Rider Time Zi-O: Roze from Remnant
Chapter 121 – 20XX: Journey's End
Woz was in GingaFinaly, a spotlight shining down on him as the area was darkened. All around him in the shadows were Diend, Penny, Brain, Gold Drive, Another Para-DX and Briar Rose.
"Thanks to Another Decade's abilities, Sougo Tokiwa alongside Miss Rose and her friends have been flung across different worlds," Woz narrated as he looked around, "While my Overlord finds success in his journey to find our friends, everyone else is pursued relentlessly by Final-Shocker's hunting squad. However I alongside a search and rescue party formed by Summer Rose has reached those hunted in time."
He then moved towards where Briar Rose was, the spotlight following him. He figured his overwhelming power would work well against the Grimm Rider.
"Despite our odds looking up, this is but a distraction in the end," Woz stated as he formed a gravity bubble between his hands, "The real battle is just beginning."
World of Diend – Early July 2019:
Tsukasa let out a light groan as he began to fully wake up, wincing as his eyes adjusted to the light.
"Tsukasa," Sayo called out as she hovered over him in worry.
"Hey there Sayo, sorry about worrying you," Tsukasa smiled as she grabbed onto his sister, using her to help lift himself up as he shook his head, "That was a good nap though."
"If you're joking like that then I guess you're fine," Sayo let out a chuckle in relief as she helped Tsukasa sit up.
"No seriously, it was a good nap," Tsukasa let out a yawn as he went to fully sit up, "Where are we?"
"Daiki's place," Sayo replied.
"Oh he'll never let me live this down," Tsukasa muttered, "I should get going."
"Can you even travel right now?" Sayo asked.
"You forget that my powers come to me simply by existing, Rider or not," Tsukasa chuckled as he flicked a wrist, an Aurora Curtain forming at the edge of the bedroom they were in.
"No not that," Sayo quickly shoved her brother's hand down as she pouted, the Aurora Curtain vanishing, "You haven't eaten in days and Daiki gave me the important mission of making sure you get some food in your stomach."
"I swear to…" Tsukasa groaned slightly, "Fine then, I suppose I won't be able to go anywhere under your watchful eye."
"That's more like it," Sayo smiled as she took her brothers hand and helped him stand before leading him for the kitchen.
World of Brain:
Woz shouted out, unleashing a gravity pulse against Briar Rose, sending the Grimm Rider tumbling backwards.
"Why you…!" Another Para-DX rushed forward only to quickly stop, avoiding several slashes from Floating Array before bracing as Diend began shooting at him, "How did you find us so fast?!"
"We have our ways," Diend said before bringing out the Future Note, "However we need every advantage we can get."
"Shiro-Woz's Future Note…" Woz let out a light gasp, "Just what are you planning on doing with that?"
"This," Diend said as he drew out the pen and began narrating as he wrote in the Future Note.
~Penny Polendina can once again transform with the powers of Kikai~
Woz noticed the Kikai Miridewatch began to pulsate before drawing it out, realizing what Diend had narrated and tossing it towards Penny, "Miss Polendina!"
"Huh?" Penny quickly went to catch the Miridewatch before pressing down on the button instinctively.
[HAGANE NO BODY NI ATSUI NO HEART!]
Penny let out a light yelp as the transformation into Kikai II occurred, her weapons vanishing as her helmet's eyes flashed once the transformation completed.
[KAMEN RIDER KIKAI!]
"What?" Another Para-DX gasped.
"I did not expect this to occur again," Kikai II admitted before shaking her head and raising her fist, rushing towards Another Para-DX, "I think I can do this!"
"Just what's going on?" Gold Drive questioned before sparks flew, staggering back from Brain who was holding the Brain Megane Blade, "You…"
"I'm not sure what's going on," Brain shook his head before gripping his weapon tightly, "But I'm not going to let you go any further, Mu!"
"Like you alone can stop me," Gold Drive said before noticing Diend walking towards him, "Huh?"
"Gold Drive, now that's a rare Rider," Diend remarked, "I'll be taking that belt as my treasure."
"Alright," Woz looked back at the fights occurring and nodded before blocking a punch from Briar with a gravity bubble and unleashing an energy pulse to send it flying back, "We're turning things around."
World of G:
Despite Yang returning to help G out, the two were slowly pushed back by the Kaisers they were facing. Both the Remocon and Engine Bro's formed energy gears from their arms before launching them at the two, the gears digging into the ground and exploding to force the Huntress and Rider back further.
Rose had managed to grab onto NeoRoze, throwing the Dark Rider backwards before drawing out a card and slotting it into her docked Roseiber.
[WEAPON RIDE: EX-AID, GASHACON BREAKER!]
"Yang," Rose threw out her hand as pink digital energy shot out of it, striking Yang's hands, "Use this!"
"Huh?" Yang soon saw she had the Gashacon Breaker and Mighty Action X Gashat in her hands, "Sweet!"
"Just focus on helping your friend for now," Rose said as she summoned Sundered Rose, using the axe to block a stab from NeoRoze who had brought out Hush now. She shoved the weapon away before slipping in a new card.
[ATTACK RIDE: BURST!]
NeoRoze saw as Rose cut through a projection of a rose, the petals shining brightly and launching beams out towards her. The Dark Rider responded by opening up Hush, spinning it around as she formed an energy barrier to brace against the beams.
[GRIMM RIDE: CENTINEL!]
Briar began excreting green acidic liquid before gathering it in a sphere before launching it towards the duo of Ace Riders. The two dodged out of the way, the ground being burnt into.
"Let's finish this!" Larc called out as she slid a card on her Larc Rouzer before taking aim.
[MIGHTY!]
"Right," Lance nodded as he slid a card on his Lance Rouzer while charging forward.
[MIGHTY!]
Briar let out grunts as it was pelted by multiple powered up energy arrows, sparks flying before it was struck in the stomach by the tip of Lance's spear, the male Ace Rider yelling out as he pushed further and sent the Grimm Rider tumbling back.
"Did that do it?" Lance breathed heavily.
Briar groaned as it began to get back up, sparks flying as scuff marks could be seen, but it was far from done.
"Unfortunately no," Larc admitted in a frustrated tone.
Upon receiving the Gashacon Breaker, Yang had rushed back in. She went for thrusting strikes with it, managing to force the Remocon and Engine Bro's away from G. She rushed in with a few close ranged blasts from Ember Celica, mixing them with some swings with her new weapon. G went and followed up with a few heavy slashes, forcing the Kaisers back.
Both Kaisers growled out before charging towards Yang, planning on grabbing her only for Yang to swing out while tapping one of the buttons.
[JA KIN!]
The result was the Gashacon Breaker switching into its sword mode, the blade extending and striking both Kaisers to force them back.
"There we go," Yang held her hammer/sword combo weapon up, "Not my Knuckles but I can definitely get used to this."
The Engine and Remocon Bro's were both ready to move forward when Seizan suddenly stepped between them. Both G and Yang stepped forward in surprise, wondering what exactly Seizan was trying to do.
The leader of Shade yelled out as dark smoke spewed out from his clothes, engulfing him and the two Kaisers. It wasn't long before both Kaisers could be heard yelling out before being silenced, the gears from their armor launching out of the smoke before spiraling around and launching back inwards.
The smoke suddenly cleared, Seizan now having the body of a Kaiser but with both the Engine and Remocon armoring on opposite sides of the armor. He had taken his own variant of Bikaiser, the Hell Bro's.
"If these fools can't defeat you on their own, I'll do it myself," Hell Bro's called out as he stared down the Huntress and Rider.
World of Amazons:
A cluster of gold clocks began to form near the lake where Haruka had found Ruby and Blake, it opening up as it fully formed the portal. Sougo, Geiz and Weiss exited the portal, all of them looking around as it vanished behind them.
