//------------------------------// // Battle 9: A New Threat! // Story: Ganbarizng: Equestria's Viral Rider // by Wind Typhoon //------------------------------// Battle 9: A New Threat! Another two days had passed since their last fight and since they found Chara, and for the most part. Twilight and Chara were, at the moment, sitting in the library with Twilight spending time with Chara. "Are you feeling ok Chara?" Twilight asked, looking over Chara. "I'm ok, it's just I'm having a hard time taking in all the information over the past two days." Chara told Twilight. "Well, have you accustomed yourself to life here?" Twilight asked in a slightly awkward tone. "A little bit, but I honestly do feel a little uncomfortable around some people." Chara explained. "I understand how you feel because I went through a bit of the same thing a while age." Twilight said as she though back to her first days at Canterlot High. Chara went silent after that and the library went silent until the door to the library opened and Midnight came into the room. "Hello Twilight and Chara, what are you two doing?" Midnight asked Twilight, walking up to the table where the two were at. "I'm just spending time with Chara and making sure she is getting used to this place." Twilight told Midnight. "I'm happy for the both of you." Midnight told the two. "Thanks." Chara said quietly. "Hey Chara, I have a favor to ask you." Midnight told Chara. "What is it?" Chara asked. Midnight walked next to Chara and leaned down to her ear. "Well, I want you to keep an eye on Twilight whenever you two are together because she gets distracted very easily." Midnight whispered, a small grin forming on her face. "I heard that." Twilight said in an annoyed tone. Midnight simply walked away while Chara laughed. "In all seriousness though, I think you two would make a good mother daughter pair." Midnight said in a joking tone. In response to that, Twilight got up from her seat and ran at Midnight. "Hey I'm just saying the truth." Midnight said before running away from Twilight. Chara started to laugh when she saw Twilight chasing Midnight as she thought of Midnight's words. "A mother and daughter pair huh?" Chara thought. As Chara thought that, Twilight caught Midnight around some bookshelves a good distance away from Chara. "Why did you say that in front of her?" Twilight asked in an annoyed tone. "Well, I was just saying what I thought was accurate." Midnight said with a smile on her face. "I understand that you're just trying to be nice, but I have no plans to make Chara my daughter." Twilight said in a hushed voice. "I know, but I want you to look at Chara for a moment." Midnight told Twilight. Twilight did as Midnight told her and looked at Chara. She saw that Chara had a big smile on her face. Seeing that made Twilight smile, before looking back at Midnight. "Ok, I see your point, but I won't be doing that just so you know." Twilight said in a kinder voice. "That's fine, but who knows, you might warm up to the idea." Midnight said with a smile. With a roll of her eyes, Twilight went back to Chara while Midnight just smiled and looked at the two. "They're good kids." Midnight thought as she looked out a nearby window. As she did, Midnight grabbed a necklace she had in her pocket and held it in her hand. "I hope you two are doing well for yourselves. Don't worry, I'll come looking for you soon." Midnight thought as she continued to stare out the window. Meanwhile, at Flare and Omega's hideout, the two were discussing a plan that could work to get rid of Viral and Necrom. "So, do you have any good ideas?" Omega asked in a very upset tone. "Well, I've been thinking about this and researching a bit on what that Viral is based off of." Flare told Omega. "What do you mean by that?" Omega questioned. "Well, I was looking at all the Riders we have in our position and I noticed that they all had a theme about them." Flare commented. "So, you think that we should send our own monsters to deal with them?" Omega asked. "Exactly, if we do that, then we don't have to worry about Viral getting those cards of hers." Flare said. Omega thought about that for a moment before looking at Flare. "That is a good plan; I think we should go with that. However, for this time, I'm going to send a Rider along with the monster." Omega said before heading around a nearby hallway. After Omega left the room, Flare immediately brought up a live map of Ponyville that they had managed make with a combination of magic and technology. "Soon, I'll be able to try this plan of mine and go on a quest of my own." Flare thought as she looked at the map. Back in Ponyville, Midnight, Chara, and Twilight were walking around the town looking at a