Rider Time Zi-O: Roze from Remnant
Chapter 65 – 2019: Agito Evolution
Weiss, Blake, Yang, Sougo and Geiz were rushing through the streets, utilizing the Kodama Suika Arms as a tracker to find the Taka Watchroid and its path. The small mechanical watermelon had transformed its blade into a screen that acted as a GPS.
Of course towards the back was Woz who was keeping pace despite just walking, of course the world began to dim as a spotlight shined on him as he opened up his book, "As it is written here… recent graduate Sougo Tokiwa embarks on a path which will lead him to become the overlord of time, Oma Zi-O. As Another Agito's motives remain simple, Swartz's motives are shrouded in mystery… so much so that we may not be able to obtain the power of Agito as easily as we once thought…"
Earth – Mid April 2019
"But it's only natural to think like that with our kind of power."
Both Ruby and Tsukuyomi paled at the sudden voice and looked back in surprise, Swartz approaching them at a leisurely pace.
"To think you'd be troubled by your power," Swartz gave an almost mocking smirk as he tried to hold back his laughter, "Especially given how honed it is for this to be its first showing."
"How about you buzz off," Ruby gave a glare.
"This has nothing to do with you," Tsukuyomi answered.
"On the contrary," Swartz said as Another Agito suddenly leapt from behind a building and landed behind him, "The fact that I am here indicates that it most certainly does."
"Another Agito…!" Ruby drew out her Ziku Driver and Ridewatch.
"No you don't!" Swartz yelled out as he threw his hand forward, instead of stopping time he had sent out an invisible concussive force. It sent Ruby flying back and causing her to smack against the nearby metal fence.
Ruby gave a wince as she wasn't prepared for the sudden toss, "Ow…"
"Ruby…!" Tsukuyomi was ready to hurry over when she was grabbed by Swartz, giving a wince as she was turned around and shoved towards Another Agito.
"Now then Maguchi, she's all yours," Swartz said as he stepped to the side.
"Good," Another Agito began to clap before hunching forward, "Now I can enlighten you!"
"Enlighten me?" Tsukuyomi asked.
"You have such great power! Power that might even rival my own," Another Agito explained as he spread his arms out, "Why do you side with the worthless humans whose growth and evolution need to be fabricated?"
"Shut up…" Tsukuyomi muttered as she gripped her hands tightly, balling them into fists.
"It's clear, you were chosen for this great power… and yet you waste it," Another Agito said as he got closer and put a hand to his chest, "We're supposed to stand at the top, as the evolution of humanity… that is why we-"
[SINGLE MODE!]
Another Agito gave a gasp as he was shot in the eye, Tsukuyomi holding up her Faizphone X up with a glare as he staggered back.
"Will you just shut up already?!" Tsukuyomi shouted as she began to shoot at Another Agito even further, "I am nothing like you! I don't use this power to step on others!"
"Then fight me and prove that I'm wrong!" Another Agito yelled back as he hunched forward, "Show me your belief so that I can show you how wrong you are!"
Ruby gave a wince as she began to stand up, "Tsuki!"
"Ruby stay out of this," Tsukuyomi answered in a cold manner, "This is my fight…"
"But…" Ruby stood up, concerned for how her friend was acting.
"You should honor her request," Swartz said before walking towards Ruby, he glanced back at Tsukuyomi however, "Show me this power of yours."
"Like I'm doing this for you," Tsukuyomi hissed out as she was completely caught up in the moment, not even bothering to think straight. She took aim and firing at Another Agito while strafing towards the side.
Another Agito gave a gasp as sparks flew while he was hit, dashing towards the side to keep up with Tsukuyomi. He then gasped as he was suddenly stuck in place, suddenly being littered with shots via Tsukuyomi's Faizphone X.
"Come on," Tsukuyomi gave a glare before rushing off and dismissing the time stop, Another Agito rushing off after her.
"Now then… I have a lot of questions for you," Swartz said as he began to move towards Ruby, "And I won't take no for an answer."
"You are going to be really disappointed then…" Ruby gave a nervous smile as she readied her transformation, already knowing that Swartz could just freeze her if he wanted.
"Ruby!"
[THUNDER HAWK!]
Small lightning bolts began to strike at Swartz to force him to move back. It wasn't long before Oscar launched himself forward, swinging Long Memory down and striking Swartz in the arm.
Swartz gritted his teeth as he held back the weapon with just his arm, "Another friend out of nowhere?"
"Like I'm going to answer that," Oscar gritted his teeth and pushed forward.
"Again with the non-answers," Swartz said as he held his free hand up, energy gathering before he formed a dark red energy blade. He then raised it up, planning on striking at Oscar who was too caught up in trying to force his arm down.
"Henshin!"
[SILVER TIME! KAMEN RIDER~! (RIDER~!) SILVER! (SILVER!) SILVER~! ROZE!]
[SILVER HENKEI!]
Swartz gave a gasp as he staggered back, being blinded by the bright flash that came from Silver Roze's transformation. He then held up his energy blade to block against Roze's spear.
"I suppose I've lost the advantage against you," Swartz gritted his teeth before leaping back, he then snapped his fingers.
Soon enough the Formica Pedes that had survived the assault on the G3 Unit leapt into view before rushing in to overwhelm their opponents. Oscar and Roze managed to work in tandem to keep them from being overwhelmed. While Oscar used swipes and stabs to push them back, Roze switched Silver Crescent back into its rifle form, shooting the Formica Pedes in the head to destroy them.
Swartz could only give a smirk before walking off to view Tsukuyomi's fight.
Of course, the combatants weren't aware that the other Time Jackers were watching this fight. The three Time Jackers could only stare with a mix of a confusion and anger as they had seen Tsukuyomi's quick usage of time stop. But even then, no one was aware that the fight had been sensed by someone else entirely who was nearby.
Tsukuyomi and Another Agito's fight had ended up taking them to a series of old warehouses that were nearby. Tsukuyomi had decided to start fighting dirty, using her time stop to freeze Another Agito and shoot at his joints, mainly his ankles. Another Agito could only gasp out as he was sent tumbling.
"Why won't you accept your status above them?" Another Agito questioned, "Your powers are not like anything else a human can replicate! We're both the same, thus we should rule together!"
"I don't want to rule!" Tsukuyomi shouted as she continued to fire at Another Agito, ducking and rolling to avoid a series of swipes once the Another Rider got too close.
"I assume Tsukuyomi is an alias, what is your real name?" Swartz asked as he came into view, with Tsukuyomi's mental state in a mess he could possibly find the answers he needed.
