(A/N: If you haven't watched Episode 2, then watch the Episode to avoid spoilers.)

https://youtu.be/4ofJpOEXrZs

(A/N: If you've watched the Episode, then enjoy the chapter.)

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Episode Summary: The gang are BACK for a WAaAaAaACKY candy filled adventure! They also discover that their lives literally have no meaning. Woohoo! So waaccky!!!!!

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(Opening: The Amazing Digital Circus Anime Opening (Animation)

https://youtu.be/TeJdpSbG5es

(Opening Ends)

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It had been a day since Haruhito had saved Pomni from being abstracted and the poor little Jester had been severely traumatized from the whole ordeal. Needless to say, Caine was forced to cease any and all adventures for the day as everyone focused on comforting Pomni... well everyone except Jax to wanted to poke fun at her, only to get sucker punched by Haruhito. Being a newcomer himself, Haruhito stuck by Pomni as he tried to help her with her trauma. This seemed to help her as the little Jester stuck by Shio every chance she got. She wasn't comfortable with anyone and Haruhito was the only person she could ever feel comfortable with.

However, Pomni now suffers through nightmares, still remembering how she became abstracted and that she hurt the one person who she could ever trust in this digital Hell. Even with the emotional support, Caine's adventures are only going to make things worse, and she doesn't even know how bad its gonna get. Hopefully she doesn't have another mental break down... or else.

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The scene opens to show what looked to be a light spectacle as the voices of Caine, Jax, and Ragatha are heard via echoes.

Caine: (echoing) "Welcome to the Amazing Digital Circus!"

Jax: (echoing) "Pomni."

Caine: (echoing) "Pomni."

Ragatha: (echoing) "Pomni."

Jax: (echoing) "Pomni."

Ragatha: (echoing) "Pomni..."

Caine: (echoing) "Pomni!"

Ragatha: (echoing) "Pomni!"

Jax: (echoing) "Pomni."

Caine: (echoing) "Pomni!"

Ragatha: (echoing) "Pomni!"

As the voices continue echoing, Pomni wakes up but realizes that she's no longer in her room. It's revealed that she's in front of the stage in the main area of the circus. She looks around and sees that she's completely alone. The little Jester then looks around in confusion.

Pomni: (confused) "Hello?"

She got no response. She takes a few steps forward but then stops. She has the feeling something may not be right... And she's proven correct when she looks down to see her left arm... has been abstracted.

Immediately, Pomni screams in horror and panics as she tries to call out to the others for help.

Pomni: (horrified scream) "No! No! No! C-Caine! Haruhito! Somebody, help me! Please!"

She runs forward but doesn't make it far enough when the room suddenly shifts sideways. In the windows behind her, pairs of eyes are shown peeking in when Pomni falls down a large hole in the floor leading into the cellar.

Pomni: (panics) "No! No!"

She looks up to see the silhouettes of Caine, Ragatha, and Jax above her.

Caine: (laughs) "Looks like our new friend's already abstracted."

Ragatha: (chuckles) "Well, I guess we're not all cut out for it."

Jax: (smirks) "I don't even remember her name, honestly."

Ragatha: "Where's Haruhito? You'd think he try to save her by now."

Jax: (shrugs) "Meh. From what I heard he didn't bother since he saw her as more trouble than she was worth. I mean, why would he waste his time saving someone who tried to kill him."

Ragatha: (chuckles) "You're so right Jax. Oh well. Sucks for her I guess."

A look of horror was on her face as she tries to reach her hand out to escape. But as the hole slowly closes, it dawns on Pomni that no one will rescue her from her murky, starless prison. As the abstraction begins to take hold of her, Pomni manages to let out one last thing to say.

Pomni: (horrified whisper) "Haru... help... me..."

Suddenly, a hand clutches her mouth shut and she feels something wrap around her body. It was then she was turned behind her and Pomni widens her eyes in horror to see her abstraction known as Jester.

She gives an evil smile and lets out an evil laugh.

Jester: (evil smile) "I told you didn't I? No one cares about you. Not even that Wizard will want anything to do with you. So just accept your fate and fall into despair. Your place is here... FOREVER!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

The Jester laughs as Pomni lets out muffled screams as she's soon dragged into the cellar to be trapped forever. Soon multiple abstracted eyes appear in the dark.

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All of a sudden, Pomni wakes up in her room, her doorbell ringing which has woken her up. She frantically gets out of her bed so quickly she lands on a block which causes her to glitch before bouncing to the ceiling and back down. She groans as she glances at the block.

Pomni: (groans) "Huh?"

Looking back at the door, she face plants on the floor. On the other side of the door, both Ragatha and Haruhito are heard trying to speak with her.

Ragatha: (nervous smile) "Hey, Pomni. How'd you sleep?"

She got no response at first.

Ragatha: (nervous smile) "Are you still sleeping? I'll let you get back to it, if you are."

Haruhito: "Perhaps she's still exhausted after yesterday's events. She was abstracted before I saved her."

Ragatha: (sighs) "Yeah... that might be a possibility...."

The two then begin to walk away but stop when they hear Pomni open the door and she peeks out. 

Ragatha: (smiles) "There she is! Hope you're doin' all right. I know these last two days were a bit of a doozy."

The Kamen Rider notices the traumatized look on Pomni's face.

Pomni: (traumatized) "'A doozy'..."

Ragatha: (nervous smile) "Oh, and don't worry about the whole 'abandoning me for the exit' or the whole 'abstraction monster' thing. It's perfectly understandable what you were going through at the time, and there's no hard feelings. (nervous laughs) Yer all good."

Pomni: (confused) "...Huh?"

There was an awkward silence between the three until Haruhito spoke up.

Haruhito: "Um... let's forget about all that shall we."

Ragatha: "Uh... right. Of course."

She then turns her attention back to Pomni.

Ragatha: (smiles) "Caine's got a new adventure today, and judging by what he's been teasing, it seems like it's gonna be a fun one."

Haruhito: (nods) "Yeah. I was something about candy I think."

Pomni then exits her room as she follows the pair.

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The scene shifts to the main area of the circus where we see Caine on stage giving a speech about today's adventure. Everyone is gathered as they all listen to his explanation.

Caine: (smiles) "Today's adventure is... CANDY CARRIER CHAOS!"

Caine: (smiles) "That's right! The Candy Canyon Kingdom's been robbed of their most valuable resource: Maple syrup!"

Bubble appears and stick his tongue out, showing a bottle of Maple syrup.

Caine: (smiles) "It's up to you to bring the rotten bandits who stole it to sweet, buttery justice!"

A shadowy image appears to show three gummy crocodiles.

Bubble: (smiles) "An entire kingdom of candy? Sounds... sticky."

Caine: (smiles) "Very sticky, indeed."

Bubble: (smiles) "Sounds [BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP]."

When he finished what he was saying, the AI Ringleader looked both disturbed and horrified at what he had just said.

Caine: (disturbed and horrified) "...Bubble, you can't say that."

Zooble looks at Caine intently, thinking about everything he had just told them about today's adventure.

Zooble: "Mmmmmmmmmmm, nope."

She turns around to leave, but the AI Ringleader tries to stop her.

Caine: "Zooble, wait! I-I'm testing out a new AI in this one! It should be 57 times more immersive!"

Jax: (smiles) "Ooh, a new AI. You don't want to mess with the new AI, Zoobie?"

Zooble: (rolls eyes) "Uh, yeah, no."

She then continues to walk off as Jax shrugs in a cartoonish way. Everyone else begins talking about the adventure they're all gonna have.

Ragatha: "Whoa, sounds fun. What do you think, Pomni? Haruhito?"

Pomni: (nervous) "So, our entire existence here... is just LARPing?"

Haruhito: "I think that about sums up our... 'situation'."

Ragatha: (nervous) "W-Well, uh-"

She's interrupted when Caine gets in their faces.

Caine: "Why are you all just standing there?! The- The Canyon- C-Canyon Candy Kingdom needs you now! But first! Haruhito, hurry up and change! Get to it!"

Sighing in annoyance, Haruhito pulls out the Dress Up Wizard Ring and hovers it over his belt buckle, activating it.

[Dress Up! Please!]

A magic circle appears and flips on him. When done, its revealed Haruhito is now in a new outfit.

(A/N: I've decided that depending on the episode, Haruhito will wear different outfit to fit the adventure. Since is this is a candy Episode, decided to make him wear the outfit of Willy Wonka.)

