Book 8: The Interdimensional Traveler
Chapter 2: Aerogree Dimension
Aerogree Dimension 1-1
After entering the rift, Zi-O, Cure Starlight and Magolor arrived at a new location with more greenery and roaming Darpas, Dupas and Halcandle Dees which had red eyes, grey body, white arms and yellow legs. There's also more magic points in blue, orange and purple scattered around the area.
"Well, we gotta start somewhere. Area looks basic too." Starlight remarked while stretching her arms and legs.
"Magolor, the magic points you've gained. Were you able to make some of your current abilities stronger?" Zi-O asked.
"Only my Magic Spheres and my health." Magolor replied. "It'll have to do until I get more magic points."
"At least there's plenty of enemies to fight here. Not to mention some magic points out in the open." Starlight said.
"Alright, let's begin." Zi-O declared as the three went ahead.
It was a quick venture in the new area as they conquered the obstacles, defeated the roaming enemies and obtained the magic points that Magolor absorbed. When they reached the end of the area, they were ambushed by a group of Halcandle Dees, led by a slightly bigger one with a dark aura.
"Huh, that's new." Starlight observed the leading Halcandle Dee.
"I sense a strong aura coming from that creature." Magolor remarked. "But nothing you can't handle. Zi-O and I will take care of the others."
"Unless you need our help, sis." Zi-O offered.
"Nah, Magolor's right. I got this." Starlight replied, setting her sights on the leading Halcandle Dee while the others fought the smaller ones. The creature tried to attack with a tackle… only for it to be trapped by her Starlight Sphere that she launched. Afterwards, she rotated her PreBrace a few times as her right hand glowed in yellow and red. "Pretty Cure, Final Starlight Shoot!" And with one large energy blast, she obliterated the creature, leaving behind more magic points. "You guys done?"
"Yup! Just recently." Magolor replied after defeating the last of the creatures with Magic Spheres. "I'll be taking those." Afterwards, he absorbed the magic points, regaining more of his power. He tested out his levitation, which lasted five seconds this time along with a bit of elevation. "Ah, a little better than my previous performance." He remarked as a star-shaped rift appeared. "And this must be our way forward."
"Before we go in, there's something I need to ask." Zi-O said.
"Sure." Magolor nodded. "What is it?"
"The powerful monster that made you weak and left your attire in a mess, what kind of monster is that?"
"Well… it was a being of pure evil who's not afraid of taking control of people's souls and devouring them."
"...Was that being happened to be the Master Crown by any chance?"
"?!" Magolor's eyes widened in shock. "...How did you know about that?"
"Let's just say that being dimensional travelers allows you to gain knowledge of other worlds. Cursed artifacts especially which are something that must never be touched." Zi-O answered.
"You had something to do with that crown, do you Magolor?" Starlight asked.
"..." Magolor looked down in silence. "I never expected these people to know about the Master Crown, let alone its side effects. I guess these people are a little more experienced about dimensional traveling than I thought, as much as I hate to admit. But… is it really okay for me to keep my past a secret? Or should I reveal them eventually?"
"If you're thinking about keeping your secret about the crown, I'd suggest you tell us immediately so you can get that huge weight off your chest. Don't worry, we'll listen." Zi-O insisted.
"Consider this our little secret." Starlight added.
"...You know what, he's right. It's better if I let the secret out instead of keeping it until the last moment. At least these two are willing to listen. And he's right about letting out that mental baggage of mine so I won't have to worry anymore. Okay then…" Magolor thought before taking a deep breath and spoke to the two. "Alright, I'll talk. It all started when I was traveling aboard the ancient starship called the Lor Starcutter which I found and repaired in Halcandra. I even gave it some upgrades to take good care of it. But during the voyage, I suddenly crash landed onto Planet Popstar with all of the ship parts scattered across the planet. Luckily, I met Kirby, Bandana Dee, King Dedede and Meta Knight who're willing to help me find and return the ship parts. After regaining the parts, the starship is repaired and we set off to Halcandra to go after the Master Crown, which was guarded by a four-headed guardian dragon named Landia. Once Landia is defeated however… I immediately betrayed my friends, took the Master Crown for myself and wore it, and planned to conquer the universe, starting with Planet Popstar. I even used the Lor Starcutter against them. During the process however, that cursed crown slowly took over my mind, body and soul, and I was powerless to stop it. But despite that, Kirby and his friends, along with Landia, managed to defeat the crown and freed me from its influence, even though it should've killed me in the process since I was linked to it." He then looked at himself. "But if I'm still here, then that link must've been severed, though most of my powers are drained." He then looked at the two leaders. "...Tell me something. Do I deserve to live despite what I've done?"
