[Mechanization, Corruption, Geisha TF]

"You have to fight, Hero. Mikoto will show up, in response to your courage."

Yet again, the city was attacked by a Zonder-infected machine. And it was up to GGG to beat it before things grew out of control. More specifically, it was up to the Gai Shishioh, formally known as Cyborg Guy, as his ability to merge with the extraterrestrial Galeon and become giant mechanoid GaiGar was invaluable in the fight against the equally mechanical menace.

It fell to him. And he never passed up on his duty. But he was still worried. Mikoto meant a lot to him, and her disappearance during an incident served to worry him greatly. There were many rational reasons for him to be worried, including her coding skills that cooked up the Final Fusion program that allowed him to dock with the Gao Machines to reach full power. None of those mattered, however, compared to his simple human worry for a girl he held so near and dear.

"You better be safe, Mikoto..!" Gai cried out to himself, as his mechanical form dashed across the city. The faster he reached the Zonder Robo and the faster he defeated it, the better. That way, he could spend his time trying to find her. And defeat whatever was keeping him from her, assuming she had been kidnapped. He wouldn't put it past the Zonderians..!

As he neared the epicenter of the incident, the sight he was greeted by was dreary at best. The modern city had been converted into what looked more like a feudal village, except all the buildings in said village were mechanical. Just like the ground below, showing just how far the Zonder infection had spread thus far.

And at the middle of it all was a single, solitary mechanoid. A shogun-style Zonder Robo, which was currently kneeling. As if it had been waiting for the arrival of the one that had constantly stood in the path of the Zonderian menace...

"Patience... This enemy is different." Gai muttered, before steeling himself. "Even so, I will not falter. Courage will bring victory!" He declared. He was not going to falter. Even with his power and his abilities not being at his peak thanks to the lack of the Gao Machines, he would still stand his ground. That was his duty as a Hero!

The Zonder Robo responded to his courage by standing up and presenting its sword and sheath, slowly drawing it to bring emphasis to it. All while completely and utterly focused on the Cyborg that stood in its way. It... It respected him, for whatever that was worth. But it was clear that it was not going to stand down, as it held its blade tight, Zonder Spores dripping from the blade onto the mechanized ground.

If it was allowed to remain active, it would grow in power and transform into an even greater threat. And that, more than anything, was something to avoid. It was up to Gai to stop it..!

Both combatants ran at each other, with the Shogun Robo trying to cut GaiGar down with a single slash from above. But where GaiGar lacked in offense, it more than made up for in terms of agility. Easily dodging around the slash, and delivering a swift punch to the mechanoid, launching it back and forcing it to stab its sword into the ground to maintain balance.

"Even without the Gao Machines..! Courage will bring victory!" Gai roared, though he did take notice of what the swing had done. Specifically to the ground below, and the building that it had carved into...

The ground, which had already been mechanized prior to his arrival, as well as the building that suffered a deep gash that would've no doubt killed anybody that happened to be present, both began to regenerate. The sword had the ability to spread Zonder Spores on contact, instantly repairing any damage that was done by it... While at the same time contaminating the damaged area, ensuring that the Zonder wouldn't have to do much to win in the long run.

Despite that... It seemed as if the Shogun Robo's main strength lay in that sword. Because it showed a significant amount of damage from a single punch, even from something like GaiGar. Which brought renewed vigor to Gai's heart. As long as he could inflict enough damage to deprive the Shogun Robo of its weapon, then the tables could be turned.

"No, no, no. That won't do at all. That just won't do."

A sultry voice echoed through the air, causing Gai's eyes to widen. He recognized that voice. He recognized it very well. It was... But it couldn't be. It was... It was Mikoto's voice. And yet she sounded so different. So distant. So mature. Had she aged while he wasn't looking? That couldn't be, he was always at her side when he could be...

"Mikoto!" Gai roared to the skies, narrowly dodging out of the way of one of the Shogun Robo's attacks, keeping his distance to avoid contamination. Even with the power of the G-Stone, a direct hit from that blade was beyond dangerous.

It then dawned on him. The reason why she wasn't there... It wasn't possible, this thing had managed to attack her!? If that was the case... If that was the case..!

"Hero! The Dividing Driver is heading for you! We can't stop it!"

Gai briefly snapped out of his impending rage as he heard his comms flare up, and he looked to the horizon. Indeed, the Dividing Driver was flying towards his location. But how? He hadn't called upon it, and he... No, there was no way.

"My lord! Your newest piece of equipment! Take it, and strike down this unworthy cyborg!"

Mikoto's voice rang out once again. And with renewed vigor, the Shogun Robo leapt into the air, beyond where GaiGar was currently standing. All that the mechanoid Hero could do was watch as his enemy leapt towards his weapon...

