Ultraman Gaia ~ Birth of V3

is a non-canon concept story included in the Ultraman Gaia Version Up Fight! Hiroshi Maruyama Design Works, written by Hiroshi Maruyama. It features the birth of Gaia V3 and Agul V3 after they are transported to another dimension.
== Characters ==
=== Protagonists ===
*Gamu Takayama
*Hiroya Fujimiya
=== Ultras ===
*Ultraman Gaia
**V2
**V3
*Ultraman Agul
**V2
**V3
=== Kaiju ===
*
=== Others ===
*
== Plot ==
It is the year 19XX.
One rainy day, Gamu was investigating some strange phenomena in the heart of Tokyo. At the same time, Fujimiya was lingering along the coast at a beach far away from the city.
Just then, a voice called out to them from the depths of their consciousness...
"Tasuketekudasai... tasukete..."
Gamu and Fujimiya immediately recognized these as cries for help. At that very moment, a blinding light came down upon them like lightning and they were transported to another world. Stunned, the two, who were moments ago in different locations but were now stranded in a different dimension, soon realized that this was not Earth.
Standing before them were two sisters dressed in clothes decorated in gold. Their world was on the brink of complete dominion by the , and as a result, they were the only known surviving adults left, with a couple dozen children under their care.
In a desperate plea to save this world, the sisters prayed from the bottom of their hearts, and managed to call out to Gamu and Fujimiya. Though they possessed special powers, they were not strong enough to fight back against Golgotha.
Gamu and Fujimiya agreed to help, but they could only remain in this world for a few hours before they were sent back to their own dimension.
Afterwards, they searched for and found Golgotha, and transformed into Gaia V2 and Agul V2 to face the colossal Metal Organism.
But Golgotha was unbelievably strong, and the two almost submitted to its overwhelming strength. Nevertheless, they managed to restrain the Metal Organism with their combined teamwork, but expended too much of their strength, and were left with no energy to finish off the kaiju.
Their Life Gauges began to blink rapidly. 
At this rate, they would not be able to return to Earth or save this world from Golgotha. 
To rescue the Giants of Light, the two sisters gathered their resolve and began to glow a radiant light, as they channeled their life energy into the two Ultras. In response, Gaia and Agul began to take on a new form, as intricate golden patterns lined their bodies and a golden bracelet materialized on their left wrists...
Version Up! The power of V3 was now in their hands.
In a burst of golden light, Gaia V3 and Agul V3 soared into the sky at supersonic speeds and flew straight through Golgotha. The intense energy caused its metallic body to heat up rapidly as the Metal Organism gradually disintegrated into light. Gaia and Agul saw this to the end... and as if guided by the light above, they slowly faded away, as their time in this dimension had come to pass.
Having exhausted their powers, the sisters sent them off with tears in their eyes.
...
Back on Earth, Gamu and Fujimiya returned to where they originally were and found themselves on the ground, having lost their memories of what had transpired.
Fujimiya was slightly shaken as he had fallen near the shoreline and was soaking wet, but he picked himself up and continued strolling along the beach.
On the other hand, Gamu figured from his surroundings that he was knocked unconscious by the light, and left the scene.
But they had both left something behind, a shiny object...
The golden bracelets that were entrusted to them.
It glimmered once more, before dissipating into the light.
[The End]
== Continuity ==
According to Hiroshi Maruyama, this is a non-canon "what-if" story that takes place before the debut of Ultraman Gaia Supreme Version in Ultraman Gaia, specifically with these perspectives in mind:
*If Gaia did not have access to Supreme Version from the start.
*If, after Agul unlocked V2, Gaia V2 had fought alongside Agul V2 in numerous battles, growing stronger together.
The events of Ultraman Gaia ~ Birth of V3 take place within this worldview.
== Design Notes ==
== Trivia ==
*Unlike V2, V3 appears to be a temporary power-up, as the golden bracelets that grant Gaia and Agul the power of V3 disappear by the end of the story.
*The existence of V3 was first mentioned by Maruyama in a reply to a tweet where he teased a personal project to commemorate the end of the TDG 25th Anniversary.https://twitter.com/hiro_mrym/status/1576179400227180546
== References ==
Category:Novels
Category:Ultraman Gaia
Category:Non-Canon Characters