Rider Time Zi-O: Roze from Remnant

by ZeroEnchiladas

A twist of fate sends Ruby Rose to a new world for an important task, a task that will change the very course of history for both Earth and Remnant: "It is time for the Heisei Kamen Riders to pass their power down to the future! But with the appearance of a simple, honest soul far from home, what will the future hold? Rejoice, for the birth of a new age!" -Supervised by Josh25908

115. 2019: Unlimited Drive

Rider Time Zi-O: Roze from Remnant

Chapter 104 – 2019: Unlimited Drive

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"There still remain 4 Watches left for Tokiwa Sougo to collect."

Woz was currently in his black void of narration, pacing around his clock with his book out as he seemingly read from it.

"It was a simple task in meeting with Tomari Shinnosuke," Woz said as he began to slow to a stop, "While we are likely to claim the Watch soon from him, there is still the issue of Another Drive to contend with. He is an enigma as to who he is though for those who pay close attention to history then they will know. But that isn't the most pressing matter…"

A spotlight shined down to show Kamen Rider Mach standing before him, standing behind him in the shadows was a silver and purple accented Kamen Rider with orange eyes.

"However we also have the issue of Another Mach, the Time Jackers using a cowardly tactic to force us to not dispose of him with ease," Woz stated, "That will likely draw our confrontation further out than necessary though given the true reappearance of Kamen Rider Drive… oh dear, I do believe I'm needed somewhere…"

He stood in a particular position as his book faded away, the black void vanishing as he was now in his Upgraded Rider Form of WozGingaWakusei.

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Earth – Mid May 2019

(Insert: Don't lose your mind by S.S.P.D ~Steel Sound Police Dept~)

"Hey Another Rider, let's go for a ride!"

After his return, Drive wasted no time in rushing forward going for a knee against his Another Rider counterpart. He had managed to land a hit against his opponent's chest before landing and dodging around a few counter swipes before going for a few blocks and countering with his own punches.

Another Drive shouted as he aimed his left arm, firing blasts of energy that forced Drive to hop backwards.

"Like that'll stop me, Door-Ju!" Drive called out as he began pumping the lever to his Shift Brace constantly.

[SP-SP-SP-SPEED!]

Drive became a blur and slid to the side as a red light launched out of the Tridoron and landed in his hand. He grabbed it as it was a car door themed gun, the aptly Door-Ju. He slid around his Another Rider, shooting constantly and managing to cause sparks to fly.

"Whoa," Zi-O muttered.

"He's good," Blake spoke up, "To think he's been retired as a Rider."

"I suppose being a police officer helps in that regard," Geiz suggested.

"Impossible… even before this form I was still powered by the energies of space and time…" Another Drive gasped before summoning a fiery tire out of his shoulder, holding it up and letting it grow in power, "So how am I losing?!"

"Huh?" Drive questioned before gasping as the tire was launched towards him, the tire exploding out into flames as Drive was launched upwards from the force of the attack. Despite this the Rider managed to right himself before landing on higher ground, "If that's the game you want to play…"

"Then we can match-no, exceed that!" Belt-San called out as three particular Shift Cars suddenly launched towards Drive before slotting themselves on the holster he had. With them slotted in, Drive immediately went to work switching Shift Cars.

[TIRE KOUKAN: MIDNIGHT SHADOW!]

The Tridoron formed a purple ninja star themed tire while Drive leapt down from his vantage point, the tire launching out, attaching and replacing the Type Speed tire that Drive had. Drive wasted no time, summoning energy shuriken that he launched out at Another Drive.

Another Drive raised his left arm up, an energy shield forming and helping him brace against the projectiles.

"Eliminate the Kamen Riders!" Another Mach yelled out as it leapt forward to attack Drive.

"Big Bro, that's Chase!" Mach called out, "Don't hurt him too much!"

"Chase?" Drive asked in surprise as he dodged against attacks before nodding and going for another tire change, "Alright!"

[TIRE KOUKAN: SPIN MIXER!]

This time a tire made of concrete with small hole-like indentions launched out and replaced Midnight Shadow on Drive.

[M-M-M-MIXER!]

Drive dodged around Another Mach's continued attacks before hopping back as the tire began to spin. Soon enough wet grey goop began launching out, hitting the Another Rider.

The Another Rider tried to move forward only to gasp as the goop began to harden instantly, it being quick dry cement that Drive had launched out.

"He's really got this down," Ruby muttered in surprise.

"For sure," Yang nodded.

"They are a pretty good combination," Penny agreed.

"You really think you can defeat me with your base power alone?" Another Drive questioned as he began gathering energy in his shoulder to launch more tires out.

"I'm just warming up, can't overextend myself just yet," Drive called out as another Shift Car flew over, this one being a motorcycle and a side car that he folded into one, "Handle-Ken!"

[DRIVE: TYPE DEAD HEAT!]

A burst of red occurred as heat began exuding off of Drive's body, smaller tires circling around him as a tire with a white line and red stripe in the center formed and attached itself as the transformation completed.

Drive's body had changed to mimic Mach's bodysuit, the right shoulder having Mach's shoulder tire but this one having a meter on it. The chest was the same alongside the left shoulder aside from a white streak on it. The helmet was a mix between Mach's and Drive's, it being primarily white with Drive's white eyes but with a red frame surrounding it like a head guard.

Of course the Tridoron had also brought out a blue edged sword with a steering wheel as a front guard for him to wield, the Handle-Ken.

Another Drive shouted, unleashing energy tire after energy tire towards the upgraded Rider.

Drive's body was literally smoking as a red glow began to overtake his body, electricity being discharged from time to time as he yelled out. Soon enough he began slashing forward and cutting through all of the tire projectiles his Another Rider had summoned, moving towards Another Drive with no issue.

"Impossible…" Another Drive gasped out as he began to back up in fear.

Drive discarded the Handle-Ken before going for another tire change.

[TIRE KOUKAN: MAX FLARE!]

Soon enough an orange fiery tire was launched out, latching onto Drive's chest and replacing the Type Dead Heat Tire as he rushed forward. He went for a few strikes against Another Drive, dodging around and allowing the Another Rider to follow him.

Another Drive yelled out as he tried punching at the Rider several times only for Drive to block them all with ease only to grab his arm.

Drive gave a grunt as he managed to slam Another Drive into the ground via his grab. He then positioned himself above his opponent, lifting the Another Rider up before unleashing a flurry of fire filled punches thanks to Max Flare.

Another Drive shouted as he was thrown backwards, slamming into and breaking Another Mach free of the concrete prison.

(Insert End)

"I think we can do this," Zi-O pumped his fist as he began to approach, he was willing to let Drive get back in gear but he knew they could at least stop Another Drive.

"I… I cannot fall like this!" Another Drive shouted as he accidentally grabbed onto Another Mach for support. He released a small gasp as his eyes suddenly lit up for a brief moment. He could feel power filling him greatly just by being in contact with Another Mach. He raced through all the possibilities in his mind and soon realized he couldn't let it end here, "I will not fall!"

Using the sudden boost in power, Another Drive summoned a sphere of golden energy in his hand before unleashing it upwards. Soon enough the sphere broke apart before raining gold energy downwards, sparks and small explosions occurring as everyone braced and dodged against them. By the time anyone could gain their bearings, both Another Riders were already gone.

"They got away," Geiz gritted his teeth.

"It seems we managed to scare them off," Woz noted.

"No," Drive shook his head, noticing how Another Drive was acting strangely at the end, "Something's off here…"

"That we can agree on," Belt-San remarked as the display on the Drive Driver showed a smiling emoji-like face, "Nice Drive, Shinnosuke."

"Hey now, that's a bit too early," Drive chided with a chuckle as he dismissed his transformation, "You're supposed to do it after I dismiss the armor."

"What can I say, I'm a bit excited about our return to form," Belt-San admitted.

"So, what do we even do now?" Ruby asked as she and the others all walked over to Shinnosuke, the other Riders dismissing their transformations.

"We need to regroup," Shinnosuke said without hesitation before putting a hand to his chin, "Though the Drive Pit isn't exactly the safest place. In fact it's the most predictable location we'd use if we're to try and plan a counterattack."

Tsukuyomi raised an eyebrow, "Really?"

"It has been attacked in the past and is a known location for many of our enemies," Belt-San admitted.

"Yeah, that would be too dangerous," Blake agreed.

"Do you have any other places in mind?" Weiss asked.

"I agree with this question," Penny admitted, "Where is the safest and least predictable place we could go?"

"I've got a feeling about our Another Drive," Shinnosuke explained, "There's one place we can go that I don't think the Another Rider will predict… and that's if he even attacks. Something tells me he's going to be busy planning something."

"Big Bro…" Gou's eyes widened when he also started to realize what Shinnosuke meant, "That place you said you know… you don't mean…?"

"I do," Shinnosuke said as he pulled out his phone and began texting.

---

Ora had stopped by an old location that the Time Jackers used to frequent, which was a rooftop patio that was used earlier on in the year. She was simply leaning on the railing and watching the whole city without a single care.

It wasn't long before Uhr showed up, "Not watching your Another Rider?"

"Why should I?" Ora asked in response, clearly not in the mood for the question, "While I knew we should take advantage and grab that particular guy for Another Drive, I'm not exactly the most invested in it."

"So was all that encouragement earlier a façade?" Finis asked as they soon appeared.

"I just wanted to see what Another Drive could do, but he wasn't exactly putting out peak performance," Ora admitted, "It's why I haven't even bothered to go with him."