And carved it in twain. Not only that, but the tool was immediately swallowed by the Zonder Spores, allowing the blade to start glowing as if it was being filled with the same energy that powered the Dividing Driver..!

"That's impossible!" Gai cried out as he tried to go on the offensive again, his heart still wavering due to the sound of Mikoto's voice. And yet, he was too late. The enemy was already falling down towards him.

And all that he saw after that, was a blinding light...

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"Gai... Open your eyes, and gaze upon my new Lord..."

Gai could hear Mikoto speak, filling his heart with further dread as he opened his eyes. He hoped that he wouldn't have to gaze upon a corrupted version of her. But he knew. He knew in his heart that this Shogun Robo had done something to her. That was the only reason why she would call it her lord. Why she would use such a mature tone in the first place.

What he did not expect was to find himself within an enormous oriental palace, with the Shogun Robo once again kneeling in front of him. Its blade was now embedded in the ground, seemingly used to power this palace. It was like it had repurposed dimension distorting effects of the Dividing Driver, using them to form a domain to call home...

"You... What did you do to Mikoto!?" Gai shouted, as he tried to make his combined form move. And yet, GaiGar didn't respond to his commands. "Galeon... Move..!" If he didn't move, then he was in danger of being cut down by this Zonder Robo. And converted, just like everything else that had been struck down by the Shogun Robo's blade, as it no doubt had access to another one besides the one that manifested this space.

The Shogun Robo did not respond. Instead, a haunting laugh echoed around the mechanoid, with a small bit of smoke billowing forth as a door to the side of the Shogun opened up. And as that smoke slowly vanished, Gai's horrors came to fruition...

There she was. Mikoto Utsugi. The woman he loved. But unlike the bright-eyed and cheery girl that always grew so worried when he got into combat, this... This was a completely different kind of Mikoto. For one, she was just as big as the Shogun Robo, which should've made it easier for Gai to notice her in the first place. And beyond that, she had been turned into a mechanoid, just like anything else that had been struck by the Shogun Robo's blades.

What stood out most about the mechanized Mikoto was the fact that she was currently draped in an elegant kimono that she wore in such an erotic manner. The kimono hung down by her elbows, barely keeping her bosom from slipping out. Not only that, but her bosom had seemingly grown, and as had her other curves. But they weren't the part of her that drew the most attention. No, the part that drew the most attention was the white and red hues on her face. Chalk white paint had been applied to her face, with reds around her eyes and on her lips. To make her look like an elegant geisha, when combined with her attire. Especially when combined with the kiseru-like pipe that she held in between her fingers, and how her red hair had turned submissively black and tied into the same oriental hairstyle that one would expect from a geisha...

As Gai gazed upon Mikoto's mechanized form, he felt something within him. Something beyond the rage that he felt towards the Zonder-infected mechanoid. It was... Lust? He didn't understand it completely, but there was something about the way she looked that drew him to her. "Mikoto..." He muttered. He was not discouraged by this. Rather just... confused? It was hard to explain exactly what the feeling running through him was. Just that he didn't know how exactly he should react to her change.

"That is no longer my name, Gai." The mechanized Mikoto said, as she drew her pipe up towards her lips. "I am Geisha Robo Alpha. And my sole directive is to serve my lord. Nothing else matters." Her infected form rejected him. And... knowing what he knew, was probably the one that sent out the Dividing Driver for the Shogun Robo to use...

"Please, Mikoto! Come to your senses!" Gai cried out, as his body started to respond once again. There was nothing that hurt him more than seeing her converted into an enemy. She was his beloved. His girlfriend..!

Geisha Robo Alpha deemed it necessary to ignore him, as she placed a hand upon her Shogun's shoulder... Before kneeling down and clinging to its side, nuzzling its rugged mechanized form. "Aaahh... My lord... You should convert this worthless cyborg already. Only by being remade in your image will he understand..." She sighed in such a devoted manner, blowing hearts made from Zonder Spore-filled smoke after drawing a bit of smoke from her kiseru...

The Shogun Robo watched as GaiGar stood tall once again, and yet it did not move. If anything, it merely watched as GaiGar broke into a run. Unfazed by the enemy. Unfazed by his feeble attempt to struggle.

"GIVE MIKOTO BACK!" The Hero roared as he tried to punch his way through things again. Even without the Gao Machines. Even with his girlfriend converted into a Zonder Robo, he would strike hard and true. Using his courage..!

"Deeessiiiiireeee..."

The sounds of a shamisen's strings being plucked echoed out, and GaiGar was stopped in its tracks. Right before the fist was about to strike the Shogun Robo's face. Locking GaiGar in place, which only served to frustrate Gai even more than he already had been. He was this close. This close to saving his beloved..!

"Oh my! You really tried to hurt my lord! You brute, Cyborg Guy!"

