicians may have the answer for such matter. They knew the Kamen Rider systems better." Beethoven advised.

"Well, then. I'll go ask Tsukasa about this." Kyle said.

"Anyways, how about you let off some steam with the others? It has been a long day for us, indeed. I'll be heading back to the spirit realm, now. And we spirits wished you all the best." Beethoven bid his farewell, disappearing from the Rider's sight.

"Yeah. Thanks, Beeth." Kyle thanked as he witnessed his allies rallying to his position, seeing if the Rider was okay. Not only that, he also witnessed the civilians came out from their shelters, applauding the heroes for their actions. At least Kyle and his fellow warriors could have the praise they deserved, and the fact that they were safe is already more than enough.

---

Meanwhile, Roman and Xiphon had fled with a submarine along with a bunch of White Fang soldiers operating it. He watched the scene from a White Fang Bullhead that was viewing it on the ship's camera, recording it from afar. He was agitated by the fact that they had lost another fight, especially if his adversaries constantly became stronger than ever. Or perhaps…

"These kids just keep getting weirder..." he muttered.

"What else do you expect from a bunch of weirdos like them, Roman?" Xiphon commented.

"Of course I expected them to be destroyed! I mean, don't you see!? We still have our numbers much greater than them! We could've just beaten them to a pulp when we had the chance!" Roman complained.

"We already had the chance, Roman. And despite all that, they can still put themselves together. The longer we stay there, the more chances that we may never make an escape. If we're still going to do this, then we need to make sure that they could never get their hands on us."

"Well, you have a point… still, I don't like backing out when we had the chance to win." The crime lord grumbled.

"Wasn't your victory over Blake Belladonna enough for you?"

"You know what I am, Xiphon: a crime lord. And I always want to win more." Roman smirked.

Xiphon sighed, looking towards beyond the door glass as he leant on it "Heh, aren't you a greedy one?"

What lies behind the door was a load of stolen Dusts. They had managed to move some from the docks as they had prepared the transport. It all turned out that it was all a ploy to take away more Dusts with a larger quantity than the ones in the docks. And as always, he took a pride in his doing.

"After all, we're about to get plenty hereafter." He muttered as the submarine drove them away from the docks of Vale.

---

Moments later…

"You're all gonna pay for this! The White Fang will bring justice to you all and end your racisms!" a WF soldier growled as he was about to be apprehended.

"Yeah, go tell that in the office, later." Kiriya said as he brought him to a prisoner truck. Blake also happened to be nearby. Seeing the cat Faunus, the soldier forced his way towards her despite Kiriya holding him back.

"And you! You're gonna pay for your treachery, Belladonna! Adam Taurus will never forgive a daughter of cowards like you!"

Such harsh words stabbed Blake like a knive. The people she once knew as a White Fang member had become more erratic as the time progressed. Her old movement that became her most trusted media to express peace was torn apart by their impatience of obtaining it. She could never go back anymore. She had made her choice. The burden within herself became much heavier by such fact alone.

"Enough!" Kiriya barked at the angry soldier. "She's supposed to be your example on how to come clean while fighting for your rights. The only one who deserved your trash talk is yourself."

After the Rider put him into the prisoner truck, Kiriya went on to check on the cat Faunus, whom he worried to be distraught by the male Faunus' insult.

"You good?" he sighed.

"Yeah, it's just… I think there's no way back for me to them after all of this." Blake contemplated.

"Oh, really?" he patted her shoulder. "The way I see it, you already got yourself a loveable bunch of friends! I mean, the White Fang isn't the only thing you have in your life, right? So don't let his words ever get to you. You already have a bright path for your future. Now c'mon, No need for backsies."

Remembering Kyle and Shouichi's similar advises, she said, "You're right. I can't let my past chain me down. I'll go talk to them. Thanks, Kiriya."

"Don't mention it, kiddo. Now, back to my mundane jobdesk…" he playfully retorted as the Faunus walked back to her friends.

"Wh-why? But, we're fighting for our rights, here." A female soldier contemplated.

Shinnosuke approached her. "As much as we sympathize with your reason, we can never condone such act of hate. You could've done this the other way and come clean, though."

"I…"

"I hope you can learn how to be better so we can reinstate you into the public. But for now, I'm taking you in." the police officer said as he put the cuffed Faunus into the truck.

