So~... this is probably gonna be a bit of a surprise to some of you. The next thing on the docket, originally, was supposed to be Project: HC (I'm gonna include the trailer for that here or in part two of this is two parts, figured it'd be important). However… uh… I had a really bad day somewhat recently that made me not wanna touch toku as I took a mental health day. I really don't wanna talk about it in any further detail.
And, well, my job has been keeping me busy. Don't get me wrong, I like my job, and am super happy that I actually have a job. Just… it's made working on things a lot more complicated. Then the time change happened and I have less time to do what I want to do when I get home. Not helping matters is that, at points, I got inspiration and motivation to work on writing while I was at work, but lacked the time to actually try to jot anything down.
Anyway, let's talk about this special. It was something that randomly came to my mind and, after locking in doing it, I decided to do one thing. This special is not canon to Hero's main plot. It involves a Rider that, by all accounts, shouldn't exist yet. Plus, the non-canon nature allows me to use more Riders for the big goal of this. Expect the fourth wall to be shattered to pieces here.
Also, it's Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas. Hope you will enjoy this little adventure.
Fire Emblem belongs to Nintendo, Intelligent Systems, etc. Kamen Rider belongs to Toei, Bandai, etc. All OCs belong to their owners.
Takeshi's eyes slowly opened as he looked around a little bit. He blinked, then saw that he wasn't within his base or anywhere he recognized. It appeared to be a, mostly gold, interior of a building.
"Oh… joy…" Takeshi sarcastically spoke, rubbing his eyes a little, "Tiki-chan, got any clue where we're at?"
Takeshi was quiet as he awaited a response. His eyes glanced off screen towards his right, then he spoke hushedly, "Tiki-chan… line…"
There was a bit of an awkward silence as Takeshi awaited a response. There was still nothing.
"CUT!"
The bells went off to signify the cut had happened. Takeshi just gave off a small exhale and rubbed his face a little bit, "She's usually so on top of things…"
"Here," one person on the side said, handing Takeshi a water bottle. The bluenette then took a moment to sip it. He gave off a sigh as he looked to the side and then heard someone running.
"Gomen, gomen, gomen!"
He gained a smile upon seeing Tiki-chan show up, the girl taking a moment to catch her breath. He quickly got her another water bottle, "You alright?"
"I overslept…"
"Oh my goodness. You're usually so on top of these things. I shouldn't be the one to get you on track."
"Sushie!" Tiki-chan responded.
After a little bit of time to allow Tiki-chan to catch her breath and get ready, filming resumed.
"Oh… joy…" Takeshi sarcastically spoke, rubbing his eyes a little, "Tiki-chan, got any clue where we're at?"
"Not really. Can't be Itsuki's world… so… I don't know…" Tiki-chan responded, sounding a little concerned.
The two then heard roaring sounds and turned around, seeing a hoard of Heisei Era grunts from various Rider seasons. Takeshi nervously exhaled at the sight, not quite sure what to say as one charged towards him.
"...hey, that's your cue," someone whispered.
"Okay, okay, okay," another voice quietly spoke.
=RIFLE!=
Several energy shots then sailed past the traveling duo and right into the monsters. They both turned towards the person who had saved them in a bit of shock and surprise.
=CHEMY RIDE: …G-G-G-GORGEOUS! GEATS!=
=READY…? FIGHT!=
The mysterious Rider impersonating Geats stepped forward, "Saa, koke kara ga… gorgeous time!"
"Huh…?" Takeshi spoke, only to get leaped over by the mysterious Rider, "...Decade ja… nai…"
"Right… then… who…?" Tiki-chan added.
The mysterious Rider kept firing at the grunts. He gave off a scoff, then got out a golden gun instead. He quickly loaded in a card to the top part.
=REVICE RIDER!=
He then did the same motion again.
=GAIM RIDER!=
And again…
=DEN-O RIDER!=
Then for the fourth time…
=SHOWA RIDER!=
The gun that the cards were loaded into began to let out an energetic standby melody as it kept on charging up from all the power in it. With a smirk under the helmet, the Rider fired off the energy to the sky.
=LEGEND RIDE: MASSIMO!=
The energy blasts then came down to the ground and various summoned copies of other Riders were there, being Jeanne, Gaim, Zeronos, and V3. The summoned copies then dashed forward to fight off the grunts.
"He's… both Decade and DiEnd… wow…" Takeshi commented, almost stunned by this.
The summoned copies kept up the fighting for a bit, clearing out most of the hoard, before they each went for a finisher. The mysterious Rider simply chuckled as the monsters exploded and the Riders he summoned disappeared. His body then glowed, changing back from Geats into his proper Rider form.
"Ore-sama wa… Kamen Rider Legend," he spoke, turning around and letting Takeshi get a good look at his suit, "Houou Kaguya Quartz."
"Kamen Rider… Legend…?" Takeshi repeated.
"More like Decaiser, am I right?" Tiki-chan whispered.
"CUT!"
The ringing went off and various people sighed.
"Really, kid? You come in late and are distracting us…?" Legend spoke in annoyance.
"Hey, you took a picture with TwoKaiser's actor and acknowledged the similarities! I'm just making a joke!"
Legend simply sighed before everyone got ready to get back to filming.
"Kamen Rider… Legend…?" Takeshi repeated.
"...what kind of name is that?" Tiki-chan added.
"Legend's an okay na-"
"No, I mean his actual name."
Legend exhaled before he reverted back to normal and approached the two, "Annoying little fairy…"
"Oi! Don't insult her!" Takeshi yelled.
Houou just rolled his eyes and then took out a picture of Kamen Rider Hero to look over a bit, before he just gave off a scoff.
"...what?"
"Unlike Saber or Geats… uh… hold on a moment. Question."
"Cut!" the director called out, allowing Houou a moment to turn to them, "Yeah?"
"Shouldn't he not know who Saber and Geats even are? …or me, for that matter?" Houou proceeded to ask.
"This special is just for the fun of it, so don't sweat it."
Houou gave a nod of his head to confirm he got it. A few seconds passed by, and then he got back into speaking.
"Unlike Saber or Geats, you don't have an ounce of gorgeousness, Hero…" Houou spoke. He then got out a picture of what Hero actually looked like and then scoffed, "An uninspired Imaginary Rider… just give me your powers, nice and easy."
"No."
"Hmm?"
"Ok. First off. It's rude to insult someone like that. Not everyone can be a fashion model or Mr. Perfect. Two, uninspired? Yea, my powers are inspired by Decade, but seeing your armor... you're not better than me! At least I got a different armor design even if I look like some other Riders; you're just a cheap gold and black rip-off! And Three, if you can't respect the power…" Takeshi spoke, a bit of anger growing as he got on his belt and phone, "You won't get access to it. Period. I'd rather die fighting and kick your butt than hand it over. Too many worlds are at stake... and I'm going to do whatever it takes to help as many as I can."
With that said, Takeshi got out his cards and stood ready, "Henshin!"
=KAMEN RIDE: …HERO!=
He then transformed into Hero and gave off an aura that he was ready to throw down.
"Okay… I offered you the easy way out…" Houou spoke, getting out a belt, "Ore-sama no legend densetsu wa koko kara hajimarimasu… (My legend begins here)"
=LEGENDRIVER!=
Houou readied his card with a simple flick of his wrist, the power inside of it letting out a roar, then he loaded it in.
=CHEMY RIDE: …=
"Henshin!"
=L-LE-LEGEND!=
Golden symbols of all the Riders flew across Houou's body as his suit reformed and he stood ready for the fight. He took the first step, opening fire with his gun. Hero quickly started to avoid them and looking for an opening.
"Your design is half Ghost and half Gaim. The colors are certainly nice, but talk about recycling…" Legend commented.
"Toei is cheap, what do you want?!" Hero retorted.
"And you stole my style of being a Decade double. …granted, you debuted before me, but I'm canon. You are only imaginary!" Legend shouted, only to get struck by a punch from Hero.
"Stop calling me that! I am an Emblem Rider and a Kamen Rider!"
"No you're not, Imaginary Rider…"
"And… uh… uh…" Hero spoke. He was then quiet for a moment, then let out an exhale, "Line?"
"Cut!"
Legend let out an annoyed sigh, "Really?"
"Dude, I just got the script an hour ago. Cut me some slack…" Hero informed. He kept looking through it a bit, "Hey, uh, there's this large blank part near the end."
"We want you to improvise there."
"Gotcha," Hero nodded, "...wow, that's gonna be a bit odd to say given the new lead."
Legend just gave off a small laugh in response. After allowing Hero a moment to get through the script, they exchanged a nod and got ready again.
