Rider Time Zi-O: Roze from Remnant
Chapter 125 – 2019: Never Ending War
The world was darkened as Woz was currently in Ginga Taiyo form, bringing out his book and opening it up as it showed Zi-O fighting against Evolt, the Blood Tribe alien being in his Ultimate Form.
"As it is written here, Tokiwa Sougo embarks on a path which leads him to become the overlord of time, Oma Zi-O," Woz narrated before he closed his book with a slam, "I will keep it short… the war continues, our allies continue to fight, as do we. While the war seems never ending, there are still major confrontations that need to be recorded before we reach the tipping point. Only three chapters remain until the end of our worlds."
Earth – Tokyo, Early July 2019
It was fairly quiet in a recently abandoned office building, the people working having immediately evacuated once word of the attack had reached them. Of course it wouldn't be quiet for long, as a yell was heard before Zi-O suddenly smashed through the window, crashing on top of a desk.
"Ugh…" Zi-O groaned out as he managed to slowly push himself into a sitting position on the desk while keeping a tight grip of his Heiseiber, "That's going to be hard to buffer out..."
The Rider was forced to brace as a concussive force smashed against the window and wall he had smashed through, shattering it and exposing the office further to the outside.
"You know, I've got to say, you're pretty persistent," Evolt said as he floated towards the building while holding a hand out before lowering it, "Like a cockroach."
"Considering how Sento would mention to Ruby about how you wouldn't stay put down…" Zi-O trailed as he activated his future sight at that moment, "I'd say that term rightfully belongs to you."
"Don't mock me brat!" Evolt shouted as he launched towards the building, smashing into the desk as Zi-O just barely rolled out of the path of his charge. He turned as his shoulders shined brightly, unleashing energy blasts that began tearing up the office space around the two.
Zi-O grunted as he was slammed against the wall of the office, gripping his weapon tightly as he turned the dial before pressing the trigger as Evolt closed in for a grab.
[HEY! HIBIKI!]
Zi-O slashed out, unleashing a small projection of an Ongekikou against Evolt's chest and stomach, causing the alien to pause. It was then that Zi-O stabbed while his blade erupted into purple fire, the fire reverberating alongside numerous shockwaves as loud drumbeats could be heard.
[HIBIKI! DUAL TIME BREAK!]
Evolt screeched out as he suddenly held his head, while the fires weren't exactly doing much damage to him, the shockwaves of sound that were suddenly pounding against his head were disorienting him enough.
[RIDER FINISH TIME! TWICE TIME BREAK!]
Zi-O gathered as much energy as he could into his left hand, the energy building as he gripped it tightly while curling it into a fist. He then withdrew the Heiseiber and slammed his fist against the Ongekikou projection, more shockwaves suddenly ringing outwards while being powered with Zi-O's energy and forcing Evolt back further.
"You… you damn brat!" Evolt yelled as he began to swipe and grab forward while trying to get towards Zi-O.
"Sorry to say but I don't exactly like these odds," Zi-O admitted as he quickly accessed his Semblance, looking around the area they were in while backing away. He managed to catch sight of some allies, but he knew if he was dealing with Evolt he'd have to get specific.
"Come here… come here!" Evolt shouted as he rushed forward.
Zi-O meanwhile had yelped as he had backed up against a still intact wall. He glanced towards the quickly approaching Evolt before concentrated. Gold clock projections formed and spread out behind him, forming a portal that he fell backwards through before it closed instantly.
The result was Evolt slamming into the wall and breaking it apart. The alien quickly backed up and began to look around, "Warping huh…" he muttered before he began to chuckle, "Oh kid, you're really in for it when I find you again."
King Dark held its hands in front of its face and swiped them across to reveal glowing eyes, soon unleashing blasts of energy from them towards Ex-Aid.
The golden invincible Rider launched towards one of the blasts, landing on it before launching towards another blast. All King Dark saw was a pinball of gold energy dispersing the energy blasts while launching off of them. In an instant Ex-Aid was right next to King Dark, slamming his fist into the dark giant's cheek and causing cracks to form.
King Dark roared as it swiped downwards, catching Ex-Aid in its palm and smashing the Rider into a nearby building. It let out a confused grunt however as it felt its hand move upwards on its own.
[ZU-PA-PA-PAN!]
Golden energy in the shape of an axe erupted from underneath King Dark's palm, the giant reeling its hand back as Ex-Aid now held the Gashacon Key Slasher.
[ZU-KYU-KYU-KYUN!]
"You'll have to do better than that!" Ex-Aid shouted as he launched up into the air, launching blast after blast of energy towards the dark giant. The blasts hit, impacting against King Dark but not doing too much damage to the colossus, "Fine then!"
[JA-JA-JA-KIN!]
King Dark swiped at Ex-Aid as the Rider got closer only for the Rider to vanish in gold pixels. It stared in confusion only for Ex-Aid to reform past its hand, the Rider flying directly towards it before slashing it directly in the cheek, an explosion occurring as it staggered back.
"Alright," Ex-Aid called out as he landed on a tall building, turning as he watched the dark giant stagger back almost ready to tip over only to keep its balance, "But…"
'The game's not over just yet!' Parad called out.
King Dark let out a yell, its hands glowing brightly as it launched explosive blasts all around Ex-Aid, buildings being torn through as Ex-Aid braced against the explosions.
At Amanogawa High, Inazuman was currently battling against the various grunts that had invaded the city. Despite the dangers presented, AGHS was one of the few places in Tokyo offering shelter to anyone that needed it.
"You won't be getting far," Inazuman called out as he charged his hands with psychic energy, staring down several Guardian Robots marching towards him, "Psycho Chop!"
The Guardian Robots charged forward while firing at Inazuman, the hero using the gathered psychic energy to bat away the bullets while closing in. It didn't take long for the Guardians to be sliced into by several well placed chops, Inazuman sliding past them as they all exploded.
"Alright," Inazuman said only for several red marked cards to suddenly land near him. He could only barely turn as they suddenly exploded, forcing him to roll get into a crouching stance, "Huh?"
Giggling was heard as the Gemini Zodiarts began to approach, holding a deck of cards before tossing more outwards.
"Like that'll work when I know it's coming," Inazuman leapt back as the cards embedded themselves into the ground. To his surprise however they didn't explode, "Duds?"
Gemini shrugged before yelping as it watched Inazuman run forward, only to snap its fingers as Inazuman had failed to realize the cards were marked blue. The resulting snap caused them to explode, sending him rolling against the ground.
"There's a difference?" Inazuman questioned as he rolled over.
Gemini was ready to rush forward when it paused, suddenly looking around. Inazuman looked over, surprised by the sudden pausing before realizing why the Zodiart had paused to begin with. Despite the chaos of the city around them… music played, the song of an electric guitar ringing throughout the area. It wasn't the hard rock like Todoroki's as it instead had a calming sensation to it.
Inazuman had not heard this kind of song before, but as he heard footsteps among the strumming of said guitar, he found his answer. He did not know what the song was, but he knew the man… or rather, machine, that played the song.
Jiro walked towards the entrance of AGHS, watching as he caught the attention of both combatants before he walked over towards the gate and set his guitar near it. He locked eyes with Gemini who stared curiously at him, "Switch On."
In a flash of red and blue, Jiro had transformed into Kikaider, the mechanical hero leaping towards Gemini and punching it. Gemini barely had a chance to react, getting smashed into the ground.
Kikaider was shoved away by Gemini, the mechanical hero rolling towards Inazuman.
"Inazuman," Kikaider greeted as he held out a hand.
"Kikaider," Inazuman greeted back as he grabbed hold of Kikaider's hand, the two helping each other up, "I didn't know you were in town."
"I was hoping to visit Penny," Kikaider admitted, "But there are other matters to attend to."
"You're right about that," Inazuman said with a nod.
Gemini let out a giggle as it pushed itself back up onto its feet, drawing a mix of red and blue cards out between its fingers as it began to waltz towards the two heroes. The Zodiart quickly flicking them forward to launch them out.
"Not so fast," Inazuman quickly held his hands forward, unleashing an invisible pulse, "Reverse Chesto!"
The pulse sent the cards directly into each other in mid-air while pushing them back, the red marked cards detonating on contact and as a result, forcing the blue marked cards to explode as well.
Gemini let out a gasp only to hear a yell, Kikaider breaking through the smoke and flames of the mid-air explosion as he dropped down and punched against the monster with his left fist.
"I picked a fine day for a return trip," Wizard admitted as he rushed through a park while in Flame Dragon, dual wielding his WizarSwordGun and a copy of it. He sliced through a few Ganma Commands before blocking several Bugster Viruses tridents. He shoved them away before tossing his weapons aside, bringing out an arm mounted timer-like device and setting it up.
[DRAGO TIME! SET UP! START!]
As he did so he dodged against a few Ghouls swinging at him before moving his arms inwards, spreading them out as Wizardragon's head formed over his chest, it breathing out fire and scorching the grunts in front of him.
[WATER DRAGON!]