The Kamen Rider looked at his new, slightly confused that he now looked like a character from some old movie.

Haruhito: (confused) "Huh... I look like Willy Wonka from that movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

Of course, he's once again interrupted by Caine.

Caine: "Excellent! Get going now!"

Snapping his finger, he opens a portal and shoves everyone, besides Zooble, into it before closing. With everyone now gone, Caine pulls out a pipe that makes bubbles come out. He looks at Bubble and offers it to him

Caine: "Hmm?"

Bubble: (shakes head) "Nah, thanks. I'm trying to quit."

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The scene changes to show a new environment as a title appears labeled: CANDY CANYON KINGDOM

Right now, the group is seen ridding a carriage to the Kingdom which is currently being pulled by a Gummy Elephant.

Eventually, the group finally makes it to the Kingdom as the drawbridge lowers in order to get inside. In front of the castle shows signs labeled 'DANGER! DANGER!' and 'KEEP OUT!' which indicated something dangerous is afloat. Once inside the Kingdom, the group is met by a cheering crowd of mannequins, seeing them as heroes who will help save the day. After riding a bit longer, the group eventually made it to their destination and disembarked. Right in front of them is the entrance to the Castle and everyone makes their ways towards it.

Ragatha: (smiles) "Wow, Kinger, check out this castle. It's amazing!"

He then notices a candy butterfly flying past him.

Kinger: "They've even got little candy bugs here. It's so beautiful."

Gangle: (smiles) Yeah, this place is great!"

All of a sudden, a Candy Citizens runs over, knocking Gangle over, thus making her fall over and break her comedy mask.

Candy Citizen: (cheers) "LOOK!!! It's the princess!!!"

Angered by what the NPC did, he grabs it by the neck and then manages to chuck him over the castle wall, landing him directly into the chocolate moat. Once gone, he makes his way over to help Gangle who is now whimpering in sadness that her mask is broken once again.

Haruhito: "You okay?"

Gangle: (whimpers) "Yes..."

Sighing, he picks up the broken mask and stores it away with his magic.

Haruhito: "I'll fix it later. Right now, let's join with the others."

Gangle: (sad nod) "Okay..."

The pair join the others just in time to see the princess emerging outside, revealing herself to be Princess Loolilalu.

Princess Loo: (smiles) "Ah, you must be the brave knights sent to us by God..."

She gestures upwards to show a mural stained glass with the image of Caine.

Princess Loo: (smiles) "...to help us with our recent catastrophe."

Haruhito Thoughts: "Guess it would make sense since these NPCs are creations made by Caine."

He couldn't help but feel a bit weirded out seeing what looked like a church dedicated to Caine but didn't think much on it.

Ragatha: (smiles) "That's us, ma'am. Your kingdom's awesome, by the way. Love the vibe.

Princess Loo: (giggles) "I like you already."

Ragatha: (smiles) "Look, Pomni. We're already friends with the princess."

The little Jester looks at Ragatha with a deadpan expression.

Pomni: (deadpan) "I'm not a child. You don't have to hype me up."

The Kamen Rider looked down at her in concern, seeing the tired and dead expression on her face.

Haruhito: (concerned) "Hey, are you alright Pomni? You looked like you didn't get any good night sleep."

Pomni: (nervous) "Uh-Uh... yeah. D-Don't worry about it. I... just slept on the... wrong side of the bed. I'll... I'll be fine."

Obviously Haruhito didn't believe her as he knew she was lying. But decided not to press any further as he knows she isn't ready to talk about it.

Haruhito: (nods) "......Alright then. You talk of me if you need anything."

Pomni nods in appreciation before turning back to where the Candy Princess is. She is seen descending down the stairs as she explains the situation.

Princess Loo: (smiles) "I assume you've been informed of your mission. The bandits that robbed us used a modded syrup tanker, so we figured the best way to go head-to-head with them is to give you a war rig of your own."

She gestures over to see a tanker arrive, accidently running over a candy citizen.

Jax: (smiles) "Ooh, violence."

Pomni: (deadpan) "What time period is this supposed to be, again?"

Haruhito: "I... don't think that matters since you know... we're in a video game?"

Pomni: "I guess."

The Candy Princess is then seen holding up a key.

Princess Loo: (smiles) "Here's the key back into the kingdom for when you've secured the goods."

She hands it over to Ragatha.

Princess Loo: (smiles) "I trust you not to let it fall into the wrong hands?"

Ragatha smiles as she bows.

Ragatha: (smiles and bows) "You can count on me, Your Highness."

Haruhito Thoughts: (deadpan) "Somehow I have a feeling Jax is gonna snag the key to do something stupid with it."

Although he only knew the purple bunny guy for a short time, he was well aware of just how much of a troublemaker he is just for the fun of it.

Princess Loo: (smiles) "Oh, please. Call me Loo."

Ragatha: (chuckles) "Will do, Loo."

Jax: (smiles) "I call shotgun."

He runs over to the driver's seat and honks the horn, which produces a distorted warble. This horrifies him as he didn't like the sound it made.

Jax: (horrified) "Oh, God, is that the horn? Ugh, that sucks. Gangle, you drive."

He pulls Gangle into the driver's seat and scoots over to the passenger's seat. Haruhito, Pomni, Ragatha, and Kinger enter into the back while the Candy Princess waves goodbye.

Princess Loo: (smiles) "Farewell, good knights! I have every faith in you!"

The tanker departs to capture the bandits as the crowd cheers and the drawbridge raises back up.

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The scene shifts to show the outside of the wastelands. A trio of bandits are seen hanging about with one of them is keeping watch while the other two are roasting marshmallows on a campfire that's made of Candy canes that emit a blue fire. The bandits in question are three gummy crocodiles named Chad (Left) and Max (Right) who are seen by the fire...

...while the third one is named Gummigoo keeping a look out.

Chad: "D'you think your mum's gonna pull through if we get all this back to the village?"

Max: "I'm sure she will. This much syrup would save hundreds of people."

Gummigoo: "We won't know for sure until we get back to the village. She's a fighter, though. She taught me everything I know."

He goes back to looking through his binoculars and sees in the distance another Tanker in which our gang of heroes are riding in. Seeing this caused Gummigoo to alert his mates.

Gummigoo: "Oy! Don't get too comfy, lads. Looks like they've sent someone after us."

Quickly the bandits hop aboard their tanker and drive off.

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Meanwhile, everyone is seen getting ready to complete their objective as Jax explains the plan on what they're gonna do. Haruhito looked over, seeing the evil smirk on his face.

Jax: (evil smirk) "All right, Gangle, when we catch up to 'em, I'll jump over, crawl inside, and shoot 'em repeatedly until they're unrecognizable."

He proves is point when he whips out a sawed-off double barrel shotgun that made of candy.

The red ribbon girl looks scared as she notices the bloodlust in Jax's eyes.

Gangle: (scared) "I feel like that violates some kind of convention."

Haruhito Thoughts: (annoyed) "Yeah, that being the Geneva Convention."

Annoyed, Jax frightens her when he pointed the barrel of the gun next to Gangle's head.

Jax: (glares) "You're violating my ears with your clap-back. Get driving, driver!"

Haruhito: (glares) "Jax watch where you point that thing. You could hurt someone with that."

Jax: (rolls eyes) "Oh relax Karate guy. I got-" 

*BANG!!!*

Without warning, Jax accidently pulls the trigger, firing the shotgun and blowing a hole through the roof. Everyone screams as Gangle loses control of the tanker momentarily before Haruhito helps her take back control. Once that was done, the Kamen Rider glares angrily at the purple bunny guy.

Haruhito: (glares) "Oh for the love of-GIMME THAT!"

He grabs the shotgun out of Jax's hand and holds it away from him causing Jax to get angry at Haruhito.

Jax: (glares) "Hey! Give that back!"

Haruhito: (glares) "Absolutely not! After seeing what kind of person you are, you are by far the LAST person I would ever trust with a firearm. Knowing you, you're probably gonna get us all killed if I allow you to wield a gun."

Jax: (glares) "Yeah? And what makes you think you're the better choice?"

Haruhito: (glares) "Because compared to the rest of us, I'm clearly the only one here who has any experience in firearms training."

While Jax and Haruhito are heard arguing, Ragatha is seen trying to strike up a conversation with Pomni in the back.

Ragatha: (smiles) "So, Pomni, I'm sure there's some way you could help out here. Maybe when we catch up to them, we could-"

She's cut off when Jax appears with his usual mischievous smile.