"And I'm gonna show you exactly what makes me unique!" Hero shouted, managing to kick Legend back a bit. He then got out another card and loaded it in, "King Henshin!"
=KAMEN RIDE: …MARTH!=
A Showa-esq sound effect played as the Rider form of the Hero King appeared over Hero's body. The Rider then swung at Legend, now armed with the Falchion, and managed to land a good few hits.
"So, is that the first of that world's Riders? Well… this is only fitting then…" Legend remarked as he loaded in another card.
=CHEMY RIDE: …G-G-G-GORGEOUS! ICHI~GOU!=
The same sounds played from Legend's belt as he assumed Ichigou's form. He gave off a small chuckle as he looked it over a little, "He put up quite the fight, as did his buddy. Let's see how you handle the strength of a real Kamen Rider… or rather… two…"
He quickly loaded in a card to the gun and then fired the shot off.
=SHOWA RIDER!=
=LEGEND RIDE!=
After a moment, the energy rained down and transformed into Kamen Rider Nigou. This version of Nigou, though, was the New Nigou version of the suit with the black helmet instead of the green one.
"How will you handle the power of the Double RIders, Narumi Takeshi? Oh, right. That name…"
"Oh shut up!" Hero-Marth responded, "I am proud of my name!"
"Alias."
"...although, funny thing… Nigou's original actor was also a Takeshi. That was his first name."
Legend-Ichigou then chuckled a little bit at that, as did some people off-screen, before they got back into fight mode. The copies of the Double Riders then charged forward, with Legend-Ichigou landing a few kicks, while the duplicate of Nigou landed some kicks.
"Like that?!"
"Yeah… I do," Hero-Marth smirked.
=ATTACK RIDE: …COUNTER!=
He then took a large swing forward and sent both Riders back a fair amount. Hero-Marth then hurried forward and kept on attacking Legend-Ichigou. He was able to keep up the assault for a little, but then the summoned Nigou grabbed him by the cape.
"...capes…" Hero-Marth muttered before he was left held up and Legend-Ichigou managed to get several hits on him. He was knocked back a bit, but then Nigou moved in for the cape once more.
=FORM RIDE: …MARTH RIDER!=
"RIder Henshin!" Hero-Marth shouted, jumping forward in Kamen Rider Marth's more Rider-like appearance.
"Two?!" Legend-Ichigou gasped.
"I get that joke," Hero-Marth remarked. He then grabbed the Falchion and quickly attacked the copy of Nigou.
"Also, Musou Saber," Legend-Ichigou remarked, only to almost got shot by the trigger on the Falchion.
"Hush!"
Tiki-chan just giggled a little, watching from nearby. The fight kept going a little, with Hero-Marth managing to get rid of the copy of Nigou. He and Legend-Ichigou then glared at each-other…
=FINAL ATTACK RIDE: …=
=GORGEOUS ATTACK RIDE: …=
Both Riders had energy charging at their legs, glaring at the other as they waited for them to make their move…
=MA-MA-MA-MARTH!=
=I-I-I-ICHI~GOU!=
Both then dashed forward and jumped up into the air.
"RIDER KICK!" they both shouted. Their attacks collided with each-other and then both Riders bounced back, reverted to their normal Rider forms.
"Not bad, for an Imaginary Rider…" Legend commented.
"There's plenty more of that!" Hero yelled.
=KAMEN RIDE: …CELICA!=
Hero breathed as the power flowed through him and shifted him into Kamen Rider Celica's form. Hero-Celica then stood ready, "Divine Mila… grant me your grace and protection."
"...so, that's their V3? Yet… you have a ring like this…" Legend commented.
=CHEMY RIDE: …G-G-G-GORGEOUS! WIZARD!=
=HII… HII… HII, HII, HII~~!=
"See?" Legend-Wizard remarked, showing the rings on his hands.
"Need I bring up that the first drawing of Kamen Rider Celica didn't have this ring?! It was added as an Engage reference, and an excuse for the Turnwheel!" Hero-Celica responded. He then blinked a bit and rummaged through the cards related to the orange haired Rider and then sighed, "...course I don't have that…"
Tiki-chan then just held up a sign that read 'They thought it might be too busted. Up for reconsidering'.
Hero-Celica exhaled again, then glanced to the ring, "...wait, if this has the Turnwheel, then why didn't Alm use it…?"
The director just shrugged a little, giving off a small sigh, before Hero-Celica turned forward.
=ATTACK RIDE: …THORN DAGGERS!=
Hero-Celica, now armed with the orange-haired Rider's main weapon, stood across from Legend-Wizard. He simply gave the other Rider a motion to come forward, which Hero-Celica decided to accept. He sprinted forward and managed to get a few clean hits in. He was then hit in the back by a punch he didn't expect.
=SHOWA RIDER!=
=WIZARD RIDER!=
=LEGEND RIDE DUO!=
Hero-Celica turned around to see a summoned copy of V3. This then let Legend-Wizard move in and kick the magic Rider back a fair bit. Both then dashed forward to attack, soon aided by a summoned copy of Kamen Rider Beast.
"I am getting so annoyed of that power…" Hero-Celica muttered, managing to parry the Beast copy's sword swings. He quickly kicked the Beast copy away, then parried attacks from V3 and Legend-Wizard. The Rider then did a few backflips to put a bit of distance away from them.
"No you don't!" Legend-Wizard shouted, using his own gun to blast at the ceiling to bring it down.
Hero-Celica then raised up the hand that had the ring on it, turning the debris into paper airplanes. He breathed out a moment, then saw a moment of reprieve.
=ATTACK RIDE: …DIVINE HEALING!=
He stood still for a moment, allowing the magic's power to heal him. He then looked to see Beast was getting closer and closer.
"Nope," Hero-Celica said, loading another card.
=ATTACK RIDE: …WARP!=
Hero-Celica motioned forward, teleporting the copy of Beast a bit away. He then readied yet another card, "Divine Mila, grant me strength!"
=FINAL ATTACK RIDE: …CE-CE-CE-CELICA!=
He then teleported closer to Beast, magic gathered at his hands, "Not about to stop here!"
Hero-Celica unleashed the blast of Ragnarok, a spell composed of many magical powers from the Fire Emblem worlds, and rained it down upon the copy of Beast. The summoned copy vanished, allowing Hero-Celica a moment, "I pray for our protection…"
"You're right about 'Engage reference'. Considering that was Warp Ragnarok from that game…" Legend-Wizard observed, "Originality must not be easy…"
"You're really starting to make me mad…" Hero-Celica remarked. He then got blasted by magical fire from Legend-Wizard that he wasn't fully able to dodge. He gave off a sigh and then readied another card.
=FORM RIDE: …CELICA DARK WITCH!=
A dark energy flowed over the Rider suit and changed it. Hero-Celica took a calming breath as he leaned forward. The summoned copy of V3 dashed forward, but Hero-Celica didn't move. The copy leaped forward, only for Hero-Celica to move and pierce right through it with one of the daggers. The dagger then magically returned to him, leaving it between the two main Riders.
"So, lose your mind? Another Wizard parallel, there was a dark form in the stage show," Legend-Wizard remarked as he got out the WizarSwordGun.
Hero-Celica glanced aside for a moment, Tiki-chan holding up a sign that just read 'Coincidence. I realized how few Riders had alternate modes and Celica just seemed to have a good bit of potential'.
After a moment, Legend-Wizard let the silver bullets fly from the weapon. Hero-Celica, however, effortlessly managed to parry all of them with the two daggers. Regardless of the various bullets sent his way, Hero-Celica continued to parry them.
"Stay still!" Legend-Wizard shouted.
The Rider managed to dodge out of the way of an attack and then landed, "...I was hoping I'd never have to do this…"
=FINAL ATTACK RIDE: …CE-CE-CE-CELICA!=
Dark fires began to flow through his hands and he posed to charge it up. Legend-Wizard just scoffed at this and readied his own finisher.
=GORGEOUS ATTACK RIDE: …WI-WI-WI-WIZARD!=
A magical portal appeared next to Legend-Wizard, summoning a copy of WizarDragon. Hero-Celica unleashed the Dark Firaga at the other Rider, but it was effortlessly countered by the flame breath of WizarDragon. Both eventually gave out after a bit.
"Ready to stop here and give up?" Legend-Wizard asked, only to get struck by one of the daggers, causing him to go back to regular Legend.
"Not a chance!" Hero-Celica responded, readying a new card.