"I don't know!" Tsukuyomi called out.
"Then you must have lost your memory," Swartz guessed, but bluffed enough to where it made it sound like he knew something. He did, but whether or not the young woman in front of him who she thought he was…
"Why, do you know something…?" Tsukuyomi turned in shock. She had hidden it from the Time Jackers all this time, but if Swartz was confronting her like this after just seeing it one time… did he know about her past? Normally she wouldn't question it, but that quick flash after that one burst of Time Stop in Torkia was starting to make her question her situation.
Another Agito used this to his advantage, grabbing Tsukuyomi by the neck before tossing her away, "Don't forget about me!"
Tsukuyomi gave a few coughs as she slammed against the ground, wincing as she tried to regain her bearings.
"You're probably better off not remembering," Swartz admitted.
Behind him, a few Formica Pedes rolled into view before exploding, Roze and Oscar quickly rushing over. The two were ready to strike at Swartz when he held up his arm, freezing them in place with time stop.
"Who cares about your stupid past, you have the power to make none of that matter," Another Agito hunched over as he towered over the fallen Tsukuyomi. He began to move forward before suddenly perking up.
A strange ringing and pulsating sound was soon heard, and in the darkness of an open nearby warehouse… there was a bright light? The bright light began to move closer as a human silhouette could be seen. Both Another Agito and Tsukuyomi could only stare in confusion as the man stepped out of the shadows, revealing himself as the chef that had flown all the way from France to see the situation first hand, Shoichi Tsugami. On his waist was a belt, the main buckle shining brightly which caused the light.
Shoichi shot forward at superhuman speeds in a near instant, performing a palm strike against Another Agito's gut. He moved back as Another Agito attempted to counterattack, soon holding his arms out and pushing and stepping past the Another Rider. A bright flash occurred as Shoichi had transformed into black and gold dragon themed warrior, Kamen Rider Agito.
Another Agito had tried to strike at Agito from behind, the true Agito simply blocking the attack. He tried to attack again, only for Agito to spin behind him before roundhouse kicking him away.
"You're…" Tsukuyomi gave a light gasp, her frustration dying down at the sight before her.
Roze and Oscar gasped out as they were released from the time stop.
Roze could only stare at the newcomer, "Agito."
"Another Agito…" Agito kept a guarded stance as he stared at the opponent before him, "Are you Kaoru Kino?"
"Wait, he knows about Another Riders?" Oscar asked.
"Eh?" Tsukuyomi could only tilt her head at this reaction.
"You…" Another Agito grabbed his face with his hand, "You're just like me… but better. It's pissing me off…"
"You aren't him," Agito said, not recognizing Maguchi's voice.
"Get out of my sight!" Another Agito yelled out as he rushed forward.
Agito waited for Another Agito to get close before planting his foot in the Another Riders stomach. With the Another Rider staggered he stepped forward, tilting back to avoid a swipe before using his hand to bat away a jab the Another Rider tried to follow up with. Agito went for a few clean punches against Another Agito's abdomen before spinning and performing a roundhouse kick.
Another Agito gave a gasp as he was thrown backwards, rolling before getting to his knees and picking himself up fully. He gasped and put both hands on his mouth before removing them and opening it, spitting out black liquid all around him. Soon enough the black liquid had managed to fully form into more Formica Pedes.
"Unknown?" Agito asked as he looked all around, quickly going on the defensive as the Unknown army began to assault him.
"You're right on time, Kamen Rider Agito," Swartz spoke up as he stepped forward, "I created this Another Rider to lead you here."
"Another Rider…?" Agito questioned as he punched two Pedes away.
"Oh that's right," Swartz chuckled, "You'd recognize this one wouldn't you? Since Another Agito already existed back in 2001."
"Wait, what?" Roze asked, "He was made that far back?"
"No actually," Swartz replied, "More so that the Anotherwatch reacted to the power dwelling within this man's body, the Power of Agito, and created an Another Rider unlike anything that preceded it."
"He has the Power of Agito?" Agito questioned.
"Agito isn't a singular entity after all," Swartz replied, "So I figured I'd capitalize on that, draw you in, so that you can complete him. If he fights with you then well… he'll become the ultimate Another Rider."
"Of course, so that is why you show your cursed appearance in front of me! You are but a mere signpost!" Another Agito called out with a laugh, "You are the being that I need to surpass if I am to show humanity their place!"
"I'll leave you all to it," Swartz grinned as he walked to the side.
Soon enough the army of Formica Pedes alongside Another Agito rushed towards Agito to overwhelm him.
"Oscar we're getting in there!" Roze called out as she rushed forward.
"R-Right," Oscar held Long Memory up before following after Roze.
The entire fight could be described as a massive brawl, Agito grabbing two Pedes and tossing them into the wall of a warehouse. Their impact had caused them to make a hole with Agito quickly rushing through it. Fighting outside would normally be optimal, but the narrow pathways of the warehouse district they were in made that detrimental. So rushing into a semi-cluttered warehouse was the best option at the moment.
Roze and Oscar had also chosen to move indoors, Roze continuing her plan of shooting while Oscar went for staggering hits. The two couldn't help but be distracted a few times as they watched how Agito was completely in control of the situation.
Tsukuyomi meanwhile had just rushed into the warehouse, shooting at a few Pedes to help out her friends before turning to see Agito fighting. The Rider of 2001 had blocked and dodged when necessary, even pulling out an impressive flip as he countered the Pedes movements.
Agito quickly hit the button on the left side of his belt, lights beginning to flash. The space around him began to warp into a spiral as his armor changed coloration and shape. His chest and stomach were now blue while he had extra blue armoring on his left bicep, forearm, and hand. His shoulder was also changed, being more flat with a gold band in the center. He had transformed into Agito Storm Form and summoned a weapon from his belt. It was a blue and black pole with two gold bladed ends, the Storm Halberd.
The Formica Pedes began to slowly approach as Agito began twirling the Storm Halberd in front of him. Soon enough his intention was clear, the swings from the weapon causing a minor wind to blow against the ground. Soon enough dust began to kick up and cloud Agito. The Pedes all growled out and charged at the cloaked Rider only to gasp out as they were sliced through with ease, Agito emerging from the smoke with no scratches.
Agito then hit the right side of his belt which held another activator. The space around him warped and spiraled again as his armor changed. His left arm was back to normal but his chest had changed again alongside his right arm. The chest and stomach were now red while he had extra blue armoring on his right bicep, forearm, and hand. His shoulder was now red with the gold band pointing upwards as he was now in Flame Form. In a burst of flames he summoned a sword with the Agito crest as the guard, the Flame Saber.