Zi-O looked at his sister for a moment, silently answering with a nod before he faced Magolor. "You know what I think? If you're still here, then it's not your time to die just yet. Meaning there's still a chance for you to redeem yourself."
"...I'm not… ready to die yet…?" Magolor answered in surprise.
"The wheel of fate works in mysterious ways." Starlight stated. "I'd accept this second chance if I were you, Magolor. Use it to learn from your past mistakes and move on to become a better person."
"A second chance…" Magolor repeated. "But what about Kirby and his friends? Will they accept my forgiveness?"
"I'm sure Kirby will accept your forgiveness. He's that friendly." Zi-O assured. "Don't know about Dedede and Meta Knight though. But Bandana Dee's okay since he's also friendly and will also accept you."
"Two for two…" Magolor remarked. "...Well it's better than nothing. But I'm not ready to see them just yet. I still have a lot of learning to do."
"That's fine, take all the time you need to think." Starlight noted. "But let's focus on getting your powers back by finding those apple fragments."
"How are you feeling right now, by the way?" Zi-O asked.
"Honestly, I feel a little better now that I let my secret out. And thanks for giving me a chance to listen and… you know… not kill me." Magolor replied.
"Don't worry, we're not too judgemental." Starlight assured with Zi-O nodding. "Now come on! We've got work to do!"
"Right behind you!" Magolor nodded as the three went into the rift before it closed.
Aerogree Dimension 1-2
Upon reaching the next area after entering the rift, they found a nearby cave below that's blocked by breakable yellow and white Star Blocks.
"Mind if I handle those blocks?" Magolor asked. "I wanna give my Magic Bombs a workout."
"Go right ahead." Starlight replied, allowing Magolor to destroy the blocks with his bombs to open the way.
Afterwards, the three went inside and ventured through the cave, navigating through the obstacles which involves moving platforms and landscapes, the latter that can crush a person, spike pits, more Star Blocks, magic points to collect, and more enemies to deal with which consisted of Darpas, Dupas, Halcandle Dees, Blade Knights, Cappys, Comos, Pierces and Sir Kibbles.
After entering through an open door with three yellow stars, they end up in another area with more moving landscapes, enemies and scattered magic points. Only this time, bottomless pits are added into the mix. They managed to reach the end of the area that has a moving landscape and ran into another enemy rush consisting of Darpas, Dupas and Halcandle Dees, led by a slightly larger Pierce glowing in the same dark aura as the large Halcandle Dee from the previous rift.
"Leave the large bee to me. You can have the rest." Zi-O said to the others with his sight set onto the glowing Pierce with his Zikan Gilade Zyu Mode and X-Baton Blaster Mode in hand.
"Alright, brother. Have fun!" Starlight replied as she and Magolor dealt with the other monsters.
Pierce immediately performed a spear thrust onto Zi-O, who quickly jumped over the bee and fired rapidly at its back before following up with a twin charged shot that heavily damaged it. Afterwards, Zi-O threw his X-Baton Blaster upwards before inserting the Kuuga Ridewatch onto his Zikan Gilade and took aim at Pierce.
=FINISH TIME!=
He then took a stance as Pierce began to spear charge at Zi-O once more. But in retaliation, he leaped towards his thrown X-Baton Blaster, grabbed it and aimed both guns at the bee.
=ZURE ZURE SHOOTING!=
And with a powerful twin charged shot from his guns, along with leaving a Kuuga symbol at the bee when the shots connected, the bee exploded, leaving behind more magic points as Zi-O landed safely and dispersed his weapons after twirling them.
"That was stylish." Magolor applauded before absorbing the magic points from the defeated glowing Pierce. "But guns aren't my thing. I'm more of a mage."
"No problem with that." Zi-O replied as another rift appeared before the group. "Any use for the magic points you've collected so far?"
"More power for my Magic Spheres and Bombs, and increased health. Now I'll be able to fire two spheres at once and my bombs have a bigger blast radius." Magolor replied back. "I think I should be good until we get the next apple fragment."
"Neat!" Starlight smiled. "Okay, time for the next area!"
Aerogree Dimension 1-3
After entering through the rift, they ended up in another new area with wooden floors and walls. It also has one new obstacle in their path: a large rift wall that's advancing from behind.
"Uh oh." Magolor paled upon noticing the advancing rift wall. "I think we need to move unless you guys wanna get crushed!"
