A swat van drives in, and drops off a swat member. He rushes and does a summer sault in. "Here we fucking go..."

The figure in red seems to shrug his shoulders. "Man, that's it? I was told this place was real active at this time... Say... You wait there a minute, and once you've got a buddy buddy to make this thing nice 'n' fun, we'll head out. OK?" The suited person taps their foot impatiently.

The red figure lets out an exasperated sigh. "Come on! I really don't have all day to wait around. Bring on the challengers! And here I thought this place was supposed to be interesting." The red clad man idly begins cracking his knuckles in anticipation.

A familiar man in a white doctor's coat with a brightly colored shirt underneath walks into the GYM looking around. Finally, he'd focus in on Parad almost confused as to why he's wearing his full Rider Armor. Emu walks up to the ring and shouts out to Parad in a friendly tone. "Hey, Parad! What are you doing? Why are you all suited up? Were you about to get into a fight with someone? Though there's no one else here."

A black haired man with a silver earing on his right ear walks into view and stands next to the swat man, "Well, this may look interesting..." he said, as he looks towards the red suited man, "Perhaps a Persona user could help you."

A distinct click is heard as a black drone crashes through the door, Hiiro walking in right after the little thing and taking a look around Same place but I see a Para-DX. I assume you want to battle? So be it. I won't go easy, even if you have been an ally in the past. I expect you to do the same. Hiiro then parts his coat as he reveals his driver, transforming into level 50 Fantasy Gamer with the help of the all small drone and taking up his Gashacon Sword. Looking around and getting acquainted with his surroundings, looking as the entrance as Emu and another person enters Ah, Emu, I do believe he means to face us. Come now, and you, the persona user. I suppose any help would be appreciated.

Crack! One last press of his right fist into his left palm would send a loud crack echoing around the walls of GYM. The masked man looks over to the newcomers and, upon seeing Emu, would tense up ever so slightly. "Ah, Emu! Good of you to show up, I was getting very bored waiting for a decent challenge." He lets out a relatively soft laugh before continuing. "You see, I just wanted to play a game. That's why I'm all suited up and waiting around for challengers! I'm just here to... break my own highscore, in a sense." The man casually leans against the ropes of the ring, his head on a swivel as he looks at the others. Notably Hiiro's entrance. "Well well, I wouldn't expect the genius surgeon to have enough respect for the way a gamer thinks. You surprise me yet again. I'll be sure to write something nice for your epitaph! Haha!" Lastly, the stranger catches his attention. "Right. I've heard of those persona things. Might be nice to finally put a notch in my belt with their name on it!" Leaning further against the ropes he flips backwards into the ring, landing deftly on his feet. He begins hopping around and throwing out some quick jabs to warm up. After a few seconds he beckons the others into the ring with him. "Alright. Open the game!"

"Ok, don't blame me if you come home crying." Naoya said as he stepped up to the ring, against the three strangley armored men...like they were some variant of Phoenix Ranger Featherman R types of people. Whatever they are, they can't win a fight against him easily, "Get ready..." Naoya said as he took out his sword and prepared for battle.

Emu's eyes would flash red at Parad's last few words. It seemed his other aspect, Gamer M, would be enticed by the challenge. He'd pull out his own driver before taking a bulky looking cartridge and inserting it into the side. "D~a~i Henshin!" [Mighty Brothers X!] With a pull of a lever Emu could suddenly take on a bulky white form with large spiky hair split between blue and orange. He'd once again pull the lever back though as his form began shifting once more. [Mighty Brothers XX!!!] The bulky white form would split into two beings dressed in shiny blue and orange armor respectively. They'd both point at Parad before speaking in perfect unison. "Let's clear it together with super co-op play!" The orange Ex-Aid would jump towards Parad from the front to try and hit him directly in the chest with a super-powered punch while the blue would try to sneak behind Parad pulling out a sword from thin air. [Gashacon Key Slasher!] The blue Ex-Aid would try slashing at Parad's back as the orange Ex-Aid distracted him from the front.