Suddenly from the nearby fountain, a duplicate of Wizard in Water Dragon style leapt out from the water with a splash. He formed Wizardragon's tail on the back of his waist, spinning and lashing out with it, the tail swinging and striking against several Formica Pedes.
[HURRICANE DRAGON!]
The leaves of a nearby tree suddenly blew all around as another duplicate in Hurricane Dragon style leapt from the tree. Wizardragon's wings formed out from his back as he spun, becoming a tornado that sliced through several Inves that were in his way.
[LAND DRAGON!]
Some Mole Imagin charged forward only to yell out as a duplicate of Wizard in Land Dragon style erupted from the ground. The result had sent the Imagin flying as Wizardragon's claws created gauntlets for Land Style's arms, the duplicate Rider rushing forward and clawing through a group of Dustards that attempted to close in.
Before Wizard could figure out where he and his clones could help next, the answer came to him by a giant flying tortoise/rhinoceros creature, the Makamou Otoroshi. Its legs and head were retracted, smoke erupting from the shell's holes as it flew across the park.
"Can't let that thing keep going," Wizard said as he scanned his Drago Timer again.
[FINAL TIME! ALL DRAGON, PLEASE!]
The other Wizard clones all shined brightly before sliding towards Wizard, overlapping with him and latching their Wizardragon armor parts onto him. The magical Rider soon attained his form of All Dragon, crouching before launching off after the Otoroshi.
"Let's bring you down before you get anywhere else," Wizard said as he began launching fireballs from the dragon head on his chest. The fireballs impacted against the Makamou but seemed to do no damage, "Alright… let's go up close and personal then."
The Otoroshi continued to fly despite the turbulence, even as Wizard clawed and sliced at it with his wings and claws. The Makamou's shell was too tough however as Wizard was still unable to pierce the shell.
"Come on, there has to be something," Wizard said before yelping as a seemingly solid piece of the shell opened up to reveal an eye, "There!"
He quickly backed away while following the Otoroshi, tilting his body and extending his dragon tail. The armored tail shot forward and pierced the eye, the Otoroshi screeching out as its head and legs moved out from its shell as it soon dropped down to the ground like a rock.
"The finale…" Wizard said as he unleashed a red magic circle, it extending outwards and catching the Otoroshi to hold it in place. He then slid along the magic circle, his right leg erupting with fire, water, wind, and earth elemental energy as he slammed his foot into the Otoroshi's pierced eye.
An explosion occurred in mid-air as Wizard launched out of it, landing on the ground before standing up as the dragon armoring dismissed itself, "Phew…"
Kaido wasn't sure why he was currently still running through the city. Well there was making sure anyone was helped to somewhere that was safer. There was also the fact that even if he was cowardly he still had a good heart despite it all. But even then, the situation was growing worse by the second and he was still in the thick of it all.
He heard sounds of fighting up ahead but suddenly saw a hole in a building, "Huh?"
It didn't take long for him to hurry over to the hole, noticing by its shape that something had crashed into it. Of course, the last thing Kaido was expecting was to see Takumi of all people, nearly knocked out.
"Hey, Takumi," Kaido quickly hurried over as he shook his friend, "You alright?"
"Just got hit by a truck of a monster…" Takumi groaned out in a daze.
"I can only imagine," Kaido said as he went to help Takumi up, "Let me get you out of-"
A familiar shriek caught his attention, an explosion happening out of his field of view from the hole. Soon enough he saw Kikai II roll backwards into view with the Break Gunner, shooting at something before quickly backpedaling.
"Chase, I do believe we need a new plan!" Kikai II shouted.
"Wait, Penny?" Kaido asked before he saw Chaser roll into view, Heart approaching as the Roidmude's body began to pulsate with a red aura, "Uh oh, that guy doesn't look like good news."
"I need to get back in there," Takumi groaned and tried to stand only to fall back, Kaido catching and laying him down, "I need to…"
"Rest for now since you're in cover," Kaido said as he spotted the discarded Faiz Gear, hurrying over and latching the belt to his waist as he activated the transformation code for the Faiz Phone, "I'm not about to let that thing smack around my favorite student."
[STANDING BY!]
"Henshin…" Kaido said as he slotted the phone into the belt and latching it into place.
[COMPLETE!]
The Orphnoch had successfully transformed into Faiz, looking himself over before shaking his head and running out of the hole. As he began to approach the fight he slotted the Mission Memory in his Faiz Shot as he initiated the finisher.
[READY! EXCEED CHARGE!]
Heart let out a yell, ready to charge at Chaser only for his left bicep to receive a hit. He gave a gasp as what hit his bicep slipped past and struck him in the side, red energy flashing and sending him stumbling back.
"What was that?" Heart asked.
"You want to mess with my star pupil?" Faiz asked as he pointed at himself, "You need to deal with me."
"Eh?" Kikai II stared in surprise, "Kaido?"
"Hell yeah," Faiz nodded as he got in a fighting stance, "You're not fighting this guy alone!"
"I'm surprised, I thought that hit would've killed you," Heart said, unaware that this Faiz was a different user.
"Uh, no, that wasn't me," Faiz suddenly waved his hand in front of his face, "I'm a different guy, but I am ticked off you got him like that."
"So that armor isn't unique then?" Heart asked.
"Oh no, don't get it twisted," Faiz shook his head as he went to walk over to the other Riders, "This armor's one of a kind, but it's also a special case in that it's been passed between a lot of interesting folks, yours truly included."
"Well I suppose you've kept my interest," Heart admitted as he pounded his fists together, "Let's go."
"Alright," Faiz glanced at Chaser and Kikai II, "I don't mind helping but um… what exactly is the plan here?"
"We are waiting for another Rider," Kikai II answered as she prepared the Break Gunner, "We will need to stall until then."
"Yes," Chaser said as he held his Shingou-Ax forward.
"Not the best plan, but stalling sounds more reasonable than outright beating this guy," Faiz said as put his Faiz Shot away before raising up his arms warily, "Let's go."
World of Tsukuyomi
Kamen Rider Jam let out a growl, combining its Dark Daidaimaru and Musou Saber into their naginata form. It then spun before unleashing energy slash after energy slash towards Roze who held her hands forward. Gold rings flashed onto the Huntress Rider's fingers as she formed layered Hard-Light barriers to brace against and block the slashes.
"That's clearly apple-like armor," Roze remarked as she watched Jam rush towards her. She summoned Thief's Respite, Emerald's convertible revolver-sickles and blocked the Rider's dual blade with them. She let out a yell as she pushed her form's enhanced strength further, forcing the Dark Rider back while retracting her blades and aiming, "So why an orange themed sword that's purple?"
Jam staggered back only to get shot numerous times, sparks flying as it attempted to bat away the blasts from Roze's guns as it backed away. It then growled out as it sliced the cutting blade of its Sengoku Driver twice, dark energy gathering in its weapon.
"Either way, I can't go easy on Dark Riders," Roze said as she tossed her weapons away and prepared her finisher as she summoned Ember Celica over her forearms. Boots with similar firing mechanisms, Talaria, formed over her boots, these used by Mercury and now her, "So get ready!"
[FINISH TIME! ROZE REMNANT!]
[DARKNESS AU LAIT!]
Jam yelled out as it swung forward while summoning a dark apple projection that looked to be melting. The projectile hurtled towards Roze who quickly launched into the air to avoid the projectile, it splashing and exploding out with dark energy against the ground.
While in the air, Roze began firing off energy bursts from both Ember Celica and Talaria. The energy blasts began floating in place and littering the sky as Roze summoned Crescent Rose, taking aim with only one hand.
A beam of energy was unleashed from the barrel of Crescent Rose, striking the Jam at an angle from above against its upper body. Instantly the energy bursts all homed in at once, overwhelming the Dark Rider and causing it to explode.
[ALL REMNANT TIME BLAST!]
New Den-O swung with his blade clashing with Kabuki's own Meito Onsaken, his Henshin Onsa tuning fork having converted itself into its sword mode. The two kept their clash up before New Den-O shifted his blade, aiming the Macheteddy's gun at Kabuki's face and firing, sparks firing as the evil Oni Rider staggered back.
Aqua meanwhile was fighting hand to hand against the yeti-like Kiva Rider, Rey. The duo kept assaulting each other, Rey going for pure offense while Aqua went for redirects and chops using his more flowing combat style. Rey however growled out, quickly drawing out a Fuestle and slotting it into its Rey Kivat.
[WAKE UP!]
The chains on its arms burst apart to reveal blue gauntlets with gold tipped claws. It used the chains snapping and its claws to force Aqua away from it and near New Den-O. With a yell Rey unleashed bursts of ice from its Rey Kivat, striking both Aqua and New Den-O.
The two Riders gasped as their legs suddenly froze over, forcing them to stand in place. Kabuki let out a chuckle as it rested its blade on its shoulder as Rey brandished its claws, both Dark Riders slowly approaching.
"Seriously," Den-O grunted as he tried to shake his legs free only to feel no movement, "Ice?"