Jax: (smiles) "We could be assertive. Like this!"

He grabs Pomni by her throat...

Pomni: "Hey!"

...And flings her out of the tanker's roof. Shocked by this, both Ragatha and Haruhito glare angrily at Jax.

Ragatha: (glares) "Jax!"

Haruhito: (glares) "Are you kidding me?!"

We now see Pomni being wedged between the two tankers. They both split apart as Pomni's arm stretch out.

Jax: (smirks) "Ah, that's perfect! Just hold that pose. I gotta get something."

Pomni: (glares) "Jax, you [Boink!]!"

Jax: (smiles) "But first!"

Suddenly, Jax grabs Haruhito by the back of his jacket and hoists him up on the tanker roof.

Jax: (smiles) "Out you go pal! Help out and do your job!"

Haruhito: (confused) "Huh?"

Without warning, Jax chucks Haruhito out the tanker. He smacks into Pomni but then falls on the ground hard, causing him to be abandoned by the others as the two tankers drive off without him. Pomni saw this and let out a horrified scream due them leaving Haruhito behind.

Pomni: (horrified scream) "HARU!!!"

Everyone else also screams in horror that they let one of their own behind while Jax rolls his eyes in annoyance due to nothing going right so far.

Jax: (rolls eyes) "Ugh! Can't anything go right today?"

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While everyone was leaving, Haruhito was able to recover and stands back up as he groans a bit in pain. Looking over, he sees the two tankers driving off, causing him to sigh in annoyance since he knows who is responsible for why he was left behind.

Haruhito: (annoyed sigh) "I swear I'm gonna lose my patience with Jax."

He pulls out and slips on the Connect Wizard Ring before hovering it over his buckle.

[Connect! Please!]

A red magic circle appears and his pulls out the Machinewinger. Getting on it, he revs up the bike and drives off to catch up with the others.

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Back with the others, Pomni is still connected between the two tankers while Jax is seen trying to find a new weapon.

Jax: "You know, I swear there was some kind of bazooka back here, but... (scoffs) I'm having such trouble finding it."

Just then, Kinger pops up while holding a life preserver.

Kinger: "Pomni, take this!"

He throws it over which hits her on the head.

Pomni: "Egh..."

After rummaging through some stuff, Jax comes back, now holding the bazooka.

Jax: (smirks) "Here it is. All right, Pomni, you just stay like that, and I'll cross over you."

Pomni: (glares) "Are you kidding me?!"

Unable to hold on any longer, Pomni's fingers begin to slip, and she gets sent flying to the roof of the bandits' tanker.

Jax: (glares) "Nice going, Pomni. Now I have no bridge."

Suddenly, the gummy crocodile pops up and tries to grab Pomni.

Max: (smirks) "Ah-hah! Gotcha!"

The attempt fails due to his arms being too short.

Max: "Me arms aren't long enou-WHOA!"

He gets hit by a projectile from Jax's bazooka and falls off the tanker. Luckily, he manages to grab onto the life preserver that's on the back of the tanker. He also narrowly avoids smacking into a large rock by striking a pose.

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Meanwhile, Haruhito had just caught up and sees that Pomni was in trouble as she's seen hanging on the tanker's roof for dear life. Worried for her, he pulls out the Driver On Wizard Ring and hover it over his belt buckle, summoning his driver.

[Driver On! Please!]

Expertly maneuvering through the debris, Haruhito switches his driver to left hand mode, activating the transformation standby.

[Shabadoobi Touch Henshin! Shabadoobi Touch Henshin! Shabadoobi Touch Henshin!]

Pulling out the Flame Wizard Ring, he slips it on...

Haruhito: (glares) "Henshin!"

...before hovering it over his driver.

[Flame! Please!]

A red magic circle appears, and the Kamen Rider goes through it, activating his transformation.

[Hi! Hi! Hi! Hi! Hi!]

Now in his flame style, he decided to unfurl his magic wings and puts his Machinewinger in his dimensional storage as he flies over to where the group is.

Haruhito: (confused) "Huh. Thought I'd be hearing background music? Maybe it occurs when I'm in battle."

Due to being in Flame Style, the color of his wings is shown to be orange-red while being on fire like a Phoenix. Instead of summoning his WizarSwordGun, Haruhito decided to make an elemental construct by extending his right hand and manifests a Fire Greatsword.

Twirling the flaming sword, he flies fathers to catch up with the others.

Haruhito: (narrowed eyes) "Alright let's turn up the heat!"

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Back with the bandits, Gummigoo narrows his eyes seeing the other group won't let up.

Gummigoo: (narrowed eyes) "This lot's trouble."

He looks out the window and sees a rocky road.

Gummigoo: "Let's see how their rig does on those rocks around there."

Chad tries to shift the gar, but due to his arms, he's unable to do so.

Chad: "Me arms aren't short enough to shift the gear."

Gummigoo shifts the gear to 'Rocky Road' as their Tanker extends to go higher. From there, the tanker heads down the titular rocky road as Max strikes multiple poses to avoid the rocks. On the other hand, Jax saw what was happening and smiles with excitement.

Jax: (smiles) "Ooh, now we're cookin'!"

He then goes back inside and orders Gangle to follow them.

Jax: "Hey! Ribbons! Up and at 'em!"

Gangle: (worried) "I don't think we-"

Jax: (glares) "Aren't you supposed to be submissive and agreeable? Move it!"

With no choice, Gangle drives down the rocky road, causing everyone in the interior except to shake uncontrollably. Meanwhile, Gummigoo looks out the window. to see the heroes follow them while Chad decides to rest his head on his bosses back.

Gummigoo: (chuckles) "Oh, these fellas just don't know when to quit, do they?"

Hearing the rapid music beats, he looks over to see Max striking more cartoonish poses.

Gummigoo: (glares) "Hey! Quit muckin' about and get back up here!"

Max: "Oh, yeah. Right."

Soon Max got back on the tanker and was about to head back inside until suddenly he was kicked away, forcing him to grab onto the rope of the life preserver. Pomni looks up and is happy to see Haruhito again.

Pomni: (smiles) "Haru!"

The Kamen Rider nods as he helps her up, but then Pomni notices the wings on his back and is surprised to see them.

Pomni: (surprised) "Wait you have wings?"

He was about to speak, but the pair lose their balance when the Bandit's tanker turns and swivels around the rocks. Luckily, Haruhito held onto Pomni tightly as they regained their balance.

Haruhito: "Later! Hang on!"

Holding his elemental fire greatsword in a reverse grip, he stabs the weapon through the roof of the Bandits tanker. shocking the two gummy crocodiles as the blade was pierced right between the pair.

Gummigoo: (shocked) "Crikey! That almost got me!"

Chad: (shocked) "Is that a sword?! I feel like I'm being cooked alive just by being near the thing!"

Haruhito continues to hold Pomni tightly as he uses his weapon as an anchor to keep them from flying off the tanker. Back in the others in their tanker, Ragatha stands back up to show her having her head impaled by a meat cleaver.

Ragatha: (groans) "Everyone all right?"

Kinger stands up, showing he has at least five knives that have been stabbed into him.

Kinger: "Can you repeat the question? I couldn't hear you over the knives."

Jax then looks over at Gangle, getting another crazy idea to unfold.

Jax: (smirks) "Hey, Gangle. You should ram into 'em."

Gangle: (confused) "What?"

Ragatha: (glares) "You should NOT ram them! Pomni and Haruhito are still on board!"

Putting a hand on her face, Jax shovers her away, causing her to crash into more knives.

Jax: (smirks) "Do it. It'll be epic."

Ragatha: "Why are there so many knives back here?!"

This was when the purple bunny guy threatens the cute ribbon girl.

Jax: (glares) "Do it, or I'll tell Ragatha and Haruhito about those figurine things."

Letting out a 'Guh!', Gangle then laughs nervously as she's forced to ram into the bandits' tanker. This causes the two loosen their grips while Pomni holds onto Haruhito's arm for dear life as she was hanging over the edge.

Pomni: (glares) "Are you guys trying to [Boink!] kill us?!"

Recovering from the ramming, Gummigoo looks over at the enemy tanker.

Gummigoo: "These guys are whack jobs!"

Looking back at the lever, an idea unfolds in his mind.

Gummigoo: "Let's give them some of this."

He pulls a lever as spikes emerge outside the tanker, Pomni narrowly avoiding one.