Brave stumbles around slightly due to the punch but his resolve is unwavering. Entering the ring he takes a deep breath and brings his hands near his face Beginning the Bugster removal operation. With his little phrase out of the way he parts his hands to the side as dark energy builds up, Brave then takes the energy and molds it into long whips to strike at Parad from a distance, getting hit by his fists were a bad idea

"Huh, they're already attacking...in which case..." Naoya said as he decided to summon one of his personas, "Raphael!" he cried out as an angel with a sword and slightly spiky hair materialized with blue flames surrounding him. "Heat Riser!" He calls out, as Raphael grants both of the Ex-Aids increased Attack, Defense, and Evasion for a bit.

Para-DX takes a deep breath as Emu transforms. And then it begins. "Come on then! Show me the power of the true Ex-Aid!" Para-DX looks up at the incoming Rider and quickly raise his right fist to meet his opponent. However, as he spins his right arm up towards Ex-Aid, a mighty torrent of flame would be launched across the ground at Brave and Naoya. The fists would collide and seemingly hang in that second as the whips and the backslash both meet their marks. "Heh. A good punch Emu. I can feel it. This is how it should be!" He quickly raises his left arm and attempts to catch Ex-Aid's hand before spinning him into the blue Ex-Aid behind him. "More! More!"

"Feh! as if I'd be taken out very quickly!" Naoya yelled as he was quick to act as he was able to jump out of the way right at the last second. He then decided to attack Parad using his persona, so he called out Raphael once again, "Sword Dance!" Naoya calls out as Raphael slashes his sword at Parad multiple times, most likely causing colossal physical damage on him if possible.

Orange Ex-Aid hadn't expected Parad to anticipate his maneuver and would end up being caught by the blue Ex-Aid as he was pushed into him interrupting their attack. Orange Ex-Aid: "Not enough? I'm the type who likes to build up to a win, you know. Alright! I'll give you more!" Orange and Blue would jump in opposite directions launching themselves in the air similarly to how a character in a platforming game might. They'd both jump around Parad in seemingly opposite directions before both reaching opposite sides of the ring. Finally, they'd jump in the air one final time as a brick like block formed in the air for them both to bounce off of. Orange would go for a low kick as he reached the ground trying to knock Parad off balance as Blue would instead aim a little higher to fly over Parad swinging the blade downwards in order to catch him with it if he was, in fact, losing his balance.

Brave is a little too focused on the energy attacks and doesn't notice the flames incoming, it strikes him dead on and damages him badly, after recovering his stance he takes his sword and runs towards Parad Let's slow you down for an easier strike. Slamming on the B button the sword swaps to an ice mode before Brave does a quick slash to the left before pulling it back for another slash to the right. Not focused on power as it's a distraction for a downward plunge right beneath Parad as ice spikes from the ground, possibly helping an Ex Aid!

The mighty blades summoned by Raphael do a fair bit of damage to Para-DX, which leaves him terribly vulnerable for the incoming assault. He loses track of the Mighty Brothers for a moment and before he can find them again, Brave begins to slash away at him. He realized too late what his plan was as the ice begins to encase his legs. Orange would bring his attention back into play as he crushes the ice and knocks Para-DX backwards, however... "Heh. Clever boy! DORAH!" He throws up his left hand to barely dodge the follow-up strike by punching the side of the keyslasher. Using the momentum, Para-DX rolls off to the side and hops up to his feet. "No more pleasantries. I'm going on the offensive." He raises his dukes and in the process, launches an X of flame across the ring. If they get hit it's a bonus, but it's mostly a diversionary tactic to allow him to charge at Brave with a right hook to the jaw.

This time Brave is prepared for the strike and blocks it with a flash of ice, freezing the flames and rendering them useless. However, he did not forsee Parad following it up and takes it head on, flying backwards and landing on his back as he uses his sword to get back up, rubbing the afflicted spot Hmph, a nasty blow. I knew that it would be a rough fight but I didn't expect that. Let's try that again. Steeling himself he rushes forward again, following the same motion as last time, two quick swipes and a downward pierce, however before the sword can reach the ground, Brave jumps over top of Parad and tries for a drill strike from his cape and a pommel strike with his sword. Using the previous strike as a feint

Orange and Blue would be knocked back by the force of the flames but wouldn't lose their ground as they tried to shake off the pain. Finally, they'd both stand side by side trying to come up with a plan of attack. Orange would observe that Parad seemed to only possess knockout fighter in this form oddly enough. This meant that he had to rely more so on his speed and close ranged tactics. Already in sync Orange and Blue would try a different tactic. Orange would take the key slasher for themselves and stand near the corner of the arena while Blue would aim to attack Parad on his own. He attempted to deliver a swift right kick to try to hit Parad more towards the center of the ring. Finally Blue would shout towards Brave. "Hiiro! Keep fighting Parad! I'm going to try something a little different so just hang on for a little alright!"