=KAMEN RIDE: …ROY!=
A blazing pillar covered the Rider, making him turn into the form of Kamen Rider Roy. Legend took this design in for a moment, then breathed a little bit.
"How blatant. Well…" Legend spoke, getting another card out and activating it.
=CHEMY RIDE: …G-G-G-GORGEOUS! BLACK RX!=
A bright flash went off before settling over Legend, and he stood as Legend-Black RX. Both Riders took a ready stance, waiting for the other to make their first move.
(Insert Song: Black RX Cover by ZETKI)
"Oh, I love that song," Hero-Roy admitted, "And that cover is awesome."
"True," Legend-Black RX responded.
Both Riders glanced at each-other for a moment, then got back to a ready position.
=ATTACK RIDE: …BINDING BLADE!=
"Revolcane!"
Now both armed with sword, the two Riders got into a sword clash. Hero-Roy managed to get a bit of an opening bit of attacks off, managing to get hits with the hilt of the sword, giving him an early advantage.
"Not too shabby… Smash reference," Legend-Black RX observed.
"Hey, it's the reason Fire Emblem came out in the west," Hero-Roy commented.
Legend-Black RX scoffed and then got to swinging with the Revolcane. While Hero-Roy was able to parry some attacks, Legend-Black RX kept up the assault with the powerful sword. He managed to send Hero-Roy stumbling back a fair bit. He charged forward a bit, with Hero-Roy getting a card ready.
"That's… new…" Hero-Roy remarked, shrugging and then loading in the card.
=ATTACK RIDE: …BLAZING PILLAR!=
Hero-Roy watched as one of his hands turned into a dragon like claw, making him chuckle, before he struck at the ground. Pillars of fire erupted through, with Legend-Black RX only managing to dodge by the skin of his teeth.
"Woah~~!" Hero-Roy grinned, "Where was this in Roy's chapters?"
"Not thought of," Tiki-chan responded, "But, makes sense. Roy is half dragon because of his mom."
"Oh sweet. If Roy has more adventures... I hope he gets a more dragon-like form to help out his friends. That would be awesome!"
The director simply shrugged then exhaled.
The sword clashing kept going for a bit, before Hero-Roy got a card ready.
=FINAL ATTACK RIDE: …RO-RO-RO-ROY!=
"I won't lose! I won't!" Hero-Roy proclaimed, the Binding Blade charging with fire. He was then quickly struck by Legend-Black RX. While Hero-Roy managed to land the attack, he ended up losing the sword in the process.
"Yes you will," Legend-Black RX retorted.
=GORGEOUS ATTACK RIDE: …B-B-B-BLACK RX!=
The Revolcane glowed a bit before Legend-Black RX managed to strike with the Revolcrash, causing Hero-Roy to spark a bit and then go back down to Hero.
(End Insert Song)
"Had enough?" Legend-Black RX questioned, only to get a kick that sent him back.
"Not… yet…" Hero spoke.
=KAMEN RIDE: …IKE!=
Hero now stood as Hero-Ike. Legend-Black RX scoffed and attempted to attack again, but the Revolcane only bounced off of the more tankier Rider form. Hero-Ike then swung the Ragnell at Legend-Black RX, which turned him back into Legend.
"You have enough yet?"
"Not. Yet!" Legend growled as he grabbed another card.
=CHEMY RIDE: …G-G-G-GORGEOUS! KUUGA!=
The whirring sound of the Arcle echoed through the area and Legend-Kuuga stood.
"...why Kuuga? Ike was based on Agito and Ex-Aid…" Hero-Ike remarked.
"Based on my knowledge of your silly, pretend, Riders, there's another one more fitting for that…" Legend-Kuuga remarked.
Hero-Ike simply shrugged a bit and then swung at Legend-Kuuga. While some hits of Ragnell did manage to connect, not all of them did due to the sword's length and weight. This allowed Legend-Kuuga to get some hits in that did manage to knock Hero-Ike back a little.
"Well… didn't expect that…" Hero-Ike muttered.
Legend-Kuuga delivered another punch that pushed Hero-Ike back even further, "You gotta be getting bored of all those swords. Seriously, of the nine, eight of them use swords!"
"That may be, but sometimes you can't beat the classics. Plus, each blade has their own unique properties, like how many real Riders have different elemental powers with their swords," Hero-Ike countered.
"Heck, you're no better! You use a sword!"
Hero-Ike shrugged and just started to tank the attacks as best he could. Eventually, Legend-Kuuga moved in for a more powerful move…
=FINAL ATTACK RIDE: …I-I-I-IKE!=
"Great… AETHER!" Hero-Ike roared, going through the motions for Ike's Final Smash, rocketing Legend-Kuuga back a fair distance.
"...Smash saved that bozo protagonist…" Legend spoke as he got back up.
"Well… you said you wanted a break from the swords…" Hero-Ike remarked as he got out the next card.
=KAMEN RIDE: …MICAIAH!=
The silver haired maiden Rider's powers flowed through Hero, with Hero-Micaiah standing ready for the next fight. He leaned forward, allowing himself a moment to stretch in the process.
"Oh, good. No swords," Legend commented.
=CHEMY RIDE: …G-G-G-GORGEOUS! BLADE!=
Legend now stood as Legend-Blade. Before he could even move, he saw the Rider had disappeared, "Huh?"
Legend-Blade quickly summoned the Blay Rouzer and waited for the other Rider to make his move. He soon heard Hero-Micaiah moving around and swung at where he thought he would attack.
"Miss," Hero-Micaiah quipped.
=ATTACK RIDE: …SILENCE!=
Hero-Micaiah managed to strike Legend-Blade's back, then jumped forward. Legend-Blade was about to swing with his sword, but it then vanished in a flash of light.
"You know, little hypocritical of you to criticize me using a sword when the next Rider you used uses one and has a name that is basically a type of weapon similar," Hero-Micaiah joked.
"What did you do to me?!" Legend-Blade shouted.
"Silent. No attacks for you," Hero-Micaiah remarked.
Legend-Blade growled and dashed forward to attack, only for Hero-Micaiah to effortlessly avoid the punches. Legend-Blade kept on punching in spite of that, the other Rider not even needing to put his full attention into dodging. Legend-Blade then stopped to try to breathe a little, which allowed the other Rider to get moving.
=ATTACK RIDE: …THANI!=
An orb of light charged in Hero-Micaiah's hand and then he flung the orb forward. It managed to strike at Legend-Blade and knock him back. Hero-Micaiah then dashed forward and delivered several punches before skidding to a stop.
"You're wasting your time…" Legend-Blade growled as he tried to summon his gun, "Oh come on! When does this wear off?!"
"I dunno," Hero-Micaiah admitted, giving off a feminine giggle.
Legend-Blade just angrily yelled in response, making Hero-Micaiah laugh before he loaded up another card.
=FORM RIDE: …MICAIAH SOTHE ARMOR!=
The top part of the armor vanished before Kamen Rider Sothe's armor appeared in its place. Hero-Micaiah then invoked the magic dagger and started to swing at Legend-Blade.
"Oi," Legend-Blade spoke.
"...yes…?" Hero-Micaiah responded.
"Both of the girl Riders you've turned into so far are magic users, who aren't totally… there… for reasons, they both use daggers, and then they have one form change a piece."
"Don't ask me. It's coincidental that that was the case. And, sides, Micaiah only uses a magic dagger in one form," Hero-Micaiah responded.
Legend-Blade growled before his weapon finally returned to him. With it, he managed to start swinging and get Hero-Micaiah knocked back a fair bit.
"...should've known you used that to wait out Silence…" Hero-Micaiah muttered. The Rider was then struck back down to regular Hero after an electrically charged slash, "Okay… fire with fire time…"
=KAMEN RIDE: …ROBIN!=
The magic around Hero changed, and he stood ready. Legend-Blade swung towards him, but Hero-Robin got out the Levin Sword and managed to strike back.
"Ol' reliable," Hero-Robin commented.
"Aren't you bored of all the swords yet?!" Legend-Blade questioned.
"Nah, especially not this one," Hero-Robin grinned, getting a bit of distance and then unleashing a magical electric blast.
Legend-Blade growled, quickly covering the distance, and managing to strike with the Blay Rouzer a bit.
=ATTACK RIDE: …ELFIRE!=
Hero-Robin fired off the fiery blast at Legend-Blade, who managed to sent the shot away from him. He growled a little, then got out another card to load into his gun.
=DEN-O RIDER!=
=LEGEND RIDE!=
The summoned copy of Den-O then struck the iconic pose, making Hero-Robin sigh a bit.
"How fitting for this game you're pulling your silly, imaginary, powers from," Legend-Blade remarked.