Jax: "Aww, no more ramming? Guess I HAVE to tell Ragatha and Haruhito about the thing now."

The ribbon girl pops her head out the window.

Gangle: (horrified) "What?!"

Once again, Max reaches the roof of the tanker to see both Haruhito and Pomni still holding on.

Max: "Oh. You're still up here."

Pomni: (worried) "Guuuuuuys?"

Haruhito: "Hold on. Let me try something."

Before the Kamen Rider could do anything, Kinger appears while holding an anchor.

Kinger: "Pomni, take this!"

He tosses it over but misses and heads off a cliff... which apparently the rope is attached to doesn't appear to be loose.

Haruhito: (wide eyes) "Oh no."

Jax: "...Uh, hey, Kinger, is that rope attached to anything?"

Kinger: "Uhhhh... I don't know. Let me check."

Both Jax and Kinger get their answer when their tanks rams into the bandits' one. Inside, due to impacting the green spikes, a spike pierces through Ragatha's chest but luckily, she's still alive due to not being human no more. Trying to free themselves,  Gummigoo takes the wheel in order to steer their tanker and the heroes in the opposite direction. Because of a masterful maneuver, the heroes' tanker falls off a cliff and Ragatha was free from the spike. While they were falling, Jax has his arms crossed while Gangle pops her head out, looking confused.

Gangle: (confused) "W-W-What? Wha?"

Jax: (glares) "I blame YOU for this."

Haruhito saw this and sighs while rolling his eyes. Reacting quickly, he pulls out and slips on the Copy Wizard Ring. Switching his driver to right hand mode, he hovers the ring overs, activating the magic spell.

[Copy! Please!]

Next to him, a red magic circle appears and an exact copy of Haruhito in his flame style manifests next to him. The copy jumps over to cliff be with the others and soon a loud 'SPLOOSH!' is heard as the tanker lands in the fudge river below.

Meanwhile, the bandits' tanker, with Pomni and Haruhito still on the roof, smack into a cliff... or more precisely, smack into a cliff start before glitching out. Haruhito, Pomni and Gummigoo scream as they fall off below the map while the tanker is propelled into the air.

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A screaming Gummigoo is seen as he falls downward to who knows where.

Gummigoo: (horrified scream) "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!"

The farther down he goes, the darker the area around him gets. He grunts as he collides with a few floating blue teapots.

Gummigoo: (horrified wail) "OHHHHH NO!!!"

Eventually, after falling for a few more seconds, he finally lands on some solid ground. Picking himself up, he checks his surroundings. This new area is a darkened corridor with a blue and black floor and wall. Confused and scared at where he is, Gummigoo tries calling out to his friends.

Gummigoo: "Lads?"

He got nothing in response. Realizing he's not gonna get anything while standing around, the gummy crocodile proceeds to walk forward in an effort to explore his new surroundings. While walking, he tries calling out to anyone in a fearful and shaky voice.

Gummigoo: (fearful) "Hello? Anyone?"

After a moment walking and exploring, he reaches a larger room. This one housing lifeless NPCs, some of which are slightly T-posing. One of those T-posing NPCs is of himself. Creeped out, Gummigoo slowly steps forward to examine his T-posing self. Then, he steps back, more disturbed as if he's having a mass existential. He stands there silently staring at his T-posing self face to face, eye to eye, his worry reaching astronomical heights and his mind racing with never-ending questions.

Meanwhile, both Pomni and Haruhito are nearby as he manages to grab her hands and then holds her close to him in order to prevent her from falling even further.

Haruhito: "I got you."

Pomni: "Ouch... huh? Haruhito?"

He nods and with his fire magic wings, they pair descend onto solid ground. Pomni once again blushed seeing how close the two were, but she shook it away when they landed on the ground.

Haruhito: "You okay?"

Pomni: (blushes and nods) "Yeah... thanks..."

However, their attention is soon drawn elsewhere then they spot the NPC models and Gummigoo is seen looking at them. Remembering that this character was an NPC, the Kamen Rider widens his eyes as he sees the NPC have an expression of an existential crisis.

Haruhito: (wide eyes) "Oh... crud..."

The gummy crocodile sees the pair and turns to them.

Gummigoo: "Where are we?"

He then gestures over to the NPC models.

Gummigoo: "W-What's all this?"

The two glance at each other nervously before looking back.

Haruhito: (nervous) "Um... how should we say this..."

Pomni: (nervous) "W-We're somewhere under the map, I think."

Gummigoo: (confused) "Map?"

He rubs his head in confusion before noticing that the characters models of Pomni, Haruhito, and the others do not appear like all the other models. This causes the NPC to glare at the two with suspicion.

Gummigoo: (suspicious glare) "Why aren't you or any of your crew up here?"

Pomni: (nervous) "I-I'm not sure. Be-Because we're not, uh, NPCs?"

Gummigoo: (confused) "NPCs? What are you on about?"

Haruhito: (sighs) "Look... it's complicated."

The Kamen Rider remembers who Ciane said the AIs are more 'immersive' which meant that the AIs they would encounter would be 'somewhat' more 'self-aware' of their own existence.

Gummigoo: (confused) "...What are you people?"

He looks back at the NPCs, then down at his hands.

Gummigoo: (confused) "...What am I?

He looks back up at the NPCs as a through crosses his mind on where his mother is.

Gummigoo: (confused) "Where's Mum?"

Haruhito: (confused) "Mom?"

Pomni: (confused) "Y-You have a mom?"

Gummigoo: "Shouldn't she be here with everyone else?"

His voice begins shaking due to the mental crisis he's having.

Gummigoo: (shaky tone) "I can't even remember her face. Did she ever have a face? Was anything ever real?"

Knowing full well this won't do the two any good, both Haruhito and Pomni try to calm Gummigoo down.

Haruhito: "Alright look, let's just... calm down okay?"

Pomni: "Y-Yeah. Don't- Don't think about that. I-I-I think there... must be a way to launch ourselves back up. Right?"

Pomni takes a few steps forward as Gummigoo begins hyperventilating. Haruhito looks over to see the Bandit's tanker and then looks over to see what looked like a fudge monster. But the two were interrupted when Gummigoo stepped forward, demanding answers.

Gummigoo: (glares) "I want you two... to tell me exactly what I am."

There was dead silence that filled the air as the duo were unsure how to tell the NPC of his true existence.

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Meanwhile, the rest of the heroes have landed in the fudge river. Their tanker pops back up to the surface as Haruhito #2 (still in Flame Style) tries to help everyone out.

Haruhito #2: "Is everybody okay?"

Ragatha: (groans) "I think so."

Gangle: "No..."

Her face falls back down until the Kamen Rider goes over to her and helps her up.

Ragatha: (confused) "Wait I thought you were with Pomni, Haruhito?"

Haruhito #2: "I am with her. I just made a copy of myself and was sent here to help you all out. There's two of me now and the other is with our little Jester friend."

Gangle: (surprised) "You can do that?"

Haruhito #2: (nods) "Yup. Magic remember?"

Ragatha: (worried) "Oh, man. Poor Pomni. I hope she's all right."

Jax: (glares) "'Poor Pomni'? How about 'poor us'? We're one tanker away from being Augustus Glooped!"

Suddenly, a fudge monster appears from below.

Fudge Monster: (smiles) "Oh, what's that? Do my eyes deceive me? A delicious gift from within the kingdom gates? Don't mind if I do."

He picks the tanker up and raises it to his mouth. but Ragatha tries to stop him.

Ragatha: "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, buddy! We're not food! We're not candy! We're none of that! You don't want to eat us!"

Fudge Monster: "Wh- You're not candy? How am I expected to eat something that's not made of candy? I'm sorry."

He sets the tanker back down.

Kinger: "Pomni always seems to miss the big, gloopy monsters while Haruhito is the one who always fights them."

It was true when he saw the Kamen Rider aim his WizarSwordGun in gun mode before lowing it.

Jax: "Who are you, anyway?"

Fudge Monster: "I am the Fudge. I used to live within the kingdom walls, but I was banished by that rotten princess after I ate too many of the delicious townfolk. Oh, they were so delicious. Sometimes I can hear them... calling to me."

Everyone can somehow hear the screams of terror from the people that he's eaten.

Ragatha: (horrified) "Oh, God. That just sounds like murder."

Fudge Monster: (smiles) "Is it really murder if it's delicious? Answer me that."