"You think you're special?!" Another Agito yelled as he charged forward.
Agito however gripped his sword with both hands, soon splitting them apart and revealing he had formed a copy of the sword. He rushed in, his blades lighting on fire as he slashed past Another Agito.
It wasn't long before several concussive blasts hit the feet of Roze, Oscar and Tsukuyomi, sending them tumbling to the ground. Roze went to aim at who had sent them out only to cry out as her hands were struck, losing Silver Crescent as Oscar was struck in the hands as well, losing Long Memory.
"What the-" Oscar was cut off in trying to reach for his weapon when Finis stepped in front of them.
"Hello there," Finis smiled before holding their hand out, their cape splitting from its ends and quickly wrapping around both Roze and Oscar to tie them up.
Tsukuyomi was ready to try and do something when she was suddenly kicked in the side. She gave a gasp as her stomach was stepped on by Ora who brought out a dark red energy blade from her hand, aiming it at Tsukuyomi's throat.
"Don't even think of doing anything…" Ora gave a glare.
"That's enough!" Uhr called out to Agito, "Don't you care what happens to them?"
Agito turned and paused, his grip slacking as he saw the three captured. As a result he was unprepared for Another Agito to come in from behind. He gave a gasp as he was kicked in the back, being sent rolling out of Flame Form and back into his base Ground Form.
"I didn't ask for your help," Swartz called out as he walked into the warehouse.
"Things change," Ora gave a glare towards Swartz, "So we're getting involved full time, got it."
"Once we're done here we have quite the amount of questions for you," Finis spoke in a harsher tone.
"Tsukuyomi, Ruby, Oscar!"
It wasn't long before the rest of Team's RWBY and Zi-O arrived, Sougo leading the charge. All of them stopped however when they saw their friends and allies caught by the Time Jackers.
"It appears that I was correct," Woz said as he held his book close.
"Hey wait… that gold Rider…" Yang trailed.
"That's Agito!" Geiz called out, recognizing the Rider from when Tsukasa had used that form against him.
"You damn Riders better not move!" Ora called out as she glanced back at the group, "Or do you want her dead?"
"They are… a lot angrier than usual," Sougo said as took a step back in surprise.
"If you all are going to keep pulling out surprises, we might as well get rougher," Uhr remarked as he drew out a Blank Ridewatch, walking towards Agito. He held out his hand and stopped Agito from moving before holding the Blank Ridewatch close towards Agito's waist.
Weiss could only raise an eyebrow, "What is he…?"
"Shush," Uhr smirked as the Ridewatch and buckle that Agito had began to flash in tandem, "I knew it."
"The Altering is reacting to the Ridewatch?" Swartz asked, "But how?"
"Whatever's happening to the world around us, Ridewatches on both sides are getting easier to make," Uhr gave a grin as the Altering bestowed its power upon the Blank Watch, fully transforming it into full fledged Agito Ridewatch, "Bingo!"
Agito gave a gasp as he was freed from the time stop, staggering back and falling to one knee. Despite the Ridewatch creation he was still able to keep his transformation but was weakened from the process.
"You'll probably feel better in a bit," Uhr patted Agito on the shoulder, "Not like you'll be alive much longer anyway."
"What are you going to do with that?" Sougo questioned.
"This," Uhr walked over to Another Agito and jabbed the Agito Ridewatch into the Another Rider, "If he gets this Watch then that means you have even less of a chance to become Oma Zi-O."
[THE AWAKENING SOUL, THE POWER OF THE EARTH! THE RIDER WHO CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVES IS… AGITO!]
Another Agito gave a gasp as his transformation shifted into that of Agito Ground Form as his belt flashed a bright red. The center of the belt suddenly changed, the main jewel turning purple as a white ring surrounded it, three red fangs jutting out in a triangle formation. Soon enough his body was covered in flames before dying out as a new form was in Ground Form's place.
"Burning Form…?" Agito gave a light gasp.
Maguchi was now a bulkier Agito. He still retained the black bodysuit but with the armor now being red and almost bulging with visible veins alongside dull grey-silver armoring. The helmet was just like Agito's awakened helmet but the crest and mouth piece being red instead of a dull gold. This was Agito Burning Form. However instead of Burning Forms usual orange eyes, Maguchi's eyes were still a bright red. He had taken this form for his own, making it Evil Agito.
"So this is my potential," Evil Agito chuckled before holding a hand towards Sougo's group, sudden bursts of flame appearing near their feet to force them back. He then looked towards Uhr before giving a chuckle and walking towards Ora and Finis. He held out a hand, Finis' cape loosening its grip on Roze and Oscar to send them to the ground. He then held out his other hand and swiped it to the side, Ora giving a yell as she was suddenly thrown into a set of barrels.
"Wait, what?" Roze gave a light cough.
"Just what the hell is going on?" Geiz asked.
"What are you doing?" Finis asked as they turned.
"First, you don't need to threaten them anymore," Evil Agito pointed towards Finis before pointing towards Ora, "And second, you don't get to touch her."
"What?" Ora gave a glare.
"Why did you help me?" Tsukuyomi asked as she narrowed her eyes.
"I'll give you a chance to come with me on the true path and show all those foolish humans their place in the food chain," Evil Agito held out a hand, "With our powers we can rise above them, even above rulers, we can be divine beings!"
Tsukuyomi simply stood up before drawing her weapon and firing at Evil Agito's palm, the attack did nothing aside from pushing it away.
"Why?" Evil Agito asked.
"I told you, I despise people like you," Tsukuyomi glared as he anger continued to build.
"But we're one in the same, can't you realize?" Evil Agito questioned as he put a hand to his chest, "We're outsiders by definition when seen by humanity. People will do whatever they can to use and abuse us. But we can rise further beyond! Crush those who think they can do whatever they want when they were never chosen like us!"
"Will you just stop it already?!" Tsukuyomi yelled out in a near blind rage, her emotions peaking. Suddenly a clock's ticking could be heard as a green tint washed over the area, freezing everyone but Tsukuyomi and Evil Agito. Tsukuyomi gave a light gasp as she looked around and held her head as she tried to calm herself, realizing her emotions were overtaking her and affecting her powers.
"You hold dominion over everyone here," Evil Agito said as he stepped forward.
His words were true as the Time Jackers, even Swartz, were having trouble trying to even break free of the time stop Tsukuyomi had activated.
