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"Hey, we're going to clear Kamen Rider Chronicle," Hiiro tells me, sitting down beside me. "Taiga and Nico have arrived along with your friend, Jennie. We're going to be discussing what to do."

"Did something happen while I was napping?" I was tired after watching Emu play video games for a bit last night. "Was it something bad?"

"My father was using the Rider Player Gashat," Hiiro says, informing me of what I missed out on. "He has the Bugster Virus right now and it isn't going to be good if we can't stop the Bugster who owns his strand of infection."

"Who?"

"Lovelica."

"Lovelica has infected your father?" I don't understand that. "Why would your father do such a thing? I wouldn't even do that."

"It-"

"We're here," Taiga's voice says and I look over as he approaches the table with Asuna, Emu, Jennie, and Nico. "Oh, you made something to show our progress so far for Kamen Rider Chronicle."

I look at Hiiro as he stares at me, looking ice cold as he usually does. Does he really want us to work with them? I mean, Jennie is fine to work with, but Taiga is not.

"We should get to business now so we can fix this situation," Emu suggests, wanting to get to the point of why everyone is gathered together. I like a serious problem solving Emu. "It is time to put an end to it."

"Everyone is pretty much here. Poppy, come out," Hiiro orders and Poppy appears, coming basically out of nowhere. "Welcome to the party. Why are you late to it?" 

"Party?" Poppy looks around, her eyes sparkling a bit. "Are we going to dance?"

"No, you're close," Jennie says, laughing a little bit. "We're going to be talking about how to end this game finally. Kamen Rider Chronicle is about the meet its end." 

"We're going to be doing that?" Poppy gasps, bringing her hands to her mouth and covering it. "Do I need to dress up as a nurse for this? Do I need to look like I'm serious?"

Taiga scoffs. "Do whatever makes you feel comfortable." 

"I guess I should be a nurse then." Poppy turns to me. "Do you want to dress up too, Elk?"

"Do you want me to dress up with you? I can do that if you want me to," I respond, looking around at everyone.

"I think she'll look cute in a nurse's uniform," Emu comments, obviously being biased. He probably wants to do a role play of that one day and I won't turn him down on that one. 

"You're completely biased, Intern," Hiiro states, saying the truth. "We're here to talk business, not about if your girlfriend looks hot in a nurse's uniform or not." 

Nico gasps. "Are you seriously talking about what she should wear? Guys, we have important business to attend to!"

"That we do." I look at Taiga. "Do you want to start?" 

"After Poppy changes into Asuna, I'll start. We all need to be ready to head out," he answers, being friendly for once. Then again, we have to be on the same team for this. What did I miss out on when I was Parad's hostage? 

"Wait...where is Kuroto?" Poppy asks, voice full of concern. "Kuroto!"

Kuroto pops out of nowhere. "Hey, what is going on right now?" he asks, acting like he doesn't know what is up. He's not even actually curious really. 

"Whatever, let's not focus on that right now. Back to what we were meaning to discuss," Hiiro says, eyes probably on Emu. "Intern, explain what is going on today." 

"We have nine of the Gashatrophies. Gashatrophies are needed to clear the game, which we know as Kamen Rider Chronicle. However, we need a total of four more to reach the ending of the game," Emu states as Poppy changes into her nurse uniform. 

"Four more?" I blink. Does that mean we have to stomp Parad into non-existence? 

"We get that you're close to Parad, but we need to make sacrifices here," Taiga states, saying the truth. It isn't like we can't sacrifice him for the greater good of humanity. "So, we're going to end this today in order to save everyone from this game. I don't like you guys, but I'm going to tolerate you all in order to do this."

"And after that is done, Nico can take a hike," Jennie says, laughing a bit.

"Huh? Are you trying to get rid of me all of a sudden?" Nico asks Jennie, her voice getting a bit high. I guess Jennie is tired of her cutting into her Taiga time. 

"GIRLS!" Hiiro exclaims, for once not being super cold sounding. "My father's life is at stake here. This is important to handle right now and we're not going to handle it by getting off topic. Elk, you're allowed on the battle field but at the side of it. You're not allowed in it at all along with Jennie."

