Day 028.1: Forward Charge

"Get up, Ryan!" Ryan jolted away to see Suisei standing over him. "Jeez, I've been trying to wake you up for like two minutes now."

"Let me enjoy my beauty sleep before we all run off to war," Ryan grumbled as he got up.

"Last chance to back out, by the way," Suisei said. "This isn't your fight."

"Oh Suisei, I thought you would know be better by now," Ryan stood up, putting a hand on Suisei's head as she tilted her head in confusion. "This is my fight more than anyone's."

-

"Oh my gosh is that Pathway?!" Ryan heard Ollie's shout even before he opened the door to the HoloHQ to see Ollie simping over Brianna with her mask on. Ryan used his context clues to assume that Ollie didn't know that her girlfriend was behind the mask. "You're my favorite Masked Mage!"

"Is that so…?" Brianna shuffled uncomfortably. Feeling gracious, Ryan decided to save his kind-of sister.

"Ollie, I'm sure she appreciates you, but you're overwhelming her," Ryan said, putting a hand on Ollie's shoulder, pulling her a couple inches away from Brianna.

"Hey Ryan," Brianna said.

"Morning, Pathway," Ryan winked at Brianna, a playful smile dancing on his lips.

"Hi Ryan!" Ollie turned to Ryan. "Reine has told me a lot about you. I'm the number one zombie idol Kurrrreiji Ollie!"

"I'm flattered that such a prestigious figure has noticed me," Ryan smiled at Ollie. "Do you have any idea where Anya is? I would like to talk to her."

"Oh, so you know about her?" Ollie titled her head. "Not many people know about her life before Hololive, so I'm surprised you know about her."

"Let's just say she's the friend of a friend," Ryan said, waving his hand as Ollie lead him to Anya.

"She's over there," Ollie said, pointing at Anya, who was leaning on the wall alone. "Good luck. I'm going to go back to simping for Pathway."

"Whatever you say," Ryan sighed as Ollie ran off. He walked over to Anya, leaning on the wall next to her.

"Happy birthday," Ryan said, looking at his phone to confirm the date.

"Thank you," Anya smiled as she looked towards Ryan. "I assume you know me."

"Yeah," Ryan said. "Actually, someone I know would like to see you."

"Who would that be?" Anya tilted her head, confused. This stranger just walked up to her claiming to know someone who would like to see her. It didn't really make much sense. At that time, a cloud of darkness appeared in front of the two, Storm stepping out with his mask on.

"S-Storm…?" Anya looked shocked to see her previous wielder. "Why are you here?"

"The same reason you are, to fight for our future," Storm walked up to Anya. "Well, I will be fighting for your future. I've lived a long life, and though I am not happy with the way I went out, my only wish now is for you to live your life the way you want to."

"T-thank you," Anya bowed.

"You know, I didn't see you as the type of person to say something like that," Ryan said, smiling at Storm.

"Without the void bringing down my back, I can now express myself in the way I want to," Storm said. "Though I admit I have made many mistakes in the past, I want to improve myself and become a better person, even if I may not have the opportunity to express it as much."

"I see," Ryan said. "Well, there are a few stops I want to take before we set off."

"See you on the battlefield," Storm said. Ryan nodded as he walked off.

"Hey Aloe," Ryan said as he walked over to HoloFive, who have been chatting amongst themselves. "It's good to see you're out of the void."

"Yeah, it's nice to finally stretch my legs," Aloe smiled.

"I heard you were the one to get Aloe out of the void in the first place," Botan said. "Thank you for giving our friend back to us."

"It was nothing," Ryan waved his hand. "I was only helping out a friend."

"Hey Ryan!" Kiara called over.

"Looks like Tenchou is calling me," Ryan smiled. "Stay safe out there, okay?"

"You too," Aloe said as Ryan walked off to his manager, who was with Calli and Grimm.

"Hey Tenchou," Ryan said. "Are you ready?"

"Yeah, but are you?" Kiara asked.

"From what I heard, Ryan isn't all too bad," Grimm said. "Nux speaks highly of you."

"Speaking of Nux, where is he now?" Ryan tilted his head.