"Right!" Zi-O and Starlight nodded before the trio quickly ran away from the rift wall. They also had to avoid more obstacles with bottomless pits, more magic points to collect, and clearing out more enemies consisting of Bronto Burts, Cappys, Comos, Halcandle Dees and Sir Kibbles. When they reach the end of the area, a large Armored Halcandle Dee is blocking the open door.
"Excuse us, but you're in our way." Magolor said as he and Starlight threw Magic Bombs at the armored monster, quickly eliminating it. After Magolor absorbed the magic points from the defeated monster, the trio quickly went through the door before the rift wall got close.
They then find themselves into another area with grassy plains and stone towers… and another advancing rift wall which they had to outrun. They immediately ran away while dealing with more enemies, collecting more magic points for Magolor, and avoiding the obstacles with bottomless pits and falling stone towers. They also took down a Kee Dee who's running off with an orange magic point. They eventually found another open door at the end of the area and quickly went inside.
And once they arrived in another area which is a wide open space with thin floors spanned by ladders, they were immediately ambushed by Sir Kibbles and Bronto Burts, led by a large Halcandle Dee with a dark aura.
"Huh. He's a lot bigger than the one we saw on the first rift area." Starlight observed the large Halcandle Dee.
"Still going down, though! You can handle this one! Magolor and I will deal with the rest!" Zi-O said.
"Have fun!" Magolor added as he and Zi-O got right to work on the other monsters.
The large Halcandle Dee attacked the Pretty Cure with a ground pound from above, but she quickly jumped away in time and fired Starlight Arrows at it, along with a charge shot. "Bigger doesn't make you better, you know!" She shouted, rotating her PreBrace a few times before her hands glowed. "Especially if you don't know how to use it!" She then dashed towards the monster and delivered a combo with jabs and straights, followed up by a flying uppercut and finished with a double axe handle that stunned it. Afterwards, she rotated her PreBrace again, focusing her energy onto her right fist. "Pretty Cure, Final Starlight Knuckle!" And with one powerful straight punch, the large Halcandle Dee exploded, leaving behind a large amount of magic points.
"Nice moves there!" Magolor praised while absorbing the dropped magic points. "Using magic for physical attacks are rare to see. But I'm not the punchy type."
"True, you're more on the ranged side." Zi-O remarked as another rift appeared. "Got enough to upgrade and unlock?"
"No, still need more." Magolor shook his head.
"Alright, onto the next area." Starlight declared as the trio went into the rift.
Ethereal Altar
"Oh, you're back!" Kiana noticed Zi-O, Starlight and Magolor coming out of the rift.
"Hm?" Zi-O observed the area they're currently in. "I guess we're back at the main hub instead of the next area. "Oh well." He shrugged.
"You guys look like you went through a marathon." Kanade remarked.
"Considering we had to go through a lot of areas, yeah. Pretty much." Starlight replied.
"I was able to upgrade my abilities and health though, so it's worth it." Magolor said cheerfully.
"Good to see you regaining your strength, Magolor." Regina smiled.
"Hm?" Seele noticed up ahead two locked doors and one large purple star-shaped rift revealing themselves after the cloud fog dispersed. "Looks like new ways have been revealed, including that one large rift.
"Why do I get the feeling that a boss is beyond that rift?" Zi-O questioned.
"That's probably the case." Maria replied. "But if so, maybe the boss is guarding the next apple fragment?"
"I figured as much considering the games I've played. There's always a world boss guarding an important item." Kiana stated.
"Then it looks like we know where to go next." Himeko deduced, looking at the large rift.
"Actually…" Magolor stared at the two doors. "I wanna check out those doors first. Maybe I can find something inside them, assuming there's a way to open them first."
"Sure, go right ahead." Regina replied before Magolor approached the nearest door.
When he touched it with magic, the door opened which revealed a portal. "Hmm…" Magolor hummed. "You guys mind if I handle this one alone? I want to see if I can still fight without anyone's help now that I've gotten stronger from collecting those magic points."
"No problem, we'll wait outside." Zi-O replied.
"Great. Be back soon!" Magolor replied back before heading inside the door.
"So what did you guys find after entering that rift?" Himeko asked.
"Lots of enemies to fight, obstacles to avoid, the usual stuff." Starlight answered.
"Just like what we went through in Sequin Land?" Kiana asked.
"Yup, something like that." Starlight nodded. "Although be careful if the area has an advancing rift wall. You don't wanna get crushed by that so remember to keep moving."
"An advancing rift wall…" Seele repeated before nodding. "Got it."
"Another thing to watch out for is some leading monsters have a dark purple aura and sometimes in a larger size. Fortunately the ones we've encountered are not that tough." Zi-O mentioned. "But we might be encountering the tougher ones as we explore this dimension."