Haruhito #2: (annoyed glare) "Yes. For the love of Kami (God) yes, it is considered murder."

Fudge Monster: "Oh..."

Jax: (smirks) "You make a great point."

Ragatha: (glares) "Uh, no, bad point!"

Jax: "Why don't you leave this to me before I start thinking your hair looks like licorice?"

She grabs her hair in horror while glaring angrily at him.

Ragatha: (glares) "Jax!"

Kinger: "Oh, wow, it kind of does."

Ragatha: "Stop!"

Haruhito #2: "Guys please? Let's just focus on the matter at hand here."

Jax: "Well, Mr. Fudge, you seem like an upstanding guy with real noble goals."

Fudge Monster: "Oh, I'm not. If you knew what I did in my free time- Oh, you'd be SICKENED!"

Haruhito #2: (mutters) "I can only imagine what that would be."

Jax: (clears throat) "As I was saying. I happen to know a way into the kingdom walls..."

He holds up the key he swindled in secret from Ragatha.

Jax: "...if you'd be willing to help us out in return."

Seeing the key, Ragatha checks her pockets and finds out that the key she was given was indeed missing.

Ragatha: (shocked) "Hey, when did you-"

Jax: (glares) "Shut up, licorice hair."

Kinger: "Here, hide it with this."

He places a bucket on Ragatha's head.

Fudge Monster: "Oh, you must be some kind of master of unlocking things, come to free me from my outdoor prison."

Jax: "That's me. All we need you to do is help us bring some dirty bandits to justice."

Without warning, the bandit's tanker falls into the river and when it rose up, both Max and Chad pop up.

Max: "I saw the reaper wink at me..."

Lifting the bucket off her head, Ragatha had missed the tanker landing.

Ragatha: "Wait, w-w-what just happened?"

Haruhito #2: (sighs and shakes head) "Oh this is NOT gonna end well."

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Back outside of the map, Pomni grabs a large lollipop and attempts to wedge a wheel of a third tanker, but the stick breaks. Meanwhile, Haruhito (who De-Henshin from his Flame Style) lands back down and folds his magic after returning from exploring the below map to find a way out.

Pomni: "Anything?"

Haruhito: (shakes head) "Nada. I'm sorry."

Disappointed at first, she glances over to Gummigoo who is still sitting solemnly on the ground, not moving, obviously having his mind shattered at the revelation that his entire life was nothing but a lie and is all fake.

Pomni: "Uhh... Y-You wanna try helping out at all? (nervous laugh) Or are you still..."

The two walk over to him.

Pomni: (worried) "Hey... You okay?"

He glances at the two with an empty expression on his face.

Gummigoo: "No."

Haruhito: (worried) "You wanna talk about it?"

The NPC looks away from the two.

Gummigoo: "What is there to talk about?"

Pomni: "We just... don't want to leave you here."

Gummigoo: "Why not? I don't matter in the slightest. I'm nothing. My life, my memories... My friends... It's all fake."

Both Pomni and Haruhito glance at each other before walking over and sat down next to him. There was an awkward silence until Pomni spoke up.

Pomni: "This may seem weird, but... I think I know the feeling. Well, m-maybe not... the e-exact feeling, but... Feeling like you're nothing is... kind of normal. I mean, people even feel like that in the world I came from. But... Y-You still care about your buddies up there, don't you? I'm sure they still care about you."

Gummigoo: "What does it matter? What do we have when you people leave? We're just obstacles... created to be defeated and forgotten."

Haruhito: "...Maybe it doesn't have to be that way."

This causes Gummigoo to look back at the Kamen Rider.

Haruhito: "You could... stay with us if you want to when this is all over. Perhaps you can start a new life there with us. I mean things will definitely be crazy there but...it's certainly better than being here. I'm sure the others would accept you and would love having you around."

Pomni: (smiles) "He's right. The- The circus, the- the place we're from? Well, I- I'm originally from somewhere else. But... If it has to be my home... Maybe it can be yours, too. The people there are... interesting, at the very least. Maybe you... could be somebody real there."

The NPC was silent before shaking his head a bit.

Gummigoo: (shakes head) "Why are you two trying to cheer me up? How does this benefit the both of you at all?"

Pomni: "...I guess I just don't want you to feel like you're nothing. I don't want anybody to feel like that."

Haruhito: "Besides I've seen people have the same expression you have right now when they find out they don't really matter at all. Just another cog in the machine or some pawn on a chess board. But you don't need to feel that way no more. If you come with us, it'll be a fresh new start for your and... well I don't wish to see you fall into despair."

Gummigoo: "But I'm not even a real person. Would I even belong?"

Pomni: "I'm sure you wouldn't belong any less than me."

She chuckles slightly while the Kamen Rider gave a reassuring smile.

Haruhito: (reassured smile) "And... it wouldn't hurt to have another friend."

Gummigoo: "A friend..."

The NPC trailed off a bit before standing back up.

Gummigoo: (smiles) "You two are strange characters. Suppose I could give it a try. All I ask is that we don't tell the lads about this. They're a couple of bright-eyed yobbos, and I don't want to drag 'em down with me."

Haruhito: (nods) "Makes sense."

Pomni: (chuckles) "Yup. I'm Pomni by the way and this is Haruhito. What's your name?"

Gummigoo: (smiles) "Gummigoo."

Pomni: (smiles) "Wow, that's... just about as dumb as my name."

Gummigoo: "What'd you have in mind in terms of getting us out of here?"

Hearing this caused Pomni to stammer a bit.

Pomni: (stammers) "I don't know. M-M-Maybe some kind of glitch with the truck's collisions? I'm not really sure how we could..."

Haruhito: "Hold on... I think I have an idea."

He points over to a few large blocks nearby. A minute later, the trio are inside in the tanker. Haruhito is at the wheel while both Pomni sat in the passenger seat and Gummigoo sat in the back.

Haruhito: "All right, I'm just throwing stuff at the wall here. If this doesn't work, we could try something else."

Gummigoo: "You're the expert here."

Pomni: (worried) "Are you sure this'll work?"

Haruhito: "Well... not like we have any other options currently. So, let's give it a go."

However, just as they were about to attempt to leave, a thought came to Haruhito's mind as he wished to do something important.

Haruhito: "Wait let's... do something first to commemorate this. How about a picture if you two don't mind?"

Both Pomni and Gummigoo glanced at each other before agreeing.

Gummigoo: (shrugs) "I guess I wouldn't mind."

Pomni: (smiles and nods) "I would like that."

With their permission and using his creation magic, Haruhito manifests a digital camera and the trio get into a selfie position. Pressing the button three times, three clicks are heard indicating that the Kamen Rider took three pictures. Turning over the camera, the trio looked over to see the pictures and were impressed at how good they looked.

Gummigoo: (smirks) "Not bad. Got my good side at least."

Pomni: (smiles) "Can you send me a copy?"

Haruhito: "Later, when we get back to the Circus. For now, let's get outta here."

The Kamen Rider starts the tanker up, causing the three blocks are underneath it and start fidgeting like mad.

Pomni: (nervous) "Wait... I just realized; this might be a little vio-"

She's cut off when the truck is launched into the air. It makes its way past floating blue teapots as it heads for the surface. Along the ride, the three smiled at each other, seeing that everything was gonna be alright.

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Meanwhile, the remaining heroes and bandits are riding on top of their fudge friend as he makes his way across the river.

Jax: "Gotta say, this is a lot more anti-climactic than I was hoping it'd be."

Gangle: "What were you hoping for?"

Jax: "You know, like, one big, final battle. Bloodshed. Death. Chaos! Whatever."

Ragatha then looks over at Chad and Max.

Ragatha: "Are you sure they disappeared? It wasn't that they fell off, or something?"

Chad: (stammers) I can't say for sure, but, uh, yes, definitely."

Max: "It's not like the boss to vanish with a clown or a red gem guy. Very unusual."

Haruhito #2: "Perhaps they must've got caught in a glitch and fell down below the map. This 'game' appears to be very old so there's bound to be some technical errors."

Ragatha: (worried) "Well, that's... concerning."

Kigner then speaks up, but his voice is muffled due to the bucket being on his head

Kinger: (muffled) "Well, if worst comes to worst, we could always ask Caine to find them."

Ragatha: (sigh) "I'm more worried she's having another horrible experience. She still seems really upset about what happened yesterday. I don't think she really likes me that much."

While conversing, both Chad and Max try to escape but are unable to.