"So you're giving up?" Finis asked, "Especially after my gracious assistance."

"I didn't really ask for your help," Ora admitted with a sneer, "It's a plan that's only going to stall them for so long."

"Yeah," Uhr nodded, "What else are we supposed to do at this point?"

"Don't tell me your last failure broke you too?" Finis asked as they glanced at Uhr.

"I'm already over that," Uhr scoffed as he put his hands in his pockets, "But seriously we're down to three Another Riders. We don't exactly have an advantage here even with our new Another Roze."

"Kabuto, Kiva, Den-O," Finis listed out, "You're right, we're running out and fast… however at this point we know that Swartz is planning on just using these as distractions. We're just to make sure they last long enough."

"But we already have a Queen," Uhr pointed out before groaning, "Don't tell me that Swartz is still hung up on Another Zi-O."

"He is," Finis replied, "That's why he left us to deal with the remaining Another Riders."

"You asked if I was giving up and I'm not," Ora admitted, "I'm just not going to care as much given our current track record."

"It does feel like we shouldn't care too much," Uhr agreed.

"Well if that's how you two are going to be…" Finis clicked their tongue before turning and walking off.

"Where are you going?" Uhr asked before yelping as he caught two Anotherwatches, to his surprise it was the Kabuto and Kiva Anotherwatches, "What?"

"The last of the Anotherwatches we had made in advanced," Finis answered, "As far as I'm concerned if you're not going to put your all into this then we're done here."

"You're really splitting from us?" Ora asked as she turned with a glare, "I knew there was something bad about you the minute you-"

"Don't mistake my actions for being a traitor," Finis interrupted near immediately before glancing back, "I simply plan to put my all towards giving Swartz his chance and I suggest you two do the same as well. As it stands, with how you two are, there's no point in working together for these remaining Another Riders."

Uhr could only stare as Finis vanished before looking down at the Anotherwatches and walking over to Ora.

Ora simply approached Uhr and grabbed the Kiva Anotherwatch before walking off.

"You're really just going on your own too?" Uhr asked.

"Yeah," Ora remarked, "Good luck."

Uhr sighed before staring at the Anotherwatch he was left with, Kabuto. He gripped it tightly before looking up at the sky, "One more chance…"

---

"Yep… it's here," Gou said with a sigh as he hung his head.

"You sound disappointed," Shinnosuke remarked.

"More like I don't want to have my head nagged off by sis," Gou sighed further.

Team's RWBY, Zi-O, alongside Penny and Gou had accompanied Shinnosuke to where he figured they could lay low after dropping briefly by the Drive Pit. And that location was none other than Shinnosuke's own house.

"Well you haven't visited in forever," Shinnosuke replied, "I think the last time any of us heard from you was like 3 months ago."

"For good reason," Gou huffed before puffing up his chest and walking for the door, "Let's get this over with."

"Alright," Shinnosuke smiled before following after Gou.

"And you're sure this is alright?" Tsukuyomi asked as she followed along with the others.

"Feels kind of weird just going to your house," Yang admitted.

"It is weird, but it is kind of nice," Sougo admitted, "Actually, I don't think we've been to another Rider's house before, right?"

"The only argument I can give is Kikuchi Dry Cleaners," Ruby admitted, "Other than that, nope."

"Oh yeah, Takumi and the others live there," Sougo nodded.

"This is a rather nice home," Penny complimented.

"Indeed," Belt-San agreed.

"Oh, thanks," Shinnosuke gave a sheepish smile before taking a deep breath and taking the lead, getting to the door and knocking a few times, "Kiriko?"

It wasn't long before Kiriko opened the door, "I was wondering when you'd get here…" she trailed off a bit as she saw the size of the group before her, "Well you did say you'd have a lot of guests but I wasn't thinking…"

"Yeah, it's a lot," Shinnosuke said.

"Hello," Ruby held her hand up for slightly awkward wave, "Sorry about this."

"Apologies for the sudden intrusion with everyone," Belt-San spoke up.

"Huh?" Kiriko finally registered what Shinnosuke was wearing, "Eh, Krim?!"

"It's good to see you again Kiriko," Belt-San said with a smile.

Kiriko was still wide eyed at this, "But how?"

"I know right, I couldn't believe it either," Gou spoke up.

"And you," Kiriko could only glare as she immediately turned towards Gou who flinched away, "Don't think I didn't notice you and the fact that you haven't said anything in three months. Are you sleeping correctly? Eating properly? Making sure you're staying out of trouble?"

"Yes, yes, yes," Gou held up his hands, "Please, don't worry about me sis. I've been taking care of myself just fine."

"How's the little trooper?" Shinnosuke asked with a slight smile.

"Taking a nap right now," Kiriko admitted before looking over at everyone, "So if everyone could please keep their voices down. Eiji can sleep like a truck but I'd rather not wake him up."

Everyone else nodded as they were led into the house by Kiriko and Shinnosuke.

---

Another Drive let out a grunt as he continued to pile what damaged computer equipment and electronics he could while hot-wiring them. Nearby was Another Mach who was just staring at the whole process in general.

"They are not the only ones who can control space-time," Another Drive chuckled darkly as gold energy began forming and warping around his chest, soon enough he gasped as he plunged his hand inwards. He then pulled out the Drive Anotherwatch and walked over to the machinery, attaching several wires to it.

Another Mach tilted its head at the process before it was gestured over to a nearby block of stone, "What is the purpose of this?"

"This will make sure I can't lose," Another Drive answered before going to attach wires to Another Mach, the same golden energy coming off his hands as he managed to connect directly to the Anotherwatch within his partner.

---

Kiriko was busy serving everyone in the main living area since most wanted to talk to Gou about the situation surrounding Another Mach. Sougo however managed to pull Shinnosuke off to the side. The younger Rider had wanted to talk to his senior, though it wasn't specifically to get the Drive Ridewatch.

"Alright, we should be good here," Shinnosuke said as he entered his and Kiriko's bedroom with Sougo, locking the door so they'd have some privacy, "It's just the two of us."

"Three of us technically," Belt-San remarked.

"That's fine," Sougo admitted as he looked around the bedroom briefly.

"Oh right," Shinnosuke said as he rubbed the back of his neck, "Still, what did you want to talk about?"

"I was hoping to get some kind of advice," Sougo admitted.

"What kind of advice?" Shinnosuke asked as he went to go sit on his bed.

"Well it's uh… you're married and I feel like you might have a good idea on certain things," Sougo admitted.

"Wait, what?" Shinnosuke asked, a bit caught off guard by the preamble.

"Well you know Weiss right?" Sougo asked.

Shinnosuke put a hand to his chin, "The white haired girl right?"

"Yeah, she's my girlfriend," Sougo nodded, before suddenly ruffling his hair up with both hands, "But her birthday is like in two days and I have absolutely no idea what to do for her."

"Have you tried a surprise party?" Belt-San asked.

"She specifically vetoed any big surprise parties or parties in general," Sougo crossed his arms to imitate an X before dropping them and hanging his head.

"Ah that's tough," Shinnosuke admitted as he stared up at the ceiling, "Though that makes things easy to be honest."

"It does?" Sougo asked.

"It sounds like she just wants something simple," Shinnosuke explained, "Maybe just dinner between the two of you or something."

"Ah that makes sense," Sougo admitted, "But that becomes part of the problem, what should I even get her?"

"Is she not really a material kind of girl?" Shinnosuke asked.

"It seemed like she used to be but she's a lot more simple now," Sougo admitted, "I just wanted to repay her after she went through a lot of trouble on my birthday. Plus she's been helping me out a lot and I feel bad for not being able to do something to repay her."

"Hmm…" Shinnosuke hummed before lowering his head and looking over at the younger Rider, "You know she probably acted the same way you are right now."

"You really think so?" Sougo asked.

"It's just a deduction," Shinnosuke chuckled, "Honestly I feel as though it's not the gift's that are important. It's your buddy being there for you."

"Being there for you…" Sougo muttered.

"Like my birthday falls so close to Christmas that both my Birthday and Christmas gifts are lumped together," Shinnosuke groaned out, "And sometimes events too…"

"Jeez, that sounds rough," Sougo winced at that.

"It is, but Kiriko's tries to make them a bit more special," Shinnosuke admitted with a smile, "And even past that she's usually here making sure everything's kept in order and Eiji's taken care of. I tell her she doesn't have to go so far but she feels I need to have something nice to return home to after a long day of work."

"Something to return home to…" Sougo muttered in realization, picking out those words in particular before he gasped. He quickly hurried over to Shinnosuke and shook his hand, "Thank you Shinnosuke, you helped me possibly figure something out."

"I did, really?" Shinnosuke asked in an almost dumbfounded expression as his hand was shook constantly. He cleared his throat as he adjusted his collar, "Well of course. Us guys with significant others have to stick together after all."

"I guess so," Sougo smiled.

"I swear…" Belt-San sighed as he could easily tell that the realization was an accident since they didn't even know what Sougo's idea even was now. He perked up however at something, "Huh?"

A bright red light was coming from Shinnosuke's pocket, the officer taking out the Blank Watch that soon transformed into the Drive Ridewatch.

"Whoa," Shinnosuke said as he looked at it, "This is…"

"If Belt-San didn't come back I was hoping it might form instead," Sougo admitted, "It would've been able to allow you to access a copy of Drive's powers."

"What an interesting device," Belt-San mused.

