I do not own Kamen Rider Den-O, Mahou Sentai Magiranger, or Garo. I do own Niji Ozu, so nyah!

"Welcome to the Milk Dipper," spoke a cheery young woman when Hikaru took his seat at the bar, his hand resting on his forehead, "I'm Ari Nogami, and I'll be at your service this morning. Anything you'd like?"

"Just a glass of orange juice," Hikaru said, "Something to help me think." Ari quickly returned with the orange juice. Hikaru took a sip, letting his mind process everything that had gone on. His head cleared once the orange juice went down. He'd realized why Rin had told him to hold back. "NO!" Hikaru gasped in his head, "The Order will come out once again when night hits…today's only a fleeting moment. I've gone and given the people false hope. Great move, Hikaru."

Ari looked over at the door, having heard the oddly familiar whistle from sometime before. "Oh!" she exclaimed, "It's Ryo! Looks like he's brought a new friend with him. Hana was nice, but a little feisty. She looks very friendly." Ryotaro, or rather Momotaros possessing his body, remained upright and confident, if not a little cocky, the whole time.

"Ari!" he patted her on the back, "Any seats available?"

"There's still three more at this table," Ari motioned, "You can sit with…with…"

"Hikaru," spoke the Saint, "I'm married to Urara Ozu."

"Urara's very nice!" Ari smiled, "She's so dedicated to her family."

"Yeah," Niji, who'd been standing at Ryotaro's side, nodded in approval, "She's the best."

"Sit down, sit down!" Ari insisted, "I'll go get some coffee for all of you!"

"As long as it's better than Naomi's," Momotaros muttered.

Hikaru reached into his jacket pocket, taking out a picture of himself and Urara at the zoo. They were wearing their finest winter jackets, a fountain glittering in the background. "Urara…" he thought, "Please. Give me a way to save you."

"Master, that's what I was trying to tell you!" Smoky popped out of the MagiLamp, which had now positioned itself on the rafters, "It was an Imagin!"

"Imagin?" Momotaros turned his attention to Hikaru at the word, "What time did the jerk run off to?" He took out a black-and-red ticket, currently blank. Smoky, not caring about the consequences, magically transported the unconscious Urara to the fourth chair at the table.

"She looks pale," Niji examined Urara, who was slumped over in the chair, "What happened to her?"

"She was opened…some sort of vortex appeared in her," Hikaru said, "Then that…Imagin…ran through."

"Let me at it, let me at it!" Momotaros pleaded, placing the Rider Ticket to Urara's head.

The ticket brushed her hair as an image of the Frog Imagin materialized on it. Next came the date the Imagin had returned to. In a red, digital font, the numbers appeared. "2006. 1/29."

"What happened on January 29th?" asked Momotaros inquiringly.

"It was the day they married," Niji interjected.

"The day we…" Hikaru stopped in mid-sentence, looking at Niji. "How'd you know that?"

"That was the day N. Ma attacked the city," Niji said, blushing, "I can't forget it."

"Good point," Hikaru replied, winking to Smoky. Urara returned to the MagiLamp, narrowly missing being noticed by a returning Ari. "What does all this mean?"

Ryotaro was engulfed by a brief flash of red light as his hair flopped down to normal, his body became less muscular, and the red glow in his eyes faded. He spoke in a timid voice; one that Hikaru could tell was speaking from the heart. "It means that day in your past is why the world is the way it is now. If Urara fulfilled a contract with an Imagin, she must have had a wish granted. Do you have any idea what that wish could be?"

"I can't think straight right now," Hikaru said, "Nothing comes to mind."

"Spend the day thinking about it," Niji replied, "Ryotaro and I will as well."

"How can you help me?" Hikaru said, "None of you have ever defeated a Hades Beast…or an Imagin…"

"Actually…" Ryotaro began to speak, only to have Niji cover his mouth hastily.

"We'll meet you tonight," Niji stated, "Bring Travelion."

"…how'd you…?" Hikaru could barely get the words out. The clock was exactly 9:09:09. Niji and Ryotaro got up to leave, and Hikaru saw something his eyes couldn't believe.