The White Fang soldiers had all been apprehended by the authorities. As the cops loaded their prisoner trucks, construction workers also worked together with the citizens to rebuild their homes and shops. Ryo also helped with the said construction as the cops continued to apprehend more and more WF soldiers until the truck was full and ready to move away. The cop Riders had accomplished their duty, but their knowledge of White Fang's past didn't make them feel any better about it. These people were once oppressed, having a hard time in blending in with the public and got themselves countlessly harassed by bigots. No matter how bad their life was, they could never justify their erratic actions even with such reason alone. These people needed help. And they ultimately hoped for the better

Meanwhile, Tsukasa and Shouichi who were witnessing RWBY, Kyle, Sun, and Penny conversing with each other.

Also, they still needed to tie up loose ends.

"Weiss, listen! I just want you to know that I'm not-"

"Stop!" the Heiress interrupted the cat Faunus. "Do you have any idea of how long we've been searching for you? Twelve hours! That means I've had twelve hours to think about this, and a hard slap in my face last night! And so, I've decided... that I don't care."

"You… don't care?" Blake asked.

"You said that you're not one of them anymore, right?"

"Well, uhh… you're right. But I've been-!"

She was silenced once again. "Ah-bah-bah-bah-bah! I don't want to hear it. All I want to know is that the next time something this big comes up... you'll come to your teammates. And not some... someone else. And I promise to you: I'll be careful not to end up generalize Faunus as baddies. I don't want to be a racist like most people in my home."

"Weiss…"

"I see that you have such amazing friends, Blake. I don't think it would be nice for you to leave them behind after all of this." Penny added.

"They're right, Blake. We're your teammates. We're supposed to take care of each other, no matter how difficult it would be. You better not worry us more." Yang reminded.

"Please believe in us, Blake. We'll always be with you through thick and thin. We'll always solve our problems together, next time. Promise?" Ruby assured, holding her hands out to the Faunus.

"O-of course…" the Kunoichi accepted. She felt a relief that her burden was lessened. Her friends were willing to accept her for what she was… and what she could be when fighting together. She no longer needed to hide herself anymore.

"Yay! Team RWBY is back together!" Ruby jumped out in joy.

"I feel happy for you all!" Penny added.

"Though, I'm still not quite sure about how I feel about you." Weiss motioned to Sun.

"Well, I'm just… passing through?" Sun sheepishly replied.

"Wait, did he just steal my line?" Tsukasa whispered to Shouichi. They were conversing a bit further back from the others.

"At least he's right about the 'passing-through' part." The latter said.

"You're not wrong, though… still, it's good to see things worked out."

"Don't worry about him, Weiss. He had been helping us locating the transport." Blake assured.

"And a great scout, he has been." Kyle added.

"Though, I don't think I've got your name yet, monkey boy." Yang said.

"Oh, it's Sun Wukong, by the way." He introduced sheepishly. The name 'monkey boy' got him flustered, and Yang noticed this.

"Oh, what's this? Something's got on your face?" She slyly teased, leaning herself closer to the Faunus.

"Uh, wha-? No! nothing at all!"

"Yang, stop." Blake placed her hand to Yang's shoulder.

"Hehehe… okay, okay."

"You also got some sick weapons back there, Penny! You hadn't told us about it!" Ruby complimented in glee.

"Thank you Ruby, but my weapons are fine. They can't have any sickness." Penny pointed out.

"Oh, no! What I mean sick is that your weapons are awesome!"

"I see. Thank you again!"

"Looks like you're gonna need some dictionary for figurative speeches." Kyle pointed out.

"I'll keep that in mind."

"Though there's one thing I still don't understand."

"What is it?"

"When we were attacked by Xiphon's sonic discs, it didn't seem to affect you. How's that possible?" Kyle asked the Huntress.

"Oh that? That's because I have a strong Aura!" she boastingly stated. However, it was somehow followed by a loud hiccup, much to the others' surprise. "Sorry."

"Need a drink, Penny?" Yang offered.

"No thanks, Yang. I'm good." She rejected.

"Oh, and Kyle, can you come here for a second?" Yang gestured the Rider to lean close to her.

"What is it?"

"I want to talk to you eye to eye, tomorrow. I'll be waiting in our hangout spot. Don't forget it." Yang requested sternly, in which he knew what she meant and replied, "Okay, Yang. I got it."

Kyle then approached his mentor. He also motioned the senior Riders to step away a bit further from the Huntsmen for a more personal talk.

"Tsukasa, there's something I need to talk to you."

"Oh, what is it?"

"My Agito armor. Somehow, my Rider system got overloaded after I finish the Kaijin off. Can you fix it?" Kyle showed his Agito card.

"Overloaded?"

"Well, that's how I put it, at least. It's like I felt that the Agito Form is too strong for me to handle, so strong that the armor felt like it wanna pop out anytime soon. Does it mean that I'm not worthy to use it?"