"So why exactly are you collecting these again?" Shinnosuke asked as he handed the Ridewatch over to Sougo.

"I need them to become a King," Sougo smiled, and smiled further when he saw a confused look on his senior Rider's face.

"Right, right," Shinnosuke said as he looked away, a bit baffled by Sougo's dream, "That's a pretty big dream kid."

"I know," Sougo gave a knowing smile.

"Are kings even in style anymore?" Belt-San asked.

"That's your point of contention?" Shinnosuke questioned.

"I mean you've met Takeru right?" Sougo asked to which he received a nod, "Well his friend's a King and Kamen Rider, and I want to be the same."

"Huh…" Shinnosuke trailed as he heard this, "I don't think I've properly met all of Takeru's friends in that case…"

---

While Shinnosuke and Sougo were talking, Kiriko was with Penny in helping serve everyone in the main living area. As Kiriko was preparing the drinks, everyone was giving the two Shijima siblings the rundown on what exactly was going on with the Another Drive case. Penny meanwhile simply hummed as she helped Kiriko out.

"So you used to work with Shinnosuke?" Penny asked.

"Yes," Kiriko said as she helped serve everyone in the room.

"It must feel weird going from all that action to being at home all the time," Yang remarked.

"Well even I have to admit being a stay at home mom does get grating even if I enjoy the more relaxed life," Kiriko replied, "To alleviate that I try to be as mobile as I can. Thankfully I was able to apply for an at home position in the precinct."

"I keep hearing at home work's been increasing as of late," Ruby noted, "Didn't think that the police got in on that too."

"There are some minor jobs that can be done at home," Kiriko explained, "It's not the most stimulating but it's definitely better than just watching television all day."

"Also helps between all the working out," Gou remarked as he was currently holding a dolphin plush, "Seriously, I still can't believe you bought all that workout equipment."

"After training hard to get into the 1st Division I wasn't about to let that all go to waste after I had Eiji," Kiriko huffed.

"Fair enough," Gou said.

"Again," Ruby spoke up, "Sorry for barging in like this by the way."

"Its fine, Shinnosuke warned me and I had enough time to get things slightly cleaned up," Kiriko said, "If anything I should be apologizing for what mess there is."

"You say that but it's mostly spotless," Blake said, noting only a few toys were thrown about.

"So now that we're all settled," Geiz said before looking over at Gou, "What exactly is Another Mach's deal?"

"I believe Finis answered that for us," Woz said as he leaned against a wall while hugging his book.

"Shush," Tsukuyomi glared at Woz.

"Well as that weirdo in white said, Another Mach is Chase," Gou explained before sighing and ruffling his hair up a bit.

"Chase was a Prototype Roidmude, Protozero," Kiriko spoke up much to her brother's surprise, "He was the first Kamen Rider to fight against them, Proto Drive. But he was captured by the Roidmudes and turned into their personal Grim Reaper, Mashin Chaser."

"That explains that dialogue bit," Weiss noted.

"Thankfully we were able to save him, and he fought with us as Kamen Rider Chaser," Kiriko explained, "But…"

"He… he ended up saving my life in the end," Gou finally managed to speak after letting his sister speak mostly for him, "He got in the way of an attack meant for me and sacrificed himself to try and take out our enemy."

"Gou…" Ruby muttered as she saw his pained expression.

"Ever since then I've been trying to revive him," Gou explained, "I got somewhere nearly two years back but was stuck in a dead end due to some incidents that happened. But I was finally getting close to recovering his data despite a few hiccups… when well…"

"Finis attacked you, right?" Geiz asked.

"Yeah that Time Jacker showed up in the lab I was using and froze me near immediately," Gou explained, "Then they did something weird to the data I was gathering, somehow managed to gather all of Chase's data and shoved it into the Proto Body I was going to use to revive Chase before inserting that Watch thing in it. It transformed the Proto Body into that Another Mach thing and then they left with it."

"So that's why you were so concerned with me finishing it off," Geiz realized, "Not only would it risk the body you built but also Chase's core."

"And a normal finisher won't work on it given Finis confirmed that it was an Another Kikai situation," Woz noted as Penny frowned.

"What exactly is that kind of situation?" Gou questioned.

"Well…" Blake trailed off, "Basically the Anotherwatch is tied to Chase's Core and if it goes the Core likely goes as well."

"It is not a pleasant experience," Penny frowned further as she recalled her time as Another Kikai.

"That's…" Kiriko paled at the thought.

"So there's nothing we can do?" Gou gritted his teeth.

"Not exactly," Woz spoke up before looking over at Ruby had a very intense look to her.

Penny also noticed this, "Ruby?"

"Gou," Ruby spoke up as she walked over, bringing out a Blank Ridewatch and holding it out while giving a reassuring smile, "I promise you, we'll save Chase."

"Eh?" Gou looked up in surprise, "What do you mean?"

"I've dealt with a dirty trick like that before but I need you to trust me," Ruby explained, "So let me give you a helping hand."

"Huh, you seem pretty confident," Gou smirked as he grabbed Ruby's hand to take the Blank Ridewatch, "I'll hold you to that promise."

"Oh, looks like we missed something important," Shinnosuke said as he walked over with Sougo.

"Nothing too big," Yang waved it off, "Just getting a game plan together."

"Speaking of a plan, do we even know where to find Another Drive?" Geiz asked.

"We need to try even if we don't have a lead," Sougo admitted, "Because he really hates Shinnosuke for some reason so we can't risk him hurting more people because of that anger."

"Wait, really?" Shinnosuke asked in surprise.

"Yeah, he said the Roidmudes that showed up this last time were formed because of his intense anger at you," Sougo mentioned.

"That's…" Shinnosuke began to think and realized there was only one Roidmude that fit that bill once he piled it on with the other evidence.

Another Drive's voice was eerily similar to a specific Roidmude he had faced in the past…

One that he had managed to turn the tables on completely despite the overwhelming odds…

A defeat so humiliating that all the Roidmude had left was hatred

"I was powered by the energies of space and time…"

"I've got it…" Shinnosuke straightened up his tie again, "My brain is in top gear."

"Wait, really?" Sougo asked.

"I know exactly who our culprit is and where exactly he'll be," Shinnosuke said, "So this time we can ambush him."

"Perfect," Geiz said.

"Good to see you back in gear," Kiriko smiled only for her thoughts to shift back towards Chase's situation. She could only let out an audible sigh that everyone took notice of, soon perking up as she realized all eyes were on her, "Oh, I uh…"

"What is wrong?" Penny asked.

"It's just all the talk about saving Chase… I wish there was something more I could do," Kiriko admitted, "At least for him since he's helped me numerous times and while I have helped him, I still feel like I have a lot more to repay him for."

"I know how you feel sis," Gou said, "But even with you keeping yourself in shape, you're not exactly the most protected."

"Yeah, especially when it comes to this Roidmude," Shinnosuke agreed, "And while there is my spare Mach Driver alongside you also being a candidate for Drive's user in the past, ChouDeadheat's too much of a risk since even I was pushing it. Besides we can't just leave Eiji by himself."

"I know," Kiriko sighed, "But…"

"Hmm…" Sougo muttered before holding up the Drive Ridewatch and staring at it intently before a grin crossed his lips, "I think I have an idea…"

---

At the personal lab that Gou worked at, it was fairly messy when it came to the interior. While one would assume that was because of the likely sleepless nights that Gou spent while lumbering around, it was also because of Finis' tampering with the Proto Body. Gou had been in such a mad dash to try and find the missing Proto Body that was turned into Another Mach that he wasn't aware there were also others looking into taking advantage of his lab.

"Now then…"

Narutaki walked through an Aurora Curtain as he found the main computer, still in one piece thankfully. He pulled out a flash drive before sticking it in, typing on the keyboard and putting in various commands. It wasn't long before he pulled up a chart that showed data gathering percentages for individuals named Heart/002, Brain/003, and Medic/009. With a few keystrokes the data gathered for Heart/002 began to be transferred into the flash drive until a confirmation sound was heard. He removed the flash drive before giving a hum and closing the files on the computer.

It didn't take long for Narutaki to open another Aurora Curtain before walking through.

"Another important piece has been claimed…"

---

It had taken a while, but Another Drive had finally finished his preparations on both himself and Another Mach. Now he only hoped that Shinnosuke and the other Riders were still trying to come up with a plan so he could gain initiative.

"There we go," Another Drive said as he reinserted the Anotherwatch into his body before looking around, "It's a good thing thoseTime Jackers are relaxed in their methods. I can continue my plan in peace… now all I need to do is-"

BOOM

The building that they were in began to shake as energy blasts were heard, concrete being shattered as the building shook further.

"What?" Another Drive questioned as the building began to collapse as the energy blasts were starting to hit higher and higher, the ceiling caving in on him and Another Mach.

The Tridoron was the one responsible for blasting apart the hideout from the outside. Normally destruction of property would be an issue, but the building that had been blasted was an old one in a factory district that had been scheduled for demolition numerous times only for the project to get delayed or canceled.

Shinnosuke was currently not in the vehicle and stood nearby it with Gou, Kiriko, Sougo, Ruby, Geiz, Tsukuyomi and Woz, all of them having Shift Car Holders and Shift Cars on said holders.

"Think that'll do it?" Gou asked.

"More than likely," Geiz replied, "That's if we didn't crush them."

"Oh if only we were that lucky," Ruby chuckled.

"Indeed, that likely only annoyed them," Woz said before a sudden chunk of the building exploded, "It appears I was right."