"No, no… I don't want to rule over everyone!" Tsukuyomi called out as she took a step back but tripped, stumbling and falling to the ground. With another burst of her emotions, time once again resumed, everyone stumbling as they regained their bearings.
"Fine then, if you keep up this attitude then don't show your face to me because I'll only give you one more chance," Evil Agito said before turning and rushing out, flipping through and breaking a window to escape.
"Now then, I'll let him rampage for a bit…" Uhr turned towards Swartz, "We've got questions for you."
"I suppose there is no choice," Swartz sighed before walking off, the other three Time Jackers following.
"Wait!" Tsukuyomi called out, "Tell me, what do you know about my past?!"
Swartz paused but said nothing as he continued walking off, the other Time Jackers simply glancing back at Tsukuyomi before they followed after. The group disappeared into thin air after walking a short distance away from the warehouse.
Agito and Roze dismissed their transformations as everyone stayed silent, the current situation being worse than they originally thought it could get.
The trip back to 9-5-DO was a silent one due to what had occurred. Of course everyone had offered Shoichi a place to recover in the meantime. But heading back to 9-5-DO was possibly a mistake once Junichiro had caught sight of Shoichi. The clock shop owner and home cook had nearly begged to cook for Shoichi due to the Rider's status as a pro chef. Of course Shoichi wasn't one to deny the kindness of strangers and allowed him to cook.
While Weiss, Yang and Oscar waited in the front, the dining room was littered with Sougo, Geiz, Tsukuyomi, Woz, Ruby and Blake all over the place. They were sitting, standing, or leaning as they waited for Junichiro to finish.
It wouldn't be long before Junichiro presented Shoichi with a set of food, the clock shop owner staring nervously as Shoichi went to start his meal.
"Thanks for the meal!" Shoichi called out before taking a bite.
"This is nerve-wracking…" Junichiro admitted out loud, "What will a pro chef think of my dish?"
Sougo and Ruby were admittedly looking on with curiosity as Junichiro was sweating at watching Shoichi take his time chewing the food. The two were wondering how Shoichi would like the food given they felt Junichiro's cooking was always delicious.
After a lengthy amount of chewing a swallow was heard with Shoichi giving a smile.
"Mmm," He started, "It's good!"
One would think choirs began to sing as Junichiro looked up with face of gratification.
"It's simple, and rustic. Delicious," Shoichi continued.
"Wow, really?!" Junichiro gave a grin.
"Now it's my turn to cook for you! Why don't you all come by my restaurant?" Shoichi offered.
"We'd love to!" Junichiro smiled before looking back at Sougo, "A real chef liked my cooking!"
"I knew you were top tier Mr. Junichiro!" Ruby gave a cheer.
"Maybe he'll even hire me," Junichiro soon got too caught up in the moment, "Well, even so, I still take pride in my work fixing watches… I must ask for some time to consider your offer for the position!"
"Wait… what?" Sougo tilted his head.
"He let the fame get to his head in mere seconds…" Blake deadpanned.
Junichiro meanwhile gave a hum as he went to the back to work on cleaning the dishes he had used to make Shoichi's food. He soon began humming loudly as he was lost in his work, thus allowing everyone to talk with ease about the current situation.
"So, you're the one Godai mentioned, right?" Shoichi asked, "The Rider who wants to be King?"
"Eh? You know Godai?" Sougo asked.
"Well after going overseas and transferring all over, I ended up meeting him on occasion wherever I went," Shoichi admitted, "After we became aware of each other as Riders, he told me about two young Riders who helped him regain his smile and that one of them wanted to be a King."
"That would be us," Ruby raised her hand, "Still that's cool, I knew Riders knew each other but it's still always fun to see who knows who."
"So when my friend told me that a kid looking to be King came over to my restaurant… well I figured you might be the same guy Godai mentioned," Shoichi explained, "So you need that Ridewatch to beat that guy, right?"
"Sort of, we have other ways of beating Another Riders now," Blake spoke up, "But…"
"We've never had them hold both types of Watches before," Ruby admitted, "So who knows if it'll even work."
"I'm sorry," Shoichi apologized, "Because of me they've gained Agito's powers to abuse."
"No, I'm sorry…" Tsukuyomi suddenly spoke up, "This is my fault."
"It's alright," Sougo reassured, "We're definitely going to get it back. We've stopped tougher Another Riders before."
"It's because I lost control of my emotions that I allowed this to happen," Tsukuyomi continued as she was still lost in her own thoughts, "If I wasn't goaded… then maybe…"
"Tsuki, it's fine," Ruby spoke up as she walked over, "We weren't expecting Swartz to have seen you using your Time Stop so he caught us off guard."
"I just… I tried to push everything down, I tried to use these powers for good… but now that Another Agito guy's ramblings… and with Swartz talking about my past…" Tsukuyomi trailed as she looked down, "And then me losing control briefly back there… I'm just not as sure of myself anymore."
"Tsuki…" Ruby gave a frown before holding out her hand, "Can I see it?"
"See it?" Tsukuyomi asked before realizing what she meant, soon taking out a Blank Watch and handing it to Ruby, "Do whatever you want with it, nothing changed."
Ruby could only watch Tsukuyomi rush out of the dining room and as a result, 9-5-DO as well, gripping the Blank Watch tightly.
"A strange power… a mysterious past…" Shoichi spoke up as he looked around, "Am I right on the money?"
"Uh… yeah, just a bit," Sougo gave a nod.
"From the looks on your faces you're all worried about her," Shoichi noted.
"Well she's a friend, and we've fought together this whole time…" Sougo explained.
"Well then, just keep that attitude up and it should help," Shoichi reassured, "She's probably not in the best headspace right now, so she needs some time alone to sort things out."
"You sound pretty familiar on the subject," Geiz spoke up.
"If someone's going to talk to her, then I should probably be the one," Shoichi replied before looking back to his table, "But after the meal. I'll recover my energy and she'll get her time to think."
"Then if you all don't mind I'm going on patrol," Geiz said as he began to walk towards the front, "I'll call if anything happens."
"Sure thing," Sougo said as he watched his friend walk out of the store.
"Miss Rose, with your permission I'd like to investigate further," Woz said as he walked over to Ruby.
"Sure," Ruby gave a nod, watching Woz leave as well before sighing and walking over to Blake, "I just wonder why it hasn't done anything yet."
"Mind if I see it?" Blake asked before being handed the Blank Watch, she closed her eyes and focused in on the object, "Hmm…"
"What are you doing?" Sougo asked.
