"Welcome back to this particular story of the Roze Gaiden Collection," Woz introduced briefly as he held his book close, simply holding it with both hands as he stood in his blank narrative void, "We last left off with Miss Rose and my Overlord being caught off guard by their Mirror Rider opponents. Of course they were assisted by the most unlikely of sources… themselves."
He simply glanced down at his book before looking up again.
"And unfortunately I can't seem to find much information on these two mysterious helpers," Woz remarked, "However, I'm sure as the story continues, we will all be enlightened."
Rider Time: Roze Gaiden Collection
"2019: Reflected Future Part 2"
(Placement: Between "2019: Lords of the Speed" and "2008: Wake Up, Queen's Descent")
Earth – Early June 2019
"…What?"
Ruby could only stare in shock at what looked to be an older version of herself standing before her.
The older Ruby meanwhile kept her glare as she stared directly at where she had smacked Ouja into.
Ouja groaned out as he managed to get up, letting out a low growl as he turned towards where the two Ruby Roses were. When he saw both of them he could only tilt his head in confusion, "Huh?"
"I'd suggest running," The older Ruby kept her glare as she gripped Silver Crescent tightly, "Normally I'd deal with you, but given the situation… you won't be getting off so easily the next time we meet."
"How vexing…" Ouja hissed out before turning away and running off, Genocider letting out a roar as it emerged from the warehouse it had been launched into. It launched venomous bursts near where Ouja had fled, kicking up dust and smoke to keep him from being followed as easily.
Everyone could only look around warily as Genocider began to back away before vanishing, Ouja having fled entirely.
"Alright…" the older Ruby sighed in relief, "Now the hard part."
"I uh…" Ruby stared up at her older self, "Uh… I know I've been involved in time travel but…"
"Oh yeah no this is awkward for me too, don't worry," the older Ruby admitted with a quick smile before dismissing her weapon and putting a hand to her chin in thought, "It's also going to be weird given I'm also you so um… call me Mi-Ruby."
"Mi-Ruby…?" Ruby asked.
"Yep," Mi-Ruby nodded as she went to help her younger self back into a standing position, "The first bit of Mirai and my first name. Oh and for my Sougo it'll be Mi-Sougo."
"Uh-huh…" Ruby nodded slowly, "So that Zi-O was also a…"
"Ruby Rose, you absolute dolt!"
"Oh no…!" both Ruby and Mi-Ruby yelped and could only flinch at the words that had come from Weiss.
"Uh…" Mi-Ruby turned carefully towards Weiss who was giving an understandably fierce glare towards her. She raised her hand meekly, as if to wave, "Hey, everyone."
"This is time travel, right?" Weiss asked as she didn't let her glare go down.
"That is definitely an older Ruby…" Tsukuyomi spoke up slowly.
"Fascinating…" Penny smiled.
"Um… yes, just by a bit…" Mi-Ruby said before sighing, "Okay maybe not a bit but an actual few years if my guess on when we are is correct…"
"Given we dabble with time and space on a near weekly basis, I assumed you'd be better than this," Weiss kept her glare up as she marched over, Tsukuyomi and Penny approaching with her, "But I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that both you and Sougo ended up making a mess of things!"
"Okay… Weiss is mad," Mi-Ruby quivered a bit as she had backed up behind her younger self now. She looked over at Tsukuyomi, "Uh Tsuki…?"
"I'm surprised you didn't come to us sooner," Tsukuyomi had a smile that was almost too kind, and that concerned Mi-Ruby quite a bit, "Anything you'd like to explain Ruby?"
"Okay… first, for us it's Mi-Ruby and Mi-Sougo," Mi-Ruby corrected as she held up her hands and backed away to the side as to not catch her younger self in the crossfire, "Second… uh, we were kind of hoping we could solve it before any of you all found out so you wouldn't be mad?"
"Of all the stupid…" Tsukuyomi muttered in near annoyance before glaring as she raised her voice, "Well I'm mad now!"
"Eep!" Mi-Ruby let out a squeak as she backed away further before clasping her hands, squatting and bowing her head, "Forgive me! We didn't really have a choice with this situation!"
Tsukuyomi could only sigh before crossing her arms and turning to the side, "Alright then."
"Didn't have a choice?" Weiss questioned, "What exactly do you mean?"
"I think it would be best if everyone heard about this," Mi-Ruby said, not answering the question given to her as she looked up at everyone before bowing her head again, "Especially since I'm pretty sure Mi-Sougo is going to run into yours at any moment now… or already has. We split up when we were aware of both fights going down."
"I'm assuming that's what that big explosion was about," Ruby realized.
"I can only guess it happened with Sougo and Geiz," Tsukuyomi said, "We had heard it on the way but it was farther away than the location Penny gave us."
"We figured since you were alone you could use the help," Weiss added, "Looks like we were right given your current state."
"Ah right," Ruby let out a sheepish laugh as she looked down at her scuffed clothes alongside the scratches on her, "That Rider did not hold back…"
Penny meanwhile curiously went over to Mi-Ruby, staring at her for a bit.
"Huh?" Mi-Ruby said before seeing Penny, "Penny?"
"This is most interesting," Penny admitted with a smile before giving a thoughtful look, "I would ask how everything is… though I suppose you cannot give away too much, correct?"
"Something along those lines, yeah," Mi-Ruby chuckled as she began to stand up, "But me and my Sougo will try to answer everything we can."
(Insert: Zi-O, Toki no Oja by So Okuno)
[FINAL FORM TIME: B-B-B-BUILD!]
Zi-O leapt forward, the lower half of Decade Armor flashing both red and blue as he gained the Build Sparkling body under the upper half of his Decade Armor. He switched the Heiseiber to a reverse grip but didn't bring out the Drill Crusher Crusher, instead using Build's agility to close in and deliver a powered up punch against Zolda's face, staggering the Mirror Rider.
"Ugh…" Zolda shook his head as he quickly loaded in a new card.
[GUARD VENT!]
Zolda summoned a shield based on Magnugiga's chest, the Gigaarmor. He raised it up and blocked another punch from Zi-O.
"Huh, you definitely seem better with this suit," Zi-O admitted with a wince as he shook his fist before hopping back to turn the dial on his Heiseiber, "But…!"
[HEY! BUILD!]
Zi-O kept his weapon in a reverse grip, holding his hands close together as if performing a hand sign, "Duplication Art…"
[BUILD! DUAL TIME BREAK!]
[BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!]
Zi-O accessed the power of Build's 4Koma Ninpoutou, using its copying ability to make three copies of him in Decade Armor all around Zolda. The copies all lit their Heiseibers on fire before closing in from all sides alongside the real deal, slowly but surely overwhelming the Mirror Rider.
[KATON NO JUTSU! KAEN GIRI!]
Blake and Yang had quickly hurried onto the scene, Blake taking in the entirety of the area before pausing.
"Dang," Yang meanwhile whistled at the fight going on, "Sougo's going for a real classic right now. It's been a while since he's used Decade Armor for an actual fight!"
"Uh, Yang…" Blake tugged on her friends arm, getting Yang's attention before pointing towards the side.
"Huh?" Yang looked over only to go silent when she saw Sougo and Geiz viewing the fight between Zi-O and Zolda too. She turned back to the fight in surprise, "The doppelganger!"
The Zi-O clones all managed to force Zolda back, the real Zi-O closing in and slamming his tank armored foot into the Gigaarmor, smacking it out of the Mirror Rider's hand.
Zi-O wasted no time however, swapping out Build's Watch for Ryuki's.
[FINAL FORM TIME: R-R-R-RYUKI!]
Fires converged as a flash of red occurred, Zi-O gaining the bodysuit of Ryuki Survive underneath his Decade Armor. He brought out the Dragvisor Zwei, taking out a card and loading it in.
[SHOOT VENT!]