"Where are we?" Weiss asked.
"No clue," Geiz said, "Is it just me or is the color palette muted here?"
"It does feel rather dreary," Sougo nodded, "And we're definitely far out from the city."
"If they're in this forest they could be anywhere," Weiss said before her ear twitched, only to suddenly turn at the sound of a loud explosion, "Actually…"
"Seems like we were just a bit off," Geiz realized.
"Let's get going then," Sougo suggested as he prepared his Driver before hurrying off in the direction of the loud explosion, "Something tells me they could use the help."
"Right," Geiz said as he prepared his Driver as well.
Weiss nodded and drew out Myrtenaster, following after the two.
[FINAL WEAPON TIME: G-G-G-G3-X! GX-05 KERBEROS!]
Roze wasted no time in launching the mounted rocket out towards Oblivian, an explosion engulfing the chimera monster. Continuing to press down on the trigger, she fired a storm of bullets outwards that began causing more smoke to form as they began to impact against her target.
"Did that work?" Roze asked as she lowered her weapon.
"Sorry Little Red," Oblivian spoke up as the smoke cleared to reveal that he had grew and extended out his Bat Roidmude-like wings, "Sad to say but it didn't!"
Roze quickly dodged back, instinctively going into petal burst and splitting as Oblivian flapped his wings, launching out bladed feathers that impacted against the ground and caused numerous explosions. Despite the mass of explosions, the petals gathered without issue while reforming the Huntress Rider who slid back while kneeling.
"Man you really are a piece of work, huh?" Oblivian remarked as he dusted himself off.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Roze asked.
"Still got that spirit, that can-do attitude, that so long as you give it you're all then things will be alright and you can save everyone," Oblivian said with a clear mocking and sarcastic tone before scoffing, "Here's a spoiler alert, that's not going to work!"
"We're really continuing this conversation?" Roze asked, "I'm not about to give up trying to do the right thing if that's what you're asking."
"If you're not then why exactly go the route that will cause the most bloodshed?" Oblivian asked.
"Huh?" Roze asked, "What are you trying to say?"
"Come on, allying with Sougo Tokiwa, the kid who's going to become Oma Zi-O," Oblivian pointed out as if it was obvious before launching towards Roze who shot at him, the bullets simply causing minor sparks as he managed to grab onto the Huntress Rider, carrying her into the air, "You want to do all this good, and yet here you are wanting to protect someone who's fated to become the most dangerous and evil Overlord in all of history. Little Red, Little Red… how much blood will be on your hands all because you wanted to protect someone else's dream?"
Roze winced as she had been forced to let go of her weapon, her arm and neck being grabbed and squeezed tight by Oblivian, "You're a little too late to be questioning… my resolve…"
"Oh how I'd love to be the one to do you in," Oblivian admitted as he moved his head close to Roze's helmet, "But dear Neo's going to be the one to do that so I'll settle for this."
"Just who are you?" Roze questioned with a gasp.
"I'm not about to just spill my secrets," Oblivian chuckled as he tightened his grip, causing Roze to cry out in pain, "So less talking and more suffering."
Kuuga turned at Roze's shrieks before giving a yell as he coated his fists in flames before launching out a stream towards the fighting Amazon Riders, "Dodge!"
Omega immediately turned before quickly rolling out of the way, Alpha and Neo hissing out as they were both engulfed in the fire.
"You could have warned me better," Omega hissed out.
"Sorry," Kuuga apologized with a quick bow before rushing towards Alpha and Neo, "I'll deal with these two! Go and help Ruby!"
"Huh?" Omega turned to see Oblivian in the air while grappling with Roze. He gripped his belt's handle before pulling it out, black sludge being released as he drew out a long poled spear, "Got it…"
[VIOLENT BREAK!]
With a precise and mighty toss, the spear flew high and fast, piercing through the base of Oblivian's right wing, completely snapping off the wing entirely and causing the chimera monster to howl out.
The result was Oblivian starting to fall due to only one wing, his grip loosening as Roze managed to shove herself away from him. Before he could even attempt to dismiss the other wing he felt a sudden grab and weight added to him.
It was Omega who howled out and raised his arm, his bladed gauntlet being brought down as he sliced into the wing and cut it off from the base. The result was Oblivian and Omega smashing into the ground, Omega rolling away while Oblivian groaned while picking himself up.
Roze began to cough as she held her neck, "Thanks Haruka."
"No need to thank me," Omega shook his head as he hurried over before hunching as Roze took a defensive stance, the two preparing themselves for Oblivian's next move.
[GRIMM RIDE: BEOWOLF!]
Briar formed Beowolf arm-like appendages as gauntlets, rushing forward and swiping at Skull who ducked beneath the attacks before shooting the Grimm Rider in the chest several times. Sparks flew as he rushed in while going for a few kicks and punches before shooting Briar in the face. Eventually Briar lashed out with its Beowolf arms, forcing Skull backwards.
"Are you alright?" Blake asked.
"I'll be fine," Skull reassured.
"We can't let that thing keep going," Blake said, "But I think it might be too sturdy to properly deal with."
[SKULL MAXIMUM DRIVE!]
"I think I have an idea on how we can deal with that," Skull said as he prepped his gun's finisher before shooting further, the blasts managing to pierce through Briar who was attempting to charge and forcing it back, "But I'll need your help."
"Just tell me what to do," Blake said before yelping as Skull tossed the Skullmagnum towards her, she quickly also caught a refined Gaia Memory being tossed her way. It was red, having a bomb themed B as it was the Bomb Gaia Memory, "Huh?"
[BOMB!]
"I'll use my finisher to contain it and then you blow it away, got it?" Skull asked as he went to initiate his finisher via the Maximum Slot on his belt.
"Got it," Blake said as she opened up the Skull Magnum to load the Gaia Memory in place before taking aim.
[GRIMM RIDE: DEATHSTALKER!]
Briar rushed forward, forming pincer-like gauntlets as it tried to grab onto Skull only for purple flames to be unleashed from the Rider. A purple flaming skull shrieked out and forced Briar backwards before floating up, Skull leaping after it.
[SKULL MAXIMUM DRIVE!]
Skull slammed his leg into the flaming skull, it launching downwards with an open mouth as it bit down on Briar as it slammed into the Grimm Rider. Purple flames exploded out, engulfing Briar in a fiery inferno.
[BOMB MAXIMUM DRIVE!]
Blake took aim before pulling the trigger of the Skullmagnum, a bright red burst of energy launching out before it split into multiple bursts. The bursts all struck at once, multiple explosions occurring as Briar was torn apart as a result of the combined finisher.
Oblivian was currently trying to grapple with Roze and Omega, the three looking over in surprise before Roze and Omega instinctively kicked Oblivian away at the same time.
"Seriously…?" Oblivian asked, "There goes my only backup."
"Huh?" Roze looked over in surprise, "You mean those Amazon Rider clones aren't also your backup?"
"I've got no clue who they're supposed to be but they've been doing good work distracting at least one of you," Oblivian admitted, "Even then… I think I can take most of you-"
"Ruby! Blake!"
Everyone turned in surprise to see Sougo, Geiz and Weiss rush in from the forest, the trio staring in surprise at what was going on.
"What did we just walk into?" Geiz asked before noticing Rising Ultimate Kuuga, "Is that Godai?"
"No I think that's Onodera," Sougo said, recalling how Onodera would use Rising Ultimate as a bit of an exclusive form. He then saw Skull, "That's a new W-based Rider though."
"And it looks like Roman got here before we did," Weiss narrowed her eyes as she spotted Oblivian.
"Either way we should get in there," Sougo said as he prepared his transformation for Grand Zi-O.
