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I stare at Hiiro as he leans against the wall, his eyes closed. What's going on with him? I head to the bathroom real quick and he's up against a wall like that? Did something bad happen to him? Did his father die? 


"Hiiro, what's wrong?" I ask.


He opens his eyes. "Someone stole the Proto Gashats," he tells me, answering my question quickly. "The Ministry had them and it got taken from them earlier. They don't know who in the world took it, but we're going to have to find out."


"Someone stole them?" I can't believe that. "Why would someone steal them? What would they gain from it?" 


There has to be a reason to steal the Proto Gashats, right? There is something special about them then. What is so special about them that would make someone want to take them? Maybe Kuroto can tell me. 


"Yeah, they were taken. They don't know who did it, which sucks for us right now. It is important to get those back for the Ministry," Hiiro replies, sighing a bit. "What a headache. It is just one thing after another right now." 


"I understand that." I look away, swallowing a little bit. "I wish I could help you find it right now, but I'm useless. I hate being so useless to you all."


"You're not useless. You're here for a reason aren't you? We'll figure this all out together like a team," Hiiro tells me and I look back at him. "Just don't get too caught up in your feelings once your Bugster ex-boyfriend gets defeated."


"I don't have time to worry about him. I have to worry about Emu." As much as I care about Parad, he has done a lot of bad things and needs to be punished for it. "I can't accept Parad's nonsense with this game." 


Parad doesn't understand that what he is doing is wrong. He's the fun loving person who can't put down a game or see the reality before him. He does not understand death and he does not understand losing someone yet. He thinks he does, but he does not. 


"Do you still love him a lot? Will it bother you to see him defeated easily?" Hiiro asks me, breaking upfront with what he wants to talk about. 


"He's the one I needed to leave. To him, love is nothing serious." Love is a game to him. "It isn't like I can't give him love, it is that he isn't worthy of receiving my love. I love Emu because Emu is worthy and he treats people with respect." Emu is my home where I belong. I know it now. 


"That is a good answer. You deserve to be with him." 


I smile. "Thank you for giving us a stamp of approval, but we don't need it from you, bro," I say, laughing. "I am going to start referring to you as my brother. We're like brother and sister for sure."


"I think that too." He looks away, his lips curving up a little bit. "How about we get ready to go out and see what is going on with the Bugsters? They must be having a party without us." 


"I wouldn't be surprised if they are," I respond. Those Bugsters can be pretty alive when not being absolutely lazy or chilling in their own corner away from each other at Genm Corporation. 


"Come on."


"I'm coming, brother," I say, laughing some more.


~.~


I look at the Bugsters as they approach my friends, ready to fight. Parad is looking pretty well for someone who has been up to no good lately. I hope that Kuroto can get a few licks in. He deserves to since he was murdered by that Bugster in cold blood.


"I see that you brought Elkie with you. If we win, we're taking her with us," Parad states, his eyes going over to me as he lips curve upwards. "Elkie, be ready to be mine again. Emu won't be in the way." 


"Elkie won't be going anywhere," Emu responds coldly, probably glaring at Parad. "She's my girlfriend and I intend on keeping it that way."


His eyes return Emu and his face changes into an angry expression. "I want her."


"That's just too bad." 


"Can we stop going on about who will get what? We're here for a battle," Taiga asks, being the voice of reason here. It shouldn't be about me, but about putting this game to an end. It is time to make this all go away.


"This is the only time I'm going to say this, but Taiga is right," Graphite says, looking around. "We shouldn't focus on the little girl who is pretty much a dog toy." 


"She's not a dog toy! Graphite, she's my true love," Parad states, looking a bit annoyed. "Like you know anything about love."


"I know a lot about love actually," he replies, laughing a bit. "I know a lot about Hiiro as well." 


"I don't have the time to make a comment to you about that, so let's just get to the point," Hiiro says, ignoring Graphite's comment. "We're here to end Kamen Rider Chronicle and work on ending the Bugster Virus for good. This battle will settle things between us, alright?"