Dragreder soon flew in from the sky, its form shattering into that of its stronger form, Dragranzer. The large Contract Monster spiraled around Zi-O who gave a nod towards it. The enhanced Contract Monster raised itself up as fire began spilling out of its mouth while Zi-O took aim with the Dragvisor Zwei, blue light shining between the Visor's teeth.
"Don't take me lightly!" Zolda shouted as he went to draw another card.
"I'm not," Zi-O answered seriously as he pulled the trigger, a beam of blue light striking Zolda and staggering him.
Dragranzer roared out as it launched a fireball at Zolda, it slamming into the Mirror Rider and exploding.
Zolda yelled out as he rolled across the ground, his transformation shattering as the Zolda Ridewatch clattered nearby and rolled away from him.
(Insert End)
"Wait, a Ridewatch?" Geiz asked in surprise.
"But I'm pretty sure we haven't collected that one yet," Sougo reminded.
"Wait, so we weren't seeing things then?" Yang asked.
"It doesn't look like it," Blake shook her head, "But how did he…"
"It's over," Zi-O said as he went to pick up the Zolda Ridewatch, his Final Form Time vanishing alongside Drgranzer, "Tatsuya Kano."
"What?" Geiz let out a light gasp as that, his surprise about the Ridewatch fading for just a moment, "What did he just say?"
"Tatsuya Kano…" Sougo trailed as he recalled the name, as it was the name that had belonged to the host of Another Ryuki.
Tatsuya yelled out as he looked up with a glare, his hood falling down, "You…!"
"These Ridewatches aren't supposed to be messed around with like this," Zi-O said as he began walking towards Tatsuya, "Now hand over Odin's and I'll take you back alongside my Ruby."
"Never…" Tatsuya hissed out as he brought out Odin's Ridewatch and gripped it tightly, "You all ruined my chance to go back and save Sara… but I won't give up…"
"Tatsuya, you need to let her go," Zi-O said solemnly as he kept walking towards the fallen man, "She wouldn't want you doing any of this."
"Shut up, shut up!" Tatsuya called out as he pressed down on Odin's Ridewatch.
[ODIN!]
"He was Odin this entire time?!" Sougo questioned.
A flash of gold light and flat images converged on Tatsuya as he transformed into Odin. The gold phoenix Rider managed to get to one knee before bursting apart into gold feathers.
Zi-O alongside the others watching suddenly went on guard, everyone recalling how Odin would teleport around to catch people off guard. To everyone's relief, the teleport seemed to have just been a way to escape.
"Alright…" Zi-O said as he looked over, seeing his younger self, Geiz, Blake, and Yang all staring at him, "I suppose you all have a lot of questions."
"You bet we do Zi-O," Geiz said as he stepped forward.
"Zi-O, huh…" Zi-O muttered with a light chuckle at the name, "Alright, me and my Ruby would be more than happy to answer them."
"Wait, your Ruby…?" Yang raised an eyebrow, "You mean the doppelganger Roze?"
"I think they aren't doppelgangers…" Sougo spoke up as he looked over, "I think my theory was right."
"It was…?" Blake asked in surprise.
"How do we get in touch with her?" Geiz asked Zi-O, not wanting to bother with Sougo's future theory at the moment.
"Well if she's right on time then…" Zi-O trailed off.
Sougo heard his Faizphone X go off, quickly opening it up and answering, "Hello?"
"Hey Sougo, are you alright?" Ruby's voice called from the other line.
"Yeah we're alright," Sougo reassured, "Everything going okay on your end?"
"Well uh…" Ruby trailed, "We're going to need to meet up at 9-5-DO… there's a lot of explanations that need to be done."
"Huh, alright," Sougo nodded, "See you there."
"Alright, so where are we meeting up?" Zi-O asked as he clasped his hands together, his transformation dismissing itself. As a result, this fully revealed the older Sougo to the now present Blake and Yang.
"Oh my Gods the time travel theory was on the money…?" Yang asked in shock.
"I feel like we should have expected this one of these days," Blake sighed.
It was a quiet but productive day at 9-5-DO, the productivity mostly occurring in the kitchen. Summer, while needing to accompany Tsukasa a lot of the time on their 'secret errands' as they called them, usually loved stopping by the clock repair shop. It was mostly to get to know Junichiro and repay him on occasion for him offering Ruby shelter.
In this case she was helping Junichiro out with something he didn't do often in his cooking, which was dessert. While she had given Junichiro a journal with some of her recipes, she decided to help when it came to making a fan favorite of hers, chocolate chip cookies.
The two were currently waiting for them to come out of the oven, with only a few minutes left on the timer.
"Ah, I'm sure they're going to love this," Junichiro said eagerly.
"They always do," Summer replied with a smile.
"Thanks again for helping me," Junichiro said, "I've always wanted to try out baking… but never could quite get the hang of it."
"Hey, that's what we parents are here for," Summer said as she pounded her fist against her chest, "Plus these cookies are simple, but getting the quantity and timing down should help with whatever you want to bake next."
"Right," Junichiro nodded before bowing, "Again, thanks."
"Think nothing of it," Summer giggled a bit at the extra thanks, "Consider it a fair payment for helping out my daughter back in 2017."
"Uncle, we're back! But uh… you might want to brace?!"
"Huh?" Junichiro lifted himself up and tilted his head curiously, "What does that mean?"
"My mom senses tell me our kids are up to something…" Summer sighed and shook her head though gave a small smile, she patted Junichiro on the back before walking for the front, "Come on let's see what's the matter."
Junichiro nodded as he followed after Summer, though he was a bit surprised to see that she had stopped near the entrance. Despite this he was able to slip past her with little issue.
"Huh, what's…?" Junichiro was currently staring at both Sougo and Ruby alongside Mi-Sougo and Mi-Ruby who were at the front of the group. He took his glasses off in shock, "Am I seeing… t-two Sougos and two Rubys?!"
"You are indeed…" Summer nodded slowly as she went to brace Junichiro.
"Uh… hi uncle," Mi-Sougo waved nervously.
"Hey mom," Mi-Ruby gave a quick wave, "Did not realize today was one of your visits to Sougo's uncle."
"To spare Junichiro a bit of a heart attack," Tsukuyomi said as she walked over from the crowd of everyone else behind the present/future Rider duo, "It's time travel stuff, don't think about it too hard."
"Ah… right," Junichiro nodded in a near dazed fashion, "Anyone want drinks? I think I could use some tea right now."
"That sounds good," Mi-Sougo said, "This is kind of going to be a long and somewhat awkward discussion…"
"Perfect," Summer said before smiling as the timer in the kitchen began to sound off, "Because it looks like my cookies are ready!"
"Oh," Mi-Ruby and Ruby spoke in perfect sync, "Now that's going to hit the spot…"
"Today is going to be a long day… isn't it?" Weiss asked.
"Don't worry Weiss, be strong," Geiz said as he put a hand on her shoulder as he raised his other fist in reassurance, though it was clear he was speaking for himself, "We'll get through this insanity."
"Are you reassuring her, or reassuring yourself?" Yang asked while Blake snickered.
"I am most curious as to what we will learn," Penny admitted, a bit confused, but not completely caught off guard like everyone else.
Odin let out a light gasp as he stumbled into an abandoned building, going over and sitting down on a crate as he drew out a card from his Card Deck. It was a blank card though a blood red flash that turned gold occurred, some of the image coming back, just barely showing a portion of a clock alongside the partial words 'ime' and 'nt'.
"So I was able to restore it with the lives I took…" Odin let out a short but cruel chuckle as his transformation faded, soon sighing in relief, "I just need a little bit more… then I can go back, and save Sara."
It didn't take long before he heard crashing from outside. The former Another Rider letting out a light gasp as he quickly went towards a window to peak out from. His eyes widened however with what he saw.
"What the hell was that?!" Ouja questioned as he kicked a small box against a nearby wall before punching said wall. His transformation dismissed itself as Asakura held up his hand and gripped it tightly, the Ouja Ridewatch grasped within, "…I didn't want to run, but that felt so unsatisfying its unbearable!"