"Right," Geiz said as he prepared his transformation for Revive Goretsu.
"Ah ha, there you all are!"
The two Riders and Weiss turned alongside everyone else, an Aurora Curtain opening up as NiJyumenki suddenly appeared, another Briar Rose next to it alongside the Combatmen of Final-Shocker.
"That Grimm Rider's back?" Sougo gasped, "How did they…"
"Hold up!" Roze called out with a gasp, "What?!"
"There's more than one Briar Rose?!" Blake questioned.
Weiss immediately turned towards her friends, "What do you mean by 'more than one'?!"
"Oh yeah, forgot to mention that detail huh?" Oblivian asked with a chuckle.
"Now my forces, attack!" NiJyumenki threw its hands forward, the Final-Shocker Combatmen rushing forward alongside Briar Rose.
"No time to stay shocked," Geiz called out as he spun his Driver, "Henshin!"
"Right," Sougo nodded as he initiated his transformation, "Henshin!"
[RE-VI-I-VE GORETSU~! GORETSU!]
[GRAND TIME! IWAE! KAMEN RIDER~! GRANDZI-O~!]
World of Brain:
Kikai II yelled out as she rushed forward, coating her arms in ice and extending it outwards as a shield as she began forming earth-like green crystalline versions of Floating Array behind her. Another Para-DX had shot at her, chipping through before shattering the ice. But by that point the Bugster was already too late, Penny going into a spin as she lashed out with her weapons, the Floating Array copies acting like the originals and following her movements.
Another Para-DX gasped out as sparks flew, staggering back before switching his Bugvisor Zwei to its chainsaw mode.
[KIMEWAZA! CRITICAL SACRIFICE!]
Kikai II shrieked as her magic formed swords were suddenly torn through with ease, black energy having erupted from Another Para-DX's chainsaw to boost his attacks.
Another Para-DX chuckled before charging forward, reeling his arm back.
[KIKAI DE HAKAI DA!]
Kikai II shouted as she began charging up electrical energy in her right leg, boosting the output with her magic. She then performed a spinning roundhouse kick, the electricity lashing outwards in a near slash-like formation just as Another Para-DX closed in.
Another Para-DX cried out as sparks flew from his body, the Rider dropping his weapon as he held his chest in pain.
Gold Drive braced against several blasts from Diend, keeping his arms up as Brain slashed against him. He yelled out before pushing his arms forward, shoving Brain away and leaping to punch and force the Rider back further. He was ready to move forward only to spin back once Diend began shooting at him again.
"Say, don't you have any heavy hitting attacks?" Diend asked.
"I do but my poisons are useless against him," Brain whined.
"Huh… I think I've got an idea," Diend admitted before loading in a new card, "But first…"
[ATTACK RIDE: ILLUSION!]
Diend summoned multiple copies of himself that sped towards Gold Drive to force the Rider back via punches, kicks or close ranged shooting.
"Now then…" Diend brought out the Future Note once more before writing something in it, "Try your poison again."
"Eh?" Brain tilted his head, "But…"
"Just try it again," Diend insisted.
"Fine, Rider…" Brain sighed before reaching into his cape and soon drawing out decorative handkerchiefs dripping in a green goop-like substance. He then threw them forward, "…Poison Handkerchiefs!"
The Diend clones all quickly backed away just as Gold Drive stepped forward only for the Leader of Mu to gasp as the handkerchiefs landed on his face and chest. Despite his boasting earlier, he suddenly began shouting in pain as the poison not only burned but affected his body heavily.
"W-What…?" Gold Drive gasped out as he fell to one knee, "How?"
"Wouldn't you like to know," Brain laughed before suddenly turning towards Diend, "Because I would too!"
"The Future Note can affect reality," Diend said simply as he held it up for Brain to see.
~Gold Drive will lose all protection against poisons~
"That seems extremely broken," Brain noted.
"But useful in the right circumstances," Diend replied before pointing forward, "Now how about we finish things?"
"Gladly," Brain said as he began rubbing his hands together in glee.
[GRIM RIDE: KING TAIJITU!]
Briar morphed its right arm into that of a King Taijitu, slamming its snake-like appendage on the ground before lashing out with it. Of course the result was the same as any prior attempts against Woz, the Rider merely releasing gravity pulses to deflect it. Well that was until he used the pulses to grab onto and rip apart the Taijitu appendage.
This didn't stop the Grimm Rider, it leaping into the air while curling up.
[GRIMM RIDE: BOARBATUSK!]
The result was a black liquid coating it's rolled up form as white armoring similar to a Boarbatusk's formed. It continued to spin as it launched downwards towards Woz.
Woz held up his hands close to each other, forming a gravity bubble that was just barely holding the Grimm Rider back. This was part of his plan however as he had created a purposely weak defense, quickly slipping past and causing Briar to slam straight into the ground.
[FINALLY BEYOND THE TIME!]
"It's time to end your existence," Woz stated as he initiated his finisher before holding his hand out, a bright orange light appearing above Briar who was just getting up. The light expanded into a starry galaxy that began unleashing numerous meteors all angled at the Grimm Rider.
The result was meteor after meteor slamming into Briar, sparks flying as it had no chance to counter against the onslaught of burning space rocks.
[CHOU GINGA EXPLOSION!]
Woz turned away and flourished his cape, an explosion occurring once enough meteors had struck against Briar.
"No way," Another Para-DX muttered before grasping at his fallen weapon and shooting at Kikai II who had summoned more earth elemental copies of Floating Array, blocking the shots with ease. He went to initiate his weapon's finisher, energy gathering in the Bugvisor Zwei's barrels.
[KIMEWAZA! CRITICAL JUDGEMENT!]
Kikai II leapt into the air, forming fire at her feet to act like boosters as she launched upwards and away from the energy blasts that Another Para-DX had sent at her. Explosions kicked up behind her as she initiated her next finisher.
Ice and electrical energy began gathering in her right arm, with the elemental energy receiving a boost thanks to her magic. She began gathering the copies of Floating Array around her right arm, the blades spiraling around as she extended the elemental energy to them.
Another Para-DX gasped out as he quickly initiated his Driver's finisher.
[URAWAZA!]
Just as Another Para-DX was about to leap up and perform a kick, Kikai II dropped down right in front of him. She took a step forward as she landed while thrusting her right arm forward, the drill-like bladed attack piercing through the Dark Rider before he could do anything else.
"I-Impossible…" Another Para-DX gasped out.
"This is… the end!" Kikai II shouted out as she pushed further, unleashing more and more of the built up elemental power while digging her weapons in deeper.
[ULTIMETAL FINISH!]
Kikai II stepped back and turned, her weapon copies shattering as she threw her arm out to the side, Another Para-DX gasping before falling back and exploding.
"Alright," Kikai II pumped her fist before turning as she heard yells, watching as Brain and Diend were forced back by Gold Drive. She quickly held out her hands, forming fire and electric elemental bubbles in front of them, "Use these to boost your attacks!"
"Huh?" Brain glanced back.
"Don't mind if I do," Diend said as he loaded in a card while running into the electric bubble.
[ATTACK RIDE: BLAST!]
Diend began sending out multiple curving powered up blasts, these having an electric charge to them now. The resulting blasts managed to stop an advancing Gold Drive, forcing him back as the electrical bursts began to overload some of his systems, sparks flying as a result.
"If that's what this does then…" Brain ran through the fire bubble while drawing out his sword. It soon lit on fire as he yelled out, slashing several times against Gold Drive and forcing the Leader of Mu back further.
"No, this wasn't how this was supposed to go," Gold Drive gasped as more sparks flew from his body, soon holding out a hand.
[HISSATSU!]
"I'm ending this now!" Brain called out as he leapt up, flipping several times before kicking out with his right leg.