"He said he had some errands to run and he would meet us in China," Grimm replied.

"Figures," Ryan said.

"Attention please," YAGOO's voice rang throughout the room, directing his attention. He was standing on a podium next to Shade. "There is a threat looming in this world. A force has taken over MILF and is starting to revert the universe back to where it was before the big bang. It is up to us to stop it. Not just for us, but for the world and beyond. Now let us go. Let us go be the heroes that the universe needs. Today, we are not an idol company or an entertainment company. Today, we are the last line of defense, and we will prevail."

Ryan smiled as everyone started to cheer loudly. "Pathway, if you would," Shade nodded towards Brianna. Brianna nodded back at Shade and waved both of her hands outward, creating a large portal. "Now, let us go. Let us go to war."

-

Ryan was one of the first to walk through the portal. He paled as he saw the huge army before him, an eternal blackness behind them. Instead of people, the soldiers were nothing but black silhouettes of people, vehicles, giant weapons, and even beasts. There were silhouettes of giant quadrupedal beasts, dinosaurs, dragons, and other beasts of that caliber. The army was many times larger than the one that MILF had by themselves the first time Ryan fought in this war. "This… this is insane…" Ryan muttered to himself.

"Things seem grim, but we will still prevail," YAGOO walked up next to Ryan before turning around, raising his voice. "Prepare for battle!"

Ryan turned around to see the scene before him Sora stood next to AZKi, holding a small bear, placing it down. "I believe in you, Ankimo," Sora said as she and AZKi smiled at the bear. With a roar, the bear started to grow until it was twenty meters tall. It knelt down, the earth shaking slightly as its knees hit the ground, holding out its hands to Sora and AZKi who jumped up, letting the bear lift them up to its shoulders.

"Access Granted," Roboco said with a robotic tone as she started to float, her legs turning into rocket boosters as her arms went into her body. Something started to fall out of orbit, splitting into two gigantic arms that attached themselves to Roboco. Several guns, launchers, and weapons started to reveal themselves as they sprouted off of Roboco's arms. "Roboco EX deployed. Ready for termination."

With a bright smile, Fubuki chomped down on her arm, causing her to grow in size and morph until she was a gigantic fox-cat creature which Ryan had dubbed Fubzilla. Fubzilla towered over Ankimo as it reached its full height of fifty meters. "FUWOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"I guess it's finally time for us to work together, eh Haachama?" Haato put her hands together as a stream of water started to surround her, fire dancing around her body.

"HAACHAMACHAMA!" Haatochama opened her eyes as the fire and water started to swirl together, creating hundreds of floating spears.

"I AM GOD!" Matsuri started to glow as she grew in size, cracking her knuckles as she reached a size of roughly twenty five meters. Electricity started to crackle around her as she cracked her neck. "WE CAN DO IT!"

Aki reached in between her thighs, pulling out a comically large cannon as the hair on her twin tails receded, the disks growing in size and fusing together, letting Aki step on them, lifting her up.

Darkness covered Mel as she grew in size, transforming into a bat the size of a large truck. She flapped her wings, creating a large gust of air as she flew up next to Aki.

"SHUBAAAA!" The Subagelion flew down from the heavens, landing with one knee and the fist in the ground before standing up, shooting a giant laser from its mouth as it cried again. "SHUBA!"

"As cool as it would be to do something big, I think I should go with what I'm good at," Aqua said as she grabbed a heavy machine gun that she had strapped to her back, cocking in back. She had two sidearms attached to a belt above her dress and a shotgun and a sniper rifle attacked to her back. "WRYYYYY!"

"Suit yourself," Shion said as staff appeared in her hand. She held the staff up, chanting silently to herself. Four golems started to form, made out of water, earth, fire, and wind respectively. The golems were ten meters each. The earth one picked up the small witch and placed her on its shoulder.

Ayame's eyes started to glow red as a menacing aura stated to emanate off her. The silhouette of a demon appeared behind her smiling wickedly as Ayame unsheathed her two tantos. Ayame smiled, somehow still being absolutely adorable while exerting the killer intent of several bloodthirsty berserkers at once.