lot of things. "Wow, Ponyville is very big." Twilight commented. "I honestly think that a town that is not that well known would be this big." Midnight commented. "I don't like it here." Chara said, staying close to Twilight. "Why? Everyone here is friendly and nice," Twilight said. "I'm just uncomfortable around all these people." Chara explained. Twilight stayed silent for a moment as she thought about how to respond. "Well, why don't we start by helping you make some friends?" Twilight told Chara. "Who would want to be friends with me?" Chara said in a silent tone. As if on cue, something went past the three of them very fast before coming to a stop. Midnight looked at what had gone past them and saw two of the Crusaders on a motorcycle of sorts. "That was very dangerous Scootaloo." Sweetie said as she got off the back of the bike, shaking from the experience. "Come on! You can't tell me that it wasn't exciting at the very least." Scootaloo said as she took of her helmet, staying on the bike. "I will admit, it was very exciting, but it is not something I would like to do." Sweetie commented as she quickly took of her helmet and held it. "See, I knew you would like it." Scootaloo said, a proud smile on her face. As the two of them were talking, Twilight, Chara, and Midnight were just looking on at the scene in front of them. "Hey Chara, do you want to become friends with them?" Twilight asked. "I don't know. I mean, they seem nice, but I don't want to get hurt." Chara responded nervously. "I wouldn't worry about that too much; I'll tell them to be careful." Midnight said as she walked up to them. As Midnight walked over to the two Crusaders, Twilight kept Chara company and looked around the area. "Twilight, can I ask you something?" Chara asked quietly. "Sure, you can ask me anything you need to." Twilight responded. "Well, I just wanted to ask if you knew that man over there." Chara said pointing at an alley way. When Twilight looked at that direction, she saw someone standing in the alley way. "No I don't, why do you ask?" Twilight asked cautiously. "It's just that he's been following us for a while," Chara said. After Chara said that, the man came out from the alleyway. The man was an earth pony, wearing a plain white shirt, a red jacket, blue pants, sneakers, and a pair of sunglasses. When Twilight saw him, something clicked in the back of her mind. "It's ok Chara, I think he's a friend." Twilight said as the man got closer. "Yo, you wouldn't happen to be Twilight Sparkle would you?" the man said. "I am, but how do you know that?" Twilight asked. "Before I explain that, I should introduce myself. My name Kiriya Kujo, a coroner at the Manehattan Medical Hospital." Kiriya told Twilight. "From Manehattan? Isn't that little far for you to just come here?" Twilight questioned, being very cautious. "It is, but they transferred me over to Ponyville about a week ago. I don't know how long I'm supposed to stay here before going back, but I figure I would make the most of it." Kiriya told Twilight. Before Twilight could speak any further, she heard Midnight coming back. "Hey Twilight, they said that Chara could hang out with them." Midnight told Twilight. "Excuse me a moment." Twilight told Kiriya. Kiriya just smiled as Twilight lead Chara and Midnight a little away. "Hey Chara, do you mind hanging out with Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle for a while?" Twilight asked. "I don't know." Chara said hesitantly. "Please, do it for me?" Twilight told her. Chara seemed to think about it for a few seconds before answering. "I'll go with them if it makes you happy." Chara said, a smile appearing on her face. Twilight smiled back in response and Chara went over to the two Crusaders. "I told you that you would warm up to her." Midnight commented. "Oh quiet you." Twilight said, lightly punching Midnight in the arm. "Excuse me, are you both done?" Kiriya asked as he too of his sunglasses. "Who is this?" Midnight asked. "This is Kiriya Kujo, a coroner who has been transferred to Ponyville. Somehow, he seems to know me." Twilight told Midnight. "I take you must be Aurora? I've heard a lot about what you two have done for this town." Kiriya said. "Oh, so then you know we're Kamen Rider?" Midnight asked. "Of course I have, word gets around fast in this town." Kiriya said. "Ok, so what do you want?" Twilight questioned. "Well, I was wondering if you know of a person called Starlight Glimmer." Kiriya said. Twilight and Midnight looked at each other for a moment before Twilight spoke up. "I do know her, why do you ask?" Twilight responded "Well, I want you to deliver this package to her." Kiriya said before pulling a brown box out of seemingly nowhere. "What