"You…" Tatsuya muttered as he realized where the Ridewatch he lost had gone now. Given it was a Rider, he wondered if killing Asakura would be able to restore more of the card he was trying to recreate.
He said nothing however as he went to sit back down in the abandoned building, making sure to stay out of sight from anyone trying to peek inside. He'd fight Asakura on his own terms soon enough, he just needed to rest after dealing with so many fights in a row.
Everyone at 9-5-DO was currently in the dining area scattered all about. Mi-Sougo and Mi-Ruby were sitting on the chairs at the table near the window while their current era counterparts sat across from them. Everyone else was standing, leaning, or sitting on the futon with Summer peaking in from the kitchen window. Drinks and cookies of course had been handed out, most people going for milk as their drink of choice.
Junichiro had decided that after getting everyone a drink he'd retire to his workshop and work on some minor repairs he had that he was putting off. Mostly because while he accepted Sougo and Ruby's lives as Kamen Riders, even some things were too much for him. In this case it was the presence of Mi-Sougo and Mi-Ruby. No one blamed him as it was already a lot for Sougo and Ruby themselves so they figured it was alright for him to distract himself for the time being.
"Alright, then," Tsukuyomi said as she realized they were all settled as she looked over towards Mi-Sougo, "Sougo?"
"What?" Sougo asked.
"What?" Mi-Sougo asked not even a second later.
"Please do not be annoying about this!" Tsukuyomi snapped.
Sougo could only stare at his friend with a whimper, "Eh?"
"Tsuki," Mi-Ruby sighed as she tapped her finger against the table while taking a bite out of a cookie. Once she was finished she looked over, "Please use the terminology I presented. It's going to be Mi-Ruby and Mi-Sougo for us."
"Oh," Tsukuyomi realized her mistake before bowing, "My bad."
"Alright, so what's really going on you two?" Weiss asked as she looked over at both future versions of Ruby and Sougo.
"Okay, so there's not a lot we can explain," Mi-Sougo stated, "Because spoilers."
"But we'll do the best we can," Mi-Ruby added, "The first is getting the identity of Odin out of the way…"
"Tatsuya Kano," Geiz spoke up, "He was Another Ryuki, at least until Sougo went back and forced Odin to become Another Ryuki."
"And it looks like he still remembers what happened," Sougo added before realizing something, "Wait, how? Especially since the other Mirror Riders forgot after we defeated Odin since the game never happened technically."
"Time's really weird," Mi-Sougo admitted, "Turns out even if he technically didn't become Another Ryuki, he still had the memories because he was Another Ryuki at one point."
"Which wouldn't be an issue on its own," Mi-Ruby also admitted, "But… that's where Odin comes in."
"More specifically the Odin Ridewatch alongside the Zolda and Ouja Ridewatches," Mi-Sougo said as he placed Zolda's Ridewatch onto the table.
"Ooh, I didn't think we'd be getting more of these," Ruby admitted with a smile.
"Alright," Yang spoke up, wanting to address the elephant in the room, "How did you all lose three Ridewatches?"
"What?" Mi-Ruby looked over at the past version of her sister, faking a hurt expression, "You really think we'd let Tatsuya steal them? Or he'd be able to get them from us?"
"No offense…" Blake trailed, "But…"
"Yep," Yang said, answering for Blake and herself.
"Absolutely," Weiss nodded.
"You're seriously asking that given the situation?" Geiz asked back.
"Sorry," Tsukuyomi gave an apologetic smile.
Mi-Ruby and Ruby could only slump as they held their heads down, Sougo doing the same alongside Mi-Sougo the further they got into everyone speaking.
"I feel as though Ruby and Sougo would take good care of their Ridewatches," Penny replied, finally backing up the present/future Riders who perked up at her words, "I am sure there is more than we know about the situation."
"Thanks for the support Penny," Mi-Ruby and Ruby said with an appreciative smile at the same time while performing a thumbs-up.
"At least Penny's on our side," Mi-Sougo and Sougo looked towards each other and smiled before clasping their hands in a handshake, "It's good that we can count on her!"
"It's near insane to think how sync they are…" Weiss trailed off in surprise.
"So what exactly did happen?" Summer spoke up, realizing they needed to get things back on track.
"Oh right," Mi-Ruby realized before giving a nervous chuckle, "Um… so this goes into spoiler territory so we can't give away too much. But, Odin, Ouja, and Zolda's Ridewatches were ones we hadn't collected yet… Tatsuya got to them first."
"Wait, they were already formed?" Geiz asked.
"What?" Yang asked, "How?"
"Yes they were already formed," Mi-Sougo said as he held up his hands, "And we were making sure they wouldn't fall into the wrong hands but Tatsuya got to them first."
"We can't exactly give details on how they were already formed though," Mi-Ruby said before giving a thoughtful look, "Wait… what's the general date?"
"We're in early June of 2019 right now," Ruby answered.
"And the last Another Rider you all dealt with was?" Mi-Sougo asked.
"Another Kabuto," Sougo answered.
"Oh…" Mi-Ruby's face dropped at that.
"Uh…" Blake eyed her friend's future self nervously, "What exactly is with that look…"
"Just uh, be prepared for a lot of stuff," Mi-Sougo said before smiling, "I'm pretty sure you all will be fine though… I mean, we are? So you'll be good."
"Yeah, just get ready for a lot of stuff to happen," Mi-Ruby said as she agreed with Mi-Sougo, "Luckily your answer to that particular Ridewatch question will be arrive sooner rather than later."
"Okay, so now we know why he had the powers of two Riders," Geiz said.
"And how Ouja was able to show up," Ruby added, "Someone must have taken the Ridewatch from Tatsuya."
Mi-Ruby and Mi-Sougo glanced at each other, the two realizing that it was partially their fault for the Ouja Ridewatch being taken. But since no one else was saying anything, they decided to keep their mouths shut.
"That still doesn't explain how you all are here now," Weiss pointed out as she stared at Mi-Ruby and Mi-Sougo.
"Right, so Odin is a special Rider in more ways than one," Mi-Ruby said as the Riders present began to recall what Odin attempted to do during the Another Ryuki incident, "There's a reason Ryuki had a bunch of failed timelines…"
"Time Vent," Mi-Sougo continued, "He was going to use it to go back and time and save Sara... though given we were unsure of what exactly that could do, especially since he isn't the most mentally sound…"
"We fought him," Mi-Ruby continued once her friend had trailed off, "And when he tried to use it Sougo interfered and we were all sent back to this point in time instead. Before he could use it again I made sure to destroy the Time Vent card."
"So at this point he's just venting his frustrations, huh?" Yang asked before suddenly noticing all eyes were on her, "What? What did I say?"
Mi-Ruby had a bored stare, "Really…?"
"Venting…?" Ruby finished what her older self was likely to say.
"The Mirror Riders, while not having as many announcements as other Riders, still have some," Penny explained as she recalled what data on the Mirror Riders she had, "And all cards usually contain some form of Vent present within the text such as the aforementioned Time Vent."
"Wait… oh…" Yang soon held a look of realization at Penny's explanation before letting out a sheepish chuckle alongside a shrug, "Guess I'm just that good."
"It was a good unintentional pun," Blake admitted.
"Though we've got an issue," Mi-Ruby spoke up, "And it's the guy who took the Ouja Ridewatch."
"He's crazy strong and had three different contract monsters," Ruby explained, "Those numbers got too overwhelming too fast, and that was before he fused them."
'Someone shouldn't have gotten distracted,' Kagami remarked.
'Like that would have made much of a difference, I was still on the backfoot,' Ruby shot back.
"How did he have three?" Geiz asked, "Shouldn't he only have the one?"
"Because that was likely Ouja's original owner," Mi-Ruby spoke up as everyone went silent and stared at her, "Having access to a better database of Riders comes with its perks, especially on the boring days."