"It's effective," Aqua admitted as he kept a defensive stance with his arms, awaiting Rey and Kabuki's next move.
Before both Dark Riders could strike, several Combatmen ended up tossed onto them and forced them back as a result.
[SHINOBI! SHADOW LEGION!]
Tsukuyomi leapt off of a nearby building, swinging her sword forward and unleashing a hailstorm of energy copies of her blade. The rain of blades pierced through the Combatmen alongside and rained down against the Dark Riders, explosions occurring as the two were forced into a roll.
"Are you two alright?" Tsukuyomi asked as she landed nearby, quickly breaking through the ice with her blade.
"Yeah," New Den-O nodded as he quickly scanned his pass, "We can't mess around with these Dark Riders."
"You're right," Aqua said as he began to absorb the moisture in the area, especially from the shattered ice that was already melting.
[FULL CHARGE!]
New Den-O charged up the Macheteddy before yelling out and slashing forward, striking both Kabuki and Rey as they got up. Both Dark Riders groaned out as sparks began to crackle from the glowing cuts on their bodies.
Aqua yelled as he charged forward, sliding on his hands as a tidal wave of water formed behind him, water lashing out as he struck the center of the two Riders with his kick, "Oceanic Break!"
The kick and tidal wave pushed both Kabuki and Rey backwards, the two yelling out as they were slammed against their backs before falling limp and exploding.
"Not bad you two," Tsukuyomi nodded before turning as she saw Eternal beginning to approach them.
"Are you ready for our dance, princess?" Eternal asked as he approached while holding up a hand, "Because it's party time with the reaper!"
"This one's different…" Tsukuyomi muttered, noticing that Eternal was the first opponent they've seen today that actively conversed.
"Just leave him to Aqua and I," New Den-O said as he quickly got in front of Tsukuyomi, "You've got the firepower to clear the army with ease and we need as little interference as possible."
"Alright, be safe," Tsukuyomi nodded as she quickly hurried off towards a crowd of minions that were nearby.
"Nobody likes a party pooper, kid," Eternal hissed out as he began to approach New Den-O.
"Sorry to say but you're not getting anywhere near her," Aqua quickly hurried over to join New Den-O, "You're just a specter of the past, someone that shouldn't be here anymore."
"Whatever," Eternal scoffed as he brandished his knife, the Eternal Edge, "Eventually the future and the past are the same!"
Earth – Tokyo, Early July 2019
The Dragon Zodiarts was currently approaching a fallen businessman, ready to charge forward when it was suddenly slammed into from behind. Its face was smashed against the floor as Kiva had been the one to pounce on it.
"Hey, get out of here!" Kiva called out, the businessman nodding fearfully before quickly hurrying off, "Good now-"
Dragon yelled out as it pushed itself upwards, managing to throw Kiva off of it before turning to face the Half-Fangire Rider.
"This one looks like a tough skinned one," Kivat admitted.
"Then I think I know who to call on," Kiva said as he drew out Dogga's Fuestle before slotting it into Kivat's mouth.
"Alright," Kivat called out, "Dogga Hammer!"
Dogga in his statuette form soon launched into view, striking past Dragon and unfolding as Kiva grasped it. The Rider's chest, shoulder and forearm armor were wrapped in chains and shattered. This revealed bulkier franken themed armor alongside bright purple eyes.
"Huh?" Dragon tilted its head before charging forward and grabbing at Kiva only to get shoved away. Kiva then slammed the Dogga Hammer into its chest, sparks flying as it stepped back. Kiva then slammed the hammer into the Zodiart's again, this time lifting and tossing it away.
"Alright, let's wrap this punk up," Kivat called out as Kiva held the hammer's grip towards Kivat who bit it, "Dogga Bite!"
Kiva opened up the Dogga Hammer's eye, it unleashing purple pulses that stunned the Zodiart's. The Rider then let out a low groan as he raised the hammer, forming an energy projection and swinging it several times to allow the energy to build before slamming the fist-like hammer projection down against the Zodiart's, an explosion occurring.
"That will do it," Kivat remarked.
Kiva dismissed his form change, Dogga flying off as he looked at the surrounding areas, "Alright we should-"
Sparks suddenly flew in front of him, which caught his attention. Several Ghouls with cannon attachments were marching for him, a Polar Bear and Warthog Fangire marching alongside them.
"So Fangire are a part of this too," Kiva said as he spread his arms while crouching forward, only for two invisible blasts of energy to fly past him from behind. The blasts struck a few Ghouls, shattering them and forcing the approaching mob back. He turned, giving a gasp at who was approaching, "Nago, Megumi?"
"Who else would it be?" Nago asked as he walked into view, having the Ixa Belt on alongside Megumi who had her own Ixa Belt, "After all, we missed your last battle because of our vacation."
"But we're not about to let you deal with this alone this time Wataru," Megumi spoke up as she and her partner prepared their transformations, "Henshin!"
[READY! FIST ON!]
Megumi took a stance, the hologram forming with the same stance before overlapping as the Ixa Armor's main faceplate opened up to reveal its burst form.
"Time for Kamen Rider Ixa II to take the stage again," Ixa II called out as she brought out the Ixa Calibur in its sword mode.
Nago meanwhile initiated his transformation next, "Henshin!"
[READY! RISING!]
Nago's transformation into Ixa was already different, the usual hologram being blue as it slid onto his body before fully being colored in. This Ixa's body was different in certain aspects, the shoulders and chest now having less armor and exposing the core pieces while the front gold portions had shifted away. The suit's coloration had also changed to reveal that the black had turned white while the white turned blue, black accents now on the blue armor. This was the upgraded form of Ixa, Rising Ixa.
"Please, return those lives to God," Ixa introduced as he held up the Ixariser before aiming it forward, "Wataru, we can take care of these ones."
"Yeah," Ixa II nodded, "Leave these guys to us and deal with their big guns."
"Thank you," Kiva said with a nod before hurrying off.
The Polar Bear and Warthog Fangires stared at where Kiva was leaving only for sparks to fly, the two being shot courtesy of Ixa. They then turned when they heard yelling, Ixa II giving a shout as she leapt up into the air before slashing down at them.
Decade grunted as he was shoved back by Another Decade. It didn't take long for the nearby Combatmen to leap into action to pile on him. He drew out a card before loading it in as he brought out his Ride Booker in gun mode.
[ATTACK RIDE: BLAST!]
He aimed and spun around, unleashing a flurry of energy blasts against the Final-Shocker Combatmen, explosions occurring all around. He then switched his weapon to its sword form, holding the blade in his free hand.
"Not bad Decade," Another Decade chuckled as he held a hand forward, "But do you really think you can keep this up?"
"Given I've taken care of your posse, it's just Decade vs. Decade now," Decade answered as he began to move forward, "The odds are finally good, especially with my new form."
Another Decade grunted as he was forced to dodge and brace against Decade's swings, only to gasp as his left arm was grabbed, "You really think so?"
"What do you mean?" Decade asked before he was shoved back, an energy pulse occurring as he was forced onto his knees in a slide. He let out a grunt as he stabbed his sword into the ground to force him to stop.
"You may have the power of Decade and the Heisei Riders," Another Decade said before spreading his arms as two Aurora Curtains formed, "But thanks to your powers enhancing my abilities, I can access and draw out warriors from alternate realities one could only even dream of ever stumbling upon."
Soon enough the Aurora Curtains slid back to reveal the golden and silver Rider-like warrior duo, Goludora and Shilubara.
"Talk about a blast from the past," Decade said as he got in a defensive stance.
[ATTACK RIDE: BLAST!]
Snaking energy bullets shot in from all around before impacting against the ground near Another Decade and his allies, forcing the three backwards.
"Did you forget?" Diend asked as he walked into view while tapping his NeoDiendriver in his hand, "You're not the only one with allies."
"Diend," Another Decade hissed out.
"Looks like we've just evened things up again," Decade remarked as he slid a hand across his blade.
"Let's get going, Tsukasa," Diend said as he aimed forward, firing at their trio of opponents while Decade rushed forward with a shout.
The Mirror Monster Shieldboarder was currently charging through the streets, it was heavily armored, a large boar's face acting as the chest armor. Crowds of people were fleeing, trying to get to tighter spaces in order to keep out of its rampage since it seemed to only be going through the main roads. There were also several Gelnewts and Raydragoons accompanying it.
Of course among the crowd were several people approaching the Mirror Monster hoard. Or rather the four Imagin that transformed into Den-O were approaching. Momotaros wrapped the Den-O Belt around his waist before attaching the K-Taros to it and pressing the main button before swiping his Rider Pass.
"Henshin…"
[CLIMAX FORM!]
Momotaros' transformed into Den-O, the other Imagin becoming projections that formed into the armor pieces for Climax Form before attaching to him as his visor fully formed.
"Ain't it cool? Ain't it good? Ain't it great?"
The four Imagin chanted as Den-O strode forward while resting his DenGasher on his shoulder.
"Ain't it cool? Ain't it good? Ain't it great, right?"