is in this box?" Midnight asked as Twilight took a hold of it. "Just tell her that I sent it and she will understand." Kiriya told Twilight. "It's your call Twilight, what should we do?" Midnight told Twilight. As Twilight was thinking of a response, she somehow felt as if she knew the answer. "Fine, but I want to meet with you again tomorrow. I want to hear your whole story." Twilight said. "That seems like a fair trade. How about we meet at the train station at around noon?" Kiriya responded. "Sure." Twilight said. "Ok then, I'll be seeing you two later." Kiriya said before putting his sunglasses back on and walking away. After he walked out of view, Twilight and Midnight just stood there thinking about what had just happened. "Do you really trust him?" Midnight asked. "Somehow, I actually do believe in him." Twilight said simply. Midnight decided not to push the issue further because she knew Twilight. "You know, you are going to get yourself in trouble from trusting people a lot." Midnight commented. "I know, but I'll take that punishment when it comes. For now, I want to make friends and allies." Twilight explained. "That makes sense actually. I know you trust people a lot, but I didn't think about in that way." Midnight said as she thought about it. "See? Even if we are the same, we have different thoughts and decisions." Twilight said before walking back to the castle. Midnight just sighed and began to follow Twilight when she felt something weird. Midnight quickly took a look around the area and saw that no one was there. "I know someone was watching us just now." Midnight thought as she continued to look. "Hey Midnight, are you coming?" Twilight called. Midnight took one last look around the area before running towards Twilight. After Midnight left the area, a nearby window started to ripple before someone wearing a cloak jumped out of the mirror. "A real observant one she is; if I hadn't hid in the Mirror World, I would have been found out." the person who leaped out said. After getting up off the ground, the person dusted themselves off before reaching into their coat pocket and pulling out a medallion of sorts. "If the Original One is correct, then those two should be the ones he told me about. Even if they're not, I may as well keep an eye on them to see if that are good allies to have." the person thought before walking to a nearby alley and disappearing. After Twilight and Midnight got back to the castle, they noticed some noise coming from inside the main hall. "I wonder what's going on." Twilight said as they approached the front door. When they got there, they heard a voice coming from inside. "Why am I so nervous? All I'm doing is just waiting for a package and I feel like I'm going collapse." they heard Starlight say from inside. "Well, she certainly seems anxious." Midnight said as Twilight rolled her eyes and opened the door. After she opened the door, the two saw Starlight standing in the middle of the hall. "Oh, I thought you two left to take a walk around the town. What are you doing back so soon and where is Chara?" Starlight said when she saw them. "To answer your second question, we let Chara go with the Crusaders." Midnight told Chara. Starlight just closed her eyes and pinched her nose. "I'm not sure how I feel about that, those three can get into some big trouble." Starlight said. "We kind of figured that out when two of them rode in on a motorcycle." Midnight commented. Starlight simply sighed at that comment before noticing the box in Twilight's hands. "What's that box?" Starlight asked. "Oh, this is actually for you. Someone wanted us to deliver it to you." Twilight commented as she handed the box to Starlight. Starlight took the box with a smile and she turned to leave when she remembered something. "Before I forget, thank you for bringing me the package. Oh, and Sunny left this here for you two." Starlight said as she got out a piece of paper. Twilight took the piece of paper from Starlight before she ran down the hall. "I'm not even going to chase after her; she seems like she wants to open that item in peace. I am curious as to what that box contains though." Midnight said as she took off her disguise. "I agree, but I'm more curious as to what Sunny wanted from us." Twilight said as she opened up the piece of paper. When she opened up the paper; a card came out from the paper, which Twilight didn't notice, and floated down to the ground. Midnight silently bended down and picked of the card as Twilight read the note that was on the paper. "Dear Twilight & Midnight, I wanted to talk with the two of you about something that has come to my attention recently. I'm not sure if it's something that you would be