"Kinda figured you'd say that last part." Kanade replied before shrugging. "Oh well, nothing is ever easy."
Eventually, they saw Magolor coming out of the door. "Phew… that's done. Had to give my levitation a workout. And now for the next door." He then approached the other door and opened it with a magic touch. "Don't mind me! I can handle this one alone too!" He waved to the others before going inside.
"Huh, so that's what's beyond that first door. A test for his levitation ability." Starlight remarked while glancing at the first door.
"Ah, I get it. Those areas the doors revealed are for Magolor testing his abilities." Zi-O realized. "He'll definitely gain magic points after exploring those areas and improve his powers."
"Are you sure we're not allowed to go through those doors?" Seele asked.
"Nah. This is something Magolor has to do alone." Starlight replied. "But he'll be fine considering his current strength."
"If you say so." Maria noted.
A few minutes later, Magolor came out of the second door and approached the group. "Okay, I'm all done. And I've gotten plenty of magic points from clearing those two areas. But I think I'm going to save them for the next ability I'm going to unlock when we get the next apple fragment."
"Fair enough." Zi-O noted before they stared at the star-shaped rift at the distance. "All that's left now is to go into that rift and find that fragment. But be prepared for a guardian fight if it happens."
"Regina, you're coming along with me, Zi-O and Magolor." Starlight said.
"No problem." Regina nodded. "Now let's get going!"
"Wish us luck!" Magolor waved to the group as he and the others head through the rift.
"I don't know what they will find inside that rift, but I'm sure they can handle it." Kiana said.
"True. With a team like that, I think they've got this." Kanade agreed.
"Even so, expect the unexpected." Himeko stated.
Aerogree Dimension, Boss Room
After going through the rift, Zi-O, Starlight, Magolor and Regina end up in some kind of stone arena with towers holding light green crystals in the background.
"So we ended up in an arena of some kind." Zi-O observed the arena.
"Guess your hunch is right, brother. It's a boss room." Starlight said.
"Don't know what kind of fragment guardian we're gonna fight, but we'll be ready." Regina said, summoning her Deathmatch spear.
Magolor looked at Regina's spear in awe. "That's an impressive looking spear. Where did you get it?"
"Teyvat. And it's a pretty strong looking spear, too." Regina replied, twirling her spear.
"Teyvat, huh?"
"...Hm?" Starlight then noticed something else in the arena. One is a green wizard hat with an unlit lightbulb inside, and the other is an unconscious girl in her 20s having the same height as Zi-O with long black hair that reached her shoulders, wearing a white long-sleeved blouse, yellow long skirt, and black shoes with white socks. Right next to her right arm is a large white shoulder bag with yellow highlights. "Is that a person there?"
"Wait, how did that girl get here?" Regina questioned. "Did she get hit by a Dimensional Quake or something?"
"Don't know, but let's try waking her up and find out." Zi-O answered.
"Let me be the one to do it." Starlight said, approaching the unconscious girl and gently shook her. "Hello? Can you wake up please?"
"Mmmgh…" The girl slowly woke up and revealed her yellow eyes. "...What?"
"?!" Starlight's eyes widened in shock. "You've gotta be kidding me. Raychel Lunamaria, is that you?!"
"Wait, that's Rachel?!" Zi-O exclaimed. "Isn't she from the same college as us, but in another class?!"
"The same one, brother. I never forget a familiar face." Starlight confirmed.
"...Huh?" Rachel blinked. "How do you know my…" She then noticed the outfit Cure Starlight is wearing. "Is that a cosplay?"
"Well… not quite." Starlight replied, changing her hair and her eyes back to her normal style. "Now do you recognize me?" She smiled.
"...Oh my god. Akira Naotora?!" Raychel gasped.
"If you think that's shocking…" Zi-O removed his helmet and smiled. "Remember me? I'm her brother."
"Zeo?!" Raychel gasped again before looking at his armor. "Why are you dressed as Kamen Rider Zi-O?!"
"Huh, so they seem to know the girl." Magolor mused.
"So she's from the same world as Zeo, Akira and Gaius?" Regina questioned.
"Could you two please tell me what's going on here? And…" Raychel asked before looking at her surroundings. "Where the heck am I?"
"Before we answer…" Starlight picked up the shoulder bag. "I think this is yours."
"Oh, thank goodness." Raychel sighed with relief, taking back her shoulder bag.