"Let's go, let's go, let's go!" Den-O chanted loudly as the Raydragoons and Gelnewts charged forward, the Rider easily shoving them aside before swinging his sword. Sparks flew as the Mirror Monster grunts were sent spinning back and onto the ground, "I… have arrived!"
Shieldboarder howled out as it charged towards Den-O while the other Mirror Monsters did the same. The time-traveling Rider struck several down before spreading his legs and leaping over a charging Shieldboarder.
Den-O immediately turned, slashing against the Mirror Monster's back several times before kicking it onto the ground, "How's that?!"
Shieldboarder howled out as it managed to pick itself up, Den-O yelping and backing away as it turned to run into him.
"Hey, watch it buddy!" Den-O shouted as he dodged to the side, "This is our Climax!"
"Hey Momo," Kintaros spoke up, "I think we need a little chopping action to deal with this guy."
"Can't we just blow it to bits with mine?" Ryutaros asked.
"Now, now Ryuta," Urataros chided, "We should save that for something that matters."
"You know what you're right," Ryutaros said, "We'll use the chop for this loser."
"Glad we could sort that out," Den-O chuckled as he went straight for his finisher, "After all, I'm at a full climax from start to finish! And nothing's more climactic than a finisher!"
Shieldboarder detached its front armor, using it as a shield as it tried to bash Den-O away only for the Rider to grab its shield. Den-O shoved the shield away before kicking the Mirror Monster in the side, sending it to the ground.
[CHARGE AND UP!]
Den-O held out his left arm, the armoring moving along it to where Kintaros' shoulder piece was now at the front of the arm. Blue electricity began crackling as Den-O leapt upwards before punching down at Shieldboarder.
The Mirror Monster slowly but surely stood, only for it to get struck in its exposed chest. The energy lashed out as Den-O pierced through the monster, an explosion occurring as the remaining Mirror Monsters backed up.
Among the flames was Den-O, the armoring for Climax Form having gone back to normal as he let out a chuckle, "Alright, let's keep on going!"
Ex-Aid shot towards King Dark, going to slash with his Key Slasher only for the dark colossus to block with its arm, swinging it and sending Ex-Aid flying backwards. The golden Rider let out a gasp before quickly vanished into gold sparks, not wanting to smash directly into a building. Ex-Aid soon reappeared on top of the building, staring down at King Dark who looked up at him.
"This is definitely a marathon," Ex-Aid admitted as he took the brief reprieve in the fight to take a few heavy breaths, "Especially for my first fight in a while."
'Luckily you have me backing you up,' Parad remarked.
"Yeah, with our co-op, we won't lose!" Ex-Aid shouted as he leapt off the building, the stars of his armor shining brightly before energy launched off of them and shot towards King Dark. He then landed on the side of the building before launching straight towards the dark giant.
King Dark gasped as it braced against the star-shaped energy blasts before throwing its arms outwards, hoping to smack Ex-Aid away. Ex-Aid was expecting that kind of reaction, his body disappearing into pixels and forming past the swings.
Ex-Aid yelled out as he spun and lashed out with his tendril-like hair, his golden locks swinging wildly as they struck against King Dark's upper body and face, sparks flying.
King Dark quickly slammed its palms near its face, seemingly smashing Ex-Aid between them only to feel nothing. It went to grind its palms together to see if Ex-Aid was trying to keep between any accidental gaps. Except that wasn't the case either.
It didn't realize what Ex-Aid had done until it was too late, a gold light shining above and catching its attention.
[KYU RENDA!]
Ex-Aid launched down like a comet, charging up the Gashacon Parabragun's special attack and slamming the axe-head directly into the forehead of King Dark. Nine simultaneous hits occurring at the same time as explosions of sparks flew out from the hit area.
King Dark could only groan as it was sent stumbling backwards, falling to one knee and lowering its head as the attack seemed to have taken a toll on it.
"That worked nicely Parad," Ex-Aid said as he dismissed the weapon.
'Thanks, luckily with Muteki we have enough time to set up something like that,' Parad agreed.
Ex-Aid then stared straight at the stunned King Dark, "Just a little further…"
Evolt was currently searching for Zi-O, having found that the future King of Time had ended up getting crafty when it came to their confrontation. That was until he managed to find Zi-O out in the open. He chuckled, realizing that the Rider had either slipped up or gotten too relaxed.
"Let's go," he said before launching downwards towards Zi-O, suddenly slowing down heavily before dropping down in front of the Rider who paused, "Alright kid, you had your break. Time for-"
[HEY! BUILD!]
"Sorry but this fight between us is over," Zi-O said as he turned the dial of his Heiseiber before holding it in a reverse grip with both hands, "Duplication Technique!"
[BUILD! DUAL TIME BREAK!]
Three Zi-O's appeared in puffs of smoke around Evolt, all of them initiating their finishers before leaping up and kicking downwards.
[RIDER FINISH TIME! TWICE TIME BREAK!]
The announcement echoed as they struck at Evolt who raised his arms, two clashing against his arms while the third struck his chest. The three shouted only for Evolt to interrupt with his own, unleashing a pulse of energy that struck the three clones and dispersed them.
[HEY! KAMEN RIDERS!]
"Huh?" Evolt suddenly saw Zi-O II in front of him, the Rider bringing down the Hesieiber as multicolored energy erupted from it.
[D-D-D-DECADE! HEISEI RIDERS! ULTIMATE TIME BREAK!]
Evolt quickly crossed his arms, bracing as the energy exploded outwards upon the blade hitting its mark.
"Alright…" Zi-O said as he backed away only to brace as a sudden invisible force blew away the smoke from the attack.
"Not bad," Evolt chuckled as he shook his arms, smoke still trailing out from the hit, "But that didn't end our fight."
"Who said it didn't?" Zi-O asked.
[FUNKY BREAK! CROCODILE!]
A purple blast of energy impacted and caused a purple explosion, Evolt being forced back before he heard more announcements. He growled out, seeing the familiar form of Prime Rogue now in front of Zi-O.
[BOTTLE BURN/KIN!]
Evolt glanced towards the sides, watching as Cross-Z Magma and Grease Perfect Kingdom closed in from both sides, the two brandishing their knuckles as magma and ice elemental energy erupted from them.
[VOLCANIC/GLACIAL FINISH!]
The two slammed their weapons into Evolt's arms, the Blood Tribe alien grunting as he worked on keeping their attacks at bay, "Well now, that's a new form I haven't-"
[FULLFULL MATCH BREAK!]
Build Genius dropped in, slashing against Evolt's chest at a slight angle before spinning and slashing horizontally, a colorful burst of energy exploding outwards as Evolt was forced to stagger and take several steps back.
"The whole gang is here, huh?" Evolt asked with a growl as he held his stomach, "You couldn't let me have my fun?"
"We're not about to let you do what you want," Build called out, "This ends now Evolt."
"Yeah," Cross-Z nodded, "You got off easy last time, but this time we're not going to let that happen."
"I've got a new form to keep testing out," Grease remarked as he scraped his arm-mounted blades together, "Hope you don't mind."
"Are you alright?" Rogue looked over at Zi-O.
"Yeah, thanks for that," Zi-O said as he walked towards Build alongside Rogue.
"I'll admit you got lucky, I suppose all four of you were hunting for me," Evolt said as he went to dust himself off, "But that luck-"
"It wasn't luck," Zi-O spoke up.
"Huh?" Evolt paused at the interruption, "What do you mean?"
"When I got away from you I basically tried avoiding you while finding them specifically," Zi-O admitted, "Once I did, I purposely let myself 'get caught' while making you think you still had the advantage."
"There's that arrogance again…" Evolt could be heard clicking his tongue, soon yelling out before hunching over, "Fine then… I'll eradicate them first and then deal with you boy."
"Like that will happen," Build scoffed before glancing back at Zi-O, "Now then, like I told you when we first met up…"
"If you think it will work," Zi-O said as he went to discreetly pass a Blank Ridewatch to his senior, "Good luck."
"Thanks," Build said before gripping the Blank Ridewatch tightly, keeping it hidden in his fist as he stepped forward, "Now then, let's begin the experiment!"
"Hell yeah," Cross-Z pounded his fists together.
"Time for one hell of a festival," Grease added as Rogue nodded.
Zi-O meanwhile let out a soft nod before quickly running off. With Evolt off his back for now, he'd hopefully have a somewhat more relaxed time when it came to protecting the city.
Faiz let out a gasp as he backed away from a punch courtesy of Heart, the ground cracking as he removed his Faiz Phone, entering a code and aiming it in its gun mode.
[BURST MODE!]
Heart began to move towards Faiz, getting pelted by rapidly fired energy blasts, but still going strong.
[GUN!]
Kikai II quickly took aim with the Break Gunner, firing blasts at Heart to try and distract him but all they did was cause sparks to form, "Kaido!"
"Jeez, just what the hell are you?!" Faiz asked as he quickly rolled away from a swing of Heart's arm, taking aim and firing again with the same results.
"Come on, give me more!" Heart called out as he charged forward only for a few Shift Cars to suddenly come into view, smacking against him and forcing him back.