Another familiar voice echoed, sinking Gai's heart even further. This one sounded too familiar given the near-broken Japanese, albeit the mechanized parts of her voice served to mask the broken nature of those words. There was only one that could speak like that...

"Miss Swan, not you too!" Gai cried out, his body refusing to move. Even as the other doors opened to reveal the visage of yet another one of Gai's close allies. And while he was not romantically involved with her, that did not mean that he wanted her to be converted. Not like Mikoto..!

And yet, that's exactly what had happened. Swan White, one of GGG America's operatives that had found a cozy home together with her Japanese allies, stepped out from that door. And just like Mikoto, she now looked less human and more like a mechanized Geisha. Though in her case, it was even more exaggerated than Mikoto. Probably because of her origin as a foreigner, the Japanese spirit that filled the Shogun Robo had overcompensated.

Not only did she have the same chalk white makeover that made Mikoto look like a geisha, but her entire mechanized frame was covered in the same white. And dotting her body were several red circles, none perhaps as impressive as the massive one on her back or the one that filled out the center of her face. In essence, she had been branded by Japan... And given the way she began to cling to the Shogun Robo, it was clear that she loved every moment of it, especially as she nuzzled up against him like a needy seductress.

"Of course I feel for my lord, Cyborg Guy! My lord helped me realize my true self, that of Geisha Robo Beta!" Swan cast aside her prior name, giving into the designation given to her by her conversion. "And it is my duty to support him in any way that I can. All for the sake of seeing this world fall, to see this world converted so it may fall under my lord's rule!" She was utterly obsessed. Even though her Japanese was as broken as ever, that devotion to the enemy made it no laughing matter...

But she wasn't the one that had called out. Despite the tone that the voice from before had, it was definitely not hers. It was... feminized, in a way. And Gai also only knew one singing voice that was this powerful. And he immediately knew that things were only going to get worse, based on what he had already gone through.

The sound of the shamisen playing once more echoed through the oriental space, as a decorative scroll was withdrawn. Revealing the sleek and feminized form of one Mic Sounders 13th. And while she was already a mechanoid, her alteration into a female geisha that matched the other Geisha Robo that clung to the Shogun Robo served to further sink Gai's heart deeper and deeper.

"Deeeesiiiiireee..." The geisha-fied Mic, or rather Geisha Robo Gamma, continued to play with her shamisen. All while a disc spun on her chest, right between those mounds that she had developed. It was clear that the Shogun Robo had a type. And this conversion just so happened to be even more dangerous...

Mic's original purpose was to deconstruct matter using his specially-crafted discs. He was even able to reconstruct matter and make it stronger. But now that he had been turned into yet another one of Shogun Robo's Geisha, that power was turned against the Hero. Which was why he was unable to move. The song deconstructed and reconstructed his form, keeping him locked in place as long as he played that song...

"Mic... Mikoto... Miss Swan..!" Gai cried out as he tried to break free. The G-Stone deep within Galeon responded to his courage, as he roared as much as he could. "Courage... Courage is..! Courage will bring victory..!" He roared, trying to break free from the influence of the song that was currently keeping him pinned.

"Courage..." For a moment, it almost seemed as if Gai was getting through to Mikoto. But Geisha Robo Alpha reasserted herself, laughing in the face of the cyborg's defiance. "Courage is submission, Cyborg Guy." She said, kissing Shogun Robo once again, hugging her lord nice and tightly. Ah, his presence brought her endless and boundless joy...

"Courage is adoration!" Geisha Robo Beta nodded as she snuggled her beloved lord too, kissing him and leaving a nice red smear on his metallic cheek. Lipstick marks made from Zonder Spores, guaranteed to be dangerous to anybody that hadn't yet been converted...

Shogun Robo nodded as it slowly stood up, raising its hand. And thus, the song that Geisha Robo Gamma played came to an end. Bringing Gai's control back. Though that would not help him. Not when the Shogun Robo still had those two ladies flanking it...

"You're wrong..!" Gai roared, as he mustered up all the strength he still had. That constant exposure had left him winded. He didn't know if he could truly beat this Shogun. But he would try. That was the path that he had to take. The path of Courage. The path of a Hero! "I'll show you! The true power of Courage!"

Geisha Robo Alpha giggled in such a sensual manner, before her chest started to shine. "Program Drive... Final Fusion, Approved! Come, my lord! Your greatest armament approaches!" She cried out, as her body grew brighter and brighter. It was like... It was like her body was acting like a fake G-Stone, serving as a Beacon for the Gao Machines..!

The space around them started to flicker, as the sound of the Gao Machines approaching filled the air. But unfortunately for Gai, he couldn't do anything to approach them and dock with them. Because the Final Fusion program still resonated with GaiGar, locking him up until it was complete.