Gold Drive yelled out as he rushed forward to punch only for Brain to land on the ground past him, "Huh?"
[FULL THROTTLE: BRAIN!]
Brain landed with a crouch, the energy from his leg transferred to the brain on his helmet. He turned with a spin, smashing his head into Gold Drive who had just barely started to turn, "Brain: Head Crusher!"
The result had completely dislodged Gold Drive's driver, sparks flying as the Leader of Mu was sent flying backwards before his Rider-like body exploded while crashing into a nearby building.
"A feint kick leading into a headbutt… remarkable," Kikai II admitted in slight awe.
"Why of course," Brain said as he stood while pointing at his helmet, "My strongest weapon is right here."
"What an unbelievable guy," Diend chuckled before walking over to the discarded Driver, grabbing it and looking it over, "Not the real deal, but still a rare find I suppose."
"Is now really the time to be thinking of treasure?" Woz asked as he walked over.
"I suppose not," Diend chuckled as he went to pocket his treasure before looking over at Kikai II, "We need to get going, your friends are waiting."
"Right," Kikai II nodded before hurrying over to Brain, "Thank you for your help."
"Hey it's like I said, we mechanical lifeforms have to stick together," Brain chuckled as he patted Kikai II on the shoulder.
"So what will you do now?" Kikai II asked, "I'm pretty sure the Leader of Mu is gone."
"I plan on making sure Mu is entirely wiped out," Brain replied, "Who knows if there are those who'll wish to carry on his ideals… but I'll stop them."
"I see, good luck then," Kikai II said before bowing.
"Thanks," Brain nodded before turning to walk off into the distance.
Kikai II let out a small wave before turning towards Diend and Woz, hurrying over to the two.
World of G:
G and Yang yelled out, swinging their swords at Hell Bro's who blocked their blades with his gears. He began spinning his gears rapidly, sparks flying before pushing and forcing the two back. Hell Bro's then yelled out, rushing forward while punching and swiping at the two. Both G and Yang were forced to brace with their weapons but even then they were sent stumbling back further.
The two heard yells as Larc and Lance were sent tumbling back from Briar before glancing towards Rose who was slowly losing ground against NeoRoze, especially when copies of Shinobi, Quiz, and Kikai began forming.
"Yang," G said as he got in a kneeling stance, holding his sword forward, "Help them."
"What?" Yang asked, "But you…"
"I am the only one who can save this world," G answered as he began to rise, "Because I will continue to fight as the Rider of Love: G!"
"What useless prattle," Hell Bro's said before charging forward.
G yelled out and rushed in with a stab, piercing past the Kaiser's defense, sparks flying as a result. He continued to yell, slashing at Hell Bro's constantly, more and more sparks flying.
"Whoa," Yang's eyes widened.
"Yang, go help your allies!" G called out as he slashed again, sparks flying only for his sword to get grabbed, it being tossed out of his hands. Despite this he punched forward, his fist striking Hell Bro's in the face. Sparks flew as the Kaiser staggered back.
"Alright," Yang nodded as she turned and rushed towards where Lance and Larc were, figuring her mom could hold out just a bit longer.
[GRIMM RIDE: LANCER!]
Briar drew out a Lancer stinger themed blade, rushing forward only for Yang to suddenly leap in the way, getting into a roll while moving closer towards the Grimm Rider.
[GASHAT KIMEWAZA!]
Yang yelled out as the blade shined with bright digital pink energy. Wasting no time she performed a powerful slash with both hands against Briar, the attack slicing through the Grimm Rider and causing sparks to flying.
[MIGHTY CRITICAL FINISH!]
Briar kept grip of its sword, staggering back from the attack before letting out a low growl.
"You guys alright?" Yang asked.
"Thanks for that," Larc admitted.
"We could have handled it," Lance complained, "Plus we're supposed to be saving you!"
"While I appreciate the sentiment, this one's definitely a tough one," Yang said as she switched her weapon back to its hammer mode, "But I think I've got enough juice for a pretty big hit. I just need an opening."
"Leave that to us," Larc said as she stood up before grabbing Lance by the shoulder tightly, "Right?"
"Fine," Lance groaned out before the two drew out their Rouse Cards.
Briar yelled out as it charged forward only for Larc to take aim while initiating her finisher, launching out powered up arrows at the Grimm Rider.
[MIGHTY!]
Briar used its sword to bat away several of the arrows only to get pierced by several, one managing to strike and dig itself into its chest.
Lance yelled out as he rushed forward, easily batting down Briar's sword before stabbing it directly where the last arrow had hit. He then initiated his finisher as he shoved his Lance Rouzer in further.
[MIGHTY!]
The result was the energy building up before exploding outwards, sending Briar stumbling back and onto its back.
"Perfect!" Yang called out as she ran forward, slotting Mighty Action X in again before leaping up into the air.
[GASHAT! KIMEWAZA!]
Her eyes turned red as her hair lit on fire, using Burn as she dropped downwards, gripping her hammer with both hands as she slammed it down against Briar who was barely starting to get up. She had struck right where both Ace Riders finishers had hit, the finisher assisted by her Semblance doing enough to cause Briar to fall limp.
Realizing what was likely to happen next she quickly backed away from the Grimm Rider, its suit sparking violently all of a sudden before exploding.
"Not bad," Rose chuckled as she was able to glance towards the end of the fight. That was before she had to duck against a swing from Kikai, quickly blocking slashes from both Quiz and Shinobi before forcing them back. She turned only to gasp as she was struck in the chest by Silver Crescent's spear tip, NeoRoze having snuck behind her.
NeoRoze simply twirled the spear as if flourishing it and aimed it at Rose. She then began to approach with all the other copied Riders only for sparks to fly near them, fireballs suddenly impacting and forcing them back.
NeoRoze turned only to be greeted by Woz in Ginga Finaly who unleashed a gravity pulse to launch her backwards.
"Salutations Yang, Miss Rose," Kikai II greeted as she leapt into view alongside Diend.
"Penny!" Yang called out in relief as she hurried over alongside Larc and Lance, "I finally get to see this Kikai II you all talked about."
"Yes, it is certainly an interesting form," Kikai II nodded, "It was thanks to Daiki I was able to assume it again."
"Oh?" Yang looked over.
"Future Note," Diend said simply as Yang's eyes widened, "I ended up pilfering it off of Shiro-Woz before his erasure. It's certainly a useful treasure."
"Indeed," Woz nodded, "As a result, we've made it just in time."
"You could have gotten here sooner," Rose complained.
"Sorry about that," Diend apologized, "But we've been having our own issues too."
"Though you also have your own fair share," Woz noted as he glanced back, everyone turning to see where he was glancing.
Hell Bro's gasped out as sparks flew, G's punches managing to pierce through his armor as he was sent tumbling near the group of Riders. He turned and let out a light gasp before turning back towards G, "G you damn traitor! I will make sure you pay for what you've done!"
"I want you to have a taste…" G said as he prepared his finisher by pushing in the left side of his belt, "Of my mix of flavors, both evil and justice!"
The result was energy going up towards the G on his chest as he held out a hand, spinning while positioning himself into a crouch, a red wave being unleashed as the energy traveled down to his left leg. He kicked off the ground before kicking out with his right leg, red energy forming a drill-like construct.
"Swirling Rider Kick!"
The Riders alongside Yang all quickly backed away and split up as they watched G crash into Hell Bro's. G yelled out and kicked further, with Hell Bro's being launched through the gap as it crashed near NeoRoze.
"Traitors… get the rose of…" Hell Bro's gasped as he reached towards the ceiling only for his hand to fall flat, an explosion occurring as NeoRoze was forced back from the explosion.