"I see..." Tsukasa acknowledged. "Well, I din't think it necessarily meant like that. Like I always say, your belt is our biggest puzzle. There's no telling what it would do, until we can find out why, at least."

"To think it just happened after all this time… there's gotta be some sort of explanation for this, Right?" Shouichi said.

"And I believe it is. Alright Kyle, I'll go get the League's technicians tomorrow. They know the Rider systems best, and I believe they can help me with your problem. For now, I need you to rest. It's already 8.00 pm." Tsukasa advised.

"Right." Kyle accepted as Hikawa and Ryo joined them.

"How's the city?" Tsukasa checked for the status.

"Just a few minutes and the city will be inhabitable once again." Hikawa reported.

"Under our protection." Ryo added.

"Hehe, right…"

"What about the other three?" Shouichi asked the police officer.

"They're going to the station earlier, filing out the recent reports."

"Oh, and one more thing. Like you see over there, we got two more Huntsmen also involved in our battle. I can't help but think about us going public as the consequences, despite our men's best effort in covering the media up for us. Do you think it would be wise for us to do that?" Shouichi quipped as he pointed at both Sun and Penny.

"The way I see it, they're already much helpful to us. Sun got himself some intels from a White Fang hideout, and Penny got some sick skills in taking our enemies down. I think we should let them join our fold and maybe spread our connections further afterwards." Kyle advised.

"Now hold it a second right there, Kyle." Ryo objected. "You know that the council once issued a bounty for our tech, right? Plus, we already had a hard time in getting Mr. Belt to delete the Kamen Rider records from the world archives. And even if we managed to get a cool down by going back to the Riderverse… that didn't make me feel better about leaving Remnant behind."

"Also, the knowledge of Dai-Shocker looming over Remnant once again would be overwhelming, even for citizens. We can't afford to cause them any more panic." Hikawa quipped.

"After the Gamma cloud, kidnappings and now all of this? Guys, I know what you mean right here, but I don't think we can keep covering these up forever. At least the citizens can know that they still have warriors like us to protect them from Dai-Shocker." Kyle replied.

"And how do you think we could know what Huntsmen we can trust other than team RWBY and JNPR? We can't afford to risk anymore people to our cause." Shouichi pointed out.

"Okay, hold it, you guys…" Tsukasa interrupted. "You've all got your points here. The situation is already changing as we know it. The Dai-Shocker had made their move in the public space and so do we. There would be risks that we'd also need to face later on, and those are gonna be a total sucker for us. But even so… we can't let it stop us from doing the right thing. We still need to protect people. And if Dai-Shocker already got White Fang in their fold… then it's time we need all the help we can get."

The other Riders were silent until Shouichi gave a reply, "If that's your choice, then we need to be really mindful on who we should recruit next."

"That, I could never disagree." Kyle said.

"If that's how we're gonna do things next, then I won't object it any further." Ryo acknowledged. "But remember, Kyle, this'll be our collective responsibility to keep them safe. We must never screw it all up."

"We're trusting this decision to you guys. That being said, we already have a deal, here." Hikawa reminded.

"I'll keep them safe no matter what, guys. I promise you guys that." The younger Rider acknowledged.

"Is there something wrong, guys?" Ruby asked the Riders.

"Oh, nothing. We're just talking about bringing more people into our fold." Kyle answered.

"So, does that mean you're all gonna bring Penny and Sun in?" Blake asked.

"Yeah. They helped us, right? So, I guess it'd be in our best interest to let them join. But still, our operations would be limited for them. Only if we have certain tasks that would need their expertise should we ask for their help" Tsukasa said.

"So, what do you guys say?" Kyle asked the two Huntsmen.

"I don't see why I should turn back from this. I'm in. oh, and I'll fill my team with this too, can I?" Sun asked.

"Hope it's for the better." Shouichi motioned to the Faunus.

"Don't worry! They've been a reliable bunch against the White Fang." Sun assured.

"I'd like to help you guys with this, but I don't think I can be around in this town that much." Penny said.

"Why not?" Ruby asked worriedly.

"Because… I still have lots of job to do in Atlas." She informed with a small hiccup from her mouth. "Sorry again. I'll also be going home there three days from now."

"I see… well, we can't push you further to our cause. If you see it best, then we suggest you to do it." Tsukasa quipped.

"Thank you." She said. "But I promise; I'll keep this thing only to myself, and I'll let you guys know if there's any Dai-Shocker attacks in Atlas. Let me know if I can be of help anytime too, okay?"

"You bet we are." Kyle agreed.

"Don't worry about it, Penny! We can still keep in touch anywhere and anytime!" Ruby assured, much to the others' agreement.