Chaser was ready to close in when Proto Shift Speed returned, "Alright, it shouldn't be much longer now."
The Shift Cars flew over to Kikai II, forming a Shift Car Tray and docking on it, revealing that the Shift Cars that had come to help were Max Flare, Funky Spike, and Burning Solar.
"Oh, thank you," Kikai II said before drawing out Max Flare and loading it onto the Break Gunner.
[TUNE! MAX FLARE!]
Heart turned at the announcement only to get struck by bursts of fire, sparks exploding off of him as he took a step back.
"Alright," Kikai II looked at the Break Gunner before nodding and shooting more bursts of fire, using her magic to boost their effectiveness and force Heart back further, "I think we can do this!"
"Not bad my pupil," Faiz called out as he pumped his fist.
[SHIFT CAR! TIRE KOUKAN! HAYAI!]
Chaser swapped out his Signal Bike for the Shift Speed Prototype, the wheel on his back spinning rapidly as he became a purple blur.
[TOTEMO HAYAI!]
Heart gasped as sparks flew further, Chaser having closed in and rapidly gone for several short swings with the Shingou-Ax. The result was the Roidmude Leader being forced back, until he released a red burst of energy that forced Chaser to skid back.
"Huh?" Faiz stared at Heart who was now smoking, "Is he overheating?"
"Not good," Chaser said as his Rider allies looked over at him as they began to regroup, "He's entering the Dead Zone!"
"So you know about it," Heart chuckled as his body began to gain a red coloration over it, smoke exiting from the cracks of his body as red electricity began to spark and crackle, "Then you know that once I get started I can't stop as easily."
[SIGNAL BIKE SHIFT CAR!]
"Well good thing I'm here since Big Bro Shin can't make it," Gou said as he hurried over and got in front of the other three Riders, "I'll join you in the Dead Heat race you're about to start, so let's… Henshin!"
[RIDER! DEADHEAT!]
It didn't take long for Gou to transform into Deadheat Mach, taking a stance. Kikai II, Chaser, and Faiz going to stand beside him.
"Oh… this should be interesting," Heart chuckled as he let his power build more, not wanting to make the first move.
"Gou, you have perfect timing," Kikai II said as she soon lowered her voice, "What is the plan?"
"We need to get him still enough for this," Mach said as he brought out a Drive Driver and Shift Brace with a Type Tridoron-like Shift Car loaded in, but this one seemed Heart themed, "Then activate the transformation."
"How exactly does transforming that beast into a Kamen Rider help us?" Faiz asked skeptically.
"Because our programs are in the Shift Heartron," a familiar voice spoke up from the Shift Car.
"Eh, Brain?" Penny asked, instantly recognizing the voice.
"Wait, you know my name?" Brain's voice asked, "How? Am I famous? Just how exactly do you know about me?"
"Brain, shut up…" a female's voice was soon heard.
"Oh Medic, you're just jealous because I have a fan!" Brain called out.
"So you were able to collect and reform their data in time," Chaser said.
"It was a pain in the ass, but yes," Mach nodded, "Brain and Medic's programming should get Heart to regain his sense of self, and hopefully make it to where we won't have to fight him anymore."
"And we're sure this is going to work?" Faiz asked, still skeptical.
"If it's for my Heart, then I'll make sure this works," Medic answered.
"I'm not about to let him become someone else's puppet," Brain called out determined, "So you can count me in!"
"Are you all done talking yet?" Heart asked as energy began crackling around him, "Because I'm about ready to continue."
"Guess we're really doing this," Faiz sighed before shifting his shoulders and staring ahead, "Let's get this over with."
"Do not worry, with this plan I foresee our chances at winning with a 78% success rate now," Kikai II spoke up.
"I'd hate to know what the prior odds were before I got here," Mach chuckled nervously before stepping forward, "Doesn't matter, we'll win this!"
"Right," Chaser nodded as he prepared his Shingou-Ax.
Heart let out a low laugh before rushing towards the four Riders, his energy continuing to build and build, "Come!"
World of Tsukuyomi
Eternal was currently working to fight his way through Aqua and New Den-O, the duo managing to keep pace fairly well. Despite this, Eternal's tactic of getting close and flourishing his cape to hide his movements kept both of them from truly pushing forward. He was aware though that Aqua was growing more used to his tactic, noticing how the future aquatic Rider was slowly countering his flourishes. So he needed to prepare while his cape hid his true movements.
Aqua watched as Eternal rushed forward with a spin, Aqua quickly spinning in the opposite direction while unleashing a slash of water. The result was the water splashing and forcing Eternal into a more open position.
New Den-O took advantage, letting out a yell as he charged in and slashed down at Eternal who let out a laugh.
[METAL MAXIMUM DRIVE!]
Silver flames began to form from the decals on Eternal's armor, a notable clanging sound being heard as the Macheteddy bounced slightly against the Dark Rider's shoulder.
"What?" New Den-O asked.
"That Great Leader didn't give me my full power," Eternal scoffed as he quickly kicked New Den-O back before raising his arm and easily blocking a punch from Aqua, "But I still have enough to keep up with you all."
"What is this defense?" Aqua questioned as he was shoved back, surprised that his punch didn't even make Eternal budge.
"I don't have time to deal with you two," Eternal admitted as he backed away.
Both future Riders were ready to give chase only for Kamen Rider's Sango and Yongo to leap in, Sango fighting against New Den-O while Yongo went to deal with Aqua.
"This isn't good," New Den-O called out as he forced Sango away before shooting at it with the Macheteddy, "That Rider's definitely different than these."
"Then we'll need to finish this fast," Aqua said as he began to loosen up his movements, easily dancing around Yongo and moving to counter by gathering water and launching it outwards.
Futaros let out a yell as he grabbed two Masquerade Dopants by the heads, smashing them together before turning and slamming his leg into a Combatman to force it back. Tsukuyomi was nearby, shooting down several Dustards with her gun as she went to meet up with her Imagin partner.
That was until she was forced to stop as blasts impacted against her, quickly turning and backpedaling as more blasts struck near her. The culprit was Dark Drive, lowering their Blade Gunner before charging forward.
Tsukuyomi went to aim her gun only to gasp as her hand was suddenly struck, Kamen Rider Yuuki in Hijack Form had rushed in and slashed with its SavageGasher sword. She quickly ducked before spinning away, soon glancing to the side and noticing G4 aiming at her with its shoulder mounted missile launcher, the Gigant.
"Ah," Futaros yelled out as he kicked away an Inves, "TsukuyomI!"
G4 let out a yell as it launched all four missiles out, Yuuki attempting to keep Tsukuyomi pre-occupied while Dark Drive closed in. Both Dark Riders were now right near the princess of time, ready to overwhelm her when they were suddenly frozen in place. Though it wasn't only them but the four missiles launched by G4 as well.
G4 stepped forward in surprise at this only to step back as an invisible pulse struck against the missiles.
"Honestly, did you forget my powers?" Tsukuyomi asked as she had leapt back while unleashing said invisible pulse. The result was sending two of the missiles crashing down against Dark Drive and Yuuki. While the other two struck nearby G4 who had attempted to dodge only to get blown back.
The Dark Riders all yelled out, still able to fight but being sprawled across the ground due to the attacks.
G4 quickly got up, bringing out its semi-automatic pistol and taking aim only to suddenly get knocked back by a red and gold blur.
"Sorry but you're dealing with me now," Roze said as she was now on a hoverboard of all things before launching towards G4, "But don't expect to keep up!"
G4 let out a growl as it took aim with hits pistol firing only for Roze to tilt the board upwards, launching into the air and leaping over G4 who quickly turned to try and shoot her down.
"Huh, so they also have hoverboards on Remnant," Aqua noted as braced against a punch from Yongo before he spun and kicked the monster into Sango.
"It's probably a weapon given what she's pulled out prior," New Den-O remarked as he used the two Dark Riders bumping into each other to slash forward, striking both and sending them to the ground.
"Alright, Kotaro get ready!" Aqua called out as he quickly slid forward, "Aqua Vortex!"
Aqua performed a slide kick, water lashing out from it and launching the downed Sango and Yongo into the air.
"No need to shout, Teddie and I are always ready," New Den-O answered as he leapt up while scanning his Rider Pass.
[FULL CHARGE!]
New Den-O let out a yell, unleashing a slash of energy against the two mid-air Dark Riders, the energy slicing through them and causing an explosion.
[ROZE! PETAL SLICER!]
Tsukuyomi charged forward as Dark Drive and Yuuki had recovered, Dark Drive firing at her while closing in with Yuuki. The princess of time had tapped Roze's emblem, white petals spinning around rapidly while spreading out, deflecting any shots that got close to her. Tsukuyomi moved her arms around, dodging and dancing around the two Dark Riders as the petals deflected their attacks while slicing into their armor.
[KIKAI II! GLIDING SABERS!]