"We understand," Lovelica responds and I sigh heavily. That man shouldn't have taken over Genm Corporation, but he did. How did Parad manage to get that to happen? 


"Good. Now, anything else we need to do before this starts?" Hiiro asks, looking around at everyone. I think he wants to know if they need to say words to each other or not. I guess they will say a few words to each other. 


After this is done, I'm going to be sure to make sweet love to Emu. I'm sure he's going to win. He's going to be a good time for the two of us today when we put an end to the Bugsters' master plan.


"No, not really," Parad says, his eyes returning to me. "I'll talk to you alone soon, dear."


"Don't call her that! She's not yours!" Emu exclaims, pissed off. 


"We're going to deal the last blow, alright? I'll provide you with support," Poppy, who is Asuna right now, tells Nico. 


"And what am I going to do?" Jennie asks curiously, wanting in on their plan. Why am I so close to them in the first place?


"No one cares about what you're going to do," Nico tells Jennie, snapping at her like a little sister would to her big sister. "And that is fine with me. I'll handle the final blow on those losers."


I look over as Hiiro stares ahead at the Bugsters. "Bugsters, your presence is not needed here. You are a no thank you," Hiiro says, stating a slight fact. Some people don't mind them, like me, but I get why he doesn't think they're needed around.


"The result of this match will be the same no matter how much you try to avoid it," Lovelica tells them.


"I'm going to crush you finally, Graphite," Taiga says, his voice full of hatred. He really wants to get rid of that man who ruined his life and I don't blame him. At least Graphite has a brain cell or two in his Bugster head.


"Well, you're going to die then, Taiga."


"I'm going to delete you, Parad," Kuroto spits out, obviously still hurt about dying to the Bugster. Not like I blame him much on that one. 


"Sure, whatever," Parad responds. "Emu, this is the final battle between us. This is going to be the real deal." He holds out his hands and shakes him, obviously excited about his battle with Emu once again. 


"We're going to defeat you and end this finally, Parad," Emu tells him, certain of what he is saying. 


They all transform, moving quickly, and I sigh a bit. This is a bit insane. How can this really end? We have to handle the aftermath of this battle, which is going to be the final boss. 


They move towards each other and engage into battle, fighting with all their might. I stare at Emu as he does something to Lovelica's ladies. I guess he is making sure that they are useless. Now, I'm going to see what Parad is doing.


I look over at Parad as he beats up Kurotom, wanting him out of his way, and I sigh a bit. Does he really need to fight Emu? Does he really need to do this? 


I look up as the sky darkens, changing quickly, and I tilt my head. What in the world is going on right now? Did someone do something to make this happen? Is God looking down upon me and saying 'No light for you' right now?


I look back ahead as a clock ticks with candles up and down the steps near it. So, this is a set up for something, right? Just what kind of setup is this for? 


"Huh? Why did it become nighttime all of a sudden?" Nico asks.


"Kuroto's...father?" Poppy say what now? 


I turn my head a bit as an old man makes his way to the front, moving as slow as a snail. I bet I could beat him up there and get to the point. I'm pretty sure this is the plot twisting now. This man who pretended to be so helpless and innocent is really evil. Was he ever a good father? Nope, a television did a better job than he ever did.


"Why...why are you even here, father?" Kuroto asks his father and I look over at Kuroto, who is Dangerous Zombie right now.


"I'm afraid that I'm calling off this match, gentlemen," Kuroto's father says, not giving an actual answer to why he's even here. "And I am aware that we have three ladies here." He is still probably going too slow.


"Get lost!" Graphite shouts. "You're in the way of our game!"


"You're getting in the way of our fun," Parad states, obviously not happy about the turn of events. 


"Kamen Rider Chronicle is a game that the entire world should play and they will," the old man says, not giving a crap for how anyone else feels. I look back ahead as heads up the steps slowly. "It must remain an entertainment product that can be loved by anyone for all. Ending it like this isn't something I can allow." Is he on something that he wants to share with the rest of us? 