Ryotaro reached into his pocket and drew out a palm-sized train pass. The door opened, a portal to the Sands of Time clearly visible. DenLiner, which had since returned to the desert plain, streaked past as Ryotaro and Niji leapt into a passing car. Hikaru raced for the door, attempting to catch up. He was out on the street, Smoky stealthily following behind him.

"Did I just see that?" Hikaru asked, "A portal to a Marudeyouna World…was opening in the eyes of the public. They passed through it. Should we follow them in Travelion?"

"Wait until tonight," Smoky instructed, "We need to plan."

"Right," Hikaru nodded, "Plan. Until we can figure out what's going on…"

The clean interior of DenLiner was nothing more than a few tables, Naomi's coffee stand at the back, and the door to the outside. At the moment, Naomi, wearing her tight-fitting white-and-red barista uniform, was gazing at herself in a spoon. Her distorted, upside down reflection amused her. She heard the door open, and waved, greeting Ryotaro and Niji with an enthusiastic "Hi!" Niji sat down with Ryotaro at one of the tables.

"Do you think he knows?" Ryotaro asked.

"He was onto something," Niji replied, "I do have that smooth, black Ozu woman hair. It makes us stand out. Well, except for Auntie Houka. She was always the odd one."

"Nogami and Ozu," said the voice of Urataros, walking in from the back of the train with a book in hand, "You two get along well. Both of you have so much power within you…."

Urataros sat down, looking at himself on the other side of Naomi's spoon. He was a blue humanoid creature with turtle-shell designs across his body. He spoke with a voice that could spin lovely lies and people would believe every word of them.

"Don't remind me," Ryotaro sighed.

"Oh!" Niji said cheerfully, "If we're going to plan, do you think one of my Saints could visit here in DenLiner?"

"It's certainly not impossible," said the commanding voice of Owner, "You were given a Pass, and they are controlled by you. Who would you like to bring aboard?"

"Flagel and Volgel," Niji smiled. "Heavenly Saints, come to DenLiner!"

DenLiner went dark as a small flame sparked in the center aisle of the tables. The flame grew in size until it took the form of Flagel, a demon-like Saint whose body was made of molten rock, his hair being flame itself. Right next to him, a single spark of lightning spread out into an electric current that took the shape of Volgel. Volgel had golden, spiked armor that resembled lightning bolts, and looked like some sort of knight.

"The Mistress of the Five Colors," Flagel said, nodding to Niji, "Honored to make your acquaintance."

"Where…are we?" asked Volgel, looking at the surroundings through his visor.

"The Time Train DenLiner," spoke the Owner, "Miss Niji has called you here to conference with…"

Urataros slid into his seat as the door to the next compartment slid open. Momotaros, the red ogre-like Imagin who'd been possessing Ryotaro before, ran in. Walking in front of him, gold, black and spiky with a band of fur around his neck, was Kintaros. Kintaros resembled a wrestler or a bear, and was the third of Ryotaro's four Imagin. Kintaros stood in the aisle as Momo crouched behind him, trying to hide.

"Not again!" he looked to Ryotaro, "The bear's hiding me!"

"Hana again?" Ryotaro sighed.

"Yes, her!" Momotaros said, "Hide me!"

Hana, a Japanese woman with a cute but stern face and long, black hair, walked into the room. "Momotaros!" she yelled, "What did you do with my purse?"

"I was…trying to look for…" he couldn't come up with an alibi.

"He thought if he could steal one of your tampons it would weaken you," Urataros said casually, "I tried to persuade him out of it, but…"

"I'll KILL YOU!" Hana punched Momotaros hard on the mouth, knocking him down the floor. She waved at Flagel and Volgel, smiling, and returned to the compartment to rest.

"If Momotaros is out, looks like I'll have to be here in his place," Urataros stated, taking a seat at the table over from Ryotaro and Niji. "Now, Flagel and Volgel…how do you know Niji?"

"Volgel, you seem like a fine warrior," Kintaros said proudly, "You wear gold well."