"Whoa, not bad," Yang admitted, impressed by the hidden strength that G had managed to show.
"So I take it she's someone you all know?" G asked as he stared at NeoRoze while moving towards the others.
"Unfortunately, yes," Woz admitted, "Though I doubt she'll pose much of a…"
The snapping of fingers could be heard as NeoRoze was hunched forward, her hand up as she was currently staring at the ground. It was clear from her posture that she was absolutely frustrated, and her snapping her fingers only proved that. Aurora Curtains began to form as Final-Shocker Combatmen began emerging from all around, the Riders and Yang all getting closer as they all had their back to each other.
"I think now would be a good time to escape," Rose suggested.
"I agree," Diend said as he held up a hand alongside his friend, the two flicking their wrists as an Aurora Curtain formed and slid past them, causing them to vanish from NeoRoze and the Combatmen's sight.
World of Amazons:
Alpha rushed towards Kuuga swinging its arm and striking Kuuga's cheek, the Rider's head being pushed as a result. Kuuga however forced his head back into position before lighting his hands with gold fire, striking Alpha in the gut and unleashing the fire in a burst.
The result was Alpha being slammed into Neo, the two yelling out as they were engulfed in gold fire. Their skin began to bubble before their armoring and shapes began to give way to what they truly were. It appeared as though they were actual Amazons, their identies being that of strange deformed Sanshouo-like creatures.
Omega had grabbed onto Oblivian, forcing the amalgamation monster's arms down before seeing what was going on, "I knew it, they were just Amazons trying to copy them."
"I suppose the only question is why?" Roze asked.
Omega shook his head, not having an answer and kicking Oblivian back.
Kuuga yelled out and flipped into the air, gold fire coating his leg as he kicked through the two Sanshouo Amazons, the fires further engulfing them as they began to dissolve into black sludge.
"Alright," Kuuga said as he gripped his fist before getting up and rushing towards the fights at hand.
Blake and Skull were currently facing off against the various Combatmen that were rushing their way. The older Rider had felt that Blake needed his Skullmagnum more than he did, so he simply went for punches and kicks while Blake shot at the Combatmen that got too close.
The last Briar Rose meanwhile was going against Geiz, having increased its armoring thanks to accessing an Ursa Grimm's abilities. The result was it and Geiz punching against each other, neither being able to force themselves through the others defense.
NiJyumenki figured it would be easy to go against Zi-O, well at least normally. With Weiss fully tagging in, especially by summoning the Evolved Shika Inves, NiJyumenki was having a tougher fight than it should have had.
The Evolved Shika Inves smashed into the ground in front of it, forcing it to back away only for Zi-O to slide behind the Rider face wearing monster. Zi-O yelled out and punched NiJyumenki just as it turned around, a gold burst forming as the multi-faced monster was unable to properly counter.
Zi-O let out a low breath, gripping his fist tightly as gold energy began gathering in it before charging forward.
"For Zi-O," NiJyumenki said as the katakana marking on its forehead shined, "Zi-O retur-!"
The monster gasped as it hunched forward, its body unable to properly move forward as Weiss had summoned several Gravity Glyphs underneath it. Zi-O yelled out and slammed his fist into NiJyumenki's face, Weiss releasing the Glyphs as the multi-masked monster was sent tumbling across the ground.
"Nice Weiss," Zi-O gave a thumbs-up.
"Don't Nice Weiss me yet," Weiss said, "We still need to beat it."
"And we'll need a change of scenery to do that!"
[ATTACK RIDE: BLAST!]
A burst of blue energy was launched into the air before splitting into multiple energy blasts that rained down, forcing the Combatmen, Briar, Oblivian and NiJyumenki to back away from their fights. It wasn't long before everyone turned to see Diend, Yang and the other Riders standing alongside them.
Blake couldn't help but feel relieved, "Yang!"
"Penny?" Roze gasped out as she spotted Kikai II, "You're a Rider again?!"
"Thanks to Daiki, yes," Kikai II nodded.
"Not bad my Overlord," Woz shouted with pleasure, "It appears as though your plan had worked!"
"Told you so," Zi-O said as he pointed at his retainer.
"We don't have much time," Rose said as she began to move towards everyone alongside the others, "Gather up, because we need to get moving!"
Everyone currently fighting all looked around and gave nods, the Riders and Huntresses quickly joining up with Diend and Rose's group. It didn't take long for both Diend and Rose to give a flick of their wrists, the entire group vanishing in an Aurora Curtain.
NiJyumenki let out a low growl before turning towards Oblivian, the two nodding as they realized they'd need to follow them. This was especially the case when an Aurora Curtain formed in front of them, the familiar silhouette of NeoRoze being recognizable within it.
Earth – Early July 2019:
It didn't take long for the Riders and Huntresses to suddenly appear in the center of an empty plaza as an Aurora Curtain formed and slid backwards. Of course everyone was relieved they were out of the frying pan so to speak, even if there was one lingering question.
"Okay, so why did we have to move again?" Geiz asked, "Especially if they're likely to follow us."
"Because we're back on our main Earth," Rose replied.
"If a large enough fight breaks out here then we can guarantee our allies backing us up," Woz added, "Especially if it drags out for too long."
"Hey wait," Yang said as she looked over to see G was still with them, "Uh… I think we may have accidentally stolen a Rider."
"Make that two," Roze said as she looked over at Omega, "I appreciate the help but…"
"I'll be entirely honest," Omega admitted as he began to straighten up, "The adrenaline and my instincts got in the way so I rushed over without thinking."
"Oh…" Roze nodded in understanding.
"Don't worry," G said, taking the sudden displacement with stride, "I'll help you all out."
"The same goes for me," Omega agreed as he gripped his fist.
"Thanks you two," Blake smiled.
"So it sounds like we all had some crazy adventures," Zi-O said as he looked around.
"And unfortunately we're not about to be done," Diend remarked as multiple Aurora Curtains around them began opening up, Combatmen alongside NeoRoze, Oblivian, NiJyumenki, and Briar Rose all emerging from them.
"You know coming back to home base isn't going to help you," Oblivian replied, "Better scenery yeah, but this really doesn't do anything."
"If we're going to be fighting for our lives then I'd rather do it with a home field advantage," Rose spoke up, "Plus I was mostly trying to buy time with the constant swapping despite regrouping being the main tactic."
"Huh?" Oblivian tilted his head.
"Buy time?" NiJyumenki questioned, "For what?"
"For me of course," a voice said as an Aurora Curtain formed near the group, everyone turning to see Tsukasa walking out of it with his hands in his pockets, "Wasn't it obvious?"
"Wait, you still have your powers?" Zi-O asked in surprise before recalling what Narutaki had told them, "No wait Decade's tied to your powers but…"
"I get my base ones simply by existing," Tsukasa smirked.
"Big whoop," Oblivian scoffed, "Narutaki took your Rider powers, so you're basically defenseless."
"I figured someone might, considering the Time Jackers in general," Tsukasa admitted before holding out his hand, "Summer, I take it you have it!"
"On it," Rose drew out the Decade Ridewatch and tossed it towards Tsukasa who caught it.
"Wait," Zi-O stared in surprise, "The Decade Ridewatch?"
"Of course," Tsukasa said as he caught the Ridewatch before pressing down on the button.
[D-D-D-DECADE!]
Instead of vanishing and transforming him automatically, the result was energy flowing out of the Ridewatch and entering his body. Soon enough the NeoDecadriver formed alongside the Ride Booker with the Passing Through Kamen Rider tossing the Ridewatch back to Zi-O who caught it with a yelp.
"Wait, what?" Roze questioned.
"I figured my unique existence meant my powers could still get stolen, so I stashed away half of my power in that Ridewatch," Tsukasa informed as he initiated his transformation, "Henshin!"