Choco smiled softly as she took a step forward, pink energy dancing around her fingertips. "I don't need to grow bigger to show my true power," she said as she started to fly, her wings flapping through the air. "I'm already perfect."

A minotaur that Ryan vaguely remembered as Hatotarus appeared behind Mio as she unsheathed a katana. Hatotarus began to become more and more opaque until it floated down, planting its feet on the floor. "Finally, a physical form," A deep voice resonated throughout the area. "Thank you for this, Mio."

"It's no problem!" Mio smiled at the large bull man. "Now, let's show them who's boss!"

"Okayu!" Korone chirped, throwing what Ryan recognized was the Unmaker at Okayu. The cat girl caught it and smirked.

"Now this is what I'm talking about," Okayu said as Korone pulled out the BIG FUCKING GUN 9000!!!

"Are you ready for this?" Pekora asked.

"Of course," Miko smiled at the bunny idol. "There's no time like the present."

They both smirked, looking forward as two mechs landed behind them. The both jumped up, doing a backflip as they entered their respective mechs. As their eyes flared to life, they started to separate, parts flying off and connecting with each other as the two mechs formed a giant mech… the PekoMikodam.

"Thanks for coming to help out, mama," Rushia smiled wholeheartedly at her mother.

"It's no problem," Rushimama said. "Now, we're going to need all our energy to pull off this spell."

"Hai," Rushia and Rushimama closed their eyes as they started to chant. Ryan recoiled in shock as skeletons started to rise from the ground. Ryan could see skeletons for several hundred meters rise from the ground and could only assume the amount they summoned was in the thousands. Rushia stumbled a bit, but Marine caught her.

"Don't go passing out on me before the wedding, eh?" Marine smirked.

"I can still fight," Rushia smiled back as she got up.

"Good," Marine said as she grabbed a ship in a bottle, smashing it. With a flash of light, a giant floating galleon revealed itself. Marine grabbed Rushia and Rushimama and jumped up to the galleon.

"Flare! Look at this view!" Noel called from the crow's nest.

"I can see," Flare said as she climbed up next to Noel. "It is time to fight, now."

"Yes, it is," Noel said, drawing Excalibur. "I'm ready."

"KING!" Kanata started to grow in size, fur enveloping her body until she was a twenty-five meter tall gorilla. She pounded her chest as she started to roar. "KONG!"

Coco also started to grow until she was in her dragon form. With a roar, she stood up on her hind legs, her arms starting to shrink as her body started to grow even more until she was capable of supporting herself on her hind legs. Coco roared.

"Nanora~!" Luna walked through the portal in a full suit of pink armor. She raised her hands as a pink light started to glow throughout the area. When the light subsided, thousands of soldiers appeared behind her. "Today I can finally be a general! We shall go to war!"

Watame looked around at everyone growing in size, transforming, summoning armies, and getting mechs with nothing but her harp. She smiled, her pupils dilating as she offered a shrug. "Watame did nothing wrong."

"It's time for SUPER NECECHI to shine!" Nene yelled as her eyes started to glow, energy starting to radiate in her hands. Bear ears formed on her head as her hands turned into claws. She flexed her claws, making an adorable angry smile. "GAO!"

The ground started to freeze around Lamy as icicles started to form around her. She crossed her legs, extending one arm upwards and one arm towards as if she were a ballerina. With a soft glow, a rapier appeared in her hand. "I refuse to let this world die," she said as a chilly aura started to emanate around her. "After all, Botan and I still have to get married."

"Well said," Botan put her foot on a rock, attaching a grenade launcher to her machine gun. "We will live our happy ending out together."

"POL!" Polka was on top of an elephant, juggling about a dozen bombs in the shape of multicolored balls. "This isn't that bad! I could do this all day!"

Dark energy started to fuse with purple fire as Aloe started to fly up. "It turns out being in the void for so long has its perks," she said to herself as her left eye turned black, the iris turning pink as it started to glow. A surge of power exerted from Aloe as purple flames swirled around her.