"What exactly do you know about him?" Tsukuyomi asked.
"Takeshi Asakura," Mi-Ruby answered as she clasped her hands together as she recalled the information, "He's a criminal who's been known to gleefully participate in the Rider Fight whenever he's recruited. He's ruthless, dangerous, not to be underestimated and at his peak he took in two other Contract Monsters after their respective Rider's death."
"Man, we sure were lucky to not run into him when Another Ryuki popped up," Mi-Sougo sighed in relief, "That would not have ended well…"
"You my younger self, got lucky," Mi-Ruby said as she looked over at Ruby, "Asakura's appeared in different forms over the years and Emu was unlucky enough to be in his path at one point. It uh… did not go well for him compared to you."
"Jeez," Ruby winced as she could only imagine how bad Emu had it with his confrontation against the venomous Rider, "That explains why Kagami's been on edge."
"So why do you sound so sure on him being the one who got the Ouja Ridewatch?" Geiz asked as he raised a brow.
"Well Ruby mentioned it just now," Mi-Ruby smiled as she pointed at herself, "We are the same person, and given this was a Mirror related Ridewatch, I tried to see if Kagami could track it. The result was finding out whoever took the Ridewatch would be able to utilize its full power and that likely meant the original user."
"Oh, cool," Ruby said.
"Useful," Weiss admitted.
"Trust me, when it comes to Kagami and cool and useful, you haven't seen anything," Mi-Ruby chuckled as she teased the group before her.
"You're having fun with this, aren't you?" Geiz asked.
"Just a bit," Mi-Ruby smiled, "The teasing helps take off the edge and existential dread of me or Mi-Sougo letting something slip and us giving out potentially crucial information that could affect our realities as we know them."
"What she said," Mi-Sougo nodded as he took a bite of his cookie while pointing towards Mi-Ruby.
"At the very least you two are acting smart about this," Tsukuyomi admitted, "So I suppose you having fun with your information is alright at the moment."
When it came to teasing however, there was one thing that was bothering Ruby herself. It was something minor but no one had brought up yet, likely due to 'spoilers'. But she had to know, it was too important to her for her to not know. The fact that no one had brought it up yet was already infuriating her so she had to take this chance.
"Alright," Mi-Ruby said as she took a deep breath before smiling, "I think we've covered-"
Ruby immediately slammed her hands on the table while standing up, "What happened to my eye?!"
"Eh?" Mi-Ruby stared at her younger self in surprise.
"R-Ruby…?" Sougo stammered out.
"I don't think you should be asking that kind of question," Geiz replied.
"He's right," Tsukuyomi agreed with a nod, "You can't exactly risk that kind of information leaking."
"Did you really expect to me meet with myself and not expect this question?!" Ruby questioned further.
"She's got you there," Yang spoke up, "Admittedly I'm a bit curious too…"
"Yang, come on," Blake interrupted, "I know you're worried about your sister but they likely can't tell us a detail that important."
Mi-Ruby and Mi-Sougo looked at each other, and they seemed to just stare at each other neutrally for a while. It didn't take long for the two to turn back and give smiles.
"You don't need to worry about it," Mi-Sougo kept up his smile.
"That makes me worry even more!" Ruby shouted in near exasperation as she grabbed her hair.
"Listen, me," Mi-Ruby let out a little giggle as she tried to control herself, "When it happens you're going to laugh so hard, trust me."
Ruby stared at her older self before giving a glare, "How is losing my eye a laughing matter!?"
"So you really can't tell anyone?" Summer asked curiously, admittedly a bit worried about her daughter's future. Though she was also confused as to why Mi-Ruby was acting the way she was about it.
"Actually…" Mi-Ruby trailed off before snickering and having to hold her laughter in. She hurried over to Summer and whispering something in her ear. She then pulled away, "Think you can keep it a secret?"
"My lips are sealed," Summer held a mischievous smirk.
Ruby turned with wide eyes, "EH?!"
"Okay, now I'm really curious," Yang admitted.
"I think its best we don't push it any further," Blake suggested, "For Ruby's sake."
"I swear," Weiss sighed as she placed a hand on her forehead.
"Hmm," Penny was also curious, staring at Mi-Ruby while trying to get a good angle only to yelp when Mi-Ruby suddenly turned her way, "EEP!"
"I already know what you're thinking of Penny," Mi-Ruby kept a firm stare while wagging her finger, "No."
"My, my…"
Mi-Ruby froze at the sudden voice as Mi-Sougo perked up. The two were wondering when exactly the owner of said voice would arrive. With just two words, they knew that said moment they were waiting for was now.
"It seems Miss Rose and my Overlord have been busy," Woz said as he entered, "Normally I'd be concerned about this, but I suppose I'm just too used to the absurdity that is our-"
SMASH!
The entirety of the dining room was now filled with rose petals as Petal Burst had been initiated. Everyone could only stare in surprise as Mi-Ruby had immediately clocked Woz in his left cheek, using her momentum and punch to slam him face first onto the ground.
"AH!" Sougo shouted out in surprise as he stood up, "W-What the heck?!"
"Hold up…" Ruby stared in surprise, "WHAT?!"
Everyone else could only stare in surprise at what they were seeing, whether they were various levels of surprise or shock… except for Mi-Sougo and Geiz. Mi-Sougo had a neutral expression, though one that showed he was expecting this outcome. Geiz meanwhile couldn't help but have an unusual amount of pride for how quickly and effectively Mi-Ruby had taken Woz down.
Mi-Sougo's neutrality switched to a smile when all eyes were on him, "Don't worry about it."
"Man…" Mi-Ruby let loose a few heavy breaths as she had just gotten an adrenaline rush. She raised herself up and stood tall while holding up her fist with a satisfied smile, "…that felt so good!"
"Again, I'd like to repeat what everyone is likely thinking," Weiss spoke up, "What?!"
"Don't worry about it," Mi-Ruby said as she rubbed her knuckles slightly, "That being said… as much fun as this trip to the past has been… we need to wrap things up soon."
"Right, we can't exactly let Tatsuya or Asakura roam around freely," Mi-Sougo agreed.
"Given this seems urgent, allow me to assist," Summer spoke up, "You all could use some extra fighters, especially given we'll need to go all out and that means Trinity and RWBY."
"That'd be appreciated," Mi-Ruby looked back with a smile before giving a frown, "That being said… while Tatsuya's coming back with us, we need to deal with Asakura in a more permanent manner so you all won't have to worry about him."
"Actually, I think I've got an idea in that regard," Ruby spoke up as she had finally shaken off her shock, "And luckily I know a few people who are perfect for helping in that aspect."
The screams of crowds could be heard as they were all running away from a plaza. Ouja had been stalking through it in order to find someone to fight. Of course it didn't take long for that to happen as Odin suddenly appeared to fight him. The result was startling everyone nearby and running off as the two continued their death match.
[SWORD VENT!]
Ouja's Veno Saber soon clashed with Odin's Goldsabers in an instant.
"I didn't think there'd be one so similar to me…" Ouja let out a low hiss as he tried to overpower Odin.
"That power is not yours, it's mine," Odin hissed out as he began to force Ouja back.
"No… this is mine, it always was," Ouja remarked as he kicked Odin away before slashing at him. To his surprise his opponent had disappeared in a flash of gold feathers, "Huh?"
Odin soon appeared behind Ouja, slashing outwards and striking the snake themed Rider in the back.
Ouja gasped out and turned, rushing to slash at Odin who disappeared. He turned and slashed only for Odin to be faster, the golden Rider having warped behind him. The result was Ouja getting struck again and losing his Veno Saber.
"Fine…" Ouja said as he quickly loaded in a new card.
[STRIKE VENT!]
Ouja had used another card from Metalgelas, bringing out the Metal Horn, a gauntlet based on said Contract Monster's head. He went to strike at Odin only for the phoenix themed Rider to disappear yet again. Ouja turned while raising his gauntlet up, blocking sword strikes from Odin.
