Welcome back to Prophecy of Masks. Last time, OOO finally showed up, only under the control of the Kyoryu Greeed. He then proceeded to soundly trash Spyro, Cynder, Aqua, Woz, Geiz, and Tsukuyomi, before Birth showed up to rescue them. So what's going to happen next? Read on to discover.

(Our story resumes deeper into the woods, where Birth is tending to our heroes' wounds after their encounter with a mind controlled OOO, specifically wrapping a wound on Cynder's arm at the moment)

Birth: Everybody healing up okay?

Spyro: Definitely doing better than we were. Thank the Ancestors you showed up when you did, stranger.

Birth: Please, call me Shintaro.

Aqua: Shintaro, what happened out there? How'd this happen?

Birth: I think Maki said it himself, some energy from the Purple Core Medals still lingers in Eiji. Probably because he still has a set, I think.

Aqua: That shouldn't be enough.

Cynder: And that's where our end of the problem comes in.

Spyro: Our ancient enemy Malefor resurrected this Maki character along with 18 others, and gave each of them power beyond their original states to enforce his will and bring about his return. So far all of them have fallen by an alliance of ourselves and other Kamen Riders.

Birth: So then we do it again. We finish this bastard off just like the rest of them.

Cynder: In case you didn't notice, any time we try to damage him, your friend takes the hit instead.

Birth: That's why I've got a plan.

(With that, Birth pulls out a red medal, similar to the Taka Medal last seen in OOO's belt, but seemingly stuck together, with a noticeable crack down the middle)

Aqua: Ankh's Core Medal?! But he's not restored for another three decades!

Birth: Even so, there's still got to be enough of Ankh left in this Medal to snap Eiji out of it, since it probably factored into his resurrection in the future. (Pulls out two more red Core Medals, with images of a peacock and a condor) Combined with these two, there should be enough to work. At least, I hope so.

Spyro: Then it sounds like a pretty simple plan. All we need to do is ambush them and hope this Medal idea works.

(Just as the group appears to have settled on a plan, rustling can be heard in the woods around them, followed by the familiar sound of medals being swapped and scanned in the OOO Driver)

Aqua: They've found us!

OOO Driver: (Unseen) Kuwagata! Kamakiri! Batta! Ga-ta-Gata-Gata-Kiri, Ba! Gatakiriba!

(And just as Aqua announces they've been found, OOO emerges from the woods, in a new green form with red eyes sporting pincers of a stag beetle acting as horns, extended mantis spikes on his arms, and a chest crest with images of a stag beetle, praying mantis, and a grasshopper. But just as he emerges, he duplicates into five exact copies just as the Kyoryu Greeed emerges)

Kyoryu Greeed: (Seeing Birth) Well, well, Shintaro Goto. I should've known you'd be here.

Birth: (Pulling out a strange silver belt with a gold knob on the side and a white and green orb in the center, as well as a strange silver coin) Undo what you've done to Eiji, or I'll make sure you'll stay dead this time.

Kyoryu Greeed: You'll try that no matter what I do.

Birth: (Slinging on the belt) Got me there. Henshin.

(With that, Birth places the silver coin into a slot on the side opposing the golden knob, which he then twists twice, causing the white and green orb to split open. As it does, nine smaller similar orbs exit in a burst of energy before opening themselves into armor forming on Birth, creating a black suit with silver and green accents including the very orbs that formed it, while unseen parts of the armor itself form over Birth's head, creating a helmet similar to the orbs with a silver and gold mouthpiece and a black half circle visor, which briefly glows red as the transformation finishes, with Birth brandishing his familiar weapon)

Kyoryu Greeed: Two can play at that game.

(With that, the Kyoryu Greeed snaps his fingers, and three of the five OOOs swap out the Medals in their OOO Drivers: one for all yellow medals bearing lion, tiger, and cheetah images, another for all gray medals with rhino, gorilla, and elephant images, and the last for all blue medals with orca, electric eel and octopus images, all respectively, before scanning each combination)

OOO Driver (Yellow): Lion! Tora! Cheetah! La-Tah La-Tah, La-Tora-Tar!

OOO Driver (Gray): Sai! Gorilla! Zou! Sagohzo. Sagohzo!

OOO Driver (Blue): Shachi! Unagi! Tako! Sha-Sha-Shauta, Sha-Sha-Shauta!