"And you claimed to be tired of swords. Picks a Rider who's main form is literally called 'Sword Form'," Hero-Robin remarked.
Legend-Blade just gestured for the copy of Den-O to start attacking, which it did. Hero-Robin managed to parry the many blows from Den-O, knowing the combat style of this Rider in particular almost like the back of his hand.
=ATTACK RIDE: …ELWIND!=
"Elwind!" Hero-Robin called, using the wind to jump a bit higher into the air. He then saw Legend-Blade and jumped down, ready to enact his plan.
=ATTACK RIDE: …NOSFERATU!=
Hero-Robin charged up the spell, only for the copy of Den-O to get right in the way and instantly disappear due to simply being a double.
"...you gotta be kidding me…" Hero-Robin growled.
=CHEMY RIDE: …G-G-G-GORGEOUS! ZERO-ONE!=
=A jump to the sky turns to a Rider Kick.=
Legend-Zero-One then jumped forward and managed to get the drop on Hero-Robin. The speed of Reiwa's first Rider kept Hero-Robin from being able to easily counter and he got knocked back to Hero and sent a fair bit away.
"Ugh…" Hero groaned.
"Ready to surrender?" Legend-Zero-One spoke.
"Not at all," Hero spoke.
=KAMEN RIDE: …LUCINA!=
"Oh, look. Another blue-haired Rider with a sword," Legend-Zero-One snarked before he spoke sarcastically, "How original…"
Armed with the Parallel Falchion, Hero-Lucina slashed right as his foe, making him bounce back to his base form.
"Alright… fire with fire…" Legend spoke.
=CHEMY RIDE: …G-G-G-GORGEOUS! SABER!=
=WHOA~ WHOA~! BRA~VE DRAGON!=
Hero-Lucina stared for a moment, as did Legend-Saber. There was a little bit of quiet as the two took each-other in for a moment.
"Time-out please?" Hero-Lucina quickly spoke, "I have a question."
"Cut! …yeah?" the director asked.
"I'm curious about why I'm up against Saber of all Riders…" Hero-Lucina admitted, "Is it cause his movie had a 'Kamen Rider Falchion'?"
"Actually… there was a comment on the art for Lucina's Rider form that had suggested the name 'Kamen Rider Saber'."
Hero-Lucina couldn't help but laugh at that, "What luck…"
"Thanks for the idea, Sean."
Recording took a break to allow the cast a moment to get some water and get out of the suits. Takeshi and Tiki-chan both also nibbled on a few Christmas snacks before they got back to the set and everything was lined up as best as they could match it up.
"And, before I get asked, no, we're not doing the full Saber transformation line. It's too long…" the director informed.
"Gotcha," Legend-Saber stated simply, readying himself.
"Ready," Hero-Lucina spoke.
They waited a few more seconds before the fight was allowed to begin. Both Riders clashed their swords against each-other a bit, neither giving an inch. Hero-Lucina did some more rapid slashes as he kept on going, while Legend-Saber was more slow and calculated on when to best strike.
"The Falchion is more than meets the eye," Hero-Lucina remarked.
"Didn't the girl who your powers are currently based on call it the Pointy Demonspiker at some point?" Legend-Saber questioned.
"...oh yeah…" Hero-Lucina said, "...she's young."
Legend-Saber then pressed the opening he got. Hero-Lucina exhaled and managed to land an attack right at the tip of the Parallel Falchion, striking Legend-Saber back a fair distance.
"And for my next trick…" Hero-Lucina grinned, loading in another card.
=ATTACK RIDE: …GALEFORCE!=
Legend-Saber was then struck by an illusionary copy of the exact same attack, sending him into the air. He fell back down with a thud, making Hero-Lucina smile.
"Thank you, inherits from Sumia," Hero-Lucina commented to himself.
=GORGEOUS ATTACK RIDE: …S-S-S-SABER!=
"SWORD ATTACK!" Legend-Saber roared out, striking with the giant Kingexcalibur blade right at Hero-Lucina, which sent the other Rider through several walls.
"...abandoned building district, I love you so…" Hero-Lucina remarked, falling back to Hero. He exhaled as he saw Legend getting closer. The Rider then got out a particular card, "Kamui… lend me your power…"
=KAMEN RIDE: …KAMUI!=
A watery bubble covered up Hero, seeming to heal him, as the watery dragon's form began to take shape over him.
"Don't give up. You got this…" her voice spoke.
Hero-Kamui then rose, ready for another attack.
"...okay, seriously? Where are the shoes? That is such a du-" Legend spoke, only to get kicked right upside the head and sent through several walls.
"Shut up," Hero-Kamui responded as he walked forward, Yato in hand. Legend managed to stand and then readied a card, "Dragon vs dragon, huh?"
"Indeed," Legend confirmed.
=CHEMY RIDE: …=
"Ryuki… gonna be interesting… gotta watch out for mirrors," Hero-Kamui muttered. However…
=G-G-G-GORGEOUS! AGITO!=
The Rider then assumed Agito's Ground Form and was ready.
"...that's… not a dragon…" Hero-Kamui spoke.
"Yes it is."
"...in what universe is that a dragon?!"
"Same one in which a mace is considered an axe," Legend-Agito retorted, "Or a strawberry is mistaken to be a tomato."
"...deep cuts…" Hero-Kamui exhaled, "But, still. That is not a dragon!"
"Executive producer confirmed on Twitter that Agito is a dragon and a stag beetle," Legend-Agito informed, then showing off Agito's Ride Chemy Card, "Proof."
Hero-Kamui glanced at the card to see Agito's Chemy form was indeed a dragon, "...that is dumb."
"It's canon, so shut up," Legend-Agito retorted.
Hero-Kamui groaned, but then went on the offensive. With the dragon and water powers granted by this form, Hero-Kamui was able to get the upper hand for the fight. While Legend-Agito was able to land some hits in, Hero-Kamui did not yield in the slightest.
"She taught me to go forward… to never yield… and you won't make me no matter what you do!" Hero-Kamui yelled.
=ATTACK RIDE: …SUIRYU NO TSUBASA!=
Hero-Kamui gained wings and dragged Legend-Agito through more floors of the building. Tiki-chan soon followed up, and the group landed on a floor that was less damaged near the top of the building.
"Not too shabby… imaginary boy…" Legend-Agito responded, now armed with both of Agito's weapons.
Hero-Kamui kept up the attack, using the lance-like attacks of the dragon Rider to keep on the offensive. Agito's two weapons allowed Legend-Agito to parry some of them, but not all.
"You should yield already…" Legend-Agito spoke.
"Not a chance!" Hero-Kamui proclaimed, swinging the Yato forward.
=GORGEOUS ATTACK RIDE: …A-A-A-AGITO!=
=FINAL ATTACK RIDE: …KA-KA-KA-KAMUI!=
Legend-Agito managed to get in point blank and strike at Hero-Kamui's chest. This, however, did not stop the water dragon Rider.
"Suiryu no… HOKO~~~!" Hero-Kamui exclaimed as he fired off the roar attack. Legend-Agito managed to stay standing, but got sent back to Legend. Hero-Kamui exhaled a little bit, then dropped back to Hero, "...almost there…"
"Bring it…" Legend growled.
"Time for a little sneak peak…" Hero commented.
=KAMEN RIDE: …ITSUKI!=
Hero-Itsuki stood still for a moment, then he swung his sword.
"Okay, seriously, how does that dang Falchion thing get around so much?!" Legend questioned.
"You're about to see," Hero-Itsuki stated.
=ATTACK RIDE: …PREFORMA SUMMON!=
Next to Hero-Itsuki appeared the Preforma version of Chrom, looking almost like a specter.
=ATTACK RIDE: …TARUKAJA!=
An aura appeared around Hero-Itsuki and Preforma Chrom, buffing their power, "Thank you for showing me how this works, Shin SEGA Luna…"
"Alright, ghost time then…" Legend commented.
=CHEMY RIDE: …G-G-G-GORGEOUS! GHOST!=
The transformation announcement didn't even get to finish playing before Legend-Ghost was smacked around by Hero-Itsuki and Preforma Chrom. He was almost effortlessly sent right back into his Legend form with Hero-Itsuki not even breaking a sweat doing so.
"Okay then! Two on two then!" Legend yelled.
=CHEMY RIDE: …G-G-G-GORGEOUS! REVI!=
Hero-Itsuki attempted to get in again, but the buff wore off and Legend managed to get behind some rocks to cover himself.
=REVI, VICE, REVI~CE~~~!=
Legend-Revi stood up and quickly got his backup deployed.