"Uhh… guys? I hate to interrupt, but…" Regina spoke up and pointed at the wizard hat that began to float by itself before a pair of white floating gloves with bronze gears as cuffs appeared. One glove held the hat on the side, while the other glove patted the top of the hat, trying to make something come out. With one hard smack, something appeared below the hat. It was a black bowling-pin shaped creature with light green eyes, and wearing a green and yellow wizard robe.
"What in the world is that?!" Raychel exclaimed.
"Is that… Mr. Dooter?" Starlight observed.
"Sure looks like it. Must be a distant cousin." Zi-O answered while putting his helmet back on. "Raychel, I know you have a lot of questions to ask, but you'd better stay back. We'll deal with this one."
"I…" Raychel stuttered a bit before noticing Zi-O and Starlight's serious expressions. "Okay… but please be safe." She nodded before getting back on her feet and stepped away from the oncoming fight.
"Hmm… this Mr. Dooter looks different from the one Kirby and his friends fought." Magolor remarked as he and Regina rejoined the Naotoras.
"What's the difference?" Regina asked while Starlight changed her hair and eyes back to her Base Form style.
"For one, Mr. Dooter has a light blue body with black eyes and wore some kind of regal djinn with a white turban." Magolor answered. "This one here looks more like a wizard, not to mention…" He noticed electricity crackling on Dooter's gloves. "He's also a master of electricity."
"The one time we needed GV for this situation..." Zi-O muttered as he summoned his Zikan Gilade Ken Mode while Starlight summoned an energy bow. "Oh well, no point complaining now."
"Get ready, everyone!" Starlight declared as the Dooter, whose actual name is Electricky Dooter, roared and ready to fight.
(Play BGM: Hot! Elemental Boss Battle - Magolor Epilogue OST)
Dooter made the first move, summoning three skulls crackling with electricity and juggling with them.
"Oh no, you're not throwing those things at us!" Starlight retaliated by destroying the skulls with her energy arrows.
Electricky Dooter fumed in anger and performed a ground pound at the group after performing a spin jump, causing them to jump and evade, while also watching out for Dooter's electro shockwave upon landing the ground pound. Starlight, Magolor and Regina quickly retaliated with their respective magic blasts which pushed Dooter back. He then floated above the group and unleashed lightning strikes at them.
"Incoming!" Regina shouted as the group evaded the lightning strikes while she, Starlight and Magolor countered with more magic blasts onto Dooter. Zi-O quickly leaped towards his target and delivered a triple rolling slash, followed with one more overhead slash that slammed Dooter to the ground. Dooter got back up, took off his hat and summoned Darpas and green snakes from it.
"Snakes?!" Regina exclaimed. "Why did it have to be snakes?!"
"Don't know why, but let's just get rid of them and the Darpas!" Magolor replied, firing more Magic Spheres at the monsters.
"You know what, good point." Regina replied back before firing her own blasts from her spear. "Zi-O, Starlight, we'll handle things here! Go after that wizard!"
"Right!" The Naotoras nodded before going after Electricky Dooter and his electro gloves.
"(...Is this a dream?)" Raychel thought while observing the battle. "(Magolor from the Kirby series and Regina Madoka from the Pretty Cure series fighting alongside my friends from the same college as me. Maybe I should pinch myself to know that I'm not going crazy.)" She then pinched herself on the cheek and the arm, but the pain felt real, making her wince. "(Ow, ow. Okay, I am definitely not dreaming. But… how did my friends become so strong? And how did I get here in the first place? Okay, let me retrace my steps… First, I was on my way to a convention to celebrate my college graduation, and I brought my Kamen Rider Tsukuyomi stuff… Wait a sec…)" She quickly checked her shoulder bag and saw that her wallet, Ziku Driver, Kamen Rider Tsukuyomi Ridewatch, and her other belongings were inside. "(Oh thank god, they're all here. I'm so glad that none of my stuff went missing when I was warped after touching… that… fragment…)" Her eyes suddenly widened in realization. "(The fragment!)" She quickly checked her pockets on her long skirt and inside her shoulder bag for the object she's looking for, but to no avail. "(It's gone… Did it warp somewhere else? There goes my chance of going back home. Although…)" She stared at Zi-O and Starlight. "(How did my friends get here in the first place? I'd better ask them after the battle.)"
Moments later, Electricky Dooter took heavy damage from Zi-O and Starlight's assault, while Magolor and Regina finished off the rest of the Darpas and snakes. In response, Dooter roared in anger as he grew larger.
"Why did he become bigger?" Regina questioned.
"He's about to go through his second phase. In other words, he's going aggressive." Starlight answered as they saw Dooter summoning more snakes and Darpas from his hat, with Dippas now added into the mix. And all of his summoned monsters are now electrified.