"Thank you," Volgel bowed, sparks jumping across his body, "To answer your question, Urataros, we are the five Legendary Magicians in spirit. We granted the Magiranger our power whenever they asked. I was Tsubasa's."

"I powered Kai," explained Flagel, "Then we found out about Niji here."

Urataros nodded and Kintaros sat silently, taking in everything the Saints had to say. Naomi grabbed Momotaros by his neck and dragged him to another car, not wanting anyone to step on him in the course of the conversation.

"You see, in their lives, most people master one branch of magic," Volgel said, "Niji had mastered Blue Magic by the age of 10. Spragel was proud to have a successor. Then Niji became interested in other forms. She started practicing Yellow and Green Magic, mastering both in a few years. She then learned Green and Pink, finally mastering all five forms. That's when, her senses heightened, she was told that in order to preserve the future, she would need to return to the past. Having heard of DenLiner from a man with a pocketwatch, she registered for a Pass and found herself onboard to the year 2007. That puts us where we are now."

"Now we gotta get Papa Hikaru to figure this out," Flagel said, cooling his flames, "The Order of the Full Moon will surface at exactly 6:06 tonight. Trust no one. Some of them may already be werewolves. Niji and we Saints will go on ahead to the past."

Ryotaro asked, "What will I do?"

"You will aid Hikaru," Kintaros instructed, "Don't be afraid to become Den-O in front of him. He's with us."

"I see you've got the Rider Ticket ready," Urataros nodded, "DenLiner can return to the wedding at any point."

"So long as Travelion hooks up with you," Niji added, "It's two of you against the world tonight. Be prepared for anything."

"I am," Ryotaro nodded, "We are."

"Then let's do this!" Niji slammed her fist into her palm, "I'll be waiting for you."

Niji got up from the table. Volgel and Flagel vanished in bursts of fire and electricity, leaving DenLiner to its usual inhabitants. As Niji stepped out into the real world, she looked at the Gold GripPhone in her hands. "It was said this can make ideas become reality," Niji thought, "I hope it succeeds."

Hikaru was sitting on that same bench by that same fountain in that same zoo where he and Urara had their date. The familiar tune of "Ashita no Kimi e", which she had played on the piano for him, softly rolled in his head, as if from an old record player. He felt something bump his arm. Smoky's head was peering out of the MagiLamp, his unchanging grin looking real this once. "Master!"

"What is it, Smoky?" Hikaru sighed.

"It's Urara! She's come to!" Smoky was elated.

"Let her out of the lamp, now!" Hikaru demanded. Smoky did as his Master said. A shapeless mass of blue light became Urara, who placed her arm around Hikaru on the bench. She brushed the cat hairs off her jacket and asked what had been going on. Hikaru pondered telling her of the trouble her family was going through in this timeline, but decided against it to save her the mental strain.

"Everything's fine," Hikaru reassured her, "The lovemaking must've worn you out. You were amazing, though," he let her know everything, "I'm really glad to have you as my wife. Once we get back to Magitopia, I'll show you some of the secrets of the Saints. Spragel's told me some unbelievable things about you."

"Hikaru, you're flattering me," Urara blushed, "I love you."

"I love you too, Urara," Hikaru kissed her as she lay down next to him. "What time is it?"

"Quarter to six, why do you ask?"

"Quickly, get to Travelion!" Hikaru exclaimed, "We don't have much time!" He gave her a MagiTicket to Platform Zero, ushering her along. Urara held the ticket to the air, a portal appearing. As the Mahou Circle portal closed, he could see Urara clutch her stomach as she rushed onto the train. "She's too tired to fight," he thought, "I'll have to do it for her."

He could see someone approaching him. It was Ryotaro Nogami, the boy from before. He was wearing a yellow-and-black gi, his hair was tied in a ponytail with a streak of gold running through it, and his eyes shone in the same color. He walked up to Hikaru, speaking deeply and proudly. While the split personalities of this Nogami character confused Hikaru, he nonetheless accepted his help.

"It's almost time," Kintaros said within.