interested in or should worry about, but I feel like I should let you know. As for where I want you to meet with me, I'll be waiting for you in front of town hall and we can go somewhere more private from there. I'm not sure about a good time to meet up, but I would recommend at about 1:00. From Sunny Flare." "Huh, I wonder what she found out." Twilight said as she folded the letter and put it away. "I am curious as well." Midnight said, still holding the card she got. When Twilight turned to Midnight, she noticed the card that she was holding. "Where did you get that card?" Twilight asked. "Oh, this? It fell out of the letter." Midnight told Twilight, holding out the card to her. "Huh, I wonder why I didn't notice it?" Twilight wondered as she took the card. "Well, you do ignore some things from time to time." Midnight said, a small smile forming on her face. Twilight responded with silence before walking up to Midnight and lightly punching her arm. "You know you don't always have to be so blunt right?" Twilight said. "Can you blame me?" Midnight responded. Twilight stayed silent as she couldn't think of a response. "See, sometimes I do know what is good." Midnight said with a smile. "Oh quiet you. Come on, we should get going." Twilight said as she walked to the door. Midnight followed Twilight as she put her disguise back on. Unknown to either of them, the cloaked figure from earlier just watched in silence as they left. "A chance to see some of their allies? This will be rather interesting." the figure said before disappearing into the shadows. After walking for a few minutes, Twilight and Midnight arrived in front of the town hall. "So, where is Sunny? She told us to meet her in front of the town hall." Midnight asked a little impatiently. "You know, you could try to be a little more patient." Twilight responded as she looked around the area. Midnight simply rolled her eyes in response as Sunny walked up to the two of them. "Sorry I'm a little late; I just had to take care of something." Sunny said. "It's fine, so what did you want to talk to us about?" Twilight asked. "Not here, I don't know if they're watching." Sunny said in a whisper. Twilight and Midnight looked at each other for a moment before looking back at Sunny. "Follow me." Sunny said before walking away from all the people. Twilight and Midnight just did as Sunny said and followed her. After walking for a few minutes, they eventually arrived at a dress shop named the Sunny Designs. "Is this a good place for us to talk?" Midnight asked. "That is correct." Sunny said as she opened the door. When they entered, they were in a wide open circular living room with a fireplace, a few couches, a work area with various sewing tools and mannequins, a staircase, and a door on the far wall. Twilight and Midnight looked around as they walked to one of the couches and sat down while Sunny went to the far door and opened it. "I'll be right back; I'm going to get some drinks." Sunny said before disappearing into what they assumed what the kitchen. "What do you think she is going to talk to us about?" Twilight asked. "I don't know, but it what she said in her letter is true, then it would be a good idea to keep an eye out for them." Midnight responded as the door opened once again. The two turned to see Sunny bringing out a tray of tea and set it on the table in front of them. After setting the tray down and poring the three of them tea, Sunny sat down on the couch opposite them. "Sorry about calling you on such short notice, but I needed to talk to you two about a few things." Sunny said. 'It's fine, but what did you need to talk about?" Twilight asked as she took a sip of tea. "Well as you saw in my letter, I kind of didn't want this information to be a public thing." Sunny commented. Twilight and Midnight both nodded in response to that, deciding to stay quiet and let Sunny explain. "That's because the information might be best to keep between us, our friends, and the princesses." Sunny said before she took a sip of tea. "If the information is as important as you say it is, why don't you explain how you got this information?" Midnight questioned. Sunny stayed silent for a moment as she thought of how to respond. "When I heard of the attack by Solar Flare, I decided to take some time to investigate some things. I generally wanted to ask some of the citizens of Ponyville if they've noticed some odd things going on. Through that, I did find something interesting." Sunny explained. "What did you find?" Twilight asked curiously. "Well, I think it would be best if I went into a bit more detail." Sunny said before recounting the events she witnessed. 