It wasn't long before a car similar to the Tridoron busted out through the building, it being heavily modified and twisted with various machinery attached to it. Numerous exhaust pipes exited the back as it had extra parts on the front to allow it to easily ram through debris. Both Another Drive and Another Mach could be seen riding on top of it as it skidded to a stop nearby.

"What an insulting display," Belt-San glared at the slapdash styled Another Tridoron, "To think he'd have his own."

"Now, now, let's not get too mad," Shinnosuke said before looking over at the Another Riders, "Glad you could greet us."

"To think you'd take the initiative," Another Drive remarked as he hopped off the vehicle with his partner, "I figured you wouldn't be able to find me."

"Oh trust me we weren't sure either," Shinnosuke spoke up as he took the lead, "And I would've been even more confused on who you were if I only had one clue. But thankfully you gave one to me and the other to Sougo."

"Oh?" Another Drive asked in an amused tone, "Did I?"

"It was very sloppy of you, though you don't seem too bothered by that," Belt-San remarked.

"Normally 005 is the one that would embody hatred and he'd become the Revenger Roidmude as a result," Shinnosuke answered, "However there's at least one more that would hate my guts. That would be the one that traveled back from the future and spun a narrative so deadly that I shouldn't have been able to beat them. A scenario I turned around so hard that you'd have to hate my guts after denying you your plan once you were so close to completion… Roidmude 108!"

"Well now," Another Drive chuckled, "I must commend you for getting into top gear, so much so that you were able to intercept me."

"There is one question I have on my mind that I wasn't able to figure out," Shinnosuke admitted, "Why exactly go all around the city and nearly be spotted? Why not make the attack a full surprise?"

"I needed an army," Another Drive explained, "But procuring the parts to replicate Roidmudes was too hard, so I utilized what residual data was leftover to recreate them with my new powers and eventually using my own hatred, evolve them."

"Is that why you decided to bring Chase into this?" Gou questioned.

"He was merely a tool that the Time Jackers thought I could use," Another Drive remarked, "And they were right as I plan on utilizing him to regain my former power as the Paradox Roidmude!"

"Like we'll let you do that!" Gou called out in near anger before he felt a hand on him, looking over to see Kiriko who was trying to keep him calm, "Sis…"

Kiriko nodded to Gou before looking over at the Another Riders, "We'll be saving Chase and stopping your plan. It's as simple as that."

"Considering you all couldn't truly be rid of me, I doubt it," Another Drive scoffed.

"How did you even survive?" Shinnosuke questioned further, "I made sure to fully destroy you."

"Yes my Core was destroyed," Another Drive admitted, "However it was fixed by the power of a time-space distortion, allowing me to somehow survive. Of course it appears quite some time has passed since but there is no time like the present to act on my future!"

"I suppose with your kind of powers it makes sense," Belt-San admitted.

Sougo and Ruby's eyes widened slightly as they turned to look at each other, first the meteorites and now Paradox…

Tsukuyomi was in disbelief, "Another issue with time and space?"

"This is starting to get out of hand," Geiz admitted.

"Then we should probably get to work," Woz said.

"No matter what you all do you cannot stop my ascension," Another Drive stated as he stepped forward, "That is a fact."

"We'll see about that," Sougo said.

"Yeah," Ruby agreed, "Busting up Another Rider plans is usually what we're good at."

"Then let's get going," Shinnosuke said as he drew out his Type Formula Car while Gou drew out DeadHeat.

Both Geiz and Woz stood on the right and left of Sougo respectively while Sougo readied his personal and Trinity Ridewatches. Tsukuyomi drew out her personal Ridewatch alongside Ruby who also drew out the Rose Ridewatch while Kiriko held up the Drive Ridewatch.

"And you're sure this will work?" Kiriko asked.

"You were a Drive Candidate, I'm sure it will," Sougo reassured, "Just press the button and it'll do the rest of the work."

Belt-San gave a grunt, "Alright everyone, Start Your Engines!"

Gou started first as he prepared his transformation, "Let's…"

"HENSHIN!"

[DRIVE TYPE: FORMULA!]

[SIGNAL BIKE SHIFT CAR! RIDER DEAD HEAT!]

[TRINITY TIME! MITTSU NO CHIKARA! KAMEN RIDER ZI-O! GEIZ! WOZ! T-RIN-I-TY~! TRINITY!]

[RIDER TIME! KAMEN~ RI~DER~ TSUKU~YOMI! TSU-KU-YO-MI!]

[ARMOR TIME! KAMEN RIDE! YEAH! ROSE! ROSE! RO~SE~!]

[THE RED CAR POLICE RIDER WHO FIGHTS WITH THE POWER OF SHIFT CARS IS… DRIVE!]

It wasn't long before Sougo, Geiz and Woz transformed straight into Zi-O Trinity, Tsukuyomi taking her base form while Ruby took her upgraded form of Roze Rose Armor.

Shinnosuke meanwhile had taken the formula race car themed form of Type Formula, it being primarily blue in color with white accents and a yellow helmet with a black protective visor covering his helmets compound eyes. His chest was the most obvious point, the front acting like the front of a formula race car while the back was designed like the back of one. The tires for this form were two smaller ones that went on the upper portions of his forearms. Finally to truly finish the racecar aesthetic, all over his body were various sponsor logos showcasing the different Shift Cars.

Gou's transformation into Deadheat Mach didn't change much for him like it did with Shinnosuke. In fact the only real change between the variants was the helmet was more Mach-styled in appearance.

Kiriko meanwhile instinctively braced as the transformation for Drive began to happen around her. She recalled her failed attempts at trying to master the system and kept herself bracing in case the same thing would happen. To her surprise the transformation completed itself, it also forming the Type Speed Tire onto her body automatically.

"What?" Another Drive questioned as he saw all the transformations, though he was most surprised by Kiriko's since he had recalled her usually standing on the sidelines. He then scoffed to cover his surprise, "No matter what Riders you bring in, you cannot stop me!"

"Sorry to say but you're coming along for our ride whether you like it or not," Drive said as he crouched forward before suddenly speeding forward thanks to Type Formula's high speed. He managed to grab Another Drive, dragging him away in a blue blur much to Another Mach's surprise.

"Alright, you all know the plan," Zi-O said as he looked at everyone before running forward to catch up with Drive.

"Good luck," Tsukuyomi said as she followed after Zi-O.

"You two won't be going anywhere," Another Mach declared as it began to approach the two.

[CHARGE!]

The Another Rider was shot in the ankles alongside the stomach and neck, sending it stumbling to the ground as a result. The culprit was K-Drive who had brought out the Door-Ju.

"Let's go," Roze said as she brought out and slotted the Ex-Aid Watch into her Rose Watch.

[FINAL WEAPON TIME: E-E-E-EX-AID! GASHACON KEY SLASHER!]

Roze brought out the Key Slasher and pressed the gun button, firing off energy blasts at Another Mach who began to dodge out of the way before batting away any that he couldn't dodge.

[ZENRIN!]

"Coming through, hope you don't mind!" Mach said quickly as he leapt forward, hopping off of Roze's shoulder, ignoring her annoyed remark. He dropped down and slashed with his Zenrin Shooter but to his surprise it was caught by Another Mach's own twisted version of his weapon. He didn't get a chance to counter as he was kicked in the stomach, being sent tumbling back.

Despite that this was enough for K-Drive to continue to take potshots at Another Mach, managing to force it on the defensive as Roze closed in. Roze yelled out as she slashed at Another Mach, the Another Rider blocking with his weapon.

Roze quickly hopped away from the clash, "Alright… we need a way to keep him still."

"There are a few ways," Mach admitted as he quickly hurried over to Roze.

"Allow me to try something then," K-Drive said, "Gou, you have the perfect one to keep him in place but we'll need to distract him first."

"So true," Mach replied, "Alright, let's show her what this brother and sister combination can do!"

"Alright," K-Drive stared forward, "Hunter, Vegas!"

It wasn't long before the two Shift Cars she called by name, Justice Hunter, and Dream Vegas shot towards her, the former allowing her to grab it while the latter slotted itself into her Shift Car tray.

[TIRE KOUKAN: JUSTICE HUNTER!]

To everyone's surprise, because K-Drive was utilizing a Ridewatch, the Type Speed tire flashed and was replaced by Justice Hunter's while she gained the shield-like jail cell themed Justice Cage. She wasted no time in tossing it towards Another Mach, it being thrown up high.

[HU-HU-HUNTER!]

The Justice Cage soon manifested steel bars that trapped Another Mach before it enlarged itself and landed on the bars, sealing the Another Rider inside. Another Mach slammed its weapon into the cage only for an electric jolt to strike it and force it back.

"Nice job sis," Mach gave a thumbs-up, "Now for a Signal-"

Tune!

Bat Roidmude wings suddenly erupted from Another Mach's back, clashing against the electrified cage as Another Mach yelled out, managing to break and shatter the cage he was in.

"Or not…" Mach muttered.

"Just go for a more direct attack," K-Drive said as she began running forward, initiating another tire change, "I'll cover you!"

"All Kamen Riders will be destroyed," Another Mach declared as it began to shoot at Kiriko.

[TIRE KOUKAN: DREAM VEGAS!]

In a flash of gold, K-Drive gained the Dream Vegas tire alongside its shield-like weapons the Drum Shields. She held them up as she rushed forward, blocking the shots with ease, "Chase, don't worry it won't be much longer!"

[HISSATSU! FULL THROTTLE!]

