Kamen Rider DGP

Chapter 5 - Treasure Hunt Stage 2

Tsumuri summons all successful Riders to the game room, the same platform area they started from. All lined up, the players have been reduced from twenty-five participants to just ten people. Élise stands on one side of the end of the line next to John. Down the line is everyone else, ending with Javier.  

"Congratulations Riders. Since you've completed the first stage, you'll all be advancing to the next stage. Completing that, you'll continue in the Desire Grand Prix," Tsumuri is gleefully happy with the last ten. 

Élise has a question, but before she can speak up, another hand is raised. "Sorry, but what happened to everyone else? Weren't there more people at the start?" 

Tsumuri nods. "Yes. At the start, there were 25 of you. However, everyone else was unable to collect a single piece of loot, and thus couldn't advance."

"But what happened to them?"

"I can confirm no losses. Everyone was simply retired from the game and returned to their regular lives with no memory of the DGP. I assure you, they are all fine." After comforting them with the truth, three screens appear behind her. "And now, our game shall begin. Simply defeat all remaining Jyamato in the area." A board appears beside her, displaying the many ways a player can gain, or lose points, with a heavy emphasis on discouraging player versus player activities. "Good luck, Riders. Your game starts now."

Together, all participants are teleported back into the forest. Still lined up, they are all forced to transform into their entry forms. From Élise right, there's her as Kamen Rider Snow, a snow leopard, Obsidian the rhino, Garuru the wolf, Lure the angler fish, Echoes the bat, Scarlet the griffin, Scout the pigeon, Rampage the bison, Triumphant the elephant and Papi the butterfly. 

Before them is what's left of the pirate Jyamato. They keep apart from one another through the trees, ready to prey on the Riders. Élise barely has time to finish before her ears are drowned out by the sounds of the Desire Drivers calling out,

SET!

Garru and Obsidian charge forward with Triumphant and Rampage. Obsidian equips the chain array and begins swinging it, knocking down the Jyamato in the trees. Garuru uses both his buckles, claws, and propellor. The claws appear on his arms, but the propellor buckle only gives him some additional armor on his leg, and nothing else.

More of the Riders split off from each other, with Élise following their lead. Her entry form is unique, similar to Garuru and Obsidian. For her, she's given a fur scarf around her neck that drops down her back to behind her knees. She finds some cover behind a tree before she pulls out the Magnum buckle she picked up in the prior stage. Remembering how she saw the others use theirs, she inserts the buckle into the Driver.

SET!

The Driver starts to play a jingle in relation to the buckle as a standby loop. Beside her is a holographic display with Magnum written on it. She struggles to know what to do next. By messing with the buckle, she triggers it, firing six bullets from the buckle. They curve and return, striking the hologram, creating the torso armor. It equips itself to Élise, giving her white armor around the arms, shoulders, and chest, as well as turning her helmet eyes yellow. She's also given a weapon, the Magnum Shooter 40X. 

MAGNUM! READY, FIGHT!

At that moment some of the Jyamato find her. Their incoherent noises catch her attention, alerting her to their presence behind her. Now equipped with Magnum, she has no choice but to fight back as Kamen Rider Snow. 

Putting the Magnum Shooter to use, she starts blasting the Jyamato. The first shot is by accident as she didn't anticipate how strong the blast would be. Despite this, it still hits one of the Jyamato, knocking them down after hitting the shoulder.