Risu started speaking in an undeterminable language, a wide smile on her face. The ground started to shake as an army of giant squirrels started to form, crowding around Risu. "These are all the nuts I've gained from Nonstop Nut November," Risu said as she mounted a squirrel twice the size of the others.

A UFO flew down from the heavens, hovering several meters above the ground. The lid popped open as Iofi popped out of the cockpit, a wide smile on her face. "OBISA!" Iofi cheered, her fist shooting in the air as the lid covered the ship once more.

Moona glided down, gracefully landing next to Iofi's UFO. "Worry not, my wife," She said, summoning her rapier with a wave of her hand, the weapon glowing with lunar energy. "I will protect you."

Ollie smirked as she closed her eyes. With one swift motion, she pulled her sword out of her head. The droplets of blood that flew from it froze in midair before flying towards her sword, coating it to make a sort of blood-infused metal that shone in the light.

Anya summoned a kris, examining the weapon before closing her eyes, concentrating. Several more identical weapons appeared behind her, floating in midair.

"You know, I'm proud of you," Storm said, walking next to Anya, holding his own weapon of darkness.

"Thank you, Storm," Anya smiled at the tall man. "It makes me really happy that you said that."

Wind started to gather around Reine as she closed her eyes, peacock feathers sprouting from her back. She unsheathed her weapon, Hiraitamon. As she did, the wind started to focus around the blade, creating small cyclone that covered the sword.

Amelia smirked as she summoned her giant mech arms, waving them around with ease. She closed one eye and dozens of guns extended from the arms. "I'm going to ground pound your mom so hard she won't even be able to think the word seiseo."

"AO-Chan, it's time," Ina smirked as she grabbed her squishy bangs. The tentacles on her back grew, hoisting her up before she started floating altogether. Suddenly, a body started to form around her until she turned into a purple Cthulhu type creature.

Gura pulled her hood over her head as she started to grow, her head slowly morphing into the head of a shark. She continued to grow until she was four meters tall, water swirling at her feet as lightning crackled from her trident. "I ain't a little shark anymore!"

Calli sighed as she covered her body with a cloak. She started to float as her scythe started to grow in size. "So, this is what it's like to be Death itself," she mused to herself as she twirled her scythe, a blade growing from the bottom part of her scythe.

Fire wings started to burn from Kiara's back as she flew upwards. She attached her two gadgets together before extending her hand to her side. Instead of plasma that came out of the sword, it was a giant burst of fire that burned for meters on end.

"Did you really think that we wouldn't join in?" Ryan flinched as he felt someone slap his back.

"Roberu?!" Ryan turned to see the bartender smirking at him. Several men were behind him in which Ryan could assume that it was the rest of Holostars.

"Watch and learn, kid," Roberu said as his eyes started to glow. Fire started to burn from his right side as ice started to form around his left side. "Man, I feel like I'm something straight out of an anime. Well, I bet that anime character doesn't run a bar."

Temma held out both of his hands as he started to glow. A suit of armor covering his suit. A sword appeared in his right. The determined look on his face was then covered by a knight's helmet. He brought his hand towards his face and closed the guard.

Leda closed his eyes. "You know, I didn't really know much about myself in the past," he said to himself. Suddenly, angel wings sprouted from his back. "The one thing I know is that the thing I felt when I fell from heaven… was extreme pain."

Dark electricity danced around Izuru as he strummed his guitar. "I guess using my talents for good doesn't get more literal than this," he said, looking up. "It's just sad that I have to fight."

"Though I thought I gave up this life a long time ago, I was able to call in a few favors," Aruran put on a fedora, tipping it with a smirk as several cars drove out of the portal, armed men stepping out of the car with suits. "But I guess the Godfather must make one last stand."

"Accessing database," Rikka closed his eyes as the air fluctuated around him. "Executing fire, water, electricity, earth, wind. Battle mode engaged."

Steam escaped Oga's mouth as he exhaled. He held out his hand and an aged broadsword roughly twice his size. He hoisted it on his shoulder with practiced ease as green fire burned from underneath his eyepatch. The sword glowed with power as he entered a battle stance.