Mach quickly leapt over his sister, slotting his Tomarle Signal Bike into his Zenrin Shooter while spinning the wheel. Then before the Another Rider could react, he landed a hit with his finisher charged weapon. The result was a yellow net-like energy forming over Another Mach with a Stop Signal forming from behind.

"Alright," Roze quickly used Petal Burst to dash for the side before running towards Another Mach, loading in Maximum Mighty X and charging the weapon's blade with energy, "Here we go, reprogramming!"

[MAXIMUM MIGHTY CRITICAL FINISH!]

Mach quickly pulled away and backed up alongside K-Drive, Another Mach just barely managing to break out of the netting and turning. Roze was right next to him and slashed against the Another Rider's chest, a bright pink energy field surrounding them as electricity began erupting from the wound she had inflicted.

"This is…" Roze grunted as she realized this bit of reprogramming was going to be harder than when dealing with a corrupted Miridewatch. Still she had promised that she would save Chase and she was going to do it. Giving a mighty yell she swung as hard as she could as the pink energy field grew brighter and brighter.

Suddenly the energy field exploded, Roze and Another Mach staggering out of it. However before anyone could say anything, something fell next to Roze.

Mach's eyes widened as he quickly rushed over to see that it was the Proto Body that had fallen down, "Did you…" he released sudden gasp when he saw that the number plate on the Proto Body held the code: 000, "The Core's intact…"

"It was incredibly hard to get right," Roze admitted between a few deep breaths, "And it was more of a separation than I anticipated than just shutting off the Watch, but… I did it."

"Thank you…" Mach let out a shaky breath, "Thank you so much…"

"I've gone through that pain before," Roze admitted, "Nearly went through it again if it wasn't for this power. So I knew I couldn't let things end in tragedy for you."

"Again, thank you," Mach said and it was clear that he was smiling as he said this despite his helmet being on. To his surprise he felt something warm and quickly drew out the source, it was the Blank Ridewatch but it had flashed and changed shape. It had a white base with a black dial and button with Mach's face on it, becoming the Mach Ridewatch, "Wait, is this?"

"Looks like me keeping my promise caused it to form," Roze chuckled before hearing a sudden groan.

"Watch out you two!" K-Drive quickly ran forward as she was keeping an eye on Another Mach when she noticed it moving. She held out her Drum Shields to block the blasts that it shot out.

"Thanks for the quick save sis," Mach said with a salute, "Think you can get Chase out of here? We'll handle the cleanup."

"Leave it to me," K-Drive said as she winced, continuing to brace against the continued fire, "Now hurry up! I can't keep blocking forever!"

(Insert: Full Throttle by S.S.P.D ~Steel Sound Police Dept~)

"Right, let's go!" Mach said as he began tapping his Mach Driver's top button rapidly, the Dead Heat Tire overheating as his shoulder meter began blaring out.

"On it," Roze said as she dismissed her Armor Time to lighten the load on her body slightly while loading in Mach's Ridewatch, noticing how he didn't use an upgraded weapon, "Weapon Time!"

[BURST! KYUNI DEAD HEAT!]

[MACH! WEAPON TIME! ZENRIN SHOOTER!]

Mach's Dead Heat tired suddenly busted due to overheating and revealed a jagged red underneath. Roze meanwhile brought out the Zenrin Shooter, immediately spinning out from behind K-Drive and shooting at Another Mach.

Another Mach gasped as it was struck, staggering back.

K-Drive saw that they were ready and quickly backed away, reverting back to Type Speed as she hurried over to the Protozero body, giving a grunt as she began to lift it up.

"Alright," Roze said as she patted her weapon on her hand several times, "Let's go."

"Right," Mach gave a nod, "But first…"

"Huh?" Roze looked over.

"Searching…!" Mach pointed forward before spinning and punching his palm, "Destroying! Both done at…" he trailed off as held a hand out before clasping his hands together and then spreading his arms apart, "Mach Speed!" He then swung his arm in front of him before crouching down and posing, "Kamen Rider Mach!"

"Fancy," Roze chuckled before taking aim and firing at Another Mach.

Another Mach gave a growl and braced against the shots, it aimed forward only to suddenly see Mach appear in front of it in a burst of red. Its weapon arm was batted down before it was decked in the face, a burst of red energy forming and sending it staggering back.

Roze wasn't planning on missing a beat, using Petal Burst to dash to the side before reforming and firing at Another Mach.

Another Mach was ready to charge forward when its side was struck by the blasts. It then turned with a growl and gathered energy in its weapon before slashing and sending a ring of energy out towards Roze.

Roze quickly used Petal Burst, launching towards the ring of energy before splitting through and around it. She landed with a slide, loading in the Kaksarn Signal Bike and spinning the wheel on the weapon.

[HISSATSU! FULL THROTTLE!]

Another Mach quickly braced against the attack, Roze unleashing a rapid series of jabs with the Zenrin Shooter. The Another Rider yelled out as it was forced to back away before its head perked up, it quickly leapt backwards to avoid a sudden punch from Mach.

"Looks like it can still go despite not having a host," Mach remarked.

"That's surprising," Roze admitted, not liking how this Another Rider was still stable.

Kaksarn!

Another Mach raised its weapon up and shot a blast into the air, the blast suddenly broke apart and rained energy bullets down on Mach and Roze, smoke kicking up as they staggered back.

[SP-SP-SPEED!]

K-Drive suddenly erupted from the smoke in a slide, speeding towards a surprised Another Mach. It wasn't long before she spun, sweeping the Another Rider's legs from underneath it. K-Drive got in a crouched stance before standing before it could fall forward, unleashing a rapid series of punches before performing an uppercut.

Another Mach yelled out as it was struck by the uppercut, being launched up into the air.

"Jeez, she really wants in on this," Mach remarked.

"Well at least she got the Proto Body out of the way first," Roze said as she glanced back, seeing the Proto Body safely near the parked Tridoron.

"You two, finish it now!" K-Drive called out as she turned towards them.

Both Mach and Roze nodded, the two initiating their Driver's finishers.

[HISSATSU! BURST!]

Mach leapt up into the air first, spinning around rapidly and forming a red energy variant of the Dead Heat Tire around him before kicking out.

[FINISH TIME! MACH!]

Roze leapt up just as Mach finished spinning, kicking out with him and launching towards the Another Rider.

Another Mach's head jolted as it saw this, the eye on its chest dilating before it launched out a yellow beam of energy.

Tomarle!

The yellow beam struck Roze, the Rider giving a gasp as she was stopped mid-air while Mach continued to launch towards Another Mach.

[FULL THROTTLE! DEAD HEAT!]

Despite stopping Roze, it was unable to hold up against Mach's kick, the energy tire ramming into before tearing through it. The Another Rider could only yell out as it body exploded, the Anotherwatch that it held falling towards the ground as it had yet to be truly destroyed.

(Insert End)

Roze yelped as she was freed from the Signal power and managed to just barely land, "What was…"

"Picture Perfect," Mach said as he stood up and gave a small salute, "Right?"

"Wait, what's going on?" K-Drive questioned.

The Mach Anotherwatch had yet to actually fall to the floor, it suddenly glowing gold before shooting into the Another Tridoron that was still in the area. The Another Tridoron revved up before turning with a sudden screech, driving off towards the other fight.

"Wait, that's not good," Mach realized before hurrying after it.

Roze looked over at K-Drive, "Let's go."

"Right," K-Drive nodded before running after Mach with Roze.

---

While Another Mach had been dealt with, Another Drive had been managing to hold out. Or at least trying to since he had to contend with three Kamen Riders who had Shift Cars and didn't have to worry about Density Shift. Zi-O Trinity, while powerful, was the most straightforward to deal with in attacks. Another Drive could easily just speed away, block with his shield, or even fight back. Issues started to pop up when Tsukuyomi got smart with her attacks. She would attack from the distance with her Zikan Girade Tsu while freezing him on occasion.

This allowed Zi-O to easily punch or kick Another Drive back, and when the Another Rider attempted to speed in close, Tsukuyomi was able to bring out her energy blade to keep him at a decent distance before forcing him back.

But that was only if he got lucky since the last Rider to deal with was fairly annoying. Drive as Type Formula was faster than all previous Drive models. And Another Driver while fast, was unable to truly keep up with Type Formula and was usually batted or pushed away.

"Sorry to say but this won't be as easy as you think it'll be," Drive spoke up.

"Let's finish this," Tsukuyomi suggested, "Sougo!"

"Alright," Zi-O said, ready to rush forward before several blasts were launched at the Riders' feet to keep them back, "Huh?"

"What was that?" Geiz asked.

"We have company," Woz answered.

Said company was the Another Tridoron, it driving into view after it had obtained the Mach Anotherwatch. The Another Rider saw this and chuckled, standing up before hopping over to the Another Tridoron and standing on the roof of it.

"We're finishing this here and now, Shinnosuke Tomari," Another Drive growled out as the Another Tridoron began to charge energy in its headlights.

"I'll gladly accept that," Drive called out as he went to go for one of Formula's specific Tire Changes, bringing out a green F1 styled Shift Car that had a floor jack attached to it.

[TIRE KOUKAN: FORMULA ZERO-TWO!]

It wasn't long before his right forearm tire detached, a green one with a floor jack attached to it spinning into view before latching on in its place. This was the Jacky F02 Tire equipped with the Jacky Riser.

"Sougo, Tsukuyomi!" Drive called out as he held his arm out at an angle, having the Jack Riser's platform facing upwards, "I'll handle that mockery of a Tridoron, you two deal with Another Drive!"