Tsukuyomi stepped past the two Dark Riders while tapping Kikai II's emblem. Suddenly the petals all pulled together around her and formed into constructs of Floating Array. She quickly spun while swinging her arm out, slashing against the two Dark Riders with her multiple sabers and disarming them of their weapons. She then threw her arms forward, the blades of Floating Array piercing and digging into their armor.
Dark Drive and Yuuki groaned out, stepping back before falling to their knees and exploding.
"There we go," Tsukuyomi sighed as she lowered her arms. Her head perked up as she quickly raised an arm, wincing as Eternal struck against it with his Eternal Edge, "You…"
"Are you ready to join me in hell yet princess?" Eternal asked.
"In your dreams," Tsukuyomi shoved Eternal's blade away before throwing out her hand, unleashing a pulse that pushed Eternal further away.
Roze meanwhile was continuing to swerve her hoverboard, dodging the bullets that G4 shot out before quickly swerving and launching towards G4 at high speeds.
G4 yelled out as it aimed and fired at Roze who kicked the Hoverboard forward while leaping off of it. The result was the hoverboard flying faster than intended and slamming directly into G4's shins, forcing the Rider to its knees as the hoverboard bounced and embedded itself into the ground.
Sparks flew from G4 as it was struck from above, raising its head before barely getting a chance to roll away as Roze slammed down with a halberd, Feather's Edge. It quickly used the sudden kick up of smoke to its advantage, taking aim at Roze who was within it and shooting at her.
Bullet clangs were heard however as Roze had grabbed hold of the hovearboard, bracing against the shots as she closed in. G4 quickly braced for a shove only to have made the wrong call, Roze having split the hoverboard while tossing the halves upwards. The Huntress Rider then pushed forward with her arms, spreading them out and forcing G4 into an open stance.
The hoverboard halves shifted shape into bayonet armed revolvers, Roze catching them as she took aim at point blank range against G4's head, "Jackpot."
BANG!
Two shots were all it took, sparks flying from G4's helmet as the Dark Rider stumbled while stepping away before falling on its back and exploding.
"Now then," Roze said as she noticed that Aqua and New Den-O had attempted to move in to help Tsukuyomi only for True Brave and Wiseman to interrupt and force them back.
[HEAT MAXIMUM DRIVE!]
Eternal let out a yell as he swung with his knife, fire being spit out from his swings as he forced Tsukuyomi into a more defensive state. He was ready to go for a heavy blow with his knife when his arm was suddenly wrapped around by a chain whip that had blades at the end, the blades having different colored crystals embedded in them.
"Huh?" Eternal looked over to see Roze was the one that had stopped him, "And just what do-"
BOOM!
The blades suddenly exploded in bursts of ice, electricity, and fire as that was the specialty of the weapon Ruby had chosen, Cerberus Whip. While a good whip weapon in general due to the durable chains, the key feature was the Dust that could be detonated within the main blades.
Eternal coughed while backing away, electricity crackling on his armor with brief fires forming before they were shaken off. Parts of his armor and cape had frosted, though he simply went to break off the ice on his armor.
"Ruby," Tsukuyomi said as she glanced over.
"Tsuki," Roze said as she went to get between her friend and Eternal, "Hope you don't mind if I help out."
"I don't," Tsukuyomi nodded as she went to stand beside Roze, "This one's different from the others."
"Yeah," Roze agreed with a nod, "And considering what Shotaro and Philip told me about him, he's not to be taken lightly either."
"So we shouldn't mess around any further," Tsukuyomi said, "Got it."
"Oh? So you know of me," Eternal remarked as he finished ridding himself of the elemental effects lingering on his armor. He placed a hand on his chest, "I'm honored."
"That's right," Roze said before letting out a chuckle, "Shotaro and Philip told me one time about how they beat you as W."
"Well, now," Eternal shook his head as he brandished his Eternal Edge, "Let me enlighten you. I didn't lose to them… the wind just wasn't blowing my way!"
Earth – Tokyo, Early July 2019
Gemini yelled out as it was thrown back by both Inazuman and Kikaider, letting out a whine as it slammed its fists on the ground several times.
"Alright," Inazuman stepped forward only for Kikaider to hold him by the shoulder, "What?"
"I'm detecting energy levels rising greatly," Kikaider warned.
Gemini stood up and formed an exact copy, the copy then giggled before running towards the two heroes.
"That copy is made of extremely volatile energy!" Kikaider warned further.
"Then I know just what to do!" Inazuman called out as he gathered psychic energy before launching it outwards, "Inazuma Typhoon!"
A sudden whirlwind was formed underneath the Gemini clone's feet, the resulting burst slicing into it while launching it into the air.
Gemini could only stare up as its clone exploded in mid-air before it looked back down.
Kikaider had immediately launched forward, crossing his arms as electromagnetic energy began gathering in his hands, "Denji End!"
Gemini wasn't even afforded a chance to counter, it getting struck in the chest and being sent flying back before exploding.
"That will do it," Kikaider said as he landed on a knee before standing up.
"Good work," Inazuman nodded.
The two however gasped as sudden projections of various planets launched down towards them, explosions occurring as they were forced back. Landing between the two was the Planet Ganma, it giving a yell as it unleashed more planet projections outwards.
Kikaider and Inazuman quickly began dodging around, the two forced onto the defensive as the Planet Ganma continued its assault.
"Cut that out!"
The Planet Ganma was suddenly kicked from behind and sent rolling, it turning and tilting its head at who had attacked it.
The attacker was Gentaro who slicked his hair back, "There's no way you're using the power of space to attack our school."
"Teacher, it's dangerous!" Inazuman called out, "You can't transform, remember?"
"Don't worry about me," Gentaro said as he drew out the Fourze Driver, though it only had a Switch slotted into the left arm slot. The Switch had a purple base with a globe sticking out of it, "I've got my buddy back."
"Eh?" Inazuman stared in surprise.
"Huh?" Kikaider tilted his head at Gentaro's words.
"I had to pull several all-nighters and I still couldn't completely finish," Kengo said as he walked out from behind Gentaro before revealing he had the Meteor Switch, "Thankfully not all of the Switches were lost when it was destroyed but there are still a lot I have to recreate. So with Ryusei's permission, we're going for a form that's stronger than Fourze and Meteor together to help push back this threat."
"Let's go!" Gentaro shouted as he began stepping forward while placed the Fourze Driver on his waist. Once the belt locked it in place he began flicking the switches of the Driver.
[3!]
[2!]
[1!]
Gentaro pumped the lever before holding his hand upwards, "Henshin!"
The transformation commenced like usual, only one Switch being truly needed to activate the transformation of the Fourze Driver. Of course once the transformation completed, Fourze didn't start up his catch phrase. Instead he turned the globe of the Switch he had.
[FUSION ON!]
The Meteor Switch flew out of Kengo's hand as a projection of Meteor was overlaid on top of Fourze as the Meteor Switch slotted into the right arm Switch Slot. Clear variants of the Launcher and Drill Switches were formed in their usual slots as well. A gold and purple storm of energy erupted outwards before fading to reveal Fourze's new form.
The base of the body was just like Kamen Rider Ginga's, though the left arm and shins had the armoring for Cosmic States. The right arm didn't have that armoring but instead the Meteor Galaxy, with Fourze now having Meteor Storm's shoulder armoring as well. The Fourze helmet had also gotten a makeover, having a purple galaxy theme on the mask and helmet's point to match the bodysuit alongside the eyes changing to bright yellow.
Fourze crouched down before standing up and spreading his arms out, "IT'S SPACE TIME!"
"Space…?" The Planet Ganma tilted its head.
"Come on, you're space themed and you really don't get it?" Fourze asked before shaking his head, "Kamen Rider Fourze, we'll do this man to man!"
The Planet Ganma yelled out and unleashed more planetary projections at Fourze, the Rider using his booster pack to launch upwards and avoid them as explosions kicked up. Once he was close enough he landed, shouting out as he performed a rapid series of jabs against the Ganma's chest. The Ganma wasn't able to stagger back, being grabbed by the collar before the space themed Rider slammed his head into its domed head.
"How do you like that?" Fourze asked as he got in a martial arts stance similar to Meteor.
The Planet Ganma growled before charging towards Fourze, swinging its arms as the Rider easily dodged around the attacks before kicking the Ganma away. It turned before unleashing more planetary blasts forward.
[LAUNCHER ON!]
Fourze activated the Launcher Module, the missiles launching out and destroying the planets in a huge explosion. The Planet Ganma was then forced to summon a barrier, protecting itself from the remaining missiles that hadn't impacted.
[DRILL ON!]
Fourze launched through the smoke, dismissing the Launcher Module and bringing out the Drill Module while kicking out. The Drill Module formed, it spinning rapidly as Fourze clashed against the Planet Ganma's barrier. As it began to crack, the Rider removed the Meteor Switch and loaded it into the Meteor Galaxy.
The Planet Ganma could only gasp as its barrier was broken, the backlash stunning it as Fourze launched past it.
Fourze let out a yelp as the drill embedded itself into the ground, spinning him around as he managed to stop to where he was facing the now stunned Ganma. He quickly dismissed the Drill Module and initiated the Meteor Galaxy's finisher.