(No sooner are those battle calls uttered than the three change form: one turning into a yellow warrior with a mane like helmet with blue eyes, yellow armored legs and the same yellow torso as in OOO's Tatoba state, but now the claws are extended, the other a gray and black form with red eyes with massive boxing glove like gauntlets, and the last in blue armor with yellow eyes seemingly built for aquatic combat, featuring a pair of tubes running down the arms and what looks like suction cups on the legs. As these forms finish, the five OOOs rush into battle against our heroes, the attack managing to push them out into the open)

Cynder: (To Birth) Which of these is the real Eiji, Shintaro?!

Birth: These replications are resultant from the Gatakiriba Combo, so the real Eiji's the green one!

(Now knowing what to do, Spyro and Cynder get confidently into the fray, only to realize something dreadful for their plan)

Spyro: THERE'S TWO GREEN ONES!

(Now the battle truly begins, as the five OOOs go on against Spyro and company. Aqua faces off against the Shauta Combo, Birth starts shooting the Latoratar Combo, Woz, Tsukyomi, and Geiz start fighting off the Sagohzo Combo while Spyro and Cynder try to figure out which Gatakiriba Combo is the real OOO, and before long, while also after a few cuts and bruises, Cynder sees the indicator, one of the two's eyes, as they stand next to each other randomly flashes purple.)

Cynder: I know which one it is!

Birth: (Hearing this, then taking out the three Core Medals) Take these! Put them in the Driver and scan them! Hope this works!

(With that, Birth throws the three Medals to Cynder who catches them as Spyro, now seeing the brief violet flashes, tackles one of the two OOOs while Cynder knocks the other one away from them, then focusing it's efforts on Birth and the rest, who are pretty downbeat at this point. Meanwhile, Spyro one by one wrestles the green Medals from this OOO's belt before Cynder throws him the red ones to put in their place: Hawk, Peacock, Condor, in that order. As Spyro dodges a punch, Cynder grabs the gold and black scanner from OOO's belt and preps it)

Spyro: If there's ever a time to do it, do it now!

Cynder: Way ahead of you!

(With that, Cynder slots the OOO Driver to it's diagonal position and scans the three medals as Spyro leaps off of OOO, just befor the form change causes red flames to start erupting from OOO, with Malefor's dark magic channeled through the Kyoryu Greeed trying to delay the transformation, but ultimately, a voice breaks through, accompanied by a familiar ornate red and black arm appearing over OOO's own arm, seemingly crying out to him)

Ankh: EIJI!

(And with that call, OOO lets out a cry, ejecting violet magic from his body as the OOO Driver speaks up)

OOO Driver: Taka! Kujaku! Condor! Ta-Ja-Dol!

(With this cry known, OOO transforms from green to red, gaining a phoenix like crest on his chest, and red phoenix like armor across his body including a phoenix emblem shield on his arm. And just as the transformation finishes, the other four OOOs, just as they were about to kill Aqua, Birth, Woz, Tsukuyomi, and Geiz, vanish, leaving the Kyoryu Greeed very annoyed)

OOO: (With clarity at last) Wha...? Where am I? (Sees his gear) Why am I in Tajadol Combo? Heck, why am I in my gear to begin with?!

Spyro: It's a long story.

OOO: (Seeing the Kyoryu Greeed) A story I think I just remembered.

Kyoryu Greeed: Impossible! My power was unbreakable!

OOO: News flash, Maki. Even with a power boost from whatever the heck brought you back, you'll never be able to completely overcome me! Thought you'd have learned that last time!

Kyoryu Greeed: Very well then. If I can't control you, I'LL JUST DESTROY YOU!

(With that, the true battle begins as OOO sprouts wings from the back of his suit and starts flying around the battlefield with Spyro and Cynder flanking him. Before long the rest of the party joins in the attack, and before long the Kyoryu Greeed is knocked to the ground as OOO lands)

OOO: Time to finish this!

(His pronouncement made, OOO pulls out three violet Core Medals, bearing the images of a pterodactyl, triceratops, and tyrannosaurus before swapping them out for the Tajadol Medals. But just as he's about to scan then, Birth puts a hand on his shoulder)

Birth: You sure you'll be able to handle this?

OOO: With friends like these at my side? You know it.

Birth: Just what I thought from you, Eiji.

OOO: Now then, let's finish this creep off again!

(Now ready, OOO scans the three Medals, bracing himself for the power he's about to unlock)

OOO Driver: Ptera! Tricera! Tyranno! Pu-To-Tyrannosaurus!