=REVICE RIDER!=
=LEGEND RIDE!=
A summoned copy of Kamen Rider Vice appeared, charging forward with the Rolling Vistamp as a weapon. Legend-Revi charged as well, with Hero-Itsuki managing to parry the attack from both Riders. He gave a quick nod to Preforma Chrom, who charged forward to attack the copy of Kamen Rider Vice.
"Two against two," Legend-Revi remarked.
"Ugh, my slimeball senses are tingling," Hero-Itsuki joked.
"SHUT UP, FAKER!" Legend-Revi angrily proclaimed, with Hero-Itsuki dodging out of the way of his attacks.
"Faker? I think you're the faker around here, given I existed first. You're not even good enough to be my fake," Hero-Itsuki spoke.
"I'll make you eat those words, Imaginary Rider!" Legend-Revi proclaimed.
Thus, the two kept on attacking one another. Preforma Chrom, meanwhile, was basically not able to be harmed by the copy of Kamen Rider Vice. The dinosaur demon just looked confused by how his attacks kept just going clean through the almost spirit like individual, but the Preforma was still able to attack back.
"Don't you hate the game this idiot is from?!" Legend-Revi questioned.
"Hate is a strong word. I just question it a bit," Hero-Itsuki responded, "But, my best friend vouches for it being good… so…"
Legend-Revi managed to strike, but it didn't really seem to harm Hero-Itsuki too much. The two Riders kept at it, while Preforma Chrom was just striking at the copy of Kamen Rider Vice with Zio every so often.
"Enough of this ungorgeous nonsense!" Legend-Revi yelled out.
=GORGEOUS ATTACK RIDE: …RE-RE-RE-REVICE!=
=FINAL ATTACK RIDE: …I-I-I-ITSUKI!=
Hero-Itsuki's blade charged with electricity as Legend-Revi and the copy of Kamen Rider Vice combined into the Rex Remix form for their attack.
"Now's my chance!" Hero-Itsuki proclaimed.
"The future is ours!" the Preforma Chrom added on.
Thus, both attacks clashed with one another and both Riders were caught in an explosive blast that, yet again, sent them back to their base forms.
"This is getting ridiculous! You are wasting my gorgeous time!" Legend yelled.
"Then let me leave."
"Not on your life! I will beat you!" Legend proclaimed.
"Oh yeah? How about you try this on for size!" Hero spoke, getting out a card and loading it in.
=ERROR…=
"...huh?" he blinked, looking to the card to see that it was blank, "...really?"
"Cut…"
"Why can't I use this?" Hero questioned.
"The form's not designed yet."
Hero let out an annoyed sigh before he got back into position and swapped the card to load in another one.
=FORM RIDE: …DRACONIC ARMOR!=
The ManakeRaider let out some revving sounds from off-screen, then a person in an all blue outfit that covered up their entire body rode the motorcycle into frame.
"Keep going… keep going… keep going… you're good!" someone from off-screen spoke.
The person then quickly dipped away, and Hero then swapped into his Draconic Armor form. The Draconic Slasher appeared in his hands and he stood ready for the fight to keep going.
"So you do have an ounce of gorgeousness within you, Imaginary Rider…" Legend spoke. He then chuckled before reaching for a card, "Perhaps… this is a good counter…"
He then got out the card, loaded it into his Driver, and activated it.
=CHEMY RIDE: …G-G-G-GORGEOUS! SHIN SEGA!=
=INTO THE ADVENTURE!=
A blue aura flew across the Rider and then it formed into the suit of Shin SEGA. Hero could almost feel himself freeze as he took this sight in, while Legend-Shin SEGA simply chuckled.
"You dare…" Hero growled.
"Indeed," Legend-Shin SEGA spoke, loading another card into his gun.
=SHIN SEGA RIDER!=
The gun charged up with energy before it was fired off.
=LEGEND RIDE!=
The energy then came down to the ground, summoning a copy of the Shin SEGA version of Kamen Rider Playstation. She flicked her wrist and quickly got out her primary weapon.
"An actual bit of gorgeousness exists within these two. Not much, but there is a bit," Legend-Shin SEGA remarked… only to get smacked by the sword before he could even react properly.
"How dare you!" Hero roared, keeping up the assault before kicking Legend-Shin SEGA back a bit, "Like, seriously? You insult me for being uninspired and imaginary? The creator of this series and his best friend designed the suits and powers you're using right now! Don't go calling me and the Emblem Riders imaginary when you pull out two 'Imaginary Riders' yourself!"
The summoned copy of Playstation then struck at him, getting him away from Legend-Shin SEGA. She kept on the attack, using her handfan a fair bit. Hero managed to slash back at her, knocking the handfan away. The copied Rider then unleashed a fire attack in response.
=ATTACK RIDE: …DRACONIC AGI!=
Hero quickly flung his own fire attack towards the summoned duplicate, "Hate to do this to you, really do, but I don't have a choice here!"
Playstation kept on the offensive with the fire. Hero gave off a sigh and then loaded up another card.
=ATTACK RIDE: …DRACONIC TORNADO!=
Hero then generated a large wind vortex that managed to send the copy of Playstation into the air.
=ATTACK RIDE: …DRACONIC THUNDER!=
Then came down a blast of electricity that sent Playstation to the ground. She managed to stand again, reamed with her handfan, and then she flung it forward.
"Good form," a girl's voice said from off-screen. Hero glanced to see who said that, but just missed whoever it was.
Legend-Shin SEGA then dashed forward and landed a few hits, but it was clear he was struggling to control the speed of the form. This quickly gave the Rider an idea.
=ATTACK RIDE: …=
Hearing this, Legend-Shin SEGA sped over to try to get the drop on him.
=DRACONIC BLIZZARD!=
Hero smacked the ground, causing it to freeze up. Legend-Shin SEGA soon went tumbling away, crashing into a wall, making Hero chuckle.
"That's what you get for using a fellow Takeshi's powers against me!" Hero proclaimed. He then managed to cleave through the copy of Playstation, who charged him, and then saw Legend get up, "Okay, answer me this. Why do you want my powers so much? I have to assume you have all of the other Riders' powers, but why do you want mine?"
"'Why', you say? Isn't it obvious?!" Legend yelled, "We're a toy commercial!"
"...huh?" Hero spoke.
"We exist to sell toys to kids! You and your buddy are gonna be in the next booster set for Gotchard, so they hired me to do something to shill it!" Legend shouted out, sounding clearly irritated about the whole thing, "You, your buddy, Shin SEGA, Shin Playstation, Black RX, V3, and other Ride Chemy Cards will be released as those little trinkets for the kids to buy up and spend a lot of money getting the higher rarities."
Hero slowly rose back up, not deterred from what was being said.
"Of course, you and your buddy shouldn't be there. After all, you're both less than a toy commercial. You are both just Imaginary Riders who exist only in the realm of fanfiction. You two don't exist."
"Really?"
"...huh?"
"That's all you think we are? A toy commercial? Buddy, have you thought about why people came up with 'Imaginary Riders' to begin with?" Hero spoke, managing to rise once more. He then kept going, speaking clearly from his heart, "The armors, the belts, the henshin devices... they're not just toys to shill, cards and gimmicks to collect. ...they are symbols. Symbols of true heroes. Heroes who don't give a rat's tails about if they sell toys!"
Legend just scoffed and fired off some shots from his gun at Hero, but the Rider was able to swing his sword and knock them away.
"Sure, their images are all over the place to make money for Toei and BandaiNamco, but do you know WHY they are a toy commercial? Because of that symbol. The symbol children can look to with a hope that there are better people out there hoping to make the world a better place. Symbols of characters that people young and old can aspire to be!" Hero continued, charging forward and pressing the attack on Legend, "And fans like me make 'Imaginary Riders' to show how much we care, how much we appreciate those good men and women. We don't care if they become toys or if they stay nothing more than words and images on a screen. Because those symbols show people who can do better, be better than what we are now. People who should know to stand up and do the right thing, respecting those who do what has to be done and what others cannot do! We have to know what to do, when, and how, and not stand by because of some stupid decision like making a quick American Dollar or even a few hundred yen."
Legend growled and then kicked Hero back and kept on shooting at him. Hero, however, kept standing strong.
"Even the Destroyer, the man you yourself were inspired by, knew that. He was a symbol for villains to fear, and even if innocents are scared, they know there's someone watching over them somehow. Someone willing to protect their lives and allow the next generation to live on and do better where we fall short! If all you see me and my friends as is nothing more than a commercial for toys, cards, and collectibles... you don't get to call yourself a hero... let alone a Kamen Rider!" Hero concluded.