Haruhito #2: "I don't think it's because she doesn't like you. It's more like she still feels guilty after the events that happened two days ago. No doubt she still feels guilty for leaving you behind and then turning into an abstracted monster that caused chaos for everyone else, you and I included."

Ragatha: "But none of that was ever her fault. Sure, maybe I did feel hurt Pomni 'unintentionally' did those things, but I don't blame her for it. She should stop beating herself up over it."

Haruhito #2: "Even so, you can't really blame her for feeling such a way. I mean, if you were in her position, can you say you would've acted any differently?"

The Raggedy Ann character opened her mouth to say something... before closing it. As much as she hated to admit it, she knew that Haruhito did indeed have a good point. She remembers how she had nearly had a mental breakdown when she first arrived at the Circus before eventually getting used to it. Loath as she didn't wish to admit it, she realized she really wouldn't act any differently if she were in Pomni's position.

Kinger: "He's got a point. It's a lot for anybody to go through. Don't take it too personally. I remember how long it took for you to adjust."

Ragatha: (smiles) "O-Oh. Yeah. I'm surprised you remember that."

The King Chess Piece briefly lifts up the bucket to speak normally.

Kinger: "Remember what?"

Suddenly, everyone hears as distant explosion. Jax steals the binoculars from Gangle to see the second tanker flying out of the river... and heading straight in their direction.

Jax: "Do you guys have a second truck that flies?"

Chad: "Yeah. Oh, wait. No, we don't. No, not at all."

Without warning, the tanker smacks down onto the monster.

Fudge Monster: (groans) "Down I go."

He sinks into the river and Haruhito #2 finally disappears now that the original is back with the others. From there, Gummigoo, Pomni and Haruhito exit as the little Jester starts to vomit.

Gummigoo: (laughs) "Couldn't keep it in, could-" 

He also starts to vomit while Haruhito gently patted their backs to make them feel better. Looking down on the ground, she notices the fudge.

Pomni: (confused) "Uh, what's all this stuff?"

Haruhito: "Remains from the fudge monster. Seems we killed it out."

Just then, Ragatha jumps off and runs towards the pair.

Ragatha: (worries) "Pomni! Haruhito! Are you both okay? W-What happened?"

Pomni: (smiles) "Yeah, we're fine. We uh..."

Haruhito: (smiles) "We just made a new friend."

Pomni: (smiles) "Yeah what he said."

The two see Gummigoo making his way to his two compadres.

Max: "Boss! Where have you been? We got fudged."

Gummigoo: (shakes head) "You don't wanna know."

He then proceeds to hug his friends.

Gummigoo: "Good to see you, lads."

Soon both Gangle and Kinger depart before the red ribbon character notices the second bandit tanker.

Gangle: "Why are there two bad-guy trucks?"

Kinger goes over to the third tanker and turns the valve, showing that it began to pour out syrup.

Kinger: "This one's full of syrup, too."

Gummigoo: (smiles) "Oh, yeah. Suppose it is."

The NPC turns to everyone else.

Gummigoo: (smiles) "Well, uh, you don't suppose my mates here could, uh, take this one back to the village, could they?"

Ragatha: "I guess. Since there's two of them, there'd be no real harm."

Haruhito: (shrugs) "Not like anyone would notice."

Meanwhile, Jax is seen seething in the river nearby due to the lack of action he was unable to have today.

Jax: (annoyed glare) "I'm so unbelievably disappointed right now..."

Ragatha: (smiles) "Well, maybe there'll be blood, death, and violence in the next adventure."

Jax: (sarcastic glare) "Ha-ha-ha-ha. How wholesome."

Both Pomni and Haruhito are seen walking over with Gummigoo.

Pomni: (nervous smile) "O-O-Oh, yeah. Uh, this is Gummigoo. He's gonna come back to the circus with us."

Ragatha: (worried smile) "Oh! Uh, i-is that allowed?"

Pomni: (nervous smile) "His reality was kind of... completely shattered? I feel like it was the least I could offer him. Opposed to just leaving him behind."

Haruhito: "Besides, we did promise him a new life."

Ragatha: (chuckles) "Hey. That's good of you both."

The purple bunny guy stands up, unable to deal with this adventure and wishes to go back home.

Jax: (groans) "UGH! Let's take this DUMB truck to the DUMB kingdom, I guess!"

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Later, back at the kingdom, everyone is cheering for the return of the heroes and their maple syrup.

Princess Loo: (smiles) "Thanks to you brave knights, our kingdom will once again thrive. I'm sure it was no easy task."

Jax: (rolls eyes and glare) "You have no idea."

Haruhito nudges and glares at him, essentially telling him to 'Shut Up'. Soon the portal back to the circus opens, allowing everyone, including their new friend Gummigoo, to go back home.

Princess Loo: "Farewell, brave knights. Have fun executing that bandit fella!"

Pomni: (nervous smile) "Yes. That is what we're doing."

At that moment, a distant explosion is heard. Jax looks down at the key he's holding as a shit eating grin widens on his face.

Jax: "Oh, hey! Maybe I didn't leave the gate unlocked for nothing after all."

Seeing the grin on his face make the Kamen Rider realize Jax had something to do with this.

Haruhito: (glares) "Jax... what did you do?"

Just them, they all hear rumbling begin to occur.

Ragatha: (panics) "Uh, what? I-I thought he was dead! You still did that?!"

Haruhito: (wide eyes and whisper) "Uh oh..."

Princess Loo: (scared) "Okay, wait. Y-You did what, now?"

Everyone can hear the Fudge Monster chuckling as he nears the kingdom.

The gang quickly make their way through the portal as the monster nears more.

Jax: (smiles) "Well, love to help you again sometime! Bye!"

Haruhito was the last one to enter the portal and just as he was about to leave, Princess Loo quickly grabbed and looked at him with a pleading look.

Princess Loo: (pleads) "WAIT! PLEASE TAKE ME WITH YOU! I DON'T WANNA DIE!"

He looks over, seeing the screaming townsfolk run for their lives as the Fudge Monster begins destroying and devouring everything. Feeling compelled to do the right thing, the Kamen Riders sighs and gives into her request.

Haruhito: (sigh) "Come on!"

He grabs her and takes her through the portal which leads back to the Circus.

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The gang arrive back at the circus with both Gummigoo and Princess Loo in tow. Once the portal closes, Caine come in, congratulating everyone on the success of their adventure.

Caine: "Welcome back, my little hard-shelled hamburgers!"

Both Gummigoo and Princess Loo look around to see the new realm they're in.

Gummigoo: (impressed) "So, this is the circus, huh? I could get used to this."

Princess Loo: (amazed) "I've never seen this place before. Just where am I?"

Gummigoo: "The place you're in is what's called the Circus."

Princess Loo: (confused) "The Circus?"

That was when Caine took notice of the two NPCs.

Caine: "Oop! Looks like two of these guys made it through."

The AI Ringleader snaps his fingers...

Gummigoo and Princess Loo: (confused) "Wait, wha-Blagh"

... and they both seemed to explode into confetti. This shocked both Pomni and Haruhito that Caine would kill the two so causally.

Pomni: (shocked) "W-W-Wait, wha-?"

Haruhito: (shocked) "Caine... what the [HOOOOOONK]?!"

Caine: "I know you guys love your NPCs, but if I start losing track of who's a human and who's an NPC, who knows... what could happen..."

The way Caine acted made Haruhito realize that this might have happened before, evident but the expression on his face.

With the hopes of giving Gummigoo a new life rendered all for naught, Pomni starts laughing maniacally. Even what happened to Princess Loo shocked Haruhito but that didn't really bother him that much. It was harsh yes, but she was an NPC. Seeing the state Pomni was in, he gently pulled her into a hug in hopes of calming her down as she once again gores through another mental breakdown.

Caine: (smiles) "Welp, I'm gonna go drink water! It's been a while since I've done that."

He leaves and then Zooble reappears around the corner.

Zooble: "Sheesh, I thought he'd never leave."

Soon Ragatha walks over to Pomni, who has stopped laughing but still has a horrified expression on her face.

Ragatha: "I'm really sorry about that, Pomni. The same for you Haruhito. At least you both tried. You know, he might be back in a future adventure. I know Caine sometimes likes to reuse NPCs."

Haruhito: (sighs) "Um... yeah you're right... I guess..."

Zooble walks over and places a hand on Ragatha's shoulder.

Zooble: "Got everything ready."