"I know," Hikaru replied, "At 6:06:06, the Order of the Full Moon will strike. We'll need all the help we can get."

"I've got your help right here," Kintaros held up his Rider Pass, the ticket for the Frog Imagin already inserted. Energy passed around his waist as it took the form of a belt with an odd, L-shaped symbol over a clear crystal. Four buttons in red, blue, gold and purple were on the right side of the crystal, and an arrow buckle connected it together.

"It's not enough!" Hikaru said firmly, "We'll need more. Tsubasa said he was fighting for a purpose…to protect his family. He still remembers us. Kai's too focused on N. Ma. If only there was some way to know where Tsubasa was…or to get in contact with him."

He hadn't spoken but a moment too soon. Blood-red lines traced themselves along the ground into the shape of a Madou Circle. Hikaru feared it might be Werewolzard, but the color, indicative of the magic, made him think otherwise. Nai and Mea appeared from opposite ends of the circle. He was familiar with their gothic lolita clothes. Also appearing from the circle, from the center, was Houka. Except now, vampire fangs were present and she wore a style of clothing similar to Nai and Mea, yet mimicking of her Magician's jacket.

"…Houka?" Hikaru asked, "I thought you stopped being a vampire."

"Hi, Hikaru-sensei!" said Houka, still as sprightly as ever, "Well, you're right. Tsubasa stopped me…but then the world was taken over. Nai and Mea escaped from Infershia before they could be killed, and they came looking for me. Sometime after that, Tsubasa became a Makai Knight to help us out. Mom's his Priest, if you were wondering. He needed some Watchdogs to run his errands, so we volunteered. I'm now the third loligoth vampire sister! I can even play the guitar! So, what do you think?"

"At least you haven't lost yourself, even under all that leather," Hikaru arched his eyebrow. Kintaros in Ryotaro's body was only looking at the girls intently. He didn't know them and took no issue with Houka's sudden lifestyle choice of "vampire". Hikaru further inquired, "What is it that you do with your time, Houka?"

"Help Tsubasa deliver messages, band practice, and when we get bored, we rub up against each other and have fun! It's an exciting life. Now, I believe you said you wanted to get in touch with Tsubasa?"

"Er…yes," Hikaru said blankly, "Tell him to meet me and Ryotaro here. Time is running short."

"Yes, sir!" Nai, Mea and Houka spoke in unison as they vanished back into the Madou Circle. Hikaru trusted them to get the message through. Several minutes passed until the clock struck six. Tsubasa, his crossbow weapon in his hand and his Madougu Tsubara on his ear, walked up to the group.

"I thought you'd never ask," he smirked, "So, are we going to do this?"

"The people of the city need to be protected," Kintaros issued, "Of course we will." The trio stood, from left to right, Tsubasa, Hikaru and Ryotaro. The clock read 6:06. The full moon above spread a wave of darkness across the city, returning it to the state Hikaru had returned to.

Madou Circles began popping up all over town. The most massive collection of them was in the park. Werewolzard rose from the largest, an army of Zobil, Wolflings, and a Horror that resembled a grotesque, distorted television were all present.

"Renzie," Tsubasa pointed to the Horror, "He's been draining people's minds all over town. One of the worst sent by N. Ma. Gentlemen, we know what we have to do."

"On this night…" Hikaru said proudly, "For Urara…"

"We'll fend them off long enough until DenLiner and Travelion can make a clean getaway," Kintaros whispered, "Can you handle that?" Hikaru and Tsubasa nodded in agreement.

"NOW!" Tsubasa screamed.

"Tenkuu Henshin!" Hikaru punched his MagiTicket, "Goolu Golu Goludiiro!" Sunlight spread across his body and formed his armor, the red cape flowing into the night.

"Henshin!" Ryotaro pushed the gold button on his belt. The belt spoke, loud and clear, "AXE FORM!" as a musical tone, almost like a flute, played. He swiped the Rider Pass across the belt. The basic black-and-white Plat Form suit was created, only visible for a second before the leg plates changed to gold, the black-and-gold spiked armor and circular shoulder pads attached to the chest, and a set of red, flat armor connected at the back. A diamond-shaped visor with a massive silver blade in front of it lowered over the helmet with a train whistle sound accompanying it.