Zi-O and Tsukuyomi looked at Drive and then at each other before nodding, the two running towards Drive. They leapt forward, planting one foot on the Jacky Riser before it extended upwards, launching the two high into the air, the two preparing their finishers.

[FINISH TIME! ZI-O! GEIZ! WOZ!]

[FINISH TIME!]

"What fools, I've already won," Another Drive remark as he knelt down on the roof of the Another Tridoron, retrieving the Mach Anotherwatch as he gripped it tightly.

"We'll see about that, Trailer-Hou!" Drive called out as he brought out the Trailer-Hou, a blue-semi truck that held a long trailer. He shifted the truck portion of it downwards to reveal it was a cannon weapon, loading the Formula Shift Car into the main finisher slot.

[FORMULA-HOU!]

He then brought out the two Shift Cars he didn't use in Formula, Formula 01 Mantarn and Formula 03 Spanner, loading them into the trailer itself.

[HISSATSU! FULL THROTTLE!]

Drive let out a deep breath as he aimed forward, blue energy gathering within the barrel of the Trailer-Hou while Zi-O and Tsukuyomi had initiated their finishers, kicking downwards with their right legs.

Another Drive chuckled, gripping his chest tightly before throwing his arm to the side, "FIRE!"

The Another Tridoron heeded his command and unleashed a red beam of energy towards Drive.

[FULL FULL FORMULA TAIHOU!]

Drive let out a yell as he unleashed a blue beam of energy from the Trailer-Hou, the beam clashing with the Another Tridoron's as a beam struggle ensued. Both beams tried to overpower and overtake each other though Drive's held strong as he yelled out further.

Zi-O and Tsukuyomi meanwhile shouted as they kicked directly at Another Drive who planned on meeting them full force. They weren't aware that he had managed to draw out the Drive Anotherwatch, having both Anotherwatches in his hands as he punched forward with both.

Each Rider had managed to strike one of Another Drive's fists with their boot, the two yelling further as they tried to overpower Another Drive. While this occurred, both the Another Tridoron and Drive were still having their beam match.

"We're not about to let this scrapheap win, right?!" Drive asked.

Belt-San gave a grunt, "Of course not!"

Drive and Belt-San yelled out further as Type Formula's body began to shine a bright blue, the power of the Trailer-Hou increasing as a result.

Right as the Trailer-Hou's beam began to overtake Another Tridoron's, both Zi-O and Tsukuyomi yelled further and shattered both of Another Drive's hands, destroying the Anotherwatches within them as they kicked through the Another Rider.

[TRINITY TIME BREAK BURST EXPLOSION!]

[TIME JACK!]

The two Riders slid away from Another Drive just as the Trailer-Hou's beam overtook and struck the Another Tridoron, catching it and Another Drive in a massive explosion.

"Did we do it?" Zi-O asked.

"I think so," Tsukuyomi nodded.

"I doubt he could have survived," Geiz replied, "He was an idiot for thinking he could overpower us though."

"Alright…" Drive let his arms drop and weapon hang.

"Wait a moment," Woz said as Zi-O's left arm suddenly felt a cold chill run down it, "This is…"

"Huh?" Zi-O shivered slightly at the chill before turning towards the explosion.

"Ha… ha… hahaha…"

The fire and smoke began to die down and blow away to show the many scrapped pieces of the Another Tridoron alongside the destroyed body of 108. However among all the destroyed pieces were shining gold shards, parts of which Zi-O recognized instantly.

"Those are…" Zi-O quickly stood up.

Woz gave a confused hum, "The Anotherwatches?"

"Guys we've got trouble!" Roze called out as she ran into view with K-Drive and Mach.

It wasn't long before every single physical piece of scrap began to break apart into energy, the energy suddenly spiraling all together as 108's core reformed at the center of it. Soon enough 108 reformed in his Spider Roidmude form while holding a golden glow. He dropped to the ground as he evolved further, transforming into a monstrous twisted mass of gold and silver known as Paradox.

"I must admit my thanks," Paradox chuckled as he held out his hand, "You Kamen Riders foolishly charge in headfirst to maintain your justice and as a result you've given me exactly what I wanted!"

"Paradox…" Drive hissed out.

"Wait, what?" Zi-O asked in surprise.

"What exactly is going on?" Tsukuyomi questioned, "It's clear we destroyed the Anotherwatches, but they were still able to survive briefly?"

"He must have tampered with them," Roze realized.

"Of course, the Time Jackers aren't the only ones who can tamper with space and time," Paradox answered, "My revival was not because of the Time Jackers, no it was my own powers. Once they weren't constantly hounding me I decided I'd tamper with their creations a bit. I adjusted the Watches ever so slightly so that they'd cause enough of a space time distortion for me to revive after my defeat and regain my former power."

"So that's why Another Mach stopped me from attacking alongside Mach," Roze realized, "If I destroyed the Anotherwatch your plan would've gone up in smoke."

"What a slapdash plan," Drive scoffed, "That means we can deal with you here and now."

"What makes you so confident about that?" Paradox asked.

"It's clear you just put this together within the last few hours," Drive answered, "Meaning while you've regained enough power to get to your Super Evolved Form, you still can't unleash your full power to create a new Global Freeze. Am I wrong?"

"Once again you spurn me but with words," Paradox growled out, "Even without my ability to initiate the Global Freeze my power still grows, I'll have that soon enough and I'll simply bide my time by destroying you Kamen Riders!"

"Like we'll be that simple to get rid of," Mach remarked as a black and white blur shot towards him, he gripped it to reveal a strange vehicle themed Shift Car that was made out of two motorcycles attached to each other by a white roof with red stripes. He slotted it into his Mach Driver, "Us Kamen Riders aren't as quick to croak as you might think."

[SIGNAL BIKE, SHIFT CAR!]

"That's right," Drive said as he brought out an elongated Shift Car version of the Tridoron, pressing the button on the side before loading it onto his Shift Brace.

[FIRE ALL ENGINES!]

"Alright Team, hope you all are ready," Roze said as she prepared the Roze RWBY Ridewatch.

[PETAL! GLYPH! SHADOW! BURN!]

"…Chou-Henshin!"

[RWBY TIME!]

---

The remainder of Team RWBY and Penny were at the Tomari Residence still, Sougo having suggested that Penny keep an eye on Eiji to ease Kiriko's and Shinnosuke's worries. He also suggested since they were dealing with slowdown and Roze RWBY likely would be needed, it'd be unsafe for the three to be out in the battlefield immediately.

"This is nerve-wracking," Weiss sighed.

"What," Yang looked over, "Not a fan of our super cool form?"

"I imagine it's less that and more about the building question of when Ruby's going to bring us in," Blake said as she was currently reading through a book that Kiriko had lying around, "I am wondering what's taking so long though."

"Eh you know, usual fight banter, the villain pulls off a new trick, etc," Yang said as she somewhat guessed what was going on despite not being there.

"Yes, there does seem to be an invisible procedure of sorts," Penny agreed.

It wasn't long after that was said before the three members of RWBY suddenly closed their eyes and passed out where they were sitting.

"There we go," Penny said softly as she went to make sure the passed out Huntresses were comfortable. Though it wasn't long before she heard a light whine and crying soon after said whine, "Oh…" she said as she realized that Eiji might've just suddenly woken up, "Oh dear…" she muttered as while she did agree to this, she wasn't sure how to approach this. She took a deep breath however, "I can do this, I can do this…"

---

[RIDER: MACH CHASER!]

[DRIVE TYPE: TRIDORON!]

Smaller Signal Tire wheels formed around Mach before sliding into him and creating his new form. His chest armor and helmet remained the same as his base form, shape wise. They were now a metallic blue, while still keeping the red stripes and adding a purple stripe on the chest. His eyes were now separated instead of being one singular visor, being orange rounded compound eyes. His bodysuit was interesting in that it seemed to belong to a separate Rider altogether, it being varying shades of grey and silver with blue lining to tie it to his upper armor, red and purple lines connecting to the ones on his chest. He also regained his scarf, it being grey with a red and purple streak.

The Tridoron meanwhile drove into view, breaking apart into energy projections of its parts before surrounding Drive alongside various energy tire rings. All of the tire change Shift Cars launched towards him, entering the Type Tridoron Shift Car in the brace as the armor formed, the energy rings forming the Type Tridoron Tire that latched onto Drive's left shoulder. The bodysuit and armor was bright red with white stripes, the armoring having a Tridoron shape to it. The left arm was entirely black compared to the rest of the armor which kept up the Tridoron theme.

[DANKETSU YOTTSU NO TAMASHI! KAMEN RIDER ROZE RW~BY~! RWBY!]

As both Kamen Rider's Mach Chaser and Drive Type Tridoron stepped forward, Roze finished her transformation into Roze RWBY.

Roze took a deep breath before getting in a fighting stance, "Sorry about keeping you all in suspense."

"We really need a better system," Weiss groaned.

"I'll take it under consideration," Roze replied.

"So what's the deal with our friend here?" Yang asked, "Is that the Paradox guy that Shinnosuke mentioned?"

"Yeah he's regained his Ultimate Evolved Form," Roze explained, "But we're about to put a stop to him before he can do anything else."

"Sounds good to me," Blake agreed.