"What?" Odin gasped out.
"You're too predictable!" Ouja shouted as he shoved Odin's Goldsabers away before stabbing forward, striking the gold phoenix Rider with his Strike Vent's horn.
"You're not going any further…" Odin hissed out as he brandished his weapons, "You'll just be one of the many sacrifices I use to get Sara back!"
"So you've got some petty love thing as your motivation…" Ouja scoffed, "How vexing…"
"Don't call it petty!" Odin yelled as the gaps in his visor shined a bright gold. It wasn't long before Raydragoons began to form out of reflective surfaces, all of them rushing towards Ouja.
"You can't fight so you call on backup…" Ouja turned towards the Raydragoons before smashing one away, soon kicking the other in its gut, "How pathetic!"
"I could care less about the words of some nobody," Odin remarked as he aimed his sword forward, the power of the Odin Ridewatch resonating with his emotions.
This had resulted in inadvertently reactivating the dormant Mirror World for a few seconds, swiftly giving birth to new Mirror Monsters and bringing them out as servants.
Ouja however laughed at Odin's words, simply bashing his way through the Raydragoons, clearly having the time of his life.
The two were so enthralled in their fight that they didn't hear a bird chirping. The Taka Watchroid spun in the air as it flew back to who had summoned it. It wouldn't take long for Ruby, Penny, Summer, and Team Zi-O to arrive on the scene with Mi-Ruby and Mi-Sougo joining them.
"Well now…" Woz said as he stared at the scene, currently holding his left cheek that was slightly swollen, "It would appear as though this Odin has obtained the ability to control the Mirror World somewhat."
"That isn't good," Mi-Ruby narrowed her eyes.
"So what's the game plan here?" Sougo asked.
"For the Mirror Monsters, let's have Penny, Tsukuyomi and Summer focus on clearing them out," Mi-Sougo said, preparing his base transformation. "Their wide range of attacks should help deal with the horde, especially if more show up."
"Sounds good to us," Tsukuyomi nodded as she and Summer prepared their transformations while Penny brought out Floating Array.
"You can count on us," Penny reassured.
"Our past selves should handle Ouja," Mi-Ruby suggested, also preparing her base transformation, "If you guys go for your current strongest forms and work together then you'll beat him. My Sougo and I will deal with Odin. After all, it's our fault this situation happened to begin with."
"I was honestly about to suggest the same thing," Mi-Sougo admitted.
"Sounds good to us," Ruby nodded as she got her Base and Roze RWBY Ridewatches prepared, not too worried about Ouja this time given the odds.
"Right," Sougo agreed as he prepared Zi-O Trinity, Geiz and Woz getting prepared for the transformation, "I think we can do this."
"And luckily they haven't spotted us yet," Summer pointed out, noting how Ouja and Odin were too lost in their own fight to take in their surroundings.
Everyone looked at each other and nodded, the Riders all initiating their transformations.
"HENSHIN!"
[RIDER/TRINITY/RWBY TIME!]
[KAMEN~ RI~DER~ TSUKU~YOMI! TSU-KU-YO-MI!]
[KAMEN RIDE: ROSE!]
[KAMEN RIDER ZI-O!]
[KAMEN RIDER ROZE!]
[DANKETSU YOTTSU NO TAMASHI! KAMEN RIDER ROZE RW~BY~! RWBY!]
[MITTSU NO CHIKARA! KAMEN RIDER ZI-O! GEIZ! WOZ! T-RIN-I-TY~! TRINITY!]
The Six Riders stood together alongside Penny as their transformations completed, the seven staring forward before charging towards the current battle.
Mi-Roze and Mi-Zi-O rushed ahead of the group, the Huntress Rider grabbing her partner and initiating Petal Burst. They shot through the crowds with ease before reforming right in front of Odin. The two yelled out and struck him in the chest with consecutive kicks, the Mirror Rider gasping out as sparks flew, staggering back.
"Huh?" Ouja perked up as he cut down a Raydragoon, soon watching as Rose, Tsukuyomi and Penny closed in, the three starting to fight against the Mirror Monsters, "Just what do you punks think you're doing with my fun?"
"Hey, if you want a fight," Roze shouted as she rushed forward while punching.
Zi-O shouted as well while punching, "Then you can take…"
"…us on!"
The remainder of Team RWBY alongside Geiz and Woz called out through their respective Riders as the two's punches shot forward. Ouja had raised his Metal Horn to block against it only to gasp out as the power behind the punches overwhelmed him, sending him tumbling back.
"What?" Ouja asked in surprise before looking around and seeing Mi-Roze and Mi-Zi-O, "Just what the hell is going on?"
"Like we'd tell you," Yang scoffed.
"I agree, its best you just stay out of our business," Blake replied.
"Really you should just worry about yourself," Weiss added.
"Yeah," Roze nodded before pointing forward, "Because you won't be rampaging any more after today."
"Like I'll let you stop my rampage…" Ouja hissed out as he brought out his Venovisor, drawing out two cards and slotting them in one at a time.
[ADVENT!]
[ADVENT!]
Metalgelas and Evildiver were summoned, the two roaring and hissing out as they charged for their opponents.
"Leave that manta ray to us," Geiz said as Zi-O's right shoulder moved.
"Yeah, we'll deal with it," Zi-O said as he brought out his Zikan Girade.
"Yes my Overlord can deal with that measly beast," Woz remarked as Zi-O's left shoulder moved.
"Then Team RWBY's got the rhino all to ourselves then," Roze said as she began to charge for Metalgelas.
The grouping of Penny, Rose, and Tsukuyomi were handling themselves fairly well. Penny was currently using sweeping attacks to deal with more than one Raydragoon while Rose was using her sword to deal with them one at a time, countering their attacks before slicing through. Tsukuyomi meanwhile was providing covering fire, her Zikan Girade Tsu in its gun mode as she shot at either the head or ankles of the Raydragoons to disorient/stumble them.
"Tsukuyomi, Miss Rose," Penny called out as she began intermixing fireballs into her attacks to deal with a few Raydragoons faster, "I have an idea."
"And that would be?" Rose asked as she blocked against a Raydragoon before dodging against another that came at her side.
"This," Penny said as she formed fire and electric elementally charged bubbles, "Use these to enhance your attacks!"
"Are these safe?" Rose asked.
"Do not worry at all Miss Rose," Penny said, "Ruby tested them and we worked out any issues!"
"If it's good enough for Ruby then we should make use of them," Tsukuyomi nodded as she rolled towards the fire bubble, her Zikan Girade Tsu turning a bright red as she began unleashing fireballs from the barrel.
"Alright," Rose nodded as she spun into the electric bubble, her body and sword becoming electrified as she charged forward. She slashed forward, electric sparks flying from the blade and striking the Raydragoons. A few had attempted to grab onto her only to yell out and jitter as they were electrified instead, "Not bad Penny."
"Thank you ma'am," Penny nodded though turned away with a light blush, it feeling a bit embarrassing to be complimented by Ruby's mom. She then turned and quickly ducked underneath a Raydragoon, spinning her blades outwards and striking it in the back.
Mi-Roze meanwhile was currently twirling her Crescent Rose rapidly, having closed in towards Odin to force him into a close ranged fight with her scythe.
Odin could only gasp as he tried to break through Mi-Roze's offensive, only to get his weapons batted away from the rapid swings. Sparks flew as he was struck by Crescent Rose's blade before he could think of doing anything else. He tried to reach for his card deck only for his wrist to get grabbed.
Mi-Zi-O was the culprit, punching Odin in the chest before rushing forward to keep up his assault. Mi-Zi-O had shut down any attempts that Odin made to counter, countering back and forcing the golden Rider on the defensive.
"You two will make the perfect sacrifices," Odin gasped out as he brought out his Goldvisor and held it forward while drawing out his Final Vent Card, "I'll use your energy to recreate Time Vent and get to Sara!"