"Makai…Henshin!" Tsubasa shot an arrow into the sky as it exploded into a ring of golden light. The light surrounded him, transforming him into a golden suit of armor with a bird-like face and wing designs across him.

"The Shining Sun Element! Heavenly Hero, MagiShine!"

"You'll cry because of my strength," Kintaros snapped his neck, "Kamen Rider Den-O! Axe Form!"

"Garuda, the Heavenly Sky Beast!" Tsubasa spoke his name, aiming the crossbow.

"GO!" Hikaru called as a burst of golden light exploded behind them.

Tsubasa fired a silver arrow from his crossbow, piercing a crowd of Wolflings. The path was cleared for him to run across. Golden energy gathered around his back as it transformed into golden metallic wings. Tsubasa took to the skies, truly living up to his name. He was here to aid Hikaru and Ryotaro, but his true target was the Horror. Above him, an ethereal clock ticked down, beginning at 99.9…

Kintaros combined the first, third and fourth parts of the DenGasher together, creating the base of his weapon. The third part connected to the top of the weapon, extending forward into a golden axe. Zobil were already surging fast, and a single pnch from Den-O turned many of them to rubble in an explosion of golden light. A High Zobil and a General Wolfling, this one wearing brass knuckles and ripped jeans with a spiked kneecap, approached him.

Kintaros held the Rider Pass in front of the belt, causing it to flash with golden light. "FULL CHARGE", the belt said loudly. Golden sparks jumped into the axe as Den-O tossed it into the air. Kintaros crouched down, leaping into the air to grab the axe. Golden light engulfed the blade as he swung it straight through the General Wolfling, quickly using the last spurt of energy to destroy the High Zobil.

"Dynamic Chop…" Kintaros said proudly.

"Kintaros…there's more coming," Ryotaro said within. "Time for a Form Switch."

"For who?" asked the Imagin.

"For me, that's who!" a demented voice said within. It was Ryutaros, Ryotaro's fourth Imagin. He'd been sleeping in the car the whole time, not caring to get involved. When it came to a battle like this, though... Kintaros was ejected from Ryotaro's body as the insane dragon-like Ryutaros took his place.

The Setouch crystal changed hues from gold to a deep purple, the Rider Pass once again being swiped. Axe Form's bladed visor vanished as one resembling a purple dragon face with golden whiskers took its place. The armor rotated around, the hinges of the red plates opening up to reveal purple armoring underneath. With a final flash, the leg plates changed and the new form began reassembling the DenGasher. The second part made the gun's barrel, the third the rest, the fourth the handle, and the first was clipped to the underside.

"Is it good?" said the new Ryotaro, his voice sneering at the opposition, "I can't hear your answer." A round of gunfire was unleashed as Ryutaros ducked and dodged his way around the Zobil's blades, taking several Wolflings with him. He looked over to see if the others were faring as well as him.

"Hikaru," Werewolzard slowly dictated, "I don't want to kill you. Let this be a duel between gentlemen."

"You are my father-in-law," Hikaru rubbed the MagiLamp, "It wouldn't be right."

"Douza Uru Zazaado!" Werewolzard released the silver wolves once more. Hikaru swung his cape in front of him, rolling backwards as he rubbed the side of the MagiLamp Buster.

"Luuma Golu Golu Gojika!" Hikaru spoke the syllables in quick succession, "Smoky Super Shining Attack!" Smoky, surrounded by several smaller versions of him, launched a wave of successive scratch attacks on Werewolzard. Smoky returned to the lamp as Werewolzard removed the WolSaber from the Jagun Shield. He was well aware what was to happen.

"Uru Ugaro…" moonlight flowed into the blade, releasing a wave of silver light across the field. Hikaru was blinded for a moment. "Moonlight Madou Slash!" The WolSaber cut across Hikaru's body, ripping his navy undersuit and part of the cape. Magic began to recreate the threads, but he couldn't hold out for much longer. He still needed to make the getaway. Urara was waiting for him in Travelion.