(Insert: Spinning Wheel by Ryoma Takeuchi, Yuu Inaba, Taiko Katono)

"Like you Riders can do anything," Paradox scoffed as he gathered blue energy in his hands, unleashing them all around to strike at the Riders and cause more chaos, "You all are nothing but pebbles in a small pond, stepping stones to history itself!"

Tsukuyomi quickly froze several projectiles for a short couple of seconds, allowing her and Zi-O to easily dodge through the projectiles. Roze meanwhile used a mix of Shadow and Petal Burst to feign getting hit while moving around the others with ease, K-Drive, Mach, and Drive all using their forms' speed to easily dodge through the attacks.

Mach rushed in with his speed, striking with a rapid series of punches at Paradox's front. Despite the Roidmude blocking a few of them, he was able to break through and perform a quick series of jabs against the Roidmude's stomach. Mach then sped around and went to go for another rapid series of punches only for Paradox to turn just in time.

Paradox formed his right arm into a massive cannon, lodging it against Mach's chest and blasting several times, sending the Rider staggering back as sparks flew.

[TURN!]

Sparks flew from his back as he turned and aimed only to get slashed in the arm and chest by K-Drive who had brought out the Handle-Ken. She turned the handle again, spinning and dodging a blast from Paradox before slashing, sparks flying again.

"Enough!" Paradox yelled and blasted at K-Drive who managed to just barely hop back in time. He then shot at her again only for his blast to be stopped mid-air, "What?"

"Forget about me?" Tsukuyomi asked as she was suddenly behind Paradox.

"You-" Paradox could barely get a word out as he was stabbed through by an energy blade of light, soon feeling energy blasts impacting against his back further as Tsukuyomi was using her Zikan Girade Tsu to layer on more damage.

[TURN!]

K-Drive yelled out as she spun and slashed, digging her blade against Paradox's chest.

"Enough!" Paradox yelled out as his body began to shine brightly. He then unleashed a golden burst of energy, K-Drive and Tsukuyomi yelling out as they were sent tumbling back from the close ranged attack. Paradox began to breathe heavily as he held his stomach where he was pierced, "I will not let it end like this!"

[COME ON! DUMP, MIXER, GRAVITY! TIRE KAKIMAZERL: KOUJI GENBAR!]

Drive formed three separate Tire Changes, all of them sliding onto his left arm before mixing together into a yellow and black striped wheel with a construction hat on it. Yellow flashes occurred in his hands as he gained that forms' two weapons, the bulky yellow and silver tipped drill known as the Rumble Smasher, and a gigantic weight known as the 10-ton Weight.

"You still love using that pebble line," Drive called out as he threw the 10-ton Weight towards Paradox, "I told you before, so long as our hearts are strong, those pebbles can cause enough ripples to shape the future how we want to!"

Paradox yelled out as he went to easily smack away the 10-ton Weight, only for the weapon to suddenly disperse. Soon enough a projection of the weapon appeared over the Roidmude, a sudden heavy pressure forming over him and slowing him down tremendously, "I… what?!"

"Sougo, Ruby, now!" Drive called out.

Roze and Zi-O nodded, running towards Paradox from opposite ends, "Right!"

Zi-O brought out the Zikan Girade in its gun mode alongside the Jaclaw in its claw mode. He clawed against Paradox a few times, dodging a slow swing from the Roidmude before shooting Paradox in the face.

Paradox yelled out as his eyes shined brightly, a gold wave forming over him as he broke free of the gravity hold he was in just as Roze closed in. He dodged back against several swipes from Roze's Chalice Arrow and Gambol Shroud, reforming his cannon into tri-tipped claws for both his hands. He grabbed the weapons once they were swung again before ripping them away from Roze.

"I've got you now!" Paradox launched his claws out like prongs, striking at Roze and piercing through her. Well that was until she turned black before fading away entirely, Paradox gasped as Roze had used Shadow to take the hit and duck underneath the attacks, getting in close.

[DIAMOND! GLACIAL KNUCKLE!]

"ORA!" Roze shouted as she performed and uppercut and slammed her ice coated weapon directly into Paradox's gut, the Roidmude coughing violently as he was sent flying fairly far.

"Shinnosuke," Belt-San called out.

"Right," Drive said as his eyes flashed and posture shifted. His eyes were now black with red rings like the Drive Driver's main display. Drive then rushed forward, red energy trailing behind him as he launched up into the air, slamming the Rumble Smasher into Paradox and extending the drill further out to launch the Roidmude directly to the ground.

Paradox groaned as he began to get back up from getting slammed down, "I will not let my revival go to waste…" he gasped out as he managed to stand before yelling out, his body gaining a gold aura as electricity began to be discharged from it, striking the areas around him, "I am the master of time and space!"

"What a pompous guy," Belt-San remarked as Drive's eyes shifted back to normal, the tire reverting back to the Shift Tridoron Tire.

"You can say that again," Drive added.

"Truly he needs to learn there is only one ruler of time and space," Woz said as Zi-O went over towards Drive, "And that is my Overlord!"

"Shut it already!" Geiz called out, "Whatever he's doing it's not good!"

"Yeah, we need to finish this now," Zi-O gave a nod.

"We'll need to go into Overdrive then," Drive remarked, "What do you say Belt-San?"

"You want to repeat that absolutely dangerous idea?" Belt-San scoffed before an amused honk came from the Driver itself, "Good thing I made some adjustments just on the off chance we reunited and you needed it."

"Perfect," Drive said as he held up his left wrist, pressing down on the tire mix button several times before pumping the Shift Tridoron lever several times before finally pressing the main start up button of Shift Tridoron.

[COME ON! COME ON! COME ON! COME ON! COME ON! COME ON! COME ON! COME ON!]

[TIRE KAKIMA-KAKIMA-KAKIMAZERL!]

[FIRE ALL ENGINE!]

Drive held his arm out to the side as he summoned every tire from every single tire change Shift Car. He threw his arm forward as all the tires launched out and struck at Paradox, forcing the Roidmude to back away as the energy charge was interrupted. The tires then shot back towards Drive, latching onto his outstretched arm and forming all the Tire Mixes before all of them merged together into the main Shift Tridoron Tire. The tire shined a bright white as a red aura erupted from Drive who got in a kicking stance.

[FINISH TIME! ZI-O! GEIZ! WOZ!]

Zi-O got in a kicking stance as well, projections of his, Geiz's and Woz's base forms forming behind him before entering him. A multicolored aura of pink, yellow, and blue erupted from Zi-O as his eyes shined brightly.

"Fine then, you want to clash?" Paradox questioned as he began to gather his energy, "I'll give you a-"

[FINISH TIME!]

[RUBY! WEISS! BLAKE! YANG!]

The finisher announcements caught him off guard before he glanced at his sides. On his left was Tsukuyomi, having her personal Ridewatch in the Zikan Girade Tsu as she aimed the gun with both hands.

Roze meanwhile was on the right of Paradox, Crescent Rose out as the sigils of Team RWBY formed in front of the barrel before sliding into it and forming a rainbow of energy within the barrel. Projections of Roze's teammates formed behind her to brace as she took aim.

[TSUKUYOMI JINSOKU SHOOTING!]

[RWBY TIME BLAST!]

In an instant the two shot at Paradox, Roze's multicolored energy bullet piercing through Paradox near immediately while Tsukuyomi's blast curved before becoming a crescent slash that cut deeply into him. Both attacks caused the Roidmude to gasp as he staggered back and forth.

"We're not done yet!"

[HISSATSU! FULL THROTTLE!]

[SPEED!]

[MACH CHASER!]

K-Drive and Mach both ran in from the sides, the two leaping up and kicking out as energy gathered in their legs. The brother and sister combo kicked out at high speeds, striking Paradox, shooting past him as he was forced to take several steps back.

[HISSATSU! FULL THROTTLE! TRIDORON!]

[TRINITY TIME BREAK BURST EXPLOSION!]

Drive and Zi-O leapt forward before kicking out, their aura's still exploding around them as they kicked at Paradox. The Roidmude attempted to form a barrier of golden energy to try and stall and beat them back but the four finishers already done to his body had taken their toll. Paradox could only yell out defiantly as Drive and Zi-O did the same. With one big push both Drive and Zi-O broke through the barrier, striking Paradox directly in the chest.

Once they struck his chest it wasn't long before they managed to break through his body, energy gathering and exploding outwards as Drive and Zi-O launched and slid out of the explosion. Paradox's Core, 108, began to float off before exploding.

(Insert End)

Shinnosuke glanced back as he stood up, dismissing his transformation and taking a deep breath.

"NICE DRIVE!" Belt-San and Shinnosuke shouted at the same time.

Zi-O couldn't help but chuckle a bit as he dismissed his transformation, Geiz and Woz stepping out with a small stagger from behind Sougo.

It wasn't long before the others began to dismiss their transformations as well while walking over.

"And that's one more Another Rider down," Ruby spoke up as she gave a thumbs-up, to which Sougo did the same.

"Well two more," Shinnosuke reminded before realizing something, "Oh that's right, Paradox formed immediately so I didn't get to ask. How did everything with Chase go?"

"Pretty well thanks to her," Kiriko said as she gestured over to Ruby.

"Yeah, she said it was tough but she managed to save the Proto Body and keep Chase's data intact," Gou smiled, "Meaning we're one step closer…"

"That's a relief to hear," Shinnosuke let out a breath he didn't even know he was holding.

"I'm glad that Chase won't be lost forever," Belt-San admitted.

"It would've been easier if you didn't lock yourself up," Gou said with a huff.