"SHUT UP! You dare lecture me?! ME?!" Legend angrily proclaimed. He then ran right towards Hero, sending them both tumbling out of a window.
The two Riders briefly clashed while in freefall before they landed on the ground. Hero managed to roll away, now back to his regular form, while Legend was more or less fine. The two Riders then heard people screaming, making them turn to see people fleeing from the Kasshines, who were attacking with lances.
"What the…?" Hero blinked.
"That is why I actually fight. To protect my world from the fallout of that stupid time Rider…" Legend responded, "Even if I have to do stuff to show others are just a toy commercial-"
His Rider form then vanished, making Houou look on in confusion. Hero dashed forward, huffing a little bit.
"Can your 'toy commercial' do this?!" Hero yelled, flipping the Ride Chemy Card around. In a flash of magic, it then transformed into another card and he activated it.
=FORM RIDE: …LEGEND ARMOR!=
Golden energy then flew off of Houou's Driver and then reformed into his chest armor that was attached onto Hero. A cape flowed from under the new chest region, being a white color. The Rider, armed with Marth's Falchion, then charged forward to fight.
"Hurry and get to safety!" Hero told the civilians. He managed to parry some of the attacks from the Kasshines, "Weapon triangle be darned!"
He then slashed through several of them and began to shoot at them.
Houou did not look impressed at this display as he got out his gun, the only remaining part of his powers, and loaded up a card.
=GOTCHARD RIDER!=
=LEGEND RIDE!=
A summoned copy of the newest protagonist appeared and he stood ready.
"Get rid of them," Houou ordered, tossing the copy the V3, Black RX, Zero-One, and Den-O Ride Chemy Cards.
The summoned Gotchard hurried over to help Hero, going on the attack on the grunts.
"Oh, yoroshiku, kouhai," Hero politely greeted the younger Rider. The younger Rider, in spite of being a copy, just waved a little and aided on the attack, "Not bad style. I like the suit."
"Bah…" Houou muttered.
The copy of Gotchard kept the attack going before he got out some cards.
"Oh?"
=V3!=
=BLACK RX!=
=GOTCHANKO!=
Red and black energy surrounded Gotchard, then it condensed down into gold.
=VERSION RX!=
The chest region of this suit appeared to be similar to more armored version of Ichigou from the 45th anniversary movie, while having room for the beaker in the chest region. The suit had both Black RX's and V3's symbols on the chest, while their helmets were blended for the helmet.
"Sugee…" Hero muttered.
Gotchard then summoned forth the Revolcane and struck, empowered by the many techniques of V3. Hero managed to keep pace with the Falchion in hand, the two Riders thinning out the grunts at a rapid pace.
One Kasshine charged towards both, but Gotchard was able to stun it in place with the Revolcane, then send it back a bit. Hero dashed forward, with Gotchard providing a lift into the air by tossing him up, and then Hero came down with a powerful slash.
"Not bad, kouhai," Hero smiled, "What else you got?"
The summoned copy seemed to be fairly happy at being asked, then got out another set of cards.
=DEN-O!=
=ZERO-ONE!=
=GOTCHANKO!=
The powers of Heisei and Reiwa collided with the Rider, forming a form that was similar to his main one, yet different at the same time.
=RISING LINER!=
(Insert Song: Den-O Soundtrack, Ore Sanjou)
The form had Shining Assault Hopper's chest armor painted in gold, the leg armor typical of Den-O, and the helmet was a mixture of both of the Riders. Gotchard then gave off the iconic 'Ore… sanjou' pose wordlessly, with Hero happily clapping.
"Oh my gosh… get on with it already!" Houou yelled.
"Shut up," Hero yelled back.
Gotchard then quickly got out the DenGasher and effortlessly constructed it into the sword version, then got to work on fighting off the grunts. Hero happily watched in amazement at how well he was doing. At that point, the grunts were still getting thinner and thinner in numbers.
"Hey, can I…?" Hero spoke, looking at the DenGasher. Gotchard happily handed it over, making Hero squee a bit at the ability to use his favorite Rider weapon.
"Now we're talking! Ikuze, ikuze, ikuze!" Hero happily proclaimed, swinging with both the Falchion and the DenGasher, "Dream come true!"
"...enjoy it while you can. I can grant you a final bit of happiness, Imaginary Rider…" Houou spoke, not that Hero could hear him.
Hero kept up with the two swords, swinging them both like a pro, while Gotchard got to hand-to-hand, more emulating Zero-One's combat style at that point. Both Riders were working and the grunts were falling.
"Hissatsu! Hissatsu!" Hero proclaimed, tossing the DenGasher up in the air to free up a hand.
=FINAL ATTACK RIDE: …-=
"Ore no hissatsu waza…" Hero gleefully spoke as the DenGasher came back down towards him.
=HE-HE-HE-HERO!=
He caught the DenGasher, both swords alight with power, "DenMarth Version!"
Hero happily swung with both swords, effortlessly taking down most of the grunts in the process. He came to a stop as he saw Gotchard preparing his own finisher, "Go for it!"
=KAMEN RIDER, FEVER! (FEVER! FEVER!)=
Den-O's charging noise echoed as Gotchard readied himself. He then leaped up into the air like a grasshopper and soared on down.
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The hit landed and went right through the Kasshines without much effort.
仮
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=KAMEN RIDER, FEVER! (FEVER! FEVER!)=
(End Insert Song)
"Nice one there, kid. You got spunk, I like it," Hero remarked, "Could've used a little more Den-O in that attack, but it was nice."
"Gotcha," Houou suddenly spoke.
=FINAL CHEMY RIDE!=
"Eh?"
Without even being able to fully process what just happened, Hero was struck by a blast from Houou's gun. It caused the Legend Armor to disappear off of him before his body glowed and was shrunk down to a card. Houou picked up the new Ride Chemy Card of Hero and then scoffed a bit at it.
"Oi! What the heck?!"
"How are you still talking?" Houou questioned, "You shouldn't."
"Well, I am! Now-" the transformed Chemy spoke before he came to a realization, "All those other cards…"
"Parallel versions of all those Riders. They lent me their powers, begging to be turned into this form."
"That is the biggest amount of dung I've ever heard in my life. And I saw the leadup to Tokyo Mirage Sessions. Much as I am indifferent to that game, those ads were not it…"
A few more Kasshines then appeared out of seemingly nowhere. Houou then exhaled and handed over the Hero and Shin SEGA Ride Chemy Cards to the copy of Gotchard.
"Get rid of them. I'll worry about shutting up that Imaginary Rider later," Houou ordered.
"Hey! Gotchard, stop! If you can hear me, you don't have to listen to him!" the Hero Chemy yelled, "Hey, other Takeshi! Wake up! Come on dude, I need your help. You gotta snap out of it, otherwise you won't be able to see Yoko and Luna again. Please? Hurry up and wake up!"
Both of the other Chemy transformed Riders said nothing, though Gotchard looked apologetic before he loaded in both cards.
=HERO!=
=SHIN SEGA!=
The standby melody played for a bit, energy projections of the two Chemy versions of Hero and Shin SEGA floating around. The Hero Chemy was making all kinds of noises, in a mixture of confusion and pleading, before Gotchard pulled the levers.
=GOTCHANKO!=
Teal and blue energy collided and condensed down.
=SHIN EMBLEM!=
Golden armor attached onto Gotchard, as per usual for his Legendary Rider forms, and his helmet gained decals and colors associated with both Hero and Shin SEGA. His twin sided scarf then gained a red N and a blue S on it, a clear homage to the two companies who made the games that inspired the two Riders.
"Oh~," Houou spoke, clapping a bit, "You actually made the Imaginary Riders useful. Nice."
"Shut your mouth already! You are worse than Racules, and that is saying a LOT!" Hero's voice yelled.
"Don't know who that is, don't care," Houou shrugged before he walked off-screen.
"Get back here!"
Houou soon returned, a golden CD player in tow, before he loaded in a CD and let it start playing.
(Insert Song: ChemyXStory)
"Available now wherever you get your music now," Houou spoke towards the camera.
"Dude, just shut up! I don't care if the guy I'm stuck to is a copy, HELP HIM OUT AND GET OFF YOUR LAZY BUTT!" Hero yelled out.
Gotchard then summoned Kamen Rider Marth's Falchion and charged forward. With the speed of Shin SEGA, the Rider was easily able to get out of the way of the attacks, then strike with the Falchion. He worked with it both as a sword and as a gun, striking away a few more Kasshines.