3 Days Ago… "Thank you for the help, I really appreciate it." Sunny told a citizen. The person that Sunny was talking just nodded before walking away. After he left, Sunny let out a sigh of disappointment as she walked down a street. "That's the 15th person I've asked today and so far, I've come up with nothing. Maybe I should just give up." Sunny told herself. She was about to head back to her house/store when she was stopped by someone in a white cloak. "Are you ok?" the person asked. "I'm fine, just a little down because of something." Sunny said. "Well, why don't you tell me about it? Who knows, I might even be of some help." The person offered before sitting down on a nearby bench. Sunny thought about that offer for a moment before turning and sitting down next to the robed person. "Now then, what is it that's bothering you?" the person asked. "I've been investigating about the recent attacks on the tow, more specifically about the one who started these attacks." Sunny explained. "Come to think of it, I did hear some rumors about that on the train ride over here. Are they really true?" the person asked. Sunny took a quick look around to make sure the coast was clear before saying anything. "They are true, but what I'm about to tell you stays between us. We have revealed few facts about what actually happened to the public." Sunny told the person. The person responded by nodding in agreement. "Ok, well the rumors you have heard are true, Solar Flare is back. Apparently, she also has the ability to summon monsters now." Sunny said. The person stayed quiet for a moment before saying something. "Well, why don't you just get the Kamen Riders take care of her?" the person asked. "You know, my friends did try that but they kind of failed to take her down." Sunny said sadly. "Wait, this place has Kamen Riders as well?" the person asked. Sunny was about to say something else when her realized what the person had asked. "What do you mean by 'as well'?" Sunny responded. "You don't know about the Legend Riders?" the person said. Sunny nodded no and prepared to listen to what was about to be said. "Well, I'm actually surprised because there have been several news reports about them in various cities." The person explained. Sunny was about to ask further when she remembered a news article she read a while back. "I think I remember reading something about a game disease that occurred in Manehattan a while back." Sunny commented. "That is an example of one Legend Rider and there are several others throughout Equestria." the person said. "I'm going to guess not all of them are active?" Sunny asked. The person simply nodded which confirmed Sunny's guess. "Then why are you telling me about them?" Sunny questioned. "Because I figure that I should warn you about potential threats that might come to this town." the person said. Sunny stayed silent for a moment as she thought about that. "You make a very valid point, but how do I know which ones I should look out for?" Sunny asked. "Well, that's for you to find out." The person said before getting up. "In that case, I should thank you for the help. I'll be sure to use this information to my advantage." Sunny told the person. "You're welcome." the person said as they began to walk off. Sunny was about to get up and walk to her shop when she remembered something. "I never asked for your name." Sunny said aloud. The person stopped for a moment as they turned to face Sunny. "You can call me Sigma." Sigma said before turning back and walking off. Sunny simply nodded in response before getting up and walking off. After Sunny finished talking, she noticed that Twilight was shaking a little. "Is she alright?" Sunny asked Midnight. "I think she is having a bit of adrenaline going through her after finding out that there are other Riders in this world, but other than that she's perfectly fine." Midnight said calmly before taking a sip of tea. Sunny just nodded as Twilight calmed herself down. "Sorry about that, I just have never met another rider besides Midnight in person and I didn't know that there were any other Riders in this world." Twilight told Sunny. "It's fine, but what do you mean you haven't met another Rider?" Sunny asked. "Well, we kind of just became Riders when we came to this world. I don't know how it happened and still need to learn more about my powers." Twilight explained. "Ah." Sunny said before taking another sip of her tea. "I just have one question to ask about that story." Midnight said. "What did you want to ask?" Sunny responded. "It might just be something small, but I feel like asking anyway. When you mentioned something about a game disease, what exactly were you referring to?" Midnight asked. "Oh, that's right. Neither of you two knows about that event