[LIMIT BREAK, OK!]
The Planet Ganma let out a gasp as soon as it was hit, Fourze performing a flurry of shining strikes akin to comets launching outwards. The Ganma was lifted off the ground briefly before one final hard strike was dealt, it being tossed back before exploding.
"Nailed it," Fourze said as he rubbed his hand on his helmet as if slicking back his hair.
"Incredible, by just combining two power-sets you were able to produce this much power," Kikaider noted as he fully stood up.
"Huh? Nah, it's not that," Fourze said as he walked over to Kikaider, "This form was only possible thanks to this school, all of my friends here and beyond… and that's about to include you too buddy."
"Buddy…?" Kikaider asked before his right hand was grabbed.
"Just like this, and this!" Fourze said as he initiated his standard handshake with the android, "This is our sign of friendship… uh…?"
"Kikaider," Inazuman spoke up.
"Kikaider… that's a nice name," Fourze said as he lightly tapped the android on the shoulder.
"Friendship… huh…" Kikaider mused as he stared at the hand he had performed the handshake with.
The Orion Zodiarts let out a yell, unleashing blasts of cosmic energy against various cars and buildings. It roared as it swung its club around, smashing anything it got near. The result was anyone in the area hightailing it as fast as they could.
Of course there were still some stragglers, like a young boy who was crying as a result of being separated from his parents. Orion turned towards the boy and raised its club, swinging it down only for someone to come in and quickly grab the boy while rolling out of the way.
That someone was Shinji who was unsure why he was in the thick of the chaos since he couldn't defend himself at the moment. Despite that he wasn't about to let an innocent life get snuffed out because a monster got agitated.
Of course that didn't stop the Orion Zodiarts from marching towards him, it raising its club only for a draconic-like roar to echo out around the area. A black blur shot out of the mirror, smashing itself into Orion and forcing the Zodiarts back.
"Huh?" Shinji stared up in surprise as a black variant of Dragreder was before him, Dragblacker. He stared warily at the beast which loomed closer and closer, seemingly interested in Shinji. That was until a red blur slammed into Dragblacker and began assaulting it.
Dragblacker could only roar out before quickly flying off, clearly scared off by whatever had attacked it.
"No way…" Shinji stared in surprise as the one that defended it was Dragreder, "But I don't have the Watch…"
Dragreder began to move closer only for Shinji to hold the boy close, still wary of the beast despite it being his partner. He kept the boy close before he felt something drop onto his head, it making a clattering sound as it hit the ground.
"Huh?" Shinji looked down to see a Blank Deck in front of him that held the same coloration as the one he'd wear as Ryuki, "No way…"
Dragreder simply let out a soft roar before hurrying back into a reflective surface, vanishing.
"Alright," Shinji grabbed the deck, holding it out as the V-Buckle appeared on his waist, "Henshin!"
Once he slotted the belt in the flat images of Ryuki overlapped over him before filling in and becoming his armor as the Blank Deck's front flashed and gained Dragreder's emblem.
"Whoa…" the boy that Ryuki had been defending stared up in awe at his hero, "You're a Kamen Rider mister?"
"I sure am," Ryuki nodded before hearing a groan, he turned and saw Orion getting up. Wasting no time he drew out a card and loaded it into his Dragvisor.
[SWORD VENT!]
Orion heard a yell and saw Ryuki approaching, soon swinging its club out. Ryuki ducked underneath, slashing past the Zodiarts. The Zodiarts turned to bash Ryuki away and succeeded only for the Mirror Rider to close in and strike past it again despite the hit.
[STRIKE VENT!]
Ryuki didn't let up, bringing out the Dragclaw and releasing bursts of fire as he punched, managing to get past Orion's shield and force it to stagger.
Orion stepped backwards before roaring out, unleashing blasts that forced Ryuki backwards.
"I will… protect whoever I can!" Ryuki shouted as he dismissed his weapon and loaded in a new card.
[FINAL VENT!]
Dragreder launched out of a nearby reflective surface, ramming into Orion to open it up as it began to spiral around Ryuki. The Rider spun numerous times in the air before kicking outwards as he fell, Dragreder releasing a burst of fire to push him further while coating him in the flames.
The boy could only watch in awe as Ryuki's kick connected with Orion, a fiery explosive blaze being unleashed as he was forced to look away. He quickly turned back to see Ryuki walking out of the flames.
"Cool…"
"Are you alright?" Ryuki asked as he hurried over and knelt down near the kid who nodded, "Good, let me help you find your folks or at least get you somewhere safe."
A few Inves let out yells as they attempted to approach only for them to get shot in the face and sent to the ground.
"Huh?" Ryuki turned to the Inves before looking around for who shot at them, soon seeing Marrow hurrying over, "Hey aren't you…"
"A Huntsman yeah," Marrow nodded, having split from Jaune to cover more ground. He quickly drew out his Scroll and looked over the map he was given, "I know a safe zone we can take that kid."
"Then lead the way," Ryuki nodded.
Zi-O was currently riding along on the Ridestriker, trying to see where he could help out. Of course, he already started to feel uneasy as he was passing numerous streets with bikers who had been knocked off their bikes and ran over. His unease was valid however as revving could be heard from behind after he drove long enough.
Erupting from a hiding place was a Gurongi, Go·Badaa·Ba, it being a grasshopper themed monster while riding a modified almost ancient-like motorcycle, the Bagibuson. Zi-O could only glance back in surprise as Go·Badaa·Ba worked on catching up to the Rider.
"Eh? They can ride bikes?" Zi-O questioned as he kept up his speed while moving from side to side to try and disorient the Gurongi.
Go·Badaa·Ba wasn't so easily bested however, starting to move side to side in pattern with Zi-O before speeding up, managing to slip past and graze the Ridestriker as it sped up.
"Whoa, jeez," Zi-O yelped as he had to pull back slightly.
Go·Badaa·Ba revved the handles to the Bagibuson, it speeding up significantly as the Gurongi attempted to get some kind of distance between it and Zi-O. Eventually it managed to get far enough ahead to where it turned its motorcycle, revving its engine before riding towards Zi-O.
"I see what you're trying to do…" Zi-O muttered as he kept at his usual speed, quickly removing one hand as he brought out the Zikan Girade in gun mode before aiming, "And it won't work!"
Go·Badaa·Ba gave a gasp as it and the Bagibuson were struck by multiple energy blasts in the chest and face, sparks flying as the two were sent spinning out and tumbling against the ground while Zi-O passed them. Go·Badaa·Ba struggled to get up, managing shakily stand so it could continue its motorcycle battle.
[RIDER FINISH TIME!]
Zi-O quickly skidded to a stop, his bike sliding on its side as he initiated his finisher. Once he had parked the Ridestriker he bolted off of it before running forward and leaping up, performing a flip before kicking outwards.
Go·Badaa·Ba let out a grunt as it stared up at where its opponent was, Zi-O hurtling towards it at high speeds before striking against its chest.
[TWICE TIME BREAK!]
Go·Badaa·Ba could only let out some unintelligible noises as it was slammed against the Bagibuson, the force of the kick sending it and the motorcycle sliding and scraping against the ground.
Zi-O landed in a crouched state, stepping back as he watched the Gurongi and motorcycle explode into a fiery blaze. He quickly jolted and turned when he heard a sudden roar, watching as Dragblacker flew towards him. He raised his arms only to wince and brace as a torrent of wind was unleashed against the area.
[FLOAT! DRILL! TORNADO!]
A spinning golden tornado suddenly struck against Dragblacker, the result tearing through it. The Mirror Monster exploded as Weiss leapt out of the explosion in a spin, a gold aura fading from her body as she landed in a kneeling stance, having sliced through the Mirror Monster at high speeds thanks to a Time Dilation Glyph.
"Oh," Sougo perked up before watching as the Nevermore Summon began to descend, "Nice Weiss!"
"I see you're getting by just fine," Weiss said with a smile as she stood up, dismissing her weapons.
"That power armor your sister cooked up looks like it's working too," Zi-O said, "But…"
"I know, we've still got a long way to go," Weiss said as she walked over and put a hand on the Rider's cheek, "We'll get through this."
"I know we will," Zi-O lowered his head as he took hold of his girlfriend's hand.
The touching moment however was interrupted by sudden explosions happening against the tallest point of several buildings. The two flinched and turned to look around only for more explosions to go off. Zi-O quickly used his Semblance, looking around rapidly before he spotted fast moving red blurs that struck more tall buildings.
"Something's shooting high speed explosives in that direction," Zi-O said as he pointed.
"I'll handle that," Weiss said as she stepped back before drawing out the Chalice Arrow and sliding a card before holding it towards her boyfriend.
[RECOVERY!]
Zi-O let out a sigh of relief he didn't know he was holding in as he felt the effects of Recovery Camel, "Thanks."
"Just stay safe alright?" Weiss asked.
"You too," Zi-O replied.