"Is that why you've been on this killing spree?!" Mi-Roze questioned.
"Damn it Tatsuya," Mi-Zi-O sighed, "Sara didn't want this! She wanted you to stop!"
"I'll never give up!" Odin shouted as he slotted the Final Vent in before holding his staff forward, the wings of the phoenix perched on top spreading out to reveal three cards hiding within the wings.
They were all stacked together, one holding a right wing, the other holding a left wing, with the last being the center of the phoenix. These were Survive Shippu, Rekka, and Mugen respectively.
"Survive Cards…?" Mi-Zi-O asked.
"Crap," Mi-Roze said before giving a light gasp as her holster was starting to shine before noticing her partner's holster was starting to shine, "Hey, look!"
"Huh?" Mi-Zi-O looked to see his Ryuki Ridewatch was shining, "Wait…"
"Let's combine our attacks!" Mi-Roze said as she held up the Knight Ridewatch.
"On it," Mi-Zi-O said as he quickly knelt down and brought out the Zikan Girade in its gun mode before aiming and loading the Ryuki Ridewatch in.
Mi-Roze meanwhile loaded her Knight Ridewatch onto Crescent Rose before crouching and resting Crescent Rose on Mi-Zi-O's shoulder.
[FINISH TIME!]
[FINAL VENT!]
The Mirror Monster, Goldphoenix appeared in a flash of gold feathers in front of Odin before swerving while rising above him. Soon enough it was bathed in a red, blue, and white aura that mixed together before it launched forward.
[RYUKI SURE SURE SHOOTING!]
[KNIGHT SASU SASU SHOOT!]
Spirals of orange fire and blue wind launched out of the barrels of the Riders' weapons, turning into a tornado that clashed against the approaching Goldphoenix. Both finishers clashed against each other, though it didn't take long for the red and blue aura to suddenly shatter around Goldphoenix, the Survive Rekka and Shippu cards dissolving as well.
Goldphoenix cried out as it was unable to hold back the finishers, its remaining white aura protecting it as the spiraling tornado of fire and wind struck against it. The result was Goldphoenix being launched away and into a nearby building, allowing the attack to strike Odin at the very end.
Odin gasped out as he was sent rolling backwards, sparks flying as his Goldvisor snapped in half, clattering near where Ouja was fighting.
Ouja was ready to bring out Venosnaker when he heard the explosion and clattering, noticing that the lone Survive Mugen Card had fallen out of the Goldvisor. He let out a soft chuckle as he looked back, noticing how Roze and Zi-O were both occupied with his other Contract Monsters.
Zi-O was currently trying to shoot down Evildiver with his Zikan Girade, managing to hit it with a few glancing shots but not much.
"This is taking forever…" Zi-O whined.
"Allow me my Overlord," Woz took over, Zi-O wincing and holding his left cheek, "Miss Rose's older self certainly packs a punch…"
"You deserved it, probably," Geiz remarked.
"Silence," Woz ordered, not willing to admit that it was absolutely deserved given his current situation.
Zi-O brought out the Despear in its sickle formation, running his finger across the main pad back and forth before reeling back and swinging.
[FINISH TIME! ICHIGEKI KAMAN!]
Multiple crescent green energy bursts were launched outwards, all curving and homing in on Evildiver, the Mirror Monster attempting to dodge them. While it dodged the first set, it was unable to dodge the rest, the first set circling back and striking it further before it exploded.
Metalgelas let out a roar as it swung its arms inwards, wanting to squeeze Roze within its grip. The Rider however countered by raising her arms, Ember Celica forming as she easily held the arms back.
"Thanks Sis," Roze chuckled.
"Always a pleasure," Yang said.
"Let's try and finish this up soon," Weiss suggested.
"Then we'll go for a combo," Roze said as she pushed her arms outwards, forcing Metalgelas back before bringing out the Chalice Arrow in her right hand, drawing out two Rouse Cards and sliding them through the Arrow's scanner.
[DRILL! TORNADO!]
Metalgelas roared as it closed in, slamming down its right arm with all its might against Roze who raised her left arm to brace against it.
Roze winced but could feel the damage, her visor flashing red as the Chalice Arrow's blades closed up, a spinning tornado of energy forming around her right arm. She yelled out as she performed an uppercut right against the Mirror Monster's upper chest.
[SPINNING ATTACK!]
Metalgelas could only roar out as it was struck by the Burn enhanced Spinning Attack, the energy lashing out and piercing through it. The Contract Monster could only roar out as it backed away before exploding.
"That takes care of that fusion!" Roze shouted as Zi-O hurried over to her.
'Hold it you four! Something's not right!'
"Huh wait, was that Kagami?" Yang asked.
"We can hear her without her projecting on a mirror?" Weiss asked.
"I think it might be because of Roze RWBY," Blake said before realizing something, "Wait, Kagami, what did you mean?"
'Considering who I've been on edge about the entirety of today…' Kagami trailed off as realization dawned on Team RWBY, 'What do you think I mean?'
"Huh?" Roze turned with Zi-O, the two watching as Ouja had gone over to the discarded Goldvisor, "What is he…"
The entire area faded to a black background for everyone causing all the other combatants to pause. A sickly yellow mist formed at their feet and began spreading up into the air.
"Oh this is the jackpot," Ouja said as he held up Survive Mugen alongside his Venovisor, "A born criminal can't help but steal."
The Survive Mugen card's background began to shine a bright purple as it swirled around, the Venovisor shattering into its new form. The Venovisorzwei was similar in shape to the Dragvisorzwei, though it had a clear snake motif alongside it being purple as opposed to a dragon motif and red coloration.
"Oh…?" Ouja looked it over, opening the mouth and slotting in the card before closing it up again.
[SURVIVE!]
Venosnaker began to rise from the yellow mist, hissing out as it form shattered while the mist surrounded it and Ouja before shining outwards.
Venosnaker had now become Venosurvivor, it being more mechanical in appearance with a brighter purple sheen to its coloration with gold accents all over. There were more obvious segmented pieces alongside two wing-like protrusions with tires as it gained a silver multi-layered visor over the upper part of its face.
Ouja gained extra armoring over his forearms, shins and helmet, most of it consisting of gold plating and accents with his purple being a brighter and more metallic coloration than usual. His chest was a bright gold shield that was the upper half of a cobra, three purple hexagonal shapes in a tri-formation in the center, the eyes of the cobra head being a piercing red. His advent deck had also changed, becoming a bright yellow with the symbol of his contract monster being purple.
The black area began to fade as Venosurvivor began to sink back within the mist to disappear until it was called next. It wasn't long before everything returned to normal, though everyone was still in shock.
"Crap…" Mi-Zi-O stared at the newly evolved Ouja, "He could do that?"
"No," Mi-Roze shook her head, "At least as far as I recall on what records we had."
"What do we do?" Penny asked.
"You all keep fighting your own fights," Roze said as she stepped up, clearly put off by the sudden upgrade but not willing to back down.
"Ruby," Rose spoke up, "Are you-"
"Sougo and I will handle this," Roze interrupted as she glanced back at her mom, "Trust me."
"Yeah, we can do this," Zi-O nodded as he stepped forward as well, "We'll finish our fight."
"Alright," Tsukuyomi said before looking over at Rose, "Come on."
"Right," Rose nodded.
[SWORD VENT!]
Ouja meanwhile raised his Venovisorzwei, a blade extending out from it as he began to walk towards Roze and Zi-O, "Show me…"
"Show you?" Roze asked as she got in a defensive stance alongside Zi-O.
"Show you what?" Zi-O asked.
"Show me a real thrill!" Ouja yelled out as he rushed towards the two while brandishing his new blade as the other fights continued to rage on.
Rose quickly cut through a Raydragoon before switching her weapon to its inactive mode, holstering it, "Let's finish this!"
