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"Beasts' Lair…" Cross thought to himself, after recognizing the area.
"It looks like we have you right where we want you, Kabuto." shouted a mysterious voice.
Turning to the direction of the voice, Cross saw that it was the bee themed Rider that he was chasing before.
"Who are you?! And what do you mean we?" Cross shouted back.
"That's not important." the Rider responded "What's important right now is that you have something we want."
Cross stood his ground, adopting a fighting stance.
"That Kabuto Zecter. Hand it over." the Masked Rider gestured.
"After you attacked me first? Over my dead body." Cross retorted.
"That can be arranged..." the Rider snapped his fingers.
In an instance, an energy blast was shot in Cross' direction, hitting the young warrior square in the chest. Not long after, another assailant appeared and slashed at the Kabuto wielder, knocking him into the air before sending him tumbling down.
As Cross regained his footing, he could see two new Riders appear alongside the first Masked Rider. Both of them were clad in heavy pieces of armor, coupled with tubes and wires connected all around their bodies. One was blue, and wielded what looked to be a mechanical dragonfly laying on top of a gun handle. The other was purple, and held a purple sword with a mechanical scorpion resting in the middle of the blade.
"More Zecters?!" Cross exclaimed.
"Meet Drake and Sasword." said the bee themed Rider. "Have fun."
Sasword began charging at Cross while Drake stood back and started firing. Cross took out his own sword and began trading sword strikes with Sasword, while dodging Drake's fire. All the while, the bee themed Rider stood by and watched.
Getting worn out by the constant assaults, Cross slapped the right button on his belt once more.
"Clock Up."
Unfortunately for him, the bee themed Rider also slid his thumb around his belt once more.
"Clock Up."
Before Cross could land any hits on Drake and Sasword, the bee themed Rider intercepted Cross and began trading blows with him using a knife. During this fast exchange, Drake pulled back on the lever of the Drake Zecter while Sasword pushed down on the tail of the Sasword Zecter.
"Cast Off." repeated the Drake Zecter.
"Cast Off." repeated the Sasword Zecter.
The heavy armor pieces of both Riders jolted off of them, revealing sleeker designs.
"Change Dragonfly." repeated the Drake Zecter.
"Change Scorpion." repeated the Sasword Zecter.
Both simultaneously slide their free thumbs over their belts.
"Clock Up." their Zecters said in unison.
The two Riders soon found themselves on the same level of speed as Cross and the bee Rider. Drake wasted no time with firing at the Kabuto warrior while Sasword continued their head on assault. Cross' attention immediately turned to the two Riders and tried his best to fend them off, trading sword strikes with Sasword while simultaneously dodging Drake's gunfire.
Noticing the opportunity, the bee themed Rider pressed the button of his Zecter on his arm.
"Rider Sting." the bee Zecter said, as electricity ran between the Zecter and the Rider's antennas.
The Masked Rider charged straight at the Kabuto wielder, who had just turned around only to be met with a sharp needle stab to the chest.
Cross screamed and recoiled over, clutching his chest as he lost his balance.
"Clock Over." the Zecters stated in unison.
The three mysterious Riders ominously surrounded the wounded Cross. Sasword lifted the tail of his scorpion Zecter before slamming it downward.
"Rider Slash." the Sasword Zecter said.
Sasword then released a series of unbridled sword slashes onto the vulnerable BLADE, each strike being more painful than the last while leaving behind trails of poisonous liquid with each slash.
As Sasword finished, Drake pulled back the level of the Drake Zecter once more.
"Rider Shooting." the Drake Zecter said.
Drake readied himself as a large, full powered shot manifested from the Drake Zecter and fired it straight at Cross, who was flung back by the explosion and knocked into a wall. The blast and injuries were enough to knock out Cross and force him to de-transform, with the Zecter falling to the floor with the destroyed belt in tow.
The three Riders approach the fallen warrior, with the bee Rider hitting Sasword in the chest.
"Idiot. You could've slashed up the Kabuto Zecter."
"Doesn't matter." Sasword retorted "We got what we wanted anyways: a new toy to use and one annoying goody two shoes BLADE out of the way. Let's just collect our spoils and get rid of the body."
Before continuing any further, the trio were met with a series of gunshots, forcing them to back away from their reward. Once the dust settled, they saw who their assailants were. One was a green and gray colored Masked Rider adorned with a yellow appendage on their left leg. The other was a brown and gray Masked Rider with big gray eyes adorned with a yellow appendage on their right arm. Both had rather large spikes protruding from their shoulders and helmets. Apart from the appendages and color schemes, both had identical designs. The green Rider was armed with dual pistols while the brown Rider held a large minigun. Both had their sights on the trio of other Riders.
"Well lookie here, more Riders." the bee Rider said "You lost? Or did you come here to die?"
The brown Rider motioned the other to the unconscious body, with the other taking note and attempting to make their way over. Drake pointed their dragonfly pistol to the green Rider.
"'Afraid I can't let you do that." Drake said.
"Watch me." The green Rider responded before continuing to where Cross was.
Drake fired a shot, to which the green Rider simply kicked back using the yellow appendage on their left leg. Drake was met with his returned shot to the chest and was knocked back. Sasword, meanwhile, attempted to rush at the green Rider before being met with a swift punch to the face by the brown Rider using their free right arm, knocking the purple sword bearer back as well.
The bee Rider, after having merely stood and watched the whole ordeal occur, aimed the needle of his bee Zecter at the two Riders as they managed to get ahold of Cross along with the Kabuto Zecter and broken belt.
"You aren't getting in the way of my-" before he could finish his sentence, he was met with a surprise flashbang thrown by the brown Rider. After regaining his eyesight, the twin Masked Riders disappeared along with Cross and the Kabuto Zecter. The bee Rider shook his head and angrily kicked at the rubble.
"Shit!"