"H-Hey now, I had a very valid reason," Belt-San stammered out, "But I'm back now, aren't I?"

"Just messing with you Krim," Gou smirked before realizing the wording, "Wait, you said back. You aren't locking yourself back up again?"

"Miss Polendina made a convincing argument," Belt-San chuckled, "Though from what Shinnosuke and the others said, it might be easy for my technology to stay within my own wheelhouse so to speak."

"Right," Shinnosuke gave a nod before looking over to Sougo and Ruby, "Thanks again for your help."

"It's what we do," Ruby gave a satisfied smile.

"Yep," Sougo nodded before seeing Kiriko walk over to him with the Drive Ridewatch.

"Thanks for letting me use this," Kiriko admitted as she handed the Ridewatch back.

"Hey it's no problem," Sougo said as he took the Ridewatch, "I figured you at least deserved at least one chance to transform."

"You know, it took forever but we finally have Drive's back," Geiz remarked.

"You were still sore about losing it and Ghost's to Tsukasa, aren't you?" Ruby asked.

"Just a bit," Geiz muttered as he glanced away.

"Well not only do we have Drive's but we also have Mach's," Ruby added as she held up the Mach Ridewatch.

"And thus our arsenal expands," Woz replied, "However only Drive's is of true importance."

"One step closer," Sougo gave a nod before noticing something off, "Hey Tsukuyomi, what's wrong?"

"First Kannagi and Ginga, now Paradox…" Tsukuyomi spoke up as she had been deep in thought, "I don't exactly like the current trend of Another Rider's having a relation to time and space issues."

"We just need to keep on guard," Ruby reassured as she walked over and put a hand on her friend's shoulder, "Everything's been working out so far, right?"

"Right…" Tsukuyomi nodded, though despite being reassured of space and time issues, her mind drifted back to the memory flash she had when Boot defended her.

"And if you ever need help, you've got some reliable seniors to call," Shinnosuke spoke up, "Right Gou?"

"Of course," Gou smiled as he gave a mock salute, "I owe you all pretty big time for this."

"We'll keep that in mind," Sougo said.

---

A Couple Days Later…

Earth – May 15th 2019

"Thanks for the dinner."

"Oh it's no problem, besides Uncle gave me some extra cash so that I could take us to a nice place."

Weiss and Sougo were currently taking an evening walk back to 9-5-DO from having a birthday dinner between just the two of them. Weiss couldn't help but enjoy herself today because her friends had done what she had asked. She didn't really want a big party, she just wanted some birthday wishes and presents, that was all. Of course her team still got her a cake, of which they'd likely eat more of than her.

And of course Sougo was the same, having suggested the two of them just go out for a walk and a small dinner. Needless to say, Sougo had managed to pick a pretty good restaurant for them to have dinner at. Though Weiss was surprised he didn't have the servers do anything though that was because Sougo mentioned that they'd have cake and a small bit of celebratory stuff at 9-5-DO while he and the others gave her their gifts.

"Again, thanks," Weiss admitted with a soft smile, "I've always had the most extravagant birthday parties but after a certain point they became a lot more automated so I never really viewed my birthday with much joy. So going for a simple day like today… it was nice."

"Well it's not over yet," Sougo said as they continued to walk, "Can't have a birthday without a bit of cake, right?"

"So true," Weiss admitted, "If we have some left over I'd like to take some back for myself. My team got me a cake but I fear they'll have already eaten it all by now."

"I don't think you'll have to worry about taking leftovers," Sougo admitted with a slight smile, "Especially since you all are technically tied to Kougami…"

"You know what… it was probably delivered while I'm gone," Weiss realized, "I swear I'm surprised we're not out of shape given the amount of cakes he sends."

"Well being a Huntress helping out Kamen Riders probably helps," Sougo replied.

"That is a valid point," Weiss replied, "Even if everything is more relaxed the amount of stuff we get done during Another Rider's definitely borderlines on excessive."

"Yeah it does get a bit crazy," Sougo agreed before stopping at the door to 9-5-DO, opening it up and letting Weiss inside before following, "Uncle we're back!"

"Ah Sougo, Weiss," Junichiro smiled as he walked out from the back, "Happy Birthday Weiss."

"Thank you," Weiss said with a nod, "Where are the others?"

"Getting some things ready," Junichiro replied, "We'll be having cake shortly as well."

"Alright," Weiss said before noticing Junichiro gesturing for Sougo to come closer. She couldn't make out what they were whispering but figured it had to do with her gift.

"But first we figured it would be best for you to get your gift now since we're still waiting," Junichiro smiled.

"Yeah," Sougo turned and held out an envelope, "Happy Birthday, again."

"Thank you, again," Weiss said as she took the envelope, noticing that there was an odd bump with it. She opened it up and saw there was a card inside. She then opened it up and could only stare as taped to the inside was a key. Her eyes began to rapidly read the message written in the card over and over as she cupped her mouth in shock, "T-This…"

"Sougo mentioned you haven't exactly had the best home life," Junichiro said, "He didn't give me any details of course. But you two are dating and seem pretty serious about this, so that makes you a part of the family I feel. So I figured, why not let you live here too if that's alright with you."

"I… I… of course that's alright," Weiss admitted as she still cupped her mouth only to feel her hand grow wet. She realized she was crying and quickly went to rub her eyes, "I just, really? You're sure about this?"

"It was Sougo's idea," Junichiro replied, "And I wholeheartedly agreed with it."

"I figured that you could use another place to really call your home," Sougo admitted, "So uh, Happy Birthday again, again?"

Weiss immediately ran over and wrapped her arms around Sougo, holding him tightly, "You dolt… you already said that."

Sougo smiled and hugged back, "So is that a yes?"

"Of course," Weiss smiled as she pulled away and rubbed her eyes further, soon accepting a handkerchief from Junichiro, "But what about my stuff? I need to get packing and-"

"Already taken care of," Geiz spoke up as he was leaning on the staircase, Tsukuyomi in front of him.

"The reason Sougo had wanted a walk and dinner with you was so that we could set everything up," Tsukuyomi explained, "Ruby and her team already packed your stuff up and delivered it so we could get everything set up in my room. That way there wasn't any hassle."

"I… thank you, all of you," Weiss smiled as she continued to wipe her eyes, "You have no idea how much this means to me."

"Well I think with the first gift settled we should head to the back for some sweet delicious cake," Junichiro clasped his hands together as everyone nodded, "Where's Woz?"

"Isn't that the constant question," Geiz replied, "He said he had some business but he'd join us in a bit."

"Right, then let's have some cake!" Junichiro cheered before heading to the back, Weiss following after with the others.

---

At the Drive Pit, Shinnosuke was currently sitting on a chair eating some of his milk candies. He was currently chewing on them in deep thought as Belt-San hummed, his Drive Driver form being placed on a stand that could be wheeled around.

"You know, this isn't good," Shinnosuke mentioned.

"Indeed," Belt-San narrowed his eyes, "The fact that Gou reported that all of Heart's collected data went missing… it's rather ominous."

"The fact of the matter is that it wasn't connected to the Another Rider case," Shinnosuke said, "Especially since Heart would have shown up if that was the case."

"It was likely an outside force then," Belt-San replied, "But who could it have been?"

"I'm not sure but I plan on using whatever downtime I have to investigate this," Shinnosuke replied, "It'll be tough doing it alone, but it's for the best."

"Not telling Sougo and others?" Belt-San asked with an amused tone.

"Those kids have enough to worry about with the Another Riders," Shinnosuke replied, "I don't plan on keeping it close to the chest forever, but I think they should worry about their own issues first. Plus I'd rather have a solid lead than just leave them with a mystery that they'd be wasting time in solving."

"I suppose that is the best course of action," Belt-San remarked with a satisfied tone.

"Now hold on you shifty little schemer," Shinnosuke called out with a light glare as he heard the tone of voice Belt-San used, "Do not dare compare me to you."

"Of course, after all you're the fireball that prides himself on his ingenuity," Belt-San chuckled.

Hiding at the stairs that led towards the door to the Drive Pit was Woz who simply turned and silently walked up and out of the area. Once back in the driving school he made his way to the roof of the school.

"And thus, Tokiwa Sougo obtained Drive's Ridewatch, while Miss Rose was able to claim Mach's," Woz said as he stared upwards at the stars that littered the sky, "Despite the fairly standard trial ahead of them and the sweet moment between my Overlord and Miss Schnee, I fear as though our troubles will bring us back to the depths of space… however that will present an opportunity for the third to Last Watch…"

To Be Continued…

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Next Time:

"That was frightening…"

"My power comes from hell!"

"You're Kamen Rider Kabuto, right?"

"Pretty sure it's a cool title."

"IT'S TIME FOR SPACE PART TWO!"

Chapter 105: 2006: Next Level, Kabuto

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Author's Note: And that's Drive fully wrapped up, which is weird to be saying considering the series never really touched on that particular Ridewatch. Due to Drive Armor having already been a thing in a story I wanted to do something a bit different with the Drive Ridewatch. So having Kiriko finally transform into Drive was that. There was the thought to push this to maybe later but I've got a fair bit of Drive stuff cooking for later if what Neo and Narutaki are up to is any indication so I settled for now. Of course we also have the end of the Weiss birthday mini plot I had introduced last chapter. It was a fairly simple resolution but one that made sense to me.

I should also mention despite getting back into interludes, there will be no interlude coming up after these Drive chapters. Thanks for reading and when we see each other again, it's time to deal with space again as Kabuto's our next Legend Rider.