"While I'm not as adept with Aura like Ren is, I can still feel subtleties," Blake mentioned, "Even if it's not Aura specifically I can still feel energy within this."
"Wait, you can?" Ruby asked.
"Yes, but there's something pushing back against it…" Blake admitted before opening her eyes, "I think your plan worked. Tsukuyomi's energy from her powers poured into it. But some other force inside stopping it from fully forming."
"But what's stopping it if she's been using her powers…" Ruby slowed to a pause before snapping her fingers, "That's it, her powers are similar to the Time Jackers, and unless they try another method like just now, all they can create is Anotherwatches."
"So how do we get it to react?" Blake asked.
"That…" Ruby gave a hum, wondering just how they could refine the Ridewatch enough to where it would fully form. Geiz and Woz likely wouldn't be much help for a variety of reasons, and Sougo while strong was still inexperienced even if he was to become…
"Ruby…?" Sougo asked when he noticed his friend space out.
"Sougo," Ruby spoke up in a lightly tense voice as she kept her face away from her friend, "I need you to let me and the rest of my Team borrow your Time Mazine. And I need you to not tell anyone where we're going."
"Wait, but why?" Sougo asked as he grew more concerned, "Ruby, where are you going?"
"Sougo, I need you to trust me," Ruby spoke carefully "If this works then we'll be able to turn everything around for once."
Swartz was currently overlooking the city on a high building, all of the Time Jackers surrounding him on three sides.
"So that girl stopped time earlier," Ora crossed her arms and tapped her fingers, "Going to explain for us?"
"Is she a Time Jacker as well?" Finis asked.
"That would be insane, why would he give one of our enemies that power?" Uhr asked.
"Well he had to have done something," Ora spoke up.
"I have nothing to give as an answer," Swartz replied, "Because I know just as much as you do. She definitely has our powers but I never once gave those powers to her."
Ora gave a growl as she stepped forward, "Then how-"
"Enough," Finis spoke up before glancing at Swartz, "I do hope you aren't lying to cover your tracks. Otherwise we'll have more than just a few issues."
"Is that all?" Swartz asked. When no answer was given he sneered, "Then leave."
One by one, the Time Jackers walked off before vanishing. Uhr left first, then Finis, and then finally Ora. Swartz was all alone, well that was except for Woz who had walked out of hiding.
"Well this is a surprise," Swartz turned with a small smile, "What do you want?"
"It's about Tsukuyomi," Woz spoke up, "Are you trying to turn her into a Time Jacker?"
"I haven't done a thing," Swartz shook his head.
"That seems odd…" Woz admitted, "Considering that the power over time is something only you can grant. Like when you used it to bring in Tid and Finis."
"Exactly," Swartz smiled.
"But, if you did not give her that power…" Woz trailed as he began to come to a realization.
"Then there's the possibility that she and I are cut from the same cloth," Swartz gave a grin.
"I can only imagine you'd be more annoyed at having a power like yours oppose you…" Woz narrowed his eyes, realizing that something was up, "Very well then, you've given me everything I needed."
"It's not like it will help you," Swartz replied as he kept his confident tone, "No matter what happens at the end of this all, I still win."
Earth – Wasteland, 2068
The Zi-O Unit Time Mazine flew out of a time portal into 2068, making its way to the ground fast and keeping low before fully landing. The hatch opened up before Team RWBY fully stepped out, Ruby leading her team as they stared out in slight shock at the wasteland before them.
"This is 50 years from now?" Weiss asked.
"Yep, this is Oma Zi-O's time," Ruby gave a nod.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Yang asked.
"Ruby when I said we needed to find a way, this wasn't it," Blake argued.
"It's not the best idea but it's our only option," Ruby replied as she began to walk forward, "Just trust me on this, as long as we stick together we can make it out of this."
Weiss, Blake and Yang all looked at each other before nodding, the three picking up their pace and walking alongside Ruby.
"So what's the plan oh fearless leader?" Yang asked.
"A strategy would be good," Weiss admitted.
"Can we even plan for this?" Blake asked.
"We can't plan but we can surprise him so don't bring out your new powers until I give the signal," Ruby said as she continued to walk with her friends, "To be honest, while I am expecting a fight I'm not expecting him to take it seriously."
Yang gave a hum as she put a hand to her chin, "Because of your theory, right?"
"Yeah," Ruby gave a nod, "If anything we'll have to fight for a bit but if all goes well we'll make it out of this alive."
"And if it doesn't…?" Weiss asked hesitantly.
"We'll go back bruised and beaten," Ruby said more seriously.
"That's all, huh?" Weiss slowed down slightly.
"Don't worry," Ruby said with a smile, "I trust you all to watch my back, just like I'll watch yours."
The three other members of Team RWBY could only give a smile at that before Ruby herself stopped.
"So where are we going?" Blake asked.
"Nowhere," Ruby said before taking a deep breath and cupping her mouth with her hands, "Oma Zi-O! Where are you?!"
It wasn't long before a Crack started to form in front of them, but instead of opening up to Helheim it showed another part of the world. Ruby gave a nod to her friends before stepping through, the others following after her.
On the other side they'd soon come face to face with Oma Zi-O who was already transformed. Behind him was the monument that depicted Sougo alongside the 19 Heisei Riders.
"So this is him…" Weiss gave a gulp. Catching a glimpse of it was one thing but staring face to face with Oma Zi-O, Sougo's future, was different. She wasn't sure if she should be afraid, and for what reason. Should she be afraid that this was Sougo in 50 years, or rather should she be afraid of how Sougo turned out like this.
"Yep," Ruby muttered.
"I'm not going to lie… he's a bit more intimidating up in person," Yang gave a nervous chuckle.
"This aura…" Blake's ears flicked as she narrowed her eyes.
"Young Warrior," Oma Zi-O spoke up and addressed Ruby, holding out his hand as if gesturing to her, "Why did you return to this point in time? From what I can see you have successfully been reunited with your friends. Is that not what you wanted?"
"You know for as twisted and malicious as you are… I do have to thank you," Ruby said before giving a soft chuckle, "If you didn't send me to Remnant after our battle, I wouldn't have seen my friends again."
"Then why have you returned?" Oma Zi-O lowered his hand and tilted his head in curiosity.
"I have a favor to ask you," Ruby said before holding out the Blank Ridewatch, "There's something preventing this Ridewatch from taking shape, you're going to help us get past that."
"And what makes you think I'll do as you say?" Oma Zi-O asked.
"A lot of hints honestly," Ruby admitted as she lowered her arm, "Will you do it?"
