Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-36289716-20190404161913/@comment-26892768-20190405012351

(well I got my question answered via Discord and it's a y e s so uh)

(I'm just letting y'all know I'm retaking Filia)

Back in the main universe, the Frenchman watches as Ms. Fortune is chased further into the jungle by the three summoned Riders, thinking.

They may not have the same kind of drivers he knows, but there's no mistaking it - those are riders. And even if that woman isn't normal - the cat ears and tail certainly isn't...

"There's no way she would be able to take them all on..." the man mutters to himself. Even as someone who used to be in the military, he has to admit that he would have trouble taking on three Riders at once unarmed, and would likely be completely curbstomped. Of course, he was a rider himself, so he could help...

If it wasn't for that was.

He idly pulls out his driver - something he tends to keep on him in spite of it's uselessness - as he sighs. Unfortunately, his driver was broken long ago, so it's not like-

...wait.

He takes a second look at the driver, and his eyes widen.

Then he grins, puts it on, and pulls out something else.

Oh, those three are in for a surprise.

But, turning the attention away from mister Frenchman for a little bit, Ms. Fortune is still running with Amazon Alpha, Abyss, and Quiz on her tail.

"True or false! We will capture you!" Quiz announces in his slightly off voice.

"False!" Ms. Fortune doesn't even have to think about tha-

"Incorrect!" And Ms. Fortune gets zapped, collapsing to the ground as the three Riders surround her. "The correct answer is-"

"Juste un moment!"

The three riders pause, and turn around to see who else but the French guy.

"Should you really be so sure as to your victory? There's always some unknown factors that could be at play. One should always be cautious, so that they may never be caught off-guard by a wrench in the works!" The guy goes on, to which he gets a resounding round of silence. In spite of this, he goes on. "But, despite that oversight, I must admit, I do see the overall strength in your strategy - three on one, especially with such a large power gap between you three and her-"

"Hey!"

"Doesn't necessarily net you a victory, but it certainly comes close to it." The Frenchman then turns to look at the summoned riders. "That doesn't make it any less cowardly, however."

Silence.

"True courage is to face down threats far greater than yourself, like the matadors in Spain!" The Frenchman exclaims. "True courage is to face down a challenge no matter the risk, like the gladiators in ancient Rome! That is true courage!"

And then he pulls something out.

"...although, in my case, it certainly doesn't hurt that I have something to level the playing field." And with a grin, the man presses a button on the side of the thing he pulled out.

"Durian!"

There's the sound of a zipper opening as something slowly descends from above the man's head, and as his audience looks up, Ms. Fortune best describes how any normal person would react.

"...what?"

Because the thing in question is a giant, metal durian. That is very spiky.

The man puts the thing on the belt he wears around his waist and pushes it in.

"Lock on!"

A rock riff begins to play from the belt as the durian lets out a green glow, with the man beneath it posing in it's light before resuming his natural stance.

"Henshin!" And as he presses down the knife on the belt, another rock riff plays, and Oren Pierre Alfonzo turns into a rider himself.

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"𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐬! 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐞𝐞𝐞𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐒!" Ms. Fortune just stares in shock as the three summoned riders look at each other and then prepare to fight.

"Let's see how you fare against ''me!" ''Oren, or as he's more commonly known in his Rider form, Bravo, points one of his two swords at the Riders summoned by Diend.

Speaking of...where is that world-hopping thief?

Hmmmm. Seems like he's-

R...relaxing in a lounge chair?

H-how the fuck-

Then he reaches out into the air, his hand disappearing into a silvery film, and pulls out a glass of pink lemonade, which he puts in a cupholder.

Oh. Stole it from another universe. Makes sense.

"They sure are taking a while...guess she's putting up more of a fight than I thought she would." Diend remarks to himself. "Why is she being so difficult, anyway? It's not like I'm trying to kill her, or would tell anything to the Medicis she hates so much. I just want to know where the Life Gem is. Is that too much to ask?"

As it so happens, the man and woman on the beach notice the light as well.

"That's odd...what is that?" The woman asks.

"I'm not sure." The man replies, before gaining a slight grin. "But whatever it is...it's got my heart dancing."

And then a portal opens up...above the ocean around the island.

Aaaaaand almost immediately, someone is dropped out, not even getting a chance to scream before they hit the water.