Shien heaved a sigh, his hands in his pockets as he pulled a silenced revolver from his pocket. He raised his free hand so it was eye level with him. With a snap of his fingers and a smirk, two portals appeared and several beastmen walked out carry an assortment of guns. "Sick 'em."

A-chan pushed up her glasses as a black robe with the Hololive play button in the back. Energy danced around her hands before completely enveloping.

Enma unsheathes two katanas, demonic energy radiating from the two katanas. "Man, I haven't fought in a way in what? Forty years?" She enters a fighting stance. "Finally, I can have some fun!"

YAGOO walked up in front of everyone, a staff in his hand. He stamps the staff on the ground, a yellow light coming from the top of the staff, spreading across everybody. Ryan's body felt lighter as the light washed over him. "It is time for us to battle. We need to win this, for we cannot afford to lose."

"Hey partner," Ryan turned to see Nux, a torrent of blue and white flames fading as he walked up to him. Nux was holding his machete, resting it on his shoulder. "Sorry I'm late."

"Where the hell were you?" Ryan tilted his head as he asked, more confused than agitated. "We were waiting for you."

"You know, the pamphlets have a second use other than teleporting someone to KFP," Nux said as he cut his finger and pulled out a pamphlet, smearing his blood on the pentagram as he threw it on the floor. "It can be used as a beacon."

Several portals started to open up as the portal that Brianna made started to close. The first person to exit a portal was Mana. "I heard what was going on," she said as tendrils of hair started to fly up, a roar being heard coming from the back of her head. "Looks like I have to put some little bitches in their place."

Yuni and Jam (in human form) were the next ones to step out. "You ready to save the world, Jam?" Yuni asked, a smug smirk on her face.

"I'm more excited to sink my blade into my enemies," Jam said with a sadistic smile as he summoned a hatchet. "Saving the world is only a bonus. I want to bathe in their blood."

"Oh, Jam," Yuni said nonchalantly as her magical energy started to rise, "you're always like this."

With a flash of electricity, Roro revealed herself. Electricity gathered in her horns as she skated into the ranks. "I wonder if these things still have souls," she licked her lips as she summoned a knife. "I hope that they do. I skipped breakfast for this."

Patra, Mary, Mico, and Charlotte flew out of another portal, examining the enemy ranks. "Do you think we'll be able to do this?" Patra asked.

"We can contribute," Charlotte said. "We need to do this for the sake of the world."

"Let's all do our best," Mary smiled.

"I've already prepared for this," Mico said, a giant rocket launcher appearing over her shoulder.

"Eh?" The other three gave Mico a blank stare.

"What?" Mico tilted her head. "You didn't expect this?"

"Huh, I thought my fighting days were over," Neko said as she unsheathed her claws, stepping out of a portal. "Whatever. A job's a job. I better be getting a raise after this, though."

Uto flew out of a portal, hovering close to Amelia. "Are you ready for this, Ame-tan?"

"I'm surprised you're here," Amelia smirked at Uto. "I thought you're too pure to join something like this."

"This isn't my first time in a warzone," Uto replied, shuddering. "I will do what I have to."

Bao and Artemis walked out of another portal, water swirling around them. "Wow, it's been a while since I've seen you like this, Gura," Artemis said, putting a hand on her hip.

"Arty! Bao-sensei!" Gura reared his shark head to look at the two. "I didn't know you were coming!"

"I didn't either, but we caught word from an orange piece of paper of what was going on," Bao said. "We will always be there for you when it matters."

A bunch of little four-legged creatures rushed out of a portal. Ryan heard a bunch of voice saying something along the lines of "hOI! I'M tEM!" or something like that. Temmie then revealed herself as she stepped out of the portal. "Huh, I never thought I would be fighting again. Whatever. This should be fun."

Lily and Vivi were the next to appear. "Let's get nuclear!" Vivi cheered.

"I think you're a bit too excited for this," Lily said, giggling. "I don't mind, though. It's cute."

"You bet," Vivi said, shooting Lily finger guns, a flush on her face. "Let's blow this joint."

"I guess I can help out," Ririsya said, hissing the words out. "It's time for me to save the world."