Ragatha: (smiles) "Hey... You two at least wanna join us for Kaufmo's funeral?"

Hearing this got their attention as Jax watches the whole scene from a distance.

Ragatha: (smiles) "We like to have a little funeral service to remember the people who abstract."

Jax looks briefly upset before rolling his eyes and walks away. A look of sadness was now on Ragatha's face.

Ragatha: (sad) "This one just got pushed around a bit with your arrival and everything."

Kinger: "It's the least we can do to honor their memory."

Both Haruhito and Pomni look at each other before the two gave a nod at everyone else.

Haruhito: (nods) "Sure... if you're all okay with it."

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The gang, sans Jax, have gathered around to hold a funeral for their fallen friend, Kaufmo. On top of a chest lay two groups of flowers on the left and right. In the center is a framed photo of Kaufmo.

Ragatha walks up to speak in remembrance.

Ragatha: "Oh, man. I always think I'm prepared for these things, but then you set up the picture and, well..."

Her voice begins to quiver.

Ragatha: (quivering tone) "I'm already breaking."

As the funeral goes on, Ragatha continues saying her words in honor of their late friend.

Soon, Gangle holds up a drawing of her and Kaufmo, after which, she breaks down in tears.

Next, Kinger says what he has to say, and even Zooble speaks in his memory.

Finally, Pomni silently watches all of this as she remembers her nightmare from earlier, while also remembering that, as rough as things seem now, she has friends that care about her and are always willing to help her out of trouble.

A brief shot of her nightmare appears, showing Pomni being dragged down into the dark cellar until suddenly hands from her news friends grab her and a different pair of hands wrap around her as she's lifted up. Looking behind her, Pomni sees its none other than Haruhito with his magic wings unfurled and flying up to save her.

Back in the real world, Pomni feels a hand on her shoulder and looks up to see Haruhito giving her a reassuring look, showing that he'll always be by her side, along with their new friends. When the funeral was over, everyone was about to leave before Haruhito walked over to Gangle to give her back her newly repaired Comedy Mask.

Haruhito: "Hey Gangle. Here you go. Your mask has been repaired."

He hands it over to her and she puts it back on, smiling in delight that her mask has been repaired. She then goes to him and pulls him into a tight hug, her face now buried in his chest as she muffled a thank you.

Gangle: (muffled) "Thank you so much Haruhito."

Smiling, Haruhito nodded as he gently hugged Gangle back. However, while Gangle was hugging Haruhito, she didn't notice the angry and jealous glare coming from Pomni. The little Jester girl didn't like how close Gangle was towards Haruhito, but she was mature enough not to ruin such a moment. Once he separated from Gangle, he turned to face Ragatha in order to ask something important.

Haruhito: "Ragatha can I ask you something?"

Ragatha: (smiles) "Of course. What is it?"

The Kamen Rider looked both hesitant and unsure at first before speaking again.

Haruhito: (unsure) "If you don't mind... can me and Pomni also hold a funeral for Gummigoo? I feel like it's important since it's the least we can do due to all the trouble we went through to help give him a new life. You don't have to attend if you don't wish to. I feel like this should be a private moment for both me and Pomni."

Hearing this caused Pomni to gasp and look at her friend in surprise. Yet at the same time, she also smiled in appreciation that he was willing to do something like this for her. Ragatha gave a smile and nodded in understanding.

Ragatha: (smiles and nods) "Of course. Take all the time you two need."

Once everyone was gone, Haruhito was able to set up the funeral when he summoned a picture of Gummigoo and placed it on the yellow coffin. He even displayed the recent picture both he and Pomni took with Gummigoo when stuck under the map. Soon both Pomni and Haruhito payed their respects, saying a few things about their experience with Gummigoo in an effort to honor him. After paying their respects, Pomni looks at Haruhito as she asks a strange request.

Pomni: "Hey Haru? Can I ask you something?"

Haruhito: (nods) "Sure. What is it?"

Pomni: (nervous) "Can I... can I stay with you in your room for today? I understand if this sounds weird but after today, I... could use a friend right now."

The Kamen Rider began to think on this before giving her a nod.

Haruhito: (nods) "Well today has been... crazy... so alright. You can stay in my room for today."

Pomni smiled and hugged him while Haruhito hugged her back. With their personal funeral now done, the two finally began to leave as Pomni followed Haruhito back to his room.

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In the aftermath of both funerals, the two are seen heading back to their rooms. Eventually, the pair make it to Haruhito's room, but Pomni notices there is no keyhole nor a doorknob.

Pomni: (confused) "How are we going to get in?"

Haruhito: (smirks) "Watch this."

He raises his hand, and a rainbow-colored aura surrounds the door. Soon a 'click!' is heard and the door opens slightly, allowing Haruhito to pull it open all the way. This surprises Pomni and looks at him as Haruhito gives his explanation.

Haruhito: "My room can only be opened through magic. It helps so I don't have to worry about anyone breaking in, especially Jax seeing all those keys he has."

Pomni Thoughts: "Lucky."

She saw how such a system would be useful, so she doesn't have to worry about her privacy being interrupted. Especially when it came to Jax since she was certain he was gonna try something to make her life more miserable than it already it in this circus. But when the Kamen Rider opened the door and Pomni saw the inside of his room, she was shocked to see it looked as large as that of an apartment. This also confused her as to how he had gotten such a room in the first place.

Pomni: (shocked) "This... is your room?"

Haruhito: (shrugs) "It wasn't always like this. I just... did a bit of redecorating and some remodeling."

Pomni: (nods) "I see..."

He motions her to come in and she does so. Haruhito close the door and Pomni was mesmerized when she saw the interior of the room. However, something happened when Pomni fell down and suddenly began glitching. This shocks the pair and Haruhito was going to help her but was forced to shield his face when she was engulfed in a bright flash of light. The last thing he heard was Pomni letting out a horrified scream.

Pomni: (horrified scream) "WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?!"

The Kamen Rider gritted his teeth due to the intensity if the light but when the light died down and Haruhito lowered his arms to see, he widens his eyes in shock see Pomni in a new form. Standing in front of him is Pomni who now looks completely human.

Pomni groans a bit but when she opens her eyes, she realizes that she has gotten taller. This confuses her greatly before widening her eyes to see she now has human hands.

Pomni: (wide eyes) "What's... going on? What happened?"

Haruhito: (shocked) "Uh, I think you should look at yourself in the mirror."

Pointing to the mirror in his room, Pomni walks over to see her own reflection. When she does, she's utterly shocked to see that she's now completely human.

Pomni: (shocked) "What? I'm human now?"

Haruhito: (shocked nod) "It looks it. Must be the magic that affected you and when you went into my room, it gave you a human form."

Pomni continued to stare at herself in the mirror, placing a hand on her cheek to see if any of this was real. It was then she realizes that she was actually now of flesh and blood. That she can actually feeling this when she pinched her cheek and felt pain for once since coming to the cricus.

Pomni Thoughts: "Could this... be what I looked like as a human?"

That was something Pomni questioned while looking at her own reflection. Despite not having her memories, her human appearance made her wonder if this is what she really looked like in her previous life within the real world. She then feels a hand on her shoulder and looks up to see Haruhito looking down on her with concern.

Haruhito: (concerned) "Are you alright?"

Pomni: (nods) "Yeah... Yeah... I'm fine. It's just... seeing my current appearance in the mirror is just... I was thinking that-"

Haruhito: "-This is might've been what you looked like when you were human back in the real world?"

She nods as she looks down in sadness, wondering if she did indeed have family back home and if they miss her. However, she shook those thoughts out of her head as she realized there was no point in thinking about any of that no more. But then Haruhito asked Pomni a series of questions if perhaps she regained some of her memories when she was a normal human.

Haruhito: "So just out of curiosity... did seeing your human self maybe trigger your memories of who you could've been before arriving in the Circus?"

Pomni thought for a moment before shaking her head in sadness.

Pomni: (shakes head) "No... not really. Even though I look human, nothing popped up into my mind. It's all still blank."

Haruhito: "I see. So, you don't recognize anything? Nothing jogged your memory of what you looked like or your real name?"

Pomni shook her head when she heard those questions.

Haruhito: "...Your family? ...Your home? ...Maybe even your age?"

Pomni: "Well I'm... 25."

Hearing this surprised the Kamen Rider since he thought she was around 23 which was his age or maybe even around the age of 22.

Haruhito: (surprised) "Oh... really?"