"But I want to do something," Jennie tells Hiiro, disagreeing with his orders. "I am going to help out whether you want me to or not."

"What happens at the end of the game?" I ask, changing the subject a bit. I want to know what we're going to go up against soon.

Kuroto clears his throat a bit. "I believe it is my turn to speak, right?" 

I sigh a bit and nod. "Not like you need permission to, buddy." 

"Thanks. So, once we collect all of the Gashatropies, we're trigger the ending part of the game. Gamedeus is an all powerful god that no one can defeat. Well, you have to have the ultimate power of the warrior, Kamen Rider Cronus." 

"I assume that the person has to be immune to all Bugster Virus strands, right?" Jennie asks him. She thinks that? How?

"Correct," Kuroto responds, answering her quickly. "The one to use that power will have to be immune to all the strands." 

I look at Emu and swallow a bit. I guess that means he'll have to be our warrior. His virus is pretty strong, but we'll need Parad to keep him a Kamen Rider. How will we work that out? How will that even be possible?

"We'll have to prepare for the worse case scenario though," Jennie says, giving us advice. "We don't know if this can end up going wrong for us. The Bugsters can win if we mess up. We have to be a team."

"You're not fighter, so you're not part of a team," Taiga tells her. "Remember?"

Jennie slams her hands down on the table and I look over as she leans in. "I am going to be a part of a team with you all." She looks us over. "Every single one of us is important to this, alright? We are all doing our part. Even Elkie is doing here part by being here."

"Are you trying to say that I'm just existing?" I sigh a bit. "I know I am pretty useless, but you don't need to say it like that." 

I got kidnapped by a Bugster and he let me go because he got bored of Kuroto. That means I'm pretty useless, right? It isn't like I forced my way away from him. An opportunity just made an opening and I took it. 

"Elkie, you're not useless," Emu tells me, reassuring me of my use to him.

"That's because you're banging her in private," Taiga spits out, putting my business out there. "You've been too happy lately and it is annoying." 

"They slept together?" Nico asks, sounding horrified. "Who would sleep with him?"

"I think it is nice," Jennie says, sounding really proud of me. "I don't blame her for being with him. He's a nice guy and is an upgrade over most guys around us." I think she's targeting Parad right now with her words. 

I look down as my face heats up. Does everyone need to know that I had sex with Emu? It isn't like I mind them knowing, but I want to come out with it when it is a good time. Like if I end up pregnant or married to him. Yeah, that would work better than this moment!

"GUYS AND GIRLS!" Poppy shouts, in her Asuna voice since she's Asuna right now. "Let's take a break for a moment and get ready to head out. Does that sound alright to you all?"

"Yeah, that sounds fine to me," I say, lifting my head up and staring at Emu. "It works for me."

"Yeah, that is fine to me too," Taiga responds, agreeing with me on Poppy's plan. "Jennie, let's take a break and get some coffee for you. I know you're craving one right this moment." 

"Huh? What about me, Taiga?" Nico asks, wanting in on their time together. "What if I want some coffee?"

Taiga chuckles. "Yeah, like you're going to get one! You're not in need of more energy," he answers, being tough on her. 

Well, I hope a break can make us sort things out. It seems all crazy in here with all of us together. I wish I could see the show to see how this all is supposed to go down, but I'm here in this world. 

I have to live the show in a entirely new way.

A/n: I am sorry that it isn't like the episode's way of talking about the situation, but I wanted to change it up a bit (okay, a lot). We have a lot of bodies in one room and some of them don't like each other. So, I decided this would be fun.

I was going to make the chapter longer, but decided to not do that. Next chapter will have the rest of the stuff that goes on in the episode that goes with this one. We're getting to the exciting stuff. Woohoo!

Sorry for the delay and I am working on Kamen Rider Trouble (I am going to watch the episode that goes with the chapter again and make sure I get what I want to write worked out properly). 

Thank you for reading and please keep on enjoying so we can see what kind of ending Elkie will get.