[KAMEN RIDE: DECADE!]
Everyone watched as Tsukasa completed his transformation into Kamen Rider Decade, the Combatmen all backing up slightly due to the transformation.
"Now then, let's do this," Decade said as he snapped his fingers while raising a hand.
"Well what are you all waiting for?" Oblivian nearly growled out, "Get them!"
The Combatmen all saluted before charging forward towards the massive grouping of Riders, NiJyumenki and Briar joining them while Obliviian himself and NeoRoze both hung back. The two had their target but knew they needed everyone separated first.
The Riders and Huntresses all prepared their weapons or got into fighting stances before stepping forward to deal with the incoming small army. The fight between the Riders, Huntresses, and Final-Shocker's hunting forces had caused a large disturbance, most people staying away when they heard the sounds of intense fighting. Thankfully the Combatmen were more focused on attacking the Riders than causing general panic.
Of course that was an issue when it came to certain Riders trying to pick specific fights. Thankfully Diend, Rose, Geiz and Woz had all stepped forward to deal with them.
[KAMEN RIDE: RIOTROOPERS!]
[KAMEN RIDE: KUROKAGE TROOPERS!]
A small grouping of Riotroopers and Kurokage Troopers all formed from the NeoDiendriver, the Rider Troops rushing forward to help scatter the Combatmen. Of course it wasn't long before a blue blur sped through any clumps to scatter them further.
[REVI-REVI-REVI! REVI-REVI-REVI! REVI-I-VE SHI-PPU! SHIPPU!]
Geiz landed in a sliding stance, brandishing his Jaclaw as he had chosen to go for speed instead of power against the small army. Rose and Woz meanwhile were going for individual targets, smashing them into larger groupings wherever they could.
Omega and G meanwhile had went to target Briar, the two recalling what they had seen briefly during their fights and realizing the Grimm Rider was too dangerous to be left alone. G brought out his sword, slashing against Briar and forcing it back with Omega leaping onto it only for it to throw him off.
[GRIMM RIDE: GOLIATH!]
Briar kicked forward, its leg expanding out into an elephant foot-like shape as it tried to smash Omega back only for Larc and Lance to come in and brace with their weapons before shoving the foot back. It wasn't long before energy blasts were shot at Briar thanks to Skull, forcing it back as sparks flew. It quickly leapt out of the way, Kuuga smashing his fist into the concrete where it once was.
"We'll deal with this one together," Kuuga said as hurried over and helped Omega up who nodded as G, Skull, Larc and Lance began to form up with the two.
Meanwhile Roze and her team alongside Kikai II were all having more trouble against NeoRoze and Oblivian than anticipated. Though that was mostly because of Roze not wanting to risk her other Rider weapons being taken by NeoRoze, which forced her to hand to hand. Of course Weiss, Blake and Yang were also handicapped at this point too without their Rider Weapons.
[ATTACK RIDE: SHINE!]
NeoRoze had brought out the Roseiber and loaded in an Attack Ride Card, gathering energy before slashing forward while Oblivian sent a burst of fire outwards.
Kikai II quickly slammed her hands into the ground, forming a wall of ice in an instant, layering it constantly as the attacks struck against it. She stepped back before forming a stone wall that formed directly behind the ice wall.
"Thanks Penny," Roze said as she took a step back in relief.
"We're not getting anywhere like this," Weiss sighed.
"Okay that's it," Yang said before looking over at her armored sister, "Go Roze RWBY."
"Hold on a minute," Roze turned towards her sister, "You'll be completely defenseless, and in a situation like this…"
"It's the only way you can get enough power to potentially stop NeoRoze now," Blake agreed with Yang.
"She's right," Weiss nodded.
"But…" Roze said, realizing her team was right but there was still a great risk with their bodies out in the open.
"I will protect them," Kikai II reassured.
"And if that's not enough I can do the same," Rose said as she hopped back, moving closer to them as she had heard the conversation from nearby, "I won't let anyone get near their bodies."
"Trust in us," Yang flashed a reassuring smile.
"Alright," Roze sighed before giving a soft smile behind her helmet, soon preparing her transformation while the remainder of Team RWBY huddled together while sitting down back to back, "Chou-Henshin!"
[RWBY TIME! KAMEN RIDER ROZE RW~BY~! RWBY!]
Weiss, Blake and Yang fell unconscious as theirs and Ruby's emblems launched outwards from the Roze RWBY Ridewatch, the emblems sliding in place as Roze RWBY's armor was formed. The armor formed just in time as the ice and earth walls shattered completely.
NeoRoze and Oblivian both took a step forward in surprise, the two not expecting the Huntress Rider to get that risky with her transformations.
Roze pressed her hands together before crouching and slamming her palms against the ground, a Summoning Glyph forming. The Swallowtail Fangire formed before spewing out its scale powder, each speck exploding upon contact and engulfing both Oblivian and NeoRoze in multiple small explosions.
"Perfect," Roze smirked, "Weiss, how well do you think we can multitask in this form?"
"What do you have in mind?" Weiss asked.
"Something that'll keep me slightly handicapped but it'll be perfect for handling these two," Roze admitted.
"Jeez that kid's going all out," Oblivian coughed as he unleashed a quick burst of energy to blow away the smoke.
NeoRoze nodded as she quickly brandished Silver Crescent in its spear form before she noticed a shadow, she looked up and quickly dodged out of the way.
Oblivian had looked up and barely dodged back in time as well, the Arma Gigas having been summoned in mid-air before slamming down near the two while stabbing with its sword. It was only slightly taller than Oblivian as it drew out its sword and rushed towards the monster.
NeoRoze was ready to stab at it when the tip of her weapon was shot, forcing it in a different direction.
"Hey Neo," Roze said as she got the Dark Rider's attention, having shot at Silver Crescent with Gambol Shroud. She then dismissed the weapon before forming Ember Celica and activating the gauntlets, "You wanted me right? Come and get me!"
NeoRoze turned towards Roze before launching towards the combined Huntress Rider and stabbing, Roze quickly crossing her arms as she braced against the stab.
Zi-O and Decade both yelled out, charging their punches with energy before throwing them towards NiJyumenki.
NiJyumenki shouted as his mask and forehead crest shined brightly, "Decade and Zi-O Return!"
The two Rider's winced as their punches were countered by NiJyumenki's own punches colliding with them, forcing the two backwards.
"Of all the annoying comebacks," Decade remarked as he shook his hand.
"Yeah it's extremely annoying," Zi-O hissed out.
"As your senior, I understand your pain," Decade patted Zi-O on the back before reaching for his Ride Booker, "Luckily this contingency wasn't only to get me my powers back."
"What do you mean?" Zi-O asked.
"Watch," Decade said as he drew out a Zi-O Kamen Ride Card before slotting it into his Driver.
[KAMEN RIDE: ZI-O!]
The usual transformation effects for Zi-O occurred over Decade, the Rider soon transforming into Zi-O's base form, the only distinct difference being the NeoDecadriver and Ride Booker on the waist area.
"What the…?" Zi-O could only stare in surprise.
"For this particular fight, two Zi-O's are better than one," (D)Zi-O said as he drew out another card before slotting it in, "But that's not all we'll need."
[FORM RIDE: ZI-O TRINITY!]
Geiz and Woz both gasped as the lights of Regulus shined down and forced them back into their base forms. The two were then transformed into their watch strap states before flying towards (D)Zi-O and combining with him, transforming him into Zi-O's Trinity form.
"What the hell?" Geiz questioned.
"How dare you do this," Woz hissed out, "You are not my Overlord."
"Pipe down you two," (D)Zi-O said as he was still in full control over his body despite the form change, "Let's go, my respectable junior."
"R-Right…" Zi-O nodded before turning to face NiJyumenki.