"And if I say no?" Oma Zi-O asked.
"Then we'll make you do it," Ruby answered as she readied her Driver before taking out her Roze Ridewatch.
Oma Zi-O could only laugh at this, "You truly believe you can force me to?"
"We won't know until we try," Ruby said as she readied her transformation, "Henshin!"
[RIDER TIME! KAMEN RIDER ROZE!]
Roze stood in her base form before looking back, "Let me feel him out."
Weiss, Blake and Yang all gave nods as they readied themselves, bringing out their standard Huntress weapons as per their leader's suggestion.
Oma Zi-O raised his hand, watching as Roze ran forward while firing Crescent Rose in its rifle mode. The shots impacted against a small gold barrier in his palm that easily cancelled them out.
Roze wasn't deterred however, spinning around as she shifted Crescent Rose into its scythe form, using recoil she spun further and brought down her blade. Oma Zi-O blocked with his arm, not even getting a scratch. Roze quickly spun and shot at the same time, using the recoil to perform several high paced slash attacks to try and break through Oma ZI-O's defenses.
Oma Zi-O merely blocked with one arm, taking a step back from one swing before holding his free hand out.
Roze gave a yell as a gold wave of energy impacted against her, sending her skidding backwards towards her team.
"Cease this futility," Oma ZI-O spoke up.
"Not happening," Roze gritted her teeth as Yang hurried over to help her stand. She drew out the Ryuki Ridewatch and held it forward, "We're pushing Weapon Time to the limit."
[RYUKI! WEAPON TIME! DRAGSABER! DRAGCLAW!]
In a flash of overlapping flat images, Roze soon gained the Dragsaber sword that Ryuki would wield while Yang gained the Dragclaw gauntlet over her prosthetic arm.
"Alright, let's go sis!" Yang called out as she rushed forward, launching out fireballs from the Dragclaw while Roze ran forward.
Oma Zi-O easily raised his hand, the fireballs impacting against a barrier again as he dispelled them with ease. A flurry of rose petals launched at him, Roze using Petal Burst to slip past and behind him. Oma Zi-O was quick however and stomped backwards, managing to catch Roze's weapon just as she swung low to force the blade against the ground.
Roze gave a yelp as Oma Zi-O turned quickly, the Overlord withdrawing his foot from her weapon before kicking her back.
"Get your hands of my sister!" Yang yelled out as she brought down the Dragclaw with its mouth lit in flame.
Oma Zi-O raised his arm and blocked against the Dragclaw with ease, the spewing flames not bothering him as he threw his arm to the side, forcing Yang to take a few steps back.
Earth – Mid April 2019
Geiz was currently minding his own business, hands in his pockets and head tucked into his high collar. He said he wanted to go on patrol but that was mostly a lie given he just wanted to clear his head. For being friends with Tsukuyomi for so long… the fact that he could do nothing to console her frustrated him. The fact that he couldn't even really speak up or say anything to her either frustrated him. Even if what Shoichi said was true, he hated to see Tsukuyomi slowly get overwhelmed by the emotions eating away at her.
It wasn't long before he suddenly heard the screams of various civilians nearby. Snapping out of his thoughts Geiz hurried off towards the source of the screams.
The culprit was Evil Agito who gave a yell and slammed his palm against the ground, cracks forming as pillars of flame began erupting all around.
"You just don't know when to quit do you?!" Geiz questioned as he ran into view.
"You're one of the ones that keep getting in the way…" Evil Agito hissed out as he stepped forward before tilting his head, "No friends this time?"
"I'll defeat you myself," Geiz answered as he readied his Ziku Driver and Ridewatches, "Henshin!"
[RE-VI-I-VE GORETSU~! GORETSU!]
Geiz walked forward, transforming into Geiz Revive Goretsu while bringing out his Jaclaw in its saw mode.
Evil Agito held his hand forward, unleashing bursts of flames from the ground in front of Geiz. Despite this he was surprised to see Geiz merely walk through the flames. He rushed forward with a punch, striking directly against Geiz's chest only for the Rider to not move.
"Not bad, my turn," Geiz punched forward and smashed his saw into Evil Agito's chest, sparks flying as the Another/Rider hybrid staggered back.
"You don't deserve to walk on my plane of power…" Evil Agito hissed out before rushing forward, dodging a swipe before delivering several punches against Geiz, his fists lighting on fire.
Geiz was undeterred by this, merely raising his saw up so he could bring it down. That was until Evil Agito ducked shoulder slammed his lower body, forcing his legs to stagger and lose balance. He could only wince as Evil Agito punched him in the face to send him down to the ground faster.
"There we go, just join the dirt mongrel!" Evil Agito yelled out as he got on top of Geiz and began punching the Rider's face as hard as he could. He suddenly gave a gasp however as Geiz became a blue blur that disappeared.
[REVI-REVI-REVI! REVI-REVI-REVI! REVI-I-VE SHI-PPU! SHIPPU!]
"Too close," Geiz wince as he appeared a few feet away from Evil Agito in Revive Shippu, holding his face.
"You…" Evil Agito turned in surprise to see Geiz's newest form, "So one's overwhelming speed and the other is overwhelming power… interesting."
Geiz gave a yell and sped forward, slashing with his claw only for two Formica Pedes to suddenly form between the two. Geiz clawed through them and sent them to the ground. He was suddenly grabbed from behind by two, as more began to appear suddenly. Geiz used his speed to vibrate out of the Pedes grip before launching up into the sky.
"What even is…?" Geiz's eyes widened as he suddenly saw that the Formica Pedes were forming from the shadows all around, "Even that aspect evolved?!"
Evil Agito looked up to see Geiz staring down at him only to see the Rider rush directly towards him in a blue flash. He yelled as he was dragged off and into the air, Geiz quickly clawing him and sending him straight against the ground of an emptier area.
"Can't have those freaks interrupt this," Geiz said before switching forms, he needed the power to end this now.
[POWERED TIME! RE-VI-I-VE GORETSU~! GORETSU!]
Geiz rushed forward only to be met with a stream of flames from Evil Agito who held his hands out.
"You won't beat me!" Evil Agito yelled out as he grew angrier.
"I will!" Geiz called stubbornly as he used his saw to cut through the flames, despite this the force of it was too great to truly run through. So he kept his saw up in order to inch closer and closer. Unfortunately the intense and constant heat was starting to get to him, the inside of his suit starting to overheat as the outside began to steam up, "W-What…?" he gave a gasp before falling to one knee, "Are his flames seriously that potent?"