"Great. So much for going close range." Zi-O muttered, switching his Zikan Gilade to Zyu Mode.
Afterwards, Dooter vanished into his hat and floated upwards before unleashing more lightning blasts, causing the team to dodge while firing at the summoned monsters. But then the hat summoned something else, a large electrified scimitar.
Magolor gulped upon noticing the scimitar. "Well… that's new."
"Okay, really regretting not bringing GV for this fight!" Zi-O admitted as the team had to evade the scimitar swings, the hat's lightning strikes and also deal with the electrified monsters. With all of those attacks happening at once, it made the team difficult to reach Dooter's hat.
"(That's not good…)" Raychel thought with worry while watching the team struggling to approach the floating hat while evading the obstacles. "(How are they supposed to reach that wizard while avoiding all of that?)" She then stared at her Ziku Driver and Tsukuyomi Ridewatch. "(...If only I could transform into a Kamen Rider myself, then maybe I can help them. But…)"
"Is that your wish?"
Suddenly, time around Raychel stopped, surprising her. "Huh? What's going on?" She looked around for the source of the unknown voice.
"Not to worry, time has stopped for a brief moment so I can speak with you. And also, I'm on your side. However, now is not the time for me to reveal myself. So allow me to repeat my previous question: What is your wish?"
"My… wish…?" Raychel repeated before looking at her friends and their allies. "I don't know what's going on, but I want to find out why. That's why I want to fight alongside my friends. So maybe… if I could become a Kamen Rider just like Zeo…" She stared at her Ziku Driver and Tsukuyomi Ridewatch.
"I see… But know this; once you choose this path, there's no turning back. Are you prepared for what's to come?"
Raychel took a moment to think. There has to be a reason why her friends are chosen to be heroes to protect something important. If she's going to get some answers, she must fight alongside them instead of doing nothing. With that in mind… "Yes… I am." She nodded. "Sitting around doing nothing will not get me anywhere!"
"...Well said."
Just then, her Ziku Driver and Ridewatch glowed and floated out of her hands before letting out a flash of light which caused her to cover her eyes. And once the light vanished, she uncovered her eyes and saw the two items landing onto her hands. "Huh? They're not… plastic? And a little heavy." The material and weight of the items she felt were different. As if these items became real instead of mere toys.
"That is all I can provide for you. The rest will be up to you. Now go forth, and forge your own future with your friends. Until we meet again."
Once the unknown voice faded, time began to resume as the battle continued. But this time, a new hero will rise up and fight. With a determined resolve, Raychel placed the Ziku Driver on her waist as the belt strapped her in before she turned the dial on her Ridewatch and pushed the button.
=TSUKUYOMI!=
That sound garnered attention of the group and in a state of shock. "What's this?" Magolor asked.
"Wait… Zi-O, she has a Ziku Driver and a Ridewatch?!" Regina gasped.
"Raychel?!" Starlight exclaimed.
"Don't tell me…" Zi-O realized. "Are you going to…?!"
"Yes, I am." Raychel confirmed with a nod and inserted the Ridewatch onto the belt and pushed the tilt button. The techno standby music began to play as a gold astrolabe appeared behind her, constellations being seen as the center configured into that of a crescent moon. "Zeo, Akira, watch closely. For this is my…" She took a deep breath and placed her hand on the side of the belt. "Henshin!" And with a 360 spin on the belt, the transformation sequence was triggered.
=RIDER TIME!=
A yellow crescent shaped katakana for 'Rider' formed on the astrolabe before launching outwards, gold bands forming around Raychel as her body glowed a bright white. The bands soon bunched together and latched onto her, fully forming her Rider battlesuit, and the katakana flying back and latching onto her visor.
=KAMEN~ RI~DER~ TSUKU~YOMI! TSU-KU-YO-MI!=
She now donned a black bodysuit, having similar armoring on her legs to Zi-O, but with gold detailing on her knees and ankles, along with her boots being tipped with white. Her arms had gold bands on her biceps and left forearm, having gold tipped fingers with a singular Ridewatch holster on her right forearm. The sides of her hips held two white skirt pieces with gold lining on the top, acting similar to a skirt. She has a small white breastplate with a thin Zi-O styled watch strap going down to her upper stomach. From underneath the breastplate was a slanted gold lined white cloth that was tucked underneath her skirt plate and draped down to her right ankle. A gold lined white cape that split at the bottom complimented this look, going down to the back of her knees. Her helmet was similar to Zi-O's with a black base and watch strap on the back, a white rim towards the front with a gold frame encircling a soft pink inside. The visor was plastered on front, a black crescent moon shape with the katakana for 'Rider' being shaped on the visor, and the clock hands were also placed to where the time read 2pm.