Para-DX meets Hiiro's cape with his left fist only to find it was lacking in power, he quickly goes to prepare a block but the pommel meets its mark. He reels back and is pushed further by the appearance of Blue and his kick. Now standing in the center of the ring, Para-DX can see that something is up. "So you've figured it out then, hmmm? Not surprising at all for the likes of you Emu." From his hip he'd produce his gashat and hold it out towards Brave and Blue. He turns the dial on the front to set the center before twisting it back to the Knockout Fighter side. Kimewaza! Dual Gashat! "Prepare yourselves. I'll knock you all back to level one! I will emerge victorious!" He slots the gashat back where he retrieved it from as his arms are set ablaze with flame. A quick laugh can be heard as he swiftly closes the gap between him and Hiiro first. As he gets to Brave, he crouches slightly and rises with his right fist in a beautiful flaming uppercut. Immediately after he'd follow it up with a lunging left punch at Blue. KNOCK OUT CRITICAL SMASH!!

Understood Emu. I'll do my best. Brave watches carefully as he stands in the way of Parad and Emu, however he doesn't expect a finisher so soon, closing his level gauge before Kimewaza! Hmph! I won't let you! I may not be a gamer but I am a doctor! Hyah! TADDLE CRITICAL STRIKE! As he opens the level gauge a burst of energy encompasses his sword as he meets the uppercut head on, using it to soften the blow and taking less damage. However when he sees Blue get struck he moves over and takes the hit for him. Falling down and rolling away as his gashat ejects itself cancelling the transformation as Hiiro gets up weakly, shouting out to Emu Emu! Finish it now! Whatever you are doing better work!

Blue would give Brave a thumbs up as Orange already takes their gashat and injects it into the keyslasher. Blue takes a position at the other corner of the ring as an identical keyslasher appears in their hand. A mass amount of multi-colored energy would begin flowing around both keyslashers as both Ex-Aid's faced towards Parad. "Alright! This will be it! No more holding back! Parad, I'll show you the true Emu Hojo right here and now!" [Mighty Brothers Critical Finish!!!] Both at once they'd run directly at Parad but right before reaching them they'd jump off high to Parad's sides just out of range to hit him directly with the blades. Instead, from up in the air both Ex-Aid's would unleash a wave of energy from the keyslasher down towards Parad before landing back down on diffrent corners of the ring.

All that can be heard from Para-DX is a satisfied laugh as the Mighty Brothers begin their attack. He simply stands there as the two energy waves collide with him and explode in a colorful display of lights. As the dust settles, Para-DX can be seen taking a knee in the center of the ring. "Excellent choreography, Emu! I see you haven't lost your touch. Good! The next part would be boring otherwise." He stands and walks over to the edge of the ring where Blue was standing. He reaches past the man and grabs a small binder of sorts. He'd open it up and fetch four medals, tossing one to each participant and finally grabbing one for himself. The medals would grow into large discs that healed on contact. "I can't drop out of my transformation just yet. My other half is still playing around it seems. But our game is finished, no need to stay like that Emu." He leans against the ropes just to the left of Blue. "I forgot how much fun games could be with you."

After a moment of confusion from Blue, Orange would return to them and grab their hand in his own before they refused together into the bulky form before and removed the cartridge from the driver. The armor would disappear in a flash of light leaving Emu standing in its place. "That got pretty serious for a game but I guess games always get serious when I'm playing them with you. It was a good game regardless, I know I had fun as well. What do you mean by another half? Can you split in two like I do with Mighty Brothers XX now?"

"Something that achieves a similar affect, yes. I won't claim to understand how it all works, I just know it's fun." He points towards the elevator with his left hand. "Para-DX, level fifty puzzle gamer is having fun down there as we speak." He goes silent for a moment. "Say...no it's nothing. You should make sure you have everything you need, Emu. The next part of the game will start when the others finish the puzzle. And it won't be easy."