"I get it… this form reacts to my anger," Evil Agito realized before laughing, "It's a good thing I have enough to spare for you fools who think you can reach me!"
"Not good," Geiz gasped as he tried to get up, though despite the heat starting to fade he had ended up getting worn out by that attack.
Evil Agito was ready to step forward when sirens were suddenly heard. Both he and Geiz began to look around to try and place where the sounds were coming from. It wasn't long before a white and blue accented M.P.D. emblazoned bike shot forward. On it was none other than a member of the G3 Unit. The Rider quickly rammed his bike into Evil Agito, catching the Another/Rider hybrid off guard and sending him flying.
"What?" Geiz was surprised the G3 Unit had sent someone to meet with them, "Who are you?"
"I'm here to help," The member said before staring at Evil Agito, "You… are not Agito."
Evil Agito gave a growl as he picked himself up, seeing the G3 more closely and noticing the armor was shaped differently. The armor also had more silver accents with the left shoulder having G3-X painted on it.
"Kamen Rider G3-X…" Evil Agito hissed out.
"Wrong," G3-X answered as he dismounted his motorcycle and went over to the back, unhooking a folded up Gatling-gun in the shape of an attaché case, the GX-05 Kerberos. He then pressed the button combination 1-3-2 on it.
[KAIJO SHIMASU!]
"Wrong…?" Evil Agito asked, "But you're wearing the armor! You're G3-X!"
"Wrong," G3-X repeated as he shifted the Kerberos from its attaché state into its Vulcan state, holding it with both arms as he walked forward. He then took aim and began firing at Evil Agito, "I am Makoto Hikawa!"
Evil Agito braced with both arms, before giving a gasp. While the power behind the rounds was the same, the rapid firing nature of the Vulcan compared to the Scorpion made it deadlier. Evil Agito quickly stood and began running to the side to avoid the fire.
G3-X gave a yell as he continued firing at Evil Agito, trying to pin the Another/Rider hybrid into a corner when sudden clicking occurred. He looked down and realized that he had run out of bullets.
"Huh?" Evil Agito stopped when he was being fired on before giving a laugh, he then jumped up and kicked out at G3-X, "Of course you run out of ammo!"
"Move, now!" Geiz called out as he began to rush towards G3-X.
"Don't underestimate me," G3-X stated as he pulled off one of the packs jutting out of his back armor, revealing it to be an ammo pack. He replaced the cartridges as Evil Agito moved closer and quickly took aim before firing at Evil Agito's stomach and chest.
Evil Agito gave a gasp as he was struck by the rapid series of bullets, sparks flying before a small explosive burst occurred. The Another/Rider hybrid yelled out as he was thrown backwards, tumbling to the ground.
"What the hell…" Geiz was surprised to see that it was effective, "Just who are you?"
"I told you my name earlier," G3-X turned towards Geiz, "But if you really want to know I'm the original G3 Series operator."
"Let's wrap this up then," Geiz suggested.
"Already on-" G3-X was cut off when he was grabbed from behind, more Formica Pedes spawning out of the shadows and leaping at the two Riders, "Unknown?!"
"Yeah, this guy spawns them!" Geiz called out as he cut through one of the Pedes with his saw.
G3-X meanwhile managed to elbow the one grabbing onto him, turning and firing at the Pedes that were trying to surround him.
Evil Agito gave a low frustrated laugh as he slammed his head repeatedly into the ground. He then rose up before seeing an area with cover he could escape into. He quickly ran off and into the area before giving a light gasp, his chest giving a soft green glow as he clutched it. He looked down the dark hallway that he was going to escape through as he saw a bright light emanating from it, a green and orange flash occurring as a humanoid figure appeared, walking forward.
As G3-X and Geiz battled the Formica Pedes, it wasn't long before the Kodama Suika Arms jumped into view, jumping up and down.
"Thanks little buddy!" Sougo called out as he slid into view with Oscar.
"Zi-O and Oscar…?" Geiz asked as he kicked a Pedes away, "Where's Team RWBY?!"
"Uh, busy right now!" Oscar called out.
"They'll join us when their ready!" Sougo called out as he rushed forward while preparing Zi-O II, "Henshin!"
[RIDER TIME! KAMEN RIDER~! (RIDER~!) ZI-O! (ZI-O!) ZI-O~! II!]
Zi-O drew out the Zikan and Saikyo Girades, immediately initiating their finishers by loading in the Zi-O Watch and switching to the Best Face, respectively.
[FINISH TIME! ZI-O GIRI GIRI SLASH!]
[ZI-O SAIKYO! HAOU GIRI!]
Zi-O wasted no time in slashing through the Formica Pedes, his powered up slashes tearing through them with ease. Geiz shoved G3-X while spinning out of the way, Zi-O charging through and cutting through the remaining Pedes. Explosions occurred all around as both Geiz and G3-X stared in surprise at Zi-O wasting no time.
"Where is he?" Zi-O asked.
"I'm detecting a signal from deep within that dark pathway," G3-X pointed towards where Evil Agito had escaped.
"Then let's get going," Zi-O said as he hurried forward, Geiz and G3-X hurrying after him with Oscar rushing to keep up.
It didn't take long for them to reach where Evil Agito was attempting to escape from, the four wondering where he was when he suddenly was flung into view. There was something odd however… as Another Agito also walked into view. But this one seemed different, it didn't have the name or date, and its suit also had minor changes to it like its teeth being covered up.
"The hell is going on?" Geiz asked.
"It can't be…" G3-X trailed in shock.
"You do not deserve the power of Agito," Another Agito spoke in a cold voice to Evil Agito.
"Shut up! What do you know?!" Evil Agito yelled as his body began to heat up violently, flames bursting out from it.
Another Agito hissed out, the front cover of its mouth lifting up to reveal its teeth. Green energy gathered at its feet before it launched forward, kicking out with its right leg. It planted its foot against Evil Agito before kicking off and landing on one knee.
"So this is all I can do to fight against your mockery…"
Evil Agito stumbled back, giving a gasp as cracks began to form on his chest armor. He looked over towards where Another Agito had landed only to see the kneeling Rider vanish.
"Just what was that…?" Zi-O asked.
"A literal ghost from the past… I think," G3-X admitted as everyone else stared at him.
Evil Agito meanwhile gave a gasp as he gently held his cracked chest. He glanced back to see the other Riders and Oscar staring at him, "I can't fight like this…" He hissed out before slamming his hands against the floor, covering the front of him with pillars of fire.