"Whoa…" Magolor remarked in awe.
"She… transformed?!" Regina exclaimed.
"Kamen Rider…/Tsukuyomi…" Zi-O and Starlight whispered.
Tsukuyomi took a moment to look at herself in awe. "I can't believe it… I'm an actual Kamen Rider…" Afterwards, he turned her sights on the floating wizard hat. "Guys, distract that wizard's attacks and summoned monsters for a while longer! I'm going to do something about that hat!"
"Do you have a weapon to deal with that?" Regina asked. "I have a spare spear to give you if you want."
"Actually, let me try something." Tsukuyomi replied, summoning her personal light sword from her hand, the Luminous Fractor. "Wow… it really worked." She remarked while examining her sword.
"I know, right?" Zi-O smirked. "I had the same reaction when I summoned the Zikan Gilade for the first time. But our talk can wait. Do what you have to do while we hold the line!"
"Okay!" Tsukuyomi nodded before turning around and performed a wall jump to reach the wizard hat while her sword glowed with light energy. And with a flurry of stabs followed by a power thrust, the hat took heavy damage, causing it to float back to ground level and for Electricky Dooter to reappear from the hat before wearing it. Magolor and Regina were able to defeat the last of the monsters with magic blasts while Zi-O changed his Zikan Gilade to Ken Mode and unleashed a combined slash-wave with Starlight's energy arrow to destroy the scimitar.
"Nice going!" Starlight complimented as the team regrouped.
"Thanks." Tsukuyomi nodded as all eyes were set on Dooter who's fuming once more. "But we're not done yet."
"Yeah, I have had just enough of his magic show!" Zi-O agreed.
"I think he's about to jump on us again!" Regina observed the Dooter taking a jumping stance.
"Hmm…" Starlight pondered. "I think we can work with this."
"You have an idea?" Magolor asked.
"I do." Starlight nodded. "But I'm going to need you and Regina's help. I'm going to trap him in a Starlight Sphere with a boost from both of your magic."
"And once that's done, Tsukuyomi and I will go for a Finish Time." Zi-O deduced.
"Alright. Let's make it count!" Tsukuyomi said as they watched Dooter perform a charged spin jump. The team quickly jumped to evade the electro ground pound and the shockwaves, and the pattern continued four more times. And after the team evaded the fifth ground pound and shockwave with a high jump…
"Now!" Starlight shouted as she rotated her PreBrace several times, with Regina and Magolor transferring a bit of their magic to her to amplify its effects. "Starlight Sphere!" She launched the enhanced energy sphere at Dooter, trapping it inside. He tried to punch his way out with his fists, but it didn't work.
"Now, Zi-O!" Tsukuyomi shouted.
"Right!" Zi-O nodded as the two Riders pushed their Ridewatch buttons, slammed their belt's tilt button and gave them a spin.
=FINISH TIME!=
Pink katakanas for 'Kick' circled around the trapped Dooter while a crescent moon appears behind Tsukuyomi that covers her leg in light yellow energy.
=TIME BREAK!=
=TIME JACK!=
The pink katakanas then flew onto Zi-O's plunged right foot before he and Tsukuyomi delivered a twin energized dive kick onto Dooter, causing an explosion in pink and light yellow light. And after the team landed safely, what they saw from the dispersed explosion was not only more magic points, but also another apple fragment.
(BGM End)
"There it is! The next apple fragment!" Regina noticed.
"Mind if I hold that one?" Magolor asked.
"By all means." Starlight nodded, allowing Magolor to absorb more magic points and retrieve the apple fragment.
"Not bad for your first fight, Tsukuyomi." Regina praised as they dispersed their weapons.
"Thanks." Tsukuyomi smiled. "I had to do something, after all."
"By the way, that Ziku Driver and Ridewatch of yours are originally toys, right?" Zi-O asked.
"Yes." Tsukuyomi nodded. "But then that mysterious voice somehow made them real. And here I am, a Kamen Rider."
"Hey, that's what happened to me, Zeo and Gaius!" Starlight mentioned. "Though for my case, it was the PreChange Mirror and PreCards, and I turned into a brand new Pretty Cure called Cure Starlight."
"Wait, Gaius? As in Gaius Cornell?!" Tsukuyomi gasped.
"Yep." Zi-O nodded. "But he's back in the Symphogear world training. It's a very long story. But to make it short, we're chosen to protect the multiverse from the Neo Time Jackers."