Renzie had grown to twice his size, and now towered over Tsubasa and Ryutaros. With most of the Wolflings dispersed and the Zobil obliterated, it was up to the other two to fight it.

"The Horror! The Horror!" said Ryutaros mockingly, "One Full Charge and I'll blast this guy out of the water. Gonna electrocute him good."

"It's not that easy, wiseguy," Tsubasa explained, "Leave it to me. You aim for the antenna."

"You've only got 30 seconds left…" Ryutaros pointed to the clock above his head.

"I know," Tsubasa grabbed his crossbow, "and that's all I'll need."

Tsubasa spread his wings and reached the apex of his flight. At that point, he took out a lighter, resembling a demon eye. "Fight Madou with Madou", Tsubasa whispered, "Blazing Arrow!" The crossbow stretched its string as a fiery golden arrow appeared. Tsubasa pressed down on the trigger, aiming for the screen of Renzie, which had been shattered during the fight. Down below, Den-O Gun Form prepared himself for the final blow.

"FULL CHARGE", the Pass Buckle spoke loudly. Purple lightning jumped from the belt to the gun. Purple energy flowed from Gun Form's suit to the tip of the DenGasher's barrel. A mini-hurricane of energy shone alight before Ryutaros pressed the trigger.

"Sayonara, bunny ears," he quipped, "WILD SHOT!" The recoil of the gun was impressive, nearly knocking Ryutaros off his feet. Electricity crackled across Renzie's body as the Blazing Arrow engulfed him in a dark flame. Garuda, his 99.9 Soul Metal limit nearly up, landed on the ground and powered down. Ryutaros left Ryotaro's body as he broke out of Plat Form. Renzie exploded behind the two, transforming into a small dagger which Tsubasa promptly stored away safely.

"Victory," Tsubasa smirked.

"Look!" Ryotaro pointed to the sky, "Hikaru! Now!"

A rainbow road stretched across the sky with a portal to the Sands of Time at the end of it. Streaking along that track was the blue streamlined ship with fish-like fins on the top and seashell designs on the side. Heavenly Battlecraft Diverion, and driving it was none other than Niji herself. As Diverion's last car vanished out of sight, the portal and rainbow path remained.

"Goo Golu Luludo!" Hikaru held his MagiTicket to the sky, leaping on Skarpet as he flew to the cockpit. Travelion's golden rail appeared on the left side of Diverion's path, waiting for the next of the trains to arrive.

Meanwhile, Momotaros, completely awake from his beating earlier, possessed Ryotaro's body once more. "This is my awesome henshin," he remarked to Werewolzard, who was aiming for him with his WolSaber. "SWORD FORM", spoke the Pass Buckle. Momotaros swiped the Rider Pass across, the red armor that had been at the front of Gun Form configuring itself to Plat Form's chest, and remaining that way. A peach-shaped visor lowered itself and split open vertically.

"Ore…sanjou!" Momotaros climbed on DenBird, his blue and white motorcycle, and leapt into the air. The first car of DenLiner opened its vertical hatch, DenBird landing inside. Momotaros slid the Rider Pass into DenBird. Numbers rolled like a slot machine on Gouka's first car, finally arriving on "1.29.2006". DenLiner turned onto the rainbow road, Travelion's main engine attaching to the back of Ikazuchi, the purple car of Gun Form.

Combined, both trains passed through the portal to the Sands of Time, and eventually, the day of Hikaru's wedding where the Frog Imagin. As they vanished out of sight, some of the silver coloring on Werewolzard's armor faded into crimson red. "When that first train rolled by, I sensed something…." the thoughts rolled around, "…a child of light. She reminds of the way…I was once…and will be again."

With his troops defeated and his enemies retreated, Werewolzard vanished into a silver Madou Circle. In the timestream, Niji was riding along in Diverion's front car, the first of three.

"Ryotaro Nogami…" she thought, "My mind just can't get itself off you."