The flames forced the Riders to take a few steps back, and when they cleared they were surprised to see that Evil Agito had fled.
"This guy's really annoying with his running," Geiz hissed out.
It wasn't long before everyone heard growling, turning towards the area they had run from before backing up slightly. Dozens upon dozens of Formica Pedes began to form out of the shadows all around, slowly making their way towards the Riders.
"This is getting ridiculous…" Oscar said.
Zi-O quickly used his future sight of Zi-O II since he needed to figure out what they were dealing with. Or at least where Evil Agito would appear next.
Evil Agito was sitting against a pillar in a plaza, holding his chest as he rested. He wasn't unguarded however as he was surrounded by what seemed like hundreds of Formica Pedes. There was no room to properly breathe as they were swarming all over the place.
"I know where he is but we need to catch our breath for the time being and wait for Team RWBY and Woz," Zi-O called out.
"Is it really that bad?" Geiz asked.
"If this keeps up, they're going to overwhelm just the four of us," Zi-O explained, "We need to wait for the others and rush him there."
"So what, we just retreat?" Oscar asked.
"Unfortunately we're going to need to," G3-X replied as he took aim and began firing at the Formica Pedes that began to get too close, "We'll use his attempted escape route and make our way to headquarters. We should be safe there."
"Fine," Geiz gave a nod before heading off into the pathway, with Zi-O, Oscar and G3-X who eventually chose to run after taking out enough Pedes with his gun.
Earth – Wasteland, 2068
Roze and Yang both yelled out as they were thrown backwards, Roze quickly taking out W's Ridewatch and initiating the weapon time.
"Yang, break time, Weiss, Ice Flower!" Roze called out.
Yang gave a nod and went to move back as Weiss used her Glyphs to slide forward.
[DOUBLE! WEAPON TIME! METAL SHAFT! TRIGGER MAGNUM!]
Weiss took hold of the Metal Shaft as it manifested, extending it fully as she slid toward Oma Zi-O via her Glyph's, striking at him with her weapon.
Oma Zi-O simply raised the back of his left hand to block it before chuckling, "You seem to be shakier than the others, why?"
"Are you really Sougo?" Weiss asked as she pushed further to try and force Oma's hand down.
"I am Sougo Tokiwa," Oma Zi-O answered, "Can you not fight me if that is the case? If so you are fool-"
"What happened?" Weiss interrupted with a genuine look of concern on her face, causing Oma Zi-O to slightly lower his hand in surprise before she spoke up again, "How did you turn out like this?"
"You…" Oma removed his hand, quickly grabbing another strike from Weiss with his right hand, "Why are you asking me this?"
"Because I need to know," Weiss answered more firmly.
"There are some things better left unsaid, especially to someone like you," Oma Zi-O admitted in a genuine tone before perking up.
"Take this!" Roze jumped up into the air as she took aim with the Trigger Magnum, "Trigger Full Burst!"
[TRIGGER MAXIMUM DRIVE!]
Roze gave a yell as she launched dozens of curving blue and yellow bullets out at Oma Zi-O. Oma let go of Weiss' weapon before bringing out W's Ridewatch and activating it.
[DOUBLE!]
In an instant a green and purple tornado was unleashed from the center of Oma Zi-O's body. Weiss screamed out as she was thrown backwards by the attack, all the bullets from Roze's finisher being deflected and landing all over, sparks flying as they struck the ground.
"Crap, Weiss!" Roze called out as she hurried for Weiss.
Oma Zi-O took aim towards Roze, gold energy gathering in the palm of his hand.
"No you don't," Blake hissed out before running forward, she leapt up into the air before using shadow to launch herself towards Oma Zi-O with a kick.
Oma promptly dismissed the energy before blocking with his right arm, "So you are up next, huh?"
Blake kicked off and landed before rushing towards Oma Zi-O, the tyrant ruler grabbing at her only to grasp at nothing. Blake had used Shadow to slip past Oma, giving a yell as she withdrew Gambol Shroud from its sheath and slashed down at his back.
"That blade won't work on me," Oma called out as he raised his right arm.
SNAP!
Everyone's eyes widened as Blake's weapon snapped in two from attempting to bring it down against Oma Zi-O's arm.
"Did you really think that was going to work?" Oma Zi-O turned around before kicking out and striking Blake in the stomach. Blake could only cry out as her aura flickered, being sent tumbling back because of the kick.
"Blake!" Yang called out before her eyes turned red, "That's it!"
"Yang, wait!" Roze called out.
Yang began running full speed ahead towards Oma Zi-O, Roze using Petal Burst to catch up to her. The two sisters ran forward, both giving yells as Yang punched with her right while Roze punched with her left. Oma Zi-O simply caught both of their punches before tossing their fists downwards. He then punched each girl in the stomach before spinning and knocking the two away with a roundhouse kick.
Roze and Yang gasped out as they rolled along the ground, the two slowly but surely picking themselves up. Weiss and Blake gave winces as they went to get to their knees.
Suddenly loud bells began to chime and ring as Oma Zi-O began to laugh, his laughing growing more deafening as he unleashed a bright domed wave of energy. It passed through everything harmlessly however, but only because it wasn't the attack…
Bright spots began to form all across the battlefield before explosions began erupting all over from the spots simultaneously. Oma Zi-O could only laugh further and further as the only things loud enough to pierce the sounds of the explosions were the yells of Team RWBY as they were engulfed by the attacks.
To Be Continued…
Next Time:
"Show me the power you hold, Team RWBY!"
"I want to make the world… the future, better."
"I take pride in being a 'mere human'."
"I am no longer any Agito you know…"
"I'm putting an end to this… Henshin!"
Chapter 66: 2068: Believe in Tsukuyomi!
Author's Note: Well that was certainly a way to end the chapter, wouldn't you agree? Because yes, here comes more references from Rider Time Decade with me pulling from that series ending of what Oma Zi-O pulled out for his last attack. Team RWBY will be alright, I think anyway.
But I suppose I should clear up a few things that people have mentioned. Another Agito does still have its infection ability but it's thanks to Maguchi's mindset that it isn't used this time. After all, why would he ever grant the power of Agito to those he thinks are below him? He doesn't want humanity to grow to his level, thus he ends up bringing out Agito's enemies as his minions. That being said, I'd be careful of what you ask when it comes to Another Rider's, hehe...
Anyway, given everything that's going on in this chapter I think you all can guess what's likely to happen next time. I mean after all I set this stuff up back during our detour when we had the Specter Episodes. I hope you're looking forward to it because I sure am.