"Awoo~!" Lumi bounded from the portal, hey eyes red as she held a pistol. "You all will give me pats!"

Merry walked out of the same portal with a dignified aura, knives in his hands. "Well, let's do this."

Pochi flew out of one of the portal carry two large swords. "You bitches ready to feel my two hit multi-target attacks?!"

Juniper walked out of a portal, heaving a sigh. "It sucks, considering that I can only harness my full power under the full moon."

"Allow me to help," Luna walked over as she started to glow.

"I'm feeling lunar energy seep into me," Juniper looked at her four arms. "What are you?"

"I'm a lunar goddess," Moona explained.

"Sick," Juniper started to grow until she was a gigantic eldritch moth. She flapped her wings, flying into the air. She then looked down to Moona, her face moving. "YOU ARE MY LITTLE POG CHAMP." (AN: I did put a space between the words pog and champ because of the way Juniper said it in this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZa2gYJmsas).

"Whoo!" Ironmouse jumped out of a portal. "I'm ready for this party to start! I even brought some friends!"

Melody flew out of a portal, landing next to Reporter. "Thanks for this body, man. This thing can do a lot of shit!"

"Yeah, yeah, you can thank Ryan later," Reporter grumbled. "If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have made that android for another couple weeks."

"I don't know what the hell you are, but this planet is mine!" Hime's voice came out of a giant, robotic dragon. "I'm the one who's going to make babies here and I'm the one who's going take over the world!"

"Hime, time and place," Zen's voice came out of a red dragon that flew out of the same portal.

"I better be getting some souls after this," Froot heaved a sigh as she walked out of a portal, followed closely by Silvervale.

"Yeah, it really sucked to cut that stream short," Silvervale said, summoning two katanas, her large tail swishing back and forth. "Let's just get this over with."

"Heads up," Shade said, tapping Ryan's shoulder. Ryan looked at Shade to see that he was draped in a brown cloak, holding a staff with an orange gem on the top. "Get ready for battle."

Grimm holds two scythes, one of them orange and gold, its blade made out of concentrated plasma whole the other one was pitch black, dark energy emanating off of it. The two on his mask turned crimson as he twirled both of the scythes. "Huh, who knew I would need to use these babies again."

Jack sighed as he took off his eyepatch, revealing a closed eye. He put on his mask, the black three turning green as he summoned two daggers, green flames dancing on the ground around him. "I could use a drink right now. If we lose this, then I won't ever get to drink again, and that would suck ass."

Sabrina took out of her wand and waved it a couple times, the four on her mask turning pink. The earth formed around her. Rocks and stones attached themselves to her body, forming a sort of exoskeleton. The rocky hands started to turn orange as it heated up, wind forming around it. She let her fists clash.

The six on Brianna's mask turned a deep blue as she stepped forward, portals appearing from her palms, jets of hellfire firing from the portal. "Sucks that I don't have a weapon, but I guess my portal will do."

"I guess I have nothing better to do," Reporter said as the seven in his mask turned yellow. He put on his gauntlets, letting them clash a couple times before grabbing at Brianna's hellfire. "I'll be taking that."

"Hey!" Brianna gasped. "Who said you could take my power?!"

"I do what I want," Reporter said as similar hellfire blazed from his gauntlets. "Now, let's get this over with."

"Would you like to do the honors?" Ryan turned around to see Storm, the zero of his mask grey, the same color of his eyes. Ryan turned to see everyone was looking at him, as if waiting for him.

"C'mon, we're waiting on you!" Kiara said, a huge smile on her face.

Suisei walked up next to Ryan, putting a hand on his shoulder. With her other hand, she summoned her gigantic golden battle axe. "C'mon, you've done this once before, right?" She asked, smiling at Ryan. "You got this."

"I don't know why, but I guess I'll take it," Ryan said as he summoned Edhas's mask, looking at it, wiping the five on the mask. "Sorry, bud, but I don't think these don't look that bad."

He put on the mask, surprised when his sight was not altered at all when he put on the mask. He summoned both of his guns, crossing his arms. "Now," he said, his magic power rising. "Let's go save the world."