yet." Sunny said as she got up and walked over to a table near the fireplace. Twilight looked at Midnight for a moment before deciding to just go along with it. "Apparently, there is something going on in Manehattan right now and it is something I feel like you should read about yourselves." Sunny said as she brought over a newspaper. "Something in Manehattan you say?" Twilight asked curiously. "Yep, Manehattan is where the Seito University Hospital and Genm Corporation are located." Sunny told the two. Twilight looked confused at what she meant while Midnight understood one of the location's purposes. "So, I'm going to guess that the hospital is a place where doctors are trained?" Midnight asked. "Right on the nose, Seito University Hospital is a place where people can learn various types of medical knowledge and train to become doctors." Sunny told the two. Midnight picked up the paper as Sunny told them that. "So, what this paper about?" Midnight asked. "This newspaper is from about a few months ago. It explains something about a game disease that has been around for about the past few months." Sunny explained as Midnight read the paper. Midnight looked through the paper and noticed something interesting. "I take it this is that Rider you were talking about." Midnight said as she set the paper down on the table and pointed to a picture. The picture in question showed a Kamen Rider in with a health bark on his chest place and a pink helmet fighting a wizard. "That is correct; those in Manehattan have come to know him as Ex-Aid." Sunny said. "Kamen Rider Ex-Aid. I don't think I've ever heard of him in my world." Twilight said as she thought about her home. Sunny was about to say something else when they heard people screaming outside. "Can they ever give us peace?" Sunny asked. "Bad guys never do." Midnight and Twilight said simultaneously as they got up. The two of them ran out of the shop and saw several people running from a pillar of smoke. "Mind if I come with you guys?" Sunny asked as she came up beside them. Midnight and Twilight nodded before the three ran off towards the origin of the attack. When the three arrived at the area that was being attacked, they saw Kamen Rider W waiting there. "I take it that he's one of our enemies?" Sunny asked as she summoned a rapier. Midnight took a quick look at the weapon that Sunny summoned and then looked at her. "I thought you were a magic user?" Midnight said. "Looks can be deceiving." Sunny said which made Midnight go quiet. Twilight was about to say something when a monster came out from the building. The monster in question was a robot with black samurai garb, a cylinder shaped head with something in the center, and a katana. When Twilight saw this monster, she realized something important. "I don't know that thing." Twilight said. "What do you mean by that?" Sunny asked out of curiosity. "I mean that it's something I haven't encountered before." Twilight told Sunny and Midnight. "Well, it shouldn't matter that much. Let's just worry about taking the two of them out." Midnight said confidently. Twilight simply nodded as she got out her IC card and put it in the belt. "IC Card Set! Viral Ready!" "Henshin!" "Ganbaride: Viral On!" After transforming, she summoned the Ganba Summoner while she took out the Zeronus and Decade cards. "Zeronus! Decade! Ready?" After the box said that, the two riders appeared next to Twilight and their health bars appeared on her HUD. "Listen, we don't know what sort of destruction this monster is capable of. I want to play it safe for now. Midnight, I want you and Sunny to take care of this thing. I'll handle Wizard." Twilight told the two. "Twilight, are you sure about that?" Midnight asked. "I'm not entirely sure, but remember that I'll be nearby." Twilight told Midnight. "Look, I'm not sure about this plan myself, but it's better than nothing." Sunny said as she got ready to fight. Midnight just sighed before she got out the Necrom Eyecon. "Standby!" "Yes Sir! Loading!" "Henshin!" "Tengan! Necrom! Mega Ulord! Crash Invaders!" Midnight then quickly got out the Gan Gun Catcher and switched it to Gun mode. "This better go smoothly Twilight." Midnight said as she ran forward at the new monster. "Don't worry Midnight, we'll be fine." Twilight said as she, Zeronus, and Decade ran at Wizard. Sunny on the other hand sighed at what Twilight said. "Why do people always have to induce Murphy's Law?" Sunny thought before running up to Midnight. After Twilight ran up to Wizard, she immediately worked on separating him from the new monster so he couldn't provide back up. "It might put Midnight and Sunny in danger, but it's the best plan for the moment." Twilight thought as she ducked