"What is the meaning of this?" NiJyumenki questioned.
"Easy, you're not going to be lasting much longer," (D)Zi-O said before rushing forward, Zi-O rushing after him.
"This will be a piece of cake, Zi-O return!" NiJyumenki called out as he rushed forward before leaping up and kicking out towards the two.
(D)Zi-O took the lead, punching forward with his right arm as Geiz's helmet on his shoulder shined brightly, his fist erupting into a red burst of energy as he easily countered NiJyumenki's kick and forced the multi-masked monster backwards.
NiJyumenki gasped as he landed on his back, "W-What?!"
"I just used the power of Geiz right now," (D)Zi-O explained, "While connected to Zi-O, it still isn't Zi-O."
"Huh," Zi-O said before getting a sudden realization on how to potentially bypass NiJyumenki's abilities. He then gripped his fist and held it upwards, "I think we can do this."
World of Brain:
Narutaki was a busy man considering he was the leader of Final-Shocker, and an active one at that. Not only did he have to coordinate for the next phases of his plans that were quickly approaching, he did also need to do some quick checks. That meant needing to check up on where he had sent the Riders and Huntresses in a timely manner, mostly to see if there was anything left he could take advantage of
Despite being in each world for a decent amount of time, the battles with each displaced Rider and Huntress had gone cleanly, with there being no indicators left of the battles. Well all except one as while Brain had defeated Mu, he had gotten sloppy in his approach.
Narutaki was currently staring at the lifeless body that the Leader of Mu had used, Gold Drive. It was currently charred and burnt all over in different places, the armoring mostly discolored though the body itself was still intact.
"I know I have one of Drive's enemies already, but having you would be some good insurance," Narutaki mused to himself as he opened up an Aurora Curtain, having ideas in mind for the Gold Drive body.
Earth – Early July 2019:
Briar hissed out as it was forced back by a punch from Kuuga, gold fire bursting forth and scarring its armor slightly.
[SKULL MAXIMUM DRIVE!]
[MIGHTY!]
Larc crouched and took aim, firing an energy arrow at Briar's abdomen, Skull taking aim and firing a purple flaming bullet that followed after the arrow. The result was the bullet striking the arrow just as it was about to hit, empowering it and speeding it up in the process. The result was the combined attack striking Briar in the gut and causing flames to erupt from it as sparks flew.
[MIGHTY!]
Larc yelled out as he rushed forward, thrusting his Larc Rouzer as he struck past Briar, landing a hit against the shoulder of the Grimm Rider.
[VIOLENT STRIKE!]
Omega had followed up almost immediately, leaping towards Briar before swinging his leg down on the Grimm Rider's shoulder, digging in and dragging his leg down as he cut deeply into it.
Briar was sent stumbling away only to suddenly get pierced in the stomach, it gasped as it was suddenly thrown away, slamming into a building.
The culprit was G who had turned and posed, snapping his fingers as an explosion engulfed the building, embedding a stylized G into it as the Grimm Rider was caught in the explosion, exploding itself.
"Um…" Kuuga stared at the explosion.
"What?" G asked as he looked around, "Too much?"
"Too flashy for my liking," Omega shook his head.
"Kind of glad we're from out of town," Lance admitted as Larc nodded.
"We're not out of this fight yet," Skull spoke up as he turned and shot at a Combatmen, "Come on."
The other Riders nearby nodded before quickly going to fight off the Combatmen.
Oblivian winced as he was sent backwards by a swing from the Arma Gigas, watching as it moved closer and swung its sword at him. He quickly reformed his wings, wincing a bit at the pain to do so but managed. He blocked the slash by closing them up before opening them and unleashing bladed projectiles, managing to stagger and subsequently pierce through the Arma Gigas.
The Arma Gigas was unable to keep up with the damage, falling backwards as it dissolved.
"Ruby," Weiss spoke up.
"Yeah," Roze batted away Silver Crescent before leaping up and punching down at NeoRoze who shattered against her punch, "I felt it too."
"Guys," Blake said as Roze perked up and looked around, multiple copies of Shinobi, Quiz, and Kikai all appearing around them alongside NeoRoze who reappeared.
"This is getting ridiculous," Yang said.
"Then we should get ridiculous too," Roze suggested as she watched Oblivian join the army of clones, "You girls trust me?"
"Of course," Weiss said.
"I think I know what you have in mind," Blake admitted, "If so…"
"Go for it sis!" Yang shouted.
"Then let's go," Roze crouched down as she initiated her finisher, "Team RWBY!"
[FINISH TIME! RUBY! WEISS! BLAKE! YANG!]
Roze immediately launched up into the air with Petal Burst, reforming in order to keep the attack's momentum based. Glyphs formed with projections of Weiss and Blake forming on them, Blake tossing Gambol Shroud by its ribbon at Weiss who caught it. The two kept it firm and straight, Roze being launched at the center of the ribbon with it pulling back upon hitting it as she was planning to use it as a slingshot. Of course a summoning Glyph appeared in above her as the Arma Gigas' sword in full size soon formed in her hands.
It wasn't long before a projection of Yang utilizing Burn overlapped on top of Roze, all of Team RWBY yelling out as the projections of Weiss and Blake pulled down, Roze being sent downwards while spinning rapidly.
[RWBY TIME BLAST!]
Roze slammed the sword into the center of the grouping of clones, unleashing a powerful shockwave that burst forth and shattered them. The resulting attack had also sent both NeoRoze and Oblivian flying backwards as well as launching any nearby Combatmen away.
(Insert INSIDE-OUT DECADE ver. By Masahiro Inoue and So Okuno)
"Impossible," NiJyumenki gasped out before quickly raising his arms, being forced back by two punches from (D)Zi-O and Zi-O.
"Let's keep this momentum going," Zi-O said as he tapped three statuettes in tandem.
[BLADE! DEN-O! EX-AID!]
Three gateways formed for the Riders… only for the three Riders to not come out in their normal forms. Blade was AoRider, Den-O was MomoRider, and Ex-Aid was AkaRider of the Kamen Sentai GoRider.
"Oh, now this is a pull," (D)Zi-O remarked.
"Damn it, not these guys again," Geiz groaned out.
"Ah of course, the Kamen Sentai Gorider can utilize the powers of Sentai," Woz realized, "Thus they can easily bypass NiJyumenki's abilities!"
AkaRider flipped forward before kicking out while both AoRider and MomoRider landed before running and punching forward. The three struck at the same time, two punches and a kick impacting against NiJyumenki, causing sparks to fly.
"Let's keep it up," (D)Zi-O called out as he drew out the Rider Booker, aiming and shooting at NiJyumenki who braced against the attacks. He closed in before ducking underneath a swing and punching with his left fist, green energy erupting out and forcing the multi-masked monster back.
"No way," NiJyumenki gasped out.
[FAIZ!]
It wasn't long before the Wolf Orphnoch leaped out of a gateway, grabbing onto the multi-masked monster and forcing it to the ground with a pounce.
[OOO!]
NiJyumenki was grabbed from behind and lifted up, being turned around only to get kicked in the stomach by a Kyouryu Greeed, this one having a white head instead of the one the alternate Date had turned into.
[GHOST!]
Ghost in Ichigo Damashii appeared, it being a simple hood with a scarf on the bare Ore transient state with Ichigo's face acting as the visor to Ghost. The Rider leapt forward, shouting out as he punched against NiJyumenki before leaping up and flipping, kicking out and forcing the monster back further.
"I think we can wrap this up," (D)Zi-O said as he backpedaled towards Zi-O while preparing his Final Attack Ride Card, "Let's go."
"Right," Zi-O nodded as he initiated his finisher, "Let's do this!"