Some more, now armed with axes, hurried forward.
"Well… we got weapon triangle advantage!"
Gotchard nodded and kept pressing the attack, cutting through the grunts even more effortlessly.
"This song is so good…" Hero remarked.
"Then stop talking."
Hero exhaled in irritation in response. Gotchard managed to keep on going, soon bringing in Shin SEGA's yo-yo as a lasso for the enemies. Gotchard swung his way through several of the last of the grunts with the Falchion, leaving only one commander of them left at that point. The commander, armed with an axe, managed to put up a bit of a better fight than the underlings.
Even still, Shin SEGA's speed and Hero's weapon system were able to keep putting on pressure. Gotchard eventually brought out the Draconic Slasher to aid in the barrage of sword attacks, managing to break the enemy's weapon.
With that, he pulled back on the levers to ready a finisher. A projection version of Legend's gun appeared behind him, with the Rider dashing into it before he revved up a Spin Dash, both swords hovering in front of him. After revving up…
=KAMEN RIDER, FEVER! (FEVER! FEVER!)=
He dashed forward, both swords in hand.
"Kiseki no power wa mystery! Chigai koso kagaku hannō~! Gotcha Gotcha Kasaneaeba!" Hero sung along with the background song.
Gotchard managed to cleave through the last of the foes without much effort.
"Negai wa motto Growing U~p!"
The last of the grunts fell over and finally exploded.
"Yeah-e-e-e-eh! Gotchanko! Yeah-e-e-e-eh! Kimi to boku no CHEMY×STORY!" Hero sung out in time with the song.
(End Insert Song)
"Excellent work there, Gotchard," Houou spoke before he looked to the belt, "And now for you."
"Oi!"
Gotchard then reverted into a Ride Chemy Card, falling next to Shin SEGA's, both totally quiet. The Chemys depicted in the cards both clearly looked scared for Hero's fate.
"Now, to get you to shut up…" Houou spoke.
"You won't get away with this! And don't you even feel remotely guilty?! You've robbed countless worlds of their protectors!" Hero shouted, "And you doomed a world that Tsukasa has left for me to fix!"
"Don't speak about Decade in such terms…" Houou spoke angrily, getting ready to start tearing the card.
"Take-kun!" Tiki-chan yelled, floating over to try to help him, "Let him go!"
"Buzz off, knock-off Chemy," Houou spoke, smacking Tiki-chan back.
Hero's voice gasped in horror as he could only narrowly see his companion on the ground, but she managed to get back up. However…
"As from one are all things born…" a figure spoke, a ring glowing as she did so.
This sudden incantation reacted to the Hero Ride Chemy Card, causing it to glow a bit, then transform right back into Takeshi.
"Take-kun!" TIki-chan yelled, flying over and hugging him, "You're okay."
"Yeah…"
"But how?! That shouldn't be possible!" Houou spoke.
"First off…" Takeshi started to speak before he walked over and punched Houou in the gut, then kicked him in the chin, which sent Houou to the ground, "That first blow was for forcing me into that form against my will along with the others; the second was for flat out disrespecting everyone you did that to. You really wanted to save your world. I get that. But every Rider would feel that way too... yet you can't just mock others claiming them to be less than a hero when you barely understand the concept. Watch the other Riders first. Get an understanding of who they are as people and how they handle a situation. Unlike you, Tsukasa even had SOME idea of what was going on before rudely jumping in even with good intentions."
"Kisama…" Houou growled, trying to get back up.
"My point is... if you really need help with something, ASK FOR SOME DANG HELP! Don't take it into your own hands like that and force others along. That's not being a Rider; that's being a jerk. I hope this moment drives that through your thick skull," Takeshi continued, quickly moving away from Houou's attempt to kick him, "You... you got a long road ahead to make amends. If you want to save your world, learn from your fellow Riders, real or Imaginary. It doesn't matter, since they can likely impart lessons onto you that would be just as valuable as their powers ever could. Even then, the powers don't make the Rider... it's the people they are that makes them a Rider."
Houou fired his gun at Takeshi, who managed to dodge out of the way with ease. Unbeknownst to either of them, or Tiki-chan, somebody else was slowly approaching.
"After all... a Rider is someone who is willing to protect the innocent from evils greater than they can comprehend. A Rider is willing to take time out of their lives to help those in desperate need. A Rider is willing to make the sacrifices no one else ever could. And most important of all…" Takeshi kept speaking, "Rider wa... iie... Hero wa kussezu. (A Rider... no... a hero never yields.)"
"You… imaginary brat…" Houou growled, "Henshin!"
=CHEMY RIDE: …L-LE-LEGEND!=
He now stood back as Kamen Rider Legend and aimed the gun at Takeshi, "You are going back to that form. Or maybe I should target your little buddy first? Make him an example?"
Takeshi was quiet, but anger was clearly there. Then, almost too fast to be seen, he dashed over and began to choke Legend. He then punched at him, actually managing to crack open part of Legend's visor, "Do what you want to me. But if you come near my little brother with that intent... in fact, if you come anywhere NEAR him with that kind of attitude... I will not hesitate to snap your neck. I was being kind to you earlier. If you do anything like that... you'll find out why one should be scared of the anger of a gentle man."
Legend was able to force Takeshi off of him, struggling to breathe for a moment, then just glared at him with his now somewhat visible eyes, "So what? You're angry, that's nothing to be scared of. With all your talk of how good you are, you imaginary faker, you would just hold back. Good men have too many rules."
"...that's the problem, isn't it? I said the anger of a gentle man, not a good man. That's because, despite what we may tell ourselves, no matter the acts we do to justify it... no man is ever a truly good man deep down without the right help. After all... the rules are for the sinners and criminals... good men don't need rules," Takeshi snarled before kicking Legend, stomping on his gut, "Consider yourself lucky, because today's not the day to find out why I have so many."
Legend just gave off a scoff as Takeshi readied himself to fight once more, but then…
=ALCHEMISDRIVER!=
=ALCHEMIST LINK!=
"...what in the…?"
=UNICORN!=
=THE SUN!=
A standby melody echoed through the area, with Legend and Takeshi both trying to locate the source of the sound. An activation noise echoed, and the sounds drew closer.
=GA-GA-GA-GOTCHANKO!=
=PROMINENCE HORSE! SUNUNI~CORN!=
Another Rider appeared, being a mostly white one with various accents that shined like the sun. She jumped up in the way and kicked Legend away from Takeshi.
"Get going! I'll hold him off!" this new, mysterious, Rider spoke, revealing she was female.
"Who are you?"
"Just someone trying to rescue a friend. Now go!"
Takeshi nodded in response, then he and Tiki-chan made a run for it. The two ducked into the mists that lead across worlds and disappeared.
"Who are you…?" Legend demanded to know.
"Not important. You took my friend away from me, and I'm getting him back."
Legend took in this Rider's appearance and soon saw her Driver. He then got out the Gotchard Ride Chemy Card and held it, "Ah. You're his secondary, huh? Well, that should make this easy…"
"You may have seen my friend before… but you know nothing about me…" the Rider spoke, drawing forth a weapon.
"I'll beat you and then go get that Imaginary Rider… whoever you are…" Legend retorted.
"Try it."
With that, the two Riders dashed forward to begin a clash…
The two tumbled out of the mists and into an open field in an open area of a castle. Takeshi just exhaled a bit, happy to be back, before he got up.
"Are you ok…?" Tiki-chan asked him.
"I'll be better. …I'm so glad this isn't canon, I really don't want to deal with something like that…" Takeshi spoke, clearly just tired.
"I've never seen you get so mad before. It was… kinda cool," Tiki-chan remarked, "...uh… if I were in danger, would you be like that for me?"
Takeshi blinked, then smiled a little, "Considering how close we became during our travels, Tiki-chan, if it means defending you and saving you from such danger... then yes."
Tiki-chan gave her own smile and then wordlessly gave him a little kiss to the cheek. The two walked forward and soon saw Kota and Kiki were just sitting around by a Christmas tree. Takeshi then dashed forward and embraced Koda, much to the blonde's confusion.
"Uh… hi… Takeshi. Merry Christmas…" Kota spoke.
"You're okay… oh… thank goodness you're okay…" Takeshi said, clearly happy.
"...why wouldn't I be…?" he soon questioned.
"...eh, don't worry about it."
Kota just nodded a little and then handed Takeshi a gently wrapped present, "Merry Christmas."
"Thanks," Takeshi smiled, proceeding to unwrap it, "Oh! Duraludon plushie! That's so cool!"
"I remember you thinking it was neat," Kota responded.