under a sword slash from Wizard. Zeronus immediately countered that swing with a punch to the chest, which made Wizard stumble back. When Wizard recovered from the stumble, he transformed the WizarSwordGun into its gun mode and fired a few shots at Zeronus which he blocked. After Zeronus blocked the shots, Wizard then reached to his left and grabbed a diamond ring. "Wait a sec; he's not actually going into Infinity is he?" Twilight thought running at Wizard. Wizard threw the ring into the air and took a few shots at Twilight, who wasn't able to block them. Wizard then jumped off Twilight's head and grabbed the Infinity Ring, put it on his left hand, and activated his driver. "Shabadoobi Touch Henshin!" "Shit!" Twilight said aloud as Wizard put the ring over his Driver. "Infinity! Please! Hi-Sui-Fu-Do, Bou-Zaba-Byu-Dogon!" As the jungle played, a magic circle came up and engulfed Wizard's body, completely encasing it in diamond. When he landed, the diamond exploded out from him to reveal Wizard Infinity form. When Twilight scanned him with the Wise Eye, she was shocked at what had just happened. "Wizard just went into Infinity form, which means that any of the Riders that Solar Flare commands will also have access to their final forms." Twilight thought to herself. While Twilight thought about this, she felt Zeronus, as he was the closest one to her, touch her arm. She looked over and saw him pointing to the Ganba Summoner. She looked and upon closer inspection, she saw a switch towards the top of it. Out of curiosity, Twilight flicked the switch and waited for something to happen. "Thanks, I've been meaning for you to do that." A voice next to her said. "You're welcome." Twilight responded before she paused and turned to where the voice came from. When she looked, she only saw Zeronus, which gave her a logical conclusion. "That switch I flicked made you two able to talk, didn't it?" Twilight asked. "Exactly." Zeronus told her. "I'm just not going to question anything right now." Twilight commented as she put her head in her hand. "That would seem like a good idea." Zeronus said as Decade came flying towards them. When decade landed, the two saw Wizard with his weapon out walking towards them. "Don't worry about me, I'm relatively fine." Decade said as he got up. "I'm guessing we run." Twilight asked, looking at the two riders. The two riders simply nodded before the changed their weapons to their gun modes and blasting at the ground, making a makeshift smokescreen. Wizard quickly ran forward, but by the time he got through the smokescreen, the three riders were already gone. Meanwhile, with Midnight, things were not going so well for her and Sunny. This monster that they were fighting was very strong, definitely stronger than any of the other monsters that she had fought up to this point. "This guy is surprisingly tough." Sunny commented as she dodged another attack. "I'll say, this guy is actually pretty tough compared to what I've fought before." Midnight said as she fired another shot, which was blocked. Midnight changed her weapon to its melee mode and charged at the creature, Sunny doing the same with her rapier. They both swung at the monster and both hit, but as they were about to back away, they heard something unusual. "Help Me…" the two of them heard. As the two were recovering, the monster proceeded to take out its sword and slashed them; damaging the both of them and knocking them back. "Are you ok?" Midnight asked Sunny as she looked over her. "I'm fine; I cast a shield around me before we started to fight. More importantly, you heard that voice as well right?" Sunny responded. "I did, but where did it come from?" Midnight said. The monster started to walk towards them before a blast came from behind them and hit the monster. Midnight and Sunny turned around to see a black Kamen Rider standing there with a weapon outstretched. The rider had a black helmet that resembled spiked hair, a life bar looking thing on his chest, a black outfit with purple stripes and a greenish looking belt. "Who are you?" Sunny asked as she was careful. The rider responded by lowering his weapon, which Midnight saw had an A button and a B button with a screen in the middle, and walked towards them. "My name is Kamen Rider Genmu." Genmu said as he walked forward. "Genmu?" Midnight questioned. "Correct, I'm here to take care of this Bugster and retrieve its Gashat." Genmu said as he walked in front of the two riders "Bugster? Gashat? Could you explain what you mean by that and what those are?" Sunny demanded. Before Genmu could say anything, Twilight Zeronus and Decade came running from a nearby street. "We'll talk later." Midnight told Genmu before running over to