Weiss smiled before hurrying over to her Nevermore Summon, mounting it before it spread its wings and took off.
"Alright then," Zi-O said as he looked around with his Semblance before spotting somewhere he could help out. Without another word he hurried back to the Ridestriker so that he could keep covering ground quickly.
Blake and Yang quickly rolled out of the way of several metal spikes embedding themselves into the ground. The two were currently fighting a Mirror Monster. It was large spider with a humanoid upper body where the head would usually be, Dispider Reborn. It was currently crawling along a building wall before leaping off of it, the two Huntresses rolling away as it landed between them.
Dispider Reborn quickly launched webbing out of its backside, grabbing onto a piece of debris and turning its body to swing it towards Yang who dodged out of the way. It quickly raised its arms, bracing against the arrows being shot at it by Blake.
Blake's eyes widened when she saw Dispider Reborn launch more spikes at her, getting pierced by three only to fade away. She had used Shadow to dodge upwards before using Shadow again to launch towards the Mirror Monster, separating her bow and slicing past the humanoid body with her sickles. She then managed to land on the spider body's abdomen, digging her sickles into it.
Dispider Reborn screeched out as it quickly shifted its humanoid body, trying to grab at Blake only for the Huntress to leap off.
[NINJA! GLACIAL KNUCKLE!]
Yang launched herself towards the Mirror Monster with her gauntlets, flipping in mid-air and landing to slide towards it. She then punched forward with her Blizzard Knuckle, unleashing a flurry of punches that struck its right legs and froze them over.
Dispider Reborn went to turn only for the iced over legs to crack, the legs shattering and forcing it onto on side as it screeched out further.
"And that's all for you," Blake called out as she was on Dispider Reborns left side, loading in Taddle Quest and taking aim.
[TADDLE CRITICAL FINISH!]
Accessing Taddle Quest's fire element, she launched a volley of fiery arrows out towards the Mirror Monster, the arrows piercing through before bursting into flames. The Mirror Monster could only screech out before slumping over and exploding.
[ATTACK RIDE: ILLUSION!]
Diend had currently split into multiple copies of himself the copies running around while shooting, punching, or kicking at Another Decade, Goludora and Shilubara. Another Decade simply unleashed a burst of energy out to force any Diends near him back, Goludora swinging his trident to keep the Diends away while Shilubara braced with his club against any shots that were fired at him.
The Diends however were merely a distraction as Decade had gone to set up his counterattack.
[DRIVE! KAMEN RIDE: TYPE TRIDORON!]
Drive in Type Tridoron was summoned beside Decade, the Rider holding the Trailer-Hou at his side while Decade held his Ride Booker in sword mode at his side. With a flick of his free hand he tossed the Final Attack Ride Card into the NeoDecadriver slot.
[FINAL ATTACK RIDE: D-D-D-DRIVE!]
The Diends quickly backed away as Type Tridoron and Decade raised their weapons, Drive holding the Trailer-Hou up while Decade held his sword like a cannon. The energy built up at the tips of their weapons before they released the energy. Diend himself made sure he was a safe distance away as his clones vanished. The beams released by the two final form Riders had transformed into red and magenta Tridorons that slammed into Another Decade alongside Goludora and Shilubara.
Despite the three trying to hold the Rider vehicles back, the built up energy soon exploded as the Tridorons rode past them, Goludora and Shilubara rolling away from Another Decade before both gold and silver rider-like enemies exploded.
"Don't think this is over," Another Decade gasped out as he managed to stand, "I still have more allies to call upon, not to mention the allies like King Dark I've already called upon. With someone like him here, there's no way I can-"
[KIMEWAZA!]
Crashing was heard nearby as King Dark suddenly stumbled into view from behind a building. The dark colossus let out a yell as it unleashing blasts of energy from its palms into the sky, the blasts exploding mid-air.
[HYPER CRITICAL SPARKING!]
A gold streak shot past all of the mid-air explosions, more golden lights launching out of the streak before spiraling alongside it. The spiraling gold lights struck through King Dark's chest in an instant, a large hole being torn through its chest and back as the light shot outwards.
The hit was strong enough to lift the dark colossus off the ground momentarily. Hit Markers suddenly appeared all over its body as gold electricity began sparking all throughout, numerous gold bursts of energy exploding outwards from its various body parts.
[KYUUKYOKU NO IPPATSU!]
The gold bursts and hit markers continued to rapidly accumulate, the Hits turning into Greats, which turned into Perfects as a golden light shined from the hole that was within King Dark. Soon enough the light enveloped the dark giant as an explosion was heard, its body crumbling to pieces and flying all around.
Another Decade could only let out a short gasp at this as the gold streak landed nearby, revealing itself as Ex-Aid in Muteki Gamer.
"That's the big boss cleared up," Ex-Aid said before turning to see Another Decade alongside Decade and Diend, "Looks like this rush isn't over yet though."
"You took care of him on your own?" Another Decade questioned.
"Well Muteki isn't the Invincible Gamer for nothing," Decade remarked.
"Truly one of the greatest treasures of Ex-Aid," Diend agreed.
"There's no way this can be happening," Another Decade said in near exasperation and denial as he wasn't expecting one of the strongest beings he called on to get defeated so soon, "This can't be…"
"Sorry to say but it is," a voice said as unzipping was heard.
[FRUITS BASKET!]
Oogumo Great Leader yelled out as he crashed into the ground from a Crack, a multi-colored energy slice filled with various fruit projections ramming into him before he exploded.
[ORANGE CHARGE!]
Gaim landed from the Crack, it closing up as he stood up, "Your invasions to distract us are pretty clever, but you underestimated how long to hold us off."
"So even Gaim's here…" Another Decade hissed out.
"Narutaki," Decade called out and caught the attention of his Another Rider, "You may have brought near impossible odds against us, but we Riders aren't about to lose to them. We'll keep on pushing to flip those impossible odds around in our favor."
"Even if you have Tsukasa's power, that won't do you any good," Diend remarked, "Clearly only he can make that power shine."
"Please don't Daiki," Decade let out a short groan.
"Is that so…?" Another Decade let out a soft chuckle before grasping at his face and laughing, "Fine then…" he said as various Aurora Curtains suddenly appeared around him.
All of the silhouettes inside seemed to contain different high ranking members or leaders of the various incarnations of Shocker and other Showa era organizations. Of course instead of any of them coming out, the Aurora Curtains suddenly liquefied, gathering into a sphere that Another Decade soon grasped with both hands.
"Huh?" Gaim stepped forward.
"What is he even doing?" Ex-Aid questioned.
"That's what I'd like to know," Decade replied, "Narutaki…"
"Thank you Diend!" Another Decade shouted with a laugh as he held up the sphere, "You've given me the perfect idea… as you're right, with Decade's power alone it would be hard. But I was, no I am the Great Leader of Shocker, and I plan on using my legacy to full effect."
Before anyone could do anything an Aurora Curtain formed behind Another Decade and slid over him, transporting away. Before anyone could even think of chasing, more Aurora Curtains were formed in his absence.
Walking out were two copies of the beings that made up Bikaiser, Kaiser and Kaiser Reverse, the two rolling their necks as they cracked their knuckles. Joining the two were six Riders that resembled almost modern stylized versions of the first Rider, Ichigo. Their suits were full leather, being black with bronze armoring and accents, their helmets done in bronze with a silver jaw and dark green compound eyes.
"Shocker Riders…?" Diend asked.
"Alternate versions too from their looks," Decade confirmed.
Of course the army wasn't done forming yet, as the strangest part was just surfacing from the remaining Aurora Curtains. Multiple copies of the same monster appeared to back the grouping up further, and it didn't look to be a standard grunt monster given its unique almost vehicle-like style. It was recognizable as a Dopant however from certain characteristics. Before the four Riders was a small army of Road Dopants, all of their mouths open as they exhaled in an almost hungry manner.
"Just how much does this guy have to throw at us?" Ex-Aid questioned as he got his guard up.
"Clearly too much," Gaim said as he took a stance, "Just what is he trying to do?"
"I'm not sure but I don't like the realization he got," Decade admitted as he stared at the enemies before him, wondering just what kind of epiphany his Another Rider obtained.
Kaiser and Kaiser Reverse both held up their hands before flicking them forward, the Road Dopants snarling as they began running towards the Riders, the Shocker Riders running off after them.
To Be Continued…
Next Time:
"Those gateways…!"
"I should probably get going."
"Too close… way too close…"
"Because I get the feeling we can't lose!"
"You underestimated my Uncle."
Chapter 126: 2019: Approaching Apocalypse
Author's Note: Listen, you explicitly give me a motw that ends up being duplicated into a high tiered grunt unit and I will absolutely use that to distract higher tier Kamen Riders. While there won't be much in the way of notes, I will say that Eternal's abilities here are based off of his Battride War Genesis appearance. Figured I could have some fun and shake up his appearance a bit given he's already appeared in another of my stories. That aside, the Riders (and even some non-Riders) continue their battles as more monster cameos occur and references are made. With that said thanks for reading and I'll see you next time.