"Time Jackers?! They're back?!" Tsukuyomi gasped again. "But how?"
"Again, long story. We'll tell you when we get back to the Zi-O Liner, our dimensional traveling train." Starlight answered.
"And speaking of our way back…" Regina pointed at the star-shaped rift appearing before the group.
"Time to head back to the Ethereal Altar, guys!" Magolor waved while holding the apple fragment.
"Let's get going, Tsukuyomi. There's more friends of ours you need to meet." Zi-O said.
"Then lead the way, Zi-O." Tsukuyomi replied as she picked up her shoulder bag and followed the team into the rift.
Ethereal Altar
The team then appeared near the altar where the others were waiting nearby.
"Welcome back." Himeko greeted and noticed the apple fragment on Magolor's hand. "And I see you found another apple fragment. Well done."
"It was guarded by an electro mage, but we managed to win… with a little extra help." Zi-O answered before gesturing at the white Rider.
"Umm… hi." Tsukuyomi nervously waved. "You've gotta be kidding. Characters from Symphogear and Honkai Impact 3rd?! My friends have been really busy lately…"
"Wait… A Ziku Driver and a Ridewatch?!" Kiana noticed. "You're also a Kamen Rider?!"
"Hold on… I think I saw a similar Rider that looks just like you from that battle history footage months ago." Seele recalled. "Kamen Rider Tsukuyomi, right?"
"Yes. But I'm not Alpina Tsukuyomi." Tsukuyomi took off her helmet to reveal her face. "I'm Raychel Lunamaria, from the same world as Zeo, Akira and Gaius'. But you guys can call me Ray."
"You're from Prime Earth?!" Maria gasped.
"That's right." Raychel nodded before looking at Kanade. "Although… weren't you supposed to die during the Zwei Wing incident?"
"Yeah… about that…" Kanade rubbed the back of her hair.
Suddenly, the apple fragment floated away from Magolor's hand and landed near the other fragment, making them glow which caused the torch on the far right to light up in green flames. It also caused Magolor to glow briefly, unlocking his lost abilities. "Ah…! I feel more of my powers coming back!" He cheered.
"What did you get?" Regina asked.
"Hold on, gimme a moment to test first." Magolor replied before floating upwards and performed an energy wind dash attack. "Alright! My Magolor Surge is back!"
"A dash attack. Nice!" Starlight gave a thumbs up.
"Hold on, there's one more thing that I've also regained. Stand back." Magolor floated upwards again and summoned a star-shaped magic circle in front, charged it to full power and unleashed a powerful laser beam to the sky before it dispersed after three seconds. "And that, my friends, is my Magolor Cannon. Call it my very own finishing move. Just give me the order and I'll let it loose."
"Gotcha." Zi-O noted. "And powerful indeed."
"Well… not powerful enough." Magolor admitted. "If I can get more magic points, I should be able to make it stronger and larger."
"Fair enough." Kiana noted.
"Anyway, can we go inside the Zi-O Liner and take a break?" Starlight asked. "Plus, we also need to fill Ray in on our mission and how Xross Drive Rebellion was formed. You can join us too, Magolor."
"Yeah, I really need to hear everything and why." Raychel replied.
"I'm also curious about it, too." Magolor added.
"Then it's decided. Let's head back to the Zi-O Liner for a break. After that, it's off to search for the third apple fragment." Zi-O declared as the team head for the Zi-O Liner to fill in on the newest team member for the events that have happened so far. Needless to say, the newest Rider will definitely need the information so she can be prepared for what's to come.
Chapter 2: Aerogree Dimension
END
(Raychel Lunamaria/Kamen Rider Tsukuyomi has joined Xross Drive Rebellion)
Author's Note: And there you have it. The reveal of my next OC for this series; Raychel Lunamaria from Prime Earth, now taking the mantle as the new Kamen Rider Tsukuyomi. The reason for this is that in the Kamen Rider Zi-O show, Kamen Rider Tsukuyomi was revealed in the 2nd last episode, which kinda made me feel iffy about it. Which is why I want to give the female Rider of Time a chance to fight more battles with Raychel taking over the mantle.
Anyway, the 2nd apple fragment has been obtained and Magolor regained his Magolor Surge and Magolor Cannon abilities. Plus, Magolor revealed the truth to Zeo and Akira, and the two will help him with his redemption, as long as the secret is kept between them. So two apple fragments down, three more to go. What will the team discover next during their search for the 3rd apple fragment?
Until then, stay safe and see you in the next chapter!