(As the battle cry is announced, we see OOO's usually black armor has turned silver and violet, with armored shoulder pads topped in golden spikes, clawed leg armor with armored portions on the thighs, a wing-like cape down his back, and a violet armored and green eyed helmet.)

Kyoryu Greeed: You would use my own power to defeat me? The very same power that controlled you earlier!

OOO: Let me fill you in on something. I've gotten a lot better with this form since you were destroyed the first time. So it's only fitting I use it to destroy you again.

Birth: (Pulling out six silver coins) Better get on the same level.

(With that, Birth one by one deposits the coins into the slot on his belt, turning the handle twice each time)

Birth Driver: (As each coin is scanned) Shovel Arm! Drill Arm! Cutter Wing! Caterpillar Legs! Crane Arm! Breast Cannon!

(As each pronouncement is made, extra armor materializes over certain parts of Birth's armor forming wings on his back, treads on his legs, a crane bucket on his left arm, a drill attached to an extending arm on his right arm, and a giant cannon on his chest. And as the armor forms, Aqua channels the water in the air to power up his final attack.)

OOO: Let's do it then!

(Thus the finale starts. Woz, Geiz, and Tsukuyomi activate their respective finishers, unleashing a trio of powerful kicks, joined shortly by Aqua, who has turned the channeled water into a giant tidal wave he rides in on)

Aqua: Oceanic Break!

(Just as the wave hits, we see Birth has been charging up the cannon on his chest, and once Aqua is out of range, he releases the burst, sending the Kyoryu Greeed flying, but just as he lands, OOO scans his Core Medals again, powering up his final attack)

OOO Driver: Scanning Charge!

(Then just as the Kyoryu Greeed hits the ground from Birth's attack, the golden spikes on OOO's shoulder pads extend and spear themselves directly into the Kyoryu Greeed as OOO's wing cape attaches to his head as actual wings while his thigh guards turn into a tail. As the spikes find their mark, Spyro and Cynder charge them with Aether and Dark Aether, seemingly electrocuting the Kyoryu Greeed just as OOO flaps his head wings, sending a gust of cold air to freeze the Kyoryu Greed in his tracks before leaping up and turning around quickly to shatter the frozen foe with his tail)

OOO: (As the tail hits its mark) Seiya!

(With that one final blow, the Kyoryu Greeed is freed from his icy prison and left defeated as the Mark of Malefor glows again upon his wing cape)

Kyoryu Greeed: I... have failed...

(And with one last cry of agony, the Kyoryu Greeed turns to dust and as the dust is scattered on the wind, a green Ridewatch with a yellow band marked with OOO's face is all that remains, immediately claimed by Cynder, as all of the Riders return to their civilian forms)

Cynder: And another one down.

Woz: (Having somehow brought his book with him) Rejoice! Another of the Malefic Villains has fallen! And Lord Spyro and Lady Cynder have claimed their newest Rider Allies: Kamen Riders OOO, Birth, and Aqua! May their alliance last until no living being holds desire! (Closes his book)

Spyro: Looks like there's only two left now.

Woz: Then we had best be ready. Something tells me the only ones left are Malefor's Priests.

OOO: Then we'll stand ready for battle. All of us.

Woz: Not quite yet, for tomorrow is a joyful occasion! The wedding of Lord Spyro and Lady Cynder begins upon the dawn!

(But just as Woz makes his pronouncement, we are taken to Malefor's lair, where he is berating his remaining generals on their failures)

Malefor: Imbeciles! All of you, failures!

Oma Zi-O: Lest we forget, you chose them specifically. I tried to sell you on better ones.

Malefor: You will be silent!

Apollo Geist: We haven't a moment to lose then. We must strike them swiftly, else everything we have fought for will all have been for naught.

Malefor: The time has come. The Night of Eternal Darkness nears once again. Only in it's darkness can I be freed.

Oma Zi-O: Then they have made fools of themselves, scheduling a wedding so close to it. We'll strike them dead before they can even say their vows.

Malefor: You had better.

(And on that ominous note, our tale ends for today)

And that will wrap up the OOO arc. There's no hint for the next Rider, because with Decade having been revealed at the start, there's only one left, so it wouldn't be a surprise. The next Rider will fittingly take us back to where the Heisei Era really began. It's Yusuke Godai: Kamen Rider Kuuga. So how's that going to go? Tune in next time to find out! Same time... same channel!