NiJyumenki groaned as it saw this before growling out, "I won't go down so easily! I am the Great Leader's ultimate counter against you!"
[FINISH TIME! GRANDZI-O!]
[FINAL ATTACK RIDE]
"And that's exactly why you need to go down," Zi-O replied as he leapt into the air before kicking out as gold energy began erupting from his right leg. Projections of his base form, Decade Armor, Zi-O II, and Trinity formed behind him before overlapping over his body.
Projections of Geiz, Zi-O and Woz appeared behind (D)Zi-O as he kicked out. The projections all overlapped onto him as pink, red, and green energy erupted from his leg.
The two Riders kicked and yelled out at NiJyumenki who braced against their attacks, its face and forehead crest shining brightly as it tried to utilize its return ability to force the two back. Despite this, Zi-O's overwhelming power in Grand alongside (D)Zi-O utilizing Trinity's powerset of Geiz and Woz, allowed the two to force their way past the multi-masked monster's defenses.
NiJyumenki gasped as the two Riders kicks struck it in the chest, yelling out as its body began to crack before an explosion occurred.
[Z-Z-Z-ZI-O!]
[ALL 20 TIME BREAK!]
The two Riders launched past the explosion, flames licking their suits before being blown away by the wind of them passing by at high speeds. The two landed in crouched states before slowly standing.
[FINAL ATTACK RIDE: D-D-D-DIEND!]
Diend raised his weapon up before swiping it in front of him, the beam of blue energy launching outwards and striking as many Final-Shocker Combatmen as it could. Of course it didn't take long for only a short grouping of them to regroup and charge forward, at least until they heard two announcements go off behind them.
[FINAL ATTACK RIDE: R-R-R-ROSE!]
[FULLMETAL THE END!]
The grouping of Combatmen turned as Rose and Kikai II were high in the air, kicking downwards into the center mass of the group and causing an explosion that tore through the remainder.
(Insert End)
"Not good," Oblivian hissed out as he realized their hunting army had been decimated.
NeoRoze meanwhile went to brandish Hush, still willing to fight. At least until an Aurora Curtain appeared beside them, the silhouette of Another Decade within it as the green markings on his face shined a bright green.
"Yeah, I think that's the best option," Oblivian realized as he put a hand on NeoRoze's shoulder, "We'll get them soon."
NeoRoze slumped and let out a silent sigh before turning and entering the Aurora Curtain, Oblivian following after her.
"They retreated?" Roze asked in surprise before slumping slightly, "Thank goodness…"
"Yeah, that was a lot," Yang agreed.
"While it would have been nice to finish this here and now… I agree," Weiss replied.
"I'll third that agreement," Blake added.
(D)Zi-O let his posture slump, transforming back into his base form as Geiz and Woz appeared out of their transformations behind him.
"Never do that again," Geiz grumbled as he crossed his arms.
"Indeed," Woz replied, "I only wish to do that with my Overlord."
"It was a necessary evil," Decade remarked as he glanced back at them.
Zi-O was about to say something only to gasp out as his body tensed up. His gold armoring began to crackle with electricity, the future King and Kamen Rider falling to his knees as his transformation broke apart into gold particles. The GrandZi-O Ridewatch was forced off of his Driver, clattering to the ground while cracking and shattering before vanishing into gold sparks.
Every single Rider turned in surprise at this, Roze, Rose, and Kikai II hurrying over as they dismissed their transformations. Once Roze RWBY was dismissed, the three unconscious Huntresses all jolted up before scrambling to their feet and hurrying over.
"The GrandZi-O Watch…" Sougo's eyes widened.
"It vanished," Weiss said before shaking her head, "How though?"
Sougo simply stared at where his Final Form Ridewatch once was, "I don't…"
RUMBLE
Erupting from the center point of Tokyo was a massive towering castle made of stone as buildings and street were torn up in its ascent. Towards the center of the massive tower was Final-Shockers emblem, showcasing clearly to the Riders who was taking action at the moment. The sudden releasing of fireworks could be heard as black specks could be seen launching upwards from various points of Final-Shockers tower.
"EEE!"
The specks were Final-Shocker Combatmen, all of them flipping backwards before they were soon lying forward in the air. Their boots became a red hot red before unleashing a burst of fire that launched them forward like missiles. The near hundreds of Combatmen missiles all began to impact around Tokyo, causing explosions upon impact with any building, street, vehicle or person they managed to hit.
From the ground entrances of the building, Final-Shocker Combatmen began to walk out. Except they weren't alone as various other grunts and low level monsters from Heisei Rider history were also helping fill out the ranks. Whether they were plentiful and low ranking like the Darkroachi, and Masquerade Dopants, or were enhanced soldiers like the Ganma Superior and Hard Guardians.
Of course the hordes upon hordes of low level combatants weren't the only things Final-Shocker had in store as among the crowds were unique specially selected monsters from all of Rider history up until Build, some even being the final opponents of each respective Rider as well.
It wasn't long before the various television screens began to be hijacked as well, showcasing a broadcast screen that had Final-Shockers logo on it. The screen soon cut to Another Decade who was on a throne in Final-Shockers main throne room, with the camera pulling back to reveal NeoRoze and Oblivian standing at his sides.
"Hello World of Kamen Riders," Another Decade introduced as he stood up before walking towards the camera, his hands behind his back, "I am the leader of Final-Shocker, Narutaki, Another Decade. I plan on keeping this simple and short, as of today, your world starting with this city is under Final-Shocker's control. You Kamen Riders can try and resist, but I don't expect you all to last that long. Final-Shocker will use this world as a base before launching to other worlds and expanding our conquest further."
The screens soon shut off as the sounds of screams and explosions rung through the city now at a rapidly increasing pace.
"Well it's this old song and dance huh," Decade remarked with a groan as he and the others all looked around, "This is just great…"
"Well… shit," Yang muttered.
"Is this why we were confronted earlier?" Blake asked.
"A logical plan," Penny admitted, "Keep us distracted and hope we would not reunite and make it back in time to stop the assault."
"It almost feels like the end of the world," Sougo admitted as he fully stood up.
"This is definitely the largest scale I've seen of their invasions," Summer admitted before her head jolted to the side as she felt something off, "And we're caught right in the middle of it."
A horde of Final-Shocker Combatmen, Bugster Viruses, Formica Pedes and Ganma Superiors were closing in. There were even a few Mirror Monsters like Volcancer and a Gigazelle among the crowd.
"Things aren't looking that good for us," Ruby admitted as she gripped her fists, not only was she and her team completely handicapped thanks to NeoRoze, Sougo had just lost his strongest power when they could have used it the most.
The area dulled completely, except for a lone spotlight that shined on Woz who simply stared off into parts unknown, "And so we begin our countdown… as past this point, only six chapters remain until the end of our worlds as we know them."
To Be Continued…
Next Time:
"I think I know what we need to do."
"So getting the Zi-O Card wasn't your only plan."
"We need to upgrade you."
"I don't have a question for you."
"RUBY!"
Chapter 122: 2019: Complete Gamble
Author's Note: This chapter is where I get to have a bit of fun with the Future Note since I can make use of its reality warping properties to make some neat stuff happen. Like Kikai II making a return to give Penny some more chance at Rider action. I also had a lot of fun going for the technicality summons Grand Zi-O used against NiJyumenki, loophole abuse is pretty fun. Plus I finally got to use that team attack from Volume 9 for a Roze RWBY Finisher.
With that said, we've reached the end of our short journey through different alternate rider worlds. Of course despite this journey's end we've still got Neo to deal with alongside a sudden declaration of war from Final-Shocker. Things aren't about to slow down any time soon as we continue further into the Saga so I do hope you're prepared for the coming chapters. Thanks for reading and I'll see you all next time.