"On it," Tsukuyomi called out as she held her hands forward, catching the remaining Raydragoons in her Time Stop, "Penny!"
"Of course," Penny nodded, already watching as Rose and Tsukuyomi began stepping back. She held out Floating Array in its cannon formation as she began to charge up energy.
[FINAL ATTACK RIDE]
[FINISH TIME!]
Rose and Tsukuyomi leapt upwards before kicking downwards, energy gathering in the soles of their boots as they approached the Raydragoons.
[R-R-R-ROSE!]
[TIME JACK!]
Once they were close enough, Penny unleashed her beam into the crowd, clearing how the center and allowing the two female Riders to strike at the sides, causing a massive explosion.
Odin yelled out as he rushed towards Mi-Zi-O and Mi-Roze, punching at them only for them to grab his fists. He was then kicked in the stomach by both of them, coughing out as he staggered back and fell to a knee while holding his stomach.
"Alright, I'm pumped up!" Mi-Zi-O shouted as he went to reach for a particular Ridewatch, "Let's go all-"
"No!" Mi-Roze shouted as she grabbed his arm, "Spoilers! Remember?"
"Aw…" Mi-Zi-O pouted as he pulled away, "But what do we use?"
"Something new that isn't major spoilers obviously," Mi-Roze said, "Give me the Zolda Ridewatch."
"Okay, but what do I get?" Mi-Zi-O asked before his hand was grabbed and he was given a new Ridewatch, it having a dark gunmetal grey base with a black dial and button, the image on it being that of Kamen Rider Ryuga, "Ooh… a tease, this'll work!"
"Figured you'd like this idea," Mi-Roze chuckled as she was handed the Zolda Ridewatch before readying it, "Weapon Time!"
"As for me…" Mi-Zi-O said as he prepped his Ryuga Ridewatch, "Armor Time!"
[ZOLDA!]
[RYUGA!]
Everyone paused at the announcements, Roze and Zi-O having brought out Gambol Shround and the Zikan Zax to block a slash from Ouja who glanced back.
"Huh?" Ouja said as the three stared before he turned back and shoved the two Riders he was facing away, "Whatever!"
[ZOLDA! WEAPON TIME! MAGNUVISOR!]
[ARMOR TIME! ADVENT! RYUGA!]
Mi-Roze held up her hand, a bright green flash occurring as the Magnuvisor was formed.
Mi-Zi-O meanwhile had the Armor Time of Ryuga latch onto his body. It was very much physically a carbon copy of the Ryuki Armor Time. The obvious changes were the chest window and thigh patches, those resembling Ryuga's suit instead. Likewise the Dragvisor shoulders now resembled the Blackdragvisors with the front of the helmet resembling Ryuga's helmet with pink Katakana labeled 'Ryuga'.
"It doesn't matter what forms you take!" Odin called out as he got up before rushing forward. He quickly raised his arms as he saw Mi-Roze take aim but kept running, "You can't keep me from Sara!"
Mi-Roze began firing at Odin who managed to brace against the Magnuvisor's shots fairly well. Though she didn't try to dodge nor did she flinch as he got closer.
[STRIKE VENT!]
A deeper sounding announcement was let out as Mi-Zi-O activated his Armor Times' special ability. He brought out two Dragclaws while getting in Odin's way, crossing the black dragon heads before shoving them forward. The result was him blocking Odin's assault and shoving the golden Rider back.
Odin growled out as he punched forward only for Mi-Zi-O to block with one Dragclaw, striking the golden Rider with the other as black fire was released.
[STRIKE VENT!]
Mi-Roze leapt up from behind Mi-Zi-O, slipping past and striking at Odin with the Gigahorn Strike Vent. She went for a few more jabs and strikes before taking aim with both it and the Magnuvisor, pelting Odin with a hail of bullets as sparks flew.
"Let's finish this," Mi-Zi-O said as he dismissed his Dragclaws to initiate his finisher.
"Right," Mi-Roze said as she dismissed the Gigahorn while loading in a new card, but this time went to activate her finisher as well.
[FINISH TIME! RYUGA/ZOLDA!]
[SHOOT VENT!]
Mi-Roze holstered the Magnuvisor while holding out her hands, forming the elongated cannon the Gigalauncher. She held it forward as green energy began to fill the barrel of it, channeling the energy of her finisher into it to enhance its attack power.
Mi-Zi-O meanwhile leapt forward, instantly erupting into a black fireball that shot further and faster towards Odin. The fire twisted into a head resembling that of a dragon, slamming into Odin at an angle and launching the Rider high up into the air.
[FINAL TIME BREAK!]
Odin yelled out as he was flung high into the air, his suit sparking violently.
"Aim and…" Mi-Roze took aim as she followed Odin as he fell before pulling the trigger, "FIRE!"
[FINAL TIME BLAST!]
An energized green missile shot out at high speeds, striking Odin directly before causing him to drop to the ground at high speeds, a large green explosion forming.
Mi-Roze dismissed her weapon and hurried over to Mi-Zi-O who had reformed from the black fire, the two cheering as they gave a high-five to each other.
Tatsuya yelled out as he fell out of it, the Odin Ridewatch clattering to the ground. He tried to reach out for it, shifting his body just barely only for Mi-Zi-O to walk over and grab it without much effort. Tatsuya let out a groan, giving one final glare towards Mi-Zi-O before passing out.
"Come on! Show me a good time!" Ouja yelled out as he swung his weapon, the blade becoming more flexible and extending outwards as it struck at both Roze and Zi-O. Both Riders gasped out as their weapons were batted out of their hands before they were forced backwards.
"He's getting annoying," Geiz hissed out.
"Which is why we're not letting him beat us," Weiss added.
"Quit yapping," Ouja said as he loaded in a new card.
[FINAL VENT!]
Venosurvivor soon erupted out from the ground behind Ouja, the contract monster folding up into a more compact motorcycle form. It hissed out as it launched forward without Ouja, a bright yellow acidic glow shining from it as it launched directly at Roze and Zi-O.
The two Riders rolled away from each other, Venosurvivor slamming into a building and causing an explosion, venom being launched everywhere and eroding the ground away as the building wall crumbled.
"This is it!" Ouja shouted as his blade began to shine a bright yellow, "This is my reason for living!"
"What a sad existence…" Blake remarked as Roze stood her ground.
"Shut up!" Ouja shouted as he stabbed at Roze who was run through… only to fade out into a darkened red mist, "Huh?"
[FINISH TIME!]
Ouja turned as he felt something pressed against his gut, Crescent Rose already charging energy as Roze was crouched and at Ouja's side, immediately pulling the trigger as soon as he turned.
[ROZE SASU SASU SHOOT!]
Ouja yelled out as he was launched backwards from the attack, rolling across the ground. He managed to get up however when he heard footsteps, raising his Venovisorsurvive and using it to block Zi-O's Zikan Jaclaw's saw. He then pushed further and fully stood to force Zi-O back, swinging wildly.
Zi-O however expected this, batting away the first few swings with the Zikan Jaclaw before launching out the Saikyo Girade while summoning it, forcing the venomous Rider back. Zi-O discarded the Jaclaw and gripped his great sword tightly before going on the offensive, forcing Ouja to defend.
Roze however rushed in as well, bringing out Myryenaster and slipping past Zi-O, jabbing rapidly at Ouja and managing to strike his palm and wrist a few times.
Ouja gasped out as he had ended up letting go of his new weapon, staggering back further before yelling out.
"There's no winning this," Zi-O shouted as he tossed away his weapon before initiating his finisher alongside Roze who had dismissed her weapon.
[FINISH TIME! ZI-O! GEIZ! WOZ!]
[FINISH TIME! RUBY! WEISS! BLAKE! YANG!]
"Let's go, everyone!" Roze shouted as she leapt into the air with Zi-O.