Pomni: (confused) "Is that a problem?"

Haruhito: (shakes head) "Uh, no, no... I'm sorry. It's just that given your human appearance, I honestly though you would be around my age. I'm 23 so I thought you were in my age group. Perhaps even 22 at best."

Hearing his explanation caused Pomni to blush that he thought she was younger due to her looks.

Pomni: (blush) "Oh... thank you..."

Haruhito: "I mean, remembering your age is something at least. You at least remember something human about you in your previous life."

Pomni: (nods) "I guess so..."

Haruhito: "Pomni is everything alright with you? I noticed today you had that distant look on your face. No doubt it's from yesterday's events. Do you... wish to talk about it?"

She looked hesitant at first and looked away, unable to meet his gaze. Worried for her, the Kamen Rider places a gentle hand behind her back in an attempt to comfort her.

Haruhito: (worried) "Hey, I'm sorry if I came a bit forward, but I don't think it's a good idea to keep things bottled in. I get that you don't wish to talk about it, but I heard its best to air out all your problems. I won't judge you and I promise I'll listen to whatever problems you might have."

The now young woman was silent before letting out a sad sigh as she began to explain about her most recent nightmare. Normally she wouldn't tell anyone about this and just try to keep it all bottled up, but when it came to Haruhito, she did feel comfortable around him as he's able to understand what she's going through within this 'prison' of a Circus.

Pomni: (sad sigh) "Well... it all started with a nightmare I had last night. I dreamed that... I was going to abstract, and Caine sent me down the Cellar. What's worse was that no one seemed to care as I fell down... not even you. In my nightmare, he heard Jax said that you blamed me for the trouble I caused and how I hurt you when I turned into Jester. Those words... hurt and... and I thought I would never see the light of day again."

Haruhito: (nods) "I see."

Then Pomni looks down with a guilty expression on her face.

Pomni: (guilty tone) "Do you... Do you blame me for what happened yesterday? When I abstracted and I nearly killed you."

Haruhito: (shakes head) "Of course not. I told you; I don't blame you for anything that happened yesterday. In fact, I don't think the others will blame or hate you either, especially Ragatha."

Pomni: (guilty tone) "But why wouldn't she? On my first day since I arrived here, I left her for dead when Kaufmo abstracted and when I abstracted, I nearly killed her. Why would she still care about someone who had brought nothing but trouble to everyone else."

Haruhito: "Well maybe it's because in many ways, she sees herself in you. The trauma you faced must be similar to what she went through when she first arrived at the Circus."

Pomni: (confused) "Huh? For real?"

Haruhito: (nods) "For real. Before we got separated from the others due to today's adventure, I made a copy of myself to stay with the other after the tanker got dragged off a cliff. I managed to get my copy's memories and I recently learned that Ragatha was the second person to enter into the Circus right after Kinger. Based on how Kinger spoke of Ragatha's first few days in the Circus, the place was horrible to her. I have a feeling things were much worse for her as she tried to escape but you know how that happened."

Hearing this caused her to look at him with surprise.

Pomni: (surprised) "Really? You think Ragatha had a hard time here in the Circus when she first arrived here?"

Haruhito: (nods) "I'd like to think so. In fact, I think her first time here in the Circus was much worse compared to when you arrived here. But then eventually she got used to the place and thanks to the friends she's made, they helped her through her trauma. Of course, she must've felt awful when she was forced to witness friends and loved one's abstract. It surely must've taken a toll on her, but she pressed on. So, when she first met you, Ragatha must've felt a form of kinship with you as she understood what you were going through, and she wanted to be there to help ease you into the Circus, so you don't suffer the same way she suffered."

After hearing about her explanation, Pomni soon realized that she was never really alone and that she was surrounded by people who faced the same problems she has. Pomni then feels a gentle hand on her head and looks up to see Haruhito looking at her with a warn, benevolent smile that made her feel safe and secure.

Haruhito: (smiles) "I know I said this before, but you're not alone. You DO have people who care for you, and they DO understand the pain and trauma you're going through. As for me, I will NEVER abandon you. I'm not going anywhere, and I PROMISE you that I don't see you as a form of trouble. You're a good friend and I'll always stick by your side no matter what."

Pomni starred at Haruhito with a blush and then she leaned forward to plant a kiss on his cheek as thanks for sticking by her. When she pulled back, she had a smile on her face.

Pomni: (smiles) "You're sweet you know that?"

When she did that, the Kamen Rider had a dumbfounded expression on his face while blushing. Pomni on the other hand widens her eyes in realization at what she's done and blushes in embarrassment.

Pomni: (embarrassed blush) "OH GOD! I DID IT AGAIN!"

Haruhito: (dumbfounded blush) "Um..."

Pomni: (embarrassed blush) "I'M SO SORRY! IT WAS IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT! I DIDN'T MEAN YOU KISS YOU AGAIN! I'M SORRY!"

She begins stuttering and panicking over the fact she had once again kissed a guy she had recently met since arriving in the Circus. Seeing her distress, Haruhito tries to calm her down while still blushing from the kiss.

Haruhito: (blush) "Hey! Hey! It's alright... I guess. I'm not... angry at you just... surprised by what you've done."

He gently places his hands on her shoulders and after a few seconds, Pomni calms down. Of course, the atmosphere now felt awkward due to Pomni's actions and now the two newcomers were blushing in total embarrassment thanks to her actions. Thankfully the awkwardness was over when Haruhito walked into the kitchen and opened the fridge to reveal actual food instead of the 3D meals served by Caine and Bubble. If the situation wasn't as awkward as it is, Pomni would be drooling on the floor, feeling absolutely happy to see real food for the first time since she appeared in the Circus. Seeing her expression, the Kamen Rider motions towards the food in the fridge.

Haruhito: "Do you... want something to eat?"

She looks at the food in the fridge before nodding and giving a smile.

Pomni: (nods and smiles) "I would like that."

Throughout the rest of the day, both Pomni and Haruhito enjoyed each other's company as they did many activates to keep themselves entertained. To Pomni's joy and relief, she made herself a sandwich and moaned in delight of eating real food. There were other things in the room such as a TV and gaming consoles like the Xbox Series X and the PS5. Though the TV didn't play the news, Haruhito did show he had DVDs of some of his favorite TV shows and Movies. All of this was made possible thanks to the utilization of his Creation Magic and enhanced thanks to the Create Wizard Ring.

Needless to say, Pomni felt a sense of normalcy as they decided to have a movie night where they watched some movies and even played some videos game. For the first time, Pomni felt genuinely happy as she can finally sit down and relax, no longer having to worry about going on any crazy adventures that'll test her sanity. She had fun as she laughed alongside Haruhito and how this had caused her romantic feelings towards him to soar as a result.

Eventually, when it became 10:30 PM, the two have finally agreed to turn in for the night. Haruhito directed her to the bathroom and after she freshened up, he gave her clothes for sleep wear and gave her the guest room he recently made thanks to his magic. Eventually when the pair were in their sleep wear, they were about to sleep in their respective rooms until Pomni glanced at Haruhito as she wished to say something to him.

Pomni: "Hey... Haru?"

Haruhito: "Hm?"

He was suddenly caught off guard and Pomni walks over to him and pulls him into a hug. Looking at her, his couldn't see her face but he can feel the smile she has on her face as she spoke to him.

Pomni: (smiles) "The circus sucks and honestly I hate it but... but I'm glad I met you and you're here with me so... thank you. Thank you some much for everything you've done for me."

The Kamen Rider smiles at this as he also hugs her back and rests his chin above her head.

Haruhito: (smiles) "Yeah... I'm glad I got the chance to meet you too Pomni."

The two stay like this for half a minute before separating and going to their respective rooms to turn in for the night. With today's adventure now over, the two fall asleep in their respective beds, mentally preparing themselves for tomorrows next adventure.

[TO BE CONTINUED...]

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(Ending: Digital circus Outro song)

https://youtu.be/W-Vifmm6ukg

(Ending Song Ends)

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(A/N: And that's it! Finally, episode 2 is done and jeez it had many dark moments. I know there wasn't but much action, but you'll just have to wait for future episodes. Yes, I have showcased Pomni as a human and I'm gonna do the same for the other characters eventually in other chapters. However, it depends on how the Episodes play out when released by GLITCH Productions. Episode 3 is said to be about Zooble and I can't wait to see how it'll play out, especially when our Kamen Rider will go out of his way to help her. See you all next time.)