And yet it was clear that the Gao Machines weren't going for him. Liner Gao, Stealth Gao and Drill Gao, all arriving on time as they usually would. But this time, they gathered in Geisha Robo Alpha's direction. Which left them open to attack, since there was no way to dock with her.

Shogun Robo raised his hand once more, and Geisha Robo Gamma started to play another song, having switched to another track on the disc embedded in her chest. This track served to immediately destabilize the Gao Machines, invading the molecules that formed them. And through this, they would be reduced to nothing more than more Zonder Spores, which quickly flew towards the Shogun Robo...

Gai was forced to watch in horror as two new blades manifested at the Shogun Robo's waist. One that glowed bright red. One that glowed bright blue. He knew those colors. Those were the colors that his hands took when he performed Hell and Heaven when he had to extract the core from a Zonder Robo. To think that this... this horrid thing could turn that same power into its own! It was impossible.

And yet the combined efforts of its Geisha made the impossible possible. "Courage is entertainment..." Geisha Robo Gamma hummed as she continued to strum away at her shamisen, filling the air with the sounds of despair, drowning out any courage that might still be in the air.

Once again, GaiGar's controls locked up. But this time, it was not because of the music that poured from the converted Mic. No, this time it was due to a burst of Zonder Spores that spewed forth as Shogun Robo partly drew the blades from their sheathes. The Kanji for Hell written on one, and the Kanji for Heaven written on the other. He had been locked into the same position that the Zonder would, to allow for Hell and Heaven to strike straight for the core.

"Go, my lord! Bring this useless Cyborg into our fold! Convert him, and let him see your brilliance!" "Go go go, my lord! Convert him and fill him with true love for Japan!" The Geisha Robos cheered on, happy to see their lord winning. Happy to see their former ally on the verge of being turned into Geisha like them..!

Gai tried to fight back against that energy. But it was for naught. Especially as the Shogun Robo started to run towards him. Every step feeling like an eternity, the shine of both Hell and Heaven shining bright as the blades were fully drawn...

Then... Nothing... The slash went through, and he felt nothing. And yet he knew what was coming. Courage had fallen on this day. Fallen in the face of Japanese Honor. And all he could do was close his eyes, as he heard the sound of both blades being sheathed. There was little he could do to fight back. So he accepted his fate. As all Heroes would do, once they truly could not fight any longer.

Once both Heaven and Hell had been sheathed, it felt like he was torn from Galeon. Forcibly taken from his bigger shell, as a new energy filled him. An energy that made his cyborg body creak and tremble as it started to spread further across his form. Turning what little flesh remained into more metal, until he looked like a fully mechanized version of himself.

But that wasn't enough. Being struck by his lo- Shogun Robo's Hell and Heaven would serve to further his fall even further. A soft digitized moan left Gai's lips as two things simultaneously happened. His body growing sleeker and shapelier in all the right places, complete with his hips growing nice and wide to go with the bosom that was pushing out in the front, as well as his form in general growing bigger and bigger, until he was just as big as the Shogun Robo and the other Geisha Robo.

A sharp sensation spread through him after that, as his mighty mane wrapped around itself and neatly formed the proper hairstyle for a Geisha, complete with turning black like the other Geisha Robos' hair. All while his perception of himself was being rewritten. He was no Hero. He was certainly no Male. After that strike, there was only one thing that she was. One thing that she could possibly be...

A Geisha. One of her lord's wonderful, utterly devoted Geisha. Geisha Robo Delta, covered from head to toe in the same white chalk color as Alpha, Beta and Gamma. At a glance, nothing made her stand out. But if she were to lower the kimono that took form on her body thanks to the Zonder Spores left behind by the slash that separated her from Galeon, she could reveal a beautiful stylized lion across her back. That which designated her as the former Hero, which only served to fill her with greater pride at serving her lord.

Geisha Robo Delta gazed towards her lord, and had her sultry gaze widen ever slightly. Because she was not the only one that had been converted by that strike. In fact, she now had a twin. Galeon had been converted as well, and looked almost identical to Delta. Down to the same tattoo on her back. A fact that also filled the Geisha with delight. Now they could both serve her lord...

The Geisha Robo all looked to their lord, and each got down on their knees and bowed their heads in admiration, respect and devotion. All had been converted. All had been made to serve. And all were lovingly loyal. As that was their prime directive.

"We live to serve Shogun Robo. Let this world fall, be converted by the Zonder. For the sake of our lord." They chanted in unison. There was barely any individuality left between them. Just the few abilities that defined them, and the slightest added touches like the tattoos or Beta's remaining American accent. What mattered was that they served as much as they could. For the sake of the world it wanted.

A world that drew closer and closer, as Shogun Robo began its true conquest with his Geisha at his side...