Projections of Geiz, Woz and Zi-O in their base forms appeared behind Zi-O Trinity, while projections of Weiss, Blake, Yang and base Roze appeared behind Roze RWBY. The seven projections followed the motions of the two Riders before overlapping with the respective Riders.
Ouja could only follow them before running forward defiantly while raising his fist. Both Riders dropped as they kicked out with their right legs, striking Ouja right in the chest. Ouja yelled out as he grabbed onto their legs, trying to force them away only for Roze and Zi-O to push further, the venomous Rider's armor cracking as a result.
[TRINITY TIME BREAK BURST EXPLOSION!]
[RWBY TIME BLAST!]
With one final push, Zi-O and Roze shouted even louder as they pierced through Ouja, the Mirror Rider barely turning before exploding. The result was the Ouja Ridewatch clattering near the two Riders.
"Alright," Roze pumped her fist as her teammates cheered.
"Finally," Zi-O let out a groan as he went to pick up the Ouja Ridewatch, "We might be strong but man that was still pretty intense."
Asakura meanwhile groaned as he fell out of the explosion, glaring before pushing himself up. He didn't say anything before running off, realizing that he didn't exactly have a chance against the two Riders now.
"And there he goes…" Roze said as she turned around, as if expecting it.
"Just like we planned," Zi-O said as he brought out his Faizphone X and made a call, "Hello? Yeah, he's making a break for it as I'm speaking."
Despite being tired and injured, Asakura was still able to run away without much trouble. He had managed to get to an area of the city with less traffic and was planning on slipping further through the cracks to go back into hiding.
At least until sparks were kicked up near his feet, tripping him and sending him to the floor.
"Huh?" Asakura questioned before hearing a siren. He perked up instantly, "What?"
It wasn't long before Kamen Rider G3-X pulled up on his Guard Chaser, the sirens coming from it, "Halt."
"Takeshi Asakura…" the voice wasn't from G3-X but was from the side, the former Rider turning to see Kamen Rider Birth walking over, "You're under arrest."
"Like hell I am," Asakura said as he got up, seeing that G3-X and Birth had him corned from two different angles. But there was still a street area he could escape from and maybe lose G3-X, at least until screeching was heard as the Tridoron pulled up, Kamen Rider Drive inside.
"Sorry," Drive said as he got out of the car, "But given your activity lately and your record, we can't exactly let you leave."
Asakura could only spin in place as he heard more and more sirens from all around. It didn't take long for multiple police cars and bikes to surround the area, leaving little to no room to escape. His face dropped to one of near anger as he yelled out in pure frustration.
As the day grew later, everyone went to gather outside of 9-5-DO in order to say their goodbyes to Mi-Ruby and Mi-Sougo. The latter currently carrying a still unconscious Tatsuya on his back.
"Sorry about all the trouble," Mi-Ruby apologized.
"Oh no it's fine," Junichiro insisted before scratching his head, "Even if it is still kind of confusing…"
"Don't worry," Mi-Ruby held up her hands, "Hopefully this won't be an issue in the future."
"I mean… given you are our future…" Ruby spoke up slowly as she gestured to everyone standing with her.
"You're right, I mean our future specifically," Mi-Ruby nodded as she gestured towards her and Mi-Sougo.
"Just try to not get into too much trouble after this," Weiss sighed, "Clearly our other future selves weren't here to bail you two out this time."
"Oh don't worry Weiss, you usually rein me in well enough," Mi-Sougo chuckled, "This was just a bit unexpected."
"Ah, nice Weiss," Sougo pumped his fist in the air.
"That being said, trouble does manage to pop up every now and again," Mi-Ruby admitted with a smile, "But we've got a pretty capable team."
"Good to hear," Geiz said, "I'd hope none of us are slacking off in the future."
"Far from it," Mi-Sougo replied, "Like we said, a lot's coming up but don't worry, we're pretty sure you can handle it."
"Well if it's coming from you guys we'll take your word for it," Yang replied.
"I can't even imagine what's coming up though," Blake admitted, "Because we're already dealing with a lot."
"Do not worry for clearly my Overlord can handle it," Woz smiled before wincing as he held his cheek again, "Did you really need to do that, Future Miss Rose?"
"Yes," Mi-Ruby smiled.
"We probably shouldn't keep you all any longer," Tsukuyomi suggested as she looked around, "Though I'm surprised you don't want us to use our Time Mazines to take you back."
"We have our own method of travel," Mi-Sougo said.
"Yeah, there's no need to worry," Mi-Ruby agreed.
"Take care you two," Summer smiled.
"Yes, please have a safe trip," Penny nodded.
"Thanks you guys," Mi-Ruby smiled before walking off.
Mi-Sougo nodded to everyone before following after Mi-Ruby, the Huntress Rider of the future giving a wave when she heard the yells of various good-byes.
"Hey wait," Sougo realized as he looked over at Woz, "You didn't rejoice my Future Self getting to use a new Armor Time."
"Well at the time," Woz said before wincing, "It very much was unpleasant to speak, as is now actually…"
"I'll go get some ice," Junichiro said as he looked at Woz's cheek carefully before hurrying inside, "It looks like there's a bit of swelling."
"You still probably deserved it," Geiz remarked.
It didn't take long for both Mi-Ruby and Mi-Sougo to reach an alleyway, the two looking around as they made sure they weren't being watched.
"So, is this good?" Mi-Ruby asked.
"Perfect," Mi-Sougo nodded before shifting the unconscious Tatsuya, "Hey, think you can…?"
"Yeah, let me," Mi-Ruby said as she took Tatsuya from her friend, holding the unconscious man in her arms, "Alright, let's go."
"Right," Mi-Sougo said as he held out a hand as a cluster of gold clocks formed, soon spreading apart and revealing a black ripple-like portal. He then cheered as he held up a fist, "Back to our time here we go!"
"Home sweet home," Mi-Ruby chuckled as she walked forward before stopping, "Admittedly I am feeling a bit bad…"
"Why?" Mi-Sougo asked.
"You know, my eye," Mi-Ruby said as she turned and tilted her head slightly.
"I mean, we know it's not a big deal," Mi-Sougo said as he went to walk forward, passing his friend before giving a goofy grin, "Besides it's like you said, when she finds out it's a stye and you just wore the eye patch to look cool, she's going to laugh so much."
"True," Mi-Ruby chuckled as she followed after her friend.
The two soon entered the portal before it closed up entirely, completely vanishing as the encounter of two different time periods would be something everyone involved wouldn't forget anytime soon.
"And thus ends the tale of two travelers from the future, coming to their somewhat recent past," Woz said as he closed his book, currently in his narrative void as he stared up, "I suppose that means the time for everything to start moving is at hand… especially given the reaction Miss Rose's future self had to myself. Even then, this was indeed an insightful preview into the future of our adventures. Regardless, so long as I am here I will continue to ask that you keep an eye on this story to see what other events take place over the course of Roze from Remnant…"
Author's Note: Figured I'd pull a Ten Gokaiger on ya'll when it came to Ruby's eye and keep you all in suspense until the last possible second. It was mostly a funny bit I wanted to run, both on the audience and on Ruby herself. It was also fun writing up some interactions between the Mi-Characters and the present characters since for me personally, I was very much on spoiler watch galore so I had to get a bit creative with certain things.
Now, let's talk Mirror Riders, since I had both Odin and Ouja active I knew that I had to give Ouja his Survive form from Outsiders. While he didn't win with it of course, it definitely kept him up to par instead of getting instantly creamed by Zi-O Trinity and Roze RWBY. Then of course we get the exclusive 'forms' for the chapter, those being the Zolda Weapon Time and Zi-O Ryuga Armor.
Ryuga Armor was just a fun form I wanted to utilize since Ryuga's just a palette swap of Ryuki, which meant the Armor would follow suit. And of course I had to give the heavy artillery Rider's Ridewatch to Ruby or rather Mi-Ruby in this case. With those fun details out of the way though, thanks for reading and I'll see you back here whenever the next Gaiden releases.