Twilight. Genmu simply stayed silent before turning to the Bugster and charging at it. "Twilight, are you ok?" Midnight asked. "If you count being chased by Wizard Infinity ok, then we are perfectly fine." Twilight told Midnight. Before Midnight could say anything, Wizard came speeding by and slashed at Twilight, knocking her down. "Twilight!" Sunny exclaimed before running over to her. "I'm fine, just hurting a bit." Twilight said as she got up. Zeronus and Decade quickly worked on attacking Wizard, while Midnight got out the Grimm Eyecon. "Stand By!" "Tengan! Grimm! Mega Ulord! Fighting Pen!" After equipping Grimm Damashi, Midnight quickly ran forward to help attack Wizard. "Where did I go wrong?" Twilight asked herself. "What do you mean by that?" Sunny asked. "I just thought that we would be able to beat these two easily, but I guess I was wrong." Twilight said in a slightly disappointed. "This is why you never underestimate your enemies." A voice said from a nearby alley. Twilight and Sunny turned to where the voice came from and saw Starlight leaning against the wall, who was wearing an armor that neither of them had seen before. The armor in question was similar to Genmu's except the suit was pink instead of black and the helmet, which Starlight was holding, had pink hair. "Starlight, what is that armor?" Sunny asked. "This is what you brought me." Starlight told Twilight. "Wait, what do you mean?" Twilight started to question as she looked at the armor. Twilight then immediately stopped on the belt that Starlight had on her waist. "Starlight, is that a Driver?" Twilight asked. "It is." Starlight said with a smile. "It looks like the one that Genmu has." Sunny commented. "Genmu?" Twilight asked. Sunny then turned Twilight around to show her Genmu fighting the Bugster. "Huh, how come I didn't notice that?" Twilight asked. "Because you were too busy beating yourself up over something minor." Starlight said calmly as she put on the helmet. Twilight turned to Starlight when she said that. "What do you mean by that?" Twilight asked. "She means that you need to keep all of your enemy's weaknesses in mind. Even if you don't know them, try to stay calm find out as much as you can about the enemy." Sunny commented. "I'm going to guess that is something that unicorns are known for?" Twilight asked. The two of them just nodded in response to that. Twilight just smiled as a message appeared on her hud. "Unicorn Form now accessible!" Twilight simply nodded before opening the DecaBooker and grabbing a blank card that appeared there. After she grabbed the card, she put into the IC card slot. "IC Card Set! Unicorn Ready?" After the belt said that, Twilight noticed a symbol appear in front of her. Figuring that it came from the belt, she pressed the transformation button. "GANBACHANGE: DISCOVER UNICORN!" After pressing the button, the symbol split into three pieces and attached itself to Twilight's armor. After the light faded, the helmet now had a unicorn horn and the armor was now purple. Before she could comment on the armor, Twilight noticed that Decade and Zeronus' health was at about half. Twilight then turned to go towards Wizard, but was stopped by Sunny. "I'll help take care of Wizard, you two help Genmu." Sunny said before she walked towards Wizard. "All right, but be careful. Wizard infinity is very strong." Twilight told Sunny. Sunny simply nodded before charging at Wizard. "You think she'll be alright?" Starlight asked. "To be honest Starlight, I don't know." Twilight said. "Well anyway, we should probably go help Genmu." Starlight said. Twilight simply nodded before turning to the enemy before she and Starlight rushed at her. Genmu was having a bit of trouble with the Bugster when he was kicked away by Twilight and Starlight. "You must be Kamen Rider Viral." Genmu said when he saw the two riders. "That's correct." Twilight said. "And you must be the one who was given Ex-Aid's driver." Genmu told Starlight. "That's right sir." Starlight said. Twilight was a little confused, but just assumed that Ex-aid was the armor's name. "Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, I like it." Twilight said aloud. Starlight rubbed the back of her helmet out of embarrassment as the Bugster got up. "Alright you two, listen carefully. We need to take down that thing, but Ex-Aid and I are the only ones who can finish it for good." Genmu said as he got in a battle stance. "I'm not going to question it; I'll just weaken it while you two finish it off." Twilight said as she got out her Viral Arrow, a bow that looked similar to the Sonic Arrow. "Alright, let's take care of this guy quick." Starlight said before she, Twilight, and Genmu charged at the Bugster.