I don't remember this guy at all, but that is probably because I'm a noob when it comes to this show. Honestly, I didn't watch a lot of it and didn't care for a few characters. That's normal, right? Was he some side character that I heard of or did I just not see his episode?


"Well done, Kuroto," the old man says. "No, Dangerous Zombie. I also should be thanking you, Perfect Knockout. The job you two did on this game's development while I was locked up is impressive. Excellent job on completing my Kamen Rider Chronicle."


"Stop messing around with us," Parad says, not amused still. "This isn't funny."


"The talents of Dangerous Zombie and the Bugsters are merely products of Genm Corporation," he says, ignoring Parad's comment on the lack of fun to be had right now. "And it is I who created the company, not Kuroto or you." I think he's talking to Ren. "And now judgment has arrived." Oh, he's at the top of the steps. I didn't notice it until now. My bad.


He places on some transformation device and I tilt my head. When did he get to be able to do that? How did he manage to get that?  


"Transform," he states as his Gashat flies into his transformation device. He transforms, turning into the ultimate warrior, Kamen Rider Cronus.


"No way..." I can't believe this.


"How did he manage to use that? Why could he use it?" Lovelica asks, confused. 


"That is the legendary warrior," Kuroto tells us, saying the obvious thing about that old man. I think he should have made sure his father couldn't touch it, but plot stuff. I get it. 


I look over the black and green suit and bite down on my bottom lip a bit. He really did just transform and changed the game. Interesting, Ex-Aid Universe. I respect that. 


"You weren't the only one infected with the Bugster Virus back then, Maximum Mighty X," Cronus dude informs Emu, calling him by his Gashat name. He's treating them like products, right? Why am I not surprised? 


The old man goes down the steps as Emu gasps, surprised. I am surprised too. I didn't see this coming at all, but I should have. I guess I'm sort of stupid for not looking into all the options for a plot twist like this coming our way. 


"Sixteen years ago, I infected myself with the Bugster Virus," Cronus says, getting closer to my friends and our enemies. "I did it so that once I got out of prison and this game completed, I would have the perfect antibody to use it." 


"The director's life is at stake here right now!" Emu shouts, not happy about our situation right now.


"Don't get in the way of the operation!" Hiiro exclaims.


"And get the hell out of here!" Taiga!


"Hey, don't!" Kuroto is getting into it now.


(Pause)


(Restart)


I look over as Emu falls to the ground, his transformation over all of a sudden. Wait...the others are done too. The Bugsters aren't though. What the heck?


"You're getting on my nerves! Get out of the way!" Parad shouts, moving forward to attack. I don't think that is a good idea.


(Pause)


(Restart)


I look over as Lovelica vanishes into nothingness, getting a Game Over. How? How did that happen to him?


Hey, it is back to being daytime now! Nice! I am glad that it isn't dark out here any longer. I hate being in the dark like that with some random old dude kicking our butts. Now we just have to deal with it in the daytime. 


"It is no use! He's a completed Bugster and can be brought back!" Graphite exclaims and I look at him as he holds out his device. I forget the name for it, but who cares? It's Graphite's and not Emu's. "Wait...it's not working."


"There are no continues for those who die frozen in time," Cronus says, shutting down Lovelica's revival. He turns to Graphite and does a cool hand motion. "He is trapped in the moment of death for all eternity." 


"What?" Graphite asks.


"From this moment on, I'll be the judge of your fate and the one controlling Kamen Rider Chronicle," the old man tells us, stating a cold hard fact. He's now in control and the Bugsters aren't. "My rules are now the world's rules." Yeah, I'm not so sure about that. 


He vanishes, disappearing from our view, and I look at the others. Parad grabs his near his shoulder, looking absolutely destroyed. He just lost a friend and fellow Bugster, so this has to hurt a lot.


"Lovelica..." Parad digs his nails into his top even more. 


Well, this doesn't look good for us or me. I wanted to make sweet love to Emu tonight.


A/n: And this is the next half of that previous chapter! I hope you're ready to get into the next part of the story like I am :D 


Thanks for reading!









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