Next Level

**Next Level** is the fourth episode of *Kamen Rider DX*. It is the first part of the World of Arcade arc.

## Plot

Miranda and Austin look around in confusion of what’s going on. Kamen Rider Guide appears and calls the two new players. She leads them to a building where she tells them to get a Ride-Fighter Gear so they can enter the game. As she disappears, Miranda wonders where they are now as Austin throws his Ride-Fighter Gear down and goes to find Guide to question her. As he leaves, Miranda hears a voice telling her to follow Austin. Miranda looks around to see who said that, but no one is around. She decides to chase after Austin as a man watches them on a security camera. The man turns out to be Richard Fox who tells Guide to make sure that Austin and Miranda play on Hard difficulty. Meanwhile, Miranda asks Austin how he will even find Guide and Austin says that he’ll find her with his detective skills. Miranda says that she finds that hard to believe since he still doesn’t know where the DX driver came from. The two then see a young woman being surrounded by a group of Ride-Fighters. Miranda tells Austin that they have to help her, but Austin says that it’s none of his business. Miranda goes to help the girl and stands in front of her. As Miranda tells the Ride-Fighters to stay away from the girl, the girl turns into a Glitch and attacks. Austin comes in and transforms into Kamen Rider DX. He then uses the Fusion Ride Card to defeat the Glitch. The young woman runs away as the Ride-Fighters argue with DX about stealing their win. DX asks them if they really think it’s a game and they say that they’ll defeat him and gain his abilities. The Ride-Fighters team up to fight DX who defeat them easily. They run off in fear of dying but are then killed by Kamen Rider Dark Mighty. DX fights Dark Mighty but then Guide comes to help Dark Mighty and says that DX used an illegal driver in the game and is breaking the rules. Miranda causes a distraction, allowing her and Austin to escape. Kamen Rider Blaster watches from a rooftop. Later, Guide and Dark Mighty return to Richard Fox where he decides to give them a power boost. Dark Mighty is revealed to be Tyler Soto. Meanwhile, Miranda asks Austin why he didn’t save the girl and Austin says that since he figured if it was a game, everyone’s not real. Miranda is confused. Austin says that he never liked video games, but he understands them. He now understands that the people aren’t real. Austin then gets a headache and has flashbacks of Kamen Rider Mighty’s past. Kamen Rider Guide appears with a group of glitches to fight DX, but Kamen Rider Blaster appears to help DX and Miranda escape. Blaster takes them to a secret hideout where she reveals herself to be the younger sister of Jordan Burns, Kara Burns. Kara says that her sister was killed by Kamen Rider Chrono when she tried to save her. Kara explains that Chrono defeated all the riders except for Mighty who he brainwashed and had him merge with Dax, Kamen Rider Dual. Austin begins to wonder why he has different memories of Fusion and Mighty’s worlds. He then wonders why he has the memories in the first place. Miranda tells Kara that they’re not from this world and Kara wonders what they mean. Screaming is heard outside as a group of people are being attacked by Slashes. Kara doesn’t recognize them as enemies. Austin transforms into Kamen Rider DX and Kara transforms into Kamen Rider Blaster. The two fight them and while their fighting, the mysterious girl and Kamen Rider Saint are watching them. Saint asks the girl if he should make his move, but the girl tells him to wait till their fight ends. After the fight ends, Saint comes in and makes his presence known, defeating the two easily.

## Rider Cards

* **Card Used:**
	+ Kamen Ride - DX, Fusion
	+ Attack Ride -
* **Forms:**
	+ DX, DX Fusion

## Cast

* Austin Hunt: Mark Boone
* Miranda Smith: Brittany Perkins

### Guest stars

* Kaden Gaskin: Eli Rose
* Tyler Soto: Kase Tessai
* Richard Fox: Ron Davidson
* Kara Burns: Lula Cortez
* Amy Rhodes: Hailey Hojo

### Suit actors

* Kamen Rider DX: Leo Tajamaki
* Kamen Rider Saint: Pat Bridges
* Kamen Rider Dark Mighty: Freddie French
* Kamen Rider Blaster, Kamen Rider Guide: Candace Moody