"Th-thank you! I won't forget this!" Penny tearfully thanked as she embraced both Ruby and Kyle.

"Hey, you said that already." Ruby said.

"I did! I did!"

Penny felt the warmth that she never had before. She had learned new things as she made her way through the public. Friends are surely a loveable bunch. Despite the differences they had, they still remained as one, and Penny found it interesting. She didn't care about her quirk anymore. All she wanted to do was to savor every single moment she spent and would be spending with them. She couldn't wait to tell it to her guardians about all that happened. Well… at least the major points of it.

Little did she know that she would become a part of something much bigger later on.

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Later…

Tsukasa and Shouichi continued their late night patrol in case there would be more attacks. They were seen riding their respective Rider Machines. After minutes of tranquility in their watch, the Riders decided to pull over towards a nearby sidewalk.

"So, how's the virus?" Shouichi asked.

"Turns out, Xiphon and Roman beat us first."

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Moments ago...

By going inside the dock's warehouse, which also revealed a secret underground entrance thanks to Lazer's system hacking ability, they had finally anaged to find the machine. However, the substance they had been looking for was nowhere to be found, completely leaving its container empty. Either that Dai-Shocker had intentionally left the machine or that they were in a hurry of getting away, they couldn't help but feeling oblivious of it.

"They had emptied the virus inside it. looks like they managed to get a one step ahead of us." Accel contemplated.

"At least the machine's still in one piece, though. Mr. Belt, do you have any more analysis on this doohickey?" Drive asked.

"Hmm... it appears that this machine is actually still in a development phase. Which means that the virus hasn't been perfected yet. We still have time to do some research from this machine before they could achieve their goal. Hopefully, we can find a way to counteract it should it ever be completed." Mr. Belt reported.

"Agreed. Then, it's about time for us to get our geniuses to do the job." Decade decided.

"I'll go call the cops and see if they can carry the perps away." Lazer said as he reached his comms.

"Vale Police Department, this is officer Kujo reporting."

"K-Kujo? Hey, is that really you, man?" a voice answered.

"Burns?"

"Oh man,glad to know you're here! Listen, me and Heyman are currently sheltering people that our heroes rescued. They're doing really fine and standing on their own, from the last time I saw them." Burns reported.

"Oh, good to know, then."

"Still, I think you should check them out, see if they got anything for the investigation." He suggested.

"On my way, Burns. You and Heyman stay safe in there. Kujo out." The Rider acknowledged as he ended his call. "We should go see how they're doing."

"I agree. Let's roll out, people." Decade ordered to move out once again.

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"Okay, then. But still, Torchwick working with the White Fang… I bet he must be low on his men. Those random robberies are still bugging me, no matter how I think about it. Think we should check on the scenes again ourselves?" Shouichi suggested.

"If you want to check on the floors that had been broken from the stores, then we don't have to. Our cops are currently analyzing it themselves too. Off the VPD records, that is." Tsukasa assured.

"Broken floors, huh? That, I'm dying to know."

"I'm suggesting that he and Xiphon might've had this robbery planned. And to what end, I have no single idea, unfortunately." Tsukasa said.

"Okay. And about our new recruits… what do you think of them?"

"Hmm… Sun might be the one that I'm easily okay with that attitude of his, but Penny..." he gave a deep thought. "I bet she still has something more than she's willing to tell us. If what Kyle told about her is right, then that would explain her poor lying skills."

"Let's just hope that it won't be much of our concern, then."

"Yeah." Tsukasa said as the two rode on once again.

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(A/N)

Hey, guys! Whew, finishing both this 19th chapter and the final exams sure got my hands full for the past weeks! Not much to say from me except that my college got much plentier (as Xiphon himself described), so let's get to the explanations!

First of all, here are the bike Riders' debut! Lazer's upgraded Level 2 form is essentially his Level 0 armor covered with his original yellow bike armor. And much like Accel, he can also turn into his bike form (which I will show how it works later on). I also gave the Gills Raider an upgrade from my own.

And here we have Decade-Kai gaining his Agito Form, but as you have read above, the Totem had some… "kinks" that I will make clear too in future chapters. Believe me when I say it won't be left unanswered.

I also took the liberty of taking Penny to a bit-different direction in regards of her behavior and outcome in this chapter. Hope you guys like it this way.

Blake Belladonna has finally found her solution in her problem, but Kyle's Agito Totem has kept a question that needs to be answered. How is it going to work? What other plans Xiphon will enact? How will our heroes solve the virus problem?

As always, please leave your comments below and remember, BE CONSTRUCTIVE.

Until next time.