"Thanks a lot, buddy," Takeshi smiled. He then got out his present, which was also wrapped up, "Here you are."
Kota worked on opening it up to reveal a binder. He opened it up to see it had all of the cards of female Kamui and Fjorm that had been released throughout the life of the card game Fire Emblem Cipher, "Sugoi!"
"Cost quite a bit for those…" Takeshi admitted before he got a hug. He then hugged Kota back.
"It's amazing! Thank you so much!"
"You're welcome. Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas."
Tiki-chan and Kiki just watched nearby, with the green-haired fairy going over to her companion and giving him a gentle kiss on the cheek, "Merry Christmas."
Takeshi smiled a bit in response to the fairy and then the group all turned to the camera.
"Merry Christmas!" Takeshi, Tiki-chan, Kota, and Kiki all spoke, waving to the camera.
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Bonus Scene!
Elsewhere, backstage, Luna from Shin SEGA had walked over to see her suit actress taking a breather. The blonde smiled a little and gave a thumbs up, "You did great today."
The suit actress smiled a bit, and then Luna saw who she came to look for, "Rinne-san?"
"Oh?"
"Hi. I'm Luna. Kamen Rider Playstation."
"Hi…"
"Kamen Rider… Rincard, right?" Luna spoke.
"No."
"Oh, that's what the rumors were saying. So… uh…?"
"Kamen Rider Majade," Rinne responded. She breathed a bit, then looked down to her Driver. A smile grew on her face as it all settled in, "I'm a Kamen Rider. I'm a Kamen Rider! I'm a Kamen Rider!"
"Just wanted to swing by and say… congrats," Luna smiled, "The first canonical female secondary. Coming from a non-canon female secondary, I just wanted to give you that congrats. Hopefully, we can do something together sometime."
Rinne simply nodded her head before Luna headed off with a proud smile on her face. She then glanced down to the Gotchard Ride Chemy Card, seeing the Chemy on it happily smile at her. She held it close and then headed off.
?: Who… who or what are you?!
Decade: Torisugari no Kamen Rider da... oboetoke!
*Nearby, Alfonse and Veronica could only both watch in a mixture of confusion and a bit of horror as they both took in the visage of the Kamen Rider.*
The story from ground zero… and beyond…
Alfonse: The destroyer is real… he is very real…
Sharena: The destroyer?
Veronica: He was thought to only be a myth…
Sharena: *her eyes widened* A Heartless?
Alfonse: I don't know. But, whatever the destroyer is, he is not human.
*Decade was then shown getting flung away by someone, rolling along the ground for a moment, before he managed to stand, albeit with an injured arm. Green, almost teal, electricity was sparking nearby. He was then seen passing through the mists to escape a fight.*
Alliances are forged…
*Alfonse and Veronica shook hands, with Sharena and Rowan then hoisting up a flag that bore the symbol of the Fire Emblem.*
And much time passes…
Reginn: *walks over* It's looking like we're going to be finished with this soon.
Lianna: Indeed, we should be.
Yet…
Sharena: How are we so sure this is going to work? How do we know this won't just add to the problems?
Alfonse: Have a little faith.
*Sharena was then shown gazing out the portal that acted as their viewpoint into other worlds, soon joined by Rowan.*
Rowan: Why don't we try something else?
*Sharena perked up and looked through the portal again, with ideas circulating in her mind.*
Sharena: I brought in heroes that are magically strong and bewitchingly brave!
Alfonse: …you did what now?
*Up in the night sky, four pairs of what looked to be shooting stars were, clumsily, soaring around. They approached the world that represented the fragmented state of the Fire Emblem world, but the stars were soon scattered. An energy trail seemed to form from the path the stars took.*
Project: HC
Is…
*In Echoes no Sekai, a younger Celica was shown being taken away, with Alm weeping as he helplessly watched her be taken.*
?: Hīrō wa… naite iru kodomo o zettai ni misuten! (A hero… won't abandon a crying child!)
*Over in Radiant Dawn no Sekai, a younger Micaiah and Sothe were watching people fighting something off…*
"Heroic"...
*Activation sounds were then echoing against the silence, then…*
?: Dual Aurora WA~VE!
?: Cure Up, RaPaPa!
?: Tropical Change!
?: Hirogaru Change!
"Cure"
?: Futari wa Pretty Cure!
?: Mahoutsukai Pretty Cure!
?: Tropical Rouge, Pretty Cure!
?: Hirogaru Sky Pretty Cure!
Sharena: They're a… pretty potent cure. I think.
Alfonse: What have you done?!
*Sharena was silent. Veronica gave her a bit of an annoyed glare, resulting in Sharena seeming to sprout orange butterfly wings that she used to cover her face.*
Lianna: We need to get them out.
*The scene showed Lala working on trying to repair her spaceship, when, out of nowhere, Hikari, Kotoha, Kururun, Tsubasa, Ageha, and Elle fell out of the starry sky and nearby where Lala was working.*
Lala: If the path can't be connected by even a Navi Gummi, then chances are, you really shouldn't be going there…
Tsubasa: Even still…
*Lala was working on fixing up her ship for a moment, the others waiting*
Ageha: Everything good?
Lala: Almost.
Kotoha: Almost makes you wish you could just wave a glow stick to get it fixed.
Lala: *stops what she was doing and narrows her eyes* That's not funny.
*Kotoha just giggled a little, while Hikari, Tsubasa, and Ageha all just looked confused*
Hikari: I don't get it.
*The group was shown following the trail in the sky left by the other Cures that had landed in the Fire Emblem world(s). However, something soon caused the ship to need to stop progressing forward*
Cure Milky: Arigatou, Wing-chan.
Cure Wing: …eh?
Cure Milky: Gomen!
Lianna: There's no telling what's going to happen now.
*The Cures were soon shown fighting off various monsters, some from their worlds, some not. Then…*
?: Pretty Cure… Metamorphose!
?: Skyrose Translation!
*Cure Dream and Milky Rose were then shown aiding some of the other Cures. The former saw the dark creatures approaching her, and she took a calming breath.*
Cure Dream: I am not afraid of the darkness. *gets out her transformation device* Kettei. (It's decided)
*Other Cures looked on in a mixture of concern and confusion*
Cure Dream: Shadow… *inputs the transformation code she normally uses, but in reverse* Metamorphose!
Cure Sky: Hīrō no… iie… Pretty Cure no debandesu! (It's hero… no… it's Pretty Cure time!)
Veronica (teasing tone): Cure Up, RaPaPa.
Celebrating 20 years of Pretty Cure
Heroic Cure
Later this December… (hopefully…)
Kururun: Kuru ruru run.
Lala: *gives a motion to hold on a moment and then adjusts her translator* Lalalun? Lalalun.
Kururun: Kururun!
Lala: La lun. La lun lu?
Kururun: Kuru kururun.
Tsubasa: What is even happening…?
And…
?: I've been having these weird thoughts lately…
*The monsters were shown in yet another location, being fought off by someone*
?: Like… is any of this for real… or not?
*The scene ended with a focus on the open sky…*
I am cutting this pretty close. I apologize for that, and I apologize about anything else that'll be late.
So, the basis of this was pretty much the Shin Emblem form and I wanted to build something around that, and getting a showcase of the Emblem Riders versus various Riders just seemed like a fun concept to me.
No, I don't hate Legend. He just seemed like a fitting antagonist for this is all, given his actions and implied actions. Guess we'll see how he acts in the future, since it looks like he'll be showing up again. Oh, and our first canon female secondary. Awesome. I had to include a scene with her and Luna in some capacity. And her appearing in general was fitting. Can't wait to see her in the show.
The trailer for Heroic Cure was already shown on DA, but I did slightly extend it to include a little bit more you'll be seeing in that. Rest assured, it's not one chapter. I'm not that insane. It's gonna be broken up into chunks. I had that idea because of various reasons I'll get into in the future.
The little Christmas scene was just a cute add on because of when this came out. It's a toss up between that, Hero-Lucina's use of Galeforce, Takeshi beating up Legend for threatening Kota, and Majade's appearance that toss up my favorite moments from this story. It was fun to write, even if it was mostly action.
Will say, the bit about Micaiah being the only one of the Emblem Riders that are the main characters not using a sword only just occurred to me as I was working on this. Funny coincidence. And, yeah, you get a little preview for Itsuki. Hopefully next year, we'll get to meet him properly.
Not a lot else to say about this special. So… yeah. Merry Christmas to KKD and everyone. Hope it'll be great. Here's hoping Heroic Cure chapter 1 will be out soon. Hoo boy…
Just Live More.